Two days later...
“Capital Morning News: In response to the recent economic chaos, the Supreme President has ordered the complete abandonment of the current currency in favor of a barter system. Ground forces will be stationed in all cities above the district level to distribute relief food and suppress Dulu criminals who seriously endanger public safety. During this period, the unmanned air force will maintain continuous patrols to ensure stability.”
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“Capital Noon News: According to reports from the front, the 1st and 3rd Fleets, located within one unit distance of Planet Dulu, have been wiped out by an unknown civilization.”
Although society was already in chaos, the Dulu news department still truthfully informed the public about the civilization's situation.
By this time, a large number of Dulu had been infected with an unknown virus, which spread within a radius of one thousand kilometers in a very short time.
Although various cities had implemented mandatory quarantines following warnings from automatic alarm systems, they still could not stop the spread of the disease.
That same afternoon, the Zerg fleet arrived above Planet Dulu. Multiple astronomical observatories on the ground discovered the fleet's presence.
Although the small leviathans and transport ships were far smaller than the Dulu space capital ships, their hideous and terrifying appearance and absurdly large numbers still plunged the high ranking officials into severe unease.
Under these circumstances, the body controlled by Xia Jin was brought to a council chamber hundreds of meters underground.
Upon entering and taking her seat, she saw that the room was already full of Dulu.
To her, these three legged creatures always gave off an ugly impression.
They really didn't fit her sense of aesthetics.
“Everyone, it has been confirmed that we Dulu are facing the most serious crisis in our history. A true extraterrestrial civilization has bared its fangs at us. I hope you can provide a response plan to help our civilization survive this encounter.”
Xia Jin didn't recognize the fellow standing at the very front.
However, from his chest badge, she could infer that this guy was likely the president of this civilization.
Sure enough, someone spoke up in the next moment.
“Mr. President, we have too many crises right now. Public order in many regions is a mess. Although the relief efforts started today have achieved some results, there are still many people taking advantage of the chaos. Obviously, the news of the Zerg fleet's appearance can no longer be disclosed to the general public. You should be able to predict the consequences.”
A high ranking male Dulu spoke.
“It’s already too late,” the individual from the intelligence department beside him said, waving a forelimb. “Do you think civilians don't have high powered telescopes? The enemy fleet is only 2,000 kilometers from the planet's surface, orbiting the home planet. I estimate this information has already spread among the populace. Our previous news already revealed the existence of the Zerg, so unless someone is an idiot, they should know what we’re facing.”
A high ranking official from the finance department asked, “Will these aliens launch an attack? Or will they perform orbital bombardment on the surface like in science fiction movies?”
This question was clearly directed at the space force leadership.
The fellow in that seat thought for a while and said helplessly, “There’s no way to judge. Can you know what an alien is thinking? Different types of civilizations have different attitudes toward other species. In short, the upcoming situation certainly won't be as easy as a science fiction movie. But I still believe we have a fighting chance. As of now, only Planet Dulu is being monitored by the enemy. We can rely on factories on other planets to quickly build fleets while organizing the remaining space force to launch a counterattack. Additionally, the new weapons researched in recent years that haven't been deployed yet should be equipped as soon as possible.”
“Still have a fighting chance?”
The President repeated those words.
They couldn't even believe it themselves.
In fact, no matter how the other planets reacted, the number of space warships the Dulu civilization could muster right now was very small.
A ship hundreds of meters long required a massive amount of resources, and every part was sophisticated to the extreme. Of the thirty plus ships in the entire space force, which one hadn't cost a fortune in money and time?
In other words, even if they initiated total mobilization immediately, the earliest they could launch the next ship would be three months from now.
And in three months, anything could happen. At the very least, the situation on the home planet was critical.
“I believe we should quickly mobilize the global population and prepare for planet based resistance. With a global population of tens of billions and massive stockpiles of weapons distributed, if the enemy truly wants to invade, they will have to land troops. By utilizing the ubiquitous ground defense facilities on the home planet, we can surely deal a massive blow to the enemy.”
Another Dulu whom Xia Jin didn't recognize spoke up.
Watching this, Xia Jin felt a slight sense of relief.
The Dulu were completely unprepared.
In truth, if a planet with tens of billions of people really launched a ground war, there would be a fight.
This wasn't the Dawn Empire from years ago; this was an alien civilization that had developed for an unknown number of years.
One could imagine the kind of resistance the Zerg's advance would encounter.
Although the Zerg feared a war of attrition the least, if they were dragged into such a battle by the Dulu civilization and were unable to take the planet for a long time while consuming massive resources, variables would arise.
Of course, the Dulu high ranking officials were clearly rational. During the discussion, no thoughts of “abandoning resistance and surrendering immediately” appeared, which meant her proposal would likely be rejected.
“In that case, leave the weapon distribution to me. I have a good understanding of the inventory. I’ll use this time to mobilize the mobilized army at maximum speed and distribute weapons in each city.”
The Dulu controlled by the parasite spoke.
“Good, you handle that,” the President nodded. “The current situation is no different from wartime. According to the supreme decree, starting today, I will take over all departmental powers and organize the entire Dulu population to resist. Communications department, contact the other three planets immediately and tell them to prepare for war.”
The meeting ended.
All the Dulu stood up and filed out.
Xia Jin and the parasite exchanged a glance, then both revealed a sinister smile.
Things would be easy now. She would use her authority to concentrate the best equipment in one place, then drop a high yield fusion missile. With a bang, the Dulu's ability to resist would drop significantly.
She had already anticipated the difficulty of the subsequent invasion of this planet.
After all, in terms of weaponry, the Dulu's electromagnetic machine guns really did have a way to penetrate zergling armor, not to mention various electromagnetic cannons, neutron bombs, and the like.
Fortunately, to launch the attack, the Zerg rear had already mass produced the main combat bugs and sent more transport ships.
Since the numbers of the main force might be insufficient, the first wave would use enough locusts and broodlings to bolster the ranks.
They would use massive numbers of landing troops to create large, stable landing zones to gradually control the entire planet later on.
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