Chapter 1243: Diving into the Devil
Although the Swan changed its engine this time and installed a lot of new equipment and weapons, the modification time was much less than that of the Royalists.
This is mainly because the armor plate, the most time-consuming part, does not need to be modified. Although the engineers of the Spinning Water Federation feel that the Swan uses the technology of the Red Maple Republic, it must be admitted that the work of the Royalist colleagues is indeed useless. It's nitpicky, that's all they can do if you let them come.
You know, a warship's outfitting, sea trial training, and other processes can be completed very quickly in just a few months. Even if the war situation is simplified, it will not take a few days to complete the major operation of transforming the reactor.
The most critical reason is that the compatibility of the Swan under the control of Li Chengqi is so strong that no debugging work is required. You can install it and it will fit perfectly.
In addition to this performance improvement, the Swan has also been equipped with a little extra stuff.
As soon as the Swan left port, Alyssa sent the heading chart from the tower to Carlos, the helmsman, when she heard Li Chengqi say:
"Why does the Swan look fatter? It didn't look like this yesterday." ?”
Yes, no matter how the Swan is modified, at least the main shape that looks like a black swan remains unchanged.
Now, the iconic 'wings' of the Swan are no longer visible at all, it is just a cigar-shaped, bloated brown ham sausage.
"It was just a camouflage shell. It was installed yesterday."
Alyssa continued to prepare for leaving the port and explained casually:
"We need to pass through enemy-occupied areas next. The engine information and appearance information of the Swan are likely to be included in the database of the Red Maple Republic, and it must be camouflaged to a certain extent."
Now the Swan is more like a bloated and heavy medium-sized cargo ship than a battleship.
The so-called camouflage is just to put a shell on the Swan, destroying the appearance information of the Swan itself. This shell can explode and break away when necessary.
Of course, when the camouflage is covering the body, some weapons are still limited. After all, it is not appropriate for you to disguise yourself as a cargo ship but bring a lot of anti-aircraft guns and two turrets.
As he spoke, the Swan had already left the military port, started pulse flight, and could start the jump when it was far away.
What makes Alyssa most satisfied with this modification is that the engine power of the Swan has been greatly improved. Unlike before, it will be caught and unable to escape when a large warship approaches. At least the coverage range of destroyers and frigates cannot be Stop the Cygnus from pulse flight or warp.
Previously, they were chased by enemy ships because of insufficient engine power.
"Where is the destination?"
"A dwarf planet."
After roughly telling Li Chengqi what happened with Eunice, Alyssa immediately added: "The royalist ships will also be responsible for the response this time, so they won't be chased as badly as before. "
No, wait a moment.
Aren't you going to the auction?
Why is it necessary to start a fight?
Moreover, why is there a premise of being rear-ended?
"Because that ghost place is more chaotic than Guest City, and there are people everywhere who are not easy to mess with. And I think if you control the Swan, the probability of a fight will be higher."
"..."
That's right, Li Chengqi has a criminal record in this regard.
"Besides, you secretly used the Swan's energy again, right?"
"Anyway, we stayed in the port for those two days, so we didn't use it in vain."
Oh, yes, it was this attitude that made Alyssa feel that the probability of a fight was higher. After all, Li Chengqi is a person who never opens his mouth when he can talk with a cannon.
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The place the Swan is going to is called the Diving Devil, and the location of this place changes. Unless you receive an invitation, it is difficult to find it.
Like a ghost that can disappear at any time, this kind of dwarf planet is really rare.
In the next few days, no, it will probably take about twenty days, the Swan will be in sailing condition.
During this period, there is a 100% chance that they will pass through enemy-occupied areas. If they encounter the patrol fleet of the Red Maple Republic, it will still be very troublesome to get through by pretending.
Eunice made a lot of preparations, such as preparing a fake identification code for the Swan, and even forged documents from the shipping company so that the Swan would appear to be just a cargo ship regardless of inspection.
But it is best not to use these methods if possible. After all, lies cannot withstand careful investigation. If there are any mistakes, it will be troublesome.
Therefore, the Swan needs to be careful in its route selection. When it inevitably needs to pass through enemy-occupied areas, it should go as fast as possible. When it has to dock, it should also try to choose a neutral space station instead of being blocked by Hong Maple now. The space station occupied by the Republic or the space station turned to their side.
Yes, large-scale battles involving thousands of warships from the two countries broke out, but there are still neutral space stations between the two countries.
The space station is like a rest stop on the highway. Because the distance for interstellar navigation is too far and the number of space stations required is too great, it is impossible for any country to build it. No amount of money is enough.
Therefore, the vast majority of space stations are actually operated by individuals and contracted out.
The space station has independent sovereignty and even has its own defense fleet. According to the provisions of the Star Law, neutral space stations cannot be attacked by both warring countries, nor can neutral space stations be forced to join forces.
Although no one may care about this until their eyes are red, but most of the time no one is willing to follow the truth. Anyway, the space station can play a very small role in the war, so there is no need to be such a villain.
This also means that when the Swan has to dock during this period, it can settle on a neutral space station. Not only is it safer, but it can also avoid the search of the Red Maple Republic patrol fleet.
Of course, this mode is sneaky. One or two ships is fine, but if there are more, they will definitely be closely investigated by the Red Maple Republic.
And because both sides are at war, many private shipping companies have chosen to take detours or temporarily not accept transportation business related to the two countries. Only a small number of private private companies that are desperate for money or life will continue to sail in the war zone. If they really want to be caught, Still very conspicuous.
Fortunately, Alyssa's sailing experience is indeed not a guarantee. Although she has never taken a ship command course for a day, what she learned from her grandfather allowed Alyssa to command the Swan to completely bypass the enemy-occupied area. We didn't even see many ships from the Red Maple Republic along the way, so it could be said to be very smooth.
I feel that in addition to experience, Bichi, the goddess of luck who is often talked about by Alyssa, has finally opened her eyes and has not caused any trouble.
Finally, twenty-two days after departure, with the Swan's final jump, it appeared in an empty dark star field.
Here, there are no stars visible, only pitch black, but in this dark place, there is a white thing that is very conspicuous.
It looks like the moon at first glance, but it is much smaller than the moon. The entire planet is covered with ice and snow, like a complete big ice pimple.
But this big ice pimple is actually sandwiched. There is still liquid water and even some living things under the ice layer more than ten kilometers thick.
This is the ‘Devil of Darkness’.
(End of chapter)