Chapter 40: Times Have Changed
Since Karsk VI returned to the Empire, a large number of workers have been sent down by transport ships every day to build fortresses and fortresses.
It turns out that the Industrial Order is not just a bucket of rice that will only do what it takes, and they know that there will be some big projects to be built, so they have already started building even larger construction machinery.
For example, a small mobile fortress carries workers and thousands of equipment and a huge amount of materials, so there is no need for supplies at all, and the construction site is everywhere you go.
Farmland has been bulldozed, and mountains have been carved through the barrage to connect the forts and fortresses along the defensive line.
And the people on board Karsk VI can only stand under the tree to eat after receiving the relief food, while watching their home change dramatically.
But soon they couldn't look at it, because Chen Mo had already created a large number of residential and industrial areas out of building templates, and everyone on Karsk VI had to produce weapons, ammunition and starch.
The only chance to return to the surface each week is to enter the Temple of the Thousand Machines in the Mobile Fortress to participate in the ritual.
As for Chen Mo's high-level officials, they mainly discussed strategies and studied the rebel intelligence they had just obtained.
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Karlsk VI core residential area, conference room.
Chen Mo sat at the head of the long table, and his right-hand men sat on the left-hand side.
Sophia and the members of Sophia's family sit on the right.
Due to the lack of manpower, Sofia's former generals and ministers are now in charge of Karsk VI.
"This is the information I sent to gather information." Arya pulled out a piece of paper and read it.
"The rebels in the Karsk system are besieging Planet One, and the rebel warships that are not where they are going have returned, anyway, if Planet One is gone, then our defeat is only a matter of time."
"That's all."
Arya put down the paper and looked at Chen Mo, wanting to wait for him to say something.
After all, the situation was dire, and the prophet had to boost his morale before the rebels' main forces began to attack.
Chen Mo was silent, thinking.
He now knew why he had actually taken two worlds, and the main force of the rebels had not yet come to attack him, and the reason was that the rebels also had a big enemy to pay attention to.
If the rebels completely occupy Planet One in the future and turn back to deal with Six and Seven, then they may have an overwhelming advantage.
After thinking for a while, Chen Mo looked at Alya and asked, "How many rebel warships are and what are the troops, can't you find any of these?" ”
"I can't find it." Arya shook her head helplessly, "I still spent a lot of money to collect second-hand information, but the Flame Angel rebels almost quickly caused this galaxy to fall, so it can be seen that there was not much resistance, so more than seventy percent of the troops and warships of the entire Karsk system before belonged to the rebels." ”
As soon as the words fell, everyone present frowned.
The rebels did not pop out of thin air, if the Karsk system was really more than 70% of the original troops, then the number of ground troops of the rebels could be more than a billion protoplanetary defense forces.
As for the warships, no one knows exactly how many warships there are in the Karsk system, and they have been sent out as mercenary fleets before, and they have not returned to Karsk for seventy or eighty years.
There's no way Arya can drive her own battleship to take a look, unless she doesn't want to live anymore or Chen Mo doesn't want her to live.
"The situation is dire." Chen Mo said helplessly, "Even if we develop to this day, we still can't match the rebels of the entire galaxy. ”
"Of course." Arya nodded, "The Karsk system has been developed for thousands of years before, and we have only been developing for more than a year, and it is already the blessing of the emperor and the god of all machines to have this level of force." ”
Everyone thinks Arya has a point, but Carl and the officers are less desperate because they've long since despaired.
"Break up." Chen Mo stood up and announced.
The crowd stood up and saluted the Aquila or the gears, and then turned to leave.
Chen Mo lay on the table and began to think about how he should deal with the current situation.
……
Minutes and seconds ticked by.
The sun had set, and Chen Mo was still thinking.
025 outside the door of the conference room seemed to think that it was very strange for Chen Mo to stay in it for too long, so he walked into the conference room.
Seeing that Chen Mo was just thinking, 025 was silent for a while, and then asked, "What are you going to do?" ”
Chen Mo had already roughly thought about what to do, so he replied, "Sophia has a Star Whisperer by her side, and I want that Star Talker to send a message to Mars and ask them to come to support." ”
025 calculates Chen Mo's strategy, and after the calculation is complete, he asks: "Of course, the Mechanics will send people to support, but when the time comes, those cyborg organisms will use you as a tool to carry out their internal power struggles. ”
Chen Mo thinks that 025 is right.
The Mecha men discovered the Prophet when they arrived in Karsk, and immediately followed the Prophet's and the Mechanicals' instructions, and Mars and the rest of the foundry world all bowed down to follow the Prophet. It's something that only happens in fairy tales.
Chen Mo could even imagine what the power struggle would be like after the Mechanistic Sect discovered him.
The sage or bishop who first discovered and rescued the prophet raised the banner of the prophet savior, then swaggered back to Mars, and then put the prophet in the temple of all machines to worship.
But this is not a good thing, because the sage or the episcopal church is asking for benefits in the name of the prophet, such as STC, knowledge, or even wanting to be a casting general.
And then the opponents could not hand everything over in vain, and in the end they were forced to say that the prophet was not the real prophet, because Omnisaiah had already appeared on a rainy night, that is, the emperor.
Then the two gangs fought each other, and the Inquisition joined in, and in order to make peace, the Prophet was killed by the hat of a Chaos Believer.
As for what Chen Mo thinks, who cares what a tool that doesn't even have the right to interpret can think?
"You also have another option, and that is to use the Iron Man, a self-discipline sentry can clean up all the rebels on a planet." 025 saw that Chen Mo didn't speak, so he said what he thought.
"Nope." Chen Mo shook his head, "I'm afraid that the emperor will pinch the stars of Karsk into a ball and directly let us all die." ”
"......" 025 fell silent, its head fluttering slightly, giving it a feeling of excitement.
Then 025 spoke: "You are the primordial human, your people created the Stone Man and then created the Iron Man Golden Age with the Stone Man, and you are afraid. ”
"Even if the few remaining of my compatriots are searching the galaxy for the remnants of Golden Age technology, they may be on their way to death or already dead, and you don't want to trust them?"
Hearing this, Chen Mo thought for a moment, and then shook his head: "I'm grateful to those remaining iron men, but times have changed, assuming that the pre-Golden Age subspace is like now, it is a question of whether humans can get out of Terra." ”
Having said that, but considering 025's emotions, Chen Mo spoke again: "However, it is impossible for the reinforcements of the Mechnism to arrive in Karsk immediately, and even whether the Star Language can be received by them is unknown, and before that, I will find a way to increase my force, at least to ensure that I can't become their tool after the Mechnism comes." ”
"Okay." 025 turns and walks out of the conference room.