How the Zergs were Made

Chapter 112: Dying

   Just as Governor Augustus was talking with Marvin, the entourage who came with Augustus reminded him.

   "Sir, your free time is over, please move back to your home."

   "Hey, Anno, why do you keep such accurate time for this kind of thing?"

Although    said so, Augustus did not really show dissatisfaction with his entourage, which can only be regarded as a complaint at best.

   The entourage replied as he was used to it.

   "In fact, it has been a lot of time, sorry, sir, I reminded it was late."

   Augustus looked back at Marvin with a look of embarrassment, and his tone was rather helpless.

   "That, Marvin..."

   "What do you want me to do? I won't help you to correct the colonial approval. Didn't you see a lot of things on hand here?"

   Speaking, Marvin pointed to the dissected corpse of the collector on the Zhiyuan platform.

  In this case, in the eyes of outsiders, it will feel that Augustus is acting passionately.

   However, this awkward atmosphere was naturally ignored by Augustus.

   "Then I will leave."

   "I'm very busy, so I won't give it away."

   Marvin was immersed in work again. When the two said goodbye, they didn't even bother to lift their heads.

   Augustus, who had just stepped out of the threshold, suddenly remembered something, and turned his head to ask.

   "Oh, yes, there will be a tea party for aristocratic ladies in a few days. There is absolutely no man present. You will always go, right?"

"……decide as things go."

   Augustus snarled his entourage.

   "Anno, give her the invitation letter."

   The entourage nodded, took out a white invitation letter from the same luxurious clothes, and passed it to the assistant who was about to see the Governor off, and then left.

   Just when the assistant was about to take a closer look at what the invitation letter looked like, Marvin suddenly spoke.

   "Take this and burn it."

"Uh……"

   This sudden situation caught the assistant a bit by surprise, so that he didn't react for a while.

"what's happenin?"

   Seeing the assistant's stunned reaction, Marvin's gaze left the instrument. The coldness and meanness he had just shown seemed to have never existed before, returning to a normal conversation.

   "Didn't you promise the governor to go to the tea party of the noble ladies?"

   "Who told you that I was going? Didn't we still have a bunch of experiments to do in the past few days? Don't worry about too many things, don't you know? This is for your good."

   "Understood, got it, Sir, I'm very sorry, I was the one who talked too much."

   The slightly chilly tone of his boss really frightened the assistant, and he started to admit his mistakes in a hurry.

  Leaving Marvin's residence, Augustus, who was riding in a means of transportation, suddenly spoke, and his tone changed from just enthusiasm to coldness and rationality.

   "Anno, come on, what's the matter?"

   "The commander of the Third Fleet wants you to move to the headquarters."

   A hint of surprise flashed in Augustus's eyes, but it passed quickly, and he continued to ask.

   "Did he explain what is going on with me?"

   "It seems to be about the maritime strategy."

"Got it."

   Augustus nodded, no longer speaking, but turned to look at the scenery outside the hanging window.

   Soon, Augustus and the others arrived at the headquarters of the colony.

   Stride Meteor sat in one of only a few positions, and on the opposite stage was the commander of the Third Fleet.

   "Since everyone is here, let's start today's ocean strategy meeting."

After    finished the opening remarks, the commander waved his hand, and a picture of the collector appeared on the display screen behind him, as well as the relevant anatomy report.

   "Sir Marvin submitted an autopsy report to me not long ago. These monsters do not have reproductive organs, so she speculated that the method of reproduction of the monsters should rely on another creature to increase their numbers."

   "It's them, Sir Marvin called them'Roshan', doesn't it fit their appearance?"

The pictures of    beehives were released. These photos were taken from various angles of beehives on land.

   After letting the principals of the colonies browse the hive, new photos appeared on the display.

   Different from the photo of the hive, this photo is very blurry, only the shadow of the triangle shape can barely be seen.

   "In the past, because of this other missile-like monster that can attack air targets, the colony was not able to advance in the ocean domain, but now our Third Fleet is here, they can't get into space."

   The commander showed absolute self-confidence in both words and actions.

   In fact, in his heart, he had already fantasized about the promotion of officials after returning to his home planet, because in his opinion, this was an uncontroversial crush, not a war.

   "I call the next battle'eunuch tactics'."

   "First, we used the third fleet's orbital bombing to eradicate breeding monsters and create a flood of "Roshan"."

   "We all know that if the reproductive capacity of a race is cut off, that race will not be far from extinction."

   Governor Augustus and several other colleagues glanced at each other, and then asked a question.

   "Do we really need to take this risk? The ocean is very huge, and there must be many monsters hidden in it. Once an attack is carried out, it is very likely that they will be disturbed. It will be the biggest ‘flood’ in history."

   "Yes, the risk is too great."

   "Although we have a ‘pop sound’, the colony’s inventory is already low due to frequent use."

  The commander had expected that they would answer him this way, so he showed the trump card he prepared to persuade them.

   The display changed to a picture of the horrible state of the machine turret.

   "Then I will tell you a piece of news I got two days ago. These monsters will learn. They are not just simple beasts. Who of you can guarantee that the monsters will not learn the method of resisting the ‘popping sound’?"

"Your concerns are also well resolved~lightnovelpub.net~ As long as you temporarily abandon the colony, move to planetary orbit, and establish orbital dwellings, won't the colony have casualties? Under the indiscriminate bombing of the fleet, there will be no casualties. What can survive?"

   "Governor, a little bit of pain can be exchanged for a large area of ​​land and eternal peace. I don't need to explain which side has the greater benefit."

   This is already very straightforward. The larger the colony, the greater the power of the governor. Naturally, the voice of the principals of the colony will also increase.

   And the commander of the Third Fleet can also get the merits he wants and return to the home star to become an official.

   "Okay, then according to your plan..."

   After careful consideration, Augustus decided to take this risk. Such a huge benefit really made him unable to refuse.

   But at this moment, a sergeant strode in.

"what's up?"

The commander    showed a slight dissatisfaction, but he did not get angry. He knew that everyone under his hand knew what the rules were, and if no major things happened, he would not break in.

   "Commander, Starport is asking your fleet to attack and intercept a meteor shower."

   "Meteorite shower?"

   The commander was a little surprised, and then asked again.

   "Can't they change tracks?"

   "The tonnage of Xinggang is too heavy and it is too late. You know, the supply of supplies this time has far exceeded all the total amount of previous years."

   "Understood, reply to them, I allow the Third Fleet to attack."

   "Let the fleet resolve the meteorite rain as soon as possible, and there are still combat tasks that need to be performed by them."

"Yes, sir!"

   Sergeant made a military salute, and then walked away quickly.