Chapter 216 Independence Day! One-click accelerated development! Space Age

Chapter 216 Independence Day! Accelerate development with one click! Space age!

‘Reaper civilization…! ’

Li Ang, who was deep in thought, seemed to remember something. In his impression, there were indeed several alien forces called [Reapers].

For example, the Reapers from "Mass Effect" and the Reaper civilization from "Independence Day"!

But for a while, Li Ang was really not sure which plane the "Reaper" that Omega was talking about was an alien heretic.

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However, no matter which civilized force in the world this "reaper" comes from, he will definitely not be easy to mess with!

For example, in "Mass Effect", the mechanical life form--the Reapers--was created by the "Leviathan" civilization, an ancient race in the galaxy.

The original reapers were just tools created by the "Leviathan" civilization, just like humans created AI tools and artificial intelligence.

But when the Reapers possessed intelligent thinking similar to AI, they destroyed their creator's "Leviathan" civilization.

And started the brutal and terrifying cosmic death harvest!

The Reapers will ruthlessly harvest every civilization in the galaxy every fifty thousand years, killing and enslaving other civilized species.

During this period, these mechanical life forms, originally dominated by AI, began to fuse genes from other species, transforming themselves into half-organic, half-inorganic fusion life forms.

"I hope we don't encounter the Reaper civilization in "Mass Effect". This alien force has such deep foundation and strength that once a war starts, it will take decades at least." ’

‘If there is a war, how can we develop civilization and engage in production? ’

Li Ang mentally estimated the strength comparison between the giant companies and the reapers, and found that the levels of the two sides were actually about the same, and the reapers were even slightly stronger than the giant companies.

If the world that is refreshed this time is "Mass Effect", then Li Ang can no longer directly carry out dimensionality reduction strikes on the enemy as before.

Because of the opponents they met this time, the two sides were really evenly matched.

But if it is the Reaper civilization in "Independence Day", then there is a chance to deal with these alien heretics in a short time!

Thinking of this, Li Ang immediately switched out the system interface, and saw a change notification on the "Star Gate".

After connecting Omega to the matrix, the [Edge of Tomorrow+ (Unknown)] displayed on the system gradually revealed its proper information.

【Edge of Tomorrow + Independence Day】!

‘Okay, we’re sure! ’

After seeing that the alien force he was going to challenge and conquer next was the Reaper civilization from "Independence Day", Li Ang was immediately relieved.

Compared to the Reapers in "Mass Effect", this alien Reaper civilization is undoubtedly "weaker".

This weakness does not refer to weakness in technological level, but to the gap in strategic thinking between the two sides and their respective strengths.

The rank of the former is obviously higher than that of the latter!

At this moment, the invisible pressure in Li Ang's heart dropped sharply, and many plots and details about "Independence Day" began to emerge in his mind.

If you want to talk about the Reaper civilization in "Independence Day", which technological point is the most shocking, it is definitely the super giant ship with a diameter of three thousand miles!

Three thousand miles? What a concept!

This is equivalent to two-thirds of the diameter of the earth, which is not much less than the [War Moon] giant structure that Li Ang has not yet unlocked.

It is absolutely impossible to build a super giant starship with such a huge volume and tonnage just by relying on the resources on one planet.

And this is enough to show that the Reaper civilization in "Independence Day" is also an alien civilization with extremely mature and advanced colonial capabilities.

Mimicry, a mechanical species, is the harvesting program they created in order to find various new colonizing planets for themselves.

‘It seems I have to prepare for the battle as soon as possible! ’

Li Ang knew very well that although the enemy he was about to face this time was not a powerful alien heretic.

But this doesn't mean that he can sit idle and wait for the enemy to come.

After all, the Reaper civilization in "Independence Day" is just not as smart as the Reapers in "Mass Effect".

But their technology is truly awesome!

Because this group of aliens can even mentally control humans and possess technologies such as hyperspace jumping technology, giant ship barrier shields, and fighter integrated control systems.

It can be said that apart from having no strategy, these aliens are quite solid in other technological aspects.

‘There are still three years of preparation time, yes...this preparation period is enough for me! ’

After carefully checking the relevant prompts that popped up on the system panel, Li Ang already knew that the Reaper Civilization in "Independence Day" still had three years to go before arriving on Earth.

‘We have to speed up to take over this place and mobilize more troops and giant ships to actively prepare for war! ’

Li Ang knew very well that in the next three years, he had to stay here to develop the technology and construction of this earth.

Until all the alien heretics here are dealt with!

…

12 hours later.

