Chapter 1382: White Mist·Holy Elf Empire!
The agreed-upon three-day period arrived quickly.
The T6 Purple Gold Silver Dragon-class heavy interstellar battleship also welcomed its first guest from another universe.
The bridge portal opened, and the elf Gladys entered.
Her eyes widened in astonishment as she looked at the brand-new bridge and the departments scattered throughout it.
The entire bridge is shaped like a dragon's head, giving one a sense of awe and superiority.
She had previously seen the exterior and interior structure of this starship.
Although this interstellar battleship's style is quite different from the aesthetics of their Elven race.
However, even the elf Gladys, who always had a high aesthetic sense, had to admit that this interstellar warship was very beautiful.
Or rather, the JF-17 interstellar warships she saw all possessed a unique aesthetic beauty.
She believed that even the elves of her own universe would be shocked to see these Dragon-type interstellar warships.
They might not like the style, but they would never say these starships are ugly.
When the Elven race designed their interstellar warships, aesthetics played a crucial role.
As a famous high-ranking elf starship engineer once said...
A beautiful interstellar warship is not necessarily powerful.
But a powerful interstellar warship is absolutely beautiful!
"Welcome, please have a seat." Zhao Chen sat on the throne and gestured to a chair next to him.
"Greetings, Your Majesty." Gladys bowed respectfully to the Emperor.
"Is everything ready?" Zhao Chen asked Gladys, who had sat down.
Everything is ready.
"We can leave in half an hour," Gladys said.
Zhao Chen looked out the porthole at the 30,000-ship Blizzard Ace Fleet that was already prepared.
In fact, the number of interstellar warships in the Blizzard Ace Fleet now exceeds 70,000.
This time, Marshal Akame only took away a small fraction of the troops.
It's about the size of ten corps-sized fleets.
"Bringing so many interstellar warships, I hope your side won't mind?" Zhao Chen said with a slight smile.
"You are the supreme emperor of this cosmic civilization."
"There's no problem bringing these escort fleets along," Gladys said directly.
This is the truth.
In the past, when other universes existed, the Elf King of the Holy Elf Empire would be escorted by at least 30,000 interstellar warships when visiting other universes.
That was no less than the scale of an interstellar war.
Because the Elven race also places great importance on etiquette.
Other cosmic civilizations are well aware of this, and often regard the visit of the Elf King as a free opportunity to enjoy a lavish performance.
"The first batch of starships returning to the Holy Elf Empire have already conveyed to our Elf King and High Council the news of your upcoming visit to the Holy Elf Empire."
The five Elf Kings and the High Council all extended a warm welcome.
Furthermore, it was explained that two Elf Kings would be waiting for you at the other end of the cosmic crossing point.
The only pity is...
The preparation time was too short.
Otherwise, we will prepare a warm welcome ceremony for you upon your arrival at the Holy Elf Empire.
We can only postpone this ceremony until you arrive on our High Council planet.
Zhao Chen waved his hand and said casually, "I'm here to discuss business."
There's no need for all this. We can just get everything over with quickly and concisely.
I also dislike attending banquets and similar occasions; I'd much rather visit a place like the Holy Elf Empire's technology museum.
"The proper etiquette should still be observed."
I will also arrange the places you want to go.
"Your Majesty's trip was absolutely worthwhile," Gladys replied.
"Will you stay on my flagship from now on?" Zhao Chen asked Gladys, who showed no intention of leaving.
She had mentioned this arrangement before, but it hadn't been finalized yet.
"Yes, I've delegated all other matters to my deputy."
He will take full responsibility.
I will accompany you on this journey from your flagship.
I will also be accompanying you on your visit to our Holy Elf Empire.
This is also the idea conveyed by our Elf King.
Of course, if you are not satisfied with me, I can also...
"It's alright, we're pretty familiar with each other."
"That's fine." Zhao Chen waved his hand casually, accepting the guide's arrangements.
Gladys remained silent, her gaze fixed on the Dragon Emperor before her.
To be honest, this emperor is really a bit strange.
Sometimes, I feel that he has a very strong presence.
But sometimes, he seems very approachable, not at all like someone who stands at the top of power.
Next, we just wait.
When the time comes.
As you can see, the hatch of one of the interstellar transport ships in the Elven fleet brought by Gladys opened, and then you can see the 'Water Dragon Gate' device that you saw earlier.
However, this 'water dragon gate' is larger.
"The previous one was small, this one is medium-sized."
One is enough to support the space travel of 30,000 interstellar warships.
Under normal circumstances, this would be considered a military strategic-level piece of equipment.
It was permitted by the High Council, specifically to welcome His Majesty the Dragon Emperor's visit to the Holy Elf Empire.
"This way, there's no need to use a large number of small water gates," Gladys explained.
Zhao Chen nodded in realization.
Then I watched as the medium-sized water gate slowly unfolded.
A white mist appeared around the device, and gradually the device was completely engulfed by the mist.
This white mist is somewhat similar to the ink that appeared when the Dark Legion fleet invaded the Dragon Empire's universe.
Perhaps there are some similarities in their scientific theories.
Soon, the expanding white fog stopped.
It remained within a certain range.
"Alright, now Your Majesty's escort fleet, please sail into the white fog as a fleet of individual legions."
The coordinates for the space voyage have been set. After entering the white fog, we should arrive at our Holy Elf Empire universe in about three hours.
Because this is a medium-sized water gate, the time required has been reduced somewhat.
"My fleet will be divided into three, accompanying your fleet at the front, middle, and rear." Gladys explained her arrangements very carefully.
Zhao Chen nodded and looked at Commander Xiong Lulu: "Just do as Commander Gladys says."
Also, let Akame know.
"Yes!" Xiong Lulu immediately began to arrange the matter.
