"Nervous?" I asked the recruit next to me and said that it was the captain's duty.

"Nervous? I'm suffocating! Said the recruit.

The answer was a bit unexpected, the newcomer didn't have a hard mouth? It shouldn't be. Unable to answer, you can only resort to the "human history" system (human feelings and sophistication subsystem).

Three options emerge in front of you:

A. [Be honest] Nervousness dies faster.

B. [Tactical Deception] Hold on, reinforcements will only need ten minutes to reach the battlefield.

C. [Physical Persuasion] Shut up and stand up, this is the order!

I thought about it and decided to use a little bit for both A and B. "You have to know that nervousness dies faster, and if you have this time, you might as well think about how to hold the line and fight to live longer...... What if there are reinforcements? ”

"Yes, sir, I see." The recruit looked at me strangely, saluted, and said he didn't want to talk any further.

Very good, it seems that my persuasion was very helpful.

*****

My name is Wang Hu, number X43470Z3T500001976, Republic Command Type Level 3 Synth. When there is no second unit of the same model in the same battle, you can simply call me "Wang Hu 1976", or just ...... "Wang Hu".

"1976" indicates that I am the 1976th clone of General Wang Hu; "Z3T5" indicates that I awaken a level 3 ability and perform a level 5 body synthesis enhancement; The characteristics of the current work are: "middle to high intelligence, able to understand strategy and tactics well and use them flexibly, and have heritable command ability", and the direction of use is: "command of squads and small warships, and special missions".

My abilities are "Hyperlink" and "Tactical Rehearsal."

The service life of the synthesizer is 20 years, and it has been used for 11 years, 10 months and 27 days, and has been in service for 1 year, 10 months and 27 days. Participated in 175 battles, parachuted 57 times, achieved a 100% mission completion rate, killed 114,220 targets of various types, and the combat title was "very rich".

By the way, before the decommissioning I was all state assets of the republic. So when you hear the phrase "protect the property of the state" – the one who protects is me, haha.

I've been using this joke for 10 years......

*****

"This is the fourth war zone in the Zebei Star Zone."

"We are trapped on a mineral planet numbered 'Titan E775.'"

"At 17:44, it has been confirmed that there are signs of swarm activity on the planet. Intergalactic communication was blocked by the Novheiman cloud, and we still can't establish a communication link with the flagship, so we don't have much time left. ”

……

While comforting the recruits, we were standing on top of the steel wreckage left behind by an overturned landing ship, with the sides 25.4 meters above the ground and the right side facing up.

Half an hour ago, we were on a reconnaissance mission on this ship when we were knocked down by a plasma cannon spewing out of our butts by bugs.

The reconnaissance mission was successfully completed, and only one crew member remained intact. The Marines suffered minor injuries to two people, and as the supreme commander present, Wang Hu incorporated the remaining crew members into his squad. The captain knows that it is difficult to bring newcomers, because they talk a lot, shoot less, eat slowly, and die early...... I don't know that sentence will become a last word.

At present, the statistics of all the combat power at hand: 16 combatants (including one recruit), "reconnaissance" class materiel, an anti-aircraft cannon removed from the battleship (4492 ammunition), two engineering robots, and a bunker wall surrounded by wreckage.

……

A black line appeared on the horizon that gradually expanded.

It wasn't a distant mountain, but a tide of insects pouring out of the ground.

The 427,000-ton landing ship fell from an altitude of 5 kilometers, penetrated the thin atmosphere of the "Titan E775" and smashed it on the surface of the planet - while hitting a five-meter-deep crater, it also created a small nuclear explosion on the earth's crust.

In this case, even the evil spirits in the abyss will be awakened, not to mention the bugs.

Bugs across the planet are agitated, spewing out of the folds and cracks of the earth's crust, filling the entire horizon as far as the eye can see in a matter of minutes!

I have to say, our detection method is fantastic!

In the distance came a sea of beetles made of swords.

The Knife Beetle is the most numerous unit of the Swarm, serving as both a sapper and cannon fodder in the Swarm. It stands two meters tall and up to twelve meters long after stretching its limbs, and is covered in a thick layer of chitin armor, with four hard legs that are extremely good at digging and cutting through human bodies. The Knife Beetle marches at a speed of about 40 km, and charges at a speed of 90 km.

Compared to humans, they resemble a galloping infantry fighting vehicle, and a single charge of scissors can tear infantry kinetic armor in half.

Our defense line couldn't last five minutes......

In Wang Hu's eleven years of combat career, he knew the bugs as well as he knew himself - the bugs always swarmed uncontrollably, and whether the opponent was a fleet or a small group of scouts, they were always the most involved. Then attack! Charge! Tear up! Either drown the enemy or crush yourself!

