The Bizarre Adventure of Tartaros Fleet

PS2: continue tomorrow 0w0

PS3: I'm too confident in my physical strength, so let's change it slowly (cover my face)

Chapter 780 Chapter 704: Living Relics

Baldur's star floated quietly in the void of space, emitting a dim red light.

Compared with the sun, Batur is so small, its diameter is only one-third of the sun, its surface temperature is not even [-] degrees Celsius, and its brightness is only one-fiftieth of the sun-if it was from The dark worms that fled from the Nascatron star area drilled into such a planet, and the difficulty of catching them would be much lower.

It's too weak, and the heat it emits makes the habitable zone much closer to the sun - if a planet wants to rely on this throwing tile to give birth to life, then it needs to be as close as 0.07 AU to Batur The place.But if it is really at that position, if you look up at the sky from this planet, you will find that the star in the sky is more than twenty times larger than the sun seen from the earth, and it is also likely to be tidally locked, so that half is constant day and the other half is forever night.

As expected, there are no living things in this galaxy, and the dead planets revolve around the weak stars day after day, as if they will continue to rotate like this forever-because of the mass, volume, and gravity of this type of red dwarf They are all small, the fusion rate of internal hydrogen elements is slow, and the pressure and temperature generated cannot fuse helium into heavier elements, and it is also impossible to expand into a red giant star, but gradually search until the hydrogen is exhausted.This process may last tens of billions to trillions of years... No matter for anyone, this number is no different from 'eternity'.

No one knows why the extinct Nibelungen people chose to put their large-scale detection components here, but Oregana guessed that it might be because the stars here are extremely stable, and red dwarfs are not like some stars, which go supernova at every turn Outburst or inexplicable self-extinguished.The stability of the stars can ensure the stability of the entire galaxy. If space facilities for long-distance detection are installed here, there will be a long-term and excellent observation environment.

The Tin Woodman looked at the monitor and took a picture of the original scene—the space facility in the orbit of Planet No. [-] has only a black silhouette, which is relatively easy to recognize against the pale pink background of Planet No. [-].This beautiful pink color seems to be due to the unique composition of the atmosphere of Planet [-], which makes it look not so right and cute.

It's like "Gothic Fleet" suddenly mixed in with the ship girl, and as a result, the story became the feeling of "The Dove Fleet Collection" built by Admiral Speyer of Cadia's tutelary mansion every day... (with a copy of the battle The plan can make the invasion fleet dove for one turn) (Fog)

"As a result, the observatory outlived the Nibelungen."

The bridge of this battleship is much smaller than that of the Very Leopard—because of careful consideration, Oregana gave up using the Very Leopard to go forward, and the two privateers and the battleships of the mercenary group have no invisibility capabilities. If she went there rashly, the possibility of being discovered was very high, so she ordered to take out a stealth reconnaissance ship that had been built long ago but had never been used. The cost was extremely expensive and the construction period was ridiculously long.

Chameleon-class stealth reconnaissance ship, Daimyoshii.

This is a warship that does not use frontal confrontation as the main means of attack. It is designed to use most of its energy output on the electronic warfare system, and its weapons are missile systems with low energy consumption and drones that do not consume energy. system, which allows her to have a certain degree of firepower while possessing extremely strong electronic warfare capabilities; coupled with excellent stealth action devices and a unique induction force field optimization system, she has become the most excellent scout ship. At the same time, it can also play a considerable role even in battle.

Stealth, put probes to scan people, electronic warfare interference, drone harassment, missile kite flying, and you can press inducement and call people - after the general warship presses inducement, you have to stay in place for a long time as the coordinates, this product has been optimized The induction force field system can greatly reduce this time, so that after the backup enters the field, he can join the battlefield as quickly as possible to coordinate operations. As far as the reconnaissance ship is concerned, the performance is really strong.

Of course, the manufacturing process is equally cumbersome... Although it is only a cruiser, due to the complex components in it, the manufacturing time is about the same as two dreadnoughts. The material consumption is not large, but there is no way to mass produce it. (far eye)

Also because it is a cruiser hull, the pilot Liu Lizi is not in the 'bridge' (actually a command center) at the moment, but in the hydrostatic cabin inside the hull.

