Chapter 825: Chapter 566: Moluo Race, Darlings of Space (Part 2)
In the thousands of years of the Empire’s expansion into the Star Sea, it has encountered countless native races. In the eyes of these races, the Empire’s fleet is seen as an "invader," and wars are often inevitable.
But the Empire’s strength crushes everything, and those resisting races ultimately end up failing.
However, out of humanitarian considerations, for those races that possess wisdom and a cultural heritage, the Empire has always been reluctant to wipe them out completely, instead opting for a conciliatory policy whenever possible.
For example, allowing them to survive under the Empire’s rule as a vassal race or a cooperative race, even permitting their people to enter various agencies, the Military Department, and academies within the Empire, where they can establish themselves based on their abilities, becoming the backbone, or even ascending to the upper echelons, thereby giving back to their own race.
This system has matured very well within the Empire.
And the Moluo Race, as natural space walkers, if they could be persuaded to surrender to the Empire, would play a huge role in interstellar reconnaissance, space exploration, and battlefield raids, serving as a significant accomplishment for the Royal Fleet.
However, the Moluo People’s resistance is too strong; even when on the brink of extinction, they are unwilling to set aside their hostility and face the challenges together.
"They stole weapons probably to fight against the Blood Gu Beasts."
Commander Luo shook his head and said, "Forty-five boxes of weapons can only kill so many Blood Gu Beasts. It’s merely a drop in the ocean."
Just at this moment, Qin Tian suddenly spoke up:
"Commander Luo, I just heard from you that these Blood Gu Beasts were not originally present on the planet Montel but only appeared in recent years, correct?"
Commander Luo nodded: "That’s right. When the Empire’s expedition team first discovered Montel Star, a comprehensive survey found no trace of the Blood Gu Beasts. It wasn’t until when our Royal Fleet officially stationed here, established a base, and began resource exploration that the Blood Gu Beasts suddenly appeared and multiplied."
"Honestly, we are also puzzled about how the Blood Gu Beasts came into being. We suspected that it was either the expedition team or our brought materials that accidentally triggered changes in the planet’s environment, giving rise to this species. We conducted a comprehensive self-examination, meticulously inspecting all equipment and materials, and thoroughly surveyed the planet’s geology and climate, but found nothing."
Upon hearing this, Qin Tian’s eyes flickered slightly.
In this world, everything has a cause and effect, and a species could never spring into existence out of nowhere. The sudden emergence of the Blood Gu Beasts must hide some unknown cause.
He looked up at Commander Luo and continued to ask: "Commander Luo, is the current target of the Blood Gu Beasts primarily focusing on the Moluo Race, rarely attacking our base personnel?"
"Yes."
Commander Luo nodded in response, "Actually, initially, the Blood Gu Beasts often attacked our patrolling soldiers and explorers, causing us significant losses. But our space-deployed fleet can detect signs of the Blood Gu Beasts gathering on a large scale through satellites. Upon finding anything unusual, we immediately initiate orbital bombardment for precise strikes from the air."
"After several attempts, the Blood Gu Beasts gradually got smarter and realized that they couldn’t contend with us due to our fleet support, so they no longer dared to easily harass our base and instead focused all their targets on the Moluo Race."
Hearing this, Qin Tian couldn’t help but feel a silent admiration for the deterrence of the Empire’s fleet, perfectly demonstrating the importance of air supremacy.
The Empire managed to sweep across countless races during its thousand years of Star Sea exploration, not only relying on the combat effectiveness of its soldiers but also on the absolute advantage of its fleet.
No matter how powerful the native races were, the Empire’s fleet could conduct indiscriminate bombardment from space orbits, while the adversary could not reach the fleet in space at all.
After a few rounds of bombardment, even the mightiest race would be beaten into disarray, ultimately recognizing the disparity between them and the Empire, surrendering and compromising obediently.
The invincible fleet is the Empire’s backing and the fundamental reason why the Empire can rule the Nine Great Star Realms.
