Chapter 184 Spiritual tree! Gluttonous mouth! War breaks out!
‘Fortunately, after exchanging the Ideal City technology, the remaining corporate coins are just enough to upgrade the matrix to level 3. ’
Looking at the matrix server level on the system panel, Li Ang finally felt relieved.
In fact, long before the Infinity Fleet officially set out, Li Ang had already connected the matrix to all the Transcendental AIs in the Cyber World.
But after eating the matrix of other Transcendental AIs, it was barely upgraded to level 2!
Thanks to Li Ang's usual experience packs, which he specially feeds to SSR characters to complete tasks.
And the good habit of not wasting key resources, so he doesn't feel stretched at this moment.
The Lv3 matrix should be enough to subdue Eva into the server!
‘Eva, I've got you! ’
Li Ang feels like a big villain behind a super giant enterprise with evil power, but he enjoys it.
Who made him have a "hack"!
However, even if there is a hack, Li Ang still maintains enough caution and care in his heart.
After all, it was the first time for him to have a friendly "nuclear peace" competition with "Eva", a macroscopic system life with planetary consciousness.
But for a level monster BOSS like this, which is different from ordinary mortal flesh, if LA Company relies solely on conventional military force to attack "Eva", it is afraid that it will not have much effect on "Eva".
Planetary consciousness is a rather abstract form of life.
Even if the surface of Pandora is bombarded back and forth by the Infinity giant ship, "Eva" may not die completely.
Unless it is completely disintegrated and collapsed from the inside of the planet, so that Eva's consciousness body data loses the corresponding container, it may die.
But such an extreme and tyrannical approach is not what Leon wants to see, nor is it what he can accept.
As the CEO of a giant company, Leon came all the way here, it is impossible for him to just use the Infinity giant ship fleet to destroy a planet to vent his anger.
Like such a futile and stupid behavior, Leon has no intention of doing it.
Pandora's floating stone resources, free Na'vi indigenous labor, rare plants and animals, and alternative alien civilization scenic spots are what he values.
This is his interstellar resort. How can he build a giant enterprise if it is destroyed!
"Boss, what should we do next? Should we continue to let the soldiers move forward, mine ores, and build a military base as planned?"
At this time, Morgan Blackhand, the main captain of the Infinity, asked Leon through a real-time holographic communication screen.
So far, nearly 100,000 ground armed forces have landed on Pandora.
But their range of activities is still very narrow. Before receiving definite instructions, these soldiers will temporarily be on standby.
They will not leave their original place and carry out their work tasks until the order of Leon, the supreme commander, is officially issued!
Facing Morgan Blackhand's inquiry, Leon thought for a moment and was thinking about the next decision-making action.
In addition to exploiting resources and killing people to establish prestige, the most critical part of this colonial war is to launch a decisive raid on "Eva"!
Therefore, in Leon's vision, he still has to do a "decapitation operation" just like he did with the transcendental AI Europa!
First send a medium-sized force to advance quickly and have someone bring the matrix to the "spiritual tree" of the Na'vi.
When that time comes, Leon's people will use the "axonal nervous system" that is homologous to the Na'vi to force the matrix and the spirit tree to connect.
Once the connection between the two sides is completed, the matrix will be officially connected to the collective network of planetary consciousness on Pandora.
The matrix will be like a pump, instantly uprooting and extracting the conscious life form "Eva"!
By then, the overall situation will be determined, and "Eva", the only god of Pandora's generation, will become Leon's prisoner, or even a power generation tool.
This series of action plans is quite concise, and the word "efficient" is highlighted everywhere, which is exactly Leon's style of doing things!
"Very good! It's settled."
After Leon officially finalized the deployment plan in his mind, even his slightly wrinkled brows relaxed a little.
Obviously, he was very satisfied with the plan.
Seeing his boss Leon showing such a relaxed and natural look, Morgan Blackhand knew that he was about to get to work!
Immediately, Leon raised his hands. After making a few simple marks on the holographic screen, he officially gave the latest order from the command center:
"From now on, the 10 Infinity starships closest to Pandora will immediately dispatch 20% of the engineering team members to assist the ground forces in the construction of the base."
"Notify the AST Power Armor Force, the Iron Hand Astartes Legion, and the LA Security First and Third Companies to cooperate, and the entire army will move forward."
"Their goal is to find and mark all the 'spiritual trees' on this planet!"
