A planet-scale protective shield was the most advanced product of shield technology. It was also an important standard for a civilization to reach the level of colonization. To be able to build such a protective system meant that the civilization had already mastered the technology to modify the entire planet and build a primitive planetary fortress. Don't assume that a planet-scale protective shield was only larger than a battleship's shield. Just like how burning firewood and building an air conditioner were two completely different concepts when it came to heating, building a protective shield for a spaceship and building a planetary shield were two completely different technologies. Back in the enchanted world, in order to protect Earth, we had used the psionic field resonance of all the spaceships in the Empire's fleet to barely build a planetary shield. It was obvious how difficult it was to build such a shield.
Right now, the planet in front of us had a gigantic artificial star ring above its equator. The high energy readings of this star ring indicated that it was a specialized shield generator. What did this mean?
An extremely powerful advanced civilization that possessed technology that was recognized by the Empire.
But … something wasn't right.
Out of the corner of my eye, I glanced at Zeon's army. Those spaceships were all patchwork, and they definitely wouldn't have reached this level of technology. In fact, some of the older spaceships were even equipped with primitive nuclear fusion engines in order to maintain their propulsion when not warping … Wait a minute, something was even more off. Leaving aside the fact that the Star Ring had come from who knows where, why would a civilization that could even create warping engines use nuclear fusion engines as well? What was the difference between this and removing the compressor in an air conditioner and replacing it with a charcoal stove? Was this the performance art of the scientific community?
Of course, there was no one to answer my questions. We had only met the Major General Jayne by chance, and we weren't even sure if he was our friend yet. However, my personal curiosity towards this native civilization was getting stronger and stronger.
But just because I didn't say anything didn't mean that no one else did. A certain someone had obviously forgotten that there was a mystical creature beside him whose brain was always one level more efficient than the brain. Shallow Shallow leaned on the railing and looked at the projection for a long time. Suddenly, she exclaimed, "Wow! Ah Jun, Ah Jun! That's a huge circle! That's Jayne, right? What's that circle for? "
"It doesn't have a name, so we call it the Star Ring. Of course, because of the planet's name, you can also call it the Jedas Star Ring. It's a miraculous creation. No one knows how it operates, but this ancient device has provided us with an inexhaustible supply of energy. It turned Jedas from a barren land into the most prosperous border planet of the Free Kingdom in just thirteen years. I suggest that you don't approach the Star Ring until you get our permission. Of course, this is just an essential precaution …"
Jayne's proud and military reply made my sister and I look at each other in unison.
They hadn't created this ring!
And these bumpkins even mistook a planet-sized energy shield generator for a national grid. I was reminded of the time when I dragged Shallow Shallow to an internet café, only to have her play cards for two whole hours — PS: I was really a weirdo watching her play cards for two hours.
"Ah? You didn't create this thing? " In the end, Shallow Shallow's brain was one step faster than I expected. To be more precise, she went off the rails again. She didn't care if it was a military secret or not. She asked as if she was asking someone how much a new phone cost. "It's so big. It's just a solar power station … Where did you find this?"
As expected, Jayne's reply was a little more official this time. "Unfortunately, this is a military secret of the Free Kingdom. I can only tell you that an ancient Star Ring … Wait!"
The other party abruptly cut off the communication. Not only did the image on the communicator instantly turn into a field of interference, even the sound was replaced by a series of messy collisions, as if the person on the other side was hurriedly flipping something over. Vaguely, he could also hear some low and rapid voices coming from the communicator.
Big Sister and I looked at each other. Shallow Shallow began to kick the unlucky communicator in front of her at a forty-five degree angle. Girl, this thing isn't broken, but it will be broken by your kick!
"Attention, the fleet ahead is decelerating. Target detected, weapon system activated. The Federation Army has entered Level 3 state of alert. Decelerating … Communication with the fleet ahead has been restored. Transfer in progress."
The mainframe of Aiur's Light rapidly analyzed the possible situation. Fortunately, communication was restored before the two alien armies could misunderstand each other.
"General Jayne, what happened?"
I asked with a solemn expression. I had just kicked out, but Qian Qian, who didn't stop in time, rolled right in front of me.
"I'm very sorry, but please don't misunderstand." The handsome middle-aged Major General Jayne held onto the camera and said urgently with a stern expression, "Something might have happened to Jedas. Our request to enter the port has gone unanswered. The power output of the Jedas Star Ring is also decreasing. My men have received an unfamiliar frequency signal from the surface of the planet …"
"Just tell us what happened," Reynolds interrupted him impatiently.
Renault interrupted him impatiently. Meanwhile, the command hall was already in a state of combat readiness.
"We have detected a large number of unfamiliar signals. They have occupied all the colonies on Jedas … Our planet might have been occupied!"
The pitiful middle-aged handsome man was trembling in anger. The image in front of us trembled as the old handsome man trembled.
