Chapter 556 Earth Defense Front Base (2 in 1 chapter)

The Daqin flew to the asteroid belt with several people.

Hidden among a group of asteroids is a space base.

Luke explained to them the reason for choosing the asteroid belt as the base.

The main purpose is to facilitate hiding, and the complex terrain allows for the construction of multi-layered defensive positions.

After Luke and Sophia broke up, there was a wave of revenge spending.

All the order points have been spent.

After eating seven or eight golden apples...

Finally, after integrating the technology tree, we can completely piece together a space fleet.

The Punishment was drawn directly by Luke.

In the system, its name is: Stubborn Punishment Number.

Apart from close-in defense weapons, it has no main gun and long-range weapons.

The long-range weapons here are the kind used in the universe, not the kind defined on Earth.

Even close-in defense guns and missiles can cover a defense area within a radius of 3 kilometers.

But this distance is considered short-range defense in the universe.

But there is a key point in the system description: when colliding, the self-damage is reduced by 90%, and the collision damage is increased by 90%.

This attribute made Luke a little amused.

It's an aircraft carrier, but you gave it a collision attribute. This is outrageous...

But what Luke didn't know was that the tough guys on the Punishment had earned their reputation by ramming...

Another attribute is that the punishment number has a BUFF aura.

Within a radius of 1 kilometers, friendly forces' morale increases by 100% and combat efficiency increases by 100%.

This attribute is very suitable for being a flagship.

But Luke sincerely thinks that the Punisher is suitable for transition.

At this stage, Luke has a better battleship, the 5-kilometer-long Infinity-class space battleship.

But building it requires more than just a lot of resources.

This was not a problem for Luke, time was of the essence.

Building an Infinity-class space battleship requires industrial robots to work non-stop in the dock for two years to complete it.

After construction is completed, it will take another half year of testing and airworthiness before it can be officially put into use.

What Luke lacks most now is time.

After passing the base and boarding the Punishment, Steve and the other two were amazed.

This...is this something that human science can achieve?

Faced with this question that everyone has, Luke gave the answer.

This is indeed the product of the birth of the Earth's civilization technology tree.

However, it is the future Earth civilization (Luke's guess).

Because the materials and design styles used in the construction of these warships and related equipment are targeted at humans.

The materials are also available in the solar system.

Except for this Punishment.

The armor that Luke was testing did not seem to be something from Earth and was extremely rare in the universe.

This thing has extremely high defense against physical damage, but its defense against energy weapons is very average.

In the asteroid belt, the Punisher can force its way out by ramming into the asteroids.

But facing the energy weapon (Sera Jon) in Luke's hand, it is easy to create a big hole.

There are no other main battleships now, so Luke plans to use the Punishment as his flagship.

And there is another good thing on the Punishment, the battleship host.

This host is just right for Lilith to use. Its computing power is much higher than the most advanced supercomputer on Earth.

Even if all the supercomputers on Earth were added together, they would not be as powerful as the battleship's mainframe.

So Luke placed a relay outside Earth orbit.

Communications and calculations are all handled within the battleship's mainframe.

The benefit is that the communication channels are now more secure.

The game Call of Civilization has also been connected to the console.

There are 80 million online players worldwide, all in the same server, so there is no pressure at all.

Here, they passed through the command hall and saw the inner grandeur of the game.

Stark understood it immediately and asked Luke:

“Is this how you solve your staffing problem?”

Luke nodded.

"Currently, the game has opened up the aircraft driving function. Players need to be trained and qualified before they can fly the aircraft, and after three accidents, their flight qualifications will be revoked."

"This is a screening mechanism. Not all talented people can become pilots, but they are still very good at flying drones in combat."

Steve, the old man, doesn't understand online games, and Banner, the otaku, has been avoiding being hunted down for so many years, and he doesn't even know about this most popular and sci-fi online game.

But Stark knew.

"How do you find talented people who don't play games to fly drones in combat?"

Luke smiled confidently.

"We are working with many countries on virtual online teaching. It may not be possible for children, but high school students can already screen targets."

Stark frowned.

“Isn’t it a lot of resistance?”

