The Empire begins with the Fourth Scourge

1957. The fog gradually opens (Part 1)

[Yes, Your Majesty, we will pay attention. 】The other end of the communication said.

Tang Xiao put down the communicator and looked at the holographic star map in front of him and began to think deeply. This holographic star map is the direction of the unknown star field, and in addition to the mark of the First Exploration Fleet on the Levik planet, there is another mark in the northern region of the Milky Way!

The second exploration fleet!

This is an exploration fleet departing from the planet Mequito, and the supporters behind it are the Fourth Group and the Interstellar Banking Association (M). The flagship of this exploration fleet is also the Endless-class super aircraft carrier - Ship No. 3!

There were originally no plans to build too many Infinity-class super aircraft carriers. Of the first three built, one was given to Severance Tann in the Mandalorian sector, and the other was assigned to Shepard's First Aircraft Carrier. Exploration Fleet, and the third one, right here, the second Exploration Fleet.

Unlike the First Exploration Fleet, which was completely exploring the unknown, the Second Exploration Fleet's goal was very clear - to get in touch with the Chiss.

They also got all the information they could about the Chiss from Severance Tann, but unfortunately, Tann escaped because of the struggle between families that led to the destruction of the Sever family. , she also couldn’t tell the specific location of Qisi Ling.

Therefore, the Second Exploration Fleet can only search bit by bit. Anyway, as a powerful civilization with strong influence, traces of Chiss activities should not be difficult to find.

Now, because of the Mongar-Mongal problem, the Second Exploration Fleet also needs to help. It is best to find the local snakes in the unknown star field-the Chiss.

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At the same time, the first exploration fleet was heading towards the Normandy.

Shepard and the others have landed on this planet. Through some messages found on the planet, they now know that this planet is called Cruda.

In the cities occupied by Mongar-Menggar, it is true that there are dead-eyed Silu walking corpses everywhere, as if they have no response to the outside world, just walking around aimlessly. Shepard and the others all turned on their tactical cloaking devices, so they were not discovered at all.

Looking at these walking corpses, Shepard fell into deep thought, "I think... something is a little strange."

"What's wrong?" Ashley Williams asked.

"What is the purpose of Mongar-Menggar?" Shepard asked, "Eat? Strengthen yourself? Become stronger? Evolve? None."

"Didn't it control so many people?" Ashley Williams asked.

"What are you doing controlling so many people?" Shepard asked again.

"The expansion of the ethnic group..." Ashley Williams was a little unsure.

Shepard shook his head and said: "No, if it is just the expansion of the population, then these walking zombies should be very busy. I just noticed that basically none of the small animals on the planet have been infected. In other words, Mongolia Gar-Mongar has no interest in small animals. If it really wants to expand, it should use these people to plunder more resources. However, on the contrary, to me, these people seem to be in a state of free rein , I didn’t get any instructions at all, not even the instruction to rest, which is not normal at all.”

"Perhaps only intelligent beings are on Mongar-Mongal's diet?"

Shepard pointed to the infected Silu people in front and said: "So now that it controls these intelligent creatures, has it done anything? Nothing. That's why I find it strange. Mongal-Mongal The way they behave is not like a creature that acts instinctively..."

While they were discussing in a low voice, the ghost agent Sen Luo, who was on guard at the rear, suddenly whispered: "Look over there, a spaceship has taken off."

He adjusted the tactical eyepiece on his helmet, conducted a preliminary scan of the take-off spacecraft, and then said: "A civilian spaceship is very inconspicuous."

"It may be flying in the direction of Levi's planet, or it may be a planet where other intelligent creatures exist. I think this is the reason why Mongal-Mongal is so hard to guard against, right? They will come in this way. Spread, and unless you really blockade a planet completely, not even a spacecraft can come in. But this will not only waste a lot of troops, but also paralyze the economy of the planet." Ashley Williams Then she said to Shepard: "So you see, they still have a purpose."

"You reminded me..." Shepard said, "What kind of creature would target another ethnic group with such a clear goal? Humans, war. Yes, Mongar-Menggar seems to be an intelligent creature. way to act.”

"Would intelligent creatures wander around aimlessly like this?" Ashley said.

"This is exactly what I didn't understand. Anyway, let's continue exploring." Shepard said.

The group of them then moved towards other places, hoping to find something different. As a result, when they were approaching the outskirts of the city, they suddenly heard a burst of gunfire!

Everyone was alert and looked towards the place where the gunfire came from.

"Is there anyone who is not infected?!" Shepard and others looked at each other and ran quickly in that direction.

Sure enough, a small town appeared over there. The outside of the town was surrounded by walls built with various temporary materials such as cars and steel plates. Above the wall, there were several figures with some Xilu people making their own. The battle robot is shooting downwards!

Hundreds of infected people were rushing towards the wall, but they were quickly blasted by intensive firepower. Countless sludge burst out, and then flowed towards the rear as if it were alive. Then it flowed to other people who did not participate in the battle and entered their bodies. The bodies of these people who received more silt swelled obviously, as bloated as a balloon.

"What's going on in this town?" Ghost agent Senluo said in a deep voice: "Not to mention that Mongar-Menggar has infected at least millions of people in the center of the city. He can flatten this place just by stepping on it. After Mongar-Menggar turned into silt, they penetrated everywhere. Such a simple wall can't stop them at all, right?"

At this moment, some more people suddenly walked out of the group of infected people. They all seemed to be women and children of the Xilu people.

Although to Shepard and the others, every Silu man looked exactly the same, people in the town obviously recognized them. A burst of crying began. It was obvious that the women and children walking over were relatives of some of the survivors in the town.

"What is it going to do? Mongal-Mongal." Shepard frowned upon seeing this. (End of chapter)