Changkong Fighter

Chapter 242 Octopus's Eastward Expansion
"What do you think is limiting extraterrestrial civilizations?"

The old leader turned around and looked at the old academician beside him.

The old academician was looking at the satellite report in his hand, which contained a large amount of observational data from the Einstein-Rosen bridge. This data was like a windfall for humanity!
The extraterrestrial civilization demonstrated how a wormhole opens from scratch, and humanity observed it from beginning to end, collecting a large amount of data. If it weren't for the war, these academicians would have already gone into the laboratory to conduct research.

"energy."

The old academician said in a deep voice, reluctantly putting down the data, and explained to the old leader:

"Maintaining the wormhole over the Pacific Ocean is already a huge challenge for them. Opening a second wormhole would inevitably consume a lot of energy. The other side is likely a Type I to Type II civilization with limited energy resources."

"How long will it take the other side to accumulate energy to open this wormhole?"

"A year, or more."

Listening to the old academician's words, the old leader fell into deep thought, looking at the now calmed space above the Ryukyu Islands. He hoped that the hydrogen bomb would bring the other side to its senses, and that they could have some communication. He needed to figure out why these octopuses were fighting to the death with humans, since there was no conflict of interest between the two sides.

Unless they have a compelling reason to do so.

Just then, an alarm sounded on the big screen, drawing the attention of everyone who was organizing post-war data.

Above the Pacific Ocean, the sinkhole radiating seven-colored light became unstable when it opened another wormhole. After the second wormhole was destroyed by Dongda using Dongfeng Express, the wormhole returned to stability.

Next, three Type 3 ships of 300 meters in length and more than 20 other Type 3 ships of other lengths flew out of the wormhole. After setting up a three-dimensional defense line around the sinkhole, two of the Type 3 ships of 300 meters in length disappeared into the air along with the surrounding Type 3 ships. Judging from their flight path before disappearing, their destination was the eastern Pacific Ocean.

The old leader's eyes twitched as he watched the alien civilization's movements. This was the alien civilization's advantage: they controlled the battlefield through wormholes, while humanity could only react passively. Unless humanity could also open a wormhole and break through, they would only be able to react passively.

"Feint to the east while attacking in the west"

Civilizations are intelligent and can predict their actions. The alien octopus must also have predicted what to do if their actions fail. They are now showing humanity through their actions—eastward!
If the enemy in the west blocks the attack, then advancing eastward is also logical from an intelligence perspective. The wormhole over the Ryukyu Islands will inevitably cause humanity to concentrate its military forces there, thus weakening the defenses on the east side.

The premise is that human civilization is a unified whole.
"It is clear that their civilization is in a state of 'integration' in some way, and their understanding of us is only physical; they do not yet understand our thoughts."

They are unaware that human civilization is "fragmented," and when facing a crisis, only 2.5 is truly useful. Without this 2.5, humanity would have been overwhelmed by alien civilizations long ago. This is not an exaggeration, but a fact.

Just then, a secretary hurriedly walked up to the leader and whispered, "Sir, the United States wants to speak with you by phone."

"Hehe. It seems they also feel a lot of pressure."

These flying warships, once deployed in formation, are not easy for humans to take down. The only way is to use their energy reserves to destroy their shields and then eliminate them. Otherwise, we need to research a way to effectively penetrate their shields.

The United States can no longer withstand the pressure and can only turn to the East Asian University in the hope of sharing the pressure and risks. Just think about the nature of the Onsat people, which is typical of the saying "If I'm not doing well, you won't be doing well either."

The old leader suspected that while the Americans were "begging" Dongda University, they were also threatening Europe to provide money, manpower, and resources.

Good, we can't let those Europeans enjoy themselves too much, otherwise the East and West Universities will become their complete shield, and then they'll be forced to sell arms to the East and West Universities to make money? Dream on!

"Take it."
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In the base canteen.

Liu Jun sat in the corner, eating the sumptuous dinner served on a plate, taking big bites.

Braised chicken legs, slippery fish fillets, dried shrimp and cabbage, stir-fried celery and glass noodles, a large bowl of rice, and fruit and yogurt for dessert. Liu Jun can eat anything except beans. Although he wasn't very tired from the trip, he was still hungry.

The fragrant rice paired with tender and juicy blackfish slices, the subtle spiciness whetting Liu Jun's appetite, made him start eating heartily. He casually pulled out his phone from the locker room and glanced at it, noticing several new messages. This was because the enemy wasn't human; there was no need to worry about revealing their location.

Currently, news from the Ryukyu Islands is likely being kept under wraps, but given the scale of the operation, it will likely be announced soon. After all, it was a major victory for the Ryukyu Islands, and some publicity would be beneficial.

According to regulations, it is not allowed to disclose the battle situation to outsiders, but reporting that everyone is safe is not a problem.

[Song Xizhu: Are you alright?]

Huh? This senior sister is actually concerned about me. It seems she must have prepared her mecha for him to test.

[Liu Jun: It's nothing, it's just that no planes can fly.]

He had just sent the message when Song Xizhu replied instantly, which surprised Liu Jun. This senior sister was really efficient!

[Song Xizhu: Your plane is ready. Don't fly so aggressively next time.]

[Liu Jun: Great, don't worry! I'll be gentler (with the plane) next time.]

[Song Xizhu: Smiling.]

After replying, Liu Jun seemed to be looking forward to his new plane, then regretted his J11B. He ate heartily, then looked at another person, He Xiaoxi, who was probably busy organizing work at the moment.

[He Xiaoxi: I heard you went skydiving, are you okay?!]

[Liu Jun: It's nothing, the plane just crashed.]

[He Xiaoxi: That's good. Where are you?]

[Liu Jun: The cafeteria.]

He Xiaoxi: I'll come see you when I'm done with this.

At this point, Liu Jun put down the phone, focused on eating, and then replied to messages from Lü Guangming and Wang Jian.

Meanwhile, in a hangar at a military base on the eastern coast, Eagle, having changed his clothes, looked at the message on his phone and was quite happy to see that it was from Song Xizhu. However, after opening the message, he found that it was his daughter asking about Liu Jun.

Suddenly, my mood inexplicably soured.

Eagle: Don't worry! That kid's lucky, he'll be fine!

Song Xizhu: Mm.

"What's wrong with you?"

"It's nothing! Let's go eat!"

After saying that, the eagle stomped off angrily toward the cafeteria. He still needed to write a report after he finished eating!

(End of this chapter)