Will the kemonomimi encounter Alien Ranch Story?

The so-called mobile combat platform is the smallest land-based ship equipped with ballistae and Originium mortars. Its main combat method is to use ballistae to fire grappling hooks to lock onto the enemy's mobile fortresses or to fire explosive bolts to destroy the target's walking mechanism.

The mortars were used to clear out the superstructure and deck personnel, and then a boarding operation was carried out. The combat method was basically the same as that of the sailing warship era.

As for those "relic" level light cannons and the like, those are not equipment for normal troops or ordinary mobile cities.

However, no matter how inadequate it may be, the small combat platform is still a behemoth in size, and Ivan doesn't think Xia Lin's weapons and their equipment are of any use.

Moreover, if they were to switch sides, there were too few of them, and no expert like their father to take the lead.

“That’s enough…” Xia Lin nodded and jumped into the truck bed. “According to the manual, its destructive radius is 600 meters, and its maximum kill radius is close to 1 kilometer. We just need to avoid getting right in our faces…”

"600 meters?" Ivan gave him a look that seemed to say, "Are you kidding me? How is that possible?" But after thinking about the ruins, he remained silent.

"Let's go!" The Originium truck turned a corner and drove off in the opposite direction, leaving Yelena standing at the farm gate, helplessly looking at the wounded Shield Guards left behind.

"Take them to the camp to rest and keep a close eye on them."

What about us?

“Let’s follow them.” Yelena certainly wasn’t going to stay obediently at the farm. “Let’s meet up with Peter and the others, and then we’ll follow them.”

“But…” “You are now under my jurisdiction.” Yelena looked at the infected youth in front of her, who hesitated for a moment. “Alright, I don’t want anything to happen to that person either.”

After all, with his accident, the farm will probably go out of business, and everyone's lives, which had just started to improve, will fall back into the abyss.

"If we can't deal with Ursus's elite troops, can't we at least handle the outposts and ordinary fodder?"

"Yeah, those good-for-nothings!" The Yeti Squad got excited too; they'd been wanting to go after those disciplinary squads and cause trouble for a long time.

"Take all the ammunition and equipment. We'll go in this car. Alex, can you track us?"

“No problem, I’m very good at this, no one can escape my eyes…” Due to limited space on the truck, only about half of the Yeti squad could fit inside.

"But Frostnova, won't he be angry? You ran over like that..."

"You're angry at me, not at me." The white rabbit reached out and slapped the hunter. "Get back to your business!"

On the way to the excavation site, "Ivan, we still have some time. Tell me more about your attack on the excavation site. Be detailed, preferably including which direction you entered from, what you saw, and what enemies you encountered."

Xia Lin took out a data tablet and said, "We need intelligence now, any intelligence."

He originally didn't want to get involved in this mess, but if four antimatter bombs were about to explode, he would have no choice but to get involved, at least to make sure that the excavation site didn't have such a thing.

Secondly, there's the Windrunner's cargo hold. He certainly has a lot of ideas about it. Even if it's completely destroyed, the fragments and materials are still valuable assets. On this planet, you won't find another target that can produce various interstellar alloys.

[Note: Covenant Matter Reactor]

The first-generation antimatter reactor, with a core structure similar to a fusion reactor, consists of a cluster of positrons bound by electromagnetic forces flowing in the core. Due to the "ghost drift" of particles, positrons are ejected during rotation and come into contact with the surrounding plasma, thereby annihilating the reaction and maintaining plasma operation.

It is difficult to control the reaction rate and can only be eliminated using a very small mass of antimatter, but its advantage is that it is easy to collect the annihilation energy.

The second-generation antimatter reactor, an inverse spherical reactor, has a core of normal plasma spheres and a shell consisting of inner and outer layers with plates between them. A large amount of antimatter repeatedly oscillates sinusoidally between the plates, remaining suspended and flowing along the periphery into the core reaction chamber.

The antimatter required for precise control of the sinusoidal motion between the plates resulted in an extremely intricate structure, which was highly unfavorable for harvesting annihilation energy. Its advantages were controllable rate and the ability to inject more antimatter. It was ultimately phased out due to its instability.

The third-generation antimatter reactor, an accretion-type gravitational reactor, has changed from electromagnetic confinement to gravitational confinement, representing a breakthrough in Covenant precision gravity control technology.

The core is a compressed solid sphere of antihydrogen atoms, which remains stable under the influence of gravity and reacts with normal material particles injected from the outside.

The injected particles will form an accretion disk-like spiral due to gravitational effects and fall into the surface of the core antimatter sphere.

The photons from the annihilation reaction break free from gravitational pull and bombard the inner wall, harvesting energy, much like a miniature sun, even more star-like than a star, burning inside the reactor.

Its advantages are: controllable rate, rapid response, and convenient energy harvesting. Its disadvantage is: it can be made large but not small, which means that most shipboard reactors do not choose it and it is mainly used for industrial energy.

Chapter Thirty-Three: Action Patriots

The following chapters will feature many flashbacks.

