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Staring at the empty space ahead, the commander gaped, finally ending this completely unequal exchange with a sigh.

From the perspective of the expeditionary force, the commander did not have many options.

The enormous gains from the first expedition to the world (Teigu world) delighted Earth. Even without considering the undiscovered and unexploited resources, the resource reserves discovered within the Empire alone were enough to make the country more than three times stronger than it is now. After all, one was competing with more than a hundred countries and organizations on the "narrow" Earth, while the other was able to monopolize the resources of the entire "other world." It was obvious which one was stronger.

If it weren't for the poor transportation conditions at the location where the "teleportation gate" was built, and the fact that the "teleportation gate" itself has a limit to its transfer capacity, it is estimated that the Empire would have been filled with various resource extraction equipment and personnel from Earth in just a few days.

Even so, after gaining such a huge reward, Earth had even less reason to refuse this "cooperation". So, after confirming the "liberation" of the first expeditionary world, the expeditionary force immediately approached this "cooperator" and began the "liberation" of the second alien world.

However, the world they entered through the "portal" was far more bizarre than anyone had imagined.

Unlike the world where incredible weapons like the Imperial Arms exist, this world also uses the development of technological weapons to achieve the overall evolution of human civilization. However, they generally do not use fossil fuels like those on Earth, but rather a high-density energy crystal called "Sakura Stone".

If that were all, it could be understood as the result of different choices made by civilizations according to their own environment during their development. However, after noticing the many "similarities" between this world and Earth, they couldn't sit still.

Therefore, the commander of the expeditionary force, who also served as the "liaison," had to directly seek an explanation from this "collaborator," only to receive the following response...

"Parallel worlds...with different rules."

After repeatedly pondering these two words until his head was spinning, the commander gave up thinking and instead transmitted the conversation back to Earth, believing that the research institute specifically set up to deal with various problems in "other worlds" would soon draw a conclusion.

After dealing with this pressing matter, the relieved commander turned his attention back to the situation of the expeditionary force that had just entered the world of Qi? (v二〕)彡O〒|x司（九『）气:〦珊⒋.

Soul Leap: Chapter 334 Lelouch the Rebellious (3)

Lin Yi has never considered herself a rigid and inflexible person.

Admittedly, there's nothing wrong with entrusting everything in this world to the "collaborators" to do. After all, according to the terms of the collaboration, Lin Yi's responsibilities are limited to matters related to the "teleportation gate" and providing necessary assistance during the acquisition of various resources from the other world. However, that's only based on the scenario where the expeditionary force has an absolute advantage, similar to the Imperial Arms world.

However, if the situation changes unexpectedly, similar to the second scenario in the present, where the collaborators need to spend decades or even centuries of accumulation and waiting without external help to take the step that Lin Yi wants to achieve, he would absolutely not just foolishly wait like that.

When you can't overturn the rules of the world, it's normal to explore and act according to the limitations of those rules. However, if you already have the ability to ignore these rules, but still act according to them like those who don't, then only an idealistic obsessive-compulsive would do that, or a fool.

Clearly, Lin Yi is neither an idealist nor a fool, so he did something that seemed "obvious" to many people.

—If the strategy is too difficult, then lower the difficulty.

Adhering to this typical "problem-solving" mindset, the capital of the Chinese Federation, one of the world's three major powers, was instantly reduced to ashes under the rising mushroom cloud... It cannot be said that its sacrifice was meaningless; at least it allowed Lin Yi to verify when, where, and under what conditions the "mass-energy equation" could be applied in this world as it was in the origin world, and under what circumstances it would fail to work.

Following the massacre of a large number of high-ranking officials and rulers in Luoyang, the subsequent developments within the Chinese Federation were as expected.

In less than half a month, the seemingly peaceful and prosperous Chinese Federation was in turmoil. Countless people rose up in rebellion. Some were driven by their inability to endure the cruelty of the eunuchs, some by their hatred of the exploitation by the bureaucrats, some by their desire to relieve the people from their suffering, while others simply wanted to take advantage of the chaos and "make a name for themselves"... In a daze, the vast Chinese Federation felt as if it had returned to the Warring States period more than a thousand years ago...

