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There was no need to waste time trying to determine the thoughts of different lives in two interstellar spaceships that only had a small chance of meeting each other in a quiet yet extremely vast deep space — whether they were kind or malicious, whether they would attack first or later — all these judgments were a waste of time.
If there were no strong individual life forms, such as the life form of the Source Gate, the moment one side discovered the other, it was like an arrow of time. The state of the universe in the previous moment determined the form of the universe in the next moment, and the final outcome of the encounter had long been determined by the laws of physics. The difference was nothing more than the process in the middle, just like choosing which road to cross at a crossroads. You could choose to go left or right first, but that was all, and the result was the same.
At any time, the technologically advanced occupied the dominant position, and once the laggards were discovered, it meant that they could not escape and would be destroyed.
Otherwise, as long as they were in the lead, they would not be discovered by others first.
However, in terms of the advanced level of the spaceship alone, the commander of the Cold Star, Zhan Zhan, and the others all believed that their spaceship was at least an era ahead of the other party, but they were still behind the other party, and were discovered by the other party first!
The problem was the life form of the Source Gate. They were the first to be touched by the other party's very high-level life form, and now they were completely shrouded, and every move was equivalent to being under the other party's eyes.
It was not surprising that there was a high-level life form hidden in a relatively backward spaceship. No matter how strange things were in the universe, Zhui also had the experience of living at the bottom of the fleet, and the reason was that there was no other purpose other than to seek novelty. In front of them, whether it was Gitte of the Blood Race, Zhan Zhan of the Underground Dwarf, or Shisha of the Cold Star, they were all faced with a major choice: fight or flee. They had to make a decision as soon as possible.
The discussion in the conference room of the spaceship had been going on for a long time. Most of the time, it was very dull. Although there were occasional intense moments, it was time to come up with a plan, and it could not be delayed any longer.
"Our spaceship was built by a multi-racial fleet of Zom and the Drow. Based on what we know about the other party's spaceship, our spaceship is indeed more advanced than the other party, but it's only the spaceship that's advanced, not ourselves. Our own life forms and abilities are still lagging behind!
Under normal circumstances, the enemy will not have a situation where a special low-level lifeform like us can control an advanced starship. The level of their starship theoretically represents the actual technology and ability of their race, so they are much ahead of us. If we fight, we are actually equal, but because they have a powerful Source Gate lifeform, we basically have no chance of winning. I suggest that we escape immediately. Speed is our advantage, and it is also our only advantage and chance. "
The commander of the underground dwarves concluded. It had always been the style of the underground people — run for your life if you can't win. Safety always comes first. However, it did not seem to be able to get unanimous support from the underground dwarves. It could be seen from the unconfident gaze of another leader of the underground dwarves after it made its suggestion.
However, not everyone had keen observation skills. In the white conference cabin, except for a few people who had been 'cunning' since they were on the ground, most people did not notice it. Ci 'E was one of them. Floating on one side, he objected first, "If we are still running away, why did we leave the fleet and leave our starships? Why did we do that? Why did we leave the fleet?"
Zhan Zhan had already retracted his gaze and looked at Ci 'E, who was the cardinal. He was not afraid and even felt a little superior. This sense of superiority originated from the psychological advantage that the barbarians of the New World had over the Awka people. It gradually developed into a sense of racial superiority and was greatly strengthened after encountering the Cosmic Race in space. He immediately retorted, "This is not escaping, we are seeking survival. Since we can't win, why should we sacrifice ourselves for nothing? Even Master Chi has an example of escaping from the battlefield. This has nothing to do with why we chose to leave in the first place. This is survival! "
Ci 'E clenched his fist and said, "I don't believe that there is no chance at all!"
As he said that, he looked at Ao Mai. In this starship, other than the starship itself, the highest power was this cultivation maniac who had just joined the Source Gate not long ago. Under Ci 'E's lead, almost everyone in the conference room looked at Ao Mai.
However, Ci 'E's expectant gaze soon dimmed. Ao Mai, who had been silent all this while, finally opened his eyes, revealing his black pupils. He shook his head silently.
He had tried many times in secret, trying to find a way to resist the radiated Source Gate method of the other party, but until now, he still had no clue.
His answer was the key factor that many people, especially Old Hull and Regiment Commander He, had been waiting for. Seeing that he shook his head, they all "got up", leaving the stage of the conference room to Zhan Zhan who wanted to escape. The final decision of the conference was obvious — escape as soon as possible.
