The blazing white flames at the rear of the hyperspace engine gradually subsided. The Empire's fleet finally approached the planet that Renault had marked for us. Just as he had described, there was a dying sun here. Its light had yet to dim, but that was only the final radiance of its nuclear fuel that was about to run out. Based on our observations, the core of this star, which was releasing light and heat in an unstable manner, was filled with high-temperature liquid iron. The amount of iron was so shocking that it had almost reached the limit of a star's tolerance. In just a few hundred years, the nuclear fuel, hydrogen, and helium contained in it would be completely depleted. After a series of reactions, they would all turn into this metallic element that could not release any nuclear energy. By then, the entire star would lose its internal power and collapse. Finally, due to the rapidly increasing internal pressure and temperature, it would explode into a red giant, and the small star system would also turn into ashes and return to its mother's womb.
Theoretically speaking, I wasn't being vulgar at all. There were only three planets, which was even fewer than the famously poor solar system. Its first and second planets were too close to the sun, and the surface temperature was often hundreds of degrees. My sister believed that such direct sunlight would severely damage her skin, so they were thrown out of our consideration. Moreover, the planetary earthquake that occurred every thirty seconds did not quite meet the ISO9001 building standards (if such a thing existed). Renault didn't lie to us about this.
Even though the purplish-black planet didn't look very pretty.
We had now arrived at the bridge of the flagship. The huge holographic projection here looked much more exciting than the star map in the combat lab.
"My child's father, I have found some signs of life on the surface of the target planet."
Just as I was about to order the fleet to dock in orbit, the sound of a Bubble suddenly echoed on the bridge, and I almost fell off the bridge.
Renault, who had been standing next to me as a passerby, turned his head curiously. His unshaven face still carried the lingering effects of alcohol. "I might have heard wrong, but … was that your wife just now? What a strange way of speaking … "
Before I could reply, the Bubble had already taken over the holographic projection under the bridge. The image of a little girl floating in a crystal prism appeared before us. Behind the little girl were several identical crystal prism. There was a loli in each of them, blinking innocently at us.
"Hello, human, I am the core computer here," Bubble's voice echoed. "Also, if you have any doubts about the relationship between me and my family, I will throw you into the reactor."
I patted Renault's shoulder, who had a horrified expression on his face, and comforted him in a low voice, "Don't think too much. She's definitely serious."
After successfully making Renault's expression even more horrified, I raised my head and asked the child's mother, who had already been enlarged to a height of seven meters, "Vital signs? What is it? "
It was said that the universe was desolate. Human scientists hadn't been able to find any other life forms in space after so long. So, they had all gathered in this galaxy?
"Zergs." As the Bubble's voice trailed off, the holographic projection zoomed in and revealed the scene on the surface of the planet. As expected, disgusting bugs and their wriggling organs-like 'buildings' were everywhere. "They have covered almost two-thirds of the planet. The sticky insect moss has caused the entire planet's surface to appear purplish black. It is best to clear these things before we land. Fortunately, those are low-level bugs. Conventional genocide weapons can kill them."
Before we could react, Renault had already taken a deep breath. He clenched his fists so hard that his knuckles made cracking sounds.
"Why would these bugs appear here?" The uncle who had dealt with the Zergs for half his life spoke in a serious tone. "There aren't many resources on this planet. It is not worth occupying at all."
"The other party might have arrived by chance." Bubbles kept switching the images on the holographic projection to show me those disgusting fellows from different angles. "The swarm of Zergs covering this planet are basically low-level units with only one Cerebrate leading them. The celestial incendiary bomb can instantly destroy all the low-level Zergs and the Cerebrate won't be able to resist after it explodes."
"Prepare EOP-03." Sandora made a decision without much thought. "There is no need to formulate any tactics against such a target."
Just as we pushed the deadly celestial incendiary bomb into the launch platform and was about to ignite it, an alarm suddenly rang throughout the bridge. The robotic female voice continuously broadcasted, "Warning! Warning! Abnormal gravitational burst detected. An unknown unit is about to pass through hyperspace jump. An unknown unit is about to pass through hyperspace jump! The identity of the other party is unknown. This is the best time to intercept them. "
Pandora, who had been silently playing a doll by the side for a long time, immediately came back to life. She rushed over to grab my arm and shook it. "Brother, if we suddenly activate the gravitational trap now, we will definitely be able to bury them in the out-of-control space storm!"
Can you not use this childish attitude of a spoiled little sister to say such chilling words?
I decisively stopped the Admiral of the Empire from intercepting us. I led tens of thousands of warships to watch as another fleet of a much smaller scale jumped out not far from us.
It was a group of spaceships that had a completely different style from human spaceships, and it was impossible for them to be similar to the Schilling spaceship. They all had a streamlined overall design, with halos of energy shields running along their hulls. Crystal functional structures could be seen everywhere, which was a little similar to our spaceships. At first impression, these new spaceships were far more advanced than Renault's fleet. At the very least, the energy shields that could sweep across the entire hull were not something that Renault's Huberian's heavy armor could compare to.
