The Outpost Probe operates within the wreckage of the spaceport and transmits observations in real time back to the Alien spacefleet still on its way to the colony planet.

In the bridge, everyone was nervously busy.

"Signal reception is normal and there is no interference."

"The horizontal gyroscope is being adjusted to correct the viewing angle."

"Confirm that the power utilization rate is 42 percent, and the remaining use time is estimated to be 46 home star hours."

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A group of operators report to the fleet commander, and these reports about the probe itself are very informative, just like a student standing at the door of the teacher's office and shouting a report, there is no need for the fleet commander to think about anything, even if there is a problem, his subordinates will take care of everything.

The main thing is the observation report later.

"Report to Commander, the sentinel probe has detected a distress signal from the rescue pod!"

"Send a few probes at once!"

The orders given by the fleet commander were transformed from orders to digital information, and then transmitted to probes far inside the starport wreckage through specially encrypted radio waves.

Several probes moved towards the signal source, a long corridor, but even if the energy supply was completely lost, it was not pitch black, and from the crack leading directly to the outside, there would be sunlight penetrating in, illuminating the environment inside the wreckage, and adding a bit of bleak epicness.

Soon, the probe arrived at the signal source.

What greeted them was indeed the rescue pod they had expected, but its appearance was very different from what they had expected.

At this time, this rescue pod is like a peeled husk, as if it has been torn apart from the outside by something, and on the edge of the breach, you can still see a possible depression, as if a huge palm once held that position strongly.

"Is the data modeling complete?" The commander asked.

"It's... Yes. ”

Through digital simulation, the deformation state of the object is compared with the original state, and the entire force change process of the rescue cabin is simulated through force analysis and derivation, and then the appearance of the object in this process is deduced in reverse.

As a result, several long objects forcibly tore a crack in the rescue cabin, and it was from the inside out.

"Strange...... It's also weird......"

The fleet commander was puzzled by this, if it was to be understood from the outside in, it could be understood with a logical deduction of bold assumptions, such as something unimaginable accompanied by a meteorite that pierced into the starport and destroyed it completely, but what about the situation from the inside out?

Logic can't sort out the causal relationship in this - that's what the fleet commander thinks at this time.

While the fleet commander was struggling, probes in other areas reported back new discoveries.

"Commander, there is a situation in the armed 46th district!"

When the commander turned his gaze to it, the scene projected by the probe was already a snowflake, that is, it could not receive anything.

"What's going on?"

"Just now, the probe captured a pitch-black shadow in the wreckage of Starport, and I will call up the recorded image just now."

Hearing his men's answer, the commander nodded and added.

"Let a few nearby probes pass by and see how that probe goes."

"Yes!"

It didn't take long for the recorded image to be called up, revealing the actual shadow of the probe in front of them.

Due to the light, this shadow is blurred, and the alien's visible light cannot see its full appearance, and can only roughly determine that it is a movable object with many tentacles, and it is impossible to immediately distinguish whether it is a living creature or a machine.

However, this does not mean that they do not have follow-up means, and the limits of living organisms are, of course, compensated by technology.

"Pause, adjust to the infrared spectrum."

"Yes!"

The operator who received the order nodded, and after another operation, the color of the paused picture on the screen began to gradually change, and the hidden secrets hidden in the dark and cold tones became distinct and clearly visible in the infrared perspective.

However, when he saw the true face of the unknown object hidden in the shadows, the fleet commander regretted his decision a little.

The first impression of that thing on the fleet commander was only one - tentacles.

Yes, there is nothing else, just the tentacles, the main body is wrapped by countless strip-like objects, and the fleet commander can roughly judge that the main body should also be the tentacles, because there is not much difference in thermal imaging, and the true face of that thing is hidden under the layers of tentacles, even in the infrared perspective, it is useless.

This kind of picture made the fleet commander with a slight phobia of dense feel a feeling of gagging, but he endured it.

Suddenly, the fleet commander had an idea - could that guy be deliberately hiding himself, in case he would reveal his true colors under the thermal image?

"Are there really aliens?!"

There was a faint hint of disbelief in the eyes of the fleet commander.

The previous attacks on the fleet had confirmed the suspicion in their minds, and this time it was not an accident, but a definite opponent.

However, at that time, the Fleet Commander did not think about the aliens, but thought that there was civil strife in the colonies, and that the rebels tried to fake that the aliens had caused everything.

The observation capabilities of those autonomous ships are not very strong, because to ensure their own combat performance, at such high speeds, it is not possible to capture the composition of sub-light railguns.

No way, even if the aliens have set foot on the starry sky, aliens from other planets in the universe still belong to the category of science fiction after all, almost a hundred years ago, there are countless literary creators, depicting a script of aliens invading the home planet and finally being counterattacked by the empire.

The fleet commanders, including those of the Empire's top brass and heads of state, are also deeply influenced by it, and will not subjectively move closer to the direction of 'aliens' in their thinking, unless reality really slaps them in the face, they will think about more realistic possibilities.

Moreover, if it is really an alien force from other planetary systems, it is simply difficult to parry with the power of the empire, and the technological generation gap is too great, and it is not at all that the number can make up for it.

Now, however, the fleet commander felt that his three views had collapsed a little.

Of course, a possibility cannot be ruled out that the rebels intended to create false creatures in this way to confuse the public in order to achieve the purpose of deceiving the Empire, so that even if they are defeated, they can blame the aliens for their mistakes and go unpunished.

"It's not impossible, but ......"

The fleet commander glanced at the image again.

After pondering for a while, the fleet commander decided to send this thing back to the home planet, and this kind of brain-consuming thing should be handed over to the Imperial Science Society, so that they could brainstorm.

Whether it was aliens or not, the fleet commander was full of confidence in the Fourth Fleet he led, which was the combined combat power of the First, Second, and Third Fleets, and the most powerful force in the Empire so far.

Judging from the current complete blockade of low-earth orbit, relying only on autonomous ships to obtain the right to control the universe, and completing unilateral suppression, even if it is an alien, how strong can it be?

The advantage is on their side!