Chapter 788: Rise To Glory
The old man seemed to have anticipated Li Xiaofei's question long ago. He said, “Everything was already planned.”
“Planned?” Li Xiaofei was taken aback.
The old man explained, “The troop transport system of Chongque City was set up even before the city itself was established. Even if Heaven ceased to exist, this system would continue to operate in an orderly manner. It would transport troops to the Star Battlefield on schedule every cycle.”
Oh?
It sounded like a computer program. But clearly, this system was far more complex than any ordinary software.
Rumor had it that human experts on the Star Battlefield had created puppet war dolls with capabilities akin to super robots, possessing tremendous combat power. It was possible that those transport starships were piloted by such puppets.
No wonder the entire Chongque City would go into a frenzy of mobilization whenever those starships arrived.
Li Xiaofei asked in surprise, “If that’s the case, then shouldn’t we be able to send someone through the Star Battlefield to contact Heaven?”
“There’s no way to make contact.” The old man replied, “The front lines are under heavy pressure, and all battle zones are deeply entangled. The leaders of the human legions are fighting their own wars, and the supreme commanders are all present at the front. As a result, Heaven is empty. All routes to it have been kept strictly confidential to prevent the Reapers from launching a decapitation strike against it. Chongque City once sent spies to gather intelligence on the front lines, but they returned with nothing.”
Li Xiaofei fell silent. This news was not good for him. His aunt had once said she would take the young miss and the others to Heaven...