Chapter 169 The Butterfly Effect 1
At the Sima Corps’ temporary headquarters, Sheng Heng, who was the person closest to the wormhole at the time, was reporting the situation.
"The wormhole appeared without any warning. If I hadn't sensed a powerful mental fluctuation and subconsciously dodged it, I might have been sucked into the wormhole." Sheng Heng said.
"General Xiao, did you feel the powerful mental fluctuations at that time?" Yu Xiuyuan turned to General Xiao and asked.
"No." General Xiao shook his head. "I was quite far away at that time."
The mission he and Sheng Heng received was to restrict the movement of mutant insects, but not to kill them. So at that time, he just stood far away to support Sheng Heng and did not get close. If he was there at that time, with the reaction speed of traditional mecha, he might not be able to avoid the suction of the wormhole, and now he has no idea where he is.
"That spiritual power came from the wormhole and did not spread outward." Sheng Heng said, "After I dodged it, I could only feel it faintly."
"Sheng Heng, can you describe how powerful this mental force is?" Yu Xiuyuan asked.
Sheng Heng recalled for a moment, his face pale as he said, "When I sensed this spiritual power, my sea of consciousness was trembling."
When everyone heard this, their faces changed, and their sea of consciousness trembled. This was an adverse reaction caused by the suppression of low-level spiritual power by high-level spiritual power. Sheng Heng had the highest spiritual power level among all of them. If a single encounter with the opponent could make Sheng Heng's sea of consciousness tremble, it could only mean that the opponent's spiritual power level was at least one level higher than S-level.
"Could it be the Insect King?" General Xiao asked.
His question was also the question that all the senior military officials present wanted to know.
"It can only be the Insect King. If it's not the Insect King, is there still hope for the Federation?" Yu Xiuyuan said with a wry smile.
What if this Zerg with such a high level of mental power is not the Zerg King, but another mutant Zerg? Then when the real Zerg King appears, the entire federation will be the Zerg's meal.
"The Academy of Sciences just sent a message saying that the Insect King specially created eight wormholes to recycle mutant insects. It should be for the purpose of recycling nutrients." Yu Xiuyuan said again.
"Evolving?" Although Admiral Sheng was not present at the meeting, he still participated in the meeting via video. He was one of the first people to speculate that the Zerg was evolving.
"That's right." Yu Xiuyuan sighed, "I originally thought that if I didn't kill all these mutant insects, the Insect King would not make any move. Now it seems that the Insect King may have a plan in advance."
As for the plan, everyone could guess the result, but the process was unimaginable. Eight mutant insects almost destroyed most of the Federation's military strength. No one knew how the Insect King would deal with them. If Yan Hao's mimic mecha could be a backup plan, now that "Victory" has only been produced for a month, no matter how talented Yan Hao is, it is impossible for him to upgrade the mimic mecha again in a month.
"Then...what should we do next?" someone asked during the meeting.
Everyone looked at each other, no one answered. After a long silence, Yu Xiuyuan, as the federal marshal, could only say that he would take the long view.
After the mutants disappeared, the Zerg that had been attacking humans crazily suddenly became quiet again. They either hibernated on the planets they occupied or quietly wandered in space. Even if they saw human warships and mechas from afar, they would pretend not to see them as long as humans did not actively attack them. This phenomenon was extremely abnormal, full of a sense of crisis that a storm was about to come.
The military dared not breathe, because they didn't know when the Insect King would appear, so they could only seize every opportunity to strengthen their combat power. All star weapons were debugged and ready for use at any time. The soldiers rested and recuperated, while the mecha manufacturers modified the mecha day and night.
As the initiator, Yan Hao has been extremely busy during this period and has not left the maintenance room for a month. On the contrary, Sheng Heng has some free time. He returns to Planet S36 and goes in on time every day to deliver meals to Yan Hao. After eating with Yan Hao, he does not leave and just sits in the maintenance room and watches Yan Hao work. Sometimes he watches for several hours.
