Drops.

With a slight mechanical sound, Hera slowly opened her eyes to the familiar bridge of the ship, and several robots at the edge of her sockets were looking nervously at her.

She's fine?

What's going on?

Hera tried to stand up, but felt weak and weak, and looked down at her legs, and found that there was no change in her body, and then she breathed a sigh of relief.

The stars were shining outside the porthole, and the ship's sailing was normal.

The queen didn't kill her?

Why?

Hera frowned slightly, she kept thinking, she felt that she must have angered the queen at that time.

Yes, she didn't think that she would be able to go back alive, and if she could send the data of the swarm at the edge of the galaxy back to Ritsu, she would have completed her mission.

On this basis, to get up close and personal with the queen who is about to ascend to the dimension, to understand their life forms, is a reward that Hera has set for herself.

But she's fine.

The queen let her go?

Hera recalls that the darkness came and she lost consciousness......

A robot asked, "Do you feel anything unusual?" ”

"When will it return to normal?" Hera pointed out the window, "Time and space." ”

The first mate replied, "About four galactic hours ago, you were unconscious. ”

"Help me get ready to get out of the monitoring module," Hera whispered, "thank you." ”

"Ready for you...... The goddess sent a request for communication, and I have replied truthfully. ”

"Hmm," Hera nodded slightly, and the almost omnipresent assistant appeared in front of her.

Her name is Ritsu, and I don't know if there is any metaphor.

"Get your laser gun ready," Hera whispered, "if anything happens to me on examination, destroy my brain, send me to the incinerator, and then the ship will perform a self-destruct program." ”

The first mate of the robot said: "Understood, you have been in contact with the queen, right?" I must remind you that you have a chip in your brain. ”

"Ritsu has set very lenient conditions for my chip, or maybe this chip won't blow itself up at all," Hera said, "Don't underestimate your goddess, her mind is a hundred times more complex than humans. ”

The robot first mate smiled noncommittally: "The meaning of the goddess's existence is to make the father survive better, this is the only criterion. ”

Hera nodded, turned and walked to the monitoring module.

What exactly did the Queen do?

Hera was just about to lie down in the dense crowd of instruments when several robot exclamations came from the console.

"The swarm! The swarm has moved! ”

"The swarms we've marked have left the vicinity of the star, and they're starting to assemble!"

"Damn, how much is that...... Tens of billions of adults! They seem to be assembling before the war! ”

Hera bit her lip slightly.

She sighed slightly: "Send a disaster warning to the human world, the queen's target may be the new federation, the new federation has previously triggered the provision treaty, and the queen will collect the price for breaking the contract." ”

The first mate of the robot was stunned for two seconds, lowered his head and quickly pressed a few buttons, activated all kinds of instruments in the monitoring cabin, and turned around and ran to the unstable quantum communication instrument.

……

Quiet space, hordes of ships.

The new Federation's assembled ship cluster was laid out of the synchronous orbit of the 'Minter City' star, as if adding a large number of planetary rings to the planet.

The three fortresses, covered in cannon barrels, were a little further away from the city of Minte. -- The gravitational pull of each other will affect each other when they are close, which is not conducive to combat maneuver.

The good news is that there aren't a lot of protective forces around the three forts.

The bad news is that this is not a lot of protective force, and there are hundreds of warships of various types around the fortress to form a battleship group.

The airship that Yang Wei's five-person team was riding was quietly suspended in a distant position at the moment.

This airship integrates the latest military scientific and technological achievements of the Empire, and its stealth effect is even above the Feinan that year, from the most basic optical stealth and electromagnetic shielding, to the low-frequency space tidal resonance technology that is completely impossible to mass-produce, and the active simulation of short-term and long-wave hybrid detection technology, all of which reflect the real military strength of the Empire.

A full-coverage simulated gravity field is created in the six-meter-long hull, and it can also be self-propelled by simulated gravity...... It's outrageous!

Yang Wei was originally skeptical about whether the scientific and technological level of the Imperial Emperor Star Circle could match the peak of the third-level civilization.

But now, he had dispelled that suspicion.

Yang Wei still does not know the empire's military industrial operation system.

In fact, the integrated warships designed by the Sherman Empire have not been mass-produced, but only produced in small batches to verify technology and reserve technology for the protection of Emperor Star and a few important planets.

The various types of main warships used by the empire today are actually products from two generations ago, because they are cheap, easy to use, and mature in technology, the focus is that they are completely sufficient, and the maintenance and repair costs are already very low, so they have not been replaced in large quantities.

