Chapter 175 We Will Defeat the Insect Swarm
It's really off the mark.
The bug is meddling in everything, even his free love with Hera!
Yang Ming lay in the treatment cabin, letting the mechanical guard operated by Lu fiddle with his arm and inject him with an injection of "anti-sarcoma" gene stabilizer.
He thought quietly and asked slowly: "Lv, what do you think of this incident?"
"The tragic consequences of the indulgence of a lesser ancient god."
"Hmm?" The captain's eyes suddenly became sharp.
“A touching and beautiful love that transcends racial understanding.”
Lu said with a smile, and then asked:
"Boss, I don't really understand. The Zerg have been lurking in the outer reaches of the Milky Way for so long. Why don't the higher-dimensional human Faya civilization eliminate them?"
"I know something about this," Yang Ming recalled the insect-killing plot he had experienced in "The Abyss", "roughly speaking, the high-dimensional human civilization wants the low-dimensional humans to stay in a state of combat and adapt to the attack mode of the powerful enemy in advance."
Lu said: "But the form of a high-dimensional war is definitely different from our insect extermination war. Is there any point in doing this?"
"Maintaining fighting spirit, the will to fight, and bloodiness, these are probably the things."
Yang Ming smiled and said:
"The saddest thing is these bugs. They thrived in human territory and, after going through countless hardships and a long time, finally completed their dimensional ascension. They were about to join forces with higher-dimensional bugs. Then, the Faya civilization took out some weapons to attack with dimensionality reduction... Just thinking about this scene is very exciting!"
Lu thought carefully: "You mean, the swarm is allowed to exist in order to ensure that humans understand them and maintain their combativeness?"
"Probably like that," Yang Ming was not quite sure.
Lu smiled and said, "Is it possible that the Zerg in the higher dimension also planned this?"
Yang Ming was speechless for a moment.
He thought about it carefully and realized that this was indeed a possibility.
However, isn’t the Milky Way the territory of the Faya civilization?
It's hard to say. The higher dimensions represent the concept of time and space that they cannot understand for the time being. Maybe, in a sense, the Milky Way is both a breeding ground for the Zerg and a private land for humans.
Yang Ming was a bit troubled by this problem and decided to put it aside for the time being.
Even if they figured this out, they would not be able to directly ask for help from the Faya civilization.
"Lv, report the swarm's movements."
"They were heading for us with a clear purpose ."
The law said quickly:
“I’ve changed to various shielding methods, but they always lock on to our position, making tiny adjustments.
"Also, the pre-buried detection equipment on the Feinan is almost used up. I have mobilized several Luofeng Empire detection ships to assist in detection and keep an eye on whether they will split up again.
"Also, the publicity campaign has had a good effect. The news that Luo Feng was attacked by the Zerg has spread widely. The White Ghost team announced in a high-profile manner that they would come to support them, and denounced the Sherman Empire for turning a blind eye to the lives of its vassal states."
Lu couldn't help but laugh: "Interestingly, the Sherman Empire has begun to speed up the mobilization of troops, and may come to Luofeng for support."
Yang Ming sat up and muttered, "Is White Ghost's influence so great now?"
"It's mainly public opinion," Lu explained. "The Sherman Empire has been under attack in the international community because of its political system. They attach great importance to domestic public opinion, and what the White Ghost said is indeed correct."
Yang Ming smiled, stood up and put on his combat uniform.
The swarm of insects may arrive at any time, so he can't relax for a moment.
After more than ten minutes of cooling and rest, most of the functions of the Feinan have returned to normal.
When Yang Ming sat in the captain's seat, he had to start thinking about two other more difficult problems.
First, if we survive this crisis, how should we resolve this hidden danger?
Second, whether his relationship with Hera will be affected and impacted by this incident .
Hera is very smart.
What Yang Ming is most worried about now is that Hera will learn the truth and be unable to adapt.
But no matter what, Hera, as the person involved, is actually qualified and has the right to know the truth.
