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Chapter 1100: True Ignorance is Bliss! (Third Update)
World Government Official Number No.0007.
Code Name 'Nuclear World'.
This is the East Coast of Japan, where Yokosuka Port First District is located.
As this is one of the Lighthouse Country Navy's largest and best port bases in Japan, Japan has designated it a military restricted area, prohibiting general ships from entering.
The time is 3:21 AM on July 3rd, 2002.
This navy base, covering an area of approximately 2.3 million square meters, had long become quiet and still as most personnel were deep in sleep.
Only the intermittent chirping of insects still softly sang under the vast expanse of stars, occasionally accompanied by the sound of sea waves hitting the shore.
Even the sentries stationed at various points seemed lazy and casual. They were just standing in place while on guard duty. After all, it was a peaceful era now; no one would be on high alert for anything.
"Phew, luckily I'm on night duty. I really don't want to faint from the heat like that guy West. How embarrassing!"
A cool sea breeze blew over. Shamari, holding his newly equipped M16A4 automatic rifle with both hands, immediately showed a happy smile on his dark face, complaining non-stop about the matter from the daytime.
At this moment, he was walking down the street in the residential area with the comrade in front of him, performing the tedious and boring patrol mission.
Honestly, it was meaningless, very boring. Shamari felt this kind of patrol was purely a waste of time. This was Japan, who would trespass into their Lighthouse Country's military base?
But for the monthly salary of over two thousand and various subsidies, he could only obey orders. When it was his turn, he would put on the full set of equipment and walk a few laps according to the designated route.
"Oh, Shamari, can your mouth take a break? It's hard to imagine you're actually this talkative. No wonder Hex said he never wanted to team up with you again!"
Just then, Granger, who had been enduring in front, suddenly stopped and turned around to complain.
"What?!"
"Hex actually said that about me? I thought we were already friends!"
Shamari was instantly astonished. He remembered the other party had called him "Brother" that day, but immediately rage surged in his heart.
"I definitely have to talk to Hex when I get back. I told him everything from my grandmother to my childhood anecdotes, how could he be like this?"
...
Granger, who was fair-skinned, twitched the corner of his mouth. He finally understood Hex's mood at that time.
"Anyway, I hope you can keep... Hmm?"
Granger hadn't finished speaking when he saw a streak of white light suddenly appear in the night sky behind Shamari. That was the direction of the training ground!
"Hey, do you want me to be quiet? That's too hard, unless a superhuman takes me for a lap in the sky, that would be really cool~~"
Shamari continued chattering, completely ignoring Granger's stunned expression.
"Shut up! Follow me! There's a situation over there!"
Granger suddenly shouted loudly, then quickly rushed past the other person and ran towards the direction of the white light.
"Hey, what's wrong with you?"
Shamari was confused until his gaze shifted along with Granger's. He just happened to see the streak of white light disappear in the sky, and his dark complexion immediately changed greatly: "What was that? Oh no, wait for me!"
At the same time, sentries patrolling or standing guard at several other locations also saw the suddenly blooming radiance. They all raised their guns and converged there, simultaneously using their wireless communication devices to contact nearby sentries and their superiors.
Not long after, Granger and Shamari's group were the first to arrive at the edge of the training ground. At this moment, they had even put on their night vision goggles, and everything in their eyes was eerie green, but luckily, the line of sight within fifty meters was clear enough.
Only...
"Did you see anything, Shamari?"
"No, nothing at all. But I did see other teams. Hey, Hex is there, that bastard broke my heart!"
Granger forcibly endured the noisy chattering beside his ear, raised the M16A4 automatic rifle in his hand, and stepped into the training ground step by step, while carefully scanned every corner of the area.
The patrolling sentries from other directions were also like this. They walked about twenty to thirty meters and then stopped, because there really was nothing at all! If they walked any further, everyone would be face to face, and it would be better to use walkie-talkies for communication.
"So who can tell me where that white light came from?"
"Indeed, you also saw the white light. I thought it was an illusion."
"What now?"
"Who knows, let the higher-ups have a headache about it."
The sentries were chatting back and forth in the channel, quite lively. Mainly because the situation didn't seem dangerous, plus it was a rare new thing, so everyone was in high spirits. Some even joked and speculated that it might have been a UFO that appeared and then disappeared.
Not long after, everyone dispersed one after another and returned to their respective positions to perform standing guard or patrol missions. Only the Security Department, which had received the report, was still researching the first-person view footage transmitted by the sentries.
However, they couldn't figure out what it was either. The training ground was clearly completely empty, so why did a white light suddenly appear and last for about five to six seconds? This was truly a suspenseful incident! Could it really be that a UFO visited and then disappeared?
Meanwhile, at the training ground next to the residential area.
Anma Yun Hai and the other four ninja, who were inside the illusion, only started gasping for air after the figures of the sentries disappeared from their line of sight. At the same time, they moved their bodies and turned to look at the circular space gate, estimated to be over twenty meters high and about ten meters wide, with its edge flashing with white light.
Through this 'gate', they could clearly see Hiraga Saito, Louise, as well as Yamanaka Inoichi, Yuhi Shinkuren, and others on the other side.
