novelsite Chapter 1472 Profit Point
Chapter 1472 Profit Point
Chapter 1472 Profit Point
For Wu Zhen, the primary concern in recent years has been to guard against alien races, and all manpower and financial resources have been used in this regard.
It's just that he is well-informed and knows these things.
However, Qu Jianlei was somewhat surprised. He did not expect that the crazy price increase of the imperial magic weapon would actually affect Liang Meng.
This is not a national market, and there is no international market. Why hype this up?
He said calmly, "If you don't have a magic weapon, then information about it will be fine. You don't even have this, do you?"
"Well..." Wu Zhen raised his hand and pinched his brows, answering distressedly, "I have only heard about the whereabouts of the two magic weapons."
"To be honest, I really don't want to do this. Do you think you can use the magic weapon just because you got it?"
He felt that the other party was a little crazy. When facing alien races, the right thing to do is to work together and unite to face the outside world. Why should we aim too high?
"It's not your turn to teach us a lesson," Qu Jianlei waved his hand and said calmly, "It seems that this deal can't be done."
"We don't want the money... We'll stay for another day and leave after observing the results of the consumption."
After saying this, he walked to a chair beside and sat down, observing his nose, mouth, and heart, and actually began to regulate his breathing.
Wu Zhen stood there in a daze. Just as he was about to speak, an alarm suddenly sounded, followed by the intercom.
He didn't have time to think about it and immediately answered the call. Someone hurriedly reported, "Boss, the aliens have launched an attack."
Wu Zhen frowned and spoke calmly.
"Fight back moderately, and be careful to control the amount of ammunition you use... Oh, and cut the scene to my reception room."
The scene quickly cut in, and in the dim light, dense swarms of locusts could be seen launching an attack.
The overwhelming momentum gives people an extremely shocking feeling and can really scare people with trypophobia to death.
Various weapons or ballistics emit different lights, reflecting the hideous appearance of locusts at close range, comparable to a horror movie.
But Wu Zhen's attitude was very calm. He said calmly, "At night, they won't launch a large-scale attack."
There was no expression on anyone's face, but that might not be the case in their hearts.
We have fought against locusts more than once or twice, but most of them were long-distance space battles, the only exception being the one that broke through the siege just now.
When the forceful attack took place, everyone had no time to think about anything else and did not feel anything very deeply.
Now that they have seen with their own eyes the way the aliens are attacking, everyone feels a little strange: Is this not considered a large-scale attack?
However, Wu Zhen's face was indeed very calm, "It should be that your behavior of rushing in just now stimulated them."
"But it doesn't matter. Just hold on for a while and they will naturally go away."
After a moment of silence, Tianyin suddenly spoke up, "Those trees...are not participating in the battle?"
Wu Zhen casually replied, “Trees that are lying flat are giving birth to new species, so they can be considered to be on the verge of death.”
"There aren't many upright trees, and they don't dare... Wrong, they don't want to get close to the shelter, or they'll be destroyed!"
We have obviously already taken over the planet, and what remains is to gradually nibble away at it and slowly remove the nails. There is no need to die in vain.
Tianyin thought for a moment and asked again, "Why don't the trees in space launch black line attacks on you?"
The range of the black line attack is limited, but it can be maintained at three or four hundred thousand kilometers, which is enough to launch an attack from space.
Wu Zhen replied, "According to our analysis, the black line attack from the trees also consumes a lot of energy."
This is something that Qu Jianlei and his team did not observe because they had always been using the kite-flying tactic.
When attacking aliens from a long distance, it is quite difficult to observe the intervals between the many black line attacks.
But if you think about it from another perspective, Wu Zhen could say it so confidently only at the cost of countless lives.
One can imagine how brutal the previous battle was.
Qu Jianlei didn't feel sad for the Alliance members. He quietly asked Xiao Hu, "Does the interval between the attacks of the Black Line last a long time?"
"Not long," the big-headed butterfly turned half a circle and answered confidently.
Its observations in this regard will not be wrong. If it really discovers something, it will definitely alert the boss in time.
But it also didn't think that what Wu Zhen said was wrong, and found other reasons.
"Boss, high consumption does not mean that the interval is long. Just like when an awakened person casts a spell, he can also overdraw quickly."
Qu Jianlei answered silently, "That's true. I was a little wishful thinking."
This battle lasted from night to dawn. After dawn, there were even more locusts besieging the area.
Qu Jianlei and his team also found a new observation point, which was a combat situation observation room with a more comprehensive observation angle.
Through observation, they found that the shuttle-shaped locusts were very difficult to fight and that the damage caused by various artillery was limited.
However, the shelter also figured out a pattern. Just like Qu Jianlei and his team, they mainly used laser weapons to deal with the shuttles.
Fighting will accelerate a person's growth. When facing a strange alien race, after fighting for a long time, one will naturally develop a method.
