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In addition to these great wizards who were stranded in the royal capital, the rest of the parliamentarians had also arrived, a total of 879 great wizards and nine legendary wizards!
This is all the foundation that the Parliament has accumulated during this period of time after defeating the Empire and the Church!
However, most people were scattered across the kingdom, and they attended this important meeting in the form of magic projection. With the help of the power of the magic network, they could reach here instantly even if they were on the moon thousands of miles away!
After all the congressmen arrived, Lin En had no intention of wasting time and gave them a brief overview of the information coming from the foreign land.
"Are they going to launch an invasion so soon?" Harov couldn't help but frown and immediately realized the seriousness of the matter.
Although their purpose of attacking foreign lands was to build a fortress to attack the main world, and they had long anticipated the confrontation with the gods of the main world, and even considered capturing these gods to serve as a power source for the spacecraft, they did not expect that the other side would come so quickly.
"Can you confirm how many people there are... no, how many gods there are?" Aurora asked solemnly.
"Not sure, but there are at least four gods who have invaded the alien space!" Lin En said thoughtfully.
"At least four gods..." The parliamentarians present couldn't help but gasp. This was undoubtedly very bad news.
If these foreign gods fought each other, they could still defeat them one by one as before, or even capture the gods to build superluminal spacecraft and transform the opponent's combat power into their own, relying on such continuous accumulation to fight the final decisive battle with the main world.
However, this idea was shattered before it even began.
Once the gods of the main world unite, it will become particularly difficult for them to win.
"What about those alien spaceships? How far are they from us?" Vittorio asked immediately. This was also the question that the other wizards wanted to know.
"If we don't speed up or slow down, it will take about three years to reach our galaxy." Lin En stretched out his hand and tapped lightly in the air, and dots of fluorescent light appeared in the center of the conference room.
This is a simple star map, which is stitched together based on the coordinates of the positions of each star they observed. Although it may not be very accurate, it is enough for rough positioning.
Harov immediately saw the red dots flashing in the sky. This was the location of the alien spaceships, which had almost completed four-fifths of their journey.
Of course, the opponent jumped directly over a long distance in front, and there was no clear path of movement.
Those stars that are extremely far away and marked with reddish rings are the coordinates of the locations that establish contact with the quantum communicator captured by Lin En, and are most likely the territory of this alien civilization.
"Only three years left?" Anthony sighed. He had been traveling frequently between the Eternal Star and foreign lands during this period, and his concept of time had become a little confused.
But if you think about it carefully, it did take them a lot of time to research and manufacture light-speed spacecraft and prepare for wars against foreign lands.
Harov and the others are also frowning. Three years is a long time, but under the seven times the time flow rate of the foreign land, it is only five months. Now it can be said that they are facing two wars at the same time. .
Whether to solve the troubles in foreign lands first and fight with the gods of the main world, or to prepare for the possible interstellar war first, this is undoubtedly a question that needs to be carefully considered.
The wizards present were quickly divided into two factions. Many wizards believed that since the gods of the main world had already set their sights on the foreign lands, they should solve this problem first and use them as energy for the new spacecraft.
"Solve? How to solve it?" a great wizard said with a sneer.
Now they only have the combat power of one god, Lin En, the Magic Star, and the main ship of the spacecraft that uses divine power can barely be counted as one, but even so it is only equivalent to the combat power of two gods.
And their enemies include at least four gods!
You must know that in the war of gods, even the legendary speakers could not find a chance to intervene. Although the antimatter cannons carried by other warships could pose a threat to the gods, they could only provide some fire support at most.
Raphael had a different idea. After thinking for a moment, he said, "No matter how many gods there are in the main world, they can't easily invade the foreign land without a confirmed coordinate. Maybe we can find a way to deal with them one by one."
This proposal undoubtedly allowed the originally clueless congressmen to see a feasible path. They were not afraid of a single god, not to mention that the arrival of a god meant leaving the original divine domain, and their strength would be greatly reduced.
"I'm afraid it's not that easy!" Lin En shook his head and felt that this suggestion was not reliable, because the gods who invaded the foreign land did not fight alone, but instead seemed to be working together.
As for the fact that leaving the divine realm would lead to a great loss of combat effectiveness, they understood it, and the gods in the main world should be even more clear about it.
In particular, they also killed the Lord of Death, a god with medium divine power. With the example of the Lord of Death, the other party will definitely be more cautious.
Vittorio also nodded. He also disagreed with going to war directly with the main world, because it was almost impossible to win this cross-border war of gods in a short period of time, and it would easily turn into a situation where both sides were enemies.
