"We're going to build a city here!"
That was my declaration of ambition as I stood at the top of the starship after 'Admiral of the Imperium' was stabbed into the ground, forming a huge cross that supported the heavens and the earth.
And so, the entire hundred-kilometer-class starship disintegrated.
The outer shell of the huge cross-shaped starship disintegrated in an instant. It was divided into complex building parts according to a predetermined pattern. Then, it landed on the ground with the help of countless miniature engines attached to it. With the help of thousands of "builders" who were already prepared, the starship began to self-assemble into a large-scale war factory and Empire Dock. Our starship had a large number of military modules to begin with. This freed up the computing power of the Schilling mainframes by more than eighty percent. Now, the only thing they had to consider was how to expand the silver ground around them as quickly as possible. They had to do everything in their power to encircle the land around them in the shortest time possible.
The majestic starship was like a collapsing mountain. With a series of golden flashes and mechanical screeches, it landed on the ground like a rainstorm. Then, it spread out to form a highly developed military city. The Eco-spheres that had been placed on the arms of Admiral of the Empire landed in the center of the city, forming two green independent towns. The deafening roars accompanied the rapid disintegration of Admiral of the Empire. At the same time, the huge city beneath our feet had already begun to take shape.
That was only part of it. The other motherships that had descended with us had also stopped at a predetermined altitude. They began to disassemble themselves in midair, expanding and transforming into various functional buildings. Then, they landed precisely on the empty plot of land that the city had planned for us.
The entire process lasted for less than twenty minutes. A modern tourist … er, city with a radius of three hundred kilometers, a hexagonal star with a reasonable layout and complex structure was "smeared" on the surface of this planet that had just gone through a catastrophe.
In the center of the city, the huge starship that had stood proudly there had completely disappeared. Only a blue crystal tower that was thousands of meters tall with a mysterious halo floated there. Outside the crystal tower, there were hundreds of projection screens that were playing Pandora's recruitment advertisement on a loop.
… That darned girl who was militaristic to the core!
However, compared to these iron-blooded recruitment advertisements, the interlude animation of the King of Fighters was much more infuriating!
You otaku gaming maniac, why did you choose Athena Aramiya, you idiot … Oh no, I spilled the beans.
As the "Admiral of the Empire" disintegrated into its war fortress form, the platform beneath our feet kept descending until it was the silvery-white balcony at the top of the blue crystal tower. From this position, we could clearly see the majestic sight of magma erupting from the distant energy shield.
He tried his best to hypnotize himself for a long time to ignore Leona, who was jumping around on the floating screen twenty meters ahead of him. He tried his best to forget the voice "Ready? go！！” After that, I patted the shoulders of Renault who had turned into a statue. "Alright, now we have a city. If you don't follow me, I'm afraid you'll have to find a way to jump down yourself."
Then, I waved my hand in the air. "Taxi!"
One of the transport airships that was about to fly over to help us almost fell down on the spot.
Renault, who had been woken up by my sudden pat, blinked his eyes. Then, he nudged Tykes, who had dropped his cigar in his collar again. "I say, old friend, I think we've really met a big shot this time."
Tykes's neck was smoking. Fortunately or unfortunately, his cigar had finally been lit this time. He muttered to himself with a dull gaze, "I have a feeling that … those bugs are going to be in big trouble soon … Jimmy, if I were you, I would pledge my loyalty to these big shots right now. This is definitely a great opportunity to earn a fortune …"
Renault shrugged and walked forward. "Once the army has finished reorganizing, we'll immediately leave. Your suggestion sounds good, but I don't think we'll be able to play that game in our lives."
"How is it? This city? "
I asked the bearded uncle next to me as we walked on the wide and clean streets of the city center, looking around proudly.
That's right, this is a bragging post!