"It seems like we are a bunch of troublesome vacuum cleaners." I shrugged at Reynolds. "Trouble follows us everywhere we go. Everything is doomed."
Reynolds immediately turned his face away. What he meant was, "Don't talk to me about this. The one who is in trouble is you, the Tragic Emperor."
"Scan the surface of the planet for anything. If a war breaks out later, we must prioritize protecting the star ring. I am very interested in it." I reached out to grab Pandora and Visca who were trying to sneak away. "General Jayne, perhaps we can help you. But do you know who occupied this colony?" The handsome middle-aged man's expression was a little strange.
The handsome middle-aged man's expression was a little strange. "To be honest, it's hard to say. This is a border zone, and the most recent period of stability has just passed. The enemy could be the angel army, the Roland Gale financial group, the Church of Gustav, or even the nearby Captland light cavalry. They have only recently developed and are in desperate need of territory. It's not impossible for them to attack a colonial planet that is beyond the kingdom's reach. I'm just curious, how did such a sturdy fortress planet …"
I was about to vomit three liters of blood before the other party could finish his sentence. I finally couldn't help but roar, "My Lord Jingle above! What kind of weird state is the diplomacy of your Free Kingdom? Isn't your multilateral relationship a little too inconceivable? "
It sounds like you are at war with the entire universe! The colony was destroyed, and you can't even count with one hand the number of people who did it?
"You don't know anything about this universe," the handsome old man Jayne was a little embarrassed, but he was more inexplicably angry. "In this world, except for your own country, everyone is your enemy. You must start a war with anyone at any time … In short, the newcomers will soon understand the cruelty of this place. Your army looks very powerful, but in this universe where everyone is an enemy, no matter how powerful the army is, they will only become the dregs of the nebula if they fight alone. Oh, it seems that this is not the time to talk about this. I should think of a way to take back this planet. This is the place on the border of the kingdom that has not been occupied for the longest time … Damn it, they have already … Defense forces, activate the shield and prioritize protecting the flagship! Sorry, my friends, this is definitely not a pleasant welcome ceremony, but I hope that you … "
"I understand. It seems that no one can stay out of this today. Now, keep the communication channel open." I nodded at Jayne and turned to Zeratul. "Prepare for battle. It seems that we have been underestimated by the people on the planet below."
Jayne, who was on the other end of the communicator, immediately showed a happy expression after receiving my promise. He shouted to the other end, "Zinger! Hurry up and help me hold the camera. I have to command the battle! "
We were speechless.
So you have an adjutant? Then what has this adjutant been doing for the past hour?
How could such a blind adjutant be kept alive until now? I say, is the Kingdom of Freedom in this universe responsible for acting cute?
At the same time, the occupied planet Jedas finally launched an attack. Countless bright spots shone at the same time under the clouds, and dazzling laser beams pierced through the thick atmosphere on the surface of Jedas. The target of the first round of attack was Jayne's fleet. This kind of conventional space-to-space attack was obviously the defense method of the colonial planet Jedas itself, but now it was being used to attack the army that they were supposed to protect. It was a very ironic thing, but Jayne didn't have the time to lament about it. The planetary defense cannons were specially designed to counterattack space fleets. Naturally, the Major General didn't want to suffer its power for nothing. The seemingly messy but surprisingly disciplined fleet immediately launched a counterattack. The lasers on the ground stirred up layers of ripples on the shields of the battleships, and the latter immediately followed up with an even fiercer bombardment. But as soon as the battle began, I realized one thing: Jayne's army was too restrained in the battle.
If you saw a mothership equipped with a ten-meter caliber main cannon in front of it emitting electric sparks, but in the end, it threw down two laser beams that were not much thicker than a person's thigh, you would think so too.
That was a colonial planet, one that was filled with their own people last night, and even now, it was still filled with their own families. Who would dare to be so ruthless?
"Warning! Abnormal spatial warp detected. The curvature of spacetime is shifting. The warp engine is being interfered with. Eliminating interference. Elimination successful. The warp engine's efficiency has dropped to 30%. A large amount of energy has been detected on the target planet. Enemy lock computer activated."
Aiur's Light's artificial intelligence suddenly began to report dangerous information. On the battleship's radar, countless flashing red dots suddenly broke through the planet's surface and flew into space. They were the battleships docked on the surface of Jedas. After using the planet's anti-air cannons to disrupt the Zeon army, they finally sent out their main force!
This was a trap. Anyone with an IQ of more than two digits would be able to figure it out by now. Zeon's army was obviously the garrison of Jedas, and the enemy who occupied the colonial planet might have taken advantage of this opportunity when the garrison went to annihilate the pirates to take control of all the military facilities on the colonial planet. They then extracted the energy of the Jedas star ring to construct a simple (in our eyes) spacetime locking field, preventing the Zeon army from retreating. Then, they took advantage of the Zeon army's weakness of not being able to launch a destructive attack on the entire colonial planet and used the planet's anti-air cannons to disrupt the returning fleet … The whole process was a complete mess.
