To be honest, sometimes I was quite curious about the ratio of males to females among the Shiring Apostles. Whether they were a race with more females than males, or a race with more males than females had always been a logistical problem in sociology. Strictly speaking, the ratio of males to females didn't have much meaning for the Shiring Apostles, a race that could replenish their population at critical moments. However, as a person from Earth with a headache, I really wanted to explore this topic.
In terms of pure population ratio, the Shiring Apostles under my command were definitely a race with more males than females. The tough and burly Empire soldiers were basically all men, while the weak female Schilling soldiers were few in number. Furthermore, most of them were Schilling agents, firepower control nodes, battlefield computing cores, and so on. Everyone knew that in the Xiling Empire, 80% of the population was a soldier …
If that was the case, then the Xiling Empire was truly a race with more males than females.
But the problem was, why did I feel that the Shiring Apostles that were jumping around in front of me were all girls? Let's not talk about the few highest-level leaders of the Empire and the few servants that did odd jobs at home. These were the girls of the Empire. If you wanted to insert a man into the Shiring Apostles, that man would have to be softened by a feminine woman to become cute and adorable before he could pass. The specific reference was the shimmering female who had already become a nanny for children. Further down, the heroic soldiers, the armored scorpions, were all mature women, and the ravens were all soft girls. Of these two, one had a racial specialization, while the other had a physical restriction. But …
Why was it that the Shiring Apostles above the heroic soldiers were all girls? Why were the Shiring Apostles, who seemed to have incredible combat strength and a strong sense of presence, all girls? Could it be that this Empire was a terrifying Empire where 20% of the men were led by 80% of the men, and the higher the rank, the fewer the men there were —?
At this moment, I was in a mess.
And when I thought about how the highest-level leaders of this strange system were actually myself and this gluttonous girl beside me, I became even more confused — in order to conform to the customs of the Empire, I wouldn't be feminized one day, right?
"Ah Jun, are you hungry?"
Seeing my expression change after being stunned for an instant, Sandora immediately came over in concern and used her own logic to guess.
Baby, strictly speaking, a normal creature can still feel discomfort in other ways besides being hungry. Don't try to use your super physique that can make your body healthy even if you're not hungry on me, idiot!
"It's nothing, I just sighed when I saw another girl appear."
I complained in a low voice, then focused my attention on the enemies that were quietly floating in the air in front of me.
The guardians that were floating a few meters in the air were all females. Their bodies were slender and weak, and they were wearing some kind of close-fitting armor that I had never seen before, which had a metallic luster to it. On the armor, there was a simple pattern of blue and white light that constantly flowed along the lines of the torso. I wasn't sure if it was an external energy channel or a simple decoration, but in any case, the effect in setting off their figures was pretty good. Their faces were indistinguishable because each of the guardians wore a light blue crystal mask. The mask covered three-fifths of their faces from top to bottom, only revealing their small noses and lips. These masks were engraved with strange red symbols. Using the Schilling language that I didn't really recognize, I could barely make out that they were numbers, which should be their serial numbers.
And the most eye-catching thing was the "wings" that were floating on their backs.
These were the "floating cannons" that we had destroyed dozens of earlier. So it turned out that they were something that belonged to them. Every guardian had three pairs of long and narrow diamond-shaped "wings" that were symmetrically distributed on their backs. When they spread out, there was an angle of about thirty degrees between them. These wings weren't connected to their bodies, but rather, they were a certain distance away from their bodies. They floated in the air and trembled slowly. It was these wings that gave these delicate female guardians the feeling of insects from afar — don't say that it was strange, this was exactly what I was feeling right now.
Perhaps this was the origin of their name, "Leader Bee"?
"Invaders, the last line of defense of the document library, surrender immediately. The librarians will protect the document library. Sisters, fight for the document library!"
With an inorganic voice and metallic vibrations, the leader of the guardians with the number "1" written on her mask pointed in our direction and suddenly spoke. She had long pale blue hair that almost reached her ankles, and she was especially eye-catching from the very start. Following her seemingly illogical order, the other Leader Bees immediately took action. The "wings" on their backs instantly disappeared into the spatial rift and appeared all around us!
King's Treasure Leader Bee Edition!
