The whole empire is urging me to marry again [Interstellar]

The shield of the spaceship consumes a lot of energy every second it is maintained, so it is impossible to keep it on all the time.It can be used luxuriously for ten hours because Colonel Deli only took one-third of the energy with him when he left, which saved us a lot of energy stones.

Colonel Durley's unintentional act of kindness bought us ten hours of rest time, which must not be wasted.

So the whole crew seized the time, rested, recuperated, repaired...even I was stuffed into the sleep cabin by everyone, and had several hours of deep sleep.

I specially set the alarm clock and woke up early when there were still ten minutes before ten hours, so as to avoid any accidents when the protective cover was removed.

As a result, when I went out, I found that everyone seemed to have made an appointment to stop their work ahead of time. Except for the handsome guy who hadn’t woken up and the other seriously injured, everyone stood by the transparent window, waiting for the moment when the protective cover was removed.

Just like the scene when the best actor is about to be announced at the film festival awards ceremony, everyone's faces showed nervous expressions in unison.

Whether it is lucky E or lucky EX depends on this moment.

“防护罩卸载已完成百分之十……30.00%……50.00%……80.00%……”利恩紧紧盯着面板上的数值跳动,同时播报，“90.00%五……90.00%八……百分之百了！！”

The protective cover was completely removed, and now the spaceship was completely exposed to the environment of the haze star.

Goo-dong, goo-dong.

I seem to hear the sound of swallowing saliva from all the people standing by the window.

1 minute, 2 minutes... until 5 minutes passed, there was no movement outside the spacecraft, as quiet as if it was still inside the protective cover, and the detection equipment did not indicate that the danger was approaching.

This result finally made everyone breathe a sigh of relief. If it wasn't lucky EX, at least it wouldn't be lucky E.

Some people cheered softly, some were still a little worried, but most of them returned to their positions, doing what they should do.

I stood in the command center of the control area, and waited for the detector to draw the rough terrain within a radius of 500 meters. After thinking for a few minutes, I said, "Lian, let's see how many people on the spaceship can fight normally. You have 10 minutes to count the number of people."

"Got it!" Lean went to work immediately.

"Nigel," I looked at the next person, "You have the highest comprehensive ability among all the military students. If I hand over a mech squad to you, do you have the confidence to lead them well?"

Nigel was startled for a moment, then stood up immediately, and said with a little excitement: "I promise to complete the task!"

"Very well, what you need to do now is to go to the warehouse to pick a mecha that is easy to use before Lien's statistics list comes out, and then go to the preparation area to get acquainted with your team members. After the hatch opens , you need to detect the environment ten kilometers around the spacecraft and draw a topographic map, do you hear me clearly?" I said.

"It's clear!" Nigel was leading the team for the first time. Although there was no expression on his face, I could see that he should be very happy.

Among several military students, 16-year-old Nigel is the oldest. He is directly in the second grade, and his courses are deeper than the other four. Moreover, he is at the top of all subjects, and there is no phenomenon of partiality. He is an "all-rounder" type player".Let him lead the team, no one will object.

Just taking advantage of this opportunity, let the other children go out to let the wind go.

After all, they were able to board the spacecraft not because of their relationship with the handsome guy, but because of their own strength. They are useless in rescue operations, which doesn't mean they can't even do a simple exploration task.

During the war, military school students are the reserve army. Even the freshmen have to take up weapons and go to the battlefield. What's more, now that they are equipped with mechs, if they are well protected, can they still be called soldiers?

Anyway, I didn't intend to lock them up on the spaceship all the time, they've come all the time, and I can't just "come here for a visit".

It also just allows me to observe whether they have undetected skills and provide some suggestions for their future employment direction.

...Although the career direction of military school students is not very broad, they are basically wandering in the only few departments in the army, which is nothing more than the difference between the front line and the rear.

