"Lieutenant General Thomas, can you explain why you allowed the white ghost to disappear in front of you?"

In a dark hall decorated with holographic projections.

Thomas stood under a spotlight, with two-tiered seats in front of him.

There are three chairs at the top. The middle chair has various reliefs representing supreme status. An old man wearing pajamas sits on it, but the old man's figure is very weak and he does not pay attention to it.

The chair on the left is slightly lower, and sitting on it is a kind old woman wearing a robe and a complicated high crown. Her eyes are gentle and she is looking down at Lieutenant General Thomas.

The chair on the right is lower and empty at the moment.

These three chairs are symbols of the highest power of the Sherman Empire.

Under the three chairs, there are eight figures in different costumes, three old generals with medals on their chests, two old men wearing the iconic white robes of the Presbytery, two old men wearing formal clothes, and one wearing a robe.

Young woman wearing a robe and veil.

This represents the military, the Council of Elders, the Minister of State, and the Holy See.

Although Lieutenant General Thomas ranks high in the military, he is still only qualified to use honorifics here.

Why let the white ghost go?

"Because of public opinion."

Lieutenant General Thomas replied solemnly:

At that time, I could not give the order to imprison the White Ghost or directly destroy the mecha.

"This war against pests has achieved an outstanding victory, which is enough to boost the empire's military prestige and people's morale."

"White Ghost has been regarded as a folk hero. His heroic performance in the face of the Zerg has been recognized by grassroots officers and soldiers."

"The decision to let him go was not because I cherish my personal reputation! It was because of the current situation where the whole country is working together to fight against the insect plague and the evil federation! It was also because of the empire's broad mind and tolerance for the people.

!”

He added:

"This was not a mistake, but the only choice made based on the situation at the time."

"Of course, if you all judge that I must be responsible for this matter, I will accept all punishments with all my heart!"

An old general said slowly: "Lieutenant General Thomas, you did nothing wrong. This was a great victory. We saved 26 million people from the evil bugs. You did a great job."

"

The white-robed old man in the Presbytery said: "The behavior of the white ghost is very suspicious. Before we are sure of his purpose, we must control him as soon as possible. He can be a hero if he wants to, but he must be a hero who obeys your majesty and the empire."

The Minister of State for Affairs retorted: "There are various indications that this is a nobleman of our country who has excellent conduct and uses the glory of the Imperial Star as his source of motivation."

"No, you are wrong. The existence value of the nobility is bestowed by Your Majesty," the old man in white robes said with a cold look, "His separation from Your Majesty's glory is a kind of betrayal in itself."

The Minister of State said: "Can't a powerful empire tolerate a folk hero? His contribution to the empire is indelible. If it weren't for everything he did, if the insect plague had been allowed to break out in a few years or more than ten years, we would have

Will be pushed to the edge of the cliff!"

The old man in white robe said: "This cannot change the objective fact that he is an uncontrollable factor."

"alright."

An old and gentle voice came from the highest stage, and the old men arguing below immediately shut up.

The old lady sitting next to the emperor smiled and said:

If the empire can't even tolerate a young man with a full personality, why should it call itself the most powerful country in the galaxy?

Reward him, praise him, give him enough honor, but he needs to show up to receive it.

"When he kneels before His Majesty, you will naturally lift off his mask and make him become His Majesty's loyal dog, serving for the glory of the Emperor Star."

"Continue to inquire. Don't let General Thomas delay too long. He still has to deal with subsequent troubles."

"yes."

"Lieutenant General Thomas, the Presbytery still has a question. White Ghost's Ghost Mecha has shown extremely outstanding performance. Why hasn't the military studied this type of mecha before?"

Thomas smiled and said: "Because it's not practical."

"Not practical?"

"Yes, distinguished elder."

Thomas explained simply:

"We have done a rigorous analysis of the data of that mecha. According to the preliminary analysis results, this is a mecha specially designed for the Zerg, and the driver must be a high-strength modified human."