Oregana sat on a chair that was much simpler than that on the Very Panther, and looked at the silhouette—that was what the observatory looked like a few hours ago:

"The creations of civilization are like monuments," she said after listening to the Tin Woodman's exclamation. "After everything in ancient Egypt was settled, the tombs of the pharaohs still stood by the Nile River. By studying these relics, we can They can understand their language and know their history... The real death is not the annihilation of the body and consciousness, but being forgotten by everyone. From this perspective, the significance of archeology lies in "remembering" and 'Continue'."

Indeed, in the current era, in the process of interstellar archaeology, most people are concerned about whether they have dug up something that can be used, whether they can develop better technology, etc.; I think that studying the history of extinct civilizations can prevent my own civilization from taking detours and avoid disasters; but other than these, there are simpler reasons:

That is remembering that they ever existed.

Everything in the universe has no purpose, and the universe has no grand plan. Just in the Milky Way, at least three digits of stars are wiped out every year, so at this moment in the depths of space, there must be civilizations that are being destroyed.Whether this race has done evil has nothing to do with the doom it faces—they were born, prospered, destroyed, and disappeared, passing by like a meteor.

The living should record the dead, and record that such a civilization once shined, even if it was only a flash in the pan.

Kurihara Chiaki looked at Oregana exuding a unique mysterious atmosphere with eyes that seemed to see a fox standing up on its hind legs and meowing like a cat, and said:

"What you said is quite reasonable. This is completely different from your usual appearance. I admire you."

Oregana turned her head and asked strangely:

"We have always been like this, otherwise what do you think we are like?"

emmm... don't you know what you look like along the way?

I slept until ten o'clock, got up and worked for two hours to process documents until lunch, and came to the bridge after lunch—a cat was lying on my knees, a cat was leaning on my back, and an owl was on my head , with a massager under his feet, bubble wrap in his hand, a submersible game mask on his eyes, a long straw that has been spliced ​​several times in his mouth, and the other end of the straw is inserted into a large bottle of Coke at his feet—— Just sit in the bridge for an afternoon, and after dinner, play interstellar long-distance with a black-haired cat girl with white ears for a few hours. The guests also feel that it is quite conscientious, or the taste difference caused by the planting of Polygonum muscaria on different planets.

To be honest, I don't look like a serious person at all...

Kurihara Chiaki turned her gaze:

"Ah ha ha……"

This dry laugh is full of perfunctory feeling that I don't want to continue discussing this topic...

"I always feel that you are thinking about something very rude..." Oregana narrowed her eyes, took the owl off her head and put it in her arms, but saw another tall man next to him looking at it with a serious face. that silhouette.

He clasped his leather-gloved hands and looked nervous.

"Harlock, why does it feel like you've been fidgeting?"

Along the way, Harlock has been like this.The closer he got to Hassan along the clues, the more obvious Harlock's nervousness was—he felt that he was getting closer to the truth, but he felt timid about the truth.This kind of contradictory psychology has been intertwined in his heart, which made Harlock not get much rest these days.

He kept sitting with strange dreams, dreaming that the earth was swallowed by the red and black tide falling from the sky.It was like an overwhelming river of semi-coagulated blood, swallowing everything along the way, whether it was forests, seas, grasslands or mountains, they were all submerged in it.In the rushing tide, Harlock desperately grasped the protrusions around him to avoid being involved in it, but as long as there was any part of his body touched by the splashing 'coagulated blood', that part would disintegrate and collapse.

The cloak, combat uniform, spear and sword, and even the body, all emitted terrible black smoke as if they were burning...

This fear firmly grasped the heart of the pirate captain. He screamed and wanted to climb out of this dangerous situation, but a red light suddenly lit up in front of him.Only then did he realize where he was——

It was a gigantic metal skull, and the red light was just like the flames ignited in the hollow eye sockets of the skull... What kind of gaze was that?Fear, hatred, hatred, madness, it seems that all the malice in the world is condensed in it...

Then Harlock jumped up from the bed, drenched in cold sweat.