Several hundred of these "floating cannons" blocked off the forks in the corridor, which weren't very wide to begin with, and shot energy beams at us from all directions. While shooting, these things were also constantly warping short distances, and their positions in space were unpredictable. Occasionally, they would seize the opportunity to charge in front of us and launch close-range attacks. The sharp edges of these "wings" were definitely not inferior to the power of Vega's twin blades. Such nimbleness and strange attacks would definitely give them the upper hand in a battle of equal strength.
But in reality, they didn't pose much of a threat to a group of leader level apostles. My energy shield was able to easily block all their attacks, and these "wings" didn't have much defense to begin with. Basically, a single energy recoil would be enough to destroy them. But soon, I noticed from the corner of my eye that simply destroying these crystal wings would be useless. These Leader Bees would always have new wings on their backs.
Their original bodies were indestructible, and their weapons were limitless.
"Shoot down the Leader Bee's original body and leave the leader behind. I'll be able to control her very soon." Sandora seemed to understand Schilling units very well, and she immediately reminded us. Pandora and Visca immediately ignored the annoying wings and started sniping at the Leader Bee's original body in the distance.
* Bang! Bang! Bang! *
The sniper cannons that were specially designed to deal with light spaceships continuously rang out. The weapons in the hands of the two generals could even pierce through a battleship's armor, not to mention those "bees" whose armor seemed to be no thicker than a pair of tights. The latter usually only had enough time to flash their psionic shields before they were instantly killed. But what was surprising was that after the Leader Bees "died," they wouldn't leave behind corpses. The moment they were destroyed, they would transform into a large mass of chaotic light before slowly dissipating into the air.
Although the enemy was using a very troublesome fighting style, due to the difference in levels, this battle wasn't difficult at all. In just a few minutes, Pandora and Visca had killed off all the guards. Only the long-haired Leader Bee that Sandora had singled out was still floating in the air in a daze.
She was already under Sandora's mind control.
"Her mind is filled with chaotic code. It's so troublesome to control." Sandora pouted and crooked her finger at the harmless former guard. The latter immediately obediently flew over like a marionette.
"Alaya, use your spirit to assimilate into her soul world. She should be in a standby state right now. You're a body of pure energy, so just do something after you enter and you'll be able to reactivate her."
The silly cat angel nodded and transformed into a streak of white light that instantly entered the Leader Bee's body. She looked as if she was possessed by a ghost …
Three minutes passed, and there was no movement at all.
I curiously asked the silly angel what she was doing, but her confused reply almost caused me to faint. I couldn't help but be exasperated. "Alaya! I told you to go in and do whatever you want, but that doesn't include sleeping! Is sleeping the only thing you can do in your daily life? "
Everyone: "…"
I didn't know what that silly angel did in the Leader Bee's soul world, but the body of the Leader Bee under Sandora's control suddenly trembled. Then, a strange noise, similar to the noise of a radio receiving signal interference, rang out from all directions. Was this a reactivation?
This strange noise lasted for around ten seconds before Alaya finally left the guard's body and stood next to us as a flashlight. Meanwhile, the Leader Bee's inorganic voice rang out once more. "Core Leader Bee mode ended. Returning to standby state. Three seconds, two seconds, one second. Reawakening. Reloading memories, recovering destroyed data … Recovered 30%. Discarding other data. Energy system in good condition. Weapon system in good condition. Support system in good condition. Checking offline equipment … Identification of friend or foe has successfully come online. Confirming current mission: Guard the document library. Mission failed. The document library's surface defenses have been breached. Breached by … a serious system conflict. Breached by the person with the highest authority in the Empire. Original mission terminated due to logical error. Automatically awaiting new orders from the person with the highest authority."
After reporting its progress like a robot, the Leader Bee finally raised its head and gave Sandora a Schilling military salute. "Your Majesty! The Librarian has returned to normal. Awaiting orders! "
Err, what about me?
Just as this thought popped into my head, the self-proclaimed Librarian Bee suddenly turned to me and gave the same salute. "Your Majesty, the Librarian has returned to normal. Awaiting orders!"
Speaking of which … Is it really okay for the Empire's soldiers to have such low AI when they have such high average combat strength? Why do they look even duller than the average Schilling soldier?!