"Then stand by...!"
The series of command decisions issued by Leon are still not aimed at attacking and destroying the local ecological environment and creatures.
He maintained absolute caution and patience throughout the whole process, marching in batches, allowing the ground troops to steadily nibble away at Pandora.
This colonization plan, which took the entire human race more than three years to prepare, was not a simple game that could be completed after a short period of fighting.
They have to leave a lot of infrastructure here and build various platforms belonging to the human camp.
Ordinary working members on the Infinity starship, as well as police and security personnel from the wartime patrol, will assist the ground forces in building a military base at this time.
When the company's soldiers have enough solid logistical support and rear bases, they will be able to carry out various fire strikes on the planet more easily!
"Yes, boss!"
After receiving Li Ang's exact instructions, Morgan Blackhand immediately conveyed all his orders to the command center rooms of various starships.
Immediately afterwards, the various command centers clearly transmitted Li Ang's instructions to the camps of the ground troops.
The whole process was silky and smooth. It was obvious that LA Company's well-trained iron army had experienced long-term professional drills and actual battlefield combat.
Therefore, even if it was their first colonial war, everyone was prepared in an orderly manner!
After seeing that Morgan had passed on his order, Li Ang, who was still sitting on the main console, continued to focus on the holographic screen in front of him.
Through the 3D panoramic terrain map displayed on the screen, Li Ang could clearly see that the order he just issued had already caused 20,000 armed soldiers to start setting off.
Thousands of large flatheads, devil lizard tanks, chimera tanks, and various types of armored tanks controlled by polymer devices all started to move.
Their role is to provide fire support, cover, and clear the way for the soldiers!
"Planetary climate status is normal."
"The ground humidity and temperature are normal!"
"..."
At the same time, the Infinity ships suspended over various areas of Pandora are also actively cooperating with the ground forces' response.
And all local data and information were collected closely throughout the process.
Hundreds of thousands of small drones controlled by AI, like agile and exquisite metal dragonflies, quickly shuttled through the rainforests and grasslands of Pandora.
Of course, these drones are not exclusively used in the field of military reconnaissance. They will also collect insects, plants, or soil on the planet to facilitate research by scholars.
…
At this moment, in a deep and dense rain forest, V was leading the Astartes advance squadron towards another rain forest area.
According to the latest situation detected by the drone ahead, the "spiritual tree" they need to find is just a few kilometers ahead!
As long as they occupy that area, V and his team will have achieved something.
"V, this place is so damn beautiful, it's almost too beautiful to be true!"
During the march, the talkative Jack Wells couldn't help but speak to his old friend and boss V.
His excited and impassioned voice was full of his sincere admiration for the sight of Pandora.
Looking at Jack, who, like himself, had undergone genetic seed modification surgery by LA Company, V couldn't help but shake his head at his old friend who was as strong as a giant bear in front of him.
Jack has been in the army for three years, but he still can't change his careless personality and slightly surprising brain circuitry.
The other soldiers are thinking about how to guard against the unknown and special dangers here.
But Jack was lucky enough to still have the leisure to enjoy some alien scenery.
"Jack, you have to be serious, this colonial war is no joke!"
V said in a serious tone, reminding Jack to stay vigilant.
As the leader of Li Ang's ace force, V certainly knows some details about Pandora.
Like other ordinary soldiers, V is very aware of the true existence of the planetary consciousness "Eva" that is unknown to them!
But because Li Ang didn't reveal much information about "Eva" to V, V was so afraid of this strange and huge life form.
Planet consciousness life form... just by the name, this thing sounds terrifyingly powerful! !
"Hey, hey, hey!"
Jack waved his hands fearlessly and said playfully:
"V, don't be so nervous. If it was really that dangerous, our fleet would have launched a wave of missiles to clear the ground."
"We don't need to come down to clear the way."
What Jack said makes sense. Since its establishment, LA Company's armed forces have always implemented the principle of "rich firepower coverage".
In front of the company's powerful factories, artillery and ammunition are like free tap water. They can blast them however they want.
V: "..."
Seeing what Jack said, V reluctantly accepted his statement and followed him to observe the alien scenery here.
Since Li Ang asked them to come to the ground to carry out activities, it means that Li Ang has full confidence in dealing with that mysterious conscious life.
"Jack, don't tell me, this is quite suitable as a leisure area for us humans to travel through the interstellar space!"
