Chapter 155: Ghost Reappears, Zerg Attacks
As soon as 026 ran back to the bridge panting, he found that the atmosphere was very solemn.
The big boss and the second boss, accompanied by the current big boss's wife, gathered in front of the display screen of the testing instrument.
026 zipped up his chest to hide the fat mass that had developed a little bit in the past two years, and moved closer with his hands behind his back.
"Boss, I'm back!"
"Well, good job," Yang Ming complimented perfunctorily, then continued to look down at the display.
026 stood on his feet and looked at it. He saw an eight-digit number and couldn't help asking, "Is this the number of bugs?"
"Estimated number," Lu exhaled softly, "I suspect that the queen insects here are close to the fourth level. Most of these insects should be third level, and there must be many special individuals."
Hera said: "The population of more than 30 million on this administrative planet is not enough to harvest these bugs in the first wave of outbreaks."
Yang Ming crossed his arms and sighed deeply.
The Zerg were found, but they were a little too strong.
"I can't deal with 12 million bugs... Even a small number of them surrounding me would be enough to exhaust me."
Several people fell silent again.
It took them twenty days to find the Zerg, but they couldn't attack directly because the Zerg was too strong and they were on an administrative planet, which might harm innocent people.
Yang Ming was not a nagging person, so he smiled and said, "Some results are better than no results. Let's notify the Sherman Empire military and consider it a good deed."
Lu sighed and said, "We are so unlucky. This is the first administrative planet in the Sherman Empire where a hive was discovered."
026 nodded in agreement: "The New Federation CIA is too sinister, their minds are simply too evil!"
"Why don't we deduce how things will develop," Hera crossed her arms, "I don't trust the Sherman Empire military. It's a radical and violent organization in a warlike country."
Yang Ming smiled and said, "I think the most likely scenario is that the imperial military evacuated the people first and then bombarded the administrative planet."
"Unlikely," Lu reminded, "Wouldn't it be too costly to destroy the planet? How much manpower and material resources would be needed to evacuate 30 million people? The number of large transport ships mobilized would definitely exceed 5,000. How to resettle them is also a problem. Moreover, the current value, future development value, and cultural value of this administrative planet... The empire cannot be so wealthy."
Hera said: "I think there may be no evacuation link."
"Destroy the planet without evacuation?" 026 was shocked.
"The Empire has done something like this in history, also against the Zerg," Hera said. "There was a military operation that directly caused the deaths and injuries of millions of people, because the military was desperate to destroy the Zerg nest and covered it with full firepower."
Hera paused and added, "In the empire, only 80 percent of the population has basic rights. There are many lunatics in the imperial army."
"That's easy," Yang Ming said, "We can make this into a public opinion event and use public opinion to control the military so that they can't act recklessly."
Hera said: "The insect swarm here is very likely to have the ability to cross the star system. When the imperial army approaches, they are very likely to react in advance. We are facing a group of cosmic creatures whose IQ is not inferior to ours."
Lu: "Boss, I just finished the deduction of three possibilities."
"Speak directly of the odds in our favor."
"yes."
Lu's expression was serious. He lightly stroked with his fingertips, and a series of simulated animations appeared in several projection frames.
" The only path that is most beneficial to us is to fish in troubled waters.
"We will use the name of White Ghost to conduct a large-scale public opinion pressure campaign within the empire .
"This is the first administrative planet where the insect nest was discovered during this round of man-made insect disasters. It has a high propaganda value and will also allow the entire empire to directly feel the crisis of the impending insect disaster. Previously, they destroyed more than 30 barren planets, but they were just releasing the energy on board.
“This news must be shocking, and it is in the interests of most of the aristocracy within Sherman’s empire.
“We can also take advantage of the warlike nature of the imperial nobility.
"Like the boss said, we should use public opinion to control the Sherman Empire's military so that they dare not destroy the planet directly. They must rescue the more than 30 million people here. When they engage in a contact battle with the Zerg, we can harvest them from the edge of the battlefield.
