This Terra is a little weird.

"Yes, I confirm. Let them go."

The Space Marines made way, and Skadi and Goretia led the team away.

Several combat monks from the later generations were dissatisfied: "We are just going to let a few mutants go?"

Rockel said: "Watch your words! Brother! We are soldiers first, and then the Emperor's angels of death. Orders are orders, and they must be executed meticulously!"

"Ancestors, we will never let go of traitors who would defect to the aliens."

"The saint must have his own considerations for doing this. And when you come to this world, you should understand that many people's lives are not what they want, but are forced by reality. These people are not born mutants. They were also infected with the enemy's strange cells during the battle with the aliens. They can resist the erosion and should be respected. After all, they are fighting for humanity."

"This is not a reason to let go of someone who will become the leader of the aliens in the future."

"I also think that the order has been issued. We retreat."

The Space Marines are gone.

The doctor's mood was very complicated. She was not a person who could not understand the situation. Skadi's original condition was very good, which made her think that Skadi could overcome the voice in her heart, but this escape made her realize clearly that Skadi was not as she wished. The truth bothered her and drove her.

Whether in Rhodes Island or Cadia, this day may have been destined.

Then, the Doctor will not be optimistic about the outcome. Since Skadi has already chosen the path she wants, she can only wait.

Provide all possible help to the earth. When Kal'tsit met Hai Si, she also said that humans must unite.

If Skadi becomes the god of the sea of ​​destruction, she will no longer have any feelings for him. Only Ishamara, who died under the bolter, can commemorate Skadi, whose consciousness no longer exists.

Of course, all of this depends on Skadi's choice.

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"Mr. Congressman, I have said everything I can. Do you have any other questions?"

"Can we just wait passively? If we can already conclude that an individual named Ishamara will appear, then what are we waiting for?"

"I need to remind you, Mr. Congressman, we have been in a passive position. From the beginning of the defense plan, we have been required to maintain a passive defense strategy and wait for Hai Si to land."

"Don't we have a research and development project for underwater assault vehicles? With Space Marines, we can..."

"Mr. Councillor, the underwater assault vehicle project is a private project of Cadia. The Space Marines only obey my orders. The defense strategies and defense line suggestions were also proposed by me and the Space Marines. What are you still worried about?"

"The land does not want to drag the soldiers into the quagmire of a war of attrition. If there is something that can ..."

"There is no such thing, Mr. Congressman. Even if there is, what do you want to do with it after the war? Divide it up? Break it into parts, one for each country? Or give it to one country to keep?"

"..."

"Greed, Senator. I've been through wars and killed more people than you can imagine. Through all of this, I know very well that unity allows us to withstand everything, while greed and the pursuit of profit divide us and cause us to destroy each other. The greatest enemy of mankind is not the aliens, not chaos, nor the evil gods, but ourselves. You, you, you, me, we all have flaws, and the enemy will seize these flaws to attack us and defeat us one by one. This is why we must unite, and our respective flaws are also the reason why we cannot truly put ourselves in each other's shoes."

"Mr. Luo Chen, I don't want to discuss philosophy with you..."

"Of course you don't want to, Mr. Senator. Then I will tell you what everyone wants to hear. Starting tomorrow, I will increase the supply of raw materials for special medicines, step up factory production efficiency, step up equipment research and development, and step up the training process of various Star Army units. When the war comes, you will see me standing at the forefront with the soldiers, a person who only knows how to fight and provide weapons and tools for special medicines. This is what you want... I'm leaving, gentlemen and ladies, you have countless ways to punish me, it's up to you. After the war, I'll be at your mercy!"

Luo Chen left the Earth United Conference directly, leaving a large group of politicians looking at each other in bewilderment.

"He misunderstood us."

"What we need is an explanation."

The Speaker stood up and said, "He has already explained everything, and he didn't need to explain anything to us. Ladies and gentlemen, the earth has reached a critical moment. All we can do is to fully support these soldiers, maintain the rear, and maintain the safety of all the people so that they can feel at ease."

Councillor Ursus stood up and said, "Mr. Speaker, I propose that we jointly write a letter of thanks and give it to Cardia Group and Rhodes Island Pharmaceuticals. I will be responsible for visiting them. They have contributed all the technology to the earth, and now it is time to give back to them."

"Then I'll leave it to you, Mr. Kakinos. We will confirm the content of the international award as soon as possible. Please express your gratitude to them on behalf of the Earth Council first."

"clear."

Chapter 196: Outsiders

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Iberia had been a very quiet country since the Great Silence, until the arrival of the Astra Militarum. The large number of garrisons and the non-stop exercises changed the lives of this generation of Iberians.

The Iberians hate these outsiders, and they hate those Iberians who join the Astra Militarum even more. They hate Iberia's current incompetent government even more, for handing over the right to garrison troops on the country to foreign armies. The Iberians cannot accept them.

