The three small ships responsible for the response attacked not long after, and they ran out of ammunition.
The first batch of three attack ships were mainly for various exploratory attacks, so they lasted longer.
The main task of this batch is to cause as much damage as possible, and the ammunition will naturally be consumed quickly.
But by this time, they were already planning to break away from the battle because... this sea of trees was too big.
Qu Jianlei and the others brought enough ammunition and more energy blocks. If they used all their strength, it would not be a big problem to destroy this sea of trees.
But it is difficult to say whether all locusts can be wiped out.
The key is that there is only one regiment-level ship, and if it continues to launch attacks, the fire control system and even the power system may not be able to survive.
And if all the ammunition is wasted here, do you still want to explore next?
So facing this large group of aliens, everyone actually wanted to leave.
This feeling is really bad. The Fourth Master even said, "Should we contact the military and inform them of the situation here?"
Even if they have to leave, the military can always come and annihilate this group of aliens, right?
Moreover, Xiaohu threw some repeaters out while he was on his way. It was only a day's journey, so it was easy to contact the military.
However, after receiving the call, the military confirmed the distance and answered helplessly.
"Sorry, if you can't solve it, we can't help. I suggest you take a detour..."
Similar alien populations are not uncommon in the surrounding areas, and the military cannot completely eradicate them.
The size of the garrison and fleet at the bridgehead is limited.
As a forward position, although they have sufficient ammunition, once part of the fleet leaves, the defense will become stretched.
Before this, the military had also swept away the surrounding foreign races, and only then had enough space to establish a bridgehead.
But the problem is that there are too many alien races, and they are not afraid of death, which consumes a lot of ammunition from the military.
The casualties of the military were not very large, but the equipment was severely worn, simply because the ammunition was piled too high.
The biggest task of the garrison at present is to guard the entrance of the passage to ensure that foreigners will not enter the empire through the passage.
The military has discussed this before. Is it appropriate to go out and hunt down foreigners?
The final result of the discussion was that it was very uneconomical, as it would waste too much ammunition and cause too much damage.
Although the empire is powerful and rich enough, every family must also consider living within their means.
Of course, the bottom line is to guard the entrance of the channel. If you retreat to the other end of the channel, it would be too passive.
Space is infinitely mysterious and ever-changing, and existing technology simply cannot fully predict all changes.
If something unexpected happens to these alien races in the passage, the empire will really cry to death.
Therefore, the only task of the bridgehead is to guard the gate firmly.
It is enough to ensure that no foreign race appears within a limited distance.
After hanging up the communication, the fourth master was a little depressed, "Oh, this tactic... is destroying his own prestige."
Claire agreed, "It would be good to just release a fleet at random and wipe out some at random, otherwise it would be too passive."
"Heh," Qu Jianlei laughed dryly, "As long as the entrance to the passage can be defended, the aliens cannot attack the empire, so naturally they will attack the alliance."
Everyone was silent. After a while, Hua Xiezi finally spoke, "There's nothing wrong with that!"
"The Alliance can lure aliens to the entrance of the passage, but the Empire is just following their example."
Qu Jianlei shook his head helplessly, this was beggar-thy-neighbour behavior.
From the perspective of Guojia's interests, many behaviors really have nothing to do with morality, and there is no question of who is dirtier than who.
He sighed, "Forget it, let's break away from the battle and walk in a circle."
Because of its speed advantage, the regiment-level ship can easily escape from the battle.
But even though the distance was millions of kilometers away, the large sea of trees was still chasing after him, which was really not an ordinary toughness.
It wasn't until they were two million kilometers away that Qu Jianlei and others were in the mood to check on the small ship's injuries.
A large hole was cut out of a small ship, but no abnormal energy remained.
After the inspection, everyone was speechless. Finally, Tianyin asked doubtfully, "Is it the power of space?"
"Not entirely," Yi He said simply, "the pure power of space cannot hide it from me."
Regardless of his previous knowledge of space fluctuations, it can only be said that he has been in the Maiden Star Territory for more than a thousand years, which is enough to grow into an expert.
Qu Jianlei nodded, "Only part of the energy fluctuations can be observed, maybe it's dark matter or something..."
"Anyway, the cutting power is amazing, but the range and durability are a little bit inferior."
This is good news, but looking at the small ship attacked by the migratory locusts is a bit shocking.
The small ship was full of pits, and it looked like they were more than just the result of an attack. There were obvious signs of corrosion on the edges.
In addition, there are some reminders of excessive radiation.
It is obvious that the energy contained in the Locust's magical attack is strangely corrosive.
This kind of energy can even corrode the energy of the protective shield, and I don't know what type it is.
