The huge convoy drove on the deserted and dilapidated urban roads, the tracks and tires grinding over the gravel and debris, making a monotonous and continuous roar.
Inside the armored personnel carrier, the light was dim and the air was mixed with the smell of steel, engine oil and the nervous sweat of the soldiers.
The students held their weapons tightly, and most of them closed their eyes to rest or check their equipment for the last time. The air was filled with the unique depression and silence before the war.
Lin Yi was sitting in a front position in the command vehicle, his body swaying slightly with the bumps of the vehicle.
His eyes were slightly closed, seemingly recuperating, but his mind was no longer on the upcoming battle to destroy the nest, which was a matter of life and death for others.
In Lin Yi's mind, there won't be many variables in this extermination operation of the three miniature Abyss Nest.
The students' strength has been strengthened through his personal training and cramming, coupled with supporting tactics and the support of conventional troops, to destroy them. Although there are setbacks, the success rate is extremely high.
Therefore, he focused more of his attention on the aftermath of the battle.
How to use the three "Source Energy Concentrators" that are about to be obtained.
"Three Source Energy Condensing Instruments" Lin Yi silently calculated in his heart.
This thing is undoubtedly a strategic treasure for Blue Star, who has very little energy at this stage, and can greatly accelerate the cultivation efficiency of Source Energy Warrior.
From his personal point of view, he naturally hopes to use all three instruments for East Peak Training Camp, expand the recruitment immediately, and cultivate as many qualified Yuan warriors as possible before the first wave of Abyssal Tide comes, forming a considerable defense force. This is the best solution to deal with the current crisis.
In the past, he might have remained silent, waiting for Supreme Command to hold a meeting to discuss, weigh the pros and cons, and make a decision before asking for his advice.
At that time, he was more accustomed to playing a pure "technology provider" and "high-end combat power" rather than a decision-making participant.
But now, after that epiphany, Lin Yi's mentality has quietly changed.
What's more, Lin Yi knows in his heart that after the last tacit exchange with Li Zhenguo and the recent blow in the stadium, his weight and voice in the minds of the top management must have changed.
"When this battle is over, it's time to take the initiative to make suggestions." Lin Yi decided in his mind.
After the war, he planned to directly propose to Supreme Command to use the newly obtained source energy concentrator to significantly expand East Peak Training Camp's enrollment and establish a more complete selection and training mechanism.
It is a crucial first step to help Blue Star establish a systematic and self-hematopoietic new Source Energy Practitioner culture mechanism as soon as possible.
This is not only to deal with the Abyssal Beast crisis, but also for the more distant future.
Thinking of this, Lin Yi's thoughts couldn't help but drift to the vast starry sky, to the small-scale border conflict between Human Race and the adjacent Kunmo Race that he had participated in as a witness, which had lasted for thousands of years and has not yet subsided.
This conflict occurred before Blue Star could enter the cosmic era, and it did not end completely even until he later encountered Ziles Family.
Among Human Race, the main force responsible for dealing with this conflict is the higher-level administrative and military unit to which Purple Gold Star Union belongs - Eternal Silence Ringverse.
Although in the huge territory of Human Race, this is still defined as a "small-scale conflict". In the early stage, only a dozen Star Union under Eternal Silence Ringverse who were closest to the conflict star field participated in the battle frontally.
However, Eternal Silence Ringverse's Star Realm Army has already released a large number of auxiliary tasks through the Galactic Mercenary Alliance.
From patrol escort, material escort, stronghold guarding to small-scale assault reconnaissance, there are many types of tasks and the demand is huge.
Back then, Relyat Mercenary Group accumulated the first pot of gold for its development step by step by taking on these large-volume and well-paid military tasks that were not top-notch but extremely stable in remuneration.
And he, Lin Yi, followed Mercenary Group and was active on that vast and dangerous border battlefield for more than two thousand years.
It wasn't until Commander Relina prepared to retreat and attack Star Domain level, and the entire Mercenary Group strategy shrank, that he left the familiar war-torn land.
But Lin Yi has always paid attention to that war.
Not only because he still has familiar friends Star Realm Army and Mercenary Group who are still fighting there, but also because Commander Relina has made it clear that after her realm is stable, she plans to lead Mercenary Group back to the border to take on deeper battlefield missions with higher rewards and greater challenges.
