Fleet
Some quickly adapted and steadied themselves; some looked around at the pure cosmic environment with slight surprise; and some, like Barton, had already grinned, revealing their sharp teeth, and roared silently, their Dragon Tail swaying unconsciously.
Su Luo closed her eyes and expanded her senses to the maximum extent. In an instant, invisible spiritual tentacles, like the tentacles of a jellyfish, stretched out in all directions.
However, what returned was not a clear flow of information, but a vast and bewildering electromagnetic Ocean, like the simultaneous flapping of wings of billions of bees.
Countless frequency bands, various encryption methods, high-intensity background noise, and deliberately introduced interference signals are mixed together, forming an information storm that is enough to instantly overload the minds of ordinary people.
Su Luo opened her eyes, her head slightly flushed, feeling that interpreting all this information would be an overload.
Yuncang No. 29 provided a clean frequency range, allowing Su Luo to barely glean some valuable fragments from that Chaos:
"... Seventh Patrol Squadron reports, no unusual energy accumulation detected in C-34 Airspace... Repeat, no detected..."
"... The detector array has detected a slight abnormal disturbance. The coordinates have been marked. It is suspected to be an intruder. Should we dispatch a rapid response team to verify...?"
"... The third to seventh sections of the 'Iron Curtain' planetary defense network are fully charged and ready for activation..."
There were too many unknown words in the message, and they were contradictory, so Su Luo stopped listening immediately.
Yuncang No. 29, standing to the side, shook his head calmly:
"Come on, they've already figured out your capabilities. Besides, the military's communication security system and electronic warfare capabilities are beyond the imagination of a country bumpkin like you. Not only are core information encrypted multiple times and dynamically frequency-hopped, but they also release massive amounts of false information and targeted interference. You think you can eavesdrop on them on their home turf?"
Su Luo did not refute, her gaze sweeping over the Survivor were gradually gathering and familiarizing themselves with the environment.
That's right. Trying to eavesdrop on communications in the home turf of a high-tech civilization is practically impossible unless your communication technology is a level above theirs.
Goushi's expression was rather strange. He noticed Yuncang No. 29's use of the word "people" (人家). When did this little robot become on the Survivors' side? Could it be that the Scholar had some kind of secret deal with it?
"I received a message from user 'Yun Sha,' do you want to listen?"
"Of course," Su Luo replied.
The voice of Yuncang No. 29 changed:
"Hello everyone. Listen, time is limited. Before the Final Showdown begins, we know the approximate landing areas of the nine 'invading worlds' and have deployed standardized defensive forces there—mainly three standard Deep-Space Fleets, along with supporting orbital defense platforms and mobile fortifications. However, we cannot know in advance which world will land at which specific point, hence this is a formulaic defense."
"Your landing point corresponds to the 'Seventh Defense Zone.' This area is under the jurisdiction of the Seventh, Ninth, and Eleventh Deep-Space Fleets, as well as nodes 42 to 48 of the 'Iron Curtain' network. Standard defense strength. According to the plan, after confirming the specific size and nature of the intruders, command will deploy 'Pillar' level units and high-tier Player Legions as needed."
"Your 'treatment' will not be low—at least one Pillar, and after some maneuvering, it should be me, plus at least four full-strength Player Legions, which will be deployed after your threat level is confirmed."
"Therefore, my advice to you is: first, leave your initial location and conceal yourselves, and then act swiftly and decisively. Before reinforcements can encircle you, defeat or at least repel the three fleets currently defending the front line, or simply retreat. Then, immediately regroup at the coordinates I sent you; we will be waiting for you there."
The information abruptly stopped. Su Luo checked the coordinates; it was somewhere about 400 million kilometers outside of Yuncang Star.
Yuncang No. 29 regained its own voice:
"If you don't run now, you're in big trouble. The orbital laser is coming soon!"
"What orbital laser?" Goushi asked subconsciously, but his body moved faster than his mind, already activating his Mana, slightly adjusting his posture, and preparing to accelerate away.
Didn't you see the message I sent to everyone?
Su Luo's calm voice rang out as she looked up into the boundless deep space. All she could see Fixed Star of the Yuncang Civilization — Yuncang Star —as well as some planets and space stations. No fleet could be seen.
So Su Luo took the lead and accelerated towards Yuncang Star, while a surge of Mana light began to rise around him.
The light unfolded and intertwined in an extremely orderly manner, quickly forming a complex, multi-layered, translucent "cocoon" that constantly changed its energy frequency and light refractive index, enveloping all ninety-nine Survivors, including himself, as well as Yuncang No. 29.
The moment the "cocoon" forms, light from distant Fixed Stars is strangely deflected and scattered on its surface, making this region appear distorted and almost invisible to conventional optics and most energy detectors.
"Holy crap, I didn't see it. I only saw what was shared in the small group." Goushi was a little confused, sending a message to Su Luo with his Divine Power.
"... Yuncang, please explain the Abjuration and strength of your facility to them."
"Received! First, regarding the fleet, let's clarify the concepts: the Capital Ship of the Yuncang Union Space Force is divided into two categories— 'Deep-Space Fleet' and 'Wireless Fleet'."
Su Luo accelerated and corrected her direction continuously, quickly reaching 100 kilometers per second, and was still accelerating.
At its current initial speed of approximately 100 kilometers per second, it would take at least 200 hours of continuous sailing to reach its destination.
Su Luo and her group had to keep accelerating; the distance on a cosmic scale made them deeply aware of their own insignificance.
"The former can patrol most areas of the Fixed Star system, even the asteroid belt and edge planets. Its core missions are typically long-term patrols within the Fixed Star system, strategic Intimidation, and large-scale decisive battles. It has a large organization and extremely high self-sufficiency and mobility."
A standard Deep-Space Fleet battle group typically includes: 20-30 main Battleships equipped with heavy particle cannons, multi-launch kinetic weapon platforms, large missile arrays, and laser main guns; 5-10 aircraft carriers, each capable of carrying and remotely commanding hundreds of various types of space fighters and millions of attack drones; 30-50 Cruisers, combining firepower and mobility, responsible for flanking protection and tactical strikes; and hundreds of Destroyers and frigates, undertaking reconnaissance, early warning, anti-stealth, point defense, and harassment missions...
[Kuangxuan Dabaji] nodded slightly. "Big ships and cannons, seas of fighter jets, lasers... the tactics aren't new. I've encountered these before. In the two Continued Battles, everyone should have encountered the Technology Side, so these shouldn't be unfamiliar."