Chapter 18 Disturbance

Just then, an extremely shrill alarm suddenly blared! The sound was originally very low, but for some reason, it had an extremely strong penetrating power, humming lowly, pressing down on the chest, echoing and shaking, giving people an urge to vomit blood.

"This is... Level One Alert??!!" Archer suddenly turned around in astonishment, not even noticing when he knocked over the water glass next to him, smashing it on the ground!

"Why would a Level One Alert be issued at this time? Could it be that people from the Alliance have invaded? There are two major war zones in between! Or is it the Iron Blood Clan's counterattack? But our pre-arranged early warning system couldn't possibly have no signal at all."

Fang Senyan knew very well that the incident had come to light. The disappearance of that Mr. Arno was likely to have caused an alarm and spread like a plague. He smiled slightly, squinting at the staff outside who were retreating in a hurry.

The entire exterior of the Alps 7 base began to rapidly deform, a large amount of armor was covered up, and gates of electromagnetic railguns and large-caliber particle cannons popped out of the base's body like flipping cards, finally forming the most advanced and terrifying "Stonehenge" joint fire system of the empire!

In just a few minutes, this huge base turned into a powerful steel monster armed to the teeth!

From Archer's perspective, it was also clear that the streets were being quickly cleared, and a large number of soldiers took to the streets to conduct armed martial law. Obviously, the intensity of the action was unprecedented, followed by house-to-house searches. The rough behavior and wanton actions of those soldiers all indicated one thing: they were also under great pressure.

However, less than twenty minutes later, Fang Senyan heard a lieutenant next to him stand up and say urgently:

"Report, a signal has been received from 30,000 kilometers away. Squadron A71 requests to enter the Alps 7 space station for docking. They also ordered us to provide five berths close together within ten minutes, and the berths must support at least three Pacific-class battleships and two Atlantic-class battleships."

Fang Senyan didn't understand the meaning of the A7 fleet. However, those within the system knew very well that anything starting with the code A was related to the royal family. The fleet numbers of other war zones could not surpass this line. In addition, those starting with the code S belonged to the most mysterious Big Ben Research Institute in the empire.

The Imperial Emperor's Guard Fleet (Doomsday) squadron numbers are from A01 to A10, and A71 indicates the flagship squadron of the seventh most distinguished person in the empire! That is to say, the honorable Prince Pombalu is actually personally coming to the Alps 7 base!!!

It should be known that being ranked seventh in the imperial royal family's order of importance sounds quite far back. But, with no crown prince currently designated, the seventh sequence is already a very remarkable one.

The most honorable is undoubtedly the Emperor, followed by the Emperor's still-living mother, Grand Concubine Hellefen. The third should be Prince Ballesta, who guards and commands the three western war zones, suppressing the Alliance forces. The fourth should be the Shadow Director of the Big Ben Research Institute!

Speaking of this Shadow Director, he is very mysterious. He is a faceless person, so he is called the Faceless One. The reason for this tragedy is that the Faceless One was once the strongest competitor to the current Emperor for the throne, and the outcome was only decided at the last moment.

The current Emperor has a very broad mind. He cherished the Faceless One's talent, so he did not exterminate him. Instead, he sent people to use lasers to burn off his face as punishment, and then let him enter the Big Ben Research Institute.

As a result, the Faceless One only spent fifteen years to successfully become the Shadow Director by his own efforts. Moreover, he was already around forty years old when his face was removed, so his mind and outlook on life were fully mature. Therefore, despite this tragedy, he did not become a Lin Pingzhi (a character from a wuxia novel) who completely withered away as a virgin and became psychologically twisted to take revenge on society. Instead, he silently dedicated his strength to the empire. Of course, it cannot be ruled out that the current Emperor is so ambitious and capable that he cannot help but do so.

Counting it this way, Prince Pombalu has actually become the third in line to the throne!

And if the probability of the first in line successfully ascending the throne is 50%, then the probability of the second in line is 40%, and the probability of the third in line is 35%. This probability is not low at all. Moreover, the Emperor is currently in very good health, and Prince Pombalu is in his ascendancy. If he does not make mistakes, this sequence ranking may not be able to climb higher.

