Humans collapse into slag

帝国历2695年8月25日，上午7:00。

Liao Yuning woke up on time from the cabin. He lay with his eyes open for a minute, then turned over and sat up.

The lighting equipment in the cabin is also activated.

After getting out of bed and taking a few steps to the left, Liao Yuning walked into a mini bathroom.

The conditions of the cabins are naturally incomparable with the single-family dormitories in the school. Not to mention the small size, the facilities are also extremely simple.

After washing up, Liao Yuning put on a well-ironed uniform, left the cabin, and went to the bridge.

"chief."

Someone said hello on the road.

Liao Yuning nodded to the other party.

The Tidal, a small battleship belonging to the Imperial Military Academy, is sailing at the border of the Cepheus Starfield at the moment, and Liao Yuning is the supreme commander on board.

Traveling with the Tidal is a cargo fleet, the fleet's destination is Cloud 421, a remote B-class star.

The more than 2 actual control planets of the Silver Ash Empire are divided into four levels: A, B, C, and D according to the degree of development and utilization. The number of A-level stars is the least, with only 89 in total, 1523 B-level stars, and 3497 C-level stars. , and the rest are all D-rank stars.

The environment and climate of A-level stars are suitable for large-scale human settlements. They are the main population settlements of the empire, and Diji and Tianque belong to this category.

The atmospheric environment or geological conditions of Class B stars are not suitable for large-scale human settlements, but there are energy minerals or other resources, and a small number of temporary settlements are generally built. The PD077 used in the actual combat assessment of the Imperial Military Academy belongs to this type.

C-class star conditions are worse than B-class stars, and there is basically no need for ground development. Some of them will set up one or two space transfer stations for replenishment ships due to geographical location.

The D-class star is purely a number on the empire map, indicating that the space region where it is located is under the control of the empire.

Class B nebula cluster 421 is a new actual combat assessment base that the Imperial Military Academy is preparing to build.

Due to frequent geological movements in PD077, the Imperial Military Academy had to start building a second exercise base to deal with similar emergencies. With the special approval of His Majesty the Emperor, the Academy obtained the right to use Yuntuan 421.

Cloud 421 is located in the vast deep space between Cepheus Starfield and Northern Corona Starfield, far away from the central galaxy and the main channel. The exercise base of the Imperial Military Academy is also considered to be fully utilized.

Out of the consideration of training students, the college delegated a lot of preparation work for the second base, and advanced students were entrusted with important tasks. As the chief of outstanding students, he is also the leader of both ship and fighter majors. Liao Yuning is well-deserved to be the captain .

The purpose of the Tidal trip is to escort three cargo spaceships to deliver the materials needed for the establishment of the base to Cloud 421, and at the same time supervise the construction of the base for a period of three months.

Now is the fifth day since leaving Tianque, and Yun Tuan 421 is already within ten hours of the voyage.

Entering the bridge, replacing the deputy captain Zhao Xin who was on duty last night, Liao Yuning turned on the main control brain to check his sailing log during the rest period and the current ship's course and position data.

"Chief, an unknown spaceship is found ahead." An information controller suddenly reported.

Liao Yuning frowned: "The whole ship is on a level-three alert, and the cargo spacecraft is notified to maintain the formation."

Their current position is far away from the main channel, and it stands to reason that it is unlikely that they will encounter other spacecraft.

Controller: "Understood."

Pushing away the logbook, Liao Yuning called up the signal detection results on the main screen of the bridge.

Because the distance is too far, it is currently impossible to know the specific information of the other party, and the brain is still constantly correcting the data.

Ten minutes later, the relative flight speeds of the two sides were calculated, and Liao Yuning's expression turned serious. This speed is unlikely to be an ordinary civilian spaceship. "The whole ship is at the first level of alert, open the protective force field!"

"Level 370 alert?" The controller hesitated. Level [-] alert means that all dormant crew members will be awakened. There are [-] and eight people on board. Except for students majoring in ships and some logistics majors, everyone else is in a dormant state.

"Execute." It was Liao Yuning's cold order that answered him.

The controller was startled by Liao Yuning's momentum, "... yes."

Three minutes later, Xin Zhao rushed into the bridge while buttoning up his uniform, "What's going on?"

"The unknown spacecraft is approaching us at a relative speed of 330 units per hour." Liao Yuning briefly introduced the situation.

"330 units?" Xin Zhao stopped buttoning his buttons, "Faster than us?"

Liao Yuning: "Yes."

The Tidal is a battleship of the military type in service. It can sail at a maximum speed of 250 units without a space transition. However, in order to cooperate with the cargo spaceship, it has been sailing at a speed of 100 units.

Through the relative speed, it is easy to calculate that the opponent's speed has reached 230 units, which is not the speed that ordinary civilian spacecraft can achieve.

Xin Zhao: "Could it be a military ship?"

Liao Yuning: "It has entered the effective military communication distance, but the other party has not sent a message."

Xin Zhao's eyelids twitched: "No way, is it an interstellar pirate?"

It is impossible for legal merchant ships to be so fast. The only possibility is illegal ships. The Celestial King Starfield is relatively peaceful, but it is far away from the main channel. It is still very possible to encounter smuggling ships or interstellar pirates.

