From cannon fodder to sweeping across thousands of stars.

Chapter 402 Lilith and the Unmanned Fleet
Since Lilith had previously taken control of three unmanned fleets, Amber had her command these unmanned warships to jump to the deep space mooring point previously used by the Infinity fleet.

Although the spaceport of Pella IV can provide docking and maintenance services for main fleets, it is, after all, a port of Imperial Navy standards, and its support for unmanned fleets is limited. Moreover, it is currently basically occupied by the Atlas fleet and the remaining ships of the 13th Fleet, so there are no vacant berths for the time being.

At the same time, these three unmanned fleets are a "sensitive point" that both Atlas and the Federation avoid talking about, so before thoroughly understanding the situation of the fleet, Amber does not want to let them wander around in the orbit of Pella IV.

Otherwise, there would always be a feeling of slapping the Federation in the face, and who knows when this behemoth would be completely enraged.

Now that she had some free time, Amber finally had the chance to ask Lilith about the situation in detail.

"What about the situation of the unmanned fleet?" Lilith rolled her eyes and then waved her hand to create a huge virtual screen. Detailed information such as the number of the three fleets, ship types, maintenance status, etc. appeared on it like flowing water.

"These three fleets are the first unmanned fleets put into use by the Federation. They are internally codenamed the 'Big Three'. They are also the three fleets with the longest combat time and the most combat experience.

Precisely because they had been assisting in combat on the most intense front lines for a long time, these three fleets had been in a state of "fighting and replenishing at the same time", and were not fully staffed when they were transferred to the Pella galaxy.

As for the specific organization, the Federal Navy updated the organization of the main naval fleet some time after the war broke out, and all unmanned fleets were reorganized according to this set of standards.

正常情况下，一支主力舰队的舰船总数应该是260艘，上下浮动不超过3%，配置的话一般是30艘战列舰、40艘重巡洋舰、60艘轻巡洋舰、100艘驱逐舰、护卫舰和30艘补给/大型运输舰.”

Lilith paused for a moment, as if something flashed through her mind, then she continued with a smile:

“However, due to the naval expansion plan that was carried out simultaneously after the war, the production capacity cannot support the upgrading of all main fleets to this scale.

Take the 13th Fleet that fought against us as an example. Before they broke into the Empire’s territory, they had less than 60 battleships in total. These vacant fleets were temporarily replaced by a group of light cruisers or even destroyers that were re-opened.”

Amber was not surprised by what Lilith said. In fact, it was not just the Federation. Even the Star Dragon Empire had encountered a similar situation when it urgently expanded its fleet after the war.

All fleets and battle groups are clamoring for new ships, and some "unspoken rules" are bound to appear at this time. So when some fleets can obtain limited new ship replenishment, the remaining fleets can only temporarily use the reopened old ships to temporarily replace the organization.

But generally speaking, old battleships and heavy cruisers were used to fill the missing capital ships. Fleet 13 was the worst luck because they had no ships to fill, so they were given a batch of light cruisers and destroyers.
"What about these three unmanned fleets? Aren't they also fooled by the ship organization?"

Amber asked with some concern. He was afraid that the unmanned fleet would also be passed off as a good one. It would be funny if there were three fleets but a bunch of non-main ships were stuffed into them.

Although these three fleets were obtained for free without paying any price, Amber still did not want to suffer any loss in this regard.

"That's not bad. We are lucky, Master~"

Lilith enlarged the column of specific compilation and continued:

“Perhaps because these three fleets have the most combat experience, the Federation Navy still tried to maintain the original organization when replenishing them. I will call them by the temporary code names A, B, and C.

A舰队是编制最完善的，目前舰船总数236艘，其中有36艘战列舰、48艘重巡洋舰、48艘轻巡洋舰、89艘驱逐舰、护卫舰、15艘补给/大型运输舰。

B舰队，目前舰船总数219艘，其中有31艘战列舰、43艘重巡洋舰、42艘轻巡洋舰、88艘驱逐舰、护卫舰、15艘补给/大型运输舰。

C舰队就是这三支里完备情况较差的了，在之前作战结束后还没有完成舰船补充工作，目前舰船总数193艘，其中有24艘战列舰、36艘重巡洋舰、55艘轻巡洋舰、63艘驱逐舰、护卫舰、15艘补给/大型运输舰。

As for the ammunition and material reserves, the three fleets have 80%, 72% and 65% respectively. It is expected that low-intensity fleet battles can be fought for two or three times, and high-intensity fleet battles can only support one~
By the way, Master, I have good news. Since these unmanned fleets do not need to carry the supplies needed by human crew members, the transport ships and supply ships of these unmanned fleets have been cut in half, and the extra establishment is all used to supplement the main battleships, further strengthening the specialized capabilities of artillery warfare.

