Bandner told the inquirer everything he knew, like a bamboo tube. After arriving at the Omega military base, they received good treatment. No one made things difficult for them. The behavior of regular soldiers was very similar to Bandner's. Love it, he originally wanted to tell them all, but now he is racking his brains to think about it, and even proposed that he could lobby the senior officials of Starscream whom he knew to call all the pirates back to their home planet, so that they could all be caught in one fell swoop!
"My ancestors have always aimed to complete the tasks assigned by Emperor Qin Feng. Now that I am cooperating with you, I will not hide anything and will actively cooperate with you to fight against pirates." Bandner looked solemn. He was not joking. "There are more than 13,000 people on Manghuang Planet. I hope to cooperate with you in exchange for the freedom of more than 3,000 of them. We will be registered and given personal terminals. We hope to become a part of the empire... No, we We have always been part of the empire, and now we just hope to be treated more fairly and enjoy everything that ordinary citizens can enjoy."
The adjutant in charge of the inquiry nodded, "Please rest assured that as long as they are ordinary people, we will treat them fairly. Fighting pirates and rescuing hostages is what our soldiers should do."
"Thank you." Bandner pursed his lips and added a small personal request, "I hope to get the support and assistance of Admiral Dalton during the operation." As a small fan, he hopes to have a relationship with his idol. A close contact, nothing more.
The adjutant said: "I have written it down and will mention it to my superiors when I report it."
Bandner made a victory sign in his heart. Even if Admiral Dalton said a few words to him, he would be very happy, "That's great. I look forward to the start of the operation. Our whole family is waiting for the pirates to be eliminated." It's been a long day."
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Time waits for no one. In order to make the operation unexpected, the cooperation between the military and Bandner was officially launched half a month later.
The dilapidated small starship quietly left the military base of Planet Omega. In order not to attract attention, no one saw it off. There are three passengers on the boat, Bandner, Lane disguised as Lenny and Fan Huanting disguised as Kelly. Fan Huanting pinched her fake breasts and said helplessly: "I am used to it. Being short has to bear the unbearable weight of life. I am indeed a very important person."
Ryan, who has a short haircut, adjusts the color of his scalp so that he can be closer to Renee's image. "It is very important to many people."
Ryan's words were a double entendre. He not only talked about Fan Huanting's importance to the team, but also pointed out his cousin Connor. Poor Connor was already hesitant on the road to being single, but his ideals, beliefs and the reality of being in the "Birds of Paradise" organization made him unable to turn back. Before completing the mission of the "Birds of Paradise", he had to Brother Connor had to enjoy the loneliness alone.
Fan Huanting pretended not to understand what Ryan was saying, and said cheerfully: "Haha, our Golden Cross Army took the lead in this mission and took the vanguard. Did you see the face of General Ivan? He almost smiled. I can't hold it any longer."
Ryan shook his head incomprehensibly, thinking in his heart, Brother Connor can only help you so far. "There are only two quotas. No matter how we divide them among the three legions, it won't be good. We might as well give them to one family. Do you really think General Ivan is angry?"
"Otherwise?" Fan Huanting asked.
Ryan chuckled, "That's just an attitude."
Admirals Ivan and Tolkien are veteran generals. They have been fighting openly and secretly for many years. How could they give up the credit to each other? Since they can't compete, let's just give it to Auston. Before sending people to the mission of Wild Star There is no need to fight for the upper Allston, the first victory must be the Golden Cross Legion. After careful consideration, it was finally decided that Ryan and Fan Huanting would go to the Wilderness Planet. Behind them would be a large force. As soon as they were sure that the pirates that Starscream had dispersed had returned to their home planet, they would attack them to ensure that none of them were killed. Let it go.
At the same time, a joint military exercise of the three armies was held, attracting the attention of all sectors of society. The news has spread. Today, when Ryan and the others left, Auston and three other generals were holding a press conference to inform the outside world about the joint military exercise. This will be the largest joint military operation in the empire during the non-war period. It will be Received countless attention from all over the country.
This also gives the pirates a signal to go home and huddle up, and don't make waves. Once they make waves, they will be killed by the military.
Fan Huanting scratched his head and said helplessly: "Forget it, I'm really not good at these twists and turns. If you tell me what to do, I just follow the order and act. I don't want those high-level people to worry about things."
"We are just soldiers, we just follow orders." Ryan nodded in agreement.
Fan Huanting poked Ryan's arm with his finger, "You are not a soldier, leader."
"The approval has not yet been officially issued."
"It's because you didn't return to Gama Base. The approval document is over there, the general's exclusive restorer."
Ryan couldn't help but laugh, "I have put in a lot of effort to get this approval."
Fan Huanting was curious, "Lian, I don't understand, why do you want to participate in this mission? As the general's exclusive mecha restorer, you don't have to take risks to participate in any missions. Derrick and the three of them Your eyes are all green, and I want to pounce on you and beat you up."
