The main cannon of the Jade Dragon wasn't actually a cannon at all.
The Magic Cloud class internal defense ship platform was known as a space-based weapon platform. In fact, it was limited by the conditions of the past. It was only equipped with two types of weapons according to its two main functions.
One was an electromagnetic railgun used to lock onto the troublesome mutants that cruised in the upper and middle layers of the atmosphere. It had astonishing single-target killing efficiency. Everyone was used to calling it the "secondary cannon."
The other type was a weapon of mass destruction that was specially designed to target the mutant "nests" in the wilderness and the extremely powerful mutants that were beyond imagination. It was the so-called "main cannon." The "main cannon charging" that the sergeant mentioned was strictly speaking to charge the launcher.
As the military's strategic posture toward the wilderness changed from "defense" to "counterattack" and gradually gained the initiative, new types of war weapons emerged one after another. The Magic Cloud class platform had basically withdrawn from the frontline. Now, it was only engaged in scientific research, shooting birds, and helping to clear high-altitude routes. It basically no longer carried out ground attack missions. However, it was still in a state of preparation for war. The ammunition base was reduced by half, and there was still one round of "ammunition" for the main cannon.
Claire wasn't worried about anything else. She was worried that the soldiers on the ship, whose sense of responsibility was at an all-time low, would make a careless mistake and throw out the deadly thing in the magazine. It wouldn't explode. Without authorization from the ground, this thing was just a lump of iron. However, if it really floated in the atmosphere, they would immediately become the joke of the Aerospace Army. At the same time, the Aerospace Army would also become the joke of the entire Earth.
Although there was a high chance that many people wouldn't be able to laugh.
In fact, there was already a precedent for this kind of situation where people couldn't laugh.
"Sir, during the 'dark side exercise' last year …"
"You mean the 'Yoda' incident."
Major Cao Kai understood instantly, but he had no intention of changing his order. On the contrary, he undid the fastening buckle on his chair and floated up. During this time, he casually pushed the "crystal ball" toward Claire, who instinctively reached out to grab it.
"So, I need my adjutant to focus. You stay here and watch for a while. I'll go clean up the internal affairs. "
"… Yes, sir."
What else could Claire say? Moreover, looking at the "translucent octopus" that he suddenly obtained, he felt that this was really a pleasant surprise. Normally, he would only take a few glances at this little thing from afar. This was his first time seeing it up close.
He spun the crystal ball, and the little thing inside also spun, as if it was enjoying it.
"How did it survive?" Claire had no clue at all. After two more shakes, the water sealed inside had already formed a whirlpool. This time, the little octopus instinctively went around and stuck close to the inner wall. It just so happened that its head and one of its eyes were squeezed here. Through the light of the water, it twisted into a rather absurd expression and looked over.
The two of them stared at each other. This little orange-red thing was an octopus larva. Its tentacles weren't obvious, and it looked particularly adorable. However, the structure of its eyes was a little strange. Amidst the flickering watery light, it looked a little dazzling and blurry. If one looked at it for a long time, they would feel a little dizzy.
Interesting! Claire was even more determined to ask Major Cao Kai for it. This time, she wasn't just playing with it. She was going to ask for the exact same one.
After all, Claire had an above-average sense of responsibility. She diverted her attention and quickly returned to business. After all, he was different from Major Cao Kai. He was a transient personnel, not a retired personnel. He had accumulated enough seniority as an adjutant, and there was still a bright future waiting for him.
Claire was very attentive to the task Major Cao Kai had arranged. He unconsciously played with the crystal ball while opening the tactical sand table. The large projection space that was transparent from top to bottom showed the monitoring diagram of the entire ship. He focused on the system module related to the "main cannon". After confirming that there were no abnormalities, he let out a sigh and continued to check the other modules.
Speaking of which, Major Cao Kai's suggestion of "heat engine testing" was quite necessary. There hadn't been any combat missions in the past two years. With just the lightweight operation of the auxiliary cannon, some problems couldn't be discovered.
For example, the research institute that was under their jurisdiction had actually secretly changed the backup information circuit. They should have stolen a part of the computing power of the platform. This was a f * cking serious problem, alright?
What was Myra, the chief mechanic, doing?!
