[36 galactic hours since the outbreak of the Sherok War.] 】

War.

Xingyu Thacker never thought that these two words would be so close to him.

It seems that just a second ago, he was still lying in the spaceport barracks near the planet Elandor, leaning on the still soft mattress, watching the latest singing and dancing LIVE of a female singer he liked, grinning silly.

Then in the next second, he, the exclusive auxiliary drone of the logistics soldier, a ball only the size of a fist, flew up from the narrow desk and projected a red command.

Urgent gathering!

Xingyu was stunned for a few seconds, and then immediately jumped up, dressed as fast as he did in his usual training.

His down-to-the-wind military uniform, in addition to having a certain protective effect, can also be used as an emergency spacesuit in an emergency, and I don't know what kind of black technology is used in it, when he carries heavy objects, it can also provide him with some mobility support, which is completely soft exoskeleton armor.

Squad gathering, squadron assembly;

Within ten minutes, they had already rushed into the transport ship of their group, and a thousand people were crowded in the sixth-order cabin, heading towards the warship that was being maintained on the other side of the spaceport.

Xingyu, who is used to simulating gravity, does not react much in his body.

The teammate next door to him has habitually begun to have tinnitus, constantly pressing his ear.

"There's going to be a war."

The captain appeared in front of them, clutching the handrail above the cabin, staring at the young men.

The captain said worriedly:

"This is not an exercise, nor is it an emergency training, it is really going to the battlefield.

"According to the Law of March, you cannot communicate directly with your family now, and you must follow the orders of your superiors in all your actions, and do not ask where you are going or what you are going to do.

"My personal advice is...... Open your epaulettes, you should have learned the specific use of them on the first day of enlistment, and if you can't, ask others.

"Say what you want to say to the epaulette, and your words will be automatically transmitted to a military-specific server, and if something goes wrong later, your family can hear them."

Inexplicably, Xingyu became nervous.

The war has come.

Although every time they shouted slogans, they were always ready for battle, but when this second really came, Xingyu, a rookie, still felt some kind of pressure.

He took several deep breaths in a row, and finally stabilized his spirit.

Xingyu looked at the partners around him who had lived together for a few months, most of them were relatively calm, and those guys who liked to exercise their muscles were a little at a loss.

"Hurry up," urged the captain, "and we're on board in twelve minutes!" ”

The soldiers took off their epaulettes.

The people on this ship all belong to the ship's logistics support category, and their epaulettes are also very 'pragmatic', which is a golden simple lifting device.

Xingyu held the epaulettes, and a series of past appeared in front of him, and he suddenly didn't know what to say.

His hometown is in the Fifth Administrative Star.

When he was a child, the Fifth Administrative Star was still very poor, and in the first few years he remembered, everyone was worried about eating, and no one was thinking about the way out in the future.

Because there is no way out at all.

What impressed him the most was the building called the hospital, which was said to be home to human organ trafficking organizations, because his parents repeatedly told him not to go near it, or he would be caught digging out his heart and lungs.

When Xingyu was a child, he knew that the best way for him to grow up was to drop out of school early like his father, enter some factories that recruited child labor, and start to contribute to his extended family.

But later, Xingyu didn't know how, and the family suddenly began to get rich.

He heard from his companion that it was said that one of his aunts had made a fortune on Elandor.

They also said that their aunt was in the service industry...... What kind of service industry...... So Xingyu fought with them a few times, and then he was beaten with a blue nose and swollen face.

When did the days get better?

Yes, from the time His Majesty Edwan officially succeeded to the throne, the rebels on the Fifth Administrative Star suddenly disappeared, as if they were wiped out overnight, and ships took off and landed back and forth in the atmosphere.

In those two years, Xingyu's favorite thing to do was to run to the roof of the school building after school, and with his buddies, count the ups and downs of the transport ships, and watch the thick cloud tails they left in the atmosphere.