"In the early hours of this morning, the UDF reconnaissance team has discovered that a large number of mimicking creatures have died in the Paris area. The specific reasons are temporarily unknown."

"In addition, a large number of special forces with unknown origins have taken over Paris. At present, we have not been able to find out which national force this force belongs to."

"..."

In the frontline base, the radio station that receives UDF official news is broadcasting the latest battle news.

At this moment, Li Ang was standing in front of the center console, using the holographic screen to direct all parties and receive and view various information.

Just as what was reported on the radio, when many executives of the UDF alliance learned about the abnormal situation that occurred in Paris, everyone was confused.

It wasn't until they sent out troops to identify the mimics all over the world that they were all in a state of deathly downtime that they dared to launch a comprehensive counterattack with confidence and boldness.

And all the lost territory was recovered.

Of course, in Paris, which has been taken over by the ground forces of the world's largest companies, the UDF defense forces naturally do not dare to get involved easily.

After establishing a new frontline base in Paris, Leon immediately sent a diplomatic mission representing giant companies to negotiate with UDF officials and high-level United Nations officials.

At the same time, during negotiations with the human forces here, Li Ang was also actively preparing for the stationing of naval forces.

If the huge Infinity-class starships and RCS cruisers cannot convince the government forces here, then Li Ang can only give them a little bit of technology to crush them.

As expected, the most indispensable thing in this world is idiots looking for death. After the giant company's mission announced that they will take over the planet.

Stiff and conservative local financial groups, as well as a small number of officials from major powers, have expressed strong protests.

And tried to use the military to prevent the takeover of giant companies.

In this regard, Li Ang has only one attitude, and that is to convince all these "rebels"!

Half a month later, the counter-insurgency military operation that took place on the Earth in "Edge of Tomorrow" has ended, and the troops of the world's giant companies have fully taken over the place.

Soldiers from the Arasaka Department and the Military Technology Department control all armed forces on the planet.

The local financial groups that were originally unwilling to obey the giant companies also had all their properties confiscated.

Half a year later, under the leadership of global giants, the Earth in "Edge of Tomorrow" developed at an unimaginable speed and quickly built wonder buildings one after another.

With the full support of humans on two earths and an ideal city, humans on this earth took the lead in entering the space age.

The reason why Li Ang concentrated all his resources and gave priority to the development of the earth's infrastructure and technology was because it had good basic conditions that had not been seriously damaged.

For example, the "Netherworld" Earth and the "Pacific Rim" Earth were destroyed by nuclear pollution, and the other was polluted by large-scale volcanic eruptions, as well as nuclear pollution and Kaijumon pollution.

It is really a bit reluctant to lead mankind into the space age and have the ability to colonize and expand on these two scarred earths.

If you choose the humans in "Edge of Tomorrow", it will be different.

The natural environment here is protected by the defense forces. Although there are places polluted by mimicry, there are not many.

The natural resources, population, and production equipment on this earth are also relatively complete, making it the most suitable earth for priority development!

Helping the good but not the bad is not only applicable in game play, but also in the current environmental situation!

"Edge of Tomorrow" Earth, Paris District Front Base Headquarters.

Since Li Ang temporarily moved his office area here, the core executives of various departments of the giant company also followed him to this earth.

At this moment, Li Ang was holding a meeting and talking to the heads of various departments through the holographic screen to coordinate the construction of Earth 003.

After the three-hour meeting ended, Li Ang breathed a sigh of relief and looked out the window, looking at the Eiffel Tower in the distance.

‘There are still two and a half years left, so it should still be time. ’

Li Ang thought thoughtfully.

Thanks to the employees of the scientific research department in the scientific hub, the mimic tachyons were extracted and mass-produced.

With the help of the information extracted from the Omega database by the Matrix, the scientific research department of the giant company has perfectly inherited Mimic's "super-light speed communication technology".

With this technology, giant companies no longer need to build so many signal base stations to achieve communication and information exchange between various earths.

Even on the planet Pandora, which is 4 light-years away, Li Ang has real-time conversations and receives news from there.

Of course, the "divination and prediction" function of super-light communication technology has also been copied.

However, if this technology point needs to be triggered, an Alpha must be sacrificed as a switch to activate.

Therefore, the Department of Biotechnology can only use genetic technology to cultivate more alphas to "predict the future."

Although the microscopic architecture of this universe is a bit sweat-inducingly stable, Li Ang did not abuse this technological point for "divination."

Only when I can't make up my mind will I use this device to look at the "reference answers".