At the same time, it's clear that she herself is very much looking forward to this.
Because this is a journey to another universe, something that not many people in the Dragon Empire have ever experienced.
How could Xiong Lulu not be excited!
The ship Zhao Chen was on was in the middle to rear section of the white fog.
So after waiting for a while, it was Zhao Chen's turn.
Zhao Chen watched the white mist getting closer and closer.
He sat on the throne without saying a word, but his eyes were observing every detail he could see.
"Your Majesty, rest assured."
We've used this water gate many times, and its safety is absolutely not an issue.
And the journey was very smooth, just like using a stargate for subspace travel. Gladys watched as the Dragon Emperor sat there silently.
Because it was her first time attempting such interstellar travel, she was nervous and worried, so she immediately offered an explanation.
Zhao Chen didn't explain anything.
He looked at the white mist that had filled the entire porthole, and the surrounding interstellar warships had completely disappeared.
Zhao Chen looked at the starship's radar.
The range of the starship radar is limited to a ring around the perimeter, barely enough to see the location of the surrounding interstellar warships.
Before entering, regardless of their speed, all the interstellar warships seemed to freeze in place once they entered this white fog area.
Zhao Chen had previously instructed Xiong Lulu to conduct an experiment in this area.
This indicates that the speed of interstellar warships is limited in this space.
This is indeed very similar to subspace travel via stargates.
The interstellar warship's voyage was also very smooth, without any turbulence, and it did not even put any pressure on the human body.
"How much do you know about space travel?" When he realized there was nothing worth observing, Zhao Chen looked at Gladys beside him. Since he could only sit and wait, he might as well not waste time and see if he could get some useful information out of her.
Gladys said, "Well... I have a little bit of a basic understanding."
What does Your Majesty wish to know?
If Your Majesty is interested in this matter, once we arrive in the Holy Elf Empire, I can apply to the higher authorities to arrange for relevant experts and scholars to discuss it with Your Majesty.
Gladys could tell that His Majesty was a research-oriented person, as was rumored in the Dragon Empire.
The development and manufacturing of the Xiaolong series of interstellar warships are all closely related to this Emperor.
His Majesty the Emperor himself is a genius in this field.
"Then let's talk about something you know."
You also know about order.
"How much do you know about ink?" Zhao Chen cut to the chase, directly throwing out a dark cloud hanging over the Xiaolong Empire these days.
“Ink...” Gladys naturally knew what ‘ink’ was; her time in the Dragon Empire hadn’t been wasted.
She had also heard that the Dragon Empire had withstood a wave of attacks from the Order.
This is why she was so humble towards His Majesty the Emperor.
Although the Order has not posed a threat to the Holy Elf Empire for many years.
However, the shadow cast by the Order upon the Holy Elf Empire lingered for a long time, haunting the high-ranking elves who had experienced those scenes.
That is an extremely terrifying existence.
Their Holy Elf Empire survived only after paying a heavy price.
Even if they were to return to that time now, these elven commanders wouldn't dare say with absolute certainty that they could handle the disasters they had experienced.
"Ink, as far as we know."
"It's actually a means of order that allows one to cross the barriers of the universe and enter another universe," Gladys explained.
Cosmic barrier.
I had heard this term before when I had contact with the Machine Race.
"You should know about the cosmic barrier."
If we compare each universe to a room, then these are the walls between them.
If you want to know about the rooms, you need a door.
That's our interplanetary travel, creating a door between two rooms, which can be permanent or temporary.
In principle, this will not cause much damage to the walls of the room.
"But order cannot do that," Gladys put forward a completely new perspective.
"They can't do it?"
"Why?" Zhao Chen asked in surprise.
"Because they are not living entities."
Order is a conscious being that transcends all currently known types of life.
This is why they were able to become a Level 7 technological civilization.
But while they gained a level seven technological civilization, they also lost something.
That is, they cannot penetrate the barriers of a universe in a conventional way.
In other words, they cannot build doors. "Gladis said with a serious expression.
Gladys paused, then continued, "If they can't build doors."
They want to take over the room, so what should they do?
There are only two possibilities.
First, violently destroy the walls of this room.
This method takes a very long time, often relying on the power of its consciousness to gradually wear down the wall.
However, this method is time-consuming and easily disturbed.
The walls of the universe are self-healing, which means you need to consistently work through this process.
We also call it the process by which order devours a universe.
The second method is to find a wall that you can neither forcibly destroy nor build a door.
So what methods are available to infiltrate it?
To give another analogy, the cosmic barrier can be likened to a wall that is not waterproofed, meaning that any special liquid can penetrate it.
Eventually, spots formed on this wall!
This is what you call 'ink'!
Gladys's words seemed to make Zhao Chen understand something.
"Then how are they made of this 'ink'?" Zhao Chen asked.
"Soul power."
If I'm not mistaken.
Before order attempts to descend upon your universe.
Within your universe, several large-scale cosmic wars must have broken out in a short period of time.
"Many people died or were injured, didn't they?" Gladys looked at Zhao Chen.
Zhao Chen seemed to suddenly realize something.
"Soul power is actually a power that order has always been in control of."
They can use this power to create their own dark legion fleet.
They can also coordinate attacks from both inside and outside.
They can mobilize the soul power generated within a short period of time in a universe to form individual 'ink's'.
Then, let his dark legion fleet use this 'ink' to descend upon this universe!
"Then why did this process suddenly stop?"
"There's been no movement at all until now," Zhao Chen raised a question.
"Because this 'ink' also consumes soul power when it is deployed to the Dark Legion fleet!"
Simply put, it's the cooldown time.
Once this cooldown period is over, the Dark Legion fleet can once again use this ink to descend upon the target universe!