death of hope

Chapter 940: Psionic Storm (16) Glory No Longer Existed
Li Ang is popular and articulate, and his colleagues are happy to listen to him.

As expected, an intern mentioned the question that everyone wanted to ask:

The biggest trouble that the wealthy Ix colony has to face is pirate raids.

Like a hyena smelling blood, the endless flow of interstellar cargo exudes the smell of wealth and attracts alien predators——

The Phantom Pirate Fleet, led by the Phantom Queen, is particularly "favored" by the Phantom Pirate Fleet.

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The Elves are a branch of the intelligent race Eldar in the Milky Way.
It is equivalent to the racial distinction among humans. They are genetically similar, but their behavior styles differ.

Those tall and thin aliens with pointed ears resemble the high elves in human fantasy stories, but they are much more powerful than elves and are one of the most powerful races in the galaxy.

Although the industrial capacity and population of the Eldar are far less than those of Terran humans, they have a more ancient history, a more agile, graceful and long-lived body, and the potential of their psychic talents to be applied in war should not be underestimated.

In battle, Eldar pirates can unleash abilities similar to magic or witchcraft in fantasy works, interfering with circuits and intelligent devices, forming defensive shields, or directly causing damage.

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Although psychic attacks are not enough to compete head-on with the cannons and huge ships of the Human Federation Navy, they are extremely suitable for carrying out small-scale sneak attacks, looting, and harassment, which are extremely annoying.

Every year, hundreds of cargo ships traveling to and from Ix are plundered by Eldar pirates;

The goal was clear: to make money, not to kill. All the cargo and passengers' belongings were looted, and some officials and nobles were taken hostage, and a ransom was demanded from the count.

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The size of the Human Federation is large enough, and the hijacked merchant ships are only a small part, less than one in a hundred thousand, so the economic losses are completely acceptable.

However, humans are a vain and face-conscious race, and the loss of reputation is a bigger headache for the Count than the economic loss.

As a feudal knight nobleman in the old empire, Count Dominic Vilnius received a full aristocratic education since childhood and became a respectable man who attached great importance to honor.

The young Count Vilnius was so angry that he spared no expense to suppress the arrogance of the alien pirates.
No longer relying solely on mercenaries and federal troops, the Earl began to spare no expense in building an escort force for the Ix colony itself.

From that day on, every Ixian began to receive basic military service training, and young nobles were required to serve as officers and military supervisors.
Due to the prosperity of Ix, there are too many cargo ships, cruise ships, mining ships, and federal tax ships coming and going every day.

Due to the cost of manpower and material resources, it is impossible for every ship to be protected by the Federal Navy or interstellar mercenaries.

The defense of the ship itself is also indispensable, and it needs to protect itself. Some of them have been converted into armed merchant ships, equipped with fire control radars, turrets, missile nests, armor and sailor rooms. The merchant ships are equipped with trained Ix armed personnel.

The Count made an ambitious plan, hoping that this move would significantly reduce the losses and even deal a heavy blow to the pirates.
However, times have changed. Today, Ix has not fought a major war for more than a hundred years and has long lost its former martial spirit:
The Ixians in the Federation era were just a group of sheep working hard from nine to five.

As soon as the weekend comes, they head to major entertainment centers to indulge in singing and dancing, chasing stars and watching dramas. They have long lost the reputation of the "Ix Tiger" in the era of human empire.

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Most of the recruited "armed merchant ship escorts" were workers, clerks, and apprentices.
Many people failed the physical fitness test, and the few veterans who had served in the Terran army also lacked exercise and had big bellies and were seriously overweight.

Due to the uneven quality of the escort personnel, most of Ix's armed merchant ships were paper tigers.

Even when they were boarded by the Eldar pirates, they did not pick up their rifles and swords to fight, but raised the white flag with both hands and surrendered without resistance.

One year after the grand Ix plan to turn everyone into a soldier was launched, it was far from achieving the results the Count had expected. Due to the retaliation of the Eldar pirate ships, the losses were even greater.

The Queen of the Elves even drew a cartoon herself to mock the Count's escort plan and the current state of the Ixians' lax military preparations.

The comic was placed in several official residences of the Star Alliance, and diplomats from all races in the galaxy couldn't help laughing when they read it.

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As the ruler of Ix, one of the first feudal knight lords appointed by the ancient human emperor,

The Vilnius family, once full of martial virtues, had never suffered such humiliation.

After being ridiculed by alien pirates, the huge investment was wasted.
During those difficult days, Count Vilnius fell seriously ill.
From then on, he developed a habit of overeating and drinking to relieve his sorrows. He no longer went to the gym, but indulged in sensual pleasures. His strong body gradually became plump and fat...