The bearded uncle, who reeked of alcohol, was already dazzled by what he saw. He turned a deaf ear to my question and only looked around desperately, trying to find something that he could understand, such as street lights …
This place was no longer the flagship of the "Empire Admiral". Instead, it should be called "General City." Of course, it was impossible for the people walking around this city to be citizens. There were only a large number of fully armed Empire soldiers and agile single-soldier vehicles. Although it was called a military fortress city, there wasn't much of a stifling and rigid atmosphere here. From this point, it could be seen that the Bubble's work had been carried out quite well.
The disassembled flagship and other motherships formed the main body of the City of General Generals. Meanwhile, a certain Xi Ling mainframe in the Xi Ling hive in the center of the city had begun to explore the entire area beyond the silver earth energy shield. They would build countless war factories, allowing Pandora's militaristic dreams to blossom everywhere. This was the first time I had completely indulged in that little brat's crazy war plans.
After knowing that this sector was occupied by the most dangerous Zerg in the world of StarCraft, we were on high alert. Even though we had the absolute advantage in terms of technology and individual strength, the Zerg's numbers were in the hundreds of millions and their physical strength had evolved to the point where they could engage in interstellar warfare. The simplest example would be the planet we were standing on. The Cerebrate was actually able to survive the explosion and psionic radiation of EOP-03. Even though a large part of the reason was that it had mobilized a large number of low-level Zerg at the last moment to form a meat shield for itself, it was undeniable that it didn't listen to Athena's call to transform into a Saint Seiya.
Pandora and Visca personally went to deal with the Cerebrate. This wasn't a difficult task. Firstly, even though it had a certain level of thinking ability and held a high position in the Zerg race, the Cerebrate's combat strength wasn't that great. Secondly … the two Commander-class Shiring Apostles were competing in throwing floating cannons all over the sky. Other than the legendary Queen of Blades, I really couldn't think of any other power that could survive such an attack.
Looking at the unsatisfied expressions on the two kids' faces when they returned, I knew that this one-sided massacre had ended so easily.
However, the two little girls still brought back a piece of news that caught my attention. Strictly speaking, this news was brought back by Pandora. Even though they were both hot-blooded war maniacs, Pandora still had a bit more military sense than her crazy sister.
The Cerebrate had already begun to evolve before it was destroyed.
It was trying to adapt to the sudden high temperature of the entire planet and the deadly psionic radiation in the surrounding air. It had also created a "test product" worm that could survive in magma for a short period of time. Although it was unlikely that it would evolve to the point where it could remain calm in the presence of psionic radiation, its exaggerated mutation ability and adaptability were enough to alarm us.
"The Queen of Blades should already know of your arrival by now," Reynolds suddenly reminded me as we walked on the streets of General City. "Although I still don't understand how strong you are, don't underestimate the Zerg. They are definitely the most dangerous creatures in the universe. The number of Zerg you have destroyed today is almost negligible …"
"I know." I shrugged, my expression still relaxed. "That's why we are rapidly expanding our strength. For example — look at that."
Reynolds followed my finger and saw a newly assembled Empire barracks. Schilling soldiers were lined up in formation. Every one of them was armed to the teeth, and the hand cannons in their hands were thicker than their waists.
Although they weren't as large as the human's mobile armor, you had to admit that these Schilling soldiers were born to be used to make babies cry at night.
Reynold stared blankly at the army camp that had just been a large sheet of metal plates spitting out soldiers. After a long while, he said in a trembling voice, "Looks like … you guys are really the nemesis of the insectoids in certain aspects … Uh, may I ask what that is?"
I followed Reynolds' finger and looked over curiously. Then, my face turned pale and I pounded the ground.
If that huge thing in front of me had developed a little better, it would probably be a Ferris wheel …
Tykes scratched his face. "Is that a work of art unique to your race? A city sculpture or something? "
Before I could answer, a small white figure rushed over from afar like a gust of wind, accompanied by a series of random syllables that no one could understand.
"Ahhhh!!"
