Chapter 1 Looked Down Upon

Su Mo looked at the complicated list of parameters and took a breath of cold air. He said to the False Court·Devourer, "These parameters look pretty good."

"Of course they're good. How can this warship be compared to the entry-level warships sold outside? Not to mention anything else, this warship's power system alone is enough to make most Level 5 warships ashamed. The hyperspace speed of a regular Level 5 warship is 1 heguang, and an entry-level Star Destroyer is 2 heguang. This warship's hyperspace speed is 2 heguang, comparable to an entry-level Star Destroyer in terms of speed."

The False Court·Devourer replied in a low voice.

"Now that you mention it, it does seem pretty good."

"It's not just that. This warship's armor layer is also made of solid materials, and its thickness and resistance to attack are far superior to ordinary Level 5 battleships. In addition, the radar, main guns, and various systems are all very good. There's nothing to complain about."

"Not bad, it seems like I've found a treasure."

Su Mo's eyes lit up when he heard the False Court·Devourer's words.

"That's for sure."

"Let me ask you a question. If the Mechanical Pillar faction wanted to buy a Level 5 warship with similar performance to this one, how many star coins would it cost?"

"If it's brand new, it would cost at least 50 billion star coins. However, since this ship is second-hand, the price should be discounted by about 30%."

The False Court·Devourer gave a reference price.

"So, the real price of this warship is around 35 billion star coins? This is a good deal."

Su Mo replied with a smile, not forgetting to raise his voice.

"Ahem, that's about right."

The False Court·Devourer replied somewhat awkwardly after hearing this.

Just as Su Mo was having a pleasant conversation with the False Court·Devourer, a prompt suddenly popped up.

"Warning: Insufficient fuel in the warship's power room. Please replenish it in time."

"Warning: Insufficient loading stock in the armory. Please replenish it in time."

...

Seeing these warning prompts, Su Mo's mood plummeted. This was a big problem. He was truly broke now.

Sun Duo Xiang and the others looked at Su Mo in confusion. "Boss, why isn't this ship fully loaded? Aren't ships normally bought fully loaded?"

"Get lost, where would I get so much money to buy a fully loaded ship? By the way, do you have any money left? Use it to resupply this ship."

Su Mo looked at Sun Duo Xiang helplessly.

Sun Duo Xiang was stunned when he heard Su Mo's words.

However, he quickly came back to his senses and said.

"Yes, Boss. I only took out a portion of the money you gave me to issue bonuses to the brothers below. Most of the money is still there. And I have some missiles in my warehouse that can also be moved up to use."

"Well, thank you for your hard work. When I have some money on hand later, don't worry, you'll get your share of the benefits."

Su Mo raised his hand and patted Sun Duo Xiang's shoulder, coughing slightly awkwardly.

There was no other way. He was really short on money now and could only draw a pie for him first.

"Boss, having your words is enough."

Sun Duo Xiang replied with a smile.

"Alright, get your people on board. Prepare this ship as soon as possible. We're leaving soon."

Su Mo didn't bother with pleasantries.

Sun Duo Xiang's eyes lit up and he asked excitedly, "Boss, are you going to let me drive this ship?"

"If I'm not letting you drive it, who else would I let drive it? I can't drive it myself, can I?"

"Boss, you're too kind. I've never driven such a high-level warship before. We can walk sideways in the universe now."

Sun Duo Xiang said excitedly.

"You better not have that kind of thinking, or you'll end up a corpse in space. If our Level 5 warship runs into an ordinary V-type monster, we can barely cope. If we encounter a stronger type, we'll have to detour."

Su Mo poured a bucket of cold water on Sun Duo Xiang's head.

"Boss, this is already awesome. You don't know that if you encounter a V-type monster during normal navigation, you're as good as dead. You can't even think about escaping."

Sun Duo Xiang didn't care at all.

Just as Su Mo was about to reply to Sun Duo Xiang, his phone vibrated and a prompt popped up.

Su Mo quickly opened the Star Ring Forum and saw a message from Lin Xiao Yu, with a specific coordinate and heading direction.

He smiled as he looked at the message.

Sun Duo Xiang and the others looked at Su Mo curiously. What message did the boss receive that put him in such a good mood?

"Sun Duo Xiang, I'm giving you three days to prepare. We're setting off."

Su Mo turned his head and instructed Sun Duo Xiang!

"Ah? Three days! Boss, I'm not familiar with this ship yet."

