There was a considerable 'distance' between the White Void and the borders of the Empire, and the so-called Outer Borders was actually a collective name for the Void Territories that the Empire could send fleets to but did not have the strength to care for at the moment, and the vastness of the Void was evident. Moreover, the speed of large fleets was limited by their sheer size, which was why even with the Empire's Void navigation technology, it took us two full days to reach the destination despite the constant high-speed warping.
The good news was that the Melovans did not seem to be alarmed at all, and the lone colony ship that appeared at their borders and the missing soldiers did not arouse their suspicions. It had to be said that the heavens could not stop them even if they wanted to — on the day the fleet arrived, we began to lock down the entire Melovans' territory.
This was a task that required extreme caution because the other party possessed the technology of the Empire. Furthermore, they had been with the Empire for countless years, so they must have learned many things. That was why Shadora deduced that the Mellowans' Void navigation and observation technology must be very advanced. If the massive fleet that we brought was too active, it was highly likely that the Mellowans would notice any Void information leakage.
According to the information we had at hand, the Melovans' territory was made up of thirteen universes. They were an advanced civilization that transcended universes and possessed Void support technology. Those traitors seemed to be vainly attempting to build a nation as grand as the Empire of old. They had their own servant army, and had these servants, whom they called a 'slave race', support all the work of the Empire — apart from military and culture. Of the thirteen universes in the Merovar Kingdom, six of them did not have much value in our eyes. According to the information revealed by the two captives, those universes seemed to exist purely as slave producers and a small part of the production of special resources. They were poor and backward, and even their garrisons were abnormally poor. In those few universes, the Merovans were few in number, and they basically existed as the supreme rulers and overseers. Apart from them, the rest were the so-called 'inferior races' that served as labor and 'resources'. We first ruled out the idea of going to those universes because it was meaningless. The advisory council estimated that the battle against these worlds would only take an hour or two to end, so they could be placed at the end.
The remaining seven universes were more developed and could be seen as the "inland" regions of the Mellowa Kingdom. Among them, the one that caught our attention was the capital of Mellowa, and the other two universes known as the "Pure Realm". These three worlds seemed to be the center of Mellowa's governance, industry, and military. Sandora first ordered a large number of Empire agents to be sent to these three universes. Then, we randomly chose a planet in the capital universe as our first stop to "investigate the enemy." Of course, this random choice was made by Miss Lin, so it probably had some special meaning … Who knew?
The fleet continued their mission in the Void Realm, while the highest commander of the fleet came to the enemy's planet for sightseeing. I couldn't help but complain about this. Anyway, after the teleportation halo faded, I couldn't help but mutter, "In the end, you just want to bring back some souvenirs …"
Of course, the person I was muttering about was Miss Lin. She was the one who suggested that everyone come down from the very beginning. Although her reason was honorable, it definitely couldn't hide her curious nature.
"If you want to spout nonsense, just go back." Miss Lin had long since become immune to poison. She casually tossed a sentence at me before looking at the scenery in the distance with great interest. "Hmm, it looks like there isn't much deviation from our calculations. We've arrived at a place with few people."
Now, I finally had the time to look around at the scenery around me. The landing location that everyone had chosen was a colonized planet in the Mellowa capital universe. This place was sixteen light years away from the Mellowa's capital star system, so it could be considered a village in the capital city … What kind of metaphor is this … Well, let's just understand it this way. According to the information scanned by the probes, the basic parameters of this planet weren't much different from most advanced ecological planets. The gravity here was slightly higher than Earth's, but the atmosphere was thinner. The composition of the atmosphere was also very different from Earth's. Although it was basically enough to sustain life on Earth, it would probably be very uncomfortable for ordinary Earthlings to live here. Still, this was quite rare. After all, delicate and fragile things like living environments were extremely rare in the universe, and carbon-based planets with support ecosystems like Earth were even rarer. Right now, this planet was a naturally formed planet with life, which was really rare. It was also thanks to the natural environment here that this planet had a rich original ecological structure and highly evolved native life — this was all discovered through the probes before landing. The place where we were now was a rather gentle hilly area, but there were continuous mountains in the distance, so it was roughly the border between hills and mountains. The sky was bright and clear, and there was a very, very faint turquoise color in the clouds. This was a unique landscape caused by the natural volatilization of certain chemicals in the planet's atmosphere that would be decomposed by sunlight. I looked around and saw that the entire area was covered in vegetation. The most common type of vegetation was weeds, but the leaves were slender and fluffy like hair, and they glowed with an indigo luster. These plants were no taller than my ankles, and it was as soft as a carpet when I stepped on it. Sandora casually plucked a blade of grass, and a blue light flashed in her eyes. "This is a completely different life form from Earth, and there are several types of super heavy elements in it. The average radiation of this planet is several times that of Earth's environment. This planet and the entire solar system must have been formed in an environment where heavy elements accumulated after several supernova explosions. "
I wasn't interested in the origin of the planet. I was busy admiring the different scenery of the foreign planet. Although I had seen the wonderful scenery of the foreign planet countless times, this kind of experience of constantly witnessing new wonders of life seemed to never be enough to make me bored. Although the environment of this planet was completely different from Earth's, the scenery didn't give too much of an impact. It was suitable for a vacation or something … Speaking of which, was I a little too relaxed? This seemed to be the enemy's territory, and it was near the f * cking capital …
Shallow Shallow squatted on the ground, and I had no idea what she was studying. At that moment, she suddenly took something out from her pocket, and took out a … a mini Medivh that was ten centimeters tall! She plucked two blades of grass from the ground, swept the soil off them, and fed them to the mini Crow God that was lying on her palm, waiting to be fed. The Crow God held the blade of grass and took two bites, making a crunching sound like it was chewing on plastic. Then, it spat everything out, and waved its little fist at Shallow Shallow in protest.