Lane said: "Complete a mission." More than seven hundred years ago, he issued the order. More than seven hundred years later, it was up to him to end the mission and return the freedom of his subordinates' family.
Fan Huanting didn't understand very well, but Ryan's solemn expression told him that Ryan was not joking, and really had a sense of mission, so he stopped asking and nodded and said, "I wish us success in completing the mission."
"must."
In the cockpit, Bandner endured it for a long time. After enduring it, he couldn't bear it anymore and said: "I am the captain of this small starship. Is this too much for you?"
"Original and Code Zero have better driving skills, don't worry." Ryan turned to look at Bandner, who was moving uneasily back and forth in the cockpit, and comforted him.
Bandner pointed at Yuan Yuan who had occupied the driver's seat and pointed at the codename zero drawn on the latest version of the star map. He didn't know if his hands were shaking with anger or shock, "He, they... my God, now the empire has Have you developed a robot that can replace humans in piloting a starship?"
"As far as I know, there are no ones as intelligent as the Original and Code Zero." Growth AI is an artificial intelligence restricted by imperial laws because humans are afraid that they cannot control super-intelligent "life." As the masters of the Original and Code Zero , Ryan also set many restrictions in their program to prevent the original and code zero from being out of control, but gave them a lot of trust. They were masters and slaves, and even friends.
Bandner bit his fingers nervously, showing no enthusiasm at that time when he asked Ryan to forcefully buy fuel. "So are they special? Is there any practical verification? I don't want to die in the vast universe before the mission is completed." His The nervousness not only came from not having the right to drive, but also from the upcoming tasks. The mixed emotions of nervousness, confusion, worry and excitement made him feel uneasy and restless every time he took a breath.
"Don't worry, I can guarantee with my personality that their driving skills are better than humans." Ryan pointed to an empty seat next to him, his gentle voice had a soothing effect, "Come sit here and enjoy the fragrant milk tea. , the snacks taste good too, don't you want to try them?"
"It's just a few snacks, what's there to taste?" Bandner has now become an awkward combination, like a hedgehog with thorns all over his body, and he talks as if he is looking for a fight. He shook his head and looked at Ryan. Under Ryan's gentle gaze, the uneasiness in his heart deflated. He awkwardly walked to the table and sat down. He took the milk tea handed over by Ryan and said thank you in a muffled voice. .
Fan Huanting looked at the awkward Bandner and felt amused, as if he was seeing himself performing a major mission for the first time. He was restless, anxious and easily angry, "You have never performed a similar mission before?"
"How is that possible?" Bandner immediately retorted, "After all, he is also the logistics officer in Starscream, and I often go on missions."
He raised his chin and nodded towards Ryan, "He knows that I was on a mission on the Shakespeare. Starscream interviewed pirates and wanted to steal children. I also lured Evan to tell him about human trafficking at the elevator entrance, but Ryan didn't react at all at that point."
Ryan smiled helplessly, "I recognized Evan's identity, but I didn't expect that he would help Starscream in interviewing pirates." After destroying a group of pirates and controlling the interstellar trafficker Evan, the last five thousand star coins I can't get the bounty yet...
Bandner took a sip of milk tea to calm down and was surprised. He looked at the brown silky milk tea. It tasted very good. He remembered that this milk tea was made by Ryan by throwing black tea into the milk. The steps seemed quite random, but he didn't expect it. It tastes so good. "You did a good job... I thought at that time, these two idiots have no sympathy at all. When they heard that I was being bullied, they walked away... walked away."
Fan Huanting said: "Lian is a great cook. Aren't you very poor? How come you were willing to pay ten times the price for a barrel of fuel from Ryan and the others?"
"In order to get on the road as quickly as possible, you can pay any price." Bandner struggled for a long time afterwards, regretting and feeling distressed. He should have said twice or three times, but the person he was playing was put on the brain and actually spoke after entering the scene. Say it arrogantly ten times... Now that I think about it, my heart still bleeds. He looked up at Ryan, wondering if Ryan could accept the strong emotion conveyed in his eyes?
We all know each other and are considered friends. We are about to complete the mission together. Then pay back the money... pay back the money... pay back the money... pay back... the money...
Ryan said hesitantly, "Did you get something in your eye?"
Bandner, "..."
"I thought about it, you said you are a fan of Admiral Dalton, but you don't recognize the Admiral right in front of you." Fan Huanting touched his chin and defined Bandner's behavior, "You fake fan."
Bandner: "..."
Ryan: "Haha."
