The bridge of the Ranger.

"What? You say the control core is gone? The two captains were stunned as they listened to the report below.

"Yes! We carefully identified the control core of these small robots...... It's all gone! "The reporter was also incredible.

He then waved his hand to reveal a three-dimensional projection of a small robot.

"After our thorough scanning, what can we say about the technological content of these robots...... Extremely ordinary! There is nothing peculiar about the materials used, not even our products from hundreds of years ago, and we can say that their structure and manufacturing principles have been fully resolved.

But strangely, we didn't find any communication devices in them, not even suspicious! Also, please look at this location......" The reporter pointed to a groove in the center of the robot's brain.

"Here, we guess that there should have been a Control Core, but now ...... It's gone! This is true for all control cores in the robot.

There was no trace of self-destruction, no residue of self-destruction, and the control core was completely gone as if it had evaporated......"

The two captains frowned deeply when they heard this.

It's a weird situation!

Don't have a communication device? The control core also disappeared inexplicably?

Could it be that such a tiny chip is both a control core and a communication device?!

Just kidding! An advanced civilization with this technology should be able to blow itself out with one shot, right? Who still has the heart to accompany you here to play horseback and fight?

"In addition, our sociologists have made an astonishing discovery after analyzing some of the behavioral characteristics of these robots!" The man continued.

In order to cope with the needs of long interstellar voyages and independent expeditions, the Ranger pays more attention to the speed and comprehensive performance of the spacecraft, and has almost no shortcomings, and is a multi-functional frigate with excellent performance.

And in order to deal with various unexpected situations, in addition to the Star Warfare landing craft, there are also a small number of fleet experts in various fields.

"Oh? What did they find? The Sea Clan Captain asked.

"Look at this picture!" With the man's words, a picture popped up in front of everyone.

It was a small battlefield, littered with severed limbs and machine wreckage, and the battle was clearly drawing to a close, with seven or eight hounds slowly closing in on the last remnant of a small robot.

The robot seemed to understand its powerlessness to resist, dropped its weapon and drew a strange cross on its chest, before choosing to blow itself up when a hound approached.

The screen then switches to a different battlefield, and the small robots on the screen are always doing all kinds of strange ceremonial movements.

"Does this look like a religious gesture?"

"Yes, and amazingly, there is a record in our civilization database! It's a denominational gesture called Christianity! ”

"Oh? Which civilization does this sect belong to? Captain Yu's eyes lit up. The other party finally leaked out?

"Yes...... Earth Civilization! ”

What the? Earth civilization?!

The two captains were directly stunned! What is this God unfolding?

"You mean to ...... Is it the civilization of the earth that fights us? The Sea Clan Captain's face turned grim, and he decided that if his subordinates really dared to say that, he would immediately pull it with a big ear scraper.

Are you insulting my IQ?

"No, no! Of course we don't think so, but it is very likely that the other party is coercing or controlling the earthlings to carry out remote control! The subordinate hastened to explain that the lord was notoriously bad-tempered.

"Oh? If so...... It's a possibility! In this way, so many operators on the other side can explain where they came from. The Feather Captain nodded.

Waving his hand to let the subordinate step back, the Sea Clan captain looked at his companion, "Even so, how exactly do they communicate?" And how did the control core disappear? It's weird! ”

"Spooky? Speaking of which...... Do you remember what the other person said before? Captain Yu pondered.

"What?"

He said that there was no communication at all, and there were ...... Soul Tech! ”

"What...... What the?! The Sea Clan captain was stunned, "You don't think it's true, do you?" ”

"Originally, I didn't believe it, but ...... Judging from the current situation, his statement is somewhat credible. The captain of the Feather Clan looked aware.

"How?"

"If the Ant's Empire's unique technology is really the so-called soul technology, then ...... The empty slot of the robot may contain something like a soul crystal or a spirit body, and once the robot dies, the soul dissipates at the same time......

In this case, there is an explanation for how the control core disappeared.

And the liaison between them...... Maybe it's through something like telepathy or psychic communication......

This kind of civilization has not been encountered by us, such as the Spree civilization that has been wiped out by us, their civilization individuals are born with strong mental power and can do short-distance telepathy, if this technology is developed to the extreme, maybe this strange way of communication will appear!

Then it makes sense that the other party's robot doesn't have communication equipment. ”

"This ......," the Sea Clan captain looked stunned.

"Also, why did the other party kill hundreds of thousands of earthlings in advance? I'm afraid that in addition to tempting us, it is likely to ...... It is also to collect the souls of earthlings and use them to make weapons!