"Everyone check their terminals again to see if they have downloaded all the alien beast illustrations in the sky blue star field." Before they set off, I reminded again, "Once you find traces of alien beasts, report back to the spaceship in time, don't rush Attack, pay attention to concealment."

"Understood, sir!" There was a neat reply from below.

After ten hours of rest, Lien gathered a total of fifty mech fighters. Among the 50 people, except for four Gao Gangxing teenagers (Julian studied mecha building and was not involved in this operation), He's a member of the Star Thieves.I don't know how Nigel communicated with them. At present, it seems that the two parties get along quite harmoniously.

The hatch opened slowly, and the temporary exploration team led by Nigel set off.

They just set off, and nothing will happen for a while. I waited for news in the control area and had nothing to do, so I simply went to see the handsome guy.

After Colonel Deli and the others left, the handsome guy had already moved from the preparation area to a single ward in the infirmary.

There is no outsider on the spaceship, so there is no need for nursing care. The healing device has a nutrient circulation system. The handsome guy’s complexion has gradually improved in the past two days. Sometimes I feel that although he has not woken up, he is not indifferent to everything around him. Perceived.

In fact, he can hear everything you say to him.

"Wake up quickly, handsome guy." I squatted next to the healing device, poked the handsome guy's face and said, "I think something is wrong when I think about it, if you don't come back this time, then I have died with two husbands People, and you are the two terms...Are you planning to marry me for the third time?"

handsome guy:"……"

"Well... If this is the case, what identity do you want to change this time? A regular army? A star thief? Or a mercenary?" I said nonsense seriously, "Or a black market businessman? It feels good to be a black shop owner, handsome guy, then I am the proprietress, and I can usually charge you a protection fee or something..."

handsome guy:"……"

I gently traced the handsome guy's facial features with my fingers, and touched the scar on his head. The hideous wound has turned into a very thin line of blood, which is almost invisible, and it will recover in a few days. As before, there was no indication that he had been injured.

I muttered to him again: "Handsome guy, it's not good for you to be like this. You always rush to the front line by yourself and suffer such serious injuries. I don't care if you leave the command to me. What use do I need you for? One person can dominate the universe in minutes, okay?"

I seem to see the handsome guy's fingers move slightly, the range is very small, I am not sure if I am dazzled for a while.

So I planned to make persistent efforts to see if I could wake up the handsome guy, but unfortunately I received an emergency call from Nigel at a critical moment, so I had to put this matter aside for now.

"Nigel?" The kid wouldn't call me out of nowhere, something must have happened.

As expected, Nigel spoke quickly and said, [We found a large... wormhole at a distance of 4 o'clock from the spaceship, five kilometers away from the spaceship. 】

"Worm pit?" I blinked.

[It is a species that does not appear in the illustrated book. We are not sure whether those bugs are harmful, and we dare not approach them rashly, because...] If Nigel was not facially paralyzed, I guess he could write disgust and disgust directly on his face Yes, but even so, his current complexion is not good to see where to go.

I received the video he sent back and opened it to watch.

From far to near, the picture first shows a circular giant pit with a diameter of one kilometer from the perspective of aerial photography.

I don't know how deep the bottom of the pit is. When the picture is pulled closer, you can clearly see that the pit is full of wriggling giant white worms.

These giant worms are smooth and soft in appearance, without tentacles and tentacles, eyes and facial features, only a huge body and a mouth full of sharp teeth.On the greasy white body of the giant worm, only the top of its head was slightly bright red.

They use their huge mouths to devour the bodies of the same kind. Once their sharp teeth bite through the white skin, sticky brown juice burst out immediately, so other giant insects without eyes rushed up one after another as if they smelled fishy. Gnaw the same kind until there is no dregs left.

After devouring the same kind of giant worm, the red spot on the top of the head will become deeper, and the white on the body will also appear darker.

This picture is a bit disgusting. It is not suitable for people who have just finished eating. Fortunately, I have not eaten yet, and my acceptance level is relatively high. I can hear the sound of someone vomiting in the video. Armored soldiers are not necessarily immune to bugs.

