Him and their stars

Although it is a vast sea of ​​​​sand that exceeds 20 million kilometers, it looks like a yellow hell where life does not exist and is difficult to cross. However, in front of a landing craft that cruises at supersonic speeds in the atmosphere, it is impossible to completely conquer such a restricted area of ​​life, which is ten It's a matter of minutes.

In fact, it took nearly half an hour, because when passing through the middle of the sand sea, Yu Lian saw huge remains scattered near a sand dune, and asked to take a look before landing.

Those broken corpses were so huge that it felt like every piece of broken carapace could be flattened to make a football field. However, no trace of any tissue inside those pitch-black carapace remained, whether it was flesh, fiber, body fluids or other biological tissue.

This is indeed how Charlie's insect grandsons play, and there is no waste of resources at all. If it weren't for the fact that most of the shell parts of the Arrakis sandworms are as hard as battleship armor and already have mystical properties, and they can't digest them now, they probably won't let go of even these carapace.

"The Prime Minister's Office spent more than a billion gold dragons to bring these sandworms in." Miss Nelhana said with regret on her face: "The original sandworms, which have not been biologically improved, only have so many in the entire empire. An example of successful breeding on other planets, but now it is all ruined."

Many years ago, the Arrakis sandworm was regarded as a divine animal by the locals, and was even regarded as a belief. It would never be reduced to livestock. As a result, the Empire spent hundreds of years spreading the "Twelve Precautions for Raising Sandworms" throughout the universe. He just wants to tell everyone that I can raise dragons, so what does a mere insect mean?

However, the sandworms that the empire successfully raised on other planets, such as the ones Yu Lian encountered in ancient America, have all undergone genetic adaptive improvements. The number of examples of successful breeding of native Arrakis sandworms on other planets can be counted on one hand, and the cost is huge.

There is no way, the main consumers of high-end luxury goods are a bunch of pretentious and coquettish bitches. The spices produced by native sandworms, ah no, are 5 to 20 times more expensive than the genetically modified versions.

Otherwise, even a wealthy empire would have given up long ago.

However, looking at Miss Nelhana's grief-stricken appearance, she felt even sadder than a civil servant in the Prime Minister's Office.

Yu Lian later learned that Baroness Nerhana Meira had a special spice shop in the imperial capital, selling various luxury goods made from Arax spices. It was considered the ancestral property of their Meira family.

"All the original A-grade sandworm spices in the entire empire are the cheapest here, and I still have purchase channels. If it is destroyed, the cost will be unbearable in the future!" Miss Nelhana was very sad, Then he gritted his teeth and said: "Damn it, even these lucky beasts who just stay in the desert and live peacefully are not spared. What they eat is sand, but what they spit out is spices. Is there any animal in the world that is more beneficial to the world? ?”

However, Yu Lian didn't know that the young Miss "Iron Wall Mela" had such painstaking efforts in running the family business, so he didn't feel any sympathy at all, only a sense of surreal absurdity.

Of course, it was a good thing that Miss Mela had developed a hatred for the swarm because of this.

Subsequently, technicians conducted a thorough scan of the remains at the site and determined that they were carapace from eight sandworms. This means that the biological tissues lost by these large sandworms alone are millions of tons of protein and carbohydrates.

...This is enough to get an entire medium-sized Hive Leviathan and a whole batch of escort war insects.

Yu Lian suddenly felt a headache. He felt that the Prime Minister's Office was really troublesome. Why was he raising sandworms in the desert? Originally, the desert environment, which lacked sufficient biological resources, was very unfriendly to Charlie's recovery, but with an animal that was so heavy that it hardly belonged in nature, it was another matter.

Charlie is by no means a stubborn idiot, but a cruel, cold-blooded, but clear-minded Avenger. If he really had Leviathan, he would never be trapped here waiting to be set upon by the imperial army.

Now, Yu Lian can only hope that Charlie's insect swarm technology tree has not revealed Leviathan yet.

Five minutes later, the technicians' scan results came out, and they immediately reported to Miss Nelhana: "Sir, except for the carapace of the sandworm itself, no other biological material has been found. Only a certain amount of material was found on the carapace. Corrosion residue."

Miss Nelhana Mehra is currently only a colonel and is not yet qualified to be called "Your Excellency". But since she has a hereditary title and is a psyker, she has only been a general for the past two years. It’s not wrong to shout in advance.

Again, although the Imperial Army is elite and professional, they also have basic office emotional intelligence.

"Corrosion residue?" The female knight frowned slightly: "The carapace of the sandworm is comparable to military materials!"

