The Bizarre Adventure of Tartaros Fleet

"Ok?"

She touched the leopard's trembling ears and sent the image:

"Look at it."

Huo Ling and Leopard leaned over to take a look, with unbearable expressions on their faces——

The goal is a group of energetic intelligent creatures under the night.They have reddish-brown skin, stout builds, slightly hunched backs, and cheerful colors in their eyes.

Of course they had reason to be happy-hanging by the fire was a large animal bleeding, which was obviously the prey they had hunted during the day.Two extraordinarily strong creatures waved the drumsticks in front of a big drum made of some kind of leather, striking out a certain unique melody.On the ground beside it, covered with straw and a thick sheet of leather, sat several cubs, their round eyes wide open.

Suddenly, the satellite of this planet has risen to the treetops, emitting a gentle white light.All the creatures sitting around the fire cheered in unison—old, young, even children in their mother's arms.And the animals next to them, those big cat-like animals with patterned fur that should be comfortable to hold, also responded with howls of joy.

The elder, covered in tattoos, wears a bone ring in his nose and holds a knife made of animal bone.With arms raised, he approached the carcass of the prey with cheers, cut open the fur and rib cage, reached in and dug out the heart, placed it in a stone tray, and offered it in front of a totem pole, surrounded by joy atmosphere.

And the thing behind that totem pole is obviously the wreckage of a crashed light battleship—the wreckage of a battleship belonging to the Binary Star Empire, which was destroyed in the final orbital defense battle and fell to the surface of the planet.

Seeing this scene, the two of them didn't know what to say at all...

The race that once dominated the star sea, educated barbarians, photographed outposts in dozens of galaxies to swear sovereignty, possessed a huge fleet, and could even create powerful weapons to bombard the enemy's home star directly from the home star, turned into a race after thousands of years. This way.

It may have been hundreds of thousands of years of hard work from the time they made the first tool to sailing the stars, but after that war, they returned to the starting point (in fact, we think this big guy is quite unnecessary...) point.

"Has it degenerated to this extent... Tsk."

"They still live in the ruins of their city, because the surrounding area has turned into a jungle, and there is no shortage of water and food, and these sturdy, specially-treated metal buildings are obviously better at sheltering from wind, rain, warmth and cold. Crypts and caves."

"This is really..."

Is it embarrassing?

Maybe.

"They have seen the scientific and artistic achievements of their predecessors, but they have degenerated into primitive people in essence."

On the entire planet, the total number of descendants of the Double Star Empire does not exceed 500 million. They are scattered all over the planet, relying on the ruins of old buildings to survive.Fortunately, the material science was advanced back then. Although the buildings made of special metals were destroyed by bombing, the ruins have remained until today. These descendants live in the jungle composed of steel and plants.

"The civilization they educated has been able to send their people to colonize distant planets, but they have sunk into the abyss in the flames of war - we really can't imagine that this group of primitive people crowded in the ruins of civilization, They are actually descendants of the Twin Star Empire."

"It's good enough, at least they survived." Liu Lizi said with emotion, "And their enemies are probably finished. It goes without saying how powerful that kind of super orbital gun is to the planet. After more than a dozen calls, the other side is probably wiped out...they are the final winners of the war."

"But, this is the result of the winners? There is nothing left!" Huo Ling said loudly, with unbelievable emotions in his voice, "And if no one helps them, they will not be able to develop again in the future! Know that there are no fossil fuels left on this planet!"

Indeed, if they want to rely on technology to climb back to the previous height, the acquisition of energy is essential, but they have already used up the fossil energy stored on their planet long ago.How are they going to start the Industrial Revolution again without help, without the blood of industry, oil?

Wait until coal and oil are regenerated?Then you have to wait for millions to hundreds of millions of years!

If you don't rely on fossil energy ... rely on biogas? (cover face)

A war knocks down a civilization to the primitive stage, and it is almost impossible to stand up again. This is truly "falling into the abyss".

Even if they don't care about it, they live happily every day hunting, eating meat, and breeding offspring.Wandering in the glory of the past ignorantly, looking at those incomprehensible iron trees and brown flowers, he wrote his own myth according to his own understanding...

pity?Still sorry?Oregana couldn't accurately describe her mood at the moment. She looked at the large cat lying next to the fire, which was not angry when being rubbed by young children, and sighed slightly. She turned on the communicator and said:

"Samurai, try to figure out where the shells are going. Only you can figure this out."

【Well, I'm doing it. 】War Scythe, who was working in the super-railgun at the moment, said 【It is definitely impossible to speculate from the space distortion of the gun muzzle. More than a dozen signals are mixed together, and after so long, it is completely impossible to calculate.I have to disassemble the mainframe and crack it to see if there is anything in the storage system... If I can’t decipher it by then, I have to ask that Valenska to help. He still has the equipment of the Double Star Empire that can work normally. . 】

"Well, we know, you do it first, let's contact him."

