Chapter 402 God's Will?
"By the way, Byron, you haven't met Howson yet, have you?"
When Zhou Ai mentioned Howson, Byron smiled: "How is he now?"
"That guy has found a good gay friend now, I'm afraid he has already forgotten about you." The girl covered her mouth and laughed.
Byron was taken aback, and was about to ask a few more questions. At this moment, the indicator light of the shuttle's communicator lit up, and Ruskin next to him pressed the confirmation button, and Howson's greasy, flushed face appeared in front of everyone.
"Byron?"
"I'm here." Byron poked his head out from behind, and was about to greet him with a smile, but he almost choked him to death with his next sentence.
"Okay, shit, where's my deputy head? Where's my deputy head?"
Byron's expression changed, and he retracted his head like a tortoise, deputy head? Bastard, his position as head of the regiment has been snatched away, and that bastard still remembers the joke in the prison.
Tang Fang was not idle when the few people were chatting and joking. He was calculating the losses of this battle. After all, it was a large-scale fleet battle. Even though the combined combat power of the human and insect air forces was much higher than that of the pirates, they still lost some units.
Viking Fighter x9, Overlord x6, Eye Worm x4, Mutalisk x7, Corruptor x6, and even a transport plane was blown up. But what surprised him was that the high-ranking templar was unscathed, his skill was so agile, and before the transport plane exploded, he avoided the range of the heat radiation one after another.
It's no wonder if you think about it carefully, fanatics can only be promoted to high-ranking templars through hard training. With such experience, it is naturally impossible to be weaker than fanatics in terms of skills. It can be said bluntly that they are real "magic warriors." Swordsman". All-around fighter.
In addition to the above, there was one observer that was disabled, it was not hit by an enemy weapon. It was because Tang Fang gave him a "suicide" order.
Under normal circumstances, the temperature of the propeller nozzles of battleships is extremely high. Whether it's a person, or a small aircraft, approaching the jet is purely courting death. But there is one exception, and that is within a dozen seconds of the battleship switching from normal mode to warp mode.
At this time, the temperature of the injection port will drop sharply, the zero element has not yet burned, and the warp drive has not yet fully operated, once foreign matter invades. And a high-level energy burst will interfere with the generation of warp bubbles, causing the subspace coils to vibrate, causing a pulse storm that sweeps across the ship's hull, paralyzing the ship's electrical system.
Unless it is under special circumstances, generally speaking, even if it is a "hand-to-hand combat" battle between battleship groups,
It is also impossible to use the above-mentioned action plan of paralyzing enemy warships. The biggest difficulty is how the explosives are not discovered by the enemy, and are mobile, flexible and fast. Good at timing.
This task may be difficult for other man-made aircraft, but for the detector under Tang Fang's command, it is very simple. It integrates stealth, high speed, small size, flexibility and intelligence. More importantly, the cost is not high.
First, the veteran took a fancy to the "Headless Horseman", and second, he wanted to create an illusion for Charlemagne to complete the follow-up layout. As a result, there was a situation where the main propeller of the pirate flagship was disturbed, causing the warp engine to go offline and the ship's electrical system to be half paralyzed.
In terms of quantity alone. A total of 33 units were lost in this battle. As for the harvest, 87 lightly injured ships were captured. The total number of severely injured and completely destroyed ships is more than 150, and the number of warships escaped by the pirates is less than a hundred.
When it came, it was mighty. Nearly 400 warships left miserably, with less than a hundred survivors!
"But I don't know how Albert will feel when he gets this news." Tang Fang glanced over the porthole. The medical staff of "Star Pharmaceutical Industry" treated the soldiers injured in the battle.
After arriving at "Christian", the shuttle slowly landed on a relatively complete apron. After Ruskin got in touch with the staff of the control center, the gate under the apron slowly opened, and the entire take-off and landing facility quickly descended into the hangar of the underground building.
Several people got out of the shuttle, and five pick-up people in white coats had been waiting for a long time. According to Ruskin's introduction, these people were the managers and technical staff of "Venus Pharmaceutical" stationed in the "Christian" industrial park. high level.
It can be seen that these people have been frightened a lot, and their faces are still a little pale. After exchanging pleasantries with them, Tang Fang let Byron lead them to the underground control center of the park.
Earlier, the staff in the hall witnessed the power of the swarm. Although Ruskin did not introduce Tang Fang's identity, these people recognized them at a glance, and all whispered and guessed his origin.
"Wait a moment." Ruskin smiled apologetically at the two, walked up to the man in charge of intelligence collection, and asked sullenly, "How about the battle damage?"
"The production area is unharmed, but most of the buildings on the ground collapsed, some warehouses and laboratories were damaged, and the plantation was also burned. In terms of personnel, 36 workers in the park were killed and 56 were injured. 125 people in the security team were killed and 221 were injured."
"Also, none of the 275 people on the resource supply station, including Professor Liu Yun's experimental team, logistics maintenance personnel, and transportation team, survived."
"Oh." Ruskin sighed, then turned to look at the communication team: "How is the situation with the transport team and Stephen?"
"Captain, the ground communication facilities have not been repaired and are still out of contact." The communication team leader replied cautiously.
