Chapter Eight Changes and Plans
"When I looked at the structural drawings that Hadley hoped for, I discovered some incongruous doubts... The whole building is so huge that it can almost be called a steel city. And the major public facilities in it, including
The greenhouses for growing fruits and vegetables, the circulation devices for producing fresh water, and the colonists’ living areas all occupy an extremely exaggerated area.”
"From my experience, with the design of this colonial base, the number of residents that can be accommodated is definitely not just 158, but at least five times... Of course, these extra facilities and space can also be interpreted as '
There is still room for further colonization plans in the future, and the possibility of both is about 50-50, which is why I kept silent before and did not express my conjecture."
"But unfortunately, just now, my suspicion was confirmed." Chu Xuan pushed up his glasses and said a piece of bad news with a deadpan expression that was enough to make the blood of everyone present: "The plot has changed.
, the colonists here... total nearly six hundred people."
"According to my conservative estimate, excluding the humans who died in the resistance...the number of people who were captured by the aliens and taken back to their lairs and became chest-breaking incubators, there are probably about 300 to 400 people. And these are the aliens we need to deal with.
quantity."
Looking around, he saw everyone's expressions of shock and uncertainty, and their morale was a little shaken. Chu Xuan added lightly: "This number may sound a bit scary, but as the saying goes, there is no need to worry about debts... As long as we have enough ammunition, the enemy will be the same."
More than a hundred or more than three hundred, the difference won't be too big."
"Because, after all, this is not an open battlefield. If we choose an area to defend, the aliens can only attack through a limited number of channels. This means that they cannot invest too many troops in each wave of offensive.
We can't maximize our numerical advantage." His tone was neither urgent nor slow, but there was a natural aura in his words that made people laugh.
I couldn't help but feel convinced: "When I was observing your battle just now, I evaluated the combat effectiveness of the aliens and the power of your firearms, and I came to the conclusion that... I only need to gather seven or eight guns, supplemented by explosives and the like.
Using our methods, coupled with reasonable firepower arrangements, even if the aliens attack fiercely regardless of the cost, we will have more than a 50% chance of being able to stop them."
"Yes, what is more worrying than the simple numerical advantage is the other changes caused by the increase in quantity." Seeing Chu Xuan finished his conclusion and handed the right to speak back to her, Ye Zi nodded and smiled.
After a moment, he expressed that he agreed with Chu Xuan's point of view, and continued his topic: "As the alien population expands, there will also be a more obvious division of labor among them, or in other words... similar to the different arms in RTS games
."
"Among these 'arms', the most powerful are the aliens known as praetorians or royal guards. When the number of aliens in the population exceeds three hundred, the alien queen will secrete a royal jelly-like substance
Substance to feed a few selected aliens. This substance can make the genes of the recipients unstable. After humans take it, they will turn into an ugly monster with some alien characteristics. The aliens will
After taking it, you will achieve further evolution."
"Compared with ordinary aliens, the Praetorian Guard aliens are more powerful, have stronger carapace, are more agile, and even their intelligence has been further improved. In terms of appearance alone, they are obviously different from ordinary aliens. The difference is that their stature is close to four meters, and the shape of their crowns is also closer to the queen, just like the alien queen who has shrunk one size." Ye Zi is very familiar with the alien information, and she knows it like a treasure. She is quick and careful. Di introduced: "Their action mode has a characteristic, that is, they rarely take a step out of the nest. This is both a good thing and a bad thing: when fighting a defensive war, the enemy does not have such 'super units' to participate in the war, and our pressure is It can be reduced a lot; but relatively speaking, it is difficult for us to lure it out of the nest by using the strategy of luring the tiger away from the mountain... But in order to complete the mission of the main god and kill the alien queen, when we enter the alien nest, I have to fight these 'bodyguards' for my life."
"Besides, before Chu Xuan completes the investigation, what I originally wanted to say...is another matter." Ye Zi's eyes swept across everyone, and finally locked on Zheng Zha, who noticed her gaze and felt a little Monk Zhang Er was confused: "Remember the plot of Alien 2 introduced by Chu Xuan, right? There are several pieces of information in it that are very crucial to our mission. First, the alien's lair is built next to the fusion reactor; second, the alien's lair is built next to the fusion reactor; , the cooling device of the reactor is very fragile; thirdly, once the reactor explodes, it can destroy everything within a radius of thirty kilometers."
