Chapter 216: Independence Day! One-click accelerated development! Space Age!
"The Reaper Civilization...!"

Li Ang, who was lost in thought, seemed to remember something. In his impression, there really were a few alien forces called "Reapers".

For example, the Reapers from "Mass Effect" and the Reaper civilization from "Independence Day"!
But Leon was not sure for the moment which dimension the alien heretic that Omega mentioned "reaper" was from.

However, no matter which civilization in the world this "reaper" comes from, it is definitely not someone who can be easily messed with!

For example, in "Mass Effect", there are mechanical life forms called Reapers, which were created by an ancient race called the "Leviathan" civilization in the Milky Way.

The original reapers were just tools created by the "Leviathan" civilization, just like humans created AI tools and artificial intelligence.

But when the Reapers possessed intelligent thinking similar to that of AI, they destroyed the civilization of their creator, the "Leviathan".

And the brutal and terrifying cosmic death harvest began!

Every 50,000 years, the Reapers will carry out a ruthless harvest of various civilizations in the Milky Way, killing and enslaving other civilized species.

During this period, these mechanical life forms, which were originally dominated by AI, began to integrate genes from other species and transformed themselves into half-organic, half-inorganic fusion life forms.

"I hope we don't run into the Reaper civilization in Mass Effect. This alien force is too powerful. Once a war breaks out, it will take at least several decades."

"If a war breaks out, how can we develop civilization and production?"

Li Ang estimated in his mind the strength comparison between Juqi and Harvester, and found that the levels of both sides were actually almost the same, with Harvester even being slightly stronger than Juqi.

If the alien world refreshed this time is "Mass Effect", then Leon can no longer directly carry out dimensionality reduction attacks on the enemy as he did before.

Because the opponents we met this time were really evenly matched.

But if it is the Reaper civilization in "Independence Day", then there is a chance to deal with these alien heretics in a short time!
Thinking of this, Li Ang immediately switched out of the system interface and saw a prompt of the changes on the "Star Gate".

After connecting Omega to the Matrix, the [Edge of Tomorrow + (Unknown)] displayed on the system gradually revealed the information it should have.

[Edge of Tomorrow + Independence Day]!
'Okay, that's a sure thing!'

After seeing that the alien force he was going to challenge and conquer next was the Reaper civilization from "Independence Day", Leon immediately felt relieved.

Compared to the Reapers in "Mass Effect", this Reaper civilization in the alien world is undoubtedly "weaker".

This weakness does not refer to the weakness in technological level, but the gap in the strategic thinking of both sides and their respective foundation and strength.

The former's rank is obviously higher than the latter's!

At this moment, the invisible pressure in Li Ang's heart was greatly reduced, and many plots and details related to "Independence Day" began to emerge in his mind.

If we talk about the most shocking technological feature of the Reaper civilization in "Independence Day", it is definitely the super-giant warship with a diameter of 3,000 miles!
Three thousand miles? What does that mean!
This is equivalent to two-thirds of the diameter of the earth, and is not much smaller than the "War Moon" megastructure that Le Ang has not yet unlocked.

It is absolutely impossible to build a super-giant starship of such huge size and tonnage by relying solely on the resources of a single planet.

This is enough to show that the Reaper civilization in "Independence Day" is also an alien civilization with extremely mature and advanced colonization capabilities.

The mechanical species of mimicry is a harvesting program they created in order to find various new planets for themselves to colonize.

'It seems I have to prepare for the battle as soon as possible!'

Li Ang knew very well that although the enemy he was about to face this time was not a powerful alien heretic.

But this does not mean that he can sit there doing nothing and wait for the enemy to come.

After all, the Reaper civilization in "Independence Day" is just not as smart as the Reapers in "Mass Effect".

But their technological points are truly awesome!
Because these aliens can even control humans mentally, and they possess technologies such as hyperspace jump technology, giant ship barrier shields, and integrated fighter control systems.

It can be said that except for their lack of strategy, these aliens are quite solid in other technological aspects.

"There are still three years of preparation time, not bad... this period of preparation is enough for me!"

After carefully checking the relevant prompts that popped up on the system panel, Leon already knew that the Reaper civilization in "Independence Day" would take three years to arrive on Earth.

"We need to speed up the process of taking over here and mobilize more troops and ships to prepare for war!"

Li Ang knew very well that in the next three years, he would have to stay here to develop the technology and construction of this earth.

Until all the alien heretics are dealt with!

……

After 12 hours.

