Chapter 1,128 Vega’s Melancholy

Xiaoxue was replaced by Miss Lin at almost nine o'clock in the evening. She was really aggrieved when she appeared in front of us. As soon as she appeared, she hung on my arm and howled: "Dad, please take care of your wife!"

Her movement was so loud that the entire living room fell silent, including the little crow who was chewing on the sofa cushions. I patted Xiaoxue's head: "Your mother hasn't come here yet - have you had any thoughts in the past half day?"

Xiaoxue threw herself on the sofa, and the stupid bird sitting next to her was immediately bounced to the ground: "I never went to my grandpa's house again before I was born. Oh my god, I have never seen such a ridiculous person." ——Do you know how many heads of state my grandpa had cordial conversations with before he was twenty-five years old? Fortunately, Kennedy died early, otherwise he must have been beaten in a cafe by my grandpa..."

For those of us who have just learned about Father Lin’s weird habits from Miss Lin, what Xiaoxue is talking about is not unusual at all. I picked up the little crow from the ground and patted the soil while saying: "I just said When you talk to Lin Xue about this, don’t talk about it, I’m afraid what your grandpa said is really 40 to 50% credible – but don’t forget that the Lin family has a great business, well, at least on earth, the family has a great business.”

Early the next morning, I went to the Shadow City with Sandora. Although there were no specific matters that required the two of us to personally intervene for the time being, there was one thing that we still needed to confirm - what was the situation in Bellavilla? Sample. The time limit for her free movement is twenty-four hours at a time, which means that she can stay awake until 6:30 this evening. Sandora and I plan to go to her to talk about establishing a spell caster army. But before I even reached the military blockade, I saw a scene that I couldn’t calm down no matter what:

Near the gate leading to the military buffer zone from the Shadow Fortress, a wild lady was lying on the wall in boredom. The lady's upper body was a beautiful woman wearing a cool vest, and her lower body was a ferocious mechanical scorpion. The scorpion's back You can see the bright red number one on the armor...Okay, this is Vega, but it's very inconsistent. This is a listless and mumbling Vega.

You must know that Vega gives the impression that she is always full of energy at all times. She is always full of confidence and maintains the abundant energy required to perform tasks, and because she does not know whether it is real or fake, the Armored Scorpion has a simple head (Raven agrees) (evaluation), Weijia is still a bit of a straightforward optimist. I've never seen her in a bad mood - even if she couldn't drink concentrated helium-3 for three days.

But now, Sister Scorpion, who has never been unhappy, is lying on the wall outside the base like Shuang Dazai. Even the tail drooped weakly on the ground. Paddling the ground around and around.

What even made Shandora and I think we were hallucinating was that when we got closer, we actually saw Vega holding a rose that we didn’t know where it came from, and she was adding it one by one. She was tearing off the petals, mumbling something... and at her feet, there were almost two square meters of rose petals piled up.

"Why is this scene full of a sense of immediacy... Could it be that this guy finally ushered in spring... and was confessed to by some large male arthropod?" I muttered in shock, pulling Sandora and running over quickly. "Vega! Do you have a day off today?"

"She won, I was hallucinating. She won, I was hallucinating. She won..." Sister Scorpion was still mumbling to herself. After hearing my cry, she suddenly replied as if she was frightened. When she came to her senses, six mechanical sharp feet made a sharp sound on the alloy ground. Amidst the sound of metal collision, she made a military salute to Sandora and me, and said nervously: "Long... Sir! I'm very sorry, my subordinate was not focused just now! I am willing to accept the punishment..."

"Okay, okay, it's non-mission time now, don't be so nervous," I raised my head and waved to Vega. Talking face-to-face with this Scorpion sister who stood upright and was more than two meters tall was really a very stressful thing. , "I said, what's wrong with you?"

As I spoke, I glanced at the large patch of rose petals on the ground, as well as the bare flower branches scattered around, intentionally or unintentionally. Between these things, there was a small white card with the word "Juanxiu" on it. There are four words written in his handwriting: Gemini Flower Shop.

"Oh, you went to help the poor?" I raised my eyebrows and said subconsciously, but as soon as I finished speaking, Shandora kicked herself from behind quietly - okay, I admit, that's true. Sister Theda is not very polite...

"This... this is just a whim. I heard it can relieve psychological stress," Weijia explained with an unprecedented shyness. "I encountered a little trouble yesterday. I thought it was best to try it before returning to the factory for repairs. Check it out yourself..."

"Inspection?" Sandora laughed dumbly and pointed at the flower branch in Vega's hand, "Use this? What happened to you?"

Shandora asked in person, but Weijia had no choice but to speak honestly, with a frustrated look on his face: "Last night, my subordinates were patrolling near the B-3 gate in the East District. The time was 11:26. Military The district has been completely sealed off..."

Sandora and I had a vague premonition at the same time.

"Then I saw that undisciplined guy from Raven 001 walking from the urban area. Not only did it exceed the Raven troop's return time, but she also had a lot of messy things hanging on her body. What's even worse is that she also attacked the surrounding residents. Whistling and throwing ball lightning everywhere... her subordinates stopped her, and then... some customary conflicts occurred.”

