hsntnovel Chapter 1769 Who is this?
Chapter 1769 Who is this?
Chapter 1769 Who is this?
Following Qu Jianlei's suggestion, everyone unanimously decided to try to go deeper first.
It's nothing more than a matter of consuming some energy blocks. The team doesn't know how much energy is consumed in a battle now, so this little bit is not a big deal.
As the division-level ship went deeper, everyone discovered that this was indeed the case. The energy became more violent the deeper they went, but it was worse than they had previously imagined.
However, after one day's progress, any further progress might cause damage to the division-level ship.
Xiaohu has adjusted the model, which means that if we wait here for about three days, we will basically be able to reach the vicinity of Baozhi Star.
Qu Jianlei decided to wait another five days to ensure that the warship would not be under too much pressure.
This adventure lasted one day and the results were pretty good. At least they didn't have to wait another twenty days at their previous location.
While waiting, there are things to do. In this area, you can occasionally see groups of alien tribes in the forest.
Of course, the division-level ships would not let go of these defeated troops, and everyone regarded this as a form of leisure.
These alien Lin Hai obviously had no idea what had happened to them, and almost every one of them was in a state of daze.
Some members of the tree tribe and locusts still retained their fighting instinct, while others turned around and ran away when they saw the division-level ships.
But more often than not, their reactions were extremely slow and they had no will to fight.
This zombie-like state makes it hard to believe that these alien races were once so cruel and vicious that they fought fearlessly.
However, Qu Jianlei and his men had nothing to do. Even if they wanted to escape, they would be caught and killed.
The only regret is that few of these alien trees are conscious, and most of them are in a dormant state.
After hunting for several days in a row, the team only caught one conscious tree creature.
This tree has a trunk diameter of more than 200 meters, and can basically be considered the main force of the invasion.
Qu Jianlei was not in a hurry to interrogate this guy, but instead used him for an experiment - how could he seal the tree clan's cultivation?
Experiments on living people are of course cruel, but experiments on living aliens are not a problem.
In fact, this experiment doesn't have much practical value, but I have nothing to do now and I might as well be idle.
If Qu Jianlei was left alone, he might not be interested in studying this - the dead aliens are the good aliens!
But isn't there a small lake here? There is still a lot of computing power sitting idle.
After two days of research, there is no particularly good solution. The only thing that is certain is that the light cage technique can continue to bind for a period of time.
At this moment, he was squatting on the mechanical arm of the division-level ship, studying the captured tree tribe, and the big-headed butterfly started turning in his mind.
"Boss, there is an alliance fleet coming from behind."
This fleet consisted of two regimental-level ships and five battalion-level ships, half of which were injured and had obviously experienced combat.
At the location where the division-level ships are currently located, the battalion-level ships provide the strongest defense and can barely make it through.
Qu Jianlei ignored it and just used his spiritual sense to tell Hua Xiezi, "Show the signal and tell them to leave. Don't get in the way!"
The alliance fleet did not notice at first that there were warships in the area ahead where the waves were even more violent.
By the time they saw the signal light, they were already quite close to each other.
For a moment, the fleet was quite surprised, "There are warships here?"
As for the other party's warning, they did not take it seriously, but continued to approach and flashed lights to identify themselves.
The elite reconnaissance detachment of the Alliance military cannot be scared off by just anyone.
The flower scorpion's answer was even more impolite, "Get lost, this is our territory."
The fleet's major general commander laughed angrily when he saw the signal, "Now that you know the number, you still dare to be so arrogant?"
"Ignore them, keep moving closer... I want to see who is so bold!"
He is from the special operations force directly under the military headquarters, so he is not at a disadvantage even if his opponent is a lieutenant general.
However, after sailing for a while, the observer shouted, "Report to the commander, it seems to be an imperial division-level ship!"
"Damn..." the major general muttered. He already knew who the other party was.
The Alliance and the Empire are in a semi-truce, and there are also some Imperial infiltration troops in the Alliance.
However, there were very few division-level ships among those infiltration teams, and the few that existed had basically been withdrawn back to the empire.
So this must be that team. Besides, would the Imperial Army be interested in taking risks in the occupied area?
So the major general decisively gave the order, "Signal, thank the other side for rescuing our comrades, and then send a communication request."
"The communication request cannot be sent that far," the liaison replied regretfully.
The major continued to give orders, "Then inform them of the danger ahead and ask them if they need energy cubes."
When Flower Scorpion saw the signal, he curled his lips in disdain and said, "It's dangerous ahead. Do I need you to tell me?"
However, the other party expressed willingness to support the energy blocks, which was at least a friendly attitude, so she decided to report it and let the boss make the decision.
When Qu Jianlei heard this, he decided to talk on the phone. After all, they only had one division-level ship that was on display, which was enough to wipe out the entire opposing fleet.