If Claire was the chief officer, he would have immediately scolded Myra, but he wasn't, so he could only write it down first and report it to Cao Kai later.
"Also, also … Hey, number three." Claire directly reminded, "That lock-on operation is redundant!"
The tactical sand table faithfully reflected the operating status of each system module. It also pushed some highly sensitive changes to the core work area. Claire glanced at the map of the target area displayed on the sand table and half-jokingly reminded:
"If you really want to bomb Ban City, the location is also off. It's the North Mountain Lake area. The tactical nuclear bomb in the magazine only has a yield of 50,000 tons. It can't even cover the surface of the lake … number three?"
The person who answered Claire was the silent back of the number three non-commissioned officer.
The silence lasted for at least five seconds, and from the second second, Claire felt that something was wrong.
In fact, during this time, other than the non-commissioned officer operating the main cannon in the opposite position, the one who had previously reported that the main cannon was energized, the other people had remained silent and didn't make any movements. It had been like this since he entered the command cabin.
As for the one in number three, even though he was scolded in the face, he didn't make the slightest sound.
No!
Claire reached for the electric beam gun at his waist. He didn't want to do anything. He still didn't understand what was going on. This action was just an instinctive reaction. But halfway through his hand, he realized that he was still holding the crystal ball in his hand, so he was stunned.
It was also at this moment that his palm inexplicably felt cold, as if something cold and sticky had penetrated the outer wall of the crystal ball and made contact with him.
Claire was startled and instinctively swung her hand, but she had only swung it halfway when a strong numbness spread from her palm to her entire palm, then to her wrist, elbow joints, and then like an electric shock, it instantly spread to her whole body.
"Ugh!"
Claire uttered a meaningless syllable and froze in his own seat. The fixed buckle locked his body, allowing him to maintain his previous sitting posture. There was no difference between him and the silent people in the seats.
In the weightless environment, the crystal ball floated from his numb palm. The mini octopus swam inside as if it was controlling everything.
Claire really suspected that the paralyzing toxin that was raging in his body was the masterpiece of the mini octopus. If that was the case …
The door of the command cabin opened again, and Major Cao Kai, who had gone to "clean up" previously, came back in. The supreme commander of the "Jade Dragon" turned a blind eye to the scene in front of him, as if this was the norm on the ship. He didn't go to retrieve the floating "crystal ball" either. Instead, he returned to the command seat and began a series of operations.
Claire, whose neck was stiff, didn't even have the strength to turn his head. He couldn't see the situation above his side and could only hear the continuous short prompts. On the tactical sand table, the light and shadow changed. The previously prominent target became clearer and clearer, and round after round of operations were carried out around it.
"Crazy, crazy!"
Claire's already somewhat numb throat made a vague sound. At this time, even if he was a fool, he could guess what Cao Kai wanted to do!
A surge of blood rushed up his throat, making him roar, "Sir … Cao Kai! Is your brain eaten by bugs? "
Claire didn't know why Cao Kai did this, and why he did such a meaningless stupid thing. "You're joking, right? Without authorization from the ground, even if you forcibly put a nuclear bomb on the launcher, it will only be a lump of iron. At most, it will explode in the thermosphere. Apart from a little bit of nuclear pollution, what else can you do? "
Cao Kai didn't say anything and continued the corresponding operations.
Claire looked at the various commands and authorization interfaces on the tactical sand table, and his eyelids twitched violently. He really couldn't understand it. Under normal circumstances, it would require seven to eight people to work together. How could Cao Kai, a single person … oh, including the obviously problematic operator of the main cannon, be able to move it with just two people, and at such a high speed!
Moreover, at least two links that needed to be reported to the ground were inexplicably skipped. All the authorization locks and security doors were useless.
There are also accomplices on the ground? Or is Cao Kai himself a super hacker who has hidden his strength?
Thousands of thoughts and thousands of doubts finally turned into one sentence:
"Why?"
After saying this, Claire's mind became clearer. The reason why he asked was that he really didn't understand, and he also wanted to delay and wait for changes.
Cao Kai still didn't respond and only focused on operating.
Claire could only try to find something to say, trying to fight against the numbness in his throat and mouth. "Let me guess, it's because you want to retire … early retirement?"
"Yes." Cao Kai unexpectedly spoke, and his answer was especially straightforward, just like the beeping sounds of his subordinates.
