Dreadnought-Class

The grating shriek of mechanical arms being torn apart, the cracking of steel frames snapping, and the groan of dock structures warping echoed back and forth within the planetary dock's atmospheric containment field.

It was clear that, due to the emergency launch, some of the pipelines connected to the Andromeda had been ripped away before they could be retracted. Large amounts of unidentified liquid splashed across the Andromeda's hull, where artificial antigravity rendered gravity nonexistent.

Countless construction drones began fleeing frantically in every direction. Anyone even a step too slow would be smashed to pieces by the Andromeda as it "slowly" emerged from the planetary dock.

Of course, "slowly" was only on a macroscopic scale. If the scale were reduced, one would realize that the ship was already moving at tremendous speed; it was merely its enormous size that made its movements appear sluggish.

The sudden acceleration caused the un-warmed engines to spit bursts of sparks from time to time, but there was no longer time for repairs. They could only make do and get the Andromeda into a safe zone before jumping into Dark Space!

"What happened?!" Tang Shizhe, his face filled with confusion and bewilderment, shoved open Jeffrey's office door and rushed inside.

"A fleet from the Murlikari civilization is heading toward this star system. Somehow, they learned that we were building a giant spacecraft here and intend to intercept it!" Jeffrey looked deeply troubled. Although the Andromeda had large weapons installed, it would surely become a live target against the Murlikari fleet. This ship had never been designed for combat!

"Why did they suddenly show up? Don't they know this is Galaxy Heavy Industries territory? This is practically a direct declaration of war against Weiyesi!" Tang Shizhe froze in disbelief.

"Heh, the current situation isn't much different