The new generation of Reaper's fleet consists of an Indomitable-class space carrier as the flagship, two Dreadnought-class space carriers as the main combat force, and a giant whale space integrated supply ship and a Luban maintenance ship.

The Indomitable-class space carrier piloted by Mu Chen was also officially renamed the "Grim Reaper". ”

[Your Excellency, the electromagnetic ejection track is ready to start the ejection.] 】

This mission is extremely long, and it is necessary to use this electromagnetic catapult trajectory to give the fleet a higher initial velocity, and to accelerate several times during the voyage, so as to ensure that the Reaper fleet can reach the target area within the planned time.

"Units report on their readiness to leave." Mu Chen asked through the fleet channel.

"The Dreadnought-class 1 space carrier is ready for takeoff."

"The Dreadnought-class 2 space carrier is ready for takeoff."

"The USS Whale is ready to take off."

"The Luban maintenance ship is ready to take off."

The captains of the four warships reported one after another.

The captain of the Giant Whale is still the familiar General Renault, but this time he has become Mu Chen's subordinate, and the Giant Whale space transport ship has also been transformed into a comprehensive supply ship, responsible for carrying the daily necessities needed by the fleet and providing energy replenishment.

"Electromagnetic orbital catapult starts!"

Under Mu Chen's order, the electromagnetic track installed at the bottom of the battleship quickly completed charging, emitting a "zizizi" electric current sound, and then (the river crab) entered the ejection countdown.

【5，4，3，2，1。 The electromagnetic orbit has entered an acceleration state, with a current speed of 136,458 km/h, and a planned speed of 1,000,000 km/h. 】

The auxiliary instruments in the command room were reporting the speed of the battleship in real time, and soon reached the peak of the catapult's propulsion.

[The acceleration of the electromagnetic orbital catapult is completed, the current speed is 1000000km/h, and it is expected to reach the target area MG-1042 star field in 354 Earth days, I wish you a smooth journey and a triumphant return. 】

Even with the most advanced electromagnetic catapult technology, it still takes nearly a year for the Reaper fleet to reach its destination.

The sailing distance will reach 0.00063 light years, exactly to the edge of the solar system, and according to Mu Yue's calculations, the Reaper fleet will arrive in this star field a week earlier than the Zerg army.

That MG-1042 star field is the space battlefield prepared by Mu Chen for the Zerg, but I don't know if it was the Zerg army or the Reaper fleet that was wiped out in the end.

Since he was ready to send an arrow, Mu Chen didn't have to think too much about what he didn't have, otherwise he could torture him to death after nearly a year of boring space travel.

Anyway, you always have to face those hideous and terrifying zergs, and it's useless to think about it more, only after the real battle can you know the probability of winning or losing.

This is nearly a year of sailing time, the mentality of the crew is the most important, fortunately, there is a dormant chamber to use, most crew members will spend time in the dormant chamber during the voyage, and will only be awakened and adjusted when they are close to the target star field.

This kind of dormancy chamber is also a device that has only recently been developed, and after the crew enters the dormant chamber, the life-sustaining device will be activated to provide the crew with oxygen to breathe and nutrients for life.

The crew goes into a deep sleep and is woken up at regular intervals to move the muscles of the body to avoid problems such as muscle atrophy.

It's just that most of the fighters and maintenance personnel who go into hibernation are not so lucky, and the command and logistics personnel who maintain the performance of the battleship are not so lucky, they can only grit their teeth and work hard, and the same is true for the medical personnel, who also have to help the crew solve the psychological problems that arise during the voyage.

But the hardest part is the captains of the five warships and the star map analysts.

Commanders like Mu Chen must always stay at their posts to be alert to special situations that may arise at any time during the voyage.

The same is true for star map analysts, who have to calculate whether there is a mistake in the direction of navigation based on the data fed back by the battleship every day, and adjust it in time.

This is not an easy job, Mu Chen has always been a little worried that his sister will be crushed by this boring and heavy task, but he didn't expect Mu Yue's performance to make him, an elder brother, can't help but stretch out his thumb.