“The specific calculation model is full of uncertainties, and we also have to consider the Zerg’s reaction after discovering the boss.
"But the most pressing issue now is to ensure that the military does not attack us and how we can withdraw safely after we have gained enough benefits."
Hera smiled and said, "If killing insects can bring benefits, then we can make White Ghost a hero of the empire. Worshiping the strong, advocating heroism, and valuing personal honor are important components of the empire's cultural genes. In simple terms, it is about looking good. We can take advantage of this."
026 asked quietly, "Why not have a live interactive show? Live killing of insects? White Ghost has many supporters in the Empire, and maybe we can receive a lot of gifts."
Hera, Lu, and Yang Ming all turned their heads and looked over.
026 was a little panicked: "Did I say something wrong?"
"Beautiful," Yang Ming gave a thumbs up, "Lv, go get a live streaming platform ."
"Okay boss, I'm going to hack into a bunch of distributed servers."
Lu's projection flickered slightly and disappeared immediately.
026 smiled happily. She finally contributed to the team and the salary from her boss was not in vain.
Yang Ming stared at the heavily polluted planet outside the porthole and had a bold plan in his mind.
When playing "Abyss", he spent most of his time in the Empire camp, and had a certain understanding of the Empire's customs and style of doing things.
Although he has confirmed that The Abyss is not equivalent to the current Milky Way.
But Yang Ming felt that the behavior style of the imperial nobles should not have changed much.
After thinking carefully for a while, Hera finally nodded slowly:
“This method is very good. The military is unlikely to take action against the White Ghost.
"As long as the White Ghost is upholding the honor of the Empire, they will also assist the White Ghost.
"However, we still need to plan how to retreat. This time, we have directly exposed the super combat power of White Ghost. The special forces of the Empire will be very interested in White Ghost."
Yang Ming raised his eyebrows.
What direct relationship does the white ghost incident have with Major Luo Feng?
Speaking of Luo Feng, Yang Ming suddenly thought of another thing .
Emilia and her mother, Princess Dana, should have arrived safely at Count Mensa's fiefdom planet by now.
It's not too far from here and can be reached with a few jumps.
"It shouldn't be a big deal. Adwant has officially called Count Mensa, and they shouldn't do anything to Princess Dana."
Yang Ming shook off the thought and continued to plan his insect extermination project.
The value of White Ghost's fake identity is increasing.
…
The administrative star of Earl Mensa's fiefdom.
In the plains with the most pleasant climate and spring-like weather all year round, a vertical mountain rises from the ground.
The top of the main peak was artificially flattened, and a luxurious manor kept a protective shield open all day long. Outside the main peak was the training camp of the Earl's private army, equipped with an air defense system and a heavy anti-aircraft firepower camp.
Standing in any room of the main peak manor and looking into the distance, you can see the densely populated city.
Emilia was standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window at the moment, admiring the beautiful scenery.
She also didn't understand whether all those in power liked to use the "altitude of their residence" to show off their power. The palace of her hometown, the Luofeng Empire, was also built on a cliff.
Behind Emilia, several young people from the Mensa family were chatting and joking, trying to attract Emilia's attention. A little further away, Princess Dana was chatting intimately with several middle-aged women.
Two elegant young men suddenly raised their high-pitched voices.
"Oh my God!"
"White Ghost! White Ghost appears again! This is the seventh time he has appeared on the Internet! However, some of these videos are said to be fake composite videos."
White ghost?
Emilia had to admit that she, too, was drawn to the attention.
But she waved to the maid next to her, who immediately brought a network access terminal dedicated to the Sherman Empire.
Emilia opened a portal website at random and easily found the video posted by White Ghost.
Emilia has been studying the White Ghost for two years. The other party seems to be omnipotent in the online world and has appeared as many as seven times, but each time the Sherman Empire's technical team was helpless.
