Chapter 286: Frightened Augustus
Proxima b.
Academy of Sciences underground city, observation room.
Since the 12 land-based laser weapons were destroyed, Augustus has sent a surrender request to the enemy.
But something happened that frightened him.
The invaders did not respond to their surrender request at all.
And his decision also made the Proxima civilization lose its last chance to resist - the solar fleet has blocked the synchronous orbit of Proxima, and now they can only guard the more than 600 starships and continue to shrink in this narrow underground space.
It is precisely because of this that he has clearly noticed that many Lyle have developed dissatisfaction with him in recent times.
Due to the deep-rooted hierarchy, those Lyle did not say anything.
But Augustus knew that such a scene would never last.
Although the reserve materials in the underground city are enough for all of them to live for hundreds of years, such a depressing environment is bound to trigger the darkness in some people's hearts.
While being anxious, Augustus is constantly thinking about how to break the deadlock.
On this day, as usual, he came to the observation room early and tried to observe the movements of the invaders with the help of the few remaining observation equipment on the surface.
Augustus looked at the display in front of him with a serious expression.
"What do these invaders want to do?"
Looking at the dense red dots on the screen, his six small eyes showed some doubts.
An observer's voice came: "According to the data sent back by the observation equipment, these seem to be some very small drones."
"The invaders should want to use these drones to conduct a preliminary exploration of our planet."
Augustus took a deep breath.
Drones have begun to be used for exploration.
I don't know when they will discover the existence of the underground city...
His sense of uneasiness became stronger and stronger.
After thinking for a moment, he gave his own order: "Narts, blow up the elevator and close all the entrances and exits of the underground city."
"What?" Narts, who was standing aside, heard this horrifying order and subconsciously asked, "Sir Augustus, are you sure..."
Augustus interrupted Narts' words directly: "I'm sure."
"Our underground city is a complete self-circulating system, and the materials in it are enough for us to survive for hundreds of years."
"Don't forget, the main star is about to go out, and these invaders won't stay for too long."
"When they leave, we can use these more than 600 spacecraft to go to the new star system."
"But, but, once we do this, even if those invaders leave, it will be difficult for us to return to the ground from the underground city..." Narts retorted anxiously.
"Narts!" Seeing Narts trying to resist his order, Augustus' heart sank and he raised his voice a little, "Do you want to resist my order?!"
Looking at the angry old man in front of him, Narts's breath suddenly choked.
He opened his breathing hole, exhaled a breath of hot air, and said in a not very respectful tone: "As you wish."
...
After learning that the elevator was blown up, Augustus calmed down a lot.
Perhaps because there was no way out, the originally impetuous people calmed down a lot.
At least Augustus lived a comfortable life these days.
It seemed that he had returned to the leisurely days of the original Academy of Sciences.
But such days did not last long.
More than a week later, a shrill alarm broke the peace that the underground city had finally had.
"Oh, Mr. Augustus!" The observer's sharp shout came from a distance.
Augustus opened his eyes impatiently and looked in the direction of the observation room.
"Those invaders are coming towards the underground city!!!"
Augustus, who was originally going to scold the observer, stood up directly from the recliner the moment he heard this.
"What, what's going on?"
Perhaps because he had just woken up, or because he was too panicked, Augustus's voice seemed particularly sharp and piercing.
He asked loudly while walking quickly towards the observation room.
…
Looking at the red dot on the monitor that was flying straight towards the underground city, Augustus's face suddenly became ugly.
Damn it.
Those invaders found their underground city!
"What are the specific parameters of this spaceship?" Augustus asked in a low voice.
The observer quickly responded: "The length is about 100 meters, and the performance in all aspects is similar to our small spaceship."
"Only one?" Augustus' eyes showed some doubts.
A small spaceship can't carry much stuff!
"To be precise, there are two." The observer said after a moment of hesitation, "The other spaceship flew to another underground city."
Augustus's face became a little ugly again.
It seems that both underground cities have been discovered.
These invaders are so efficient...
"A small spaceship of about 100 meters... They should just come to investigate." Augustus suppressed his uneasiness and whispered, "We have blown up the elevator. Without an entrance or exit, they should not bother to kill them all."
The observer on the side did not speak, but looked at the display in front of him with a serious expression.
...
[Earth] Command Center.
"Nanorobots have been successfully released!"
The voice of a scientific researcher sounded: "Heading to the predetermined target."
"Successfully passed through the gate, and the video data began to be transmitted..."
The holographic projection screen trembled.
After waiting for a few seconds, the screen gradually stabilized, and the scene inside the cabin was presented to everyone.
Lv Yongchang reached out and touched his chin, looking at the screen in the holographic projection thoughtfully.
Dark.
There were only a few faint lights inside the cabin.
The orange-yellow light made the whole cabin look particularly dim.
There was a huge hole where the elevator was located.
"Did they destroy the elevator?" Fang Xu asked with a puzzled look on his face, "Are they going to shrink underground for the rest of their lives?"
Lv Yongchang nodded, with a little realization in his eyes: "I was thinking wrong, these Proxima people really want to surrender."
"I didn't expect that such a high-level civilization would not even have the blood to launch a final counterattack..."
As he spoke, he shook his head: "Keep going, go down this hole."
The researcher on the side nodded, reached out and pressed a few times on the control console in front of him.
The screen in the holographic projection began to move.
There were all kinds of broken devices all along the way.
Some equipment was still working, which showed that the elevator had not been destroyed for long.
Soon, the nanorobots arrived at the bottom of the pit.
Countless rocks and metal structures that made up the elevator appeared in front of everyone.
"It seems that our neighbors are determined not to let us in!"
Lv Yongchang looked at the door covered by these debris and shook his head with a smile.
"Disperse the nanorobots and find a passage to enter."