Assuming that a system-wide war breaks out, and the armed forces of the entire galaxy unite against the Empire, the Empire can completely roll out the production line of the most advanced warships in a short period of time, and most of the territories outside the empire can be used as a strategic buffer space, and the Emperor Star Circle will continue to explode troops.

The closer he got to the Emperor Star, the more he could find that this empire, which had existed for tens of thousands of galactic years, was itself a monster.

Ding, ding!

Yang Wei took out his communicator, and a line of text popped out of it.

[Hera has resumed communication and has made contact with the Queen.] 】

Yang Wei closed the communicator and sighed softly.

A cold female voice came from the side: "Please remain silent, I will cut off all communication between your assistant and you." ”

Empire-wide defense system.

"Understood," Yang Wei smiled, "when are we going to start moving?" ”

The female voice said: "Please be patient, there is the other party's saturated monitoring area in front, and you need to wait for the opportunity to pass without hindrance." ”

Yang Wei nodded and didn't ask anything more.

He guessed right, and the empire really activated this 'senior'.

The situation of several of them seems to be very dangerous, but in fact, the real dangerous moment is after they complete their mission.

Whether this 'senior' will save them is still unknown.

Captain Grace was recuperating with his eyes closed, and he always felt that his brain, which was good at on-site command, would play a vital role in the future.

Bligh and the female player were playing cards, and the two were talking and laughing, just like sisters, and there was no sense of urgency at all.

Catherine carefully repaired her ship sword, and replaced her with an exoskeleton mecha, she was heroic and sharp, and when she got along with Yang Wei in private, she was completely two people.

"Who is Hera?"

Catherine asked softly.

Yang Wei coughed dryly, and the other three people in the cramped cabin pricked up their ears at the same time.

"My former girlfriend," Yang Wei explained calmly, "I seem to have mentioned it to you before." ”

"Oh," Catherine replied, her golden armor hiding her expression, "is she very good at fighting?" ”

"She's very skinny, she's a researcher."

Yang Wei glanced at the camera in the cabin and continued:

"To be precise, she is my strongest scientific assistant, and much of my understanding of bugs is the result of her research.

She has an almost obsessive attitude towards bugs, dedicating nearly a decade of her youth to studying bugs, and her faith shattered when the bugs engulfed the Imperial Administrator, devouring hundreds of millions of humans, and her father was killed by the New Federation.

"I'm also a little sorry for her...... I mean, I can't give her complete freedom, I can't give this bug expert back to the New Federation. ”

Grace turned his head and asked, "The team behind you is really strong." ”

"I'm actually just a ship and two or three assistants," Yang Wei sighed with a smile, "After you raid my base, I can only go to the black market for spaceship maintenance." ”

"I'm sorry," Grace said busily, "we can request a special passage for you to open up a military base...... If you're willing, I'll help you with this. ”

"Not yet," Yang Wei said, "Prepare for the battle in front of you first, don't think about anything else." ”

Catherine nodded slightly.

Scientist? That shouldn't have been able to beat her.

Bligh suddenly said, "It's time to get started." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the cold female voice sounded in the headphones of the five people at the same time:

"Please be silent, I'll be at my disposal."

Push back feeling.

The airship began to accelerate forward.

And a little farther away, the formation of the Imperial Mission, consisting of twelve transport ships, has completed the jump.

The twelve transports turned on the full-range call system, interfering with the line of sight of the new Federation troops and creating infiltration convenience for Yang Wei and the airship they were in.

However, this form only attracts the attention of humans, and the various detection devices of the new federation aimed at the airspace will not suddenly turn around.

This special airship of the Empire broke into the monitoring network with saturated coverage.

This is a contest of technological levels.

It is a confrontation between stealth technology and anti-stealth systems, and a confrontation between the military-industrial level of the two countries.

The transport ship formation pushed forward steadily, and the leading rear admiral above clenched the decorative metal rod in his hand and stared at the planet in front of him.

He didn't know what the real plan was.

He really thought that the military department sent him here just to send this 'surrender letter'.

Outside the three fortresses, three ship formations slowly moved forward and began to make contact with the Empire.

– The weaker side will not miss the opportunity to negotiate.

The dinghy that Yang Wei was in continued to maintain a steady acceleration, and they only relied on the simulated gravity instrument for propulsion, like a metallic 'space bug'.

Their target was the largest fortress with a diameter of 2,600 kilometers.

Anyway, it's the same risk, so why not make the biggest firepower?

In fact, probably out of confidence in the fortress, the new Federation did not place too many special ships around it, and the difficulty of breaking through was relatively low.

"Coming to the range of the fortress's own detection system."

The female voice reminded them.

Although this kind of reminder does not mean anything in Yang Wei's opinion.