I have to do this at least three times a night, and I have to change two sets of pajamas. When I wake up in the morning, the dark circles under my eyes make Sarah, who is sleepy in the next room, almost think that this guy is sleepy and wearing two blindfolds to cover his eyes.From the third day, Inu Sakuya, who was in charge of cleaning, began to give Harlock light salt water and Zuogui Wan, and asked him to eat less food marked with 'spicy', and to reduce sexual intercourse...

emmm...it seems to be regarded as night sweat caused by yin deficiency. (cover face)

Sometimes it's embarrassing for meijiu robots to be too intelligent... But why do you still have super classic things like Zuoguimaru on your battleships?Logically speaking, even if you treat a disease, don't you generally use more... modern medicine? (dumb face)

It's really hard to explain this matter, and...it's embarrassing to explain it.Hallock shook his head lightly, and found a reason:

"I'm a little uneasy. With our current combat power, if we encounter that ghost ship, I'm afraid we won't be able to fight."

Oregana could tell at a glance that this man was hiding something.But she didn't want to point it out, so she followed his words and said:

"Don't worry, this ship won't be easily discovered. And don't underestimate this warship. Her combat effectiveness is completely different from that of ordinary scout ships. In single combat, the same tonnage can defeat this 'Chameleon' There are not many. Even if it is that ghost ship, we are confident that we can go away."

After all, this is a ship specialized in electronic warfare.

Unlike Bentenmaru's electronic warfare that hacks into the enemy's battleship system, the electronic warfare of the New Eden technology tree usually doesn't work hard on hacking the system-because you can't work hard on it.Hacking into the system relies on having a general understanding of the other party's system, or the system is based on the same system and written in the same language as one's own. Only then can one do so on the battlefield through the suppression of computing power and hacking techniques.

As for New Eden, it is impossible to guess what system the next enemy is using. It is a fool's dream to crack the brute force hacking directly when you first see it...you use Windows to program a virus on the spot, and then hack into the opposite side for the first time. Yes, show us the wetware host that doesn't even know the encoding method?I'm afraid I can't even find the entrance.

Therefore, New Eden's electronic warfare systems are basically aimed at sensors—interfering with the opponent's sensors and fire control systems through massive noise to interfere with the opponent's firepower projection system, or to overwrite them with wrong space signals. Correct, making the opponent unable to jump.In essence, it is the same as when the British dropped aluminum foil strips to interfere with the German radar on the summer night of [-], except that instead of aluminum foil strips, various kinds of aluminum foil strips were dropped at this time. Just a jamming signal.

Because they don't know what kind of detectors the other party has, the technicians can only try their best to plug up the jamming systems they know to expand the attack area, and see if they can get a first shot with luck —— "Super Machine ○ In Human Wars V, the federal army thought that with the Minovsky particle interference, they would be at ease, but met Gamilas who did not eat rice particles. As a result, the MS team bombarded the opposing naval gun from a long distance. Things are really embarrassing. (far eye)

Although after that, Camillas had to face a series of monsters brought by Mr. Okita, including but not limited to Grungast, EVA, Tomino Baldheads, Nagai Hooligans, Yamato Daddy, Nadeshiko Mama, etc. That's it for the fairy team...

[We arrived at the target area,] Liu Lizi let the ship out of the superposition state, activated all passive detectors, and received information from the entire galaxy [passive detectors have found the target, and the image is sent to the big screen. 】

What appeared in front of everyone was a strange alien building. Against the pink background, the black silhouette gradually became colorful—it was a dark green ring-shaped building surrounded by a huge ring with a unique geometric shape. The main structure, eight long antennas are evenly distributed outside the ring, which looks like a modified chaotic eight-pointed star.

The ring is full of various reliefs, as is the shell of the building, which seems to depict a slender human figure melting in some kind of ripple, it is surrounded by a halo of light, and behind it is a large fog , There is a huge monster behind the fog, only a few arms and legs stick out from the fog, like a dragon with its head but no tail showing a scaled claw.

Regardless of the function of the building itself, the relief itself has a special artistic value-God knows how many years this observatory has been standing here, but there are few signs of damage and wear on it, which is very important for the building. It is inconceivable for this kind of near-orbital space architecture.Perhaps the protective force field system is still in operation.

"Heh... this art style really has that kind of feeling." War Scythe stroked his stubble and said with a smile, "Stabilization of Holy Power."

"Why?" Jasmine asked, "What else is the holy power of stagnation?"