Everyone can eat well;

Everyone can afford all kinds of electrical appliances;

Buildings of all kinds have risen from the ground, and residential areas have been torn down one after another, as more buildings that can be disassembled and assembled, and which are said to be inhabitable for hundreds of years using various high-tech materials, are quickly erecting everywhere.

There are more factories, wages have increased, workers are strictly stuck in working hours and are not allowed to work unpaid and voluntary overtime;

Housing prices are controlled by the government to the extent that you can get a good place to live if you work hard for two years.

The most outrageous thing that makes Xingyu feel is ...... Many colleges and universities in Elandor have relaxed the enrollment conditions for the Fifth Administrative Star, and the same enrollment standards are implemented throughout the Falling Wind Empire;

But because he wasted his previous years, he had no hope in his studies.

Fortunately, many colleges and universities have appeared in the Fifth Administrative Star within a few years, and Xingyu's youth is not too regrettable.

As long as His Majesty's news appears on the Internet or CCTV, the whole family will stop all the business at hand and pay attention to the photos.

And then......

"Xingyu, Xingyu?"

The slightly older warrior on the side urged, "What do you want? It's almost there! Hurry up and record it! ”

"Oh, good."

Xingyu hurriedly responded, then looked at the epaulettes in his hand, thought about it carefully, and said to his lips:

"Dad, Mom, good health."

He wanted to say more.

For example, 'When you hear this, I might'.

But when the words came to his mouth, Xingyu swallowed back and put the epaulette on his shoulder.

Click.

It was the sound of the magnet snapping on its own.

So be it, it's pretty good. ’

……

[24 galactic hours since the outbreak of the Shalok War.] 】

Battleships hovered in the deep starry sky.

They were ready to jump at any time, but now, because the enemy had not yet completed their build-up, they were not moving directly.

Xingyu, who was guarding his post for six consecutive galaxies, also ushered in his own rest time.

Together with a few teammates, he arrived at the rest cabin in a neat formation, picked up food, selected seats, ate, drank a glass of bubbled soda, and felt the comfort of tiny bubbles bursting in his mouth.

The food of the Falling Wind Army is very good, and they can customize their own recipes, and provide logistics soldiers with various logistics robots, and they will prepare delicious dishes for them.

However, they have a limited number of meals for a week, and if they want to eat a big meal with a heart, they will have to eat coarse tea and light rice in the next few days.

Xingyu uses the recommended package, and the nutrition is balanced, so at least you don't have to worry about what deep space fantasy syndrome you will suffer from because of a long time in deep space.

After two bites of food, Xingyu and his teammates also broke away from the state of duty.

"Are you really going to war with the Sherman Empire?"

"What have they bullied us into! Beat him! ”

"Didn't you listen to the thought guide? It's not that we want to go to war with the Sherman Empire, it's because we have declared our independence, and we will no longer dedicate the wealth generated by our society to the Sherman Empire, and we will no longer be puppets of the Sherman Empire, and the Sherman Empire will come to fight us. ”

"We are defending our homeland!"

"They killed His Majesty Edward...... These bastards! Why do they do that! ”

"Xingyu, don't bury your head in eating! Everyone is very anxious, let's complain a few words together! That's a little less stressful! ”

"Huh?"

Xingyu looked up at his teammates, thought about it carefully, and held back a sentence:

"Our side should be ready, everything above is planned, we just need to obey orders."

"Indeed, now should be the best chance for us to fall into the wind, other vassal countries are also fighting for independence, and the empire has no way to separate."

"But what about the future?"

"yes, how can we outdo the Sherman Empire? We have also learned in the military academy that if the interstellar war cannot be finalized and directly destroy the opponent's fleet and rear industrial base, it will fall into a competition of national strength. ”

"Don't forget, the Sherman Empire isn't just an enemy of us."

"The Sherman Empire's focus is definitely on dealing with the new Federation, and we're just in passing."

"But what about the future?"

"You must have figured out all these questions."

