Everything that happened next developed just as Weisang had expected, without any surprises.
He brought gifts and visited several of the more powerful superiors he could contact in the expeditionary force. As a result, those superiors turned a blind eye to the more obvious omissions between the "combat report" and the spacecraft records, and even took the initiative to cover them up.
No one cares about what's wrong with this. Everyone cares about only one thing, and that is what they can get from this incident.
So some rewards fell smoothly on Weisang's head. Although there is not much left after excluding the gifts given away and the promised share of rewards to sub-human warriors, it is still enough income for several years under normal circumstances.
By now, ten days have passed since that thrilling escape.
On this day, the sub-human warrior "Black Water" finished his duty and could finally return to his dormitory to take a rest.
Next to him, "Ye Maocao", who is also a sub-human warrior, is nervously cleaning up.
Black Water knew that Ye Maocao had received the call-up order and would set off in five hours to participate in a new interstellar patrol mission. However, the recent development of the war situation has not been smooth. It often happens that our own warships are attacked when they set out to perform patrols and clearance missions. However, because the enemy is so elusive, whether one's side survives an attack usually only depends on luck, that is, how many enemy warships are nearby at the same time.
If there were only one or two ships, it would still be possible to survive. If there are three or more ships, it's almost certain.
It can even be said that every time you go out to perform a mission, you are wandering around the gate of hell, and you will lose your life if you are not careful.
However, wild hair grass is Blackwater's only friend.
At this moment, looking at his friend's slightly nervous figure and feeling his slightly depressed mood, Heishui's heart was filled with complicated thoughts.
Time passed quietly, and even if I was reluctant to leave, it was finally time for Ye Maocao to set off.
At this moment, Ye Maocao's eye circles were slightly red, and there seemed to be tears brewing in them. He faced the black water and opened his arms.
The two hugged each other.
"Pray for me, my friend, that I may come back again."
Heishui also felt heavy in his heart.
If the wild hair grass dies, he will have no friends anymore.
At this moment, something seemed to rush out of his heart and he could no longer suppress it. He left all his previous fears and promises behind.
"Wild Hair Grass, you are my only friend in Black Water. I want to tell you something. These things may be able to save your life in the most dangerous time..."
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Ye Maocao finally set off, leaving the huge space carrier, and together with his comrades, under the leadership of the commander, stepped into the dangerous space.
At this moment, in the "Comet"-class battleship, Li Heng and the soldiers watched with excitement as the water tank that had been mostly empty for a long time was finally filled. The bathroom, which had been under strict power restrictions for more than a year, could finally be used around the clock. It's open.
"Stop saying anything, take a shower first, take a shower! Damn it, I'm going to be itching to death."
"Give it a good rub!"
"Captain! Can you please clean the water circulation system? I almost forgot what water without the smell of engine oil smells like."
"Haha, no problem!"
Even though every combat spacecraft is equipped with the most complete water circulation and purification system possible, whether it is urine or sewage, it can be recycled and reused, but the efficiency cannot always be 100%. The slow decline of water resources is inevitable. When water cannot be replenished for a long time, the water source will be in short supply, and the soldiers will have to find ways to save water.
Now, the water shortage dilemma has finally been solved. These more than 20 tons of water are enough for people to use for half a year.
After comfortably experiencing the feeling of sufficient water, the soldiers each recovered their original appearance, became energetic, and their morale greatly increased.
At this moment, Li Heng knew clearly that the changes within the enemy had reached a critical point from quantitative to qualitative changes. But the real breaking moment has not yet come, and the battle will continue.
In the days that followed, there was still uninterrupted lurking and uninterrupted transfer. Perhaps due to the sudden change in luck, in less than half a month, an enemy ship was destroyed by our own side, and the goal of "opening" was truly achieved.
About a month later, Li Heng seized an opportunity again.
Another enemy ship was captured.
"We are lucky. All teams should cheer up and kill this lone enemy ship!"
But this time, they failed to achieve their goal. Under the remote observation equipment, Li Heng could clearly see that after three tentative attacks from different directions - which showed that there were three of his own warships, the minimum requirements for active attack had been reached - the enemy ships almost Without any resistance, he opened the belly of the ship and threw out several large metal boxes.