"In the early hours of this morning, the UDF reconnaissance team has discovered that a large number of mimics have died in the Paris area. The specific cause is currently unknown."

"In addition, a large number of special forces of unknown origin have taken over Paris. We have not yet found out which country this force belongs to."

"..."

Inside the frontline base, the radio station that receives UDF official news is broadcasting the latest battle updates.

At this moment, Li Ang was standing in front of the center console, using the holographic screen to direct personnel from all parties and receive and view various information.

Just as the radio broadcast said, when many senior executives of the UDF alliance learned about the unusual situation in Paris, they were all stunned.

It was not until they sent out troops to determine that the mimicry in various parts of the world had fallen into a dead silent downtime that they dared to boldly launch a full-scale counterattack.

And all the lost territories were recovered.

Of course, the UDF Defense Forces would not dare to easily enter Paris, which had already been taken over by the ground forces of the Global Corporation.

After establishing a new front-line base in Paris, Leon immediately sent a diplomatic mission representing the giant enterprise to negotiate with UDF officials and senior UN officials.

At the same time, while negotiating with the human forces here, Leon was also actively preparing for the deployment of naval forces.

If the huge Infinity-class starships and RCS cruisers cannot convince the government forces here, then Leon can only give them a little technological advantage.

As expected, what this world lacks the least is idiots who seek death. After the giant company's delegation announced that it would take over the planet.

The rigid and conservative local financial groups, as well as a small number of officials from major countries, have expressed strong protests.

And tried to use the army to prevent the takeover of giant companies.

Li Ang has only one attitude towards this, and that is to defeat all these "rebels"!

Half a month later, the counterinsurgency military operation on the Earth in "Edge of Tomorrow" has ended, and the troops of the Universal Corporation have taken over the place.

Soldiers from the Arasaka Division and the Military Technology Division command all armed forces on the planet.

The local financial groups that were originally unwilling to obey the giant companies also had all their properties confiscated.

Half a year later, under the leadership of a global giant corporation, the Earth in "Edge of Tomorrow" has rapidly built one spectacular building after another at an unimaginable speed.

With the full support of the humans on the two Earths and an ideal city, the humans on this Earth were the first to enter the space age.

The reason why Leon concentrated all resources and gave priority to the development of infrastructure and technology on this earth was because he saw its good basic conditions that had not been severely damaged.

Like the Earth in "Underworld" and the Earth in "Pacific Rim", one was destroyed by nuclear pollution, and the other was caused by large-scale volcanic eruptions, as well as nuclear pollution and Kaiju pollution.

It is really a bit difficult to lead mankind into the space age and have the ability to colonize and expand outward on these two scarred planets.

If you choose the humans in Edge of Tomorrow, it will be different.

The natural environment here is protected by the defense forces, and although there are areas that are polluted by mimicry, there are not many.

The natural resources, population and production equipment on this planet are relatively complete, making it the most suitable planet for priority development!
Helping the strong and not the weak is not only applicable in game matches, but also in the current environment!

"Edge of Tomorrow" Earth, Paris District Frontline Base Headquarters.

Ever since Leon temporarily moved his office area here, core executives from various departments of the giant company also followed him to this earth.

At this moment, Li Ang was holding a meeting with the heads of various departments through the holographic screen to coordinate the construction of Earth 003.

After the three-hour meeting, Leon finally breathed a sigh of relief and looked out the window, gazing at the Eiffel Tower in the distance.

"There are still two and a half years left, so it should be in time."

Li Ang thought thoughtfully.

Thanks to the scientific research staff in the scientific hub, the simulated superluminal particles were extracted and put into mass production.

With the help of the information extracted by the Matrix from the Omega database, the research department of the giant company perfectly inherited the mimicry's "superluminal communication technology".

With this technology, giant companies no longer need to build so many signal base stations to achieve communication and information exchange between different parts of the earth.

Even on the planet Pandora, which is 4 light years away, Leon was able to conduct real-time conversations and receive news from there.

Of course, the "divination and precognition" function of the superluminal communication technology was also copied.

However, if this technology point needs to be triggered, an Alpha must be sacrificed as a switch to activate it.

Therefore, the Biotechnology Department can only use genetic technology to cultivate more Alphas to "predict the future."

Although the microscopic structure of this universe is so stable that it makes people sweat, Leon did not abuse this technology point to "divination".

Only when I can't make up my mind will I use this device to look at the "reference answers".

It is good to see everything from a four-dimensional perspective, but there is no guarantee that you will not be noticed by other advanced civilizations or cause damage to the microstructure of the universe.