However, there was nothing that could be done about it. Iberia was once so glorious, but its brilliant light was extinguished by the combination of maritime succession and internal conflicts.

If Hai Si really went ashore, he would be overwhelmed no matter how strong he was with his pitifully small army and court.

It is said that the Inquisition has already turned on the lighthouse in Granfalo, but no response has been received. Are the Agor people really destroyed?

Perhaps only hunters who have entered the deep sea know the answer to this question.

"Listen! It's started again! Those damned cannons are firing again!"

The townspeople who gathered around looked at them with disgust.

"Humph! These people have endless ammunition, because they dig into nature, eat nature, and thus attract nature's ambitions. Now they can be proud for a while, but tomorrow they will be buried in the belly of fish."

A few young people walked around the group of chattering adults.

Compared to the older generation of Iberians, the younger generation quickly accepted the arrival of the Astra Militarum and were not so disgusted by its propaganda.

Join the Astra Militarum and protect the land of mankind. When life is threatened, you have no choice.

Compared to other regions, the conscription rate in Iberia is very low. The reason why young people do not go to the conscription office is not only due to the Iberian consciousness, but also because of their different understanding of the Astra Militarum, as well as the strict discipline of their elders, which prevents them from going to the conscription office.

The only ones willing to join the Astra Militarum are the infected and some lonely people. Although the physical examination will eliminate most of them, fortunately there are still some who can pass the indicators.

The Astra Militarum is unwilling to lower its standards; they only want the best people, and temper and strengthen their spirits and physiques in order to forge a tenacious warrior.

As for the number of troops, the original armies of various governments will continue to be retained, and outstanding personnel will be selected to join various units of the Star Army. The rest will remain in the army to serve as local defense forces. This construction is mainly in southern countries.

The first problem the Astra Militarum encountered when stationed in Iberia was transportation and supply. Iberia was home to a large number of terrifying monsters, which were said to be monsters born from ancient genetic engineering technology. No matter whether it was a smaller supply convoy or a larger mobile warship, they would be attacked by them.

This had a great impact on the construction of the road system planned by the Astra Militarum.

Previously, the Supreme Command of the Astra Militarum had discussed and found that if they only relied on mobile cities and mobile warships, the supply speed for the ground defense line would face an unstable situation.

And they are sure that the earth cannot abandon the ground defense line. Concentrating all forces into mobile cities is more passive than the current defense plan, and such a move is tantamount to giving up the huge strategic depth and finally being attacked from all sides. Perhaps the mobile cities can huddle together for warmth, but by then the whole earth will be occupied by Hai Si, and no matter where the city goes, it will be attacked.

Moreover, sea bass may not like land, but don't forget that they are a highly adaptable species. Perhaps the freshwater rivers on earth can become a place for sea bass to hatch.

The best defense strategy is to combine ground defense lines and mobile cities, so that you can flexibly replace defense lines and avoid the impact of natural disasters.

There are some places where natural disasters basically never happen, and they are also extremely important areas. Such places need to be guarded with all our strength. For this reason, the largest ground building complex since the establishment of the earth system was officially completed.

In order to provide stable supplies to these areas, a large number of roads were built. Their main purpose was to serve the armored forces. It was too inefficient to transport these tanks and mechas through mobile cities. It would be better to let them run on the roads themselves.

Now the armored forces of the Astra Militarum are divided into three parts. The first part is composed of tanks and combat mechas jointly developed by the Earth. The second part is the main armored force composed of Lemanus and tanks of the same level. The third part is the force composed of super-heavy tanks that have remained unchanged for thousands of years.

Iberia is the most important section of the southern defense line and an area where natural disasters are less frequent. Highways must be built to ensure the transportation of supplies, the advance of armored forces, and even the retreat after defeat.

The Astra Militarum Command was prepared for defeat in Iberia, because the command predicted that the ratio of sea creatures to soldiers would be 1647:1, which means that one soldier might have to deal with more than sea creatures.

The actual number of sea lords may be higher, and the pressure on the front-line soldiers will be greater. What's more, the command is calculating the number of all soldiers, including civilian personnel. If the ratio is only based on the number of front-line soldiers and sea lords, then it will become a terrifying 4562:1. No matter how you look at it, this number will be the end of mankind.

The only thing that could comfort the generals was the outstanding performance of the Linguang family in clearing the monsters on the Iberian Highway.

The devastating striking power of the Knight mechas allowed the Astra Militarum troops to pass through the dangerous Iberian Forest without any losses, and the armored forces also performed quite well.

The light emitted by the knight mecha gave everyone a glimmer of hope. Of course, the light emitted by those people of the Linguang family was also quite a lot, so bright that it was blinding. It was even more outrageous than the wings of the Sakota people.

Especially Margaret Linguang, who was covered in light, just like the Pegasus in mythology.

Anyway, everyone agrees that the people of the Linguang family bring light pollution with them.

They are all Chao Knights.

