A dark void where the light of a star has never been reached, because it is too far away from the star.

This is the region of the Oort cloud of the star system, 20 astronomical units away from the Kuiper belt, the outermost part of the star system.

Suddenly, there was a wave of spatial ripples in the void, and a double-layered circular battleship appeared in the void, its upper part resembling a disc, and the lower part was a ring, connected to a long strip in the middle, and one end of it sprayed a long orange-red tail flame.

The diameter of the entire battleship, calculated by the ring of the lower half, reached 8 km.

After the battleship continued to fly forward for 10,000 kilometers, it began to circle along a certain area, and if you looked closely, you could see that the battleship was releasing some meteorites of different shapes.

By the time it had finished its circle, a message had been sent.

"The fleet shelter net has been formed, the exit area has been covered, everything around is normal at present, please pass through the space gate."

It didn't take long for the battleship to fly out of the original space ripple place, and this time 20 battleships flew out side by side, divided into 4 layers, 5 ships on each floor, all of which were exactly the same size and shape as the original battleship.

Next, in less than ten minutes, a huge fleet of 10,000 warships flew out of the space gate.

This fleet is the forward fleet of the Aeolian Empire's expedition to the Orion X1 system, the commander of the fleet is Wang Dingnan, and the chief of staff is still his old partner Sun Jiaming.

In the center of the fleet formation, there are 100 school-class warships with a diameter of 20 kilometers in the lower half of the ring.

Most of these warships still use the technology of the fourth-level civilization, and only the energy, shield, and main gun are replaced by the fifth- and sixth-level technology.

Despite such a mix-and-match, the combat power of the battleship is extremely amazing, and it is completely capable of winning in the face of the large battleship of the Gold Devouring Beast.

"The fleet neutron star positioning system has been activated, and the current azimuth is in the Oort cloud region of the Orion X1 galaxy, 20 astronomical units from the Kuiper belt of the star system."

"The fleet's long-range observation system has been activated, and traces of enemy activity have been found in the Kuiper Belt of the X1 galaxy!"

"Spot the enemy patrol fleet, 78 degrees in azimuth, 19 astronomical units at a distance, 1,000 warships!"

"A total of 7 planets in the stellar system have been discovered, and 4 terrestrial planets and 3 gas planets have been preliminarily determined! The enemy is not camouflaged with a galaxy. ”

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"Old Sun, what do you think of the situation in the X1 galaxy?" Wang Dingnan saw that Sun Jiaming was stunned in front of the star map, so he asked.

"Lao Wang, you see, this X1 galaxy should belong to a galaxy with relatively rich resources.

However, the information given to us by the Führer before indicates that the number of gold-swallowing beasts should not be large.

However, according to the calculation that a large warship needs 100,000 gold-swallowing beasts, assuming that the patrol fleet near this Kuiper belt is all large warships, then the gold-swallowing beasts in this galaxy will not be a small number. Sun Jiaming pointed to the location of the enemy patrol fleet and said.

"You mean, the warships of this patrol fleet are certainly not large warships, but medium, or even small ones?" Wang Dingnan said.

"Probably, but I always felt that something was wrong. The Gold Eater was previously in the Triangular Galaxy, although it was initially impossible to deploy a patrol fleet in the Kuiper Belt due to the suppression of the Bríbal civilization.

However, later in the triangle B system, after defeating the Buribar civilization, it still did not deploy a patrol fleet near the Kuiper Belt.

Why do you think they're so well defended this time? I think the Gold Swallowing Beast Detector and the 'Pathfinder' that were teleported before should have been discovered and cleared by these patrol fleets.

In other words, they are well guarded before we find them. Who are they guarding against, you say? Sun Jiaming asked after some analysis.

Wang Dingnan smiled and said, "Maybe the Gold Devouring Beast was hit by us before, and the results of the five years of operation in the triangular galaxy were lost, and they were also forced to give up the four star systems, so they are also worried that we will chase after them, so they will take strict precautions."

I guess they're definitely tighter in the galaxy to prevent us from using space gates or space jumps to suddenly attack their planets. ”

Sun Jiaming listened to Wang Dingnan's words, frowned slightly, and did not continue to speak, at this time, the fleet observation system successively sent back some observation photos.

Sun Jiaming looked carefully through the projection, and his brows were wrinkled and he could wring out the water.

"Lao Wang, something is wrong! How is the shape of this patrol fleet's warships different from the previous Gold Eater warships? And the size of the battleship should be equivalent to our captain's rank.

In addition, these asteroids in the Kuiper Belt have also been mined as resources, and the Gold Eaters have not used the Kuiper Belt as a line of defense at all. ”

From countless photos, Sun Jiaming finally discovered that the activities on the asteroid of the battleship of the local patrol fleet were not building fortresses, but seemed to be mining resources.

"Hey, the shape of the battleship is really different, the battleships of the Gold Eater are all elongated, but the battleship here has multiple flying wings, and it looks like it has multiple horns. The colors are also different, and here are all silver-white battleships.

Could it be that the X1 galaxy is not a gold-swallowing beast, but other intelligent life? Wang Dingnan also hesitated.

"I think we'd better send these materials back and send out a message requesting them." Sun Jiaming said.

"Yes, that's it. We can also launch some more 'Pathfinders' to see if we can detect them more clearly. If they were other intelligent beings, there would be no need to go to war. Wang Dingnan clapped his head.

The two quickly teleported the current detection and judgment back to headquarters, and at the same time used multiple captain-class warships to move closer in a covert manner and release the "Pathfinder".

