Chapter XVII: The Man Chosen by the Battleship
Philus was not a pure Tinasin, he was just a native of a small territory conquered by the Tinasins.
The reason why he was able to engage in cargo flights in the capital system of the Tinasin Empire was because he was part of the Tinasin blood, his mother was a Tinasin, and he didn't know why he fell in love with a local man when he conquered that small territory, so he did not hesitate to risk being abandoned by the Empire.
The active-minded Philus relied on his mother's family connections to get him a cargo job in the empire's capital system.
Philus, who has entered middle age, has a big beard on his face, which makes him look very rugged, which is also very rare in the Tinasin Empire. This is a matriarchal society, and men have no status, and such an image does not make Philus live a better life.
But Philus not only built a fleet of more than a dozen cargo ships with his own ability, but also monopolized the cargo route from an asteroid base to the capital star.
Philus, who usually has no worries about food and clothing, can only nest on the capital star this time, the little money he earns is not in the eyes of the rich and snobbery of the big families on the capital star, due to the tension of the war, the prices on the capital star are also soaring, although the Great Qin Empire strictly ordered, and punished some guys who disturbed the order of the capital star, but still could not relieve the pressure of no external material sources.
The key resources and materials are in the hands of those big families, and they don't have the idea of being kind enough to share them with everyone on the capital star.
Maybe Philus is a little better, after all, he still has a house on the capital star, and the crew under him can't do it, they are all people who eat in the interstellar mix, and they basically don't have any savings in their hands, but they usually change their drinks at all.
Forced to survive, these men came to Philus and begged him.
Philus didn't want to see these brothers who followed him in such embarrassment, and it was better to venture to the stars than starve to death.
The Polar Queen cargo spacecraft is being repaired at a maintenance base outside the capital due to its small size and multiple damages. Now there are not many spaceships in the airport of the Capital Star, let alone take off.
Helpless, Philus didn't know which little nobleman got a small shuttle spaceship, others didn't dare to fly, Philus had to take the risk himself, he stuffed the more than twenty crew members into a shuttle ship that could only accommodate less than ten people.
There was no danger that they avoided the patrol fleet and numerous monitors, and when they entered the "Polar Queen", which was usually disliked by everyone, they couldn't help but cheer.
"See the wreckage of those battleships in the starry sky? There's a lot of good stuff in there, what control system, weapons, and if you're lucky, you can find a lot of supplies. ”
Philus cheered up these crews, this is indeed a very good way to survive, provided that they are not discovered by the Great Qin fleet, after all, the ban has not been lifted yet, if it is discovered, then there is only one end, that is, it is directly bombarded by the battleship.
From the initial caution, after obtaining dozens of tons of supplies in a battleship, the courage gradually grew, Philus connected the two seemingly complete battleship cabins to the hull of the "Polar Queen", the connection was very difficult, because there was no large construction base here, they could only be half-manual and half-mechanical, and finally welded the two cabins up.
The space suddenly became dozens of times larger, and it could be compared to a medium-sized cargo ship. However, due to the lack of power of this small cargo ship, it can no longer sail at a high speed.
Fortunately, it doesn't take much speed to pick up trash, and the low speed has the added benefit that the "Polar Queen" is full of hooks and makes it look more like a pile of wreckage, and several times the patrol fleet has seen it from a distance and ignored it.
The Polar Queen's cargo hold is now almost full of supplies, all salvaged from the wreckage of the battleship. Even the "Polar Queen" is equipped with two small naval guns, but due to the energy, it is basically useless, and can only be used to attack the debris that suddenly breaks into the field of vision to avoid crashing the "Polar Queen".
Now Philus's eyes are on a warship that looks quite intact, this is a battleship several times larger than the "Polar Queen", at least Philus has not seen it, but it should not be the Tinasin Empire from the outside.
I don't know what weapon this battleship was hit, the huge engine in the tail has been destroyed, only a small engine is still faintly extinguished, and a huge hole has been blown out of the middle of the hull, neat and smooth.
The battleship was obviously an unmanned battleship, and there was no trace of manned personnel, and there was probably no material in this kind of battleship, but somehow, this battleship attracted Philus's eyes tightly.
The dream of a battleship since he was a child made Philus unable to let go of this battleship as soon as he saw it. This is what a man should have, Philus couldn't help but shout loudly in his heart.
"I want this battleship." Philus roared wildly, regardless of what time it was, and whether there was a patrol fleet of Great Qin outside.
