Chapter 742 - 428: An Unexpected Situation
Thousands of years ago, when Colonization Star 3 had just fallen, the first batch of Fearless Mecha, transformed from human-operated mecha into purely mecha souls, established the initial outpost on the colonization star, named Alpha Outpost.
This outpost was the bridgehead for the Fearless Mecha attacking the completely swarm-occupied Colonization Star 3, and also the final bastion for all mecha fighting on Colonization Star 3.
However, there was a battle, which was the swarm’s breaking counterattack against this outpost. The swarm first launched a surprise attack around the outpost, which was initially resisted by the Fearless Mecha, leading to a protracted 480-day slaughter.
Ultimately, the Empire lost 1.87 million units of the first edition of Fearless Mecha, while the swarm directly lost 90 million, with indirect losses immeasurable. The corpses of the swarm and the wreckage of the mecha piled up layer upon layer, within and outside of the entire valley where the outpost was located.
The swarm’s blood saturated every pebble in the valley, and as the bodies almost filled the entire valley, they finally retreated, preparing to gather strength for the next attack.
However, in the thousands of years since, they have never touched the Alpha Outpost again, because the Fearless Mecha’s Scorched Earth Mechanized Soldiers had already formed, and this time they had a special attack against the swarm, these carbon-based lifeforms.
It was the never-extinguishing scorched earth flame; any carbon-based lifeform, the moment it touched it, if it didn’t quickly remove the burning part, would be engulfed in endless fire.
Even in water, it would still be completely burned.
This is the Scorched Earth Mechanized Soldier, a body specifically targeting the swarm. It is said that scientists in the Empire discovered a way to ignite biological energy as fuel through specific techniques, combined with a fuel mixture of white phosphorus and magnesium, sodium, and other peculiar substances in the Scorched Earth Flamethrower, causing the swarm to be engulfed in this never-extinguishing flame at even the slightest touch.
However, this was a benefit only enjoyed by the subsequent Fearless Mecha.
Even the original Fearless Mecha didn’t have the APT model prefix but were numbered by their manufacturing date. These ancient first-generation mecha held off the swarm’s attacks during the Empire’s darkest times, but after the Empire truly resisted the swarm, they all perished on that final battlefield.
When this story was told to Xue Dili, the little robot 5332 was silent for a long time.
"Yes, we won... we defeated the swarm, the Empire now is wonderful..." 5332 told the predecessor.
"Great... ah..." This predecessor of the Fearless Mecha uttered these words with its last broken parts before it finally extinguished.
Xue Dili didn’t know what went wrong and could only look towards 5332.
"Brother, it has nothing to do with your welding, the predecessor was just too tired, I will take it back to the Empire." The small robot’s mechanical arm picked up the core, its lower body with eight little legs quickly moving towards its agricultural body.
"Thank you, brother." said 5332, "I reported your previous request to the Emperor, and the Emperor plans to manufacture a new batch of maid-type bodies, I’ll send you one when the time comes."
Xue Dili: "?"
Wait... wait...
When did I make such a request?
Xue Dili felt increasingly forgetful, how did he not remember making such a request to 5332?
However, seeing the earnest expression on this burly agricultural machine, Xue Dili ultimately did not deny it.
Anyway, it’s just a robot. Considering how 5332 changes bodies more often than clothes, it probably doesn’t require much technical content for these intelligent machines.
"Thank you again, brother. You not only saved me in the past but also saved another brother civilization, and now you even found the predecessor on Colonization Star 3. If there’s anything you need, feel free to let me know."
"Goodbye, brother, see you later."
"Goodbye!" Watching the agricultural mecha release four drones and create a Teleportation Gate to leave through them, Xue Dili suddenly felt that even these intelligent machines were more humanlike than the Apostles.
could be grateful, happy, angry, and feel sad upon encountering this mecha of the same origin.
Aside from some unusual circuits in the intelligent machines, it surprisingly resembled a human the most.
Xue Dili waved a final goodbye to the dissipating Teleportation Gate, then left the Consciousness Space.
Perhaps, the visitor that entered his body this time was merely a small episode. As far as he was concerned now, his mother really no longer needed to fish out all sorts of weird things from Subspace every week.
But Xue Dili didn’t stop her because he hoped to catch some souls related to the Apostles, and he believed his mother would definitely provide him anything related to the Apostles.
Perhaps, the current situation where every planet wants to nurture a Guardian is inherently distorted; if all Apostles perished, would there even be a need for World Guardians?
Such a thought arose in Xue Dili’s mind.
Apostles...
Xue Dili silently whispered this term in his heart.
He was simply too weak; if he could locate the Mist Council’s location, pinpoint the Subspace coordinates during each gathering, he might even take Hassan and the Mimic Venerable King straight to block their door.