As the Alliance Fleet approached, they saw the tree tribe held by the mechanical arm.
But they didn't care. The Alliance had been fighting against alien races for so many years and had no shortage of these things.
After establishing communication, the major general took the initiative to state his purpose - there was no other way, he couldn't expect the Digital Phantom to take the initiative.
The military came here because the Alliance discovered not long ago that strong abnormal energy fluctuations were coming from this occupied area.
The main problem is the magnitude of the energy fluctuations, which is so terrifying that a rough analysis suggests it could destroy a small galaxy.
Of course, because this is an occupied area and is a bit far from the area actually controlled by the alliance, the results of the analysis may not be very accurate.
But no matter what, when this abnormal situation occurs, the alliance must figure out what happened.
If it was an abnormal astronomical phenomenon, it would be fine, but if aliens were trying new methods, we must take precautions in advance.
In fact, the alliance officials are also aware that if it is the latter, the difficulty of developing relevant prevention measures will be extremely high.
However, even so, doing something is better than doing nothing, and the alliance cannot turn a blind eye.
The fleet commanded by the major general originally consisted of three regimental-level ships and twelve battalion-level ships. After fighting all the way here, these are the only ones left.
Fortunately, they were the elite among the elite, and their configuration was large with more ships than men. Although the starships suffered a lot of losses, the casualties were not heavy.
According to the Rear Admiral, there is “more than one” such fleet, which shows how determined the alliance is to find out the truth.
After listening to their explanation, Flower Scorpion simply asked, "Then you can just investigate on your own, why are you provoking us?"
Fortunately, the team is in a good mood this time, otherwise it would only take a few minutes to destroy you.
When the major general heard the word "provocation", he almost broke out in a sweat. What good would the result be if this team regarded it as a provocation?
In fact, as a senior member of the Alliance’s military, he was quite familiar with Digital Phantom’s style of work.
Although this team is aggressive, they usually don't provoke others.
However, if someone is blind and seeks death on the other party, then no matter how strong the support is, it will be useless.
In any case, the major general knew that he had taken a risk this time, but the risk was not particularly great, and now the result was still pretty good.
So he replied respectfully, "Your Highness and I can be said to be comrades in arms in fighting against foreign races."
"We would like to ask you if you have found out where this violent energy fluctuation comes from?"
"That's a strange question," the flower scorpion replied coldly, "Why should we tell you?"
"Even the Imperial military wouldn't dare to ask us for information so openly."
The major general was silent for a few seconds, then made up his mind, "We can pay for the consultation."
"We don't value that little bit of money you have," Flower Scorpion refused bluntly.
How much money can a commander of a fleet responsible for reconnaissance deep behind enemy lines afford?
The major general hesitated for a moment, then said firmly, "10 billion, is that enough?"
"Haha," Flower Scorpion smiled when she heard that. She really didn't expect that the other party could offer such a price.
For ordinary forces, 10 billion is definitely not a small amount, but for Digital Phantom, it is better than nothing.
But since there is money, it would be a waste not to make some. "It's too little, unless I pay it now."
The major general did not make this price casually, because he knew very well how big Digital Phantom's appetite was.
Apart from anything else, the last time the other party rescued our fleet, they casually lent us two regimental-level ships.
A most basic regimental-level ship is also worth tens of billions.
Regardless of whether it is borrowing one and returning three, or that this regiment-class ship originally belonged to the alliance, the key point is that they just lent it out.
Such a regimental-level ship, even if sold to the Empire, should cost more than 10 billion, right?
But why didn't the Digital Phantom sell it? Because in their eyes, it was just a consumable item for fighting aliens!
To negotiate a fee with a team like this for less than 10 billion, isn't that an insult?
However, if it is higher than 10 billion, then it is really not something the major general can decide.
However, when he heard Xianjie's request, he could only sigh, "Sir, we are here to risk our lives to find out the truth."
Not to mention that the fleet will have to fight along the way, even if it is just ordinary adventurers exploring in space, who would carry 10 billion with them?
"Then you tell me these..." The flower scorpion was a little speechless.
"Okay, stop bothering us. Everyone has things to do. Go and do your thing. Don't make me say it again."
The last sentence is very understated, but who can ignore the warning it contains?
She has tolerated the other party's disobedience once, and she probably won't tolerate it a second time.
The logic behind the words is also very clear: if you have money, you can ask for information; if you don’t have money... just get away from me.
The major general was still a little unwilling, but he didn't dare to take the risk. After thinking it over, he made up his mind.
"One last question. Was it you who caused the noise?"
Flower Scorpion really didn't want to pay attention to him, but then he thought that the Federation also knew some of the information, so he answered without waiting for the answer.
"You can go ask the Federation, why don't you get out of here?"
She could have answered casually, but she refused - if the Alliance wanted to get information from the Federation, it would definitely have to pay a corresponding price.
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