Chapter 42: Planetary Fortress
The interstellar fortress is a new defense system that has emerged on the earth in the last decade, which is powered by nuclear energy, integrating transportation, rescue, attack, defense, and scientific research, and can also be said to be the strongest fortress ever made by human beings on the earth.
The outermost layer of this mobile fortress is an outer layer of armor made of fluid metal and ultra-hard alloys, while the interior is made of multiple composite armor formed by crystalline fibers and specially made ceramic armor, and within it is covered with Kevlar fibers with a thickness of more than 2 meters, a high-strength fiber for body armor, which is the final barrier of the fortress's passive security protection system.
It is said that the minimum requirement of the original design of this kind of fortress was to resist the attack of a huge ** without deformation inside.
Inside the mobile fortress, there is a combat command center, a bridge, a prison, a computer room, a flight deck, a lookout deck, an infirmary, a nuclear control room, an integrated water supply and drainage system, a freshwater plant and a hydrogen-powered furnace, and even a miniature forest bath that can be used as an oxygen supply system, as well as a bar and amusement hall. Even in the case of the severance of contact with the outside world, it was possible for two thousand people to survive for a year in conditions with sufficient ammunition and worry-free food.
The internal hardware facilities can be called the most extravagant in the history of human warfare, and the exterior is not far behind, on the outer wall of the long fortress, there are many enemy seeking systems, turrets, gun mounts and hatches, monitoring each other, almost no dead ends, and this design is even more powerful under the design concept of multi-fortress coordinated defense.
It can be said that it is extremely difficult for the armies of any country in the world to launch an attack on a mobile fortress, and humans have made shields, but it is difficult for them to find the spears that they are equipped with.
While it takes some time for such a fortress to be put into battle, once operational, this massive fortress is unmatched by any enemy unit.
Whether it's high-tech weapons, formed armies or terrorists. Utilizing a high-intensity barrage of high-octane barrage and disastrous cannons, the Star Fortress Group is equipped with enough power to destroy any unlucky eggs locked by it.
This kind of fortress was the first to be successfully developed and put into use by the United States, and other countries have also invested huge sums of money in research and development, because of a common goal, so this kind of investment is not listed as the "Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons", and the major powers of the world have maintained understanding and calm about each other's fanatical investment.
Because this kind of fortress is of little use in the war on Earth, the place where it can play its greatest role is in the war of the Star Gate, through heavy armor protection and powerful firepower configuration, to minimize the risk of fighters coming to a strange planet.
It is also a miracle that the five permanent members of the United Nations have built hundreds of such giant fortresses in one go in ten years, and have maintained harmony and silence with each other.
With Ian's communication with Earth, the people and horses on the base on Socotra Island began to move, and large armored transport vehicles carrying the components of the giant fortress began to march towards the stargate.
Qi Xiao tried his best to levitate in mid-air, looking down at everything, and he cautiously stared at the picture in front of him.
When he overcame the tension and throbbing of being on a strange planet, the inexplicable anxiety gradually improved.
After all, this was the first time he had carried out such an important mission.
He turned his head and looked in the direction of the portal.
The world near the portal seemed to be shrouded in crimson light, and the modified sealed car, with tires running over the crimson ground, kicked up puffs of smoke and dust that filled the entire area, but beyond the crimson, there was a new world.
Amphibious transport ships sailed towards this vibrant world of war, and the scene in front of him, he had almost never seen before, this was the largest and longest expedition in the human world, with huge machinery roaring, and on the huge staircase, people in spacesuits waved their lights to arrange their own construction progress.
Qi Xiao held the long sword in his hand and stood in the air, squinting his eyes and looking vigilantly at the distant grassland.
Ian Yugis stood in the middle of the flat ground below the portal, followed by a group of technocrats from all over the world.
He was dressed lightly, and he held the simple but elegant cane in his hand, as if he were living on earth. It's just that there are so many officials in heavy spacesuits around them, and it looks funny.
He drew a circle on the ground with his staff, then stretched out his left hand, his fingertips guiding the bright light, and then silently recited the incantation and began to guide the spell.
Simple-shaped towers rose from the ground, and Ian built them in circles while interacting with the dumbfounded technicians around him.
"He's the most brilliant mage of the human race, there's no doubt about it." Everyone thought this in their hearts after watching Ian's performance today.
And not far from him, there stood a reassuring figure, it was the figure of Rhaegar Norris.
His name had become a legend in the human world through the battle a few hours earlier, and now he stared at the barren wilderness, his right hand clenched into a fist, his back calmly but angrily watching.
This is the Stargate, the portal on the other side of the planet. For nearly fifty years, humanity has not wanted to go through this door to learn about this situation, and it was not until they finally used the last and most powerful force on the planet, and it took the efforts and efforts of countless people, to achieve this.
There is no room for error, we must find a way to destroy the portal and bring these people back in their entirety!
Qi Xiao's eyes were slightly lost for a moment, and all this in front of him didn't seem to be similar to his expectations. He originally thought that as long as he used his powerful strength, he could solve this crisis neatly, but everything in front of him showed that this war was not as simple as he imagined.
They have to explore the world carefully and cautiously, and not rush into the battlefield in a hurry, because the planet seems to hide too many mysteries, and none of this is so easy.