However, the Iberians' bad attitude towards the Astra Militarum still gave everyone a headache. No matter where they went, nothing went smoothly. They were scolded for building roads, conducting exercises, eating, and even going to the toilet.

The political commissars accompanying the army couldn't stand it anymore. If possible, they would just use a laser on each of them to stop the attack, but they couldn't do that.

On this day, Lund and Kesais from the Recruitment Office received a mission. They were to go to a private house with a number of 9/8 to pick up a young man for a physical examination.

Because there are too few people willing to join the army in Iberia, and those who are willing to join the army often live far away, and they don’t know when they will be able to come here by themselves. It would be better for the army to send people to pick them up, because the physical examinations are conducted directly locally, but there is still a week before joining the army, so people cannot be taken to the barracks.

To put it bluntly, Iberia is extremely troublesome.

After driving for two days, Lund and Kesais finally arrived at a small town standing on the edge of the jungle. The new recruit was here. His name was Derek Sventos, and it seemed that his family was once a military family.

The arrival of the two Astra Militarum soldiers alarmed the town. The originally bustling town became silent in the blink of an eye, and everyone hid in their houses, as if the two soldiers were some vicious thugs.

Lund and Xess awkwardly adjusted their uniforms, made sure they looked good, and started heading towards Sfentos's home.

"Derek! What are you still looking at? Draw the curtains and don't let those strangers' eyes shine into the house."

The young man named Derek was still standing in front of the window, not listening to his mother.

"Did you hear that? Derek?!"

Lund and Kesais appeared on the horizon, and the expression on Derek's face finally changed. He was happy but also fearful. Was it fear of the upcoming training life, or fear of his mother's upcoming scolding and rage? Probably both.

Of course his mother saw Lund and Kesais through the window. They were walking towards their house. Could it be that...

"Drek, you..."

"Don't say anything, Mom. I've made up my mind."

There was a knock on the door soon, and as the hostess of the house, she of course went to open the door.

Lund and Kesais saluted and took off their hats. "Hello, Mrs. Sfentos. Is Mr. Derek Sfentos at home? We are here to take him to the Astra Militarum training camp."

Mrs. Sphentos opened her mouth slightly, she didn't know what to say next.

Drake appeared in the sight of both men: "I am Drake Sphentos."

Lady Sphentos stood in front of Draco: "Wait a moment."

Then he went into the house and pushed Derek aside: "What on earth are you thinking?! You're just going to join the outsider's army?! What will your father think of you?!"

"He's dead, so he has nothing to do with me."

"You! How dare you say such a thing!"

"Why shouldn't I?! He died for Iberia, and now I have to fight for Iberia too, what's wrong?"

"Then you shouldn't have joined the Outlanders..."

"Strangers, strangers?! In your eyes, strangers are despicable! Despicable strangers! Right? Mom, they came here and didn't take anything from us. Instead, they had to block the monsters' attacks. These strangers knew that their lives might be left in a foreign land, but they still came. Shouldn't we, the locals, do anything?"

"Drek, they will take the lives of our Iberian children. You children will die on the battlefield. This is unacceptable to all of us. I cannot accept you going to the battlefield."

"Mom, you said that you wanted me to inherit my father's glory and rebuild the sphintos family's glory. Now that the opportunity has come, won't you let me go?"

"Not in this way, my child, not in this way..." Mrs. Sphentos covered her face and cried. Her husband died on the battlefield, and now her son also had to join the army and fight in the war. How could she accept it?

Derek hugged her and said, "Mom, I love you and my sister, that's why I want to protect you as an Iberian man. The military law of the Star Army is strict. I have been included in the list. Mom, I'm leaving."

Derek entered the room, took down a few bags, gave his mother a final hug, then opened the door and walked out.

Mrs. Sfintos ran to the door, but she didn't have the courage to open it and take another look. She could only listen to the sounds coming from outside the door.

"Hello, sir."

"Hello, Mr. Sphentos, or rather, Private Drake."

"Yes, sir."

"I'm Lund, rank sergeant, and this is Sergeant Kesais. You are the last soldier to be added to our recruit company. We are responsible for your training."

"understand!"

"Get in the car. It will take us two days to get to the military camp."

"Yes!"

Hearing the sound of the car starting, Mrs. Sfentos finally opened the door and watched Derek sitting farther and farther away in the military vehicle.

Perhaps it was because mother and son had the same heart. Drake suddenly turned around and saw his mother standing in the yard waving at him. Drake wiped his tears, said goodbye to his family, and went to an unfamiliar military camp. No matter how strong the recruits were, at this moment, they felt sad and uncomfortable.

As instructors for the new recruits, Lund and Kesais must of course pay attention to their psychological problems.

"Derek, are you and your mother the only ones at home?" Lund asked.

"There is also a six-year-old sister. She went to school today. If I don't let her go, you will be embarrassed."

"No, my brother cried like hell when I joined the army. I can understand that."

"Sir, are you from Ursus?"