Su Hao has never seen the National Defense Army soldiers entering the tunnel again. This kind of thing sounds cruel, but it is a last resort.

Senior Deacon Nashbar obviously learned some of his thoughts about Su Hao from Dai Xiaolou. After the two-month spiritual purification, that is, after the brainwashing ceremony, he called Su Hao to his temporary office.

He still looked kind and kind, enthusiastically invited Su Hao to sit down and pour a glass of wine for the visitor. He sucked the rosy liquid in the cup, and Nashbar smiled and said, "I have to tell you something. Maybe they can be some of the thoughts in your mind fade."

Su Hao is a smart guy: "Is it about those "possible" infected people?"

"It's not possible, but something you expected has happened."

Nashbar's eyes and voice were merciful: "The Purification Knight is not as cruel as outsiders imagine. Every person who enters the mountaintop tunnel in our team has been tested. Gene gland transplantation technology is indeed a perfect crystallization, and it comes from the emperor's most precious reward to us. Unfortunately, this luck cannot spread to everyone."

Su Hao had already guessed the result: "Those National Defense Army soldiers... are they infected?"

Deacon Nashbar nodded slowly: "Their souls and bodies are all tempted by demons, they must be purified and can never return to our world."

Su Hao looked at the wine glass in his hand and asked softly: "I can understand the infection mutation from viruses and bacteria. The pharmacist Zhang Zhongyuan wanted to try his best to convince me from the beginning that the disaster of all these things should be some kind of plague. But..."

Deacon Nashbar looked at Su Hao who was reluctant to speak and smiled friendly: "If you have anything, just say it and you make me feel relieved. You are not the kind of person who needs to make me alert. In front of me, you can speak freely."

Having said that, Su Hao could not have had a heart-to-heart talk with Nashbar who had just met him for a while. What's more, the other party was still a senior clergyman.

"We all heard Coxson speak at that time."

Su Hao brewed a few words and said: "In the radio, in the communication channel, there seems to be a force controlling this place. Ghost, please forgive me for using this word. I think it is appropriate to use it here. Not only viruses, it also controls Coxon at the same time."

"I knew the purification ceremony would not work for you. But it didn't matter, because you are not the kind of guy who is ignorant of the slightest and will talk nonsense."

Nashbar smiled: "The ritual of mind can only work for ordinary people with the power of thinking. Your self-suppression is very strong, which is one of the reasons why I did not use spiritual pressure on you. Otherwise, you would not sit here, but be taken away by the people in the inquisition and undergo more severe interrogation."

Su Hao did not feel the malice from Nashbar, so he became more and more bold: "You just said one of the reasons? Is there anything else?"

"certainly"

The deacon nodded and said meaningfully: "Don't forget that Torugar himself is a clergy. Without the affirmation and praise from the Bishop of Modilinia before, you would not have enjoyed this kind of treatment now."

Without waiting for Su Hao to answer, Nashbar continued: "I don't mean to intimidate you on purpose. In fact, this conversation between me and you is also a recognition of your identity and strength."

Su Hao frowned slightly: "Identity and strength?"

"The headquarters of the main legion you are in sent a special communication this morning. You were promoted to Legion Major because of your combat achievements in the Paka UU space field. The detailed reward content must be announced until you return to the main world. The reason I called you now is because you have reached the level of knowing some secrets."

Deacon Nashbar's words reminded Su Hao of Dai Xiaolou once said similar things to him.

Su Hao's expression was still confused: "Dear Deacon, is the secret you are talking about is related to the mutation in Coxson?"

Nashbar was still smiling: "I will tell you what I saw in the cave tunnel that day. It was a secret, but it was only for ordinary people and lower-class soldiers. As long as you cross the Legion Major and get the dual permission of the Vatican and the Legion Headquarters, anyone can understand it. Because in the eyes of ordinary people, this secret is not important and cannot affect their daily lives. But it is completely different for us. Major Su, your emotions are so nervous, and I hope this secret can soothe your emotions. But the premise is that you must ensure that you keep it in the strictest way."

Su Hao stood up from his seat, took a deep breath, and nodded extremely seriously: "I can, I will keep this secret strictly."

Nashbar waved his hand and signaled Su Hao to sit down. He took a sip of the wine and said slowly: "The source of everything lies in a space field with the empire numbered "UXl"."

