Him and their stars

Luo Ming was not sure whether the former sergeant wearing armor could be a good mayor, but he was sure that this guy must be an experienced and good soldier. He had just finished the warning when he opened the compartment and took out a pistol and three grenades, and his other hand pressed a button on the driver's seat without stopping.

The open truck bed quickly flipped up, forming a translucent armor plate.

When the translucent armor plate formed a cover on the car frame, Luo Ming also saw the cavalry rushing towards him in the wilderness in the distance.

It was naturally the fast-moving dragoon cavalry unique to Xinyumen, with a total of three or four hundred cavalry. By the standards of cold weapon warfare, it can be regarded as a mighty and menacing force.

It must be admitted that the scene of the sturdy-looking lizardman riding a large velociraptor is quite deterrent. If it is a civilian who has just come to Xinyumen, seeing this kind of monster army full of fantasy demon style, it will probably be scared out of his wits.

At this time, Luo Ming, who graduated from the Central National Defense University, had already picked up a rifle and put on goggles with self-aiming and telescopic functions.

He clearly saw that although the velociraptors were charging, they were all thin, and the luster of their scales was dull, looking malnourished. As for the Sand People riders on the dragon's back, each of them covered his face with a headscarf, but most of them did not have armor or exoskeletons, and their various weapons were also varied.

Many riders did not even have proper firearms, and were still waving spears sharpened with steel pipes, and no one knew which construction site they were from.

"Horse bandits?" Luo Ming began to load his rifle with bullets. The thousands of miles of wilderness in Xinyumen are of course far from safe, and the scale of some bandit gangs is even in the thousands. However, horse bandits who are so brave as to directly attack the government convoy are now rare creatures.

"For Ai Nu!" He immediately heard the shouts of the cavalry, using the Sand People dialect that he could not understand, but he still heard the "Ai Nu" at the end. That was the name given to this planet by the Sand People.

Of course, it was only the name given to the upper class of the Sand People in the past. As for the lower class... the lower class only had to consider farming and fighting for their masters, but the upper class had to consider a lot more.

Luo Ming immediately understood their identities. The remnants of the Sand People's resistance organization.

In fact, after the Battle of Tulon and the War of Judgment, most of the children of the former Sand People's princes and nobles chose to accept reality and even actively started a new life. The activities of the resistance organization have almost stagnated.

However, when the war between the Community and the Empire broke out, these people became active again like lizards awakening from hibernation.

However, Luo Ming still had a complicated impression of them. All those who fought for the traditions and freedom of their tribes, whether they stood on the opposite side of the wheel of history or not, were at least worthy of respect.

He poked his rifle out of the firing hole of the armor plate and began to aim. Then, he saw a Sand People rider raising a large flag, which was the Empire's red-bottomed eight-headed star dragon flag.

Of course, it was obviously hand-painted, and the colors and shapes were hard to describe, and a strong sense of copycat suddenly emerged.

The group of sand riders also shouted one after another, as if they were caught in some kind of religious frenzy.

"They are shouting, long live the emperor!" Renner said to Luo Ming while holding his rifle and aiming. He could understand the dialect of the sand people.

This scene was too abstract, and Luo Ming completely lost the ability to complain for a while.

"Expressing loyalty from two million light years away, even if the emperor is a god, he can't hear it, right?" Dai Jia grinned and said, "That's why I said that Elder Hesen and Kazi Khan were still heroes, but now they are all insects."

"But the imperial army is indeed here, maybe they will really turn over." Renner said.

The sand riders waving the big flag shouted again, attracting the fanatical response of a group of subordinates.

"They said, kill the Earthlings, kill the peasants who betrayed them. Take back their castles and lands. The Empire is their backer." Renner continued to translate.

"Is this paragraph so long?" Luo Ming said loudly.

"He added it without permission. In fact, there is only the first sentence, kill the peasants! Kill peasants like me!" Dai Jia responded loudly.

Luo Ming decided to withdraw all his sympathy for these rebels.

As for Sergeant Dai Jia, he had already responded with gunshots. He was also the first one to shoot in the convoy, but unfortunately the distance was too far and he didn't hit.

"Ace tanker, that's it?" The (deputy) department-level special commissioner of the Ministry of Agriculture snorted coldly, moved the muzzle, and then decisively pulled the trigger.

A Sand People rider who rushed to the front row screamed and fell off the dragon's back.

"Director! Good shooting! If you come to our guard regiment, you can be a hunter battalion commander at least!" Dai Jia praised loudly without hesitation.

"Of course! I was the second artillery commander at that legendary Navy Day!" Luo Ming said proudly.

Although he was "killed" soon, it didn't matter.

In addition, he was aiming at the bandit leader holding the flag next to him, but that didn't matter either.

Then, the huge truck behind him, which looked like a mobile warehouse, began to show its grandeur. It opened the carriage and ejected three drones carrying Vulcan cannons.

In addition, two crab-shaped robots also crawled out of the gap in the car and climbed onto the roof. The mechanical structure twisted a few times like a building block, and then it seemed to expand five or six times. The flexible mechanical arms like octopus tentacles turned out, each of which was hung with weapons.