"It's good enough if it's close enough. I believe you can do it. Hurry up."

"Uh... okay."

Sun Duo Xiang could only bite the bullet and agree.

...

Three days later, the entire Shadow was barely prepared thanks to Sun Duo Xiang's one hundred thousand subordinates working through the night.

The warship fuel loading alone cost Sun Duo Xiang 300 million star coins.

In addition, Sun Duo Xiang loaded all the ammunition from his other warships, the ammunition in the warehouse, and the newly purchased ammunition onto the Shadow.

Even so, the armory was not filled, only about a quarter full.

"Is it done?"

Su Mo walked into the command room and asked Sun Duo Xiang, who was familiarizing himself with the control system.

"It's basically done. The supplies are all on board, except for the armory, which can't be filled. It's too expensive."

"It doesn't need to be filled, just enough is fine. We'll fill it up later when we have money. Is there any problem with the controls?"

Su Mo said as he sat down in the command chair. Then, he raised the entire command platform into the air, so he could clearly see the entire situation in the N-shaped command room.

"There's probably no problem. Actually, this ship is more intelligent and easier to operate, just not familiar with it."

"You'll be familiar with it after driving it for a while. Prepare to set sail and chase in this direction."

"Okay, Zhang Hao, immediately issue the sailing broadcast and tell everyone to enter a standby state."

Sun Duo Xiang quickly responded. Although he didn't know what the boss was going to do, he chose to believe him unconditionally.

"Understood!"

Zhang Hao quickly responded.

Soon, Zhang Hao's rough voice rang throughout the Shadow.

"Everyone listen up, the Shadow is about to set sail. All boarding entrances will be closed soon. Stay in the warship and don't fight when you have nothing to do..."

Su Mo had a strange expression on his face as he listened to the broadcast. Although what Zhang Hao said was perfectly fine, he felt awkward no matter how he listened to it!

...

Not long after, the Shadow activated its anti-gravity device, and the huge warship slowly rose.

Then, the warship slowly moved towards the exit.

When the Shadow left the Star Ring City port, it quickly passed by many warships about to enter the port.

Exclamations rang out in the public channel.

"Damn, a Level 5 warship. Which country is that from?"

"I don't know. There are no markings on it."

"So envious!"

...

Su Mo was also curious and said to Sun Duo Xiang, "Have you noticed that there are more warships entering Star Ring City today?"

"What's so strange about that, Boss? All the countries' nests are blossoming now. Of course, those with money want to find a way to move to Star Ring City. It was too chaotic before, so they didn't dare to come out. Didn't Star Ring City issue a mass cleanup mission a few days ago? Many people took it, and the routes to Star Ring City have become smoother. These rich people are like cats that smell fish, rushing to Star Ring City."

Sun Duo Xiang was very perceptive in terms of information.

"Yeah."

Su Mo nodded slightly.

Ma Ke shouted at this time, "Brother Sun, we've already sailed out of Star Ring City and reached a safe route. Should we activate the hyperspace flight device? I've never experienced it before. It must be fun and exciting."

"Nonsense, of course we're activating it! We didn't have a choice before and could only fly slowly. Now that we can use hyperspace flight, of course we're using hyperspace flight."

Sun Duo Xiang said very domineeringly.

"Okay, I'll activate it now!"

Then, Ma Ke activated the hyperspace flight device.

"Wait, are you stupid? Turn on the energy shield before activating it!"

Sun Duo Xiang suddenly came back to his senses and complained to Ma Ke.

"Oh, oh, I almost forgot."

Ma Ke came back to his senses and quickly responded.

Su Mo had a dark expression on his face when he heard this. He was really convinced by them. They didn't seem reliable no matter how he looked at them.

"Start activating the energy shield."

"Energy shield is activating..."

"Activation complete."

"Hyperspace flight mode activated!"

...

In an instant, everyone in the command room felt a strange pressure sweeping over them, making everyone feel very uncomfortable.

At this time, all the power engines were fully loaded, and a power output curve appeared on the virtual control image, with the line soaring straight up.

"Damn, why is it so uncomfortable? Ma Ke, what heguang are you flying at?"

Sun Duo Xiang asked with a dark expression.

"2 heguang!"

"Damn, you're running at maximum power!"

"I don't know either. Everyone, sit tight! I can't stop it. We're going to dash."

"Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah!"

...

At this time, the huge nozzle at the rear of the Shadow spewed out a dazzling light.