//Its strength, endurance, stability and response speed are all based on greatly reducing the number of buffer circuits, which places extremely high demands on the driver's physical fitness.

"We have developed many similar mechas and have tried many times to use genetically modified warriors as pilots. However, the experimental results have been unsatisfactory and cannot guarantee the balance between power and speed."

He actually did it, and there must be a strong scientific research team behind it. This will help us find out his true identity.

"Moreover, it is a pure melee mecha. If this mecha is on a frontal battlefield, it cannot survive for too long in the fire net, and it will not be of any value."

"It only targets the Zerg."

Thomas paused and then said:

"Of course, I think that the military research institute should restart similar designs now to prepare for the dangerous situation of insect swarms buried under the administrative star happening again."

"I must remind you that I am a general. Leading the formation is my speciality. The research and development of weapons and equipment. You need to talk to those guys who are not on the battlefield to talk about this topic."

The three old generals showed faint smiles.

The Minister of State suddenly asked: "What happened in those ten minutes when the white ghost broke into the underground insect swarm to detonate the queen? The live broadcast was cut off at that time."

General Thomas, who had always been at ease, fell silent.

His eyes flickered slightly, with a bit of light in his eyes:

"Captain Gris fought side by side with him and recorded the general process. Do you want to watch it? If you don't mind the horror elements in it."

"This is a strong soldier."

"Putting aside all political factors, if he is willing to serve the empire, I will work hard to apply to become his commander."

The elder said: "You can simply describe it."

"The simple description is that he alone killed the queen who was protected by the insect swarm."

Zubin battlefield, edge of artificial crater.

Captain Gris of the Empire's special forces was currently in a trance facing the insect corpses on the ground below.

One warship after another entered the atmosphere and began to bombard the remaining insect swarms indiscriminately. The insect swarms that lost their mother worms only had the instinct to flee.

It stands to reason that by this time, half of the bugs in the Zerg race will be stubbornly resisting;

But today's insect swarm seemed to have been frightened in some way, and they all broke up and fled in panic.

Gris held the battery supply box and sat down slowly, listening to the reports coming from the team's voice one after another.

I need to recruit people again when I go back.

Four people in the thirteen-person squad died in the battle.

If you just look at the losses, Gris's heart will naturally be extremely painful.

However, he had previously expected that most of the team would be destroyed, but now that he had received the news that most of the team had survived, it became much easier to accept it.

This is the fate of a warrior.

Gris sighed softly and took off his protective helmet in front of the imperial soldiers who died at the bottom of the pit.

Gris gradually regained his ability to think calmly, and he frowned and thought.

It's so abnormal.

The white ghost is so powerful that it’s abnormal!

However, the white ghost was hiding in the mecha, making it impossible for Gris to determine whether the white ghost itself was too powerful or whether the mecha had too much technology and hard work.

After our own commandos began to charge, the war scenes could only be described as tragic.

Ordinary soldiers rushed forward to tear up a passage and cover the charge of several reinforced teams acting as sharp knives.

When the soldiers were unable to rush forward and were surrounded, blocked, and devoured by the swarm of insects, all the pressure fell on these sharp knife teams.

No one stepped back.

Even if everyone is full of resentment on weekdays and feels that the empire is squeezing them, the warriors who have accepted the transformation;

But at this moment, facing the Zerg, facing the Queen, and facing the mission, everyone is fighting with all their might.

There are just too many bugs.

Because of the Zerg flagship-level protective shield above, the most powerful fleet fire support cannot reach them. All they can rely on is part of the firepower of the ships behind them.

When the Sharp Knife Team was still more than a thousand meters away from the mother insect, they fell into a real wave of insect swarms.

There is simply no way to move forward.

Even though they had strong physical fitness and individual firepower systems, they still felt hopeless and powerless when faced with the layers upon layers of insect swarms.
To be continued...