Luke nodded.

“Yes, many countries are still skeptical about virtual device online education.”

Banner also asked Luke curiously.

“How can this situation be resolved?”

Luke said without hesitation:

"Benefits, let the participants and more people in related industries profit, and let them see more and longer-term benefits."

This answer made several people nod in agreement.

Profit is the enduring goal of mankind.

But it is easier said than done.

There is an opportunity in Luke's plan, and by taking advantage of this opportunity, he can gather a large number of geniuses.

To put it simply, drone flying is similar to playing games.

But playing the game well also requires talent.

What people on earth lack the least is people with various talents. What they lack is to find people and things that can develop their talents.

To sum it up simply: A good horse is easy to find, but a good horse trainer is hard to find.

I took a walk around on the Punishment and most of the day was gone.

Although the Punishment is not big, it is 600 meters long, more than 200 meters wide, and more than 70 meters high.

Moreover, it can conduct maneuverable operations within the planet's atmosphere.

Except for the inability to engage in main battleship artillery bombardment, it can basically complete other tasks.

On the bridge, everyone saw three robots of different styles.

Stark had seen Wall-E before, but this was also the first time he had seen the white teardrop-shaped robot next to him.

It seems that the two robots have a very close relationship.

However, the language of the two people was a strange sound frequency, and no one could understand it at all.

But their expressions still convey their meaning.

Luke pointed at the white teardrop-shaped robot and introduced it to everyone.

"This is Eva, Wall-E's girlfriend."

Steve looked confused.

"Robots have girlfriends? How do they distinguish between male and female?"

Luke looked at the robot couple and said with a smile:

“Personality and mindset.”

Steve was still confused.

Stark and Banner were very curious about this and started asking them questions non-stop.

Another humanoid robot was operating something in the driving seat. At this time, he turned around and greeted a few people.

"Hello everyone, my name is Ethan, the Chief Petty Officer of the Punishment, welcome to the Punishment."

Compared to Eva and Wall-E, Steve is still very interested in this humanoid robot that looks like a fighter.

Ethan was sent here by the system along with the Punishment.

The introduction states that he is the Master Chief of the Retribution.

Nothing else.

Luke checked Ethan's condition and found that this guy actually had a soul.

But his strength has nothing to do with his body.

Unlike intelligent life forms like Nova Supreme, its strength is closely related to its own hardware.

Combined with the situations of Eva and Wall-E, Luke guessed that there is more than one direction for the evolution of intelligent life.

But he didn't have time to research it.

The Earth Defense Front has just started, and there are too many things waiting for him to decide.

Fortunately, Lilith can help him handle most of the work.

But the decision-making issues still have to be handled by him.

Stark also communicated with Ethan for a while, and finally asked Luke.

"Wall-E is here, what should little Morgan do?"

Wally, the kindergarten nanny, raised 13 little girls and then started taking care of little Morgan.

Little Morgan is now 2 years old. He is very agile and can eat and dress himself.

Luke patted Stark on the shoulder, sighed and said:

"For the sake of human civilization, you have no choice but to sacrifice your daughter..."

"Wardfake? What the hell is this?"

Luke pointed at Wall-E.

"His research and development capabilities are very strong. Most of the ships and factories here were designed and manufactured by him."

Banner looked at the white Eva and asked Luke.

"So what special abilities does his girlfriend have?"

Luke sighed again.

"Double the efficiency of Wall-E..."

"Ah...this..."

"It's really a good combination of man and woman... the efficiency is doubled..."

Luke saw Eva's eyes directed to them and then smiled at her.

"Just kidding. Eva is a reconnaissance and combat robot. Her specialties are environmental reconnaissance and physical output..."

The three men suddenly realized.

"Oh~" X3

Hey, what's that expression on your face?

After touring the Punishment, Luke got down to business.

"We don't have the ability to migrate to space on a large scale yet, so we are still living on Earth."

"It takes time to build the base and equipment here. We also developed a base on Mars. All of this takes time."

Stark asked Luke.

"So we just wait on Earth?"

Luke thought about it and nodded.

