Starting as a Wallfacer, his defection to the Three-Body Problem shocked the world.

"This……"

Mu Yi stared at the paper, instinctively wanting to refute the ineffectiveness of such verbal orders, but then he thought again that at this moment, the entire mechanical Earth was shrouded in this white light, and among those who were isolated outside, only Lu Sheng could command the entire army.

If the order was truly wrong, wouldn't Lu Sheng be the current supreme commander? In other words, regardless of whether the order was true or false, since it was Lu Sheng who made the decision, these people had no right to object.

"However... Commander Lu, I can understand being ordered to hold the line, but what's the meaning of not allowing us to return? Does it mean that returning to our own territory is a crime?"

Lu Sheng didn't say anything, but just sighed.

"It's not that we don't want you to go back, but nobody knows if you'll be able to come out again after you go back."

Upon hearing this, everyone present felt a chill run down their spines.

Of those who could stay here, how many were slow to get the news? Some rumors had already spread from the rear, saying that the Starry AI had appeared on Planet Revelation III, and the Producers forbade anyone to enter Revelation III and sealed off the area.

As for the officials who escaped, those who were guilty were executed on the spot upon returning to the capital planet, while those who were innocent were temporarily isolated. As a result, many people are still not clear about what exactly happened on Revelation III.

Mu Yi took a deep breath; he roughly understood the difficulties the person in front of him was currently facing.

The military and political affairs of Mechanical Earth are clearly divided into two parts: military and political. It can be said that Lu Sheng and Fu Ling are the internal and external foundations of Mechanical Earth. However, now that there is trouble inside Mechanical Earth, it is naturally Fu Ling, the minister of network surveillance, who has to deal with it. It seems that the final producers also have this idea.

This forced Lu Sheng and his seven carrier strike groups into a very passive position, even facing the risk of annihilation. It is unclear whether the final producers made this decision because they were too confident in Fu Ling's efficiency, or in Lu Sheng's command ability, or whether the Starry Sky AI resurrection event posed a greater threat to Mechanical Earth than they had all realized, or perhaps all three.

In short, what's done is done, and those of them who have joined the army can only obey orders from above.

In this light, it's hard to say whether Lu Sheng harbored any resentment towards the final producers, but everyone dared to keep these thoughts to themselves; to speak them aloud would be tantamount to treason.

"That's all for now. Summon the heads of the eight carrier fleets; I need to devise a new tactical deployment." Lu Sheng stood up and patted Mu Yi on the shoulder.

The latter nodded slightly and did not dwell on the matter any further.

The main fleet of Mechanical Earth consists of eight aircraft carriers, seven of which are domestically developed by Mechanical Earth, and one is captured.

The captured ship naturally refers to the Royal Avent, which was docked at the Chapel front. It has now been destroyed by Fang Yuan and Lin Xuan, and is the only aircraft carrier destroyed since the establishment of the main fleet of Mechanical Earth.

This dealt a significant psychological blow to the main fleet of the entire mechanical Earth, causing morale to waver somewhat for a period of time. However, this situation only lasted for a short period. To be precise, the destruction of this aircraft carrier did not result in any loss of combat power to the main fleet.

After all, the fact that the Lord Avent was dispatched to the Chapel front as a rear guard carrier already speaks volumes. This carrier was built before it officially advanced to a Level 3 civilization, and its core technology is somewhat outdated. Or to put it bluntly, the ship is more for show than for actual combat.

This is why an aircraft carrier, despite its impressive size, often ends up being unable to afford military expenses and can only be converted into a tourist vessel for the wealthy.

The so-called eight aircraft carriers were mostly just to make up an auspicious number. The King Avent was the one that was brought in to make up the number. If Lu Sheng were to actually bring it to the front lines, it probably wouldn't last even ten days.

However, the Space Force still retains a fleet of eight aircraft carriers, which is related to the political situation within the mechanical Earth.

Of the eight main aircraft carriers, excluding the Lord Avent, one of the remaining seven is the Obelisk, built by Enwan Technology, which is the flagship aircraft carrier that Lu Sheng and his companions are currently piloting.

The remaining three were built by Fire Spirit Heavy Industry: the Star Anchor, a strategic support aircraft carrier; the Broken Rainbow, a carrier-based aircraft bomber; and the Ruins, a space warp and transport aircraft carrier. The other three were biological weapon fusion products of Shadow Light Pharmaceuticals: Eternal Night, Eternal Star, and Eternal Dawn.

In other words, of the three giant companies, only Enwan Technology currently has only one aircraft carrier. Although it is the flagship, it is still somewhat unreasonable.

Therefore, the number of carrier strike groups will have to be increased sooner or later in order to achieve a balance among the three parties.

After a long while, Captain Zhang Baitao of the Star Anchor, Captain Yu Shaoqian of the Broken Rainbow, Captain Zhang Shixiang of the Return to the Ruins, and Captain Delk, the chief captain of the Yongye, Yongxing, and Yongchen aircraft carriers, arrived from their respective jurisdictions.

With Mu Yi added to the mix, the six of them were now the de facto leaders of the entire main fleet of the Mechanical Earth.

Mu Yi briefly explained the situation to the group. To prevent anyone from suspecting anything, Lu Sheng directly showed them the records of his private conversation with Fu Ling and Lu Sheng after returning to the capital planet.

"Now that things have developed to this point, we, the space force soldiers, have no choice but to fight to the death to serve our country. Only then can we live up to the cultivation that the Endermen have given us. Otherwise, the situation inside Mechanical Earth is still unclear. If the Endermen's plans fail because of any one of us, we will truly be held responsible."

Mu Yi glanced at Lu Sheng, who clearly meant the same thing. However, as the current commander of the fleet, he couldn't say anything too harsh. The more agitated people were, the more Lu Sheng had to stabilize the situation. Therefore, the role of the villain naturally fell to him.

"No problem at all!"

After a short silence, it was Delk who was the first to stand up and express his opinion. As the commander-in-chief of the three aircraft carriers, his attitude represented, in a sense, the attitude of Shadowlight Pharmaceuticals.

As one of the three giants, Yingguang Pharmaceutical has a rather limited presence. In recent years, its status has even shown signs of being kicked out of the three giants. The main reason for this is that in recent years, the cooperation between Mechanical Earth and Gene Earth has become increasingly close, and a lot of biopharmaceutical technology has been acquired.

After all, war is war, but business still needs to be done. This can be seen as a way of indirectly weakening the importance of Shadowlight Pharmaceuticals on Mechanical Earth.

If this continues, it's only a matter of time before they're kicked out. So, Delk's eagerness to make a statement at this point is actually to let the final producers see that their company has other uses besides providing commercial value to the mechanical Earth.