Just as they were about to float out of the conference room, Mia, who had been acting as if she did not exist in the entire conference room, suddenly raised her head and said, "Everyone, please wait a moment. I have received a special suggestion. The person who made the suggestion is not of a high rank and cannot attend the conference, so he submitted the suggestion to me. I know that every minute and every second is precious, but I personally think that this suggestion is worth considering."
In fact, Mia still lied. The person who made the suggestion was indeed not of a high rank and could not attend the highest level of the conference. However, it was not through her that the suggestion was put forward. Instead, it was given to her as her own suggestion.
However, Mia did not want to monopolize other people's' suggestions'. Moreover, with her rank, even if she wanted to make a suggestion, she would not be able to speak freely like Zhan Zhan or Ci 'E. She would need the permission of the conference, or else, the conference would turn into a market. These two reasons were the reason why she said what she just said.
Old Hull seemed to recognize this former squad leader of the Hull family. Just when he hesitated for a second, he heard Regiment Commander He say with a smile, "It's okay. You can say it. We old guys are different from you. We don't have many things, but we have a lot of time."
At this time, Old Hull finally remembered something and nodded his head. Sometimes, he had to admit that in some aspects, Commander He, who was an earthling with ordinary intelligence, had an extremely fast reaction. Even if other people tried to catch up, they would not be able to catch up. Commander He had already guessed who the person Mia was talking about was. It might be the girl from Cold Star that Chu Yunsheng brought up from Cold Star, Mulan. He had always been very sensitive to these kinds of relationships.
However, the smile on Regiment Commander He's face also meant that he did not think that this girl, who was still a child in his eyes, could have any good suggestions. Even old Hull also thought the same. It was all because of Chu Yunsheng's relationship with Mulan, and more importantly, because of the importance that Mi had placed on Mia's team before they left Cold Star, they gave this girl a chance to show off in front of the higher-ups.
Young people always needed a chance to train. They could give her a chance, but it was just a chance. The fate of the whole spaceship had already been decided by Mi Mai's speech. When Mia finished speaking, the conference would also "continue" to end. They would not risk the lives of the whole spaceship.
The judgment of Commander He and the others was correct. Whether it was Chu Yunsheng, or Zhui, especially Zhui, as the person who advocated for the speedy construction of this starship and its departure from the main fleet, he had a great deal of control over the distribution of power in this starship. He had never directly "appointed" Mia's team as the decision-maker of the starship. He only gave Mia the opportunity to participate in the power meetings.
But if they really understood Mi Mai's experience and past at the bottom of the Cold Star Fleet, especially what he had said to Old Chen, they might be able to see some other real thoughts of Mi Mai.
Mia did not think too much about it. Perhaps she also realized that everyone was just giving her face, but in reality, they did not really care about it. But it did not matter. After getting permission, she used the fastest speed and the most concise words to state her suggestion, "The author suggests that we carry out a counterattack. If we don't even have the courage to fight back, the other party will definitely think that we will definitely escape. Then we can use this mentality to make the starship accelerate and try to escape, but leave a space fighter to lurk in the same place, waiting for it to catch up and attack it when it gets close.
When the starship's speed reaches a certain level, we can use the time difference between the inside and outside of the starship, the change in the reaction speed of the information, and so on. Based on the calculated time, the starship will suddenly launch a counterattack. With the advantage of our starship's speed and advanced speed, and most importantly, the starship's computing power, we can analyze and resist the first wave of the enemy's Source Gate Venerable, which may also be the strongest attack.
But at this time, the enemy's attention will not be completely attracted by our starship's sudden counterattack. They may still think that we are making a last-ditch struggle. Therefore, we still need to use the forbidden weapon that we brought from the main fleet, that silver spear, to make a shocking counterattack!
The reason why it is shocking and not extremely offensive is that we cannot use the power that the Source Gate Venerable left us at the peak of the silver battleship. That is the last power and opportunity to ensure that the starship can finally escape if the whole operation fails.
Therefore, the silver spear's counterattack only needs a form, not a substance. With the cooperation of Lord Ao Mai and Lord Ci 'E, and the silver spear itself, we will definitely be able to create a perfect counterattack. It will shock the enemy, and we might even be able to injure the enemy. At this time, there should be at least a short window of opportunity for the enemy's attention to be completely attracted by the silver spear … "
Mia was still explaining. She had read through the proposal many times, and the more she read, the more excited she became. She felt that it was a very risky plan, but it had a high chance of success. Therefore, she could recite it fluently and skillfully.
