Following the radarman's report, the ship's long-range optical observer quickly locked onto the cargo merchant ship 46,000 kilometers away.When the picture on the virtual screen of the main console gradually became clear in the lens adjustment, the fat man who had just come down from the maintenance mecha and returned to the main control room was stunned all of a sudden.This old-fashioned light blue [Apollo] cargo spaceship fat man is all too familiar.This was the same smuggling ship with destroyer engines that he had been smuggling into Gachalin.It was also the first spaceship that was used to his modifications.At the beginning, in order to refit this old merchant ship, the fat man did not work less.The control system and power system of the entire ship, the defense system have been optimized, not to mention, the hull has also been reinforced.In order to enhance the ability to resist attacks and adapt to the needs of higher navigation.What's more, under the side of the entire sky-blue [Apollo] cargo spaceship, there is a "Tian" mark that protrudes from the inside out.This is exactly the mark that the fat man secretly gave on a whim.This was the main reason why he recognized the ship at a glance.As for the female captain Audrey, who was a combination of pungent and watery on the merchant ship, inherited the smuggling ship but couldn't control the situation, and finally relied on her own help to get the crew, the fat man still holds a grudge: "If it weren't for the fat man hiding quickly, the little lady who opened her eyes and shot would have opened a few holes in the fat man!"
”On the virtual screen, the situation of [Apollo] does not look good.The energy shield was reduced to a thin layer of red.The civilian titanium alloy kinetic energy resistance armor on the hull has also become dilapidated.There were still traces of burns left by the energy cannon's remnants of breaking through the shield."
Send a directional communication request."
Chekov ordered.He had to be wary of a merchant ship that had clearly been attacked in this inaccessible star field.Perhaps, behind this merchant ship, there is a large group of fierce hounds!
Point-to-point directional communication was quickly established.As the communication screen dissipated in a few colorful balls of light, Audrey's image appeared on the screen."
I am Audrey, the captain of the merchant ship [Audrey].Gro, it's a pleasure to call you, Dear Mr.
Captain.I'm relieved to see you here. ”Audrey on the virtual screen is beautiful and calm, gentle and elegant.Compared with the previous impression of a fat man, he has matured a lot."
What's going on?
Has anyone attacked you?
”Chekov was vigilant."
Yes, Mr.
Captain."
Audrey nodded: "Now, the two high marauding ships of the Redbeard Pirate Regiment are following our fleet, from the Salga Federation all the way here, it may be ten minutes before they should pass through the jump point."
Of course, to you, Mr.
Captain, and your warships, they are nothing more than a bunch of paper tigers. ”"Redbeard Pirates?"
The fat man was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help asking, "They shouldn't be able to outrun your smuggling boat!"
”The fat man still remembers the last time he went to Gacharin, and this pirate group also tried to rob Audrey's smuggling ship, but was dumped by himself.The so-called "Audrey" is equipped with the engines of an Admiral Karlov-class light destroyer.Although they are all old-fashioned things, they are faster than the [Phoenix] destroyers, not to mention the high-speed ships converted from civilian speedboats of the pirates.As soon as the fat man's words came out, Audrey on the virtual screen was obviously stunned.On the surface, the Audrey is an ordinary merchant ship that is innocent and even dilapidated, few people know that this merchant ship is engaged in smuggling, and only a few people know that this ship is extremely fast.Now, suddenly being called out by someone on a Lelei destroyer to reveal her identity and the biggest secret of the [Audrey], Audrey couldn't help but panic.Carefully on the large number of communication screens, the fat man standing next to the captain of the destroyer, the image of a person gradually matched!
Zhang Yuan......
Dead fat man......"
Audrey said in surprise: "Why are you ...... here" Since the fat man's capture of James was hyped by the Federation, Audrey has long known the true identity of the fat man who took his own smuggling boat to Gachalin.Since then, she has been following all the news about the fat man in the Leray Federation.In addition, Milan later rushed to Gachalin with Audrey's smuggling ship through the same clue, Audrey knew that Milan knew the fat man in a casual chat, and suddenly became good friends with Milan, and learned a lot about the fat man from Milan's mouth.Audrey has always been grateful to this fat man who is a bit of a lust fan and a little bastard.If it weren't for the fat man, I would have fallen prey to Erik the cook or Anthony the vice-captain by now.Not to mention that the smuggling boat left by his father was buried in his own hands, these old fellows who had followed his father for decades would also fall apart in poverty.It is precisely because of the modification of the fat man that the old [Apollo] can do a good job in the war-torn pirates and the increasingly difficult interstellar smuggling line, and his reputation is getting bigger and louder.Many goods that others dare not take, Audrey dares to follow.The line that others dare not run, Audrey dares to run.Relying on the degree of [Audrey], she slipped out from under the noses of pirates countless times.The crew of the smuggling ship, with a more lucrative income, became more united and more obedient.All this is a blessing for the fat man.When the communication was connected, Audrey did not recognize the fat man.After all, the appearance of the fat man who made up as Zhang Yuan at the beginning is really very different from his current appearance.As soon as the fat man asked at this moment, Audrey immediately reacted, and the fat man who had been engraved in her mind for more than a year was right in front of her."