The good thing is that this energy is similar to the black line and dissipates faster.
But also because of this, Xiaohu only found a little residual energy.
However, when it wanted to store this energy, it unexpectedly discovered that this thing could not be loaded with alloys or synthetic materials.
As for whether there are other suitable materials that can be loaded, it is not yet certain, but we do not have enough time to test.
The remaining energy is quickly dissipating.
When he was at a loss for ideas, Qu Jianlei had an idea, "How about trying some tree fragments?"
A poisonous thing must have its nemesis within seven steps - this statement is a bit metaphysical, but there are many similar coincidences.
The tree fragments captured by the small ship were not very big. One piece was the size of a car, and the other was only one-third the size.
There are many types of robotic arms on regiment-level ships. Xiaohu chose a high-speed drill to drill holes in the debris.
Drilling the hole is not as difficult as everyone thinks, but it still takes some time.
There is also a robotic arm cutting the pieces and trying to make a cover.
However, it was still slow. Half an hour later, when everything was ready, the remaining energy disappeared.
After hearing the news from Xiaohu, everyone looked at each other.
Yi He couldn't help but said, "I should have tried getting the obsidian seal just now."
Obsidian is a material used in the world of immortality, and Qu Jianlei also went to the Maiden Star Territory to obtain a certain amount of reserves.
However, when sealing with obsidian, it is not only a matter of material, but also related to the use of spiritual energy.
"It's best to use obsidian sparingly," Qu Jianlei expressed his opinion, "Let's try tree fragments first."
The energy has disappeared now? That doesn't matter, just turn around and go back to attack again.
The most important thing is to make the packaging box first.
The next moment, seven or eight robotic arms on the regiment-level ship started working at the same time, cutting the fragments into boxes one after another.
Five of the boxes were made as big as tires - Qu Jianlei wanted to try to see if he could put black wires in them.
An hour later, ten small boxes and five large boxes were ready, and the regiment-level ship turned around and flew back.
When the large sea of trees saw the regiment-level ship flying further and further away, they originally slowed down and had no intention of continuing to pursue it.
Unexpectedly, this starship actually flew back again...
Shuhai started to speed up and came straight towards him. This one was really no ordinary iron.
The small ship that had been cut by the black line had replenished its ammunition and energy blocks, and set off again with the other two intact small ships.
This battle took less than twenty minutes.
Shuhai was clearly going crazy. He charged in a swarm, and some of the many black lines he sent out accidentally injured friendly troops.
Look at this, there's no need to use that big box - the trees themselves can't resist the black lines.
But that's normal. Just like a starship, it cannot withstand attacks from enemy ships of the same level.
The task was a little lighter, but the alien race was so crazy that a small ship couldn't get out of the way and was crippled and then destroyed.
Even with Xiaohu's precise control ability, he lost even one small ship, which shows how crazy the alien race is.
Of course, this is also the result of the small ship getting too close to the opponent and trying to take samples.
However, even so, one can imagine how dangerous a manned small attack ship would be in the face of such an opponent.
Twenty minutes later, the sampling was completed, and the regiment-level ship turned around and left the battlefield again.
The sea of trees behind him tried desperately to catch up, even if the distance was extended to three million kilometers, it did not slow down.
At this time, the regiment-level ship has completed the energy sampling and encapsulation work.
Qu Jianlei's guess was indeed correct. Boxes made of trees could indeed store energy.
"We can give half of this thing to the military and let's study it together."
Seeing the sea of trees chasing after them, Claire couldn't help but suggest, "How about hitting them again?"
"Okay," Qu Jianlei nodded.
This was not because he was short-handed, because he also discovered that those migratory locusts that had lost their nests could only fly at high speed for a period of time.
Locusts fly slightly faster than trees, but are less durable.
During such a long chase, those migratory locusts had to take shelter in trees where other similar species were living.
Qu Jianlei believes that under such poor living conditions, migratory locusts may kill each other.
Wouldn’t that save everyone a lot of trouble?
So the regiment-level ship returned again and launched a new round of attacks on Shuhai.
This attack was not carried out with a mission. The small ships were not released at all, but the regiment-level ships were bombarding them indiscriminately from a distance.
The attack continued for nearly an hour, during which time small ships were dispatched to collect another batch of debris and locust corpses.
Then the regiment-level ship turned around and left again. After a million kilometers, it returned again with a wave of attacks.
After doing this for five times, about a quarter of the ammunition carried by the regiment-level ship was used up.
The size of the sea of trees was reduced by half, and it felt like the aliens on the opposite side were already hysterical, and the regiment-level ships really drifted away.