I was shocked. "… Girl, why do you carry such a small thing around with you?!" Speaking of which, Medivh should have been left behind to look after the house, right? Then what was up with the little crow in Shallow Shallow's pocket?!
"I borrowed it from Little Bird to raise it," she lightly smiled with a simple-minded expression. Picking up the little crow that was still making "pei pei pei" sounds, she rubbed it against her face a few times, "Dingdang is with you every day, I'm very envious …"
A little head popped out from my pocket. "That's why Jingle is the best! Everyone likes Jingle! "
I was shocked again. "… Why did you come along too?! Didn't you hear Icetis say that the Protoss can't interfere in this?! "
Jingle held onto the edge of the pocket and turned to look at me in a very difficult position. "Jingle knows. That's why Jingle will try her best to sleep when Ah Jun is fighting. She definitely won't help …"
"This … How did it end up like this from the beginning …" Sandora was busy checking the environmental parameters of the planet, and now she was looking at Shallow Shallow, me, and a certain three-inch girl. "Do you still have any sense of urgency?"
"Jingle can't sleep on a bed. She can't sleep on a different bed …" The little thing looked at Sandora timidly and muttered.
I took off my jacket without saying a word. Then, the little thing continued, "She can't hang it on a clothes rack either. Jingle can't sleep on a mattress …"
I was speechless. Have you ever seen a mattress on the back of a bed … No! I'm not a f * cking mattress, alright?!
Looking at my frenzied expression, Sandora and Miss Lin sighed at the same time. The latter waved her hand tiredly. "Forget it. You better carry this little thing. Otherwise, she will mess with you for two weeks. Anyway, I reckon that this little thing is just acting cute all the time. "
"So, where are we heading?" I shrugged and placed the little thing on my head. My gaze fell on the mountains in the distance. "We seem to have arrived at a place with a decent environment. This is either a Mellovan with a high awareness of environmental protection, or it is a non-industrial planet. Mm, Sandora, help us scan for any human settlements nearby. "
"Two kilometers to the east, there is a small settlement." Sandora pointed at the foot of the mountains. "The probe has already gone there to investigate the situation. It seems to be a place where Mellovan's vassal races live. I didn't see any pure-blooded Mellovan. But … there is something strange about this planet. I saw many interesting sights. "
"What?" I looked at Sandora curiously.
"Nothing." Sandora smiled mysteriously. "You will know when we get there. The Mellovan … are really boring fellows."
I shrugged my shoulders in confusion. Then, I took the lead and walked in the direction that Sandora had pointed. Two kilometers wasn't too far. The scenery here was pretty good. Walking there could be considered as sightseeing. Shallow Shallow and Lin Xue immediately followed me happily. The two of them had always wanted to have fun when they went out. They had never been serious before. However, it seemed that the two short melons, Pandora and Visca, weren't in high spirits. They had always had a beautiful expectation in their hearts. That was to lead the fleet here and immediately engage in a chaotic battle with the rebel army. Now, it seemed that this beautiful dream would have to be postponed. Speaking of which, I didn't know if the two short melons' war-crazed problem could be cured. Gathering intelligence and early deployment should be common sense in a war, right? Was it because it was a minicomputer, so they didn't install enough thinking circuits when they were born …
Sandora had already scattered the probes across the entire planet. Along the way, she had a strange smile on her face as she analyzed the images sent back by the probes. When I asked her what was going on, she wouldn't tell me. This actually dispelled my intention to throw a few probes out to investigate. How should I put it? Sandora had probably found something interesting. So, I had to maintain this sense of mystery for now. When we reached the settlement, there should be some surprises. Lin Xue really looked like she was out on a sightseeing tour. She took pictures everywhere with her MDT. She even took a picture of herself with the mountains in the background. I leaned over to take a look and saw that she was in the XL- City of Shadows channel. There was a line of words below the picture that she had just posted: I am now in the hinterland of Mellovan. The enemy has not discovered us. This feeling of going deep into the enemy's territory is really exciting … Asking for fans, asking for attention …
I was expressionless. "… Your number of fans has already exceeded the length of the screen. Still asking for fans?"
"You don't understand the fun of playing on Weibo," Lin Xue said firmly. "Speaking of which, Shallow Shallow founded the City of Shadows Weibo channel. Go look for her."