Rewinding to a few days earlier, Patriot led his most elite Shield Guards into the vicinity of the excavation site. The Imperials had built a complete wall around the cone-shaped crater created by something falling to block the invaders and Originium Bugs, which undoubtedly thinned out their forces.

The excavation site is divided into three levels. The bottom level is a huge structure that looks like a flat tower. It is at least 200 meters high and about 70 meters wide, just like a land warship that has been inserted into the ground at an angle.

The deep red and black outer shell has mostly fallen off, revealing the complex internal pipes and supports, with twisted metal and broken cables hanging down like dead vines.

The structure remained largely intact, with a device that was clearly an entrance gate located in its center. Countless infected slaves had erected scaffolding and support pillars of wood and metal to prevent it from collapsing and to try to enter through the dangerous cracks and breaches to retrieve useful relics inside.

On the second level, smaller fragments or crates were scattered on the ground. They clearly came from a giant breach in the structure. More infected moved among these scattered fragments, like ants carrying food, breaking them down piece by piece and handing them over to the storage point located at the edge of the second level.

On the first level, barbed wire and fences enclosed camp-like areas. Guards stood at the edge of the pits, loudly mocking and cursing the infected, and throwing clods of dirt down into the camp below.

“Those people were foremen recruited from nearby factories. Their combat strength is very weak. The key is those two industrial stations.” Ivan pointed to the industrial stations at the edge of the pit. The mobile platforms, like small warships, were parked next to the elevator, and thick smoke billowed from the furnace chimneys on top.

It was obvious that the guards on the industrial station and the surrounding watchtowers were different from those on the edge of the excavation tunnels. "They were all elite soldiers in black armor, and the industrial station was also equipped with crossbows. We couldn't launch a direct assault." Crossbows equipped with cluster bolts were a nightmare for attackers in this open area.

"If we want to rescue those infected, we must take down these two industrial stations, otherwise both we and those infected will just become sitting ducks."

"Where is the research station?"

"At the bottom of the pit, it seems that the things they dug out couldn't fit inside the site, so some of the less valuable items were sent upstairs."

"Have you seen any guards?"

"Yes, twelve elite black-armored warriors. Their equipment is better than ours; it must be newly developed equipment by the Empire..."

“I can see…” Patriot put down his binoculars. “We will attack in two directions. Ivan, you are responsible for holding back the two industrial stations and taking down the ballistae to cover us. I will take some men down to take care of the guards and the elite troops near the research station.”

"Dad, this is too risky!"

“We’re taking risks every time…” Patriot stood up and straightened his equipment. “We’ve been taking risks ever since we attacked the first mine.”

Unlike other guerrilla groups, the Shield Guard is a force united by ideals and beliefs.

If tens of thousands of infected people and civilian slaves are abandoned in order to "avoid risks," then even if this army is still alive, it is already dead.

In reality, both Patriots and others know that the guards they have discovered so far are not the whole picture. Putting aside everything else, it is impossible for the less than 200 guards currently on the surface to manage tens of thousands of people. At the very least, several thousand troops would be needed to barely manage them.

Of course, considering the irreconcilable conflict between infected and normal people, this number could be slightly lowered by using differentiation tactics, but the number of guards currently on the surface is still less than half of the theoretical value.

But they had no choice. Once the Shield Guards' belief in liberating the infected collapsed, they would just be a well-equipped bandit or a slightly more disciplined thug, no different from the infected organizations roaming the wasteland.

"We'll start our operation when it gets dark..." Rushing out in broad daylight would be suicide; the Shield Guards' equipment can ignore military crossbow bolts like those from Ursus.

However, the ballistae on the site were no match for them; even the light ballistae were enough to penetrate their shields, pierce their armor, and pin them to the ground like insects.

Inside the research station, the first batch of excavated "relics" have undergone safety checks, cleaning, and sorting. Those fragments with unclear uses, limited uses, or that are too broken are placed in the outer storage area for packing. They will be directly transported back to the Academy of Sciences in Ursus on the weekly scheduled ship for more detailed research and analysis.

Those items whose purpose is obvious and that appear extremely dangerous and difficult to transport are placed in the research lab of the mining station for preliminary research and analysis. Only items that are determined to pose little threat are sent to the country. Not all "relics" in this world are safe, and no one wants to see a relic explode and blow up an entire city.

Some relics that were originally supposed to be sent back were also confiscated by the Duke, who was in charge of the excavation, for "practical" research. He seemed to be preparing to use these relics for his own purposes. Most of the items that were confiscated were things that had a certain degree of lethality or military value.

"The materials, metallurgy, and processes completely exceeded our expectations; it's unbelievable that this is just the most ordinary support material."

"Excuse me, Doctor, I really can't see what use this thing is. Perhaps it could be made into a spear?"

General Boris, who came to inspect the progress on behalf of the emperor and a certain duke, is a rising star in Ursus. On the surface, he is a staunch reformer, but in reality, as the last one to rise to power through military merit, he is a conservative aristocrat at heart.

Boris casually touched the fragments fixed to the shelf. These hexagonal prism-shaped metal strips could obviously be assembled and welded into some larger structure, and even under such a violent impact, most of them remained intact and undeformed.