For advanced civilizations, laws and order are above all else. Their existence is no longer limited to simple interstellar colonization, but the power of laws that control the universe.

"The Reaper civilization is not stupid. They throw out a biological weapon full of bugs to fry fish. Even if they attract a high-level civilization that controls the four-dimensional space, they can just walk away."

Le Ang vaguely guessed another reason why the mimicry was thrown out by the Harvester civilization for automatic colonization.

Biological weapons like mimicry... the more I look at them, the more they look like little brats who are causing trouble everywhere, who madly ignore cause and effect, and who can see through the fourth dimension. Sooner or later, they will be targeted by other civilizations.

Since Leon has already mastered this forbidden power, he naturally needs to use it with restraint.

What's more, as the chief executive of a global giant, he often relies on his extraordinary intuition and long-term vision to make decisions.

In addition to personal talent, this ability often requires the accumulation of experience and long-term training. Over-reliance on looking at the "reference answers" in four-dimensional space can easily lead to a person's precise intuition and long-term vision being slowly worn out by temporary comfort.

"Europa, dispatch another 10 Infinity-class starships to Earth 003 to adjust the defense system of those megastructures in Ideal City."

"Use more RCS-class cruisers for protection and patrol missions, and send more Astartes warriors to garrison the megastructure area."

Since the Earth is actively preparing for war in Edge of Tomorrow, the military defense lines of Utopia, the Science Hub, and the Matter Decompressor will definitely have to change.

In order to mobilize more Infinity-class starships to support here, Leon could only temporarily modify the distribution of the naval forces stationed at the megastructure.

【As you wish, my master.】

……

……

one year later!

003 Earth, Africa region.

"Ding-dong--!"

"Dear passengers, please note that the current speed of the maglev train is 980 kilometers per hour. It is expected to arrive at the destination of this trip, the capital of Kenya, Nairobi, within 10 minutes."

"Please check your belongings in advance. Now, our train AI, Brandon, will give you a speech."

Inside the car, a standard AI female voice reminded.

Following closely was a cheerful and lively male voice. It came from Night City's AI Brandon, who has now become the conductor of this train.

[Dear passengers, welcome aboard train A-0001. I am your conductor, Brandon! It is my pleasure to serve you. ]

[The space elevator of the giant enterprise will be within your sight in three minutes. Then, you can enjoy this landmark building from the giant enterprise. ]

【Finally, I wish you all a happy day. 】

【…】

As soon as Brandon finished speaking, the radio switched to soothing music.

The layout of this maglev train is almost the same as that of conventional high-speed trains, with double rows of seats and a middle aisle.

The only difference is that in order to provide passengers with enough comfortable and spacious private space, all the seats here are single seats.

Free coffee, drinks, desserts, alcoholic beverages and food are available for passengers to help themselves.

Of course, these costs have been included in the train fare. Although the price is a bit high, the service here is quite thoughtful.

In order to ensure the safety of passengers, the flight attendants here are all retired soldiers who have received professional military training.

The entire train is also equipped with 10 security officers from the Astartes Reserve at all times to assist the crew in solving any potential troubles.

Although these security guards from the reserve regiment do not have such exaggerated physiques, they are still much stronger than most ordinary people.

The weapons they use, in addition to conventional mechanical exoskeletons, include the intelligent classic submachine guns from the Kangtao department and technical pistols from the military technology department.

With so many fully armed soldiers stationed here in turns, the number of accidents in the maglev trains owned by the giant company is quite rare.

At this moment, in the VIP area at the front of the train, four employees of giant companies from different parts of the world were having a cordial conversation face to face.

One group is Rita Wrataski from the Earth in "Edge of Tomorrow", the female sergeant with the title of Battle Angel, and William Cage who belongs to the Recruiting Department.

Another group of employees are the generals on Earth in Pacific Rim, Asako Mori and Raleigh Beckett.

"So... you are new employees who have just joined the Universal Corporation?"

Rowley looked at Rita and Cage in front of him, couldn't help but smile and asked, "Which department are you from?"

Before Rita could speak, the outgoing William Cage answered first: "Hello, General Rowley. I am the new deputy director of recruitment in the Market Development Department."

"She is the new instructor of the AST Power Armor Elite Team of the Development Department. We are in the same department."

Cage is undoubtedly quite satisfied with his current job position and working status.

Although he failed to obtain Omega's [Reset] ability, he was unable to complete his self-transformation and grow into an outstanding warrior through repeated deaths.

