Chapter 183 Avatar! Pandora! Eva!

"Huhu...!"

Because David Martinez was wearing a sealing mask, his rapid breathing became particularly clear and loud.

Even through a thick layer of power armor, he could feel his own beating hearts hitting the hard breastplate.

As an outstanding graduate of LA Company and Arasaka Joint Academy, David Martinez successfully joined the "Iron Hand" Corps of LA Company through his excellent performance.

Today, he is already a member of the vanguard of the Astartes Legion, and his immediate superior is Jack Wells!
"Everything is normal, no suspicious creatures have been found so far."

David Martinez stepped forward cautiously while giving a live report through the communication device.

At this moment, the HUD function of the mask worn by David is displaying the information transmitted by the scanning radar.

As well as the environmental data detected by the dynamic sensors, the team members around David were also marked as safe green dots.

This shows that the environment David is in now is relatively safe and there are no suspicious dangerous factors for the time being.

[Continue to stay vigilant and report any situation at any time! ]

Jack Wells' voice was heard from David's communication device.

"Yes!"

David looked at his personal heart rate displayed in the upper right corner of his mask. Since this was his first time landing on an alien planet to carry out his combat plan, his heart rate was much higher than usual.

If they were to wipe out that fragile rebel group on Earth, David would be able to show no mercy and kill those heretics who were hostile to the company.

But this is an alien world after all. When David doesn't know the opponent he will face next, he will be more nervous and serious than usual.

Soon, when the advance team members of all parties had landed on Pandora, they reported one after another that there were no unusual conditions.

V, the Chapter Master of the Astartes Legion, then made a summary report to Morgan Blackhand, the commander of the giant ship in the sky:
"The Iron Hands advance team has successfully arrived at the destination. Everything is normal on the ground, no abnormalities!"

As soon as V finished his report, the real-time communication device transmitted V's words to an altitude of several thousand meters above Pandora.

[Received. Stay on standby for now. Report any unusual situations immediately! ]

Morgan's voice soon rang out.

After receiving the order, V immediately ordered most of the advance team members to rest and wait on the spot, and sent a small number of soldiers to conduct simple reconnaissance and surveillance of the surrounding environment.

in case!

At the same time, the Infinity array group stationed near Pandora's low-Earth orbit is like a semi-ring, tightly wrapping this blue planet.

It seems to be declaring that this planet has been locked by LA company.

At this moment, Leon, standing on the main command platform, was looking calmly and steadily at the real-time screen showing the entire visible image of the ground of Pandora.

Skyhawk shuttles, ornithopters, AT-99 Scorpion fighters, and Vargus attack helicopters are taking turns to photograph the scenes all over the planet.

Through the videos, images and other information sent by the ground troops, Le Ang can basically confirm that this planet Pandora is the alien world he is familiar with!
Just a dozen days ago, a starship array consisting of two hundred Infinity warships completed the space jump through the channel blasted by the Macedonian engine.

LA's fleet arrived safely near Pandora.

To ensure that there are no alien forces or fleets from other universes that have arrived around Pandora.

Le Ang cautiously sent out a flying advance team to conduct reconnaissance around various planets.

After confirming that there were only human giant fleets here, Leon boldly sent out 20 Infinity starships to form the first vanguard around Pandora.

Under his command, the entire array of giant warships slowly approached this strange and beautiful blue planet.

The reason why Leon was so careful, sending out aircraft for reconnaissance and conducting slow and methodical tests, was to find out whether this was the Pandora he expected.

What if the indigenous Na'vi people on the planet Pandora have been enslaved by other alien hybrids or exterminated by other aliens?

Then Le Ang must make a more complete plan for the operation. As the chief commander of this huge expedition team, he is responsible for the lives of these eight million starship warriors.

"Boss, it seems that this place is just as we expected. Pandora is still in an uncivilized state. There are no traces of other civilizations left here."

After integrating the various information and data collected by the ground forces, Morgan Blackhand compiled them into clear documents and reported them to Leon.

