From Titan Corporation to the Empire of Man

Valorant-class super-heavy cruiser.

According to the 2511 timeline of the "Halo" universe, this type of behemoth has only been in service for 18 years.

As the latest generation of intelligent AI developed by the UNSC, Apu has extremely high authority and is naturally able to access various data at the Mars Shipyard, allowing Atlas to obtain detailed data on most UNSC ships.

In addition, Atlas has further improved the heroic-level defense facilities and firepower output.

Thanks to Apu, the smart AI, the scientific research department originally needed months or even years of reverse decoding work, but now it only took one and a half months to successfully reverse decode the representative technology of the Reaper civilization— —

Energy shield.

With the extremely high energy provided by the nuclear fusion reactor, this energy is bound within a specific strong magnetic field to form a physical barrier visible to the naked eye.

After the Scientific Research Department developed a shield-generating device the size of a Luna transport boat, the Engineering Department "used" it and installed it inside the first Valiant-class ship.

Although the generating device is still a prototype and has not gone through specific testing sessions, in the face of the tense situation in the "Halo" universe, Atlas has no choice but to test it in actual combat.

In addition, the Engineering Department also embedded a magnetic field deflection device into the outer armor of the Valiant class to provide an additional line of defense against energy attacks when the energy shield fails due to overload.

As for firepower, two 500-meter-long electromagnetic main guns can accelerate 2.8-ton needle-shaped tungsten steel bullets to 0.02% of the speed of light.

Sixteen parallel plasma secondary guns, as well as more than a hundred rotating Gauss close-in defense guns, vertical missile silos, etc., its firepower is more than five times that of the Fiddes class.

Moreover, the Valorant-class hangar can simultaneously accommodate 20 Luna transport craft, 120 Phantom 3 fighters and White-legged Falcons, as well as a large number of assault boats.

And ground vehicle units such as Titans, Slayers, and Fighting Mechs are "everything you need."

If compared to traditional maritime ships, the Valiant-class super-heavy cruiser is simply an aircraft carrier. However, the UNSC's real aircraft carrier capacity is even more terrifying than the Valiant-class.

To date, Atlas has produced a total of 3 Valiant-class cruisers.

Two of them are anchored at the Harvest Orbital Space Station in the "Halo" universe. The other one was manufactured and assembled by Pandora Shipyard and serves as the flagship of the unified Zero-2 Earth Fleet.

In addition to the Valiant class, Atlas also "fired up" within half a year, invested a lot of manpower and material resources, and produced 14 Paris-class frigates, 22 Fiddes-class ships, and 30 Selene-class ships.

Most of these newly "entered the sea" ships are deployed in the low-Earth orbit and space area of ​​Harvest Star to deal with interstellar wars that may break out at any time.

The rest was used to unify the Zero Two humans.

Although the space power of Zero Two Humanity is relatively "backward", no matter what, it is the civilization that directly transformed Atlas, so it should be given special attention.

At this time, inside the Valiant-level command module named "Sky Dome";

"Sir, the ground troops are about to complete the boarding process. It is estimated that the fleet will be able to directly enter the jump space in thirty minutes.

In addition, the investigators who rushed to Zero-2 Earth in advance have returned the latest information. Zero-2 Humanity's military is also busy suppressing the rebellion in the colonies, so the timing of this integrated operation is very beneficial to the company.

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A civilian officer displayed his holographic image next to the center console, and quickly summarized the situation to Horus, who was the commander-in-chief.

The original body wearing power armor remained silent, staring at the real-time data.

After the officer finished reporting, Horus nodded and said:

"Okay, I understand. If there is any emergency, please report it immediately."

"Yes."

Soon, the officer dissipated the holographic image, returning the command cabin to its original busy atmosphere.

The staff sitting behind their respective control desks are concentrating on handling the matters at hand. Even if communication is needed, the dialogue is simple and clear, maintaining the original efficiency as much as possible.

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Horus glanced around at the staff, then raised his hand to adjust the center console, allowing a three-dimensional thumbnail of Earth Zero-2 to appear before his eyes.

Its atmosphere still reflects a light blue sheen, but the entire planet seems to be covered with a gray film, making it turbid.

Moreover, the desertification of the land is extremely serious, and most of the green areas are missing. Instead, steel cities built by humans occupy the original woodlands and grasslands.

It seems that the Zero-Two humans have been squandering without restraint and exploiting resources wantonly, causing their home planet to be on the verge of drying up and becoming "extinct."

However, the earth will not die because of this. It is the humans, animals and plants living on the earth that will lead to the final outcome of extinction.

This is why the humans in Universe Zero-2 are eager to escape from their home planet and find a second home.

After all, Zero Two humans do not have the ability to transform the entire planet, and Pandora, with its thick atmosphere and strong magnetic field protection, has become their main target.

If it weren't for the delay in communication, the round trip would take ten years as a basis, and if they were also faced with colonial rebellions, then the powerful and powerful officials would have devoted all their manpower and material resources to the "relocation" matter, and then put 99% of the People are left to fend for themselves on earth.

In order to "know yourself and the enemy", when Horus assembled the first Selune-class ship equipped with the Sho Tengchuan engine at the Pandora Shipyard, he asked it to carry elite investigators and rush to Earth Zero-2 to conduct investigations.

Mastering the stratosphere technology allows Atlas to travel at faster than light speeds without having to worry about excessive communication delays.

After preliminary investigations, as well as the joint speculation results of the Intelligence Department and the Investigation Department, their trip will inevitably lead to an armed conflict with Zero Two Humanity.

There is no way, Atlas's influence on Earth Zero-2 is zero, and it has no public base.

Therefore, Horus never thought about peace negotiations from the beginning, and was prepared to rely on absolute firepower superiority and unexpected effects to crush them all the way.

Taking into account the innocent people, Horus will try to avoid orbital bombardment by the fleet, and instead rely on the elite strategy implemented by the company to carry out air strikes and beheadings.

Exactly more than 7,000 Astartes adapters implanted with gene seeds were sent to Pandora for wild survival training on Leon's orders. Therefore, Horus took the opportunity to "borrow" these students.

There is nothing more training than actual combat, not to mention the fact that seven thousand "soldiers" whose physical fitness is no less than that of the company's elite can further increase the fleet's ground power and maintain security in the occupied area.

After confirming that everything was developing as expected, Horus waved away the holographic thumbnail of Earth Zero-2, preparing to browse the list of adapters again.

At the same time, he was also thinking about whether to apply for a trip to Universe 08 (Halo) after completing this integration operation. After all, he had not been able to have a good face-to-face conversation with his father for a while, and he also had two more people he had never met. younger brother.

"Sir." At this time, a staff member reminded him sideways:

"The air formation carrying the students is about to arrive at the hangar of the ship."