"Captain Philus, ......"
Philus didn't want to hear it at all.
He directly ordered the "Polar Queen" to move closer to the battleship.
This kind of operation is very dangerous, after the war, these destroyed battleships are still in the state of combat, in case there is still a supply of energy, then the battleship brain or system will treat the unidentified entrant as an intruder.
The crew obviously knew a little bit of common sense, but Philus was now so full of the ship that he didn't listen to any advice.
The "Polar Queen" gently approached the battleship, which had no obvious counterpart, and was obviously not prepared to let other ships get closer. Philus donned the interstellar suit, a civilian suit for use in the interstellar environment with a metal shell that resembles armor, but more than a task of combat, but to ensure the movement and survival of personnel in space.
Civilian interstellar suits have a completely different structure and technology from military armor, and the military of any power or territory will not use military combat armor for civilian use.
Philus is now wearing just an ordinary civilian interstellar suit, which can only ensure the needs of his interstellar activities. He flew out of the cargo compartment exit of the "Polar Queen" and flew straight to the big hole in the damaged part of the battleship. The ship's crew watched nervously as Philus behaved wildly.
The sleek and smooth shape of the battleship, coupled with the secondary barrels that have been extended, has a shocking beauty, and Philus has completely fallen into it this time.
One of the ship's secondary engines was running slowly, but it couldn't propel the huge ship. Philus's proximity didn't cause the ship to be hostile, at least the defensive secondary guns didn't fire at him, otherwise it would have been a flash of light and Philus would have turned into interstellar dust.
Philus only has this battleship in his eyes, like a pervert/wolf seeing a beautiful woman without clothes, like a greedy man seeing a mountain of gold without people.
He slipped through the hole and into the battleship.
The hull shell of the battleship is very thick, divided into several layers, and the damage of such a battleship makes Philus feel very distressed, as if his own treasure has been damaged.
The inner wall of the battleship is a kind of metal, which is very smooth, and it can be seen that the craftsmanship of this battleship is very good, and it is also standard.
The cabins inside are not divided much, and the long hallway is not far away, which can be seen through the holes in the pierced bulkheads. Philus guessed correctly, there was no life-sustaining equipment in it, and there would naturally be no air in it without people.
Philus cautiously flew towards the front of the battleship.
A tremor was heard, as two tall defense robots walked down the hallway, their massive bodies stepping on the floor. Let Philus, who had just landed, feel a little frightened, there are even defense robots in this?!
This kind of warship is not only strong in itself, but the defense inside is still not weak.
In his excitement, Philus forgot about his danger, but he didn't dare to slide either, which was tantamount to using those defense robots as a target.
When the two defense droids walked over, Philus cautiously walked forward. The inside of the battleship was not badly damaged, and if the ship's engine could be repaired, it would be considered basically intact.
Finally, when Firus had walked nearly a kilometer, he came to the control room at the bow of the battleship, and he seemed to hear the battleship calling.
Philus walked to the console in a daze, there was nothing too much to see, all he could see was a raised metal console with a faint light flickering on the countertop.
"It's mine."
"It's mine." Philus muttered dreamily.
He reached out and stroked the console as if he were a lover, but of course Philus didn't have a lover. It's a luxury to be a lover in the Tinasin Empire, no background, no money, at least no woman with a property in the capital star will bother you.
His hands ran over every part of the console.
Suddenly, an image was projected, waking up Firus, who was still immersed in his dreams.
The image of a woman in a black uniform appeared in front of him, looking at the image that was a little taller than him, and Philus knew that this was definitely not an enlarged image, but a projection according to this scale.
"This is the battleship No. 95786 of the Great Qin Fleet, outsider, who are you?"
The crisp sound seemed to be poured directly into his mind, and he didn't know when, the control room was actually injected with air.
"Philus, I'm not an enemy." Philus hurriedly raised his hands in clarification.
"Not an enemy? Can you help me then? My communicator is broken, please help me contact the Great Qin Fleet. ”
"Great Qin Fleet?" Philus was taken aback, feeling that this battleship belonged to the Great Qin Empire, that is, the Great Qin Empire that destroyed the Tinasin Empire.
"But will they meet me? I just ...... "Philus is just a small person, he can't and doesn't have the guts to contact the Great Qin fleet, although the Great Qin's patrol fleet may be just outside.
"It's okay, Daqin won't give up any of his own people." The projection said with great confidence.
This gave Philus the illusion that what was standing in front of him was not a projection, but a living person.