Five days later.

Sophie's galaxy is a typical middle-aged star system, the size of "half a solar system" if you count from the orbit of its outermost planet.

Since there are stars and planets orbiting around them, it means that there is a habitable zone, even though it has only one rocky planet obscured by a rich atmosphere.

In the records of the Kron, the planet is located in the habitable zone, but no signs of civilization, especially advanced civilization, have been detected in the system, as they have never detected one of the most important signs of advanced civilization activity in the system, artificial electromagnetic signals.

In the early reconnaissance of human beings, the existence of electromagnetic signals was not detected, and human beings only found water and slight vegetation on this habitable planet called Sophie 4 by the Kerong people through spectral analysis - the news of the discovery of water on exoplanets may have caused a sensation if it was more than ten years earlier, but in the eyes of today's human beings, it is too common to be a topic.

As a result, the overwhelming warships of mankind are like meteors, constantly passing over Sophie 4 from the sky.

……

Sophie 4 planet.

Gusts of wind swept across the calm sea, bringing up waves.

The sea rushed to the beach, but it was blocked by a huge rock, which caused a wave of about a meter.

In the waves, two vigorous figures jumped out of the water in a graceful posture and landed lightly on the rocks.

If humans saw them, they would be amazed at the wonder of their creations - they resemble the mermaids described by humans, with a dolphin-like shape on the lower body, a pair of powerful upper limbs on the upper body, and a pair of transparent fins that resemble wings on the "back".

Of course, compared to the "mermaids", their appearance is really not "beautiful", at least it does not conform to human aesthetics - their necks are extremely thick, almost neckless, so that their facial features are piled up into an obvious triangle.

Behind the "neck", there is a thick, gill-like fold.

The "arms" and "wrists" of their upper limbs evolved chitinous structures similar to armor.

Their thick "necks" are each tied with an extremely sharp tooth with waterweed.

At this time, the two creatures supported their bodies with their upper limbs at the same time, and looked up at the sky.

It's a pity that the sky at this time is clear, except for large clouds and large clouds, there is only a piece of turquoise.

The two creatures were not disappointed, but remained in stance, staring without blinking, only occasionally sliding down the stone and then jumping out again.

Time passed little by little, and just as the two creatures shook their heads at the same time, intending to return to the sea, a bright light suddenly flashed in the sky.

The creatures that were about to leave immediately straightened up and stared at the light, and one of them made a constant noise to his companions, and his face was even more clearly excited.

The light is getting closer, and the source of the light is getting clearer and bigger.

The two creatures looked at the silver, giant sea mussel-like flying device in the air, and there was a look of infatuation in their eyes.

Gradually, the human probe began to slow down and slowly landed on the sand.

The two creatures looked at each other from afar, like two statues.

Finally, they seemed to finally realize something and jerked back into the water.

But their curiosity made it impossible for them to give up this hard-won opportunity, so they rode the waves, only showing their heads, and slowly followed the waves to observe this alien object that they had never seen before.

……

Mercury, main control compartment.

"! it! it! ”

The sound of a continuous groove sounded in the corner of the main control cabin.

Wei Qiang, who was in charge of remotely controlling the biological detector on the spaceship, was on fire, and the whole person bounced up instantly.

Although the Mercury is a fully automated and even unmanned space carrier, since it is now the base camp of the former enemy command of the entire human alliance, human watchmen are assigned to each post.

And these watchmen are still in 24-hour shifts.

After all...... War is on the verge of breaking out, and the human fleet has completed a full leap and is heading for the enemy's fleet in two directions.

Now, the Mercury is staying at the exit of the jump with a large number of support ships and convoys, waiting for the upcoming Blue Star main fleet.

It can be said that everything on the Mercury now is in the service of war.

Therefore, Wei Qiang, as a scientific examiner on board, his position has also been "squeezed" to the corner, and his task is only a conventional scientific expedition task - wherever he goes, he will detect, which is the consistent purpose of human beings.

Of course, this scientific expedition also has a meaning, which is to see if there are really intelligent creatures here.

If not, then humanity will bomb the planet's moons.