Dead fat man......"
The fat man has a black line in his head.Audrey said excitedly: "Great, I really didn't expect you to be there......
How have you been?
Wow, your appearance has changed a lot, so you really look like this.Dead fatty, how did you put on makeup at that time?
I heard you are a hero of the Leray Federation!......"
Everyone in the main control room was a little dumbfounded.Why did this female captain, who was mature and elegant just now, become a little girl who was chattering and excited in the blink of an eye?
Everyone looked at the fat man with twitching muscles on his face, and couldn't help but admire: "He is worthy of being a federal hero, a legendary miracle maker, who can turn a mature woman into a loli, this kung fu is amazing!"
”"Stop!"
The fat man rolled his eyes: "Let's talk about pirates first!"
”"Oh......"
Audrey, who kept screaming like a yellow bird, immediately quieted down and said obediently: "That's right, the Redbeard Pirates ambushed us when we passed through the Ie-14o4 public galaxy, and they didn't know where to buy two high-marauder ships converted from civilian frigates, and they were very fast.Now, something is wrong with our main thrusters, so we can't get rid of them. ”"Only two Marauders?"
The fat man breathed a sigh of relief.At this time, the [Bolan Rose], which only had two secondary guns on the flanks and more than a dozen rotating turrets, could not withstand any big toss.If you want to talk about paper tigers, these people are paper tigers."
Hmm."
Audrey nodded, "There are only two plundering ships.The main force of the Redbeard Pirate Regiment seems to be plundering the public galaxy two jumps away from the Salga Longbow Field. ”"Redbeard Sea Regiment......"
Chekov frowned and interjected, "Aren't they active in the triangular star field between the Tatanian Free Business Alliance and Desik and Gacharin for a long time?"
Why did these bastards run away to the Salga Federation again?
”"Recently there have been some signs of unrest in the situation in the Salgah Federation.Due to the depletion of resources, the war affected the processing and export trade, the financial system has also gone wrong, the economy has declined, people from all walks of life take to the streets every day, and the law and order situation has become very bad.Coupled with the deliberate unrest of some people, the Salega political axe is no longer able to control the situation......"
Audrey said, a little embarrassed: "Whether it is a smuggling ship or a pirate group, they have been gathering here recently, trying to take advantage of the chaos. ”Chekov and Tian Xingjian glanced at each other, both a little worried.As Leray Federation soldiers, they naturally know the problems of the Salga Federation at the moment.It's just that I didn't expect the situation to reach such a point.In general, pirates are afraid to get too close to a sovereign nation, and their area of activity is usually in a public galaxy more than five hops away from those countries.And now, the Redbeard Pirate Regiment dared to openly commit crimes at a distance of two jumps from the Longbow Star Domain of the Salega Federation, and it is conceivable that the chaos of the Salega Federation must have affected the army.Otherwise, pirates and smuggling ships would never have been so rampant.As soon as the Salga Federation is in chaos, the situation in the Lelei Federation will be even more severe.Thinking of the chain reaction that Russell had predicted, the fat man wanted to rush to the Salga Federation, arrest all the pro-Siyo guys, beat them up, and lock them up.Don't change your position, don't eat!
Hearing Audrey's news, the officers and soldiers in the main control room of the entire [Blue Rose] were worried for a while.There, after all, it was another country, although it was an alliance, but Leray had no reason or strength to influence the political situation of the Salga Federation.You can only watch!
Watching this neighbor go into chaos, and even watching her fall to the West.This deep sense of powerlessness makes everyone feel a little depressed!"
How so?"
Helen muttered: "Isn't there still General Tolstoy in the Salga's Federation, how could he let the Salga's Federated become like this?"
