Him and their stars

Yu Lian couldn't help but turn his head and look at the two twin girls. He was really a little surprised this time.

In his memory, these triangular flat arrow-like things, as well as their round spherical mother machines, were wild monsters from the New World called "automatic mining machines." Of course, they became known to the public, but it was already twenty or thirty years later.

They are called "mining machines", but these guys are really not just civilian equipment. They are extremely fast, maneuverable and have the ability to jump. In addition, whether it is a heavy ion impactor used to destroy planetary rocks or a laser to cut minerals, it can kill people if it hits the armor of a battleship.

It’s really hard for people to accept that these things are mining equipment. But in fact, in the previous timeline, when these ancient automatic devices were discovered by explorers, they were indeed working diligently in the unmanned galaxy full of broken asteroids, like a group of bees that never knew how to get tired. of.

It was not until the explorers got very close that they were completely alerted.

According to subsequent calculations by scientists, these automatic mining machines were relics left by the enlightened beings. In addition to mining, they also had the function of protecting minerals and refining equipment. They are ancient creations who don't know how many years ago, but after their creators have been annihilated from this universe...or have ascended to the extraordinary, they are still diligently fulfilling the plans made countless billions of years ago. Work program.

Overall, these mining drones are fairly harmless. As long as you don't get close to their working area, even if you pass by the same galaxy, their early warning mechanism will not be triggered.

However, they do have instances of going berserk. I don’t know why, but as if I’ve taken too much gunpowder, I will actively attack all artificial creations and star beasts passing by in the galaxy. Occasionally, I will even jump away and attack nearby manned strongholds.

It was not until more than half a century later that the Alliance Academy of Sciences finally made a judgment that the price comparison complied with scientific laws. After the autonomous drone loses control, it is indeed possible to attack all targets in the galaxy except itself, but it will not leave the galaxy. Any act of crossing the galaxy to attack other targets is truly wrong.

Subsequently, the Alliance Academy of Sciences announced a complete set of signal data coding for these mining drones. With these regular coding systems, high-power data processors can be used for instant verification. If you're lucky, you might be able to disarm these mining drones or even take over their control.

The person who researched and sorted out this set of data codes was Sadaharu Aragaki, who had become a foreign academician of the Alliance Academy of Sciences at that time, the previous vice president of the Imperial Overseas Students Association, and a good friend of Tan Jize.

Well, he's actually currently working on his PhD in mathematics at the Alliance.

In short, with the help of this great scientist, mining drones have turned from dangerous monsters into treasures. You know, this kind of civilian robot can actually fight against warships, and it is still operating after countless billions of years. This really subverts everyone's imagination. It is conceivable that their mechanical bodies contain countless treasures.

Although you won't get gold coins if you blow them up, you will definitely get a lot of black technology products. Ordinary bounty hunters will receive huge rewards if they hand over the wreckage of a destroyed drone to the official power of a big country like the Alliance or the Empire.

Anyway, the civilizations of the galactic countries have developed to the scale they are today, didn't they just rely on all kinds of grave digging?

In short, explore, fight monsters, and sell corpses. There is no one around mining, and a thriving industry has formed.

The New World is a vast universe that is wider than the Milky Way. Until the time when Yu Lian comes back, the exploration of it is far from over. This industry will still be a blue ocean for a long time.

However, that was already the previous timeline. In this timeline, these guys did appear twenty years in advance, and the difficulty level was directly upgraded from wild monsters to boss level.

But how did his two junior master nieces know about their existence?

"It was Grand Master who met him when he was exploring the New World some time ago." Gan Jiang said: "He discovered these robots when he passed by an unmanned galaxy, and used spiritual energy to cover the ship on which he was traveling, so that he was not captured. They discovered it. So Master Tai drove his boat closer and collected some information. It is currently named Unknown Ancient Mining Robot 01."

"Mining robot?" Except for Yu Lian, everyone present at the meeting was confused.

"They are indeed mining robots! At least according to Grand Master's observations, those guys are indeed mining." Gan Jiang said.

"As for where it was found, we can't say." Mo Xie added seriously, while seeming to glance at Yu Lian from the corner of his eye.