Against this backdrop, the expeditionary force, realizing that things could no longer proceed as planned under the "thirty-year grand plan," had to prematurely abandon its "farming" strategy and instead become semi-transparently involved with various "warlords in turmoil." With the technological and resource support of two other worlds behind them, they actually gained a great deal of advantage in this chaotic environment.

Three months later.

The Chinese Federation, East Asia Region.

"...This is Knightmare, a unique anthropomorphic weapon in this world."

Walking around this metal humanoid figure, which was several meters tall, even though I had already learned some information about Knightmare from other sources, the shock I felt upon seeing it in person was still far beyond what I could experience from just hearing about it.

"Its name is 'Steel Skull,' the main mass-produced Knightmare unit of the Chinese Federation. It has two wrists equipped with fixed weapons and two simply constructed mechanical arms. Its armament consists of two sets of cannons and two sets of machine guns. Its legs are equipped with high-speed drive wheels, and it also has this tail-like structure... When using the high-speed drive wheels for movement, the wheels at the end of the tail can serve as an aid to improve the stability of the unit. Unlike the Knightmare units of Britannia and Japan, Steel Skull places more emphasis on stability during operation and amphibious combat capabilities. Overall, it mainly uses live ammunition, and although it is somewhat outdated, its firepower is still very powerful."

After explaining the Knightmare before him, the chief of staff handed the documents to the technicians following behind: "In short, considering the technological level of anthropomorphic weapons in this world, the 'Steel Skull' is a pretty good machine."

"Hey, all our hard work and dedication over the past three months has paid off."

"If that eunuch hadn't been so greedy, wanting to exchange a mere Knightmare for the entire East Asian region's Sakura Stone reserves, we wouldn't have acted so quickly."

Unlike the commander, who was stroking the Knightmare with a big smile, the chief of staff seemed preoccupied: "I thought all these eunuchs had been wiped out in Luoyang, but I didn't expect there were still some who escaped... If the intelligence we received is correct, not only Gao Hai and Cheng Zhong, but also the Federation's Emperor Jiang Lihua was not in the Forbidden City when the explosion occurred three and a half months ago."

"Not here?"

Upon hearing this news, the commander turned his attention back to the situation: "If that's the case, why hasn't the emperor shown his face even once in the past three and a half months? Although the effect is limited, if we knew that the emperor was still alive, the Chinese Federation probably wouldn't have fallen into such a mess so quickly."

The chief of staff shook his head: "I don't know. He could be imprisoned or under protection."

"I can understand imprisonment, but what about protection?"

Meeting the commander's puzzled gaze, the chief of staff simply pointed upwards: "Can you guarantee that if this emperor were to appear, another nuclear bomb won't fall from above?"

"..."

After a while, the two rationally changed the subject.

"What about the energy situation?"

"It's very troublesome. Earth has been trying its best to find a way to replace conventional driving energy in this world. Until then, we can only rely on 'Sakura Stone' as the main driving energy. What's worse is that the Sakura Stone reserves in East Asia are extremely scarce. If we hadn't exchanged some reserves with weapons from those 'rebel armies' in the past few months, we probably wouldn't have been able to last until now."

He paused, then continued, "Currently, there are two ways to solve our current shortage of Sakura Stone. The first is to plunder it, to launch a war against Central Asia. Although it's not as rich in minerals as those regions, the Sakura Stone reserves in Central Asia can still barely cover the gap..."

Before the chief of staff could finish speaking, the commander rejected his suggestion: "Small-scale battles can be supported by equipment transferred from Earth, but large-scale decisive battles require such anthropomorphic weapons. We only have one Knightmare, and it's running out of power. This battle is not going to happen."

"Then the second option will do."

He unfolded the map and pointed to a small piece of land just "a stone's throw" from Central Asia: "Go and get it."

Soul Leap: Chapter 336 Lelouch the Rebellious (5)

The capital of the Holy British Empire.

Outside the palace district, engulfed in flames and ruins, a unique dialogue is taking place. One of the participants is none other than Charles DI Britannia, the 98th Holy British Emperor, who is widely believed to have "passed away." As for the other party...

