Starship Troopers is an adaptation of the masterpiece Star Troopers, the most influential American sci-fi master Robert Heinlein. It tells the story of the war between humans and a large spider-like insect. In the first part, the main story is about the protagonist Johnny Rick, who joins the mechanized infantry school for his girlfriend Carmen, and then leads the "tough guy" troops to fight against the Zerg. This large-scale sci-fi war film, which cost $100 million, has received great acclaim worldwide. Even after more than 10 years of release, it is still talked about.
Meng Xiang had certainly seen such a masterpiece. The fiery scenes and bloody images in it deeply attracted him. He even regarded this movie as a classic and never got tired of watching it. Meng Xiang was nervous about experiencing this cruel war in person.
"You should have seen Starship Troopers, right? Our current identity should be the same as the protagonist Johnny Rick, that is, mechanized infantry. This movie is very illogical, even spaceships and miniature nuclear bombs were manufactured, but when going to kill insects, they used rifles or machine guns with very backward shell bullets, so the mortality rate of mechanized infantry is very high. Whether you can survive or not is up to fate." After Ding Jie finished speaking, he stepped out of the room first, followed closely by Nice, Zhang Jin and Yuan Zhi.
The rest of the people could only follow him out trembling with fear.
The training base seemed to be in chaos, and a large screen showed the scene of a small star controlled by the Zerg hitting it. Three million people died, and it was this attack that aroused the determination of mankind to go to war.
At this moment, a strong and fair young man walked up to them, his eyes were red, the muscles on his face were distorted, and he stared at the screen intently. Unlike other soldiers, he did not shout or roar, but from his eyes, it could be seen that in his heart, apart from grief, there was only anger.
"Johnny, I heard that the commander tore up your retirement letters. Do you really want to go and exterminate insects?" A man in military uniform and with a black mustache on his face squeezed through the crowd and came over to ask.
Ding Jie snorted, looked at the young man, and whispered to the others, "It seems that the young man is the protagonist of this movie, Johnny Rick. He is very lucky. If the plot hadn't changed, he would have been in danger one after another but always survived."
Meng Xiang had already recognized Johnny Rick. In the first war, he was stabbed in the thigh by a bedbug and could not retreat with other soldiers. As a result, he was surrounded by bedbugs and was finally saved by the tough guy troops.
As for the young man with black beard, his name was Su Jimi, and he was Johnny's classmate who trained with him. In his first battle, Su Jimi died miserably.
Johnny didn't answer, nor did he even look back. He just stared at the screen silently, watching the tragic scene of the destroyed city captured by the aerial camera.
A deeper female voice sounded beside Johnny: "Hey, stop talking nonsense. Johnny's and my home and friends have all disappeared in the city that has just been destroyed. Where else can we go except killing bedbugs?" A young woman with curly hair and a strong body rushed out from the crowd and took Johnny's hand.
"Tess, let's go. Tomorrow, we will leave the Earth and settle accounts with those damn bugs."
"Okay, let's have a good time tonight. I must eat the flesh and blood of those bugs alive." After saying this, Tess disappeared into the crowd with Johnny and Su Jamie.
Ding Jie murmured, "Tess? That's the heroine, who was killed by a bug in the chest. The hero Johnny picked up girls on the battleship, and Tess was the picker boy. These two are really a perfect match."
Zhang Jin seemed to suddenly remember something interesting. He excitedly said to everyone, "The warships and the soldiers' lives described in the movie seem to be defenseless between men and women. Men and women even bathe together and have sex. I wonder if we will..." He smiled mysteriously, revealing a lewd look on his face.
Yuan Zhi, Zhang Jing and Shu Wanning blushed, revealing their shyness. Ding Jie rolled his eyes at Zhang Jin and said, "Have you exchanged enough beauties in the main god space? You are still so sexually interested. We will board the battleship tomorrow. The space battleships in this world travel at superluminal speed. We will probably enter the battlefield the day after tomorrow. Let's take a good rest during this time." After that, he squeezed through the crowd and walked towards the room alone.
Zhang Jing took Yuan Zhi's hand from behind and asked in a trembling voice with a little crying: "Xiao... Xiao Zhi, are we really going to kill bedbugs with these infantrymen? I remember that in the protagonist's first war, because the Marshal of the Earth Federation made a wrong estimate, 300,000 people died."
Yuan Zhi turned around, stroked Zhang Jing's arm, and said softly, "Of course we have to go, so let's do our best to stay alive. As long as we survive the first horror movie, everything will get better."
Meng Xiang's heart moved, and he paid close attention to Yuan Zhi's words, "If I survive the first horror movie, everything will be better? Could it be that by surviving, I can get a way to save my life?" He thought to himself, but was not in a position to ask. After all, the prerequisite is to survive this horror movie, otherwise everything is in vain.
That night, Meng Xiang and the others were all preoccupied with their own thoughts. They were not interested in all the new things and high-end technologies in the camp, and went to bed early. However, Ding Jie, Zhang Jin and Nice did not return to their rooms until late at night. God knows where they went to fool around.
The next day, small aircrafts were constantly taking off and landing at the training ground. These aircrafts were very advanced in Meng Xiang's eyes. The aircrafts opened and closed like a box, and were driven by engines at the base and tail to achieve the effect of helicopter and jet flight, and the speed and power were incredible. Together with Johnny and Tiss, they flew straight into the sky in the aircraft, passed through the atmosphere, and entered one of the warships parked at the space station outside the earth.
