Chapter 782: First Hearing of the Star Ant Clan
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Lin Shu was stunned for a while before coming back to his senses, if such a terrible thing really existed in the universe, it would really be invincible!
"Mr. Mandy, did you meet the Star Ants?"
"Yes, we are very unlucky, it should be said that our predecessors are unlucky, their fleet, yes, is the fleet, encountered a litter of star ants, in the face of an extremely terrifying number of star ants, and they are not afraid of demonic attacks, what kind of fate do you think they can have?"
"Star ants aren't too afraid of demonic attacks?"
"Yes, they can survive in a high temperature and high radiation environment, how can they be afraid of magic attacks, especially in the universe, the form of magic attacks is relatively single, and they are generally energy substance attacks, this kind of attack does little damage to the star ants, and the number of star ants is very terrifying when they charge, and it is simply not something that a small fleet can deal with, if the First Republic still exists, it is possible to contend with a nest of star ants by concentrating on a front army, and in the case of setting up a good battlefield. ”
Mandy's face was gray, in his opinion, this kind of thing is a real unsolvable enemy, to put it bluntly, even if a single star ant is very powerful, but it will not be invincible, what is terrible is the number of star ants, and they don't care about the terrible way of fighting at all, in the face of this terrifying number, only a strong country like the First Republic can find enough masters, and build enough warships to fight against it.
And the appearance of star ants was precisely after the fall of the First Republic, is this just a coincidence? Perhaps the First Republic had already discovered such a terrible thing as star ants back then, but the top management has kept it a secret. is secretly suppressing and dealing with the star ant clan. But when the energy tide appears. The First Republic was destroyed in an instant, and the Star Ant Clan lost the power to suppress it, and it gradually spread after the last, and now in the galaxy, it may already be the world of Star Ants.
I don't know when the Star Ant Clan will appear in Xinyuan Star, and when I think of this question, Mandy completely loses hope and motivation. All that's left in my head is the depressed thought that life is a day and enjoy a day.
"What about black holes? Do these star ants even have a way to fight against black holes?"
"I don't know how to do it, but a small black hole is definitely not okay, you can imagine how big the ant nest will be, and that size should be more than the size of a star. ”
"It's so big, it won't collapse on its own?"
"The strength of the ant nest can be imagined, under such a large gravitational force, the star ants can still move freely, and their strength can be speculated. ”
"Do you have any detailed information?" Lin Shu's face had returned to normal, and Mandy saw Lin Shu's way of understatement. I don't know whether to admire Lin Shu's courage or laugh at Lin Shu's ignorance.
"There should be some of this, but it's old. I don't know if it can still be used, and there are some written materials. ”
"Oh, can you tell us a little bit about the Star Ant Clan?"
"There's nothing wrong with this, it's just that these materials don't leak out, otherwise it will be troublesome if it causes panic among the people!"
Lin Shu smiled and said, "There are more people behind me, so don't worry, I will definitely not leak out, Lan Yi, seal it." ”
"Yes, master. ”
Lan Yi's voice trembled a little, she had unconsciously moved to Lin Shu's side, it seemed that the closer she got to Lin Shu, the more secure she could be, and she could dispel the helplessness and fear in her heart. Now she will no longer laugh at Mandy and the people of Xinyuan Xing, after she knows the existence of the Star Ant Clan, she will also be afraid of despair, and she feels that she has almost lost hope, fortunately, she still has a master, so she can put all her reliance on Lin Shu, and Lin Shu's indifference does make her feel a sense of happiness to find warmth in the dark.
Mandy glanced at Lan Yi, then at Lin Shu, shook his head and said, "The social structure of the Star Ant Clan is like that of ants, with a division of labor and cooperation within the clan, and a queen ant leads the whole clan. ”
"How do they move?"
"Some star ants are responsible for using their own energy, using magic to accelerate the nest, this part of the star ants we will become flying star ants, responsible for searching for food is the largest group of people, called working star ants, responsible for fighting is naturally called battle star ants, according to our estimates, there should be other types of star ants in the star ant nest, but these three can be seen outside. ”
"What do star ants look like?"
"The appearance of different star ants is also completely different, the combat star ant is slender and elongated, with a pair of short wings, a long tail, a pair of thorns, three pairs of three-clawed feet, a black exoskeleton, and thorns, and the thorns can eject and explode. The working star ant is relatively obese, with a pair of pincer-shaped pancers and a smooth and thick exoskeleton. ”
"How big are they?"
"The Battle Star Ant is generally three meters long, the Working Star Ant is about two meters, and there are smaller ones, and as for the Flying Star Ant, it looks like a long strip of bugs and relies on the rotating magic jet part of the tail to work. ”
Lin Shu thought for a while: "The movement of the ant nest should be relatively clumsy, right?"
"Yes, the speed of the nest is fast, and adjusting the course is troublesome. ”
"Can you fly in virtual space?"