The whole world seemed to stand still, and the space in front of the Shadow rippled like the surface of water.

Then, the Shadow directly penetrated the rippling space.

...

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In the dark starry sky.

A fairly large fleet was advancing at high speed. At the head of the fleet was a Level 4 battleship, the Lingyun. The fleet was protecting large transport ships in the middle.

This fleet was none other than the Lin family's fleet.

In the Lingyun's command room, Lin Yaotian was sitting steadily in the command chair. Lin Hai, Qian Chengxue, and others were standing beside him.

Only Lin Xiaoyu was leaning against the wall in the corner, occasionally secretly taking out her phone to peek at it.

In order to ensure the secrecy of the voyage and not be caught by the Imperial Army, except for the most core disciples, everyone else's communication equipment was confiscated, and the warship also used signal jammers.

Only the command room could receive signals.

"Father, why don't you go and rest for a while? We'll watch over here. Nothing should happen. The Imperial Army is probably in chaos and shouldn't have the energy to intercept us."

Lin Hai said to Lin Yaotian.

Lin Yaotian replied coldly, "How do I usually teach you? You can despise your opponents, but you can't underestimate them."

Lin Hai's expression stiffened and he didn't know what to say.

Qian Chengxue said softly to Lin Yaotian, "Father, Second Brother is also worried that you're too tired."

Lin Yaotian didn't continue to scold Lin Hai after hearing Qian Chengxue's words.

However, just at this time, the warship's radar system suddenly issued a piercing alarm.

An operator turned his head and shouted, "Patriarch, a fleet of space pirates has been scanned."

Everyone's expressions became serious when they heard this.

"Hmph, what space pirates? They're just the Imperial Army. How many are there?"

Lin Yaotian replied coldly. Now that the negative energy pollution is raging and a large number of monsters are涌进through the wormhole, what space pirates would be so tired of living that they're running around everywhere?

"Report. The other side has a Level 4 battleship, the Fangtooth, and seven Level 3 battleships. The target has also discovered us."

Lin Yuxin reported as soon as possible.

"Sound the battle alarm. Order everyone to enter a combat state."

Lin Yaotian issued the order without fear.

"Yes!"

The people present responded with a solemn expression.

"Report. The target is deploying its mobile forces!"

"Seven Generation IV mechs have been scanned. Four of them are pure mechanical mechs, Nightwatch."

"A large number of starfighters and mech squadrons have been scanned."

At this time, Lin Yaotian stood up and turned his head to say to Qian Chengxue and the others.

"You will go out to battle with me! Yuxin, the warship is yours to command."

"Yes!"

Qian Chengxue and the others responded solemnly.

...

Not long after, a 45-meter-tall Generation IV biological mech with silver armor embedded all over its body, a tiger-like head wrapped in layers of metal, sharp fangs exposed on its jaw, three pairs of silver mechanical jet wings embedded on its back, nine black restraining steel pipes running through its spine, a silver spear in its hand, and a terrifying aura emanating from its body, led the charge out of the Lingyun. The pilot was none other than Lin Yaotian.

Then, Qian Chengxue, piloting a Generation IV standard mech, Nightwatch, charged out second. Lin Xiaoyu and the others followed closely behind.

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Inside the Fangtooth's command room.

A burly man, 2.6 meters tall, wearing gray heavy mechanical armor stained with blackened bloodstains, was staring straight at the prey in front of him.

The adjutant standing beside him reported.

"Lord Dillon, the target fleet and mech information has been successfully matched. The other side's main ship is the Lingyun, and the one in the lead is the Generation IV biological mech, Silverlight. This fleet is from the Federation's Lin family. Their strength cannot be underestimated. With our current forces, it will be very difficult to take them down."

Dillon turned his head to look at the adjutant and said with a twisted face, "What? Are you scared?"

"Absolutely not!"

The adjutant standing next to him immediately stood up straight and replied loudly.

"Good. Hehehe, I didn't expect us to run into a Federation fleet. Isn't this the time to be loyal to the Emperor? Pass down my order. Everyone is only allowed to fight to the death and is not allowed to retreat. Anyone who retreats will be killed without mercy. Destroy the other side's supplies at all costs, for the Emperor!"

Dillon gave the order with a ferocious expression.

"Yes, for the Emperor!"

The crowd responded enthusiastically.

In fact, Lin Yaotian's judgment was not wrong. After the negative energy virus broke out.