And this is a battle of 16 fighters vs 100W bugs.

We have no chance of winning!

There can be no reinforcements either!

Before jumping off the landing ship, I turned my head to look into the distance one last time.

The crashed landing ship floated into the sky with long black smoke, the azure arc of Contendas' home planet took up half of the sky, and the clouds were pulled into slender white ribbons by Titan's rotation.

The shadows cast by the fourth moon darken the sky, and the night of the Titan planet is about to fall.

The bugs are approaching at marching speed, and their attack will begin with the darkness of the night.

It's time to judge.

"Quiet." Wang Hu commanded in the team channel, "Turn on hyperlink mode." "He successfully docked with the Capital Star Cloning Center, which is 2.6 million light-years away." Here is the numbered X43470Z3T500001976, request a special communication. ”

The "hyperlink" mode made Wang Hu feel very painful, especially when he thought that his ability could penetrate 2.6 million light-years to connect to the Capital Star host, but he could not get in touch with the flagship "killer whale" in the nearby star circle, which was very absurd logically - but in reality it was very "republic".

[No. X43470Z3T500001976, your request has been processed]

An emotionless electronic response, but it was nothing short of heavenly for the team trapped on the lone star, and they could all be heard breathing a sigh of relief through the communication.

"This is the Killer Whale K Marine Team, which crashed on Titan E775 and was besieged by a swarm, and was expected to die in five minutes. Unable to get in touch with the flagship to request a hyperlink awareness upload. Wang Hu succinctly described the dilemma he faced.

[The application is successful, do you have any other requests?] 】

"Leave a message to the flagship 'Killer Whale' and forward the coordinates and submit the mission report (see annex). The message reads: "I paused slightly. "I'm in the middle of the swarm, please fire at me in five minutes."

[Request confirmation, communication ends.] 】

There was silence in the team channel.

*****

"Captain, what you just said was so cool."

"Team Wang, can I still see you after I am reborn? Can you give me your contact information? ”

"[White lies] can't, that's discipline." Wang Hu decisively rejected the messy requests in the channel, "Everything is subject to the above arrangement, and I don't know if I can continue to take you next." ”

There was a lamentation in the "Alas~" channel, especially a certain female voice.

Wang Hu didn't tell the truth.

Compared with natural people, the synthetic man transformed by cloning technology is more like a tool with a lifespan of only ten years - he is born with war talent and abilities without training, and can be competent in commanding squads and small and micro warships, and serve as the "safety valve" and "lighthouse" of the squad...... It can be said that you are born strong!

The squad composed of synthetic and natural humans is the basic cell of the Republic's army.

However, the service life is only twenty years! It can only be twenty years, and it must be destroyed after the deadline!

The truth is that there are very few who can serve for ten years like Wang Hu, and most of the synths will be destroyed in the war. After the death of an ordinary person, the consciousness can return to the flagship or capital star through the "hyperlink" ability of the synth captain, and create a body to continue living.

However, after the synth is destroyed, the capital star will only create a new one, and will never inherit consciousness - all thanks to the "Second Clone Uprising" and the "Third Synth Rebellion". As for why one is an uprising and the other is a rebellion, please understand it for yourself and talk about it later.

There is a deep element in this kind of thing, the republic will not publicize it, and the synthetics themselves will not talk about it. Ordinary people know if they know, and if they don't know, they don't know.

The only perks that synths can get after fighting hard are that when they apply for retirement after ten years of service, they can get a small stipend, and then enjoy the "ordinary life" equal to the length of service.

As a "product" that comes out of the factory, there's really nothing to complain about.

……

"Captain, I want to apply to marry you!" Originally, the chat time was nearing the end, but the earth-shattering speech of a certain female man in the channel exploded again in an instant.

This is difficult for Wang Hu, "[Laws and Regulations] Synths cannot marry natural persons, and besides, it has nothing to do with fighting, I don't participate in your life outside of fighting!" ”

"How can it not matter? This is obviously a benefit of the Marine Corps, and I am the only one who meets the standard! The female voice said with great interest, "So captain, your length of service has also arrived, go back and apply for retirement and marry me." The next time you go to the battlefield, I'll be with you, and we'll be a pair of battlefield dogs. ”

"Li Qingqiu!" Wang Hu interrupted solemnly, "Don't try to deceive me again this time, I have checked all the latest regulations, and there is no such benefit at all...... There is no massage for the female team members! ”

The team channel suddenly burst into laughter, and Wang Hu even saw that the recruits almost fell off the battleship with a smile, you can be a little longer.

Wang Hu clicked to close the satisfaction, and let out a sigh of self-sufficiency.

"Phew—I'm really good at livening up the atmosphere after the pre-war mobilization."