dark moon

Chapter 247 The mastermind of the base
"Sure enough, it's really troublesome." After complaining to Moria in Parvatiga Common, Shuer sighed deeply, "Our troops did evacuate K- in November 45. The base in Galaxy 29 (what the hell is this term) is now vacant. However, on March 34, a group of 45 of our troops returned to K-3-[-] with a special mission, so we need to borrow your forward base."

"Mission content."

"According to Article No. 17 of the Confidential Operations Confidentiality Code of the NO. 20 Agreement, when exercising emergency use rights, for tasks with confidentiality level B or above, there is no need to explain the detailed task content to the other party." Shuer said a lot of words with a serious face, like The endorsement is the same, "The confidentiality level of our mission is Level A, which complies with the scope of application of this clause."

"The authenticity cannot be determined and further verification is needed."

"Time is tight and I cannot provide you with a written report. If you need it, you can connect the communication line and directly contact Wei 9, the mastermind of the X-31-256 base. The B3 communication port is now open and can accept your contact request at any time. "Xuer behaved very calmly and confidently, but he was very troubled in his heart. After all, no matter how strong the psychological quality of a person is, he would still be like him if he spoke a string of nouns that he didn't understand. "Besides, our side This group is all humans and psychic aliens, and can accept your zx-ray scanning test to verify our race."

"Race meets criteria, but alignment cannot be determined."

"Supplementary Article 17 of the NO.[-] Agreement stipulates that both our army and the Free Wind Army can enjoy the same treatment if they are in the frontline base of the occupied sector." Shuer said with great certainty, "Therefore, as long as the race meets the standards , the faction is not affected."

"Beep", the prompt sounded, and the door of the hall slowly rose upwards, "The application has been approved, welcome to you, human allies."

"Thank you." He winked at Moria, and the two of them walked out of the door calmly, "May I ask who you are..."

"K-45-3 base mastermind, %#￥&."

"It's a very good name." Xiuer nodded seriously, as if he really understood the name, "Soul clan leader, do you not need to perform identity verification?"

"In February of the year [-] of the Universal Calendar, the Zerg captured the planet's ground base. During the war, the main base's information pipeline was damaged, and most of the area's functions were disabled, making it impossible to conduct zx-ray scanning verification."

"Then you actually let us in." Shuer asked thoughtfully, "Aren't you afraid that we are liars?"

"The basic scan has been completed. It is not a Zerg pretender, and the logical judgment has been passed. The highest authority in the base has the right to approve your application for use."

"The person with the highest authority?"

"The highest authority is extended downwards according to the military rank. When no members of our family are present, the mastermind of the base is the person with the highest authority."

"It seems that Wei's side is the same, so they regard me as the commander." Shuer solved a question, and regardless of whether the mastermind could see it or not, he asked with a smile, "Then, can I now What facilities are used?”

"Except for the energy center and equipment center, any facility can be used." Although his voice was cold and he acted very unfriendly just now, the current base mastermind is quite cooperative. The cooperation even surprised Shuer. However, he He was immediately disappointed, "However, most nodes cannot be connected, and some connectable nodes cannot exist in physical form, so for you, only four areas can be entered and used normally."

"Phew, we're in trouble now." Xiure explained to Moria in a low voice, and then said loudly, "We need to find a special place, which should be an open area, at least 300 meters in diameter. There cannot be any shelter in this area, not just the building but also any additional equipment.”

"You want to study that sudden space anomaly?" If it were a human being, he would be surprised now, but the voice of the base's mastermind could not tell whether he was surprised or not, "Unfortunately, the base cannot provide you with relevant research equipment."

"No, no, no, we don't need to provide any equipment. We just need to show us the... anomalies... in the space. We can solve the rest ourselves." Shuer's eyes lit up, and he looked at Moriya, and endured With the excitement in his heart, he said, "It seems you know where the anomaly is, the leader of the soul clan."

"In...human language, it should be translated as nursery."

"Huh? Nursery?" Shuer was confused. Is there such a thing in the front line?
"A special place to store the mechanical bodies waiting for members of our tribe to enter." The mastermind explained, "There is no related noun in human language, so it is translated to the closest noun."

"Well, it's very appropriate." Xiu Er shook his head and laughed, this artificial intelligence is really creative, "There should be a lot of mechanical puppets in the nursery, no, mechanical bodies, those are also shelters."

"During the war when the ground base fell, all clan members entered their bodies and went into battle, and the nursery is now vacant."

Xiu Er couldn't help but smile. It seemed to be a very fierce battle. In the true sense, the battle was fought until the last warrior fell. Regardless of whether they were of the same race and in the same world, such brave men who fought one after another were worthy of admiration, at least Xiu Er. I admire you.

