When Marshal Franklin Higra came out of the president's office, his face was as black as the depths of space outside the porthole.

This afternoon, after a two-hour argument with interim President Ms. Christine, the plan to request more rations for the military ended in failure.

As the captain of the "Ark", the supreme commander of the High Command, he could not understand the president's thoughts.

"The current plan for the allocation of resources, which has been unanimously adopted by all members of the interim parliament, has taken care of the military to the greatest extent possible, and I do not think it needs to be changed."

Behind the wide desk, the graceful and luxurious beautiful lady coldly rejected his proposal that had been sprinkled with dozens of pages.

"The danger is borne by the army, the guard is carried out by the army, and the sacrifice is paid by the army." "But in fact, the army's ration accounts for less than 30% of the total, and we are even stretched thin to hold a memorial service for the martyrs who sacrificed their lives, while a large number of civilians who have done nothing have consumed more than 50% of the ration!" Madam President, is this reasonable? ”

"Marshal Higra, I want you to understand one thing: the army comes from the people, so it can never be above the people, otherwise, what is the difference between it and Fasi?

"These are extraordinary times, resources are tight, what we are pursuing is not our own interests, we are only using more resources for temporary convenience, and we are only doing this as a temporary expedient measure until we reach Libra Gliese 581g!"

"So I'd like to ask, how long will it take to get to Gliese 581g? A month, a year, or ten years? Can you give a guarantee? What's more, even if Gliese 581g has a similarity to the Earth as high as 0.89, but this is only a theoretical parameter, and no one has really investigated it in the field, if it is not suitable for us to live? What if we still need to wander the universe? In this case, do you still have to sit firmly at the top of the chain of interests, continue to deprive the people of their rights and interests, and advocate for temporary convenience? ”

……

That nasty woman! The woman who was a governess three years ago!

I don't want to think about who let her go to the "ark" in the first place......

If it weren't for the help of our soldiers, I'm afraid she would have been wiped out with the earth, right? As a result, now that we are comfortable, they have begun to target us......

He admits that the military must obey the government, but that also depends on what kind of government it is, whether it is a legitimate government!

I really regret thinking about it, I shouldn't have relented in the first place and supported those civilians to hold some provisional government elections!

"Anarchism breeds only violence and terror, depravity and crime! We are the last human beings, but if we have lost order and civilization, then what qualifications do we have to be called human? ”

I really don't know how I believed that woman's nonsense in the first place, and as a result, I am now tied to my hands and feet, and I have to listen to her in everything......

This jokes the general government!

It's infuriating!

This bad mood continued until he walked into the captain's room, and it was only slightly better.

"How could it be you?" As soon as he stepped through the hatch, he saw Brandley Edward get up from the comfort of his couch and smile at him, "I didn't expect you to come." ”

As he spoke, he stepped forward and hugged his old friend.

They are old friends indeed.

He used to be a classmate at West Point, a teammate on the football team, and after graduation, he stayed with the Earth Defense Force, although Higra didn't have any marshal's sons and grandsons to exclude him when he climbed the slippery ladder of future due to family ties. So much so that the speed of his promotion is far behind the other party by several streets, but this does not affect the friendship between them.

It was also because of this friendship that after being appointed as the captain of the "Ark Force", he worked hard to transfer Edward to his subordinates.

This was not out of selfish motives, in fact, he had always thought that Edward was a capable and promising officer, not to mention that he came from a military family. Transferring him into the "Ark" to avoid the fate of the other party with the destruction of the earth is what the elite should do to preserve humanity.

"I have good news and bad news, which do you want to hear first?" Edward smiled rather than smile.

"Looks like this isn't a social visit." Higra walked over to the bar on wheels and began to mix martinis, "Good news, I've heard enough bad news today. ”

"The good news is that our chief scientist, Professor Chen Tiange, has found a way to get the 'Ark' out of this ghost place." The colonel said as he handed him a paperwork.

"Really? That's great. We've been delaying this star field for too long......" Higra's eyes flashed.

Yes, they have been delaying for too long.

In this strange star field.

Although it has been kept strictly secret, the rumor that he had to "get off the bus" because he ran out of fuel gradually spread in the spaceship.

"Can't we go......"

"What the hell is this place, isn't it that our destination, Gliese 581g, is a green planet with a stable atmosphere, so the surface can maintain liquid lakes and rivers, and is very beautiful in every sense of the word......"

It's not the first time Higra has heard such a whisper.

Not only the civilians, but even the military, are gradually being overshadowed by a shadow of pessimism – although it is not yet obvious.

But if this momentum continues, it is obviously not a good thing.

"And what about the bad news?" The marshal handed the other man a cocktail and took the document in his hand.

"Bad news...... But it's all in this battle plan. As if on purpose, Edward sold the pass.

"Ragnarok?" Higra stared at him silently.

Even with only one glance, with his insight into the world and his countless qualifications, Higra could easily see that his old friend was probably really going to the Three Treasures Hall today, and the purpose was in the plan in his hand.

This is a fairly detailed operational plan, which is different from the previous simple exploration and includes a joint landing operation of the two major branches of the air and land forces. The purpose is also clear: seize the wreckage of the giant worm, use its exoskeleton to create a container to hold nuclear fusion fuel, modify the curvature navigation device of the "Ark", and finally leave this star field, and at the same time solve the problem of excessive energy consumption of the curvature of the spacecraft once and for all.

It's just that......

"Are you sure about the feasibility of this plan?" After reading Colonel Edward's white paper in detail, Higra asked hesitantly.

