Stellaris from the Automata Era

Used near planets or wormholes to ensure that the fleet does not get lost while traveling.

Generally, one is placed at both ends of the wormhole entrance and exit for precise positioning.

Moreover, the wormhole in the Koprulu sector originally had this, but because of the previous encounter with the Protoss, Yan Luo thought that the other party was also a master of psychic power, so he directly dismantled the positioning.

Prevent the opponent from following the beacon.

After 11b rushed out of the wormhole, it did not conduct a careful inspection immediately. Instead, it ran around feeling the exhaust of the mechanical life form. After successfully unable to see the other party's taillights, it remembered to check the positioning device.

"No location? Don't panic, I'm experienced... ahem, I mean we can just go back the way we came."

It must be admitted that although 11b has been unable to get rid of her tendency to get lost, it has basically allowed her to develop good qualities over a long period of time.

Thanks to her excellent experience in failure, she was able to immediately come up with a plan that seemed relatively feasible. Her skill was so good that it made people feel a little distressed.

But when everyone turned the boat around, the dense curvature trajectory confused them again.

"So which one is ours?"

"It should be the one with the most recent trace. After all, we were the only ones passing through here during this period."

This seemed to be the correct logic, but when 11b and the others followed the track, they soon discovered the taillights of the mechanical lifeform in front of them.

They seemed to have taken the wrong path again. The so-called latest trajectory route might have been caused by a mechanical frigate that led them astray.

But this time it seems different.

...

Dozens of mechanical frigates began to assemble. Although according to their rulers' latest strategic policy, confusion should be the main focus, after some strange creatures began to invade, the mechanical life forms had to rely on their own judgment to temporarily change their policy.

Of course, this approach was approved and authorized by Yan Luo.

Obviously, something has changed in the situation in the Koprulu sector, and the Queen of Blades' swarm seems to have noticed this marginal area.

In a short period of time, alarms began to sound in the surrounding area, and large numbers of insect sighting reports were compiled to Yan Luo.

As for the purpose of the swarm of insects, Yan Luo could understand with just a little thought that they came for the artifact.

In fact, the pursuit of the Xel'Naga artifact is not only among the Tyranids and Protoss, but also the Zerg's Queen of Blades, because she has also visited the Xel'Naga ruins. Although the Queen of Blades could not understand the prophecy, she seemed to have learned about the existence of the artifact from some unknown channel.

Almost instinctively, she felt that this thing was directed at her.

She was very confident in her judgment as she was a ruthless person who had turned against the former Overmind after the destruction or surrender of the Cerebrates under his command in order to completely control the Zerg and even cooperate with the Protoss and the Tyranids.

Therefore, in order to prevent this weapon that could be used against her from falling into the hands of others, she did not hesitate to provoke a war in the entire star region.

The reason why the Tyranids and Protoss are now facing the crazy attacks of the Zerg at the same time is basically due to this reason.

"So the variable is here. Looks like I'm being babysittered for once."

Under normal circumstances, it would seem like a good option for Yan Luo to allow Ranger Commander Renault and his old lover to fight each other.

However, with the current military strength of the Rangers, they are simply unable to compete with the Zerg, even if the ones coming this time may just be a weaker Zerg Queen group within the Zerg swarm.

But even so, if they join the fight for the artifact, the probability of the Rangers gathering a complete artifact will be greatly reduced.

What is also more important is that the arrival of the Zerg will sweep across all the surrounding planets. If their barbaric expansion is not curbed, the area around the wormhole will soon become their paradise.

If this is the case, the security of Yan Luo's territory will become a huge problem.

Moreover, the Zerg will also attract their mortal enemies, the Protoss. Those high-tech, braided aliens whose home planet was captured by them have probably already sent a fleet upon hearing the news, vowing to burn all the Zerg with fire.

"This is hellish difficulty." Yan Luo sighed, almost exhausted. "N2, assemble all foreign troops. We need to change our strategy."

Chapter 171: The tide turns

The frigate was loaded with a large number of basic round heads and scattered them into outer space.

I have to admit that the wide range of uses for these round heads has indeed allowed N2 and the others to come up with new tricks. It is obvious that they intend to use them as observers in the universe.

Because the eyes of mechanical creatures are equivalent to the instruments of the old era, they may still be inferior in many aspects, but at least they are the youth version of the instrument, and it is perfect for the transformation from a land probe to a space probe.

Of course, a big reason why N2 and the others resorted to this desperate measure was that mechanical life forms really did not have suitable space observers. At the same time, the number of these guys who were about to be discontinued was quite large, and N2, who was frugal (capital) and supported (family), thought it was better to make the best use of them.

The only problem is that since there is no gravity in the universe, they may not be able to wander around like they do on a planet. Moreover, except for the front of the body, they cannot observe in other directions without turning their bodies. They can only be a fixed-point machine with a limited field of view.

