January 11, 2506. Fourth Field, Heavy Karma, Beta-4 C27· F590, planetary code F590-E279.

The Imperial Navy's jump engine has two modes, one is the Quick Jump mode. Although the concealment of the jump is sacrificed, the tactical advantage of the high-speed jump is obtained.

The other mode is a slow jump similar to the army, which loses the tactical advantage of a high-speed jump, but gains relatively good stealth performance.

Things are good, the only downside is that they are expensive. Not only is it expensive to build, but it is also expensive to maintain. Businessmen who seek profit naturally do not use such high-cost things.

All army warships with relatively low costs are very popular among the people. There are not a few merchant groups in the interstellar trade community that buy retired warships of the Army. And the merchant groups that can buy Imperial warships are at least pro-Empire.

He has a deep understanding of the rules set by the empire. After all, if you don't understand the rules of the game, there is a high probability that you will end up with a death that you don't know how to die.

Field shook his head and ordered the fleet to contact and steal, and sail out.

When the Imperial Task Force was out of hiding, the merchant fleet was still facing Field's fleet. At such times, if the Imperial fleet had to open a quick fire, they would have to be reduced by half.

Kraken-class pre-dreadnoughts? I'm sorry, but the shield is something that second-generation warships are beginning to gain popularity. Not to mention that there was no design and construction, even if it was given to you, the merchant group may not be willing to install it.

It's like a person scraping together a down payment on a house and borrowing a large amount of money to renovate it. Now that he wants to buy electrical appliances, someone else sent a central air conditioner, but he may not be willing to install it, and he may not be willing to use it if he does. And this central air conditioner has to pay for it.

Without shield protection, it hit the front side of the Kraken class with one shot, and it was scattered at that time.

The reaction of the merchant group was also very expected, and they were shocked to find the fleet that suddenly appeared on the side. Hurriedly adjusted the formation and became a mess. Field's side doesn't know whether to laugh or be angry, really, even if you can convert a civilian merchant ship into a military warship, you dare to come out and make trouble with your combat quality.

What's more, it's still a slap in the face of the empire, this kind of thing is no different from looking for death.

The merchant fleet finally adjusted its formation, and the three Kraken-class ships were in the lead. From afar, you can detect that the main gun is being recharged, ready to fire.

"The whole army is in combat mode, and as soon as the opponent fires, immediately return fire! Repeat, as soon as the opposite side fires first, immediately return fire! ”

Field ordered, emphasizing that the other side should be the first to fire. Of course, Field could also order the first fire, and the presence of this merchant group was enough for him to fire and annihilate them. However, the problems that may be brought about in the future will also be relatively troublesome.

At this time, the people in the distribution group reported: "Sir, the other party is asking for a call!" ”

Field was stunned, the main guns were loaded, and he was still thinking about talking? Why, do you want to persuade the regular army of the empire to surrender?

"Take it in."

After a brief operation, a communication image appeared in front of Field. The image shows a middle-aged man, with a frightened expression on his face at the moment.

......

Inkcliff is a well-known merchant in the interstellar trading community of Heavy Industry, not because of the size of his trading company. Rather, it was because of his three twelve-kilometer battleships, Kraken-class pre-dreadnoughts.

There are no longer a few countries or trade organizations in the interstellar society that buy warships to escort their caravans. But generally buy some light cruisers. These light cruisers do not exceed ten kilometers at the top, and most of them are about six to eight kilometers long.

Just like some rich people like to play with cars, they occasionally compare their warships with each other.

First, this thing is more expensive than a merchant ship of the same tonnage, I don't know how many times, and it has a name to say it, trying to be vanity. Second, if it is an imperial warship, it is not only a matter of money, but also a manifestation of strength.

If you can get two Imperial warships, it's like someone else is driving a Maserati and you are driving their main battle tank. Some civilian ship companies also produce warships, but these are completely two levels of things from the military warships of the Empire.

