bigabreads Chapter 599 A Familiar Opening Sentence
Chapter 599 A Familiar Opening Sentence
Chapter 599 A Familiar Opening Sentence
In war, the two most consumed materials are weapons and energy, but these two things can usually be boiled down to one... that is money!
Energy crystals are the "gold" of the interstellar era. No matter where you go, the local currency is US dollars, yen, euros or soft sister coins. This is the natural interstellar currency.
"Energy crystals... how many do you need?" Gilad asked after a while.
"If it's just this rescue mission... 100 tons is enough!" Nie Yun thought for a while.
Although 100 tons is not much, it is equivalent to the regular energy consumption of a thousand warships for a year. It is by no means a small number. If it is exchanged for Broken Star Points in Broken Star City, it will be at least 1 million.
The Ghost Pirates is a start-up with a weak foundation. If they want to continue to grow, it is impossible to rely on loan sharks alone. Nie Yun can be regarded as a wave of investment from Gemini to his own "startup company".
We don't have much appetite, let's earn him [-] million first!
Black Sail is backed by Kinloch, and my Ghost Pirates are not bad either, directly pulling a civilization!
"100 tons?" Girard couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this number.
Recently, Chu Xiaoxiao's transaction volume of energy crystal exchanges has hit new highs repeatedly. The Gemini Council has a lot of financial affluence. In addition, the threat level of the Woolf Empire has been raised to S-level, and the war materials allocated by it are not stingy. However, Girard also has the confidence to spend money to eliminate disasters.
Besides, he doesn't need to pay for the money, the Victor family will naturally pay for it.
"Okay! As long as your friend can rescue Beckman, we will pay for it!" Girard said straightforwardly.
When Nie Yun received a big order, he also smiled happily, and directly sent the coordinates of receiving the money, which was located outside the Broken Star Field.
"This coordinate...the question and answer is not big, but the things may need to be delayed before they can be delivered to you, this..."
100 tons of energy crystals are not big and easy to transport. A modified small fast spaceship can fit them. Because the target is extremely small, and the wormhole at the junction of the two sides is currently expanding, it is not a big problem to smuggle there quietly.
But no matter how fast, it will take at least ten days before the money is delivered to Nie Yun. The question is, can Beckman last for so long?
I'm afraid even the body will be completely cold when the money is delivered...
"Don't worry, save people first and pay later, I still have some face!" Nie Yun patted his chest and said.
Pay after saving people?Girard looked puzzled.
When he thought about it, what Nie Yun was looking for was local desperadoes, mercenaries and other forces. Can such characters still get credit?Is your face... so valuable?
What the hell!Looks like it's time to re-evaluate Alsace's diplomatic skill level...
……
Just when Nie Yun reached a deal with Girard, the hapless Beckman fleet was fleeing...
Compared with the previous ones, this Gemini special fleet has shrunk by more than half, only a dozen battleships survived, and most of them suffered injuries, making them look extremely embarrassed.
Originally, Beckman was also careful. After picking up a soft persimmon, he planned to lie dormant for a while, to see if he could sneak behind the enemy farther from the front line, and fight coldly for a few days with peace of mind. Therefore, he avoided all large celestial groups with extreme caution. and busy waterways.
However, it is not as good as God's calculation, and encountered the mobile radar of the Kinloch Fifth Fleet halfway.
This kind of mobile radar is a routine patrol method of the Fifth Fleet. It uses ordinary wandering meteorites as the carrier, and it is equipped with a pulse-type wide-area detection radar. Enemy situation, excellent concealment.
It only needs to launch this kind of mobile radar between two patrol stations, which can replace the functions of the patrol fleet to a certain extent, and it can be recovered and re-launched continuously, which is extremely cost-effective.
However, although this kind of mobile radar is convenient, the patrol route can only follow a straight line and cannot change direction. As long as those who are interested in investigating the location of the patrol station, it is basically effortless to avoid it, so it can only be used as a routine supplement. Sex patrol means.
Beckman was careful enough, but he still suffered from insufficient intelligence, and was unlucky enough to bump into the mobile radar monitoring network of the Fifth Fleet.
After being discovered, because the spaceship number could not be recognized, it was immediately regarded as an illegal ship and triggered an alarm, which resulted in the siege of the Fifth Fleet.
Fortunately, the other party underestimated the combat effectiveness of this "small fleet", and the first wave of encirclement and suppression fleets sent only more than 100 warships, and then they were directly beaten by the [-] Seastorms equipped in the fleet.
The combat effectiveness of this Gemini's top-level mechas is indeed quite impressive. It directly disabled the mecha units of the Fifth Fleet and gained partial air supremacy.
After a fierce battle, Beckman sacrificed almost all of his mecha troops, and then led only half of the fleet to forcefully break through the encirclement, and finally escaped.