"Idiots!" Ruskin yelled, "The battle is over, what are you doing here, why don't you hurry up and fix it."
"Oh." The leader of the communication team shrank his head and hurriedly greeted the idlers in the hall to run outside.
"Huh..." Ruskin let out a long breath, with a look of resentment. Byron stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder, without saying anything, then walked to a console, entered a series of parameters continuously, and pressed the confirmation button.
At this time, there was a blurry screen on the central large screen. After about 10 seconds, the ripples shook a few times, and a picture jumped out. In a crater in the north about 2km away from the park, the gravel at the bottom shakes. It was originally uneven, and the ground full of rocks slowly opens from a horizontal line in the center to both sides. After about 1 minute, a silo with a diameter of about 200 meters was formed.
As Byron pressed a few keys, he opened the safety cover again. Press the last big red button, and fire lights will appear on the big screen. A spacecraft with a length of several hundred meters is launched from the silo.
This is only the first one, and within 3-5 minutes, several more spacecraft took off, leaving the gravitational range of "Christian" one after another, and entering high-altitude orbits.
According to the coordinates provided by the command center, several aircraft ejected the booster system back to the ground after taking off, and then slowly regrouped under the guidance of the docking beam. A small supply dock was set up.
Seeing this scene, Tang Fang unconsciously nodded. After all, it is a large enterprise. Although the development and construction of Dilar is still in its infancy, the sparrow is small and complete.
"There are a certain amount of maintenance materials in the cabin of the space station. If not enough, there are spare parts in the warehouse of the park." At this time, Ruskin had suppressed his anger and added.
"By the way, do you want me to send some people to do some auxiliary work?"
"No need." Tang Fang rejected Ruskin's kindness. Next, send an entry command to the Morningstar through Emma. Then input the maintenance plan into the computers of "Cupid", and cooperate with King Worm and Iron Crow to start repairing the damaged pirate ships.
Bai Hao, Roy, Howson, Churchill and others also received his latest order. Use the medical transport plane to transport the pirates who surrendered from each ship to "Christian" and hand them over to Byron for disposal.
After arranging the follow-up action plan, several people walked out from the control center, turned left and entered a lounge, sat there for a while, and just met once, the person in charge of the daily production and life of the park and two maids walked into the room .
Tang Fang was not polite to him, and said bluntly: "Mr. Sheridan, I think you have already learned something about me from Ruskin."
Sheridan David, 52 years old, with a pair of gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose, nodded: "I did hear Ruskin mention the relationship between Mr. Tang and the Byron brothers."
"In this case, let me just say it bluntly. I am aware of the relationship between 'Venus Pharmaceutical' and Terry Ferdinand. I have also heard about Byron's entanglement with Mr. Senator. Presumably the pirate 'Apollo' The fact that the regiment changed hands will have a great impact on your Excellency."
"Cough..." Sheridan David coughed dryly, with an unnatural expression on his face: "Mr. Tang is really well informed."
"Lingtong doesn't count, it's just a few days of dealing with some people in the military and political aspects of the Star Alliance."
"Huh?" Not only Sheridan, but even Byron was dumbfounded. What did he mean by this?
Tang Fang was not surprised by this. "Dilal" and "Jakartapur" are more than 20 light-years apart, and they are located on the border of the Star Alliance. It is reasonable that the news is blocked.
"Let's gossip less, let's get down to business. I came to 'Dilal' this time for two purposes. One, to visit an old friend, and to see if I can help him take back the 'Apollo' pirate group; His relationship with Terry Ferdinand, contacting some construction companies and mining companies, perfected the 'Morning Star Foundry'."
"What?" Ruskin, Byron, and Sheridan had normal expressions when they heard the first purpose, and no emotional fluctuations were seen. However, when the three heard the second purpose, their pupils immediately dilated.
"What the hell is this kid thinking about?" Byron secretly slandered, "Morning Star Foundry", from the literal meaning analysis, we can get the nature of the enterprise. Back in the Monya Empire, he was still a young man with no big ambitions who was full of his heart to save his brother and sister, and then fly away. It's only been a few months since he had such ambitions.
How difficult it is to build a heavy industry company is even worse than controlling a large-scale pirate group. This is not a 5-year-old child playing house, playing small fights, and the water in it is very deep. For example, a veteran pirate like him may have a few skills in leading soldiers and fighting, but once he enters the quagmire of the business circle, he will drown without bubbling.
Sheridan and Ruskin almost meant the same thing. Although they didn't know where the air force unit that drove away the pirate fleet came from, it was one thing to lead troops to fight, but another to run a business. Nowadays, the high-return industries in the Star Alliance commercial field are all divided up by some large enterprises and consortiums, leaving only some scattered niche types with a certain free share. If he engages in agriculture, animal husbandry, trade, retailing, etc., he will naturally have no problem. If he recklessly slips into the muddy waters of the shipbuilding industry, he will just wait to lose money.
Not to mention start-up capital, orders, the corporate market. Partners and the like, the government alone is not easy to pass, all kinds of approval documents, applications, qualification reviews, quality supervision... and so on. Without the help of officials within the system, it would be as difficult as climbing the sky on foot.
