Chapter 140 Chapter 140 It’s too late, they’re already here…
Before Mobius could speak, Ji Yi frowned first.
"Tao Ying, what do you want information about the Zerg's nest for? This has nothing to do with ordinary people. Dealing with the Zerg is our job."
Tao Ying invented the sentient mecha, and perhaps her mecha-driving skills are pretty good, but that doesn't mean she's capable of going to the front lines.
Frontline is not a mecha competition. If you lose, you can still participate the next year.
On the battlefield against the Zerg, losing means death.
Tao Ying spread her hands nonchalantly. "Since I asked, it must be useful. Since the Marshal is here, why don't you listen too?"
“Maybe it’ll come in handy later.”
Tao Ying's words were quite meaningful.
Ji Yi glanced at the resonance network and found that no one else seemed to hear this. Only she and Adjutant Bai received the message from Tao Ying at the same time.
Why let them know only?
"Come to think of it, you asked me about the situation of the insect nest a few days ago." Ji Yi murmured to himself.
At that time Tao Ying said:
"Marshal Ji came to Chester because he discovered the existence of intelligent beings in the Zerg consciousness, right? Could you please describe the situation in detail? After all, I was almost shot because of this, so I have the right to know about this matter."
Right to know? This guy is just looking for an excuse to spy on the intelligence on the front line - that's what Ji Yi wanted to say at the time.
But because Her Majesty Litiana was also present, Ji Yi was unable to say this.
According to Ji Yi's internal information, the Zerg's activities in the second galaxy have become more frequent recently, and there is even some restlessness. The situation is getting closer and closer to the situation before Sylvia's sacrifice. The situation on the front line has become tense to a certain extent.
Her Majesty Litiana was also very aware of this, so after Tao Ying asked about it, she also showed interest in this matter.
When it comes to the Zerg, the interstellar community has always been united. The Ark Federation does have plans to further cooperate with the Empire, so there is no need to hide this matter.
Ji Yi thought for a moment and then told everything.
At the beginning, Ji Yi was fighting on an unnamed star in the second galaxy. By tracking the worker insects, he found the nest of a worm mother. When he was about to destroy it, he found that the worm mother was actually S-level!
Ji Yi looked at the S-level magma giant worm projected on the field.
The giant worm was not fully displayed because the projection equipment was damaged. It looked like there was a problem with the model loading in the game, with several sections of its thick body missing from the middle.
But it still feels oppressive.
The S-level insect queen that Ji Yi encountered on the front line was even worse than this.
Tao Ying: "If you encounter an S-class Zerg Queen on the front lines, you should retreat. The top priority is to convey information to the Zerg Disaster Response Agency. After all parties have discussed and evacuated the people, we can make plans."
Ji Yi: "You're right. We originally planned to retreat. But the location of the insect queen is too close to the planet where humans live. It's too late. If we don't deal with it in time, there will be big problems."
"Too late?"
Ji Yi nodded. "I found gall worm eggs in the body of that insect mother. They were already showing signs of hatching."
Litiana slammed the armrest and stood up.
"What did you say? Gall?!"
After the galls hatch, they can devour the entire planet within three days. If they are not removed in time and allowed to reproduce, it will be the beginning of another disaster.
No wonder Litiana was so excited.
Tao Ying was a little surprised when she heard this.
She remembered the battle that Ji Yi talked about. That was her first contact with Ji Yi as the deep web "Shadow".
In this battle, the 1029th Legion suffered a great blow, and the mechas of its members were all damaged. Ji Yi fought a desperate battle, and in the end, his mecha was almost unable to move.
Finally, with a desperate attitude, he contacted Tao Ying and tried to make a last-ditch effort with the remaining parts.
In short, Tao Ying helped to debug the mecha to a very extreme mode...the mecha can move again.
Tao Ying was not very clear about the specific battle situation, she only heard that it was very brutal. She was very busy at the time and logged off after receiving the commission.
At the time, I was wondering what kind of mercenary would be beaten so badly, but later I found out that it was Marshal Ji of the Federation.
Tao Ying nodded thoughtfully: "No wonder, if that insect queen was parasitized by gall worms, it makes sense that you beat her so badly."
Litiana leaned slightly and asked Tao Ying, "Do you know about this?"
The director of the Laiji Institute really shouldn't know about such things on the front line.
It is also impossible for her to say in front of His Majesty the Empire that she made money privately and even benefited from it.
Tao Ying then lied without changing her expression or heartbeat.
"I heard about it by chance, I don't know the details."
Litiana obviously didn't believe her explanation, but Ji Yi's next words completely interrupted Litiana's train of thought, making her not in the mood to continue asking about the director of the Laiji Institute's side job.
Ji Yi shook his head, as if lost in the memories of that battle.
"The one I encountered wasn't just an ordinary gallworm. It can attack with psychic power. No one can defeat it. I was lucky to be able to survive it."
"What? Galls don't have that habit."
"There were indeed no gall worms, but at that time their eggs were parasitizing the mother worm, which could launch mental attacks."
Tao Ying: "It's been a long time since we've discovered a Zerg capable of psychic attacks... The only one left is an ancient branch, the Heartworm."
Ji Yi: "You also know this?"
Tao Ying said shamelessly, "I'm a learned person, so it's normal for me to know a lot."
Ji Yi: "..."
The Heartworms are said to be Zerg, but they are not very active and are a relatively peaceful race.
It is huge in size, with juveniles being several meters long and adults reaching hundreds of meters. Its body changes color with the surrounding environment, often disguising itself as rocks or plants, making it highly concealable.