For Meng Xiang, who was still working overtime painfully not long ago, this was an unprecedented experience. All the scenes that can only be seen in science fiction movies are now being shown in front of him. Looking at the earth from the battleship, in a corner of the United States, a gray area that is incompatible with the surrounding blue and green is the result of the collision of a small star, where millions of lives have fallen.
The battleship flew at superluminal speed and soon arrived at the Zerg's lair - near the Big K planet. Meng Xiang and others were all dressed in mechanized infantry uniforms - similar to field uniforms, with armor on the chest, multi-functional helmets on their heads, and sabers inserted into their thighs and waists. Each infantryman had a Predator M4 lightweight submachine gun hanging around his waist and two small backpacks hanging on both waists, which were full of magazines or grenades.
In the past, when Meng Xiang watched movies, he always found the equipment of the infantry very ridiculous. Just as Ding Jie said, we have already entered the era of conquering the universe, but they are still using such relatively backward weapons.
But now, he couldn't laugh at all, because he had to use these backward equipment to fight those horrible bugs.
The war was about to break out. Some people encouraged each other, some were chatting and laughing, some were worried, and several war reporters were interviewing the soldiers with heavy cameras.
Outside the battleship window, the dark and boundless universe occasionally glowed with deep blue light. Many soldiers gathered around the window and looked into the distance, shouting, "It's a plasma bomb. The bedbugs seem to know how terrible we are and are preparing to struggle to their death."
Ding Jie snorted and whispered, "A dying struggle? Is it a bug or a human?"
Looking out the window at the blue light balls coming from the surface of Planet K, Shu Wanning's face turned as pale as paper. She suddenly shouted frantically, "I... I won't go. I won't go to die." She ran out the door like crazy.
Ding Jie did not stop them. He took out a cigarette from his pocket and took a deep puff, seeming to enjoy it. "I'll say this for the last time. You are not members of the Nameless Team yet. So as long as you don't hinder me, I won't stop you from doing anything you want to do."
Qian Weiguo stared blankly at the plasma bombs outside the window. In the distance, a warship was hit and exploded violently. He suddenly said excitedly: "Since we have all seen Starship Troopers and know the power of these plasma bombs and even the ending of the movie, why should we go and die? Either tell the superiors to stay away from the war zone or beware of plasma, or we fake injuries on the warship, so that we don't have to die?"
As soon as he said this, several people immediately agreed.
Meng Xiang knew it was not that simple. As long as he remained calm and analyzed carefully, he would know it was impossible. Since they had become infantrymen, they had to abide by military discipline. Therefore, not going to the battlefield would be desertion, unless they broke their own thighs. Inform the superiors? Who would believe it
Ding Jie's eyes glared at Qian Weiguo like a hungry tiger, as if he was going to tear Qian Weiguo to pieces in the next second. The pressure he exuded frightened even Meng Xiang, and his heart beat rapidly.
"You can hide or fake injury as you like, but don't reveal our information to any character in the plot. Deducting points is secondary. If it triggers a side plot or even changes the main plot, I will not forgive you even if you die ten thousand times." After Ding Jie finished speaking, Meng Xiang felt his body relax. His back was shaking and cold sweat broke out, as if he had just finished running 5 kilometers.
"Horrible, who is he? Why is he so oppressive?" Meng Xiang knew that Ding Jie and the other four were definitely not simple, and even beyond their imagination. Qian Weiguo and the others seemed to feel this as well. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "I'm just talking, don't take it seriously."
"That's good." Ding Jie no longer paid attention to them, but focused his attention on the protagonist Johnny and his good friend Tess Xiangshang.
The superior officer gave the order for all the infantry to form groups and enter the aircraft. Ding Jie said to everyone, "Follow the protagonist Johnny. We can predict the general plot."
At this time, Johnny had already entered the conveyor belt like the other infantrymen. Zhang Dingke suddenly shouted, "Shu Wanning hasn't come back yet? Aren't you going to wait for him?"
"No more waiting." Nice raised his hand and said with a smile, "The person who suggested faking injury just now seems to be gone. Don't worry about them. If everyone can use this backdoor to avoid the war, then wouldn't we be fools?" He followed Ding Jie onto the conveyor belt. The others were full of doubts, but they were not stupid, so they naturally guessed what Nice meant.
If you don't follow the plot, the consequences will be very serious. Even Ding Jie seems to be afraid of the plot changes, while Qian Weiguo and Shu Wanning actively avoid the main plot, which will undoubtedly face more severe punishment.
The conveyor belt transports the infantry in batches to the aircraft quickly and safely. The aircraft is a small plane on top, with a large cabin hanging below, which can carry hundreds of people. In the movie, when the plane approaches the ground, it will spray air from the bottom of the cabin to cushion the cabin and make it land safely and smoothly.
In the cabin, Johnny had already fastened his seat belt tightly. Sitting next to him were Su Jimi and another main character in the movie, Levi, who was quite tough and interesting. Meng Xiang knew that according to the plot of the movie, Su Jimi's left leg was cut off by bedbugs and thrown into a swarm of bedbugs, and then dismembered. He couldn't help but feel terrified and prepared for the most terrifying moment.
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