"Commander, the operating instructions of the shield system have been forwarded to the bridge, and the ship's officer, Yuffie, is arranging for people to learn. :3w.”

"Okay, I've worked hard for you these past few days." Tang Fang thanked him, regardless of whether Emma appreciated it or not, he casually opened the core core sealing cabin on the manual control platform, and then walked to the core core of the general force field generator, connected the psionic flame, and adjusted the operation mode of the shield from the "high energy level" that consumed zero elements to the "low energy level" of nuclear power power. That is, the shield category has been changed from "Universal Shield" to "Plasma Shield".

After the adjustment, he turned around and walked to the control platform, connected to the bridge, and ordered Yuffie to notify the crew and the engineers outside the ship to prepare for the sea trial. Then, walk out of the Morningstar, enter an equipment control room in the harbor area of the relay station, open the airport gate, and push the docking platform of the Morningstar to the landing pad.

After that, board the ship through the fast lane and walk straight into the bridge.

Captain Yuffe, Deputy Captain Grant, Staff Officer Nehemea, Churchill of the artillery crew and others are ready. Claire yawned and sat on the sofa on the side of the bridge command floor, and Zhou Ai also had worried eyes and looked like she was sleep-deprived.

Tang Fang thought that something had happened, so he did not rush to issue a trial order, and walked up to the two of them to ask the reason. Zhou Ai explained, he then figured out the reason, it turned out that the two of them were tossed by Linglong for most of the night last night, and it was 3 o'clock in the morning when they went to bed, and they were woken up by Yufe's whole ship radio this morning, and they only slept for 4 or 5 hours, and it was strange that they didn't fall asleep again and again.

Speaking of which, he had also heard about Linglong's "apprenticeship", but he didn't expect the girl to work so hard. Zhou Ai promised her, after all, everyone is a "fellow countryman" relationship, but it is also reasonable, how could he have thought that even Claire would be pulled into the water.

"Captain...... The captain ...... "At this moment, Yuffie, who was next to the central command platform in front, interrupted the conversation between the two. The report reads: "The power, navigation, ship electronics and other systems have been inspected and are ready for sea trials." ”

Tang Fang nodded, glanced at the central display, and ordered, "Let's go." ”

The pilot team gets the order, sets the course, and starts the booster engine. As the hull connected to the docking platform, the stable equipment was disconnected. The Morningstar's stern thrusters erupted a blue-blue glow, and the ship's hull slowly sailed out of its berth and into the shield space on the periphery of the relay station.

"Activate the shield system." After the Morningstar sailed some distance, the Tang side issued a second order.

"The reactor power is 91%, the plasma flux is injected, and the countdown to the launch of the shield system begins, 10, 9, 8...... The star ring has been unfolded, and the shield system has been launched. ”

After 10 seconds, as the countdown ends. The outer covers of the six equipment shafts in the belly of the Morningstar were opened, and the telescopic rod of the universal force field generator ejected, and was cut off and elongated, and then expanded into a ring structure.

Then, a large cloud of blue-blue fluid erupted from the rift of the star ring, forming a spindle-like plasma shield under the constraints of the force field, just like the previous "aurora".

"It worked!" Although they knew that Tang Fang was very sure that he would succeed in doing this, Zhou Ai and Claire still couldn't help but exclaim.

Grant, Nehemiah and others were also happy. The Universal Field Generator was transplanted to the Morningstar, and how would it increase the ship's abilities. Just thinking about it is exciting.

In Lancelot's hands, it was a loser, but on the Morningstar, it became a virtuous man, wife, and under normal circumstances, the plasma shield could be activated by the guò nuclear reactor. Achieve the purpose of protecting the ship. When encountering some tricky environments, you can also switch modes, turn on the zero-element reactor, and activate a universal shield such as "Aurora".

In Marion's fleet, the Morningstar was nothing more than a new warship. It's no different from Charles Federation's Lightning Python-class destroyers. However, since it came into the hands of Tang Fang, it was really a shotgun for a gun, and Zhang Wuji practiced Jiuyang Gong.