The size of the new fleet was not large. Excluding the drones that flew up and down the mothership like moths, there were only about a hundred warships that could be considered large. The leading ship was an extraordinarily large spaceship that looked like a combination of several oval capsules. Of course, the size here was compared to Renault's Huberian. A warship that was more than ten kilometers long would be considered astonishing by humans, but compared to the Admiral of the Empire that was hundreds of kilometers long, it was only at the level of a frigate.
"Protoss?" Renault muttered to himself in surprise. "They actually appeared here. It seems that as long as the insectoids appear, the Protoss will move easily. These two races have not appeared in this sector for a few years."
"Detected an energy form that is similar to psionic energy. Analyzing target energy sample …"
Just as Shallow Shallow and I were discussing the aesthetics of the enemy's spaceship, the Admiral of the Empire's automatic radar suddenly issued such a notification, causing the entire bridge to go silent.
Everyone, including the restless Visca and the ever-calm Sandora, were stunned.
"May I ask … Did something happen?"
Renault naturally did not know the reason for our sudden silence. He only felt that the atmosphere around him had suddenly become strange. Everyone around him was someone who could dismantle a Gundam with their bare hands. At that moment, the powerful force field that we had inadvertently revealed made him instinctively feel danger.
Even Tychus, who had been acting sloppily and looking around with a cigar in his mouth that could never be lit, couldn't help but touch his forehead. There were glistening beads of sweat on his forehead.
"Child's father, the enemy has sent a contact request. Do you accept?"
Bubble's voice broke the tense atmosphere on the bridge. Even though she was equally shocked, Schilling's pure logic allowed her to continue her work instinctively.
In other words, something as tearful as "child's father" had become one of her instincts as well?
While instructing the relevant personnel to start scanning the enemy's spaceship for energy forms, I tidied up my clothes and the expression on my face. Then, I got Bubble to connect to a universal frequency.
An ET … cough cough, a Proteus appeared on the holographic projection in front of us. The alien's unique appearance inevitably piqued the curiosity of Qian Qian, Qian Qian, and a few other native species of Earth. It had slightly rough blue skin, a tall body, and a pair of eyes that shone with blue and white light. Compared to the "faceless people" that Blizzard had fabricated, the real Proteus was obviously much more beautiful. At the very least, other than the overall elongated face and the antennae on its chin, this alien's facial features were more or less similar to that of a human.
I really wanted to see the Draenei from World of Warcraft — that was my final conclusion.
This should be a male … Err, probably a male.
"A human?"
After seeing my appearance, the Proteus commander made a doubtful sound. "But it is impossible for a human to have such a fleet."
How should I reply to that?
I shrugged. "Actually, I am quite surprised to find a race that looks so similar to us in this Star Zone — we are from the Xiling Empire."
The Proteus commander had a surprised expression on his face. It was obvious that he had never heard of such a race in this Star Zone (this is really tear-inducing …). But very quickly, he regained his composure and nodded at me in greeting. "I am glad to be able to meet a fellow traveler in the vast universe. I am the commander from Aiur, Du Han."
The other party greeted me very politely and identified himself according to the convention of the galaxy. He didn't give off the feeling of superiority that the Proteus "Protoss" had in mind. Of course, it could also be that he was facing a huge starship that was as long as his entire fleet with a single arm. Furthermore, no matter where he scanned, there would be a high energy reaction. Thus, he couldn't be arrogant anymore.
I nodded at the other party with a faint smile. "I am glad to be able to meet a fellow traveler in the vast universe. Commander Du Han, I am the emperor of the Xiling Empire from another Star Zone, Chen Jun. I am here to cleanse this place of the dangerous Zerg."
"You are here for the Zerg?"
Delaney … Cough cough, the expression on the Proteus commander Du Han's face changed. It was a pity that I could still understand simple expressions, but in my eyes, such complicated muscle movements were just like a bunch of tentacles dancing a waltz.
I nodded to the side to indicate that the Star Body Incendiary Bomb was ready to be fired. I smiled at Du Han and said, "According to the native friend beside me, your goal seems to be to eliminate the Zerg race on this planet. However, you can save your ammunition now — — release the EOP-03."
Following my command, the Star Bomb, which had been in firing mode for a long time, immediately released its safety lock. At the bottom of the gigantic Cross Star Ship, a 2-kilometer wide door opened up, revealing a rectangular ejection tunnel. A ball of bright light shone in the tunnel, finally condensing into a semi-solid mutated bomb. Then, under the effect of the force field accelerator, it turned into a silver current that charged into the thick and turbid atmosphere below.
EOP-03, one of the endless weapons created by the Schilling people. This kind of special "bomb" that was specially used to carry out genocide wasn't material in structure. Instead, it used a mutated psionic crystal as its core and used a series of stabilizing force fields to bind the enormous psionic energy released from the crystal into a semi-solid state. At the same time, it added a series of calcium, iron, zinc, tin vitamins that were beneficial to the planet's health … Alright, to be honest, I didn't know what those things were either. In any case, after this bomb was released from its safety lock, it would produce a violent energy release once it came into contact with a sufficient amount of material. The portion of the psionic energy that was close to the Abyss energy would produce a chain reaction, assimilating and activating the entire planet's crust, causing these things to produce pure heat. The instantaneous release of heat and strong radiation would often be enough to kill all living beings on the planet. Furthermore, this heat would disappear as quickly as it came. Its "deflagration" effect would only last for less than an hour. Other than completely melting the crust, it wouldn't affect the stability of the planet too much.