In the holographic image projected from afar, three huge Pacific-class battleships were quietly traveling in space in a triangular formation, like steel behemoths. Although the cold muzzles of the cannons did not seem to have any power now, the streamlined guide lights on the barrels were constantly flashing, indicating that this was definitely not a decoration, but had the power to destroy a planet with one blow.

Above and below the Pacific-class battleship squadron, there were Atlantic-class battleships escorting at a uniform speed. They all had one thing in common: the front ends of the battleships had clear, giant purple stripes. The purple stripes were a simple and clear pattern of a blooming pansy.

This is the symbol of the Imperial Family!! In the vast and boundless interstellar territory spanning hundreds of millions of light-years, the pansy pattern symbolizes conquest, symbolizes unique royal power! A symbol that everyone must revere and kneel to!

After Fang Senyan understood the reason, he immediately asked strangely:

"Didn't they say that the royal fleet would arrive four or five hours ago? Why are they only here now?"

Archer sighed and said:

"They had some problems when passing through the wormhole. This has been happening frequently recently, probably related to the Iron Blood Clan's retaliation. These guys are elusive. Since clashing head-on with us once, they have never confronted us head-on again..."

Fang Senyan nodded, a ghostly smile appearing on the corner of his mouth:

"Oh, I see. But if the people from the Empire arrive at this juncture, then... Monggo's feelings will definitely not be much better than being roasted on a fire!"

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Monggo only felt a series of violent throbbing in his temples, and his head was extremely swollen and painful!!

In his life, he had never encountered such an awkward predicament! At this moment, he felt as if his whole body was filled with憋屈(frustration) and irritability, but there was no outlet to vent it!

The Arno family had a natural psychological advantage over Monggo, because Monggo was promoted by them. He was like a dog raised from childhood. No matter how fierce the dog is, once the master who knows him well and has raised him arrives, he can only tuck his tail between his legs.

First of all, Arno Fabian Monsoon Lucy, the direct bloodline representative of the Arno family on the surface, did not bother to negotiate with him himself, but directly sent someone else. This contempt from the bones made Monggo's heart almost filled with fire, but he couldn't vent it at all. This was already enough to make him feel 憋屈(frustrated).

However, ten minutes after the meeting, a young man kicked open his office and ordered him to immediately put the entire base on full alert and enter Level One combat readiness! This was in front of most of his subordinates! This was no longer just a slap in the face, this was spitting on someone's face and asking them to lick it clean...

But Monggo had to endure it!!

Because whether it was the person who did this or the fuse that caused this incident, he couldn't confront them head-on...

Arno Fabian Munch Keble, the eldest son of the Arno family, was not considered to be overstepping his authority by ordering him, especially since the order was to investigate the bizarre disappearance of his younger brother, Arno Fabian Monsoon Lucy!

It should be known that forces like the Arno family, which even the Empire's Emperor deeply fears, have long been intricately rooted and become huge monsters. The protection of their heirs is also very strict. The heirs have positioning chips in their bodies, etc.

After the Arno family realized that Arno Fabian Monsoon Lucy, who had gone out for a游玩(outing), had lost contact for three hours, they directly activated the positioning system. At this time, the most undesirable thing happened... The positioning system could not find a matching signal!! And the signals of the attendants disappeared as well!

Frankly speaking, this effect will only occur if the chips are destroyed at the same time. Of course, there is also a probability that they went to a place with strong interference and could not send out a signal. However, the positioning chip is a high-end technological achievement of the Big Ben Research Institute. When purchasing this technology, the Big Ben Research Institute promised its strong anti-interference ability, and no one would doubt the value of the Big Ben researchers' promises.

At this moment, Monggo's heart was already extremely烦躁(anxious), but at this time, Archer actually requested a call, and brought a message that almost caused Monggo's mind to go blank for a short time:

"Prince Pombalu's A71 royal squadron has arrived 25,000 kilometers away and requested that a dock berth be vacated for them. Because the Alps 7 base is currently in a Level One combat readiness state, this operation cannot be performed. Please instruct further action."

Monggo was stunned for about two full minutes, and his brain seemed to have lost its ability to function. At this time, the LCD screen in his office suddenly flickered. Not only that, but even the screens throughout the Alps 7 base flickered, showing strong signal interference.