Compared with the last time the beast tide attacked, this time not only did the base suffer heavy losses, but the harvest was not as much as the last time. After the fusion nuclear explosion, all the alien beasts in the core area were charred, so about one-third of the material was missing.

And the big-headed giant rhinoceros that produces high-end materials did not appear this time. This also greatly reduced the post-war income, and the only hope was that the three-headed black-winged sky beast could give some surprises. However, all empty beasts have the same trait, that is, they are huge in size and average in weight. It also means that there is not much material to be harvested.

After cleaning up the ruins and arranging for people to rebuild, Lin Xi and Chu Jungui called a meeting with everyone.

The atmosphere in the room was very solemn, and no one spoke. Lin Xi and Chu Jungui glanced at each other, and said, "Let me talk about the casualties first, the specific casualty figures are like this...... The specific losses are as follows...... The main cause of casualties and losses is the mystery of the first wave...... War Beasts. ”

Hathaway projected an image of a living missile just before it finally landed and exploded. It can be clearly seen that there are several air holes in the front of the projectile body, which are violently inhaled and then sprayed out from the rear.

Hathaway adjusted the image a bit, and after switching between multiple modes, she could clearly see the direction of the surrounding airflow. Moreover, the missile's wings can also adjust the attitude to change direction.

"From the image analysis, they are indeed alive and do not use any fuel propulsion technology. From the analysis of the remaining fragments, the probability of belonging to a living body is also the largest. Hathaway said.

Chu Jungui asked Roland, "Have you seen this kind of war beast before?"

Roland looked solemn, "Never." ”

"Well, that is, we won the lottery and met a brand new war beast. ”

Roland coughed and said, "This...... Actually, it's not surprising. ”

"How?"

"When we first landed here, we encountered only exotic beasts and lizardmen. Lizardmons caused us a lot of trouble at first, but once you know their optical stealth abilities, it's not hard to crack. Infrared, ultrasonic, and even special light irradiation are the solutions. We initially used infrared detection and non-visible light irradiation, and basically every time we fought the lizardmon, it was eliminated before it even came close. The main casualties were a large number of alien beasts, which were too fast and too numerous. ”

When Lin Xi and Chu Jungui had just landed, they had a similar encounter.

Roland continued: "After a few battles, we noticed that the lizardbeasts had suddenly changed and they no longer emitted heat. It didn't affect our detection, after all, a cold stone that could walk was weird, wasn't it? In addition, the spinyback appeared on day 15, which had never been seen before. ”

Chu Jungui was thoughtful, and Lin Xi had already said, "So you are doubting that the beast tide here is intelligent and will continue to evolve?"

Roland nodded, "And they're constantly learning how we fight." Of course, this is just my guess. ”

That's when Hathaway said, "The guess is very reasonable. ”

Lin Xi pondered for a moment and asked, "I want to know, the Federation attaches so much importance to this place, and has invested two main legions in a row, what are you looking for?"

Hathaway hesitated for a moment and said, "I know very little, too. Let's put it this way, the real background is that the Federation is preparing for a war against the Tang Dynasty, and this galaxy is in a very important position, so the exploration fleet was sent to explore in advance. Then we found Planet Four, which is a very rare type of planet that may harbor some special substances. ”

"You mean substance E?"

"Yes. Hathaway didn't deny it.

Until now, humans have not been able to synthesize substance E. This mysterious substance can only exist in its natural form. If there were an endless supply of E substances, mankind would probably have stepped out of the galaxy long ago, and it would not be a certain distance away from the silver heart as it is now.

Substance E is necessary to maintain the stable existence of wormholes, so it is also called the oil of the 35th century. It's just that this oil is too expensive, and one gram of substance E is enough to buy a state-of-the-art spaceship. There are very good reasons to start a war for the sake of E matter.

If Planet IV has E matter, then the strategic value is great.

"Are you sure there's substance E here?"

Hathaway shook her head, "Of course not sure, just a guess." All of the discovered substances are found in some very extreme environments. We're just trying our luck here. The reason for this is that this is a living planet and there is the potential to find more species. There may be other reasons for this, but that's beyond my purview. ”

Lin Xi nodded. It's not too much to commit two legions to a habitable planet. After all, this galaxy is closer to the Federation, and the geographical location is more favorable to the Federation, and it also has an advantage.

Hathaway said to Middleton, "Now we have a rough idea of what the problem is. How do you think you should defend against such a missile attack?"

Middleton, who has a lot of experience, said right away: "Their living missiles have very obvious shortcomings, they are slow, they are poorly accurate, they are not flexible enough, and the explosion is divided into two stages." There are many ways to deal with them, and normally a single missile defense system is sufficient, but here most traditional methods are difficult to do. I think the most effective is the anti-aircraft gun tower controlled by Mr. Chu. Mr. Chu's shooting skills are unparalleled, and he is the best choice for interception. The problem of insufficient rate of fire of anti-aircraft turrets can be solved in two ways, one is to increase the number of turrets, and the second is to reduce the power, thereby increasing the rate of fire. ”

"Reducing power is not considered. Chu Jun returned.

Middleton shrugged his shoulders and said, "There's another way, and that's interference." ”

"Interference, electromagnetism or something else?" Lin Xi asked.

"No, it's the simplest kind of distraction. They don't fly very fast and have very poor stability. So we just need to create a fairly impactful explosion in the missile swarm, and we can use the shock wave to blow them away from the intended course. As long as the location of the explosion is chosen, we can send all these missiles outside the base. ”

"Good way!" Lin Xi's eyes lit up.

This method is simple and does not require special resources or skills. The only thing that has some technical content is the choice of the explosion point, but this difficulty is not to mention Chu Jungui, Lin Xi and Hathaway, even ordinary fighters don't pay attention to it. After all, the most ordinary soldiers in Base 2 at this moment are also the elite of pirate flags and lancers.

Chu Jungui, who was thinking about it, said slowly: "Perhaps, our strategy also needs to be changed. ”