"Who is this?"

Even in such a desperate situation, the Emperor of the Holy British Empire still had no intention of giving up. While stalling with words, he continued to search for a way out: "Is this also a Geass ability?"

As he said this, his gaze drifted toward the sword blade that was suspended in mid-air.

He had no choice but to do so, after all, less than five minutes ago, this seemingly fragile sword fell from the sky, its "tiny" size yet impacting and moving with the speed of a meteorite, destroying the palace district in the heart of the capital. If Charles hadn't just left the palace at the time, it would probably have been reduced to ashes along with everything inside.

At the same time, Lin Yi was not at all surprised by the fact that the Emperor of the Holy British Empire had managed to avoid this catastrophic magnetic field collision with the power of a mere mortal.

It is, after all, a world with low to medium activity. While the world's will may not be able to manifest its effects in reality, it can still intervene and manipulate the objective world under certain circumstances, just like Luoyang four months ago.

In that devastating nuclear explosion that radiated for nearly fifty kilometers, the Federal Emperor, who was the direct target, was completely unharmed. In an extremely "coincidental" way, he left Luoyang at that exact moment and avoided the attack that was theoretically impossible to avoid.

To avoid the same "coincidence" from happening again, Lin Yi did not continue with the large-scale indiscriminate destruction method used last time. Instead, he used the Zhuxian Sword as a carrier to precisely narrow down the target to the palace district of the Holy Britannian Empire—the area where the Holy Britannian Emperor was located.

Even so, the other side still managed to "coincidentally" avoid it. If it weren't for the experience of the Chinese Federation last time, which allowed them to stay and conduct a second round of elimination, they would probably have returned empty-handed just like last time.

As it turns out, being cautious is always beneficial in any world. Upon discovering this "escaped fish," Lin Yi also officially came into contact with the "active energy carrier" of this world, and even learned their way of referring to them…

"Geass?"

The simple question had given the other party enough information, and Charles DI Britannia breathed a sigh of relief after immediately ruling out the possibility of such an inconceivable attack method as "geass".

As a holder and researcher of Geass, he was well aware of the dangers of Geass abilities. If the attack just now was triggered by Geass, then there was no way to stop it except to kill the opponent at all costs. But if it wasn't a phenomenon caused by Geass, then there must be a way to counter it, for example—

"I command you in the name of Charles DI Britannia!"

In the eyes of the Holy British Emperor, which had just opened, a pattern resembling a flying bird appeared, propelling the "mysterious power" of this world toward the figure ahead.

"—Forget your past!"

"..."

"..."

After conducting three complete examinations of his body, from his mind to his cells, Lin Yi was quite certain of one thing: "Hmm?"

"...Are these cowards who hide their true colors and don't even dare to reveal their true identities?"

Charles DI Britannia, who quickly realized he had made a mistake, did not panic. Instead, he tried to explain his foolish actions in his confusion: "Or are you afraid of me?"

Unperturbed by the ridiculous mockery, if Lin Yi were to have any reflections on life at this moment, it would probably be...

"Interesting. It seems your 'abilities' require certain conditions to be met before they can be activated?"

As he said this, under Charles DI Britannia's wary gaze, he stretched out his palm to the side, his five fingers spread as if to grasp something—

"Give you a chance."

Under the somber gaze of the Holy British Emperor, an outline appeared before the empty palm, then quickly materialized and fell.

“翼兒⊙鏾er溜气⒋（八）qun啪。

Charles DI Britannia was no stranger to the figure who had been "captured" in an unknown way. He had no time to think about what the scene just now represented, but there was one thing he was quite certain of.

"VV, kill him!"

"..."

"Did you hear me? Kill him right now!"

"..."

In response to Charles DI Britannia's order, the "boy" known as VV began to back away, never once glancing at his younger brother, until the voice rang out: "No need? That 'geass'."

The Holy British Emperor's face was no longer composed.

Naturally, anyone would react this way after witnessing their means of survival and their very existence being easily manipulated and ignored. It's quite remarkable that Charles DI Britannia has managed to maintain his sanity; in fact, he truly deserves the title of "Emperor" in terms of mental fortitude.