In V's mind, he seemed to have seen the LA Company's giant observation deck, towering over the rainforest, allowing humans to enjoy the beautiful scenery here.
"Yes, but before that, we have to make a hard trip to clean up the heretical species here."
Jack was telling jokes about hell carelessly. Although his words were indeed a bit cruel, they were indeed the aspirations of the soldiers.
They come here just to grab territory. Leaving such a beautiful scenic spot to the local indigenous people and playing childish house games is simply a serious waste of resources!
In order to bring a higher-level labor hobby to the local Na'vi people, LA Company has decided to provide them with free mining or matrix power generation jobs.
All the creatures on this planet are lucky to be able to contribute more to the prosperity of giant companies in the world!
"call……!"
"The night sky here is pretty good too."
At this moment, V looked up at Pandora's starry sky.
Pandora is a satellite orbiting a gas giant planet that is twice the size of Jupiter, so there is far more than one moon in its night sky.
Perhaps it is precisely because of the excessive number of strange natural factors that occur on Pandora that the plants, flowers, and even animals on the ground have strange genetic instincts.
For example, it glows by itself at night!
That's right, when it comes to Pandora at night, the entire planet is filled with dreamlike and magnificent scenery, just like a fairy tale world that only appears in children's innocent dreams.
As V looked around, there seemed to be no barren land areas on this planet. Dense rainforests and grasslands basically covered the entire planet's surface.
Adjectives such as cold, desolate, and desolate cannot be placed on Pandora. This planet seems to have no flaws at all!
What I have to admit is that the fantastic and gorgeous Pandora is, in a sense, really like the private reserve of a certain advanced civilization.
‘I hope we humans are the only ones here who have done colonial operations, otherwise it’s hard to say what the outcome of this war will be! ’
V said thoughtfully in his heart.
Just as V was about to tell his legionnaires to calm down and continue to advance, he suddenly received voice notifications from other advance teams.
[Soldiers from the advance column have clashed with the local indigenous Na'vi people. Personnel from all units are requested to be vigilant! 】
[In case of emergency, report immediately. 】
[Repeat it again...]
At this moment, the relaxed moods of V and Jack suddenly became a little more nervous as the voice broadcast sounded.
Details reported through voice reports showed that just 15 minutes ago, soldiers from another advance team fought with the Na'vi.
They opened fire and killed 13 blue-skinned Na'vi, exposing their area.
Almost at the same moment, the advance team soldiers in other areas were more or less exposed to some minor troubles.
A few soldiers of the battle group who were in serious trouble requested a round of fighter fire support from the giant ship Infinity in the sky.
All the above situations indicate that LA Company's ground forces have reached the limit of Pandora's ability to accommodate outsiders.
One step closer and the war begins!
"It looks like this war has finally begun."
V breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't know why, but rather than a quiet and silent environment, he wanted to hear the sound of artillery that could ignite the blood in his body cavity.
Perhaps only when his heart beats for the giant company's war of conquest, the doubts, indecision, and overly cautious fragile emotions in V's heart will all be abandoned.
"Now the whole army is speeding up and occupying the spiritual tree stronghold ahead!"
V's impassioned words immediately ignited the blood of the Iron Hands warriors behind him.
They roared like jackals, tigers, and leopards in response to V's instructions.
Immediately afterwards, the Astartes advance team began a rapid march, and the humanoid steel soldiers passed through the rain forest and headed straight for the spiritual tree in front.
And deep in the rainforest a few kilometers ahead of them, raging fires were spreading their raging tongues, burning and devouring everything mercilessly.
After receiving a request for air fire support from ground forces, an array of Skyhawk shuttles, ornithopters, AT-99 Scorpions and other fighter jets immediately launched several rounds of indiscriminate bombings on a certain location.
After several rounds of artillery fire, several thousand-meter-high towering trees in a certain rain forest were leaning to the ground, with half of the tree's body showing hideous bullet hole scars.
The plant roots, which coexist with faint blue and tender pink, and the self-luminous vegetation are also undergoing continuous burning in the fierce fire, and then wither and die.
Obviously, the fire strike from the flying fighter array of the giant ship is quite significant and effective in destroying the natural environment of Pandora!
[003 The Infinity starship has completed fire support! 】
[Fighters have now been summoned to return home. 】
【……】
After receiving the callback order from the main ship, dozens of fighter jets immediately returned to the ship's cabin.
