Stellaris from the Automata Era

The real problem with the Corruption is the unreliability of their equipment. Although they have the option of choosing technology that is backward compatible with that of ordinary civilizations, no one will give up their superior technology during war.

It's just like a nuclear bomb. Even though they know that this thing may destroy themselves as well, they will still press the launch button when it's time to launch it.

Now the ancients have come to a fateful crossroads, and next they will put the Fallen war machine into full operation.

The ancient shipyards will be operational again, and the fleets that once obscured the universe will be reassembled.

They will declare their former enemies as sworn enemies, and this time there will be no way out until their own technological level is restored to its peak.

Chapter 11: After the organization's decision, it's you, B

“The barrage on the left is too thin.”

'11b' heard this strange conversation as soon as he entered the laboratory.

Rui, the chief researcher, sat upright on a chair, holding a pen and paper and writing something down.

Next to her was a device that looked like a loudspeaker, and the strange words just now came from the device.

Then after he finished speaking, Rui angrily threw the pen on the table.

"Miss Kanmusu, I asked you to recount the shortcomings of the Starlight class during actual combat, not to play memes!"

"Ahem, sorry, I've been reading too much old-time data lately." The speaker, clearly sensing the scientist's fluctuating emotions, added a touch of seriousness to his tone. "Anyway, I need more artillery. You had no idea the enemy frigate dived into my blind spot and blasted me. Unfortunately, my poor steering, even after spinning 360 degrees, didn't quite hit it."

"I understand. The firing angle is not enough and more steering power is needed." Rui nodded and began to write something on the paper.

After hearing her mumbling, the speaker became obviously anxious.

"Wait, you didn't understand what I wanted! I want artillery! More artillery!"

"In fact, the current design of the Starlight-class battleship is already close to perfection. If we want to carry more artillery, we must cut some performance, either propulsion power, steering power, or the magic element main gun."

"Then cut off the steering!" The speaker made the choice without hesitation.

Her clear attitude instantly aroused Rui's curiosity.

"May I ask why you do this?"

The speaker in front of her was the doll of a ship girl who exploded and returned to the fountain to hang up after the battle. As a participant in a war, Rui felt that there must be other hidden secrets that she didn't know.

Moreover, cutting off the steering performance is an unprecedented requirement. If the design blueprint is changed rashly without a proper reason, it may cause other hidden dangers.

"Of course it's to protect against the round-heads! I told you, the enemy was just scratching me, but those idiots just shoved over ten missiles at me. Even with my massive loops, I couldn't shoot them all down. The nuclear explosion exploded right in my abdomen. It hurt so much."

It seems that this ship girl has not recovered from the shadow of the past war. She is clearly using a mechanical body, but she still has the illusion of phantom pain.

"In any case, instead of relying on steering performance, why not add more turrets outside the blind spots? Next time I encounter this situation, either the missile or the round head must go!"

I see, this is preparation to inflict heavy damage on friendly forces!

It is estimated that this ship girl was probably severely damaged and sunk by the round-headed ship.

After all, this is the third ship girl that Rui has asked about returning to the fountain. They all have the need to add turrets. It seems that the unreliability of Round Head is already a huge example.

Next time it might be the situation where you do the first day and I do the fifteenth.

"Okay, I understand. Now please look forward to your new body. I will design a new blueprint. Now please return to the adult's psychic network and wait."

As Rui finished speaking, the speaker was turned off with a snap.

After doing all this, she turned her head towards '11b'.

"You've come just in time. Congratulations, '11b'. You might be getting a promotion soon."

"Huh?" '11b' uttered a questioning sound, his mind instantly confused.

Rui obviously knew that the other party would be in a state of confusion for a while, so he began to explain: "You should be aware of the recent defeat of Cygnus."

“I’ve heard of it, but I don’t know the details.”

It's impossible that there would be no news about such a big event as Cygnus. Even though 11b used the original magic element and was almost in exile, it was not completely cut off from information.

"I'm glad you heard about it," Rui nodded. "Actually, the higher-ups suggested that you suppress the news of the defeat to prevent a blow to Earth's morale. However, you flew into a rage and dismissed it as irresponsible."

