Star Lord: Rob the alien race and you will get a hundred times the reward

Chapter 43: Brighter than New Year's FireworksChapter 43: Brighter than New Year’s Fireworks
Half a month later, a large number of fleets rushed to the void outside the galaxy, and the military dispatched two squadrons from the garrison fleet in the area to be responsible for piloting.

Liu Wen was also in the command ship, watching the fleet moving along the channel formed by the two beams of light. On both sides were military patrol fleets. These military warships were not much larger than civilian warships, but one could defeat seven or eight civilian warships. Now the fire control radar was continuously scanning their civilian fleets, but would open fire immediately if anything was wrong.

”The military’s guard is really strict.” Liu Wen sighed, and the comparison also made clear the gap between the military of the Shangxia Republic and the military of the Blue River Empire.

The Blue River Empire is also extremely domineering and has the final say, but its management is relatively loose. They turn a blind eye to many things and are somewhat worldly-wise.

The military of the Shangxia Republic is in absolute control. Everything is done according to the law. Once the rules are set, they must be followed, and they are extremely strict.

”Boss, don’t you think about the national conditions of the Shangxia Republic? It’s a country founded on laws and governed by law. The military rules are extremely strict. Although it lacks some flexibility, when it comes to fighting, its ferocity is so fierce that even the Void Zerg are afraid of it.” The blue fat man chuckled aside.

”That’s true. Just look at those new recruits we just recruited. Each of them stands like a pine tree or sits like a bell. Even the expressions on their faces seem to be cast in the same mold. Their military skills are also solid, but they lack a bit of spirituality.” Liu Wen sighed.

”Hey, boss, the information feedback from the radar just now shows that the number of warships gathered has exceeded 100,000. This is just the beginning. By the time all the teams arrive, the number will probably be over a million. Even if they are all civilian level 6 warships, it is indeed too much for a level 5 civilization.” The blue fat man looked at the radar information with an excited smile on his face.

”It’s about the same. The previous few times when the Tokya space was opened, there were about 50,000 to 60,000 teams, and the number of warships exceeded one million. Fleets of a size like ours are at the bottom of the list.” Liu Wen was also a little scared. It’s good to have more people. With more people, it will be easier for the Star Sea Fleet to fish in troubled waters. Others go there for fame and investment, but they go there for robbery. Their purposes are different, so there is naturally no contradiction.

”But boss, what’s the point of us snatching these alien scientific researchers and equipment back? It’s useless to take in vassal races, because they still have the main body of civilization.” The blue fat man actually did not understand the goals set by Liu Wen, but he was still determined to carry them out to the end.

Liu Wen smiled and said, ”You’ll know about this later. You just need to know that these alien races are full of treasures for us, whether it’s talents or supplies. We should load them onto the transport ship whenever we have the chance.”

This was the only explanation he could give. I couldn’t just tell him that I had a cheat code and that the alien races were just mobile resource packages, and that I could earn a hundred times the profit by taking them home, right?

If you are not secretive, you will lose your ministers.

For some things, the fewer people know, the better.

”Okay, I understand.” The blue fat man didn’t think much about it. He just did whatever Liu Wen said. The speed of development over the past year or so proved that his choice was right. Being too clever might lead to bad results with good intentions.

After entering the waiting area, the Star Fleet found a corner and squatted there, watching the large fleets parade through the city.

Luo Shaohua and his companions have been observing those large fleets in the recent period, especially those with tens of thousands of warships close to the organization of a legion. Fleets of this level are very close to applying for development orders, and are also the main force for attacking Tokya space.

A week later, all the teams participating in the opening of the subspace had arrived. More than one million warships were floating in the void, occupying dozens of light minutes of space. There was an entire military garrison corps guarding the periphery to prevent the Tok civilization from breaking out of the subspace.

It was also at this time that Liu Wen saw fortress-class battleships with a diameter of 50 kilometers and large-scale motherships for the first time. The fortress guns standing on the huge body could fit a frigate-class battleship, and ordinary planets could be penetrated with one shot.

”This is the 105th Corps of the Shuzhong Garrison Military District under the command of the Shangxia Republic. On behalf of the Shuzhong Garrison Military District, we welcome you all to participate in the Tokeya Space Cleanup Campaign. The relevant information about the Tokeya Space has been sent to you. The Shuzhong Garrison Military District wishes you all good luck in your military career! No matter how ruthlessly the eras change, the flame of humankind will last forever!”

”Tokeya Space is officially open. All teams please enter in order.”