"Are you sure you can resist the invasion of these gods, Speaker Lin?" Harof asked solemnly.
He also agreed that they should first resist the invasion of the gods from the main world, keep them out, and then deal with the approaching alien fleets.
After eliminating the fear of sub-light-speed spacecraft, in Harov's eyes, the threat posed by these fleets is smaller than the large number of gods in the main world.
"This time, the other party should just be testing us. It may not be so easy next time. Even if we are prepared, it will be very difficult to defend ourselves completely." Lin En shook his head. Seeing the bitter faces of the wizards, he spoke again to comfort them. "But it is not so easy for a god to descend to another world in his true form!"
When the Lord of the Dead came to this universe, he used the sacrifice of a nine-ring legendary great lich as a bargaining chip, and their attack on foreign lands was based on the remaining will and power of the Moon Goddess as a bond, which triggered Ella's divinity and gave them the opportunity to open a rift in time and space.
"It seems that the situation is not too bad." Sanchez couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Using a foreign land as a battlefield, they were not afraid of the arrival of one or two gods. They would only be killed by them and used as energy to make superluminal spacecraft.
The energy required to send multiple powerful gods over at once would be an astronomical figure. As long as they were careful enough, they shouldn't be able to let the other party succeed!
"Some other alien fleets may be here for friendly exchanges and may not necessarily be a threat..." said a congressman quite optimistically.
Lin En raised his eyebrows. This possibility could not be ruled out, but the probability was very low. After all, one of the enemy's fleets was directly annihilated by the Moon Goddess Diana.
"In short, we must be prepared for both situations and cannot pin our hopes entirely on the goodwill of the enemy!" Lynn said without comment.
A peace established under equal deterrence is a truly secure peace.
In fact, in recent years, the alchemists of the parliament have not been idle. They have once again created five galaxy-class spacecraft with a maximum speed of half the speed of light. They are also equipped with curvature engines and only lack energy to break the limit of the speed of light.
Two more interstellar spaceships are under construction, plus the three spaceships that have been built and modified previously, which means that a maximum of ten spaceships are expected to be deployed on the battlefield.
This is undoubtedly good news. They are not unprepared for this war!
After arguing about who to attack first, the focus of the parliament's discussion soon shifted to how to speed up the collection of exotic materials. This plane that was destined to collapse did not have much value in holding on. If the situation was not right, evacuation could be an excellent strategy.
Lin En didn't know how the gods of the main world located the foreign lands. It was probably related to the fact that the Moon God came from the main world.
But they certainly don't have the coordinates of the Eternal Star, so even if the foreign land is lost, the other party may not be able to find it.
The space in the universe is much more stable than the other side, the energy consumption required for landing will be greater, and the connection between the two sides can be cut off by closing the space-time gate.
In this way, they are equivalent to having two spatial shields, one from the foreign land and the other from the universe.
Listening to the arguments and discussions among the parliamentarians, Lin En was thinking about another problem. With the current strength of the parliament, it is not enough to confront the main world and the disc (geometric) civilization head-on, let alone facing these two threats at the same time!
Unlike Harov, Lin En would not underestimate the power of a true interstellar being. The invasion time of both parties was very close, so could he find a way to use the intelligence gap to gain leverage...
Chapter 589: Rescuers and the Nature Conservation Association
In a foreign land, in the Broken City, ripples suddenly appeared on the huge space-time node, and then columns of transport convoys emerged from the space-time gate, passing straight through the city full of sentries and guards, driving on the flat and wide road built with magic.
When Hill, the plastic apprentice, arrived at the alien land for the first time, he looked out through the transparent windows of the transport convoy. In sharp contrast to the solid and smooth road below the convoy was the devastated land covered with gullies and craters. He spoke with emotion.
"Teacher, is this a foreign land? It's even more desolate than the moon..."
"Those are traces left behind when Lord Linn, the Magic Star, fought against the Moon God!" The great wizard named Code explained with a smile, then shook his head. "But other places aren't much better! I heard that this place was once a life star, but it's almost at the end of its life!"
"Even planets will face doomsday?" Hill's face showed a look of surprise. In her opinion, the main body of the world is made up of some stones and soil. Could it be that even hard stones have a lifespan?
"Of course, everything has its day of demise." The old wizard responded with a smile.
"Will this day also happen in the world we live in?" Hill frowned with great worry.
"This..." The great wizard couldn't help but pause. Hill's question undoubtedly touched upon his blind spot. He coughed twice in embarrassment and said, "Who knows? Maybe! But that should be a long, long time in the future."
