The Bizarre Adventure of Tartaros Fleet

The pure white sand and sea spread out in front of you.The beautiful blue gradient spreads out, and the swaying waves reflect the sun, shining with dazzling light.Looking at the magnificent scenery, the space residents who are used to metal rooms, metal cockpits, various cables and power armor don't even care that their skin may be burned by the sun.

Behind the beach, there are hills with trees of various sizes - but now many trees have been bulldozed, and low buildings with beautiful decorations have been built on the whole open space. It's like a hot spring street.Facilities such as hotels and restaurants have basically been built, and there are even small shops selling souvenirs. The shops sell basically processed and sterilized fine sand in glass bottles, plant specimens, collected nearby to identify small things like innocuous mineral samples.

All of this was sorted out in the past week.

Because there is no large-scale development, of course, there will not be industrialized standard souvenirs like ordinary tourist areas, but also because of this, the small things here are unique and highly commemorative.There is only one kind of people who can get these souvenirs, and that is the relevant personnel who participated in the project of the nanomechanical group - because this small resort is just for them, and its opening time is only from now to Until the celebration banquet after the end of the project.

The people in charge of the construction here are Oregana, who came here a week ago and entered the state of vacation, and a few interns from the Naval Academy—they originally planned to go to the seaside of Niu Xing, where the Naval Academy is located, to hold a camping meeting. , As a result, after receiving the news from the Sickle of War, the Very Leopard and several industrial ships came here non-stop.

While building an experimental base in the universe next to another planet that serves as a test site, and building a special building here to increase mood and morale, the two sides cooperate perfectly... For Oregana, this kind of happy Work is already considered a break, and after it is built, I will definitely use it.

At the moment, she is wearing a Hawaiian shirt, walking barefoot on the pale white sand, with a cowboy hat on her head, which looks like a southern country.Liu Lizi followed behind, wearing a school swimsuit, her sweaty skin matched perfectly with the sea and the beach, she also wore a straw hat, but there were holes in the straw hat, so that the ears on the top of the head protruded from the hole - this is Hats designed for cats or foxes, the ears of leopards are slightly short, but because of this, they reveal a unique sense of cuteness.

"This is the so-called 'undeveloped' beach." Oregana walked briskly, but just like before, she was very resistant to things like swimwear. "Isn't it romantic?"

"It's really romantic if you don't think about what we're doing."

Liu Lizi smiled wryly, and she glanced at her side. The three Fu Lianzi, who were wearing protective gear and holding metal spears in their hands, looked as if they were facing a formidable enemy.

There are a total of 36 interns brought out this time, 33 of whom are engineering students. They will complete the construction of the rest area within a week and submit a design drawing of "What to do if the goal is a fortress", which will Their mission has been completed, and they are resting in the resort they built, or 'product quality inspection'.

And these three are not from the engineering department, but from the actual combat department. To be precise, they are candidates for the marines who are taking the subject of "combat against aliens".In the past week, their job was to protect the construction site from hostile creatures-but the planet has evolved so far, and there are no hostile creatures that can pose a threat on land.

But the seaside is another story.

In order to ensure that this four-kilometer-long beach can be used in the future and the collection of ingredients, Oregana is now leading these nervous newcomers to hunt dangerous creatures on the beach.

After all, this is a native creature—the habitat of a crab-like creature that is as tall as a person and has big claws (tentatively named Claw Crab).Of course it's not just here. This kind of big crab is widely distributed in the shallow seas of this broken coast. They don't have the intelligence to choose their prey, and they will only attack any creature that is not much bigger than themselves. It is really dangerous to put it at the entrance of the resort. After all, here is The resort is not really the gate of the new town.

And the taste is really good, not to mention the delicious taste of seafood, and because of its large size, it has enough meat, and it is full of satisfaction after one bite.

"I don't know if it can be artificially bred... Shall I catch some live ones and put them in the farmhouse for the vampires to raise?"

"I think it's okay...Boss, look ahead."

Liu Lizi stopped, and she made a pause gesture, and the intern following behind grasped the metal spear tightly, with a very serious look - in the shallow water ahead, a large claw crab could be seen It was rummaging through the gravel with its pliers for something, and stuffed it into its mouth.