Very good, this fits the 11b stereotype of the upper echelons.

Our army has a great advantage in attacking from behind. This made her see through the temperament of the top leaders as early as the stage when humanoids and machine lifeforms were fighting each other.

"Anyway, after our high-ranking Miss Red was scolded by the Master with a look of enjoyment on her face, the Master expressed his desire to continue the fight."

"Wait, did I hear some weird words again?" 11b actually wanted to ask if she'd heard something that would have the higher-ups silence her, but seeing Rui's calm, accustomed, Earth-like expression across from her, she ultimately changed the subject. "But what does this have to do with me?"

"My Lord has ordered the Koprulu Sector to dispatch five mechanical fleets from the Round Heads for support, without compromising their defenses. While our fleet in Cygnus was defeated, it wasn't completely routed. Commander Yoerha has now taken over as commander. However, we must also increase the number of troops we send, so half of the remaining fleet will form a new expeditionary force."

Rui paused, feeling that he should let 11b digest the current information, but it seemed to be of no use.

11b's expression was like 'I'm listening but I just don't understand'.

"Unfortunately, we humanoids lack talent. The poor performance of the senior management can no longer earn the master's trust. Therefore, the master has decided that you will be the new expeditionary force commander."

Wait...wait!

What happened?

11b's expression now looked like "Did the novel miss several chapters?" The plot suddenly rushed forward.

Seeing 11b's face become confused again, Rui finally looked satisfied.

"This might be because 11b here has a good impression of you. As a peer, you shouldn't be too bad, right? Anyway, everyone has taken a tacit attitude towards the adults' decision."

What kind of person is 11b here?

When there were no battleships, he dared to board the battlecruiser with his transport ship. Now with the battlecruiser, he dared to attack Leviathan directly, killing the insect queen with his own hands, severely damaging the insect swarm, subduing the giant beast, and becoming the strongest humanoid.

In short, her life is like a legendary novel, and her achievements book can be filled with a page using the most concise language. She is the real right-hand man of the adults.

Regardless of whether it is true or not, this is what I heard about the original magic version of 11b.

Apparently, after his general passed away, the master sitting in the palace urgently needed a replacement humanoid.

But what qualifications did she have? Not only did she not cause trouble, but now she wanted to compete with that tough fellow?

"No! I can't!"

Chapter 306: This is a bit of a gamble

"No, she can't!"

In fact, Yan Luo was initially opposed to letting 11b command a fleet.

With the expeditionary force's defeat, the fleet had actually lost half of its battle sequence. However, with the determination to continue fighting, Yan Luo did not intend to let them return to Earth in disgrace.

Instead, they retreated to the void area outside the galaxy to rest for a while. After all, the army brought with it more than four times the number of supply and logistics ships, so they could at least play a role.

Facing the same situation that followed, Yan Luo mobilized more fleets of mechanical life forms to prepare to expand the scale of the war.

Seeing the increasing number of ships of their former rival, the humanoids naturally refused to be outdone and said that they could free up more combat personnel.

However, their so-called half of the overall fleet only looked like one fleet.

Of course, Yan Luo still agreed that the humanoids could take the initiative to share the burden, but the choice of the commander for this fleet still stumped everyone.

Humanoids are not like mechanical life forms. Those round-headed creatures rely on extreme computing power to use unconscious AI to micro-control the attacks of all warships as if they were their own arms. However, humanoids are more inclined to the traditional tactical choices of humans.

A good commander becomes an important key point on the humanoid battlefield.

Qingse has proven that the top leaders of the humanoids are not worthy of being reused. Maybe his performance is not bad, but a battle is lost, especially for someone who is fighting for the first time, being incompetent is the biggest sin.

Then turning the topic back, someone mentioned it, but the exchange 11b that was almost exiled because of the original magic element came into Yan Luo's sight again.

"You really dare to think so!"

If it was the original 11b, Yan Luo would still dare to give it a try. That silly girl has amazing luck. Maybe it looks unreliable, but problems can always be solved miraculously.

However, Yan Luo actually found it difficult to trust this exchanged counterpart, not because he was worried about the issue of loyalty.

