Him and their stars

On August 6, 832 in the Galactic Common Calendar, at 16:27 pm standard time, the Skystalker-class heavy cruiser Lord Vedder, belonging to the Second Guards Fleet of the Holy Galactic Empire, was already lingering in the newly discovered DL33 galaxy. It’s the 80th hour.

Now, the communications officer on the ship is calling out to the friendly ships that have reached the orbit of the giant planet on the outer reaches of the galaxy.

"This is Sir Weida, Bronze Cap 052, please reply if you hear it! Bronze Cap 052, if you hear it, please reply!"

After nearly five seconds, a reply with a lot of noise came: "This is Bronze Karp 052. This ship has completed the preliminary exploration cruise of the orbit of the giant planet DL33-06 and is recovering the deep space probe. Signal."

"Have you found anything..."

After nearly five seconds, a dejected voice came: "No special findings yet. Repeat, no special findings yet."

There was a cry of lamentation on the bridge of Sir Weda. However, the commander of the exploration fleet was still calm and said in a deep voice: "Continue to explore and set up two sets of detectors again. This time, the contraction frequency is changed to X-45 to 120, one round every twelve hours."

The commodore who serves as the commander of the exploration fleet has an elegant temperament and is more like a scholar than a soldier. However, his expression at this time makes some people believe that he is preparing to fight with someone with a watermelon knife.

This is equivalent to using the expensive wide-area multi-frequency orbital space probe as a consumable. However, no one on the Bronze Garp over there or the crew on the bridge here expressed objections.

The commander glanced at the bridge again, gritted his teeth and said: "Connect Void Ranger 114 and have her return immediately to receive the repaired equipment. Here"

This is a special cruiser equipped with deep space exploration equipment, spiritual diffusion platform and conductive energy device. Therefore, it is not so much a battleship as a specialized exploration fleet command ship. At this time, in addition to the two Aegis light cruisers and five Gladiator destroyers that were specially used for escort, there were twelve star exploration ships carrying various deep space exploration instruments of different powers. The boat is gone.

They came to replace the reconnaissance fleet that had "accidentally" discovered this galaxy and almost had a minor conflict with friendly forces on Earth. After all, the latter are just ordinary high-speed battleships that can be barely used to explore the enemy's situation, but when it comes to combat, these battleships are the most professional.

However, such an exploration fleet that can try to navigate a channel in the dangerous abyss nebula has been wandering in this seemingly ordinary galaxy for more than three days, but still found nothing.

This is a very rare situation. If it were a normal exploration operation, it could almost be declared that this galaxy is a dead end on the waterway.

But the problem now is that everyone knows that there must be other gravity wells in this galaxy, but they still have no harvest. It feels like playing an RPG and is stuck by a bug, which can easily raise your blood pressure.

This is indeed an unremarkable galaxy, with a prime-year star at its core, emitting an unremarkable orange-yellow light. There are a total of five planets in orbit, two gas giant planets, an ice crystal planet, a rocky planet without an atmosphere, and a lava planet.

It has mining value, but no development value, let alone immigration value. There are only 100 million such star systems in the Milky Way, but there must be at least 89 million.

But such an ordinary star seems to have turned into an insurmountable chasm, which makes people even more angry.

The total number of members of this frontier exploration fleet is less than 20,000, and more than one-third of them are technical personnel from various departments. Logically speaking, they should be much more educated than the big-headed soldiers, but it is inevitable to start at this time. Gritting his teeth. The internal space on every ship is naturally dominated by depressing low pressure.

Of course, a mission is a mission after all. In terms of discipline alone, the Imperial Guard is definitely the best in the galaxy. As long as there are no new orders to be conveyed to the headquarters behind them, they can only complain and continue working.

After all, it is an important reconnaissance and exploration mission. In addition to scientific and technical personnel, naval crew members, there are also psychics on board, and it is said that there is also a judge. You guys have been in the empire for so long, so of course you understand the meaning of this.

Scolding will be scolded, and jumping will be jumping, but it is also true that you can't fish when you are trying to fish.

"...Tell me, how come I, a judge with a bright future working in the Tribunal of the Imperial City, have become a military judge of the expedition fleet? What kind of exploration missions do I have to supervise the enemy here?" A man wearing a black military police uniform with a hanging A young man with the rank of major sat in the corner of the bridge, looking at the confusing stars outside the porthole, and said listlessly.

