Chapter 53 Meeting
The huge starship traveled silently through space.
Through the special glass that can block most radiation, Shay saw the planets flying backwards. Even though he knew that he had come to another world, Shay still felt a little dazed when he saw scenes that could not happen on Earth.
"Xia Yi, we are about to make our final space jump. This time the jump will be longer, so you'd better not eat. Instead, drink some nutrient solution. Otherwise, you will easily vomit and become infested with insects." Murray is a very talkative female insect. After two days of getting along, the two have become very familiar with each other.
Murray's words were not groundless. After the starship successfully jumped, the accompanying technicians vomited all over the place, and Shay's head was buzzing.
Before he could recover, the starship he was on had already reunited with the Second Legion stationed outside the magnetic storm circle.
Instead of the originally planned Sixth Legion.
Shay remembered that Major General Enoch once said that Feng Man's grandfather, Owen Art, served in the Sixth Military Region.
"Most of the Second Legion's elite troops have already entered Houston with Enoch. So, when you enter the magnetic storm zone, in addition to our accompanying guards, the insects from the Sixth and Seventh Legions will also be accompanying you."
Murray explained, "But don't worry, the Second Military District and the Seventh Military District have always been on good terms. You'll be safe."
Shay nodded and looked over at several giant starships.
The bug from the technical department came in a hurry. Xia Yi had no time to think about it. He didn't even have time to rest. He was immediately thrown into high-intensity training.
He doesn't have much time left. The later he enters the magnetic storm zone, the greater the possibility of the mother louse hatching.
In the conference room, Xia Yi sat among a row of tall military women in military uniforms, standing out from the crowd.
The female insect from the technical department, standing in front of the screen, adjusted her glasses and displayed two comparison images. "...The mental fluctuations we detected match 64% of the fluctuations of high-level male insects. It's very likely the mental power of the mother insect."
"We speculate that this is also the reason why it wants male insects to enter - it needs to absorb more spiritual energy from high-level male insects to accelerate its own maturity."
"Does the Mother Beast's abilities this time have more of a psychic nature?" The empire's marshal had a serious expression.
The abilities of each generation of Zhimu have different tendencies. For example, the previous generation of Zhimu was defensive. Although its location was exposed early on, it took the army more than ten years to find its molting period and eliminate it.
The bespectacled female insect nodded. "We've captured this mental power several times when the magnetic storm's level increased. We've preliminarily determined that Manda can control the storm."
Manda is the code name for this beast mother.
"A spiritual beast mother! This is not easy to deal with! The spiritual sea of the military female is inherently fragile... If..."
"This is what we're most worried about!" The female Zerg from the technical department said solemnly, "If the Zerg Queen can attack the female Zerg's spiritual sea, it will be a devastating blow to the Zerg!"
"We must kill the mother beast before it fully matures! Otherwise, the consequences will be disastrous!"
The technician waited for the noise to subside a bit before continuing, "It's just a hypothesis."
"Based on the intelligence we currently have, we speculate that Manda is not yet able to monitor information within the magnetic storm zone in real time. Otherwise, the airship carrying several male insects would not have been able to successfully return from Houston five days ago."
Among these male insects, there are natives, as well as those who went to Houston planet for vacation on a whim. The most eye-catching one is an A-level male insect who risked his life - he is a reporter. When he heard about the tragic battle at the Seventeenth Institute that night, he resolutely went to Houston planet.
However, the battle on the Houston planet intensified, and the reporter was urgently sent out of the danger zone.
Because he has a very high level of national attention and can be said to be one of the most important public figures in the news industry, the Star Internet is flooded with reports about his fearlessness of hardships and his in-depth investigation of materials in the battlefield, so Xia Yi has also heard about this incident.
It is said that this male insect is still on the starship and has not left.
"And when Lieutenant Rong Xuefeng crossed the magnetic storm circle, we detected that the intensity of the magnetic storm in this area dropped significantly, forming a moving hollow circle. The sixteen female soldiers who were traveling with him were also able to cross the magnetic storm zone together without being intercepted. This is one of the evidences for our speculation, and it is also the reason why we invited His Excellency Xia Yi to come." The technician continued to explain.
Wright, representing the Sixth Military Region, said, "This hollow circle is less than ten meters in diameter, so large starships cannot follow."
"Yes, sir." The technician nodded heavily.
"Can only twenty or thirty individual mechas be brought in at a time?" The marshal frowned. At this speed, even if Xia Yi could ferry back and forth and continuously lead the female soldiers in, it would be too slow.
Moreover, he had already read Xia Yi's information and knew the training data of this freshman in the training ground. He was agile but lacked endurance. The physical strength of the male insect almost meant that they could only take the fast attack route and could not play a second game.
I'm afraid it's impossible for him to continue driving the mecha.