This girl is usually lazy and lazy, and she doesn't stand when she can sit. But no one would have imagined that they would grit their teeth and persist in this mission

lived, even if he was so tired that he hid in the room and cried every day, he never gave up, and he never even complained in front of Mu Chen.

Mu Chen feels that this sister, who has always been under his protection, has finally grown up and matured a lot, but the problem of greed is estimated to be impossible to change.

After finishing work every day, Mu Yue will pester the wolf girl sister to make food for her, and she has to change her tricks, she eats back to the pot meat today, and she has to eat braised pork tomorrow, anyway, it is on the meat bar.

The wolf girl doted on this greedy girl very much, and did not refuse her requests, and even learned some new dishes on the light brain to meet her requirements.

Mu Chen and Laura also mixed up for a while, and if they didn't do a lot of physical training every day, they would probably gain weight.

Mu Yue, this girl, has a problem with her physique, and she can't grow meat no matter how she eats, but Laura doesn't have such good luck, and she will secretly pull Mu Chen's hand every night and ask him to check if he has gained weight.

In fact, Mu Chen likes plump women, preferably with a feeling of flesh, which is very comfortable to hold in her arms, and Laura has gained some weight a little, and she looks more attractive.

Especially when he was wearing that military uniform, he was capable with a hint of charm, and there was some grace in his chic, which made Mu Chen almost unable to walk.

This mission is extremely dangerous, and the unnecessary regulations are not so important.

Mu Chen and Laura naturally slept together, even if they couldn't do anything most of the time, as long as they hugged each other, they felt much more at ease.

It's a pity that Xiaoyue often had nightmares at night, and pitifully hugged the pillow to her brother for comfort, so Mu Chen could only honestly make the pillow for the two, and the quality of sleep plummeted.

Space navigation is an extremely boring thing, although the universe is very beautiful, each planet is like a wonderful abstract painting, but it can't stand the aesthetic fatigue, every day sitting in the command room to watch these slowly pulled into the planet, maybe at first it is a little interesting, but after a long time it will feel very boring.

Fortunately, Mu Chen is very good at regulating his life, and after the end of the shift, he will go to chat with the crew on the ship to help them solve their psychological problems, although they are not as professional as the doctors, but being able to chat with Lord Death is regarded as the highest honor by these crews, and every time after chatting with the sea, these crew members can recover some of their spirits.

Later, the crew even managed to make a soccer ball, and when they had nothing to do, they formed a team to play soccer in the training ground, which was also called the Space Force First Division.

Mu Chen didn't stop this kind of unprofessional activity, and he would participate in it if he had time, but he was squeezed out by the crew within a few days.

It's not because he doesn't play well, but Mu Chen's physical fitness is too good, as long as the players hand over the football to Mu Chen, they can cross their waists to watch him perform.

The game is often a one-sided situation, and the opponent does not have much chance of winning at all, so Mu Chen was elected to be the designated referee of this kind of space football game, and he did not agree to play football in the end.

Later, there were more and more such activities, and any table tennis, badminton, and basketball were made by the ingenious crew members, and became their entertainment activities to regulate their lives.

With these recreational activities, the year-long space voyage becomes less boring, the crew has a way to relax, and the work of the counselor is much easier.

The Zerg army they are about to face is no longer the reason for their daily anxiety, they are all busy discussing the schedules of various sports events, and they don't have time to think about the Zerg army.

This is what Mu Chen is happy to see, rather than letting these crew members be crushed by huge psychological pressure, it is better to "not do their job" like this.

It's just that with the acceleration of the fleet several times, it is no longer far away from the MG-1042 star field, and the blood-red planet can also be clearly observed through the space telescope.

"Open all dormant bunkers, wake up the dormant crew, and all crew members enter combat mode."

"Launch reconnaissance satellites and beware of the vanguard that the Zerg army may send."

"The fleet flies at a reduced speed, and the maintenance unit checks the situation of the battleship."

With Mu Chen's orders one by one, the fleet, which had flown for more than 340 days, was finally about to start their mission.