"Eat more, you've lost weight recently." Sheng Heng picked up a piece of braised pork for Yan Hao with concern. "There's braised pork in the cafeteria today?" Yan Hao looked at the dishes today with surprise. You know, the soldiers are in a tight spot during this period, and the meals provided by the cafeteria are mostly simple fast food. Yan Hao hasn't seen such a time-consuming dish for a long time.
"Try it and see if it tastes good?"
Yan Hao took a bite and squinted his eyes happily: "It's delicious, but there's a bit too much sugar."
"Then I'll put less next time."
"You did it?" Yan Hao looked at Sheng Heng in surprise.
"Yes, I've been studying for the whole morning." Sheng Heng looked like he was asking for praise and reward.
Yan Hao looked around and saw that there was no one else in the room, so he went over and kissed Sheng Heng on the face. After the kiss, he realized that the oil in his mouth was all over Sheng Heng's face. He couldn't help but laugh and wiped it with a napkin.
Sheng Heng got the reward and immediately became more motivated: "What do you want for midnight snack? I'll make it for you again."
"No, we'll provide midnight snacks here. Go back and have a good rest. We'll be on the battlefield at any time." Although the Federation seems to be stable at the moment and Sheng Heng has returned from the front, Yan Hao knows that this is only temporary. If the Federation is really completely stable and the insect tide is over, the mecha manufacturers of the legion will not have to work so hard day and night.
Sheng Heng was stunned, and his heart became heavy when he thought about the Insect King who might appear at any time.
"What's wrong?" Yan Hao noticed that Sheng Heng was in a bad mood.
"It's okay, I just can't bear to be separated from you."
"Then you stay here until ten o'clock, and then go back." Yan Hao said in a low voice with a red face. He was actually reluctant to let Sheng Heng leave.
Sheng Heng smiled and rubbed Yan Hao's fluffy hair, but Yan Hao dodged it with a strong reaction: "Oh, I haven't washed my hair in several days."
"Did you not wash your hair or take a shower?"
"I haven't washed yet." Yan Hao frowned, "Do I smell? No, I'll take some time to take a shower later."
"Would you like to go wash at my place?"
"No, there's a bathroom here. Just take a quick shower. It'll take more than ten minutes to go back and forth to your place."
Sheng Heng sighed, looking disappointed.
"What's wrong?"
"I originally wanted to apply to join, but it seems there's no chance." Sheng Heng looked at Yan Hao with resentment.
Join, join what?
Yan Hao was stunned for a moment, then glared at Sheng Heng unhappily: "It's already this time, and you're still thinking about these things."
Sheng Heng sneered: "Don't you know that people like us who have been in the military camp for a long time think about these things when we see our wives?"
"You...can't you just wait until this crisis is over?"
"Okay, let's wait until this crisis is over." Sheng Heng lowered his eyes, not wanting Yan Hao to see the abnormality on his face.
The two didn't say anything after that. After dinner, Yan Hao continued to work. Sheng Heng cleaned up the dishes and stayed aside until after eleven o'clock.
Not long after Sheng Heng left, Yan Hao rested for a while and had a midnight snack. After he finished his snack, Master Diya suddenly pushed the door open and took out two space buttons, asking him to help repair the mecha.
These two space buttons are equipped with an eighth-level mecha and a ninth-level mecha respectively.
"The owner of these two mechas was originally a major general in our Ares Corps. He later retired due to injury. When he retired, he did not make any other requests and only wanted to take these two mechas with him. At that time, the two mechas were severely damaged and it would be very troublesome to repair them, so Admiral Sheng agreed to their request." Dia said.
"But these two mechas look fine." Yan Hao said.
"After retiring, they spent most of their fortune to find someone to repair it, but it still wasn't completely repaired." A level nine mecha is extremely valuable, and it costs a lot to buy parts or hire a level nine mecha maker. Dia could even imagine that these two admirals must have saved money while repairing the mecha after retiring.
"So these two retired major generals want to give these two mechas to us?"