Because both the enemy and the planet seem to be unexpectedly powerful...... And weird.
In the distance, there was a canyon that seemed to have been split hard, Qi Xiao couldn't imagine who could have that kind of power, the crimson, dry and cracked land, as if it was a huge scar, all of which told him what an amazing war had taken place in this land.
An army flying the red flag passed through the portal in an orderly manner, entered the slope, and began to assemble the giant fortress.
It was the Chinese army, and Qi Xiao saw those neatly arranged armored combat vehicles, and as soon as they moved to the position, they immediately launched a defensive formation.
Huge missiles stand tall and tanks spread out on the spot.
And behind them, there were firm artillery positions and tank units that were being arranged.
He finally breathed a sigh of relief.
As the enforcer of the war, he must resist all the forces that destroy him before the steel city of war is assembled, but even now, he does not know what kind of resistance will rush from afar.
If there were 10,000 of those fast-moving natives...... No, even a few thousand were enough, and he knew that he had no way to protect this army of 300,000 men while fighting.
Unless the Giant Fortress could be assembled in no time, he knew it would take at least a few days based on the amount of work.
Assemble the fortress, build a fire network, hold the fortress, and then find a way to destroy the portal, and perhaps, they can go home......
Qi Xiao's headphones suddenly made a rattling sound, he covered his ears and asked, "What's the matter?" ”
"You can come down." Ian said.
"What's wrong?"
"There are some things that need to be discussed with you, and you will know when you come down."
Qi Xiao nodded, his body gradually floated downward, and there was a burst of cheers around him.
He landed next to Ian and Rhaeggar, who had a teasing, friendly smile on his face, "Hello. Skywalker. ”
The two of them looked relaxed, far less nervous than him.
"What's the news, mage?" Qi Xiao asked, and then continued to pay attention to the battle below, he didn't see the expression on Rhaeggar's face. "It's tiring to fly in the air for a long time, take a break, take a break." Ian said lightly as if he were talking about afternoon tea, and gave him a tin can of coffee.
Then he turned around and looked at the corpses of the alien soldiers that had not yet had time to be cleaned up on the ground, and with a wave of his hand, he summoned a force and slowly lifted the corpse up.
Qi Xiao and Rhaegar could feel the power, but they couldn't see it, it was like a stream of water, soft and slow.
Suddenly, the soldier's armor was torn apart, and his limbs were torn apart, and he fell to the ground.
Ian turned his head and smiled harmlessly, "It's been more than nine hours now, I need to do a test to see if my spells are still useful in this world." ”
Ian then looked at Qi Xiao, put a hand on his shoulder, patted him and said, "You don't have to be so nervous, we have drones that can take your place in place." ”
"Look." Ian's hand pointed in the direction of the sky.
Qi Xiao turned his head and saw a large number of unmanned aircraft flying quickly from the direction of the US military base, and they quickly spread out into a large circle in the air, suspended in the air, monitoring the surrounding movements.
"Also...... The matter of getting the ordinary soldiers to take off that armor was solved. Ian took a tube of pale green medicine and introduced it to Qi Xiao: "This is an old drug that has been used clinically for many years, and it used to treat retinal detachment, carbon monoxide poisoning, cardiogenic shock, pulmonary edema, ...... And so on and so on in the special operation environment of the disease, as long as you get that injection, you can breathe freely on this planet for a month. ”
Qi Xiao took the green liquid preparation, glanced at it suspiciously, and asked, "Are you sure there are no side effects?" ”
"I'm an MD." Ian said with his chest held out.
"Is there a recipe for the medicine?"
"There's a manual inside."
Qi Xiao nodded: "Then I'll rest for a while and go say hello to the people in the army." ”
He walked a few steps and suddenly turned around: "There is one more question. ”
Several people looked up, and Ian, as the chief scientist, took the lead in asking, "What's the problem?" ”
"Geology, we're on an active volcano right now. If the enemy ......" Qi Xiao was a little annoyed with himself, why didn't he think of this question earlier.
"It's not a problem." Ian replied lightly, "We have never seen such a huge volcano on Earth, but I have surveyed it, and the geological conditions here are so stable that even the Tsar Bomba cannot destroy this volcano." ”
"However, our enemies are not humans, we don't know what methods they have, in case, they use magic ......," Qi Xiao still insisted.
"Well, that's right......," Ian drew a few lines in the air with his fingers, and several light blue beams formed a pattern in the air, "I used the obelisk to place an enchantment around the volcano, and as long as the enchantment is not destroyed, the volcano will not erupt on a large scale and will not deform. ”
"How can you break this barrier?"
"Unless I'm dead." Ian spread his hands and said confidently.
"Can you extinguish this volcano, then?" Jacques on the side asked.
"Yes, but I need a lot of cement."
Qi Xiao felt that the invisible pressure on his body had suddenly eased a lot, and he breathed a sigh of relief and said goodbye to several transcendentals.
Turning around, Qi Xiao looked at Rhaeggar's back, his skin was reflected orange-red under the strange sunlight of this planet, and the inexplicably lengthened shadow made him look like a giant in European mythology, hunting under the flying stars and stripes beside him, and installing an iron plaque, on which two English letters were painted with rough white paint: Whistling Eagle.