The LA company's colonial soldier corps on the ground has already taken photos of the planet's indigenous Na'vi people.

Judging from the appearance of these blue-skinned men, Leon was already sure that he had come to the right place.

"Well, I see."

Hearing this, Li Ang finally felt relieved.

For this expedition, he specially dispatched two hundred massive Infinity warships to participate in this colonization operation.

This seems to be a cautious gesture of "using a big cannon to shoot a mosquito". In addition to showing strength for political purposes, it also shows that Leon is wary of other cosmic civilizations.

It is always better to be safe than sorry.

After all, the system did not tell Leon whether the planet Pandora that appeared in the cyber world view was still the same as in the original Avatar movie.

"Give the order and continue the next step of the reconnaissance operation. All aircraft should expand the search range. If there is an emergency, report it first and request support. Don't hesitate to fight."

Leon gave orders and instructions to Morgan Blackhand.

The lion fights the rabbit with all his strength.

Even when dealing with the indigenous Na'vi people on the planet Pandora, if you can kill them in a group fight, don't bother with a one-on-one fight. The lives of alien species are not as precious as those of human warriors.

"Yes!"

Immediately, Morgan Blackhand once again gave the order to all company troops on the ground to continue advancing through the real-time communication channel in a low and calm voice.

After receiving the reminder from the main command center of the Infinity ship, V ordered the legionnaires to continue moving forward.

"Got it, let's go!"

The area where V and Jack are located is an environment similar to the original rainforest on Earth, but it is completely different from any other rainforest on Earth.

Because the trees, flowers and plants here seem to have received abundant oxygen, sufficient sunlight and water irrigation, each of them has a huge size.

Giant trees that are hundreds of meters tall can be seen everywhere. Most importantly, V feels that his body seems to have become "lighter", as if he is being carried by someone.

As expected, V used his peripheral vision to scan the data feedback table on the right side of the mask. The information displayed on it had a line of prompts:
Gravity: about 0.8G!

All of the above information indicates that V and his group of Astartes warriors have actually arrived on another planet.

For the legion soldiers who left their home planet Earth for the first time and set foot in the rain forest of an unknown planet, this would feel somewhat novel and uncomfortable.

The most common emotion lingering in the hearts of the soldiers of the legions was the nervousness as if facing a formidable enemy, and the concentrated vigilance and will to fight.

After all, this is the first time for everyone to fight against alien species, and no one knows how far this colonial war will go.

Although they are all professionally trained Astartes Legion soldiers who have participated in many counter-insurgency campaigns on Earth and have established countless merits.

But faced with such a situation, it is impossible to say that I am not worried at all.

Even most of the Astartes warriors have an AI tool in their brains that can control their thoughts.

However, V seemed to be very calm and stable. As the commander of the "Iron Hands" Legion, he had already calmly accepted any test of war.

Therefore, even on this new planet Pandora, V still remained calm and had a high fighting spirit.

Jack Wells, who was standing next to V, made a brief observation and then quickly stepped forward as planned. He then used professional equipment to obtain further information about the planet.

"0.9 atmospheric pressure, 0.8G gravity, carbon dioxide content greater than 18%, it seems we are in the right place!"

"V, this is Pandora."

Jack smiled carelessly and said that the scenery of this planet was not as terrible as he had imagined, at least it was not full of bloodthirsty monsters and weird man-eating plants.

One can even say that the landscape of this planet is quite unique and beautiful, and it really feels like a paradise.

"Don't take it lightly."

V didn't feel as relaxed as Jack. He knew that the more beautiful something was, the more vigilance one needed to have.

Nature is often filled with colorful and rare animals that are extremely deadly, and this beautiful alien planet may be the same!

Before you have thoroughly explored the environment here, you should maintain the most basic precautions and vigilance to be responsible for your own life.

"Li De, David, the two of you lead the team to explore the 9 o'clock direction, and Jack, you lead the team to the 3 o'clock direction and try to find an open area in this rainforest."

