Juggernaut: Rise of the Zerg

Chapter 120
In the ocean, the Zerg's clearing of the sea snakes in the shallow sea area is still going on. For this reason, Zero is still hatching the forager, the Zerg marine unit. Before Sass completes the oceanization of the hatchery, they must first complete the inspection of the sea snakes. The cleanup of this sea area, not just sea snakes, all threats need to be cleared away.

Although at this point in time Sass hadn't yet completed the marine transformation of the hatchery, success was only a matter of time.Zero didn't expect that the huge hatchery would be swallowed by some creature or killed by some strange toxin as soon as it entered the water.

Compared with ordinary Zerg, the hatchery has a huge size and worrying mobility, so it is impossible to guarantee its own safety, which puts forward requirements for the Zerg's guard work.

In fact, Zero had already thought about this point when the Zerg was attacked by Sommer, but Sass really had too many things to do, so research on this point has been delayed.

There are priorities, and the security of the Zerg is actually not urgent in the current environment. Even the relatively important hatchery is not an existence that cannot be lost to Zero. When necessary, they and ordinary bugs There is no difference, as long as it can be mass-produced, it will not be precious to Zero.

Therefore, the research on this aspect is ranked in a relatively low position.

Prior to this research plan, the completed projects such as the swarm transformation plan, the improvement of sea units, etc., have relatively high priorities in Zero's mind.

What remains unfinished is the marineization of the hatchery, even the analysis and research on sea snakes, and the research and transformation projects on fire worms. They are arranged one by one from easy to difficult, waiting for the "schedule" of SARS.

As long as the capabilities of the Zerg continue to be strengthened, the security effect of the important units of the Zerg will inevitably continue to improve, which is one of the reasons why the ranking of this study is relatively low.

In addition, if the swarm can produce more powerful security units, it actually means that as long as resources are spent, they can eliminate the previous units.And this is a step-by-step process. Even for SARS, it is difficult to do it in one step based on the number of organisms that have been analyzed so far.

It is also exploring, through continuous accumulation, trying to apply various combined abilities to the Zerg itself.

And this kind of application is not arbitrary, it needs to consider all aspects.For example, after the transformation, the coordination of the Zerg's body, whether the comprehensive strength of all aspects has improved, etc., are not just simple superposition, it is very likely that some strange things will be transformed, and the gains outweigh the losses for the Zerg.

Of course, maybe these grotesque creatures can play a role in some special occasions, but if there is no universal or urgent need, it is not so important to Zero.

Today, while waiting for the Zerg Hatchery to complete the oceanization research, Zero is still focusing on ocean exploration.To be precise, it is currently focused on eliminating sea snakes.

At this stage, Zero is not worried that this kind of action of the Zerg will have too serious an impact on the marine ecosystem, leaving them without a source of food in the ocean.

The current number of the Zerg is small, and what they are doing is not extinct hunting, so the impact will not be too exaggerated.Moreover, the development of the Zerg itself is always the first priority. Under this premise, sustainable development is guaranteed.

If one day, they no longer need such an ecological environment to provide themselves with materials, then its existence will become irrelevant.

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The sun in winter can't always bring much warmth, even at noon, the temperature is still not high.

In Hurley City, the atmosphere was somewhat dignified.

The expedition team sent out has not returned for a long time. According to the general theory of the lizard people, there has been no news for such a long time, which can be concluded as an accident.

Coupled with the white cloth message received earlier, an ominous premonition spread in everyone's heart.

This is especially evident in the heart of the current supreme commander of Heli City, the Marquis of Torrell, a high-ranking nobleman of the empire.

When the barbarians were rampant before, he was the supreme commander of this crusade army. Now, he is already the lord of the land thousands of miles west from the sea. are among the best.

Even if more than half of the land is actually an endless jungle with few people, it is enough to show his power in the empire.

Different from ordinary lizardmen, he was able to lead an army of more than [-] to crusade against the barbarians, and beat them to pieces for an unknown age. Countless barbarian corpses lay in the jungle and became the food in the belly of wild beasts. This is enough to show that his ability.

And in the empire, one hundred thousand troops can be commanded, which represents one-fifth of the standing army of the entire Saadman Empire!Ordinary people would not be able to reach this position in their lifetime, but his ability to sit in this position is enough to show that he is a top-notch existence in the entire empire, whether it is ability, power, or prestige.

His vision will not be limited to one moment and one place, and he can often see the enemy's movements through layers of fog.

At the beginning, facing the information sent by Sommer, he chose the most traditional approach, that is, sending a group of teams into the jungle to search to confirm the information.

However, the delay in the return of the exploration team made him more and more concerned. Coupled with the fact that the soldiers in the city found the frozen hunter's body outside the jungle two days ago, the sense of uncertainty in his heart became more and more serious.

Because of the frozen dead hunter's body, the entire stiff face was completely distorted, which was only caused by extreme fear.

As the Marquis of the Empire, he is not completely ignorant of the sufferings of the people. In fact, as an excellent commander, he is very aware of the lives of the people at the bottom.

So he can be sure that the severe cold will never be able to deal with the hunter who has been operating in the jungle all year round. Looking at his expression before he died, he must have gone crazy.That kind of expression, as if seeing an evil spirit, is definitely not something a lizard man with a normal mind can do. He must have encountered something extremely unimaginable, so that he became in a trance, and finally froze to death in the icy and snowy weather .

This can also explain why his body was found here so long after the incident.

Maybe that ridiculous intelligence is true?

This kind of thought began to flash in Toril's mind, and he began to think carefully about the information provided on the white cloth, trying to find out the key.

