With the support of a ninth-level civilization, do you want me to believe in electronic gods?

Chapter 288 Ghost Fleet!

In the empty starry sky, the huge fleet moved forward quietly without making any movement.

Like a ghost wandering in the endless starry sky.

Looking at the fleet outside the porthole, this idea suddenly flashed through Chen Fan's mind.

As Isa said before, the starships in this fleet look a bit tattered. Sharp cracks and craters caused by explosions are scattered on every starship. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this unknown fleet is We have just experienced a quite large-scale war!

but……

The dilapidated battle-damaged style did not have any impact on the elegance of this fleet.

A bright and soft light came from inside the fleet, like a warm star constantly dispersing the surrounding darkness, and also gave this battle-damaged fleet a somewhat tragic atmosphere.

It was like a giant whale in the deep sea, minding its own business and moving forward slowly, not paying attention to the inconspicuous little shrimp that suddenly appeared next to it.

"This fleet..."

"Theoretically, that's the case." Yi gave an affirmative answer.

The next moment.

The belly hatch of the Varela quietly opened, and several carrier-based drones filed out of it. Amidst the exclamations of Isa and Gao Yuan, these ship-borne drones fiercely shot towards the starry sky. The huge fleet in the battle crashed into it!
Swish!
Chen Fan's eyes widened slightly and he looked at the fleet in front of him in shock - the drone penetrated the frigate in front of him without any hindrance and crashed straight into the fleet.

Chen Fan hesitated for a moment and reached out to hold the joystick in front of him.

"Mirage?!"

A third-level civilization, no matter how much it decorates its starships, can never display that kind of domineering aura.

"The other party doesn't even have a gravitational effect, and the surrounding space-time field is very calm."

Still nothing!
Just like before, the active radar of the [Varela] was completely unable to detect this large-scale mysterious fleet!
Even though the [Varilla] has reached the edge of the fleet at this time!
Chen Fan felt a drop of cold sweat slowly slipping from his forehead.

One is right, this is just a shadow without substance.

In the picture of the active radar array on the main console...

"In the visible light band, this machine can see this fleet with the help of a pure visual logic module."

From the appearance, a mirage is like a shadow in the sky, which cannot be touched and can only be observed with the naked eye.

After a few seconds, Yi gave the self-test results.

"To put it simply, this fleet is like a..."

This guess is not difficult to verify.

"At least a fleet from a civilization of level seven or above!"

The Varela's radar cannot detect this fleet. What does this mean?
You know, as an investigator starship, the detection system equipped on the Varela is definitely a high-end model of the People's Federation.

Swish!
The moment he saw the holographic projection on the main console, his expression suddenly changed!
There is no other reason.

A crazy idea flashed through Chen Fan's mind that he didn't want to admit.

"This aircraft has just asked the ship's main brain to conduct an all-round detection of this fleet." Yi's voice showed a rare hint of confusion: "The detection results show that except for the visible light band, there is no form of detection method that can Watch this fleet."

Feeling the burning pain coming from his cheek, Chen Fan raised his head again and looked out the window.

"One..." Chen Fan swallowed hard and asked the smart terminal on his right hand, "Is our radar... broken?"

Talking to himself, Chen Fan lowered his head and glanced at the main console in front of him.

Chen Fan understood what Yi meant: "You mean...this fleet has no entity, it is just a projection?"

……

Before he finished speaking, dense detection data had already appeared on the main console.

Chen Fan couldn't help but frowned: "Visible light band? What do you mean..."

Chen Fan raised his eyebrows. This thing was familiar to him. To put it bluntly, it was just an optical phenomenon caused by the refraction and total reflection of light.

The fleet in front of us undoubtedly possesses the unique heritage that can only be found in this advanced civilization.

The carrier-based drones flew very fast. Under Yi's control, they quickly circled around the fleet and then emerged from the same position.

This is the foundation of a civilization. Of course, it can also be called a civilization’s confidence and confidence in its own strength.

The technological level of this fleet has far exceeded that of the main civilization of the People's Alliance? !
"It's really crazy..."

Could it be that……

"The active detection system is operating normally."

Yi's voice paused slightly: "Mirage."

The People's Alliance Master Universe and his team gave him a lot of knowledge - there is a direct correlation between the appearance of a starship and the level of civilization.

"Then what's going on?" Chen Fan pointed to the magnificent scene outside the porthole, "Can you see this fleet?"

The huge fleet did not cause any obstacles to their unbridled voyage.

Chen Fan raised his hand and patted his cheek hard, trying to make himself more awake: "Is this a fleet of a ninth-level... no, tenth-level civilization?"

With just one glance, the expression on Chen Fan's face became solemn: "The level of civilization is definitely not low!"

