"You, you can't do this!"

Burnett was roaring: "My family and I will not jeopardize the plan, we will remain silent forever, and we will never mention a word to outsiders." ”

"It can't be!"

Delia put away the list and said, "When people live, they will always be tempted by all kinds of temptations. Marquis Burnet, think of the time when you first made your plan more than a hundred years ago! You are young, energetic and imaginative, and you are willing to give a qiē for the honor of the family. You are the strongest, wisest and wisest organizer among us. In order to choose a woman close to the emperor, you poisoned six hundred residents of an entire town, and dozens of imperial policemen died directly or indirectly at your hands. Your coldness is terrifying, and we give you enough respect. But now, instead of supporting and helping us, you are doing everything you can to obstruct and delay time. ”

Bernett gathered his last strength, gasped for air, and begged, "Forgive me! I am willing to die to atone for my sins, but not to my family. ”

"Do you think it's possible?"

Delia's beautiful face had an incredible expression. She looked at Burnett, who was full of pain, like a fool: "Your family must know more or less about your past. The only people in this world who can really keep secrets are the dead. Even if they really don't know anything, you die here, do you think I can get away with it? Wouldn't they have reported that the police had a person like me? Marquis Burnet, I have consulted the plan you have drawn up, and there are very strict rules for the preservation of secrecy. "Leakers and their families will die," you wrote into the ordinance yourself. You seem to have forgotten that you have to lead by example. Now that I have accepted your unfinished task, I will of course spare no effort to carry out your original decision. ”

Half an hour later, a blazing fire suddenly rose in the town. The blazing flames reddened the faces of all the townsfolk around who saw the scene. The fire was so intense that it soon engulfed the Burnett house. Although the townspeople called the police at the first time and quickly organized fire fighting, they were unable to rescue a single person from the fire.

……

Fifty years have passed.

The technological development of the Red Dragon Planet has reached an unprecedented peak. Oil and coal, the most polluting sources of energy, were discarded in favor of light, geothermal, and yellow spars from the mutant farms of the Central Mountains.

According to the latest report of the Imperial Population Administration, the number of people in the empire has exceeded 5 billion. A long period of stable and peaceful life led to a sharp increase in the rate of population reproduction. Although the use of three-dimensional farm technology from the earth has made great progress in the cultivation of crops, the issue of environmental habitat has become a source of conflict. The Red Dragon Planet is already inferior to the Earth, and the unbridled population growth is bound to cause more and more troubles.

Polymer polymerization technology has been further widely used. Taking civilian buildings as an example, materials tend to be lightweight and firm. High-efficiency batteries have become an indispensable basic configuration for everyday furniture. The source of charging can be either solar or geothermal. Magnetic levitation vehicles completely replaced traditional cars two decades ago. This civilian transport vehicle does not require tires and is usually powered by a magnetic engine that hovers in the air more than 30 centimeters above the ground. Due to the popularization of anti-gravity technology to the civilian sector, the vehicle runs extremely fast. In order to reduce traffic accidents caused by high-speed driving, there are more and more connecting passages between the interior and exterior of the city, and the floors and underground are filled with fully enclosed tubular connecting tracks.

Nineteen years ago, civil airlines were completely abolished and replaced by entirely new "transport companies". According to the latest laws promulgated by the Empire, privately owned aircraft must pay extremely high taxes, and long-distance flights must pay air traffic control fees more than 500 times higher than the operating costs. Comparatively, the cost of using a magnetic levitation vehicle is much cheaper. And there is no need to report to Imperial Aviation headquarters.

The Red Dragon Planet is too crowded. This has become a common topic of greatest interest to both the rich and the poor. More and more high-rise buildings are emerging, and underground space is being widely used. However, these practices are not a symptomatic treatment. It wasn't until twenty-two years after Chen Jing's team appeared that the first manned spacecraft was launched at the Imperial Space Center to explore the surrounding adjacent galaxies.

Fortunately, in the galaxy where the Red Dragon Planet is located, there are two other planets with a similar geological environment to Earth. They are located almost at the same distance from the Red Dragon Planet in orbit. With the rigorous eye of an astronomer, the likelihood of such a scenario occurring naturally is almost impossible. That is equivalent to the existence of two other terrestrial planets in the solar system, which are about the same distance from the sun as the earth, the difference is only in different positions in the same circle, and the rotation speed is equal, never too close, never possible to collide with each other.

It's the equivalent of a pie falling from the sky and hitting the door of the head. Whether it is the Red Dragon Planet or the Earth, the traces of artificial modification are too obvious. But no matter what, Su Hao still has to thank the mysterious Atlanteans. If they hadn't created the planet beneath their feet, they wouldn't have created such a wonderful galaxy. Judging from the current situation, the Red Dragon Empire's exploration of the universe and the external environment must be much superior to that of the earth. Especially when it comes to interstellar migration, there is indeed a unique advantage.

