Him and their stars

"We have 142 dead, 12 missing, and 599 wounded. The enemy's casualties are still being counted, but initially they should be more than 5,000." Simon Vayali also reported: "The enemy commander is a The long-bearded demon psychic still wanted to resist with his loyalists, but he was beheaded by Meng Jiao and the Marines in a surprise attack."

Yu Lian said he was very satisfied.

Others might only see a powerful Highlander psyker charging into an enemy weaker than himself, but Yu Lian could see Meng Jiao's decisiveness and efficiency.

That Highlander boy was indeed a brave general, but he already had a bit of the bravery of a famous general.

As for Simon Vayali, he is only a major now. Of course, he did not command the three Marine divisions that entered the tunnel, but he played a considerable role in coordinating and organizing collaborative operations among various units and departments. In addition, after the army entered the hinterland of the star field, this was already the fourth stronghold capture operation. Although the military discipline of the Marines is not perfect, it can be regarded as strict discipline.

In fact, most of this can be attributed to the military discipline department that Wayali is under unified management.

Everyone is growing up very quickly! Yu Lian felt a sense of accomplishment for a while. You know, in another timeline, these two people are really not celebrities.

The remaining company continued to listen to Simon's methodical report: "In addition, the 1st Battalion of the 1st Regiment of the Hell Parachute Division, directly commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Richard Winter, has broken into the lowest level of the underground division."

"Oh, but have you discovered any black technology or sacred relics of the Enlightened One?"

Simon showed a troubled expression, shook his head and said: "It is a huge underground room, in the shape of a hemisphere. The dome is about fifty meters high, and the ground radius is one hundred meters. But apart from that, there is nothing else. things.”

"Indeed, such a regular large underground space cannot be formed naturally, but if there is nothing, that is really suspicious." Yu Lian ordered: "Let E Company of the 1st Battalion set up an underground space in that space first. Post, deploy drones.”

Simon nodded and accepted the order, then said: "Lieutenant Colonel Winter's troops also discovered a vein of obsidian and kryptonite at the edge of the bottom space. He has sent people to block it."

How many blind boxes did Brother Richard open? Yu Lian clicked his tongue in surprise.

"In addition, they also rescued a group of elderly people, more than 400 of them."

"???"

"If Company E were ten minutes late, they would be shot dead by the Marauder defenders," Simon added.

"!!!"

"The leader is General Lomba, who was once the admiral of the security fleet of the Mazawi Republic. Do you want to meet him?"

You should meet nature. If you want to understand the situation of this underground city stronghold, the entire planet, and even the layout of the looters, you need to ask the locals.

While waiting, he also got the rest of the statistics one after another. For example, this stronghold includes the above-ground and underground parts, and has a confirmed population of 378,000 people. Among them, there are 5,000 trolls and long-bearded demons who belong to the "nation" of predators, and the rest are naturally They are the slave workers of various races captured by the plunderers, and their descendants.

However, among these more than 300,000 people, they still retain their status as slaves.

The representative of the slaves, General Longba, explained to Yu Lian: "This is natural. Although Khan said that he wanted to establish a country of racial equality, we slave workers who were originally marked as livestock, How can we just forget about past hatreds? How can an Elorian warrior be willing to be on an equal footing with inferior beasts like us? Perhaps her ideal will not be realized until all of us are dead."

This General Lomba was born in the Mazavi Republic. It is one of the second-tier powers in the galaxy and a die-hard ally (xiao) friend (di) of the Free Galaxy Alliance. It has no border with the community, and the exchanges between the two countries are not too big.

The main race, the Mazarans, is a race of short stature, but quite strong and stocky. Because they evolved from cave creatures, they are born with extremely strong climbing abilities, environmental adaptability and sense of direction. Because before the awakening of civilization, all kinds of beasts have been fighting in the mountains of their home planet, and their bodies have grown carapace that can withstand sharp weapons. In addition, their relatively short bodies are strong and flexible, allowing them to freely shuttle through the cramped passages on the ship.

They are probably a natural seafaring people. If the overall thinking ability of the race is more rigorous, it may also have the potential to become a dominant race.

In short, this is also a simple and strong civilized race. Although they are about the same size as the Razakai, they are much better at getting along than the latter. In Yu Lian's image, they were like a group of short but resolute warriors, like inconspicuous rocks on the mountains, but able to withstand storms and tsunamis.

But General Longba was the most stooped Mazaran Yu Lian had ever seen. He was hunched over with a short body and a slightly deformed back. He was only as tall as Yu Lian's waist. The color of the carapace is particularly dim, even with a sickly grayish white color.

The Mazarans have protruding eyes that look a bit like chameleons. It is said that they evolved from living in the mountains and can capture more pheromones. However, one of General Longba's eye sockets only has a rather irregular and ugly scar. At first glance, it looked like it had been cut off with a knife that wasn't too sharp.

"The carapace and bones on my back were broken by the manager of this stronghold, Governor Gru Goldtooth. He was previously the person in charge of the No. 4 work ship." The old Mazaran squeezed out A smiling face: "I would like to thank your subordinates for killing him. It's a bad breath for me."

"What about your eyes?" Yu Lian asked with a low emotional intelligence tone.

Feifei, who was taking notes next to her, couldn't help but look up, and then buried her pretty face behind the terminal's notepad.

General Longba was stunned for a moment, but then he smiled instead of getting angry and said calmly: "It's the old palace minister. Because I tried to lead the slaves on the work ship to rebel twenty years ago, but I seized the ship and went home. They were suppressed. There were six uprising leaders at that time, and the first five were hung alive on the side of the ship to dry. I barely managed to save my life because I was a mining expert."