The blue-label combat robot imitated by the Tulong factory. By the way, the imitation is better than the original. What's the problem? Luo Ming always felt that the Tulong Machinery Factory was very abnormal, and it was abnormal in all aspects.

Was this really caused by the Engineers' Guild and the Brotherhood of Omnics?

He once asked his old classmate about this, but the other party just avoided the question.

The old classmate who had not seen him for many years also became weird. Luo Ming could only sigh that life is impermanent.

The rain of bullets formed an insurmountable line of fire, and all the Sand People riders who came into contact with the restricted area were torn into pieces of flesh and blood, including the dragons. Obviously, this group of people did not realize that a mere transport convoy was equipped with all kinds of heavy firepower, and their morale collapsed like an avalanche.

So, they rushed with great force, and fled in panic when they dispersed. The leader holding the imperial dragon flag was the one who ran the smoothest.

Now look, his speed dragon is the fattest and strongest on the scene, and it seems that there are armor plates made of composite materials hanging on the vital parts. Although the sand man himself was also wrapped in an inconspicuous gray cloak, people with military experience could see at a glance that under the dirty canvas, there was clearly a protective suit, which might be a high-end product with a certain amount of power.

The rider had thrown the imperial dragon flag on the ground, leaving it to be trampled by bullets and fleeing soldiers. He himself fled back to the original path under the cover of his own people.

Luo Ming noticed this scene early, raised his gun and aimed and shot several times, but he didn't know whether the other party was good at hiding or his shooting skills were problematic, and he actually hit other targets.

Just when the enemy chief was about to escape the range, his terminal reminded him that another group of riders were approaching here quickly. This was the reconnaissance result of the Hummingbird UAV that climbed to a higher altitude.

He stopped shooting and prepared to aim in another direction.

The robots moved faster than him.

The two octopus robots on the roof of the cart made tactical moves that were accurate and impeccable. One of them continued to sweep the enemy, and the other moved a few steps and aimed all the muzzles in the new direction.

The Hummingbird UAV made a smooth sound of wind, holding the Vulcan cannon and rushing towards the smoke in the distance, but in less than five seconds, they all flew back.

"It's our own people!" Renner shouted.

Of course, Luo Ming also recognized that it was his own people, and they were soldiers of the independent assault regiment directly under the New Yumen Defense Command.

They were also a group of cavalry composed of sand people and spear dragons, about a hundred riders.

However, compared to the gang that just shouted "Long Live the Emperor" but was beggars, these riders were more like the "Knights".

The riders were all wearing bulletproof breastplates made of mirror-like composite materials, helmets specially designed for the head shape of the Sand People, windproof cloaks, rifles on their backs and pistols on their waists, lances made of high-carbon crystal in one hand, and some even held the imperial spiral drill spears.

In addition, the velociraptors under their crotches were all wearing special exoskeletons, with armor plates hanging on their chests, abdomens and heads. They walked heavily but quickly, and they all ran out of the aura of tanks charging.

This is actually not difficult to understand. Since people can wear exoskeletons, livestock can certainly do so.

However, most livestock are actually difficult to adapt to the sudden high speed and divine power. The so-called operation of putting mecha on mounts is just a theoretical concept most of the time.

Fortunately, although the intelligence of the velociraptor is not high, in fact, it is much weaker than that of a horse, but it is one of the few riding beasts that can adapt to exoskeletons.

The leading Sand Knight's chest armor was plated with a layer of red, and his helmet was also painted with a flame-colored cap tassel. At first glance, he looked like a prince from the classical era, who liked to wear enamel plate armor to show off but was often the most likely to attract arrows and concentrated fire.

However, when the enemy fled across the board, there was no longer any danger of being concentrated fire, and of course there was only room for showing off.

He was indeed the bravest of the reinforcements present. The velociraptor knocked away several enemies on the spot, swept his eyes across the battlefield, raised his hand, and threw the crystal spear in his hand with force.

The spear made a sharp whistling sound, as if it had broken through the sound barrier. In the blink of an eye, it crossed a distance of hundreds of meters and pierced the gang leader who had already fled far away, along with the velociraptor under his crotch.

The gang leader struggled twice, and died before he could even scream.

Luo Ming was stunned. He certainly knew that this assault group composed of the most elite Sand People riders was very powerful, but he didn't expect it to be so powerful.

Even if we ignore the power and range of the javelin, and only talk about the accuracy, and the hit rate of a javelin hitting a moving target while sitting in a bumpy and fast movement, it can be called a miracle.

Such an operation can only be done by a psychic, right?

However, he had never heard of any psychic talent among the Sand People. The leader of the Sand People uprising in the Battle of Tulong, a three-ringed Hesen elder, was said to be the best master of this race that was hard to come by in a century.

In short, with the addition of this group of high-tech exoskeleton cavalry, the gangsters could neither fight nor escape, and were soon caught up and killed one by one.

Yes, the members of this assault group did not want to keep prisoners at all. The means of treating the enemy were cold, efficient, but cruel, just like treating class enemies.

