Overlord: Rise of the Zerg

This was essentially a joint attack. It would be nonsense to say how great the results were. No matter how depressed the Federation is, an insignificant dwarf planet has no bearing on the overall situation.

But this time the cooperation between the two has forced the entire alliance to treat it with caution.

For a long time, in the face of the Zerg, the three major civilizations have adopted a strictly defensive attitude. Although they cannot completely block the way forward for the Zerg, directly abolishing the wormhole passage of the Zerg is enough to reduce their sailing speed by a hundred percent. Ninety-nine or more is equivalent to completing the task of intercepting the insect swarm.

Although the Zerg have begun to intersect with the alliance's defense line, it is still unknown how long it will take before the three major civilizations can truly reach their homeland.

Behind the scenes, the three major civilizations are also expanding. The frontiers of the interstellar era are completely different from those of the planetary era. The vast expanse of darkness is a natural harbor for the enemy. What the three major civilizations do is to expand their control within the star field they occupy as much as possible so that everything can be controlled. Escape.

Otherwise, there will be breakthroughs everywhere in the vast territory.

The three major civilizations have each taken some measures in this regard. For example, the Hero Federation has proposed the concept of fixed-point space channels as early as 1,300 years ago and has gradually become a reality. This is not a difficulty for them. technology.

Different from space jump, the fleet's space jump can complete the jump mission in any interference-free area within the jump range. It is very flexible and is also the main source of the federal fleet's mobility in war.

But its shortcomings are also very obvious. The cost of a large-scale fleet jump is a terrifying figure. Behind the Zerg's presence in the territory for so many years, the alliance has paid a huge price. If it were not for the wealthy Vege Empire, both sides would have to pay a huge price. Whether such a situation can be achieved is still debated.

Stable space passages are different. Space entrances are established at fixed coordinates to communicate with each other, just like wormhole technology. However, the Federation has the ability to open entrances in any area. Therefore, they can use this method to Truly connecting all the galaxies within the territory.

Of course, this kind of permanent fixture, although equally expensive to maintain, is of great significance to the Federation itself.

Prior to this, the Hero Federation had only established space channels in important ruling galaxies. After all, although the Federation's territory was vast, most of it was only nominal territory.

Establishing such permanent facilities in these neglected and desolate galaxies is obviously a loss-making business, but now the situation is different. The Federation and even all the civilizations that exist independently or as vassals in the entire explored universe are... Expand in the opposite direction towards the direction of the Zerg.

Its purpose is simple, to have sufficient strategic depth in the invasion activities that will almost certainly come in the future.

In order to communicate with such a distant star field and maximize the radiation influence of the galaxy itself on the surrounding areas, even if they themselves are not of great value, the three major civilizations are also making every effort to strengthen the connection between the homeland and the newly opened territories.

It can be predicted that as time goes by, the three major civilizations are getting closer and closer to the Zerg, and until the current front line intersects with them, this strengthening will be further strengthened.

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As the frontline commander of the empire, Hawut was making a decision in his heart that was contrary to his status.

The Weegee Empire's frontline combat units and industrial bases are the weakest in all aspects. After all, in the alliance's initial positioning, Weegee himself chose the role of "logistics supply".

However, at this moment, Imperial Admiral Hawut, who was supposed to lead the fleet to expand the empire's influence, kill the insect swarms as much as possible, and safeguard the future security of the empire, was thinking about how to destroy the empire's combat power on the front line. Only then can the empire really pay attention to this race.

This was certainly not his intention, but with the news coming from the mainland, even across the endless star field, he could already feel the crisis growing in the fragile alliance of the three major civilizations.

Hawut does not feel that he is smarter than the entire Imperial Strategic Staff combined. In fact, he himself should be considered a relatively rational individual with self-awareness.

Among the high-ranking officials of the empire where racism and xenophobia are prevalent, Hawut can definitely be regarded as a breath of fresh air. This is the biggest reason why he can come here to directly take charge of alliance affairs.

However, before making this decision, he had done as much as he could. He submitted his most detailed and objective report on the frontline situation to the Imperial Strategic Staff, and took the risk to directly submit the most intuitive explanation of the frontline incident to His Majesty the Emperor. At the same time, he also used all his abilities in the cabinet to He used his influence to try to prevent the plan from being implemented, but to no avail.

Hawut is self-aware. He once believed that the think tanks of the Imperial Strategic Staff and the ministers of the cabinet could make such a decision only after extremely detailed arguments and references. He finally believed that doing so would bring the greatest benefits to the empire. Interests.

But that doesn't seem to be the case.

Judging from the news he learned, the imperial military nobles seemed to have made new discoveries about the "curse" technology obtained hundreds of years ago, and were sure that it could bring sufficient strategic deterrence. power, and used this as a basis to try to put pressure on Korva and the Hero Federation to force the other party to give up some of their interests.

In Hawut's view, this is extremely short-sighted.

As an imperial general with a distinguished background, he himself is also part of the entire military aristocracy, so he knows very well how this group thinks!

However, it is a pity that among the current high-level officials of the empire, headed by His Majesty the Emperor, those extremists who were forced to bow their heads due to suppression in the past have once again raised their heads.

It's not that the think tanks of the Imperial Strategic Staff are short-sighted, nor that the cabinet ministers are all idlers. In fact, they are very clear about the situation, but it is precisely because they are too clear that they mistakenly believe that they have enough time to fight against the Zerg. Completely achieve your goals before arriving!

As the situation in the empire gradually became clearer, Hawut, who had always been insensitive to politics, gradually gained a taste for it.

This is what the emperor meant!

Since ancient times, the emperors of the Vege Empire have been passed down from generation to generation. This life-long imperial leadership system and this highly centralized political system can play an extraordinary role in certain specific historical periods. It can often concentrate the entire country to the greatest extent. The power of civilization confronts the crisis, thus allowing the entire civilization to be preserved.

But with the development of social productivity and the emancipation of ideas, the word emperor gradually became less sacred. Although there have not been too many changes, and the thinking inertia formed by the Vege people since ancient times, the empire has maintained such a political system for a long time, but when the fate of a civilization is largely in the hands of an individual, it is doomed. Something not so good will happen.

In history, four large-scale anti-imperialist activities broke out in the Vege Empire, but without exception they were all severely suppressed. The Veggie race, whether in terms of ideological cognition or cultural tradition, has a strong and deep-rooted inertia formed over tens of thousands of years, making it difficult for the so-called free system to grow within it.