”There was silence in response.Helen's Tolstoy is the Salga, who is most familiar to the people of Leray.This seventy-year-old veteran general is the former general of the Salga Federation Army and one of the staunchest allies of the Le Lei Federation.As a young man, Tolstoy studied at the Military Academy of the Federal Iron and Steel in Leray, and later at the Military University of Duheadfeld in the Republic of Fiyan.After returning to China, Tolstoy successively served as the military chief of the battalions, regiments, and divisions of the 8th Panzer Division of the 6th Army of Salga, and later served as the deputy chief of staff of the Operations Department of the Third Army, the deputy chief of the general staff of the group army, the commander of the group army, and the deputy commander and commander of the Longbow Military Region.Twenty years ago, he was appointed Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Command of the Two Armed Forces of the Salga Federation, and four years later, he was promoted to Commander-in-Chief.Tolstoy was an upright man, resolute but not pedantic.He may not have any special talent in military command, but he has an unusually unique vision in recognizing and employing people and in army building.It was during the ten years that he was in charge of the Salga Federal Army that the Salga Federal Army, which originally belonged to the third-rate army, completely changed its appearance and became the main force in the southeast star field of Fimeng Dingzhen.Nearly one-third of the high-ranking generals of the Federal Army, who are now in charge of military power, were promoted by Tolstoy without exception.None of these people have been promoted by nepotism or sloppiness.It is not an exaggeration to say that Tolstoy was the anchor of the Salga Federal Army.Although Tolstoy had left office eight years ago and returned home to spend his old age, in the minds of many Salga's soldiers, this federal general was their eternal leader and idol.Helen once interviewed Tolstoy when he was invited to give a lecture at his alma mater of the Leray Iron and Steel Military Academy after he left office, and she was extremely impressed by this shrewd, talkative, straightforward, and open-minded old man.Therefore, when she heard that the Salga Federation was in such a mess, she was extremely shocked.Helen could not have imagined that General Tolstoy would turn a blind eye to the chaos of the Salga Federation.You know, as long as he stands up and says a few words, there will never be a situation of pirates looting two places away from the Longbow Star Field.The Blue Rose has bypassed the meteorite belt and joined up with the merchant ship Audrey."
Captain Groh......"
Chekov broke the silence."
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Call me Audrey."
Audrey smiled."
Hmm......
Captain Audrey..."
Chekov nodded, "Where are you going?"
”"Originally, I was going to go to the Tatania Free Business Alliance, but ......"
Audrey said a little worriedly: "With the current situation of merchant ships, I am afraid that it is not suitable for long-distance navigation, I plan to find a free dock for repairs first, and I am afraid of encountering pirates......"
While speaking, the [Audrey] has slowly taxied behind the [Blue Rose].Chekov just smiled slightly at Audrey's little calculation, for the [Berlan Rose], it was not a difficult problem to solve the two civilian frigates that had just broken through the jump point, and the engines, radars and protection systems were bound to be in a state of temporary stagnation.These civilian ships do not have the military's unmanned detection aircraft for early jump monitoring!"
Captain Audrey......"
Chekov pondered for a moment and said, "You can also see that we have just experienced a battle, and the ship needs to be repaired.We don't know much about the current situation around the Salga Federation star field, so ......
I think we need your help and your merchant ships. ”For Chekov, the most important thing now is to pass this jump point and get rid of the pursuers.Find a way to complete the repair and resupply and get in touch with Leray.However, Chekov did not dare to swagger the destroyer into the Salga Federation without receiving a definite order from home.Although it is still an ally with the Salga Federation, with the current situation of Salga, once someone makes a fuss about this Lelei destroyer, or wants to see what secrets are in the computer on board this new destroyer, then the matter will be troublesome.Therefore, the [Blanx Rose] needs to rely on forces other than the forces of the Salga Federation.This kind of power is the free space power that has continued to this day since the era of space exploration.Countless cargo merchant ships, smuggling ships, exploration ships, pirate groups, and even various gangsters, mechanics, supply merchants, political axe officials, and regular organizations make up the main body of this free force.They have Freeport, they have Freedock, Freedom Base, Free Space Station.There, as long as you have money, you can buy everything you need!
Don't talk about energy, weapons, drugs, women, even if you want a slave, buy a horse to run around in a small space station, a hunting dog, someone will send it to you!
And a new destroyer of Leray wants to mingle in the vicinity of the current Salgah Federation, without the assistance of smugglers or pirates, many things will be inconvenient.Outside the star fields of sovereign states, only these opportunists who travel the universe all day long know where there is a free dock, where to replenish, where to hide their tracks.needs Audrey's help, but it's just because the fat man and Audrey know each other that this is a kind word.In fact, in the territory of space, the strong have always been respected.In the face of a new destroyer, whether it is smuggling or piracy, there is nothing to say.Audrey didn't seem to be the slightest rejection of Chekov's request, she just smiled, glanced at the fat man nonchalantly, and then agreed to Chekov cheerfully: "I feel very honored to be able to help you." ”(To be continued)