Two hours later, all the staff arrived.
Chang Wei glanced at everyone and nodded silently.
As Chang Wei had expected, the battleships and hero units were separate. Therefore, among the newly recruited battleship personnel, there were no demigods with three nails on their foreheads, nor were there any Imperial Judges wearing "flashlights" around their waists and able to use the Dark Force.
Chang Wei had guessed this a long time ago, so he didn't have too much expectation.
Afterwards, Chang Wei introduced everyone to each other and then sat in the main seat and directly pointed out the theme of the meeting.
"The Light Chaser Fleet's next mission has been confirmed, leaving us with 69 hours to prepare. We're about to journey to a mecha-dominated world. There, human civilization has formed a unified government called the Human Federation."
"The overall technological level of the Human Federation is roughly between Level 1 and Level 2, and the technology tree is a bit skewed. They focus on combat using a type of humanoid armor called the Gundam! This armor possesses exceptional mobility and is capable of combat in space."
"Now, two years have passed since the Transformers incident. Peace has returned to their world. However, this peace did not last long. The Earth Federation discovered an unknown alien metallic life form (ELS for short). The ELS began to attack Earth. They descended on Earth like fragments of a meteorite and attacked humanity, targeting the Transformers."
"So-called Transformers are evolved humans. They far surpass ordinary humans in physical fitness, cell lifespan, and brain processing. Furthermore, Transformers have developed a type of brain quantum wave similar to telekinesis that can convey consciousness. It's precisely because of this unique characteristic that Transformers are targeted by the ELS."
"The bodies of those attacked will gradually crystallize and be assimilated and fused together by the ELS. They will look like a broken body absorbed by the metal parasite. As their internal organs are continuously squeezed and assimilated, they will naturally lose their lives."
"However, according to the intelligence we have, the ELS don't actually intend to harm humans. It's just that the vast differences between civilized races have led to a lack of mutual understanding between them. Therefore, they resort to this most direct method, attempting to forcibly merge with humans, thereby possessing their thoughts and ultimately achieving mutual understanding."
"Right now, the ELS's large forces and giant celestial bodies have moved near Jupiter's orbit and are slowly approaching Earth. If this continues, both humanity and Earth will be destroyed by the ELS! Therefore, the Human Federation will never sit idly by and wait for death. Instead, we will mobilize the power of all civilization to build the ultimate line of defense to protect humanity and prepare for a decisive battle with the ELS!"
"The mission of our Light Chaser Fleet is to prevent the outbreak of this conflict and promote mutual understanding between the two sides."
After Chang Wei finished his story, a captain immediately asked, "Sir, do we have any specific information about this ELS?"
Chang Wei nodded and replied, "ELS is an extraterrestrial mutant metallic life form. Its entire body is composed of metal that can freely transform and has the ability to merge with objects. As it erodes objects, its interior will appear silver-gray crystals. In liquid metal form, it can mimic humans, Gundams, or battleships."
"The Gundams and battleships that the ELS mimics aren't completely imitating their appearance or capabilities; they're learning! After assimilating and integrating the relevant information, they can then independently assemble into battleships and weaponry identical to our own."
"That is to say... once our warships are devoured and fused by them, they could transform into our warships at any moment, possessing weapons of the same power as ours, and launch an attack on us!"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present gasped.
In his mind, the suffocating scene of countless "Gorgon" battle cruisers, "Mechanical Arks" and star destroyers pressing towards him emerged involuntarily. Just thinking about it made him shudder.
Chang Wei glanced at everyone and continued.
"The terrifying thing about these extraterrestrial mutant metal life forms is that they possess an almost insane ability to gather and integrate information, and they work together in a highly unified division of labor through collective consciousness. Add to that the Transformers' ability to change form at will, and their sheer numbers, and they're incredibly fearless. So... they're extremely dangerous!"
"But don't worry. ELS are not without weaknesses! First, they are extremely afraid of high temperatures. This is because high temperatures can destroy the metal covalent bonds in their bodies, causing them to collapse structurally. Therefore, using high-powered high-energy laser weapons on them will have a good effect."
"Secondly, putting aside the weapons they mimic, they only have one method of attack. That is to quickly approach you, deliver close-range attacks, and then forcibly connect and merge with you."
"But, as long as we activate our shields and isolate them, or use our mobility to maintain a relatively safe distance from them, they won't be such a threat anymore! Does anyone have any questions about this?"
At this time, another captain stepped forward and asked, "So, sir, how do we promote mutual understanding between the ELS and humans? You know, species so different from each other have little chance of normal communication. If there's no solution to this problem, then we'll inevitably resort to force to stop the ELS. We might even have to make the difficult choice of annihilating them all!"
The canned goods and oil men beside them lit up when they heard this, and secretly gave the captain a thumbs-up: "Extermination Order, right? I like it. For this kind of alien, there's only one word: 'Kill!'"
Chang Wei was speechless for a moment...
This question hits the nail on the head!
First, as in the original plot, assisting Setsuna F. Seiei in breaking into the interior of the super-large ELS, activating "quantum burst mode," and thus "dialogue" with the ELS is certainly feasible. However, doing so would undoubtedly come with enormous risks and casualties.
So...how do we do it?
Time from mission start: 67 hours, 39 minutes, 56 seconds.
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