Apocalyptic Dark Age

The little black beast devours bugs very quickly. Even if there are only a few hundred, it can swallow bugs that are ten times larger than itself in a few dozen seconds. This kind of devouring does not only swallow energy, but even the flesh, flesh and cuticle of the bugs. Swallow them all and convert them into their own nourishment.

With these little black beasts, the scattered bugs that slipped through the net almost no longer pose a threat to the battleships, and the hundreds of thousands of galactic warriors who are waiting for them do not need to go out to fight against the bugs. In this way, the speed of clearing the bug swarm will be accelerated again, and by the time 80 million After the bugs were cleared, the total number of damaged battleships in the First Fleet was less than a thousand, most of which were damaged, less than one-tenth of which were sunk, and even fewer casualties.

Tens of millions of insect corpses float in the starry sky, like a mess of clouds. In this area full of death, all kinds of residual energy are like a mess, entangled together, forming an electromagnetic torrent that is a hundred times more violent than a solar storm. , if an ordinary spaceship is accidentally involved, it is likely to be completely paralyzed and become a floating iron coffin.

It takes a certain amount of time to calm down in such a dangerous place, but for the little black beasts, it is an excellent place to replenish the energy. The violent torrent of energy happens to be the most delicious food. Once hundreds of black beasts wait for the energy to be chaotic Once the flow is swallowed up, Gaofeng can completely get rid of the energy it maintains. As a separate individual, it exists in the starry sky. To put it bluntly, even if Gaofeng dies, the little black beast will not disappear and will only follow the instinct of devouring energy. , continue to exist.

Not to mention that on the battlefield, the little black beast that no one noticed was consuming energy wantonly. Gao Feng finally met the commander of the 79th Squadron, a little thing only one meter tall. The first time he saw this guy, Gao Feng thought of a certain The Jedi Master in science fiction movies, although this one is hairy.

Perhaps because he was born short, this man got himself a floating Frisbee. Standing on the Frisbee, he didn't need to look up, and Gao Feng didn't have to bend down to talk to him.

"What are your plans? If you want to return to the Alliance Army, I can contact your superiors on your behalf..."

Gao Feng had no intention of integrating them at all. Although this squadron was excellent, he was not yet relieved. Of course, if the other party was willing to take the initiative to join them, he would not object, but this was basically impossible.

The commander of the 79th Squadron is called Yoda. Before the meeting, the names and identities of both parties have been informed. As a citizen with no background, Yoda was able to sneak into the position of squadron commander. His personal abilities are extremely outstanding. The Alliance's squadron usually has around five thousand battleships, but he was able to defeat a large force, gather several times the number of battleships, and always insist on fighting among the insects. You must know that they do not have a dark city as a shelter.

Yoda did not expect Gao Feng to be willing to let them return to the Alliance Army. He hesitated for a moment. After the Alliance suffered successive defeats, a large area of ​​​​the star field fell. In the occupied area, the entire army may face the danger of annihilation at any moment. It can be seen from this that, The pressure Yoda was under.

But when he really wanted to return to the Alliance, Yoda was unwilling to do so. It was not because of his ambition, but because as a mid-level officer of the Alliance Army, he knew that once he returned to the Alliance Army, not only would he not be successful, but he might be guilty, and others would be discarded. I wish I could throw away my underwear, but he is the only one who leads a fleet that is several times larger than his own establishment. Isn't this a slap in the face? And it was done from top to bottom without pulling.

Merit is a very mysterious thing in the Alliance Army. There are established rules and routines. There is a big difference between those with background and those without background. Those with background will naturally improve quickly, and military merit will not be divided too much. Those without background will need Pay double, or even triple, but there is a bottom line, that is, the appearance of the food should not be too ugly. How can killing a chicken to obtain the eggs compare to a long stream of water?

Under the rules agreed within the Alliance Army, grassroots officers and aristocratic officers will reach a certain tacit understanding. The grassroots officers will contribute their talents, and the aristocrats will share the military merits and will be given a promotion path. Once the merits and status are sufficient, they will naturally be accepted. He is a newly rich person, but if he doesn't know what he is interested in, he can only stay in the position of a low-level officer for the rest of his life. Even if he has unparalleled talents, he will not get any opportunities. The so-called talent is not appreciated, it is better to say that he does not know how to behave.