[Then... about the current situation of their teacher, do you want to talk about it together? 】

"Yes, we have to tell Valenska everything here." Oregana nodded seriously, "He needs to know this."

"Yes, he should know that."

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On the Panther-class black stealth special service ship 'Jaguar Man', Head of State Warenska is wearing a set of power armor on his body with the help of two dogs, Sakuya.

It was his first time wearing something like this, so he felt a little nervous.Although these two alien service robots have repeatedly emphasized that this set of power armor has been adjusted to the force feedback mode, and the output has been adjusted to the lowest level. It is just like ordinary waving hands and feet, just like wearing an extra piece of clothing. up.But in fact, it is not as easy to wear as they say——

The lining of the armor was a little tight, and there was a feeling that his body was being strangled, which made him feel a little uncomfortable.

"Your Excellency, does this suit of armor still fit?" One of them asked, "I'm really sorry, because time is tight, we haven't had time to make a special one for you. If you feel a little tight, please be patient, but if it affects If you breathe, you must tell us."

"Well, I see." Valenska nodded hastily, he looked around, his security forces were also wearing this set of equipment "I didn't expect that it only took four days to arrive so far away."

Valenska was amazed that they had found the teacher's country in such a short time.Originally, he just thought it would be good to understand, but after hearing the information later, he was driven by something in his heart, agreed to Oregana's invitation, and decided to come and see it with his own eyes. one look.

"If you join the Consolidation Department, we should build a stargate near here." Inu Sakiya took the conversation in a soft voice, covering the armor behind him "In that case, it will only take a few hours to arrive Here it is."

"We'll think about it carefully."

"Hmm! It will be here in 10 minutes, please be mentally prepared."

"Well……"

With the final vibration of the hull, the surrounding stars all lit up.

The jump ends very close to the planet, right next to the Hyper Railgun.Valenska looked at this giant in surprise, it is so magnificent and vicissitudes, it is far from the "Kingdom of God" in his impression - in that legend, even in the records, the Kingdom of God is full of prosperity Yes, it was radiant, but this huge structure was already 'dead', and the wreckage exuded an aura of dilapidation.

Next to its giant body, a group of black ships floated quietly, like the kind of small fish cleaning parasites from the big fish.

Thinking of the people who survived today mentioned in the previous newsletter, Valenska suddenly felt his nose ache—it was a kind of sadness, I don’t know if it was because of the encounter of this civilization, or because of his fantasy shattered.

"Life and death are like candles. Even if the torch of civilization has been extinguished, a little spark still exists. Whether the flame will be rekindled is up to you to decide."

"I……"

"After we go down and read it, you can make a decision." Inu Sakuya bowed slightly, and the little bicep seemed to fall to the ground because of this movement. "This flame of civilization, do you want to pass it on?" ?”

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Chapter 597 Chapter 541: Jumping repeatedly on the verge of a logistics outbreak.jpg

What happened to the meeting with Head of State Valenska, Oregana didn't know for a while.All her attention is now on the archaeological excavation of this galaxy-

The situation seems to be worse than expected. A large number of destroyed settlements and outposts were found in the gravitational balance point, including two large shipyards.In the asteroid belt, a mining station that was bombarded and destroyed was also found—the Double Star Empire hollowed out the interior of a large asteroid, and laid buildings and living areas in it, which looked relatively hidden from the outside.But now, all these mining stations have been destroyed.Those hollowed-out asteroids exploded in the middle, throwing debris all over the place.

There are also quite a few colonies in the parent galaxy, but none of them remained.Large ecological domes are indeed very comfortable to live in, but under targeted strikes, these artificial environments are simply vulnerable-this is easier than burning down the city of the parent star, you only need to destroy the port, and then blow a big hole in the dome, The life inside is a candle in the wind.

It was a massacre, a terrible massacre.

"Do you know the One Year War that took place in the UC era?" Looking at the wreckage, the Tin Woodman commented, "It's like what happened in the first forty hours of the One Year War—it happened multiple times."

"That's right, this is much larger than the three colonies of Side1, Side2, and Side4." Oregana had already moved to the fin whale, and she replied as she started working, "This is the one in the stars, The fleet enters a galaxy and then dismantles everything that can be dismantled in it."

"No, my opinion is the opposite of yours. Because it hasn't been completely dismantled here—you see." The tin woodman called up a picture taken by a probe, "an armed outpost with a certain amount of defensive firepower."

The outpost is not big, with a long axis of only fourteen kilometers, so it should exist as a node defense system.It is in the shape of a flat saucer with several large turrets and a large number of small anti-aircraft guns installed on it.From this point of view, this outpost...or the fortress is very suitable for Oregana.Indeed, it was riddled with holes, the armor was covered with burn marks from melting, and there were large breaches reminiscent of 'tears'.

Although it looks miserable, from the perspective of a 'fortress', it can only be regarded as a disaster at best-the anchor system is still functioning even now, which means that the energy core has not been damaged. Damaged armor and turrets, it will be shiny again in no time.