Yes, this huge fleet, which was not shown on the radar, was still moving forward slowly.

Like a ghost.

This thought flashed through Chen Fan's mind again.

"Is there also a mirage phenomenon in the universe?" He raised his hand and rubbed his eyes, unable to help but question.

"...Of course not." Yi was a little helpless, "It is impossible to create an environment for the formation of mirages in a vacuum." "Then what is the situation with this fleet?"

"...I don't know about this." Yi Yi gave the answer with difficulty, "There has never been such a case in the People's Union Pan-Universe."

Chen Fan frowned and knocked on his head: "It's strange, there are too many problems with this universe bubble..."

Having said that, Chen Fan breathed a long sigh of relief after learning the result.

Fortunately it was just a misunderstanding.

If this is really a fleet of a tenth-level civilization, then there will be a big problem!
"One, save all observation data."

Chen Fan composed himself: "When the time comes, it will be sent to Academician Song Ziliang together with the mission record. I guess he will be interested in this phenomenon."

A communication request flashed across the holographic panel in front of him.

It's Captain Olaya.

As soon as Chen Fan thought, the picture on the holographic panel changed rapidly: "Your Excellency Chen Fan, have you discovered any problems?"

Olaya's face was full of anxiety. Obviously, the hurried departure of the Varela just now scared the blue-skinned salamander - the current Marsh Abyss fleet has completely lost its cruising ability, and Olaya's worries are also normal circumstances.

"It's nothing, I just encountered a strange phenomenon."

Chen Fan said casually and switched the camera to the scene outside the porthole.

To Chen Fan's expectation, Olaya's eyes widened when he saw the battle-damaged fleet emitting soft light and moving silently.

"This is……"

"Ghost Fleet?!"

Chen Fan was stunned for a moment, then realized something: "Do you know this fleet?!"

"Well..." Olaya looked at the scene in front of him with a face filled with wonder, "I just heard this rumor."

"rumor?"

"There are rumors about the mine system." Olaya withdrew her eyes in amazement, "I heard that many people have encountered ghost fleets in the mine system, but since there is no strong evidence, this rumor has never been confirmed. "

Chen Fan nodded thoughtfully.

It seems that this inexplicable fleet projection is still a common phenomenon.

"What do the rumors say?"

Olaya recalled carefully: "...the dilapidated ghost fleet was walking in the endless starry sky, trying to pour out its sufferings to the surviving civilization; any starship that tried to approach the ghost fleet would be killed by the unyielding ghosts of the ancient times. Drag it into the fleet and turn it into the driving force for the fleet to move forward. "

Chen Fan's mouth twitched slightly.

What nonsense is this interstellar nonsense...

"That's what the rumors say. Of course, not many people believe it." Olaya shrugged and once again turned his attention to the slowly moving ghost fleet.

"Your Excellency Chen Fan, this fleet..."

"I don't know if it is a ghost, but it is indeed just a shadow." Chen Fan said in a deep voice, "Except for the visible light band, this fleet cannot be observed in any other way."

Olaya shuddered violently, and her originally calm eyes suddenly showed a bit of panic: "This, isn't this the Ghost Fleet?!"

"Chen, Your Excellency Chen Fan, why don't we leave as soon as possible?"

"I'm a little worried……"

Before he finished speaking, the huge fleet outside the porthole had already undergone some special changes.

The soft light emitted from inside the fleet began to flicker, and a large signal light seemed to light up in the deep universe.

Although the frequency of flickering seemed a bit chaotic, Chen Fan noticed something immediately.

He frowned suddenly - the frequency of the light flashing seemed a bit familiar! !

"one!"

"Analyze the pattern of light flashing immediately!"

As soon as the words fell, an electronic synthesized sound sounded in the cockpit.

"Recognizable signal detected, signal recognition level: AAAAA!"

"Encryption method: Type I encryption format used by Renlian!"

……

There was dead silence in the cockpit.

After a long time, Chen Fan finally came to his senses and at the same time let out a strange cry: "What did you say?!"

"People's Internet uses encrypted format?!"

"One, are you sure you didn't make a mistake?!"

"This unit will not make such low-level errors." The electronic synthesized voice continued, "This unit is trying to analyze the signal, wait a moment."

Chen Fan sat down on the driver's seat behind him and looked blankly at the ghost fleet that was flashing rapidly outside the porthole.

The situation... began to develop out of control.

Where did this ghost fleet come from?
Why does it use Renlian’s information encryption method?
What does it have to do with the People's Federation?
Countless confusions burst out in Chen Fan's mind.

Tens of seconds passed quietly.

Under everyone's cautious gaze, the light of the ghost fleet returned to stability again.

(End of this chapter)