GBP Chapter 1469 Digging a pit for him to fall into
Chapter 1469 Digging a pit for him to fall into
Xiao Dingshan nodded in satisfaction, then turned to Sophia:
"Doctor, the captain is in your hands now. Make sure... you take good care of him." He emphasized the word "take good care of" very clearly.
Sophia nodded slightly, a hint of understanding and interest flashing in her icy blue eyes: "Understood, Commander. I will arrange a quiet and safe working environment for him to ensure that he can...focus on his research."
Xiao Dingshan stopped looking at the captain, his gaze sweeping over everyone, his voice returning to its cold tone: "Victor!"
“Here!” “Ghost” Victor responded immediately.
"Block the Commander's authority within the fortress, except for the designated area of the Resurrection Center."
This includes, but is not limited to: weapon systems, communication systems, excluding internal basic communications, power core interfaces, starship port access, and advanced data access permissions.
Set the highest level of behavior tracking monitoring!
He left the 'Resurrection Center' area and immediately reported to me, triggering Level 3 alert. Any unauthorized personnel he came into contact with were documented in detail.
"Yes, Commander! Execute the access control and monitoring protocol immediately! Highest level trajectory tracking activated!"
Victor's fingers danced rapidly across the virtual keyboard.
“Claude!” Xiao Dingshan looked at the weapons officer again.
"Here!" Claude straightened his back.
"Select your ten most elite and loyal 'Ripper' pilots to form a special monitoring team. They will take turns guarding the entrance to the Resurrection Center and the routes where the Captain might be active."
"Without my direct order, he is not to approach any sensitive area, not even a step. If he makes any unusual move..." Xiao Dingshan said coldly, "Kill him on the spot, no need to ask for permission!"
"Yes, Commander! Make sure not even a single mechanical fly gets away from him and causes trouble!"
A fierce glint flashed in Claude's eyes, and he immediately began selecting personnel.
This ruthless and meticulous arrangement, like an invisible shackle, instantly locked the captain in place.
Seeing Xiao Dingshan's decisive and efficient methods, the officers' initial feelings of pity were instantly replaced by awe.
Jonk lowered his head completely and said nothing more.
This is the true attitude of having control over the whole situation!
The captain stood there, and his massive metal body seemed to shrink instantly.
Deep within the crimson electronic eye, the nascent flame of hope was extinguished completely, replaced by a deeper resentment and despair.
He felt like a ferocious beast whose teeth and claws had been plucked, locked in a transparent cage, his every move under the close watch of the hunter.
Xiao Dingshan... How ruthless! How ruthless! He didn't even bother with the pretense!
"End of the meeting."
Xiao Dingshan made his final announcement, his gaze sweeping meaningfully over the captain's face, and said with a hint of disdain:
"Captain, go with Dr. Sophia to familiarize yourself with your new position. I hope you can...behave properly and cherish this hard-won new life."
Under the "escort" of two "Ripper" mech warriors assigned by Cloud, whose eyes are as sharp as hawks!
The captain, like a walking corpse, followed the expressionless Dr. Sophia step by step toward the cold, labyrinthine, and massive metal tomb-like "Resurrection Center".
The heavy alloy gate closed slowly behind him with a dull thud, as if severing all ties between him and the past, and with freedom.
On the huge light screen in the combat command center, dozens of monitoring screens were clearly divided, with the core being the real-time images of the Resurrection Center and the commander-in-chief.
He was being assigned by Sophia to clumsily move some heavy, non-core experimental equipment parts, his movements slow and stiff.
Sofia stood to the side, recording data while occasionally offering a few pointers in a cold tone, treating him entirely as a high-level laborer and a living specimen.
His crimson electronic eyes would occasionally lift up and scan the surveillance camera. Deep within those eyes was suppressed humiliation, resentment, and a hint of... a trapped beast's madness.
Xiao Dingshan stood alone in front of the light screen, his hands behind his back, the all-controlling smile on his lips never fading.
"A gentleman takes revenge? It's never too late, even after ten years?"
He whispered to the enormous figure struggling to move on the screen, his voice heavy with sarcasm, in a tone only he could hear.
He muttered to himself, "Captain-Commander, Captain-Commander... do you think I'll give you ten more years? Or even... ten more days?"
