More than a dozen rookie commanders from the United Fleet, who considered their development progress relatively fast, stared in stunned silence.
Watching the twenty Starcraft radiating powerful energy fluctuations as they suppressed three Skarat Beasts, their feelings were complicated.
Setting aside the famous Shining Moon Type and the three unfamiliar battleships, even the sixteen cruisers alone had energy levels close to their core battleships.
Their core battleships were high-end battleships!
Their combat power and energy levels were clearly a full tier above mid-range ships.
What level of Commander Talent and other bonuses did it take for cruisers alone to rival their high-end battleships?
Golden Talent? Purple Gold Talent?
Or an Epic Talent?
"Is this really a T8 Fleet like ours?!" The burly young man found it hard to believe.
Another young man added, "And it's a T8 Fleet that isn't even at full strength!"
A fully staffed T8 Fleet required at least eighty ships. This formidable fleet of the same tier was clearly still far short of that number.
Even so, crushing their United Fleet would probably be effortless for it!
Even Wang Lian, who had the best talent among them, looked full of admiration. "I never expected to encounter such a powerful commander of our generation on this trip to Qian Sen Star Lake. This is absolutely rookie prodigy ranking material for the Youth League."
That was an honor every young person in the entire Alliance dreamed of!
The energy tremors in the distance quickly pulled everyone's attention back.
Taiyi remained immovable, withstanding the Skarat Beasts' attacks head-on as the Yuan Sha Main Cannon fired once again.
The crimson beam instantly struck a Skarat Beast. This time, however, it did not kill it outright, but shattered its biological field!
Several main cannons on the two Chichen Battleships immediately finished charging, and nearly solid pillars of light roared forth without pause.
In an instant, they killed the Skarat Beast that had lost the protection of its biological field.
The last one was also killed by the Eternal Fleet in the same manner. After all, the Yuan Sha Main Cannon was too powerful. If they wanted to break the biological field while killing the Skarat Beast in one strike,
they would inevitably damage the scales on its body.
The battle ended swiftly, and the sixteen cruisers wandering nearby returned to formation.
During the encirclement of the three Skarat Beasts, the sixteen cruisers had merely interfered and stood guard nearby. The main attackers had been the two Chichen Battleships and Taiyi.
At present, only those three Starcraft in the Eternal Fleet could threaten Level Five Star Beasts.
Qingyang dispatched mechanical units to recover the Skarat scales, while his gaze settled on the United Fleet.
"Oh?"
Pulling up the basic information displayed on the Star Network, Qingyang raised an eyebrow slightly.
They were actually rookie commanders who had awakened their talents within the past year as well?
Being able to build a fleet of this scale in less than a year was indeed remarkable. At the very least, they were far stronger than most rookie commanders.
Aside from some family funding, over half of those warships were a hodgepodge of various models.
It was obvious that these commanders had obtained the Starcraft themselves.
This group-based development method was common among commanders without backing.
Qingyang had no intention of speaking with this United Starfleet. He planned to leave once the Skarat scales had been collected.
Guxue moved closer and noticed the fleets' energy levels. "They should be rookie commanders from some major nation nearby."
Qingyang nodded. Rookie commanders from Elite Nations would generally join the military for training if they lacked backing.
Rookie commanders willing to form their own teams and struggle forward were rare in both Elite Nations and Ordinary Nations.
Wang Lian felt slightly conflicted when she saw that the Eternal Fleet was ignoring them.
But after looking at the United Fleet's losses, she finally sighed.
She then spoke through the team channel. "Why not give this fleet the information? It is a distress signal, after all. Although the signal is extremely old and is very likely from a relic,
that place lies nearly ten thousand light-years deep in Star Lake. We have encountered multiple Level Five Star Beasts after advancing less than three thousand light-years. Our current strength is far from enough to keep moving forward. If that distress signal truly needs help..."
The burly young man and the other young man fell silent for a moment before saying, "Agreed."
"I agree too. We've already earned enough this time. Our development strategy from the beginning was to proceed step by step. We can't rush."
"Indeed, I agree!"
In less than five minutes, everyone approved the proposal.
Although it was a relic-type signal, they could not rule out the possibility that someone really needed help, no matter how low the odds were.
Wang Lian took a deep breath and sent a communication request to Taiyi.
Before long, the screen in front of Wang Lian lit up.
Qingyang looked at Wang Lian on the screen, somewhat puzzled.
"Thank you very much for saving us!" Wang Lian thanked him while secretly studying Qingyang.
"It's nothing. We're both Starship Commanders. Anyone who saw it would have helped."
Qingyang spoke calmly. He could sense that Wang Lian had something else to say.
Sure enough, after hesitating for a moment, Wang Lian told him everything, focusing on the distress signal.
Qingyang had not cared much at first, but a hint of curiosity gradually appeared on his face.
An extremely ancient distress signal? Possibly from the previous era?
A relic hidden within Qian Sen Star Lake?
Qingyang stroked his chin before finally saying, "We can't rule out that a team became trapped while exploring a relic and used relic equipment to send out a distress signal."
Not every fleet was a Starfleet, nor could every fleet connect to the Star Network.
Other than the Star Network, it was perfectly normal for other networks to be unable to guarantee stable signals when dealing with relics from the previous era that had survived Cosmic Regression.
Wang Lian agreed. "That was my thought as well, which is why I wanted to ask you."
Qingyang did not refuse.
The ancient relics in Qian Sen Star Lake already held a certain amount of value. If they could unearth something from the previous era, its value would be even greater.
Whether out of sentiment or reason, Qingyang had no need to refuse.
"No problem. Leave this to me. If there's any news, I'll let you know." Qingyang immediately added Wang Lian as a friend on the Star Network.
After chatting briefly, Qingyang took the initiative to say goodbye and ended the communication.
The teammates who had been listening nearby looked at one another, and one of them grinned mischievously.
"Taking the initiative to add another male commander's Star Network contact? That's really rare, isn't it, Sister Wang?"
"Hahahahaha!"
"Go on, get out of here. I just wanted to know whether someone was actually asking for help."
Wang Lian's pretty face flushed slightly as she immediately drove away the teasing crowd.
Taiyi.
Guxue pouted, her bright eyes blinking. "Boohoo, isn't having me enough for you, Brother Qingyang~?"
"I'm not interested in little brats." Knowing that Guxue was joking, Qingyang raised his head with a disdainful expression.
"Oh, you!"
Guxue ground her teeth and lunged straight at Qingyang.
After fooling around for a while, Qingyang entered the distress signal's region into Taiyi's star map.
Changxi quickly began her analysis and ultimately confirmed that it truly was a distress signal from the previous era.
It was one hundred percent a relic of an ancient civilization.
However, it was impossible to determine who had transmitted the signal.
"The relic region and the second Moro Metal production zone are in the same direction, so it won't affect the plan. We'll take a look after collecting the Moro Metal." Qingyang had expected this already.
Guxing, who had been playing cards with the crew, suddenly felt a weight on his shoulder and looked up.
Qingyang's radiant smile came into view.
"I'm counting on you, Brother Guxing. After all, this plot was probably triggered by you!"
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