Yu Lian understood immediately. The master is on his way to find another part of the inheritance, that is, the monsters around the big skull mark on the secret star map, right?

"Hasn't the Spiritual Research Association thought of reporting such important information to the military?" Eleanor seemed a little dissatisfied.

"At least according to our country's laws, citizens have the right to remain silent." Mo Xie glanced at the other party: "Non-governmental organizations have more star map information than the official government. Isn't this a matter of course?"

Eleanor was not angry, but instead chuckled: "Indeed, some secrets are more secure in the hands of Mr. Lan than in the hands of the Congressmen."

"How is the combat effectiveness?" Yang Xiyi asked a practical question straight to the point.

"I don't know about the round ones. Grand Master speculates that they should be command planes and transport planes. These triangular ones are very powerful. They can directly use space wave weapons to blast asteroids to pieces and directly collect internal minerals."

That's actually the wave impact caused by the aggregation of heavy ions, not space vibration... Hey, forget it, anyway, the sound and light effects are similar to the damage to physical objects, but the damage to electromagnetic shields is much stronger than vibration weapons.

Yu Lian thought of this, and then said: "Don't use our existing thinking to judge the enemy we come into contact with for the first time. Some things look like shock cannons, and they are shock cannons when they are hit, but they are not when they are hit close to each other. .”

The twin sisters looked at each other, but then the general nodded and said: "Uncle Junior is right. Maybe it just looks like a vibrator. Grand Master also made a special note, saying that he is not a technology expert and can only judge based on his impressions. , if you encounter it, you must be careful."

Mo Xie also nodded: "So Master is right! Although my junior uncle is very reckless, he is still conservative in his heart, which is completely different from Aunt Elinko who is both superficial and reckless."

"Before the battle, let the unmanned sentry turrets on alert fire dense missiles to force the opponent to counterattack. Then collect data on site." Yang Xiyi ordered.

What he means is that the energy residue formed at the opponent's shelling site can be used to calculate its properties.

"Is this too late?" Brigadier General Marklov couldn't help but frown.

"Information always needs to be collected. Even if it can't be used this time, it can be used next time." Yang Xiyi said.

Yu Lian thought to himself that a set of advanced equipment and a reliable scientific analysis team were needed at this time. It would be better if it was led by a psyker from the "Wisdom" Circle.

At this time, Mo Xie added: "In addition, there are lasers used to cut minerals, and their power cannot be underestimated. Master Tai said that he saw their laser cut an asteroid with a radius of more than one kilometer into pieces. The damage of the battleship's armor should not be small. Well, I'm not sure what kind of light it is now, so I'll just assume it's a laser."

Gan Jiang said: "However, they have no shields."

"And it's not too hard." Mo Xie said.

"No shield?" Yang Xiyi's eyes lit up: "How can you see it?"

"The Grand Master used psychic energy to interfere with a drone, causing it to fire at its companions next to it. There was indeed no shield reaction, and it was sunk with one shot."

Everyone was stunned, and then looked at the "strongest" psyker present, Yu Lian.

Feifei, who was sitting in the corner of the conference room as a note taker, picked up the teacup and took a long sip.

"It can be done." Yu Lian said seriously: "With Master's ability, as long as he can see the target, he can use psychic energy to pull the opponent tens of thousands of kilometers away, as long as he slightly shifts the muzzle of the gun. .”

Attack the strong and defend the weak! Yang Xiyi suddenly felt confident: "Colonel Yu Lian is right, we cannot use our inherent common sense to judge the power of these things. Let's just think of these things as an assault ship with the firepower of a cruiser. This Such extreme designs have existed before. The famous Manta-class assault ship was very popular during the Third Galactic War. However, its advantages and disadvantages are very obvious. "

Indeed, this kind of small battleship with extremely enhanced firepower is destined to be thin-skinned and large-sized, and it can easily become the prey of smaller fighters. Even if you encounter a stormtrooper wearing a space gliding pendant, you will easily be beaten to death.

Of course, Yu Lian knew that the reason why these drones did not have shields and thick armor was mainly because they were "civilian machines" for mining after all, and naturally they did not need those that were not available.

Then, everyone looked at those vague spherical flying objects and fell into deep thought.

So far, there has not been a battleship of this shape in the universe, which really subverts his cognition.