Little Bubble, who was wearing a white princess dress, hung herself on my neck in a practiced manner. Then, she excitedly pointed at the huge, twisted, oval-shaped machine structure in the distance. Her entire body swayed back and forth in excitement. It was obvious that she was very proud of her masterpiece.
At the very least, I could confirm one thing. The Evolvable Matrix Schilling Host Body was indeed very creative.
Originally, I didn't intend to bring Little Bubble along. After all, going several million light-years away to exterminate the Zerg didn't sound very safe. However, I had promised her that I wouldn't leave her at home the next time. Due to the extreme fear of my daughter's crying, I could only helplessly choose to surrender. However, with the protection of the several million Imperial Army, there shouldn't be anyone who could harm this little princess, right?
"Is this your wife?"
Reynolds, who had seen Bubble's side in the holographic projection, asked in bewilderment. It was already quite strange that such a little angel would suddenly fly out from such a heavily guarded alien base. What was even stranger was that this little angel was actually the one who had threatened to throw him into the reactor not long ago …
"My daughter." I smiled awkwardly, then began to frantically try to remove Little Bubble.
While I was struggling with the koala-like Little Bubble, Liliana swayed over. She was in high spirits as she greened the entire city. Everywhere she passed, there were rows of pine and cypress trees, flourishing with greenery, and the superalloy ground was strangely covered with blooming flowers. She was like a walking high-efficiency fertilizer — even though she claimed that she was walking in the footsteps of a spring fairy.
"Yo! Boss! How about it? Isn't it good to build a central park here? I've already asked Little Bubble to help design a playground! "
Liliana didn't care about the situation at all as she shouted at me.
I felt awkward once again. I turned my head and smiled foolishly, "My … sister …"
Tykes and Reynolds were stunned for a moment before they asked in unison, "Are you really here to deal with the insectoids?"
I was instantly speechless. Meow, I'm used to vacations!
It was already the third day since we landed on this planet that Shallow shallow had named Black Egg.
Speaking of which, should I ridicule the word 'Black Egg'?
Alright, back to the topic at hand, it had already been three days since we landed here. During this period of time, our development had been rather smooth. 90% of the factories and functional buildings in General City had already been put into use, continuously replenishing our regular troops. This place was indeed as Reynolds had said, barren and remote. However, the problem of barrenness was meaningless to the Shiring Apostles. When they were in urgent need of resources, they could even create what they needed from any type of atom. The advantage of being remote was that we didn't have to worry about anyone coming to disturb us.
By the way, the Central Park that Liliana and Little Bubble had jointly built was finally officially open for business!
Reynolds had expressed his intention to leave yesterday morning, but we still needed the help of a local for the time being. I had persuaded him to stay. In addition, after spending the past two days together, his initial wariness of the Imperial Army had been greatly reduced. After understanding that we were rather friendly, he didn't stand on ceremony and temporarily stayed. Of course, a large part of the reason was that his soldiers, especially the female soldiers, had been completely conquered by the strange entertainment facilities that Little Bubble had created. For the first time, I realized that my silly daughter had a talent for soft conquest.
The morning on Planet Black Egg was quite long. Sandora and I were taking a stroll with Little Bubble near the park. Under normal circumstances, this process would continue until Sandora was hungry (I had used her stomach like a clock). However, it seemed that something was going to happen today. A rush of metal friction interrupted Sandora and my discussion about whether Jingdezhen porcelain or Mexican barbecue was better.
Vega in his scorpion form dashed towards us from afar. He stopped in front of us with a screeching sound of brakes that made one's teeth itch.
"Vega, what's going on?" I frowned and asked.
Sis Scorpion quickly tidied up her appearance and gave a military salute. "Reporting, sir! Our probe has found a navigation signal in the low-Earth orbit! We suspect that there are intruders approaching this planet! "
A strong gust of wind blew next to me, accompanied by a continuous air-piercing sound. I turned my head and saw Pandora and Visca standing in front of me, ready to go. Their eyes, which were 1.2 meters tall, seemed to be emitting a high concentration of helium-3.
