Chapter 196: The Ultimate Harvest
"Muxing ......"
Lu Yuan piloted a small shuttle and drove away from the "Gagarin" space station in the dark sky. When the shuttle swept over the area where countless warships were moored, Lu Yuan found that Mu Xing was leaning on the porthole and staring out the window. She looked at the "Gagarin" space station that was gradually moving away, and the fleet with lights on and as bright as a sea of stars, and showed some sad expressions.
"Don't be sad, Star, I think we'll be back someday." Lu Yuan comforted softly, "Besides, even if someone needs to be sad, that person shouldn't be you." You've done enough for Starlink, from basic disciplines, civilian technology, nanomaterials, to warship technology...... You have almost single-handedly helped Starlink elevate an era. Taken together, as long as the Star Alliance digests and absorbs it for a period of time, it is enough to enter the ranks of the pan-galactic powers.
As the saying goes, the icing on the cake is not as good as charcoal in the snow. Sometimes, if you give too easily, they will underestimate your value......"
Hearing Lu Yuan say "value", Mu Xing laughed out loud, and then nodded in agreement with the corners of his eyebrows, "Well, if they didn't understand my value before, then they must understand it now!" 12.4 billion star dollars! Thinking of the appearance of the old man Hackett when he saw the "quotation", Mu Xing suddenly felt raised his eyebrows, and the little depression in his heart was also swept away!
"That's right, old man Hackett is not a good man, it's time to teach him how to pay for things!" Lu Yuan made up the knife. There are some things that he doesn't need to explain to Mu Xing too clearly, anyway, as long as Mu Xing believes him, it's enough.
Anne's defeat as a ghost candidate, Lu Yuan had already found out very well through Cerberus, and this matter was done by Old Man Hackett - although Old Man Hackett's starting point may be "for their good". But sometimes you have to say - you're really too wide!
This time, it's not just because of the pressure from the Divine Citadel. There's another layer of reason behind it.
As the re-patrol plan submitted by Mu Xing entered the production process, the first person with a sense of crisis was not the enemy of the Star Alliance, nor the Citadel Council. Rather, it's the Star Alliance Council - because the military is so powerful that it is bound to upset the balance between the council and the navy. The increase in the voice of the Navy. There is even a situation in which the military dominates the government -- this is absolutely not allowed! Therefore, in the context of the parliament's hymn to the "Tofan encounter", an undercurrent has begun to emerge to curb the rapid development of the army......
And what does General Hackett say, although he is dressed in a soldier's skin, he is essentially an old politician with a very sensitive sense of smell - from the future he can help the Star Federation obtain the seat of the Citadel Council, and then become the commander-in-chief of the navy, and finally even become the commander-in-chief of the Galactic Alliance...... This series of brilliant achievements can show that the old man is definitely not a simple soldier.
So before the other fleet commanders noticed the change in the direction of the wind, Admiral Hackett was well aware of the three flavors. He is on the same side as the Parliament at the moment. It is also intended to suppress the signs of militarism within the army.
Therefore, when the Divine Castle suppressed Mu Xing, the Star Alliance Council said that it would not resist, and Hackett, who should have stood up to defend Mu Xing, pushed the boat down the river and passed the pressure to Mu Xing, the engine of the Star Alliance Navy's great leap forward in recent years!
Perhaps his original plan was just to suppress Mu Xing's limelight a little, let her settle down to engage in basic research for a few years, and temporarily stop further improving the fleet. It's a pity that the person who is directly opposite him is Lu Yuan! Lu Yuan unexpectedly didn't even give a chance to talk, and directly flipped the table! It's like a stick slamming into his seven inches! Lieutenant General Yang didn't know that in fact, Hackett was smashed to the extreme by this stick!
Cooking is about heat. Putting the ingredients just right is a delicacy, and putting it early and too much will turn it into a bunch of/! Now Hackett's problem was that he was about to prepare a plate of delicacies. Now it's a/! …… If he doesn't get himself out of it right away, the dog/will be on his head......