"Aren't I afraid that we will be used as guns by other powers? Great powers are not good things. ”

"Hey, our Falling Wind Alliance is also a regional power, do you see that we are oppressing the weak? The above concept is to rise peacefully, everyone has money to earn together, the social level of productivity is improved, and wealth is distributed three times, and the development is not very fast? ”

"That's right, what are you worried about, the Falling Wind Alliance is not something that the Sherman Empire will destroy just as soon as it is said."

"We have dozens of countries."

Xingyu joined them in the discussion while eating.

But he can also feel that everyone is actually quite anxious.

The enemy is Sherman, the most powerful government in the galaxy, known for its brutality and belligerence, and it is normal for everyone to worry a little more.

He was also anxious.

After dinner, Xingyu and his teammates lined up again and walked back to the dormitory not far away.

Naturally, the living environment on board is not as good as that of the port, and the environment of the port is not as good as the training base on the surface.

The four of them are in a small cabin, but fortunately, each bed is a simple sleeping pod, and as long as the sleep aid function is turned on, a quiet area can be constructed.

Their snoring could not be heard.

The teammates were still chatting about the Sherman Expeditionary Force that didn't know when it would appear;

Xingyu lay quietly in the rest cabin, looking at the starry sky projected on the bulkhead, slightly distracted.

He didn't think that he could do anything great as a logistics soldier, nor did he think that he could help His Majesty Edwan get revenge.

Do your part, and then justice will prevail." ’

Thinking so, Xingyu closed his eyes and quickly fell asleep.

……

[3 galactic hours since the outbreak of the Shalok War.] 】

Xingyu drove his exclusive transport vehicle and carefully transported pieces of energy blocks for small flying devices to the microgravity area.

There are two modes of this work, one is human-machine cooperation, and the other is manual work by human soldiers.

Human-machine cooperation, in fact, is that the human soldier sets the parameters on the control screen of the transport machine, and the machine transports it;

Pure manual operation is like him, with the steering wheel in hand and a few levers at hand.

Xingyu also asked his chief...... Robotic automated transportation is 30 percent more efficient than human soldiers operating transport vehicles, so what's the point of their work?

His commander just smiled and gave him a slap in the face.

'Didn't you do a good job in class?' If the machine can be completely reliable, can we set a minimum number of soldiers on a ship?

This is an international practice and a demand for war. ’

When you encounter an enemy with strong electronic warfare and enter a chaotic wartime environment, it is possible for the machine to make mistakes, and there may be no guarantee of accuracy, so you will rush up at that time. ’

In addition, in addition to being a logistics transport soldier, you also have an identity...... Reserve small ships and mechs, you will definitely have these subjects in the military academy. ’

Since then, Xingyu has often referred to himself as a mecha operator, of course, with the word 'reserve' added in front.

Compared with other branches of the military, the atmosphere of logistics and transport troops is still relatively relaxed when working.

Xingyu set up the transport vehicle to return automatically, and turned his head to look at the few figures he had just noticed, who were gathered around the porthole and looked outside.

", a lot of ships!"

"How many troops are we dispatching?"

"When did we have so many ships? No wonder we dare to argue with the Sherman Empire. ”

A lot of ships?

Xingyu stood up and looked at it, also a little surprised.

Looking out at the cruiser where they were, battleships, cruisers, integrated supply ships, shield ships, space carriers, and transport ships were quietly lined up in a regular phalanx.

At this moment, it is still in the stage of ship formation, so each battleship turns on its own lights.

Their cruiser was sailing in front of the battle formation, heading to their corner.

Xingyu's eyes were a little more excited.

Although the anxiety is still there, it has been reduced by half at the moment.

They're strong, aren't they?

'Victory! ’

The captain's broken voice was heard on the ship's radio:

"All departments do the final checks!

"The intruders of the dog day are about to arrive in front of us! Whoever has a shaky hand will go down now and let someone else take your post!

"Listen, all of you! Lao Tzu didn't think that he could go back alive in this battle, but we must play our own value, your family is behind, don't you work hard now, wait for your family to be bombed by the Sherman Empire? Wait for your relatives to become their slaves?