"But remember, don't be reckless, be careful!"

After sending his lieutenant and the leader of the advance team to investigate the situation, V ordered the rest of the team to stay where they were and start building a defensive position with a wired communication base station.

According to Leon's action plan, after the company's ground forces have all arrived on the planet, their next step is to expand the scope of their activities.

Then, within the safe range of the camp, communication connections were established to facilitate legion soldiers in various areas to maintain smooth contact with each other.

This is to prevent any human soldiers from encountering an accident, being ambushed or attacked by the Na'vi natives, and being unable to contact the company's reinforcements.

"understand!"

Li De and other members of the advance team responded in unison, and then followed V's instructions and led the Astartes warriors into the depths of the rainforest.

In the following time, V, who was in charge of the central army, began to command the actions of soldiers from other troops.

The members of the advance team equipped with large mechanical exoskeleton devices placed the huge equipment box on a relatively open and dry ground, opened the lock, and began to set up a wired base station.

Small groups of soldiers flowed like streams to various parts of the rainforest and began to conduct thorough reconnaissance and patrols.

Rumble...!
At this time, ten Infinity warships, which served as large-scale aerial military bases, were steadily staying in the sky directly above V.

Dozens of flapping-wing aircraft, Skyhawk shuttles and armed helicopters began to fly out of the cabin one after another, delivering basic supplies to the soldiers on the ground and conducting comprehensive surveys.

At this moment, David Martinez's heart rate has returned to normal range. Holding the company's standard rifle, the Armat M41A, he moves forward steadily.

Just when the reconnaissance team he and Li De were in was about two hundred meters away from V, they suddenly heard the cry of an unknown creature.

“Gu…! Gu!!”

In an instant, David's neurons suddenly became active. He immediately turned off the safety and raised his rifle to the direction where the sound came from.

Li De, a calm and composed person, is not like David, a reckless young man who gets extremely nervous at the slightest sign of trouble.

He raised his hand to stop the soldiers around him and whispered:
"Open fire after hearing my order, and don't expose our position too early."

While giving orders to the Astartes warriors beside him, Reed raised his rifle and looked into the depths of the rainforest.

"Yes!"

All the soldiers, including David, nodded in unison to show that they understood.

The clear chirping sounds became more and more obvious, accompanied by the sound of rustling sand passing by quickly. It was not until the soldiers passed through the dense jungle that they saw the source of the strange noise.

They were a group of blue-skinned monkeys about 1.5 meters long and looking very light. At first glance, they looked somewhat similar to those on Earth.

Seeing that the suspicious danger seemed to have been eliminated, David removed his index finger from the trigger of the rifle and breathed a sigh of relief.

Immediately, David's mask HUD automatically locked onto one of the alien monkeys and enlarged its feature image so that he could observe it more carefully.

These agile alien monkeys each have three pairs of limbs and flying squirrel-like leather wings on both sides of their bodies, which allow them to move freely in the jungle.

Just a moment later, this group of alien creatures flew over the heads of the Astartes warriors and disappeared into the dense forest of lush green and dark blue.

After confirming that the threat was temporarily lifted, Li De lowered his gun and half-crouched under the roots of a giant tree.

He began to observe the blue beetles in the soil beneath his feet and the colorful blue and pink plants around him.

"The colors of the plants and animals on this planet are very distinct and bright. They don't seem to worry about being preyed upon by their natural enemies at all."

Li De said thoughtfully.

Looking at these dreamlike alien natural scenes, Li De couldn't help but wonder whether this planet had some kind of guardian god, or whether it was the back garden of some advanced civilization.

Otherwise, why do these creatures live in such balance and harmony, and even when they see humans who have never appeared before, they don't show the slightest fear.

"Just keep going."

After fruitless thinking, Li De took David and others and continued to carry out the exploration mission.

In the next few minutes, this team of Astartes warriors encountered creatures that looked like wild horses, but were more than twice as large as Earth horses and had three pairs of legs.