But the bad news is that the Federation has not yet completed the experiment of unmanned combat units, so these fleets are not equipped with HCPs or combat boats that can fight autonomously. They can only conduct conventional artillery battles. If they get into hand-to-hand combat, they will be at a disadvantage due to the lack of cover from ship-borne HCPs. "

Lilith proudly described the situation of the unmanned fleet, and Amber, who was pressed under her, immediately felt like a "nouveau riche". Although Atlas now has the ability to manufacture capital ships, it is limited by the fact that some key parts still need to be transferred by Alanita, resulting in a slow production speed.

If Atlas wants to build three fleets, it will probably take several years based on its current production capacity.

Moreover, just maintaining these three fleets is a big challenge for Atlas.

Even if the 'A.Bava.Ku' asteroid base was considered from the beginning to berth multiple main fleets, with berths almost enough for the three unmanned fleets, the daily upkeep, repair, and material supply of hundreds of warships would still require a considerable amount of manpower and material resources.

But even so, Amber felt ecstatic at this moment.

Three normally organized unmanned fleets, plus Atlas' existing ships and the battleships and super flagships to be launched in the future, at least in terms of fleet warfare, Atlas can't say that it can "eat at the table", but in any case it is a third party that the Federation and the Star Dragon Empire need to pay attention to.

"As for what you are most concerned about, Master, how I control the unmanned fleet, it is actually very simple."

Lilith suddenly floated up from Amber, and her whole body was instantly "digitized", breaking into a body of data streams, and finally forming a massive amount of code that kept rolling like a waterfall.

Then, another "code waterfall" appeared beside her at the same time. When the rolling frequencies of the two sides became consistent, Amber quickly saw something.

"So this thing next to you is the source code of the unmanned fleet's onboard control personality?"

"That's right, Master~"

"Why is the similarity so high? Aren't they basically the same?" Amber said in surprise, and then immediately realized something.

"Good fellow, so the shipboard control personality of the unmanned fleet is actually a derivative made based on the research on you? No, this can't even be called a derivative, this is clearly a replica."

The Federation's unmanned fleet technology was derived from the research on Lilith. Although there was not enough evidence in the plot of the previous life, both Amber and other players in the game generally agree with this point of view.

However, Amber really didn't expect that the Federation basically "reproduced" it based on Lilith's research data. At most, they added some so-called "restrictions" and closed the emotional modules, causing these AIs to lose the most critical link in transforming into "strong artificial intelligence."

Lilith, who basically has the same origin, has greatly improved her "performance" after escaping the institute and has completed two self-iteration evolutions. In this case, it is very easy to control these AIs.

"It seems that the 'Creator Project' still left a lot of useful legacy for the Federation, and it is obvious that Dr. Mephisto continued to conduct a lot of research in this area after the project was terminated."

Amber raised her hand and touched her chin. Thinking of this doctor who knew Lilith inside and out, she couldn't help but feel a little worried. If the other party came up with some counter-program, but Lilith didn't evolve into the 'Crimson Queen' like in her previous life, she would still be more or less a threat.

"Master, are you worried that if the Federation guesses that I'm still 'alive', they might take some measures against us?" After being reassembled into a human form by the data stream, Lilith floated to Amber and lay on his arm.

“It’s not a possibility, it’s a certainty.”

"Oh~ That's really scary, but I believe the Master will protect me, right?"

After her personal image evolved into the 'Queen Body', Lilith's face also looked more mature. Her sweet smile at this moment naturally had a different kind of charm compared to her 'Girl Body'.

Amber curled her lips and didn't respond directly, but was thinking about something in her mind. Lilith didn't say anything either, but just quietly rested her head on Amber's arm, enjoying this rare leisure time.

After a while, Amber suddenly said, "I just thought of a question. If you reactivated the emotional modules of so many ship-borne control personalities of the three unmanned fleets, wouldn't there be many more 'you' in the future?"

(End of this chapter)