Stellaris from the Automata Era

After all, the true identity of the civilization on the other side is still unknown.

Without sufficient intelligence support, Yan Luo actually did not have much confidence to decide a clash between civilizations.

In fact, he was still hesitating between fighting and not fighting.

Reality is not a game, there is no room for him to go back.

If you kick a steel plate with a sudden kick, it does not mean your foot is broken.

Instead, the whole person was devoured by the other party.

Yan Luo didn't want to be handed Prime Minister Dayingqiu's speech after a conflict, saying that he would fight to the death.

The use of force...is always the last option, and those Class A war criminals will never understand that.

P.S.: The first war between Earth and the alien forces was, in reality, just a battle between weaklings. Even the most foresighted would not have predicted that the enemy wasn't as formidable as imagined, but neither could they be called weak. —By Earth??? The seventh-generation historian-type humanoid.

P.S.2: The Universal Corporation is a system I cannot comprehend. If military power, idealism, and materialism all have their own ultimate goals, then the reason for the Universal Corporation's existence and its ultimate purpose are truly puzzling. Even machines and insect swarms have noble assimilation! —By a salty fish. (His understanding will represent the protagonist's)

Chapter 261: The software is ready to kick the earth to see if the house is solid.

Although Yan Luo issued a resolution to withdraw the mechanical fleet from the Koprulu star zone, large-scale armaments in reality are not so easy to mobilize.

In addition, due to the difference in superluminal technology routes, Yan Luo is temporarily unable to reach all the defense points along the route of the super-time and space channel.

Therefore, the fleets that set out first were all mechanical life forms that were already around the solar system, and subsequent reinforcements were still gathering in the Koprulu sector.

It is obvious that the mechanical life around the solar system cannot form a fleet.

Moreover, they may still be some old models. These mechanical life forms, far away from their mother galaxy and not competing with humans for living space, do not have sufficient production capacity to renovate and transform them.

So the mechanical life force is actually some outdated products.

There are even some of them that stayed in the solar system and did not go to the front line. The main reason is that these round-headed creatures did not even have superluminal engines installed.

You can imagine how miserable their lives are on their home planet.

However, as time went on, in just one month, the first fully staffed mechanical life fleet finally arrived at the vicinity of the Earth from the Koprulu star zone, completing the actual assembly.

Don’t rush to say that this is slow. If you understand the history of human warfare, you will understand that mobilization plans often need to be made on the eve of a war in units of years.

The fact that mechanical life forms can be assembled in just one month is considered very efficient, and this is also because they do not require much logistics.

Of course, if we use the standards of space civilization, especially mechanical races, it is still suspected to be a bit slow.

But what if this fleet has undergone a transformation?

Since the lack of a channel network engine might cause inconvenience to the deployment of troops to the front line, Yan Luo almost took a risk and ordered the mechanical fleet to complete a version update.

This is also thanks to the good development of mechanical life in the Koprulu sector, and the basic information and technology passed down from Mao Meng are relatively complete and usable!

This made the fleet transformation successful.

Compared to older models, the current fleet is able to follow the waterway network directly to the front line.

Compared with the current subspace navigation which is suitable for short distances, the speed is much faster.

However, after assembling the first fleet, Yan Luo was not in a hurry to arrange them to rush to the front line.

Instead, they were directly mixed with large humanoid warships.

After all, in his expectation, the mixed fleet was the main force. Rather than having any major problems in the cooperation between the two sides later, it would be better to let them go through the first step of running-in first.

This will also give us a more intuitive understanding of their combat effectiveness.

And the reason why Yan Luo had enough time to act was that the civilization opposite them seemed to have not made any major moves.

As if the previous firing on Earth ships was just a forced self-defense.

This led Yan Luo to wonder whether the other party would always adopt unfriendly behavior when facing the first contact.

As soon as contact and communication are established, this hostile attitude will be immediately lifted.

Of course, although it was just his own guess and imagination, Yan Luo would not give up on piling up troops on the front line.

It is the most foolish thing to do to hand over your strategic location and lifeline to the other party for choice.

The most we can do is work overtime to analyze their language through various channels such as intercepting information, and see how the subsequent communication goes before making plans.

Anyway, the Earth, which is not a single-use super-space channel, will not be stuck at the birthplace.

It is entirely possible to coexist peacefully.

However, this fantasy was soon completely shattered by the various conflicts that followed.

Let's shift perspective.

After reconfirming the war plan, the slimes did not want to launch a large-scale attack.

Rather, they needed more time to activate their former armaments. After the confrontation with the Blog United States ended, the disbanded excess fleet was not dismantled.

After all, the original manufacturing time and raw material costs make disassembly a very uneconomical option.

Instead, the common practice is to stop their activities, keep the warships stationary in the universe, and wait for possible activation in the future.

However, because they have been left in the universe for a while, the slimes still need time to carry out maintenance after the restart.

Also during this period of preparation, they have something more important to do.

It is to assess the combat capability of the Earth.

Yes.

A war plan is just a war plan..

As an intelligent race, the slime is not a rigid species that will stick to a plan once it has decided on it.

In fact, if we combine the above, it will be clear that war is actually seen by them as a kind of business.

Bolang, which is currently facing many contradictions, is actually in a very delicate period.

From the moment they rushed into the universe, the hidden dangers that had been buried between races completely erupted.

