Toberu is an advanced race with high attainments in space technology and psionic technology. We found that the in-orbit portal they use has almost the same performance as the empire's short-to-medium-range transmission system, and After being completely driven by psionic energy, I am even more convinced of this.
Although many people think of Zerg as barbaric, ruthless, intemperate and extreme expansionism, etc., and many people think that Zerg is only good at developing biological technology - such as their own biceps - but It is not suitable for studying high technology, but in fact, this kind of "conclusion" based on racial impression is a very unreasonable prejudice. Whether a technological civilization can be developed will not be decisively related to the appearance of a race, but depends on their historical process and world environment. Toberou is a stark example. They are a typical swarm race, and they also have a centralized structure similar to the insect kingdom, and they have produced a variety of super-evolutions to adapt to the environment, but their most powerful is still science and technology, and they are very capable of interacting with other people. Racial harmony.
They are even the most technologically advanced members of the Exile fleet - and the only ones who have retained most of their original technology. After the exiles finally settled down in this universe, all races unanimously chose to continue to use the Tobelu technology that was mature and adapted to all races as the core technology of their own world. For example, the space dock we passed by when we came, and the buildings on the colony planet below are all built with Tobelu technology. Well, at least eighty percent of the time.
Such a special talent. Moreover, in terms of the social structure of the race, it is also more suitable for civilizations that face the cruel cosmic environment and various evolutionary challenges. If they did not encounter that disaster back then, and if they have developed safely to this day, they must have achieved unlimited achievements, although because of them It is not possible to grasp the truth of the world more easily due to the simultaneous development of the two technical systems of the mysterious department and the technological department like the Apostle of the Spirit, but a race that can control psionic energy itself already has the foundation to become a super civilization.
When it was transmitted to the Governor's Palace of the planet through the space transmission equipment made by the Tobelu Zerg. I can't help but have the above thoughts. These devices around are too easy to make people feel emotional: they have completely different manufacturing processes, weird but effective system architecture, these black machines with a smooth and round appearance like some kind of insect carapace are full of psionic energy that I am most familiar with. The Toberu Higher Zerg is the only race I have ever seen, apart from the Xiling Empire, that can use psionic energy as a daily energy source and apply it to itself. Other races may also have the ability to control psionic energy to a certain extent, but their body has never been able to produce corresponding progress, only Toberu is an exception. In addition to the huge difference in appearance, their civilization is similar to that of the Xiling apostle on the technological side. development is full of similarities.
It is precisely because of this that Sandora and I are quite sorry that such a race has never been able to join the imperial camp.
Sandora has been thinking about how to completely dispel the exiles' fear of the empire, and let the two settle their suspicions, so that finally, the Toberu higher Zerg, a rare genius species that can traverse the entire void, joins the army of the new empire. . Originally, we thought it would take two hundred years of hard work—this is the average lifespan of members of the Exiles United Fleet. Both Sandora and the expert team believed that it would take at least one generation of time for the exiles to settle their feud—but now, I Suddenly, he felt that he might be facing an opportunity: as long as he could find the fleeing team that had completely lost contact with the Fourth Fleet hundreds of years ago, it might inspire a considerable number of exiles to join the imperial camp. Rather than like now, only a few radicals who are regarded as "heresy" among them have a good impression of the empire.
Under the guidance of Jin and Tuolulu, and a small group of Toberu soldiers, we came to the capital planet that the exiles had just established, and came to a city called "Kerudak" Rudak is also the name of this planet, and Toberu's higher Zergs are accustomed to using the name of the planet to directly name the capital of the planet). This city is the "capital" of the planet, as well as the administrative center of the exiles. When we took the intra-atmospheric shuttle to the seat of the "Parliament", we were all curiously observing this alien city with a unique style. The most notable is the style of Toberou buildings, which look like spore plants with swollen ends, all buildings are tall, the lower half is slender (relative to the whole building) and The smooth black "umbrella handle" looks like a tower, while the upper part expands to form irregular spheres of different sizes and shapes. Countless such buildings form the main body of "Kerudak", like a spore city. And all kinds of small vehicles used for intra-planet transportation shuttle around the "waist" of these buildings, busy and orderly. Due to the special shape of Tobelu buildings, the mid-air lot in the city of "Kailudak" is quite spacious, which is suitable for the transportation needs of civil aviation equipment.
Of course, many buildings with different styles can also be seen in this city, but their number is very small, and they are more like decorative embellishments.