"It shouldn't work, but the concentrated fire of the battle star ants will interfere with the stability of the virtual space, and the gravity of the star ant's nest should also interfere with the virtual space, so once encountered, unless the other party is found early and then flees quickly, it is basically impossible to leave. ”
"A gravitational center of such a size, it should be easy to spot, right?"
Mandy shook his head: "You forget their speed, and when you find their traces from the gravitational change, you may have time to give up everything immediately and evacuate in a spaceship capable of flying in virtual space, and the planets, space cities, etc. can only be abandoned, and after they are eaten and wiped clean, they will chase after the smell." ”
"The smell?
"The smell is just a casual thing I say, and in fact we don't know how they track us, but they seem to have an enmity with humans, and they will chase after them when they see a higher civilization. ”
Lin Shu thought for a moment. Maybe before. The Star Ant Clan has been competing with humans for a long time. Therefore, they will think that humans are natural enemies in their genes, and they will not die when they see them.
"Didn't the First Republic materials mention the Star Ant Clan? Perhaps, the Star Ant Clan has been fighting against humans for a long time. ”
Mandy's eyes flashed: "That's what I guessed, it's likely that the top of the First Republic at that time blocked the news of the existence of this terrible race, but secretly fought against this race, in fact, we are the same as Oriel." All belong to the periphery of the Republic, so they are not entitled to access these high-level secrets. ”
Lin Shu hesitated slightly, but still asked, "How did your seniors get rid of the tracking of the Star Ant Clan?"
"The tail breaking tactics, coupled with the aimless scattering of the fleeing, we were chased at the time, so we had to dismiss the fleet in any direction, just under the idea that if we could escape, one counted, so when our predecessors finally got rid of the pursuers, they completely lost contact with their comrades. ”
"The star ants didn't choose to chase you after the last one?"
"I don't know what to do. Maybe they didn't chase us, maybe they met with something else. Like the energy tide?"
Lin Shu nodded slowly, this possibility also exists, although there are some coincidences. Otherwise, according to the information given by Mandy, it may be difficult for Mandy's predecessors to escape the pursuit of the star ants, after all, the number of star ants is there, and there is absolutely no problem in dividing troops to chase and intercept.
Lin Shu's fingers tapped lightly on the table, frowning and thinking silently, Mandy seemed to be slowly recovering from memories and fears, and his face gradually became ruddy, he reached out to pick up the tea that was completely cold, Lan Yi hurriedly stepped forward and motioned for him to pour the tea into a large bowl, she added hot tea to Mandy, Mandy smiled reluctantly.
"The only way to get rid of the Star Ant Clan is to fly in the void?"
"Yes, escaping far away is the only way, with our current ability, we can't fight against the star ants at all, even if we desperately reproduce, not to mention, our technical core has been lost"
Mandy shook his head wordlessly, picked up the teacup and drank the tea silently, in fact, they had no idea of fighting against the Star Ant Clan at all, and it was impossible to even escape.
Lin Shu could guess that in fact, the Xinyuan Star people must have been desperately studying how to build or repair the spaceship for so many years, but unfortunately, the loss of the core of the technique and the talent of the technique made building the spaceship an incompleteable undertaking, not to mention, in the end, they were just a group of ordinary escapees, and the spaceship was just an ordinary escape spaceship.
"Husband"
Just as the room fell silent, a crisp call sounded at the door, and Lin Shu looked up, but it was Jessie standing at the door and looking at him with a smile.
"Oh, Jessie, what's the matter?"
"There's a newsletter from the capital, do you want to get it? Miss Oriel. ”
Lin Shu then remembered that he had ordered Xiao Xing to cut off all the communication channels in this room just now, in order to worry that something would leak out, so Jessie had to go to the news in person.
"Oh, I see. ”
"Then I'll go first, and I'll leave the guests for dinner for a while?"
"Okay, I'm sorry for you. ”
"Nothing, I should. ”
Seeing Jessie turn around and leave, Lin Shu contacted Xiao Xing on the soul chain and asked Xiao Xing to fully restore the communication channel here.
"Mr. Mandy, I need to discuss this matter further with all of you in the General Command, and I hope to have access to some information. ”
"Of course, I will convey it to you, I hope it will be helpful to you in your future itinerary, and in addition, I think it should not be a problem for Xinyuan Star to enter the civilization system, presumably, you must be able to understand our choice. ”
Lin Shu nodded, these people have been frightened by the Star Ant Clan, and now that they have a way to escape quickly, they will definitely not let it go, from this point of view, Mandy leaked the most difficult hole card of the comprehensive command, he is really a technical officer, not a diplomat.
"Thank you very much, in order to thank you for your help, we at Xuanmen can provide a guarantee for Xinyuanxing, if Xinyuanxing finally chooses to be independent from Shikoku, Xuanmen will guarantee Xinyuanxing's safety and independence. ”
Mandy looked at Lin Shu in surprise, does this head have so much energy? Can he fight against four countries with the power of one sect? What kind of sect is this Xuanmen!? (To be continued......