As soon as Paraná landed on the moon, he was summoned by Marshall. The two roughly exchanged information and found that the situation was not optimistic.

The unconfirmed battle losses on the Chrisselis side were half of the fleet lost by Io and a small part of the fleet lost in the Earth Defense War, while the Earth side lost half of the first, second, and fourth fleets and half of the third fleet. Judging from the losses, the losses of the two sides are roughly equal, and the balance of combat power is also delicately maintained. But from a defensive point of view, since Chrisselis has the Leap technology, other Earth bases outside the solar system also need to be garrisoned, and the remaining three fleets on Earth have absolutely no way to defend against the bases scattered in the galaxy.

Parana smiled bitterly: "It seems that we have to find an Englishman, after all, they know how to protect their colonies best." ”

Marshall frowned: "We urgently need a mobile fleet right now. The protection of the colonies depended on a strong and fast fleet, as the British had long told us. We also need to find out what happened to the three fleets. What is the power that can make the three fleets go up in smoke in just half an hour. Admiral Yamamoto's last message was a scythe... The Weasel ... ”

"The Kamaka is a wind demon in Japanese legend," Barana said, "and perhaps they encountered some unspeakable situation at the time, and the only thing close to reality was the legendary monster of Admiral Yamamoto's hometown." ”

Marshall was obviously a little upset: "In any case, the whereabouts of the three fleets must not be revealed." This is a big blow to the morale of the earth's military and civilians. I'll hold a press conference and say that these three fleets have been sent out on secret missions. At the meeting, I will arrange for you to speak, remember, only report the results and ignore the losses. ”

Although he had long been aware of the various methods and pretexts of the official institutions, Paraná felt a little disgusted, and he felt that this was a blasphemy against the sacrificed officers and soldiers. But he has nothing to do about it, it depends on the generals to fight the war, but it still depends on these politicians to appease the people and maintain social stability.

Paraná asked, "What about the device we brought back from Io......

"Immediately hand it over to the highest Academy of Sciences on Earth, and I will take care of the matter myself. You go back first, I have to think about these things. ”

Stepping out of the United Earth Council building, Paraná boarded the spacecraft and headed straight for the moon base. He couldn't believe Marshall would have made such an arrangement. Parana could not understand that Marshall would dare to pursue Chrisselis with the only three fleets that did not have much advantage, when communications were blocked and the whereabouts of the other three fleets were unknown. The Earth Defense Force claimed that it was the Combined Fleet's recklessness that led to the defeat, and Paraná was convinced that it must have been Marshall's decision-making error. In fact, the fleet despises the ground forces, and the ground forces are afraid of the research of the Academy of Sciences, which considers the fleet as its own thugs. The United Earth Fleet, the Earth Defense Force, and the Earth's Supreme Academy of Sciences are a cute little triangle full of estrangement and misunderstanding. In normal times, such mutual suspicion may not have serious consequences, but in wartime, every small misunderstanding can lead to defeat.

Ignoring the intrigues between the various departments, Paraná decided to go to Rambo immediately. The wreckage of the fleet should have been transported back to the lunar base for analysis, and there is no doubt that they are all in the Academy of Military Sciences.

Paraná looked down through the porthole and saw a prosperous and peaceful scene on the front side of the moon, who would have thought that the back side of it was already devastated.

Suddenly, Paraná remembered what he had seen in Io. The scythe,Originally, it was a monster like a whirlwind.,Isn't it?。。。

Without thinking too much about it, the spacecraft had already landed on the tarmac of the Academy of Military Sciences. From the moment he stepped down the gangway, Barana felt an eerie atmosphere. Some of the research analysts had solemn faces, and some of them looked like ashes, not knowing what they had seen.

Paraná knew where to find Rambo, it must have been the research and development dock of the Military Research Institute, and there was no other place to fit the huge wreckage of the fleet warship. Speaking of this, this is also part of the estrangement, the research and development dock is already full, and the wreckage should be transported to the maintenance dock belonging to the fleet, but the Academy of Military Sciences does not hesitate to interrupt the development of new warships to steal the right to analyze the wreckage. Parana sighed, is it in human nature to fight each other?

Walking into the R&D dock, no one or drones checked his documents along the way, although he was the famous youngest fleet commander ever, but the security of the Academy of Military Sciences was too lax. Parana frowned, this was not a good sign.

But these thoughts were instantly squeezed out of his mind by the scene in front of him. The moment he saw the wreckage of the huge battleship, Barana broke out in a cold sweat, and he was also shocked beyond words after witnessing countless bloody battles.

Originally, he thought that as he had seen countless battles, the destruction of the battleship was nothing more than a hole in the core part of the giant bone piercing, or the armor was corroded by the strong acid of the living creatures.

However, what was once a battleship lying quietly in the dock is now nothing more than a pile of debris. The battleship was neatly cut into a dozen pieces from the sides, with only a few shells connected in the middle. The armor was covered with strange small cuts, and although the depth was small compared to the entire battleship, it also pierced through many cabins, which were tens of meters deep. Paraná could not have imagined how such a wreck could have been brought back to the moon. Paraná circled the bow of the ship and identified it from the vague broadside. This is the Yamato, the flagship of the Fourth Fleet, the most heavily armored battleship ever built.

"This is the only complete wreck." A voice behind Parana said. As he observed the wreckage of the battleship, Rambo was already standing behind him.

"Thanks to its thick armor and reliable emergency system," Rambo said, "we believe that this is the reason why Admiral Yamamoto was the only one of the three fleets to send a message, the Yamato was not immediately destroyed, it sent that message at the last moment." And other warships, even the Kirov, the flagship of the First Fleet, or the Ark Royal, the flagship of the Second Fleet, have become space junk, their hulls are already mutilated, and there is no salvage value. ”

This huge knife-like incision, Admiral Yamamoto's last message "Scythe", the strange storm seen in Io, the stabbing attack mentioned by Ritotrip... Paraná's brain was racing, and he seemed to see what had happened to the three fleets, and it could even be said that the picture was very strong.

"Dean Rambo, do you believe in magic?" Parana asked abruptly.

"Any advanced science is like magic," Rambo replied, "in other words, magic is just very advanced science." ”

"Arthur C. Clarke," Paraná responded, "a writer of ancient science fiction that I like very much, but don't you think that explanation is too far-fetched." Do you think a swordsman chopped the Yamato to pieces with a single sword is science or magic? ”

"Neither science nor magic. Very wonderful fantasy, Lieutenant General Paraná. ”

It seems to be magic, Barana thought to herself. It is clear that Rambo did not seriously consider his conjectures, which he believed to be due to the arrogance of scientists. Rambo's attitude suggests that such a thing clearly does not fall under the realm of science.

Rambo didn't pay any attention to Paraná and walked away to do his research, leaving Paraná to ponder in the bow.

The two men had their own preoccupations, and neither of them noticed that even the most advanced detection instruments could not detect them——, and in the darkest corner of the dock, a dark shadow was watching them.