As a moon of a gas giant twice the size of Jupiter, Pandora's night sky contains more than one moon.
Countless plants, flowers, and even other organisms that can emit their own light exist on the ground.
Looking around, Pandora seems to consist only of rainforests and grasslands with a tropical climate, with no deserts or barren soil in sight.
Putting aside other factors, this place is indeed more fantastical and magnificent than Earth.
But somewhere deep in the rainforest, a raging fire is burning.
Zooming in, one could see a towering tree that should have been a thousand meters tall, now lying askew on the ground, its roots and nearby plants being continuously scorched by the flames.
It appears to be the result of a low-to medium intensity bombing, hence the state of ruins.
Moving about ten kilometers to the north, one can see from above that there is also a giant tree about 100 meters tall.
Unlike the towering tree that was burned down, this tree was completely devoid of greenery. Its branches and twigs resembled those of a willow tree on Earth, only a glowing version.
The willow branches hanging down to the ground emitted a bright pinkish-purple light, quite different from the branches and roots of other plants, their material was more like optical fiber or cable.
Beneath this unusual giant tree, hundreds of humanoid creatures have gathered.
It has come into focus again.
These hundreds of humanoid creatures can be observed, they are slender and range in height from 2.8 to 3.2 meters, with some individuals even taller.
Its ears are pointed and thin, but it is not as beautiful as the elves in human fantasy. Instead, it has four fingers, its skin is bluish with dark blue markings, and its hairstyle is like dreadlocks. Its facial features and appearances were similar to cats.
These blue-skinned humanoid beings are the Na'vi, the intelligent life forms of Pandora.
The Na'vi remained silent, their expressions serious, their gazes fixed on a row of leaders at the base of the giant tree.
One of the leaders had five fingers and pupils remarkably similar to those of a human. Suddenly, the Na'vi leader spoke
"Although I am Shadow Tamer, I will never forget that you are all my brothers and sisters! So let's act now! Follow me!"
This guy was speaking a human language, and while he was speaking, a Na'vi next to him was helping to translate.
"The other day, those sky people burned down our homeland! But tomorrow, we will tell those sky people that they can never do whatever they want! Ah!!!"
By the end, the guy had raised his voice to its highest point.
"Woo! Woo!"
"oh oh!"
This passionate speech immediately resonated with all the Na'vi, who raised their hands and shouted, venting their frustrations.
However, none of them noticed that a drone high in the sky, which could not be directly observed with the naked eye, filmed everything.
here. Not only are there drones that can hide, but also two invisible people one kilometer south of the current location, looking around, it was impossible to see where anyone was.
But on the top of a giant tree, which is located at a higher elevation and is also the most lush, are two scouts equipped with special combat suits and mechanical exoskeletons.
If they actively deactivate the invisibility effect provided by their combat uniforms, they can be identified as belonging to Atlas by the red 'A' shoulder insignia.
The so called invisibility is actually optical camouflage that achieves the effect of invisibility by mimicking the surrounding environment.
at the same time.
The terrain, a hundred kilometers away, was higher than the area where the Na'vi lived.
At the same time, the trees here are about 100 meters tall on average, making it impossible to observe the ground below from the air, let alone spy on ground dynamics. Only by using military satellites in low Earth orbit can heat sources on the ground be detected.
However, isn't this place a bit too... square?
From a distance, it looks much like its surroundings, but upon closer inspection, it becomes apparent that it has sharp edges and corners, clearly indicating that it is not a natural formation but a man-made product.
Beneath this square grove of trees, there is no longer any natural scenery.
What should have been an area with dense tree trunks and abundant vegetation has now been replaced by clean, flat roads and numerous buildings.
Even at the easternmost edge of this area, there is an 800-meter-long airport runway, making it resemble a medium-sized military base.
In the very center is the 14x14 meter spatial gate, which also represents Sui Yang and Atlas Corporation.
In fact, a full forty days have passed since the portal opened.
The timeline of the main universe also changed from July 23, 1994 to September 1, 1994, while the timeline of the second universe is the same month and day, but in the year 2154.
In the past forty days, Atlas Engineering Department first set up optical camouflage tarpaulins to cover the entire area, as well as measures to isolate heat sources, in order to avoid detection by RDA satellites deployed in low Earth orbit. Then, it completed the construction of the forward base, which continues to this day.
A hundred meters north of the space gate is a two-story building, which is also the command center of the forward base.
at this time.
Inside the command center.
Dozens of staff members still sit behind their respective control consoles, receiving the latest news through countless display screens, summarizing it, and then uploading it.
The command center is on the second floor, next to the central control console.
Sui Yang, who always seemed to be dressed casually for business purposes, gripped the edge of the center console with both hands to support his upper body, while his gaze was fixed on the 3D holographic map displayed on the center console.
Furthermore, this map, which has been scaled down and reduced in detail, is also marked with dense annotations, such as "1052/Ground/Large number of Hammerhead Thunder Beasts - Death Beasts appear in the east/High risk" and "1101/Air/Large number of Spotted River Beasts harassing air units/High risk".
Meanwhile, numerous holographic screens appeared above the map, several of which were playing footage of the giant tree with fiber optic willow branches and the mobilizing Na'vi from multiple perspectives and angles.
Seeing this, Sui Yang understood that the enemy had completed their first wave of mobilization, increasing their numbers from several hundred to two thousand.
The fiber optic willow tree and the surrounding area are the Na'vi's sacred tree and sanctuary.
As for the guy with five fingers who speaks human language, he is Jake Sully, the Avatar pilot and the male protagonist of the movie.
Jake Sully was chosen by Eva to be the Savior, successfully conquering the Last Shadow, which was more than four times larger than a normal mountain banshee(a bird mount), becoming the Shadow Rider, and inciting all the nearby Na'vi tribes to fight against the RDA.
If left unchecked, their numbers will grow to 20,000 within an Earth week. In order to protect themselves, the RDA will launch an attack on the Na'vi's Tree of Souls and Sanctuary tomorrow morning.
Knowing the timing, Sui Yang planned to have Atlas enter the fray at the opportune moment when the RDA and the Na'vi clashed, in order to maximize their profits.
"Father, forgive my bluntness..."
Standing beside Sui Yang at the center console, Sanguinius stared intently at Jack Sally, his eyes filled with undisguised disgust, and said, "Why does that guy's speech give me such a strong sense of unease?"