"All Leader Bees are like this." Sandora saw the confusion on my face and explained with a smile. "They are actually very intelligent. This way of speaking and thinking is a characteristic of their race. Ah Jun, let me introduce you to the Empire's third most heroic soldier, the strangest battlefield ghost and commander, Leader Bee. They are not commonly used throughout the Empire, so this is probably the first time Pandora and Visca have seen them."
Both Shallow Shallow and I were stunned.
"Heroic … Soldier?" I looked suspiciously at the mysterious long-haired Leader Bee who seemed to have been subdued by us and was in standby mode. I felt that this information was too sudden. "This is the Empire's third most heroic soldier?"
The Empire's three most heroic soldiers are Scorpion, Crow, and Bee … Speaking of which, don't tell me there's a guy called Zhao Zhongxiang among the ancestors of the Empire? This is the animal world, you bastard!
Alright, I shouldn't be complaining about this, but you have to understand. Normally, just the Raven and Armored Scorpion bickering with each other is enough to make me suffer. Now, with the addition of this extremely eccentric Bee who doesn't even have a personality, how is the City of Shadows going to develop in the direction of a safari? Do you know that bickering between women is scarier than men swinging bricks? These three heroic soldiers have become girls in my hands. In the future, if the City of Shadows really allows that crazy girl, Lin Xue, to become a womanizer, who am I going to complain to?!
The above complaints are only part of the reason. More importantly, if this type of unit can be considered as heroic soldiers, aren't they too weak?
Even though their tactics are strange and they are much stronger than normal Schilling soldiers, their strength when compared to Raven and Armored Scorpion is simply too horrible to look at. If the shadow soldiers that they released using their special skills at the start can be considered as fighting strength, when they personally enter the battlefield, they are basically nothing more than food. How can the third heroic soldier be such a weak unit? Could it be that they are just for eye candy?
"Ah Jun? Are you hungry again? " Sandora immediately came over. The logic of "as long as your expression is bad, it must be because you are hungry" was already deeply rooted in her mind.
"No, my stomach hurts … Alright, Bee Leader, heroic soldier, I understand, the fighting strength of those bees … Err, speaking of which, since these guards can recover their consciousness, then the ones that we just killed …"
I suddenly thought of this problem and my expression immediately turned ugly. I originally thought that these guards in the library were just battle robots without the ability to think, but I didn't expect them to fall into an endless loop due to a mistake in logic. If the Bee Leader in front of us successfully recovered its consciousness, then those that we just killed … Those are the sisters of this silent fellow!
I am still unable to be the cold-faced and emotionless ruler. Thus, when I thought of all of this, guilt and regret welled up in my heart. Actually, with our extraordinary strength, it is possible to capture all of the Bee Leader alive, but …
"Ah Jun, don't be so conflicted." Sandora immediately guessed my thoughts. She turned her head and said to the silent long-haired girl, "Your soldiers have been eliminated, let them reappear now."
"Bee Leader understands, rebuild the librarian unit."
The latter nodded and extended her arms. Six long and narrow crystal wings immediately separated from her body and opened a teleportation door in the empty space in front of us.
Just like that, the guards of the library that were destroyed earlier walked out one by one!
Sandora explained to us from the side, "This is the reason why I let you kill the other guards without any worries. As heroic soldiers, Bee Leader is very unique. They are not a unit that fights head-on. I believe that you, Ah Jun, have also noticed that their offensive and defensive capabilities are not strong. Their flexible fighting style is only a means to protect themselves. In terms of close combat, those weak bladed cannons cannot compare to the armored scorpions. In terms of long-range, the floating cannons of the Bee Leader are no match for a Raven's chain lightning. In terms of defense, they can only barely be compared to the Ravens of the Mage class. The true purpose of these special units is to support, all kinds of support. Through a kind of crystal technology that is between mysterious and technological, their 'wings' can produce all kinds of effects. For example, they can project the shadow soldiers that we have just eliminated, simulate the warship cannons that they have carried, create spatial isolation zones, create mirror images of friendly units, or coordinate the firepower of their own units on the battlefield, amplify the aura power of the Storm Commanders. Warships that are connected to the Bee Leader can also receive improvements in the fire control system and energy system. Furthermore, their most miraculous ability is still this — — Resurrection of allies.