Fortunately, there are enough of them, and when they are thrown out from the ship, they can always be in various postures and directions, which can barely be considered to have no blind spots in the 360 ​​degrees of the x and y axes.

In fact, N2 originally planned to throw out the shooting type as a fixed turret, but considering that the space environment does limit these models with guns on the chest, the space probes ended up losing a lot of their brothers.

But it doesn’t matter, the shooting type is still a larger battlefield.

To a certain extent, the Xel'Naga were indeed worthy of the title of God of Life before Amon appeared. In the Koprulu sector created by them, almost every galaxy with a sun had a planet suitable for life.

Of course, in order to ensure the diversity of life, many places may need genes that adapt to the environment.

But no matter what, with such a huge base of galaxies, even the Terrans, who are as picky about climate as humans, can find many planets suitable for their habitation.

As for the Zerg...there is no need to pick those that can undergo genetic evolution.

The area surrounding the wormhole controlled by Yan Luo is completely outside the traditional ruling area of ​​the three races.

After the mechanical life forms occupied the surrounding galaxies, they began to constructively open up the entire planet in their own style, mainly for the purpose of mining minerals.

However, due to the special nature of the Koprulu, many of the planets they occupy are habitable. Just because of this condition, the round-heads are basically inevitable to conflict with the Zerg.

In fact, Yan Luo, who was sitting far away on Earth, had already begun to taste the sadness that the Tal'darim had experienced before.

'The probe is under attack' 'The building is under attack' 'The planet is under attack'

"Okay n2, stop reading."

Looking at the dense warnings, Yan Luo was almost helpless.

Insects themselves are unscientific creatures. If you miss a worker bee, they will immediately spawn a large number of them like weeds. Compared with mechanical life, they still require initial investment in infrastructure.

Its buildings and incubators are completely transformed from insects. By comparing them, you can see which one has more efficient production.

Moreover, its invasion of the wormhole galaxy happened too suddenly. In addition, N2 had never seen this kind of creature before and did not know how powerful they were. By the time they reacted, the opponent had already started the operation.

Things have developed to this point, and it is almost difficult to say whether there is any way to save them.

But the most difficult problem is that Yan Luo cannot give up these galaxies and must confront the Zerg head-on.

After all, the ranger commander in the distance is still fighting. If the gate of the sanctuary built by the Xel'Naga can be broken in a short time, they will not be considered gods.

On the other hand, Yan Luo's current resistance can still curb the growth of the Zerg. If he gives up now, the Protoss' "Zerg-killing" fleet will arrive too late or not at all.

The swarm here will soon expand to an incomprehensible level, just like students daydreaming while watching their advanced math teacher teach.

If they discovered the Earth at that time, they would immediately enter the inner defense capital plot of losing Köprüfü, losing the outer world, losing the outer world, and losing the Earth.

By then, there will be no need for an army of Amon hybrids. The Zerg will first fill the sky of the earth with flying dragons.

At this point, Yan Luo could only imitate the Protoss Archbishop Artanis and shout lines like "My noble people".

Although the situation is difficult and hell has begun, fortunately there are ways to deal with it.

As I said before, the Zerg swarm that came this time should just be a weak Zerg Queen under the command of the Blade Queen.

After all, the Zerg is now engaged in a mad all-out war, and some of its forces are probably fighting on the front lines against the Tyranids' Iron Fleet and the Protoss' Gold Fleet.

At such an important moment, if the Blade Queen had a normal intelligence, she would not allow a powerful Zerg Queen to leave the defense line with her tribe.

Therefore, the one who came to the Yanluo Wormhole Galaxy was only a weak Zerg, and that was a weak one.

The Protoss are watching closely. Any sign of large-scale mobilization of insects will immediately trigger an incredible chain reaction.

Now is the time when the insect swarm is still unstable. If we don't drive them away when they are weak, Yan Luo will be driven away soon.

Just when Yan Luo was thinking about countermeasures, N2 brought him even worse news.

"Master, the observation probe seems to have discovered a strange creature."

"Strange creature? Let me see it."

As Yan Luo's order was given, a picture soon appeared on the holographic projection. Judging from the background, it should have been taken in the universe, probably from the perspective of a basic round head.

The only thing in the picture was a giant star beast with many tentacles. If Yan Luo hadn't recognized it, many people would probably have thought it was running over from the Cthulhu set next door.

"The Leviathan of Bugs..."

This type of soldier emerged when the Zerg captured and absorbed a giant beast that roamed the universe, and it carries important responsibilities among them.

Especially after being transformed by the Zerg, the internal space of its body can produce Zerg eggs and transport large numbers of troops.

In addition, its racial characteristics bring the ability to open temporary wormholes, so the Zerg does not need to acquire genes for long-distance troop deployment. The expansion of the Zerg to its current scale is entirely inseparable from its radiance and heat.

What's even more terrifying is that this giant beast, a model for integrated military production and troop transport, also has impressive combat capabilities and is the Zerg's only designated space battleship...