The "habitual conflict" that Vega calls it is not unfamiliar to us. It is a daily phenomenon that occurs between all ravens and armored scorpions. It usually starts with mutual sarcasm and evolves into a less intense fight. , it can be regarded as a rare moment of relaxation in the relatively boring imperial army, but looking at Vega's current performance, the habitual conflict last night made her self-esteem very injured.

"I was beaten up in an instant..." Vega cried with a sad face, turned around and stretched his tail in front of me, on the energy cannon attachment plate at the tip of the tail. Use arcane power to burn a line of small words: first blood!

"Then my subordinates rose up and fought bravely, and that was it..." Vega said, turning around again and showing us the attached plate on the other side of the lower limb. There was also a line of small words with the same technique near the mechanical joint: Double kill!

Shandora and I looked at the dejected Vega with great sympathy, thinking that this scorpion girl's world view had been subverted...

"Why?" Vega sighed, as if life was already dark, and then continued to destroy the last rose in his hand. "She won, I hallucinated, she won, I hallucinated, she won..."

Well, this time I finally know what Vega was mumbling just now.

It's no wonder Sister Scorpion was so shocked, because what happened was indeed a bit beyond her understanding. Although the Armored Scorpion and the Raven are almost the same arms in terms of combat effectiveness. But in fact, in all kinds of daily fights, Raven is basically at a disadvantage. This is because it is impossible for both sides to actually fight seriously. At best, it can only provoke a small-scale provocation, and no one can unleash a big move near its own base - so Raven, who is good at long-range combat and large-scale attacks, was directly eliminated, and the Armored Scorpion happens to be best at Fighting in a small-scale, highly complex environment, it can be said that as long as the target is within the range of one of their charges, they will not be able to escape their machetes. The raven's limited mobility is stronger than that of ordinary soldiers to engage in close combat with the Armored Scorpion... So although in most cases it is the raven who takes the initiative to provoke the dull armored scorpion. But the result is that the former is basically beaten by the latter.

In a "confrontation" last night, Vega was killed twice by Raven 001...

It stands to reason that even if Bella Vera occupies the body of Raven 001. The latter is also limited by physical strength and cannot exert the strength of the former, but as a Xiling Emperor. To bully a Scorpion Soldier at the level of a senior commander, you don’t need to show much strength at all. Bella Vera used her amazing combat experience accumulated over tens of millions of years to achieve two or three achievements, which is enough to torment Vega, and I am 100% sure that she An important reason for teasing Weijia was that he was influenced by the soul of Raven 001 in his body. The latter had extremely deep resentment towards Sister Scorpion.

"What's that, Vega, don't be disappointed, this is actually what happened..." Sandora and I looked at each other, and decided to tell Sister Scorpion the truth, otherwise the other party's awkwardness would make it impossible to tell. How long should we be entangled? After hearing the truth of the matter, Vega's face suddenly cleared up: "Ah, so that's it. No wonder that slick guy suddenly became so powerful. Then...sir, from now on Bellavilla Sir, are you going to occupy Raven 001's body often?"

Although there are always constant conflicts, in my eyes, Vega and Raven 001 are a different kind of bad friends. They belong to the type of people who fight each other but never miss each other. If one of them cannot appear in the house half the time from now on, In front of you, the other party will be somewhat disappointed. But I quickly dispelled Vega's concerns: "Don't worry, Bella Vera will replace the borrowed body every time. With so many mass-produced ravens, it might be 001's turn next time. You two can Continue to fall in love and kill each other - by the way, let me remind you, the time for Bella Villa to release the possessed state is at 6:30 tonight..."

Weijia nodded happily and gave a military salute: "Yes, I understand!" Me: "..."

This guy understands what I say? Why do I suddenly feel like I accidentally cheated that unlucky raven?

We said goodbye to Sister Scorpion, who was suddenly full of energy and was about to go to the repair center to re-polish her carapace. Following the guidance of the spiritual connection, we found Bella Vera. She did not stay in Sylvia's shop, but in Raven Hatchery (a production center for mass-producing ravens. Because ravens have always been nicknamed "crows" by us, this production center is simply called the hatchery, and to this day, this has even become the official name here) In the crystal square in front of her, she stayed with her mass-produced replicas.

The Raven Hatchery is a structure composed of three huge rectangular parallelepiped buildings. Between the three rectangular parallelepiped buildings, there are large areas of bright and lush crystals that have been affected by arcane agitation and other radiation for a long time. Therefore, the large area in front of this building The open space is also called Crystal Square. It is usually a place where ravens gather and rest. When Sandora and I arrived, all the ravens who had no mission had already gathered here. They were neatly arranged in a square formation and were listening to Bellavera's lecture.