It didn't take long for the headquarters to call, asking the two to act cautiously and make sure to find out whether there were other intelligent beings in the X1 galaxy or gold-swallowing beasts.

"Old Sun, I think this galaxy may still be a gold swallowing beast, after all, there is no living planet in the entire galaxy, and the previous gold swallowing beast detection instrument, the metal resources in the galaxy are already at a low level, and there are fluctuations in space energy.

This has already said that the Star System is a Gold Eater, and as for the change in the shape of their warships, I guess it may be an adjustment for some kind of technology.

Come to think of it, didn't our warships also be modified for space shields? Wang Dingnan said to Sun Jiaming after careful consideration.

"It makes sense for you to say that, but for now, it's better to be cautious and investigate more, if it's really a gold swallowing beast, we will naturally annihilate them."

Sun Jiaming nodded, but he still had a cautious attitude, although there was a connection between the space gates, the fleet could retreat at any time, but after all, this was another solo battle between the two, and it was also a large fleet of 10,000 warships.

In recent years, with the gradual increase in the number of fleet commanders and chiefs of staff who graduated from military universities, the number of warships has not grown so fast.

The Aeolus Empire's fleet is currently organized into a fixed fleet of 500 ships, with a set of human commanders for each fleet.

Generals like Wang Dingnan and Sun Jiaming, who have participated in many wars, have been promoted to the rank of lieutenant general.

This time, the forward fleet dispatched 10,000 warships, and there were 20 groups of human commanders, all of which were commanded by Wang Dingnan and Sun Jiaming.

"17th Squadron Ke Fei requests a video call!"

At this time, the wisdom brain suddenly issued a prompt.

"Let's get in." Wang Dingnan said. Ke Fei is his old subordinate, and when he sent a call request at this time, he must have wanted to ask for battle.

"Old captain, Hello Chief of Staff Sun!" As soon as Ke Fei's projection appeared, he saluted and greeted the two, but Ke Fei's title to Wang Dingnan has not changed, but the word "old" has been added.

"What's your kid's idea again?" Wang Dingnan said.

"Why didn't we stand still when we came? Didn't you plan to launch a raid directly? Ke Fei asked.

"Didn't you read the intelligence bulletin? It is possible that there is no gold swallowing beast in the X1 galaxy, but other intelligent life, and it will be raided directly according to the original plan, what should I do if I make a mistake? Wang Dingnan frowned.

"I just thought that even if it wasn't a gold swallowing beast, the whole fleet wouldn't be here. Two leaders, can we divide our troops and approach in multiple directions for reconnaissance? Ke Fei suggested.

"Are you kid thinking about flying solo again?" Wang Dingnan saw through Ke Fei's intentions at a glance.

"I don't think that with such a big galaxy, there is no need for us to test it from one direction, we can take a space jump and try it in other directions." Ke Fei said a little embarrassed, but his inner thoughts were revealed.

"Well, your idea is good, Lao Wang, I think you can try it." Sun Jiaming said suddenly.

"Or is the chief of staff a person who understands, then I will take the 17th squadron, jump to this position in space, and then get closer to within 10 astronomical units of the Kuiper belt, and conduct reconnaissance."

Ke Fei hurriedly seized the opportunity to express his position, and pointed to a certain position in the star map projection on the side.

Wang Dingnan shook his head and said, "No! Although it is possible to divide forces, the strength of a detachment is too weak, and one patrol fleet of the other side is 1,000 medium-sized warships, so we cannot be careless. ”

Sun Jiaming said: "In my opinion, the troops can be divided into three routes, with Ke Fei temporarily commanding 6 detachments, approaching from this position, and Lin Tao temporarily commanding 6 detachments, approaching from here." We led the remaining 8 detachments and slowly approached from the current direction. ”

Wang Dingnan looked at the marks made by Sun Jiaming on the star map, and the intervals in the three directions were within 10-20 astronomical units, which was obviously convenient for space jumps at any time.

At the moment, he said: "Very good, just do it!" We tried to get closer to 10 astronomical units from the Kuiper Belt in three directions in one day, believing that at this rate, the other side should not be able to detect us.

Once it is confirmed that the opponent is a gold eater, we will assign combat targets according to the target situation, and strive to annihilate the enemy in one fell swoop. ”

"Old Captain, if it's a Gold Devouring Beast, this galaxy will be ruined by them, why don't you just create another black hole?" Ke Fei said.

When Wang Dingnan and Sun Jiaming heard this, they glanced at each other, and Wang Dingnan replied: "The head of state has explained that the primary goal is not to harm the safety of his own people, and if necessary, the black hole can also be recreated.

If the Gold Eater can be destroyed, even if there are more black holes in this universe, it will not be a big problem. ”

At this moment, the Fleet Intelligence Brain sounded the alarm.

"Detected faster-than-light navigation tracks, a total of four, 3-5 astronomical units from the fleet!"

The star map instantly showed four faster-than-light tracks, extending from several places in the Kuiper Belt of the X1 galaxy, all the way to the location of the fleet, and the graphics looked like a centripetal attack.

"Damn! They want to surround us! Ke Fei said loudly.

Wang Dingnan sneered and said, "Whether the other party is a gold swallowing beast or not, we must fight back with this hostile combat attack method!"

Order, the whole fleet formed an attack formation, divided into four directions, and launched a conventional quantum ripple strike against the incoming enemy! ”

"Yes, since the other party is going to sneak attack, let's fight!"