Everything was ready, and the interior of the Snail People's warship was already bustling with activity.
All personnel were mobilized. The space fleet was already in formation at the launch window, and the cannon fodder troops to be dropped to the ground had all been crammed into the drop pods.
All pre-battle preparations were complete, and the massive Star Destroyer began to build up its power.
The Star Destroyer's stealth effect has been broken. It only takes a short jump to get from here to the designated combat position. Even if the enemy can spot the warship, there will be no time to react.
For such a short jump, the charging speed is quite fast. In just a few seconds, the entire ship emitted a burst of light and suddenly disappeared from its original position.
The next time it appeared, the entire warship was already in orbit near Venus.
In order not to affect the Venus's ecosystem, the giant warships were kept some distance from the planet itself, but for a battlefield like space, this distance was not too far.
As soon as the warships appeared, several layers of launch hatches quickly opened on the side facing Venus, and a large number of warships and launch pods poured out like rain.
In an instant, from a distance, it looked as if a huge plume of smoke was spewing out from a giant ship, enveloping the entire Venus.
As the Snail People took action, Earth Star's space defense front was also mobilized.
In fact, Earth Star's defenses were somewhat flawed, or rather, they genuinely hadn't anticipated the Snail People ' offensive intentions.
They had already begun to defend Earth Star to the death, preparing for a fight to the death with these Snail People, but unexpectedly, these guys skipped Earth Star and headed straight for Venus.
Although the distance between Venus Earth Star is not too far, it is still too far for Earth Star's defenses to reach.
"Wait, what are these Snail People doing? Why are they skipping Earth Star and going to attack Venus first? What's the logic behind that?"
Although the entire defensive line had been quickly adjusted, a fleet temporarily deployed from Earth Star began to change direction and head towards Venus, while the cultivators began to rapidly transfer towards Venus through the teleportation portal.
Earth Star's current fleet technology is still somewhat lacking; at least, it will take a considerable amount of time to reach Venus from space.
While rapidly adjusting their deployment, the commanders on the Divine Land side still had many questions in their minds.
These guys are behaving so strangely, he doesn't understand.
Lin Chong, who was watching from the sidelines, was also a little confused. He had already prepared to charge in with his weapon, but in this situation where cultivators were rampant, he probably wouldn't have a chance to fight. But he still had to put on a show.
"Wait a minute, why would they go to Venus?"
As cannon fodder, Lin Chong knew very little about the Snail People's strategic operations.
Has this happened before?
The commander couldn't figure it out, so he wanted to see what Lin Chong thought.
"According to the Snail People's tactics, they usually take down key areas of the entire civilization first in each operation, such as military zones or administrative capitals. But I don't understand this operation either. Our Earth Star only has two planets, so Earth Star should be the primary target."
Lin Chong scratched his head; his scalp was so itchy, he felt like he needed to grow a brain.
"Do you know how these Snail People determine which areas are key areas of civilization?"
The key to solving this problem lies with Lin Chong.
"Generally speaking, it depends on whether there's a planetary shield, the density of buildings on the planet's surface, energy flow, firepower configuration, etc..."
These aspects can be used to judge the prosperity level of a planet.
"What about population? Shouldn't that also be an important indicator?"
The commander asked a question.
"The larger the population, the more the planet is geared towards civilian areas... After all, the population density is quite low where the wealthy and powerful live..."
Lin Chong smiled. He had also received knowledge from Earth Star, and in this respect, the Snail People's concepts were clearly completely different from those of the current Earth Star People.
On Earth Star, the more populous a place is, the more prosperous it is. This is still a mainstream idea, at least for now. Major cities, for example, still have huge populations and urban clusters.
So...
The commander carefully compared the current Earth Star and Venus, and indeed discovered a clue.
Earth Star was originally a habitable planet, and Li Xingkong did not do much to modify Earth Star. The only two large-scale formations were used to regulate the weather and continental plates, and these two formations were not visible to the outside world.
Venus, however, is different. The entire planet is shrouded in a large array to absorb excess solar energy. The scale and effects of this are clearly unmatched by Earth Star. Judging from its appearance alone, it's not impossible that these aliens use it as a planetary shield.
As for the architecture... there's no comparison. To accommodate the large number of residents and their daily lives, Earth Star continues to build taller and taller buildings. In addition, with the addition of various flying machines developed through cultivation, the entire urban area of Earth Star is more like a cyberpunk city.
The commander had been to the Venus Showdown several times, and he had even participated in large-scale battlefield training exercises at the legion level, so he was quite familiar with the surface of Venus.
He didn't know what magic Li Xingkong used, but many battlefields on Venus were recreations of classic game scenes. Whether it was the architectural style or the various outdoor locations, they were all meticulously designed by game industry professionals.
From the perspective of the entire planet, the surface of Venus looks as if it was designed, with every corner filled with the beauty of design.
Moreover, this thing will reshape the terrain and restore it to its original state after the battle.
As for military strength... the commander's lips twitched.
The violence on Earth Star has now largely shifted to Venus; there 'Heavenly Capital fighting there, without a single day of rest...
Population density... Venus doesn't even have a peaceful zone yet, so where would the permanent residents come from...?
In other words, in the eyes of these aliens, Venus, this wretched place, really does seem more like a capital planet than Earth Star.
That's utter nonsense.
After all that effort to defend, I still missed the key point, which is a bit embarrassing.
Because they were born and raised on Earth Star, they always consider Earth Star as their most important goal when making any decisions.
But setting aside this subjective emotional bias, it must be said that Venus is indeed at a much higher level than Earth Star.
After all, that was Li Xingkong's recent "masterpiece".
Look at the things he created before, whether it's formations or wonders, their effects are all incredibly powerful. Not to mention, this thing was created after Li Xingkong went into seclusion again.
I've figured it out, now I understand everything.
The commander, though he had figured it out, was still somewhat speechless. Venus was a death trap for those aliens.
Ground warfare...