"Not an enemy?" The army commander came to Russell with a gun in hand and looked up with him to watch the carrier-based plane land.
The soldiers around him dispersed and remained in formation, but as for the commander himself, he actually had some thoughts about Russell's words that he wanted to believe.
The Gray Gu carrier-based aircraft was split from the nanorobot aggregate Gray Wind. It was also composed of countless tiny nanorobots. The entire surface of the aircraft was silver-gray. Both its shape and structure were completely different from those of the Empire's ships. It was smooth and natural. The technological beauty is not like any other alien ship he knows.
So what is this?
"This is a human vessel from the dark technological age."
Russell panicked without drafting at all. This excellent ability to make up lies attributable to my experience in elementary school when I asked my parents for money to buy homework books when I wanted to eat spicy strips.
The army commander was shocked.
He didn't know much about the dark technological age of mankind. He only vaguely knew it from some legends left by the state religion and the Mechanical Society: It was the peak period of ancient mankind, when technology was highly developed, and colonial planets spread all over the universe, so dark technology The era is also called the "golden age" by some. Then……
Then it was gone.
Falla is an edge galaxy among edge galaxies. The tax department does not come to collect taxes, the robot society does not come to mine, and even the state religion is too lazy to send many priests to preach. It is unnecessary to expect that there are any detailed documents here.
It is said that people have bad qualities and are always more willing to believe what they want to believe. Therefore, although there was no clear evidence to support Russell's lie, the army commander did not immediately refute it.
The soldiers scattered around were still holding their guns and aiming at the Gray Goo carrier-based aircraft parked in the center of the square. There was no commotion due to Russell's words.
Russell was just praising the discipline of this team in his heart, but suddenly he remembered that this group of soldiers whose average education level was only that of a driving school seemed to have no idea what the dark technological age was, and this was not taught in compulsory education.
Okay, catch me blind.
Taking a deep breath, Russell walked slowly to the carrier-based aircraft and touched the silver-gray body with his palms. After making a rough draft in his mind, he continued to lie:
"We have always thought that Falla was just a remote and desolate frontier galaxy. The Great Expedition led by the Emperor occupied it, so our ancestors came here on colonial ships to multiply and develop their homes for generations."
"But in fact, this idea is wrong. Falla is not a deserted land, and we are not the first colonists to come here."
This time, muffled exclamations and conversations began to appear in the crowd. The soldiers with poor education did not know about the dark technological age, but everyone knew about the legendary Great Crusade of the Emperor of Mankind.
The army commander looked serious. He had already guessed what Russell wanted to say: "The Dark Age of Technology...?"
"That's right."
Russell nodded slightly: "As early as in the past that is even more distant than the Great Expedition, humans in the dark technological age have come to Falla and established civilization here, but what happened after that is very clear to everyone."
"The evil hateful intelligence betrayed humanity, and the Iron Man rebellion swept the entire galaxy. The Falla galaxy was also destroyed at that time, turning it into the desolate state it was during the Great Crusade."
Russell gently stroked the silver-gray shell of the carrier-based aircraft, his eyes showing a deep sadness that seemed to span endless time. The Army Commander and the surrounding soldiers looked at this scene and seemed to be infected by his sad emotions, and they tightened the trigger. His index finger trembled slightly.
"For a long time, the Empire and the Mechanicum have been digging and exploring all over the galaxy, trying to find traces of the bygone era, trying to recover the glorious technology of the old humans, and I found it."
He raised his head and cast his gaze towards the blue sky. The giant battleship transformed by the gray wind was hovering outside the atmosphere.
There was silence in the square, with only the cold wind of early spring blowing across the moved cheeks of the soldiers. They seemed to be infected by the sorrow that spanned eternity, indignant at the betrayal of artificial intelligence, and sighing at the decline of human beings.
Russell knew that he had succeeded in deceiving him.
Next, he mainly told the following lies:
1. Gray Wind is an ancient legacy left by mankind in the dark technological age. This giant battleship has been parked in a hidden military base for thousands of years and is on standby;
2. He found the ancient artifact buried deep in the mines of the southern continent - the key that can remotely activate the remaining ancient human fleet. This giant ship was summoned by his activation key. He has Certain control of the ship;
3. The nobles who escaped from the battle have all been annihilated by the giant ships commanded by him;
The army commander could not digest such a huge amount of information for a while. He opened his mouth and finally gave up further questioning and just made a request:
"If I'm offended, can you show me what the key looks like?"
This request was somewhat unscrupulous, and Russell couldn't help but be startled. In other words, he had a gentle personality, and no governor of any sector in the empire would give up if his subordinates were so suspicious of him.
Maybe he wouldn't retaliate immediately because of his face, so the liquidation behind the scenes is unavoidable.
Russell marveled at the courage, or rather stupidity, of the army commander. Before he could think of how to cover up his lie next, suddenly, he felt something strange in the palm of his hand that was touching the shell of the carrier-based aircraft.
The body composed of countless nanorobots suddenly bulged out a small piece, pressing against his palm. Russell immediately realized that Gray Wind was cooperating with him.
A part of the nanorobot separated from the body and quickly reorganized into a new object in his palm.
"I forgive your offense, but there will be no next time."
Russell turned around and showed what was in his palm in front of the army commander.
It was a silver-gray regular tetrahedron the size of an egg, with 4 vertices and 6 edges. Each side was an equilateral triangle. It was covered with intricate tree-like patterns and dripping with starlight. Anyone could feel it at a glance. To its advanced manufacturing technology and profound technological level.
Russell held up the tetrahedron and raised his hand, and the Gray Gu carrier-based aircraft behind him buzzed.
At this point, there is nothing left to wonder about.
"I want to board that ship and gain further control." Russell said: "I ask you to immediately notify officials everywhere, lift the planetary state of emergency, and be careful not to spread the matter further to civilians."
After that, he looked at the somewhat confused but still resolute eyes of the army commander: "As for you... I will decide what to do with you when I come back."
After speaking, the door of the carrier-based aircraft opened, and Russell turned around and boarded it.
The next moment, a straight tail line cut through the sky and rose into the sky.
