Chapter 352 The Powerful Morning Star
"Commander, I have forwarded the shield system operation instructions to the bridge, and the ship officer Yuffie is arranging manpower to learn. :top:point: 3..o"
"Okay, I've worked hard for you these few days." Tang Fang thanked, regardless of Emma's appreciation, he opened the core sealed cabin on the manual console, and then walked to the core of the general force field generator to connect to the spiritual energy. Flame, adjust the operation mode of the shield from the "high energy level" that consumes zero element to the "low energy level" of nuclear electric power. That is - the shield category has been changed from "universal shield" to "plasma shield".
After the adjustment, he turned around and walked to the console, connected to the bridge, and ordered Yuffie to notify the pilot team and the engineering personnel outside the ship to prepare for the sea trial. Then, walk out of the Morningstar, enter an equipment control room in the harbor area of the relay station, open the gate of the airport, and push the berthing platform of the Morningstar to the landing pad.
After that, board the ship through the fast track and walk straight into the bridge.
Ship Officer Yuffie, Deputy Captain Grant, Staff Officer Nehemiah, Artillery Team Churchill and others are ready. Claire yawned and sat on the sofa on the side of the bridge command floor. Zhou Ai also had sleepy eyes and a look of lack of sleep.
Tang Fang thought that something had happened, so he didn't rush to order the sea trial, and walked up to the two of them to ask the reason. Zhou Ai explained, and then he figured out the reason. It turned out that the two of them were tossed about by Linglong in the middle of the night, and it was already 3 o'clock in the morning when they went to sleep. 4, 5 hours of sleep, it is strange not to drowsy again and again.
Speaking of which, he had also heard about Linglong's "apprenticeship", but he didn't expect the girl to work so hard. It's fine for Zhou Ai to agree to her. After all, everyone is a "citizen" relationship, which is reasonable. He never thought that even Claire would be dragged into the water.
"Captain...Captain..." At this moment, Yuffie who was next to the central command platform in front interrupted their conversation. The report said: "The power, navigation, ship's electricity and other systems have been inspected and can be tested at any time."
Tang Fang nodded, glanced at the central display screen, and ordered: "Let's go."
The pilot team got the order to set the course and start the booster engine. The stabilizing equipment attached to the docking platform with the hull disconnected. The rear thruster of the Morningstar ejected a blue flame, and the ship slowly moved out of the berth and entered the shield space outside the relay station.
"Activate the shield system." After the Morning Star sailed a certain distance, Tang Fang issued the second command.
"The power of the reaction furnace is 91%, and the plasma flow is injected. The countdown to the launch of the shield system begins. 10, 9, 8... The star ring is unfolded, and the shield system has been launched."
After 10 seconds, the countdown ends. The outer covers of the six equipment wells on the belly of the Morning Star were opened, and the telescopic rods of the universal force field generator popped out.
And elongated one by one, and then unfolded into a ring structure.
Then, large groups of bluish-blue fluid were ejected from the cracks in the star ring, and under the constraint of the force field, it formed a plasma shield with a spindle structure just like the previous "Aurora".
"Successful!" Zhou Ai and Claire couldn't help exclaiming even though they knew that Tang Fang would be successful in doing so with great confidence.
Grant, Nehemiah and the others were also happy. The universal force field generator is transplanted to the Dawnstar, how will it increase the capabilities of the battleship. Just thinking about it is exciting.
In the hands of Lancelot, it is a prodigal bitch, but on the Morning Star, it becomes a virtuous wife, and under normal circumstances, the plasma shield can be activated by means of nuclear reactor power. To achieve the purpose of protecting the ship. In some difficult environments, you can also switch modes, connect to the zero element reactor, and activate the universal shield like "Aurora".
In the past in Marion's fleet, the Morning Star was just a new type of warship. It is no different from the Lightning Python-class destroyer of the Charles Federation. However, since it was in Tang Fang's hands, it was really a shotgun change. Zhang Wuji practiced Jiuyang Kungfu.