Sighing softly, Shuer bowed deeply to the empty space with one hand on his chest to express his respect for the fallen. Although Moria didn't know why, she cooperated with Shuer and made the same action. .

"Is this your human etiquette?" "It's the etiquette of your home planet." Shuer made a pun, "It's used to show respect."

"Thank you."

"Ha, as we are both warriors, I think this is what I think." Shuer shook his head, "Excuse me, can you take us to the nursery first?"

"The base is seriously lacking in energy. Every time you open the door to the nursery, energy is consumed. It is recommended that all of you gather together before entering."

"Others are still waiting at our base. The two of us are the advance team. We need to verify whether the location you mentioned is the mission goal of our trip. So I'm sorry, we have to go in first."

"The necessary energy to maintain operation is the highest priority order. The base cannot cooperate. However, you can manually open the entrance."

"Well, it's actually just a door opening." Shuer frowned and said, "Didn't the door of the place where we teleported in just now open easily?"

"The entrance to the base is an automatic door with no safety level, and the energy consumption is negligible. However, the entrance and exit of the nursery is a door with the highest security level. It takes a lot of energy to open it. Using an emergency manual opening device is the most energy-saving way."

"Okay, I understand." Xiu Er tapped his thigh with his fingers, and nodded with a half-smile, "Then please show us the way."

"Go straight along the left passage. After entering the circular corridor, leave from the third branch..." The soul clan base seemed very big. The mastermind spoke for a long time before pointing out the direction of the nursery. Finally, he said: Explained, "When the base is not damaged, you can go directly to it, but now many areas cannot be opened and you can only go around."

"It doesn't matter. It's not bad to take a detour. Just treat it as a visit." Shuer shrugged indifferently and pulled Moria into the passage indicated by the mastermind.

"We had a great time chatting." Moria was dragged away by Xiure for no apparent reason. Moria did not resist, but said with a half-smile, "What did you say?"

"The third branch, right? Damn it, the base is so big." Finally able to communicate in Parvatiga common language, Shuer complained as he ran, "The base is really beautiful, it would be nice if it could be smaller. Otherwise, if we really choose to escape from the alien projection here, after the group of ordinary people come in a few days later, it will take more than an hour just to run there, which is too time-consuming."

Wei really didn't lie. People from the Soul Clan really liked the feeling of spaciousness. It was just a passage, dozens of meters wide, which could allow a group of knights to form a formation and charge. Coupled with the rooms that were often hundreds of meters wide, I thought After arriving at the destination, we had to run around for several kilometers. I really don’t know how the people of the Soul Clan usually live.

The main color inside the base is also bright yellow, and the walls are filled with light and mystery. Walking through the base, you will see facilities on both sides that you have never seen before. It is like being in a magical world, which is dizzying.

"If it were smaller, without a suitable environment, the Projection Gate would not appear here at all." Moria didn't pay too much attention to the magical environment around her. After all, as a race favored by the forest goddess Anika, it has been for more than 100 years. She has witnessed various miracles many times and has long been accustomed to novel sights. What she cares about is another issue, "You guy changed the subject again."

"Okay, okay, I'll explain." Anyway, there was no danger around, so Xiure didn't hide anything. He simply recounted the conversation since entering, "That's it, I barely found a chance."

"Wei told you these terms? I said that when you were talking to the mastermind, you spoke more fluently than usual. You should have recited Wei's original words."

"Oh, I made the request, and then she taught me every word, otherwise how could I know."

"However, the races in this world are really strange." Lin Jing asked curiously, "These are all military fortresses, and they open them to other races so easily? It is unimaginable in Pavadiga. "

"How can it be such a good thing? The loose terms are limited to front-line bases. Do you know what a front-line base is?" Shuer sneered, "The so-called front-line bases specifically refer to those areas that have been abandoned by the swarm. The bases, like the fortress we live in now and this base, have no soldiers anymore, and are completely maintained by artificial intelligence to maintain the most basic operations. They will be captured by the swarm of insects in a short time, or completely lose their functions due to exhaustion of energy."

"For all races, the frontline base has no use value. Instead of leaving it there to waste, it is better to squeeze out its final value and selectively open it to the Allies for use in exchange for corresponding benefits. So...well, It’s here, it’s here, I feel the special fluctuation of the projection door.”

At the end of the passage, a metal door stands in front of the two people. No wonder the mastermind is unwilling to open it. The pure metal door is 50 to [-] meters high and nearly [-] meters wide. The thickness is also amazing. It takes a lot of time to open it once. A lot of energy.

"I can confirm that the projection door is inside." It was obviously good news, but Shuer looked melancholy. "But, this thing needs to be opened manually? Are you kidding me?"

(End of this chapter)