Chapter 1275 - 1135: Turning Hostile

Chapter 1275: Chapter 1135: Turning Hostile

The appearance of military warships in space is actually a common occurrence and should have nothing to do with the word "bizarre."

However, the warship that appeared this time was at the camp level, and it was unaccompanied by any other warships.

When the military is carrying out policing or small-scale operations, the main force used is typically company-level ships.

Even when besieging small gangs of space starships, company level ships are primarily used.

Although camp level ships can go to the battlefield, most of the time, when there’s a camp level ship, there are accompanying starships escorting it.

The Imperial military rank reaches the camp level, marking the middle officer tier; this is different.

These facts, even if Qu Jianlei isn’t very clear, couldn’t escape the notice of the Nutrient Injection and Paranoid.

However, from another perspective, the camp level ship’s formation surpasses that of the garrison, so if they want to land, they cannot be outright refused.

Claire first requested the other party to show their identification, and after verification, connected to the Military Region.

Their stationing here is primarily for observing various anomalies and preparing for defense and alerts.

The details of the previously passing two starships had already been reported to the Military Region, and it’s not up to them to determine if there’s anything unusual.

Now the starship authorized to land is the target they must take seriously.

Even though the Military Region had already confirmed the identity of those arriving, Claire still requested the other party to state their purpose.

Fortunately, the other party also realized that the garrison had connected to their superiors, and knew there might be a mission underway.

So they straightforwardly stated their intention: We are an engineering team, here to replace some specialized equipment.

There are both military and civilian relay devices here, so the appearance of an engineering team is not surprising.

However, Claire did not just let it slide; only after verifying the relevant documents did she allow the camp level ship to land.

Meanwhile, the five Supreme did not relax their vigilance and were communicating through divine sense.

Paranoid was still the first to express his opinion, "It feels off. We’ve already taken on this mission, so who would be conducting construction at this time?"

The military is a precise yet brute force machine. This place is executing a confidential mission, so who dares to send a construction team here?

The Nutrient Injection, quite familiar with the military, remarked, "This is a Star Realm Military Region’s sequence; perhaps there was a miscommunication from the top down."

However, in the next moment, his tone changed, "But still, we must be cautious, in case it’s rebels colluding with external enemies..."

Rebels are one of the two possibilities they are primarily guarding against.

As for the possibility of camp level warships being controlled by rebels, it’s not impossible.

Mu Yu commented, "I just find it strange; we’re at the end of our guard mission, and suddenly this unexpected incident occurs?"

Qinghu, undisturbed, said, "Actually, I find a month of guard time unusually short."

In space garrison terms, a month is so short it’s astonishing.

But their group consists of five Supremes, whose combat power matches up with the one-month duration.

If it were any longer, it would indeed be offensive to the Supremes.

So previously everyone hadn’t given this a thought, until Qinghu brought it up now, prompting all to realize something was indeed odd.

"Then let’s verify their identities," suggested the Nutrient Injection, "and it’s best if we can confirm the cultivation level."

However, in the next moment, the development of events again exceeded his expectations.

Several engineering ships descended from the starship, heading straight for the relay equipment without any intention of entering the base.

The base mainly consists of the control center and living quarters, which are separate from the equipment area.

The equipment area has various access controls and intelligent systems, which outsiders cannot open.

The people who exited the engineering ships, donned in heavy protective suits, opened the access doors and entered one after another.

At this scene, Paranoid commented, "They probably brought their own rest equipment; it’s an independent unit’s protocol."

Independent units generally prefer minimal interaction with regional Military Regions — it’s difficult to handle if the other side makes unprofessional requests.

Agreeing would be impossible; there’s no reason for amateurs to guide the professionals, not to mention that some requests are indeed quite outrageous.

But if they do not agree, military rank poses an obstacle — putting aside issues of direct military command, shouldn’t those with lower rank comply?

As odd as it sounds, that’s how the military operates, and it’s even written in military regulations.

In fact, the military police conduct strict inspections on military discipline, and that’s one of the inspection items.

Sure enough, the next moment two small ships flew out, landing and then extending and transforming.

In a blink of an eye, the two small ships turned into two rows of big prefab houses, evoking a sense of déjà vu of "Transformers."

Watching the prefab houses being staked into the ground to prevent being blown away by a hurricane, Claire’s eyes brightened, "Boss, this thing is good."

Having tunneled with teams for years, she developed a psychological shadow over stuffy spaces.

It’s not that the conditions in caves are significantly worse, but at least building houses on the ground isn’t so suffocating, is it?

"All show," Qu Jianlei scoffed.

These "dormitory vehicles" look cool and are convenient, but can their defense match a cave?

In fact, even their comfort level falls far short; just ask on Blue Star, who would choose to live in a mobile home over a five-star hotel?