Sommer can't read much, so there are many sentences that need to be described in a roundabout way. Although this increases the difficulty of reading, it seems more believable at this moment.

Toril couldn't help but bring himself into the ranks of the low-level people who didn't even recognize the words. If this matter is true and he has obtained this information, how can he send this information to the public? To the hands of high-level people, and ensure that they can get enough attention, instead of being treated as a lie?
If you think so, then the information described on this white cloth seems to have considerable credibility.

He tried to bring himself into the role of the enemy. If he was the leader of the remaining barbarian army in the jungle and used this method to mislead the empire, what would be the result?Ambush the expedition team sent into the jungle?Or is it designed to attack the main elite of the empire?
This is impossible.Under the initial attack, he had already smashed the barbarians to pieces, and then searched the jungle almost like a dragnet regardless of the loss. If there were a small number of barbarians, he might believe it, but what is strong enough to deal with it? The existence of the imperial army posing a threat, in any case, he felt impossible.

Then, the fact that the previous intelligence was true may have improved a little bit.

In the city of Heli, Toril, the Marquis of the Empire, who had gradually turned from middle age to old age, sat at the desk and slowly closed his eyes.

There is no evidence to prove the reliability of the intelligence, but the disappearance of the exploration team and the frantic hunter who was frozen to death on the edge of the jungle seem to be a proof.

He knew very well that if the enemy could easily kill this group of exploration teams that entered the jungle, there would be no gain in continuing to send small teams into the jungle, and it would just let them die.

But if he didn't do anything, if what was said on the white cloth was true, then after a long time, he couldn't imagine what a powerful enemy he would face.

Under such circumstances, it is quite difficult to make a decision. To be on the safe side, it seems that he should send more lizardmen into the jungle to explore until he finds out what is going on in the jungle. However, he does not want to do it.

Because if what is said on the white cloth is true, no matter whether 200 or 2000 people enter the jungle, it is impossible to survive.

Don't make such hasty decisions in times of ignorance like today.

However, Toril, who had closed his eyes for a long time in front of the desk, suddenly opened his eyes the next moment. The afternoon sun shone into the room from the window sill and sprinkled on the table. Those eyes looking out of the window were full of wisdom and passion. resolute.

He has already made a decision, and it is a decision that is incomprehensible in the eyes of ordinary people.

In the next two months, at the request of Toril, a large amount of war supplies began to gather in Heli City.

Under the circumstances that everyone didn't understand, Toril insisted on going his own way and mobilized a lot of manpower and material resources, and braved the cold weather to start building fortifications outside the city.

Fuel, arrows, and even the latest secret weapon developed by the empire were all mobilized from the mainland and concentrated towards Hurley.

As a powerful border lord, Marquis of the Empire, he has the right to mobilize troops within his own territory.

Although more elites of the empire have returned to the hinterland for repairs, he still has [-] elite soldiers in his hands. At the same time, there are also some militiamen in the vast territory to maintain law and order.

During this period of time, they were also mobilized to start intense militarized training, and at the same time, a large amount of sophisticated equipment began to be issued to them.

Grains from all over the world were transported into the city of Hurley one after another. Ballista machines, gun carts, and heavy-duty bed crossbows were frantically produced in the workshops, and the output of arrows was in the millions.

The entire Marquis of Toril, before everyone could react, completely entered a state of war under the strong pressure of their lord.

As a result, the situation of the entire empire was affected by a single hair, and all the surrounding lizardman territories were immediately alerted, and all of them began to assemble their troops.

Because no one knows what Toril, the most capable and well-armed general in the empire, suddenly began to gather troops and transport supplies.

If he had the intention of rebellion, then the first one who might face the attack would be their territory!

If it weren't for Toril's army and supplies being transported to Heli in the east, they might really have to confront Chen Bing at the border.

At the same time, one letter after another was either accompanied by a messenger bird, or followed by a fast-paced postman to quickly head for the political, economic and cultural center of the empire—the imperial capital.

All the letters describe only one message, that is, the large-scale mobilization of military supplies in the territory of Toril, and the own side is forced to start the build-up of troops at the same time. While requesting instructions from the imperial center, they also expressed the idea of ​​asking for help.

Although Toril has only [-] elite soldiers in the hands of the empire, he is a famous general after all. If there is no support from the center of the empire, once the opponent really moves westward, they will have absolutely no chance of resisting.

At this moment, even if Toril has been a general of the empire all his life and is also the absolute confidant of the emperor, no one dares to guarantee that he will never rebel.

Before the empire center reacted, the entire eastern region of the empire had responded layer by layer like a bone Nomi card.

Most of the nobles or lords showed considerable concern about this matter, and at the same time, more letters and personnel were sent to Heli City and to the Marquis of Torrell.

Among them, most of them were asking about his purpose of suddenly mobilizing troops and supplies, while the rest were reprimanding him for his wolfish ambitions and plotting evil with heavy troops in his hands.

He didn't even look at the letters, whether they were inquiries or reprimands, and they were all thrown into the burning brazier, which stirred up a thick cloud of smoke and a vigorous flame after it.

During this period of time, apart from frantically producing and mobilizing strategic materials and training personnel, he only did one thing, and that was to write a petition letter to the Emperor, whom he wholeheartedly loyal to.

The letter started from the fact that there was no news from the territory in the jungle, to the warning banners received suddenly, to the discovered death hunter, and the expedition team he sent but had no news for nearly a month, etc. Each item was described very clearly, and the original strip of cloth delivered by Sommer was attached and sent to the Imperial Palace.

Simultaneously with these messages, there are also his judgments and plans to be carried out, as well as his commitment to bear all the consequences if he makes a mistake in his judgment.

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