In the void, a column of energy shot out from a fortress. The tremendous energy triggered the alarm of the warship. The energy column suddenly disappeared in a void, and turned into a circle of conspicuous distorted ripples. A space channel gradually opened and expanded to a diameter of one light minute before stopping.

The most powerful fleets immediately rushed into the space channel. Liu Wen could see the brilliant nebula behind the space channel through optical images.

Millions of warships poured into the space channel like a tide, and the fleet that had just entered was immediately met with a counterattack from the Tok civilization.

After discovering the space fluctuations at the location of the space channel, hundreds of patrol ships of the Tok civilization immediately jumped over, just in time to catch up with the first fleet entering the subspace, and the two sides immediately exchanged fire.

Before the Tok civilization patrol fleet could be annihilated, the enemy’s subsequent reinforcements began to leap in and join the battle.

Energy pillars shuttled through the void, photon cannons roared, and the mothership released a fleet of aircraft to fight each other.

The battle entered a white-hot stage from the very beginning.

The fleets of both sides increased rapidly, the scope of battle expanded rapidly, various interference force fields in the void caused space vibrations to overlap and squeeze and confront each other, and cross-fire formed a shining source of light that illuminated the void.

”The fighting is too fierce. Once our small bodies enter the main battlefield, we will be blown up in two minutes.” The blue fat man looked at the radar projection with sympathy. The scale of the battle was really too shocking. The warships of both sides just came into contact with each other and exploded like fireworks. The continuous explosions were even brighter than the fireworks during the New Year.

In less than ten minutes, all the human warships had entered the Tokya space. As the main battlefield was ahead, dozens of large fleets were confronting the Tok civilization fleet. They took advantage of the technological gap in their auxiliary equipment to fight the enemy fleet effectively, and their casualty rate was much lower than that of the Tok civilization.

The later small and medium-sized fleets could only leave from the side, and after leaving the space interference area, they immediately started the jump engine and entered the galaxy of the Tok civilization.

”We’re leaving too. Be careful. Keep the fleet’s strength down and try to reduce the attraction. Let those large and medium-sized fleets fight the Tok civilization.” Luo Shaohua urged them to leave quickly. The longer they stayed, the more information about the fleet would be leaked. At this time, the attention of the Tok civilization was all on the space channel battlefield. The small fleets that left would at most be dealt with by the garrison fleet in the star field where they were located. They would not be deliberately pursued, which was in line with the plan. Michel was still the commander of the first sequence. He was calm and collected. He also saw the opportunity and led the fleet to follow several medium-sized fleets, mixed in with many small fleets, and flew towards the periphery of the battlefield.

Inside the command ship, the blue fat man looked at the battlefield projection with lingering interest. Millions of aircraft were flying back and forth in the void. In such a large-scale fleet battle, the fleets of both sides could not perform any refined operations and could only use the most stupid line tactics to exchange firepower. It depended on which side could minimize the losses of their own warships while causing the greatest damage to the enemy.

”Boss, according to the data, the Tok civilization has entered level five for more than 10,000 years. Why is it still at level five now? It seems that there has been no progress at all!” The fat blue man asked with some confusion.

Liu Wen smiled at the battlefield projection, pointed at the military fleet projection next to him and said, ”The subspace is under the control of the military. They can let anyone grow as they wish. Do you think we are the only ones responsible for the cleanup every fifty years?”

”We are just here for the sake of it. Giving us the chance to gain experience, to make our talents stand out, and to gain investment is only part of the purpose of opening up the subspace. With our strength, we can weaken a large part of the defense of these alien civilizations. Then we will leave, and the military will come in to harvest resources and technology, etc.”

The blue fat man suddenly came to his senses: ”I understand. Opening up the alien subspace will provide a trial place for private fleets like us who are interested in applying for the Development Order. At the same time, we can screen out some capable teams based on the trial process and provide them for groups or individuals willing to invest to choose from. At the same time, it can also provide convenience for the military to enter. It’s a win-win situation for all three parties.”

”Yes, aren’t those big teams hoping to attract some corporate investment through this trial? If they succeed, then even if the fleet is completely annihilated, it will be worth it because the gains will far outweigh the cost.”

Liu Wen smiled and said, ”For those groups or individuals who want to invest, it is the most appropriate thing to verify the potential of the investment target through a trial. Anyway, they don’t need to pay for it, they just need to wait for the results, so why not do it?”