Therefore, through the information channels of the mercenary circle, Lin Yi vaguely knew that this "small-scale conflict" had not subsided in recent thousands of years, but had a tendency to gradually expand and heat up.
The number of Star Union subordinates of Eternal Silence Ringverse who have officially announced their participation in the war has slowly but continuously increased from the initial dozen to more than thirty.
Based on this trend, Lin Yi predicts that the war is likely to spread to Purple Gold Star Union where he is before long.
Once Purple Gold Star Union is officially included in the battle order, as its new administrative star, Blue Star will inevitably need to fulfill its obligations as a member star of Human Race, even if it is in the most remote rear area.
One of the most crucial ones is to dispatch Source Energy Practitioner who meet the requirements when necessary to form an out-of-staff unit to assist or even directly join the Star Realm Army combat sequence and rush to the border battlefield.
Thinking of this, Lin Yi's eyes became darker and darker.
And interstellar war has never been just a stage for the top powerhouses.
The universe is vast, and the distribution of source energy is extremely uneven. There are a large number of areas where source energy is thin or even almost barren.
In these areas, the cost-effectiveness for top powerhouses to fight is extremely low.
At the level of Star Domain level or even higher, they consume a huge amount of source energy at every turn, and they mainly rely on absorbing free source energy in the natural environment for recovery.
As for Source Energy Crystal, the highest level known in the universe, its energy purity and total amount are only enough for Star Domain level expert as a daily supplement, which cannot allow higher-level experts to carry out sustained or frequent high-intensity battles in such a low source energy environment.
Therefore, the strategic focus of high-level powerhouses is often more focused on competing for those "rich mineral areas" with abundant energy sources, key waterway nodes, or star fields with special strategic significance.
In these areas of high source energy, they can perform their best, and the aftermath of their battles can easily tear apart the stars.
In the vast battlefields of low-source energy areas, high-level experts usually only exist as strategic deterrents and to suppress the enemy's formation. Unless there is a decisive turning point in the battle situation or a vital target is involved, they will never take action easily.
Their existence is more like a kind of sea-fixing needle to prevent the opponent's strong ones from carrying out dimensionality reduction attacks regardless of the rules. The real main body of the battle is left to starships of all levels and a large number of middle and low-level practitioners.
These areas have become the main battlefields where Star Core level and Star Vortex level, like Lin Yi, were the main force.
Most of what Relyat Mercenary Group undertook that year were such tasks.
"If Blue Star is drafted in the future, the team sent out will most likely be put into such a low energy area battlefield." Lin Yi is as clear as a mirror.
With Blue Star's background as a newcomer to the interstellar world, it is impossible to cultivate beings who can participate in high-intensity duels between powerful people. Even providing qualified interstellar battleships will take a very long time.
The most realistic option is to send out marines or small commandos composed of Source Energy Warrior to cooperate with the main force Star Realm Army to perform tasks such as planet landing, space station competition, and reconnaissance and sabotage behind enemy lines.
These missions are also very dangerous, and the soldiers of Kunmo Race are equally fierce and cunning. The harsh environment of the low-source energy zone amplifies this danger.
"Time is not as abundant as it seems." Lin Yi said silently in his heart, and the sense of responsibility on his shoulders became a little heavier.
Abyssal Beast The crisis is just the first hurdle Blue Star faces. There is a wider sea of stars behind it, as well as the opportunities and dangers hidden in it.
Therefore, from now on, you must start planning for the future.
The expansion of enrollment Training Camp is not only for quantity, but also for quality.
Within the limited "Assessment Period", we must try our best to cultivate these seedlings not only into Source Energy Warrior, but also into Veteran Platform who have seen blood, fought hard battles, possess an iron will, know how to cooperate with a team, and survive and fight in harsh environments.
They may not only need to be familiar with Cold Weapon and junior Source Energy Technique, but also need to master the operation of various interstellar individual equipment and even small assault ships in the future.
And these will all be dropped in High-level Nest. After all, the contents of the "assessment" reward crystals are not random.
Only in this way, when the recruitment order from Purple Gold Star Union Executive Committee comes one day in the future, the ones sent by Blue Star will not be a group of inexperienced rookies, but a team of elite seeds who, although young, have experienced actual combat, know how to protect themselves, and can truly form combat effectiveness and survive the cruel interstellar battlefield to the maximum extent.