All told, the starship discharged seven small ships in total, carrying a team of thirty to forty people.

In terms of sheer volume, a camp level ship is more than ten times larger than a company level ship, so carrying so many small ships is child’s play.

Anyway, this group of newcomers has no intention of interacting with the stationed personnel.

However, Qu Jianlei and his team didn’t mind either. It’s better if everyone doesn’t interfere with each other; let’s quickly finish the job and leave.

The routine of the engineers is very regular. Once the work hours are over, they stop to rest—there’s no such thing as working overtime.

After two consecutive days, Claire couldn’t hold back anymore and took the initiative to call the other side, "Can’t you do some overtime to speed up the work?"

The others replied lazily, "This isn’t wartime, not even a drill."

"As soldiers, we must cultivate good work habits."

Claire found this explanation quite reasonable, so she asked again, "How many more days?"

"About three days," the person replied crisply, "There are quite a few parts to replace this time; we might need your help."

"Don’t count on us," Claire said plainly, "Everyone has their own tasks, let’s not affect each other."

Her attitude wasn’t considered cold in the military; many people who only recognize military orders behave this way.

However, that same night, in the direction of the equipment area, a sudden muffled sound was heard.

Someone immediately shouted, "Oh no, the tri-energy protection box has been breached and will become disabled!"

The next moment, the equipment area became quite dark, due to inadequate power supply.

Then came a series of crackling sounds with flashes of electric light one after another.

"It’s bad, transmission is going to fail, quickly protect the relay, protect the relay!"

However, the reaction was still a bit late, and in the next moment, ear-piercing alarm sounds rang out, and they were of different tunes.

All communications with the outside world were instantly cut off, and the relay equipment was completely destroyed.

Qu Jianlei and his team didn’t believe this was really an accidental incident; everyone heightened their vigilance immediately.

At that moment, the Camp-level warship slowly ascended, casting down beams of light that illuminated the scene as if it were daylight.

Then a loudspeaker announced, "Everyone, don’t panic; it was just an accident and will be resolved soon."

Unfortunately, "soon" was just a figure of speech, not a quantity.

In the blink of an eye, half a day passed, and the relay equipment still wasn’t repaired, even though they were busy all along.

But watching coldly all this while, Qu Jianlei twitched his mouth: is this it?

He had no experience repairing such large relay equipment, but his mechanical expertise was rich enough.

The work efficiency of these people on the other side... how to put it? They seemed capable and indeed quite busy.

However, in his previous life, his nation was known as a construction maniac.

Let’s not even mention overtime; just the overall cooperation and work efficiency were better than these people in front of him.

Bear in mind, there’s more than a generation’s gap in technological levels between the two, so how could the results reverse?

At this time, a call came over the public channel, "Guard, do you have a Rafael Drilling Gun with higher strength?"

"No!" Claire replied casually, in fact, she had no idea what a "Rafael Drilling Gun" was.

Anyway, the other side appeared distant, which suited her intention to keep a distance, "Everyone has their own post, let’s not affect each other."

Her attitude wasn’t good, but female soldiers in the military are always rare specimens; back and forth, they ended up chatting.

However, the speaker on the other side kept changing, as if they’d never seen a woman before.

The more they chatted, the more the tense atmosphere somewhat eased.

Unknowingly, it was late at night.

The five Supreme individuals were still very alert, but with the other side’s consistent behavior, they relaxed a little.

At a certain moment, Qu Jianlei suddenly felt a chill on his scalp, a vague sense of crisis surged in his heart.

His slightly squinted eyes opened wide instantly, then he released his Divine Sense, "Be careful!"

The Paranoid’s Perception wasn’t much worse than his, he raised his hand and pushed Mu Yu, "Armor up!"

The Nutrient Injection’s reaction was even faster, also pushing Qinghu, "Armor up!"

Among the six Supreme individuals, Mu Guang was the slowest to react.

When he started to armor up, Qu Jianlei had already donned himself with a layer of Ice Armor, and was starting to armor Claire.

In the next moment, an oppressive force came from the equipment area, majestic and vast, extending endlessly.

Qinghu’s expression changed drastically, blurting out, "Above Supreme?"

"More than just above Supreme," Nutrient Injection stated coldly, "There are two other Supreme at least, one is definitely Wind Attribute."

Hearing this, everyone shivered slightly; this time they had underestimated it a bit.

Nearly forty people came down from the other side, all wearing thick protective suits.

Who would have thought that among such a group, there were three top-tier Awakened individuals hidden?

The key is that among Qu Jianlei’s group, not just one or two were vigilant, yet they didn’t discover this.

This shows that their ability to conceal their Qi is extraordinarily strong.

In the next moment, a white light flashed, and the solid guardroom turned into powder.

(Three updates at the beginning of the month, seeking November’s base monthly ticket.)