The blue fat man nodded in approval, and then asked, ”Boss, will anyone invest in us? Even if it’s just a few percentage points, once we successfully open up the territory, the gains will be hundreds or thousands of times more. With our development speed, the potential is very high.”

Liu Wen shook his head: ”No, no one will invest in us.”

”Why?” Fat Blue asked puzzledly. It only took them one year to develop Xinghai Group to its current size. It has huge development potential. As long as the investors are not blind, they will never give up this piece of meat.

”Because our origins are unknown, our power is unknown, and our future is naturally unknown, the returns from investing in territory development are indeed huge, but the investment and risks are also huge. No one would choose to invest in a fog. Except for individuals who would choose to take a gamble, no investment company would choose this behavior.”

”Okay.” The blue fat man sighed regretfully. If there was a large group willing to invest, the Star Sea Fleet would expand rapidly and the talent dilemma of the Star Sea Group would be alleviated.

While Liu Wen and his companion were discussing the investment, in another command ship, Michelle and Luo Shaohua were also discussing strategies for the next action.

”The most important thing right now is to get a copy of the internal data of the Tok civilization, and learn about the distribution of star regions, resources, and the distribution of our target scientific research bases.”

Luo Shaohua suggested: ”So I think we can continue to follow the activities of those medium-sized fleets, obtain basic information from the enemy ships they sink, and then plan the next action target.”

Michelle thought about it and raised an objection: ”I don’t agree with your idea. It is indeed easier to obtain information by following those medium-sized fleets, but the risk factor will also increase accordingly, which is not conducive to us fishing in troubled waters.”

Wu Shuhe said at this time: ”Can we hide first? The alien subspace is vast. We can first travel along the outer layer of the galaxy and send out reconnaissance ships to search for the administrative star field of the Tok civilization. We can obtain information by capturing their civilian spacecraft. After we have the information foundation, we can gradually follow the clues to find the target we need.”

Michelle and Luo Shaohua looked at each other and agreed with Wu Shuhe’s proposal. This was the most advantageous action plan for the current Star Sea Fleet. It could avoid large forces and the counterattack of the Tok civilization and complete the mission objectives at the lowest cost.

When passing by a desolate star system, the Star Fleet left the main force and sneaked into the dark void, always maintaining the minimum space fluctuation to jump along the way to reduce the possibility of being discovered.

After traveling for four or five days, they finally discovered the Tok civilization’s shipping lanes in a densely populated area of ​​​​star systems. After capturing several civilian ships of the Tok civilization, they easily obtained the Tok civilization’s current basic star map and the shipping lane map of the star field.

”According to the information extracted from the brains of the captives, the Tok civilization has nineteen large scientific research bases, but the specific address coordinates are top secret information and cannot be known by non-civilization high-level officials.” Shirley reported the collected information.

”In order to cope with human invasions every fifty years, the Tok civilization implemented many confidentiality plans in order to preserve the civilization heritage as intact as possible and gradually improve the level of science and technology.”

”According to the information, we need to capture the highest leadership of the star region in order to have a chance to obtain the information we want, which also means we may need to attack their administrative star system.”

Luo Shaohua shook his head. Although he was a little crazy, he was not irrational. Attacking the administrative star was tantamount to actively seeking war. Given the strength of the Star Fleet, it would be difficult to achieve the strategic goal even if it was multiplied by ten.

Michelle asked, ”We can forget about those with too high a confidentiality level. Some scientific research sites with low confidentiality levels or open to the public always have some clues. If we take down one or two first, we should be able to get the location of a higher-level scientific research site from these places.”

Shirley confirmed: ”There are indeed some public scientific research bases. Their confidentiality level is not high and their scientific research capabilities are not outstanding. They are supporting bases that each administrative star region has.”

”This is the distribution map. Most of them are within the administrative star system, which is also the place where their defense is the strongest. Only these three are outside, and their defense is not very good. But I’m not sure whether they have withdrawn to the protection of the administrative star now.”

”Let’s go to this coordinate point first. According to the information, it is a scientific research base of a civilian spacecraft manufacturing company. There should be no shortage of high-tech talents such as battleship designers. Maybe we can get some useful information.” Luo Shaohua said, pointing to the star system only more than 100 light-years away from the administrative star system.

Michelle immediately dispatched a reconnaissance ship to investigate the specific situation first, while the Star Fleet sneaked towards the target point, jumping only four or five light years at a time.

Ahem, it will be on the shelves tomorrow. Please bosses place a first order. Please bosses!
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