Chapter 238 A military town, leading the way for the party
However, it was said that after Kadron left the Dark Pillar Battlefield, he immediately escaped into the Symbol Domain and galloped all the way to the Dirip Star Domain at 100,000 times the speed of light.
However, due to the strange spatial curvature unique to the symbolic domain, his navigation path at the macro level has been constantly "zigzags forward and backward", which seriously slows down the navigation speed.
If we compare the distance to the real starry sky, then the speed of Kedron is only one billion to two billion kilometers per second.
Broadly speaking, it's about an hour and a half light-years away. (See Chapter 173 for details of the anomaly in the curvature of the symbolic domain)
Fortunately, when Mu Cang had previously assigned the task, he had transmitted all the specific information and exact locations of the one hundred and ninety-seven planets of the Mercury Empire to Kadron's brain. (173 original space-time, see chapter 200 for details)
Therefore, he selected the closest planet to him, only about three light years away, and also close to the intermediate Yongdao, as the beginning of this extermination operation.
Otherwise, I just fly blindly like this, and I really don't know how long I will fly.
And this target planet is the important military planet of the Mercury Empire that is specially used to dock, deal with, and defend against various changes in the situation of the Pylorus Pillar Battlefield - Karanos Star.
Name: Karanos.
Size: 18,700 kilometers in diameter.
Topography: Many hills and canyons, abundant surface rocks, very few water resources, no lakes and oceans.
Climate: Extremely dry, with temperatures ranging from 85°C to 220°C and almost no precipitation.
Resident population: about 258 million.
Facilities: a strategic-level circum-satellite orbit combat platform, 3,672 space outposts, 15 military airports, 32 large arsenals, 187 resource depots, 5 interstellar mining bays, 8 space docks, 2 military intelligent machinery manufacturing plants, 3 ship parts automation factories, 10 aura-energy conversion centers, 6 fighter/mecha manufacturing centers, 5 antimatter source pool preparation plants, 3 biological plug-in manufacturing centers, 6 mechanical plug-in manufacturing centers, 12 large-scale composite baryon (silicon) fusion facilities, 8 large-scale ship waste heat control and treatment centers, 1 supreme military command center, 2 strategic research centers, 5 tactical command posts, 6 large-scale military training grounds, 3 star-level military supercomputing centers, 15 large-scale military nanomaterial preparation centers, 8 military combat body assembly centers, 178 three-dimensional mercury-based farms and pastures, 12 large-scale medical centers, 307 rapid treatment stations for soldiers, Fifteen super-large mercury vapor production and emission centers, one medium-sized interstellar mercenary engagement and operation center, five medium-sized mercenary barracks, three small mercenary spaceports, and more.
Ship Overview: 1 Space War Fortress, 2 Garrison Space Mega Projects, 7 Military Space Carrier-based Platforms, 132 Large Entity/Laser Railguns, 125,500 Small Space Automatic Batteries (of various types), 950 Construction Ships, 700 30 Transport Ships, 880 Engineering Ships, 1,500 Exploration Ships, 5,600 Frigates, 4,800 Light Cruisers, 1,200 Cruisers, 950 Heavy Cruisers, 120 Quasi-Dreadnought-Class Battleships, Ninety-five Dreadnought-class ships, forty Titan-class ships, five Doom-class Star Destroyers, and more.
In the infinite void.
"The strategic configuration is quite complete, if the pre-battle preparation is sufficient, maybe the creatures below the overlord level will go and never return."
After several hours of continuous sailing, Kadron was able to reach his destination, suddenly jumped from the depths of the spiritual world into the real starry sky, raised his scarlet one-eyed and looked at the star in the hazy lake from a distance of 10 billion kilometers, and suddenly smiled:
"But for me, these bells and whistles war "toys" ...... It's all pointless."
With that, he turned his head to look at the space outpost more than 100,000 kilometers away from the void on his right, and his figure galloped away from the lake.
……
Millions of kilometers away from the outer space of Karanos, Space Outpost 225.
"It's boring."
In the hall of the [Outpost Observation Room] with a radius of several hundred meters, a tall and thin mercury soldier with a somewhat lazy expression was drinking a pure black high-temperature bottle
Loaded with mercury-based drinks, he complained to the emaciated mercury civilian who had been hunched over to operate the photon network not far away:
"Herrismon, how long do you think this [Serious Assessment] will last? Inexplicably, Karanos has not had a hundred cold star weeks [strict examination], but since the spiritual information network linking the Ghost Pillar battlefield collapsed inexplicably, I don't know what nerves I have sent up, I practice every day, practice every day, I don't dare to go out of the dormitory, I was arrested and practiced half to death, if I continue like this, I really can't mix in the army, *** simply retire and go home."
"Well, actually~ I heard from the grapevine that something seems to have happened on the Youzhu battlefield, so the upper part is very nervous now, so I pressed down layer by layer, saying that it was to maintain everyone's combat effectiveness."
