From cannon fodder to sweeping across thousands of stars.

Chapter 424 Atlas Battle Fleet: Received~
"We became their temporary ally in the Atlas asteroid base, preparing to face an attack from more than a thousand warships of the military-industrial complex. Why do you think things turned out like this?"

Inside the core command room of A.Bava Ku, Van Fleet looked at the composite image sent back by the early warning terminal on the screen and couldn't help but sigh.

Vice Admiral Guterres of the Federal Navy, who was standing beside him, couldn't help but shook his head as he looked at the screen, and said with emotion:
"Who should I ask if you ask me? I didn't expect things to get to this point. I thought my life would end in the tavern."

"Who knew Atlas would suddenly come out and interfere, right?" Van Vliet turned his head to look at this true 'brother in distress' - in his opinion, Guterres was also a 'brother in distress'.

"At first I didn't know it was Atlas who took action, because my side was purely illusory electronic warfare attack assistance. It was not until I was secretly sent to the spaceport and hid in the cargo ship and finally saw you that I guessed that it was Atlas who helped us behind the scenes."

"Then what do you think now?"

"Let's stay here and finish this battle first. No matter what grudges there are between Atlas and the Federation, they saved me and my family when we were in the most dangerous time. I must find a way to repay this favor."

At this point, Guterres thought of his family members who were placed in the living area of ​​the asteroid base. Helping Atlas is actually helping himself, so he quickly convinced himself.

Although Van Fleet beside him did not speak, his idea was actually similar to Guterres's. Moreover, the unusually comfortable living area in the asteroid base once again confirmed that Atlas was far ahead of the Federation and the Empire in many technologies.

The living area of ​​a common asteroid base is generally a space excavated inside the asteroid, which is then sealed and then filled with furniture and daily necessities.

It can only be said that meeting basic human survival needs has basically nothing to do with comfort, but the living area of ​​​​A. Bawa. Ku completely overturned Van Fleet's cognition.

Under the influence of some kind of gravity control technology, the entire living area is covered with gravity suitable for human survival. At the same time, the flat excavation space is completely covered with composite materials, with no rock wall structure exposed.

The well-organized and scientifically divided buildings, the extensive roads, the employees on vacation walking on the streets, and the vehicles driving on the roads all make this place look nothing like the inside of an asteroid, and the environment is better than most satellite cities.

The simulated sky and sunlight on the dome even gave Van Vliet the illusion that he was on the ground.

As far as this well-informed Army Lieutenant General is concerned, he has never heard of any other asteroid base that can be built to this level.

This is not just a cost issue, but also involves a lot of technical issues.
Combined with Van Fleet's previous quick glance at Atlas' military technology on Pella IV, he was convinced that this company was definitely not as simple as others thought.

Five days ago, when the two of them came to the asteroid base with their family, they met with Amber and talked for a long time.

Right from the start, the two men openly asked Amber why she did this, whether she wanted to "recruit" them through this action and then turn around to deal with the Federation.

However, Amber's answer at the time was indeed very direct. She said directly, "The enemy of my enemy is my friend. Since the military-industrial complex wants to deal with the two generals, there is nothing wrong with temporarily becoming an ally of Atlas~"

It was precisely because of these completely undisguised words, coupled with the news that the joint fleet of the military-industrial complex was already on its way, that Van Fleet and Guterres temporarily put aside other ideas and decided to get through this hurdle first.

Of course, for Amber, this operation led by Lilith, in addition to successfully bringing back two generals for him, also brought an unexpected gain - that is, he discovered that Lilith seemed to be tinkering with something behind his back.

This was a very dangerous signal, and it caused Amber's 'Crimson Queen PTSD' to flare up, causing him to immediately seek out Lilith.

However, although the latter admitted that he was indeed doing something, he said that he absolutely did not betray Amber, and everything he did was for Atlas. At the same time, he promised to wait until the crisis of A. Bawa. Ku was resolved, and then he would admit his mistakes to Amber.

Although Amber was indeed curious about what Lilith was doing, as the early warning terminal captured more and more fleets in recent days, he knew that this was not a good time to discuss it.

Back to the present, after the commander-in-chief Megan Ford issued an order, the joint fleet of the military-industrial complex maintained a huge box formation and approached the direction of A. Bawa. However, the maneuvering of more than 1400 warships alone made Megan feel a little stressed, and at the same time, she was glad that she did not simultaneously organize the pirate fleet with another 400 warships.

The uneven training levels of various corporate fleets and the very different ship maintenance conditions make the huge box-shaped formation at risk of deformation and disintegration during maneuvers.

If the pirate fleet with poorer discipline is also pulled in to form a group, there is a risk that the formation of the fleet will collapse before it enters the attack range.
"It seems that some companies maintain these fleets just for the sake of 'maintaining'. The personnel training and ship maintenance are extremely poor. It is a bit of a compliment to say that they 'exist' fleets."

Looking at the three-dimensional model of the fleet displayed on the holographic projection platform, Megan said with some headache that although the current joint fleet looked huge, he knew that it was actually a paper tiger.

Fortunately, this time they were only dealing with a private enterprise. Although their fleet seemed to be superior to the coalition fleet in terms of technology and training level, the gap in hard power between the two sides was still too large.

"In most cases, isn't it true that the 'existence value' of civilian fleets is higher than their 'combat value'?"

Megan's adjutant Bell smiled and said after hearing his superior's complaints:

"Besides, the commander of the fleet is a former professional soldier like you after all. It is much better than them commanding themselves. I believe that as long as we proceed step by step, there won't be too many problems."

"Oh, I hope so"

Megan sighed, and then looked at the huge rubble belt between the fleet and the asteroid fortress on the star map. This huge rubble belt that almost "half-wrapped" the asteroid base looked like it was the result of a combination of nature's magic and human intervention.

After all, it is difficult for the naturally formed rubble belt to half-cover the asteroid base, so a passage for ships to enter and exit was deliberately left.
Therefore, it is more likely that this is the effect of Atlas' "processing" based on the original gravel belt. This area is originally the opponent's mining area. With the operation of a large number of mining ships, it is not difficult to achieve this as long as there is enough time.

Megan looked at the gravel belt and thought for a long time, and finally decided to let the fleet adjust its course and go around it.

Judging from the current level of the entire fleet, if he continued to maintain the formation and crossed over, he would probably suffer casualties before entering the battle. If he disbanded the formation and dispersed, it would be easy for the enemy to seize the initiative and defeat him one by one, so he could only choose the most conservative "detour".

After the fleet broadcast was activated through the commander-in-chief's authority, the instructions from the flagship were quickly conveyed.

Battleship Hood: "This is the flagship of the Combined Fleet, Hood. Fleet orders are being issued now. All fleets are to adjust their orbits and prepare for detours based on the updated information. Please be sure to keep the formation intact during the maneuver!"

Nutao Group Combat Fleet: "Received!"

Deep Space Mining Combat Fleet: "Received!"

Gabriel Biological Group Combat Fleet: "Received!"

Atlas Battle Fleet: "Received~"

Pochi Heavy Works Battle Fleet: "Received!"

Battleship Hood: “?”

(End of this chapter)