The Feinan passed through the uninhabited starry sky, ready to jump at any time, and could only jump once in a short period of time.
"Boss, the Zerg is preparing to jump."
Yang Ming nodded, and the Feinan also began to coat the film synchronously.
The black box containing the examiner floated to Yang Ming's side again. The examiner grasped the edge of the black box and watched Yang Ming busying around with interest.
After Yang Ming rested for a while, the examiner took the initiative to speak:
"Have you figured out what to do with your queen companion?"
"I have no idea yet," Yang Ming glanced at the corner guiltily. Hera had curled up on the sofa and fallen asleep. The mechanical guard helped her cover with a blanket.
The examiner smiled and said, "I can actually help you...but I need a promise from you."
"Promise?" Yang Ming smiled with narrowed eyes, "Don't you have to follow the rules? What promise do you want from me? In what other aspects do you need to rely on me, an ordinary human being?"
The examiner tutted softly: "You know what we are pursuing."
"Death," Yang Ming said, "You insist that only death can give your life complete meaning."
"Yes, I am relieved that you haven't forgotten our conversation."
The examiner sighed softly:
“To be honest, we are tired of this mode of existence, when we keep thinking and keep approaching the truth of the universe, and then we keep getting confused because we get the answer but lack the main body of the question.
"Death is a relief for us, so we hope you can pass the five tests."
Yang Ming rubbed the tip of his nose.
Then add more water, no, add more sea.
The examiner smiled and said, "We can still distinguish between personal and work. We will not bring our personal emotions into work. This is a principle."
"What do you want me to promise you?"
"If, I mean in the unlikely event that you pass five tests," the examiner said, "please allow the three of us to perish instead of enslaving us."
Yang Ming: …
What left him speechless was not the second half of the sentence, but the first half.
Is the probability of him passing the assessment so low?
"I promise you, Mr. Examiner," Yang Ming shook his head, "Tell me how you can help me deal with this matter."
"After you pass the preliminary exam, I can prepare a comprehensive gift package for you when you choose your development direction and undertake technology."
The examiner winked at Yang Ming:
"I can sense that you really want to keep this human female by your side. You like her, and this is a time-sensitive emotion.
“It’s very interesting.
“Generally speaking, after completing the assessment, you will choose three main directions to undertake science and technology. You should choose the direction of biological science, right?
"I can give you some of the technologies that can only be given to you after you pass the third-level assessment in advance, but there are only two auxiliary options - life energy shielding and bio-energy isolation materials, which are used to build a hotbed for you and your partner."
Yang Ming's eyes lit up.
The examiner smiled and said, "This way, you can block the Zerg from contacting your partner."
"Thank you," Yang Ming expressed his heartfelt gratitude.
The examiner said, "But I still suggest that you seek your partner's opinion and share this information with her."
"I will, even though it's a difficult decision," Yang Ming exhaled softly, "I can almost imagine what choice she will make."
"Only by respecting each other can we gain true freedom," the examiner said. "This is the advice given to you by someone who has experienced it."
Yang Ming nodded.
The Zerg logo appeared on the projection screen.
Lu's calm voice has already sounded: "The swarm has begun to jump."
"No hurry." Yang Ming's eyes were free of extra emotions, and he stared at the deep space ahead quietly, "Wait for them to jump over."
The Feinan adjusted its direction, with its portholes aimed at the space that was beginning to expand, and the coating machine began to work.
A Zerg battleship, shrunk to 12,000 meters in length, suddenly appeared.
Thirteen Zerg warships, which had shrunk to two kilometers in length, followed closely behind!
They adjusted the structure of the warships, making them more dense and more maneuverable.
At this moment, the Zerg swarm had discovered the Feinan which was about to jump. The Zerg spread rapidly and six Zerg warships deployed at the same time.
The scene from a distance reminded Yang Ming of the game "Shuahua" he played when he was a child.
The Feinan began to jump, and several detection monitors were left in the airspace.
When the starlight outside the porthole returned to normal, Yang Ming immediately saw sporadic ion beams appearing in the distant deep space.
