Stellaris Crisis: Rise of the Swarm
Chapter 180

People from Beyond the Heavens

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In the empty hall, next to the spaceship, George was holding the pad given to him by the queen and looking at it carefully.

He read every word on the pad eagerly, and his already handsome appearance looked even more charming when he read carefully.

The queen looked at George quietly without disturbing her, just waiting for him to finish reading. After a long time, after George reviewed the knowledge he had seen in his mind, he solemnly handed the pad to her.

"How is it? Is there any way? If I use this thing, can it block those terrifying Swarm monsters?" The queen asked nervously without taking the pad.

Nodding, George said, "Based on the current situation, the Highlanders and their Swarm monsters that invaded the empire have nothing to do with this spaceship. But..."

The intelligence from the Altia Empire revived in George's memory. In Nixiang, a monster as big as a mountain could flatten a street with Psionics; in Meteor City, locusts as thick as dark clouds dropped on the ground like steel needles and thunder; flying giant insects that were more than ten meters long and rushed like a strong wind.

These things seem to be able to harm this spacecraft. It is just a cargo ship, equipped with fewer weapons and lighter firepower.

"May I know how this magical thing came to be owned by the Empire?" George changed the subject.

"Although, this is the secret of the empire. But in the end, it is just a secret, because it has no value anymore." The queen thought for a while and said.

"Hundreds of years ago, the Oakley Empire had just been defeated by the Highlanders, and was in a state of peace and paying tribute to the Highlanders. People from outside the world came to the empire on this spaceship. The people on it were very strange, with hair and tails."

"The king of the empire at that time thought they were gods and entertained them warmly. They also asked for slaves."

"The empire naturally tried its best to be satisfied, which also made the people outside the world very satisfied. They were worried that the empire would be destroyed and they couldn't find such a convenient helper. So they left a lot of weapons, wrapped in human bodies, explosive flashes and other strange weapons."

"Relying on these things, the empire slowly gained a foothold and gained a mysterious image in the outside world. Every few decades, people from outside the world would come, taking away thousands of slaves each time.

The more exotic and beautiful the slaves the empire provides them, the more useful the things they leave to the empire will be. This also indirectly promotes the development of the empire's commerce and slave trade, and there are many different races of people on our planet."

George was fascinated by the queen's story. He knew about people outside the sky, and he also knew that Tabi Star was just a speck of dust in the sea of stars in the universe. Because of this knowledge, he also had a yearning for the endless sea of stars.

"In fact, we also know that the things the aliens bring to us are the rags of their civilization, just like our trade fleet will use the rags to exchange for precious wealth from the uncivilized natives."

"But this kind of trade is beneficial to both parties. I thought it could last for a long time. But no one can predict the greed of people. In my grandfather's generation, the father of Darius III suddenly had a whim and fell in love with the spacecraft of the aliens."

"So he offered to buy it, and the hairy and tailed aliens laughed. They laughed at the king and insulted him, as we sometimes insult the savages of the jungle."

"But these Outlanders were careless. The king could not bear the humiliation, so he poisoned the wine, poisoned the leader of the Outlanders to death, and captured his men. Without their spaceships and weapons, the Outlanders were not much better than ordinary people."

"In the end, the king got the spaceship he wanted, and our family also got a lot of magical items. Out of fear of being a murderer, the king changed the parameters of the spacecraft and killed all the aliens. He was afraid of revenge and spent his life in fear."

"It has been decades since today. It stands to reason that people from outside the world should have come, but they have never appeared again."

The queen's face showed a complicated expression, and she also felt a lot about the truth of the matter.

A long silence remained between the Queen and George.

"Greed makes people stupid. These people from outside the world will definitely make a lot of profits from trade with us, so they hide their channels. This is normal, just like the Chamber of Commerce will hide its trade channels."

It was George's voice that broke through the complex thoughts.

"The betrayal of the previous king completely cut off this channel. Trade is good for the empire no matter what, and the garbage of people from outside the world also has a huge promotion effect on our civilization. It is really a pity."

Sighing, the queen waved her hand and said, "It is also the mistake of our elders. It is too late to regret it. You can take the thing and study it carefully. Whether we can survive the current crisis depends on it."

"Yes, it depends on it." George touched the hull of the boat with his hand and said something strange, "So the people from outside the world can rely on it to come to our world. Can we use it to go to the world of people from outside the world?"

This sentence stunned the queen, and her face became serious, "George, don't think nonsense. You know how a savage will be treated when he enters a civilized society, not to mention these savages are still murderers."

"No, no, no, Annie. This is our chance, a chance to get rid of the nightmare completely. As long as we leave here. Swarm The monster can no longer threaten me. Chloe No matter how much it hates me, it can't kill me."

An expression of excitement and enthusiasm appeared on George's face.

At the queen's gesture, Liszt led several people and stood behind the queen.

"George, I thought you were a smart man." The queen's eyes became cold, "My home is here, I am the ruler of the empire, the future empire Queen. Why should I give up here and go to an unknown world."

"Don't be willful, don't waste my love for you." The queen's voice began to become stronger.

George seemed unable to hear the queen's threat at all. He arranged his clothes, raised a hand, looked at the pocket watch in his hand, and said solemnly, "Anne, thank you for your help. Without you, I will definitely die. But, do you know why I like to kiss you?"

The queen frowned. She didn't understand what George meant. He was not a fool. Even if he was very strong, he still acted alone.

Just when she was about to order her men to take George down, a heartache came from her chest. The pain was so intense and sudden that she fell to the ground in pain and could not stand still.

"Ever since my brother came into contact with the pharmacist, I have also been fascinated by this murderous liquid. It can kill the target gently without soiling my own body."

"Every time I kiss you, I am detoxifying you, Your Highness the Queen." George's voice was like a devil's whisper.

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