"If it is this original sandworm, it can even be regarded as an alchemical material." Yu Liandao.

"And its body fluids are extremely corrosive..."

"Otherwise, how can even vehicles, houses, and even small towns be swallowed and digested?"

By this time, everyone finally had a more intuitive understanding of the abilities of these alien monsters. As a result, the imperial officers and soldiers who were originally quite dismissive of this operation also became nervous.

Everyone was delayed for more than ten minutes at the wreckage of the sandworm. By the time they all flew out of the sand sea, it was already 14:45 pm, Sky Territory Standard Time. However, in Far Home Star, the sun was almost setting. The halo of the setting sun casts a palpitating scarlet color on the edge of the sand sea.

But the other mountain that everyone was preparing to climb was already covered in shadow. Looking at it with the naked eye, it is difficult to see the outline of the mountains clearly. Under the dark shadow, it is full of extreme depression and chill, like a huge monster baring its teeth and claws, which makes people feel heart-stopping just looking at it.

"Have you found anything during the high-altitude reconnaissance?" Nelhana asked the cruiser in low-Earth orbit loudly on the communication channel.

Now, one of the cruisers was using a scanner to search in the direction everyone was heading. Logically speaking, even if there were one or two guerrillas carrying bazookas hidden in the cracks of the rocks, they should have been discovered, but they still found nothing.

Yu Lian was not surprised at all. At the beginning, Teacher Yang took pictures of the scientific research ship and searched the Xinyumen for three feet, but still found nothing.

Nowadays, everyone is still unaware of the latent ability of the insect swarm. Existing scientific and technological investigation methods still need to be updated several times before they can achieve effective military investigation results.

If you were an ordinary person and heard that the investigation found nothing, you might have already suspected that Yu Lian was trying to trick him. However, Miss Nelhana had no doubts about Yu Lian's judgment. She pondered for a moment and then said: "Can you contact the Angel of Dawn and ask what Lieutenant General Tariel means..."

"Lieutenant General Tariel is busy." A young female voice cut into the communication channel. Her voice was calm and without any fluctuation. To put it bluntly, it was a typical three-tone soundlessness.

Therefore, Yu Lian quickly thought of the useless colonel who worked as an assistant to Lieutenant General Tarell on the bridge of Dawn Angel. She should also be a psyker in the direction of wide-area exploration, reconnaissance, and space identification. If she is not "exploring" and "cruising", she must be "supporting spirits."

Miss Nelhana said in surprise: "Ah, Helena, are you on the ship? Then help me check to see if I can find those alien monsters."

"I'm not a goddess." The colonel lady known as Helena still said in a calm tone.

Yu Lian now knows who she is. It must be Count Helena Corbett who served as the chief star officer during the era of Queen Brunhilt.

Of course, as a star official, the so-called "official magic stick", she didn't appear in public very often, so Yu Lian didn't recognize her immediately.

"There is no problem with your direction, I can confirm this." Miss Hoshimiguan said again.

Nelhana seemed relieved, but still asked: "Isn't there a way to determine the specific location?"

This request may be a bit unreasonable, but Miss Hoshimi has already hung up the communication directly.

Nelhana smiled nonchalantly and said to Yu Lien: "According to your request, the headquarters has mobilized a considerable amount of support firepower. Now, there are three people who are keeping surveillance and on standby in the stratosphere. The squadron’s multi-role fighter aircraft, as well as two high-altitude support gunboats.”

Not to mention the former, the latter is a fire support platform that specializes in operating within the atmosphere. It is close to the aircraft carrier of the home star era, and is about three to four hundred meters long and weighs hundreds of thousands of tons. As you can imagine How much firepower can it carry?

We all know that if this kind of thing is used on a battlefield with the same technical level, it will be a large target. But if it is asymmetric warfare, it is the best platform for fire suppression, and it can be called a weapon in public security warfare.

The empire has a vast territory and many races under its rule, but not everyone is so respectful and understands the principle of co-prosperity in the universe. No country needs such military weapons more than the Empire.

However, don’t say that this is prepared to suppress domestic dissidents. Otherwise, the empire will definitely become anxious with you. They believe from the bottom of their hearts that power brings order, and order brings prosperity.

In addition, if nothing else, let’s just talk about the opposing alliance. They don’t lack equipment like this, right? Don’t they claim to be the beacon of civilization for the integration of all races in the galaxy? Is there anything society cannot discuss about freedom of speech in a parliamentary debate? So what is equipment used for?

