Daily guard missions

The secretary's face flushed with rage. She threatened to leave Hunghh immediately, taking the remaining Xiangzhi Star researchers with her. She had no business letting Hunghhh die, but the treasures they had painstakingly cultivated on Xiangzhi Star couldn't be lost.

About half the researchers left with her, but the other half, especially Shiguozi, insisted on staying. Over this, the two of them had a huge argument in the lab. Ye Miaomiao was exhausted trying to mediate the fight. How easy was it for her? She had to chat and fight at the same time.

Finally, when the secretary left, Ye Miaomiao still went to see her off.

Hoping to salvage the relationship, Ye Miaomiao repeated, "Please believe me, we will do our utmost to protect our home. If all of us residents work together, we may not be without a chance of winning."

"It's strange that you're so hungry. Let's get through this first before we say these things. I hope we don't see the good news in the federal bulletin too soon." The secretary said the same thing, glanced at Ye Miaomiao, turned around and got on the spaceship.

The spaceship flew away quickly and disappeared from sight in just a moment.

Ye Miaomiao was grateful for Xiangzhixing's reminder, but also regretted losing her cooperation. But regardless of Xiangzhixing's presence, she had to face the final round of disasters; it was the only way to complete the game.

Ye Miaomiao thought about it, waved to the spaceship, turned around and left the apron.

Her voice was transmitted along with the noise of the spacecraft starting up. "Hungry, hungry, hungry! The three armies should rest well tonight and prepare for the battle."

The next day, the system notification arrived as expected—

Dear players, congratulations on successfully resisting seven rounds of disasters!

The eighth round of disasters is approaching. This round is "Shadow of Doom: Tribulation." As it's a high-level disaster, there are no special rewards for guarding missions in this round. We're also pleased to inform you that this round is the final one. After this round, all special hazards will disappear, and your planet will be returned to you!

[Please resist disaster and defend your territory.

The disaster is about to begin, good luck, we are with you! ]

Early in the morning, just after waking up, Ye Miaomiao received a notification. Along with the notification came a string of blood-red numbers.

[Today's guard mission is about to begin——]

[Countdown: 59:59]

"Bad luck..." Ye Miaomiao rubbed her forehead. The daily guard mission appeared. Apparently, considering the increased difficulty of the disaster, compared to the short two-minute countdown for the first round of disasters, this time they gave a full sixty minutes of preparation time. But this didn't make Ye Miaomiao feel any better.

"Get ready, line up as planned."

At the previous meeting, everyone had discussed a defensive strategy. The first line of defense would be formed by the First and Third Armies, actively engaging the more aggressive enemies and destroying or dispersing the majority. Smaller or fleeing enemies would fall to the ground, where they would encounter the second line of defense, consisting of the combined forces of the Watchtowers and the Hungry Army.

From a certain perspective, this guard mission was the first practice of the three armed forces and a good exercise.

Ye Miaomiao lay on the bed with her eyes squinted as if dead for a few seconds, then struggled to get up.

Dressed neatly, rush to the battlefield.

The starship and the sentry tower issued warnings simultaneously, and soon after, a swarm of spaceships arrived from the distant edge of the universe. They were of different styles, and the logos on the spaceships were also different, obviously from different forces.

"Not the Federation?" Ye Miaomiao narrowed her eyes and said to Mingyi, "Catch a few alive."

The latter responded.

"Protect Blue Star and complete the mission!" Someone shouted at the top of his lungs in the team channel.

This sound was like a spark that set the prairie on fire, immediately erupting with unimaginable heat.

"Protect Blue Star and complete the mission!"

Everyone shouted in unison, releasing the fear in their hearts. Amidst the shouts, the teams formed up according to their original formations and rushed towards the spaceship in the sky.

"Pay attention to your coordination, you flank his right wing!"

"My shells hit their engines!"

"pretty!"

"A fleet has passed through the first line of defense near the North Pole. Watch outposts near the North Pole and members of the Second Army to intercept!"

Ye Miaomiao did not enter the battlefield immediately. She observed the battle situation and saw that E E E was not at a disadvantage. Then she chose the side where the battle was more tense, turned on the mecha and rushed over.

High above the Blue Planet, the darkness of space was filled with the glow of fire and the peculiar light of burning energy stones. Countless warships were struck and destroyed, like fleeting stars. The Blue Planet's atmosphere briefly illuminated, then returned to silence.

The battle lasted all morning and ended around one or two in the afternoon. The logistics team began to clean up the battlefield and collect the spoils.

Hungry, hungry, hungry, a great victory in the first battle!

"Doctor, doctor, someone is injured here, come and take a look!"

"Woo woo woo, my beloved mecha is broken, I have to take it to the factory to repair it!"

"Make way, the food cart is here! We have braised pork with mouth-watering chicken, and steamed fish with lion's head! Side dishes include sweet and sour cabbage, water spinach, soup, and chestnut cakes. Take your pick!"

Amidst the bustle of people coming and going and the aroma of food, Ye Miaomiao boarded a spaceship and arrived at the Arctic outpost. This outpost was lucky enough to have captured a whole ship of aliens, because they were all fugitives who valued their lives and were not very secretive.

When Ye Miaomiao arrived, the interrogation was almost over.

A row of aliens knelt in a line, crying bitterly, as if they were the ones being bullied.