Those inside the Empire also "bloomed."

No one had time to command the external blockade fleets. At the same time, many Imperial Army fleets stationed externally also had problems internally.

But there were always some exceptions, such as the Gaomotus Empire's troops.

Their commanders were more ruthless than the last. As soon as the异化人 broke out in the fleet, they unhesitatingly cleaned them up with iron-blooded means.

They quickly restored the reliability of the troops. At the same time, they did not need further command from the Empire.

They were like lone wolves roaming in the starry sky.

They killed monsters when they ran into them, and destroyed Alliance ships when they bumped into them.

They were guarding here, those ships that wanted to leave at risk.

After Dillon finished his pre-war declaration, he twisted his neck, making a creaking sound.

Then, he stood up and prepared to personally go into battle with his personal guards.

All the fleet commanders of the Gaomotus Empire had a common problem. They were not necessarily the best at commanding fleet battles, but they were definitely the bravest.

Each of them was a good hand at fighting.

But under normal circumstances, if the fleet commander personally went into battle, it meant burning their boats.

...

In the starry sky, the two forces locked onto each other without hesitation.

The main guns of both sides' main ships began to charge almost simultaneously, and launch ports opened one by one on the ships' bodies.

At the same time, the mobile forces on both sides were also rushing towards each other quickly.

Soon, the mobile forces on both sides collided, and various missiles and beams shot towards each other.

Rumble~

At this time, Dillon, piloting a 40-meter-tall Generation IV biological mech, the Slaughterer, that was bulky and covered in gray heavy armor, wielding an ultra-alloy greatsword and a giant shield, with six pairs of jet wings embedded on its back, and radiating a terrifying aura, charged at the head with extreme speed, like a shooting star streaking across the dark starry sky.

"Everyone, be careful!"

Qian Chengxue issued a warning to Lin Xiaoyu and the others.

"You should worry about yourself."

Lin Xiaoyu became even more excited, showing no fear. As she said that, she controlled her Red Glow and charged straight towards the Slaughterer.

"Xiaoyu!"

Qian Chengxue was shocked to see this. She didn't expect Lin Xiaoyu to be so brave as to meet the other side's general head-on.

The Red Glow turned into a red light and collided with the Slaughterer.

A strong impact swept away. However, the Red Glow was quickly sent flying by the huge impact.

Dillon roared with a fanatical expression.

"A bunch of weaklings, go to hell!"

Dillon controlled the Slaughterer to accelerate and rush forward, raising the ultra-alloy greatsword in his hand and slashing down on Lin Xiaoyu's head.

Lin Xiaoyu raised her hand and crossed her two ultra-alloy blades to block.

Clang!

Sparks flew everywhere.

The joints of the Red Glow's arms were creaking, as if they were overloaded.

Lin Xiaoyu was also a little shocked. This guy's strength was so strong that he could easily suppress the Red Glow mech.

At this time, a fierce light flashed in Dillon's eyes. He directly swung the giant shield in his hand and smashed it towards Lin Xiaoyu.

Qian Chengxue immediately controlled the Nightwatch mech to rush over, holding the ultra-alloy longsword horizontally to block Dillon's giant shield attack.

Even so, she did not completely block it. However, it also bought Lin Xiaoyu a moment of buffer time, allowing her to control the mech to retreat to the limit and create distance.

However, all of this directly angered Dillon. He roared.

"Trash!"

The eyes of the entire Slaughterer turned red, and its biological reactions rapidly soared. Then, the Slaughterer's arm biological tissues swelled. It violently waved the greatsword in its hand, sweeping back and forth at Lin Xiaoyu and Qian Chengxue!

Qian Chengxue controlled the Nightwatch mech to retreat non-stop, not daring to collide head-on at all. The main reason was that the performance of the mech in her hands was too far from the Slaughterer.

And the pure mechanical mech did not have the kind of explosive power that a biological mech had. She was very unaccustomed to it.

At this time, Lin Xiaoyu's entire face was flushed red. It was the first time she had been suppressed so aggrieved. However, she did not cower because of it. Instead, she unhesitatingly controlled the Red Glow mech to super-frequency output its power, flashed to the side of the Slaughterer, and thrust the ultra-alloy blade in her hand out!

Clang!

Unfortunately, her attack directly struck the other side's AT field barrier.

The entire barrier only shook slightly before returning to its original state.

"How is that possible?"

Lin Xiaoyu was also shocked.