Su Hao's face was full of surprise: "The space domain is not the main world?"

“Yes, the space realm, a very special space realm.”

Nashbar continued to say in a deep tone: "It is a very strange place, unlike any space that has been detected. It has powerful power and violent energy. There are creatures there, similar in appearance to humans, but with obvious differences. According to top-secret data from the Empire Research Department, those creatures have human genes and are likely to be variants that have gone astray in evolution. They have extremely high wisdom, but have not evolved a corresponding degree of civilization. They..."

"etc"

Su Hao interrupted Nashbar: "Having extremely high wisdom but not evolving a corresponding degree of civilization? What does this mean?"

The deacon of the Holy See smiled: "The biggest difference between humans and animals is that we can make tools. We can chop trees with an axe, build houses with trees, and then continue to develop more clever construction projects on this basis. This is civilization. The biological wisdom in that space field is no less than us, and even has an imaginary way of communicating consciousness. But they have no signs of civilization development, they fight each other and eat each other, and continue to reproduce on the basis of the same kind. That is simply the dirtiest creation in the world. If there is really a demon, then there is no doubt that it can only be them."

Su Hao understood what Nashbar wanted to express: "What do you mean is that the changes in Coxon come from those intelligent creatures in the UXl space domain? But what does this have to do with the mutations in Coxon? And the sound that appears in the communication channel. Could it be that those creatures have the ability to break through obstacles in the space domain and directly arrive in this world?"

Deacon Nashbar did not directly explain Su Hao's question. He raised his wine glass, looked at the direction of the light, and carefully admired the color of the wine: "Major Su, do you know the whole space field?"

Su Hao shook his head and admitted: "No, I don't know much about the space field."

“I also know it very superficially.”

Nashbar seemed very sincere: "No matter who it is, even the Supreme Emperor, cannot understand the full picture of the space field. I have to admit it painfully, but this is the fact. We discuss it based on this fact. For our empire, the space field is indeed a very important tool. Yes, a tool. It allows us to have almost unlimited resources, allowing us to obtain the materials needed from different space fields. Ores, food, water, and medicines are not exaggerated. Without the space field, the human empire will fall apart. Because the various resources in the main world cannot feed so many people, and cannot maintain the normal operation of various legions, huge national defense forces, and the entire Holy See. We are constantly developing the space field, and at the same time, we are constantly discovering new space fields. We use it and use it, but we do not master the power to completely control it."

Su Hao interrupted the deacon again: "Can't control it?"

“I know you have a separate private space.”

Nashbar explained: "Have you seen the proven space table published by the Empire? Except for the space where the owner is marked, all the strange spaces are marked in black. This means that those spaces are either without development value or full of turbulent energy and cannot be entered. The space converter is the greatest invention in human history and a gift given to us by the emperor. We rely on the space converter to expand our territory, and the same is true for the dark world. Each space domain feeds us, and the dark world, providing us with biting each other and fighting for the death. If the space domain is regarded as a wild beast, then it is really dangerous. It tolerate us to exist and endure resource deprivation with great patience. But no one knows how long this patience can last? It may suddenly collapse at some point, and may continue to exist like this."

Looking at Su Hao's thoughtful expression, Nashbar smiled slightly: "Be patient, I will talk about the changes in Coxon. Inside the space, there is an ancient power that is neither kind nor evil. But it is indispensable to us. We cannot judge ourselves, and we can only take risks when using it."

Su Hao said: "The power you mean is the various resources inside the space?"

"Nothing will appear out of thin air, so will resources."

Nashbar's expression became serious: "Coal and oil are part of ancient resources. They take a long time to transform from plant forms into the energy form we need. The main world is stable, but like everything in the world, this stability is also relative. The reason why the main world exists must be supported by energy from other space fields. Please note that it is not resources, but energy. This is a mutually reliant symbiotic relationship. Just like moss must survive in a humid environment, strangling vines must be attached to trees to grow, we are us, they are them, but neither is there, that's it."

Su Hao didn't understand why Nashbar wanted to deviate from resources to energy at first? He quickly reacted and there was an incredible shock in his eyes.

"The main world is actually not short of resources. As I said just now, this kind of "rich resources" is actually relatively."

