Chapter 874 – a.s.sessment Requirements
TL: BluVerse
It was a team task that, in a normal course, would involve individual a.s.sessments. However, as a collective, the academy considered their cohesion and a.s.signed them this team task.
Surviving for seventy-two hours in the Chaos Star Field was challenging. This region was the most rigorous training ground for medium-sized wars.h.i.+ps. Even commanders skilled in s.h.i.+p control were p.r.o.ne to accidents here because no one knew what kind of opponents they might encounter in the Chaos s.p.a.ce.
There were two types of individuals who came to practice here. One had great confidence in their s.h.i.+p piloting abilities, while the other was here to plunder resources.
Resource raiders usually plundered some rare metals and fled. Those practicing their piloting skills didn’t care about that; they were here purely for self-improvement.
The Chaos Star Field had a leaderboard. The wars.h.i.+p ranked first had survived for two hundred and eight hours. It was a meteor-level a.s.sault wars.h.i.+p that entered this s.p.a.ce with three supply s.h.i.+ps. Relying on its formidable strength, it eliminated opponents while doing its best to protect its supply s.h.i.+ps, ultimately enduring for such an extended period.
At first glance, the gap between seventy-two hours and two hundred and eight hours seemed substantial. However, in reality, Lan Xuanyu’s wars.h.i.+p had no supply support. Under normal conditions, a wars.h.i.+p’s energy could last for a month or even longer in s.p.a.ce, but this was without engaging in combat.
Once in combat mode, whether it was the protective s.h.i.+eld or attack energy output, the wars.h.i.+p’s energy consumption would increase significantly.
The reason why a fleet needed a ma.s.sive mothers.h.i.+p as a core was because it could store a substantial amount of energy. Lan Xuanyu and his team were even instructed that the total weight of rare metals carried as energy inside the wars.h.i.+p should not exceed three tons. This significantly restricted their duration of continuous combat.
In this situation, persisting for seventy-two hours in the Chaos Star Field was not an easy task. They had to accurately take into account every bit of energy. Moreover, they were required to defeat ten wars.h.i.+ps, and the energy consumption during combat was considerable.
So, they not only had to engage in battles but also plundered rare metals for energy to have a chance at enduring. The difficulty of this task was evident. Even the meteor-level a.s.sault wars.h.i.+ps officially serving in the Federation’s military would find it challenging, achievable only by the most elite fleets.
Lan Xuanyu sat at the main control position of the wars.h.i.+p, silently reading various data summaries.
“We are twenty-one minutes away from reaching the Chaos Star Field,” Ding Zhuohan reported.
“Good. Maintain a steady speed forward.” Steady speed was the most energy-efficient.
They had visited the Chaos Star Field many times before, and they were generally familiar with the situation here. However, this time was different because they had no room for failure. This a.s.sessment was treated as a real battle, and they only had one chance. In reality, a single failure meant death.
Lan Xuanyu calmly sensed the changes in the surroundings, and his spiritual power was fully connected to the wars.h.i.+p. At this moment, everyone was fully focused. Before the wars.h.i.+p took off, Lan Xuanyu told everyone to forget gains and losses, give their all, and leave the rest to him.
In the Star Wars Experimental Cla.s.s, everyone trusted Lan Xuanyu without any hesitation. He had repeatedly led them to create miracles, so this time was no exception.
The twenty-one minutes pa.s.sed in the blink of an eye, and they once again reached the edge of the Chaos Star Field. Still, they didn’t rush to enter. The wars.h.i.+p started to cruise slowly around the outer periphery of the Chaos Star Field, searching for the optimal entry point.
However, the countdown clock of seventy-two hours in the upper right corner of the screen had not started yet. It would only begin when they truly enter the Chaos Star Field. The interior of the Chaos Star Field seemed very quiet today, with no explosions or roaring sounds.
They were patient, and the cruising time quickly reached half an hour. Cruising had a minimal impact on energy consumption, but the longer the continuous driving time, the greater the mental strain on the students. Continuously controlling the s.h.i.+p for seventy-two hours without rest didn’t demand much physical endurance from the soul masters. However, it required constant concentration, making significant demands on their mental energy.
Inside, there was no movement, but outside, there was activity. “Silence throughout the entire fleet,” Lan Xuanyu decisively ordered.
Silencing the entire fleet naturally made it difficult to be detected, but the problem was, once in silent mode, it took time for the wars.h.i.+p to restart! If they were met with indiscriminate attacks from opponents, being exposed to the void will pose a significant problem. Counterattacking would likely be difficult.
However, Lan Xuanyu’s command was decisive, without a trace of hesitation. The wars.h.i.+p quickly entered silent mode, shutting down all energy systems except for the stealth system, which remained active. In this situation, it was challenging to be discovered.
Their coordination was already very proficient. When Lan Xuanyu issued the order for fleet-wide silence, his cla.s.smates understood what he intended to do. They were waiting for the moment when the similarly invisible wars.h.i.+p would reveal its form. The invisibility would inevitably be lifted when the opponent was about to enter the Chaos Star Field.
Their judgment was accurate, and luck was also on their side. After a few minutes, a wars.h.i.+p silently entered the Chaos Star Field, revealing its true form.
“Charge the main cannon. Restart the wars.h.i.+p,” Lan Xuanyu immediately issued the command. When entering the Chaos Star Field, affected by the stellar magnetic field, not only was the wars.h.i.+p’s invisibility ineffective, but various detection radars were also interfered with. That was why Lan Xuanyu and his team needed to wait for the best moment to enter the Chaos Star Field. Recklessly entering could have led to a dangerous situation with attacks during the entry process.
Opportunities like the one in front of them were extremely rare. The Chaos Star Field was vast, and encountering a wars.h.i.+p just as it was about to enter was an extremely rare opportunity. From this perspective, the luck of Lan Xuanyu and his team in this graduation exam was undoubtedly quite good.
The charging of the main cannon naturally emitted a strong energy wave, but the targeted wars.h.i.+p had just entered the Chaos Star Field, precisely when its various detection capabilities were at their weakest.
In the dark expanse of s.p.a.ce, accompanied by Lan Xuanyu’s command, a dazzling light suddenly lit up, almost chasing the previous wars.h.i.+p’s tail, fiercely striking its rear.
The wars.h.i.+p entering the Chaos Star Field was undoubtedly powerful, but at that moment, it was helpless. It couldn’t evade, and Lan Xuanyu’s main cannon hit it squarely.
Amidst the intense rumbling, the protective s.h.i.+eld at the rear of the wars.h.i.+p burst open with a strong light shower, making the s.h.i.+eld instantly appear much more illusory. This was a solid hit from the wars.h.i.+p’s main cannon; there was no room for evasion or resistance.
“Full speed ahead!” Lan Xuanyu ordered the thrusters to open fully. Especially at that moment, they couldn’t afford to be stingy with their energy reserves. Once engaged in combat with the opponent, it would only consume more energy, certainly not comparable to the minimal consumption of swift and decisive actions.