Not to mention that the Morning Star also has a strategic-level stealth/transition component such as the "Zero Prime Particle Space Effect Field Generator", and with the "Universal Force Field Generator", this is an invincible destroyer.

Of course, the Morningstar has a big deficiency in terms of attack power, because it is a destroyer, the total length of the hull is 200 meters, it is difficult to be equipped with heavy weapons, only a two-string 200mm orbital cannon group, a 120mm speed gun array arranged in a plum blossom shape below, and a deep space torpedo launch system.

Such a weapon system is quite capable of attacking destroyers and frigates, but when it comes to large capital warships such as heavy cruisers and battleships, it is somewhat stretched in terms of firepower.

However, as long as Tang Fang is in charge of the bridge, the problem will be solved. There are Corruptors, Wyverns, Viking fighters, and Iron Ravens. The Morningstar is like a dreadnought, a miniature fortress.

With such a battleship here, although the sea of stars is wide, you can go there.

"Captain, we've arrived at the boundary of the relay station's shield, please give me instructions." About a quarter of an hour later, the Morningstar reached the edge of the relay station's shield field, and Captain Yuffie stopped what he was doing and looked back at Don.

"Order the crew, the power room to get ready, let's get started."

"Yes." Yuffie agreed, and according to the established plan, sent action instructions to the members of the main system team.

"Engine thrust 46%, current coordinates, terminal star 67.55N, 254.54e, altitude 40,000."

"The zero-element reactor is running, the shield mode is switched, the anti-gravity engine is started, the extreme environment adaptation subsystem is online, all boosters are ignited, and special cleaning equipment is on standby, and it is expected to rush out of the protected area in 5 seconds."

“4,3,2,1……”

The "Aurora" blended with the isolation shield released by the relay station, and the Morning Star was like a swimming fish bursting through the bubbles, burrowing out of the protected area, completely exposed to the harsh high-altitude atmosphere of the final star.

Gale winds roar around the ship's hull, and the complex composition of gases forms clouds of varying shades, like a rapidly rotating espresso with chopsticks stirring. Colourful clouds swell in waves, and lightning flashes from time to time, adding a touch of brilliance to the restless final star.

The Terminus' gravity is almost 5 G, and the Morningstar has started the Zero Element Engine, which is equipped with plasma engines, anti-gravity boosters, extreme environment adaptation subsystems, and auxiliary balancing equipment to combat the harsh navigation environment of the Terminus.

Everyone held their breath and stared at the big screen in the center, and Yuffe, Nehmeyah, Joey, and others clung to the edge of the device. Be prepared for possible shocks.

However, something unexpected happened, and in such a harsh environment, the Morning Star was like a catkins flying in March, soft and without a trace of strength. On the graphics screen of the extreme environment adaptation system, the output power of the zero-element engine is 0. The anti-gravity booster remains on standby, with no alarms, no long beeps, as it does in the protected area of the relay station.

Outside the "Aurora", hurricanes close to the speed of sound are raging, thunderstorms are like wind and waves, and the gloomy clouds are reflected in the blue light, like the end of the world. "Aurora" inside and outside. The difference between heaven and hell.

"This ...... This...... It's just godly. Churchill stared blankly at the central screen. Outside, the wind roared and the waves were raging, but inside the Morningstar was calm, as if it was not in the same plane.

Grant, Nehemeyah, Zhou Ai and others all looked at each other, with "shock" written on their faces. This is the final star, a standard gas giant. It's amazing that the Morningstar, with the "Aurora" shield activated, can ignore the storm and gravity.

Tang Fang sat on the captain's seat, smiled and picked up a cup of tea, and took a sip gently. Do it leisurely. Sure enough, as he expected. Aurora did not disappoint him.

As early as before the transplantation project was over, he already had plans to test the voyage on the final star. Needless to say, the defensive capabilities of the plasma shield and the "Aurora" are not real. What Tang Fang cares about is what the "Aurora" will look like in an extremely harsh environment.

Since the Ipsilon relay station, which uses fusion energy, can establish a foothold on the final star, what about the Morningstar, which is equipped with a universal force field generator? Will it be able to adapt to such a hostile environment?