Nigel's facial features are slightly wrinkled, which is already the biggest expression a person with facial paralysis can do, which shows that he is also a little uncomfortable.

[I suggest that you can use energy cannons to destroy the worm pit before the king worm takes shape. ] said Nigel.

I stared thoughtfully at the last screen of the video, a bug that had devoured several companions, the pure white on its body had evolved into a yellowish milky white, but it was accidentally bitten by other bugs before it could be strengthened Suddenly, insects from all directions wriggled over and surrounded it, submerging it layer by layer.

Until the end, the worm only had time to grow its mouth and show its sharp teeth, but it couldn't make any screams.

I took a deep breath, rubbed my arms, suppressed the chills, and said to Nigel, "No, I need the king bug."

[Irogo? ] Nigel was obviously puzzled.

"Have you noticed that these worms have no flesh and bones in their bodies, only liquid?" I said. "If I'm not mistaken, this liquid may become a powerful biofuel that can be used to replace spacecraft fuel."

Nigel still didn't understand. Lean, who was standing next to him, had carefully discovered the problem, and explained: [Captain, there is a metal vein under this pit. Look at the plants around the pit. Look carefully, it is different from the one in the illustration book. Too much, because of the absorption of metal.Then in reverse, when these bugs are still eggs and cannot devour their own kind, where do they absorb nutrients to hatch? 】

The answer is obvious, it is the abundant metal elements at the bottom of the pit.

I'm afraid the liquid in the worm's body is richer than the energy contained in the ore, and it is more effective than the energy stone.

"Yes, and the more bugs of the same kind are devoured, the harder the shell will be, and it can also become the raw material for mecha parts." I said to them, "You continue to stay and observe, and when these bugs grow to the point where you can't solve them, kill them again." Kill them. It is best to bring back the corpse of the king worm."

Ancient Blue Star has a sorcery called raising Gu, which is to put all kinds of poisonous insects in a closed space, let them fight each other, and the last one left will transform into a new kind of Gu insect.

The way to form a giant worm is very similar to raising Gu. I guess the best material can only be obtained when there is only one worm left.

The wisdom of these alien creatures is beyond imagination, and if the wormhole is set so close to the spacecraft, they may have discovered us as early as when the spacecraft entered the atmosphere.

It's just that after the protective cover is opened, the spaceship will be integrated with the surrounding environment and become invisible. Alien creatures cannot determine the exact location of the spaceship, so they will give birth here. When the king worm grows up, it can learn from humans Nutrition.

Perhaps I should be thankful that the alien creatures didn't regard us as a threat, otherwise they would have stayed here by themselves, and once the protective cover was withdrawn, the entire ship would be finished.

"Nigel, leave someone here to observe and keep in touch with you. You continue to lead other people to search. I think there should be more than one wormhole." I said to Nigel seriously.

When Nigel heard this, his body froze, and he immediately said with a sullen face, "Got it, we're leaving now." 】

The larvae are not considered a threat, but if there are too many king worms, more than one king worm will come out of the pit at the same time. With the current level of combat effectiveness of the spacecraft, it may not be possible to disperse the troops for multi-line combat.

If the handsome guy can wake up...

I lowered my head, took another look at the handsome guy who seemed to be unconscious, and said to myself: "Sleeping Beauty, Sleeping Beauty, will you wake up if I kiss you?"

After finishing speaking, I am happy myself.

This is the first time I have seen such a tall and domineering "Sleeping Beauty".

Alas, it's really lonely to sing a one-man show alone, but now there is no other way but to wait.

The healing device used by the handsome guy is still the most advanced model, and it is only used by the generals of the Federation. The recovery speed is already the fastest now, no matter how impatient he is, it is useless.

A few hours later, the exploration team discovered five wormholes one after another, some near and far, some big and some small, and the distance and scale were not all the same, but it can be seen from a large scale that these wormholes The spaceship has been completely surrounded.