"What kind of damned reason is that! Is that the reason you want to bomb Ban City and take revenge on society? "
"First of all, I'm not bombing Ban City. Second, I'm not taking revenge on society." Cao Kai's voice didn't have the previous lazy and casual tone. "My target is as you can see, the Ban City trade zone on Beishan Lake. The target of my revenge is also there."
"Huh?"
"Didn't I say that? I didn't say that because I'm a secret recipient of the mutation infection, there's a so-called 'infection' threat, and then I'll be forced to retire? Ah, I really forgot to tell you. "
"Mutation?" Claire really didn't expect it to be this domain.
"Hehe, if it's the same for everyone, then it's fine, but do you have it in Bu City? Oh, you're in Europe, then in East Asia, Spring City, that guy in Spring City, has become a hero and star … Not to mention the New World, why did I have to do this in Hu City, a place like this? Directly report to the military? "
Claire really wanted to shout, this might just be a reason for someone to mess with you!
But what's the point of discussing this? In contrast, Cao Kai's target was Ban City, which was even more unreasonable.
"Hu City messed with you, so you're taking revenge on Hu City. What does it have to do with Ban City?"
"My wife and children are all there."
This reason was so powerful that Claire was suddenly speechless.
"Of course, this is only one of the reasons." Cao Kai completely opened up a chatterbox, and his words flowed without end. "Discrimination against the mutated infected has never been an exception, and it's not targeted at me personally. The stupidest thing for the weak is to resign themselves to adversity and fight alone. People like me can only hug each other for warmth. So this time, I'm doing this for myself, but also not for myself. I'm also doing this for those like me, because of a so-called mutation infection, and they're labeled and thrown into the laboratory at any time to be squeezed out of their blood, sweat, and tears … "
"What bullsh * t logic!"
"Isn't that so? The trade zone in Ban City is indeed bullsh * t. How many vagrants and mutated infected people are squeezed in every year … "
Claire was so angry that she laughed. "You idiot, even if this is the case, with this cannon, the laboratory can be rebuilt, the researchers can be recruited, and the data can be backed up. The tens of thousands of vagrants and mutated infected people who are still alive over there will all be finished!"
"Yes, that's right. I'm using this method to help them, to help them get rid of the impurity and pain of the mutation. "
Claire was stunned, and finally realized the extremely absurd point. "Even you are discriminating against yourself …"
"I don't deny it." Cao Kai's tone was very calm. "Some people are intoxicated by the ugly power and existence of the mutation, but we are not. Our church pursues the Divine Kingdom that is constructed together with the power of the soul. We want to use the torrent of holy light in the Divine Kingdom to cleanse the mutated superfluous and malignant tumors of matter."
"… Cult?"
"Whatever you think."
"The Soul Church?" Claire's thoughts went one step deeper.
The military had to screen and report the churches on the list of illegal religions, and "Constructing the Divine Kingdom of the Soul together" was the symbolic doctrine of the Soul Church. This was also one of the most active illegal churches recently.
Cao Kai tacitly agreed.
"Hehe …" Claire only had the strength left to laugh bitterly.
The military intelligence and the investigation department must be eating sh * t. You want such a lunatic who believes in a cult to be the commander of a ship? Also, this kind of technology that can bypass authorization and launch a city-destroying attack on its own, what the hell is going on!
In this possibly meaningless conversation, at least five or more authorization gates were broken without any response. The corresponding feedback mechanism didn't seem to be working, and the ground didn't even respond … Of course, it could also be disconnected.
On the bright side, maybe there would be countermeasures outside, but the inside of the ship didn't know. By the time they found out, they should have already been smashed into pieces by space-based weapons.
As for the bad side, when Ban City turned into a sea of fire, the ground would wake up, and then this side would be smashed into pieces by space-based weapons …
They were all pieces, and there seemed to be no difference.
As this thought flashed through his mind, Claire's body became more and more numb. He couldn't help but think that maybe he would directly die in the poisonous kiss of the "octopus"?
He turned his gaze with difficulty. The thing that used to be cute, but now only felt terrifying, floated in the light and shadow of the tactical sand table. It happened to be near Ban City, like a demon's seal. Stuck on it, it marked death.
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