The deacon's eyes crossed Su Hao's shoulders and fell on the window behind him, as if he wanted to see the scenery outside through the curtains: "If the world itself is regarded as its master, humans and other creatures are parasites, then we and dark creatures are actually resource plunderers. The growing population is always the biggest problem that no ruling system cannot escape. The war between the empire and the dark world has stopped fighting, and every war has as many as hundreds of millions of civilians died. There are us humans and despicable and dirty dark creatures. We and them all realize that the resources of the main world alone cannot maintain the coexistence of two huge ethnic groups. The only way is to increase the exploration of the space field and find more ways to obtain resources."

Su Hao asked: "I have a question, how many space areas does the empire have now?"

Nashbar shook his head: "I don't know either. The spatial coordinates announced by the Imperial Civil Affairs Headquarters are actually only part of the field that has been discovered. This is an ancient trick to deal with those ambitious guys. Eyes are a disease. Greed is an extremely immoral crime. In order to compete for ownership of the space field, conspiracy and revenge are staged every day. The reason why the Imperial police exist is to deal with those who are determined to seize benefits from others. Commercial competition is of course normal, but if you use non-government

Normal means, stabbing the knife from the back, even if it meets the legal basis, and no evidence of punishment can be found on the surface, it is still a sin that cannot be forgiven by the emperor. We are not afraid of killing, and this purification will help the change of the social environment of the entire empire. Just like a pot of boiling soup, you can only see the clear color of the color. However, the actual cleaning process is far beyond your imagination. In order to reduce unnecessary trouble, many real and useful coordinates of space domains will never be announced. This is true on our side, and the dark world is the same."

Su Hao thought for a while and asked: "What should I do if someone accidentally enters these unpublished space fields?"

"Then he must pay for his stupid actions."

Nashbar said lightly: "The exploration activities in the space field are very similar to winning the lottery. If you find a space with huge commercial value, you can become a rich man with it. However, risk and interests are equal, which are also additional factors that lottery does not have. For example, some space fields that produce important ores have always belonged to various main corps or directly under the Holy See. In order to close the source of information, all entrants will be killed on the spot as soon as possible, and the legion headquarters will also send a special person to destroy the space converter held by the person involved. In short, no matter what the purpose of the entrant is, there is a chance to defend in such matters."

Su Hao was a little surprised by this explanation: "What if the dark world accidentally entered these space domains?"

The deacons' expressions became cold and rigid: "Then it is no longer a dispute, but a fierce and cruel battle that may even trigger a full-scale war. We must erase that coordinate record and make it difficult for them to find the exact spatial location in the next search action."

Su Hao slowly rubbed his hands: "To do this, you must enter the dark world?"

"Yes."

Nashbar's gray eyebrows trembled a few times and said, "The dark world is very strict in our defense. Even if the main legion attacks, it may still face large-scale dark army heads. Few people can come back alive on such occasions, and almost every mission like this will die. We and dark creatures are like this, two metal heads that are persistent and stubborn and do not know how to adapt. We use this space field to set traps, so why are they the same? If you kill, I will fight, and no one knows when the war will end."

There was a hint of sadness in his words, which should have been reminded of some painful memories. Su Hao quietly looked at the old man wearing the purified knight armor and found that the last time he met was probably because of the light. His hair was whiter than he thought, and the wrinkles on his face were also deep, just like the result of a knife carving hard on the surface of his skin.

"Every space field that has been explored may become a battlefield between humans and dark creatures. We have been alert to them. They have also built fortresses and fully armed them. However, war still has to decide the outcome in the main world. No matter how many space fields they occupy and how many resources they have, they are only a change in specific numbers on the huge war logistics supply table. When the number of space fields increases to an absolute level and is enough to form a crushing effect on the dark world, the outcome of the victory or defeat of the main world battlefield can be predicted. To put it simply, we have a steady stream of logistics supplies, but they become scarce."

Su Hao couldn't help but interrupt: "Can we have a comprehensive advantage?"

"This is the result that each of us hopes to see. But, there isn't yet."

Nashbar slowly drank the last wine in the cup: "Dark creatures are not brainless fools. Many of their ideas are similar to ours. They will also pay attention to the aspects we can think of. Do you know why the main world has remained relatively calm for a long time? It is precisely because there are too many space areas that have fought, which restricts us and their forces. Although both sides are very clear about the difference between the main world and the space areas, no one is willing to give up, and the result is a continuous increase in troops."
Chapter completed!