"Send? How is that possible? They want to come back and drive themselves." Diya said with a smile.
"Have their injuries healed?" Yan Hao was a little confused. If the injuries were healable, there would be no need to retire.
"Yes, it is said that he went to try out the medicine on Mr. Wen, and it actually cured the disease." Diya said with a smile.
"Master Wen? Master Wen Feng?" Yan Hao asked.
"Yes, Mr. Wen often provides free treatment to retired soldiers. I guess the new medicine he developed this time is just suitable for the conditions of these two major generals." Dia said.
"Did these two major generals injure their sea of consciousness?" Yan Hao asked.
"Yes, when they retired, their sea of consciousness was severely damaged and their mental strength almost degenerated to Grade B."
Yan Hao nodded in understanding, but did Master Wen develop a new medicine so quickly? Before he came to the Ares Corps, Master Wen called him and said that he had found several extinct ancient medicinal herbs on the asteroid Sima Mingxuan had exchanged with him. After that, Yan Hao was busy and didn't pay attention to it anymore, but he didn't expect Master Wen to develop a new medicine so quickly. You know, in the last life, it took Yan Fei almost half a year from discovering the herbs to developing them. Master Wen, it only took more than a month?
"Both of them were very powerful warriors in the past. It's great that they are back. Now the insect tide has apparently stopped, but I don't know what will happen next. I always feel uneasy." Dia said worriedly, "Now there are rumors outside that the Insect King may appear."
"No." Yan Hao said firmly.
"How can you be so sure?"
"Because..." He never appeared in the previous life.
In the previous life, the Insect King did not appear until Yan Hao died. In fact, in the previous life, Yan Hao knew very little about the military. He only vaguely knew that the Federation had been in a difficult battle for a period of time, but he was not clear about the specific situation. And the time seemed to be not now, but five years later.
When he first learned about the insect tide in the Federation, Yan Hao tried to recall it, but his experience in his previous life was too monotonous. It was just a laboratory. At that time, he had no friends, no social life, and no interest in the news. His mind was full of thoughts about how to surpass Yan Fei. As long as Yan Fei came up with an improved prescription, he had to come up with one, and then he would lock himself in the laboratory for several months. It can be said that the experiences of this life are all new to Yan Hao, because he doesn't know many things.
So during this insect swarm, when everyone around him was very nervous and worried, he remained calm. The reason was that he knew that this crisis would soon pass. The crisis five years later would be even more terrifying, because the federal marshal would be sacrificed five years later. The reason why he remembered this incident so clearly was that in that battle, Sima Mingxuan's mental power went berserk on the battlefield. In the end, he calculated the appropriate potion based on Sima Mingxuan's mental map and controlled his mental power.
Although he knew that this crisis would soon pass, there was a fundamental difference between looking back at the results and being there in person. After all, the death tolls that were written in history were playing out in front of him. The only thing he could do was to try his best to improve the performance of the mecha and the combat power of the Federation so that this war could end with fewer sacrifices.
"The Insect King hasn't appeared for more than three hundred years. How could he appear so easily?" Yan Hao said perfunctorily.
"Let's hope so. Otherwise, there will be no way out." Dia said.
"Don't think about it for now, let's fix the mecha first." Yan Hao comforted.
"Yes, repair the mecha first. One more mecha means more combat power."
Yan Hao smiled, carrying the toolbox and walking towards the level 8 mecha.
Even if this insect swarm will soon pass, the insect swarm five years later will still be very dangerous, but five years should be enough. Yan Hao has confidence in himself. In five years, he will definitely be able to develop an eighth-level or even ninth-level mimic mecha.
When the time comes for the senior to go to the battlefield again, nothing should happen.
In Yan Hao's mind, Sheng Heng came to this battlefield because of his rebirth. It was because of his rebirth that he made the mimic mecha, so he had the obligation to ensure Sheng Heng's safety. He couldn't let his rebirth become a bad change in Sheng Heng's life. But he thought a lot, but he didn't think that this insect tide might also be related to his rebirth.
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