His teammate, a young girl who also held the rank of major, showed a surprised look: "What are you talking about? When did we have a bright future? Psykers born into noble families are born astral knights. We Ordinary families are like black dogs, and black dogs are inferior!"

Their captain, a colonel with a handsome appearance but full of working-class temperament, said: "You girl is really... We are serving as supervisors this time, and we also have to serve as psychic support. Isn't this a very meaningful thing?" A job? And there are subsidies for those who go to the front line. When this battle is over, everyone will have a bonus, and they can be promoted when they return home!"

"Captain, isn't it because Mr. Xunfeng is your old superior and our instructor?" Miss Judge's eyes widened.

"...This is not the point! I, I am doing this for everyone's future!"

"Then being kicked around like a ball by various departments? So the black dog is inferior!"

The captain was suddenly speechless. The three of them were originally a team of investigators and judges responsible for public security and espionage prevention in the imperial capital. They had a stable job, good income and a bright future. However, the various terrorist activities that occurred during the Ares Festival brought disgrace to the empire, and the judges responsible for psychic security also suffered a lot.

Later, in the major incident that occurred on Sarna Planet, the Grand Knight Commander was killed, and the Thorn Witch and the Snake Organization appeared. It was later proven that the chief investigating judge, Xun Feng, was an undercover agent of the Snake Organization. That was the chief judge who had served in the Grand Inquisition for more than forty years. Some of them were old subordinates and old apprentices, so naturally everyone was on the review list. Those with backgrounds who can self-certify can land safely. Ordinary people who are unable to self-certify can only find ways to avoid the limelight.

Therefore, the trio of judges, who had done a good job in the most benign place like the Imperial Capital, simply applied to serve in the expedition fleet.

After all, it is an empire full of martial virtues, and military merit comes first. With military merit, there is a future, and with a future, you can land safely.

This is a huge strategic group with tens of millions of people. In the home star era, it is already the population of a medium-sized country. Naturally, it needs a strong security department, and of course it also needs powerful psykers to serve as frontmen. It is an imperial tradition for the outstanding judges of the Inquisition to hold important positions in the military police department and accompany the army.

However, the military career of this trio was quite bumpy. First, he served as a military police inspector on the general flagship. Every day, he came into contact with the selection of emperors, dukes, marshals, generals and other big figures who could not be controlled. Later, he was sent to rectify the military discipline of the Allied Marine Corps, which led to thousands of chaos. He personally shot the leader of the thorns in the human fighting arena; now, he is on board the Sir Weda. He said he was supervising the reconnaissance fleet, but to put it bluntly, he had to be a psychic assistant at critical moments.

"This is actually a good thing. We are investigating judges, and we still have some basic skills in perception and observation. Although we don't know much about spatial recognition, we can at least assist." Colonel Uncle looked at a group of demoralized technical officers on the bridge. , lowered his voice and said: "Technological means have yielded nothing, maybe we have to use spiritual energy. If we can discover the enemy's situation, it will be a great achievement."

"Aren't we the most idle psykers in the entire army, and we were caught without a backstage?" The young lady said angrily.

"Furthermore, you have never thought about the possibility that even if psychic means are unsuccessful, we will be backlashed?" the young judge said coldly.

"How did you two become like this? Gaia, this kid was not like this before! When he first joined the job, he was so passionate, responsible and compassionate, and..."

The young judge named Gaya rolled his eyes, but the young lady spread her hands: "Isn't our sense of responsibility wasted by following you in society? Captain, after all, black dogs are inferior!"

"It's too much to call him a black dog... Although the military police wear black clothes, we are only part-time."

Just when both parties were about to lament their current fate, the back door of the bridge opened, and a lady with a mysterious smile on her face appeared in the room.

She moved silently, appearing behind the trio like a ghost.

The judges, who claimed to have "some basic skills in observation and perception", did not notice her approach at all until the latter snapped her fingers behind them.

"Let's go," said the lady with the rank of major general.

"Ai, General Sameta? Where are you going?"

"Hoshimidai." Rear Admiral Rosia Sameta, who serves as the chief stargazer of the Imperial Expeditionary Fleet, said concisely.

