Chapter 284: Transformation
The alarm was lifted, and Lin Feng breathed a sigh of relief. By the time Yang Yi came to the cockpit, the "Shadow" had already returned to its normal sailing state.
In order to avoid the failure of the propulsion system due to overload, the speed of the Shadow was reduced to one-tenth of the speed of light after flying out of the inescapable region of the Primal Black Hole. As long as this speed is maintained, Shadow will be able to get rid of the Primal Black Hole and make a space jump.
"Colonel, here's a message from the probe."
"Show it up."
According to Lin Feng's instructions, Aaron projected the image in front of everyone.
Seeing the large battleship, Yang Yi frowned, Shen Cheng sighed secretly, and the expressions of Jackson and the others were also very ugly.
After Yang Yi went to the propulsion module, Lin Feng gave Alun an order to let Alun release several small probes, and let these probes work in a passive way, and after receiving the communication signal from the "Shadow", he would transmit the collected information to the "Shadow" to avoid being discovered by the enemy.
Obviously, Yang Yi's speculation was not wrong.
"Can you tell where the battleship came from?"
"No, the battleship is highly camouflaged and uses much more advanced technology than the Shadow, so I can't use the information I get to determine the origin of the battleship."
Lin Feng nodded slightly and looked at Yang Yi.
"Obviously, this is a battleship from some top civilization." Yang Yi smiled reluctantly and said, "At least, I don't know which high-level civilization wants to take my life. Besides, we are in the central region, not very far from the Alliance Star, and no high-level civilization dares to make a living here. ”
"What now?"
"Aaron, how many routes are there to get to the Hidden Spirit Star from here?"
"There is only one, and the next spatial node is two hundred and fifty light-years away. It's an asteroid. Need to be prepared for a space jump? ”
"Not yet."
Lin Feng was slightly stunned, and looked at Yang Yi incomprehensibly.
Although the Shadow has escaped the Primal Black Hole, it is impossible to fly to the Hidden Star at one-tenth of the speed of light, and must make a space jump.
"Even if we fool that spaceship, going to the next node now won't end well." Yang Yi glanced at Lin Feng and glanced at the others. Cai said, "Although that battleship may not go to the next space node, because it is too blatant to do so, it is easy for the outside world to associate with it." But the guy who is dealing with us in the shadows must be keeping an eye out for all the news related to the Human Federation. If the Shadow appears at the next node, word will spread quickly. Obviously, there won't be such good luck next time. If I were that guy, I'd take a more direct approach to the Shadow. ”
"The problem is, there's only one route." Shen Chengwen said.
"Lao Shen is right. Even if we crossed one, or even several spatial nodes, with the ability of the 'Shadow', we would not be able to go directly to the Hidden Spirit Star, and we would have to make at least two stops along the way. Jackson sighed and said, "No matter where we stay, as soon as we show up, the word will get out." And the guy who plotted against us will deal with us at the next location even if he doesn't have time to make a move. ”
"You can't just go to the Hidden Spirit Star because of this, right?" Lin Feng also said.
"Be patient. That's right. ”
"But ......"
Yang Yi smiled faintly and said, "It's not just us who needs time, but also the guy who is secretly dealing with us." ”
"What do you mean?" Jackson asked for everyone.
"Under normal circumstances, the Shadow will arrive at Hidden Spirit in five days. As we set off from the Soyuz, the ambassador sent a note. Moreover, Speaker Alora personally came to see us off, so the outside world already knew about the 'Shadow' going to the Hidden Spirit Star. If we hadn't arrived at the Hidden Spirit Star in five days, even if it was the Heavenly Saint Emperor who had plotted against us, he would definitely do enough to avoid suspicion. At the very least, a search operation will be arranged. After discovering the original black hole that appeared here, the Hidden Spirit Clan announced that the Shadow had encountered an accident on its way to the Hidden Spirit Star. At that time, even if they knew what was going on, no one would dare to come forward to accuse the Heavenly Saint Emperor. ”
"You mean, wait until then?"
Yang Yi nodded and said, "Ten days at most, and we can use these ten days to make some preparations, such as staying away from here in a normal flight." ”
Jackson nodded thoughtfully, indicating that he understood what Yang Yi meant.
"When everyone thinks we're done, we move on to the next node. Of course, we'll have to disguise the Shadow before we do that. ”
"It's better to be able to switch to a different ship." Shen Chengwen said.
Yang Yi was slightly stunned, and said with a wry smile: "Obviously, no one will take the initiative to send us a spaceship. If you contact the outside world at this time, even if you contact the Star Soul Empress, there is no guarantee that the news will not be leaked. To be on the safe side, we'd better keep quiet. ”
"No one will take the initiative to send us a spaceship, so try to find a spaceship yourself."