"Hehehe, is that all you've got? Federal trash, let me show you what strength is."

Just as the Slaughterer was about to swing the greatsword in his hand to chop Lin Xiaoyu,

Qian Chengxue's heart jumped. Just as she was about to go up to help, a cold voice rang out in the communication channel.

"Lin Xue, get out of the way!"

As soon as the voice fell, a Generation IV Imperial Army mech, Nightwatch, smashed towards the Slaughterer like a sandbag.

Dillon seemed to sense the danger and suddenly turned his body, chopping the Nightwatch mech that was smashed over to the side with a backhand, not caring about the death of the person inside at all.

And at this time, a silver beam struck.

Dillon controlled the Slaughterer to raise the giant shield in his hand to block!

Ding~

Lin Yaotian controlled the Silverlight to strike, the silver spear piercing the giant shield.

The entire Slaughterer kept retreating, and was actually slightly inferior in terms of strength.

"Father."

Qian Chengxue was also slightly stunned. She didn't expect Lin Yaotian to be able to defeat an enemy Generation IV standard mech in such a short time, and rush over. His strength was so strong.

"You go deal with the others. Leave this to me."

Lin Yaotian said coldly.

"Okay!"

Qian Chengxue and Lin Xiaoyu then controlled their mechs and charged towards the other Imperial Army Generation IV mechs.

Dillon glared at Lin Yaotian and roared in the public communication channel.

"You're skilled, but you're still too young!"

Then, Dillon fully activated the Slaughterer mech, and wielded the greatsword in a barbaric and incomparable manner, slashing down on Lin Yaotian's head.

"Vertical Slash!"

Lin Yaotian's pupils shrank, and he controlled the Silverlight mech to sway its body, nimbly dodging to the side, and launching a cold spear raid with a backhand.

Dillon felt the danger and held the giant shield horizontally, blocking it tightly.

The cumbersome Slaughterer appeared exceptionally agile in his hands.

Lin Yaotian was also a little surprised. The guy in front of him had very rich practical experience. One look and you could tell that he was a ruthless man who had crawled out of a mountain of corpses. His sense of danger was not generally acute!

He controlled the Silverlight mech to start circling the Slaughterer non-stop, looking for flaws and launching fierce attacks.

Dillon controlled the Slaughterer to enter a defensive state.

The two constantly collided!

Although Dillon was suppressed, he was like a tortoise shell, very difficult to pry open.

Lin Yaotian's brows furrowed even more. It wasn't that he couldn't deal with Dillon, but that he couldn't deal with him in a short period of time.

The entire starry sky battlefield was becoming more and more intense.

Mechs and starfighters were constantly falling.

Although Lin Yaotian didn't show anything on his face, his heart was also bleeding. These were all Lin family descendants who were dying.

On the other side, Dillon wasn't worried either. He was just dragging it out, step by step.

Although the fleet battle was breaking out and his side was at a disadvantage, with casualties constantly soaring,

It didn't matter. He had never expected to be able to take down this Federation force with his own strength. He had already sent out the information before starting. Reinforcements were already on the way.

At this time, a sudden anomaly appeared. Missiles filled the sky and covered the earth from the distant starry sky.

This scene also surprised everyone.

Unfortunately, this wave of fire coverage was directed at the Imperial Army fleets and mech forces.

Rumble!

In an instant, the Imperial Army's fleet suffered fatal damage.

Battleships were hit and burst into flames.

"What's going on?"

Dillon was also stunned, his eyes wide open.

Lin Yaotian also showed a slightly surprised expression.

Qian Chengxue and the others turned their heads to look. In the distant starry sky, a mighty fleet emerged, numbering in the hundreds.

These ships were painted with different colored dragon纹markings.

At this time, an incomparably terrifying brown streamer cut through the starry sky and struck the Slaughterer like a meteor.

Dillon raised the giant shield in his hand to block!

Clang!

The front ultra-alloy giant shield was dented, and the entire Slaughterer was sent flying, crashing into a battleship behind it.

At this time, a 50-meter-tall mech with an ugly beetle-like head, a pair of brown eyeballs, a pair of sharp bone teeth exposed in its mouth, a layer of solid brown armor covering its entire body, sharp hands wielding two crimson plasma light blades, a pair of fly-like wings growing on its back, and radiating a terrifying aura.

Lin Yaotian's eyelids twitched and he said with some shock.

"False V-generation mech!"