It is important to know that among the particles that make up the "aurora", there are gravitons stored in zài, which can form a mass effect field. It is not difficult to distort or counteract external forces and adapt to a hurricane like the Terminus.

It turned out that his idea was correct, and the Morning Star, which was transplanted with the "Aurora", not only greatly improved its defense, but also increased its adaptability, and could sail smoothly in a high-gravity and strong storm environment such as the Terminus.

"Alright. Let's go back. And rest for a day, everyone is ready to prepare, and set off at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning, aiming at the Tianchao Star Area. After determining the seaworthiness of the Morningstar, Tang told everyone on the bridge his plan.

Grant, Zhou Ai and the others had already heard about it, and they all nodded to show that they knew. Yuffie first conveyed the return order, and then informed all the crew members of the journey to the Tianchao Star Zone with a ship-wide broadcast.

There are only about 200 people on the Morningstar, and many of them are people who were rescued by the Tang side in the Battle of Crotan, so naturally there will be no objections.

A few minutes later, the Morningstar slowly drove into the stealth reserve according to the route it had come. The "Aurora" slowly subsided, the shield system went offline, and the Morningstar sailed at a constant speed to the relay station docking platform.

After the modification of the SCV, the Morningstar is slightly different from the past, with some cylindrical external gas tank compartments on the upper and lower sides of the ship, which are used to store plasma raw materials.

Compared with the "Silver Wheel", the volume of the Morningstar's star ring has shrunk significantly, and the diameter has changed from 200 meters to more than 60 meters now, which is slightly wider than the tail trident-shaped thruster array.

During the flight, the rings in the belly of the Morning Star did not retract, but slowly rotated, and the pale blue substance was sucked into the cracks around the ring's crystals like soothing water.

This is another function of the universal force field generator, which absorbs free hydrogen, helium and other ions in space. Just like a relay station, the Epsilon battleship is usually equipped with a high-power fusion reactor.

Similar to the solar sailing ships built by humans in the past, endless energy is the eternal pursuit of every cosmic civilization race, and the Ipsilons are no exception.

The universe, in fact, is not a "vacuum", and in a seemingly empty and dark environment, there is background radiation, various rays, stardust, and a large amount of plasma.

Whether it's a solar storm, a flare, or a daily combustion, stars throw large amounts of hydrogen and helium particles into space.

In addition to the protective function, the general force field generator transplanted by Tang Fang from the "Silver Wheel" also integrates a plasma collection module to collect interstellar free hydrogen, helium and other fusion elements, which can be used by the fusion reactor of the battleship and the plasma shield in the "low energy consumption" mode.

The Morningstar is nothing more than a destroyer, and it can't fit a huge fusion reactor, so it can't accelerate indefinitely. However, it can be collected and used as a raw material for plasma shields.

"It would be nice if we could get the controlled fusion technology of the Ipsilons." Looking at the relay station that was getting closer and closer on the central screen, Tang Fang muttered to himself.

The scientific and technical information obtained from Namei Star is the refining technology of source element isotope zero. and methods of harnessing the fission energy of the Earth's core. There is no information on nuclear fusion. After coming to the Meijiaer star system, he found a relay station in the terminal star, which has fusion reaction facilities. However, the relay station is only a transportation hub, not a scientific research facility, only a finished product. There is no technical information.

If one day the Epsilons can master the technology of the Epsilon's miniature fusion reactor, the Morningstar will be transformed into a mobile fortress with him in charge.

The silver-gray livery swept over the monitors on both sides, and the Morningstar slowly sailed into the relay dock.

After stopping steadily, Tang Fang told Grant and Nehemiah to plan their itinerary and familiarize themselves with the star map, power distribution, and recent situation of the Tianchao Star Region, and he turned around and walked out of the bridge. Enter the relay station and walk towards the central control room in the inner ring area.

When he got rid of the giant snake and occupied the relay station before, he had examined the map of the Ipsi Dragon Star in the psionic flame, and he also specially scanned the distribution of the relay station.

There are 18 transport hubs like relay stations built by the Ipsilons in the Hillembir region, and there is one such relay station almost every 80-150 light-years.