Apart from the Spirit Race, none in space warfare can contend with the Empire’s fleet.
After Commander Luo and many others meticulously checked the ammunition depot, ensuring no other issues, he slowly said:
"Since the Moluo Race has started stealing weapons, it shows that their tribe is at the brink of life and death. Next, tighten the guard on each warehouse to prevent such incidents from happening again."
"Yes!"
The crowd responded in unison.
After assigning the tasks, a few people walked out of the ammunition depot.
"General Qin, I’m sorry, our internal management was not strict, and it became a joke." Commander Luo said helplessly.
Qin Tian smiled slightly:
"Commander Luo, spatial abilities are usually very hidden, not discovering it in time is normal. With the lesson just learned, I believe the Moluo Race won’t have another chance to infiltrate the base."
Upon hearing this, Commander Luo nodded, then suddenly remembered that Qin Tian himself was a master of spatial elements.
He could venture alone into subspace and accurately locate Elder Yun and others to bring them back, showing his formidable spatial abilities.
And the Moluo person who infiltrated had already stolen over forty boxes of weapons without being discovered, but suddenly got exposed and fled, could it be...
Commander Luo discreetly observed Qin Tian’s expression, but found that Qin Tian remained as usual, with a faint smile on his lips.
He suddenly understood something.
"General Qin, you should go back and rest first; leave the rest to us," Commander Luo said.
"Okay."
Qin Tian nodded slightly and walked towards his residence.
"Moluo Race."
A glint of inquiry shone in his eyes; unexpectedly, he encountered a pure Energy Life by accident for the first time.
The darlings of the space, huh?
Then let me see how capable you are.
His body trembled slightly; a duplicate split off to head to his residence, while his true self silently flew out of the base along the Hunting Mark.
......
Deep in the forest
"Gord, you were too reckless."
Several hundred Moluo people gathered together, their bodies generally tall and slender, their skin smooth and delicate like moonlight, with a small rhombic protrusion on their foreheads that not only didn’t clash but added an exotic beauty.
"Adif, I’m sorry, I just wanted to protect our people and kill that group of monsters." Gord said, lowering his head with a muffled voice.
Seeing Gord in this state, Adif silently sighed.
He knew that now the atmosphere within the tribe was already extremely tense, with everyone devising ways to protect the tribe and the ones closest to them.
Gord took the risk to infiltrate those foreigners’ base, steal their weapons to strengthen the tribe, which wasn’t wrong, but indeed too dangerous.
Those monsters were the enemies, and those foreigners were also enemies.
If Gord were to fall into those foreigners’ hands, the outcome could be even more tragic.
No one can ensure what those foreigners might do to a captive to extract information about the tribe.
"Gord, I hope there won’t be a next time."
Adif looked at Gord with a serious expression.
"Yes, Adif."
Gord nodded heavily, then quickly said:
"Hurry up and see the weapons I stole from the foreigners."
The Moluo people eagerly picked up the scattered guns on the ground, faces full of curiosity and exploration.
"How does this work?"
"It seems to go like this; I saw those foreigners using it this way."
Many of them had seen the Royal Warriors using guns and artillery to annihilate Blood Gu Beasts, and the simple, clean yet violent scenes of execution left many of them yearning.
If they could master these weapons, dealing with those monsters would probably become much easier.
Gord picked up a pulse gun and, not knowing which button he pressed, suddenly a beam of light shot out of the barrel, skimming over a Moluo person’s head.
"Gord!!!"
"Sorry, sorry!"
Gord sheepishly shrugged his shoulders and then looked helplessly at these weapons he had acquired at great risk.
Seeing those foreigners use them with such ease, why is it that he loses control as soon as he gets his hands on them?
Where exactly is the problem?
Just as Gord was about to continue his exploration, suddenly, Chief Adif sensed something; his expression changed.
"Not good; they are coming!"
What!
Upon hearing this, all the present Moluo people were visibly shaken.
Those monsters... are coming again.