That's why these robots show the characteristics of earthlings.

In other words, the Earth has now become the soul harvesting ground of the Ante Empire! As long as they keep killing, they can get a steady stream of highly intelligent soldiers!

Think about it, if you destroy a planet and get billions of free highly intelligent combatants and labor, how low should the cost of war be? And how terrible is the war potential?

If you speculate in this way, the Ante Empire ...... Perhaps a predatory civilization that feeds on its souls! The Yu Clan's Captain's eyes lit up with a light that saw through everything.

"Shhh The Sea Clan captain took a cool breath. This kind of strange civilization that feeds war with war makes people chill from the bottom of their hearts when they think about it!

"Is there really such an unbelievable civilization in this world?" The Sea Clan captain was still a little skeptical.

"Normally, maybe not, but what if their soul technology source is a cosmic curiosity?

Cosmic Strange Objects are all kinds of strange environments in the boundless universe, strange objects that have been bred over hundreds of millions of years, and it is said that their formation also involves the mysteries of the fourth dimension or even higher latitudes!

These strange objects have all kinds of strange abilities, although most of them have a small range of effects, and even one-time consumables, but some powerful strange objects can even affect the development process of an entire civilization, giving civilization great help.

I doubt that the source of their soul technology could be this powerful civilization-enhancing strange thing? ”

"Uh...... It's not impossible. "The Sea Clan captain finally faltered.

"So what do we do now? According to this speculation, the other party's soul technology is very tricky! We have not encountered this type of enemy at all. ”

"Hmm...... Immediately attack the enemy al-Qaeda group in a wave! In any case, we have to test the opponent's more means before we can evaluate the power of this soul technology! ”

"Good! Understood, I'll arrange it right away! ”

……

Outside the base of the Gemini civilization Calymede.

A large shovel shovels soil and rocks rich in minerals in front of the truck, and as the truck slowly moves forward, the soil and rocks are "eaten" into the vehicle.

At this moment, a thumb-sized black puff stone rolled and lay down in front of the road where the collection vehicle was advancing.

Soon, the truck shoveled the humble stone and other dirt into a hermetically sealed bin.

The wreckage that has been collected may be fully inspected by the other party with eighteen kinds of martial arts, but it is not necessary to use atomic-level inspection methods for every piece of ore, right?

Soon after, the collection vehicle drove into the base with a truckload full of materials, and as it passed through the base entrance, a red laser wall thoroughly scanned the collection vehicle from top to bottom to confirm that there were no foreign objects stuck to the vehicle.

"Checked!" The system prompt sounded, and then the car quickly drove into the smelting base in the base......

Half an hour later, a small silver spider crawled out of the smelting base, still a little hot and smoking, but the smelting temperature of thousands of degrees was just a sauna for the mechanical worm.

It cooled down quickly, then slowly became transparent, and began to crawl towards a building in the center......

……

"Your Excellency, Captain, the other side has gathered thousands of hounds and is marching towards our camouflage base group! It is expected to arrive at our cordon in 3 hours! ”

"Oh, finally shot? So...... Let the Earth Defense Force play, those guys can't wait! Nie Yun casually replied without raising his head while controlling the infiltrated little spider to play "Assassin's Creed".

"Understood!"

After an initial period of mutual testing, the battle on Europa has officially escalated!

……

Earth Defense Force Headquarters.

This place has entered the highest state of imminent battle!

However, unlike the extremely noisy and busy scene before the war of ordinary military bases, the headquarters of the Earth Defense Force Demon Capital here is silent, and the alleys are empty!

Except for the basic guards, everyone has entered the virtual world, and even the combat plan is carried out in a specially opened virtual combat conference room.

These Earth Defense Forces, which were the first to obtain helmets, have now been completely attacked by virtual technology, which can be said to be unstoppable! Nowadays, almost all strategy meetings are held in the virtual world, because it is so convenient!

No way, do you choose to use the sand table to simulate the battle situation bitterly, or choose to wave your hand, the torrent of information surges, and instantly get the wonderful experience of controlling the overall situation?

Even if you know that you shouldn't be overly dependent on other people's military equipment, who can resist this temptation?

Since the beginning of the scientific and military circles, the top-down transformation of the earth has quietly begun......

Nie Yun is taking advantage of this opportunity to deepen the earthlings' dependence on Captain Ghost's technology through a well-crafted virtual world and an infinity coin financial system......