It is good to see everything from a four-dimensional perspective, but there is no guarantee that one will not be noticed by other advanced civilizations or have a damaging impact on the microstructure of the universe.

For advanced civilizations, rules and order are above all else. Their existence is no longer limited to simple interstellar colonization, but the power of the laws that control the universe.

‘The Harvester civilization is not stupid. They throw out such a biological weapon full of bugs to fry fish. Even if they attract advanced civilizations that control four-dimensional space, they can just leave. ’

Li Ang vaguely guessed another reason why the mimicry was thrown out by the Harvester civilization for automatic colonization.

The biological weapon of mimicry... the more you look at it, the more it looks like a little brat who makes trouble everywhere. It ignores cause and effect crazily and has insight into the four dimensions. Sooner or later, it will be targeted by other civilizations.

Since Li Ang has already controlled this taboo power, he naturally needs to use it with some restraint.

What's more, as the chief executive of the Universal Corporation, he often relies on extraordinary intuition and long-term vision to make decisions.

In addition to personal talent, this ability often requires accumulation of experience and long-term training.

Over-reliance on looking at the "reference answers" in four-dimensional space can easily make one's precise intuition and long-term vision slowly worn out by temporary comfort.

"Europa, dispatch 10 more Infinity-class starships to Earth 003 to adjust the defense force system of the megastructures in Ideal City."

"Use more RCS-class cruisers for protection and patrol missions, and send more Astartes warriors to garrison the megastructure area."

Since the Earth in "Edge of Tomorrow" is actively preparing for war, the military defense lines of Ideal City, the Science Hub, and the Matter Decompressor must be changed.

In order to dispatch more Infinity-class starships here to support the battle, Li Ang can only temporarily modify the allocation of the naval forces stationed at the megastructure.

[As you wish, my master. ]

...

...

One year later!

Earth 003, Africa.

"Ding Dong!"

"Attention, passengers. The current speed of the maglev train is 980 kilometers per hour. It is expected to arrive at the destination of this trip, the capital of Kenya, Nairobi, in 10 minutes."

"Please check your belongings in advance. Next, the AI ​​Brandon of this train will give a speech to you."

In the carriage, a standard AI female voice reminded.

Following closely, there was a cheerful and lively male voice. It was the AI ​​Brandon from Night City. Now it has become the conductor of this train.

[Dear passengers, welcome aboard the A-0001 train. I am your conductor, Brandon! I am happy to serve you. ]

[The space elevator of the Universal Corporation will enter your visual range in three minutes. At that time, you can enjoy this landmark building from the giant corporation. ]

[Finally, I wish you all a pleasant day. ]

[……]

After Brandon's voice fell, the broadcast switched to pure music that soothes the body and mind.

The layout of the carriages of this maglev train is similar to that of conventional high-speed rail, with double rows of seats and a central aisle.

The only difference is that in order to provide passengers with enough comfort and spacious private space, all seats here are single seats.

Free coffee, drinks, desserts, drinks, and food are available for passengers to take.

Of course, these costs have been included in the train fare. Although the price is a bit high, the service here is quite thoughtful.

In order to ensure the safety of passengers, the crew here are all retired soldiers who have received professional military training.

The entire train will also be equipped with 10 security guards belonging to the Astartes Reserve Corps at all times to assist the crew in solving any potential troubles.

These security guards from the reserve corps, although not so exaggerated in physique, are also much stronger than most ordinary people.

In addition to the conventional mechanical exoskeleton, the weapons they use also include the intelligent classic submachine gun from the Kangtao department and the technical pistol from the military technology department.

With these fully armed soldiers stationed here in turns, the number of accidents in the maglev trains under the giant company is quite small.

At this moment, in the VIP area in front of the train, four employees of the giant company from different earths are talking face to face.

One group is Rita Wrataski from the earth in "Edge of Tomorrow", that is, the female sergeant with the title of Battle Angel, and William Cage who belongs to the Recruiting Department.

Another group of employees are the generals from the earth in "Pacific Rim", Asako Mori and Raleigh Beckett.

"So... you are new employees who just joined the Universal Corporation?"

Rowley looked at Rita and Cage in front of him, and couldn't help but smile and asked, "Which department are you from?"

Before Rita could speak first, the familiar William Cage answered first: "Hello, General Rowley, I am the new deputy director of recruitment in the market development department."

"She is the new instructor of the AST Power Armor Elite Team of the Development Department. We are in the same department."

Cage is undoubtedly quite satisfied with his current job position and work status.

Although he failed to obtain the Omega [Reset] ability, he could not complete his self-transformation and grow into an excellent warrior in repeated deaths.