Civilian Herris sighed and stopped with a mouthful of mercury vapor, "Seriously, you're fine, at least a professional military personnel, no matter how tired you are, you can resist it, and that's what you should do, what are you complaining about?" If you want to complain, I will complain!"
Speaking of this, Herrismon tapped the network light screen with resentment and said, "What kind of queue assessment, vehicle assessment, combat body debugging assessment, weapon operation assessment, tactical literacy assessment, and hell physical fitness assessment!
Which one is capable of moving with my small body, but I don't understand the clerical work, and I still have a lot of work to do every day? If you can't finish it, you will have to deduct money! Did you say reduce my workload? No! All fucking pretending to be deaf and dumb! It's all dead!"
The more he spoke, the more angry he became, and he turned his head to stare at the mercury soldier who was slumped in a round chair and said, "Callender! Are you still aggrieved? What a fart! You're five times more paid than I do!"
"Eh, you can't say that, my good brother, my salary is pure life money, and all the lives that can be sold are cheap lives."
The mercury soldier Callender waved his hand lazily and said, "If there is a real war one day, it will be that I will die, and I will sell my life.
At that time, you can at most put the rear and write me a report on the corpse, and what laser shells can't blow up on your head, look at how happy you are."
"Have fun! I don't know you yet?"
Herismon sneered and said, "You fake and pretended to come here to mix qualifications, I guess when the time comes, I will really go to the battlefield, and the Warlord will also carry a gun to me." Well, maybe you will receive the news in advance and retire and return to your hometown to inherit and enjoy the blessings."
"Hey, hey, hey." Callender touched his head and said without hesitation, "That's, I don't want to go to the battlefield, and I don't miss one, we Dregel (mercury mother) people have nothing but eating and drinking all day long, what are you fighting for, who are you fighting, playing with your life."
Hearing this, Hrismon suddenly froze, shook his head helplessly, and continued to cheer up his spirits and devote himself to work, and no longer paid attention to his friend Callender.
But at this moment, the alarm bell suddenly sounded.
[Level 3 Alert!] Space Outpost 3083 Falls, Suspected Hostile Force Invasion]
"Uh, No. 3083...... It seems to be the farthest outpost, about 10 billion kilometers from here."
The tentacles on Callender's cheeks twitched slightly, "I remember...... Karanos hasn't been invaded in a hundred cold star weeks, has it?"
"What a hundred cold star weeks!"
Herismon raised his voice and retorted, "Karanos has never been invaded! This is the hinterland of the empire, and it is next to the battlefield of the Dark Pillar, who can invade?! Demon Brains? Do they have the strength?"
Hearing this, Callender was stunned, and then the ghost sent the god to say:
"Do you think you're going to ...... Is there any super life or ...... Powerful spirit species have emerged from the Pillar Battlefield?"
"Shhhhhh
Herismun said in a snap, "What are you thinking, there is nothing in it except a columnar nebula, and the only thing that can come out of it is the Imperial fleet."
"But none of the battles have lasted that long." Callender looked down and muttered, "Something is wrong, I suddenly have a strong premonition...... Something big could happen!"
Hearing this, Herismon couldn't help but look him up and down, and couldn't help but bury him:
"It's not... I said it's just a level 3 alarm, and you're too reactive.
According to me, it may be that the outpost has been attacked by a spirit species or hit by a meteorite, although the probability is very small, but it is not impossible."
"No, no, no, I don't know how to explain it to you." Callender shook his head, "Anyway, if you don't believe me, I'll have to go first."
With that, he got up and packed up his things and prepared to leave the [Outpost Observation Room].
But at this moment, the alarm bell rang again.
[Level 3 Alert!] Space Outpost 2905 Falls, Suspected Hostile Force Invasion]
[Level 3 Alert!] Space Outpost 2726 Falls, Suspected Hostile Force Invasion]
[Level 3 Alert!] Space Outpost 2305 Falls, Suspected Hostile Force Invasion]
……
[Level 2 Alert!] Space Outpost 1244 Falls, Suspected Hostile Force Invasion]
The alarm bell howled as if they had been beaten, and it terrified Callender and Herismon to the ground.
Especially Herismon.
He suddenly realized...... Something big might be wrong.
"In just a dozen seconds, more than a dozen space outposts have fallen, and even the alarm has been upgraded!" Christmon stammered:
"Will it be like you say...... What dangerous "thing" has come out of the Pillar Battlefield?!"
At this point, Callender was no longer afraid.
He calmly tidied up the military-type slim space suit outside the battle body, turned his head to Christmon, who was sitting in a daze on the round chair, and said in a deep voice:
"I'm thinking about ...... The outpost fell so quickly, and if you count it in a straight line, the unknown existence that launched the attack...... The speed is infinitely close to the speed of light!"