The strength of this star class cannot even be compared to that of the dominant class that can only produce.

"Is it necessary for us to fight this battle?"

Chapter 172: In despair, a battle cruiser was created

"Is it necessary for us to fight this battle?"

Can mechanical lifeforms defeat the Zerg? This question is still open to discussion.

But what is certain is that the basic units of the Zerg are definitely not those who jumped over from the high wall of Rockris next door, so it is impossible for five of them to kill gods.

In fact, every victory of the Zerg was achieved at the cost of casualties. The casualties against the Protoss were huge, and the casualties against the Tyranids were even greater.

Well...this statement...although the Protoss' technological strength is indeed higher than that of the Terrans, the problem is that the Terrans are more targeted!

It's obvious that their current flamethrowers are not designed to penetrate Protoss armor, and the tanks they have set up are more likely to rush towards the enemy in groups. In an emergency, they have nuclear bombs that will not even let their own people go.

So to be honest, if it weren't for the Terrans' intelligence that gave them a larger non-combat population, and their morale on the battlefield and other comprehensive factors, I'm afraid that even with a rifle in hand, the Zerg sea could be overwhelmed by battle losses.

By then, it will not be a swarm of insects but a crowd of people that will sweep across Koprulu.

As for the mechanical life forms... they are a bit weak in terms of performance, but we have to look at what kind of monsters they are fighting against!

Let’s not talk about the old humanoids for now. The reason they were able to obtain 20% of the land was because the mechanical life forms released a sea of ​​water, not wanting them to perish.

There is only one enemy in the later stages of mechanical life forms, and that is the YoRHa humanoid created using their cores.

If you don’t have a clear idea of ​​how powerful the YoRHa doll is, let me reiterate it.

Their full-strength running creates a noticeable sonic boom effect, and their normal output is calculated by tonnage. They also have various supporting magic plug-ins, including but not limited to large-scale AoE slashes, attack power enhancement, defense enhancement, breathing to restore health, and instant teleportation when injured...

In addition, the electronic invasion members of the S series are even more mysterious and unscientific. They can even invade flying missiles and make them stop in mid-air and rotate 180 degrees to return to the original path.

So the mechanical life forms were not really weak, it was just that their enemies at that time were only slightly stronger, so their expressiveness was insufficient in comparison.

But even so, the cheating YoRHa humanoid still did not dare to fall into the encirclement of the round heads, and had to attack as a team when facing the leader-level machines.

Otherwise, he would have become unrivaled in the era.

In short, it is completely possible to let mechanical life forms and insect swarms attack on the ground, not to mention that they are now stimulated to become elite soldiers like humanoids. A large number of special melee models are being produced, and N2 is trying to form them into a legion. The name has been decided: YoRHa!

There should be no problem on the ground, but what about in space?

It is undeniable that the Zerg's air force is the most embarrassing existence in the entire galaxy. It clearly has the genes that allow it to enter and exit the universe and survive, but it has no ability to travel long distances. It can only travel between two nearby planets, but once it is expanded to the galaxy, it can basically only rely on behemoths like Leviathan.

Moreover, due to the biological structure of the Zerg Air Force, they are more suitable for atmospheric combat environments than the universe, but in order to possess noble aerial attributes, they are also notoriously weak.

For example, the famous flying dragon cannot beat any unit that can fight back in the game, and in reality it cannot beat any unit that dares to fight back. After all, the Terran medics have a pistol to protect themselves in an emergency, and tank drivers can open manhole covers and use rifles to chat with them.

Who doesn't have some self-defense ability? You mean, SCV?

In short, what Yan Luo needs to pay attention to now is not the situation on these planets, but the giant beast Leviathan that is blocking the starry sky.

In fact, as long as the Zerg's Leviathan is still alive in the universe, even if the Zerg on the planet are wiped out, they can continue to send troops from the Leviathan and crash into the planet to reorganize the offensive.

The best way now is to immediately form a fleet to forcibly replace the Leviathan. After all, if Yan Luo guessed correctly, judging from the Zerg's current simultaneous attack on multiple planets, their Zerg Queen should also be on the Leviathan.

As the command center of the insects, everyone knows that the insects that follow Gestalt thinking have no self-awareness and cannot resist their superiors. Once the commanding insect queen dies, they will become wild creatures wandering around.

If I have to make a metaphor, I can only say that it is very similar to mechanical life, with N2 (the Queen of Blades) as the supreme commander, the leader-level (the Bug Queen) as the secondary commander, and a large group of round heads (bugs) that are unable to think and obey orders.

It's completely consistent..

Anyway, as long as we know that once the Zerg Queen here is killed, the Blade Queen who is still fighting outside will have no time to care about other things, and the Zerg swarm here will immediately become a mess and its combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced.

By that time, it would be up to Yan Luo to decide whether to flatten or round the insect.

But the biggest problem now is that Yan Luo's mechanical life form may not be able to defeat Leviathan...