Picking Up Moro Metal for Free

In front of them lay an area filled with planetary debris and shattered worlds, where hundreds of streamlined warships were drifting.

They were about a thousand meters long, with simple external structures, and their overall tone was silver-white.

The hull had no windows or external observation devices, and its surface was covered in energy circuits.

Most importantly, despite their mere thousand-meter hulls, they carried formidable firepower, clearly leaving no space within for anything other than essential equipment.

Besides the warships belonging to the Alliance's mechanical legions, only the Mecha's warships met these standards.

The star map marked them red, clearly indicating hostile units.

"Lost Mecha that drifted out from Exotic Space?" Qingyang muttered.

Unlike Dimensional Worlds, which existed outside the greater universe, Exotic Space was a layered space formed by the collision of various high-dimensional domains and material dimensions within the greater universe.

It possessed the foundation for material existence while also containing all sorts of high-dimensional energies and special particles.

Most were devoid of life or threats; only a small portion, due to various reasons, gave rise to special groups like Lost Mecha and exotic species.

Exotic Space did not capture life forms with will and high intelligence; thus, they were basically born from Mecha and primitive planets swallowed by Exotic Space.

This was different from Mecha born from the remnants of technology left behind by the destruction of powerful civilizations in the greater universe.

The Mecha in Exotic Space were more dangerous. Due to prolonged exposure to the high-energy particles of their respective Exotic Spaces, their combat effectiveness, at the same technological level, far surpassed that of external Mecha. The special substances within could also greatly enhance technological strength.

The danger level of Lost Mecha appearing in any given Exotic Space was extremely high.

However, Lost Mecha were ultimately not the mainstream of Mecha. Compared to restricting their numbers, slightly improving their quality, it was the continuous stream of Mecha civilizations comparable to the Void Swarm from the outside world that posed a greater threat to the Alliance.

Groups and civilizations were two different concepts.

Qingyang directly launched a scan at the Mecha in the distance.

[Level 3 Lost Mecha -- Originating from Skatu Mecha Civilization (Detached from Skatu Core Server)]

[Scale: 738 basic Mecha ships, 54 medium Mecha ships, 5 mineral refining ships, 1 Planet Disintegrator]

[Energy Level: Basic Ship Comprehensive Energy Level (800), Medium Ship Comprehensive Energy Level (2k)]

Planet Disintegrator?

Directly shattering planets to obtain their resources, that was indeed the style of Mecha.

Qingyang scoffed. These Mecha warships posed little threat to the Eternal Fleet. Most of the attacks from those basic Mecha ships couldn't even reach the minimum damage threshold of the Joint Shield.

"Deploy the signal jamming field to prevent the Lost Mecha from notifying their main force!"

"Taiyi will be the vanguard, Chichen types in the middle, and Huiyue Type Battleships will move to the rear of the fleet."

After speaking, Qingyang checked the time: "In five seconds, the entire fleet will warp to the center of the Mecha fleet! Prioritize firing on the medium Mecha ships!"

"Understood!"

Changxi, who was controlling the flagship and three battleships, and the cruiser brain-control operators responded simultaneously.

With spatial ripples spreading without any aftermath, the entire Eternal Fleet vanished instantly.

When they reappeared, they were already in the center of nearly a thousand Mecha ships!

The moment the Eternal Fleet appeared, the nearest hundreds of Mecha ships immediately turned their ship cannons, releasing a large amount of special particles.

Completely covering the Eternal Fleet!

[Enemy has released spatial interference particles, subspace travel is temporarily disabled]

[Enemy is jamming communications, Star Net has counteracted the jamming]

Boom!

Qingyang ignored the notifications. The instant the hundreds of Mecha ships were about to complete their charge, the Eternal Fleet's twenty warships launched their attack first!

Giant beams roared out, fiercely striking the dozens of Mecha warships at the forefront.

These thousand-meter steel constructs were covered by a faint blue shield, but it shattered after only two seconds of resistance.