"We thought it was all wiped out... There are still outposts that are in such a good state of preservation?" Oregana showed a surprised expression, "Didn't they all be demolished?"

The Tin Woodman brought the probe closer, and explained:

"The outpost is off the line of attack, it's far from the main battlefield, so they didn't make a lot of effort to take it down—but they didn't do nothing, you see."

The probe gradually approached and flew into the largest hole in the armor of the outpost.It was naturally pitch black inside, but under the searchlight carried by the probe itself, everything inside was clearly visible——

It is not an ordinary cabin, but a hangar.There are molten and recondensed metal fragments like hard lava lumps everywhere. A large number of light ships are floating in fragments in the hangar that has been turned into ruins. Posture stuck in the smashed exit port——

Maybe it was because the port itself was destroyed when it left the port urgently, or maybe because it was bombarded from the front while leaving the port, the beautifully lined hull showed many tear marks, like a wooden stick that was broken in half, Armor cracking keels twisting...

"The port was destroyed to prevent the warships stationed here from supporting the battlefield?" Oregana showed an unbelievable expression, "How did you do it?"

The Tin Woodman shrugged his shoulders and replied:

"Railgun... After all, the fortress is immobile. If a high-precision sniper ship uses a railgun to bombard it, I think it should be possible... right?"

"We don't think railguns are possible." Oregana shook her head. "Battleships and fortresses are more difficult than range and accuracy, and they must be carefully aimed at the hangar. We think it has the ability to jump and carry powerful bombs." Heavy bombers like the Cyclops or the Mantis?"

"Then we can only see if we can find the wreckage of the 'Rebel' aircraft carrier later." The Tin Woodman raised his mouth slightly, "It would be nice if Essex was here too."

Essex is keen on using the air force for long-distance strikes, and they must be interested in how these aliens use aircraft carriers to fight.

But for the people in this fortress, the war must have been very hopeless... The port was completely destroyed, a large number of warships were destroyed, and the troops on the main front had already declined.Watching the defeat of one's own troops, but there is nothing one can do - the immovable fortress has nothing to do with enemies outside its range.

"There are four such fortresses left." The Tin Woodman said, "All the main ports were attacked, the warships were bombed and sunk in the port, and the space buildings such as industrial stations with low protection levels were all destroyed."

"Well……"

Oregana touched her chin with a thoughtful expression on her face.

Generally speaking, there must be a defensive fleet near the industrial station, or simply use sentry guns to protect it. After all, industrial facilities are the most important, and they must be carefully watched.Take the facilities in New Eden as an example. Next to the giant industrial station used to manufacture battleship aircraft carriers and titan ships, six iron walls and twelve empty fortresses are surrounded. It is known as the iron-blooded eighteen-star formation. Anyone who has seen it thinks it is strong. one of the horses.

And the industrial station here seems to have been destroyed without warning.

Could it be... During the decisive battle of the main force, the defense fleet was also pulled to the front line, and after the decisive battle was defeated, there were no troops left to protect the industrial station?

The possibility is not small. (think)

"The civilization called 'Rebel' on the opposite side is really ruthless, and it will not let go of any place, and it will be demolished all the way." She guessed, "This means that the Double Star Empire has already lost a lot in the later stages of the war. It has completely lost control of the surrounding colonial galaxies. Right, shrink the defense to the parent galaxy, and then create a super weapon that can turn the tide of battle with one blow...the result is one step too late."

"It's a genocidal war." The Tin Woodman scratched his hair irritably. "I really can't stand this."

"Hmm." Oregana said with a sullen face, "There are no habitable planets in the five nearby galaxies, so their colonists used the ecological dome... Now there are only a few shells left, a dry corpse on the ground. "

The probe continued to move forward, illuminating the passage ahead.The energy system of the fortress is still working, and the passageway is illuminated by the faint light of emergency lights.Several closed airlocks were breached, but no air was gushing from them either—the life support had been disabled.

The Tin Woodman sent more probes into it, intending to scan the entire fort:

"There must be something left. If there is a hidden underground defense facility..."

"On the home planet," Oregana looked at the large screen divided into dozens of grids, each of which was the viewfinder perspective of a probe.There was a hint of unbearable expression on her face. "Many of them are open, and these fortifications must have been used before. There should be many survivors in the early days after the end of the war, but... obviously they can't last long."

The Tin Woodman asked:

"Why? If the early survivors survived a lot, it should be much easier to rebuild later?"

Oregana didn't answer her directly, but instead asked a question that the Tin Woodman didn't pay much attention to before:

"Do you know how much the Ministry of Consolidation's strategic grain reserve is?"

The Tin Woodman really doesn't know about this kind of problem. As a technical master, she usually focuses on teaching apprentices and researching technology, so she naturally doesn't know about these problems.This is a question that ACDC and Xianyu Zhai will think about.She answered honestly:

"I really don't know..."