Chapter Forty-Nine: The Mouse Trap

The "Shadow" began to accelerate, and Yang Yi immediately sat in the co-pilot's seat.

"Aaron?" Lin Feng manually turned off the alarm system.

"An unidentified spacecraft is rapidly approaching, less than a hundred kilometers away and traveling at nearly a tenth of the speed of light." When Aaron said this, a projection image of a spaceship appeared in front of Lin Feng.

"The Aquila!"

Although this spaceship looked like a pirate ship, similar to the previous outfit of the "Shadow", Lin Feng recognized it at a glance when he saw the various data displayed.

"Colonel, the Aquila is in the home system, there is no reason to ......"

"It's the 'Aquila', pay attention to the acceleration of the spaceship, only the 'Aquila' can be so fast, and only the 'Aquila' can keep up with the 'Shadow'."

"If it's the Aquila......"

"Open the jump tunnel."

"Colonel, the enemy ships are too close, and the speed is too fast, and the space is badly distorted, and it is impossible to open the jump passage."

"Forcibly turn on ......"

"Wait, is the Aquila a tough deal to deal with?" Yang Yi finally couldn't help but ask.

"The Aquila, the Shadow, and the Lightning, are the three fastest flying ships in the Third War Zone, and they are all in the middle of the Shadow in terms of maximum speed and acceleration. As long as we are targeted by the Aquila, we can't get rid of it with speed. ”

"Is the Aquila part of the garrison?"

Lin Feng nodded and didn't explain much.

"If the Aquila is someone from the Luo family, how did they find us? It's only been a few minutes, how can I catch up so quickly? ”

Lin Feng did not answer Yang Yi's question, and this was also her question.

"Also, even if the people of the Luo family followed us to the Confusion Star, there is no reason to see through our disguise, how did they do it?"

"Theoretically, the garrison would not be able to track the Shadow." Aaron said a word at this time.

"The problem is, they did come to the Confusing, and they know that we are here. Wait......" Yang Yi paused for a moment before he said, "When I returned home to send information, the 'Shadow' was severely damaged in the star's atmosphere and was being repaired at the Theater Command. ”

"Aaron!?" Lin Feng immediately understood what Yang Yi meant. If the Shadow was tampered with, it must have been at this time.

"No suspicious signals were found, but the possibility of a quantum communication device is not ruled out."

"Quantum communication devices?"

"It's just that quantum communication devices can't get the location information of the 'Shadow', and theoretically can't track the 'Shadow' with quantum communication devices."

"Aaron, you mean that if you want to track the Shadow with a quantum communication device, you need to provide location information?"

"Yes, exactly."

"The Shadow's location information is stored in the light brain, in your hands, so it is theoretically impossible for someone else to steal it from the outside world."

"Ensign, you mean ......"

"Then it's only possible to steal from the inside."

"Aaron, diagnose all of the ship's control software, especially the software that has been added and modified when returning to the home system for repairs."

"Understood, ongoing."

Yang Yi's words reminded Lin Feng and also reminded Aaron.

It didn't take long for the results to come out.

While the Shadow was undergoing maintenance at the Theater Command, engineers uploaded a self-check program to diagnose damage to the spacecraft. After the maintenance is completed, this self-test program is not deleted, but stored in the ship's optical brain, which obtains the spacecraft's navigation information, and sends the obtained information to a subsystem. That quantum communication device is in this subsystem.

Because it was a maintenance self-test program and it was dormant, Aaron didn't care about it before.

Finding the root of the problem, Lin Feng immediately gave Alun an order to delete the program.

"Colonel, deletion failed, I don't have the authority to delete the program."

"What?"

"This is a grassroots program, which is not within the scope of my management, and it is solidified in the light brain of the spaceship, and forcibly deleting it will inevitably lead to the collapse of the ship's control system."

"Can't delete it?"

"The only way to remove the program is to initialize the ship's control system."

At this time, Lin Feng was silent.

"Then do this and initialize the ship's control system. If this is not resolved, even if the Shadow escapes through the jump tunnel, it will be spotted when it comes out. ”

"Second Lieutenant, this will cause the ship to spiral out of control."

"What!?" Yang Yi was stunned for a moment, and he was also surprised.

"My program is also in the ship's control system, and if the ship's control system is initialized, I can't continue to control the various systems on the ship. Unless someone can replace me, the ship will immediately go out of control. Theoretically, it is not possible for the driver to control the Shadow manually. ”

"Aaron, forcibly open the jump passage." Lin Feng made a decision.

"Wait." Yang Yi thought of something. "Aaron, you're saying that as long as someone can control the ship instead of you, the ship won't get out of control when the control system is initialized?"

"Theoretically, but ......"

"Wait, you back yourself up to the 'Fire Phoenix's light brain, and then let the control system initialize, and I will control the ship."

"Ensign, you ......"