After seeing the human soldiers, they still showed no tension, brutality or fear, but just passed by Li De calmly.

From the time they landed on the planet Pandora until now, Reed has realized that the size of animals and plants on this planet is 2-3 times higher than the average on Earth.

Fortunately, the creatures they encountered were relatively mild in temperament and did not show much aggression, which meant that Reed and his team did not need to open fire to ward off the enemy or call for emergency support.

Seeing this scene, Li De became more certain of his inner guess that the creatures here looked more and more like experimental subjects kept in a greenhouse.

They are not like animals on Earth, which would show some emotion when encountering creatures they have never seen before.

The creatures here are a little too calm!

Just as Reed was lost in thought, a rapidly flying flapping-wing plane passed over his head.

The flapping-wing aircraft also shared the real-time images they captured, which were displayed in the corners of the masks of each Astartes warrior.

Through the shared images provided by this flapping-wing aircraft, Reed and David saw that there would be an extremely open area 500 meters ahead of them.

"Our air force has discovered the resource target. Now let's speed up."

Following Li De's order, the team of Astartes warriors began to march rapidly. After passing through the dense woods, they soon arrived at the edge of the rainforest.

When a large open area with no obstructions appeared before their eyes, everything seemed particularly clear!
However, the place where Li De was located was on the edge of a towering cliff. But when they looked into the distance, they were surprised to find that the cliffs and peaks around them were floating like clouds!

That’s right, floating!

The mountains suspended in the air look like huge ancient stone pillars pulled by some mysterious floating force, forming a magnificent natural wonder.

"This is the suspended stone that our company needs to mine!"

David looked up at the mountains rising into the air with a dull gaze. Until this moment, he couldn't help but secretly sigh in his heart at the wonders of the natural universe.

This journey was not in vain!
[Multiple wired communication base stations have been established and are now connected normally! ]

[The Skyhawk shuttle has detected a large number of floating stone resource areas, and the ground troops are heading to the destination. ]

[Please pay attention to safety, soldiers from all groups. If an exchange of fire occurs, please request support immediately! ]

【…】

At this moment, V's calm and steady command voice once again resounded through the team channels of the Astartes Legion soldiers.

Following V's instructions, a large number of company troops are heading towards the front area, while technical and scientific research personnel are about to land in the suspended stone resource area under the escort of aircraft!

Seeing these amazing mineral resources, LA company’s colonization journey is halfway completed!

……

……

In the low-Earth orbit of Pandora, the main command center of the Infinity ship.

"According to the video and image information sent back by the ground forces, the situation on Pandora is exactly the same as we expected."

"The planet has a magnetic field of sufficient strength to protect the atmosphere, the radiation intensity is normal, and the atmospheric pressure of 0.9 is sufficient for our soldiers to carry out their mission operations normally."

"So far, the company's technical team and engineering team have arrived at the suspended stone area and are conducting exploration and testing under the protection of soldiers."

"..."

In the starship command center with numerous screens and control panels, the news reports from the ground are naturally too numerous to keep up.

The LA employees sitting at their respective posts also paid close attention to the situation of various information and provided real-time feedback to the ground troops in a timely manner.

In front of the core console of the command center, Leon was facing a holographic screen, looking at the first-hand information displayed by 3D imaging.

Through various information and data sent by the staff at the front, Leon can be completely sure that this is the alien world he is familiar with, Pandora!
As the first human force to set foot on this alien planet, Leon's goal was naturally to plunder the floating stone resources on Pandora.

And occupy this planet and make it a resource production area for giant enterprises!

What's more, minerals like this with special properties are the basic resources for maintaining the ideal city.

In Leon's plan, he has included Pandora as one of the material supply planets for the Universal City.

This is his back garden!

However, this planet of magnificent wonders and majestic scenery, Pandora, also has some humanoid creatures - the Na'vi natives - that can cause trouble to human soldiers.

As well as some plants that seem inconspicuous but are actually murderous, and animals whose minds can be controlled at any time!