"Wait, we lack everything now, and the most important thing is time. This project is too huge."

Through the portholes of the bridge, everyone also saw the engineering robots still working hard in the distance to build various facilities.

There is no way. Even Dr. Banner, who has seven doctorates, can do nothing about it.

Luke smiled and said to them:

"What we need now is to rely on high-end combat power to maintain deterrence. This is the foundation laid by Master Gu Yi. She has bought us time."

"Guys, Master Ancient One also has his own things to do. The future of the Earth depends on us."

With the blessing of the halo of the Punishment, the three of them were full of confidence and were ready to do a great job.

This is still a construction site, so there is nothing else except the scenery of the universe.

Finally, they returned to the Daqin and returned to Earth.

When passing by the moon, Luke pointed at the moon and said to the others:

"There is a large metal pyramid on the back of the moon, in a crater. I have no plans to explore it yet, but I may go back and take a look when our fleet is ready for combat."

Several people were surprised by the news Luke told them.

Pyramids on the far side of the moon?

The thoughts of several people began to diverge.

But Luke comforted them.

"Don't worry, according to detection, this pyramid is at least 5000 years old."

"If there really were aliens, human civilization on Earth might have ceased to exist long ago."

Stark and Banner both nodded, agreeing with Luke's guess.

But Steve had a low level of education and was not limited by conventional thinking.

He said something that surprised everyone.

“Maybe we humans are the aliens?”

The three top students were stunned after hearing Steve's guess.

"Yeah, what if we humans are the aliens? The origin of human history has never been accurately located."

After everyone was silent for a while, Steve also found that the atmosphere was a bit weird.

"Hey guys, I'm just kidding, don't take it so seriously... I'm a little worried."

Luke shook his head.

"Forget it. Even if I'm not a local, I've become one after living here for so many years."

After Luke finished his summary, several people nodded hurriedly in agreement.

Come home to the town of Paradise, Montana.

Luke and a few others found the old cowboy.

The old cowboy's sudden "anger" scared several people.

Fortunately, Stark had seen Johnny and was the first to react.

Then Luke explained to them his original intention of establishing this town.

Several people praised Luke's plan.

But Luke's last words scared several people.

“This is real communism…a harmonious society.”

Stark stared at Luke with wide eyes.

"You want to kill yourself?"

Here only Stark and Luke are capitalists, Steve, Carter, and Banner are all proletarians...

Luke waved his hand.

“Not talking about ideology, just talking about results, how is this town?”

Banner and Steve have both lived in the small town and have a good impression of it.

“It’s nice. The people in the town are very friendly.”

"Yes, this place is worthy of being called Paradise Town, the scenery is beautiful, and the people are beautiful... Hey, Peggy, I'm talking about you, wherever you are, that's the most beautiful..."

Steve is full of desire to survive...

The other three: Heh... As expected, he doesn't know how to cherish it after getting it... scumbag...

Luke took Stark back to Los Angeles first.

Peggy Carter and Steve are going to contact some old friends and prepare to take action against S.H.I.E.L.D.

But Steve was just accompanying Carter, and he would return to Los Angeles in a few days.

The special forces team led by Frank is the prototype of future combat units.

The squad's combat equipment is being upgraded and is now standard equipment for fleet soldiers.

Boarding operations in space require elite soldiers to carry out.

Ground attacks and large-scale operations are carried out by remote-controlled equipment such as drones.

Like Starship Troopers and Avatar, they already have space fleets, but still use humans to fill in the gaps?

All I can say is that it lacks imagination.

The only places where people are really needed to fight are special environments, where human thinking is needed to decide various emergencies that arise during the combat process.

And machines are used for large-scale consumption.

In the development of the universe, population itself is also a resource.

When it comes to making decisions about emergencies, humans are still more reasonable than machines.

For example, in order to save some people and special things, the robot will judge based on the minimum loss.

But people don't.

People may make mistakes, but their thinking is more in line with human nature rather than gains and losses.

Therefore, Luke still needs elite warriors to fight in special environments.

This is the final destination of Frank's team.

Retire? Work hard, and I, your boss, will soon have my own space fleet.