Steam Era: The Lord of 'Puluo' Chapter 1411 638: Twin Brothers_2

The drones that lost communication capabilities couldn't obtain location information, nor could they interact with the control center. They could only rely on their own onboard automatic control systems to perform simple data processing and bomb the sea base.

The special operations team referred to this as automated combat in basic mode.

It turned out that this combat mode was not effective at all; all 170 drones were lost.

The magnetic storm weapon left a huge impact on the higher-ups.

They held an emergency meeting to discuss the next step in response.

Strategy one: launch long-range missiles.

Missiles that have lost communication have a surprisingly low probability of hitting the target.

Strategy two: deploy unmanned submarines.

There are reefs underwater, and without a communication system, unmanned submarines will face an even more tragic fate than drones.

Strategy three: deploy warships.

A bitter laugh came from the meeting:

"How do you expect warships to fight without communication capability? Charge in with ship-mounted cannons? How is that different from naval battles in the Age of Navigation?"

Someone sighed and said, "It's astonishing how much we rely on communication systems today."

Another person said, "Yes, it's not just us. If the communication system fails, our defense and offense system might devolve to World War II levels, if not worse."

Time is running out, and the meeting soon concluded.

Deploy warships, controlled by onboard personnel, to destroy the magnetic storm base.

...

Progress on the Dark Star Bureau's side was also not going well; Chen Changrui was capturing members of the Hundred Demons Workshop, but the capture efficiency was extremely low. Every time he reached a Hundred Demons Workshop stronghold, all he found were corpses.

Late at night, Chen Changrui returned to the Dark Star Bureau Building. He wanted to organize the intelligence, taking a moment to rest, but saw that Li Qi's office light was still on.

Director Li is back!

Chen Changrui felt overjoyed as he walked to the door but didn't rush in.

He heard sounds coming from the office.

Beep~ beep~

Click!

Beep~ beep~

Click!

Li Qi was making phone calls repeatedly, but no one was answering.

Shen Jingye, being a Peeping Cultivation, had extremely sensitive ears. He heard the phone ringing in the office building.

Following the sound, he found Shen Jingye's office.

Li Qi had been trying to call Shen Jingye.

Many people suspected Li Qi had mental problems, including Chen Changrui.

He always believed Li Qi was Li Banfeng, and Li Banfeng indeed had mental issues.

He was having an episode; it was best not to bother him now.

Chen Changrui turned to leave, but the phone kept ringing.

The ringing felt like a needle piercing Chen Changrui's heart.

Chen Changrui entered Shen Jingye's office and picked up the phone.

On the other end, Li Qi's voice was very agitated:

"Little Shen, come to my office!"

Worried Li Qi might be in danger, Chen Changrui hurried to Li Qi's office.

Upon entering, he found that Li Qi wasn't there.

Where did he go?

On his desk were three heads.

The first one was of a blond, blue-eyed man, someone on Chen Changrui's wanted list, the Demon Lord's Envoy of the Hundred Demons Workshop.

The second was a woman, also on the wanted list, the Sect Leader of the Hundred Demons Workshop, Pei Yurong.

The third was a man, no need to look at the list; he was Du Wenming, instantly recognizable to Chen Changrui, even if turned to ashes.

With these three heads, the Dark Star Bureau's main tasks seemed to have been completed.

"The flowers have withered, the heart buried deep... when will the spring swallows return, where will he be then?"

As the needle reached the end, Chen Changrui moved the needle back and played it again.

He walked out of the office, and just as he was closing the door, he vaguely heard a sigh:

"Beautifully sung, truly beautiful."

...

The next day, good news came from the sea.

After a fierce battle, six warships, despite losing communication, broke through the magnetic storm weapon base.

The base was equipped with a self-destruct system and exploded shortly after being breached. All equipment was destroyed, and most internal personnel perished.

The assumption is that most personnel perished because no one knew exactly how many were inside the base. If some experts escaped, it would mean that controlled magnetic storm technology is still in their hands.

The crisis at sea was considered resolved, but the crisis on land continued.

Liao Zihui was leading the No Sin Army in a full defensive deployment.

The entire city of Yuezhou was on lockdown, fully prepared for battle.

According to higher-up estimates, with the destruction of the magnetic storm weapon base, the Demon Lord's attack plan should be interrupted, but they couldn't afford to relax their vigilance; no one wanted to experience an unprepared war.

A week passed, and no war occurred.

The earlier estimate was correct; the destruction of the magnetic storm base temporarily postponed the enemy's war plans.

Yuezhou lifted its citywide lockdown, the city returned to normal order, but the readiness work was still ongoing since no one could be sure if the Demon Lord would build another magnetic storm base or initiate war through other means.

Gao Yina continuously inquired about Li Qi's whereabouts, hoping for Li Qi to use the Balancer effect to prevent war through other means.

Chen Changrui was also looking everywhere for Li Qi, but Li Qi was not in Puluo State.

Li Qi had visited Iron Gate Fort, found Doctor Kang Zhenchang, and treated Chuuni's injuries.

Kang Zhenchang's medical skills were indeed impressive, and Chuuni showed significant improvement.

Having completed pressing matters, Li Banfeng went to the library at Yuezhou University to do some research.

He had acquired a wealth of technical information on magnetic storm weapons from the Demon Lord's Envoy. His wife was very interested, but still needed some foundational knowledge in Magnetic Storm Study.