Interstellar Soldier

Chapter 618: Choose Wisely
The Thorne Galaxy is enormous, but also chaotic.

More than 1000 years ago, before the human legion crossed the Greenwich Meteorite Belt and entered the Northern Alpha Galaxy, the Thorne Galaxy was one of the most prosperous star systems in the vicinity.In this huge star system, there are more than a dozen planets suitable for the survival of silicon-based organisms, as well as a large number of resource-rich planets.At its peak, this star system was inhabited by "silicon people" from hundreds of races, and the resources produced were exported to hundreds of star systems.

The war thousands of years ago not only ended the prosperity of the Thorn galaxy, but also changed the fate of hundreds of billions of silicon people.

Although the Thorne galaxy was not attacked during the "Dawn of Peace" campaign, before the human legion entered the Northern Alpha galaxy, the Emperor of War decided to adopt a defensive tactic of fortifying the wall and clearing the field, destroying a hundred enemies near the "Kun-Balion Fortress". All star systems within a light-year range.As a result, in a very short period of time, the silicon people in these star systems were forced to leave their homes and go to neighboring star systems.

At that time, there were hundreds of billions of silicon people entering the Thorn galaxy, almost ten times the number of the original inhabitants.

Obviously, even if the Thorne galaxy has more than a dozen planets with suitable environments and a lot of resources, it cannot support so many silicon people.

In fact, this is just the beginning.

Although the two sides signed an armistice treaty shortly after the "Dawn of Peace" battle, and the Fifth Greenwich War officially ended, hundreds of star systems near the fortress have been destroyed, and even the Emperor of War cannot restore these star systems The original appearance.In addition, the Silicon Charm Alliance is composed of various groups, each of which has its own homeland, and regards homeland as everything.That is, no species is willing to share its home with other species.With the Emperor of War in charge of the overall situation, the problem is not considered serious, after all, the King of War of each race dare not go against the will of the Emperor of War.The problem is, not long after the war ended, the Warlord disappeared, and it was the top Warlord who took over the Silicon Magic League.Obviously, the top battle king does not have the prestige of the war king, so it is impossible for all the war kings to follow his orders like the war king.As a result, the refugees who were displaced into the Thorn system during the war have not been properly resettled.Although some refugees thought of leaving the Thorne galaxy, most of the refugees had nowhere to go.Obviously, the resources of the Thorne Galaxy are not large enough to support the survival of hundreds of billions of silicon people.After just a few hundred years, the resources of the Thorn Galaxy were exhausted.

The current Thorne galaxy no longer has the bustling scene it had more than 1000 years ago.

More than a dozen hospitable planets have been devastated, and several giant planets have been overexploited, two of which have shrunk severely.In addition, several resource-based planets were destroyed due to over-exploitation, and were shattered into countless small celestial bodies after the gravitational field collapsed.

Measured by the living standards of silicon-based organisms, this is a barren star system, and there is almost no place for silicon-based organisms to survive.

But, it's not deserted here.

On those dozens of highly developed planets, there are still some silicon people who have survived tenaciously.It's just that it's not on the ground, but underground.Because the resources on the planets have been exploited long ago, even the resources in the core of the earth are no exception, so the cores of these planets have already cooled down, and the geomagnetic field has also disappeared.Without the protection of the geomagnetic field, it is impossible to resist the stellar storm from the main sequence star. Not only will the atmosphere on the planet be destroyed, but any objects exposed on the surface will be destroyed. No creature can survive the stellar storm.Only by hiding in the ground can the earth's crust resist stellar storms and prevent the rapid loss of heat energy.

You know, heat is most valuable on a planet with a cooled core.

This is especially true for silicon-based organisms.

In fact, the key to these silicon people's survival in this barren land is not living underground, but the original energy, that is, the large-scale original energy converters in these planets.

After Kuria arrived, he introduced the situation of the Thorne galaxy to Yang Yi in detail, especially the situation of those planets.

Because the number of people far exceeded the population that the environment could sustain, coupled with the destructive overexploitation of resources, Kutum gave up the Thorn galaxy hundreds of years ago.The problem is, even if Kutum is a top-level battle king, he still can't persuade his subordinates to accept the residents of the Thorn galaxy.The point is that about half of the hundreds of billions of silicon people in the Thorne system, or about 3000 billion people, lost all their homes in the Fifth Greenwich War.Apparently, other races are clearly unwilling to accept alien war refugees.Besides, different races are very different in terms of living habits and ways of living, and even top-level warlords cannot allow different races to coexist peacefully.

With no other choice, Kutum could only spend a lot of resources to transform the Thorne galaxy, to be precise, the dozen or so planets inhabited by silicon people.

In fact, the transformation method is very simple.

First, the planet is hollowed out, leaving only tens of kilometers of crust, so as to obtain the resources in the mantle and core of the planet, and these resources are enough for the silicon people on these planets to survive for thousands of years.Next, it is necessary to provide this completely enclosed world with an energy source capable of continuous and stable work, that is, a large-scale original energy converter placed in the center of the planet.Because the universe is full of primary energy, as long as the primary energy converter is still running, it can continuously provide energy for this closed world, such as maintaining a high enough temperature.As for the other resources needed for the survival and reproduction of silicon people, that will be a problem after thousands of years, so there is no need to worry about it for the time being.