"When fighter planes and gunboats detect the appearance of an enemy, please do not try to get close to the enemy and attack with honeycomb missiles from high altitude. In addition, please do not use heat source tracking missiles. It is best to use smart tracking missiles."

In this way, the cost will be greatly increased, right? You know, there is no very advanced artificial intelligence in this universe. This means that in order for these missiles to be truly "smart", each missile is equivalent to being equipped with a complete set of information terminals that can calculate a large number of calculations. Occasionally, the gunner even needs to do it himself.

Seeing Nelhana's confused look, Yu Lian explained: "Look, we clearly know that those alien species exist, but our investigation methods have found nothing. I have reason to believe that the heat source signal on them is very low. Low To the extent that existing military weapons cannot be identified.”

Miss Knight suddenly realized it and said with emotion: "This is... the temple that the ancient famous generals of the Earth people talked about?"

"Well, at best it can only be called reasoning."

In fact, it is just the reverse effect. Yu Lian thought.

Considering that the girl's recent situation was not very good, Yu Lian added: "If the cost cannot be controlled, just use a space shock bomb. Just set up a vacuum explosion isolation zone, and nothing can get through! In fact, , if I had to choose, I would use this thing to explode for two rounds first."

Miss Nelhana felt that her ears were hearing some auditory hallucinations, so she couldn't help but repeat it again: "Space shock bomb?"

"Yeah, that thing can even block a Seld torpedo. Not to mention a swarm of bugs."

Miss Knight might not know about the Battle of the Far Shore Nebula, or she might just pretend not to know, so she asked again: "...Is it in the atmosphere?"

"There's nothing wrong with that." Yu Lian said with a smile, "It's cleaner than a neutron bomb anyway."

"It's not clean at all! Yu Lianqing, just take advantage of my absence to fool the honest boy!" Another person's voice cut through the communication channel, but it was Brunhilt.

Were you hiding in the group just now and observing secretly? Uh, no, I said you are obviously a serious commander, shouldn't you focus on the fortress strategy?

Miss Suliuka Wang seemed to sense Yu Lian's thoughts, so she explained: "Now it's just a deterrent to the bombardment. Just leave it to General Farrell. Anyway, the looters have been beaten to the point where they dare not show their heads. Maybe After smashing and smashing, they came out and surrendered. In comparison, my intuition tells me that those wonderful alien species are much more dangerous than the predators."

Yu Lian thought to himself that your intuition was indeed right.

"However, Lian Qing, if the vacuum bomb is used in the atmosphere, it will have a structural impact on the landscape environment."

"So what? Your Highness, at most it's just turning that hilly area into a desert again. By then, the area of ​​the sandworm ranch may actually be expanded." Yu Lian explained with a smile: "We can't be sure. Will those alien cells undergo new mutations under nuclear radiation? But the concussion bomb is a pure air explosion. Not only can it create a defensive isolation zone, it may also be able to wipe out all those monsters at once. We can just pick up the bodies when the time comes."

Of course, the premise is that Yu Lian's judgment is accurate. If nothing is achieved in the end, it will be to drop weapons of mass destruction into the atmosphere of a habitable planet for no reason. Even King Suliuka himself would have had some trouble with the Privy Council.

Brunhilt pondered for a moment on the other end of the communication, then nodded and said, "That makes sense. Then, Nelhana, I'll leave the front line to you. If there's any problem, I'll be responsible for it."

Although King Suliuka likes to observe in secret, he has no intention of leapfrogging the command. He just leaves it to the commanders who are more familiar with the situation on the scene to make decisions, and he is only responsible for the results. From this perspective, she is indeed the best kind of leader.

Miss Nelhana was very moved, and then issued an order to the two high-altitude gunboats in the sky: "Then, according to the range designated by Colonel Yulian, fire five consecutive rounds of space shock bombs!"

Yu Lian looked at this famous defensive player who would be known for his calmness, perseverance, simplicity and reliability in the future, and he felt more and more that a person's growth really depends on self-strength and the process of history!

Immediately afterwards, in Yu Lian's sight, it was as if a turbid light group appeared out of thin air in the sky, covering the mountains that stretched hundreds of kilometers away. The outlines of mountains and hills broke free from the shadow of the setting sun, but were instantly included in these turbid waves, making them even more unclear.

That's a visual dislocation caused by spatial distortion!

At this moment, Yu Lian felt that his heartbeat suddenly accelerated, and some kind of destructive desire hidden deep in his soul was almost uncontrollable and about to jump out.

He knew he had found the right place.