Yoda is a talented person who knows how to be a good person. He will never fail to achieve military merits that should be achieved, and will never extend military achievements that should not be achieved. Only in this way can he smoothly become the commander of the squadron. If he takes another step forward, he can become A veritable senior officer, so he knew the dangers of returning to the Alliance. Being idle was not a bad thing, but it would be terrible if he was promoted to a higher rank and then thrown into the death squads.

"Does your Excellency have a way to contact the higher-ups?" Yoda put away his uneasiness and asked cautiously. As the commander of the 79th Squadron, he was naturally labeled as the third theater. Unless he retires, it is not easy to change careers, especially If you participate in high-level games, your death will be even more ugly.

"Don't worry, the Alliance and I are not on the same side, we are just employed. Otherwise, I wouldn't be fighting with a bunch of junk and bugs..."

Gao Feng could see what the other party was thinking. In fact, Yoda's mentality represented the mentality of most defeated troops. No matter how many bugs he killed, as long as he didn't have a strong background, it was of no use. When he won, he would be taken away from others, and when he failed, he would help others. Bao, this is not uncommon.

"Um, do you know the situation in the third theater?"

Yoda hesitated for a while, and finally revealed his thoughts. No matter what, he would rather return to the rear. After such a long period of guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines, the fleet has reached its end. If supplies continue to be unavailable, the fleet may be barely able to maintain itself. Will disperse in a hurry.

"The third war zone?" Gao Feng's eyebrows were frivolous, and he shook his head with a dumb smile. His words made Yoda fall into a cold place.

"There is no longer a third theater, not even the City of Behemoths. There has been a big reshuffle at the top of the alliance. If it hadn't been for good luck, I would still be wanted by the alliance. The reason for being wanted is that I stayed in the City of Behemoths... "

Gao Feng told Yoda all the ins and outs, especially about Big Gru, Starry Sky Station, etc. The more Yoda listened, the more desperate he became. If he was just looking for someone to be blamed, there might not be any compensation in the future. After all, his colleagues at the top and bottom all Looking at it, the people above are doing too much, and the people below will be alienated even if they can't say it.

But if there is a full-scale purge, I am afraid that he will be isolated and examined as soon as he returns. If there is a backstage, it will be fine, at least he can wait until the investigation results are released. If there is no backstage, so many people will die, but he will not be the only one. It will save more time and energy. No matter who repeats the review tens of thousands of times and sends countless people to the guillotine, they will no longer cherish life, even innocent people will not care.

"Excuse me, do you accept mercenaries?" Yoda had no choice but to throw away the last of his moral integrity and switch from a regular army to a mercenary, just to find a way to survive.

Things always turn to an unexpected ending. Just like Gao Feng, his goal was just two starry sky cannons, so he thought about taking the 79th Squadron under his banner because he didn't think he could recruit the alliance's regular army, but Yoda was more afraid of the Alliance forces than bugs, and ended up with a medium-sized fleet that was not weak in combat power.

The 79th Squadron not only has more than 10,000 warships on the surface, but also has about 7,000 warships that were severely damaged and had to make an emergency landing in temporary warehouses. The warships looked in tatters, but in fact they did not suffer much damage. It's just the lack of spare parts in key parts that makes these warships just a bunch of decorations.

What surprised Gao Feng was not the 7,000 battleships, but a huge battleship mother. This battleship mother was the 79th Squadron's best hope to stay here, and it was also their confidence that they could make a difference.

Gao Feng has seen a lot of Battleship Mother Insects and killed many. It was he who had a clear understanding of how terrifying the Battleship Mother Insects were. He had captured one before, but later because he wanted to transfer it, he threw it to the devil. Saw one here too.

"This is the greatest achievement of our 79 fleet..." Yoda led Gao Feng to look at the big bug that was bigger than the hill. The big bug was extremely miserable, with 70% of its cuticle skin severely damaged. Many places were pitted and pitted, as if they had been gnawed by rats, and there were several huge penetrating wounds.

If it weren't for the powerful self-healing ability of the insect itself, this dying giant ship insect would not be alive now. Even so, a complete recovery is still far away. However, if the insect recovers, the 79th Squadron may have to Tough luck.

"We have always suspected that bugs control themselves through the swarm system to identify ourselves and the enemy. Later, we found out that this is not the case. There were once complete annihilation of bug swarms. After cleaning the battlefield, no evidence of the existence of the queen was found until the giant ship mother bug appeared... ….”

Of course, Yoda didn't want to give Gao Feng the knowledge about bugs. He just wanted to prove the value of the 79th Squadron. Even if they became mercenaries, they would still be considered as mercenaries. At least they were unwilling to be used as cannon fodder.