"Boss, why don't we use guns?"

"Your internship project is 'fighting against aliens'." Oregana clenched her fists and moved her body. "Aren't all enemies the same when using guns? The most important thing about this internship is to let you know how to deal with this non-human form." The feeling of hand-to-hand combat with a target!"

"what……"

It seems that this is indeed the case, when the boss was working in the forest before, he was only equipped with a pistol and a chainsaw sword.But... why a long gun?Which troops usually use this weapon?

But the two bosses were already on board. They stepped across the beach and rushed over with great dexterity, grabbing the crab's shell and pulling it out.

The giant claw crab panicked at the time, and swung its pincers to pinch the person in front of it, but Oregana grabbed the side of the pincers to avoid being pinched, and then suppressed the crab's movement with brute force.Liu Lizi kept vigil all around to avoid any new crabs coming out.

The claw crab's six thick legs were pulling on the beach, and the whole crab pressed over to try to hold down the strange creature in front of it, and the gravel splashed all over for a while.But Oregana calmly exerted a force just slightly higher than the opponent to suppress it—she was avoiding pulling the crab claws off while consuming the opponent's stamina to the greatest extent.In the final analysis, it is just a primitive crustacean, not only has low breathing efficiency, but also low physical endurance, it can only carry out one or two burst attacks, if it is unsuccessful, its physical strength will be exhausted quickly.

After suppressing it for about a minute, the strength of the opponent's resistance dropped significantly. She grabbed a big claw and went around behind the crab, exposing the soft belly of the crab.

"let's go!"

"Yes!"

The spear suddenly stabbed over, piercing through the lower part of the claw crab's mouth. The nerve center behind it was instantly destroyed, and the whole crab immediately collapsed to the ground.The blue blood flowed to the beach along the cracks in the shell, and was washed away by the sea water.

"what!"

"what happened?"

"I remembered that I had to poke like this before steaming crabs on Earth... so I used a spear instead of a chainsword!?"

"After all, if you use a chainsaw sword, the carapace debris will run into the meat and make the meat unpalatable..."

"Eh……"

"Okay, don't worry about it, the next step is the key to the internship—" The warlord patted the intern on the shoulder, and pointed to another crab that was confronting Liu Lizi, "Starting with you, go up and challenge the crab !"

"Eh?! No armor, just wearing a swimsuit?"

"That's right, let's go! The cursed son can win even empty-handed, you have to believe in yourself!"

Many of the first batch of Cursed Sons who entered the combat unit had combat experience. After all, a large part of them had fought gastroenteria in actual combat, and it was common for them to get blood on their faces.But the follow-up ones were relatively young and had never participated in front-line battles. Many of them were children who lived in shelters in the sewers. They were slightly worse in combat, and they could quickly get started with firearms training, but It is unavoidable to be timid when it comes to close combat.

Even if it's just an alien crab, it's a real 'cosmic creature bigger than a human', and it looks scary with its fangs and claws.

After a little hesitation, the young cursed son clenched the spear in his hand and took a step forward—only then did she truly understand the powerful power hidden in her body that was powerful enough to deal with aliens.

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The spaceship carrying scientific research personnel landed on the nearby tarmac, and these technical elites performed a joyful opening ceremony on the beach of the alien planet-properly seasoned seaweed, crab meat, and some shellfish, with After being cooked in various ways, it becomes a dish with a unique flavor, and the unlimited supply of alcohol and tea makes everyone very happy.

Between toasting and drinking, the sun slowly sank to the sea level. Looking down from the open space on the hillside, there were golden waves on the sea, and a peaceful atmosphere permeated all around.

Oregana was leaning on the deck chair away from the crowd, squinting at the setting sun in the distance.

On the plate at hand was steamed crab leg meat. She added vinegar and green onions according to her own preference. Of course, the wine should be rice wine that goes with crab meat.It is obviously in the universe, but it tastes like home.The sea breeze is blowing slowly, making people feel extremely relaxed. It seems that this kind of leisure time has not passed for a long time.

At this time, there was a sound of footsteps around her, and Oregana turned her head, and saw a woman with long brown wavy hair, glasses, and a hot figure.She opened her eyes slightly, and quickly found out the name of this person from her memory——

Noto Izumi.