Unfortunately, laser weapons also consume a lot of energy.
However, the locusts' attacks are quite methodical, and they rarely use shuttle form at night when visibility is low.
The shuttle is not only sturdy, but also has a high speed. If the speed is slow, it can be easily targeted and can be damaged by ordinary weapons.
By daybreak, there were more shuttle forms because they didn't have to worry about running into the muzzle of the gun.
Countless shuttles even passed through the fire network, arrived above the shelter, and launched an attack from above.
There is a solid dome above the shelter, which is said to be able to open and close, and there are also some anti-aircraft weapons.
But even so, the defense is still quite passive. The locusts can fly very high and even open their wings calmly to perform magic.
Qu Jianlei recalled the situation on Blue Planet, where individual weapons were used against small drones flying at high altitudes... It felt somewhat similar and was very difficult to fight.
A large number of locusts gathered above the shelter. The main reason was that the surrounding electromagnetic belts were not activated and the blocking ability was poor.
But there is no other way. The electromagnetic belt consumes too much energy. No matter how much reserves the shelter has, it is reluctant to use them casually.
Moreover, the related equipment of the electromagnetic belt also has the problem of wear and tear. This kind of powerful weapon should be reserved for use at the most critical moments.
This shows that the shelter did its best to accommodate them last night.
In this kind of combat situation, in addition to the defense of the combatants, damage control personnel are also frequently dispatched to repair the damage.
Qu Jianlei and his group could hear the conversation among the alliance members, and even at this point, they still did not think the situation was that critical.
No one can imagine how critical a real crisis will be.
Anyway, Wu Zhen would come to the war room from time to time, but he never asked for help.
It was he who brought new news: sixty people had already consumed locust meat.
Sixty people were divided into three control groups, including men, women, old and young, the only difference being the dosage.
The results of current observations are that there is no toxic reaction, and that energy can indeed be absorbed to a certain extent.
The most obvious reaction is that those who eat it have varying degrees of fullness.
Among them, a considerable number of elderly people and children suffered from nosebleeds and other symptoms due to the high calories in food.
The reaction was more pronounced in the control group that ate more.
As for when the second meal will be, the shelter plans to schedule it during the main meal.
One of the control groups took a break before continuing to eat.
In short, there are those detailed testing methods, and there is no need to elaborate on them.
But Qu Jianlei was not concerned about this, but rather... "Is locust meat unpalatable?"
Wu Zhen misjudged his words, "This is all voluntary, and you have to queue up. The taste... is indeed not very good."
"How bad is it?"
"It's old, woody, sour and fishy. I've tried many different cooking methods and am still testing it, but the results are not optimistic."
After answering, Wu Zhen blinked and responded, "Do you want to promote it on a large scale?"
"Of course," Qu Jianlei answered casually. He didn't think his opinion was that rare. Anyone with a little knowledge should understand it.
"It's so difficult to fight against alien races, mainly because it's pure expenditure with no benefit. It would be easy if there was benefit."
In fact, Wu Zhen was not surprised by this view. He nodded and said, "That's true."
"Although the meat is unpalatable, it can be used as a nutritional supplement, which can be considered as income. The key is how high the cost of detoxification is."
Qu Jianlei shook his head when he heard this. "How much can you earn from nutritional supplements? If they were delicious... Alas, unfortunately they are not."
Wu Zhen blinked his eyes. "Sell it at a high price...like hunting for a prize?"
"It's like hunting for bounties," Qu Jianlei nodded expressionlessly, "Without sufficient income, it can't support a large-scale war."
"Just like the trees are not attacking you now, such high energy consumption attacks are such a waste!"
"Tsk," Wu Zhen smacked his lips, sighed, and expressed regret.
"The shelter has also tried to use ancient thermal power generation equipment to obtain energy by burning the bodies of aliens."
"But there are too many difficulties and it is basically not feasible."
There is really no shortage of smart people in this world. Qu Jianlei tried to find profit points from the war, and others would think so too.
The fighting continued until noon and the intensity showed no sign of decreasing.
Qu Jianlei went back to the reception room and once again processed a batch of locust meat to make it non-toxic.
He actually had no intention of transforming, but Wu Zhen thought that since he had to do the experiment, he might as well finish it.
"Perhaps this is the last contribution we can make to mankind."
The words sounded a bit sensational, and Qu Jianlei was unmoved, but he still agreed to deal with ten more locust corpses.
As it was getting dark, the locusts' attack intensity gradually weakened.
It seems that just as Wu Zhen analyzed, this attack that lasted for nearly a day and a night was purely the revenge of the locusts.
Qu Jianlei and others packed up and planned to break out late at night.
In theory, one could teleport directly out of the shelter.
But they had already rejected the other party's request for help, and there was no need to provoke these poor people any further.
Those who knew they were leaving had despair in their eyes when they looked at them.
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