"A pity," Ou Zhanpeng sighed, "such a good place, how could it be occupied by monkeys?"
"Who says not!" Ling Xiao sighed mournfully, "The monkeys couldn't solve the problem themselves, and the people on the island were all dead. They simply gave up, directly designating all islands occupied by alien species as contaminated zones, forbidding anyone from approaching. Then they went about their business as if the alien invasion had nothing to do with them!"
His tone was filled with indignation, "They were all born of mothers and raised by fathers, why is the gap so big?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Google's mocking voice came from the rear cabin, "Hey, hey, hey, Ling Xiao, what are you talking about? Where is this place? This is the monkeys' territory. You compare monkeys to people, who are you belittling?"
"Exactly, you act like a human!"
Everyone condemned him in unison, and Ling Xiao quickly lowered his head, "I was wrong, I was wrong, I promise there won't be a next time. Happy now!"
The crowd burst into laughter, and the atmosphere in the cabin became much livelier.
Xu Qing asked curiously, "If the monkeys can't handle it, we should have a way, right?"
"Does this even need to be asked? Of course, there's no problem. I heard they've built a lot of research stations specifically for studying alien plants, so they must have found a solution long ago." Ling Xiao said with pride, as if all the achievements were his own research, "The problem is that these monkeys, they value face and don't ask for our help... As the saying goes, chasing after something is not a transaction. We can't just come over ourselves, exert ourselves to clear the island, and not even get a word of thanks?"
In the context of alien invasion, any country with some capability was trying to fight against alien species. Research institutions for sea monsters, alien microorganisms, and alien plants were abundant.
Although no effective means to deal with these alien species had been found yet, the invasion routes were well understood. As long as the right methods were used, it was not difficult to block alien species in the water.
Ou Zhanpeng couldn't help but lament, "Alas, ideology kills people. This is the time, and they are still so dogmatic!"
Being so rigid at the moment of survival, they deserved to be bullied.
As they spoke, a long coastline appeared at the end of their vision. Although the cabin had not received any communication inquiries, the ship's identification friend or foe device had already exchanged data silently with the shore-based radar, confirming the identity of the spacecraft.
If the response was incorrect, the spacecraft would immediately be locked onto by a swarm of anti-aircraft missiles, and nearby airports would sound alarms, with scrambled fighter jets taking off to intercept, never allowing unidentified aircraft to cross the boundary.
But if the response was correct, nothing would happen, everything would be calm and normal.
It was like the old saying goes, you can't see the darkness because someone is blocking it from your sight. It is precisely because someone faces the darkness that there is peace and tranquility in every home.
The closer they got to the coast, the more ships there were on the water. The shore was heavily guarded, with detectors, barbed wire, and the first line of defense composed of various types of firepower from the inside out, followed by detectors, barbed wire, and the second line of defense.
Next were mobile forces composed of tanks and armored vehicles, as well as fire support systems primarily made up of artillery.
In addition to these, there were many things that the eyes could not see, such as satellites overhead, early warning drones on the sea surface, armed helicopter fleets, rapid aerial strike forces, and, most importantly, the long-range fire projection system.
It was no exaggeration to say that as long as the production capacity in the rear was not a problem, the fire projection in the front would not be interrupted.
Ou Zhanpeng casually asked, "Do you know the situation here?"
"Of course, I know!" Ling Xiao said, "The sea monsters haven't attacked our defense line for a long time. The alien species seem to know that this side is a tough nut to crack. Now, the sea monsters are choosing underdeveloped regions to attack... Well, our canned food ships are also over there!"
"Huh?" Ou Zhanpeng was truly surprised this time.
Speaking of canned food ships, it all started with the first invasion of sea monsters.
After a night of fierce fighting, a large number of giant crabs and giant squids were left on the coast. Although citizens voluntarily helped to process them, the final results were not satisfactory, and only a very small portion was actually consumed.
Seafood, regardless of size, has a very annoying characteristic: it spoils very easily.
Wasting resources is shameful. To solve this problem, the military, with the speed of a infrastructure construction maniac, managed to build several large canning factories before the second wave of sea monster attacks.
It was hard to say how large the production capacity was, but it was enough to process the seafood.
However, after several failures, the alien forces, realizing that this side was difficult to attack, quickly changed their targets. The canning factories lost their raw material sources, and the huge investment was about to go down the drain.
The higher-ups quickly came up with a plan, even sending out ten-thousand-ton fishing vessels to catch sea monsters—the turn of events came so quickly. When the sea monsters were merely invading human living space, everyone hated them and avoided them.
But when economic benefits appeared on the sea monsters, the situation immediately changed, and humans began to try to catch sea monsters!
Although the sea monsters were all wide and heavy, they usually hid in the depths of the sea, making the fishing difficulty extremely high.
However, this matter was also easy to handle. The military directly sailed the fishing vessels to the areas where sea monsters often appeared. As soon as the sea monsters came ashore, they would immediately start fishing operations, which not only reduced the difficulty but also yielded high returns.
But a trip like this would involve sailing at least several thousand kilometers, and sometimes having to go halfway around the Earth, which was really not cost-effective.
After careful consideration, the authorities decided to dismantle the production lines and modify several canned food ships to carry production lines.
In the beginning, they cooperated with fishing vessels, acting together. Later, they were directly combined, creating several large comprehensive vessels for both fishing and production.
Wherever there were sea monsters, these ships would sail. The captured giant squids and giant crabs would immediately be sent to the production line and made into canned food.
Imagine, a net full of giant crabs emerges from the water and is directly thrown into the dark hold of the ship. The arrogant general crab immediately panics and taps everywhere, looking for an escape route.
But their fate was already sealed. The hold was subjected to high voltage or some other method, giving the giant crabs a quick end.
Then, while the giant crabs were still fresh, they were cut and dismembered, and every leg was carefully processed, with all the crab meat extracted.
Next came the marinating, curing, and canning.
The crab roe and tomalley were processed separately by another production line.
Even the crab shells were useful and could not be discarded randomly.
The processing of giant squids was similar.
Finally, high-end products were transported back to the country, and low-end products were consumed locally.
In this way, the several canned food ships traveled far and wide, not only exporting their products to various countries but also making outstanding contributions to the anti-sea monster operations in various regions, achieving multiple benefits with one action!