The first immigrants set off eleven years ago. Two years later, the number of immigrants in the second group increased almost tenfold compared to the first. Since then, the number of immigrants has continued to increase, and the desire for land and wealth has become the goal of almost every citizen of the empire. Although the "worker bees" already make up 35 percent of the civilian population, and continue to increase, and the affected population of the empire continues to deepen, crime still emerges, and the inevitable divide between the rich and the poor still occurs.

Su Hao did not use banknotes. In today's technological power to the extreme, it is too simple to counterfeit banknotes. Only money made of multiple synthetic metals can prevent counterfeiting in the first place. Gold coins remained the largest official currency in the empire, and the names of silver and copper coins have been preserved since time immemorial and will continue to be used in the future.

Despite repeated orders from the Imperial Decree Office forbidding the formation of any form of political groups and parties, such things inevitably appeared. The Imperial Gendarmerie cracked the case at the first time, and all those involved were publicly hanged after interrogation. Both Su Hao and his henchmen were surprised by the case. This means that the influence of the "worker bees" on the people is incomplete after all. Beyond the line of sight, there are also forces of rebellion and rebellion. The liquidation was handed over to the Imperial Intelligence Directorate and the gendarmerie. The emperor himself was extremely resolute in this -- he would rather kill three thousand by mistake than let one go.

The equipment of the Imperial Army became ever-changing with each passing day. The basic individual weapon is still a 9mm assault rifle, and the power of the warhead is far from being comparable to similar products on the earth, and its impact and lethality are equivalent to large-caliber artillery shells on the earth. For example, a basic ten-man infantry squad has two men armed with laser sniper rifles, two with 30mm heavy cannons, one armed with light long-range artillery, and the rest of the soldiers are standard infantry.

Tanks are no longer the main force of armored forces. Despite the repeated raising of the design standards for the modification of the tank, it remained only a mechanical carrier equipped with tracks and a magnetic cannon. Taking ordinary armored divisions as an example, each regiment still retains a certain number of tanks, but the proportion of tanks accounts for only about 10 percent of the overall combat machinery. They were used as a form of long-range suppressive firepower, rather than as the armored shields that once rushed to the forefront of the Earth battlefield. This position has been taken by bipedal medium mechs and multi-legged heavy mechs. The former focuses on firepower allocation and flexibility, and can act as the main force of the attack. The latter is a bit slower, but the spider-shaped multi-legged terrain ensures that it can be moved on any terrain, and the huge inner compartment and multi-rotating cannon are enough to destroy any target. Especially after referring to the new laser emitter brought by Chen Jing's team from Earth, the current multi-legged mecha is already equipped with a medium-sized light energy weapon, which is enough to kill a force that dares to block within an effective distance.

The standard mecha used in war has always been the focus of Wang Qinian's research. The scientific and technological achievements brought by Chen Jing include Wang Qinian's research efforts in the past 100 years. These studies can be seen as two parts: a closed type that wraps the whole body, and a dissociative type that focuses on the modification of the main joints of the body. The former is based on the soldier and wraps the whole body in a closed package. The latter focuses on the shoulders, elbows, knees and other parts and muscle explosiveness, and does not set up external armor, but simply improves the mechanical auxiliary strength, so that the operator can use more powerful, heavier, and larger weapons.

The benefits of enclosed mechs are clear: the soldier is more resistant to attack and has more defense than any other hazmat suit in human history. But its shortcomings are equally obvious: soldiers can only operate basic warfare weapons, the armor of the crude benzene is not flexible, and the ability to perceive the surrounding environment is multiplied. In the case of a reconnaissance team, for example, a task that can be done by one person in normal times requires at least two people to complete.

The advantages of the detached mech are also obvious: with the help of the enhanced mechanics, the soldier is able to operate the 105 mm MANPAD on his own, and can even use a large light sniper directly while running. However, this kind of overbearing power has no effect on defense. A soldier without armor protection can be killed with a single 9mm bullet. Closed mechs, on the other hand, can avoid this damage. Especially the heavy chest armor, which even a huge shell of 300 mm caliber could not explode.

Su Hao felt that Wang Qinian's research had entered some kind of misunderstanding. There is no doubt that the combined effect of the two mechs is the right way to go. But this kind of thing is easier said than done. In desperation, Su Hao could only divide the imperial army into "offensive divisions" and "infantry armored divisions".

The first space cruiser was launched nine years ago. It is a replica of Earth technology, but its combat effectiveness far exceeds that of the "Yue Fei". It's all about the environment. The alloy strength of the Red Dragon Planet is far from comparable to that of earth metal, Su Hao can smash a heavy tank with one punch on the earth, but here he can only bend the tank barrel at most.

No more news has been heard from Earth, and no new teleporters have been found around the Central Mountains. No one knows exactly when the Discovery 1 spacecraft will arrive. The only thing Su Hao could do was to wait silently.

He went to the fortress of Moli Xhaka a few more times.

Every time it passes, the black particles in the body constantly give a warning. There is no more meaning, just the danger that runs through the mind and goes straight to the central nervous core! Dangerous! Dangerous!

What exactly is the danger?

Su Hao kept asking, but the black particles never answered, just repeatedly warned him not to approach the white pyramid.