But being able to join a new department and continue to leverage my strengths is also a contribution to the development of a giant company.

Seeing that Cage was subconsciously trying to establish a relationship with her again, Rita just rolled her eyes at him and then reintroduced herself to Mori and Mako.

"Yes, the giant company is in need of young talents like you to join us. On behalf of the Development Department, I welcome you."

Rowley nodded with a smile. He was originally a member of the Strategic Investment Department, but due to personnel changes, he was transferred to the Development Department.

Over the past year, various departments of the world's giant companies have been frantically pouring huge amounts of manpower and resources into Earth 003.

They were called here.

The next task that Raleigh and Masako Mori will be responsible for is to take over two Infinity-class starships and serve as the commanders of the giant ships.

However, the naval formation is still in the process of being formed, so their superiors gave them a one-month vacation to adapt to the environment here.

Now their destination is Nairobi, the capital of Kenya.

"Wow……!"

"What a tall space elevator."

Just when William Cage wanted to continue chatting with General Raleigh and get closer to them, shouts from the crowd were heard outside the box.

General Raleigh and Asako Mori also looked out of the car window and saw the elevator, which was towering into the clouds with huge steel pillars piercing the sky.

'This is the space elevator!'

Raleigh couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

In fact, this large-scale transportation facility connecting space and the earth's surface is the first time that a global giant has built it.

Before this, various departments of giant companies traveled back and forth between the earth and space via a large number of aircraft.

This massive space elevator was not built.

The space elevator was not built until the R&D department of the science hub made major breakthroughs in carbon nanotubes, high-strength steel, and titanium alloy materials.

Of course, this technology was not entirely developed by the R&D department. It was mainly because Li Ang got a specific product sample for free from the prize pool.

However, it is free money, and as long as we can achieve independent research and development and let the giant enterprise master this technology, the employees in the research department will get a salary increase.

After all, building a space elevator is not an easy task. It requires not only technological points, but also a suitable construction site.

The reason why the giant company built the space elevator in Nairobi is precisely because the elevator must be located on the equator.

This is the same reason why the previous orbital aviation company established its space rocket base in Africa.

After all, ground-orbit synchronization is required.

You know, the other end of the space elevator is the Crystal Palace, 40,000 kilometers above the ground.

This is no longer a simple low-Earth orbit range, but a real outer space environment.

Only by building the elevator on the equator, about 4 kilometers above the ground, can the Crystal Palace orbit the earth with the same period.

And the inclination of the orbit is zero, which is equivalent to the surface of the earth being almost completely stationary.

Therefore, if the elevator is built at the equator, the force on its counterweight will be minimal. Otherwise, the force will increase and the space elevator will not be able to operate normally.

'I've come to the right place this time!'

Looking at the huge building not far away, William Cage could hardly suppress his excitement.

Long before he joined the development department of a global giant, he had carefully read about Leon's history of success and the origin of the global giant.

After thoroughly understanding Le Ang, the legendary figure, the executive of a giant enterprise, and the various feats that the giant enterprise has accomplished in the world by opening the star gate.

Cage immediately decided to stay here and do something great.

Another person who has the same mood and feelings as Cage is Asako Mori.

Like all the passengers in the other carriages, she stared intently at the space elevator that soared into the clouds.

Even though she had driven a giant mecha that was dozens of meters high, Asako Mori was still shocked by the giant building in front of her.

Asako Mori is from Earth 002 "Pacific Rim". Ever since she can remember, she has been dealing with the Kaiju of the pioneer civilization.

Under the training of her adoptive father, General Steck, she grew into an excellent mecha operator and possessed excellent fighting skills.

Over the past few decades, in order to drive away the pioneers and kill the Kaiju that invaded the earth, Mori Mako witnessed the development of human technology.

From rapid development to stagnation, to a technological explosion when on the verge of extinction, and finally to stagnation again due to human civil unrest.

Asako Mori once thought that humanity would self-destruct in a state of civil unrest, and perish in humiliation at the hands of alien heretics.

But the emergence of the global giant company brought her too many surprises.

Ideal City, Science Hub, Matter Decompressor, and the Ring World Megastructure under construction!

Now, another huge space elevator stood in front of her.

With the help of a giant global enterprise, human civilization on Earth 003 was like pressing an acceleration button, and quickly entered the space age from indigenous civilization.

Maybe in another year, the humans here will be able to fully realize autonomous alien colonization like the humans in Utopia!

(End of this chapter)