Zhan Zhan interrupted her. "Wait a minute, Captain Mia. You mean to use the small space battleship that we left behind to ambush the enemy when their attention is completely attracted by our starship and the silver spear? That's not going to work! Even if you can perfectly calculate the complicated changes in the large-scale space, the enemy is still a lifeform from the Source Gate, and Lord Ao Mai has already proven that it is a powerful lifeform from the Source Gate. Even if it does not pay attention, how can a small space battleship, which is like an ant, pose a threat to it? "
As soon as Zhan Zhan finished speaking, Regiment Commander He sighed inwardly. Although he did not think much of Mia's proposal, he still hoped that she would perform well. However, the result was just as Zhan Zhan had said. No matter how much they schemed and schemed, the enemy's Source Gate Venerable was still an existence that could not be matched. All they had done was use a needle to poke the tiger's butt to show that they were strong and unyielding. In reality, there was no effect or change. This kind of thinking could only be used to comfort oneself in a fantasy world. Indeed, they were still too young.
Old Hull moved slightly and said, "Mia, please continue."
Mia nodded and shifted her gaze away from Zhan Zhan to Old Hull. She continued calmly, "In this proposal, we will use all the advantages of our starship, such as the calculation of the time effect of lengthening and shortening, the positioning of space, the energy distribution and movement model after a counterattack, and so on. We must make every step correct. If not, the warship that Commander Mian has built for us will definitely be up to the task. This is the true advantage of our starship.
Using the advanced computing power of the battleship, we analyzed the enemy's Law of the Origin Gate and found a very small "gap". We formed a "bubble" right under the enemy's Law of the Origin Gate and used Lord Ao Mai's Law of the Origin Gate to disguise and deceive the enemy. Although this bubble could only hide a small space battleship and hide under its nose, we didn't even need to move. We just needed to wait for it to chase after our main battleship and calculate the precise timing. We then coordinated with the battleship's counterattack to confuse the enemy, including counterattacks and silver spears — —
And the purpose of all this, just as Commander Zhan Zhan said, is to ambush! "
At this time, she suddenly looked at the puzzled people in the conference cabin with confidence and said, "But the target of the ambush is not the Source Gate lifeform, but the spaceship it is in!"
Instantly, the conference cabin was in an uproar. Even Commander He was stunned. Almost everyone automatically identified the biggest and strongest enemy as the Source Gate lifeform that shrouded the battlefield. Even though everyone had been traveling in space for a long time, their thoughts were still locked in the era of the Earth. In space, without a spaceship, no matter how strong the Source Gate lifeform was, it was equivalent to losing its' legs' and waiting for death. Even if a lifeform could fly, it might not be able to reach a solar system in its lifetime.
Moreover, the success rate of destroying the enemy's starship that was inferior to their own starship was very high!
However, once some things were exposed, there was no longer any mystery to speak of. The idea of ambushing the spaceship and not the Source Gate lifeform was not that amazing. Many people just did not think of it at the moment, but it was not something that was impossible to achieve.
Zhan Zhan was the first to react. It thought very quickly, and before the others could think of this risky plan, it immediately raised a new question, "Ambushing the spaceship is indeed a good idea, but it is useless. Whether the Source Gate lifeform lives or dies in this star field, it has nothing to do with us. We are currently in the Source Gate's spell. Even if the spaceship is destroyed, the situation will not change much. It is still a powerful threat to us, and it can even kill us."
The problem at hand was that they were going to be destroyed, not the other party's life or death.
Mia nodded. She admitted that Zhan Zhan's words made sense. Even if they successfully ambushed the other party's spaceship, the enemy's Source Gate could still kill everyone in the spaceship. The only difference was that they had made a counterattack and destroyed the other party's spaceship.
When she first saw this proposal, her first thought was the same as Zhan Zhan. Although she felt that ambushing the other party's relatively backward spaceship instead of the powerful Source Gate was indeed ingenious, it was not too amazing of an idea. Someone would eventually think of it, it was just a matter of time. What really surprised her was the follow-up explanation — without this supplement, she looked around the conference room. It seemed that most people would not have understood the true meaning of this proposal, including herself at the beginning.
Perhaps only old Hull and the gloomy Shisha had a flicker in their eyes, as if they had realized something.
The conference room was full of discussions. Everyone's mind was in an uproar, but they were pulled back to reality by Zhan Zhan's words. The idea of survival once again took the upper hand. At this time, old Hull coughed and said: "This proposal is not bad, it's very interesting. If I'm not wrong, if we fail, we will only lose one spaceship. The peak Source Gate's power and Ao Mai are still intact. We still have our last trump card, if we succeed — —"
He paused for a moment, glanced at the people in the conference room, then said: "We will temporarily obtain a lifeform from the Source Gate that has no choice but to cooperate with us, otherwise, it will never leave this Dark Realm again!"