She and her companions used to be tactical pilots in the MUV world, and they fought against a mining machine named BETA at a young age...Although they only fought once, if it wasn't for the intervention of Tartarus, she would have died in the In Kyoto back then, the corpses were dug up as mines.After being rescued, her contemporaries also went their separate ways, some went to the new world to open up wasteland and rebuild civilization, some protected the world as a soldier of the General Command, and some... such as Noto Izumi himself, because he could no longer bear the battle mentally. , the original world didn't have anything to worry about, so he chose to continue living in the Ministry of Integration.

After studying and complicated assessment, she became a technician in the integration department and found her new life in a research institute.She never forgot when she met Tartarus Cake. After waiting for so many years, when she met Oregana Army Commander again, she suddenly found that time had carved marks on her body, but Oregana Legion Commander is still the same as before, still looks young...

But a lot of things inside seem to have changed.At the beginning, she gave people the impression that she was a powerful fighter, but now... She still feels powerful, even stronger than before, but she no longer has an exposed edge, but is more like an ordinary person... This kind of It feels very strange, like two different shadows set on the same shape.

Right now, the legion leader is leisurely eating crabs and drinking wine on the deck chair, as if everything was destroyed by the flames of war, the kind of OL who would go to the izakaya after get off work to drink wine and eat side dishes alone.

Looking at this appearance, Noto Kazumi did not feel the tension of a big man at all, and even the corners of his mouth relaxed:

"haven't seen you for a long time."

"It's been a long time, Miss Noto. I will trouble you later." She picked up a piece of crab meat and put it in her mouth, with a =w= relaxed expression on her face, "Let's relax as much as possible today, and work will officially start the day after tomorrow. .If you are not satisfied, you must say it."

"Thank you very much. When did you come here?"

"About a week ago. We came here after the location was confirmed by the sickle cat. Because it seems to be a long project with a long time span, I have been planning to give some benefits to the participants. How is it? See Does it look good?"

"really……"

It's not the same anymore...

Noticing the conversation going on here, a young technician asked:

"Has Tartarus always been like this?"

"Yeah, after all, it's not okay to work hard without rest."

Tartarus pursues the principle of working hard + having fun.Of course, working hard is for a lofty goal, but before reaching the lofty goal, you need to use pleasure as a small staged goal, so as to maintain morale.Everyone is very happy, so the work efficiency will go up.Therefore, whether it is the combat troops in the front or the logistics and scientific research in the rear, there are not low standards in terms of welfare.

"It's completely different from school..." The technician, who seemed to have just joined the job not long ago, looked at the resort behind with a dull expression.

"Of course, how can students be the same as people in society, and we are not a black-hearted workplace here." The scythe of war also came over, and he raised his glass to the technicians present. Not lightly, I hope everyone is mentally prepared for hair loss—I hope the project goes well, cheers!"

"cheers."

Everyone drank up the liquid in the wine glasses, causing the surrounding voices to pause for a few seconds, and then everyone raised the glasses together and turned the cups down to show that they had finished drinking, and the atmosphere became lively again amidst laughter.At this time, the sun has completely sunk into the sea, and the electric lights in the shape of trees are gradually lit up around, creating a fantasy atmosphere.

Oregana stretched her waist, and put the plates and cups on the small table, and Liu Lizi followed behind at some point.There were tents and sleeping bags in the big bag on her back, and then another bag containing picnic equipment and emergency lights was handed to Oregana:

"Let's go, let's go to the beach to start the second game."

"Well, it's time." Oregana nodded with a smile, and she took the bag that still had some weight. "Let's go, just the two of us is enough."

"Ok!"

No one else, only myself and the boss.Whether it's a vacation or a night out, it's just the beginning.

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Chapter 1184 Chapter 203: Breathing life into the mud

The evening wind blew across the beach, and the light of the emergency lights brought the camp out of the darkness, pointing out a bright corner on the coast.The flames of the campfire are crackling - of course, it is not the native plants that are used as fuel, but the more stable and efficient camping fuel.This kind of artificial fuel made into fist-sized cubes is easy to transport and safe to use, and is loved by a large number of wilderness survivors and pioneers.