"If you're scared, look outside, that's our confidence!

"Made! For the first time, Lao Tzu also knew that we had so many warships!

"them!"

Shouts from the bridge were heard over the radio.

The atmosphere there is really good.

Xingyu laughed, but unfortunately, it was the 'center' of the ship, and the area where he worked was the second outer cabin on the left rear of the cruiser, which was called the 'black worker' area.

"Let's get to work! Drone maintenance is coming soon! Move fast! ”

Xingyu hurriedly lowered his head and got busy.

There are more than 20 drones in their outer cabin, stacked in layers of three-dimensional stacks, and maintaining them is also one of Xingyu's tasks.

Sometimes, Xingyu also has a little delusion, as if there is a pilot in the drone, and he can always hear some strange murmurs.

Artificial intelligence?

Probably, their drones are said to be able to fight without communication, and I don't know what kind of advanced technology it is.

"The Sherman Empire's fleet is said to have begun to leap this way!"

This sentence popped up on the team's communication channel.

Xingyu's fingers trembled slightly, and his brain became extremely clear.

It's coming.

……

[Five minutes from the outbreak of the Battle of Sheroe.] 】

"Soldiers of the Falling Wind! I am your commander Yang Wei! ”

Inspiring Coach Speech.

Xingyu didn't have time to listen more, he frowned tightly, looking at the series of data running through the solid-state screen in his hand.

Finally, the green check mark lit up, and Xingyu quickly pulled out the connector connected to the drone in front of him, ran a few meters to the left, and began to make the final test of the next unmanned fighter.

More than a dozen teammates are doing the same job.

War is about to break out, and the value of their job is to eliminate any problems that may arise and make these drones work.

"Xingyu! Space suit! ”

The captain threw a disc over, and Xingyu raised his hand to catch it, expertly clasping it to his chest.

Bang!

The hull of this new 720-meter-old cruiser suddenly began to tremble.

Xingyu didn't know that the starry sky above him was slicing through a brilliant beam of light that would destroy an enemy dreadnought.

All he knew was that he couldn't miss a single line of data.

It's his job.

"We took out their dreadnoughts! Oh, my God! We've got a secret weapon! ”

The shouts of the captain were heard from the communication channel.

Xingyu was stunned and looked up at the nearby porthole, but he could only see the starry sky of the black hole, and he couldn't see the enemy ship from this angle.

Hurry up and get to work.

Xingyu took a deep breath and continued to stare down at the solid-state screen.

Before this one could be checked, the captain's roar appeared on the radio:

"Sit tight, everybody! Our ship will accelerate its advancement!

"The mission of our ship is to kill and damage enemy ships! Hinder enemy ships from attacking our rear with huge planetary cannons!

"Start accelerating!"

Xingyu immediately grabbed the handrail sticking out of the wall next to him, and buckled the telescopic strap of his belt on the armrest, the entire ship trembled, and a huge thrust made his and his teammates' bodies directly sideways.

"We can win!"

"! We can win head-on! ”

"Don't talk during the acceleration phase, protect the internal organs! Be ready for shocks! ”

Buzz, buzz –

The ship's shield generator is running beyond the limit.

The bulkhead suddenly shook violently.

This is the silent roar of the main gun!

Xingyu only felt that his blood was boiling, and he looked in the direction of the cruiser's main gun, which was the direction of the enemy.

Outside the porthole, several azure ion beams suddenly appeared.

That's the enemy's counterattack!

The captain yelled, "All the team members are back in the safety compartment immediately!" ”

Xingyu hurriedly said: "The overhaul is not finished yet!" ”

"It's been overhauled three times! Go back! ”

The captain is shouting:

"As soon as the acceleration stops, come back immediately and get the big gun! We are also responsible for the defense of the second outer cabin! Watch out for their drones or small mechs to penetrate the defenses! ”

"Yes!"

A big gun is a laser gun with a higher firing power.

These logistical overhauls are all equipped with a low-power laser pistol on their waists.

The acceleration lasted for two minutes, and they finally couldn't feel the thrust.