Unfortunately, this world isn't a place where you can survive with just "mental fortitude."

Raising his right hand, a deep red voice was clearly reflected in Charles DI Britannia's suddenly contracting pupils. His open mouth seemed to be trying to say something to stop the impending death, but the speed of sound was no match for the speed of light. Before the first syllable could even be uttered, the deep red particle beam had already completely annihilated the Holy British Emperor from the atomic structure.

Then, he pointed his fingertips at another object that was frantically fleeing with its back to him.

"VV? What a strange name."

five minutes later.

Having finally made it through the traces of explosions and chaotic magnetic fields on the periphery, the Knights of the Round Table arrived at the scene but could not find any trace of Charles DI Britannia. Under duress, they had no choice but to announce to the outside world that their emperor was temporarily unable to appear due to certain special reasons. However, anyone who saw the ruins in the center of the palace would know what had happened, in addition to the recent Luoyang incident of the Chinese Federation.

Suddenly, not only the Chinese Federation, but also the Holy British Empire and the EU began to stir with interest.

Soul Leap: Chapter 337 Lelouch the Rebellious (6)

The Holy British Empire withdrew its troops, and the Chief of Staff received the reason from the East Asia region about half an hour later.

Charles DI Britannia has disappeared... but it's obvious to anyone with eyes that he's 'vanished.' Even if he were still alive, he could only hide his identity like the emperor of the Chinese Federation. If he wanted to step back and take control of the situation, I have no doubt that the same thing would happen again where he appeared.

Taking a deep breath, the chief of staff asked in a somber tone, "Did 'he' do it?"

I can't think of anyone else who could do this besides 'him'.

"What exactly does 'he' want to do?!"

After this happened once or twice, the chief of staff felt he was on the verge of a nervous breakdown: "Every time, the plan is going perfectly fine, and then suddenly these big news stories break out. Don't they know I'll be held responsible for these things in the future?!"

The commander on the other side remained silent for a long time.

I can roughly guess the reason.

"what?"

【efficiency.】

The chief of staff was taken aback: "Efficiency?"

Compared to the events of the previous world, how do you think the expeditionary force's actions have changed in this world?

After being reminded by the commander, the chief of staff also realized the problem: "Our pace has slowed down... but there's nothing we can do about it, isn't there? After all, this world isn't like the last world where you could just assemble a modern army and sweep through everything."

So 'he' is 'helping' us in his own way.

Upon hearing the commander's words, the chief of staff almost burst out laughing: "Help? This kind of thing that's making headlines everywhere is what you call help?"

So, this is "his" own "way." From our interactions over this period, it's clear that "he" doesn't want much contact with us, and even his explanations are met with a "believe it or not" attitude. If we can act in accordance with "his" needs, I think "he" won't easily change his mind, but if not...

Recalling the two major news events that broke out in the past four months, the commander's tone was bitter.

Do you think the expeditionary force truly played an irreplaceable role?

"..."

[Looking at things on the bright side, we now possess a powerful "trump card" that no other organization or force in the world can match. With this "trump card," we can bypass many unnecessary steps and liberate the world in the shortest possible time and at the fastest speed… Now, what 'he' needs is our cooperation, not 'him' cooperating with us.]

No one knows what the chief of staff was thinking in those few short minutes. After silently listening to the commander's words, he replied with a rather calm attitude: "I understand. Revise the plan immediately."

[…I'm sorry, but the interests of the nation come first.]

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In a trivial game, Lin Yi didn't mind moving in accordance with the pieces' moves, since the final outcome was exactly what he wanted.

However, in a relatively complex game, Lin Yi had no choice but to take action. After all, according to the actions and thoughts of the pieces themselves, it would take at least several decades to end this not-so-complex game, and if a bad situation occurred, it could drag on for hundreds of years.

It's easy to imagine that Lin Yi would never waste his time on this kind of "game." Putting aside the fact that the main god only has a little over a year left to integrate the "source of fire," a low- to medium-activity world simply doesn't need such a big fuss.