The trio of judges are just "grassroots" psykers from ordinary families. They know nothing about many profound and mysterious occult skills, but for some reason, they always feel that they are really going to be used as psionic batteries. , I felt like trembling for a while.

However, they did not dare to express any opinions and could only follow them sadly.

A few minutes later, a group of people walked through the stairs behind the bridge and arrived at the top of the tallest building of the Sky Surveyor class. It looks like a tower, with a circular environment with a radius of about ten meters inside. If it is in a fierce fleet battle, this kind of ship superstructure is a target, but if it is used for mysticism... it cannot prove that it has any bonus effect. However, in mysticism and metaphysics, the sense of ritual is still important.

A girl who looked like she might still be underage stood silently on the edge of the circular room, sitting on a small table and fiddling with something.

Of course, the three judges also knew each other. This was Colonel Arianne Einach, an excellent Star Viewer and navigator, and the apprentice of General Sametta. It is said that she is also a confidant of His Highness Brunhilt, King of Sulyuka.

At this time, a very complex psychic array diagram had been outlined in the circular room, and the halo of psychic energy was flowing and shining on the array diagram.

When Colonel Arianne saw the general nodding to him, he took out a ship model as big as an arm from the box next to him. It was very delicate. Everyone present naturally recognized that this was an Ancient Saint-class transport, the kind of Ancient Saint-class that was robbed when the supply fleet was attacked some time ago.

I don't know why, but the judges always felt that thinking about it was extremely scary, and they couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva.

Major General Rosa Sameta looked at everyone and said, "Arianne, if I die, write down the data and bring these three with you."

Arianne was less talkative than her mentor, and just made an OK gesture.

However, the judges now want to die.

The taciturn Colonel Arianne probably saw their wavering and comforted them: "If our mentor dies, we don't have to die."

"Yes, at most half your life will be lost. You are psychics, but this experience is not a bad thing." General Sameta said with a smile: "I still need you to report the situation to your two highnesses alive."

As "grassroots" psykers, the judges felt that they had received no comfort at all, but at this time, what else could they do except give a stiff smile?

However, looking at Major General Sameta who had a warm smile but seemed to have some kind of enlightenment, even if he was just a grassroots psychic who thought he was just a day-to-day worker, he could not help but have some respect.

Almost at the same moment, in this star that the empire called the "Devil's Labyrinth Star Territory" and the predators called the "Peaceful Land", the Ancient Saint-class transport ship captured by the predator raiding fleet was docked in the star area. In a lonely galaxy at the edge full of ice crystal planetary belts. The crew of the Ancient Saint class have become prisoners, and hundreds of millions of tons of supplies have become trophies that make the looters beam with joy as if they are going to celebrate the New Year. All cabins are now as clean as if they have been licked several times.

However, as the chief occultist and ancient technology consultant of the newly established "Promised Land Empire", Ms. "Great Prophet" has been on this empty ship for several days.

"Have you discovered anything?" Tomitelli Khan asked behind the communication terminal screen. Of course, she herself is not here, but is sitting on the fortress to take command, which is a bit like "the emperor is guarding the country".

At least, that's what almost all the Marauder soldiers believed.

"No. If the empire had really tampered with this ship, how could it be so easily discovered?" The great prophet said: "However, my intuition is telling me that there must be something fishy about this ship."

If it had been anyone else, the Great Khan might not have bothered to pay attention. If a leader acts based on so-called intuition, sooner or later he will scare himself to death. However, Ms. "Great Prophet" is different after all. Her nickname in the Snake Organization actually explains a lot.

"Perhaps you should not have brought this ship back," said the Great Seer.

"Whether I bring it back or not, they will find this place sooner or later. Besides, no matter how strong the fortress is, it is still just an isolated city. From the moment the sky breaks, I can only take risks." The Great Khan sighed quietly. Tone: "Ma'am, I need your help."

"...I understand. Although I am still not sure what methods the empire is using, I can still guess some. I will prepare countermeasures."

"Is this your prophetic ability?"

"The so-called prophecy is actually just inference. It's just because of my talent that it seems to predict the future. The only one who can see the future is our true leader..."

"It's a pity that we haven't met that great man so far." The Great Khan smiled: "Then, has he ever mentioned what our fate will be like?"

The prophet lady looked at the Great Khan behind the communicator, but said nothing.