She had all the unmistakable hallmarks of Imperial shipbuilding: sharp lines and a stately form, like a towering mobile fortress. Yet this colossal ship was painted in the decidedly down-to-earth colors of light blue, dark blue, and green, representing the sky, the sea, and the land.
That paint scheme was just so Commonwealth.
"Thought so," Yu Lian said.
There was no doubt about it: this colossal ship was the Blue Star Commonwealth's one and only Titan, the new Independence!
...After all, nobody could be sure whether the Vast Silence really counted as a Titan.
This was once the Imperial ship Natural Crest, and the greatest prize the Commonwealth had claimed in the First Battle of Said.
Thinking about it, even before I took Little Gray and punched through the Celestial Domain, I'd already earned quite a few merits. I was at least one of the people who'd helped make history. The thought filled Yu Lian with pride.
In truth, although Natural Crest had once been an Imperial warship, she had long since taken on the shape of a Terran ship.
The moment she appeared, her main guns, already fully charged, opened fire with a roar.
Several blazing spears of light streaked through space, hitting a nearby gas giant with pinpoint accuracy. Or rather, they hit the Imperial warships that had just left the giant planet's orbit.
The gas giant's sixth moon had water and oxygen. A local warlord had once established a well-equipped base and settlement there.
After the Imperials arrived, they expanded the depots and outposts, added artillery positions, missile silos, and docks, and even stationed two regiments of assault troops there. Presumably, they planned to use them to flank the fortress.
But the marines had barely left their docks when they were hit head-on.
Four transports and five