The two men crossed the front lines with dignity, heading into the distance under the wide-eyed gazes of countless Human Alliance soldiers.
After all, once the Human Alliance joined the Empire, they would be on the same side from now on.
The chief petty officer wasn't stingy, ordering a squadron of light armored infantry to escort them to a Zerg position not far from theirs.
Ten minutes later,
"You two, we can only take you this far,"
the commander of the Celestial Empire armored battalion, riding in an infantry fighting vehicle, told the two men through his headset.
Seeing the Zerg patrols standing guard in the distance, the two men thanked them and dismounted.
The Zerg patrols in the distance roared loudly upon seeing the Human Alliance infantry fighting vehicles and raced toward them at full speed.
"Everyone! Three o'clock, 750 meters, target locked, destroy immediately!"
the battalion commander shouted, and all the infantry fighting vehicles opened fire. A barrage of ammunition knocked the front row of Zerg patrols to the ground, some even exploding on the spot.
The Human Alliance, receiving firsthand reports of combat from the front lines, had modified their ammunition specifically for the Zerg's characteristics.
They all chose high-armor-piercing heat rounds. These rounds detonated their hollow-point charges upon impact, sending out a jet of superheated molten metal that penetrated the target and carbonized the Zerg's internal organs.
The Zerg patrols were unwilling to sit idly by and wait for their deaths. Hiding among the melee Zerg, codenamed "Stingers," they launched their powerful bone spikes from a distance.
These powerful spikes instantly pierced the IFC, quickly releasing the corrosive poison within, rapidly corroding the vehicle.
"You little brat, you're costing me!"
John vented his anger over the tragic deaths of several Human soldiers.
With his right slingshot, he shouldered a quad-rocket and fired it into the distance.
The solid propellant, carrying an explosive warhead, struck the Zerg swarm and exploded. Countless shrapnel, like sharp blades, sliced through the Zerg, who screamed as they fell to the ground. The turbulent shockwave shattered the central Zerg into pieces.
"Wow, that's pretty powerful!"
John was quite satisfied with the results.
"Save yourselves."
Chriss signaled the Human Alliance troops to retreat. He drew his large-caliber cannon from his back and unleashed a powerful hammer blow at the approaching Zerg. Boom,
boom, boom...
The loud recoil of each high-powered rifle bullet made Aozaki's face tremble slightly. After
dispatching the Zerg patrol, the two men reloaded their ammunition and continued advancing towards the Zerg horde...
Monkey, who had been wandering around the aircraft carrier, had unknowingly arrived at the aircraft carrier's dock.
The rattling of mechanical gears, accompanied by dazzling welding sparks, created a bustling atmosphere.
Watching countless robotic arms gripping and assembling unmanned fighter jets in zero gravity, Monkey knelt on the railing, his brow furrowed.
If he hadn't known this was a game, he would have thought this was a real military factory.
"Interesting."
After watching for over ten minutes, he realized that not a single component the mechanical grippers used to assemble the unmanned fighter jets had been duplicated. It didn't feel like the repetitive reshaping of objects in a typical game; it felt like they were actually manufacturing fighter jets. He
knew this unmanned fighter jet was the Pioneer drone sold in stores.
"So, the players' weapons and equipment don't just appear out of thin air, but are actually manufactured and then distributed to the players?"
He suddenly remembered that the system seemed to offer players a personal dock for rent. Could players also build their own aircraft, or even... spaceships?!
Surprised by his own thoughts, he immediately opened his personal attributes and searched for the personal dock.
Sure enough, within the docking area, there's a personal vehicle option.
After opening it, a gray interface appears. To use it, players need to activate the system dock and then navigate to the docking location according to its number.
Docks are categorized into four sizes: micro, small, medium, and large.
Rental prices vary depending on size.
Micro is the cheapest, requiring 10,000 contribution points to activate, and incurs a monthly rental fee.
After the rental is complete, the system provides comprehensive assembly equipment, but players must purchase or manufacture the components themselves.
This raises the question: how do players manufacture equipment or components?
"I see."
The personal dashboard also includes a personal research lab. Players can use their own skills to design equipment or component datasheets and then send them to the aircraft carrier's assembly room for automated assembly, but they must pay for the materials themselves.
Once equipment or components are manufactured, they are automatically transferred to the player's system-designated personal storage on the aircraft carrier.
The player's initial storage is only ten cubic meters; expansion requires a rental fee.
Half an hour later.
Monkey closed the character attributes screen and rubbed his chin.
After a moment of consideration, he connected to a video call.
Aozaki agreed to the request shortly after, and instantly, intense machine gun fire mixed with the roar of explosions and the whirring of insects.
Looking at the shaky interface, Monkey's eyes widened.
"Oh my gosh, are you guys playing this hard? Directly attacking the insect nest!!!"
On planet G-4, Aozaki and John stood back to back, guns in hand, firing at full power, fending off the insect attacks repeatedly.
However, looking at the dense, endless swarm of insects, they knew it was only a matter of time before they were cut to pieces.
They had underestimated the insects' intelligence; these creatures had even mastered the art of luring enemies deep into their territory before attacking en masse.
The two of them, having achieved the glorious feat of one hundred kills, began to underestimate their enemies.
Who would have thought that a swarm of insects would suddenly emerge from underground in all directions and catch them by surprise? Now they were completely surrounded by layers of insect swarms. Escape was a distant dream, and they could only fight to the death.
It was a shame they hadn't even heated their nano-colonization suits. They couldn't retrieve them if they died here.
"If you want to fart, fart quickly. I'm busy," Aozaki said expressionlessly.
"I have an idea, and I need your contribution points."
Without waiting for the monkey to explain, Aozaki waved his hand and handed over the remaining contribution points.
The monkey chuckled after receiving the contribution points.
"By the way, there's personal equipment insurance in the personal attribute panel. Each piece of equipment only needs to be insured for one-tenth of its original value. After you die, you can retrieve it from your own storage when you reincarnate."
After that, he hung up the phone without giving Aozaki time to react.
Aozaki, who was battling the bugs, was stunned for a moment, then a murderous look appeared in his eyes.
This guy must have done it on purpose!
After earning thousands of contribution points (part of which was the reward for the last mission), Monkey immediately ran to the laboratory. He needed to confirm his guess.
Time passed so quickly, and it was already night.
Looking at the pile of components on the table, even the laptop on the table next to him, Monkey felt nauseous.
This game was too real, wasn't it? Could it be that if the data and designs were handed over to the aircraft carrier's manufacturing terminal, the other party would actually produce them?
He dismantled several devices in disbelief, and the CPU and other components inside were all reproduced one by one, without a trace of counterfeiting.
This was too ridiculous!!!