Hill couldn't help but wonder how long this long time was, but before she could figure it out, the convoy stopped, and it was obvious that they had arrived!
The great wizard Code was the first to walk down from the transport convoy to avoid being questioned further.
They arrived at an open woodland, surrounded by earth and stone walls created by magic. Although it looked simple, the protection level was actually very high. The entire venue was shrouded in alchemical array.
As soon as they got off the car, they heard bursts of violent roars and the sound of steel being struck.
"It seems these little guys are not very obedient!" Code said with a big laugh.
"Of course, if you can survive in such a harsh environment in a foreign land, how can you be content!" The wizard guarding the entrance also laughed, and quickly led the two into the woods covered with earth and rocks.
Unlike other wizards who came to foreign lands to transport supplies, they came here to rescue foreign monsters.
Because once this world collapses, all creatures living in alien lands will suffer a devastating disaster. It would be a waste to just let them disappear along with this world. So during the previous meeting, Sanchez, who had just become the Speaker, proposed to rescue these alien beasts and bring them back to the Eternal Star to raise them.
This has undoubtedly received strong support from many scholars of shaping, potion, and alchemy. Whether based on practical considerations of enriching magical materials or out of considerations of protecting lives, this rescue plan is necessary to implement.
However, it is not an easy task to capture these exotic monsters. Every monster they encounter either possesses very strong power or has special skills to save their lives and escape.
When Code stepped in, the first thing he saw was a giant beast that was seven meters tall. It was trying to tear open a steel cage with its sharp claws. Unfortunately, the cage was electrified. After a lot of struggling, the violent beast soon fell to the ground, its body shaking with the electric current.
The rest of the monsters imprisoned here were also tightly restricted by magic.
"Isn't this a bit too cruel?" Hill couldn't help but say.
"In fact, we have also tried non-cruel methods." The wizard who led the way shrugged and kept talking about the difficulty of their work.
In fact, when capturing these monsters, members of the Nature Conservation Association tried to use psychic powers to communicate with them, but obviously with little success.
Compared with calm communication, these powerful monsters that have lived in harsh foreign environments for a long time understand better what the bigger the fist, the more powerful the truth!
Code also knew that it was unrealistic to tame these monsters in a short period of time, and it was already very good to be able to achieve this level of control.
"The people we sent out also found a griffin settlement, but unfortunately they can only stay here forever." The wizard said with regret.
These magical beasts that already exist and have reproduced into tribes on the Eternal Star are not worth spending too much time and energy to rescue.
"We have limited time, so we can only do our best!" Code also felt it was a pity. The reason they were able to do this rescue work was largely based on their love for these creatures.
"Okay, let's get down to business!" Code didn't delay for too long. He ordered the wizards present to work together to load dozens of newly captured monsters onto trucks and transport them away.
Those monsters that are too large can only be equipped with a few wheels under the cage and towed forward by a transport vehicle.
Carrying heavy objects weighing several tons or even dozens of tons, the return journey was much slower than the outward journey. In half a day, they had not yet completed one-third of the journey.
Even though they had given these restless monsters sleeping powder before setting out, there was no guarantee that they would wake up halfway.
As Code was thinking and was about to instruct several wizards to reinforce the cage to prevent any unexpected events, a shrill alarm suddenly rang out.
"What's wrong?" Code's face changed immediately. He stuck his head out of the window to check the situation. To his surprise, there was no problem with the cages holding the monsters.
"Look up at the sky... look up at the sky!" A witch who was accompanying the car reminded loudly.
The alarm was sounded by a magic detection device placed on the roof of the car, which can detect strong magic reactions within a range of several kilometers.
Code looked up and soon saw the culprit that caused the alarm. It was hundreds of strange monsters with wings and flames all over their bodies, almost dyeing the sky red.
"What is this? Is it another new kind of monster?" Hill said excitedly as he stared at the group of fire demons emerging from the sky.
They came to the foreign land to find those magical beasts they had never seen before and bring them back to the Eternal Star, but the other party actually came to their doorstep on their own initiative.
Code's expression became a little serious. Unlike Hill, who arrived in a foreign land for the first time, this was not his first time to carry out such an escort mission.
They have never been attacked on a large scale before, because the magical beasts living in foreign lands are very vigilant. When so many of them gather together, the magical reaction is very strong, and ordinary magical beasts will not choose to approach, let alone risk harassing them.
More importantly, the appearance of these monsters reminded him of the advance troops from the main world that the Magic Star had mentioned during the last meeting.
During this short delay, hundreds of fire demons swooped down.