"If you're so capable, then don't take the bait..."
...
Meanwhile, in Sofia's work area...
"Have the data cable interfaces for the B-7 sensor array been cleaned?"
"...It's done."
The captain's metallic throat forced out a dry reply...
For him, this kind of work was humiliation... a blatant humiliation...
The crimson electronic eyes swept across the ubiquitous surveillance cameras on the ceiling...
Humiliation churned within his core processor like magma, each contraction and extension of the hydraulic joints feeling like torture.
Siu Ding Shan!
This traitor and spy, whom he once regarded as an ant, has imprisoned him here, reducing him to the lowest of menial laborers after his conquests across the stars!
Just then, a slight buzzing sound came from inside a consciousness uploading device that was in maintenance mode next to them.
Sofia seemed to be drawn to some data, turned around and walked to the control panel, quickly issuing instructions to her smart assistant, temporarily ignoring what was happening here.
This was an extremely ordinary moment.
However, the captain's keen hearing detected a very faint, almost shielded, specific energy fluctuation frequency mixed in with the buzzing sound!
That was a faint feature of an emergency backup communication frequency band that he had personally set up in the core control console of the flagship Abyss Roar years ago!
His electronic eye's pupils suddenly contracted!
An opportunity?! A loophole that Xiao Dingshan has tightly sealed off, but which may exist but is extremely slim?
Sofia is focused on her data; does Victor's surveillance also have blind spots?
Claude's guards stood watch outside the door... but here, right next to this device, there seemed to be a glimmer of hope?
He suppressed his almost bursting excitement and continued cleaning, but his metal fingers inadvertently brushed against an inconspicuous heat dissipation grille on the device's casing.
I felt an extremely subtle vibration and a residual energy sensation at my fingertips.
That’s right! This is it!
An energy dissipation caused by equipment maintenance was so weak as to be almost undetectable, yet it happened to resonate briefly and unstablely with the frequency band he remembered!
This may be because the background noise generated by the high-power equipment in the recovery center interfered with the conventional monitoring equipment, allowing this sliver of light to leak out!
A spark of hope suddenly ignited in the abyss of despair and grew wildly.
Revenge! Escape! Take back everything! These thoughts instantly overwhelmed all fear and reason.
Late at night, deep within the fortress, in Xiao Dingshan's temporary command center.
Victor's holographic image floated on the light screen, with countless data streams rapidly rolling around him.
"Commander, during equipment maintenance in Sector B-7 of the Resurrection Center, the Target Commander detected an abnormal energy contact. The intensity was extremely weak, and the frequency characteristics... are suspected to match a certain encrypted backup channel of his old flagship."
Victor's voice remained calm and even.
Standing before the enormous star map, with his back to the light screen, Xiao Dingshan smiled and said, "Finally, they've taken the bait..."
The fish have finally smelled the bait.
It happened faster than he expected; it seems the trapped beast's survival instinct, or rather, its instinct for revenge, far exceeded his expectations.
“Victor…”
Xiao Dingshan said with a hint of amusement:
"Make some technical adjustments to the monitoring logs of the equipment under maintenance in Zone B-7. Make it appear... less sensitive to short-term weak signals on certain frequency bands, especially when Dr. Sophia is conducting high-intensity data exchanges."
In addition, schedule a routine inspection of the external pipelines of the Resurrection Center tomorrow, so that Claude's men can conveniently divert the two fixed sentry posts outside Zone B-7 for ten minutes.
"Understood, Commander. The surveillance jamming module has been implanted; the signal jamming will experience a slight attenuation under certain conditions."
The sentry relocation plan has been generated and will be executed during the standard maintenance window.
Victor answered Xiao Ce without any questions...
"very good."
Xiao Dingshan turned around, his eyes flashing with a hunter's light, and asked, "What about Dr. Sophia?"
"The doctor said she would fully cooperate. She would ensure the target had enough alone time to access the device and would ignore some irrelevant fluctuations in energy readings."
"tell him!"
Xiao Dingshan nodded and said, "I've given him the opportunity. Now it's up to him to see if he has the guts and the ability to seize this rope that could hang him."
Inside the resurrection center...
Time has become the most agonizing poison.
The captain waited anxiously; every minute and second since being stripped of his power had been agonizing...