Wei Qiang's unusual behavior instantly attracted the attention of the crew on duty next to him, and everyone looked at him.

"Old Wei, what are you doing?"

"The probe fell into the sea?"

"Why are you so excited?"

Wei Qiang took a deep breath, pointed to the screen of the console and said loudly: ", there are creatures on this planet!" ”

"What's wrong with life? Bacteria and plants are also life...... There seem to be plants on this planet, right? ”

"It's a hammer! I mean, it's possible to be civilized! ”

As Wei Qiang shouted, several crew members of the natural discipline immediately looked straight and quickly trotted to the front of Wei Qiang's position.

On the screen, the sea and half of the beach were displayed.

In the undulation of the water, two slightly pointed heads floated around like gourd scoops, and through the clear water, their upper limbs and fins could be seen paddling.

Everyone held their breath for a moment.

"I'll get closer!"

As the camera zoomed in, the appearance of the two creatures, as well as their purring eyes, were clearly visible.

At this moment, the door of the war conference room behind him opened, and Yang Wenzhi took the lead in walking out.

When he saw the crowd huddled in the corner, Yang Wenzhi frowned slightly, and then said in a deep voice: "I'm about to check the wormhole generator, what are you huddled together for?" ”

"Report!"

Wei Qiang, who was surrounded by the crowd, said loudly, with a slight tremor in his voice: "I seem to have discovered intelligent beings on Planet Sophie 4. ”

Yang Wenzhi was stunned, and after a moment, he strode to the corner.

……

……

Moon, spaceyard, office of the chief engineer.

"Why do you occupy my office every time you come?"

After Peng Xiaofei returned from the transformation site of the Enlightener, he saw Ye Ming sitting in his seat as soon as he pushed the door, but he was stunned for a moment, and he complained in his mouth - of course, although he was complaining, the smile on his face couldn't be hidden.

Ye Ming stood up with a smile, and the other party touched his shoulder and sat down on the sofa.

"Why didn't you come to the construction site today? Still coming quietly? Peng Xiaofei walked to the water dispenser with a smile, intending to make Ye Ming a cup of tea.

"Don't put pressure on the front-line engineers."

"Hmm, so you're stressing me?"

"If you know, it's good." Ye Ming smiled slightly, and then looked at Peng Xiaofei with a serious face: "Brother Xiaofei, can you take off on time in two days?" ”

Peng Xiaofei stopped his movements, took a deep breath, and nodded heavily: "To be precise, it will be able to take off in 45 hours!" ”

Ye Ming nodded slowly, and the expression on his face softened slightly.

The upcoming battle for Sophie's galaxy, after deciphering the information sent by Golia, has turned from a tactical decision to a strategic decision, and even ...... Or an extremely important strategic decision!

Needless to say, when he heard that the enemy had dispatched a fleet of three bases to fight the humans in the Sophie system, Ye Ming was "afraid" for a moment - it was not that he was timid, or that he had no confidence.

Rather, this battle was so important that he began to doubt it—although both he and General Qin agreed that humanity was already ahead of the enemy in terms of tactics and weapons.

But that's a fleet of at least two bases!

At least two or three thousand!

But this fear only arose for a moment, and it was covered by a powerful faith.

The enemy is certainly powerful and numerous, but as long as human beings can grasp the rhythm of the battle, as long as the enemy does not teleport 3,000 warships to the battlefield like cheating, then human beings can completely beat the enemy into a refueling tactic!

Of course, only if Ye Ming has this kind of confidence, it still won't work - the former enemy command must also have confidence.

Happily, the former enemy command showed the same desire and confidence to fight.

Then all Ye Ming and the military and industrial system of the entire human society can do is to do their best to meet the requirements of the former enemy command.

And what the command of the former enemy needs most is an ultra-high-speed reconnaissance ship - only by grasping the enemy's movements in advance can effective decisions be made.

So, Ye Ming came to the modification base in person.

"It's good to be able to fly, what is most needed on the front line now is an ultra-high-speed reconnaissance ship."

"Isn't there a harrier?"