But whether it has the "quality" that 11b should have is still a question.

Similarly, of the three fleets that the humanoids already possessed, one was half sunk in Cygnus, and one was about to go out to war. If it was lost due to problems in command and decision-making, it would be difficult for the humanoids to participate in military operations on Earth for a long time.

"Then, sir, who do you think should be chosen?" This is a very realistic question.

There may be some truly impressive talents among the humanoids, but the problem is that there is not enough time to discover and cultivate them.

In the next battle with Fallen, Yan Luo had almost no reason to lose.

In fact, shortly after the expeditionary force was defeated, the ancient tribe sent a long statement through the Earth's network.

As the original text is too long, I will not repeat it. It can be summed up in a few words: provocation, enemy, and declaration of war. Let’s go with the three words.

How many years has the Earth Federation been in the space age? And already, they've received their first official declaration of an old enemy.

It is hard to imagine what a huge 'blow' this was to Yan Luo, who loved peaceful farming. He was almost ecstatic (crossed out)... and said to the human figure sadly that the other party had jumped on his face, so you guys tell me what to do.

How else can a humanoid figure express this? Of course, it means fighting!

Therefore, the war with the ancient tribe is no longer just about future strategic deployment, but also about the face and prestige of the Earth Federation.

"But we don't have enough time." Yan Luo sighed, then perhaps with an idea in mind, he remotely connected to the research leader. "What's the specific situation with 11b recently? I mean, compared to our previous one, what are her shortcomings?"

The chief scientific researcher was stunned by this question as soon as he came online.

Given that '11b' possesses technology that surpasses current Earth technology, even in its exile, there is actually a Rui body that is constantly studying and observing it.

She wasn't sure if '11b' had any advantages or not, but as for the disadvantages...

"Every time I call her to the lab, she's always over half an hour late. Although I initially thought it was a problem with her sense of time, after further research, I think it's probably a logical error in her pathfinding code. I wonder if this counts?"

"..."

Yan Luo was silent for a while, then he looked in the direction of the twins.

When proposing the 11b commander just now, they were the only two humanoids who shared the same opposing opinion as Yan Luo.

However, these two, like Yan Luo, also had strange expressions and were speechless. After several minutes, one of them finally spoke in a distressed tone, "I suddenly think this 11b is worth a try."

Then, in an instant, it was the other dolls' turn to object.

"Wait, this 11b's system has already malfunctioned! Why do you suddenly think she's okay?!"

This is a huge difference compared to our own 11b!

That military star's 11b wasn't that bad! Sure enough, a homotope is a homotope after all. Even with the same name, the two sides had different outcomes due to their respective experiences. Now the person who proposed it was a little regretful.

If she had known that there was a problem with the performance of '11b', she would not have mentioned it at all.

The alternating offensive and defensive stances of support and opposition on the field could not interfere with Yan Luo's thinking at all.

In fact, once you calm down and think about it, the humanoid shipbuilding ability is far inferior to that of the round-headed ones.

The main reason is that the humanoids have already put all their production capacity into large ships. Large ships themselves take more time, and their infrastructure capabilities are not as fast as those of the humanoids.

As a result, although the humanoids claim to have three fleets, their composition is actually a mixture of eight layers of round-headed ships for escort and protection.

Of course, as the infrastructure is completed, humanoids should be able to keep up with the required pace of development, but at present the entire earth relies on N2 to support it!

Yan Luo understood in an instant: "I think 11b is OK too."

The humanoid fleet should be used to train new commanders. A fleet as a training cost is still acceptable. It is undeniable that Yan Luo has some gambling elements in it.

But considering that '11b' has the same two characteristics, Yan Luo suddenly has some expectations for its future growth.

As for whether Yan Luo’s requirements can be met, it will be left to the future to judge.

Naturally, after Yan Luo set the tone, all other voices disappeared.

"Tell 11b to get her ready and tell her I'm optimistic about her."

Chapter 307: It may make a lot of money, but you will never lose money

After finishing all the meetings, Yan Luo turned his attention back to the country.

Thinking about how it can start more easily than a war, how to persist during the war is the key to the next question.

The focus is on resource production.