Survival of the Stars: Rise of the Fourth Scourge

"Quiet……"

Following Wood Steven's voice, the hall suddenly fell silent.

Everyone looked at Steven who was on the main seat.

Wood Steven's eyes also swept over the people around the round table one by one.

"Speak up if you have something to say, come one by one, don't be in a hurry, and don't argue. Here, everyone has the right to speak. Whoever has a good suggestion and whose words make sense, then listen to them."

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay at the president's words.

After a long silence, a young man spoke up first.

"I don't need to say the importance of trade currency. Without trade currency, we can't complete the population task. The barren ternary lithium mine can't get enough trade currency. Everyone, we don't have much time. There are still more than three years to go, and the clock is ticking."

Yeah, their time is running out.

The rewards for completing tasks are a drop in the bucket, and there is only one way to earn a lot of trade coins, and that is mining.

But the four minerals needed by the trading mall are too rare in the universe.

Even if they can be found, most of them are barren mines, and the refining process is very troublesome.

At this time, Mo Lin said: "There are only two ways to obtain a large amount of trade coins. One is to mine and sell four kinds of minerals to the trade mall. Proportional taxation, but it is easy to offend people, and, at this stage, the tax collected may be far from meeting our demand for trade currency.”

"March into the S-01888 star system? You must know that the S-01888 star system is obviously controlled by a certain group."

"March as soon as you march. There is nothing to worry about. The other party has already opened fire on Leo. In the eyes of both sides, the other party has become an enemy."

In the conference hall, everyone started discussing one sentence at a time.

"Although the opponent's warship is large, it will be more difficult to build. Although our warship is small, it is easier to build. Moreover, the combat power of a warship has nothing to do with its size. I have learned about the game Warhammer 40K, the Empire of Man. The technology is not advanced, it is primitive, and if we have a numerical advantage, we will definitely win."

"That's right, fighting late is worse than fighting early. If the opponent unlocks more advanced technology first, the strength of both sides will increase rapidly. At least at this time, we have the advantage."

"Maybe...you can talk to the other party?"

"What are we talking about? Are we going to take the other party's mine and let the other party give up the mine, or give us half of it?"

"This matter cannot be discussed. The other party opened fire without saying anything. It shows that the power is strong and there is no possibility of peace talks."

"Conflicts between humans on Earth are inevitable. Sooner or later, everyone must be mentally prepared."

"Let the chairman of the council make the decision..."

As soon as these words came out, the discussions in the parliament hall stopped abruptly.

Everyone looked at Wood Stevens on the main seat.

This time, Wood Stevens was no longer silent.

He looked around at the people around the round table, with a serious expression on his face.

"Since everyone has no opinion, let's fight, prepare for two years, stop all non-military construction, and develop armaments with all our strength."

Hearing this, everyone had different expressions on their faces.

With the words of the chairman of the parliament, "UNSC" embarked on an unknown road.

It will be a road full of wars and challenges...

……

In the red subspace, a black warship is sailing.

In the upper area of ​​the Alfred's bridge, in the study...

"The slave labor has been counted, a total of 3 people, the quality is good, and they are all between 20 and 40 years old."

With the lifespan of slave labor, at least 50 years of work can be done, and the quality is indeed good.

"Did you ask where they came from?"

Sitting on the chair behind the desk, Li Meng looked at Ralph in the hologram in front of him.

Ralph replied: "The place is very mixed. They come from various star regions of the empire. The answers are similar. They all boarded the black ship of the Star Language Hall on a certain day, and then lost consciousness."

black ship?

There are two types of black ships in the Empire.

One is a black ship belonging to the Inquisition Chamber, and the other is a black ship belonging to the Astronomical Hall.

The former is the Inquisition of Demons, the warship of the Inquisition of Aliens.

The latter is to run throughout the empire, collecting psyker ships from various worlds.

The reason why he asked about their origins was that Li Meng just wanted to clarify some things.

It now appears that the answer he wants to know is still a mystery.

"Fortunately..."

With a wave of his hand, Li Meng interrupted the communication with Ralph.

Looking down at the logbook on the desk, Li Meng picked it up and put it down again.

"Sandra, how long has it been?"

The journey back was a little rough.

The Alfred passed through several calm areas.

The so-called windless area does not mean "no wind", and there will be no wind in the subspace.

Refers to an area of ​​unusual calm with no storm activity.

Ships sailing in the Warp are not powered by their own engines.

But like the sea, drifting with the ocean currents.

The subspace storm is equivalent to the ocean current in the sea, and it is the source of power for the ship.

Once in the calm zone, the ship will be trapped and can only wait for a new storm to blow.

Sandra has been standing by the desk, and she is undoubtedly more patient than Irene, Irene.

Sandra replied: "Today is already No. 17 days..."

Seventeen days?

Time flies so fast...

Turning his head to look at Sandra beside the desk, Li Meng said, "Go and rest, you don't need to wait in the study."

Standing is very tiring. He doesn't care about those around him, who cares about them.

Sandra lowered her head slightly, and said, "Someone must be by Wang's side, I'm not tired..."

Smiling, Li Meng waved to Sandra.

The expression on Sandra's face was only calm, she turned around and took a few steps forward.

Grasping Sandra's hand, Li Meng gently pushed it into his arms.

Sandra followed the trend and sat on Li Meng's lap.

Holding Sandra's waist lightly, Li Meng said with a half-smile: "Are you really not tired?"

Sandra shook her head in the face of "Wang"'s half-smile look.

Not reluctantly, Li Meng buried his head in Sandra's arms and took a deep breath.

really fragrant...

……

S-01888 star system.

Although the stars radiate light all the time, darkness is always the theme of the universe.

In the universe outside the gravity well of star No. [-]...

The space was suddenly distorted and quickly turned into a huge red vortex.

The next moment, a huge battleship slowly sailed out of the vortex.

Alfred.

On the upper bridge, in the study...

"Wang, we have returned to the S-01888 star system and are expected to arrive at the ark in an hour..."

In the study, the protective armor outside the window is slowly opening.

In the starry sky ahead of the ship's bow, the khaki-colored No. [-] star and star ring can be seen.