"...Therefore, we will form a spell caster army in the near future, but due to the shortage of manpower and you are free enough, I decided to send some people to serve as temporary commanders of the spell caster army, so you will soon have the opportunity to proudly bring in new recruits. Let’s start the pre-selection now, keep quiet—forget it. The third to fifth rows all come out, and it’s up to you. There’s no choice anyway… The others are dismissed.”

So 60% of the ravens dispersed and continued to do whatever they were supposed to do.

My jaw dropped to the ground as I watched from behind, and I couldn't help shouting: "Hey! Is this okay?! Is this how you choose people?"

Belavera waved her hand without looking back: "What's wrong? All ravens are copied from the same mold, except for a few enhanced commanders. All other performances are the same - ah, you couple Did you two come together?"

Judgment based on the habit of speaking. She is still a mixture of Raven 001 and Bella Vera. And I always feel that Raven 001's character has the upper hand - is it because Bella Vera dominates in terms of will and memory, so as a balance, Raven 001 dominates in terms of personality?

"Raven seems not suitable to be a commander, right?" Sandora looked at the group of magical girls flying around and chattering in the Crystal Square. The latter was the most lively character among all the armies of the empire and the least like an imperial soldier. , I don’t know if it’s because their maternal souls have mutated, or if all the ravens in the old empire are like this. Anyway, in Sandora's opinion, such a character is not suitable for leading the construction of the legion.

"Have some confidence in these children." Bellavilla said with confidence. "They look a bit big. In fact, they are very careful and careful. To control the huge arcane energy, it is impossible without those two points. And even more The important thing is-" Bellavilla said, pointing to his head, "Every raven preserves a part of my experience. These experiences inherited directly from the soul cannot be passed through the combat data on the production line. The input device is input into the memory core. What 'Xinxiang' produces are the most rigid recruits, relying only on the combat instructions recorded in the database. Without experienced veterans to lead the way, they will die in droves on the battlefield. "

"Veterans are precious," Sandora sighed with deep sympathy. "The three hundred surviving commanders of the Alaya Army and their remaining soldiers have all been incorporated into the reserve army, but there are still not enough manpower - no Thinking that you have solved it here, why didn't I know that those ravens still inherited your combat experience? They usually don't show it at all. After they go to the battlefield one by one, they just throw all the spells like a rookie. He will be lifted down until the energy is exhausted..."

"Ah, yes, that's my combat experience," Bellavilla nodded matter-of-factly, "What are you looking at? This makes sense - Raven is originally a long-range turret with extremely weak survivability, so in the big The best tactic on the battlefield is to bomb as many enemies as possible while you are still alive - of course, during small-scale conflicts, the Raven will use a very elegant fighting method. In the final analysis, we and those Scorpion soldiers But there are two routes..."

So, as the King of Ravens, Bella Vera really can't deal with the Scorpion Soldiers?

"Speaking of which, when will the soldiers I want show up?" Bellavilla had just talked about a few key points of his general idea for the spell caster army, and suddenly remembered another thing, "You said you wanted me to help build it. New army, but I am the bare commander now, right?"

"You don't have to worry about this," Sandora smiled, "According to the good news from Alleria yesterday, the City of Angels has fully resumed operation, and your first batch of recruits will most likely be the Angel Army."

Bellavilla's eyes suddenly lit up: "This is good news - Xiling Angel is very popular with me. Well, he is an elegant spell caster who can spread energy storms all over the world like a raven... That City of Angels is How large is it? What is the load capacity of Wall of Angels at one time?”

Bellavilla asked quite professional questions. It seems that after the conceptual separation was lifted, her memory of these things was restored. As a professional on the mysterious side, her knowledge of the secrets of the Fifteen Days Zone may not be as good as hers. Very deep understanding.

"I will pass on the information about the City of Angels to you," Sandora said. "The general situation is that the first batch of about two thousand new cores are slowly maturing on the East Angel Wall. In about three days, these cores will If they can reach the level of being sent for incubation, one week later, we will have a batch of new angels put into the army. In other words, two thousand soldiers can be produced in one production cycle of the City of Angels. One cycle is seven days - belongs to It’s a relatively fast production center.”

When I heard this, I suddenly felt a little strange: "Producing two thousand soldiers in seven days - is this relatively fast?"

This is completely incomparable to the production efficiency on the technological side! Didn’t you say that the empire has always followed the route of violent soldiers?

I still remember the production speed of the barracks on the science and technology side. There are six sets of production groups in the hexagonal prism-shaped building. Each production group includes two production lines. In other words, there are twelve production lines in each barracks. This production cycle will produce twelve elite soldiers. Normally, a barracks operating at full capacity completes a production cycle every thirty minutes. Based on a building complex of the size of the City of Angels, there must be at least ten large arsenals, right? The latter is a terrifying thing that can attack one hundred and twenty heavily armed soldiers every half hour, and create a legion of tens of thousands of people in two days - and it is not even a war puppet! Rather, they are imperial soldiers who are more capable and can be promoted to commanders!

Based on this calculation... the terrifying violent troops on the technology side seem to have directly suppressed the production speed on the mysterious side... (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support, That’s my biggest motivation.)