December 16, 2070, 5:40 - Earth Singapore - Lion City Training Camp

In the distance, many people could already be seen gathered at the gate of the training camp, and Mark and Watts did not dare to slack off, trotting towards the gate of the training camp. Early this morning, Mark and Watts slipped away before the family woke up to avoid the sad parting. "My son, remember, no matter where you go, come back alive." "Brother, you said you were going to take me to the alien game, I'll wait." "Mom is waiting for you to come back and eat noodles at home." Remembering last night's earnest request from his family when he said that he was going to fight on another planet, the corners of Mark's eyes moistened, but fortunately he was wearing armor and was not seen by Watts.

The nervous Watts was not contaminated with the atmosphere of parting, and still remained normal, chatting with the "goalkeeper" room guard while eating steamed buns. "Brother Fang Shou, how long have you been standing guard here?" "I've been standing for seven or eight years, and I remember that when I first came to the training camp, the best of my contemporaries was already a colonel. But I don't regret it, if I had gone to war, I might have died a long time ago, and now I have a stable income every month and can support my family with peace of mind, I think it's not bad. "Didn't you want to go and live somewhere else?" "I thought about it, but my parents and children are in Singapore, where can I go?" "I heard that you participated in the famous Battle of Kogisa when you were young, is it really fake?" Speaking of this, Fang Shou's eyes seemed to glow, and he said very proudly: "Hmph, I was a soldier on the front line during the defense of Kogisa Star, and I led our squad to kill a thunder beast. "It's easy to kill the Thunderbeast." ", we're an infantry squad. Also, you think there were so many weapons against the Zerg back then, we used the old AK-140, and even the current police armor couldn't penetrate it. But the Zerg at that time were not so perverted. "Okay, let's see when I'm going to kill the Thunder Beast." "Hehe, think about it, but don't really do it, that should be done by tank and self-propelled artillery units, and we infantry don't go to death." Watts shrugged, noncommittal. "Watts, Captain, they're here." "See."

Lao Liu and the others arrived at six o'clock on time, and as soon as they arrived, they began to discuss which planet to go to. "Our options are the RS400 marginal star, which has just been discovered; The terrestrial planet 'Earth 4', which is now in full swing, is a deserted planet full of stars in the Gobi Desert, but has a large number of rare mineral resources. Guys, discuss, which star do we pick? The "belligerent" Sato was the first to speak, suggesting: "Let's go to 'Earth 4', everyone is used to fighting on Earth-like stars, and the fighting is fierce there, and our chances of establishing a military industry will be much higher." Hong Zhantian, who is good at strategic analysis, suggested: "I think we should go to RS400, that planet has not been fully explored, we will carry out the mission of the point guard exploration team at most, the risk is not high, and the more remote the planet, the higher the allowance, so I recommend going there." After thinking about it for a moment, Mark said: "I recommend going to Sharitz, Sharitz's military bases are mainly built in the North and South Poles, and the Zerg cannot survive for a long time in the low temperature environment. And Shariz is not particularly remote, and the system in which it is located also has a Battlestar and a Starfleet, and we will be safe there. ”

Seeing this, Lao Liu said, "Since everyone has their own opinions, let's vote." If you agree to go to Earth4, please raise your hand. Sato and the other four raised their hands. If you agree to go to RS400, please raise your hand. Hong Zhantian and the other eight raised their hands. Those who agree to go to Sharitz, please raise your hand. Again, eight people raised their hands. Since the majority is tied, let's let the team members who agreed to go to Earth 4 decide. Hearing this, the four of Sato, who agreed to go to 'Earth 4', discussed it and finally chose Sharitz. At this time, the personnel carrier sent by the general training camp to pick up the volunteers of the Lion City training camp arrived

At 7:20, all the teams that went to the front line rushed to the general training camp in Singapore. Three huge "Red"-class spacecraft are moored in the bay near the general training camp, and according to Mark's eyesight, these spacecraft are at least 240 meters long, at least 50 meters high, and should be about 70 meters wide, comparable to two large aircraft carriers at the beginning of the 21st century. Looking at these behemoths blankly, Watts asked suspiciously: "The total number of volunteers in all the training camps is only 4,000, can you send such a large spaceship to install them?" "What do you know, the volume of the hyperspace engine is very large, and the nuclear fusion generator set also takes up a lot of space, this kind of spacecraft can carry up to 2,000 marines at a time, and I don't know if there are more than 2,000 people on the same planet as us." "I hope not." In fact, this group of troops went to Shariz with only 1,260 men, which is the minimum. The remaining 1,440 people went to Earth4 and 1,300 to RS400.

"All of them, enter the water from the beach and go to the elevator that the spaceship extends underwater. Let's go! With the order of the commander-in-chief of the training camp, thousands of soldiers began to wade into the water to board the ship. The purpose of wading through the water is to check the airtightness of the armor, not afraid of 10,000, just in case, after all, unlike other planets and the earth, without armor to isolate the harsh environment outside and provide oxygen, human beings simply cannot survive, let alone fight against the Zerg.

