After a while, the "Spiritus" shuttle that came to support emptied its ammunition, but obviously had no intention of landing. Probably because of its staggering weight, it was difficult to find a suitable landing site.
However, it circled twice in mid-air, and after firing several incendiary rockets towards areas where people might be hiding, it began to slowly fall to the ground, and then opened at a height of about ten meters.
Hover mode.
Immediately afterwards, people jumped out of the belly of the aircraft one after another. Although Fang Linyan escaped three or four kilometers away, he obviously still kept the mechanical Gyrfalcon here for monitoring.
So in the field of vision shared by the mechanical gyrfalcon, it was immediately discovered that the people who jumped out of the shuttle should be warriors in space, and among them was the former tyrannical hunter Merter.
There is another acquaintance Fang Linyan whom I also know, mainly because the emerald green bow and arrow she carries is too eye-catching. It is Daisy who once surrounded and killed Fang Linyan.
As for the colonizer: Although the astrologer Deng Fang and Lin Yan didn’t know him, this guy was quite eye-catching when he jumped out of the plane.
It's not like the rest of the people landing like a stone falling directly down, but as if there are layers of translucent stairs in front of them, using a very leisurely and slow way to go down.
Not only that, Deng seemed to feel something after Fang Linyan's eyes fell on him, smiled slightly, and then turned his head.
Of course, Deng's eyes at this time were the eyes of a mechanical gyrfalcon disguised as a spore moth.
The next second, the screen went black, and Fang Linyan's battle prompt also came with news:
"Contractor No. ZB419, your summoned creature mechanical gyrfalcon has been attacked!"
"The health of your summoned creature, the mechanical gyrfalcon, has returned to zero."
Feeling the strong malice emanating from this guy, Fang Linyan also narrowed his eyes, knowing that the enemy who could restrain him had arrived.
The federal army is clearly at an advantage here, not to mention the encirclement and suppression by the colonists. Even if they have the geographical advantage, it is obvious that the next few days will be very difficult.
Thinking of this, Fang Linyan became more and more grateful that he had successfully organized this assault while the opponent was not yet stable. It not only defeated the opponent's intention to establish a foothold, but also obtained a lot of supplies from the camp.
At least the federal army will have to spend the night on tenterhooks, which means that the camp will not be able to operate normally until tomorrow.
This obviously greatly delayed the opponent's progress. The dozen hours gained at this time might be the key to victory or defeat in the end.
***
dusk falls,
The faint mist began to spread in the ball fern swamp, and even formed a momentum like a flowing veil.
When passing through the fungus forest, this layer of mist was even dyed with a dull yellow or red color, and it actually had an indescribable eerie beauty.
At the same time, a creature called the black-striped frog that lives in the swamp began to cry loudly. This creature is probably similar to a giant salamander. Although it is named after a frog, its skin is similar to a toad.
Its way of hunting is to eject fangs from its mouth. Within a short distance, its fangs are astonishingly lethal, just like sharp arrows.
After a normal person is hit, there is no difference from being hit by an arrow, let alone the prey.
There are also a large number of insects similar to crickets, centipedes, etc., which can’t wait to rub the generators on their wings and join in the night chorus.
Fang Linyan and the other two stood on a big rock, looking at the wonderful swamp in front of them.
In their hearts, this alien swamp is full of death and poison, and it must be full of dangers after dark.
But if you look at this place with the leisurely attitude of a bystander or a zoologist, you will find that this place is full of vitality and is full of extremely active new life.
Next to the three of them was a giant fern that looked as big as a tree.
Its appearance is like an iron tree, with a short and thick cylindrical trunk reaching seven or eight meters in diameter. On the top, there are more than a dozen feathery leaves growing, and the shortest one can reach more than eight meters.
If you look at it from a distance, the shape of this thing is quite similar to a feather shuttlecock.
If you look closely, you will see that each leaf has a silver texture, which looks very beautiful, and its buds have a typical fist shape.
