Chapter 24 Steadfast-Class Frigate
The Faraway.
On the upper floor of the palace, in the hall outside the master bedroom.
"How long has it been delayed?"
As the hot water hit him, Li Meng rolled his eyes at the report from 001.
If the "Cobra" destroyer could be built as expected.
Then it should have been launched three months ago.
He waited month after month, and finally, three months passed.
001: "99 days..."
Why not round it up to an integer?
"Will it not be delayed again?"
001: "The last project was completed a few hours ago."
Okay, it seems that the "Cobra" destroyer has really been launched.
"What do I need to prepare for the voyage?"
001: "It is expected to take half a year."
"Half a year? How can it be so long?"
Li Meng looked puzzled, he couldn't wait for half a year.
"The "Cobra" destroyer is undergoing "baptism", which takes a certain amount of time."
Baptism?
The corner of Li Meng's mouth twitched, and he remembered.
The Human Empire in Warhammer 40K does have this setting.
The group of oil men in the Mechanicus believe that all machines are alive and have souls.
The blessing of the God of All Machines must be given to avoid being invaded by the evil consciousness of the warp.
Every place on the ship will be engraved with "holy texts" that have no meaning.
Sitting with his back against the pool, Li Meng thought quickly in his mind.
No, this is a waste of time.
We must stop those "technological priests" from baptizing the "Cobra" destroyer.
But how to stop it, Li Meng couldn't figure it out for a while.
As the regent, he cannot deny the significance of the Mechanicus' baptism of all "machines".
This is a culture, a belief, a heritage...
"There is news from the bridge that abnormal gravitational fluctuations have occurred in the edge star field of the S-01888 star system. An unidentified spacecraft suddenly appeared and has entered the star system. According to the route calculation, it will arrive at Star No. 2 in two hours."
The report from 001 made Li Meng's face change slightly.
An unknown spacecraft entered the S-01888 star system?
This news came too suddenly.
After fifteen months, more than a year, the S-01888 star system finally welcomed a new guest.
With a frown, Li Meng stood up and left the pool naked.
Irene and Ellie, who were waiting on the shore, got up quickly.
She greeted them with a bath towel and a nightgown in her hands.
"There is news from the bridge that the star field where the unknown spacecraft is located has experienced a gravitational collapse. It is expected to be an unknown superluminal flight technology. Ten seconds ago, an unknown aircraft appeared in the outer space outside the gravity well of Star No. 2."
With the help of Irene and Ellie, Li Meng put on a silver nightgown.
He quickly came to the glass wall and looked at the starry sky outside. Li Meng looked thoughtful.
So, is this the first time the other party has come to the S-01888 star system?
Otherwise, the other party would not have appeared in the dark universe outside the S-01888 star system first.
Then scan the S-01888 star system, lock on to Star 2, and make a short-distance jump.
Instead, it will appear directly in the outer space near Star 2.
"001, notify Donald to stop all "baptism" work, and the "Cobra" destroyer must be put into use immediately."
"Also, notify Ralph to lead the students to board the ship immediately. Within two hours, the "Cobra" destroyer must set sail."
Li Meng was worried that there was no reason to stop the Mechanicus from "baptizing" the "Cobra" destroyer.
Unexpectedly, the reason came so soon.
Although this was not the reason he wanted.
But he could only force the issue.
Why did the other party choose Star 2? This is definitely not a coincidence.
Li Meng has not forgotten the abnormal location on Star 2.
Maybe the other party came for the abnormal location.
If this is true, then the other party must be a human on Earth.
Just as Li Meng was preparing to deal with the sudden uninvited guest.
On the other side, in the dark universe.
There is a yellowish-brown planet floating alone in the universe.
It has two satellites of different sizes, one large and one small, orbiting it.
It is Star 2.
From the appearance, Star 2 is very similar to Star 1.
It is also yellowish-brown, but the planet is smaller, only half the size of Star 1.
It is also farther away from the star, and the temperature during the day and night is lower than that of Star 1.
But today, Star 2 welcomed a new guest for the first time.
In the universe outside the gravity well of the planet, the space suddenly twisted and a blue vortex broke out.
A strange spaceship flew out of the vortex.
It is silver-gray in color, very sci-fi, and looks like a gun without a handle.
It is more than 500 meters long, more than 120 meters wide, and more than 110 meters high.
The front half of the ship is hollow in the middle, with an acceleration track, which is an electromagnetic gun.
There are three huge engines at the tail, arranged in a triangle.
Two large and one small, the big one at the bottom and the small one at the top.
Blue flames spewed out of the huge nozzle, pushing the spacecraft to approach the second planet.
It is a battleship, a real warship.
At this moment, in the low bridge on the upper level of the spacecraft...
"We are finally here, Leo, thank you for your help. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to complete the mission within three years."
Looking at the khaki planet outside the window, Morin showed joy on his face.
He thanked the person next to him with gratitude.
Both of them were dressed in dark silver military uniforms and wore wide-brimmed hats.
With a grin, Leo said cheerfully: "We are all members of the UNSC, and we should help each other. Besides, we have nothing to do, so it's just an excuse to drive this Steadfast-class frigate for a spin."
Outside the window, the khaki planet is getting closer and closer...
About twenty minutes later, the battleship entered the orbit of Planet No. 2.
"Governor Leo, we have entered the planet's orbit, I need new instructions..."
There are no crew members in the bridge, only a terminal platform used by the ship's AI.
This makes the space of the bridge very wide.
"Stand by in orbit, prepare a landing team, and escort Governor Morin to the abnormal location."
"The order has been conveyed, the third mobile team is gathering, and it is expected to be on standby at Port No. 2 in ten minutes."
Turning his head to look at Morin beside him, Leo said: "Morin, the next landing will depend on you."
Nodding, Morin said: "Then I'll go prepare."
Without saying anything more, Morin turned around and walked away quickly.
As Morin left, Leo looked at a virtual figure on the terminal platform.
Alansha, the ship AI of this Steadfast-class frigate.
"Alansha, where is the other abnormal location?"
The holographic virtual figure disappeared, replaced by a star map of the S-01888 star system.
A yellowish-brown planet was locked, enlarged, and entered Leo's eyes.