Was it because the battle with the Cerebrate wasn't satisfying enough that they needed to cool down?
The unidentified spaceships were approaching. Although we wouldn't kill them with a gravitational trap indiscriminately, the entire Imperial Army immediately went into battle alert mode. All the defense troops that stayed in space entered space stealth mode. Then, they shamelessly set up space mines everywhere. It was obvious that the troops commanded by a certain Uncle Hei Chao had developed a wretched fighting habit after years of fighting against the city management. The Pandora Heavy Army, which was once famous for their crazy attacks, had degenerated to such an extent. I couldn't help but lament the harm of the piracy industry.
We gathered in the crystal tower in the center of the General City, which had become the command center of the entire planet's defense system. The large full-system projection system in the center of the hall was obviously from the bridge of the original Admiral of the Empire. It was broadcasting the scene from the low-Earth orbit in high-definition.
It was a massive fleet. Although it couldn't compare to the entire First Army of the Empire, it was at least larger in number than the Proteus fleet that had been acting as bystanders earlier. Since all the Empire warships in space had become invisible, we had also spread out the massive mothership fleet into a city on the ground. This fleet of thousands of ships looked quite intimidating.
"Humans' style."
With just a glance, Bubble recognized the race of this fleet.
"Twenty-two battlecruisers, three hundred heavy frigates, and more than a thousand light frigates and assault ships. In terms of interstellar warfare, this scale can only be considered a small force. It seems that this place is too far away. The other party didn't have time to prepare a large enough army."
In other words, it was a non-threatening opponent. Even if they didn't mobilize the hidden Empire fleet, any leader level apostle would be able to deal with this fragile primitive army. Fighting in space, the strength of the Schilling people would increase exponentially.
"It's Mengsk's army …" Renault's expression was solemn. His knuckles were turning white from clenching his fists too hard. "Their noses are really sharp."
"After all, our consecutive operations have caused too much of a commotion." I shrugged. "No matter how remote this place is, they should have come looking for us."
At this moment, Bubble suddenly interrupted me. "The child's father, the other party has sent a communication request."
I nodded and got her to take the communication. The holographic projection immediately showed a tall white man in the military uniform of the Independent Federation with a stern expression. Looking at the background behind him, it should be a bridge of some sort.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, friends from afar. I am the commander of the Independent Federation, Denton Sentis. On behalf of the great Emperor Mengsk, I would like to extend my welcome to all of you from afar."
The unfamiliar commander might have been slightly surprised by our human appearance, but his composure as a soldier allowed him to quickly conceal his expression. He continued speaking in a formal manner.
Using twenty-two battlecruisers to express his welcome?
"The commander of the Human Empire." I nodded. "I am the Emperor of the Xiling Empire. However, before we start our conversation, did you notice that you have already entered the airspace of the Empire?"
Although I wasn't sure of the other party's intentions, it wasn't a good idea to show weakness during our first meeting.
The expression on the face of the commander named Denton didn't change at all. Instead, he replied in the rigid manner of a soldier, "Perhaps that is the case from your perspective, but I have to clarify something. This Star Zone is the territory of the Independent Federation … Of course, the planet that you are currently on has no territorial boundaries. Furthermore, the purpose of my visit isn't to discuss this issue. Just like what I said at the beginning, I would like to extend my welcome to all of you from afar on behalf of the great Emperor Mengsk."
No matter how I looked at it, the sincerity of this welcome was rather limited. Rather than saying it was a welcome, it would be more accurate to say that he was trying to find out about us, the outsiders who had suddenly appeared. However, it was obvious that our fleet was hidden in the folds of space, and the threat that the cities on the ground posed to the fleets in outer space had always been a joke. This commander named Denton was overly confident.
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