To put it bluntly, no one believes that the silicon people in the Thorne system can survive thousands of years.

Don't forget that the Thorne galaxy is not far from the Greenwich Meteorite Belt. As long as war breaks out again, these problems that existed in peacetime will not be a problem.Even if the army of the Galactic Federation did not come, Kutum could solve the problem of overpopulation by recruiting troops in the Thorn galaxy.In fact, Kutum did the same thing, that is to say, in the army of Silicon Demons who invaded the Southern Alpha Galaxy, one-third of the Silicon Demon warriors came from the Thorn Galaxy.If Kutum hadn't died in battle, after withdrawing, he would still recruit troops in the Thorn galaxy.As long as the war continues, it won't be long before most of the residents of the Thorne galaxy will become soldiers in the Silicon Demon Legion.

It's just that Kutum didn't return to the Northern Alpha Galaxy alive.

In Curia's words, because no warlord can solve the problem of the Thorne galaxy and cannot provide the necessary survival resources for the residents here, no warlord will take over the Thorne galaxy after the Silicon Demon army withdraws. , but come here from time to time to recruit troops.

It can be said that the cost of recruiting silicon demon warriors in the Thorn galaxy is the least, because the residents here believe that joining the silicon demon army is the best way to leave this barren land.Even if he didn't make meritorious service in the war and didn't become a general because of it, he could gain a foothold in other star systems in the future.

However, for the vast majority of silicon ghost fighters, this is a dream, because less than one tenth of the silicon ghost fighters can survive to the end of the war.

"Now, how many residents are there in the Thorne galaxy?"

"I don't know very well, but it certainly won't be too many." Curia paused for a moment before saying, "Before we withdrew, Kutum personally came here to recruit troops. As far as I know, there are at least 3000 million The Silicon Man joined the Legion. Although we withdrew, the war was not over, and the Legion was not disbanded. Since then, many warlords have come here to recruit soldiers. Even if there are not as many Silicon Man recruited as before, there will be no less Where to go. The key is that all those who joined the Silicon Charm Legion are adults, strong and vigorous, and even if not all of them are recruited, the rest are mainly underage and adult silicon people with unqualified physical conditions .”

Yang Yi nodded slightly, indicating that he understood Kuria's meaning.

"Also, when relocating the refugees in the Thorn galaxy, Kutum adopted the method of species-based autonomy. The four largest populations each received a planet, and dozens of other populations were settled on other planets. And they all have an autonomous territory of their own. According to Kutum's arrangement, these races who lost their homes have a high degree of autonomy, but it's just autonomy. To put it simply, all races can only manage their own affairs. Because These races have no homes, so Kutum did not appoint a war king, but was directly led by him. In fact, Kutum made this arrangement mainly to control these races and recruit fighters from them."

"So, which planet has the most population?"

"Vulcan." Curia pointed out the gray planet on the star map.

In fact, this planet was originally crimson. It can be said to be the most beautiful planet in the Thorne galaxy, and it was once the planet with the most inhabitants.But now, this planet has completely changed. Not only has the magma ocean flowing on the surface of the planet cooled and solidified, but even the interior of the planet has been completely hollowed out.

"The people living here are the Dragon's Breath, a race with strong reproductive ability and vitality. Before the war broke out, there were about one billion residents. But as far as I know, the current residents are less than 100 million, and most of them There are less than [-] million adult dragon-breathers who are truly capable of fighting." Curia let out a long breath and said, "In addition to Kutum, and us war kings, Lombardo and other top war kings have also been here. Obviously, the top battle king is more appealing. After Kutum is finished, we have no way to compete with the top battle king. In addition, don't underestimate the strength of the Dragon's Breath. If it is not trying to occupy Kutum's jurisdiction, I am afraid that those The top battle king has already destroyed the Vulcan planet."

"destroy?"

Curia took a long breath and said: "The Dragon's Breath is a race that is good at attacking. Kutum also specially formed several dragon's breath legions, and they are the main force, preparing to attack the home galaxy. It's a pity , Kutum gave the order to retreat before the Dragon's Breath Legion arrived on the battlefield. Because they got a planet, the Dragon's Breath is grateful to Kutum and only listens to Kutum's command. If Kutum doesn't If you die in Fengxing, the Dragon's Breath will not listen to the call of other top war kings. To put it simply, as long as Kutum is alive, other top war kings will not be able to control the Dragon's Breath, and they will regard the Dragon's Breath as a potential war king. threat, and a huge threat."

"So, let's start here."

Yang Yi made a decision, and Curia didn't say anything more.After learning that Yang Yi tamed Lombardo's car, that is, the twelfth-level black dragon, Curia realized how wise it was to take refuge in Yang Yi.In his eyes, Yang Yi seemed to be an existence beyond the top battle king.

(End of this chapter)