Chapter 149 The End of the Era: Setting Sail

Every Imperial warship has such a good place, an observation deck, where you can overlook the entire magnificent starry sea and most of the ship. At the beginning of the founding of the Imperial Navy, the founder of the Imperial Navy and the founder of the Imperial Armed Forces, "Emperor's Marshal" Marshal Constantine set this as an observation deck.

Speaking of which, Cole remembered that the marshal's name was very similar to Vito's. They both had the surname Constantine. Of course, this was nothing strange, and this surname was not uncommon.

This is where the fire control personnel, shooting guides and orbital bombing calibrators of the warship can work efficiently. The 360-degree viewing environment without dead angles allows everything around to be seen at a glance, providing an excellent observation window.

But I don't know since when, with the aristocratization of the captains of the Imperial Navy, the tradition of the merchant aristocracy began to merge into the navy. The private observation deck exclusively for the aristocratic captains to appreciate the starry sea replaced the fire control base station and eventually became the standard configuration of every warship.

Its practicality began to fade, replaced by luxurious aristocratic decorations and a sense of ceremony. Cole did not like this meaningless extravagance. Although he was born in a seafaring family and was of pure aristocratic blood, and it was even said that his ancestors were related to Marshal Markarian, Cole did not like the aristocratic habits.

So Cole refitted the aristocratic observation deck. Today, it has regained the fine traditions of the golden age. The complex sighting equipment and fire control base station replaced the velvet satin, and the steel operating table replaced the chaise longue and sofa.

Cole stood at the top of the hanging ladder above the fire control base station. A curved glass that was neither too big nor too small was buckled around him, allowing him to stand directly under the starlight, almost within reach of the sea of ​​stars.

Countless stars shone on his face. Cole looked at the work at the end of the hull. A Mechanicus maintenance ship was hovering at the tail of the hull, using its huge mechanical arm to replace the thruster of the Raven Guard battleship.

The Infinite Frontier's secondary thruster was removed, and the mechanical arm completed the removal with the assistance of several auxiliary arms. The thruster that had been severely damaged in the Blackstone Fortress and the warp voyage was removed from the ship and turned into a huge cosmic garbage.

The Mechanicus repair ship used its mechanical arm to replace the thruster of the Raven Guard. The advanced thruster from the Great Crusade era was simply modified to match the current Mars-class battlecruiser.

I have to praise the Mechanicus's planning in this regard. The thrusters of almost all ships in the Empire are universal, and many spare parts are also the same. Although the original intention was to produce warships and facilitate supply and maintenance, it objectively led to the strong repairability of the Imperial warships.

You only need to find another Imperial warship to get most of the repair parts you need from it, and then replace it on your own ship.

The Mechanicus repair ship completed the replacement of the engine, the huge thruster was inserted into the interface, and the plasma flames lit up slightly in the jet.

Most of the repair work on the Infinite Frontier has been completed. Cole looked around his kilometer-long warship. Most of the damaged structures on it have been repaired. Now it looks so bright and shining.

The Raven Guard warship found by Vito and Lancelot helped a lot, and even allowed the Infinite Frontier to obtain some weapons and equipment. These weapons and equipment have long been lost, but miraculously they can still be used. Its machine soul has resumed working under the adjustment and comfort of Omega, and it has been successfully connected with the Infinite Frontier's main control system.

Now this beauty can be said to be connected with the past and the present. Not only has its power not weakened, but it has been greatly enhanced, providing a huge auxiliary role for the subsequent subspace navigation.

Cole watched the mechanical arm move out from the back of the hull, his hand resting on the handrail of the observation frame, and they can set sail.

"Captain, the Mechanicus exploration ship and ground forces are organizing evacuation, and they will all be able to return to the fleet within an hour." The communicator on the fire control observation platform shouted loudly. He leaned his head and shouted to the observation stand, "The two judges and the Astartes have also boarded the ship. They are waiting for you on the bridge."

Cole turned his head to look in the direction of Kasong. A large number of transport planes were leaving from the atmosphere, and transport barges had begun to dock in the belly dock of the Infinite Frontier.

Cole straightened his captain's high-collared jacket and walked down the ladder. The officers and soldiers in the fire control room all stood at attention, waiting for the captain's order.

Cole looked at them and nodded slightly, "Get ready to leave the port." "Yes, Captain!"

Cole patted the duty officer on the shoulder, and then walked out of the fire control room. After watching the captain leave, the officer cleared his throat and looked at the sailors in the narrow arc-shaped fire control room.

"Everyone, get back to work!"

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Vito stood on the bridge, his eyes looking at the Kasong star outside the window. The beautiful planet was still floating above the sea of ​​stars, emitting a faint light in the dark night.

He watched transport ships sail out of the planet's orbit and atmosphere, and dense Valkyrie transport planes drove into the deck like homing bees. The Mechanicus' exploration ship sailed out of the thick atmosphere, and the huge ship began to slow down on the side of the Infinite Frontier. The reverse thrust engine was fully working, allowing the exploration ship to dock with the warship steadily.

As the operators in the bridge manipulated one by one, the docking points on the display screen turned green one by one, and the anchor and the fixed frame steadily controlled the exploration ship, allowing it to return to its own dock.

Vito looked at the ships and transport planes that had all returned. Cole also appeared next to Vito. The captain looked at the gradually sparse fleet of aircraft outside the planet.

"Is everything ready?" Vito asked with his head tilted, and Cole nodded affirmatively, "All repair work has been completed. We have obtained sufficient replacement equipment from the Raven Guard warships, and even Some spare parts, the foundry also completed the production of ammunition from minerals mined on this planet.”

"The void shield and Geller Stand have also been repaired, and the thrusters can be re-ignited. We are now fully staffed."

Vito let out a long breath and looked at the huge and beautiful planet. Compared with it, he and Cole were so small, but compared with the universe, this place was as dusty as dust.

Vito closed his eyes and took a long breath. He opened his eyes and took a look at the planet. "Then get ready to set sail." "Understood."

Cole said in tacit agreement. He walked to the captain's command position and looked down at the sailors below, "Get ready to set sail! The helmsman locks the route coordinates, activates the main thruster, and reaches full power."

"Chief Bird, prepare to perform the sublight sailing ceremony. Chief Controller, close all hatches, docks and windows!" Cole issued the order efficiently.

"Yes! Captain!" All the students responded to the call.

The old helmsman filled the rudder, and the Infinite Frontier sailed away from the planet's gravity orbit and entered the galaxy.

Vito looked out the window at the beautiful but suffocating scenery, which was a huge gap running through the Milky Way, a place generally known as the Eye of Terror.

The four Astartes stood behind Vito, and together with the Inquisitor, they looked at the huge eyes, the eyes of fear burning with blazing fire and destruction.

Lilith also stood on Vito's left hand side. She crossed her arms and looked forward. Cole also stood on his right hand side after all the work was completed. The seven of them looked at the Eye of Fear in front of them.

The Infinite Frontier's propulsion engines were fully lit, and almost instantly the main thrusters sprayed out long tongues of flame. The battleship's void shield was fully illuminated, and then disappeared in a flash.

The entire battleship rushed towards the Eye of Terror at sub-light speed, leaving only a long thruster tail flame in the galaxy.

A new crazy journey begins.