The beams easily tore through the armor and hulls of these warships, with explosions and light clusters rising continuously in the cosmic space.

The hundreds of Mecha warships that followed successfully launched their cannon fire, with rapidly flashing beams bombarding the Eternal Fleet from all directions.

Qingyang's vast mental power was constantly connected to the star map: "03 Jianren, 05 Jianren, 02 Changqu, instantaneous warp to coordinates ×××! 04 Jianren cruisers and..."

In an instant, twenty warships successfully warped in different directions.

Eighty percent of the attacks grazed the edges of the various warships, and many Mecha ships were hit by their own attacks.

The shields vibrated violently, and sparks could be faintly seen dripping from these Mecha warships.

Qingyang's mental power was connected to the star map, 'observing' the entire battlefield.

"Taiyi, Yuan Sha charge, attack target. 01 Chichen, 02 Chichen, target..."

With synchronized mental power, commands were issued. The cunningly angled artillery fire actually weaved through the gaps between the basic Mecha ships, perfectly hitting the medium ships located among the large number of basic Mecha ships!

At least one-third of the medium Mecha ships were hit at once.

[Decision: Target possesses precision strike capability, altering combat orders]

[Close Combat]

Hundreds of Mecha immediately charged at the Eternal Fleet, which was continuously bombarding them, attempting to split the Starships apart.

This prevented the Eternal Fleet from forming a cohesive fleet firepower.

Qingyang exclaimed in surprise, "Oh? Dogfighting?"

It had to be said that every Mecha command system was very powerful.

Unfortunately, while dogfighting might be useful against conventional fleets in this situation, it was of little use against Starfleets.

After all, for even slightly elite Starfleets, fleet-wide shield-type Star Weapons were standard equipment.

Qingyang actively separated the Starships, but in reality, several Battleships and Taiyi deliberately moved towards the latter two-thirds of the medium-sized Mecha.

As rounds of bombardment roared, over fifty medium-sized Mecha were continuously shattered.

Even if the Mecha systems reacted and adjusted, this lost Mecha fleet was already beyond saving.

Facing Starfleets with a certain degree of damage immunity, low-quality swarm tactics were completely ineffective.

From beginning to end, only the medium-sized Mecha warships engaged in space warfare with the Eternal Fleet; the basic Mecha ships, apart from blocking some damage, had little other use.

As time passed, the last basic Mecha warship detonated.

From deployment to conclusion, it only took a little over an hour, with hundreds of Mecha warships completely destroyed.

Compared to fleet engagements that could last ten hours or even several days, just over an hour was quite fast.

Qingyang withdrew his mental power connected to the star map, his brain feeling slightly uncomfortable.

After casually taking a sip of Mental Potion, Qingyang finally spoke, "Search for five mining ships and the warehouse attached to that Planet Disintegrator."

Two Cruisers immediately departed the fleet, deploying hundreds of engineering machines to begin reconnaissance.

"Qingyang's command style has changed so much," Guxue remarked with emotion as Qingyang finished commanding.

In the beginning, they seemed to confront enemies head-on.

Qingyang chuckled, "It's all thanks to the virtual simulations from Magic Sea Academy. Those commanders' records are very valuable for learning."

It had to be said that virtual simulations were indeed very useful. For instance, this precise data stream specifically for commanding small fleets was a pattern Qingyang had learned from a commander.

It didn't contain many complex techniques, but it required strong mental power and battlefield data analysis to support it.

It was a kind of innate skill.

"If the enemy forces are too numerous, this kind of command isn't recommended. Pushing your Mental Threshold to its limit isn't a good thing," Changxi's gentle laughter sounded, her golden eyes holding a familiar tenderness.

She then reached out and gently touched the top of Qingyang's head. His slightly strained mental state quickly recovered.

Once she confirmed Qingyang had fully recovered, Changxi removed her hand.

"Also, we found three hundred and forty units of Moro Metal. The Moro Metal in this area is almost depleted."

Hearing Changxi's words, Qingyang remained puzzled.

"Is there any use for Moro Metal for the Mecha?"