After all, for a species that has been struggling on its home planet for 50,000 years, one can imagine how terrible the future will be from the moment it gains intelligence.

If we convert it to humans, then what awaits us are... population, food, survival and other problems.

Since the beginning of recorded history, humans have been using internal wars as a means of self-purification to resolve conflicts.

And the slimes...they used a more efficient method, using their compatriots as tools to kill them.

This miraculous self-purification has allowed them to survive for 50,000 years, preventing them from extinction due to excessive expansion and development. At the same time, it has also created considerable value and allowed the ethnic group to prosper.

But as a thinking species, it is impossible to maintain this delicate balance all the time.

From the moment they are born, they have the power to pursue their own survival.

Commonly known as giving them hope.

"Once we enter the universe and have a wider living space, everything will be fine."

Is this really the case?

Not to mention that the original ideas and concepts are not so easy to change. Just after finding a new colony, the slimes need to make more efforts in planning and development.

Perhaps if they are given a few decades, they can slowly transform, and even the world's giants can build a good environment.

However, the slime has only entered the space age for two years, so how can it have time to adjust? Whether it is to open up colonies and develop new living space, they all need time and manpower to plan.

As a traditional art, the upper level of the slime can only turn its attention to the lower level again.

For the next generation, try harder.

The beautiful dream of the universe has been shattered.

Let's just say that the start of the slime is a complete hell difficulty, with negative food, slowly growing population, rock-bottom happiness, and a huge unemployment population and crime.

The fact that their territory has not yet been divided is considered a good sign of their good governance.

Of course, this may have a lot to do with the fact that military power is firmly in the hands of corporate tycoons.

In short, looking back on their development history in recent years, they were surprised to find that the most stable period was when they were confronting the Blog United States.

The huge fleet requires more soldiers and alloy production jobs, and more soldiers and alloy jobs bring with them a list of unemployed people.

Their benefits and wages will make them seek a better life, thus generating other side jobs and more...

Anyway, it’s the same as kneading dough.

Although the problem could not be fundamentally solved at the time and there was not much tendency for food to increase, the stability was actually improved on paper.

Internal trade volume naturally increased a lot.

And then... then it's easy to understand, as the standoff ends, the urgent need to cut spending will naturally cause this short-term situation to collapse like dominoes.

How could a businessman who was mainly capital-driven know how to govern a country? Or perhaps he once knew.

But after entering the universe, the art of governing the country should also change with the version, the times have changed!

Perhaps they are eager for a war not out of the idea of ​​reconciling conflicts, but simply because they feel that the accumulation of capital in the future is not as great as during the period of confrontation.

But...as long as the result is good.

So back to the topic, there is still a crucial issue if the slime wants to make everything run perfectly in a connected manner.

That is, the earth cannot be stronger than them.

If you kill yourself while doing business, it’s not business anymore!

Therefore, before they decide to take action, they must explore the bottom of the earth.

Frontline galaxy, Bolang territory, Universe Dream strike fleet.

"So the higher-ups are planning to send us to our deaths?" A piece of slime transformed into tentacles and waved a paper document to express its dissatisfaction.

"Major (for ease of understanding, this has been translated into a military rank familiar to humans), I'm not sending you to your deaths. I'm sending you on a top-secret reconnaissance mission."

"Is this any different from committing suicide? General! You asked me to take dozens of warships to visit the enemy's territory. I shouldn't have offended you, right?"

In fact, after confirming the need for a confrontation, the Slime side had already begun intelligence reconnaissance.

Using navigation technology, they quickly found a nearby galaxy where an unknown civilization had newly established a space station.

After understanding this, they naturally began to deploy troops on the border in large numbers.

During this period of time, no one knows how many probes have been launched towards the opposite side. With their current technology, they can only detect that there are probably thousands of warships on Earth that have entered the defense position.

As for the size of the battleship, the weapons used, and its combat power, nothing is known.

At this time, they naturally need further confirmation of the situation.

Dozens of reconnaissance warships are just the right number.

As long as they enter the quasi-enemy territory and engage in a tentative exchange of fire, a lot of data will be exposed.

At this time, subsequent preparations and responses will be made based on the intelligence.

Once you find your opponent is too strong...

'Sorry, we slimes of the Bolang United Group are a peace-loving civilization.

Everything that happened before was just a misunderstanding. Those dozens of warships just got lost and entered your place by mistake. Why don't we each send a text message and then look at the item list to see if there is anything that needs to be exchanged?

Of course, we will also compensate for the previous incident.'

As for the opponent's level being slightly weaker... haha.

That’s why the scene of conversation between slimes appears now.

According to the original logic, the slime should actually have a clear class division.

The rule of superiors over subordinates should be absolute, or even tougher.

However, the general did not seem to show any sign of anger at the Major's almost blatant defiance.

After all, from the perspective of national conditions, the nature of the slime army itself is more like mercenaries. Everyone gets a fixed salary and there is no need for them to be at odds with each other.

Besides, this is really a half-suicide mission. There is no need for the general to get angry with a dead man.

Similarly, if the other party can come back alive, it means that he has achieved success and will be promoted and get a raise, so there is no need to get angry.

So even now it still maintains a calm tone, just a little harsher.

"Employee, you should know your status. The company is offering you a high salary because it needs you now. If you continue to refuse, I can regard it as dereliction of duty and I will report all your actions."