Waiting for a long time is extremely boring, and Su Hao also inadvertently had the idea of spar research. This is entirely due to the side effect of the black particle warning. When his mind was full of danger signals, Su Hao subconsciously wanted to find some kind of weapon to rely on. Naturally, the idea of using hedron as a raw material for bullets was born.

The emperor's order was resolutely carried out by the technical department. Initially, the direction of ammunition research was dominated by filler substances. The hedron itself is an energy solid, and the researchers tried to add the ground hedron particles to the warhead, and were surprised to find that the lethality of the explosion increased several times. The increase in power is entirely based on the number of hedron grains.

The success of the preliminary study has greatly stimulated the enthusiasm for research. Over the next few months, the Imperial Academy of Sciences successively developed different types of hedron warheads. There are powerful anti-personnel bombs with semi-metallic half-crystals, and there are also special bursting bombs with all-crystal. Different warheads hit the target with different effects, generally speaking, the warhead with a metal impact port has an excellent penetration effect, and the internal damage to the target is extremely large. And the all-crystal warhead is mainly used for group targets. It's more like a gun-fired grenade, or a grenade, but the power speaks for itself.

Due to the instability of the spar during processing, it may lead to an explosion of energy at any time, so the yield is extremely low. The process can only be done by hand.

Su Hao got a total of twenty spar bullets in the first batch, all of which were 12mm caliber suitable for pistol firing. They are encased in a beautiful black box, like the most precious works of art being laid out, sparkling in the light.

Pick up a semi-metal penetrating warhead and look at it carefully at the light. Su Hao suddenly had a very strange feeling: this bullet actually lowered the danger signal in his mind by a part.

Su Hao's heart moved. He picked up another all-crystal structure burst bomb, and the feeling of diminished danger became clearer and clearer. The feeling of uneasiness and crampedness was not even felt at all, peace and calm replaced the crisis, and even the black particles in his body were no longer surging as violently as when he arrived at the fortress of Moli Zaka.

"Why?"

The object of this inquiry was the black particle, which directly guided Su Hao's brain to think about the negative effects on danger. The feeling of crisis was alleviated the moment he saw the hedron warhead, and the real reason can only be explained by it.

"It's extremely powerful, and it makes you safer."

The explanation of the black particles is almost equal to not saying. Su Hao himself knew this answer. It's the same as when someone goes out and carries a knife to defend themselves, and it's certainly not as safe to hold a weapon with bare hands.

Su Hao slowly frowned: "You mean, in that white pyramid, there are powerful creatures that I can't deal with?" ”

"I don't know."

Black Particles replied quickly, without hindering the exchange of information in the slightest: "I've never seen that place, and I've never been inside. I've said before that it's a very subtle feeling. Let's put it in the way of numerical jù! The mortality rate from entering the White Pyramid was as high as 50 percent, but now it has diminished to 48.79 percent. ”

"Two percentage points down?"

Su Hao's eyes were full of doubt: "There is no actual reference, how did you come up with this number?" Could it be that it's because of these hedron warheads? ”

"They belong to you. In other words, with them, your own safety can be guaranteed. ”

Black Particle further explains: "You can imagine yourself as suddenly encountering a lion with a knife in your hand, a shotgun, a large light weapon, and four different situations with your bare hands. What do you think is the safest? ”

After being silent for a few seconds, Su Hao responded lightly: "Shotgun? ”

"That's right."

The black particles apparently had long expected such a result: "Ninety percent of the records of killings against lions with empty hands." With a gun, this number would be reduced to 60 percent, or even less than 30 percent. Of course, this number is not 100% accurate, and the variables will also be affected by many factors such as your personal physical condition, the environment you are in, the direction of the wind, the climate, your personal thinking, and the instantaneous explosiveness of both you and the lion. Now you should understand, why carrying a large light energy sniper cannon is far more dangerous than eating empty hands? ”

"Because that thing is heavy, it's not easy to handle."

Su Hao nodded slowly: "The most suitable weapon should be light and handy, able to solve the problem in a short time, rather than simply judging by the amount of power." ”

"This number is not constant."

The black particles continued to communicate: "However, it is difficult to make a change in the risk factor of ninety percent. This is the number jù for the average person, and the 30 percent number jù is based on the best factors such as the type of shotgun and the condition of each person. The magnitude of the variation is significant. After all, humans are human beings, not lions. ”

Su Hao's eyes flashed: "So, what can be done to reduce the ninety percent danger benchmark coefficient?" "It's heavy, and it's not easy to handle."

Su Hao nodded slowly: "The most suitable weapon should be light and handy, able to solve the problem in a short time, rather than simply judging by the amount of power." ”

"This number is not constant."

The black particles continued to communicate: "However, it is difficult to make a change in the risk factor of ninety percent. This is the number jù for the average person, and the 30 percent number jù is based on the best factors such as the type of shotgun and the condition of each person. The magnitude of the variation is significant. After all, humans are human beings, not lions. ”

Su Hao's eyes flashed: "So, what can be done to reduce the ninety percent danger benchmark coefficient?" ”