"That was close. Luckily you reacted in time, otherwise we wouldn't have needed to bother with infiltration and reconnaissance..." Yamanaka Inoichi looked at Anma Yun Hai and shook his head with a bitter smile, still feeling lingering fear.
A direct assault wouldn't be much trouble for the World Government, or rather, for Shiki. At most, the conquest process would become very rough. But for the Sea Ninja Village, it would be considered a mission failure. This was their first mission after joining, and no one wanted to make a fool of themselves like this.
"I also didn't expect this 'gate' to become so big. No wonder it's called 'Halkeginia Gate'. So in this place, I basically don't need to consume too much magic power, I just need to be responsible for opening it. As for where the magic power to maintain the 'gate' comes from, I'm not clear..." Louise explained somewhat panicked, worried that these people would blame her.
"We know this. We received relevant intelligence before departing. It is said that there is something called a 'Spirit Stone' underground in the mountain range over there. The Elf Race also calls it the 'Great Will'."
"It is the magic power it emits that transforms certain minerals in various places in the world into 'Wind Stone', causing the underground 'Wind Stone' to increase over time, eventually leading to the earth fracturing and floating into the air." Yamanaka Inoichi briefly introduced the reason for it.
"So Brimir wanted to destroy this place a thousand years ago, it turns out it was to destroy the 'Spirit Stone' and stop the 'Windstone Catastrophe'!" Hiraga Saito suddenly understood, as he thought of the scene in his dream.
"But no matter what, after we go in, this 'gate' must be closed immediately. Our genjutsu cannot exist forever." Yamanaka Inoichi continued, "If communication is needed, we will send someone back to this location. At that time, use your 'Round Mirror' to observe our hand signal or the writing we provide."
This was because the 'Founder's Mirror' could only see a fixed viewpoint, observing the scene of the base on the opposite side. And that Pope of Romalia had watched for a full twenty years, learning a little about the things in the modern world. It could be said he was seeing a leopard through a tube, or sitting in a well and looking at the sky.
It was also because of this that he would have the idea of leading the army to invade, taking advantage of the 'Windstone Catastrophe' before it arrives, to occupy a territory on the other side and rest and recuperate.
Truly, Ignorance is Bliss.
"I understand..." Louise nodded calmly. Things had come to this, and she had no other thoughts; she would just obediently cooperate.
"Mm."
Yamanaka Inoichi nodded.
Then he looked towards Tekka Uchiha, Yuhi Shinkuren, Hayate Gekko, and others.
"Depart!!!"
(End of this chapter)
World Government Official Number No.0007.
Code Name 'Nuclear World'.
This is the East Coast of Japan, where Yokosuka Port First District is located.
As this is one of the Lighthouse Country Navy's largest and best port bases in Japan, Japan has designated it a military restricted area, prohibiting general ships from entering.
The time is 3:21 AM on July 3rd, 2002.
This navy base, covering an area of approximately 2.3 million square meters, had long become quiet and still as most personnel were deep in sleep.
Only the intermittent chirping of insects still softly sang under the vast expanse of stars, occasionally accompanied by the sound of sea waves hitting the shore.
Even the sentries stationed at various points seemed lazy and casual. They were just standing in place while on guard duty. After all, it was a peaceful era now; no one would be on high alert for anything.
"Phew, luckily I'm on night duty. I really don't want to faint from the heat like that guy West. How embarrassing!"
A cool sea breeze blew over. Shamari, holding his newly equipped M16A4 automatic rifle with both hands, immediately showed a happy smile on his dark face, complaining non-stop about the matter from the daytime.
At this moment, he was walking down the street in the residential area with the comrade in front of him, performing the tedious and boring patrol mission.
Honestly, it was meaningless, very boring. Shamari felt this kind of patrol was purely a waste of time. This was Japan, who would trespass into their Lighthouse Country's military base?
But for the monthly salary of over two thousand and various subsidies, he could only obey orders. When it was his turn, he would put on the full set of equipment and walk a few laps according to the designated route.
"Oh, Shamari, can your mouth take a break? It's hard to imagine you're actually this talkative. No wonder Hex said he never wanted to team up with you again!"
Just then, Granger, who had been enduring in front, suddenly stopped and turned around to complain.
"What?!"
"Hex actually said that about me? I thought we were already friends!"
Shamari was instantly astonished. He remembered the other party had called him "Brother" that day, but immediately rage surged in his heart.
"I definitely have to talk to Hex when I get back. I told him everything from my grandmother to my childhood anecdotes, how could he be like this?"
...
Granger, who was fair-skinned, twitched the corner of his mouth. He finally understood Hex's mood at that time.
"Anyway, I hope you can keep... Hmm?"
Granger hadn't finished speaking when he saw a streak of white light suddenly appear in the night sky behind Shamari. That was the direction of the training ground!
"Hey, do you want me to be quiet? That's too hard, unless a superhuman takes me for a lap in the sky, that would be really cool~~"
Shamari continued chattering, completely ignoring Granger's stunned expression.
"Shut up! Follow me! There's a situation over there!"