Just like the enemy ship that we encountered when we paid for our lives.
Li Heng and Zhang Ruofei looked at each other, and both saw a hint of joy in each other's eyes.
Because they know that this means that "paying the money to buy your life can save you from destruction" has been passed on among the enemy's front-line soldiers with a high probability.
After confirming that there was still pure water in these metal boxes, the enemy ship was also allowed to leave.
Gu Zhen
"Captain, our water tank is full. There is no place to put the water."
"Then throw it away."
Li Heng gave the instructions without hesitation.
A soldier said angrily: "You only know how to send water, but don't know how to send something else? If you ask me, it is better to kill this enemy ship. We have to let them know that water alone is not enough."
Li Heng smiled and shook his head: "This water is no longer important to us. But... the enemy does not have water, which is very important to us."
Zhang Ruofei also smiled and said: "I would like to know how long the water source stored in the space carrier can sustain under such consumption."
"Okay, keep fighting!"
About 20 days later, Li Heng finally seized another opportunity.
Once again they encountered a lone battleship. However, after the tentative attack, there was only one attack from other directions.
This means that there are only two own warships in this position at this moment. The two warships did not reach the minimum threshold for active attack.
Although he felt regretful, Li Heng could only issue an order and give up this opportunity: "We are not strong enough to form a local advantage. Order, random maneuver, transfer and concealment!"
As soon as he finished speaking, before the soldiers in the control team even had time to start the operation, Li Heng suddenly saw an astonishing scene from the remote observation screen.
For some reason, the enemy ship actually opened the belly of the ship and released several large metal boxes!
"Here, are these aliens crazy or stupid... We don't have enough strength, aren't we the ones who should run away? Why should we pay for our lives at this time?"
One soldier couldn't help but muttered in a low voice.
Li Heng thought quickly for a moment and finally made a decision.
"This may be a conspiracy. But... we still have to confirm."
It was still the same process as before. The escape boat carried the robot and detection equipment and sailed to the big metal box. The combat spacecraft was ready for random maneuvers. If something went wrong, it could escape immediately.
But the test results showed that the contents of these large metal boxes were still pure water!
The enemy with an advantage in combat power faced an obviously weaker side, but he still paid for his life!
what does that mean?
Li Heng and Zhang Ruofei looked at each other, each feeling ecstatic.
"If you dare to send them away, I dare to accept them! Order, let them leave! No, we are the ones who need to hide as soon as possible!"
The enemy ship fled in a hurry, and Li Heng commanded his own spacecraft to leave in a hurry.
It lurked like this for a few more days, and at a certain moment, a harsh alarm suddenly sounded in the spacecraft. Li Heng was shocked, and the soldiers calmly aimed their external observation equipment at the coordinates displayed by the siren, and immediately began random maneuvers to avoid possible incoming attacks.
But... what the soldiers finally observed was just a large metal box.
It was the same large metal box that held pure water when the enemy ship paid for its life.
After testing, Li Heng discovered that the large box was still filled with pure water.
"Where...does this come from?"
The soldiers looked at each other.
"There's an enemy ship out there! Maneuvering at full speed!"
Suddenly, a soldier's roar made people's hearts rise again. But people soon discovered that the enemy ship was not moving towards us, but away!
It seems to be running away in a hurry! According to the reverse calculation of the route trajectory, the enemy ship seemed to be only a few thousand kilometers away from our own side...
It's only a few thousand kilometers away. If the enemy ship launches an attack, our side will almost certainly have no hope of survival. Especially, our own side did not discover the enemy ship at all!
After thinking hard for a moment, Li Heng finally understood the logic behind this encounter.
"This enemy ship has been hiding there, and we maneuvered here accidentally without discovering them. The enemy ship mistakenly thought that we had discovered them, and before we could launch a tentative attack, they simply handed over Did you run away with the money to buy your life?"
"this……"
"But we only have one battleship... but we didn't find them at all... aren't we the ones who should escape and be destroyed?"
At this moment, Li Heng finally confirmed something. That is, after the previous quantitative changes led to qualitative changes, the real moment of breakthrough is finally coming.
