Signs of Another "Big Bomb"

The A73 warship is currently undergoing repairs.

They slowly moved outwards, hoping to settle on a planet for a while and get through the exploration mission.

Two days later, the warships had been largely repaired and were no longer vulnerable to enemy landings.

However, several internal areas cannot be repaired in time, and a large functional area at the rear is closed. We can only wait until the recruitment mission is completed before we can do anything about it.

The Administration Department, Logistics Department, and Electromechanical Department have temporarily moved to the B3 Sergeant Activity Area for their offices.

Of the original 1,500 soldiers, only the last 200 or so remain. The entire B3 level is now completely empty, more than enough to accommodate the offices of the three departments.

In the past two days, Lister has also had closer exchanges with the ministers of the three departments, including Cohen.

Of course, the main reason was the other party's warm and respectful attitude towards him.

They no longer considered him a minister of the same rank, but rather treated him more like a deputy captain.

Lister had just finished his daily Alchemy Synthesis, slowly walked into the B3 conference room.

Since the last outbreak, my daily synthesis luck has returned to what it was before, yielding nothing but useless alchemical waste.

Fortunately, he's gotten used to it and just treats it as continuing to gain experience while waiting for the next possible big drop.

All three ministers are present in the meeting room.

It's not that B3 can't be set up with a separate office, but rather that several people working in one space are more efficient and information spreads faster, especially during this most dangerous time.

I've tidied up the dedicated encrypted software on my desktop.

Suddenly, a strange feeling of palpitation flashed by, not strong, and he even vaguely felt that it was just an illusion, which made Lister frown.

With his current strength, his extreme perception of Killing Intent Wave, and his sensitivity to the Battle Intent Potential, this could not possibly be an illusion.

But the thing that made him feel uneasy and wary only deepened his confusion.

"Minister Cohen? Have you sensed anything?"

"What?"

Captain Cohen, who was working on the projector in front of him, stopped what he was doing.

She turned to look at him, her expression serious but not understanding what Lister was referring to.

It seems the other party didn't sense anything unusual, probably because their perception of strength was insufficient.

What is our ship currently doing?

"We just need to find a planet to slow down and resupply and repair the entire ship."

"I just discussed this with the captain. We plan to stay on this abandoned planet WA-E09 for a while."

When Lister asked, Cohen made a gesture with his finger in front of him.

A holographic projection of the star field was displayed in the center of the office's round table, and the so-called planet E09 had been marked.

The third coordinate point, located in their core area, is still quite far from where the three ships clashed two days ago, and is relatively far out.

"Abandoned planet?"

"Hmm, this planet seems quite special during observation."

"According to Secretary Truman's exploration, the planet is very large, but it lacks many military defense facilities. The planet's overall texture is loose and softened, making any construction on it very difficult."

"Currently, the number of Silver Mutual Aid Society members stationed on this planet is extremely small and their ranks are low, suggesting it is in a semi-abandoned state."

Upon hearing this, Lister's expression grew even more serious.

Large size, softened planetary geology—these characteristics sound increasingly incomprehensible.

"It seems to be related to the detonation characteristics required for the 'Planetary Catalyst,'" he immediately said.

"Stop!"

"Don't get close to that planet yet! I'm going to talk to Captain Boren!"

"You mean this planet has a 'Planetary Catalyst'?"

Inside the control room, Captain Boren's expression was extremely serious.

Cohen and the other two had also followed them from conference room B3, and they looked at each other in bewilderment at Lister's speculation.

"I just sensed it, Captain, just to be on the safe side..."

"Santos! Turn around right now!"

"Cohen, notify the entire ship that the E09 landing and resupply mission is canceled. Retreat immediately!"

Lister was still thinking about how to persuade Captain Boren.

After all, this was just his personal perception, and it couldn't be certain that it was due to the "Planetary Catalyst."

To everyone's surprise, Captain Boren interrupted his explanation, immediately adopted his suggestion, and ordered the naval commander to leave the area at once.

Cohen acted quickly; within two minutes, the Lister system had received the notification.

"Captain... you said that we were chased and intercepted by three warships before, could it be for this reason?"

"That's possible. I was wondering why, as soon as we entered this area, three enemy planes locked onto us and started shooting at us."

"Something's definitely not right with this planet, let's get out of here."

Captain Boren's face showed a hint of understanding, clearly indicating that he had guessed the connection.

Unfortunately, at the time, Lister was completing his third evolution and was unaware of the origins of these three warships.

"Captain, we've changed course. Should we continue retreating?"

Zhang Santos's voice appeared on the projection screen. Just now, Captain Boren's tone was serious, and now his expression was equally tense.

"We can't go any further outwards; we're moving inwards at a sluggish pace."

Considering that venturing any further would almost mean leaving the exploration area, and that they might be held accountable by the main fleet, they decided to quietly continue in their current direction and drift aimlessly through the star system for a while.

Before Captain Boren could give the order, an emergency meeting of the entire fleet was initiated.

In addition to the familiar faces of Major Qi and his crew from the SA199 ship, and Captain Isos from the Ship D15, another scene has been added to the picture.

He appeared to be a rather serious-looking middle-aged man, dressed in a standard military uniform, with a small mustache on his chin and sharp eyes.

Judging from the colonel's collar insignia and the Major Kaya...

Clearly, this is Lieutenant Commander Lieutenant Colonel Weiss, the captain of the Flagship S27 and the overall commander of this mobilization mission.

This was the first time Lister had ever met his opponent, Quasi-Hegemon at the fifteenth rank.

If placed before a recruitment mission, it would be an insurmountable obstacle for him.

Whether in terms of personal strength, military rank, power, or anything else, they were inferior to their opponents in every aspect.

But now, as a fellow Quasi-Hegemon, only one rank behind his opponent, Lister no longer feels the same way he did before.

Once his skills are up to par, the only difference between him and his opponent now is in terms of compensation.

"They're not fighting, are they?"

A deep, magnetic voice sounded, and Captain Boren nodded silently at the screen.

The other parties were the same; none responded directly.

"Then let's get straight to the meeting and discuss the current information regarding this exploration mission."

"Captain Isos, I have read your report. The mission went well and was of great help to headquarters in planning the final offensive."

As soon as Lieutenant Colonel Weiss finished speaking, Captain Isos couldn't suppress the smile on his face.

"Sir! This is what our ship should do."

"The more effort our ship puts in now, the easier it will be for our brothers on other ships during the final assault!"

His fawning expression and attitude were completely different from when he was meeting with their ship.

However, the next moment, Captain Isos brought up the topic with them.

"I wonder how far the Ship A73's exploration is going."

"As elites of the Arcane Civilization Army, you must have had quite a good harvest, Captain Boren?"

Lieutenant Colonel Weiss frowned slightly and asked a question.

"Major Boren, your ship has not submitted a single report since the exploration mission began,"

"You should have made some progress in three days, right? Where are you currently located?"

Currently located between planets Planet E09 and Planet E15.

"E09?"

"Ha ha!"

"Captain Boren, did your ship's propulsion system break down as soon as you entered the core area? And now it's stopped moving?"

Before Lieutenant Colonel Weiss could speak, Captain Isos burst into laughter.

Since both parties were carrying out the same task, he was considering making the other party look foolish.

He thought he would need to guide the other party further, but who knew they were so disappointing that he didn't need to say anything at all.

Three days and not even 15% of the exploration has progressed; this is just aimless wandering!