After listening to her prompt, Zhan Lan, Zheng Zha and Ling Dian reacted immediately and frowned tightly, while Zhang Jie and Bawang were a little slow, but they also understood what Ye Zi meant. The remaining newcomers were still confused and didn't understand what was being discussed.
"Yes, in the alien lair, we will not be able to use any firearms and explosives... If the cooling device is affected by a stray bullet or explosion, if you are unlucky, the entire fusion reactor will go out of control on the spot, and even if you are lucky, The damage to the cooling device is not too great. Without professional personnel and equipment maintenance, it can only last for four or five hours at most." Ye Zi pursed her pink lips and expressed her opinion seriously: " And the damn main god has set a return time for us, seventy-two hours after killing the queen."
"So, my suggestion is that the rest of the group set up defensive positions to attract the attention of the aliens as much as possible and induce them to invest a large number of troops. At the same time, taking advantage of the empty alien lair, Zheng and I, who are good at close combat, Zha formed a commando team and rushed into the nest to fight the Alien Queen to the death."
"Chu Xuan, what do you think?"
Yuan Fang... Oh no, it was Chu Xuan who nodded and approved Ye Zi's plan. After thinking about it for a moment, he said: "Although as a newcomer, this suggestion may be a bit presumptuous, but the specific defense strategy can be handed over to me." Let me take the lead?"
"As a senior colonel, although I focus on military scientific research, I have also done a lot of research on tactics and command on the battlefield, and I have certain experience."
Although he said "presumptuous", Chu Xuan's expression was still that cold poker face, quietly waiting for the reaction of the four senior people. Zheng Zha respects the soldiers who serve the country from the bottom of his heart. (This was mentioned in the original Death is Coming volume) Chu Xuan’s performance and aura were enough to convince everyone, and Ye Zi obviously recognized him very much... After a brief hesitation, Zheng Zha made a decision Made a decision: "I have no objection."
"Same as above." After Zheng Zha expressed his position, Ye Zi immediately expressed his agreement. Among all the people present, she was the only one who knew best how abnormal Chu Xuan's layout was: no matter it was an exhaustive strategy, all possibilities were eliminated.
All-inclusive thinking; still the extremely rational calculation that turns every detail into numbers. In her opinion, if Chu Xuan is responsible for setting up the defense, without blowing off any scandal, the safety factor of everyone can at least be doubled.
Immediately afterwards, as Zhang Jie and Zhan Lan also reached a consensus, the arrangements for this horror film were finally finalized.
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"Let me ask you, have you fallen in love with that guy? Not long after we met him, I feel like you already admire him very much." I saw Chu Xuan, Bawang, Ling Dian and Zhang Jie gathered in front of a building structure diagram, comparing with each other.
Zheng gestured and discussed nervously.
Zha quietly walked up to Ye Zi, lowered his voice, and gossiped in a teasing tone: "As for the handsome guy with iceberg glasses, emmmmmmm... In my impression, in the anime that little girls like now, this attribute seems to be quite popular.
Welcome?"
Ye Zizheng was deep in thought when she suddenly heard Zheng Zha's irrelevant words. She was stunned for a moment before realizing what he meant. She held her forehead and rolled her eyes at him helplessly: "I said, let's
We're going to the battlefield soon, can't you be more serious? What I admire is someone's talent, not their body. What are you thinking?"
Looking at Zheng Zha's mean smile, Ye Zi was even more angry. She pinched her white knuckles and whispered "threat": "I feel that if I open the gene lock, I will be more confident."
Right? After you return to the main god space, you will still need a lot of training in order to become proficient in the realm of gene locks... Then, hum."
(But to be honest, Chu Xuan is indeed in line with my aesthetics, but aesthetics is aesthetics, and it is more reliable to "cherish life and stay away from Chu Xuan". Do you expect to fall in love with these three men? Wake up, it's not Jin
Chapter completed!