Of course, except for the first time when White Ghost took the initiative to launch a network offensive, the other six times only released images secretly without revealing any traces.
This time seems a little different.
Emilia refreshed the interface several times and saw video entries appearing and disappearing one after another.
Another large-scale cyber operation?
She clicked on the video on the top bar, and a twenty-centimeter-high holographic projection appeared in front of her.
The white ghost stands alone in space.
The iconic tactical helmet, the gray-white exoskeleton armor with the function of a space suit, and the flight backpack with a magnetic aperture.
Emilia's eyes suddenly sparkled, filled with anticipation.
What will he say?
Emilia turned up the volume slightly, and the loud voice mixed with electronic music immediately filled her ears.
"Hello again, incompetent nobles of the empire."
Emilia secretly glanced at the young men and women behind her and found that these people who were being insulted were not unhappy at all, but rather a little excited.
What a strange phenomenon.
The white ghost spread out his hands, his body slowly turned, and a planet appeared behind him.
"I don't want to show up too often. I have my own work to do. It's much more interesting to compete with the Federals and the CIA than to chat with you.
"But your work ability is really too poor. Doesn't the Military Intelligence Department consider conducting foreign intelligence infiltration?
"Oh, yes, we have an invincible fleet, so intelligence and the like are irrelevant. Now, listen carefully, quickly send your invincible fleet over here!
"The Military Intelligence Department has received the original intelligence I sent over. I'll show you here. This is the intelligence I got from the New Federation... This string of numbers is the coordinates of the burial point, and the reference system is the New Federation's Ram Planet...
“Yes, there are a large number of insect eggs hidden on the administrative planet Zubin behind me, which has a population of 30 million.
“You can ignore this intelligence. After all, my specialty is intelligence gathering, and I don’t know much about military knowledge… But before you take action, I must remind you of three things.
“First, although individual Zerg may look stupid, their collective intelligence is amazing. Don’t underestimate them.
“Second, before your warships come over, it’s best to evacuate them first. These bugs have the ability to observe human society, and the warships will directly alarm them.
"Third, countless papers have confirmed that there is information exchange between Zerg swarms. Dozens of low-level Zerg swarms have been destroyed in the past two years, which must be the beginning of a Zerg counterattack. I hope you don't take it lightly."
A disgusted emoticon appeared on White Ghost's tactical helmet.
He pretended to turn off the camera, then paused and said slowly:
"Oh, by the way, if there is nothing wrong with the instrument in my hand, there should be several million Zerg hidden here, at least a third-level queen.
"Officials and nobles on Zubin, if you still have a bit of conscience and blood, organize a retreat and don't let me look down on you from the bottom of my heart.
"See you later, you useless people under the shining star of the Emperor."
call out!
The video stops abruptly.
Emilia's little hands quickly typed in the text, and the information about Zubin Planet appeared before her eyes.
The young nobles behind her sighed:
“He’s so cool!”
"Oh my god, I really hope he can call me a loser in front of me. That's what real manliness is."
"Oh, he's actually a bit disrespectful, isn't he... Well, although he's really cool, he's a hero. If it weren't for him, we would probably lose billions of lower-class people."
"The New Federation is completely vulnerable in front of him."
Emilia looked at her cousins in surprise.
What a magical species, it can find pleasure even when being scolded.
at the same time.
The capital of the new federation, Minter City.
Congressman Allison, who was watching the same video, was analyzing it with a frown on his face.
The white ghost is active again.
But the message he released did not receive any response... Why?
Did I guess wrong?
Ellingson thought quietly, recalling the entire series of plans he had laid out and shook his head slightly.
He decided to continue waiting. One should always be more patient when doing things.
…
After the video was released, Feinan temporarily moved away from Zubin.
The captain and several crew members each performed their duties, hiding in the gravitational stable area at the edge of the channel, waiting for the Sherman Empire's response.
