In the end, the matter of the Port of the Dead was just not settled. Many people thought it was an Imperial conspiracy at first, but after waiting for another week, they found that the Imperial fleet did not show any signs of appearing in the Harbor of the Dead, and they had to admit that the Empire had indeed gone mad.

For ordinary pirates and mercenaries, they only know that the Empire did not choose to attack the Harbor of the Dead in the end, and the specific reason is unknown, and the Harbor of the Dead does not give them a special explanation, only to remind them not to disturb the Empire's shipping routes too much recently.

Yang Yi, on the other hand, received an email of about 100,000 words a week later, explaining in detail the causes and consequences of the empire's overall combat operations, and finally an apology from the management committee, as well as an invitation to a banquet to celebrate that nothing had happened.

It's a pity that he had to refuse this invitation, because he was about to leave to grab the artifact with Renault.

Renault had already sent a briefing on the mission. He was tasked with defending the base's perimeter, while Renault's troops were primarily responsible for artifact mining.

According to the mission briefing, the target artifact is hidden deep in a temple of Sarnagar. The temple was completely sealed for a long time. As a result, the expedition brought in a Dracken laser rig to sabotage the temple gates. They had been working on this until they lost contact, but it wasn't going well, after all, it was the ancient Sarnaga technology. Rather, the fact that they can rely on human technology to carry out effective violent destruction is staggering enough.

The Mobius Foundation's expeditionary force was probably less than 2,000 people, mainly a few dozen scientists and technicians escorted by a mercenary force. A mining base was temporarily set up, and a scientific space station was temporarily launched to serve as a communications and transit center for the entire planet. There should be a mercenary light cruiser in orbit as an orbital defense force, but in fact, this ship is more used to transport goods and run away in an emergency.

In other words, if they are eliminated, then they are not even qualified to escape.

“…… I'm going to fight Tadarin again......"

Schill, three days later.

The fleet had just jumped into the orbit of Schill, and before it could react, it was directly sprayed by Tadarin's enthusiasm. One of Tadarin's orbital defenses on the Ciel's orbit was directly below the fleet, and the unsuspecting A1 shield was wiped out by a single shot for a long length of shield.

A squadron of Tadarin reconnaissance planes patrolling nearby quickly rushed up at full speed after discovering the enemy's situation.

"What a warm reception......" Yang Yi muttered, and the fleet quickly dispersed, looking for a favorable combat position, while releasing its own carrier-based aircraft to interfere and cover large ships.

According to the plan, Yang Yi's troops were responsible for the defense of the base's perimeter, so they were the first units to be airdropped to the ground. A1 and Black Rose will each be airdropped to the ground with a reinforced company of troops to reconnoiter the local situation and consolidate the landing zone.

Then, as the first landing force arrived on the surface, they collided directly with the Tadarin Rapid Reaction Force. The reinforcement of A1 was wiped out on the surface before it could even organize effective resistance, and some were blown to pieces by the Immortals and the drop pods before they even left the landing module.

Black Rose's reinforcement company has a reaper squad of four people in the drop capsule that made a mistake during the airdrop, and is sixteen kilometers away from the landing site, thus avoiding the catastrophe and becoming the only surviving human combat unit on the ground.

Tadarin's unexpectedly fast counter-speed caught everyone off guard. Yang Yi had to postpone the attack first, allowing the fleet to focus on dealing with the defensive forces of Tadarin in orbit, while ordering A1 and Black Rose to use sensors to observe high in orbit as much as possible.

Although the information that could be captured from the high altitude of the orbit was effective, it still startled the fleet command - the place on the ground that should have been the abandoned base of the expedition team has been occupied by Tadarin. The huge Draken laser rig has long been missing, and it is estimated that it was dismantled by Tadarin.

Now it's a big deal. Without a laser rig, even if they went down to clear Tadarin's troops, they could only sit in front of the temple and stare dryly.

After receiving information from A1, Renault's side seemed to be silent. Before receiving further instructions, Yang Yi had to continue to let the fleet clear the Tadarin fleet in orbit first. And Tadarin's orbital defense force is still as weak as ever, although this time they put a few orbital defense facilities, but it is still not enough to turn the whole tide of the battle.

It wasn't until they cleared the Tadarin fleet in the airspace near the point that Reynolds sent an order to evacuate Schill first. The Mobius Foundation replied that they would find another way to get a laser rig for them to use.

Yang Yi didn't want to evacuate very much, after all, the raid operation could weaken once and take advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness, but he couldn't do it again. Next time, they'll only run into the stronger Tadarin defenders, which isn't a good idea. But again, he couldn't think of a better solution, unless......

"Uh-huh......" He pondered for a moment, then raised his head, just in time to meet the eyes of A1 across from him. A1 nodded at him, and suddenly, A1's voice echoed in his head.

"Commander, there's another way......"

"You want to say...... Shantila? ”

A1 thought of it with him. The Mobius Foundation used a laser rig to break down doors because they couldn't open the temple doors. However, as the supreme protector of the Star Spirits, Shantila has preserved the memories of the Star Spirits of the Star Spirit Empire for countless centuries since they possessed Kara, and they also claim to be the eldest sons of the gods, so there may be a way to open this temple.

"Yes, maybe you can ask Miss Shantila through Kara."

Yang Yi no longer hesitated when he heard this, and first told Renault to wait. Then close the communication channel, immerse her consciousness into Kara, and ask Shantila about the feasibility of this option.

Santila didn't answer immediately, he could sense that Santira was going through the memories she had kept. He tried to touch the memories with the tentacles of his consciousness, but was almost shattered by the countless centuries of memories.

"Executive, only the Supreme Protector has the ability to preserve these memories without being eroded, and you don't have the ability to do so, so don't try it lightly." Santira should have discovered his actions and cautioned, "These memories are a dangerous legacy for us. ”

“…… I know. Have you found a way to open the door? ”

"Not yet. The spirits rarely touch the temples of Sarnagar, and all I know of are legends and ancient texts of questionable accuracy. It is best to follow the human's advice and force the door is the safest option. ”

"Damn...... Well, I got it. Thank you for your help, protector. ”

"It's my duty, Executive."