Chapter 0395 - A Boat
Chapter 0395
Qi Feng, Shepard and others took an unmanned taxi to the port of the Wei District. In fact, the port area of the Divine Citadel does not distinguish between military ports and civilian ports, Shepard's Normandy is also parked here, and the first battleship in the universe, the Extraordinary Destiny, usually resides here, but now, Qi Feng looked around and didn't see the huge hull that looked a bit like a ray.
Shepard got out of the car, looked at the crowded port, and suddenly said, "Huh......? Kind of weird?"
Qi Feng listened and looked around twice, but didn't find any problems. Anderson nodded on the side and said, "Well, there are a lot more staff...... What are they doing?"
Following Anderson's direction, Qi Feng noticed that many people in uniform were divided into several groups and were busy. After a while, an airlock was seen lifted upwards from the main body of the cantilever of the guard area for the ship to dock...... And then another...... Seven or eight airlocks were retracted and lifted and moved to the other end of the port area. The whole process took more than ten minutes.
At this time, Guan Le also arrived, and after nodding to Anderson and Shepard with a smile, he walked to Qi Feng's side on the other side: "Ah, it looks like the ship has arrived." ”
Before Qi Feng could say anything, he heard a familiar voice coming from behind.
"Guan Le! What the hell is this you guys are driving here?!"
As soon as Qi Feng turned around, he saw Assari Councilor Tie Qing's face...... Although it is said that the Asari people are born with blue skin, but now this one is obviously blue.
Qi Feng hurriedly said hello, then turned his head and quietly turned his elbow to Guan Le, and said in a low voice, "What the hell did you guys do?"
Guan Le only frowned, and quickly whispered back in a helpless tone: "Actually, I don't know, it may be that this battleship is not up to standard, and the people in the rear military industry have done it, secrets, and the specific situation has not been notified to ......me at all."
Then, Guan Le raised his head, expressed his respect and greetings to the councillors in a very polite diplomatic gesture, and played Tai Chi with Congressman Asari in a circle of words.
At this time, Qi Feng suddenly felt that the sky was dark, and the stellar light that was still spilling down obliquely just now was completely obscured...... The lighting system in the port area is self-activated, compensating for the lack of natural light......
As soon as Qi Feng turned around, he saw ...... A "ship"!
It's really a boat!
It's not like a ray like the Manifest Destiny, it's not like a coffin like Starlink, it's not an airplane like Turui, it's not like a ball, it's not a pizza cutter...... This is really a ship!
A ...... If this background was not the sea of stars, and it was not the Divine Castle Airport on the edge of a star, Qi Feng would definitely directly regard it as a battleship during World War II!
Well...... Or, a little different, how to describe it...... Qi Feng felt that the Montana-class battleship, along the waterline, cut off the following parts, and then cut off the Iowa-class battleship as well, put the upper part of the two giant ships together, remove the mast and chimney, sharpen the bow again, and finally, magnify the scale ten times...... It's almost the image of the ship in front of you!
The most striking thing is that in the upper half, there are four rotatable triple turrets! The barrels of the twelve caliber guns that can be easily stuffed into a shuttle are raised high, indicating that they are harmless. At the bottom, the same triple turret, two in the front and one in the rear, a total of nine. On the broadside of the upper and lower decks, there are about twenty twin sub-turrets with forty or fifty guns, and the other side is estimated to be a symmetrical design. As for the more subordinate close-in defense guns...... Qi Feng didn't count it carefully, anyway, now that these cannon muzzles were raised in unison, the whole ship now looked like a thorn......
When the port fixtures were attached to the hull of the ship, the airlock was connected, and the battleship was moored, Qi Feng only felt that his feet shook slightly.
Councillor Asari looked up and stared at her for a long time before she came back to her senses, took a few deep breaths, calmed down, and said to Guan Le: "I need an explanation now...... Please start ......"
Guan Le is actually not much better than the councillor at this time...... However, when he turned around, he had already processed his facial expression, his face was calm, and he said a little innocently: "This...... I beg sorry for not being sure. If the parliamentarians have any concerns, please let them know. ”
The councilor raised his hand and pointed at Qi Feng's new boat, his fingers pointing in the air like cramps: "This ...... This is your Pan-Asian ship?!"
Guan Le smiled and asked, "Yes...... Boat, what's the problem?"
The councillor was furious: "You are contempt for the councillors of the Divine Castle! This is a wanton violation of the Treaty of Farrickson!"
Qi Feng scratched his head on the side and leaned into Shepard's ear: "That...... What is the Forest Treaty, what is it?"
Shepard whispered: "A treaty that restricts the development of the armed forces of various civilizations and races, to prevent an arms race, especially for dreadnoughts, the proportion of dreadnoughts of each civilization and race is clearly stipulated, Turui Five, Asari and Serrarui Three, the human race was originally one, and now that there are seats in the council, it should also be three...... In addition, there are restrictions on the specifications of the dreadnought...... You ......" Speaking of this, Shepard couldn't help but look back at Qi Feng's new ship again, and shook his head: "Don't say anything else, this volume is too excessive! Not to mention the fearlessness of our Star Alliance......! It's almost two laps bigger than the Overlord, right?"
Qi Feng had never seen the dreadnoughts of the Star Alliance, but the largest ship he had ever been on before was the heavy cruiser HMS Omega, in terms of size...... Ahem, it's about the size of two or three turrets stacked on the Zhiyuan ship!
Qi Feng said clearly: "Oh...... Washington Naval Treaty, interstellar edition. Cut...... This kind of thing, when signed, is destined to be broken...... I don't believe that Starlink really guarded only one-fifth of Turui's share in the first place. ”
Shepard shrugged his shoulders: "How can it? Starlink strictly abides by the agreement!"
