Star Survival: The Rise of the Fourth Scourge

"Quiet..."

As Wood Steven spoke, the hall suddenly became quiet.

Everyone looked at Steven who was sitting at the main seat.

Wood Steven's eyes also swept over everyone at the round table.

"If you have something to say, just say it, one by one, don't be anxious, and don't argue. Here, everyone has the right to speak. Whoever has good suggestions and whose words make sense, then listen to him."

Everyone looked at each other in surprise at what the speaker of the parliament said.

After a long silence, a young man spoke first.

"I don't need to tell you the importance of trade coins. Without trade coins, we can't complete the population task. We can't get enough trade coins with that little bit of poor ternary lithium mine. Everyone, we don't have much time. There are still more than three years left. Time is running out."

Yes, they don't have much time.

The reward for completing the task is a drop in the bucket, and there is only one way to earn a lot of trade coins, that is mining.

But the four minerals needed by the trade mall are too rare in the universe.

Even if they can be found, most of them are poor mines, and the refining process is very troublesome.

At this time, Morin said: "There are only two ways to obtain a large number of trade coins. One is mining, selling four kinds of minerals to the trade mall. The second way is to block the trade mall and collect a certain percentage of taxes from the earthlings entering and leaving the trade mall. But doing so is easy to offend people, and at this stage, the taxes collected are probably far from meeting our demand for trade coins."

"March into the S-01888 star system? You should know that the S-01888 star system is obviously controlled by a certain group of forces."

"Just march, what's there to worry about? The other party has already opened fire on Leo. In the eyes of both sides, the other party has become an enemy."

In the conference hall, everyone discussed one by one.

"Although the other side's warship is large, it will be more difficult to build. Although our warship is small, it is easier to build. Moreover, the combat power of a warship has nothing to do with its size. I have learned about the game Warhammer 40K. The technology of the human empire is not advanced and very primitive. If we have the advantage in numbers, we will definitely win."

"That's right, it's better to fight early than late. If the other side unlocks more advanced technology first, the strength of both sides will increase rapidly. At least at this time, the advantage is on our side."

"Maybe... can we talk to the other side?"

"What to talk about? Let's talk about taking the other side's mines and let the other side give up the mines or give us half?"

"This matter cannot be discussed. The other side opened fire without saying a word. It can be seen that the power is so strong that there is no possibility of peace talks."

"Conflicts between humans on Earth are inevitable. It's a matter of sooner or later. Everyone should be mentally prepared."

"Let the Speaker of the Parliament make the decision..."

As soon as these words came out, the discussion in the parliament hall stopped abruptly.

Everyone looked at Wood Stevens in the main seat.

This time, Wood Stevens was no longer silent.

He looked around at the people at the round table, his face only solemn.

"Since everyone has no objection, then fight. Prepare for two years, stop all non-military construction, and focus on developing armaments."

Hearing this, everyone's face had different expressions.

With the words of the Speaker of the Council, the "UNSC" has embarked on an unknown road again.

It will be a road full of war and challenges...

...

In the red subspace, a black warship is sailing.

In the upper area of ​​the Alfred bridge, in the study...

"The slaves have been counted, a total of 30,000 people, the quality is good, all between 20 and 40 years old."

With the lifespan of slaves, they can still work for at least 50 years, the quality is indeed good.

"Have you asked where they are from?"

Sitting upright in the chair behind the desk, Li Meng looked at Ralph in the holographic screen in front of him.

Ralph replied: "The places are very diverse, from various star fields of the empire, and the answers are similar. They all boarded the black ship of the Star Language Hall one day and then lost consciousness."

Black ship?

There are two types of black ships in the empire.

One belongs to the Inquisition, and the other belongs to the Astronomican.

The former is the combat ship of the Demonic Inquisition and the Alien Inquisition.

The latter is the ship that runs throughout the Empire and collects psychics from various worlds.

The reason why Li Meng asked about their origins was that he just wanted to figure out some things.

Now it seems that the answer he wants to know is still a mystery.

"Thank you for your hard work..."

With a wave of his hand, Li Meng interrupted the communication with Ralph.

Looking down at the logbook on the desk, Li Meng picked it up and put it down again.

"Sandra, how long has it been?"

The return journey was a bit bumpy.

The Alfred passed through several windless areas.

The so-called windless area does not mean "no wind", and there will be no wind in the warp.

It refers to an area without storm activity and unusually calm.

The power of ships sailing in the warp does not come from their own engines.

Instead, they drift with the ocean currents like the sea.

The warp storm is equivalent to the ocean currents in the sea, which is the power source of the ship.

Once entering the calm zone, the ship will be trapped and can only wait for a new storm to blow.

Sandra has been standing by the desk. Compared with Irene, Irene, she is undoubtedly more patient.

Sandra replied: "Today is already the seventeenth day..."

Seventeen days?

Time flies so fast...

Turning to look at Sandra at the desk, Li Meng said: "Go and have a rest. There is no need to wait in the study."

Standing is very tiring. If he doesn't feel sorry for the people around him, who will feel sorry for them.

Sandra lowered her head slightly and said: "There must be someone waiting by the king's side. I'm not tired..."

Smiling, Li Meng waved to Sandra.

The expression on Sandra's face was only calm, she turned around and took a few steps forward.

Li Meng grabbed Sandra's hand and gently moved it into his arms.

Sandra took advantage of the situation and sat on Li Meng's lap.

Lightly holding Sandra's waist, Li Meng said with a half-smile, "Aren't you really tired?"

Facing the "King's" half-smiling gaze, Sandra shook her head.

Without forcing it, Li Meng buried his head in Sandra's arms and took a deep breath.

So fragrant...

…

S-01888 star system.

Although stars emit light all the time, darkness is always the theme of the universe.

In the universe outside the gravity well of Star 1...

The space suddenly distorted and quickly turned into a huge red vortex.

The next moment, a huge warship slowly sailed out of the whirlpool.

Alfred.

Upper bridge, in the study...

"Wang, we have returned to the S-01888 star system and are expected to arrive at the Ark in an hour..."

In the study, the protective armor outside the window is slowly opening.

In the starry sky in front of the ship's bow, the earth-yellow Star No. 1 can be seen, and the star ring can be seen.