...It seemed that they were class enemies.

"Tutu! Tutu!" Renner, who was in the co-pilot seat, recognized the cavalry leader who was suspected to be a psychic just now, and called his name loudly.

The cavalry commander slowed down, and Celong came over and laughed in surprise: "God's curse! Mr. Renner, ahaha, and the armored sergeant. Are you out to do business? You ran so far."

However, probably because he was too excited, his voice was a little erratic, and I thought it was an interference phone call.

Of course, this erratic tremor was fleeting, so fast that Luo Ming suspected it was an illusion.

The Knight Commander nodded to the rank badge on the breastplate again and laughed maliciously at Dai Jia: "Sergeant, you want to..."

"I have already transferred to civilian work. A serious civil servant of the Directory will not salute you." Dai Jia rushed to say.

The other party said "tsk" in disappointment.

Luo Ming was sure it was not an illusion. He heard the other party's electronic vibrato again, and saw the thick mechanical arm, flowing with a metallic luster that was colder and harder than the silver scales.

He then saw that one of the eyes of the Sand People Knight Commander had been completely transformed into an electronic eye. At first glance, it looked like he was wearing a high-tech single-sided goggles, but it actually looked very stylish.

The other party probably noticed Luo Ming's sight, but he stretched out his mechanical arm calmly: "Flesh and blood are weak! This mechanical arm, and my nuclear-powered heart, all come from the working people of the Tulong Factory. I use their power to protect the fruits of their labor! The Mother Goddess of the River and the Father God of the Earth bear witness, the God of Dawn guides me to victory, and the God of Machinery and Electromagnetism gives me strength!"

You have more and more gods!

... In short, a prosthetic warrior.

Well, the Engineers' Guild has set up a branch in Xinyumen for almost two years, and it seems reasonable to trick a few people into accepting prosthetic transformation. Compared with the other consultants of the Brotherhood of Intelligence, compared with an old friend Luo Ming knew, this kid only transformed his arm, an eye, and a power reactor, which is already a very conservative transformation.

Luo Ming observed again and found that there were quite a few soldiers who had undergone prosthetic transformation, and even a few velociraptors had a mechanical and metallic feel.

Looking more closely, the velociraptor under Tutu's crotch even had a steel plate embedded in its jaw.

This is actually a cyborg unit.

The Brotherhood of Omnics is really in its element in this New Yumen!

Everyone introduced themselves to each other.

After knowing Luo Ming's identity, Captain Tutu also looked respectful and reminded him: "These rebels have become more and more arrogant recently, as if they were showing their loyalty to the imperial devils. I have killed three waves along the way. You must be careful, but after crossing the mountains and reaching the northern foothills, the public security will be much better."

"What about you?"

"Keep going."

"Where are you going this time?"

"To the other side of blood and sunset." This Sand People Dragon Knight, although he looks like a cyborg monster and is dressed like a prince of the classical era who is showing off his power, speaks like a poet.

"Speak human language!"

"The headquarters asked us to wait in the south."

"Qinan Plain? Aren't we still going to meet up with Father Maolin's troops?"

"No, further south. The black sand sea in the south."

"Is this Commander Carter's order?"

"Commander Carter? I can't reach there. It was arranged by Mr. Summers himself. He said that if the Empire comes, they will definitely land there."

"So, your mission is..."

"Look for opportunities to fight, just fight casually. If you run out of ammunition and food, it doesn't matter if you surrender, and he won't blame me. Hahaha, it's a strange mission, but since there are no hard requirements, it's easier for me to handle it." The cavalry commander shrugged.

Surrender? But will the Empire accept the surrender of the cyborg? Luo Ming fell silent for a while.

"The big sand sea... there are gravel dragons and cave land sharks everywhere." Renner said.

"I know, just think of it as a hunting trip. I haven't been hunting in the sand sea for a long time. Oh, after all, I am the first major of the Sand People Marine Corps, and I have no time to take a vacation after receiving the medal." He straightened his chest, making the badge on his chest plate shine more brightly.

This was the award he received after riding a mecha speed dragon and (sneak attack) blew up the head of a troll centurion in the "Judgment Campaign".

So, before the medal shone, his electronic eye also began to flash.

While the three people in the car were speechless and looked at each other, the speed dragon cavalry wearing exoskeletons had gradually walked away. The leader of the Sand People, who was walking in the front, quickly accelerated to catch up with his team, and waved to him without looking back.

At this moment, although he was dressed like a chicken feather prince, he was as cool as a real ranger.

"If we really encounter a gravel dragon or a land shark, he will be the first one to be eaten. If we really encounter the Imperial Army, he will also be the first one to be blown up." Renner said viciously: "But, that guy originally thought so, right?"

"That guy looks like a ghost now, but he used to be the son of the chief of a very famous tribe. He also participated in the Battle of Tulong. Of course, like me, he was on the opposite side." Dai Jia told Luo Ming.

"It's not important." Luo Ming said.

"Yes. It's not important at all." Renner agreed with this point very much.