Qi Feng was surprised: "Really?"
Shepard nodded: "Then there is still a fake? So the number of aircraft carriers of the Star Alliance has been expanded by five times at once! The tonnage of each has also doubled......"
Qi Feng: "......"
Guan Le over there was unhurriedly saying, "Uh...... Now, according to the new rules of the Citadel Council, as long as the Citadel Council is a member race, it can build dreadnought-class warships without restrictions, and the restrictions on tonnage and firepower have been completely relaxed, right? Since humans are a parliamentary race, of course we are not restricted......"
Senator Asari was stunned. Of course she knew this, a few months ago, the two Proxian people that Qi Feng rescued made the Divine Citadel Council finally confirm the threat of the Reaper, at this time, wouldn't it be stupid if she still kept the treaty that restricted the development of force? Now the various races in the council have gone back to concentrate their resources and build with all their might, such as the Asari themselves, they already have a plan to reproduce at least five copies of the "Extraordinary Destiny".
However, Congressman Asari immediately reacted: "The treaty was only abrogated a few months ago! Don't tell me that your ship, from design to construction, was completed in two or three months!"
"Uh...... Well...... "Guan Le is also a little stuck, this is really not easy to explain, the most important thing is that he and the back are not angry at all, he is talking nonsense here, and he will have to take on diplomatic responsibilities when the time comes."
"I can answer this question!" At this moment, on the side of the airlock, two people in pan-Asian military uniforms walked over, younger than Guan Le, with the temperament of a professional soldier, but different from Anderson.
The two men approached, saluted the councillor, and then introduced themselves:
"Contemptible, Pan Asian General Armament Logistics Department, Major General, Wu Di. ”
"Lieutenant General, Wu Wei. ”
Councillor Asari replied with her own manners, and then said as calmly as she could, "Then, please give me, and the entire council, a reasonable explanation." ”
Major General Wu Di nodded and said, "Yes." This ship ......" Wu Wei quietly kicked him in the back, and I am afraid that only Qi Feng found out.
"Oh...... The ...... of this ship Originally, it was part of a comprehensive defensive base fort set up on the colonial planet of the Ryukyus!"
"Ah...... Yes...... Ah??!! "Congressman Asari almost didn't reach out and pluck her ear, did she really hear me right?"
Guan Le comprehended and immediately answered: "Of course, of course! As we all know, we have been committed to managing our home planet for many years, as well as a few colonized planets in nearby star fields...... In the case of this large long-range armed ship, it has always been...... Ah, there's no experience or technology. This time, our Comrade Qi Feng is fortunate to be promoted to such an honorable position as the ghost of the Divine Castle, which is the glory of the pan-Asian organization. So, we need a ship worthy of him...... But we are not like Starlink, which can get technical support from the Turkish military...... In desperation, it was really helpless, and reluctantly, part of the fortress under construction was changed to this battleship......"
Guan Le said later, the deep helplessness and desolation in his tone caused Anderson to squeeze out two words from the corners of his mouth on the side: "Rogue ......"
Wu Di, a major general of general assembly logistics, continued to say seriously: "Due to ...... The technologies used are all land-based defensive technologies, so it is really difficult to reduce the size of this part of the fortress...... This is the deficiency of our pan-Asian military industry, and we will try our best to improve it in the future......"
Guan Le immediately continued: "Of course, if we can get the technical support of Asari, I believe that we can quickly manufacture a capital warship that meets the general specifications in Pan Asia, and it will not be ...... Well, it's so ...... Out of place......"
Councillor Asari gave Guan Le a deep look and said in a deep voice, "So...... You're just trying to tell me...... This thing, in fact, is ...... Part of your Colony Star Ground Defenses?"
Guan Le nodded decisively: "That's true!"
Wu Di also added: "Because of the modular design we adopted at that time, it was easier to disassemble, and then stuffed a few engines, and that's it...... Flew over. ”
Councillor Asari took a deep breath and nodded, "Okay...... Very well, since you say that, what I still want to ask is," she pointed to the Zhiyuan, "...... How many more of these 'modules' do you have?!"
Wu Di hurriedly waved his hand and said: "This is the verification number of the latest Grade A Type A fortress, just like this for the time being, and it has been dismantled here, something else...... There really isn't any. ”
Lieutenant General Wu Wei stood up and said, "If the councilors have any questions, they can visit the ...... You will find that due to the tight schedule and the fact that it has been converted from a land-based version, most of the space inside the ship is still idle......"
Councillor Asari looked at the monster in the harbor a few more times and shook her head, "I think this matter is ...... A plenary discussion by parliamentarians is required. Ships, temporarily parked at Citadel Airport, are not allowed to leave the shore until notice. ”
The two generals of the General Assembly Department seemed to have expected it, and nodded without hesitation: "Of course, this side respects the decision of the Citadel Council......"
Councilor Asari looked at the few people in front of her, frowned, turned back to her car, and flew directly to the Divine Castle Giant Tower in the Yuanhuan District.
Shepard and Anderson glanced at each other, made an appointment with Qi Feng, and left together.
At this time, Guan Le changed his face and warmly shook hands with the two comrades who brought the boat: "I finally looked forward to you...... We finally have a heavy battleship of our own!" Then when he saw Qi Feng on the side, he changed his words and said, "Oh, now it is a battleship under Qi Feng's name and belonging to the Divine Castle......"
Qi Feng officially met with these two at this time. Qi Feng couldn't help but say, "You guys...... Oh no, can we fool the council like this?"
Wu Wei Zhengse said: "No...... In fact, most of what we said is also true, and we are going to change places and explain this ship to you. ”