The jump coordinates are accurate.
They have arrived near the border of the New Federation where the Sherman Empire and the New Federation are about to start a new round of battle!
"Swarm status."
"They seem to be very angry and feel that they have been fooled. They have begun to jump again," Lu explained. "Boss, your deterrent power against the fifth-level pseudo-queen insects is not enough."
Yang Ming smiled and replied: "I am only a secondary one after all."
"Yes, Boss... The swarm of insects has started to warp! They seem to be really angry, and they are forcibly sacrificing one tenth of the insects' vitality!"
Lu's projection appeared beside Yang Ming and frowned:
"Boss, the Feinan cannot make a jump or travel at super high speeds now."
Yang Ming thought silently. He grabbed the square rudder and interpreted his plan with actions.
The Feinan rushed straight towards the battlefield ahead.
Lu reminded: "We can't rush into the battlefield between the two sides. Compared with the insect's offensive, the large-caliber ion cannon is a greater threat to us. The Feinan is always just a light ship."
"Yes, I know."
Yang Ming controlled the speed of the Feinan and simply responded.
The space behind began to expand.
The Zerg flagship appeared again, and the bugs on the periphery fell off one after another.
Thirteen main battleships appeared simultaneously.
A large number of insects also died directly because of this jump.
As if they had determined that the small spaceship had run out of fuel, or perhaps they had sensed the threat in the airspace ahead, a total of fourteen Zerg warships deployed simultaneously.
Fourteen rotating flowers appeared in the starry sky, and countless insects flew towards the Feinan.
The Feinan began to accelerate.
There was a slight vibration from the ship.
The swarm of insects began to make a roundabout move, and with their speed advantage, they seemed to have already secured victory.
"law."
Yang Ming said: "Send out the flag of the Emperor Star and the symbol of the White Ghost."
"Yes, boss."
Lu responded calmly.
She couldn't help but ask: "If both sides ignore us, do we have a backup plan?"
"Yes," Yang Ming said calmly, "The Feinan still has one last chance to jump and unlock the polarizer restrictions."
"But the engine will most likely be scrapped."
"Then scrap it."
Lu pursed his lips lightly.
Yang Ming said slowly: "I will upgrade your main brain completely. "
"Life safety is the most important," Lu nodded decisively.
Yang Ming smiled, but his smile soon faded and he stared intently at the operating panel in front of him.
The Feinan could not withstand the frontal bombardment of the main battleships, nor could it withstand the intensive attacks of the insect swarms in the rear.
There are just too many bugs.
Fourteen spirally unfolded flowers had formed an overwhelming posture, like a golden tsunami, chasing the Feinan.
In the battle area ahead, a large number of confronting ships began to change direction.
The fleets of the Sherman Empire and the New Federation, the two most powerful political entities in the galaxy, were watching this sudden scene.
They discovered the Feinan, saw the white ghost logo, and saw the tens of millions of insects.
Thirty seconds later, the New Federation retreated across the board.
They had already been prepared to evacuate the battlefield at any time, and began to retreat and jump in batches.
In the Feinan, Yang Ming watched this scene expressionlessly. The bigger problem was that a swarm of insects had already appeared in the 180-degree field of vision in front of him.
The swarm tried to surround the Feinan.
"Boss, the other party seems to have activated some kind of force field, and we are facing a certain amount of resistance," Lu reminded.
Hera had walked to Yang Ming's side without him noticing.
026 stood with his hands behind his back beside the mecha in the tail cabin, quietly waiting for orders from the bridge, looking at the ground in a daze.
"All energy goes to the engine."
"Yes, boss."
The Feinan became dark everywhere, and the longitudinal simulated gravity field was lifted, leaving only the reverse gravity field that offset the acceleration inside the cabin.
The Feinan accelerated again.
Relying on its still outstanding performance, it left the swarms of insects on both sides firmly behind.
"Ming," Hera whispered, "It's calling me."
Yang Ming did not reply.