Eleanor Bonaparte said: "The combat effectiveness of these things is unknown. However, if they are really transport ships or mother aircraft, will destroying them have any impact on those triangular combat ships?"

Major General Marklov nodded slightly: "As long as we find a way to get the Saratoga and the three light carriers close to the battlefield..."

Having said this, the old man hesitated and looked at Yu Lian.

Of course Yu Lian understood what the other party meant: "The Scarlet Throne can be used as a protective force for the main assault. Although that guy is still in the dock, I will ask everyone to work overtime to at least complete the basic protective facilities. The firepower cannot be repaired yet. But it can also be used as an armored aircraft carrier."

"If that doesn't work, you can still use the White Devil Team to break through!" Captain James Dutt, the fleet's air combat director, added.

...Those X21 white devils, I originally planned to surprise the empire. Yu Lian thought.

Teacher Yang smiled and said: "It's a pity. I plan to use the White Devil's new equipment in the emperor... ahem, it can also be used in other countries. In short, this can be used as our backup battle plan. So, at the beginning of the battle, The Throne, Saratoga and three light carriers serve as Group B, under the direct and unified command of Major General Marklov."

In any case, fighting is not a game of chess. Even if you know how to deal with the enemy, you still need to flexibly configure it on the battlefield.

Fortunately, Teacher Yang even had a backup battle plan, and he seemed very confident.

He opened the last large picture with an expressionless expression. Ever since, something that could make people's scalp tingle just by its appearance came into everyone's sight.

"As for this thing..." Even Yang Xiyi had a headache when he saw the cosmic natural disaster in action. He wanted to press his temples and complain, but considering that he was the supreme commander, if he lost his composure, everyone's morale might collapse.

Yu Lian calmly looked at everyone with frowning faces and said lightly: "I'll handle it."

Yang Xiyi was silent for a few seconds. Although his expression did not change, his voice seemed to be hesitant and heavy for the first time: "The last time this thing appeared in the empire, they used a Titan ship."

"They are all star-eating insects, but this thing is only half the size of the Empire. It can still be regarded as a larvae. However, even if it is a larvae, its skin is as thick as the outer wall of a Titan ship. We are now Some weapons have limited killing effect. In this case, use occult methods." Yu Lian said.

"You... Colonel Yu Lian!" Eleanor said solemnly with a straight face: "This is a combat meeting, are you sure?"

"At least 3... no, more than 40%." Yu Lian looked directly into the senior sister's eyes calmly and smiled: "There is no way, the Scarlet Throne is still undergoing major repairs. Even if it is barely able to fight, her firepower is still Far from enough. If we have one or two Titans in our hands... no, a few fearless or even a dozen arsenal ships with enhanced firepower will be fine. Why should I show off my courage?"

That’s it! After all, I am also a lunar person. I am a top student trained as a reserve admiral! Wouldn't it be nice to sit in a command position and give orders? My classmates were either captains or staff officers, but I had to rush forward with a blade in hand, making the boss look like a manual worker.

"However, if I don't take this risk, this insect will easily tear through our defense line." At this point, he showed a light and unpredictable smile: "To be honest, this thing is It's scary, but from a mystical perspective, it's really not as good as when I rushed into battle at the God of War Festival. Moreover, it's really unreasonable for a thing like a star-eating insect to obey the command of a predator. I have to do it as soon as possible. Know the reason for this! Otherwise the problem will be serious."

Seeing that no one answered immediately, Yu Lian smiled again and said: "The universe is very big, and there are really many planet-level natural disasters like this. But the reason why we humans can get to this point is naturally because everyone is good at playing. Tian Ji’s method of horse racing. No one here knows more about psychic powers than me. So, please, Commander, and all the leaders respect my choice."

Eleanor knew that the other party was right, but she still glanced at Feifei unwillingly.

Major Fina Li, who once again disguised herself as a military newspaper reporter, sat in the corner of the conference room and continued to take notes during the meeting seriously. She hadn't interrupted since just now, so she wasn't ready now.

Of course, she didn't forget to take another two sips of tea.

Yang Xiyi took a deep look at Yu Lian, tapped his fingers on the table, and made no further objection: "Then, just do what you are best at."