Before leaving for Ether, Robb suddenly received a new assignment, requiring him to report directly to Admiral Eric von Bloomberg on the planetary system of Pelion, which is stationed in the same planetary system as Andromeda. 1(6) k small says αр.(1)(6) finishing

Synchronized with Earth Standard Time, on July 25, 2918, Robb arrived at Pelion.

As the military transport ship flew close to Pelion, through the radiation-proof glass window, Robb saw Pelion's bright host star, the giant brown dwarf of fifteen Jupiters, Cronos.

This stellar-like object, named after the legendary titan head "Kronos", failed to produce nuclear fusion inside due to its lack of mass, and then shined like a real star. Therefore, like most brown dwarfs, Kronos can only use the abundant internal heat to release a large amount of infrared radiation into the universe to prove that it is still a giant planet like Jupiter in the solar system.

Although a failed star, Kronos is still the largest object in the entire Machu Picchu binary star system, excluding the two main stars. It has an irreplaceable and important position.

It orbits around a distance of about 15 astronomical units from the twin stars, relying on the reflection of the light from the twin stars of Machu Picchu, presenting to the world a huge image of four 'shots', like the leader of a titan god. The presence of the brown dwarf Kronos has attracted many asteroids and comets from the outer reaches of the Machu Picchu binary star system and further into the universe, and has also devoured many unstable asteroids in the same system, creating a good living space for the planet Andromeda.

Kronos has hundreds of natural satellites, and the third-largest Pelion is equivalent to one-third of the Earth. When humans first came to Pelion, they found that she was a natural satellite with great habitable potential. It has a high nitrogen atmosphere, with nitrogen accounting for 80% of the volume, an average surface atmospheric pressure of about 93 kilopascals, slightly lower than the average pressure at sea level, and a large area of ice beneath the muddy surface. At the same time that the planet Andromeda was being developed, Pelion was also massively modified.

Human scientists dig up the muddy surface, sublimate the ice into water vapor with 'excited' light, and then carry out artificial rain stimulation to bring ammonia and other soluble 'sex' gases in the atmosphere back to the ground for storage and processing. At the same time, the ice is electrolyzed and pyrolyzed, and the collected hydrogen gas acts as an energy source for the spacecraft's ion engine, releasing oxygen into the atmosphere. It took more than a century for the atmosphere of Pelion to basically eradicate the gases that are not harmful to the human body, and to increase the oxygen volume ratio to 20%, so as to meet the requirements of human habitation.

However, Pelion was not regarded as a civilian emigration star, as early as the establishment of the Andromeda Planetary Immigration Autonomous Committee, the predecessor of the Perseus Interstellar Federation, it was decided to use the resources of Kronos and the astronomical advantages of Pelion to build Pelion as a military industrial planet. As a result, today's Pelion has almost become a military-industrial planet, the "acropolis" of the planet Andromeda.

The two largest military dockyards of the Perseus Star Federation are located at Troy Point (i.e., Lagrange Point 4 and Point 5) at Pelion and Kronos. The Federation's largest planetary hydrogen harvesting plant is also located in a nearby resonance orbit to harvest the endless hydrogen resources of Kronos brown dwarf. There are countless other related space factories and ground factories around the surrounding space.

The Bundeswehr's fleet base, second only to the planet Aegis, is located in and around Pelion.

However, Pelion is also the largest supplier of chemical 'fertilizer' in the Federation. Ammonia and other substances produced by transforming the atmosphere can still meet the federal demand for 70% of the chemical 'fertilizer' raw materials for the next 100 years.

Today's Pelion is also home to thousands of warships in the surrounding space.

As the transport ships passed between the fleets, Robb could see some of the fleet's signs. Soon, he predicted that at least half of the ten fleets of the Bundeswehr would gather here.

The transport ship transports Robb to a massive block-like orbital station in Pelion's synchronous orbit, the Argonauts. This is the strategic command of the Federal Ministry of Defense, where the president and the Minister of Defense command the base camp of interstellar warfare.

Riding on a high-speed conveyor belt, Robb was taken to the headquarters of the Secretary of Defense, the five-star general Bloomberg.

After the programmed salute and greeting, Robb asked, "Sir, is there another big battle?" ”

If it were another boss, Robb would not be so direct. But Bloomberg was the elder brother of his biological father, Su Yu, and when Robb was still wearing the open 'pants', he was often carried on his broad shoulders by the other party. In Robb's eyes, the old general is an elder who is as close as his father.

"An offensive plan you might not have thought of." Bloomberg said with a grim face.

It could be seen that the five-star general did not like the new offensive plan. Robb quickly guessed a thing or two. He knew his father's new comrades-in-arms, these veterans who had experienced a hundred battles, if they were to defend the interests of the people and the country, they would never hesitate, let alone be dissatisfied. But if they were to take the initiative to provoke a war, they would have a different state of mind.

"Are we going to invade the Empire?" Robb asked.

"Yes. The victory of Yi's star field has made many people arrogant and even arrogant. Thought that attacking the enemy now was the best opportunity. Bloomberg said dissatisfiedly, "The battle in the 'Yi' star field is outside the borders of the two countries, and it will not violate the Provisional Armistice Treaty at all, but if we invade the territory of the other side, then we and the enemy will be plunged into a real all-out war." ”

"Does His Excellency President Milhouse really want to start an all-out war on this initiative?"

"It's not just him who wants it, but the bigwigs in Congress want it too. Everyone wants to put the entire federation at risk for their own 'selfish' interests. Eric von Bloomberg shook his head and sighed, "I am now reminded of what your father said to me, that we were just pawns at the mercy of others, pawns of the political oligarchs. I didn't understand it at the time, but now I finally understand. When the country is prosperous and the people are stable, there are a large number of people who want to start a war. It's a pity that we are all soldiers, and it is our duty to obey orders, and we can only move forward bravely. ”

Robb didn't resonate with Bloomberg's sigh, but asked expectantly, "Sir, do you want me to join this attack too?" ”