However, this qiē did not work - long before Lu Yuan came to the "Gagarin" space station, Dawn reached a new agreement with Cerberus. Cerberus will hand over the research results of this time, that is, the complete set of materials of the "Normandy" SR1 frigate, to the Dawn as soon as possible. The price is the contract of an OEM for a Starlink-class heavy cruise...... Considering that in the future, Cerberus will also build the "Normandy" SR2 frigate for Shepard, I am afraid that the producer will still be the Dawn at that time.
Starlink lost his wife and lost his soldiers, what kind of trouble is it doing?
"Ah Yuan, what are you thinking?" After being activated. Mu Xing, who was refreshed, happened to catch the meaningful smile on Lu Yuan's lips. "Ahh You're smiling like a villain! ”
"Hehe," Lu Yuan smiled and took Mu Xing over. Let her sit on her lap and knock her white and tender head. "I'm thinking...... A certain woman must be very proud that she has finally finished a conspiracy by the end of a plot. ”
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Citadel, a café in the Circle.
The main god Xing Yan and the main god called "catalyst" sat opposite each other. The "catalyst" is still dressed as a young man with a hood and headphones, while Xing Yan is dressed in a bright summer dress, and it is difficult to hide the smug look on his face.
She was the woman Lu Yuan said was "very proud" - but Xing Yan waited left and right, and the main god opposite was still like a dead man, listening to music with his eyelids lowered, and he didn't want to praise her at all. She was so angry that she gritted her teeth in her heart, and it was really a machine person!
Xing Yan's eyes rolled, and he decided to retreat as advance, can't I praise you for my life? ! I don't believe that I keep praising you, can you still praise me for a few words - after getting along for a while, Xing Yan is finally not as afraid of the main god "catalyst" in front of him as he was at the beginning.
In fact, this main god is a dead house who is extremely proud of his strength. I often don't talk for months, not because of my gloomy personality, but because I don't have anything to say. He is always immersed in his inner world, constantly analyzing the rules and the world, and gaining new strength......
"You are indeed the strongest! Those people on the Dawn want to compete with you for this world, it's really too much to do! Xing Yan said to the "catalyst" with a look of adoration. The main god "Catalyst" raised his eyes and looked at her silently. Didn't speak. If it was in the past, Xing Yan would still be under this kind of gaze, but now that she has seen through the dead house in front of her—this is actually a sign of his interest in the topic—he must be secretly refreshed in his heart now!
"Haha~ Those people are still like headless flies. Hit a wall everywhere. But I don't know that we have always firmly grasped the most critical point of the whole world! They will be in vain! Xing Yan has quietly changed the subject from "you". Replaced with "we". "That's the Divine Castle, it's the Divine Castle!" Xing Yan opened his arms and showed this huge artificial celestial body outside the window! Her ostentatious gestures did not attract anyone's attention, for the real gods in this fortress were not the councillors, but the two present.
"This is the only place where the center of the galaxy is located, and only here are the most important big names in the galaxy! To master these people is to master the galaxy. That's an advantage they can't match! ”
Catalyst nodded, and finally spoke, "You're doing a good job too." The rift between the Star Federation and those people was discovered in advance, provoking and dividing them completely...... Stopped them from making Starlink stronger...... You're doing a good job, and if Starlink continues to be strong, it will affect the plot. ”
"Thank you!" Xing Yan happily took this compliment into his arms.
It's funny when she thinks about the plans she made when she was a member of the Dawn - it's like the Ant Kingdom wants to challenge humans, but they don't know how powerful they are! Ants are preparing day and night, but they don't know that humans only need to step on them. You can trample all the ants to death.
The "catalyst" not only controls the Citadel space station, but also controls the mass effect repeaters of the entire galaxy. He was also able to influence the minds of everyone in the castle through his ability to "educate" - he didn't like it before.