"Boss, after asking around, it turns out they're not the Federation, they're all pirates." Mingyi's face turned grim. "But these pirates are just pathfinders for the Federation. They gathered together, killing people instead of stealing resources, because the Federation promised them benefits!"

These beasts, fearing death, confessed all their previous misdeeds. Two words sum it up: arson, murder, looting, and atrocities. And the reason they could act so arrogantly was because some of these crimes were originally committed on behalf of the Federation.

It can be seen from this that the news that Elephant Elephant discovered a large amount of energy stones was able to quickly reach the ears of the Federation thanks to these things in front of them.

Mingyi gnashed his teeth in hatred and made a scratching gesture towards Ye Miaomiao: "Kill them all?"

The pirates inside cried even more fearfully.

"There's no rush to do it. Using space pirates to weaken our strength, and then giving them the identities of law-abiding citizens and issuing us openly condemnation notices, that's a brilliant plan," Ye Miaomiao chuckled. "They really think we're easy to bully and suffer in silence."

Mingyi suggested: "Then we should peel off their skin, tear out their tendons, and then hang their heads on the starship! Let the Federation know the consequences of provoking us!"

Ye Miaomiao: "..."Are you a villain or a federal villain?

She shook her head. "That's unnecessary. The Federation isn't targeting us simply out of greed. They're desperate because of internal chaos and need these energy stones. So, they'll come after us no matter how good we are."

"That..."

"Did you record the interrogation just now?"

"The fight was too severe so it wasn't recorded." Mingyi said embarrassedly, "Do you want to see it? I can fight live."

"No, I want to shoot a video." Ye Miaomiao said with a smile, "It's mainly about what bad things they did when they were hired by the Federation, and how we, the hungry hungry hungry, eradicate evil and traitors, with the emphasis on highlighting our yearning for peace."

The villain Ming Yi, who was suddenly forced to shine the light of righteousness: "Huh?"

"And then they posted it on Interstellar. They like to condemn it so openly. How can we not condemn it back in the same way?"

The latter sentence is the key point. This idea is secretly malicious. It is not like the cannon fodder villain in romance novels who slaps someone as soon as they appear. It is more like the villain who deliberately falls down the stairs and then says that it is the protagonist who pushed him to survive three chapters.

After all, just by listening to the description, Mingyi felt that the Federation would suffer a great loss this time.

"Okay!" Mingyi felt like he was now a loyal henchman of the villain. He immediately became excited and clenched his fists. "I'll make sure they confess the truth."

Ye Miaomiao didn't plan to ask Guo Guo to release the video again. This matter would definitely attract the attention of the federal high-level officials, and then Balsam Star would be discovered. Ye Miaomiao bribed the customer service with a high-priced energy stone and just waited for the video to be edited and released.

After leaving the watchtower, Ye Miaomiao returned to the territory to check the warehouse inventory and frowned slightly.

There's a reason war is expensive. First, the population is unproductive, cutting off the supply of supplies. Second, the wartime damage to warships, injured personnel, and expended ammunition requires vast quantities of supplies to replace them. It's the exact opposite of increasing revenue and reducing expenditure. How can one save money?

Ye Miaomiao checked every item in the warehouse——

It is impossible for everyone to have a master-level prop, but there are still a large number of alloys piled up in the warehouse. We must especially speed up the time to make master-level mechas in the next few days. From the situation on the battlefield today, it is not difficult to see that the master-level mechas are less likely to be injured or damaged and need repair. In a way, this is a manifestation of saving materials.

Food was the biggest stockpile, and there was also a good amount of clothing and fabric. All the precious crops had been used up, but they had already served their purpose. There were also some miscellaneous items...

Unfortunately, there are pirates everywhere near the X1 galaxy these days. Ye Miaomiao has also arranged a lot of personnel and production tasks on the X2 locust spacecraft and Zhixing. If those things can be brought back, it will be a considerable amount of resources.

Fortunately, if this intensity continues, the current inventory should be able to support 30 days.

Ye Miaomiao ate, rested and slept peacefully.

Day after day, another day of guard duty. Every day's victory would inspire the victims, and everyone was counting the days, eager to rush through the time and receive the notification that the game was complete.

During this period, the article "Are the pirates actually under the instructions of the Federation? Is there someone who punishes evil and promotes good on behalf of the Federation? - The pirates' own account will let you know the truth." quickly went viral on the interstellar network and successfully set off a wave of enthusiasm.

Ye Miaomiao hid in the fruit office and secretly climbed over the wall to check the situation.

Many relatives of those persecuted by the space pirates have signed letters in blood demanding an explanation from the Federation. Some have taken to the streets to demand that the Federation cancel its expedition to the Star Pirates. Others want to donate to Star Pirates and ask how to access the Star Pirates' internal network.

Seeing that the federal official website was full of insults, saying that it was worse than a dog, Ye Miaomiao was still happy, although she knew that this was mostly because of the long-standing resentment against the federal government.

She happily shared the screenshot with a few people who knew the situation, and everyone burst out laughing.

However, Ye Miaomiao's excitement didn't last long. It was quickly approaching the fifteenth day, the day the Federation was scheduled to march. Just the day before, they had perfunctorily issued a statement clarifying the "truth" and deciding to keep their offensive plan unchanged.

It was no use calling them shameless, for the federal troops were already on their way before the proclamation was issued.