The conference room was silent. After a few seconds, everyone came to their senses and looked at each other. So this was the true purpose of the ambush!
It was to turn a powerful Source Gate into 'one of us' in an instant, and it had no choice but to 'transform', unless it wanted to stay in the Dark Realm forever and never fly to the edge of the galaxy!
A war in space could actually be fought like this?
"However —" Shisha said gloomily: "If we want to succeed, there are still many difficult problems. Whether the proposal is feasible or not, it needs to be implemented before we can decide. If there is a slight error in time, not only will we not be able to sneak attack the opponent's spaceship, but we will also lose a spaceship and a lot of computing resources."
Everyone calmed down once again. This meeting had been very dull all along. Who would have thought that in the end, there would be one climax after another? This suggestion, as well as the person who suggested it, could prove that it was feasible, correct, and capable? They still needed to take action to verify it. In this world, there were too many people who just talked and painted a beautiful future.
Old Hull said: "Then let's give it a try. Let's vote now. I'll go first. I agree."
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On the side of the control cabin of the battleship, Ali looked at Mu Ran and shook his head repeatedly: "No, no, absolutely not. You can't go. This is definitely a suicide mission. If you die, I can't explain it to Brother Ba Yi!"
Mu Ran, who was wearing a military uniform, looked at him and said: "Captain, I have already said that there is definitely no danger. Believe me."
Ali still shook his head: "I believe you, but I don't believe myself."
Mu Ran pulled him back and said: "Then tell me, why did I ask you to be in charge of the spaceships that are left behind in the proposal?"
Ali said with a sad face: "Didn't you say that only I can complete this mission? Do you think I want to go? "
Mu Ran nodded seriously: "Yes, no one can go. The space is too far, and the calculation of the relative time will definitely have errors. Therefore, the last moment of sneak attack the opponent's spaceship is extremely important. Although the Silence Bomb we carried is more advanced than their spaceship, in order to 100% destroy their spaceship, we need someone who can keenly sense the best opportunity to lead the sneak attack. You are the best person among us in this aspect. Even Da Jun praised you."
Ali gritted his teeth and said: "I understand what you and the chief captain mean, so I will go all out. But you don't have to go as well. If we fail, I will be the only one who dies. We don't need another one to die!"
Mu Ran pulled him back and said firmly: "I am the one who suggested you to go. I have the responsibility to go with you. Besides, I have always been your assistant. You said that I am your best data processing assistant, so I have to go. The reason is the same as you, to ensure that you will be able to capture the best opportunity to sneak attack."
Ali shook his head again: "But-"
Mu Ran looked very confident: "Don't worry, there will be no danger. In fact, I am even looking forward to it."
Ali was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly: "You are looking forward to subduing an arrogant life form from the Source Gate with your wisdom, defeating it as the weak, and forcing it to cooperate with us and become our temporary fighter? Sigh, I really have to give it to you guys. What's so fun about this? It's simply risking your life. It's too exciting, I really can't afford to play with a blind person like me … I wonder what Da Jun would do if he was here? "
Mu Ran looked at the endless universe projected in the control cabin and said with admiration: "If Da Jun was here, he could think of countless ways to play with this life form from the Source Gate, but I can only think of one. If …"
Ali continued with a domineering tone: "If, if Mr. Chu was here, he would directly kill his way over and cut them down row by row. No more nonsense, those who obey will live, those who defy, he will kill them all!"
Mu Ran smiled and did not answer.
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On the other side, not long after the decision was made in the conference cabin to implement this suggestion, when many people were preparing for the first successful counterattack against a high-level Source Gate powerhouse, the starship received a puzzling signal.
The signal came from a local spaceship. After the translation, the meaning was that they actually wanted to surrender immediately and asked not to attack!
After this puzzling signal was received, in the darkness of deep space far away from them, in a battle-scarred cylindrical spaceship, everyone was nervously waiting for the other side's reply.
In a dark corner of the spaceship, a once majestic life form from the Source Gate was curled up there like a child who had done something wrong.
In front of it, a cardinal life that was much weaker than it actually said in a tone of high and mighty as if it was lecturing it, "… It's all because of you. If it was really in there, maybe the attack would already be running at the speed of light on the way to the starry sky. I would also die with you!"
^ (To be continued.)
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