Along the way, Jin and Tuolulu were chatting with us enthusiastically, and the main topic was to introduce their rather large city—although all the buildings here seem so weird to me, but in the eyes of the two of them In the eyes of people, this is obviously the most proud home. And it happened that we also had a strong interest in the progress of the construction here, so the topic started smoothly. I think that's what the "Parliament" meant by sending these two ordinary young soldiers with little authority to act as "envoys". Most of their tasks are to chat with the leaders of the empire. Perhaps the "Parliament" has learned about the habits of the rulers of the new empire through various channels, so she knows that in this situation where a guard of honor cannot be greeted with great fanfare, it will be easier to win the favor of our group by sending two acquaintances to greet them. Her judgment was correct.
However, we have never mentioned to Jin and Tuolulu the specific things that we came to discuss with the parliament this time-that is, the news that the Fifth Combined Fleet may still survive. This is what we communicated to each other when we communicated with the "Parliament" before. The matter of the Fifth Fleet is still a secret among the exiles. Apart from the "Parliament" and some senior officials, the only ones who knew about this were the technicians who received the signal. Jin and Tuolulu were not high enough, so of course they knew nothing about it. They only know that the head of state of the empire suddenly visited in person today, and their task is to come to receive them, but they don't know what the head of state of the empire will discuss with the "parliament". Also wise not to ask too much.
"The sky above the city is blocked by these big balls, but the lighting is not affected." My sister looked curiously at the scenery outside through the porthole, and couldn't help talking to herself. "Besides, such a large building is supported by a thin pillar, which looks quite weak."
"Light. It enters the lower layer of the city and drains it through the refraction field. The light is even in the entire city," Tuolulu, who was sitting next to us, waved his thin forelimbs and introduced to us, "With or without gravity equipment, no need The supports, the building itself…”
"Ahem, let me explain," Jin saw us getting more and more confused. He waved his hand to quiet his companions, "First of all, you probably know what's going on with the lighting problem, just add a light deflection system. In addition, all these buildings have independent gravity-free equipment, so they are not afraid of falling down— The thin pillars below are not for support either. They are just connecting devices. The main body of the city is the balls above, and everyone lives in it."
"I didn't notice these in your star warship at the time." I looked at the "spore buildings" passing by outside, feeling that the world is full of wonders, "but it seems to be very different from the buildings I saw at that time."
"That's a shelter, this is home." Jin had a smile on his face, not hiding his happiness, "The houses in the shelter are very low, there is no such aerial structure, because there Space is too precious, here is different. Kerudak is now a very, very large city, many people live here, but today is the day of diffusion, after the diffusion, the city will not be as crowded as it is now Yea—yes, you gotta see that, it's the most spectacular time over the city...”
Jin suddenly mentioned a term that was unfamiliar to us: diffusion, but before I could ask for details about the word, a Toberu Zerg soldier suddenly walked into the cabin and told us that we had arrived at our destination.
The final destination is the "Parliament Building". It is also a huge sphere supported by a thin pillar with a diameter of only a few meters. It is only reflected in the swollen ball on the upper layer. The parliament building is taller than the surrounding buildings, and the upper part of the top sphere has a symmetrical octagonal "cover", which is its most distinctive feature. The shuttle docked on a small platform at the bottom of the sphere. Jin and Tolulu didn't seem to have permission to enter, so they said goodbye to us outside, and we were led by a team of Tobelu soldiers to the inside of the "building". In the end, it was the female officer who had shown us the way to receive us in the end. After seeing us, the other party gave us a military salute very bluntly—not the military salute of the empire, but their own, and the exiles did not join in. Any imperial army, so they don't need to salute us.
"Parliament is waiting for you. This is a secret meeting. Nearly half of the government officials have been kept in the dark, so please forgive me for the poor hospitality." The attitude of the female officer this time is much better than the first meeting Times, although it can be seen that she is a little unnatural, but this is mostly out of nervousness and apprehension, and there is no longer much hostility. My sister nodded kindly to her, and then we walked into the hall together.
What greeted us was still an empty, completely symmetrical polygonal metal room, which was exactly the same as the room where we saw the "Parliament". Walking in here immediately reminded everyone of entering the command center of the exile fleet for the first time, listening to " "Parliament" tells the story of the empire's darkest history. But this time is a little different from the last time: when the surrounding lights began to flicker and the "Parliament" gradually emerged from the air, several large seats appeared out of thin air behind us: that's great, this time The furniture is ready.
A female voice echoed in the air with multiple metal echoes: "I hope you don't mind the humble hospitality, your arrival is sudden. I haven't had time to prepare - we were supposed to send someone to report, I didn't expect you would Come here in person immediately."
This time the reception was much more humane than last time...