It's not just the price, it's the difference in combat effectiveness. Well, the rich merchants who can engage in caravan trade in the interstellar world are generally not short of money. As for combat effectiveness, the escort formation of the caravan rarely fired a shot for several years. Even if you encounter an interstellar pirate, you can spend some money to get some money.

After all, when it comes to fighting, not to mention losses, shells and consumables alone are a lot of expenses. Take out this money and give half of it to the pirates, so that everyone can do something convenient for each other.

Therefore, the reason why the Chongye interstellar business circle pursues the Imperial Warship, Moya does not dare to say it elsewhere, Chongye here is completely interested in the added value of the Imperial Warship.

The larger the Imperial warship you buy, the higher the level, the stronger your official connections in the Empire. It's not like anyone who can buy the Empire's warships with money. You bought it, and it proves your strength. Whether it's economic strength or personal connections, people can rest assured that they will do business with you when they see you escorting the empire's warships.

Mo Ya remembered that when he had just opened an interstellar caravan, he bought a few battleships produced by second-rate private ship companies to escort them. As a result, the business ran into walls everywhere, and even the business negotiated by a friend was simply canceled after others saw his caravan.

That person was also worried that his friend would not be able to talk well, so he kindly reflected Moya.

"It's absolutely no problem that your merchant ship is top-notch, but the strength of the caravan doesn't just depend on the merchant ship."

After speaking, he patted Mo Ya's shoulder, and added seriously, "You can experience it yourself." Mo Ya was stupid, staring at his caravan for a long time before realizing the problem.

The escort warships of their own caravan were no more than three kilometers long. Placed next to a large merchant ship of ten kilometers, at first glance it seems that this battleship was pulled out by a merchant ship.

There is no such group boss who drives Wuling Hongguang to talk about hundreds of billions of business with people, right?

Thinking about this, Mo Ya suddenly woke up, and immediately began to talk about large warships. I know what a destroyer is and what a cruiser is. It was also the first-class caravan in the observation circle that I knew that the bigwigs were chasing the military warships of the Empire.

Gee. The battleship of the empire, even he, Mo Ya, who doesn't understand warships, thinks it's beautiful when he sees it.

The second-rate battleship he bought forward, just talking about the appearance, the large irregular splicing marks, or a layer of paint. I don't know, I thought it was spelled out of garbage.

Let's talk about the Imperial warship, walking into a mold, smooth as jade-like texture. The surface is not a crotch-pulling paint, but a densely spread regular hexagonal plating. It's like a piece of porcelain that has been pasted on.

When the big guy saw Mo Ya's amazed appearance, he was also full of vanity. Be sure to show off your treasure. He told Inkcliff to stand back and stand next to him. As soon as he yelled at the bodyguard, the bodyguard walked up to the side of the battleship.

The bodyguards were familiar with the road and stood in front of the battleship's armor. The spiritual power worked on the fist, lit up with a light blue light, and slammed into the armor of the battleship.

But the situation was beyond Mo Ya's expectations, he didn't hear any sound of gold and iron at all, but saw a circle of light that spread along the hexagonal stripes. The blue point of light became weaker and weaker as it propagated, and eventually disappeared somewhere.

"This, this is amazing! You, no, how much did you spend on it? ”

"This ...... Can it be bought with money? My grandmother used to be an Imperial officer, and this is a privileged treatment that has a relationship. ”

Seeing that he refused to speak, Mo Ya didn't ask. However, he still noticed that when he asked the price, there was an obvious expression of pain on the big guy's face. I think it's a lot of money, so that the bigwigs in the business district can't avoid the pain of flesh.

If you say that this big guy's achievements now, it has nothing to do with this battleship, who believes it. He can't just say that his grandmother was an imperial officer, right? But with such a high-level imperial warship, others will guess that he has a relationship with him at a glance.

Isn't this the ideal partner with a strong relationship and strong strength?