Even so, the Beckman fleet, whose position had been exposed, was still not out of danger, and missed a single hit. The angry Fifth Fleet commander directly sent more troops and dispatched a total of more than 100 warships to chase and intercept Beckman.
Relying on their familiarity with the terrain and the surrounding radar network of the [-]th Fleet, they clung to Beckman's group.
Inside the fleet flagship at this time.
"Your Excellency Beckman, the opponent's fleet has caught up again, and the false target we released should have been exposed." The adjutant hurried to report.
"So fast?" Beckman smiled wryly, his face pale.
During this period of time, they have used all available means of escape. It won't be long before the pursuers behind them will catch up again. Now even the bait has been used up, and they are at the end of their rope.
"We should have entered the enemy's monitoring area. If this goes on, unless there are reinforcements, we may not be able to escape the enemy's pursuit." The adjutant said anxiously.
Now their mecha troops are completely lost, and the remaining battleships are also heavily injured. Once they are overtaken by the opponent, the outcome can be imagined.
"Reinforcements? Ha!" Beckman smiled wryly.
With the current battle situation over the wormhole, it is not difficult for one or two warships to come over, but if you want to send a rescue fleet... Is the Woolf Empire really your backyard?
Although he was on the verge of extinction, Beckman was an elite of Gemini, so he was not afraid and panicked. After calm thinking, Beckman asked. "How long is it expected that the enemy will be able to catch up with us?"
"According to the current speed and distance between our two sides, it is estimated that our side will enter the enemy's range in three days!" The adjutant replied.
One chase and one escape, three days is not a long time.
However, if there is an ambush ahead, the time to be caught up may be even shorter.
After bowing his head and pondering for a long time, Beckman finally gritted his teeth and gave the order. "Let all warships discard all unnecessary weapons and supplies on the spaceship, and reduce the load!"
"Your Excellency, no!" The adjutant exclaimed when he heard the words. "We are now in the enemy's rear. If we don't have weapons and supplies, we can escape by chance, but what will we do in the future?"
"If we don't do this, we won't even be able to pass this level, so why talk about the future?" Beckman said bitterly.
The adjutant was at a loss for words and could only carry out Beckman's order in the end.
The fleet abandoned its luggage, and its speed increased a bit, but everyone knew that this was just drinking poison to quench thirst...
However, when the entire fleet was helpless and filled with despair, they unexpectedly received a message from the "friendly army"!
"Let us escape to this coordinate?" Beckman looked puzzled.
"Yes! His Excellency Alsace's reinforcements will meet us here, and they will help us stop the pursuers!" The adjutant said excitedly with his face flushed.
Survival from a desperate situation!Is there anything more amazing than this?
"Even if Alsace has a complete system, there are only more than [-] warships. Even if we are included, it is impossible to be the opponent of the pursuers. Isn't he here to die?" Beckman frowned.
To be honest, his first reaction when he heard the news was... this must be a trap!
But after thinking about it, even if he wanted to eradicate himself as a competitor, wouldn't it be superfluous in the current situation?Tell a bad joke before I die when I'm full and make me smile Jiuquan?
Are you so narrow-minded?
wrong!Are they really sure to deal with more than 100 warships?
Yes!I have obtained 100 Seastorms, maybe the Yu Clan also gave Alsace some super equipment, it makes no sense that only I can cheat!
Beckman convinced himself so much that he finally believed it a little bit.
"Your Excellency Alsace may be really prepared, because they not only sent the coordinates, but also the mobile radar patrol route map of the Fifth Fleet, let us pay attention to avoiding it!" The adjutant continued, and turned on the projection device.
It was a star map of the surrounding star fields, but many lines were marked with red lines.
Beckman's eyes widened immediately.
Mobile radar patrol roadmap? !This can also have?How did Alsace get this thing?
Could it be that the patrol fleet of the opponent was captured alive? !
He naturally didn't know that for the pirates and local snakes who roamed around the surrounding star fields all the year round, this fixed route patrol method was basically just a decoration.
In Broken Star City's information point of sale, [-] Broken Star Points can get real-time updated patrol star maps of the surrounding star fields, which is a mess of cheapness!
"Take a dead horse as a living horse doctor, and order the fleet to turn towards this coordinate!" Finally, Beckman gritted his teeth and decided to take a gamble!
……
seven days later...
The fleet of Beckman and others was almost bitten by the chasing soldiers of the Fifth Fleet, and plunged into the outskirts of the Fragmented Star Field dangerously and dangerously!
The two fleets chased and fled, and entered the Fragmented Star Domain one after another, and then they all came to a sudden stop!
Because in front of them is a group of warships waiting in full battle, and a group of mechas all around!
"Which faction are you from? How dare you break into the territory of my Ghost Pirates, thinking that the tens of thousands of brothers under my command are all vegetarians!"
Mechanical bug: "..."
Familiar opening remarks, familiar taste...
(End of this chapter)