Stepping on the soft sand, Mark stepped into the sea, the creator of all life on earth. As the sea slowly rose, Mark was submerged little by little. "It's so beautiful......" enters the water, and everything becomes so quiet and peaceful that it makes people feel like time has slowed down. Small fish swim back and forth, shuttling between the coral and the warriors, looking cute and cute. Many of the fighters were so stunned by the beautiful underwater scenery that they forgot to move forward for a while, until their equally stunned teammates collided with them before they hurriedly ran two steps forward. "It's so beautiful." At this time, there was only this one sentence in everyone's hearts.

Mark opened the electronic notebook built into the helmet, and through voice input, began to write his first diary since graduation. "Now, how can I write about my feelings about walking under the sea? It's hard to put into words how magical it feels like this. Whether it is taking pictures or videographing, it cannot be compared with the current personal feeling, and perhaps words have become the best way to express it. After a pause, Mark continued: "Lao Liu walked in front, and the rest of his companions followed us a few steps behind. Watts and I were next to each other, as if we could talk through our metal shells. I was amazed by the power of the morning sun that could reach up to 10 meters below the surface of the sea. The sunlight penetrates the water layer strongly, dispersing the colors in the water, and I can clearly distinguish objects within 100 meters. A hundred meters away, the bottom of the water appeared in different shades of sky blue, which turned light blue in the distance, and disappeared into a blurred darkness. Really, the water around me is nothing more than air, denser than the air on land, but transparent as the air on the ground. Above me I saw the calm sea again. We walked on very fine, flat, wrinkled, like the beach with only traces of the tide. This dazzling carpet acts like a real mirror, reflecting the sun's rays intensely. The result is a powerful radiation of light that penetrates all the layers of water. If I say for sure that at a depth of ten meters, I can see as clearly as I can in the sun, will people believe me? ”

Ahead was a large crater, and Mark "floated" over it with a slight leap, which was unthinkable on land. Jumping over the crater, Mark continued: "I don't feel the weight of my armor, my rifle, my backpack, or the weight of this hermetically sealed helmet, my head dangling in the middle of the helmet like an almond rolling in its core. All of these objects lose some of their weight in the water, that is, the weight of the water they drain, so I learned more about this physics principle discovered by Archimedes, and I really regret that I didn't study it before. Now I'm no longer a standing object, I'm almost able to move freely. By this time, Mark and the others had come under the spaceship "Akagi" bound for Shariz Star, and the huge spaceship obscured the sky on the sea.

The spaceship is only one meter above the sea, but it is still very difficult for the steel warriors to jump from the bottom of the sea, so the bottom of the spaceship is equipped with more than ten large elevators, and the fighters who reach the bottom of the ship only need to step into the elevator that descends to the bottom of the sea to enter the spaceship. 1,260 wasn't much, but it wasn't a lot, and Mark and they had to wait outside the elevator for a while before they could get inside. Taking this opportunity, Mark, who admired the beauty of the seabed, continued: "The huge hull of the Akagi is above us, but its elevator is right in front of us, and there are many searchlights on it to point us to this place. People can only see this brilliant white light on land, and it is not easy for ordinary people to understand the role of electric light under the seabed. On land, the air is filled with dust, making the rays of light like bright clouds; But under the seabed, the electric light is very translucent, not blurry at all. Seeing that there were still many people waiting in line to enter the elevator and still couldn't get their turn for a while, Mark simply walked around the elevator. I kept walking, and the vast plain of fine yarn seemed to be endless, but unfortunately I didn't have time to walk through it. I opened the curtain with my hand, and as soon as I walked through it, it closed on its own, and my footprints were instantly wiped out under the pressure of the water. ”

Turning to the direction of the deep sea, Mark looked into the distance, then froze, and after a long time came back to his senses, and continued: "I saw something slightly visible in the distance, and the outline was already clearly emerging before my eyes. I turned on the electronic telescope and saw that it was a beautiful column of rocky fronts on the seabed, covered with the most beautiful insects and animals, and I was stunned by the unique scenery. At 7:40 a.m., the sun's rays are projected on the water at an oblique angle, and the light is broken down like a prism due to the twisting and turning effect, and the flowers, stones, plants, shells, corals, and animals on the bottom of the sea appear on the edge of the decomposed light. This intricate interweaving of all shades of color is truly a colorful kaleidoscope of red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and purple, in short, it is a complete set of colors for watercolorists who are very particular! It seems to be really magical, and it is really a blessing for the eyes! How can I tell my companions all the new sensations in my heart? How can you marvel with them? The radio was silent, everyone was admiring the view from their own eyes, and I was too embarrassed to disturb the others, so I turned off the microphone and spoke to myself, shouting loudly from the metal helmet over my head; Although I know that saying these empty words only consumes more air. ”

"Mark, it's time for us to board the ship, come back quickly." Lao Liu's voice came over the radio. "Okay, I'll come right over." With great reluctance, Mark turned and walked towards the elevator.

