Chapter 932 – Federation’s 7th Fleet
932 – Federation’s 7th Fleet
TL: BluVerse
This was a star, a life-forbidden zone!
Just like the trepidation of returning home after a long absence, truly facing it had the greatest impact on him. He was deeply worried about what to do if they couldn’t find Nana on the star. His mind became increasingly chaotic. He couldn’t imagine his feelings if Nana could not be found. Especially after what Nana had said to him. Was she really his mother?
At that moment, a large hand fell on his shoulder. Lan Xuanyu turned to see Mr Le’s tall figure beside him.
“Don’t worry, we will find her. We will bring her home.” Mr Le’s eyes were gentle, but there was an extraordinary determination deep within them.
“Mm.” Lan Xuanyu nodded vigorously.
Mr Le’s words were like a shot of confidence, quickly dispelling all his negative emotions.
The wars.h.i.+p hovered in s.p.a.ce. They had arrived at the designated coordinates and now had to wait for the arrival of the s.p.a.ce fleet.
Admiral Yu Muchen also came to Lan Xuanyu’s side, “According to our database, the temperature and size of this star place it in the middle range of yellow giants. It’s not the worst scenario, but it’s not the best either. The gravity is very strong.”
“Mm.” Lan Xuanyu had reviewed all the data as well. According to the Federation’s recommendation, for safety and time considerations, the search could be conducted three times, each session not exceeding three hours of home planet time. If they didn’t find anything in three attempts, the fleet would have to return. After all, every s.p.a.ce fleet carried crucial missions, and this was the maximum support the Federation could provide.
w.a.n.g Tianyu also approached the porthole, looking at the star outside. He said in a deep voice, “Teacher Nana was able to hold off Tianlong for such a long time, indicating her cultivation might be at the pinnacle of true G.o.d level. With her ability to control fire elements, there’s a good chance she survived. Xuanyu, rest well and maintain your best condition.”
“Yes, thank you, Pavilion Master.”
Waiting was often the hardest part, especially in a situation like this. But some things could be avoided, and some could not. When avoidance was impossible, what choice was left? Staying strong!
Lan Xuanyu’s mindset was evolving through this ordeal. Without experiencing the storm, one cannot see the rainbow. Cultivation could be achieved through hard work, but the tempering of the mind often required enduring the most painful mental anguish. Unknowingly, the boy was growing up. Even though he never wished for such growth.
The two days pa.s.sed slowly. Even in meditation, time seemed to drag on. Until an alarm suddenly sounded, jolting everyone awake.
Lan Xuanyu was the first to spring up from the ground. The alarm didn’t signify danger. With six G.o.d-level powerhouses on board, the safety of the wars.h.i.+p was a.s.sured even in s.p.a.ce.
When Lan Xuanyu rushed to the porthole, his whole body trembled, and an indescribable emotion spread through his heart. For the first time in his life, he felt immense grat.i.tude toward the Federation, a powerful sense of warmth, and shock.
Although he had seen the s.p.a.ce fleet on screens many times, witnessing it in s.p.a.ce was an incomparable experience, far beyond anything he had seen on a screen.
Outside the porthole, the first thing he saw was a colossal ent.i.ty, as vast as a city.
A ma.s.sive wars.h.i.+p, stretching over ten thousand meters, presented a unique form. The wars.h.i.+p was irregular in shape, predominantly rectangular with a rounded bottom, and at the front, there was a huge sphere with a diameter exceeding five hundred meters. Various lights flickered across its surface. Even in the vastness of s.p.a.ce, it hovered like a cosmic behemoth.
A mothers.h.i.+p—this was a s.p.a.ce mothers.h.i.+p! The pinnacle of the Douluo Federation’s military power. Each mothers.h.i.+p required almost the entire resources of a resource star to construct. Aboard a mothers.h.i.+p, over a hundred thousand soldiers worked. It was essentially a floating city.