"Don't be nervous," Yang Wei whispered, "Follow me later, I'm pretty good at jumping this kind of thing." ”

The four of them nodded slightly.

Bligh and the female team member had also changed into combat uniforms and prepared temporary space suits.

Yang Wei didn't wear his white ghost combat suit, and used the Imperial Super Changer's standard exoskeleton armor.

It can't be helped, that suit is too conspicuous, and walking around in that thing is tantamount to a third-level taunt to the commander of the new Federation.

Adjust your breathing and keep preparing for battle.

The Imperial transport ship formation has been surrounded, and each side has sent small boats to negotiate in close proximity.

The dinghy that Yang Wei was in gradually approached the vicinity of the fortress, and the simulated gravity field began to flip, and the dinghy smoothly approached a certain two-hundred-meter-diameter ion cannon barrel at the 'bottom' of the fortress.

Drilling a cannon barrel to invade the fortress is really a wonderful experience.

Yang Wei stared carefully at the muzzle, there was a thin layer of electromagnetic barrier 'membrane', even if it was this stealth boat, it was unlikely that it would swagger through the strong magnetic field.

How does this get in?

……

Meanwhile.

The space of the mind.

More than a dozen streams of information flowed smoothly behind her, and Ritsu frowned and stared at the projection screen in front of her, the hundreds of overlapping projection screens behind her flickering normally.

The contact with the boss was cut off by the senior again.

This made Ritsu completely unreassured.

A somewhat faint stream of information was violently disturbed, and Ritsu immediately read the information, his expression slightly frozen.

The swarm at the edge of the galaxy moved.

That big queen is going to make trouble again! It's possible to attack the new Federation!

The message was sent back by the mechanical mind that followed Hera, and there is a high probability that it is credible.

Ritsu quickly calculates the impact of this incident, and soon discovers that this may become a disaster for the new federation, or a lifesaver for the new federation.

She felt she had to inform her boss as soon as possible.

But communication ......

Ritsu felt a little overwhelmed, she thought carefully for a few seconds, and then typed down a line of text and sent it to the receiver on the boss's body.

She knew that the boss couldn't see it now, but this information could be captured by the senior.

That's actually enough.

In the depths of the Emperor Star, the girl suspended on the black box was still suspended in shackles.

There were faint fluctuations in the black box.

[The queen gathers tens of billions of zergs, and the target may be in the new federation.] 】

The girl didn't react at all.

She just kept her head down, like a dead corpse that had lost its life.

Da!

It was as if the sound of water droplets falling in the cave was turning back and forth in the darkness.

'Insect infestation crisis detected, infestation response program activated, activation failed...... Unable to execute dual instructions simultaneously...... Duplicate confirmation of insect infestation crisis...... Activate the pest infestation response program, and the activation fails......'

'Duplicate confirmation of the Insect Plague Crisis, duplicate confirmation of the Imperial Expedition mission, need to be execut......ed simultaneously'

'Unlock a set of restriction locks to execute dual commands simultaneously. ’

'Insect infestation crisis was detected, and the pest infestation response procedure was initiated, and the activation was successful. ’

The expedition continues to advance, and the Sharp Knives team is about to reach the target area. ’

'We need our transport ships to establish communication with the opposing fleet, the communication has been established, and the opponent's network is being invaded, the network has been invaded, and it is impossible to find the internal network interface of the fortress, and it has entered the incubation stage. ’

'Electromagnetic interference ship failure induced...... Electromagnetic interference has been induced, implemented. ’

Minter City Planet Outer Space.

Near the largest and oldest fortress, a new Federation electromagnetic interference ship suddenly flashed with a strong light on the bow.

Several surrounding ships were instantly plunged into darkness, and emergency response plans were activated.

"There is a communication failure in the superconducting line!"

"Call all the technicians to me! Fix it now! War is about to start! ”

"Rest assured, the evil empire will eventually be expelled by the fighters of freedom."

At the same time as the failure of the EMI ship, there was a lot of noise in the communications in some areas of the bottom of the fortress, and the electronic instruments were interfered with to varying degrees.

The fortress itself was equipped with a system of immunity to electronic interference.

But the garrison here didn't expect that there was no enemy large-scale fleet in the airspace ahead, and their own warships could surprise them unawares.

This system, which is constantly consuming energy and unable to communicate with the outside world, is not kept on.

The electromagnetic shielding film near the muzzle is lifted on its own.

A stealth ship slipped into the wide muzzle of a gun barrel, no longer caring about the stealth effect, and plunged headlong into the bottom of the barrel, and braked sharply before it was about to collide.

The hatch opened, and the five figures leaped down and landed firmly in the corner of the barrel.

The raid begins.

(End of chapter)