Granger suddenly shouted loudly, then quickly rushed past the other person and ran towards the direction of the white light.
"Hey, what's wrong with you?"
Shamari was confused until his gaze shifted along with Granger's. He just happened to see the streak of white light disappear in the sky, and his dark complexion immediately changed greatly: "What was that? Oh no, wait for me!"
At the same time, sentries patrolling or standing guard at several other locations also saw the suddenly blooming radiance. They all raised their guns and converged there, simultaneously using their wireless communication devices to contact nearby sentries and their superiors.
Not long after, Granger and Shamari's group were the first to arrive at the edge of the training ground. At this moment, they had even put on their night vision goggles, and everything in their eyes was eerie green, but luckily, the line of sight within fifty meters was clear enough.
Only...
"Did you see anything, Shamari?"
"No, nothing at all. But I did see other teams. Hey, Hex is there, that bastard broke my heart!"
Granger forcibly endured the noisy chattering beside his ear, raised the M16A4 automatic rifle in his hand, and stepped into the training ground step by step, while carefully scanned every corner of the area.
The patrolling sentries from other directions were also like this. They walked about twenty to thirty meters and then stopped, because there really was nothing at all! If they walked any further, everyone would be face to face, and it would be better to use walkie-talkies for communication.
"So who can tell me where that white light came from?"
"Indeed, you also saw the white light. I thought it was an illusion."
"What now?"
"Who knows, let the higher-ups have a headache about it."
The sentries were chatting back and forth in the channel, quite lively. Mainly because the situation didn't seem dangerous, plus it was a rare new thing, so everyone was in high spirits. Some even joked and speculated that it might have been a UFO that appeared and then disappeared.
Not long after, everyone dispersed one after another and returned to their respective positions to perform standing guard or patrol missions. Only the Security Department, which had received the report, was still researching the first-person view footage transmitted by the sentries.
However, they couldn't figure out what it was either. The training ground was clearly completely empty, so why did a white light suddenly appear and last for about five to six seconds? This was truly a suspenseful incident! Could it really be that a UFO visited and then disappeared?
Meanwhile, at the training ground next to the residential area.
Anma Yun Hai and the other four ninja, who were inside the illusion, only started gasping for air after the figures of the sentries disappeared from their line of sight. At the same time, they moved their bodies and turned to look at the circular space gate, estimated to be over twenty meters high and about ten meters wide, with its edge flashing with white light.
Through this 'gate', they could clearly see Hiraga Saito, Louise, as well as Yamanaka Inoichi, Yuhi Shinkuren, and others on the other side.
"That was close. Luckily you reacted in time, otherwise we wouldn't have needed to bother with infiltration and reconnaissance..." Yamanaka Inoichi looked at Anma Yun Hai and shook his head with a bitter smile, still feeling lingering fear.
A direct assault wouldn't be much trouble for the World Government, or rather, for Shiki. At most, the conquest process would become very rough. But for the Sea Ninja Village, it would be considered a mission failure. This was their first mission after joining, and no one wanted to make a fool of themselves like this.
"I also didn't expect this 'gate' to become so big. No wonder it's called 'Halkeginia Gate'. So in this place, I basically don't need to consume too much magic power, I just need to be responsible for opening it. As for where the magic power to maintain the 'gate' comes from, I'm not clear..." Louise explained somewhat panicked, worried that these people would blame her.
"We know this. We received relevant intelligence before departing. It is said that there is something called a 'Spirit Stone' underground in the mountain range over there. The Elf Race also calls it the 'Great Will'."
"It is the magic power it emits that transforms certain minerals in various places in the world into 'Wind Stone', causing the underground 'Wind Stone' to increase over time, eventually leading to the earth fracturing and floating into the air." Yamanaka Inoichi briefly introduced the reason for it.
"So Brimir wanted to destroy this place a thousand years ago, it turns out it was to destroy the 'Spirit Stone' and stop the 'Windstone Catastrophe'!" Hiraga Saito suddenly understood, as he thought of the scene in his dream.
"But no matter what, after we go in, this 'gate' must be closed immediately. Our genjutsu cannot exist forever." Yamanaka Inoichi continued, "If communication is needed, we will send someone back to this location. At that time, use your 'Round Mirror' to observe our hand signal or the writing we provide."
This was because the 'Founder's Mirror' could only see a fixed viewpoint, observing the scene of the base on the opposite side. And that Pope of Romalia had watched for a full twenty years, learning a little about the things in the modern world. It could be said he was seeing a leopard through a tube, or sitting in a well and looking at the sky.
It was also because of this that he would have the idea of leading the army to invade, taking advantage of the 'Windstone Catastrophe' before it arrives, to occupy a territory on the other side and rest and recuperate.
Truly, Ignorance is Bliss.
"I understand..." Louise nodded calmly. Things had come to this, and she had no other thoughts; she would just obediently cooperate.
"Mm."
Yamanaka Inoichi nodded.
Then he looked towards Tekka Uchiha, Yuhi Shinkuren, Hayate Gekko, and others.
"Depart!!!"
(End of this chapter)
