Free Web NovelChapter 1360: Chapter 514: Bandit Suppression Operation (Part 2)
But if allowed to go unchecked, given the current trajectory of Golden Dog’s development, its expansion will be remarkably swift, possibly even surpassing another new power supported by Nanxiang Marquis under Seven Seas Under the Earl.
Once Golden Dog’s scale surpasses a certain extent, and after another generation of internal population expansion, with intermarriage and connections between different factions, coupled with brainwashing propaganda from the Special Service Bureau of Nanxiang’s Earldom, it will inevitably be slowly twisted into one unified force, truly becoming a colossal entity.
"Since the Shattered Star Ring Pirates regard Golden Dog as strong, and the Nanxiang’s Earldom holds high expectations for them, then we’ll strike at this bird that’s showing its head. Rather than waiting for the enemy to grow to an invincible level, it’s better to suffer some losses now and preemptively nullify the threat in its cradle."
Subsequently, Zheng Tian gave the command, and the Expeditionary Fleet gradually accelerated to 0.21 times the speed of light, heading straight ahead from an angle.
According to the intelligence provided by Wen Yuanbo, a private convoy transporting a large amount of battlefield-reclaimed resources is coming up from below the Nanxiang Star Cluster, heading for the entrance to the Fold Jump Subspace Channel near the Observatory.
Wen Yuanbo speculated that, given Golden Dog’s intelligence capabilities, they would undoubtedly know the whereabouts of this fleet, and with Beverly’s enormous appetite and greedy nature, they would certainly target this private convoy of two thousand Annulus Ships, preparing an ambush along the route.
Wu Moyou provided detailed star maps of various regions above and below the Shattered Star Ring, accumulated by the Storm Pirates over years.
With these star maps, the Expeditionary Fleet’s Staff Department has already pinpointed Golden Dog’s hideout preparing to ambush the convoy; it’s the classic mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.
Two years later, the Expeditionary Fleet crossed 0.42 light years, quietly approaching a Star Zone.
Before arrival, the fleet had already reduced its sailing speed to five thousand kilometers per second, cranked the stealth device to maximum power, and silently deployed a large number of low-cost small detectors disguised as space meteor groups flying forward.
These small detectors have no electronic function; in fact, they are purely just rocks.
However, the information flow scanners of the Armed Battleships in the rear can accurately identify the location changes of the detectors, and precisely analyze their flying trajectories to deduce the distribution of lurking gravity sources in the seemingly hollow Star Zone ahead.
Subsequently, one Eye Ship after another quietly floated out.
Each of these Eye Ships is equipped with information flow interference devices. frёewebηovel.cѳm
Just as Ren Zhong once led his army to counterattack the Storm Pirates, Zheng Tian likewise intends to utilize her technical advantage to the utmost, waging an asymmetrical, one-sided transparent war.
Wu Moyou, joined the Red Blade Star for a long time, similarly held a senior staff position stationed in the headquarters command hall.
He silently looked up at the rapidly changing data projected above, watched as Golden Dog’s warships were identified one by one, and saw one super long-range missile after another gradually locking onto these enemies.
Wu Moyou sighed deeply to himself.
If he hadn’t seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn’t have believed that a newly returned Tracer force, not yet verified by the Earl’s audit, could create such a technical advantage in such a short time.
Several days later, Zheng Tian issued the order, and four thousand super long-range missiles thundered and dashed forward.
More than ten days later, as super long-range missiles were about to enter the minimum detection radius of the enemy’s information flow radar scan, the Eye Ship started jamming as planned, severing their communications.
Then came the familiar full-force assault.
During the assault, the remote fleet continued to release various models with various functions of remote missiles.
A thousand fortified Armed Battleships thundered forth, like a sharp knife straight ahead, simultaneously operating multiple scan radars at full power to identify the battle results ahead.
When the Expeditionary Fleet approached the vicinity of Golden Dog’s Main Battle Fleet’s hideout, the opponent’s seemingly vast fleet had already suffered severe damage in the first wave of long-range strikes.
A battle assessment specialist from the General Staff commented: "The one-time energy cannon device added to our remote missiles is indeed effective. The opponent’s shield center was affected by degradation in the Intelligent Chips’ performance, unable to promptly adjust the energy for differentiated output, unable to withstand our automatically seeking and focused fire of the short-range energy cannon."
Also on the command channel, Zheng Tian chuckled and said: "Combining physical missiles with short-range energy cannons was an idea of the Earl, and the original design of the equipment and multiple improvements also came from the Earl’s handiwork. It greatly enhances the range of energy weapons and compensates for the target seeking difficulty of solid weapons facing more sensitive enemies."
Right when the Expeditionary Fleet’s flames of war were raging fiercely, Ren Zhong himself remained idly engaged in his private training in the lobby downstairs of the main administration building on Red Blade Star.
The clangs and bangs resounded repeatedly in the underground hall.
He yanked the handle of the massive gear structure, causing the heavy counterweights to clatter incessantly.
By now, Ren Zhong still didn’t know the standard of his own strength, but as the counterweights became heavier, the simulated energy limit numbers of the armor he could control provided by Sun Ai grew larger and never ceased to increase. He vaguely sensed that the difference between himself and ordinary warriors in the Mechanical Empire was widening.
In the foundational principles of the Mechanical Empire, individual combat power is not emphasized, but rather various gigantic constructs are the focus.
There has never been a warrior who could rely solely on individual strength to control tremendous power comparable to the total planetary energy.
Because there will always be a limit blocking the advancement of carbon-based life forms.
But Ren Zhong thought, if he continued to expand without limit like this.
Perhaps one day, he might single-handedly be comparable to a fourth-class Mother Empress Ship.
