Resurrection Empire

Chapter 1584: Chapter 593: Quantum Poison Stinger, Enemy of Shadows, Space Nomads

After issuing initial orders, Ren Zhong added: "All Red Blade ships near the Star Gate deploy composite force field shield generators around the Star Gate, operate at full power consistently, and make sure to protect the Star Gate for me!"

After finishing these tasks, Ren Zhong found himself trapped in a logical dilemma. He knew he should send a warning to Jin Shi as well.

But the problem is that this would easily expose the true technological level of the Red Blade Clan, especially revealing the existence of Yang Misi’s Theory and God’s Particle Theory.

Yet if no warning is given, the Three Major Star Regions will inevitably suffer massive damage. At least, he must wait until the Source Star Science Academy develops a complete set of disguise theories.

Ren Zhong hesitated for less than ten seconds.

But just as he made up his mind and prepared to take decisive action, he received an unexpected urgent report.

This urgent report came from the headquarters, ordering Jin Shi and the Red Blade Army to preserve as much strength as possible, immediately turn around, and return to defend near the Far Border Star Gate.

Below this order was the latest battle report.

A sudden change occurred, happening just more than ten seconds ago when Ren Zhong had just issued the order for all ships to activate shields, not even having time to issue the second order to protect the Star Gate.

It’s too late; everything is too late.

Ren Zhong looked at the heavy battle report, nearly exhausted to the point of collapse.

He barely reclined back in his chair, only feeling immense fear towards this interstellar level civilization war.

Too sudden, too caught off guard.

Although he had long known the Ascenders must have tricks up their sleeves, he didn’t "see" their specific methods in his predictions.

Thus, when the answer was revealed, there was this ten-second gap of despair.

Ren Zhong believed he hadn’t made any mistakes.

He had never fought side-by-side with other forces before, so he lacked the instinct for coordinated operations. When facing an emergency, his first response was to limit the command’s coverage to the Red Blade Army, which could always respond promptly to commands and execute orders without question.

Furthermore, even if he immediately synchronized a warning to Jin Shi at the time, it wouldn’t really matter.

The Three Major Star Regions Alliance Army wasn’t his private troops, and couldn’t take action immediately just because of his word.

Moreover, the order wasn’t simple.

Its coverage area was extensive, involving too many ships.

No matter, all ships initiated their shields, only maintaining operations for five seconds, the energy consumption would be astronomical.

Jin Shi had to first trust his judgment and then distribute the order to the Staff Department, while also letting the Empire Super Network quickly gather information for this strategy and perform simulation calculations to determine whether to execute it or not, before finally making the decision.

This entire process, at the fastest, would take half an hour, and two preconditions must be met simultaneously. First, the staff officers at headquarters should not bicker and could act decisively. Secondly, the Empire Super Network performed excellently and offered identical judgments for final execution.

By that time, Jin Shi would have clearer reasons to issue the order to let all ships within the Three Major Star Regions simultaneously activate their force field shields and operate at full power.

Otherwise, even if Jin Shi firmly believed Ren Zhong’s words, the Alliance Army of the Three Major Star Regions wasn’t the Marquis Zhenjiang Mansion’s private soldiers and must adhere to protocol.

Thus, if following the whole procedure, the opportunity would already be missed.

After understanding the intricacies, Ren Zhong felt no self-blame, only continued to stare at the battle report, frowning and pondering.

The report showed the Cosmic Information Research Institute observed the "shadows" on the Seventh Frequency to indeed be some new method used by the Ascenders.

The actions taken by Ren Zhong’s expedition fleet were a futile effort.

The shadows in the Fold Jump Subspace Channel did not change at all and remained undisturbed with the Red Blade Army ships, seemingly just some insignificant natural phenomena.

But outside in the three-dimensional universe, it was already devastated, a scene of desolation.

These shadows have "life," but this life is one-time use.

They lurk in space, blending into it, silently approaching like neutrinos, sometimes even being inhaled into the lungs through breathing, only to be silently exhaled again.

Except for the Cosmic Information Research Institute of the Red Blade Army, no one discovered their existence.

But suddenly, these space-melted dead objects seemed to receive some command, began to have their own consciousness, and started to shine with the light of life.