"I know what you are thinking. There is no need for the government to worry. All the relevant procedures for the establishment of 'Morning Star Casting' are already in the process of being submitted for approval. In another ten and a half days, the entire process should be completed. Now there are three required. One, funds ; two, manpower; three, site;"
Hearing this, the three of them were all dumbfounded. Ruskin and Sheridan glanced at each other, and thought to themselves, "So they came prepared."
Tang Fang paused for a while, picked up a few cups of coffee, gently stirred the bubbles in the cup of noodles, and said calmly, "However, I changed my mind temporarily."
This time, not only Byron, but also Zhou Ai, Tang Lin, and Aros were stunned. What's the matter with this kid? How do you think that one out is one out? What was decided one moment ago, but regretted the next moment?
Tang Fang raised his head and glanced at Sheridan: "Because I think finding a trustworthy partner will be more conducive to the development of 'Morning Star Casting' in the Tianchao star area. After all, we are foreign merchants. As the saying goes, Qianglong does not Snake on the ground."
"Uh..." Ruskin didn't know why.
Sheridan serves as the top management of "Venus Pharmaceuticals". Tang Fang is very thoughtful. When Tang Fang said this, he still didn't understand the reason. It turned out that this guy changed his mind temporarily because he wanted to recruit "Venus Pharmaceuticals" into his team.
Sheridan was smart, and Zhou Ai's thoughts turned faster than him. Apart from understanding Tang Fang's plan, he suddenly thought of another thing, and then had a cold war. He looked fearfully at the man surnamed Tang who was drinking coffee leisurely beside him.
This kid is too bad, I didn't realize it when I was on planet 5. Ever since he came to the Tiannest star area, he played tricks at the same level as a rocket strapped to his ass. "噌噌噌" to rise.
Poor "Morning Star"!
With a secret sigh, the girl chewed again, "Venus... Morning Star, Venus... Morning Star. Is this God's will?"
On the other side, Aros took out a cigar, raised his thumb, pushed aside the high-end lighter that the old Viking had given him, lit the cigar head himself, put it on his dry lips and sucked it hard. a mouthful.
"Say it... why don't you say it?" Ruskin's more than 20 years of military career has created a good adaptability, but it has not improved his ability to observe words and emotions. He didn't delve into Tang Fang's words, but simply thought he was cold. not good.
Byron tugged at his sleeve and winked at him. Ruskin has few strings in business, but it does not mean that he is stupid and can't understand the situation. Turning around, Sheridan saw that the smile on the corner of Sheridan's mouth receded, and he frowned in silence. After thinking about it in an instant, his mouth opened wider and wider, and his eyes slanted, looking straight at Tang Fang who was waiting for a reply.
Ruskin is only a security manager, and although he can be called a "Morning Star" management class, his eyes are dimmed when it comes to business affairs, so how can he understand Sheridan's complicated mood now.
The Asian man on the opposite side who is sitting as stable as Mount Tai and drinking coffee unhurriedly, although he is a full ten years younger, the pressure on others is like a flying stone.
From the first moment he saw the other party, he felt that the other party was very mysterious. Until now, when Tang Fang expressed his idea of forming "Morning Star Foundry", he just thought it was difficult, and he didn't think that the young man was talking nonsense.
But what he thought was one thing, what the Board of Directors of the Morning Star thought was another. According to Tang Fang, "Morning Star Casting" is still just a name, no less than painting cakes to satisfy one's hunger. If the old guys on the board of directors know about this, they will definitely laugh it off.
A young man of twenty-four or five years old talked about setting up a heavy industry enterprise, but anyone with a normal mind would think that this was bragging and nonsense. After all, "Morning Star Casting" was just an empty shell. No one, no funds, no foundation, no foundation, even if the boy surnamed Tang has a glib tongue, can talk all kinds of hype, and the ground is full of golden lotus, it is impossible to convince those old foxes.
"Venus Pharmaceutical" is essentially a pharmaceutical company. If it enters the shipbuilding industry without authorization, it will be a mouse marrying a cat, and it will kill itself. Not to mention that today's "Venus" is facing a financial crisis. It has done its best to keep the building alive, and there is no spare money for additional investment. Tang Fang wanted to recruit "Venus", but the possibility of success was extremely low.
Even though he knew that this matter had no possibility of success, Sheridan did not dare to speak out. Many people have seen the previous battle process. Those biological battleships and those Transformers are so powerful that it is simply unimaginable. Where did they come from? ? Why come and go without a trace? This matter is probably related to the boy surnamed Tang... Could it be that he still has a ship production line in the Monya Empire? If he is willing to share the manufacturing process of these air force units, maybe those guys on the board of directors will be tempted.
Furthermore, today's "Christelle" has both the space-based and land-based defense lines collapsed. To put it bluntly, the entire star system has fallen into the hands of the other party. Will the tepid, mild-tempered young man make any outrageous moves. You must know that Byron and "Venus Pharmaceutical" are only allies, but he has a life-threatening friendship with him. At critical moments, he will definitely stand by his side. (to be continued)