It was truly an excellent weapon for killing people, stealing food, and stealing territory. Although the EOP-03's cost was quite high, at the very least it would leave us an intact colony planet. It would be far more cost-effective than the star-sniping cannons that would instantly disassemble an entire planet into atoms.
The activated star-burning bomb left a dazzling trail of light behind it as it viciously smashed into the surface of the planet. For the first two seconds, there was no reaction at all. But right after that, an unprecedented flash blinded every pair of Khorium Ore dog eyes.
A series of gray shockwaves rapidly spread out, blowing away the planet's atmosphere and wrinkling its sturdy crust. These things began to burn as they floated in the air, causing the next few shockwaves to be dyed in an even more blinding red. These shockwaves traveled at dozens of times the speed of sound, and the even more lethal psionic radiation swept across the surface of the planet at sub-light speed. In just a few short minutes, the entire nameless planet had been transformed into a sea of flames.
Red, scorching, just like a second sun. The effects of this light were ridiculously powerful.
"The child's father, it's done."
Bubble's voice interrupted my admiration. Without batting an eyelid, I vibrated my stiff facial features at a speed of thirty times per second to relax my temporarily frozen poker face. Then, I patted Reynolds, who had turned into a wooden statue. "Hey, wake up. It's done."
Reynolds quivered as though he had seen a ghost. Then, his eyes finally shifted from the nameless planet that had turned into a sea of flames to my face.
"Bubble, release the Schilling Main Unit." I simply checked the energy residue of the planet that I had scanned. "Also, send two high-level apostles to lead the elite troops to protect the Main Unit. Also, get rid of the Brain Worm that has such strong vitality that it can soak in a hot spring in magma. Who's willing to go down?"
Just as I finished speaking, I felt a gust of wind blow past me. When I turned around, the two little fellows, Pandora and Visca, who had been stifled to death, had disappeared.
Have you really been stifled to this extent?
"Your Majesty of the Schilling people, since the Zergs on this planet have been purified by the flames, I think it's time for me to leave."
When the heavy assault ship carrying three Schilling Main Units left the landing platform of the "Admiral of the Empire" under the personal escort of Pandora and Visca, and entered the atmosphere of the nameless planet, the commander of the Proteus finally expressed his intention to leave.
Sure enough, just like what I remembered, the people of Proteus had an indifferent and bystander attitude towards life outside of their own race. It wasn't that they were arrogant, but they were naturally insensitive. They rarely cared about anything other than their own beliefs.
"Of course, I'm sorry to have made you come here for nothing. I hope we will have the opportunity to meet again in the future. May victory and freedom always be with you."
Following my words, the gigantic Empire's fleet symbolically retreated by half a kilometer. This distance was negligible compared to the combat radius of the space battleships. However, it allowed Duhan, who was already tense, to immediately relax. Then, the Proteus fleet, who had finished their act, disappeared from our sight.
The efficiency of the Schilling Main Units was astonishing. In just a few hours, three bright silver spots had gradually formed on the surface of the planet where the magma was raging, and they were still expanding rapidly. Compared to building a complex military base, the speed of using nanomachines to shape the alloy ground was simply outrageous.
On the crimson star of flames, the silver spots spread at an astonishing speed, like a rapidly worsening psoriasis … uh, anyway, that's what it meant. The entire planet seemed to be infected by something, and it was gradually being covered with a layer of armor.
"The Empire fleet is preparing to land. The flagship has issued a navigation command."
The voice of the Bubble was mixed with the synthesized electronic female voice. A portion of the pre-set landing battleships, including the huge "Admiral of the Empire", slowly separated from the formation and landed on the ground.
"Oh, I swear, when those 'Protoss' left, their calves must be cramping."
Seeing the silver alloy ground rapidly expanding in his field of vision, Tychus let out such a sigh to cover up the fact that his calves were cramping.
Reynold glanced sideways at his old friend and did not comment on what he said. Then, he continued to observe the alloy surface that was' growing 'rapidly on the ground with a somewhat curious expression. This kind of construction method was obviously different from any of the three major races in this Sector. Even if he was not a scientist, his curiosity was fully aroused.
The "Admiral of the Empire" finally landed on the largest of the three silver spots. When we landed, this piece of land had already expanded into a metal body that was a thousand kilometers long on one side. Not only was it ridiculously sturdy, it also isolated the crust that was still in a half-melted state below. Following the rapid expansion of the metal surface was a huge energy shield, which perfectly simulated the ecological environment on Earth. Even though my body had been strengthened to the point where I could travel in space with my physical body, I still did not like to do aerobic exercise in a toxic atmosphere that was as high as 300 degrees Celsius and filled with steam from rocks.
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