I turned my head speechlessly and found that Shallow Shallow had run to the bushes not far away to pluck leaves. This girl had been doing the same thing all along the way. She was plucking those strange-looking weeds and wildflowers like Shinnō tasting all kinds of herbs. The only difference was that Shinnō was eating them himself, while she was feeding them to the little crow in her arms. Speaking of which, these mini crows that were smaller than Jingle were a bunch of silly fellows with no memory. As long as it was something that Shallow Shallow fed it, the little guy would grab it and stuff it into his mouth. But basically, it would only take two bites before spitting everything out. The plants that grew on this planet were obviously not to the little guy's taste. Shallow Shallow never got tired of it, so the little guy in her arms also spat along the way … Speaking of which, this stubborn and forgetful character was really inherited from her mother. The little crow would not be able to sleep without nesting on the bed …
As for Liliana, who was at the back of the group, this girl did not stop talking along the way. She muttered to everyone and preached her grand plan of using religion to incite all of Melroy's servants. This girl's occupational disease was acting up again. As long as they reached a new world, and the creatures in this new world were smart enough to understand her teachings, then Liliana would fall into a full-blown preaching frenzy. Sometimes, I could not stand her anymore. I really wanted to tie her up on a cross and burn her on a bonfire for two days … It was so annoying.
Just like that, we walked at an unhurried pace. When the sky started to darken, the settlement that Sandora mentioned finally appeared in front of us. It turned out that the settlement was located in a slightly sunken area. It was completely invisible from a distance.
Standing on the high ground at the edge of the settlement, we looked down at the village below. Other than Sandora and Lin Xue, the two who knew everything, everyone else was stunned.
Including Liliana, who had been talking incessantly along the way.
"This … This is a planet ruled by a super civilization that has the ability to colonize the universe …" Liliana was dumbfounded as she looked at the village that was built with rough wood and mud, the primitive tools that could be seen everywhere in the village, and the natives who were dressed as if they had escaped from the medieval era. "I'll believe you if you say that this is a Melroy film base. I'll just treat it as if we're filming a period drama here …"
Shallow Shallow scratched her chin. She had another idea. "Maybe this is a backward mountainous area on this planet? Aren't there primitive tribes on Earth now? "
"No, the entire planet is like that. Ninety-nine percent of the places on this planet that are inhabited by humans look like this." Sandora exhaled. "This is a planet that is maintained at a primitive stage. The highest creations of the natives here are still wooden and wrought iron wheels and human-powered mills … They don't even know that the planet beneath their feet is round."
"But … how is this …" I found the situation before me hard to understand. If this was just a forgotten planet located in a desolate corner of the Melroy universe, then everything would be understandable. Most of the remote forgotten planets had not received the baptism of advanced civilizations. Their primitive development had just left the tribal stage — there were many such planets within the borders of the Empire. It did not mean that as long as the universe was ruled by the Empire, every inhabited planet would definitely be able to punch Ultraman Nandou and kick Namek Kitana. In our database, there were many civilizations that were in the tribal stage, tribal stage or continental conquest stage living in the Empire region. This was a normal phenomenon. But the one before us …
"In the coordinates of the battleships, this planet is clearly marked as a directly administered planet. In other words, the Melroy people directly rule this planet and have established a long-term planetary government here." Miss Lin said with interest. "But look, the natives here seem to be living in the early feudal period. The Melroy people deliberately left this place in this state. What do you think they are trying to do? "
"Let's go down and take a look. Lin Xue's suggestion is right. The Melroy people's way of doing things is really … interesting." Sandora said calmly. She was the first to jump down from the high ground and appeared at the entrance of the village in a flash.
The rest of us followed closely behind. We arrived at the entrance of the small settlement. I was not worried that our sudden actions would cause any commotion. Sandora's hair was shimmering with a faint golden light. She had already distorted the perception of all sentient beings nearby. What she was showing them now was a disguise based on the subconscious of the affected person. This was a technique that made full use of the other party's imagination to achieve a disguise. It was almost impossible for ordinary races to see through it.
Two or three natives who were carrying tools and walking past the entrance of the village saw us. However, they were not the least bit surprised by the sudden appearance of so many people. In fact, in their eyes, our group was likely to have naturally walked over from afar. They had corrected all the inconsistencies in their eyes through their imagination.
A male villager in his forties or fifties, with a dark face and wearing a brown coarse coat, said something to his companion and carried a tool in his hand (perhaps some kind of farming tool? He carried a tool (perhaps some kind of farming tool? Although it looked like a wooden stick with an iron hook) in front of us and said kindly, "Are you travelers? It's getting late. Are you here to spend the night in the village? "
Before we could say anything, the villager nodded. "Oh, I see. No problem. I will go and inform the village chief."
The villager turned and walked away. Sandora shrugged at us. "Do whatever you want. Our actions will always be reasonable in the eyes of the other party."
… That was why I always said that Sandora's ability was a bug that could not be turned around when facing a slightly weaker enemy!
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