The people of Far Earth have also been sent back through the Death Fleet

Always pay attention to the situation on the front line, and the advertising light curtains on the streets and alleys broadcast the situation of the Reaper fleet 24 hours a day, and professional commentators and analysts are specially invited to answer every order of Mu Chen.

"As far as I know, now that the Reaper Fleet is close to the target area, and there are still 10 days to reach the established battlefield at most, why did Lord Reaper choose to slow down the Reaper Fleet at this time?" The moderator asked the commentator next to him.

"This should be so that the crew of the fleet can have enough time to adjust to the state, you must know that most of the combat personnel are in a dormant state during the voyage, and if they do not wake up in time and do the appropriate amount of recovery training, I am afraid it will be difficult to ensure their combat effectiveness."

"Another reason is that after a long flight, it is inevitable that the hull will be damaged. At this time, the dead man chose to slow down the flight of the battleship, which was also convenient for the maintenance troops to carry out a spacewalk and repair the external structure of the battleship. ”

The host then asked: "The images sent back by the Grim Reaper fleet show that the Zerg army seems to be flying with an asteroid with a diameter of 2,000 kilometers, how is this done, and can this phenomenon be explained in a scientific way?" ”

The commentator didn't expect the host to ask such a tricky question, he didn't dare to talk nonsense, after all, the current audience is not easy to mess with, and he will be scolded by the audience if he talks about it.

The last commentator angered the audience by accusing the crew of the Reaper's fleet of organizing entertainment during the voyage, and after the commentary, he was almost killed by the angry audience, and is still lying in the hospital's medical cabin.

It's also to blame that guy for not having a brain, those crew members on the Grim Reaper's fleet have now been deified by the media, and people abandon their wives and children for the survival of all mankind, stay away from their families, and go to complete such a difficult task, and they are not allowed to relax and relax? He deserves to be beaten.

This commentator didn't dare to speculate, after all, this was something that the Earth Federation officials couldn't answer, but he couldn't help but answer, so he had to bite the bullet and say:

"I can't say how to explain it specifically, I can only talk about some of my speculations for everyone to discuss, and state in advance, this is just some of my personal shallow opinions, and it has not been officially demonstrated, just discuss it, don't care too much."

"In my opinion, this planet should be the base used by the Zerg to incubate troops, covered with a layer of blood-red object, I can't be sure what it is, but I speculate that it should be a Zerg lifeform, which may be the reason for the asteroid's flight."

The host continued: "According to the video materials provided by Proxima Centauri, this planetary-shaped object once split a big mouth and directly ate half of the Proxima Centauri super battleship, can it be said that this is actually a branch of the Zerg, or is it the secret weapon of the Zerg?" ”

The commentator's scalp is numb, please, I'm not a god of unpredictable prophets, how can I know what the hell it is, don't you see that Proxima Centauri people have suffered a lot from it?

"I'm not sure about this, I've watched the video material many times, and I can't rule out this possibility in theory, but why it has such an amazing devouring ability, I really don't know."

The host was obviously not prepared to let him go like this, and continued to ask: "This Zerg weapon can destroy the super battleship of Proxima Centauri, so does our Reaper fleet have any measures or ways to defeat it when facing it?" ”

This is also what all the Huanzhong want to figure out the most, the video that Proxima Centauri handed over to the earthlings is really too scary, a planet opens its bloody mouth and swallows half of the battleship directly, which can't be seen in horror movies, if the Reaper fleet can't solve this big guy, it is impossible to resist the footsteps of the Zerg outside the solar system.

The commentator calmed down and said seriously: "Although I don't know if Lord Death has any way to deal with this behemoth, I am willing to believe that he can do it, after all, it is the invincible Lord Death, the last hope of the earthlings, we will wait and see, he will definitely be able to bring back a hearty victory, God bless the Reaper Fleet, God bless the Earth Federation." ”

The host finally let go of the already sweaty commentator and ended the news report with a smile.

Regardless of whether this commentator is talking nonsense or not, but at least he said what everyone thinks, Lord Death is invincible, he will definitely win the final victory, and he must defeat this Zerg army, otherwise......