"No, no, no, General, you don't understand what I mean. If we find a way to melt and connect them, it means His Majesty the Emperor will have an indestructible mobile fleet, or at least their structure will be indestructible."

Dr. Li Qi quickly defended himself, saying that this observer directly represented his future funding and whether he could continue his research. There were many older scholars in China with more academic abilities than him queuing up.

He would never have been able to get this coveted spot without some "political" exchange.

Even so, in exchange, the artifacts stored at those depots need to be sent back to China for research.

"Oh, tell me about it." This is very interesting. One of the reasons why the Emperor and the Crown Prince's attitude has changed from radical to conservative in recent years is that Ursus's expansion power has reached its limit. Neither Sami nor Rembiton is a good direction for expansion.

Even troublemaker Victoria is trying her best to encourage Rembiton to support the conflict between Sami and Ursus in order to maintain the so-called "balance of power on the continent".

With the Great Yan Empire remaining silent and showing no intention of forming a "Three Emperors Alliance," and with Longmen subtly indicating its willingness to provide financial and material support to Sami, Ursus's expansion is virtually impossible.

They must launch their offensive when the land is frozen solid each year, eliminating them as quickly as possible in the mountains and forests of Sami, or the intervention fleet from Victoria will force Ursus to retreat on its own.

However, with the support of Rembitox's arms and Lungmen's funds, it was impossible to quickly eliminate Sami through military means. Their only option was to use diplomacy and politics. Fortunately, only the general in Sami's upper echelons was a pro-war advocate; the rest of the merchants and nobles were simply weak and easily bullied.

So, in the final analysis, it's because Ursus's fleet simply couldn't defeat Victoria, and neither Lungmen nor Da Yan wanted to increase their borders with Ursus.

Without expansion, there is no war; without war, there is no military merit. This means that as a major general, I would have to toil my entire life to be promoted to lieutenant general, and only after my death would I be granted a generalship—a purely honorary and compensatory title.

This only applies if you have strong connections and don't make any mistakes until retirement or death. Otherwise, you might only receive a lieutenant general rank as compensation after your death.

As for his actual position, he will probably remain in his current position as chief of staff. It would be difficult for a traditional general like him to compete with the young people from military academies after the reformists came to power.

The only way to gain greater power is through war, and to seize military merits in war, but Ursus is no longer able to fight.

"This frame material can withstand tremendous impact without deforming, which means that when we conduct boarding operations, we can use our size and tonnage to directly ram the enemy and gain an advantage..."

"That's it?" With the invention of ballistae and mortars, land-based ships rarely use ramming and boarding tactics anymore, except in Ursus.

Victoria simply launched an attack using various Originium cannons. Of course, they had enough casters to operate these "cannons" and enough "Originium ammunition" to consume, while Ursus didn't have that kind of money.

"Of course, that's not all. It can also withstand attacks from ballistae and mortars. Our tests show that the light shipborne weapons currently equipped by the Empire cannot cause it the slightest damage."

If we could further decipher the composition and manufacturing process of that outer armor, then the Empire's warships would become true mobile fortresses, an indestructible fortress.

"Interesting." In boarding maneuvers and close-quarters combat, Victoria's fools are no match for the Ursus warriors. However, their Originium cannons pose a significant threat.

"However, if I may be so bold, Doctor, you have spent so much money and time, and if all you have to do is confirm that the material of this stick is valuable, I will have a hard time explaining this to the Emperor."

This achievement wasn't something he researched; it was the effect of the relic, and frankly, Boris felt he could have done it himself.

“Okay, that’s only one aspect…” As a researcher with a relatively good understanding of politics, Dr. Li Qi understood the other party’s unspoken meaning: he needed some more eye-catching and more intuitive results.

Rather than this kind of "research" that's akin to taking apart ancient bricks to build a new castle.

It was pointless to emphasize the value of the materials science and processing technology involved to such an uninformed and rough man. The doctor led the general to a new research room.

"These are relics that we have initially identified as valuable and developed uses for, and they are all very...stunning."

"A toy knife without a blade, and boxes of all sizes... Oh, what's this, some kind of chewing gum?" General Boris examined each item one by one. "Ah, what's this? Let me guess, a wardrobe or an ancient dressing room? Doctor, could you tell me what they really are?"

"Okay, okay..." The doctor's expression was very unpleasant. This guy was beyond being an amateur. However, in any organization dominated by bureaucracy, it is almost common for laymen to instruct experts.

"This is some kind of knife..."

"I can tell, but it doesn't seem to have a blade?"

"Yes, but it is more powerful than any knife you have ever seen."

Dr. Li Qi took the blade out of the cabinet and placed it on an incredibly complex Originium machine. "I don't know what it originally used as its power source, so I tried connecting it to an Originium generator."

As the Originium generator operated, the blade began to emit a buzzing whistling sound, slowly moving towards an alloy heavy shield used by Ursus elites as a test subject, driven by mechanical gears.

As the blade made contact with the shield, the shield, which required a light crossbow to penetrate, was sliced ​​open as if it were a piece of crudely made grease, leaving a smooth and even cut.