"Marshal, we have another theory!" the technician said anxiously, then glanced at Shay. "Because the mental fluctuations produced by the male insect are similar to those of Manda, we speculate that the control of the magnetic storm is two-way. In addition to the insect's intention to dispel the magnetic storm, another reason is that the male insect wants to cross the magnetic storm circle!"
"That explains the apparent enlargement of the hollow area. Initially, the hollow area was less than two meters in diameter. According to a nearby female soldier, this phase lasted for over ten minutes. It was only after Lieutenant Rong Xuefeng's mecha continued to advance that the hollow area expanded."
"Like dissolves like?" the marshal thought thoughtfully.
"Yes." The technician nodded. "Highly purified Perne can significantly enhance the male insect's spiritual power..."
The technician's voice became smaller and smaller. His eyes flickered and he turned his head away, not looking at Xia Yi, but he still said this sentence firmly.
"That potion isn't stable at all!" Murray's face darkened as he stared at the technician. "Its aftereffects can turn a healthy male insect into a fool! Or even kill him suddenly!"
"Enoch is battling the Star Beasts on Houston, and you're thinking about how to use his male master?" Webster said harshly. "No wonder you chose Shay over any of the male insects serving in the army."
As soon as he said this, everyone's face looked unhappy.
Some things cannot be said openly.
How many adult A-rank male insects aren't of noble birth? And how many don't have exceptionally capable female lords and female servants?
Under the constraints of multiple forces, it is difficult to choose this insect.
"Murray, this is the military headquarters! Be aware of your identity!" Wright said with a grim face.
"Oh? What's my identity? I'm Lord Shay's personal guard, so naturally I have to consider Lord Shay's safety."
Only then did the insects remember that Shay was now a member of the Webster family.
"I don't want to force Lord Shay to use the potion, but once the hollow area is opened to a diameter of 200 meters, starships can pass through. Even if it is 50 meters, small spaceships can pass through!" The technician glanced at Wright obscurely, and then said loudly.
"Our latest developed signal tower can be transported to the planet Houston!" This signal tower can resist magnetic storm interference, but it is huge and cannot be transported by mecha alone.
"That's right! The situation is urgent now. If the mother beast grows up and captures the main star, how many casualties will be caused!" Wright echoed.
All sorts of noises suddenly rang out in the conference room.
Until a deep voice sounded.
"We can't let the soldiers on the battlefield lose heart," the marshal said slowly, bringing the discussion to a close. "This is just a hypothesis, after all."
We must not let the soldiers on the battlefield feel disheartened - in Murray's words, we must not touch Enoch's family.
However, Xia Yi understood the second meaning. This sentence was actually warning Xia Yi: There are thousands of soldiers on the battlefield, and he will not let these soldiers be trapped in the magnetic storm zone and die in vain.
When necessary, Shay still needs to make sacrifices.
In fact, when Xia Yi stood in this conference hall, passing dozens of A-level male insect soldiers, didn’t he already have the attitude of a marshal?
The meeting was about to end, but Shay stood up.
He smiled faintly, his still young face showing an unusual determination and persistence: "The fact that I'm standing here today is my answer."
"Shay!" Murray said anxiously. If Shay agreed, the bugs in the military would become even more presumptuous.
Shay nodded at him, indicating that he knew what he was doing.
Because he has been sick and died before, he certainly cherishes life more than anyone else.
But what he cherishes is not only his own, but also others'.
How many people can be as lucky as him and be reborn in another time and space?
You only have one life.
While on Earth, he had heard the famous "trolley problem," which essentially means a trolley car breaks down and can't brake. There are two roads ahead: one that follows the established track and will kill five people on it, and one that leads to a fork in the road where the driver will swerve and kill one person. [Note 1]
If you were the driver, would you swerve?
Since it is a paradox, this problem has never had a fixed solution, and Shay's choice at the time was not to turn.
But if there were thousands or tens of thousands of people on the original track, wouldn’t his choice change?
and……
Xia Yi lowered his eyes. Right now, standing on that track was someone he had never told others he liked...
At this moment, he became the one standing at the fork in the road.
The choice suddenly became much simpler.
Killing one person to save the world is not killing one person to benefit the world. Killing oneself to save the world is killing oneself to benefit the world. [Note 2]
"If necessary, I will take the initiative to use the potion." Xia Yi paused. He was willing to bear the consequences, but that didn't mean he was willing to be forced to do the work. "But before that, why don't you take me to the magnetic storm zone to test my mental strength."
All the insects present looked at him with an inexplicable look, as if at this moment they no longer regarded him as a noble male insect or a useful key.
Instead, treat him as a warrior worthy of respect.
Even the marshal, with a stern face and stern eyes, nodded slightly, showing some appreciation.
"If this battle is victorious, I will report your contribution to His Majesty."
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