"Well, my subordinates told me, aren't you the admiral of the Mazavi Guard Fleet?"

"Did your subordinates tell you that the main defense area of ​​my guard fleet is the Black Stone Nebula in this country?" The old general showed a narrow smile.

Yu Lian said "Oh". Naturally, he had heard of that place. It was a nebula close to the center of the Milky Way. The stars were not very stable, but the mineral resources were very rich. It was considered a famous mining land in the Milky Way galaxy.

The old man added: "In the society of predators in the center of the world, there are lawless people from all races. Whether they are pirates and wanted criminals from gangs, or politicians who have failed in political struggles and are desperate, or even bankrupt people. As for businessmen and scholars who have conducted forbidden experiments. The marauder warlords are willing to absorb these desperadoes to enrich their own strength. However, more are ordinary slaves like us who have been kidnapped."

"You are really not an ordinary slave. A mining expert who has been a fleet admiral is a talent everywhere. If you are really willing to intervene with the plunderers, any warlord will treat you as an honored guest. Considering that this Khan is now With your style, you might have become a predator general." Yu Liandao.

"I'm not a warrior who would rather die than give in. I didn't completely refuse cooperation, otherwise I wouldn't be alive today." The old man shook his head and said: "Even if the so-called galactic nomads rely on war to support war, they still need a minimum labor force."

Yu Lian nodded. Those huge work ships that look like space fortresses exist for this reason.

Of course, in the society of predators, the children of warriors are still warriors, but the children of warriors also need to be served. Although population plunder is a systematic project of predators, it is not always successful. Therefore, slave workers are allowed to have children as long as resources permit.

However, when the children of slave workers grow up to be at least independent, their parents will force their children to learn all work skills crazily.

There is no way, the resources of the galactic center are limited after all. Children who failed to prove themselves useful to their masters were regularly taken away. As for where he went, old man Longba didn't say, and Yu Lian didn't ask.

"In a sense, we really have to thank the Great Khan! After the Great Expedition, we finally have enough land, water and air to feed enough people." The old man gave Yu Lian a rather ugly smile. : "In just the past three months, more than 10,000 babies have been born in our city. I also heard that when these children reach the enlightenment stage, they will be taken into unified education. They will not know in the future The children of slaves themselves will only be the Great Khan’s warriors. As long as our generation dies, the Khan’s ideals may be realized.”

Yu Lian sighed inwardly and asked: "The troll governor here gathers old people like you to prepare for execution. Is it because of lack of supplies? Or is it because he is worried about your prestige?"

"Both." General Longba said: "If everything is calm, old people like us will probably slowly fade away with the times. However, you have led a large army to the city, and it will be a bit embarrassing for us who are still alive. "

"So, in this settlement, there are all people who were on the same ship as you... um, colleagues?" Yu Lian asked curiously.

"Yes. We are all slave workers on the No. 4 work ship, the Larbeca. Our main job is space mining and initial processing." General Longba said.

Yu Lian suddenly understood.

To put it bluntly, this settlement looks like a huge mine, and even the tunnels for entry and exit are ready-made. As long as the miners are brought together, production can be resumed in a few months at most.

There should be many large settlements in this star field, and they should all be of similar nature.

"In any case, you are all safe. Please do your hard work and organize all the workers to go home and rest. I will allocate some supplies to you, at least until the crops in the farmland over there grow."

The old man couldn't help but be overjoyed. This time he came to visit Yu Lian with a handful of broken old bones, and that was all he wanted.

"They are all poor people. I would be very satisfied if I could not be taken into a prisoner-of-war camp as a plunderer by your country." He expressed admiration: "Powerful and kind general, the spirit of the universe will bless you."

"You are too polite. Those holding weapons are plunderers and are now prisoners of war, but you are just victims. Of course, the conditions are limited now, and you can only manage public security yourself."

"This is what it should be. In addition, if your army needs to cooperate with you in any work, we will never complain."

Yu Lian rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "There is no need to sit idle. Just follow the previous production plan, live and work, and everything is ready. The concentrated ore produced can be gathered together, I will help you Find a outlet."

The old man laughed dumbly. He and his "folks" are used to being slave laborers, but they really don't expect the mined ore to be sold for money. It's just a different master collecting it. However, for the other party to speak like this, he already seemed very affectionate.

"So, what are your plans next?" Yu Lian asked again.

General Longba really showed very obvious hesitation this time, and then said in a somewhat hopeful and tentative tone: "The more than 300,000 people here are slave workers. They have been together for so many years. They can barely survive today by hugging each other for warmth... Some children were even born on work boats. Although everyone comes from all ethnic groups, in fact, only when everyone is together can we feel like fellow villagers."

Yu Lian immediately understood what he meant, and then added: "After confirming your respective identities, you should be able to restore your identities by contacting your home country."

The old man shook his head and said: "Some people dare not have an identity, some people have no identity, and if some people regain their identity, it will trouble people in the country, right?"

It seems that this old man has had some stories before.

Yu Lian thought, and then said: "Then, just come and go as you please. Anyone who wants to go home can register with my subordinates and contact the country. Those who don't have this idea can just stay."

"Leave?"

"Yes, I said, continue to follow your previous production plan, eat, sleep and dig. You will be autonomous for the time being, and I will provide security. After a while, a more professional municipal management team will be sent. At that time, everyone can take the citizenship of the community." Yu Lian laughed and gave a thumbs up to the old man: "Don't worry, people on Earth are also human beings, but unlike the coquettish bitches from the Alliance Empire, we really don't have What’s wrong with racism.”