Filling the Acceleration Buffer Fluid, Departure
"If that's the case, then is our strategy correct?"
It was Mo Tuotuo who spoke, but before he could finish, Pierce resolutely interrupted him, "No need to worry, proceed according to the original plan. They have Positron Cannon, but only the Quake-Class Warship have them. The other warships pose no threat to us. Besides, we are already on the verge of being released."
As Pierce stated, the four squadrons of the Kun-Tai Civilization had reached the point of needing to enter the Asteroid Belt. Even though they were slowing down collectively, apart from the main squadron and the squadron below that was scheduled to slow down, the squadrons on the left and right sides would also enter the Asteroid Belt during the deceleration process.
After glancing at the star map, Pierce gave the order, "Order the Second Fleet to begin slowing down along with my formation. The third and fourth formations will continue their advance into the Asteroid Belt, drawing the attention of Human Civilization and probing the Asteroid Belt to create an opportunity for my formation and the Second Fleet to advance!"
"Yes, Your Lord Pierce!"
Following Pierce's orders, the Kun-Tai Civilization's fleet began to change.
This change was quickly relayed to the Lyra.
The observer who first noticed the changes in the Kun-Tai Civilization immediately shouted, "Commander Yue, the central and Second Fleet of the Kun-Tai Civilization are beginning to decelerate, while the other two formations are advancing into the Asteroid Belt at normal speed."
"Oh?"
Yue Yuan was taken aback, quickly considering the significance of the Kun-Tai Civilization's actions. He then strode to the back of the observer's position and stared intently at the work screen in front of the observer.
"It seems this was a strategy devised by the Kun-Tai Civilization long ago. Hmm, I wouldn't call this a lucky accident?" Looking at the star map on the screen, Yue Yuan's mind raced as he recalled his own arrangements.
The two formations that Kun-Tai Civilization is currently slowing down are one that they need to put aside first, and the other that is executing a delaying tactic.
Since the Kun-Tai Civilization is like this, then the Lyra fleet, where I am, and the Kunlun-Class Warship of Man Yuemei, do not need to transfer the Callisto-Class Warship and Escort Ship to the middle route to support the Mount Wudang-Class Warship and Mount Emei-Class Warship.
Thinking of this, Yue Yuan's face showed a confident look. He then turned and walked towards the captain's seat, shouting, "Pass on my order: the entire Lyra fleet is on standby. All warships are filled with Acceleration Buffer Fluid. It's time for us to take the field."
The Lyra fleet consists of only three Mountain-Class Warships: the Flagship Lyra, the Mount Huang-Class Warship, and the Mount Lu-Class Warship. In addition, there are ten Callisto-Class Warships and one hundred Escort Ship that were originally to be transferred to support the Mount Wudang-Class Warship and Mount Emei-Class Warship.
It seems like a lot, but its main combat force consists of only three Main Battleship, while the other warships are mainly used for harassment.
As Yue Yuan gave the order to set off, the Man Yuemei on the Kunlun-Class Warship also issued the order to intercept the left flank of the Kun-Tai Civilization's formation.
Compared to the Lyra, the Kunlun-Class Warship fleet has more ships, consisting of five Mountain-Class Warships: Kunlun-Class Warship, Mount Tai-Class Warship, Mount Hua-Class Warship, Mount Song-Class Warship, and Mount Danxia-Class Warship, plus 20 Callisto-Class Warship and 100 Escort Ship.
Originally, there were 30 Callisto-Class Warship and 200 Escort Ship, but 10 Callisto and 100 Escort Ship were previously deployed to launch a surprise attack on the Kun-Tai Civilization's Residential Spaceship Cluster.
On the Lyra, after everyone had returned to their posts, the ship's systems began to display notifications.
"Attention, the Lyra is now in ready-to-launch mode. All crew members, please take your seats and prepare. The ship will soon be refilled with Acceleration Buffer Fluid."
"Please note that the acceleration buffer system is ready. All crew members are requested to confirm according to their own circumstances."
Yue Yuan sat upright in the captain's seat. After making preparations, he sent the command to the system to begin refueling.
As the confirmation command was sent, a curved dome slowly extended from behind Yue Yuan's location, covering him, his seat, and even the Personal Terminal in front of him.
The dome was large, and there was no feeling of oppression inside.
After the cover closed, the curved inner wall became transparent, allowing Yue Yuan to see the situation on the bridge outside again.
At this moment, some people in other positions had already finished lowering the covers, while others had just sat down and were ready to start the operation.
For those that had already lowered their covers, Yue Yuan could only see an opaque sphere, but not what was inside.
The cover is made of an adjustable light-transmitting material, and this applies to all of them.
Next comes the actual stage of filling the Acceleration Buffer Fluid.
Yue Yuan also turned his attention back to his own seat. He saw a transparent liquid gushing out from the bottom of the seat and then slowly filling the surrounding area.
Because the bridge of the Lyra is a weightless environment, the Acceleration Buffer Fluid does not rise slowly as a liquid plane when it is filled, but rather slowly climbs along the surface of the object it contacts, because liquids have adhesive properties.
So after the hyaluronic acid Acceleration Buffer Fluid flowed out, it first began to spread on the floor, then climbed up the inner wall of the curved sphere, and at the same time climbed up Yue Yuan's legs from the soles of his feet.
Although I've experienced it many times, the feeling of this liquid slowly climbing up my body is still very strange, especially when I feel the transparent liquid climbing up to my thighs while the liquid screen on the floor is still at my ankles. It feels like I'm being slowly swallowed by something strange.
Fortunately, this feeling didn't last long. As the Acceleration Buffer Fluid gradually increased, the strange feeling faded away.
But what follows is another very unpleasant experience.
The fear of drowning and suffocation has been deeply ingrained in human genes over millions of years of evolution. Even after repeated training, which has helped us overcome this fear subjectively, we still experience physical discomfort.
Especially when the Acceleration Buffer Fluid enters the body through the mouth and nose like Flowing Water, the choking reaction follows. Even though he had experienced it many times, Yue Yuan still couldn't help but choke.
However, it was only one sip, because after he choked, what he inhaled again was a slow sip of the Acceleration Buffer Fluid.
The feeling of his stomach being filled with water traveled through his nerve cells to Yue Yuan's brain. Before he could even process this feeling of lightness, he felt a cool sensation in his lungs. He knew that the air in his lungs had been replaced by the Acceleration Buffer Fluid.
The cool sensation begins in the lungs and then spreads throughout the entire body.
Having received multiple injections of the buffer solution, Yue Yuan understood that this was because the Acceleration Buffer Fluid had already permeated into the cavities of the body's internal organs. This also signified that the Acceleration Buffer Fluid had been fully filled.
Thanks to previous genetic enhancements, humans can now withstand accelerations of up to 150G without completely filling all body cavities with Acceleration Buffer Fluid. Areas like the cranial cavity don't need this, making things much more convenient.
After the Acceleration Buffer Fluid was filled, several Mechanical Arm extended from behind the seat and attached precision sensors to Yue Yuan's skin. For example, the sensor patch on his vocal cords was a component that connected to the warship's communication channel.