Half an hour after the video was released, panic broke out on Zubin, and a large number of civilian ships took off.
A group of nobles and officials were the first to flee.
A small number of nobles and officials stayed behind and began to organize ship exploration to verify whether the information provided by the White Ghost was correct.
Yang Ming originally thought that the first ships to appear would be a group of civilian transport ships to pick up and evacuate the people.
The advice he gave was very detailed: evacuate first and then send the warships to avoid alerting the enemy too early.
But the imperial military has their own judgment.
Two hours later, large ripples appeared in the space. Twelve main battleships ranging from one thousand to two thousand meters in size first appeared in the current airspace, and frigates and supply ships appeared behind the main battleships.
The shield ship leads the way, with the flagship following behind.
The Sherman Empire's regular combat fleet stationed on the nearby border arrived first.
Yang Ming raised his middle finger toward the porthole.
Fortunately, these warships did not surround Zubin in a swaggering manner. They stopped far away, formed a fire coverage array, and dispatched several exploration ships.
Yang Ming asked Lu to spread the news on the Internet, reminding the military to detect the shallow surface instead of the 'conventional' mantle layer.
After waiting for more than an hour, the other two fleets jumped synchronously and arrived in the current airspace.
The number of main battleships over a thousand meters in length outside Zubin Star has increased to nearly fifty, and there are more than one hundred patrol ships over five hundred meters in length.
This is a powerful military force that can directly destroy the original Luofeng Empire.
The dreadnought that Yang Ming was looking forward to seeing again did not appear.
The Sherman Empire's military has apparently discovered the terrifying number of Zerg here and has begun to worry about the safety of the residents on Zubin.
The first wave of escaping ships took away only a few hundred thousand people.
It's just a drop in the bucket.
Outside these warship formations, there are dozens of "civilian ships". They come from major news media and are paying close attention to Zubin Star.
Fortunately, social order on Zubin has not collapsed.
Sixty percent of the population here are elderly people. At this moment, they are just calling for help on the Internet, taking to the streets and looking up at the sky, waiting for the arrival of rescue ships.
Six hours after the video was released, the military finally sent fifty large transport ships to land on Zubin.
One after another, civilian ships were mobilized and, under the guidance of warships, sailed towards Zubin Star, and their scale gradually increased.
Through the porthole, Yang Ming looked at a "stream" appearing in the space from afar, with a gratified smile on his face.
Although doing good deeds is a pseudo-scientific statement.
But his mentality is indeed much more stable.
"Lv," Yang Ming said with a smile, "Tell me, if I accidentally become a superhero of the Sherman Empire and the emperor wants to give me a title, should I accept it or not?"
The projection of Lu raised his hand to support his forehead: "Why weren't you so optimistic before? The probability that they will catch you for dissection and cloning is higher."
"It's just a joke."
Yang Ming narrowed his eyes and smiled: "The Feinan has already appeared in the New Federation before, and today it just happens to be bound to the identity of the White Ghost."
Lu did not respond, but frowned slightly.
"Boss, the sensors we left on the surface sent data that there have been continuous minor earthquakes on the surface of Zubin."
A red exclamation mark suddenly appeared on the detector's operating panel. Miss Hera, who had fallen asleep with a facial mask on next to the instrument, immediately opened her eyes and woke up.
A strong bioenergetic reaction occurred on Zubin Star!
Hera turned her head and looked at Yang Ming: "They have removed their disguises and are moving underground at high speed, heading towards... the three main cities of Zubin Planet!"
As soon as Hera finished speaking, a beam of light of light of light flashed across the surface of Zubin Planet.
Near the synchronous orbit of Zubin, a civilian ship did not have time to open its protective shield, and its bow was pierced by a beam of light, causing a violent explosion.
The large dark clouds on Zubin Star were torn apart, and light black bullets flew into space.
The insect swarm here has evolved into a long-range fire type!