Yes, there is a supernatural mysterious power on this planet, and the holder of this power is Eva!

Eywa is the respectful name given by the Na'vi indigenous people to their gods, and Eywa can also be called the real creator of this planet.

Of course, Leon speculated that the existence of Eva was most likely as old as this planet.

As the collective will of Pandora's creatures, Eva's birth is likely to be associated with this planet.

Since the birth of Pandora, the earliest prototype of Eva has appeared.

When creatures on this planet began to appear and multiply, the biological neural connection units from which they evolved became Eva's nutrition tubes.

Through these biological neural units, Eva has established close contact with all living things on the planet, and even shares information from billions of years of planetary consciousness from time to time.

Allow these creatures to gain a sensory enjoyment similar to spiritual yoga.

This peculiar way of neural connection is reflected to the extreme in the indigenous Na'vi people!
Because the axon nervous system at the ends of their braids is already able to conduct conscious interactions with almost all living things on this planet.

Under the Na'vi's "spiritual tree", they can even use the nervous system of their braids to achieve collective connection with each other and conduct large-scale divine ceremonies with the god Eva!

In this way, Eva can control all the creatures on this planet for a long time.

In addition, the Na'vi people have a religious ritual that is terrifying when you think about it carefully. They will place their dying members under a "spirit tree".

Let the "Spirit Tree", a terminal device with data transmission function, upload the consciousness of the dying person to Eva, the final server, and become a part of it.

This is the real reason why Eva will live forever on Pandora. It is the conscious life form of this planet!

"Eva..."

Li Ang, standing in front of the center console screen, seemed to be lost in thought.

Judging from the information and intelligence he has obtained, this planetary consciousness life form called "Eva" is actually very similar to his matrix server.

Especially how it works!
The current matrix is ​​mainly used to control digital life forms, allowing them to reproduce and generate electricity in servers, and to create artificial intelligence AI tools that can meet the company's needs.

Eva has more tricks to play.

It has existed on Pandora for billions of years, and this planet is like its own home.

On this planet with a pleasant climate suitable for the reproduction of life, Eva cultivated creatures that could provide her with nutrients for consciousness.

The animals, plants, and indigenous people here are essentially the "conscious food" that Eva carefully cultivates.

Even the details presented in the original film show that "Eva" can actually influence the consciousness of the human male protagonist, making him voluntarily give up his human identity and join the Na'vi camp.

This shows that Eva actually has the terrifying ability to assimilate the consciousness of alien life and transform it into what she wants!

Assimilate consciousness and make use of it for your own benefit.

This ability is not much worse than the Matrix.

Perhaps Pandora had been visited by other colonists before, but they were all transformed by "Eva" and became part of herself.

Relying on the huge consciousness information and data of countless living beings, Eva has now become a true god of this planet!

Coincidentally, its working procedures are almost the same as Leon's matrix server.

But one difference is that Leon's matrix is ​​a conceptual-level server that can be connected to Eva's huge consciousness, making it a part of the matrix!

Therefore, from the very beginning, Leon never thought of using war to forcibly enslave the indigenous people here.

After all, even if it was the company's troops who defeated these non-indigenous people, the master here would still be Eva, not humans.

I am afraid that by that time, when Leon’s Infinity Fleet has just withdrawn halfway, the evil-minded Eva will immediately launch a revenge operation!
Therefore, to catch a thief, we must first catch the leader. First, we should deal with the Na'vi god Eva, and then use Eva to control the natives, animals, plants and other creatures here. Wouldn't it be more convenient and easier!

This is called efficient colonization!
Thinking of this, Li Ang opened his own matrix server and checked the matrix's property panel.

[Genesis Server: Matrix
Quality: Legend

The current level is Lv3, and the life forms that can be connected include silicon-based organisms, mechanical life, and conscious life.

Top Administrator (Architect): Li Ang
Security operation and maintenance procedures (operation and maintenance member): Song Zhaomei]

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(End of this chapter)