A Vexor-class battlecruiser
The golden signal receiver was flickering, and Xia Fei took it out from his spatial ring.
Old Porters message again? Phantoms head poked over and asked.
Yup. Xia Fei furrowed his eyebrows and nodded. Though he had dealt with Avrils matter as soon as possible, he was still half a month behind schedule, so he had no idea how Old Porters situation was.
Urgent. Porters havent been back for over a month. Im very worried about him. Hurry to Black Abyss Star Region DLC-113 to find me, Windchime.
Xia Fei read out the message that the other party had sent. From this simple sentence, it was not hard to tell that the one who had sent the message was not Old Porter himself but his friend, Windchime.
It was very likely that Old Porters had told Windchime about his situation and never returned. Windchime was very worried about Porters safety, which was why she contacted Xia Fei.
Hes been away for over a month. Hes able to cross half the Alliance in such a long time. Porters wont be in any danger, right? Phantoms asked.
Xia Fei did not say a word as he walked over to the control panel and adjusted Vampire to its maximum speed before silently returning to his cabin. In any case, lets head over as soon as possible. From what we know so far, Old Porters situation seems to be very bad.
The Gamma Star Region was the only way from the Alliance capital to Black Abyss.
On a planet called CH-5286, Xia Fei found an Adjudicator Union task force fleet stationed there.
Showing the document Thurams had given him, Xia Fei followed the fleet's logistics officer to a hangar.
Dozens of decommissioned warships of various models were placed out in the open. Among them, there was a bright silver battlecruiser that was very eye-catching. That was because it looked brand new among these ancient warships, its exterior glowed with a faint silver light. Even the portholes had been polished.
The bespectacled logistics officer pointed at the warship and said, "This is the Vexor-class warship you wanted. According to Sir Thuram's instructions, I've already had this warship refurbished. It was originally eighty percent new, but now it's more than ninety percent new."
Xia Fei nodded. Thank you. May I know what kind of refurbishment has been done to the ship?
The logistics officer chuckled. "The outer shell has been reapplied with an anti-corrosive coating, and the interior has been cleaned. Sir Thuram told me that you're an expert in warship modification, so don't mess with the mechanical systems of the warship. If the modifications aren't to your liking, it'll backfire."
The truth was, Xia Fei had never told Thurams that he knew how to modify a warship. It must have been old man Qin Mangs who had told him, which suited Xia Fei very well. After all, modifying a warship was like custom-made, and only the user would know if it fit. It would not be nice if someone else did it for Xia Fei.
However, Xia Fei did not have the time to modify the ship this time, for Porter was still anxiously waiting for him. Modifying a large cruiser would take at least two months, and Xia Fei did not have the time for that.
"I've set up an attached cabin inside the warship. You can park your frigate in there and switch from a cruiser to a frigate as soon as you need it. Also, according to Sir Thuram's request, I've equipped you with a smart drone control computer," said the logistics officer.
Xia Fei was slightly taken aback. The drone control computer was specially designed to control drones. With this attached computer, he could assign a large number of drones to his Vampire.
For example, Vampire's main weapons were energy-draining devices and pulse laser cannons. Though its firepower was considered top-notch among frigates, it was not enough against a larger cruiser.
With this attached computer, Vampire could remotely control the Vexor-class cruiser, allowing the two ships to move at the same time under the command of a single person. Their firepower would increase exponentially.
What was even more amazing was that the Vexor-class cruiser could not directly participate in the attack and could instead assign its heavy drones to Vampire to control. This way, Vampire's firepower would completely surpass that of a normal cruiser.
With the energy-draining devices, pulse laser cannons, and combat drones working together, forget a cruiser, even a larger battleship would have the ability to go toe-to-toe with it.
Vampire was extremely agile, and large warships would have a hard time hitting it. When such a nimble small warship had firepower surpassing that of a cruiser, its power was not as simple as one plus one equals two.
The smart drone control computer was not cheap. Xia Fei had already gotten a great deal by buying a Vexor-class cruiser for five hundred million star coins. Now that he had this computer, combat suit, and dagger, Thuram had truly done him a great favor.
Xia Fei approached the warship and took a closer look. The Vexor-class cruiser was an astonishing 1.15 million cubic meters, practically a behemoth. There was an obvious Adjudicator emblem on both sides of the ship. Logically speaking, since this ship was already sold to Xia Fei as his personal warship, the guild emblem should have been removed.
"Whats going on here?" asked Xia Fei as he pointed at the huge emblem on the warship.
The bespectacled logistics officer only smiled. He took out a stack of documents and an electronic disk from his spatial ring and handed them to Xia Fei.
"These are the procedures. This ship is now yours, so you can take it as you please. I dont know anything else."
Xia Fei suspiciously took the documents and flipped through them, only to be shocked.