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The blank area at the junction of the Storm Star Territory, the Red Coral Star Territory, and the Baikal Star Territory. The beautiful and mysterious universe does not favor one thing over another, and the blank area is still beautiful. Among the beautiful and magical celestial bodies, there is a planet that can be inhabited by Starscream and calls it the Wild Star. The Wild Planet, as its name suggests, is a planet that is completely desolate and in a wild state. The pirates are in danger, and people who are concerned about life and death, how can they develop their stronghold and build a place suitable for human survival? Everything on the Wild Planet is in a stage of barbaric development, and Starscream has occupied it. For hundreds of years, the scale of development has remained the same.
Pirates generally believe that they cannot place a space station outside their stronghold to expose their existence. Only by driving a small starship into the planet will someone come up to inspect and question them.
It was said to be an inspection, but in fact it was a rip-off. Bandner felt unhappy when he saw those people picking and choosing the supplies. However, he had experienced this kind of unhappiness many times since he was a child, and he had been able to accept it calmly and accept it calmly. Being able to approach with a smile, "Brothers, let's see if there's anything you like. Don't be polite to me, just take it."
"You guys are so incompetent, you just brought back such a small amount of stuff, tsk tsk." The pirate who came to inspect carried a loaded gun on his back, chewed a cigarette and rummaged through the cabin full of supplies, and said with disgust: "It's all there. Some food! Where are the cigarettes? Where's the wine? Oh, I still want to read and learn to read. Come on, come on, old Ryan, come over and take a look, they actually bought books."
Ryan: "..." Haha, I met someone with the same name.
Old Ryan's skin was charred, his face was filled with vicissitudes of life, and the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes could kill a fly. He leaned over and looked at the books with his one eye. When he opened his mouth to speak, he showed his yellow teeth, "Books, what's written on them?"
"Uh..." The younger pirate was illiterate, but didn't want to admit it, so he blundered unreasonably, "Write about big beautiful girls with three black moles the size of sesame seeds on their buttocks, and they are also hairy."
"Hahaha, then this girl needs to cover her butt firmly." Old Ryan laughed, "Do you have a picture? Let me show it."
The young pirate threw the book away angrily, "Look at it, these crooked things are only liked by this group of people in the east. What's the point of recognizing the characters? It's true that you can play with guns."
Bandner nodded in agreement, "Yes, yes, I bought something for wiping my butt. It costs ten pentacles for five to six pounds, which is cheaper than toilet paper." Saying this can please the pirates and allow the inspector to release it as soon as possible.
"Haha, I knew that was the case." Old Ryan still had a cheerful personality, and his laughter could be seen in his throat.
"This can looks good." Old Ryan took out a dagger from his pocket and opened a meat can. He dug out a large piece of meat and stuffed it into his mouth. His speech became slurred as he ate, "It's still beef, boy. , get us a few boxes."
Bandner apologized and said, "Brother, I can't do it, so I bought three boxes of canned meat and prepared food for the children."
"Why, our brothers are not as good as those stupid kids of yours who don't know how to raise them?" The young pirate was immediately dissatisfied and pointed the black muzzle at Bandner, "Tell me, Which one is important?"
Around the young pirates, the supplies that they have taken for themselves are already piled higher than people. They are not satisfied yet and want more.
Bandner clenched his fists and gritted his teeth. The people he was inspecting were getting more and more excessive. His shoulders were pushed. Ryan, disguised as Lenny, stood in front of Bandner and looked at the two pirates with a cold face. . The young pirate shivered in fright, took a step forward unconvinced, and said with a stern look on his face: "Rebellion!? It doesn't matter how much I weigh, whether it's enough for me to waste a few guns!" He spoke fiercely and harshly. His words could not cover up the trembling in him at all. He felt that the deep eyes of the man standing in front of him were like deep pools, capable of crushing everything and everyone that blocked his way forward.
"Renie" spoke, his voice low, "The children are waiting for meat."
"Bad luck." The young pirate cursed, but he felt less and less confident under "Reni"'s gaze. He became frightened and turned around to avoid "Reni's" gaze. "Old Ryan, let's go. We will encounter these blind people." The ones to the east are unlucky for us, and the ones to the east are disgusting. Why did the boss allow them to keep them? We should kill the useless ones and merge the still usable ones into the team. It's such a waste."
"Oh." Old Ryan was obsessed with eating meat. When he heard that he was leaving, he quickly picked up a box of meat and walked out. "Hey, hey, hey, I don't need the trailer. I can't move so many things by myself."
The young pirate's cheek twitched as he walked out in a panic. He turned around and pushed the car. In his panic, the trailer was pushed around and most of the things piled higher than a person fell off. Old Ryan kept bending He went to pick it up and complained, "What are you doing? Everything has fallen. This is my favorite noodles, this is the soda that the boss wants..."
The two of them were just leading the charge, and there was a group of pirates with guns outside. It was not a good time to start a conflict.
After the two men left, Bandner walked out from behind Ryan and said angrily: "I'm sorry, I almost had a conflict with them."