The battleship mother insect that can be shown off by Yoda is a mother insect whose autonomous consciousness is rarely destroyed. Its internal functions are generally intact, but it has lost its autonomy and no longer hatches a steady stream of low-level soldier insects. If it falls to someone who has mastered biotechnology In the hands of a large consortium, it might be possible to replicate the battleship mother bug that belongs to the Milky Way.

Through Yoda's explanation, Gao Feng was indifferent at the beginning and gradually became serious. Although Yoda's conditions here were limited and he could not really crack the secret of the battleship mother worm, he at least reached the point where he could start driving and even control the battleship mother worm. The plasma cannon also has certain control capabilities. In other words, this battleship mother insect has already possessed preliminary combat effectiveness. Although it is not comparable to the most ordinary battleship, it is enough to make people's eyes bright, at least not at the peak. I thought about transforming the battleship mother bug.

Yoda is not capable of modifying the battleship mother bug. In addition to not having the technology, he also does not have the professional tools, but Gaofeng does not have this problem. As a fleet without logistical supplies, its biggest feature is that it can use all materials to maintain the fleet's continued combat effectiveness. , even on the line of fire, simple emergency repairs can be achieved.

In particular, Gao Feng brought out a large number of ship repair factory workers from Behemoth City. Workers who can make a living in Behemoth City can not only modify various ships, but also maintain all known ships, because Behemoth City It is the center of the Milky Way. Even the most ordinary worker in the outer star field is a master of machinery.

The Battleship Mother is Yoda's signature. After all his early data information was handed over to Gao Feng, these mechanical masters already had a certain understanding of the Battleship Mother. In less than twenty-four hours, this ship The battleship mother worm became Gao Feng's subordinate, and it could sail normally without too many manpower controls. This provided Gao Feng with an idea. Perhaps he could recover seriously injured warship mother worms on the battlefield, transform them and use them for his own use. ?

I didn’t stay too long. Although this was also one of the frontline warehouses, the supplies had been exhausted after the 79th Squadron had been stationed for a long time. After Gao Feng got what he wanted, he was ready to go back home. Of course, before that, the first The first legion will also search for the location where the Alliance transport fleet has been warned of missing.

The transport fleet attacked by bugs was miserable. The standard configuration of a transport fleet was 5,000 battleships escorting 50,000 transport ships. The supplies carried by one transport ship were equivalent to the ammunition consumption and energy replenishment of ten battleships in a high-intensity battle. , as well as replacement of wearing parts.

Salvaging a transport ship is a business that will never lose money. The place where tens of thousands of transport ships sank is like a huge garbage dump. If you want to find useful materials from the garbage dump, only a team like Gao Feng can do it. If it were the Alliance, they would be willing to blow the wreckage into pieces together with any supplies that may be present, which would make it more efficient.

Yoda's squadron belongs to this mentality. The First Legion sent a large number of industrial robots and galactic warriors to search for supplies in the wreckage of the ship, but they never made any move and stayed quietly to watch the fun, even though Even if Yoda ordered it, they didn't want to lose face.

But as more and more transport ships were cleared out, and various hidden materials were salvaged on a large scale, the contempt disappeared. Especially among these materials, there were many temporary new parts, which were standard parts for the Alliance's standard warships. Accessories, as long as they are obtained, can restore many damaged warships to their best condition.

"What do the bugs want?" No more than the vast remains of the battlefield, no living life could be found in the wreckage of the transport fleet. Even the rescue cabins had no signs of life. Corpses of various races floated among the wreckage, making cleaning up a challenge. It will be more troublesome.

Gao Feng looked at the countless corpses and wondered, why didn't the insects eat these corpses? In fact, on most battlefields, bugs are not interested in corpses, unless giant shipworms appear. The general insect swarm seems to have degenerated the instinct of eating, and giant shipworms eat corpses not for maintenance. Life is used to create life energy and breed more bugs.

In other words, the reason why bugs invaded the galaxy was not due to lack of food, at least Gao Feng didn't think so. So, did the bugs launch this war across the channels of the galaxy for the reason of life?

Unable to think through this, Gao Feng looked at his fingertips and saw a drop of crystal water spinning on his fingertips. This was the source of the galaxy he had collected by killing the insect swarm before. In addition to being used as the entrance fee for the trial space, Gao Feng The specific purpose is not clear yet, but at least he has tried to integrate it into himself. Once the source of the galaxy enters the body, it is like water seeping into the sand. It cannot be retained at all, and naturally there is no increase in strength.