Of course, the most striking feature of this plant is that in the center of the top of the canopy, there are densely packed golden fruits as big as basketballs.
This fruit is round and looks great. Its shell is very tough. After ripening, the pulp inside will rapidly ferment and produce a large amount of gas until the entire fruit bursts open and explodes with a loud "bang".
A large number of golden seeds like watermelon seeds inside will also fly dozens of meters away during the explosion at this moment. If there is still wind at the time, it is not unusual to fly one or two kilometers away.
Such anomalies led botanists to name this giant fern the Ball Fern. On this planet, there are the most Ball Ferns here, so it was named the Ball Fern Swamp.
At this time, Fang Linyan and the other three were shielded below by the broad feathery leaves of the ball fern, so even if the enemy had any aerial detection methods, it would be difficult to succeed.
About ten meters to the right of Fang Linyan and the others, there is a depression fifty or sixty meters in diameter, but the bottom is very dry and made of stone.
On the stone wall next to the depression, there is a hole that is five meters high and about ten meters wide. This is the entrance to the secret base code-named C7 of the Chisuo Star Thieves.
Because there are giant ferns and large fungi everywhere, it is difficult to detect this place even by flying at an ultra-low altitude.
Not only that, there are also an unusually large number of large plants/fungi in the surroundings, so even if there are any traces left by the activities of Chisuo Star Thieves and others nearby, they will be covered tightly.
When they arrived here, Fang Linyan and the others were also equipped with Capsule Technology's standard portable terminal watches, and they could also read various information shared by Star Thieves in the first time.
The goat's nose suddenly twitched a few times and said:
"It smells so good! Have they started cooking dinner?"
Sure enough, not long after, Lieutenant Colonel Damoc came out and invited the three of them to come in and eat.
Although this underground base is located in a swamp, it is quite dry and spacious, especially its area, which is estimated to be at least tens of thousands of square meters.
There are more than fifty bedrooms alone, twelve large and small warehouses, and even flush toilets in the toilets, bathrooms and other assisted living facilities are all equipped.
Fang Linyan was a little surprised at the unusually huge amount of work in this underground base at first, but after taking a closer look, he found that its structure was somewhat familiar.
When Fang Linyan reached the traces on the cave wall next to him, he suddenly realized:
This place was obviously dug out by the giant blood worms. The overall layout is almost the same as that of the giant blood worm's nest, but it gives people a very different sense after being carefully transformed by the red shuttle star thieves.
Fang Linyan also walked into the room arranged for them, and found that except for the fact that there were no windows, it looked very similar to the hotel furnishings in the Tutuga Star Port. It was so complete that it was hard to believe his eyes.
Not only that, compared to the federal army, the treatment here of the Red Suo Star Pirates is also much better:
For example, if a rationing system is implemented, you can apply for free rations before going into battle, including weapons, ammunition, medical kits, etc.
After hearing this, Fang Linyan and the others decided to start squeezing things out from tomorrow. Although the things they distributed cannot be sold or taken out of this world, they can save money by replacing other consumables.
.......
Under the leadership of Lieutenant Colonel Damoc, they came to the dining room, which was almost 60 square meters in size. There were eight square tables in it. The air was filled with the aroma of food, and people at several tables had already taken the lead.
The rule of the Star Thieves is to assemble a table for four people and then start eating directly. Fang Linyan, the three of them plus Lieutenant Colonel Damok just filled the table.
A star thief wearing a dirty white chef's hat directly brought three basins to their table:
There are two pots, one big and one small.
Then indicate that the knives, forks and stainless steel plates should be picked up on the shelf next to them. After eating, the dirty dishes should be placed in the designated place.
The two large basins contain the staple food, which are pasta and toasted bread.
Inside the relatively small pot is a yellow lake that looks ordinary, but smells fragrant.
You can use it to mix pasta or spread it on bread.
Fang Linyan took a spoonful and tasted it, and found that you really can't judge a book by its appearance, oh no, you should judge it by its appearance. I don't know if it was because I was hungry, but I thought this thing tasted great.