Qu Jianlei's question was a bit naive, but Linghu was really not surprised that he asked it.
In his opinion, Heitian's cultivation must be solid, but this kind of knowledge is not popular in the empire.
Linghu knew this because he went out of his way to find someone to find out before he decided to join the pioneering group for adventure.
Qu Jianlei said thoughtfully, "So, there are not many days left for the Star Thieves?"
"Of course," Linghu replied in a deep voice, "but the battle still has to be fought, otherwise the pioneering group will suffer huge losses..."
Many of the supplies of the Star Thieves were obtained from the pioneering group, but the team that came to support them would never consider this.
Anyway, the materials in the hands of the star thief are stolen goods, and whoever gets it belongs to whomever - If you are not convinced, you can kill the star thief too.
If the support team really occupies supplies, the pioneering team will have no shame in going to others to ask for them.
No matter what, people are here to help. Who can get help on the front foot but not admit it on the back?
"I think this is normal, right?" Qu Jianlei really didn't think it was too much, "Is there anyone in the world who can help me for nothing?"
When he was at Blue Star, he was used to the military's emergency rescue and disaster relief, and firefighting to put out wildfires, etc., all for free.
But that's China, okay? I'm unique. Other countries all bring guns to provide disaster relief - in fact, they go to protect property.
However, he felt that other countries were the norm. Compared to China, the Empire's civilization was very cold. Just look at the Junk Star.
Hearing this, Linghu couldn't help but lamented, "You are right, but our losses are too great!"
"The investment in pioneering is very high, and so many people died this time... Do you think we don't need pensions?"
Qu Jianlei nodded, "That's true, especially since you have so much money, you seem to invest a lot more."
Linghu replied with a sad face, "Hey, just don't open the pot and pick up the pot."
The two of them just said this, and walked all the way to the secret camp where Hongyun and Fangcao were hiding.
When Fangcao heard that Bald Man had been captured, she jumped up anxiously, but when she heard that Bai Yi was dead, she sat down again.
She kept mumbling, "It's okay, it's okay...at least it can save my life, it can save my life."
Hongyun was very surprised by the Fourth Master's words, "Kainan Nebula... I probably know who he is."
"Anyway, it's just those four. They're metallic and easy to check. But among these star thieves, there are really crouching tigers, hidden dragons."
In addition, the medicines provided by the Fourth Master are also good. Although the quantity is not large, they are really the most urgently needed.
The four of them discussed it and decided that after surviving the day, they would transfer to the field hospital in Liehuo at night.
After arriving at the field hospital, they unexpectedly discovered that co-author Mu Guoguo had also withdrawn, along with Lian Zhi's people.
The United Faction is not just members of Raging Fire or even Black Rain, they come from different pioneering regiments, which facilitates joint command in wartime.
There were more than thirty people in the entire Alliance, but they were spread out widely. When they retreated, they were chased by the Star Thieves and had to cover their own soldiers.
They picked up more than twenty comrades, but they also lost a lot of people.
When they retreated to a relatively safe place, together with the supporting comrades, the entire team was less than forty people.
The others were either killed, captured, or separated during the retreat.
In fact, this is also a considerable force, and more than half of them are B-level. Even if there are many injuries, the combat power is still considerable.
It is said that each pioneering group has its own secret camp. After getting out of danger, they should go their separate ways.
Anyway, every family has built a secret camp, and everyone has a place to heal.
But everyone who finally evacuated already knew that the relay tower was destroyed. You can't hide such a big thing from anyone, right?
It would be unwise for the alliance to disperse at this time - the relay tower is destroyed and it is only a matter of time before the empire's starship arrives.
The next period of time may be very difficult. Of course it is not advisable to fight alone, but it is better to stay together as a team.
With such a force twisted together, they can advance, attack, retreat or defend, and can better cope with the main force being besieged.
So after everyone discussed it, we decided to go directly to the field hospital built by Liehuo.
There are not only a lot of medicines here, but also a lot of food and ammunition, which everyone needs urgently.
The secret camps of other pioneer groups cannot provide so many supplies.
Moreover, there are more than 100 soldiers in the field hospital. Not many people have recovered from their injuries, but most of them can fight with their injuries.
This is also a considerable force.
Furthermore, Hongyun, Linghu, Baldzi, Fangcao and Heitian all know this place. If anyone evacuates, they may come here.
So Mu Guoguo brought everyone here, and the injured received treatment as soon as possible.
Mu Huahua had no distress medicine this time. Everyone knew that reinforcements were coming and these expired medicines would soon be out of use.
As soon as Qu Jianlei and the others appeared, the sentry immediately appeared with a look of joy on his face, "Lord Heitian, you..."
However, the next moment, the joy turned into shock, "Why are they all injured?"
"It's good that he came out alive," Linghu muttered, then pointed at Qu Jianlei, "He was not injured."