"The so-called stagnant holy power is our general term for a civilization stage-it is used to describe what a strong civilization looks like at the end. This kind of civilization has usually achieved hegemony for a long time, with a vast territory and a prosperous life for the people. Everyone is satisfied with the status quo, and the development of technology, government and society has stagnated.” Dajiba explained, “They will continue to exist following the ancient teachings and lifestyles until they perish or enter activities and activities again because of some opportunity. states of expansion...the latter we call them Restoration of the Holy Authority."

"I understand, the Nibelungen people are the ones that haven't been revived?" Jasmine nodded, "Then why do you say that this is the unique artistic style of stagnant sacred power?"

Dajiba shrugged and pointed to the large relief on the screen:

"Because there are too many decorations - there is only one kind of civilization that can produce a large number of artistic decorations that have nothing to do with combat on its own military facilities, that is, it has achieved hegemony and has maintained this state for many years. Only in this way , they are in the mood to do this work.”

"emmm..."

Sounds like idle...

It's like a boss who has already reached the full level, achieved all the achievements, and has nothing to do every day. What else can the boss do at this time?

Only liver skin, right? (nod)

One thing to mention here is that if this civilization is a theocratic society, then there are a lot of reliefs on religious themes on the ship, even if there are several saints on the deck, it is normal, even if it is not a stagnant holy authority.Because the religious paintings on the battleship are not [art decorations that have nothing to do with combat], they are for improving morale. (cover face)

This space station quietly floats above the pink planet, rotating slowly, exuding a lonely atmosphere.Oregana looked at it carefully and asked:

"Liulizi, is there a transition signal nearby?"

[No, at least for two months, there has been no transition in this galaxy. 】

"It's desolate." Sara Scobio sighed, looking at the deserted old sea route, she sighed, "Before the war, people often came to Batur..."

"Huh?" Kurihara Chiaki showed a surprised expression, "Who is it?"

"It's all tourists, even tourists from the colonies."

"Eh? Wasn't this place under the control of the Galactic Empire's territory back then? Although it was in the border area..."

After the ravages of that great war, even for the new generation born almost a century after the war, the behavior of having fun in enemy territory is unreasonable.

"That's right, before the war started, the Imperial Fleet intentionally avoided the aliens operating here, but the tourists would not." Sara broke away from the memories, "On the one hand, it's because they are bold, and on the other hand, it's because of the magnificent scenery here. Even after reading all the creations in the world, the scenery here is still breathtaking and unique. And it can only be seen here - at least that's what my friend said at the time."

"unique?"

"Yes... she said, it's awe-inspiring here. When she looked around there, she seemed to suddenly feel that her ancestors had come to her side... that's the feeling. But she is a cyborg, where are there any ancestors?"

Weird... If it was a tourist area back then, why didn't anyone seem to notice that there was a Nibelungen space station here?Or was the space station somehow hidden at the time?There is also the sense of awe as if seeing an ancestor, and there is a meaning similar to mental interference in it...

"Hmm..." Oregana scratched the cat's chin and asked, "Scythe, what do you think? Is there a 'hole' here?"

"No, I think there should be some other reason." War Scythe shook his head, "The scan results show that there is nothing here, it's just an ordinary galaxy."

"Weird..."

[Find a combat ship in the orbit of planet No. [-]. ] At this moment, Liu Lizi suddenly said [The hangar was found in the orbit of the fourth planet, and there seems to be something inside. 】

"Tsk...zoom in and take a look."

What appeared in front of everyone was a warship moored in an open hangar—that style was not like the appearance of various warships in the universe in the recently collected information, but it was somewhat similar to the shape of Bentenmaru.

Seeing that shape, Sarah raised an eyebrow, showing a surprised expression:

"Oh my god……"

"Well?"

"Planet [-] is the old-fashioned cruiser of the Imperial Fleet," she shook her head in disbelief, "Planet [-] is from the Colonial Alliance. Judging from this design, their ships are probably older than mine, although the artillery The systems have been modified, and a radar system has been added, but the hull is obviously still something from that era... If they were the battleships under that man's command, the war would be unexpectedly long for them. Just like me."

Hearing this sentence, Jasmine waved her hand and said casually:

"Don't say that, you look even younger than my mother."

Pirate Knight couldn't help laughing, she was stunned for a few seconds and then said:

"You're pretty good at talking, little girl," and then turned to Chiaki Kurihara, "I guess you'll have to work hard in the future."

"Ok?"

"It doesn't matter if you don't understand, you will understand later."