Every Bee Leader is a moving soul furnace. Their crystal power can collect the souls of high-level Apostles that have died on the battlefield and transfer them to the nearest Glory starship at high speed so that they can evacuate from the battlefield or directly resurrect on the spot. This is one of the most favored abilities of the Bee Leader. The only limitation is that due to the fragility of the soul, every high-level Apostle can only be resurrected by the Bee Leader once every seven days. Furthermore, the Bee Leader can only resurrect high-level Apostles. Weak Schilling soldiers or overly powerful Apostles are powerless against them — — unless a Bee Leader can evolve to the Emperor rank.
This is also why the Bee Leader, which is only slightly stronger than ordinary soldiers, is called a heroic soldier. Under normal circumstances, they are even considered to be the top of the three great heroic soldiers — — Purely from the perspective of generality. "
As I seriously digested Sandora's introduction of the Bee Leader, I became more and more surprised by this long-haired Bee who was as dull as a rock and always wore a mask. In the end, I came to a conclusion. "You are a priest of three paths!"
Bee Leader: "…"
No matter what, I now understood the Bee Leader's position on the battlefield. They didn't have outstanding offensive or defensive capabilities, but they had countless practical support skills. Within a limited range, they could use crystal technology to adjust the status of allies, improve weapon accuracy, optimize energy systems, and could also take on the role of temporary signal broadcast towers or fire control towers. At critical moments, they could even revive important units such as frontline commanders, giving combat teams that had suffered catastrophic losses a second chance. They were the best healers and Aura Warriors at the frontline. A team could lack DPS — we could use tanks to make up for it. We could use tanks to make up for it. We could use tanks to make up for it. We could use tanks to make up for it. We could use tanks to make up for it. We could use tanks to make up for it. We could use tanks to make up for it. We could use tanks to make up for it.
So, a tank in a team was very important … Alright, I digressed, let me start from the beginning …
This type of mass-produced unit was probably created to make up for the shortcomings of the Storm Commander. Because many of their abilities could be traced back to the Storm Commander, it was just that they were simplified versions with limited effects, such as improved fire control and energy. However, treasures like the Storm Commander were extremely rare, and it was impossible for such an elite unit to personally charge on the frontline for a small-scale landing battle. Thus, the Bee Leader, which had relatively weaker abilities but was much more universal, and more importantly, had the ability to revive others at the frontline — — At least, that was what I guessed.
During our conversation, we also learned from this silent, long-haired female soldier that her name was Olla, or simply transliterated as Ola. She claimed to be the guardian of the outer area of the document library, but now we all knew that with just the Bee Leader's own combat strength and the few shadow soldiers they created, these girls who were more like war priests than warriors would never be able to handle the heavy responsibility of guarding the library. Apart from the infinite number of autonomous spaceships in the universe, the multi-layered energy barrier of the great nebula, and the indestructible structure of the great nebula's core, there was no stronger defensive force inside the document library. That was because if the enemy was even able to break through the previous three checkpoints, it would be meaningless no matter how many guards were stationed in the document library. Ola was the "librarian" of this library, which meant that she was the one who organized the files. The so-called guardian's identity was based on her own ultimate responsibility.
Now, it seemed that she really wasn't suited for this identity …
There weren't any more guards in the document library. This should have been expected good news, but we finally confirmed it after hearing it from Ola. There were still a few Bee Leader in the outer area, but there were only about three to four hundred of them. Just like Ola, they had also developed a logical error after being trapped in this ruin for millions of years. Just like the autonomous spaceships outside, they treated all life that entered this place as invaders. However, unlike the autonomous spaceships, they could all recover. Ola gathered all the Bee Leader, while I had the silly cat angel stretch her muscles. Around half an hour later, all the Bee Leader were successfully subdued.
It was an unexpected harvest. No matter what else we could discover from this ruin, obtaining information on the third hero, Soldier, was more than enough for Tawil to be overjoyed. However, Sandora had a rather strange expression when she looked at Ola. It wasn't suspicion or hostility, but rather … awkwardness. I was quite curious about this, but it seemed that Sandora didn't want to say much about this topic, so I decided to wait until I had a chance to ask her about it in the future.
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