This was humanity’s ultimate weapon, the most terrifying ent.i.ty. Its main cannon could easily obliterate a planet. Its s.h.i.+eld was impenetrable, even by a super G.o.d-level powerhouse. It embodied the pinnacle of human ingenuity.
With such formidable ent.i.ties, the Douluo Federation could continually conquer, expand its influence, acquire more resources, and facilitate human migration and better survival.
Surrounding this gigantic mothers.h.i.+p were four relatively slender, but still ma.s.sive wars.h.i.+ps, each over four thousand five hundred meters long. The most notable feature of these wars.h.i.+ps was the mult.i.tude of menacing gun turrets. Like giant dragons, they bared their fangs without restraint.
Lan Xuanyu had never seen such wars.h.i.+ps before—Dragon King-cla.s.s frigates. In a s.p.a.ce fleet, these were the second-tier wars.h.i.+ps, existing to protect the mothers.h.i.+p.
Four Dragon King-cla.s.s frigates could combine forces with the mothers.h.i.+p, forming an indomitable unit. As long as one frigate remained, the mothers.h.i.+p would not be directly attacked. Anything attempting to approach the mothers.h.i.+p would be shredded.
Beyond the four Dragon King-cla.s.s frigates were twelve wars.h.i.+ps, each between two thousand and four thousand meters in length, known as War G.o.d-cla.s.s wars.h.i.+ps. These were the main wars.h.i.+ps of the s.p.a.ce fleet. Typically, a large fleet with one War G.o.d-cla.s.s wars.h.i.+p as its core, accompanied by Meteor-cla.s.s attack s.h.i.+ps, Meteor-cla.s.s scout s.h.i.+ps, supply s.h.i.+ps, transport s.h.i.+ps, and other wars.h.i.+ps, could be considered fully equipped.
At this moment, these twelve wars.h.i.+ps could only form the outer defense of the mothers.h.i.+p.
In addition to these seventeen ma.s.sive wars.h.i.+ps, there were countless Meteor-cla.s.s attack s.h.i.+ps and Meteor-cla.s.s scout s.h.i.+ps. Even in s.p.a.ce, as Lan Xuanyu gazed through the porthole, they seemed to blot out the sky. It felt as though they obscured the light of the star.
This was the s.p.a.ce fleet. No man could resist the allure of these wars.h.i.+ps, or the desire to become a wars.h.i.+p commander. This had been Lan Xuanyu’s childhood dream.
This was the ultimate power! The most formidable strength of humanity!
“The Federation’s Seventh Fleet. It’s the newest fleet in service, boasting the best equipment among the seven fleets. It incorporates all the latest technologies, the culmination of countless scientists’ efforts. The fleet’s commander is General Bai Ling, who was my teacher in the Star Wars Command Department. It was only after securing his agreement that I proposed this rescue mission to the Federation. General Bai Ling highly values the crucial intelligence you brought back and volunteered to a.s.sist in this rescue mission since his fleet is the closest to this star.” Even as an admiral and a top military official, Yu Muchen still felt his blood boil when he saw the s.p.a.ce fleet outside.
“Kid, individual power is ultimately insignificant. Even with our level of cultivation, we’re still small in the face of such a ma.s.sive s.p.a.ce fleet. So, your choice is correct. Becoming a wars.h.i.+p commander is the ultimate goal for a man.”
“General Yu, isn’t it a bit inappropriate to poach our people right in front of us?” A cheerful voice interrupted.
Hearing this, Yu Muchen turned his head somewhat helplessly. “Am I wrong?”
The one who spoke was not from Shrek Academy but Meng Fei, the head of the Tang Sect’s Battle Hall, a middle-aged man who appeared very gentle and una.s.suming.
Meng Fei chuckled, “No, you’re not wrong. When I was young, I also had the urge to become a wars.h.i.+p commander. But the military is a tangled web of intricate relations.h.i.+ps. Each of the seven fleet commanders has their own sphere of influence. Moreover, the Federation doesn’t allow graduates from Shrek Academy’s inner court to join the military. If you can solve that issue, then you can try recruiting our Xuanyu.”