Xingyu took off the telescopic belt and turned his head to run wildly towards the nearest weapon bay.

The ship continued to tremble.

He couldn't see it, but he could imagine the strings of beams and projectiles that bombarded the cruiser's outer shield.

This is war.

There's nothing to be afraid of, just do your job......

Airplanes!

Xingyu suddenly had a ringing in his ears.

Time seems to be slowing down.

Before he could turn his head, the bulkheads as far as his eyes could see had turned bright colors, the burning sensation had just been generated, and the brain that produced all the emotions had evaporated.

The ship is destroyed.

……

Ding——

Like the sound of a coin spinning back and forth in an alloy bowl.

'I'm dead. ’

Xingyu could faintly see the light, and the scenes before his death kept reappearing, and all kinds of chaotic memories seemed to appear in the 'brain', and these memories were changing from disorder to order.

An emotionless synthetic female voice appeared next to her ear: "Soldier, you are already dead." ”

Xingyu was stunned.

He's dead...... So why can you still think about it...... Are those religions that like to cheat money true? Do people really have souls?

"It's not the soul, or rather, it's not your original human mind that is here at this moment.

"You are the memory data of a soldier named Xingyu Thackar, and the system has given you a personality and way of thinking similar to that of Xingyu Sackar based on the analysis of your original behavior data and personality data.

"Of course, you can simply understand that you are now a corporal of Xingyu who is parasitic on the world of data."

Xingyu's Adam's apple trembled.

He felt the presence of a 'body'.

Everything seems to be real, but this reality itself is full of absurdity.

"Why ......"

"You have consented to the uploading of your data, and there is a clause in the contract you signed on your first day of enlistment, but we have led you to ignore it in order to cause unnecessary panic.

"Please don't worry, we fully respect all your rights, and if you feel that this form is unacceptable to you, you can choose to delete this data."

A dialog box popped up in front of Xingyu.

[Whether to delete one's own thinking body: Yes, no.] 】

He raised his finger, a little dazed, looking blankly at the blank world.

"You need to be reminded that your home country is suffering from a huge crisis."

The synthetic female voice continued:

"The war you have fought has resulted in a temporary victory for the Falling Wind Alliance, but the mighty Sherman Empire has stepped up and made a comeback.

"They've gathered a more powerful group of ships, while the Downwind Alliance has a limited number of ships at its disposal.

"At the moment, you and the sacrificed soldiers are going through the same process, we need an operator of an unmanned fighter, your assessment results in school are extremely good, in fact, what we need is a drone that can fight independently after the communication is jammed, and your mind body is the perfect pilot.

"We can't promise you any benefits, this ghost project will never be announced to the public, and we won't be able to compensate you with any reputation.

"Now it's up to you to decide."

Xingyu shook his fingers and asked in a trembling voice, "Do you need me?" ”

"Yes."

"My Country...... She needs me, right? ”

"Yes."

He clicked on 'no'.

[Would you like to be a drone stealth pilot: Yes, no.] 】

'Yes. ’

[Would you like to join the next defense war: Yes, no.] 】

'Yes. ’

[Would you like to participate in the Ghost Project: Yes, no.] 】

'Yes. ’

Buzz –

The sound of the engine trembling.

The surrounding void disappeared into a starry sky, and beneath the starry sky, two huge groups of ships were facing each other from a distance.

The two ship groups began to advance synchronously!

A flickering downward arrow appeared in front of Xingyu's eyes, and he tried to leap down, his body turning into a bit of bright starlight, and smashing down on the ships of the Falling Wind Alliance.

He suddenly felt something, and 'turned his head' to look to the left and right.

Countless silver stars fell downward, and he felt as if he was at the heart of the galaxy.

Starlight burrowed into the ship, and Xingyu appeared in a simulated wheelhouse, his hands expertly gripping the joystick, his eyes bursting with a sharp light.

Zi, zizi.

It was as if he heard an announcement in his ears.

'Mom, Dad, good health. ’