"The Harrier is still not fast enough, and the Harrier has no weapon system, and now the enemy is following us and sending reconnaissance ships all day long, and in the previous reconnaissance, the Harrier has lost two. Now going to the Dias 2 system to explore the Kron's manned reconnaissance spacecraft, they are faster, but the enemy reconnaissance ships are also very fast...... I'm afraid that it will be troublesome if the two sides are entangled. ”

Ye Ming briefly introduced the situation to Peng Xiaofei.

Peng Xiaofei's brows furrowed instantly, and after hesitating for a while, he said, "Listen to what you say...... As if the key to the battle is outside the battlefield? ”

Ye Ming exhaled slowly and nodded with a smile.

In history, except for a few battles that happened very suddenly, really large-scale battles, the key to that battle was not outside the battlefield?

Friend or foe intelligence, logistics supply, equipment upgrades, weapons supply...... These are things that cannot be seen on the battlefield, but they play a decisive role in the battle.

And the fundamental reason why mankind dares to fight this battle is that mankind has judged that it will take time for the enemy's fleet to assemble! And it's very likely that it will come in waves!

As long as human beings can rely on superior weapons and equipment and tactical systems to master and occupy them, then no matter how many enemy ships come, they will be able to fight.

Not to mention...... As long as it drags on for a few months, humanity will be able to move out of the supership.

"Okay, since you slapped your chest, then I'll take my leave first." Ye Ming saw Peng Xiaofei coming over with a teacup but stood up: "I won't drink the tea anymore - you see, I've been really busy these days." ”

Ye Ming raised his wrist as he spoke, took a light breath, and picked up the phone after calming down.

The call was made by Yang Wenzhi.

Frankly speaking, when he saw Yang Wenzhi's communication now, he was a little apprehensive in his heart, for fear that there would be some trouble on the side of the former enemy headquarters, or something new and unpleasant discoveries......

"Academician Ye, we have sent something new." On the phone, Yang Wenzhi's voice was a little hesitant.

Ye Ming frowned slightly, and there was a little grunt in his heart, but soon he hummed and said calmly: "What's the situation?" ”

"Sophie's fourth planet, the discovery of an undersea civilization."

Ye Ming was stunned for an instant, and he blinked vigorously: "What is it?" ”

"We have discovered an undersea civilization ......"

"Holy!" Ye Ming instantly burst into a foul mouth: "Didn't you say that there is no civilization in the Sophie Galaxy, only primitive creatures?" ”

"We think so too, but the ship's scientific expedition team sent a probe to the past, and two little mermaid boys were found at once......" Yang Wenzhi's voice was a little helpless: "The moon of Planet 4 is very peculiar, there is a circle of asteroids with a high iron content, our original plan was to blow up a few asteroids to interfere with the enemy's observation, and then hide our support fleet behind - because we are now very close to Planet 4, Mercury also intends to merge past to avoid the enemy." ”

Ye Ming licked his lips, and an expression of uncertainty rose on his face.

After a few seconds of silence, he exhaled slowly: "What if it doesn't blow up?" ”

"If it is fried, we can form an electromagnetic shielding circle, and if it is not fried, it will not be formed...... Well, if the enemy doesn't have a super-high-speed ship like a decapitation, it doesn't really matter. Saying that, Yang Wenzhi coughed lightly: "After all...... All the support ships and logistics ships are here, and it won't be fun if the enemy breaks through. ”

"Hmm...... If it is fried, it will definitely bring a blow to the planet's ecology. ”

"It's a devastating blow...... Yang Wenzhi added: "We did the math, and basically...... To go through a round of small-scale extinctions. That's why the research ship was released for final confirmation. ”

Ye Ming snorted and fell into a long silence.

After a long time, Ye Ming said softly: "What is the level of intelligence of this civilization? ”

"Now the spacecraft's scientists are already designing the exchange program...... But from their bodies there are signs similar to tribal insignia, and although effective communication has not yet been completed, it is possible to identify two indigenous people who have come into contact with us...... He is full of curiosity about foreign creations, and he also maintains a certain degree of rationality. ”

Ye Ming frowned deeply, and then scolded his mother.

(End of chapter)