And just a few rounds of simple bombing and strafing turned several rainforest areas on the ground into scorched earth like ruins.
Here, as the fighter array that had just completed its aerial fire strike returned, dozens of ornithopters, which remained in silent mode throughout, quietly passed by the location of a certain spiritual tree!
Whoosh...!
The mission of these ornithopters is to overlook the situation under the spiritual tree and to investigate the status of the Na'vi people's group movements.
After a while, under the ultra-clear camera equipment, the combatants in the ornithopter saw the "spiritual tree" that Li Ang needed them to mark information on!
"The 69th spiritual tree has been locked in position, and the coordinate system information of the target has been uploaded to the main starship database."
[Headquarters has received it! ]
"..."
After completing the most basic marking task, the pilots began to carefully observe the appearance of the "spiritual tree" that the Na'vi people revered.
Unlike those towering trees that were burned and cut off by bombs, the spiritual tree did not have any ordinary emerald green color all over its body.
Its branches and twigs are like willow branches on Earth, but what is extraordinary is that these branches will emit bursts of charming glimmers.
Obviously, these branches that emit purple-pink light and naturally fall to the ground are part of the "spiritual tree" revered by the Na'vi natives.
[Send a drone to approach the target for shooting missions! ]
At this time, the pilots in the flapping-wing aircraft hovering over the spiritual tree received an order from the command room of the main ship.
The person who issued this order was Li Ang himself!
"Yes!"
After receiving instructions from his superiors, the pilot immediately released the micro-drone in the cabin and let the drone approach the target for high-speed capture.
Soon, these drones clearly captured the branches and roots of the spirit tree glowing with light through ultra-clear night cameras.
These branches of the spirit tree, which are rooted deep in the surface of Pandora and connected to "Eva", are actually very similar to network optical fibers and cables on Earth.
Even their most basic working principles are highly connected!
"Very good..."
Looking at the clear videos, images and other information resources taken by the drone, Li Ang, who was sitting at the center console, nodded slightly.
Through the veins and roots of this spirit tree that spread infinitely to the ground, Li Ang seemed to have glimpsed the daily eating habits of "Eva".
This ancient god who has continued on Pandora for billions of years uses these shining "spiritual trees" as a station to connect biological consciousness.
Gather the indigenous tribes scattered in various parts of the planet and use the "spiritual tree" as their home so that the local indigenous people can provide them with consciousness nutrients!
Therefore, these spiritual trees are actually more like the gluttonous mouths that Eva uses to eat.
"Let the drone continue to get closer. I want to see what the indigenous people under the spiritual tree are doing."
Li Ang continued to instruct the pilots through the voice communication device.
Immediately, the pilots who received the instructions immediately controlled the AI drones through program instructions.
Dozens of drones adjusted with high precision by AI artificial intelligence quickly and quietly landed directly above the spiritual tree.
Through the video and image information sent by the drone in front, Li Ang can clearly see that there are hundreds of humanoid creatures under the spiritual tree.
Their bodies are quite slender, with an average height of 2.8 to 3.2 meters, which is almost the same as the warriors of the Iron Hand Astartes Legion.
These natives with pointed ears, four fingers, blue skin, dark blue spots, and dreadlocks are the intelligent life on Pandora, the Na'vi.
At this moment, the gathered Na'vi looked serious and angry.
They were almost screaming in their hearts, but they were still quiet on the surface. These Na'vi looked at a leader under the spirit tree with their warlike eyes.
This leader among the Na'vi is the current chief of the Na'vi, Etukon.
He stood under the spirit tree with a resolute face, and spoke to the tribesmen below in the local indigenous language:
"During the day, those unknown sky people burned our hometown and killed our brothers and sisters."
"Now, we must repay an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth, and use our anger and our counterattack to tell them that no one can act recklessly on our territory!"
"Brave Na'vi warriors, all follow my footsteps and attack those damn sky people!"
"..."
After making a declaration of high fighting spirit, Etukang raised his voice and made a series of high-pitched and piercing roars.
This inefficient signal calling method, which resembles primitive animals, is a signal for the Na'vi people to summon the tribesmen to participate in the war.
In this way, Etukang told the Na'vi people that the war concerning the survival of the tribe has started, and it is time for them to defend their homes.
The raging flames of war have been ignited!