It turned out that Thuram had given Xia Fei a new identity, a special inspector of the weapons and equipment department. In other words, Xia Fei would have an official identity as a protective talisman on his trip to Black Abyss, so it was only natural that Xia Feis warship would have a guild emblem on it.
The Adjudicator Union would purchase large amounts of weapons and equipment from all over the universe every year. The inspectors of the weapons and equipment department were responsible for communicating with various manufacturers and searching for the equipment that the union needed. They were not high-ranking officials, but they wielded considerable power, making it a typical lucrative position in the union.
As for what kind of equipment Xia Fei was going to inspect in the godforsaken Black Abyss, only God and Thuram would know.
In short, Xia Fei had now become a librarian of Heaven Execution Training Camp and a special inspector of the weapons and equipment department. These two positions did not match, and Xia Fei did not know whether to laugh or cry.
After spending a day loading Vampire onto the cruiser, Xia Fei piloted the Vexor-class cruiser on his way to Black Abyss.
Inside the cabin, Xia Fei closed his eyes, fully immersed in his cultivation.
Be it Crafty Thrust, the Beast Spirit Codex, or psychokinesis, they were all his protective talismans, and he could not afford to stop cultivating for even a moment.
The journey to the Death Trio Star Region was long, so he had plenty of free time to cultivate. Xia Fei would spend sixteen hours a day cultivating and another three hours studying the introduction to robot coding that Qin Mangs had given him. Aside from eating and bathing, Xia Fei only slept for three and a half hours a day.
To a warrior, the amount of sleep was not the most important. What mattered was the quality of sleep. If the quality of sleep was too poor, they would feel tired even if they slept for twelve hours a day, but if the quality of sleep was good, an hour was enough to recover most of their mental strength.
* Beep beep beep … *
A series of beeps rang in his ears. Xia Fei stopped cultivating and turned on his microcomputer. Avril's pretty face appeared on the screen.
Avril had become a lot more obedient after going through so many things. She no longer forcefully tried to contact Xia Fei, instead using a voice request to let Xia Fei know that she wanted to talk to him.
Sometimes, Xia Fei would be too focused on his cultivation to contact her in time, and she would quietly wait until Xia Fei contacted her.
Xia Fei felt that this was very useful. If Avrils suddenly decided to forcefully connect to him during the fight, it would definitely disturb his mind and cause a lot of unnecessary trouble. Besides, Xia Fei subconsciously believed that women should be more gentle and considerate.
"Where are you?" Avril asked worriedly.
If there are no accidents, I'll be in the No Man's Zone after seven warps, Xia Fei said.
Avril pouted. No Man's Zone isn't in the Alliance's territory, so there's no interplanetary internet there. You'll need at least a month to get to Black Abyss from the edge of the Alliance, and I won't be able to see you for a month.
Xia Fei chuckled. Why? Can't bear to part with me?
"Yes." Avril nodded seriously and said, "You must contact me first when you reach the Death Trio Star Region. I'm trying to convince my dad to include the No Man's Zone in the interplanetary internet, but he won't agree."
Xia Fei was speechless. Only Avril could come up with the idea of putting an interplanetary internet in the No Man's Zone. Putting everything else aside, just the annual cost was enough to bankrupt Starlink Corporation. Of course, Newman would not extend the internet there.
In order to fulfill their promise of covering the entire Alliance with the interplanetary internet, Starlink Corporation had set up a communication line from the Alliance to the Death Trio Star Region. The annual maintenance cost of this line was equivalent to twenty percent of the company's total profit. Not only was the cost high, but the communication was also unstable, often being disrupted by electromagnetic storms or pirates.
If even this No Man's Zone is connected to the interplanetary internet, the pirates will be able to communicate more smoothly. That way, any spaceship that passes by won't be able to escape, Xia Fei said half-jokingly.
That's right. The interplanetary internet is for the common people. It'll be terrible if the pirates use it. Avril nodded. But I can't see you without the internet.
As they were about to enter the No Man's Zone, Avril became even more worried about Xia Fei. The two chatted for a few hours, and when there was still one more jump before they entered the No Man's Zone, Avril reluctantly turned off the screen, reminding Xia Fei to be careful and whatnot.
Xia Fei was very touched by her heartfelt concern, and he thought to himself that he would treat her better when he got back.
Navigating the vast sea of stars was lonely, especially when there were dangers lurking in every corner.
The scenery outside the porthole changed every day, and the colorful nebulas could not help but be fascinated by them.
Thirteen days passed in the blink of an eye. Xia Fei calculated with the navigation system, and due to the complexity of the sea of stars, his speed was slower than expected, and he had only covered a third of the distance in thirteen days.
Too slow, Xia Fei muttered to himself. If this goes on, I wont be able to get through the No Man's Zone in forty days.
Xia Fei kept tapping on the screen, trying to find a closer route to get to Black Abyss as soon as possible.
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