Alien creatures are really cunning.

I frowned, and suddenly felt something was wrong.

From the landing of the spaceship, after a ten-hour rest period, to now, there are only a few worms left in the worm pit, and the king worm is about to take shape... Adding up the time before and after, if I guessed correctly, it should be almost 24 hours.

Why exactly 24 hours?

Where do these bugs know that human beings have a 24-hour work and rest, or are they just erroneously, alien creatures and human beings have the same biological clock?There is almost no phenomenon of sun rising and moon setting on the hazy star, and the rotation period is also different. Why is there such a phenomenon?

I thought about it for a while, and put this problem aside for the time being. Anyway, it is not the first problem to be solved at the moment. Even if I figure it out, I can't use it to improve the combat effectiveness of the team.

[The king worm... The king worm has appeared! 】Barbara's tone was a little excited. The worm pit she guarded was the first to have the king worm. The moment the king worm took shape, she turned on the channel screen sharing, and other people in the team, including me, could watch it in real time. to the wormhole situation.

When the last worm was left in the worm pit, the gray-white giant worm was even bigger. It curled itself into a furless meat ball, and its fat body was squeezed into a ball. The mucus inside stretched its skin. It was bulging.

About ten minutes later, the meat ball shrunk like a balloon leaking, and the color became darker and darker, and finally turned into a thick black-gray appearance, with six pairs of meat wings and sharp mouthparts... …insect.

Flying insects are more troublesome, especially the new king insect. The red dot on the forehead has evolved into compound eyes, which reveal a strange blood red in the dim light.

...was even more disgusting than the wriggling larvae.

I forced myself to continue watching the video, and said to Barbara in time: "Don't be impulsive, Barbara, wait until the other team members arrive before you attack."

Barbara smiled and said, [I know, I'm not afraid of it, and I won't underestimate it. 】

The king worm flapped its fleshy wings, as if it was not quite used to the new body, but the compound eyes turned around, as if scanning the surrounding environment.

When it looked over, my heart skipped a beat.

[It seems to... found us. 】Barbara said softly, her voice was a little nervous, not as relaxed as it was at the beginning.

"If it flies towards you, you and Aaron leave immediately and run towards seven o'clock. Nigel and his team are already on the way, and you will meet in five minutes." I said to her quickly, And comforted, "Calm down, this earliest formed king worm has the smallest hole, which shows that its strength is also the weakest among other king worms."

[Okay, Brother Yiluo, I will listen to you. 】

The little girl was very calm and always believed in me. Following my instructions, she turned around and ran away with her little partner without delaying anything.

But no matter how good my calculations are, it's impossible to cover everything. Nigel's team is advancing at full speed, but their speed is not as fast as the king worm's fleshy wings!

Barbara and Aaron were caught up by it.

She made a decisive decision and threw out the most powerful cannon in the mecha, followed by the ray bullets. Without wasting a single bit of time, she blocked its progress with dense attacks.

Maybe when the source is always exhausted, the several heavy attacks that Barbara uses consume a lot of energy. After several rounds of attacks, the power of the artillery fire becomes weaker and weaker, and the energy storage time begins to lengthen.

Finally, the king worm was angered by the intensive attack, and found that Barbara's attack was weak, so he immediately bit at her weak point, and the sharp mouthparts bit off the shoulder of the mecha, bringing out a burst of purple electricity.

"Barbara!" I yelled at her, "Ditch the mecha and use all the energy on speed, and Nigel will be there in three minutes!"

[I... I can't hold it anymore! 】Barbara was panting violently. The king worm seemed to be much smarter than the larvae. It probably sensed that Barbara was planning to abandon the mech, and gradually closed its wings, intending to strangle her directly with its wings.

However, at the moment when the fleshy wings were about to close, a beam of energy sword slashed down, cutting off a hard fleshy wing.

[... Aaron? 】

Barbara's puzzled voice appeared in the terminal.

I also said "huh".