Hera said, "Maybe I can try to communicate with them. I can leave with them."
Yang Ming asked in a low voice: "Do you think they will let their natural enemies go?"
Hera could only remain silent.
"Compromise and concession are never the solution to problems," Yang Ming said softly, "We should face difficulties instead of bypassing them."
Hera bit her lip and put her hand on Yang Ming's shoulder.
Boom.
Hiss hiss hiss.
The familiar starry sky appeared in front of Yang Ming's eyes again, and everything around him seemed to disappear, but the difference from before was that he now had his back to the dense green light spots behind him, and Hera was beside him.
Yang Ming turned around and looked back with Hera.
Behind the countless points of light, a huge "simulated" image, which seemed to fill an entire star system, stood quietly.
This is a queen insect that is about to evolve to the sixth stage.
It is no longer ugly - no matter from which species' aesthetic point of view, it already has a certain aesthetic value.
Its body shape is between that of Zerg and humans, with a relatively clear but sculpture-like face and facial features without any expression. Its abdomen has become long and narrow, with an extra layer of gauze-like film on the outside, and its upper body has evolved into a human-like half.
This actually means that the Zerg have absorbed some of the characteristics of humans to improve themselves during the continuous wars with humans.
At this moment, it felt Yang Ming's gaze, passed through the pseudo-queen insect here, crossed an unknown number of light years, opened its eyes, and revealed its complex multi-layered ring structure.
Hera opened her mouth and whispered:
"Fellow tribesmen...return...natural enemies...annihilated..."
Yang Ming did not feel any annoyance in his heart. He looked up at the queen insect, his eyes full of fighting spirit.
The queen insect opened her mouth and seemed to issue some kind of command. The harsh noise made Yang Ming feel dizzy and nauseous.
But at this moment, a beam of bright light flashed and crashed into the spiritual world composed of Yang Ming, Hera, and the insect swarm.
"Boss! The Sherman fleet begins attacking the Zerg!"
Yang Ming turned back suddenly.
A light curtain formed by interweaving ion beams appeared in the deep space!
The swarm's array was quickly torn into pieces of holes!
"The Sherman Empire is calling the White Ghost. The Sherman Empire is calling the White Ghost. Please reply if you receive this."
Yang Ming picked up the dedicated intercom: "White Ghost received."
"This is the Imperial Army Expeditionary Corps. Thank you for exposing the New Federation's plot to ambush the Zerg. We will defeat the Zerg swarm. Please retreat to the following coordinates. We will protect your safety."
"I will leave the battlefield and express my sincere gratitude to the imperial army later," Yang Ming said, "Please tell me the name of your commander."
The other party was silent for a while.
"This is Lieutenant General Thomas's command center."
"Thanks, old friend. I will come to your house to express my gratitude in the near future."
Yang Ming shuts down the communication:
"Lü, send the coordinates of those pseudo-queens over, and the Feinan will begin its jump."
"Okay, boss," Lu's voice became much lighter.
Hera frowned and asked, "Why do they think this is an ambush from the New Federation? In that case, shouldn't the New Federation attack from both sides..."
"This is politics," Yang Ming said, "I never thought that I would owe the Empire a favor."
Space ripples appeared in the airspace behind the Imperial fleet, and two dreadnoughts appeared at the same time. The escort formation around the dreadnoughts jumped synchronously within half a minute.
Yang Ming watched the scene quietly.
"Boss, the restrictions have been lifted, and you can jump now."
"Well, the landing point should be as close to the border between Luofeng and the Sherman Empire as possible," Yang Ming responded, slightly lost in thought at the airspace where the dreadnought was.
The swarm of insects in the rear rushed forward like mad, but under the powerful fire suppression of Sherman's Expeditionary Corps, the swarm of insects melted like ice and snow.
The dreadnought's guns are charged.
The Feinan ship's hull continued to vibrate. Yang Ming pressed a button, and the ship drew a colorful trail and disappeared directly in front of the swarm of insects.