But at the same time, the whole process was also full of inconceivable things.
A garrison of a planet would lose its planet just because it went out to annihilate two small groups of pirates? A colonial planet that had only been established for more than ten years was actually the "longest unconquered place" on the border? Listening to Zeon's tone, it seemed like similar things happened every day in this universe, and everyone was used to it.
Who the hell came up with this world's setting, bastard!
"The target fleet has entered defensive range and is engaged with friendly forces. Three hundred medium-sized battleships are approaching from the three o 'clock direction. Cannon in position. Begin attack!"
The unknown army that occupied Jedas clearly did not expect Jayne to bring back another group of such a large and well-equipped army (this must be repeated!). I couldn't help but wonder what their commander's expression was like right now. However, there was no choice but to release the arrow. It was as if you took advantage of someone else's place to collect protection fees, and when the other party came back with more than two hundred marines, you would have to bite the bullet even if you felt like your balls were about to explode. However, the other party only sent out a few hundred medium-sized warships to test the waters here. Were they underestimating our might and majesty … Alright, I forgot that I was now leading a militia group.
The cannons of the Federation's battleships were already thirsty, but the ones that thirsted the most weren't the Yamato Cannons or the Focusing Prism Cannons. When the triple-barrelled rapid-fire Yamato Cannons unleashed their DPS and caused the three hundred enemy battleships to be confused, I knocked the heads of the two lolis beside me, who were almost crawling up my thighs to my shoulders. I announced loudly, "All battleships, retreat 200 kilometers. Battlecruisers, activate your shields to protect the flagship. I'm going to release Pandora and Veska!"
Reynolds immediately shuddered, while Zeratul's tone was gloomy. "Alright, I'll get the warriors to prepare to clean up the battlefield."
The high-energy plasma jet from the Yamato cannons swept across the three hundred enemy battleships like a storm, instantly triggering a series of explosions. But this attack did not cause any substantial damage to the enemy. No one would be foolish enough to arrange their battleships in a tight formation in space (unless it was to activate the Combined Shield). The Yamato cannons' attack only destroyed a dozen or so unlucky enemy battleships at the vanguard, and immediately after that, the enemy responded with all sorts of attacks. There were laser missiles, force fields, shockwaves, and everything else. Although they were all medium-sized battleships, the attacking enemy also followed the usual characteristics of this universe's military: a patchwork, individual modifications, and almost no unified design style or main structure could be seen. But even though it was a patchwork, the combat power of these battleships was not weak. Those messy attacks actually heavily injured the thirteen battlecruisers that were leading the Delta in an instant!
Even if the Federation's psionic shield could not compare to that of the Empire's fleet, it was still a genuine psionic shield. How could it be broken?
"Pandora (Visca) has entered the ejection channel. All battleships, retreat! Leave some space for our general to fight! "
After the battlecruisers and the messy enemy battleships began to exchange fire, the two little fellows finally entered the battlefield. Suddenly … Err, it might be my imagination, but it seemed like the entire battlefield suddenly fell silent for a few seconds.
I could imagine, when the words "Pandora and Visca are about to be released, all battleships please prepare for impact" rang through the public channels of the Federation and Zeon's forces, the latter were filled with anticipation, curiosity, and interest to see what kind of ultimate weapon we would bring out. It was under such attention that two short, 1.2m tall melons, each carrying a cannon that looked like a pillar, excitedly rushed into the middle of the line of fire between the two battleships …
It was as if the eldest daughter of the Amasaka family had worked hard for ten years to prepare for a war, only to have the spoils of war be swapped out by a certain emperor with a plastic cup that cost three dollars and five cents each.
In that instant, even the enemy battleships were silent for three seconds.
Then, they were silent for eternity.
How long Pandora and Visca had held back was how much destructive power they could unleash. After not fighting for a month, these two little fellows' combat strength would sweep through the Town Security. When the three hundred … no, two hundred and eighty-three enemy battleships finally reacted, they were no longer facing two short melons. Instead, they were facing three thousand and six hundred floating cannons that resembled a curtain wall.
"These two little fellows really like floating cannons."
I said sincerely to Qian Qian as I watched the more than three thousand floating cannons on the screen, as well as the two little fellows leading the massive multi-turreted wall of cannons as they excitedly charged forward. Before I even finished my sentence, the "wall of cannons" had already engulfed the enemy fleet with a torrent of lasers.
"Warship charging complete. Target at six o 'clock. Fire at will."
The AI of Aiur didn't have the time to be impressed by the short melons' combat strength. She was still meticulously reporting the situation of the battle. I connected to Zeon's public channel, and the expression on his face was as horrified as if he had personally witnessed Stephen Hawking flying and kicking Arnold Schwarzenegger away. "General Zeon, the flank attack has been dealt with. I hope that your fleet can make way for our photon jets …"
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