"It's nothing, they really went too far." Ryan's flat eyes swept across the piled supplies. The supplies that originally filled the room were obviously dented, and many things were missing. Those people couldn't wait to take them all at once. can be satisfied.
Bandner sighed, "When I was young, there was a rule that we would take out 10% of the supplies each time. Later, Starscream changed his boss, and the restrictions on the subordinates became looser and looser. It was not easy for us in the east. . The previous time was even more extreme, and we took half of it away. We resisted, but alas, Reni was seriously injured and it took him three or four months to recover."
He felt sorry for Rennie. Every time he went out, Rennie stood in front of him, and it was Rennie who got hurt.
Ryan patted Bandner on the shoulder, "After this mission is successful, you will never be oppressed again."
"Well, we must succeed." Bandner said: "Cooperating with your actions will definitely expose our situation. Once we fail, the east will suffer a massacre. I will risk everyone's lives with you. I hope you don't Let us down."
"Please believe us, we will not let you down."
Fan Huanting's voice came from the cockpit, "Oh my god, Bandner, is this the beast you call?"
Bandner looked sideways out of the window and saw a small starship passing over a group of bulky longhorned beasts. The black giant beasts had wings but could not fly. The passage of the small starship attracted some young longhorned beasts. He raised his head and looked curiously with his black compound eyes. Being watched by groups of wild beasts made him nervous and exciting. "This is a longhorned beast, a herbivore. Unless provoked and provoked, they will not attack."
"The beasts on the Wild Star are enlarged versions of insects?" Fan Huanting said.
"Insects?" Bandner was puzzled. He was a person who had left the Wild Planet and broadened his horizons. When he first heard about insects, he didn't understand them because of his fixed thinking. He immediately realized, "Yes, they are the same as the insects on the Earth's mother planet, except that the insects The insects on the star are very small, but the 'insects' on the wild star are beasts that are bigger than the starship."
Insects enlarged to the size of dinosaurs are the daily life on the Wild Planet. Most insects have wings, are good at flying, have strong fertility, and are very capable of damaging the environment. It is not unreasonable for the Zerg to use this place as a food supply place. The water resources on the Wild Planet are scarce, and most of the surface is arid desert. The only oases have become the territory of "insects". The humans living here have very little usable space, and face daily threats from the environment and giants. The multiple trials of the beast. The entire Manghuang Planet is able to maintain a population of about 13,000, mainly due to pirates replenishing the population from time to time.
The East Area mentioned by the pirates who had just been exploited and Bandner was the destination of Ryan's trip. There were dense Haloxylon ammodendron trees here and there was no water source exposed on the surface. Under the scorching sun during the day, everyone huddled in houses deep underground. Here, they only come out for activities and hunting at night.
"We've arrived." Despite the harsh living conditions, Bandner has a deep-rooted attachment to the place where he was born and raised.
"There are no wild beasts here." Fan Huanting is a scout. When he comes to a strange place, the first thing he does is observe the environment.
Bandner said: "It's too hot, there's no heat during the day." In other words, there's heat at night.
The small starship landed smoothly, bringing up sand and dust. Under the scorching sun, the floating sand layer became distorted together with the transparent air. When the hatch was opened, the heat wave rushed in without any obstruction, carrying the sand. It scratches the skin and takes away the moisture on the skin. This is the extreme weather of Manghuang Star, unmodified heat!
"It's too hot during the day. We need to get to the burrow as soon as possible."
Ryan: "Not moving supplies?"
"No." Bandner distributed the headscarves prepared in advance to Fan Huanting and Ryan. He explained: "There is no need to worry about the supplies being robbed. The highest temperature here during the day can reach more than ninety degrees. The pirates in the west They won't come, they are too hot." There is an oasis in the far west. The pirates built walls to protect against wild beasts. In the oasis, there is a large lake that will not dry up all year round, farmland that can be cultivated, fruit trees that can grow, and docile wild beasts. It can be tamed... It is a paradise for people in the east.
Many people living underground in the east have never been to the planet in their lives. They only know that there are east and west sides in this world. They do not know that the world outside the planet has a vast territory, an information age, and a variety of materials... The world described in the books Dana brought back was considered by many to be fabricated myths.
Ryan wrapped the scarf Bandner handed over his face and neck, leaving only a small gap for his eyes. The moment he stepped out of the hatch, he was surprised for a moment. It turned out that the heat wave that rushed into the starship was just an appetizer, far less than one-tenth of the heat outside. The atmosphere of Manghuang Planet is thin, and the ultraviolet rays shining into the ground are more intense. When the skin is directly exposed to the air, it will become dry and cracked in less than thirty seconds. It may even skip the redness and peeling of sunburn, and suddenly enter the burn stage. , if you stay outside for a long time without protection, it is not impossible to become a mummy in five or six hours.