"It's too late to activate the escape boat." Callender suddenly tore open the space fabric on his arm, revealing a crystal bracelet.
"Fold the Space Bracelet!"
Herismon recognized it at a glance, "You're so heroic, Master Callender."
Callender ignored him and activated the bracelet retract on his own.
Buzz –
The space fluctuated.
A crystalline shuttle-shaped object 100 meters long and 30 meters wide appeared in the hall.
"It's ......"
Herismon hurriedly walked over and looked around, "What is this?"
Callender sighed and said gloomily, "You know...... Yuro?"
Hearing the name, Herismon was stunned for a moment, then nodded.
Callender sighed, "Haven't you always wondered which noble clan my family is?"
"Hmm." Herismon nodded again, "Yes, I'm really curious, when we came to Karanos together, your conditions weren't much better than mine at first, and you were very motivated and honored, I don't know w......hen."
Callender said, "I don't know when I started to be decadent, and I became rich and rich, right?"
Hrismon nodded silently.
"Huh."
Callender laughed to himself, "Actually, my family has always been a small nobleman, except for a long inheritance, it hasn't changed much from generation to generation, not to mention wealth, it can only be said that life is not bad.
It's just that my father has some unrealistic delusions, delusions about getting ahead, and delusions that no one else has me.
But he didn't have much ability, so he could only spend his days exploring those broken path star fields around the empire, hoping to find some ruins in the depths of the stars one day...... It's a good step to the sky."
Christon next to him was curious, "What about your father...... Did you find anything?"
Callender glanced up at him and said in a deep voice, "Yes, he found something."
"Ten weeks ago, he walked a little farther away, out of the Fidel Popenif civilization and into a dark and lightless cloud of interstellar dust.
There, he discovered an abandoned Wormhole Ancient Portal.
Out of curiosity, my father activated the artificial wormhole that led to an unknown star field."
"Wait! Ten Cold Stars Week Ago...... I see!"
Heris shrank and couldn't help but blurt out, "Villain Yuro! The villain who destroyed three civilized planets and killed tens of billions of people...... Your father brought it here?!"
「…… Hmm."
Callender nodded a little gloomily, "Back...... Yuro descends on the Mercury Empire...... After that, a lot of things happened, and in short, the royal family and the major nobles submitted to Yuro.
But no one knows, in fact, my father ...... He is the first person to surrender to Yuro! And because of that, he got the most benefit."
Callender smiled coldly, "From a minor duke to an archduke overnight! My whole family was also specially arranged by the royal family who knew it well to become Yuro's servants! Hey, hey, enjoy the glory!"
As he spoke, he pointed to the shuttle and said in a dumb voice, "This is one of the things that Yuro gave to my father—the Dark Shuttle."
"It's like a dog's chain, no matter where you are, as long as you lie down and activate it, you will naturally find the shortest shortcut to return to Yuro."
"This ......," Herismon looked at his old friend for many years, "it seems that you are ...... about the current situation of the family. I'm disgusted."
Hearing this, Callender only glanced up at him, and then sighed deeply, "Don't talk about this, what's the matter, do you want to run away together......
"It's interesting."
Suddenly, a cold, playful voice appeared in the hall.
The moment Callender and Herismon heard the voice, they felt like they had been doused with 100 tons of liquid nitrogen...... The body and soul are all "frozen".
Bang! Kakaka, Kaka!
In the frightened sight of the two, the entire superalloy dome above the observation room of the space outpost was brutally uncovered by an unknown force in an instant, and then it was thrown into the infinite deep space of almost absolute darkness, and disappeared in an instant.
This is followed by strong air convection.
Boom Boom!
"Ahh
」
"Help!
」
The two of them only had time to let out a terrible scream, and they were carried by the violent hurricane and flew out of the hole above at great speed, and sped away in despair towards the deep space like a black abyss.
Fly farther and farther, farther and farther, until you are completely engulfed by the universe and can no longer be seen.
"It really didn't take much effort to get it."
Outside the space outpost 225, Cadelon, who was quietly suspended in the dark star dome, looked at the shuttle in the outpost, chuckled and raised his hand slightly.
Stop!
The shuttle flew to the side of Caderon, and was manipulated by it to fold the space and retract it.
Then, he turned his head to look at the brownish-black rocky planet millions of kilometers away, surrounded by slender mechanical tracks, and grinned, "Slaughter a planet first, and then go to Yuro."
With that, Kadron suddenly accelerated to 99.99% of the speed of light, and rumbled towards the planet Karanos.
With no scruples in his heart, he galloped along the way, and thousands of dazzling beams containing light that could easily blast through the crust of the planet bloomed, hitting the huge starships moored in space with great precision.
Shoot them down, explode, destroy them one by one.
All of a sudden, the entire planet of Karanos was boiling in panic.