"Looking?" Yang Yi looked at Jackson.
"Aaron?"
"Yes."
"Show the chart of the route, and all the star systems within ten light-years of the route, and if there is, show the information about the star systems."
"Wait a minute."
Yang Yi walked up to Jackson and wanted to know what kind of medicine Jackson was selling.
"Brother, don't look at me like that, everyone is a man." Jackson smiled and said, "You know, what I did before I met you. Although it is mainly active in the Greenwich Meteorite Belt, it can occasionally receive some other missions. Especially after making some reputations, we are often asked to be bodyguards to escort a big person or some valuables to the central area. ”
"You've been around here before?"
Jackson nodded and said, "Although the Center Region is not like the Northern Region, in the territory of the top civilization and the advanced civilization, even the most rampant pirates dare not show off, but for all pirates, the Center Region is simply a piece of fat dripping oil. As long as you can succeed here, you will not only be able to obtain unimaginable benefits, but also become famous. Become the most valuable signboard. ”
"There are pirates around here?" Lin Feng was also surprised.
"Of course there is, but it's well hidden."
At this time, Aaron showed the route map with the distribution of the starry sky.
Lin Feng wanted to ask a few words, but Yang Yi shook his head at her and asked her not to disturb Jackson. If Jackson didn't say anything, there were pirates around here. There must be pirate lairs. Obviously, just finding a pirate's lair will give you access to a spaceship, even if it's a pirate ship.
It's just that Jackson stared at the route map for a long time without saying a word.
"Dude?" Yang Yi finally couldn't help it.
"These places," Jackson said with a sigh as he marked a few star systems on the route map, "and there are pirates in these star systems, but they were more than a hundred years ago. As far as I know. With the exception of a few sensible pirates who know how to take what they see, all pirates operating in the Centre are short-lived. For fear of being encircled, the pirates here never stayed in one place for long. ”
"You mean ......"
"Even hard-working bases tend to only last a few decades. At the slightest hint of trouble, these pirates will abandon everything and flee, some of them even leaving the Centre. Jackson smiled reluctantly. said, "For pirates." Only by saving your life can you enjoy the money you have earned so hard. Even if they were all outlaws, no pirate was willing to lose their lives. ”
"And now?"
Jackson shook his head and didn't say anything more.
"In that case, let's try our luck."
"Brother......
"Dude, you've helped a lot." Yang Yi smiled and said. "Besides, we definitely can't stay here. Since you don't know where to go, why not take this time to visit the galaxies you mentioned. Maybe we're lucky enough. ”
Jackson nodded, and now he could only think so.
"Aaron. Plan a route for the shortest. ”
"Understood."
"Brother Yang, are you going to rob pirates like this?" Shen Chengwen walked over at this time. "Don't you think that's too much of a shone?"
Yang Yi was slightly stunned, and then smiled bitterly.
"Lao Shen is right, we can't appear as human beings, at least not as soldiers of the Human Federation." Lin Feng also walked over. "Even if we're dealing with pirates, there's no guarantee that we'll kill all pirates. Just let one go, and our whereabouts will be revealed. ”
"Fight poison with poison." Shen Chengwen said it directly.
"To be precise, it should be black eating black." Yang Yi smiled and said, "We can't change our human identity, so we can only pretend to be pirates." Since Jackson had been here more than a hundred years ago, it might not be a surprise that there was a human pirate in the Center. Besides, our goal is to capture a pirate's ship, not to fight other pirates. ”
Shen Chengwen nodded, that's what he meant.
"Okay, let's all get ready." Yang Yi let out a long breath and said to Jackson, "Brother, those who can work hard, I have to worry about you." ”
"Whereever, it's my obligation."
Seeing Yang Yi and Jackson praising each other, Lin Feng was speechless, and hurriedly stepped forward to stop the two and ordered other officers and soldiers to prepare.
Obviously, with Jackson here, it was not a hassle to have the officers and men of the Strategic Squadron disguise themselves as pirates.
As for Justin, Buck and others, although they are not pirates, the difference between interstellar mercenaries and pirates is not very big, and in the eyes of many people, there is no difference between the two at all.
Yang Yi and Lin Feng didn't prepare, and they didn't need to. Don't forget, before going to confuse Shenxing, Yang Yi and Lin Feng pretended to be male and female thieves.
Of course, the thought of robbing homes in the center as pirates makes everyone excited.
You must know that this is the backyard of top civilizations and advanced civilizations, and being able to light a fire here, even if it does not pose a substantial threat to top civilizations, is also a thing worth writing about, and it will definitely be face-saving to say it in the future, at least it is a good talking point. (To be continued......)