Finally, the opportunity came again.
A routine inspection led to a brief adjustment of the perimeter guard, creating a temporary gap outside area B-7.
Dr. Sophia was also called away by an urgent experimental data.
The lights seemed to dim for a moment...
The captain was extremely excited...
It's now!
His massive body burst forth with astonishing speed, yet he moved with extraordinary agility to the side of the device. His metal fingers blurred into afterimages as he precisely pried open a hidden maintenance panel, revealing the complex wiring and energy nodes inside.
He doesn't need to connect to external devices; his fingertips themselves are sophisticated interfaces!
With a deep memory of its flagship system and the potential that emerges under dire circumstances!
He forcibly mixed a weak but condensed stream of consciousness with a specific activation command and injected it into the energy circuit of the device through his fingertips, using that weak resonant frequency as a carrier, like sending a signal with a spider silk in a storm!
The message is extremely brief, yet its encryption level is extremely high:
"Former subordinates, heed my command: Project Spark is activated. Coordinates: Abandoned purification chamber in the lower level of the Resurrection Center. Key: Tear of the Abyss. Timing: When the energy core experiences peak fluctuations three days from now. Objective: Eliminate the traitors and regain control! Proof: I am still fighting!"
After sending the message, he immediately restored the panel, erased all traces, and returned to his original spot to continue cleaning, his movements incredibly fast...
Only the wild roar of the core power source within his chest revealed the turbulent waves within him.
Has the message been sent?
Will it be intercepted?
He didn't know that this was a desperate gamble he was taking!
He could only pray, pray that there were still loyal bodyguards who would remain absolutely devoted to him...
Let us pray that this faint spark can ignite the flames of resistance!
He knew very well that doing nothing would be the real despair...
Inside the command center!
As Xiao Dingshan watched Victor reconstruct and decrypt the information in real time, he couldn't help but chuckle.
This captain is really naive.
Xiao Dingshan felt that his time on this planet had been worthwhile...
That means they've become much more cunning.
Those visitors from outside the region consider themselves intelligent beings.
Their IQs may be high, but they're definitely no match for the cunning of these people...
"Project Spark? Tears of the Abyss? Eliminating Traitors?"
"Hmm...you do know how to name things."
He shook his head, his tone laced with undisguised sarcasm.
“Victor, keep a close watch on all old-timer terminals that may receive this signal, especially… those guys who flashed red during the vote.”
Record their reactions, who they contacted, and what they said without missing a single detail.
Also, investigate the structural diagrams of the abandoned purification chamber to see what kind of burial place our Commander-in-Chief has chosen for himself.”
"Targets have been identified: former Royal Guard Captain Barnes, former Special Infiltration Team Leader Carly, and former Heavy Mech Squadron Lieutenant Gore."
All three terminals detected a high-intensity abnormal data stream surge and subsequently entered encrypted communication mode.
The structural diagram of the abandoned purification chamber has been retrieved. Located beneath the regeneration center, it has a complex structure with an independent energy interface, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack... but also... easy to blockade.
Victor reported directly to Xiao Dingshan...
"very good."
A cold glint flashed in Xiao Dingshan's eyes, and he nodded in satisfaction.
"Set up a stage for them. Have Claude arrange an equipment overhaul near the purification chamber, and accidentally leave some... inconspicuous defensive vulnerabilities."
In addition, the peak energy level will fluctuate three days from now!
Make it...more intense, make it even bigger. I want the Captain-Commander and his spark to be extinguished completely at the climax!
For the next three days, the fortress appeared calm, but undercurrents were surging.
The captain waited agonizingly, enduring Sophia's cold gaze and a mountain of chores...
Just then, he keenly sensed something unusual about the atmosphere.
Claude's guards' patrol routes seem to have been slightly adjusted!
The energy readings at the regeneration center occasionally show unusually high peak fluctuations.
What made his heart race the most was that, during a time when he was moving supplies, he accidentally caught a glimpse of an extremely simple diagram of an abandoned purification chamber area that had been left in a corner of the passage!
The time points for the changing of the guards were even marked on it in very faint handwriting!
Under normal circumstances, he would notice the problem...
But at this moment, he wants to win...
He desperately wanted to win!