"Forget about the scene, you know we're not used to this—and you're not used to it either," I waved to the gorgeous woman who appeared in the air, and sat down casually, "Let's just talk about the current situation."
"Yes, first of all, this is the signal we received." The thinking aggregate that appeared in front of our eyes in the form of projection turned on other projection devices in the hall. What appeared in front of everyone was a video clip that had been distorted to the point where it could not be seen at all. Only the audio signal seemed to be in better condition. The sound had been processed. Recognizable snippets sounded clear: "... Fifth Fleet has been... unreached... is under attack... Imperial Marks... unrecognized enemy, we alone... have retreated and can hold out for a while. Whatever Is anyone still receiving this frequency... this is a last attempt at communication..."
The signal shown by the "Parliament" is only a few tens of seconds, and then it starts to play in a loop.
"It sounds chaotic," Sandora raised her arm and pointed at the messy image. "These video clips seem to be images of the battle, but they are too blurry."
"This is already the clearest version." The "Parliament" shook his head regretfully, "We received this last communication early this morning, and then lost contact with the other party again. So far, we have searched for the information on the channel There was still a lot of noise. We used our strongest communication equipment to call back twenty-seven times. But we don't know if the other party received the signal."
"That is to say, the news of the Fifth Fleet is completely lost now..." The sister looked not very optimistic about the status quo, "This message was probably sent before—I heard that you have received the same signal for three consecutive days, So this should be an automatic broadcast, and it's likely been a long time since the first transmission."
"This is the worst judgment." The parliament nodded, "so the parliament is weighing how to make this incident public to the public, or to what extent. The news of the Fifth Fleet is of great significance to us, but now The announcement is likely to create turmoil."
"Xiaoxue." I thought for a while, then turned to look at the girl sitting beside me, who replied, "Hulu~~"
"You can sleep at this time!" I was about to run away in an instant. Holding each other's cheeks and pulling them to both sides, Xiaoxue waved her hands and yelled: "Ah, it hurts, it hurts~! Dad, I didn't sleep, I didn't sleep! I just did a divination for the Fifth Fleet—"
I was stunned for a moment, and I didn't know whether I should believe this girl's nonsense, because Lin Xue really told me before that when prophesying an extremely vague target, it feels like the soul is out of the body, and it is easy to enter In a state of absence, the outside world looks as if he is asleep. It's just that Lin Xue usually doesn't snore when making such in-depth predictions...
Xiaoxue rolled her eyes quickly, and quickly changed the subject before I could speak: "The Fifth Fleet is temporarily safe—but it hasn't escaped the hunt. I see that the target I predicted will continue to become blurred in the following time , This should be the reason why they were gradually hunted down—of course, the premise is that we failed to carry out effective rescue.”
The "Parliament" looked at us suspiciously, and I pointed to Xiaoxue: "Her words are trustworthy, this is a prophet."
"It's...inconceivable ability," the parliament seemed to be surprised, but the tone was still the tone of stating the facts, and then she didn't bother with this question that she couldn't understand for the time being, "Then take your words as the standard, the first The Fifth Fleet still has a chance. They should be trying to escape from the attackers. The enemy is strong, but they obviously don't have the ability to contain the Fifth Fleet and wipe them all out. It's just that we haven't found a way to help the Fifth Fleet yet."
"They may have reached the very depths of the void, and their coordinates are unknown. They cannot send reinforcements, their contact has been interrupted, and their situation cannot be confirmed... Well, the only thing we can do now is to re-establish contact. We need to determine the current status of the Fifth Fleet." Sandora immediately judged the current situation, and then set her sights on the "Parliament", "Open your communication ports, and tell us the information mode when you contacted the Fifth Fleet, we will use the Death Garden system to search for that signal. "
The "Parliament" seemed a little surprised, probably because it didn't expect the empire to help so easily: the exiles' habitual impression of the empire is not so easy to change. Then she fell into a short silence. I felt that she couldn't be allowed to hesitate on this issue, so I took the initiative to say: "Now is not the time to worry about psychological barriers. The Fifth Fleet is reducing its staff all the time. Let me tell you They have already settled in the empire, so they shouldn't be so afraid of us, right?"
"No, please forgive me, but the council is not hesitating on this issue," the thought-aggregate woman apologized to us—in a completely flat tone, "just suddenly sighed: the communication protocol within the United Fleet was established at the beginning of its formation. The first purpose is to keep the equipment of the empire secret, but I didn't expect to need the technology of your empire now... This is really dramatic."
"Let's talk about the dramatic issues later," Sandora stood up, "I've already arranged the system transfer, when will you guys be ready?" RS