1957. The fog gradually opens (Part 1)
[Yes, Your Majesty, we will pay attention. 】The other end of the communication said.
Tang Xiao put down the communicator and looked at the holographic star map in front of him and began to think deeply. This holographic star map is the direction of the unknown star field, and in addition to the mark of the First Exploration Fleet on the Levik planet, there is another mark in the northern region of the Milky Way!
Second Exploration Fleet!
This is an exploration fleet departing from the planet Mequito, and the supporters behind it are the Fourth Group and the Interstellar Banking Association (M). The flagship of this exploration fleet is also the Endless-class super aircraft carrier - Ship No. 3!
There were originally no plans to build too many Infinity-class supercarriers. Of the first three built, one was given to Severance Tann in the Mandalorian sector, and the other was assigned to Shepard's First Aircraft Carrier. Exploration Fleet, and the third one, right here, the second Exploration Fleet.
Unlike the First Exploration Fleet, which was completely exploring the unknown, the Second Exploration Fleet's goal was very clear - to get in touch with the Chiss.
They also got all the information they could about the Chiss from Severance Tann, but unfortunately, Tann was the one who caused the Sever family to be exterminated because of the struggle between the families. After being destroyed and thus escaping, she couldn't tell the specific location of the Qisi Territory.
So the Second Exploration Fleet can only search bit by bit. Anyway, as a powerful civilization with strong influence, it should not be difficult to find traces of Chiss people's activities.
Now, because of the Mongar-Mongal problem, the Second Exploration Fleet also needs to help. It is best to find the local snakes in the unknown star field-the Chiss.
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At the same time, the first exploration fleet was heading towards the Normandy.
Shepard and the others have landed on this planet. Through some messages found on the planet, they now know that this planet is called Cruda.
In the cities occupied by Mongar-Menggar, it is true that there are dead-eyed Silu walking corpses everywhere, as if they have no response to the outside world, just walking around aimlessly. Shepard and the others all turned on their tactical cloaking devices, so they were not discovered at all.
Looking at these walking corpses, Shepard fell into deep thought, "I think... things are a little strange."
"What's wrong?" Ashley Williams asked.
"What is the purpose of Mongar-Menggar?" Shepard asked, "Eating? Strengthening yourself? Becoming stronger? Evolving? None."
"It's not controlling. So many people?" Ashley Williams asked.
"What are you doing controlling so many people?" Shepard asked again.
"The expansion of the ethnic group..." Ashley Williams was a little unsure. Shepard shook his head and said: "No, if it is just the expansion of the population, then these walking zombies should be very busy. I just noticed that basically none of the small animals on the planet have been infected. In other words, Mongolia Gar-Mongar has no interest in small animals. If it really wants to expand, it should use these people to plunder more resources. However, in my opinion, these people are in a state of free rein. , I didn’t get any instructions at all, not even the instruction to rest, which is not normal at all.”
"Perhaps only intelligent creatures will be on Mongar-Mongal's diet?"
Shepard pointed to the infected Silu people in front and said: "Then Now that it has controlled these intelligent creatures, what has it done? That’s why I find it strange that Mongal-Mongal does not behave like a creature acting through instinct..."
While they were discussing in a low voice, the ghost agent Sen Luo who was on guard at the rear suddenly whispered: "Look over there, a spaceship has taken off."
He adjusted the tactical eyepiece on his helmet. He conducted a preliminary scan of the spacecraft that took off, and then said: "It's a civilian spaceship, very inconspicuous."
"It may be flying in the direction of Levi's planet, or it may be a planet where other intelligent creatures exist. I think this is the reason why Mongal-Mongal is so hard to guard against, right? They will come in this way. Unless you completely blockade a planet, not even a single spacecraft can enter. But this will not only waste a lot of troops, but also paralyze the economy of the planet." Ashley Williams. Then she said to Shepard: "So you see, they still have a purpose."
"You reminded me..." Shepard said, "What kind of creatures can How about aiming at another group with such a clear goal? Humans, war. Yes, Mongar-Mongar seems to act like an intelligent creature."
"Intelligent creatures would be so aimless. Are you shaking around?" Ashley said.
"This is exactly what I didn't understand. Anyway, let's continue investigating." Shepard said.
The group of them then moved towards other places, hoping to find something different. As a result, when they were approaching the outskirts of the city, they suddenly heard a burst of gunfire!
Everyone was alert and looked towards the place where the gunfire came from.
"Is there anyone who is not infected?!" Shepard and others looked at each other and ran quickly in that direction.
Sure enough, a small town appeared over there. The outside of the town was surrounded by walls built with various temporary materials such as cars and steel plates. Above the wall, there were several figures carrying Some battle robots produced by the Xilu people are shooting downwards!
Hundreds of infected people were rushing towards the wall, but they were quickly blown away by intensive firepower. Countless sludge burst out, and then flowed towards the rear as if it were alive. Then it flowed to other people who did not participate in the battle and entered their bodies. The bodies of these people who received more silt swelled obviously, as bloated as a balloon.
“What’s going on in this town?” Ghost agent Senluo said in a deep voice: “Not to mention that Mongar-Menggar has infected at least millions of people in the center of the city. If they can flatten this place and turn Mongar-Menggar into mud, they can penetrate everywhere. This simple wall can't stop them at all, right?"
At this moment, some more people suddenly walked out of the group of infected people. They all seemed to be women and children of the Xilu people.
Although to Shepard and the others, every Silu person looked exactly the same, the people in the town obviously recognized them. A burst of crying began. It was obvious that the women and children walking over were relatives of some of the survivors in the town.
"What is it going to do? Mongal-Mongal." Shepard frowned upon seeing this. (End of this chapter)