"I know you're a cautious man, old fellow." Edward smiled and took a sip of his wine, "I wouldn't have put this plan on your desk without being absolutely sure." ”

"The purpose of the operation is very clear, and you have also attached the exploration report of the desert planet and Professor Chen's research report on the feasibility of using the exoskeleton material of the giant worm." "But the problem is ...... Isn't it a bit of blind confidence that you're a little blindly confident in your 'Ragnarok' joint operation and only sending one air team under your command to maintain air supremacy during the campaign? ”

"A slight revision: there is not only one air force, my friend." Edward corrected, "I just started the Second Air Force, and in fact, in the follow-up, I also prepared the First Air Force to support it." ”

"But according to this plan, there is still only one air force on the planet at the same time supporting the ground forces, right?" Higra shook his head, "According to the summary of our encounters and battles last time we explored the planet, as well as the latest monitoring reports, the desert planet is no longer the peaceful scene it used to be, and it can even be said that the sky is full of disgusting 'worker bees' running rampant. With the strength of just one aviation team, can you deal with so many alien zergs? ”

Indeed, this mysterious desert planet is no longer the quiet death star it used to be.

According to the exploration report of the monitoring group's radar, it may be more appropriate to call it the Hellstar in various senses.

It was like opening Pandora's box, since Qin Feng killed the giant insect, not only the remains of the giant insect, but even the entire surface of the planet were covered with all kinds of reptiles......

There are "soldier ants" and "spiders" that climb on the ground, and "worker bees" and "dragon flies" that fly in the sky...... There are even more humans who can't be named, hideous and ugly, like insects like demons of purgatory, scurrying around on the endless yellow sand, and then killing each other......

Dead individuals quickly become food for other insects......

Violent and bloody!

Maybe that's how they survive......

However, there are two other points that are fortunate to be:

First of all...... So far, no other terrifying beings like giant insects have been found.

"Maybe it's just the result of a specific variation in the individual."

This is a non-positive answer from the expert group of biological experts.

After all...... No one dared to delve into it.

Then there are the reptiles, who have so far not found the human mothership in the orbit of their planet.

So they're safe for the time being.

Merely......

It would be fine if we didn't provoke these monsters anymore, but if we didn't send troops down, not only would we not be able to get fuel supplements, but the research on using nuclear fusion to ignite the curvature navigation booster would inevitably stagnate. So, why leave this star field and fly to Libra, which is 20 light-years away from Earth and 10 light-years away?

Just by the driving force of the spacecraft itself, which can only reach the third cosmic velocity? Wouldn't it be impossible to reach it in 10,000 years?

And even so! Fuel is also limited, and it is a problem whether the stock of ordinary fuel is enough for them to fly away from this star field. What's more, this is a vast universe, and if you leave here, you won't be able to find a new planet with uranium resources......

Aren't they, the last earthlings, going to become drifters in the universe together with the Ark?!

But if we send troops down......

"If it were any other air force, it would have been a struggle." Edward reminded, "But we shouldn't forget that the Second Air Force has the air squadron of Lieutenant Qin Feng, who is known as the 'King of Downfalls'. ”

"Qin ...... Maple? ”

"You forgot? It was the pilot who had just spent a lot of resources to hold a memorial service for him the other day, but he returned safely at the end. Edward put down his glass, walked over to the captain, and pointed to the prominent name on the last page of the white paper, "I also applied for your rank for him......

Higra nodded involuntarily.

He remembered.

The young officer who everyone thought he had died heroically, but returned at the end of the king, his promotion order was signed by himself. When I first saw his handsome and handsome portrait, I also lost another elite pilot for the army, and I really sighed.

But......

It depends on the strength of one person......

Can it sustain the entire campaign?

"If it's someone else, I'm afraid it's difficult." As if he had seen through Shangguan's thoughts, Edward's voice was full of incomparable confidence, "But Qin Feng's words, he will definitely be able to—after all, he is the one who killed the giant insect alone." ”

Not......

Kill the giant insect alone......

A pretty amazing pilot indeed.

It's just that if the success or failure of the battle related to the fate of mankind is entangled in one person, like this......

"The task of the Second Air Force is only to seize air supremacy, and it does not need to be maintained for a long time. It is enough to hold on until our ground forces obtain the remains of the giant worm, and this process will definitely not be very long, after all, those 'soldier ants' have already been wiped out in the previous big explosion, aren't they? The colonel continued, "What's more, I also arranged support behind the Second Air Force." ”

"But why don't you let the First Air Force ......?"

"The reason why the First Air Force was not allowed to play at the same time was mainly due to the consideration of losses......

Hmm-

Loss?

Indeed, over the past three years, the losses of the military have been quite serious, the number of troops has been dwindling, and the proposal to apply to the Provisional Government for compulsory conscription of civilians into the army has been rejected by the nasty woman......

"We are a free government, not an authoritarian dictatorship, and enlistment must be guided by the will of the individual people." That's what she said when she rejected her proposal.

It's really infuriating!

"The most critical ......," said the colonel, "we can prove to the government the importance of the army with this joint operation!" Tell those guys who sit in their offices all day with the air conditioner blowing that they wouldn't have been able to leave this place without our hard work and dedication, would they? ”

Higra shook slightly. It was as if what I heard in my ears was no longer the familiar voice of my old friend, but ......

A spell that shocks the heart!

Written by Colonel Edward himself, a spell that captures his soul!

Ragnarok?

In this Norse mythology, the prophecies include a series of great battles that resulted in the deaths of many important gods......

Will it sound the death knell for the political oligarchs of the Provisional Government and become their "Ragnarok"?

Higra raised his eyes slightly and looked at his long-time friend: "...... You leave the plan and I'll take a good look at it. ”

"Yes, Marshal."

Edward said no more, smiled slightly, and stretched out his hand to salute.