But under Xing Yan's operation, if the "catalyst" wants the Citadel Council to reject Mu Xing. Then with a hint, the whole parliament will turn en masse for some reason; If the "Catalyst" wanted to conceal the Reaper's existence, then even if the Reaper fleet hit the edge of the Citadel, those councillors would still point at the Reaper warship and shout, "Look at that! There is no reaper at all, it is the new battleship of the Star Alliance! ”
Almost no one who has lived in the Citadel for a long time and has been watched by the "catalyst" can resist his "edification" power. And the indoctrination of the "catalyst" is different from that of ordinary reapers, there is no kind of domineering forced brainwashing, but it is more hidden and irresistible!
When Xing Yan understood this. First frightened, then ecstatic! Xing Yan cautiously applied for permission from the "catalyst". Then he just gently toggled the minds of a few people, and the Dawn and the Star Union fell apart! The previous efforts of the Dawn and Muxing. All of them are invalid! …… It's a great feeling! It simply made Xing Yan want to stop......
Fortunately, Xing Yan also knew the importance of plot initialization to the "catalyst", and she didn't dare to reach out to the main plot.
"The Starlink and the Dawn have separated," Xing Yan cautiously probed, "According to the current situation, the Starlink's combat effectiveness will far exceed what it should be, should we do something?" ”
"No," the main god "catalyst" replied without raising his head, "as a main god, you should understand that we are nurturing history, not copying history, as long as the overall trajectory does not deviate, and the details are insignificant. History...... It's always going to go back to where it should be. ”
"And what about the Dawn? What are you going to do with the ship? Xing Yan finally said the point of her thoughts! Perhaps because of his fear of Lu Yuan, Xing Yan hoped to pull out the nail as soon as possible.
"They don't belong to this world, nor do they belong to the characters that are necessary for the plot, of course, it's better to delete them...... "The main god "catalyst" said indifferently, "You say, how many warships do I need to send over?" ”
"Three, no! Four ......" Xing Yan thought about it, and according to her understanding of the Dawn, she made a "four" gesture. The Overlord-class Reaper ships are very powerful, and the exchange ratio with ordinary dreadnoughts is at least 1:4. One "Overlord" Reaper plus a few hundred geth cruisers can capture the Citadel, then forty "Overlord" class dreadnoughts should be enough to destroy the Dawn!
"Do you think so too?" The main god "Catalyst" finally smiled a little, "Then send four thousand Overlord-class." ”
"Four...... Four thousand! Xing Yan was stunned!
"Of course, if it's not enough, plus 20,000 destroyers (160-meter-long frigate-level reapers)...... "main god "catalyst" looked at Xing Yan who was so shocked that she couldn't speak, as if she could see her heart, "Do you know the difference between me and the real 'catalyst'?" ”
Xing Yan shook his head numbly. This is the first time since she met with "Catalyst" that the other party has spoken to her in a capacity other than "Catalyst".
"I'm better at building Reaper warships than 'Catalyst'," the Lord God said, looking out the window, "I've been saying that strength can crush a conspiracy!" How many reapers do I have...... Not! Poor! Not! Exhaust! ”
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PS: There are three main forces of Reaper battleships:
The "Pioneer"-class Reaper battleship, made from the corpse of the original race Leviathan. Has the most powerful indoctrination ability, usually the commander of the Grand Fleet, and is 5000 meters long.
Overlord-class Reaper ships, crafted from the corpses of each cyclic dominant race. With the ability to educate, powerful firepower, the commander of the detachment, 2000 meters long.
The "Mièrea" class Reaper battleship, made from the corpses of the sub-races of each cycle, is used to descend to the ground for harvesting, miscellaneous soldiers, and is 160 meters long.
In addition, there are troop carriers and slaughter ships, etc., which are generally the same, but there are some inconsistencies with the original setting (such as the length of the pioneers), please understand.
ps2: I'm so lazy today and don't want to type...... (To be continued) R640