"It's an order."

"Ah Yi, the 'Shadow' has dozens of subsystems, relying entirely on the control system, and the human reaction speed is too slow, and no one can drive this spacecraft manually."

"Trust me and do what I say." Yang Yi's attitude was very resolute, and there was no room for negotiation at all. "Wait, you're responsible for removing that self-test program and destroying the quantum communication device in the subsystem. After Aaron takes over the ship again, open the jump lane. ”

Lin Feng glanced at Yang Yi, although she was not at all sure, she chose to trust.

"Aaron, now give me control." Yang Yi grasped the control sphere in front of him and poured a stream of electrical energy converted from the original energy into it.

"Ensign...... What's going on......?"

"Aaron?" Lin Feng was secretly startled and looked at Aaron.

"Second Lieutenant Yang Yi is taking over control of the spaceship, and it is conscious control."

Lin Feng's eyes widened immediately, but then he understood why Yang Yi was so confident. He was able to let his consciousness enter the light brain of the spaceship, and he was able to control the spaceship through his consciousness. To put it simply, Yang Yi replaced the spaceship's control program with his own consciousness. Because the consciousness directly gives instructions to the various subsystems of the spacecraft, there is no need for physical operation, so the reaction speed can meet the requirements of controlling the spacecraft.

"Colonel ......"

"Do as Second Lieutenant Yang Yi instructs." Lin Feng got up and said, "I'll go to the hangar, you can back yourself up into the light brain of the 'Fire Phoenix' later." ”

Not long after, Lin Feng released the "Fire Phoenix" in the hangar.

Instead of returning to the cockpit, she went to the equipment compartment where the light brain was placed. After the control system is initialized, the basic program must be manually deleted.

At this time, the "Aquila" was already approaching.

It was Luo Chen who piloted the "Skyhawk".

Although Luo Shukong is the most unsuccessful of the three brothers, he is always Luo Changsheng's own son, and he has been very pleased with Luo Zhenyu since he was a child. Before leaving, Luo Changsheng handed over the "Sky Eagle" to Luo Chen, and repeatedly told him that unless something particularly serious happened, the "Sky Eagle" should not be used. The reason is very simple, the Confusing Star is in the jurisdiction of the second war zone, and people from the third war zone will cause trouble.

The explosion of the spaceship that Luo Shukong was riding, and the life and death are unknown, which is a particularly serious matter.

Luo Chen did not go to the scene of the incident, because he knew that the spaceship did not explode due to an overload of power equipment, but was blown up by someone.

After receiving the news, Luo Chen's first thought was that Lin Feng woke up early, attacked Luo Shukong and others, and then blew up the spaceship.

Later, Luo Chen confirmed this hypothesis, that the "Shadow" had left the Confusing Star spaceport and appeared near the site of the incident.

Luo Chen dared to delay, and immediately drove the "Skyhawk" to chase after him.

The Shadow was fast, but not faster than the Aquila, and in the area under the jurisdiction of the Confusing, any ship could only sail at the required speed. Mainly, there are too many routes near the Confusing, and there are too many ships coming in and out, and it is very easy to have accidents if it flies fast.

As Luo Chen judged, the "Shadow", disguised as a pirate ship, did not fly fast.

This is also understandable, if the identity is exposed, the second war zone will definitely be in trouble, and if the matter is big, even if Zhan Ruilin comes forward, it may not be able to settle it.

Looking at the "Shadow" that was speeding ahead, Luo Chen sneered.

The Aquila and the Shadow are fast ships of the same class and have the same camouflage system, and were only discovered by the Shadow after approaching.

Obviously, this is already late.

The speed of the "Shadow" was no faster than that of the "Aquila", and therefore it was impossible to get rid of the "Aquila" in regular flights. If you force yourself into the jump channel, you will not be able to calculate and control the exit of the passage due to spatial disorder, and you may fall into a star or even a black hole.

"Please note that the weapon system has been unlocked and is pending activation."

Luo Chen smiled coldly and grasped the lever of the energy beam cannon.

If you want to run, it's not that easy!

The Energy Beam Cannon is not powerful enough to destroy the Shadow, but a single hit can overload the Shadow's power system and shut down.

As long as the Shadow loses momentum, it can't escape.

Although Lin Feng was a tenth-level soldier and the fifth-generation pilot of the "Fire Phoenix", Luo Chen was confident enough to defeat her.

You must know that when Luo Chen reached the combat power of a tenth-level soldier, Lin Feng was still queuing up in the reincarnation center.

If it weren't for Luo Shukong falling into Lin Feng's hands, Luo Chen would have used the powerful Space Fragmentation Cannon to blast the "Shadow" into pieces. It's just that Luo Changsheng repeatedly told him to ensure the safety of Luo Yuankong, so Luo Chen threw a mouse bogey weapon and did not directly use lethal firepower.