"Who said that?" Qu Jianlei rolled his eyes at him angrily, "A hidden injury is not an injury?"
In the battle the night before, he used three B-grade crystals and two A-grade crystals, and gave half of them to Linghu.
Returning breath so frequently and quickly did cause substantial damage to his body, but it was just not visible on the surface.
Linghu smiled nonchalantly, "It's just a small hidden injury, can it be worse than my broken arm?"
The return of the four people still greatly improved morale, even if the three A-levels looked miserable.
Comparatively speaking, Black Sky, a mere Class B, actually came back in one piece, which surprised many people.
Captain Mu's brother and sister were a little better, and the injured who had been recovering from their injuries didn't feel too surprised - everyone agreed that Hei Tian had quasi-A-level strength.
But the gang of Lian Zhi couldn't accept it. Even Pan Yifu was arrested, how could this man escape alone?
When a fire-attribute B-level member of the Quantum Regiment heard that deputy commander Bai Yi had died in battle, he could no longer hold himself back.
"Kristian, I'm very grateful to you for setting up such a secret camp, but I don't understand a bit, how could you escape unscathed?"
"What do you want to say?" Linghu immediately got angry when he heard this, "Hei Tian and I cooperated and blew up the relay tower together."
"Including me," he pointed at himself, then at the red clouds and grass, "all three of us were rescued by him!"
He stared at the other person without blinking, "He also wanted to save others, but he couldn't!"
"I'm just curious. Who gave you the right to doubt him? He destroyed three power supply centers. How about you, how many did you destroy?"
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to offend," said the fire-attribute B-level with a heavy face, obviously still a little emotional.
"I fought with the deputy commander in white for a long time, and finally had to evacuate. When I heard the news, I couldn't control my emotions."
"Krishna is not to blame," it was Hongyun who spoke up this time.
"He rescued Fangcao and I under the eyes of the Supreme Star Thief. I was already captured at that time."
As soon as he opened his mouth, the other person immediately shut up, which was even better than Fangcao opening his mouth.
The reputation of Hongyun and the Engineer Battalion has always been very good, not to mention that it also has a strong military flavor.
Among those who escaped, Octopus Vine saw his teammates being scolded and hurriedly said, "Kurtis is indeed very strong."
Then he looked at Linghu and said, "I don't understand something. How do you know, Mr. Linghu, how to trigger the relay tower to self-destruct?"
Mu Huahua nodded when she heard this, "That's right. If it hadn't been for this time, I wouldn't have known that the relay tower had a self-destruct device."
This indeed touches on everyone’s knowledge blind spots. Isn’t it just to facilitate communication that we have worked so hard to build a relay station?
Even if this planet is abandoned, there is no need to destroy the relay tower, right? At least this is a coordinate in the starry sky.
Even Qu Jianlei was not sure of the logic - the empire was extremely rich in materials, so there was no need to waste it, right?
Linghu glanced at Hongyun, "This matter...you say it or should I say it?"
Hongyun smiled bitterly and replied weakly, "You tell me, I signed a confidentiality clause."
Linghu thought for a while and said simply, "In the era of interstellar navigation, how can we effectively manage those planets?"
"The current empire is not peaceful, so it is necessary for the relay tower to install a self-destruct device and achieve self-destruction through remote control."
"As for how I triggered self-destruction... it was actually through brute force. I just know a little more than others."
His words were relatively vague, but many people understood that this was a means of control by the empire.
I really can’t say much more about these difficult secrets, but most people don’t have the idea to delve into them.
Everyone just comes to a planet to open up wasteland and earn some money to buy their lives. What does the idea of an empire have to do with me?
Qu Jianlei nodded and no longer argued with the fire attribute B-level, but looked at Mu Huahua.
"By the way, Deputy Commander Mu, the Star Pirates may launch a fierce offensive against the main force to cover their retreat. Do you have a radio station?"
"Yes," a B-level earth attribute nodded. He was from the Black Rain Group and one of the leaders of the Alliance.
"We are also speculating on the star thief's next plan, so I will inform them now, where is the safest place to send the signal?"
Now that he was sending a message, it was basically safe everywhere, but Qu Jianlei still took him to a settlement.
Sure enough, this soldier contacted the main force for more than ten minutes, but no shells came.
Two days later, news came from the main force.
The Star Pirates indeed stepped up their attacks, but the pioneers received the news from the front and resisted resolutely.
The pioneer regiment is not an army. Although the team members are not afraid of tough battles, their sense of collective honor is not strong. They care more about wealth.
When rescue was about to come, they still had to fight to the death for one reason: they didn't want the reinforcements to take away too much loot.
Correspondingly, although the Star Thieves' firepower is fierce, they don't have much thought in fighting for their lives.
Two days later, new news came: the star thieves who besieged the main force were defeated!
(First update in October, double period, please give me a guaranteed monthly ticket.)