Walking into the elevator with his teammates, Mark grabbed the handrail in the elevator, and after the elevator shook violently, he slowly left the bottom of the sea with everyone and rose to the surface. The sea was getting closer and closer, and with a "bang", everyone returned to the atmosphere. Opening his visor and taking a deep breath of the earth's air, Mark didn't know if he would be able to breathe in the air of this beautiful home, and he didn't know if he would be able to get it back. The height of one meter passed in an instant, and Mark closed his armor and began to look up information about Shariz through the microcomputer inside his helmet.

After entering the spaceship, the main control system of the spacecraft connects the signal to the personal microcomputers of the people, guiding them to their own capsule. Mark reads Sharitz's message as he walks, perfect for multitasking. "Sharitz, located in the Sagitchis system, is a planet with a large number of rare metal ores. The planet has an extremely high uranium production volume and a well-established nuclear bomb production line, which has the nickname "nuclear bomb specialist". The planet does not have any native species due to its harsh surface climate, with only a small amount of solid water at the North and South Poles, although scientists speculate that there may be lower organisms underneath the planet. There are not many Zerg in the star, most of them are gathered near the equator, and only a few Zerg live in latitudes above the Tropic of Cancer and attack our mining vehicles. ”

By this time, Mark and the others had reached their squad's capsule. "Space Marines are requested to lie down in their assigned positions and secure them with seat belts. The spacecraft is about to take off, so please don't move around and lie down in your fixed chairs. Everyone did as they were told, and after waiting for about a minute, the spacecraft suddenly shook violently, and then suddenly accelerated upward, and the inertia made everyone feel chest tightness for a while, and it took a while to recover.

Watching the three spaceships turn on the pulse engines and take off in turn, the many training camp commanders who saw them off sighed. "I don't know how many of these troops will come back alive." "I think more than 50% of them will die in a year." "In the past few years, the Zerg has become more and more difficult, and I guess that only thirty percent of those who survive three or one year may live." "Don't mention these, go to the Singapore Hotel at night?" "Okay, let's go to the Singapore Hotel!" Seeing the moths of this group of countries go away, the battalion commander of the general training camp and several other battalion commanders were simply furious, and one of the short-tempered battalion commanders almost pulled out his gun, but fortunately was stopped by the other battalion commanders. "Battalion Commander Li, just endure it like this?" Signaling the battalion commander to calm down, Battalion Commander Li of the general training camp said: "I will clean up these moths sooner or later, but now is not the time, we can only endure it until the plan is realized." Looking at the spaceship in the sky, which had become the size of a pea, Battalion Commander Li let out a heavy sigh......

The spacecraft gradually accelerated, bursting out of the atmosphere, but Mark didn't know anything about it. Until "Huh? My gun floated. "Mine too." "We're in space, aren't we?" Lao Liu thought about it, but still reminded everyone: "Put the guns back in position, and the ship's gravity system will start in a while." Hearing Lao Liu's words, everyone decisively withdrew the floating gun. Sure enough, 20 seconds later, the guns floating in everyone's arms fell on their bodies. "Fellow Space Marines, it's free time, the spacecraft has entered a constant speed flight mode, you can leave your position and move freely." The synthesized sound of the spaceship's owner's control system is a female voice, which is pleasant to listen to. Some people stretch comfortably and continue to sleep; Some people took out the poker and chess that had been prepared for a long time and started to entertain; Some people turn on the mobile phone TV and start watching cough, which is not suitable for children.

Three hours later, just as the players were getting tired of playing, the melodious synthesized sound of the main control system sounded again. "Marines, the spacecraft is about to turn on the hyperspace engine for acceleration, please return to your positions, fasten your seat belts, and open the barrier plate in case of accidents." "Hyperspace acceleration? Lao Liu, what is that? "I don't want to say it, but I advise you to tie yourself up." "Oh?" "The spacecraft has 30 seconds left to accelerate into hyperspace, and the gravity system is turned off." After a while, "hyperspace acceleration begins." All they heard was a buzz, as if they were about to throw themselves out, and then they didn't know anything. A journey to space in far-flung Shariz is the official beginning......

Note: Hyperspace acceleration is a super space flight method that exceeds the speed of light. Using the powerful energy to build an ultra-long energy channel between the departure and the destination, the spacecraft will continue to increase in speed like a bullet accelerating in the barrel of a gun, until halfway through the voyage, the spacecraft will use inertia to continue flying at high speed until it reaches its destination. This is a method of space flight that has been phased out by the Protoss, but it is a big gain for humans, and this technology has been exchanged for humans as a condition of the Alliance