The fire it burns emits a warm and soft orange flame, and above that flame is the cooking set that Oregana propped up.The iron box for cooking rice slowly emits steam, and the aroma of curry is slowly wafting out from the deep pot on the barbed wire.

"Liu Lizi, pass us that onion." Oregana was busy by the fire. "Is curry still sweet?"

"Hmm! Sweet ones are fine."

"Spicy ones are more delicious, but Liu Lizi can't accept the taste of adults."

"Obviously you only eat sweet and spicy..."

Liu Lizi showed a teasing expression, her eyes seemed to sparkle reflecting the light of the campfire.Now without the uniform and power armor, she looks no different from an ordinary girl—maybe this is the holiday effect brought by the warm sea breeze and waves.At this moment, she is not an adjutant, nor is she a champion of Khorne or a bodyguard. After taking off all her equipment and aura, she has also completely let go of her usual spiritual burden.

Now, Liu Lizi is moving her body up and down, looking at the curry dishes that are bubbling in the pot from time to time, her expression relaxed:

"Obviously you are not afraid of spicy food when drinking, why is that?"

The same is true for Oregana. She took the iron box out of the fire, poured the rice and curry into two plates, and handed it to Liu Lizi:

"Maybe it's because alcohol is considered a hobby, and chili is considered a spice. The body naturally uses different standards to treat it. After all, we still have another skill system. This should be an external performance...probably?"

"Ha... can it still be like this?" (Leopard dumbfounded)

Oregana brought a second set of skill trees. This incident originated from an accident that happened during the time travel. It should be related to Nyarlathotep's mistakes in handling things.But this does not affect anything - because most of the key production skills are completely unusable due to the inability to use psionic energy, and skills that do not require the use of psionic energy, such as ballistics and swordsmanship, have better performance and more comprehensive The egg-human skills were completely replaced, resulting in all tasteless, but it did not prevent her from taking it out to talk about it from time to time.

"If we can use psychic power, we can also turn raisins into the same amount of wine in an instant, or turn iron and coal into smoothbore cannons."

"What's the use of that?"

"It's just useless." She went to the fire and put the warm dinner plate on her knees. This set of skills is useful when you are in any base. Just achieve dominance in one go, and then lead the entire civilization to the sea of ​​stars."

"The prerequisites are too long! And are we going to start over from the era of smoothbore guns!"

"That's right," Oregana held up the spoon, "After the aerospace technology is developed, a laboratory will be built on a natural satellite, and twenty super cyborg warriors will be made, and they will call us Big Daddy..."

"In this case, let's build the throne and the talking device first." Liu Lizi scooped up a spoonful of curry and put it into his mouth, the sweet taste melted on the tip of his tongue. If the stars casually landed in another world and got trapped, something like Hina Misawa might happen."

"That's the setting of the rumored work, ahhhhh." Oregana narrowed her eyes, put down the spoon and made a grasping motion with her right hand, "In short, that's it, let the whole universe fall into our clutches."

"Who would call herself the Devil's Palm..." Leopard couldn't help laughing, she raised the corner of her mouth, and poked Oregana's cheek with the tip of her tail, "But the truth?"

"As long as you can earn enough money to live on, then just dawdle." She pretended to wipe her mouth with her tail, but Liu Lizi dodged it lightly, and wrapped her tail flexibly around her boss's neck. As if wearing a furry scarf "Occasionally go out on an adventure, without any responsibility, and experience danger in absolute safety. It's nice..."

A gentle and relaxed atmosphere spread around, and this was the most comfortable way for the two to get along.For Liu Lizi, Oregana is the protagonist of the Heavenly Falling series, but because of the initial relationship and the later working together, the kind of young and passionate love that would appear in comics has never had the conditions to happen.The two know each other well, and have been sharing tremendous pressure for a long time——

This pressure is not the emotional pressure built by family and society like Romeo and Juliet, Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai, but a deeper pressure related to the survival of countless people.When the two are fighting, their thoughts are connected through the spiritual link, just like the driver duo driving the steel Yada head against the monster. The result is a small, warm world in a hearth amidst the flames of war.