Some people like to bury themselves in the soil, holding on to the ground firmly with their feet, and may not move a step in their entire life.
Its feet resemble the roots of trees, and its habits are more like those of plants.
It can even withstand a force 10 gale.
Some people once thought about whether they could use the Heartworm to improve the geological environment, but it was firmly rejected by the Zerg Disaster Response Agency.
"Even if they're not aggressive anymore, they're still Zerg. What are you thinking?"
"The heartworm will not actively attack humans and remains in a semi-dormant state for a long time. The parasitism of the gall worm makes it actively aggressive."
"But it seems to be very averse to gall infestation."
Tao Ying tilted her head. "If you encountered an S-rank Heartworm Queen, I'm guessing it wasn't completely controlled by the parasitic gall worms due to the nature of its mental attacks."
"Yes, that Heartworm's consciousness is in conflict with the Gallworms, and sometimes it even attacks me. If it weren't for this, I would have had a hard time defeating them."
"And in their mental fluctuations, you discovered part of the consciousness of the electronic intelligent entities."
"Um."
Ji Yi nodded, confirming Tao Ying's guess.
Thoughts return to the present.
Tao Ying was still waiting for Mobius's answer.
"Given the reproductive capacity of galls, once you discover one, there are thousands more hiding in the dark."
Although Ji Yi dealt with the planet back then, Tao Ying felt that it might not be truly clean. Take the most recent incident as an example -
She discovered traces of gall worms in the deep sea of Fuwa Star.
There is no doubt that a hidden network of galls is spreading underground.
"Mobius, I need the location of all the galls. If you don't answer, I'll just have to read your mind."
But Mobius didn't really want to answer.
It seemed very tired, its body curled up in a ball. The burial ground of Shila Sing was very quiet, and there was no one else.
Mobius felt like he wanted to sleep forever.
"My plan has failed. Since you've chosen that painful path, I no longer want to care. You won't have the chance to usher in a new world. I'm tired. The future of humanity has nothing to do with me."
"I won't answer you."
The defeated philosopher sounded a little broken.
Tao Ying raised an eyebrow: "I didn't lock you up there to let you rest."
Since it won't get up, force it to get up.
Tao Ying stretched out his hand and snapped his fingers.
Mobius's body floated for a while. He looked up and found that he had arrived at the starship on the top of the cave without knowing when.
When looking down from the bottom, the starship seemed huge, and when approaching, it was even more oppressive, covering all of Mobius's vision.
Mobius then discovered that there was a vague symbol with numbers written on the bottom of the starship.
"This starship is based on M854, and the data comes from the Leimen Ruins Museum."
"If you insist, it's the place where you were born."
"Don't you want to go in and take a look?"
Mobius took the bait.
It wore a nostalgic expression, and the usual fatigue and emptiness it felt now had vanished considerably. Its body entered the starship, making its way through the passenger cabin. Doors gradually opened, finally reaching the cockpit.
Tao Ying had entered the hidden copy before and stayed there the whole time, and had never entered the starship - but several of her teammates had been there.
So she could only now see the cockpit of M854 clearly.
It is a very simple design, full of traces of ancient technology. Hundreds of square buttons float on the operating table, flashing in the dark.
What you see before you is a simulated universe with a very wide viewing angle.
There was even a simple metal steering wheel in the center of the cab. It was worn and chipped from constant use, and had been haphazardly wrapped with clothing twice, barely enough to keep from cutting one's hands.
Mobius gently stroked the steering wheel and tried to turn it a few times. After a rusty squeak, it turned.
The screen on the data panel also changed accordingly.
"You did it?"
"The Spark team did it."
“It really does resemble the place where I was born.”
Mobius was halfway through his speech when he suddenly seemed to remember something. He quickly left the driver's seat and walked to the side.
It skillfully opened the drawer next to the driver's seat and accurately pulled out a navigation log from countless documents. After opening it, it was filled with records.
Actually, there is nothing special about it. It can memorize the navigation log.
But when he turned to the last page, Mobius's expression suddenly froze. He was silent for a moment, then looked up and said:
"you……"
"What's wrong with me?"
"Are you playing the emotional card?"
"To you?"
Mobius murmured softly: "I understand feelings better than you..."
Ji Yi watched the whole process from the side and felt puzzled by their conversation.
What a mess?
Speaking of the battle at the museum, Ji Yi discovered that for some reason, Mobius had always had a strange obsession with Tao Ying.
Now listening to this, what is playing the emotional card...
Could it be that they knew each other before?
But until now, Mobius had erased its traces in human history, and it was not until the attack some time ago that Tao Ying dug it out.
At that time, Tao Ying and Mobius seemed to be pure enemies.
When did they meet?
What was written on the last page of the logbook, and why did Mobius' attitude suddenly change?
While Ji Yi was thinking, Mobius seemed to have an answer.
Although Tao Ying's plan was laid out in the open without a trace of concealment, Mobius seemed to really fall for it. He held the logbook tightly in his hand, sat in the driver's seat, looked calmly at the darkness ahead, and began to narrate steadily.
"It's too late, they're already here."
"Even you can't stop it."
Mobius did answer the question, but this time it was not the answer Tao Ying wanted.
In other words, the Zerg problem was worse and more serious than she had expected.
It also comes faster.
As soon as Mobius finished speaking, Tao Ying immediately noticed something and turned around abruptly.
The resonance network suddenly produced a violent mental fluctuation, and screams of fear were heard in the arena.
Sylvia put away the smile on her face and adjusted the brim of her hat.
"Oh, this is bad."
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