The Monya Empire has. It is also found within the borders of the Charles Federation, as well as the Sulu Empire, the Republic of Date, etc. The Tianchao Star Region is no exception. Not only is there a relay station that stores zài, but its identifier level is even higher than that of the relay station of the final star.

After entering the central control room, connecting the psionic flames, browsing the star map again, and reconfirming the storage of the relay station in the Tianchao Star Region, Tang Fang used the quantum communication equipment of the relay station. A relocation request is sent to the relay station in the Tianchao Star Zone.

As the Ipsi dragon clan, whose technological level far surpasses that of humans, their attainments in the field of quantum communication are different from those of human beings. Under normal circumstances, it takes only a few seconds and more than ten seconds to establish an information channel for Baiguang grades, even if it is a cross-border communication. A minute or two is sufficient.

However, to Tang Fang's surprise, more than half an hour after the relocation request was issued, the relay station in the Tianchao Star Region sent a set of azimuth coordinate values.

Judging purely from the star map, the distance between the Meijiaer star system and the relay station in the Tianchao star region is only more than 200 light-years, how can it take so much time? It's really strange, could it be that there is some cosmic phenomenon between the Tianchao star region and the Megar star system that hinders the speed of the connection? Or is there something wrong with the relay station in the Tianchao Star Zone, such as being occupied by epic creatures such as giant snakes and one-eyed monsters, so what happened?

Like the relay station of the final star, although the super-warp pilotage function is still there, however, it has been swallowed by the giant snake and the mushroom monster for so many years, and the stock of zero elements is already less than 30 tons, but fortunately it came in time, otherwise, maybe when the relay station will be exhausted due to the depletion of zero elements, it will lose its super-warp jump pilotage ability, and even affect the operation of shield, life support and other systems. This is also the reason why Tang Fang did not collect it knowing that there were still some zero element resources left in the relay station.

As a super-warp jump hub, the relay station is undoubtedly precious, and it is also a springboard for its future counterattack on Monya, a military fortress that only belongs to itself. He naturally wouldn't do such a thing as fishing with all his might and cutting off his own back road.

Forget it, what's the matter, since there is a response from the Tianchao Star Region, it means that the relay station is still operating. The "Zero-Prime Particle Spatial Effect Field Generator" can perform ultra-high warp interstellar voyages based on the azimuth coordinate values sent by the relay station in the Tianchao Star Region. What is the reason, you can find out if you go to see it. With the current combat effectiveness of the Morning Star, even if there is a creature like the giant snake, there is no need to worry.

Next, after setting the operating parameters of the relay station, Tang Fang left the central control room and returned to the bridge of the Morningstar.

Nehemiah is browsing the star map of the Tianchao Star Region with Grant, if it is set off from the Meigar star system, excluding factors such as man-made and border interception zones, with the speed of the Morning Star, it will take more than 6 months to reach the Tianchao Star Region.

"Tang Fang, this is going to the Tianchao Star Region, is it an ordinary warp speed navigation method? Or use the ultra-high warp jumps of the 'Zero Prime Particle Space Effect Field Generator'? ”

For this question, Grant looked for him on the ship for most of the day. The operating principle of the "Zero Prime Particle Space Effect Field Generator" Tang Fang once explained to them that if there was no relay station in the Tianchao Star Region, it would naturally not be possible to make an ultra-high warp speed jump, and they could only choose the ordinary way of sailing.

Just like the countries of the earth set up early warning posts on the border in ancient times, in the cosmic environment, there is a natural military buffer zone between the border star systems of various countries. Depending on the distance between the two boundary star systems, the width of the buffer zone is also different, roughly measured in photogrades.

In such a military buffer zone, countries not only have front-line observation posts, a large number of warp probes, but also warp interception chains across the star system in some warp areas.

As we all know, before the current human warship embarks on an interstellar voyage, the navigation system will calculate specific and complex flight parameters according to the star map, and then start the warp engine, distort the space-time in front of it, expand the space-time behind it, construct a warp force field, and then enter the virtual space and travel towards the destination. (To be continued......) R752