"Be prepared, let the fleet slow down, and leave a steering margin." Zhao Xin suggested.

"No, the other party has only one ship, and there is the Chao Chao, so there is no need for the cargo ship to give way." Liao Yuning shook his head: "And if we don't make adjustments, we can paralyze the other party and make them think that we are just ordinary civilian merchant ships."

Ordinary civilian merchant ships also have a fire defense system, but this defense power is very limited, and it is often difficult to deal with pirates who come prepared. However, the Tidal is different. It is a military ship. Even if it is small in scale, its fire control system And the defense ability is also enough to crush the general pirate ship.

"I didn't expect to encounter actual combat this time." Zhao Dao said.

After all, the actual combat assessment in the academy is planned and rehearsed. It can only be called a live ammunition exercise. An exercise is different from a real battle after all.

All the people on the bridge are advanced students of the Imperial Military Academy. After seven to eight years of study and practice in simulated space warfare, they are inevitably a little excited when they finally have the opportunity to experience actual combat.

Liao Yuning waved: "Open the whole ship radio, I want to announce the mobilization of operations."

The Keeper cargo ship.

The information officer shouted: "The other party sent an order to stop the ship, with the Black Heron Treaty!"

The Heilu Treaty is an interstellar pirate treaty formulated under the leadership of Heilu Port, which means that the other party is only seeking money, and as long as the robbed merchant ship cooperates obediently, the crew can live.

"It really is a pirate." The captain frowned, "Where are the military students? Why haven't they moved yet?"

"Let's follow the pirate's instructions." The first mate wiped his sweat, "Captain, why don't we turn around."

"What's the use of turning around?" The captain rejected the first mate's suggestion, "The opponent is so much faster than us, we can't escape, and now the only hope is the gang of military school students."

The first officer nodded: "That's right, after all, he came from the Imperial Military Academy, so he must have some skills."

Although the spacecraft and its cargo have been insured, and the crew on board may survive, it will be a serious waste of time and money to undergo various reviews and hearings after returning.

The pirate ship was getting closer and closer, and the crew of the three cargo spaceships were all eagerly waiting for the reaction of the Tidal.

However, the Tidal, which they regard as the patron saint, has not made any new moves, and still follows the three cargo spaceships far behind, as if they have nothing to do with them. Bystanders.

"The other party asked us to remove the protective force field!" The information officer of the Keeper of the Faith shouted.

The pirate spaceship has appeared on the main screen of the brain. It is an attack spaceship disguised as a cargo ship, and a turret has been raised above the hull.

"The light-thunder phaser gun, 120 aperture, our protective force field can't withstand it for 10 minutes!" The first officer gasped, "Quick, throw, surrender."

The captain looked livid and said nothing.

With the protective force field removed, not only will the Keeper become a lamb to be slaughtered, but even the Tide in the rear may be exposed to the opponent's space radar.

You don't need to think about it, once the pirates find the military ship, what terrible things will happen to their thin-skinned transport ships.

"Get me the Tide and request an emergency call." The captain ordered.

The sweaty information officer quickly manipulated the brain, then raised his head, "They're back."

Captain: "What?"

"Stay as it is, stay safe and don't be impatient." The information officer said, "Just these eight words."

At the same time, on the Gardelia, which is less than ten kilometers away from the Keeper of the Faith, the crowd on the bridge is already celebrating the harvest in advance.

After receiving the news that the merchant ship slowed down but did not remove the protective force field, Captain Be Ali shook the wine glass in his hand and sneered disdainfully: "Hmph, probably imagining bargaining with us."

A crew member called out: "Boss, why don't we bombard them first to make them realize the reality."

Captain Ali: "No, give them an ultimatum for another 3 minutes. After all, those ships are worth a lot of money. It would be best to take them all."

"Boss." At this time, an operator who stood firm on his post reminded: "The last ship has double radar shielding, and it still cannot be scanned."

"The left and right are just supply ships or passenger ships." Another crew member said, "As long as they cooperate obediently, it will be fine to go up and collect a wave of taxes."

"Taxation" in the terminology of interstellar pirates is to extort money, that is, passengers on passenger ships can get away after surrendering all valuables on their bodies.

Just after the countdown to the ultimatum given by the Cadillac, the Keeper of the Promise finally got good news.

The Tide speeded up and was approaching them.

The Cadillac also got the news a dozen seconds later.

Be Ali put down his wine glass, and his expression became serious, "Didn't run away, but caught up instead? Could it be the frigate of the security company?"

Some prudent ship owners may hire professional space security companies to escort their merchant ships. Such space security companies generally have military backgrounds and have good combat effectiveness.

However, the Cattleya is more confident.

"Recharge the main gun, right away!" Bei Ali ordered: "Brothers, we have a hard idea, let them taste the power of our main gun. After the upgrade of the turret, they haven't fired meat yet."

"Boss is mighty!" The crew shouted, "Long live Gardelia!"

"Energy response!"

In the scene where everyone is excited, the operator who has been loyal to his duty issued a warning, but his voice was ignored.

Three seconds later, a beam of silver-blue light appeared outside the porthole of the bridge, and almost at the same time, the protective force field of the Cattleya was shattered.

In the blink of an eye, the main cannon that had been placed with high hopes was wiped out.