But being able to join a new department and continue to play his own strengths can also be regarded as contributing to the development of the giant company.

Seeing that Cage was subconsciously trying to make connections again, Rita just rolled her eyes at him and then reintroduced herself to Mori Mako and the others.

"Yes, the giant company now needs young talents like you to join. I welcome you on behalf of the Development Department."

Roley nodded with a smile. He was originally a member of the Strategic Investment Department, but because of personnel transfer, he was transferred to the Development Department.

In the past year, all departments of the Universal Giant Company have been madly pouring a lot of manpower and resources into Earth 003.

And they were called here.

The next task that Raleigh and Mori Mako will be responsible for is to take over two Infinity-class starships and serve as the commanders of the giant ships.

However, the naval formation is in the process of being formed, so the superiors also gave them a month's vacation to adapt to the environment here.

Now their destination is Nairobi, the capital of Kenya.

"Wow...!"

"What a tall space elevator."

Just when William Cage wanted to continue chatting with General Raleigh and get closer to each other, the crowd outside the box shouted.

General Raleigh and Asako Mori also looked out the window and saw the elevator towering into the sky with giant steel pillars piercing the sky.

'This is the space elevator! '

Raleigh couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

In fact, this large-scale transportation facility connecting space and the surface was built by the Universal Corporation for the first time.

Before this, the various departments of the giant company used a large number of aircraft to travel back and forth between the earth and space.

This huge space elevator was not built.

It was not until the R\u0026D department of the Science Hub made major breakthroughs in carbon nanotubes, high-strength steel, and titanium alloy materials that the space elevator was built.

Of course, this technology was not entirely developed by the R\u0026D department itself. It was mainly because Li Ang got a specific product sample for free in the prize pool.

However, it is free, as long as we can achieve independent research and development and let the giant company master this technology point, the employees of the research department will get a salary increase.

After all, it is not easy to build a space elevator. It not only requires technology points, but also a suitable construction site.

The reason why the giant company set up the space elevator in Nairobi is because the elevator must be located on the equator.

This is the same reason as the previous orbital airline company set up the space rocket base in Africa.

After all, it is necessary to achieve ground-orbit synchronization.

You know, the other end of the space elevator is the Crystal Palace 40,000 kilometers away from the ground.

This is no longer a simple low-Earth orbit range, but a real outer space environment.

Only by building the elevator on the equator, the Crystal Palace about 40,000 kilometers away from the ground, can it circle the earth with the same period.

And the inclination of the orbit is zero, which is equivalent to the surface of the earth being almost completely still.

Therefore, if it is built at the equator, the counterweight force of the elevator will be the smallest, otherwise the force will increase, and the space elevator will not be able to operate normally.

'I came to the right place this time! ’

Looking at the huge building not far away, William Cage could hardly suppress his excitement.

Long before joining the development department of the Universal Corporation, he had carefully read about Leon's history of success and the origin of the Universal Corporation.

After thoroughly understanding Leon, the legendary figure, the executive of the Universal Corporation, and the various feats completed by the Universal Corporation in opening the star gate in the world of the heavens.

Cage immediately decided to stay here and make a great career.

The person who had the same state of mind and feelings as Cage was Mako Mori.

Like all the passengers in the other carriages, she stared at the towering space elevator.

Even though she had driven a giant mecha dozens of meters high, Mako Mori was still shocked by the giant building in front of her.

Mako Mori was in 002 Earth "Pacific Rim". Since she could remember, she had been dealing with the Kaiju beasts of the pioneer civilization.

Under the training of her adoptive father, General Styk, she grew up to be an excellent mecha operator with excellent fighting skills.

In the past few decades, in order to drive away the pioneers and kill the Kaiju beasts that invaded the earth, Mori Mazi witnessed the development of human technology.

From rapid development to stagnation, to the technological explosion when it was on the verge of extinction, and finally due to human civil strife, it fell into stagnation again.

Mori Mazi once thought that humans would self-destruct in the state of civil strife and perish humiliatingly in the hands of alien heretics.

But the emergence of the Universal Giant Enterprise brought her too many surprises.

Ideal City, Science Hub, Material Decompressor, and the Ring World Megastructure under construction!

Now, another huge space elevator stands in front of her.

With the help of the Universal Giant Enterprise, the human civilization of Earth 003 is like a button that has been pressed to accelerate, and it has quickly entered the space age from indigenous civilization.

Maybe in another year, the humans here will be able to fully realize autonomous alien colonization like the humans in the Ideal City!