Aaron, the child, was the last of Gao Gangxing's five children, and also the one with the least sense of existence.

Nigel is stable, Barbara is talented in combat, Lean is flexible in mind, Julian is talented in mech building... only Aaron, although his grades are in the middle and upper reaches, but not particularly outstanding, compared with the previous few A jewel in front of him makes him relatively mediocre.

And his personality is also gentle and gentle. He usually looks very caring, doesn't talk much, and is a warm man.

This kind of character is actually nothing special, but he is very popular, and his ability to operate mechas is not bad, but that's all.

Usually when we chat, when we talk about a few military students, we usually talk about other people more than Aaron.

Even some people on the spacecraft can't remember his name.

15-year-old Aaron, one year younger than Nigel and one year older than Barbara and the others, is an excellent but not very dazzling student in the Federal Military Academy.

However, it was this student who looked a bit soft, who let out a burst of excited and bloodthirsty laughter in the video at this time, waving the energy sword at a speed invisible to the naked eye!

【Hey Hey……】

Aaron nimbly drew a circle, and this time cut off a pair of fleshy wings of the king worm one after another. He was fine with the black blood spurted out by the king worm and the screams, and the attack became faster and faster, directly hitting the king worm flying They couldn't fly anymore and fell to the ground.

It seemed that the worse the king worm screamed, the more excited he was.

After the king worm landed, Aaron didn't delay even a moment. He replaced the energy sword with a hand-cannon, and bombarded the king worm one after another.

When Nigel and others arrived, what they saw was the dirty blood all over the ground, and the somewhat awkward mecha bathed in the black blood.

Aaron got out of the mech in a daze, still in that gentle and kind manner, and innocently asked Nigel, Barbara, and me in front of the screen, 【What happened just now? 】

The way everyone looked at him changed.

"It's okay." I comforted Aaron, "You just accidentally awakened the second personality. He is quite strong and even saved Barbara just now."

【real? 】Aaron said pleasantly,【Great, I can help everyone in the future too! 】

I noticed that when Barbara and Nigel turned to look at me, there was a bit of accusation in their eyes.

But what I said is the truth, there is nothing wrong with the second personality, hehehe.

Although the king worm was killed by Aaron, the dirty blood in that place was like a catalyst. The remaining worms in several worm pits began to move around, and even showed signs of accelerated evolution, as if they were all attracted by this worm— —It’s not the kind of attraction that a companion is killed, but it’s like rushing to eat a big meal, it’s all because of the temptation of delicious food.

[No, the king worm in Pit No. 1 is about to take shape! 】

[The king worm in Pit No. 3 has entered the second stage and is about to evolve to the final stage! 】

【What to do, we can't rush to two places at the same time...】

The team members staying near the wormhole communicated quickly with Nigel's team, and more were waiting for my order.

At this time, the mech squad can only deal with the weaker king worm first, and let them save their energy to deal with the next king worm that has not yet come out of the pit.

Another stronger king worm will definitely come to attack the spaceship, and then the rest of the spaceship can only be organized to fight back.

The situation of Abbas and Ramsay is also improving. Although the injuries are not 100% healed, there should be no problem dealing with the king worm.

I first ordered Nigel to go find the king worm in pit 3. Pit 1 is closer to us and is the biggest pit. The king worm is probably twice as powerful as the one Aaron dealt with.

I turned on the terminal and called out: "Abbas, Ramsay, get ready for battle..."

"Let me come."

A hoarse voice sounded behind me.

My left hand was held by the wrist, and the half-opened terminal light curtain was also extinguished. When that hand was pulled hard, I had to turn around, pounce forward, and finally fell into a naked embrace .

"...Unfortunately, your third marriage is about to come to naught."

The handsome guy was close to my ear, no matter what his tone sounded, he was gnashing his teeth a bit.

The author has something to say: Shou: If you don’t wake up, handsome guy, I’ll remarry.

Gong: Just wait, I'll wake up right away!