Not to mention that the Morning Star also has strategic-level stealth/transition components such as the "Zero Element Particle Space Effect Field Generator", and with the "Universal Force Field Generator", this is an invincible destroyer.
Of course, the Morning Star has a great lack of attack power, because it is a destroyer with a total length of 200 meters, and it is difficult to equip heavy weapons. There are only two strings of 200 orbital cannons, and 120 rapid-fire cannons arranged in a plum blossom below. array, and the deep space torpedo launch system.
Such a weapon system is okay against destroyers and frigates, but it is a bit stretched in terms of firepower when it encounters large main battleships such as heavy cruisers and battleships.
However, as long as Tang Fang sits on the bridge, all problems will be solved. There are Corruptors, Mutalisks, Vikings, and Ravens. The Morning Star is like a fearless aircraft carrier, a miniature fortress.
With such a battleship, even though the sea of stars is vast, you can go there as much as you want.
"Captain, we have arrived at the shield boundary of the relay station, please give me your instructions." About a quarter of an hour later, the Morning Star sailed to the edge of the shield field of the relay station, and the ship officer Yuffie stopped working and looked back at Tang Fang.
"Order the driving crew and power room members to get ready, let's get started."
"Yes." Yuffie agreed, and sent action instructions to the main system team members according to the established plan.
"Engine thrust 46%, current coordinates, Final Yan 67.55n, 254.54, altitude 40000."
"The zero element reactor is running, the shield mode is switched, the anti-gravity engine is started, the extreme environment adaptation subsystem is online, all the boosters are ignited, and the special cleaning equipment is on standby. It is expected to rush out of the protection zone in 5 seconds."
"4,3,2,1..."
"Aurora" blends seamlessly with the isolation shield released by the relay station. The Morning Star is like a fish that breaks through the air bubble.
The strong wind roared around the hull, and the complex gas composition formed clouds of different shades, just like espresso coffee stirred by chopsticks. The colorful clouds surged like waves, and lightning flashed from time to time, adding a touch of brilliance to the restless final star.
The gravity of the final star is almost 5. The morning star has activated the zero element engine, combined with the plasma engine, anti-gravity booster, and the extreme environment adaptation subsystem, auxiliary balance equipment, etc., to combat the harsh sailing environment of the final star .
Everyone held their breath and stared at the large central screen. Yuffie, Nehemiah, Joey and the others held onto the edge of the device tightly. Prepare for possible shocks.
However, something unexpected happened. In such a harsh environment, the Morning Star was like catkins flying in March, limp and powerless. On the video screen of the extreme environment adaptation system, the output power of the zero element engine is 0. The anti-gravity booster remained on standby, no sirens, no long beeps, just as before, just like in the protected area of the relay station.
Outside the "Aurora", a hurricane near the speed of sound raged, and thunderstorms were like wind and waves, reflecting the gloomy clouds with blue light, like the end of the world. "Aurora" inside and out. The difference between heaven and hell.
"This... this... is amazing." Churchill stared blankly at the central screen. The wind roared and the waves roared outside, but the morning star was peaceful inside, as if they were not in the same time and space.
Grant, Nehemiah, Zhou Ai and others all looked at each other, with "shock" written all over their faces. This is the final star, a standard gas giant planet. It's amazing that the Morningstar with the "Aurora" shield activated can ignore the storm and gravity.
Tang Fang sat on the captain's seat, picked up a cup of tea with a smile, and took a sip. Do it leisurely. Sure enough, as he expected. "Aurora" did not disappoint him.
As early as before the transplant project was over, he had already planned to test the voyage on the final star. Needless to say, the defensive capabilities of the plasma shield and "Aurora" need not be tested. What Tang Fang cares about is how "Aurora" will behave in an extremely harsh environment.
Since the Ypsilon relay station using fusion energy can gain a foothold on the final star, what about the morning star equipped with a universal force field generator? Will it be able to adapt to such a dangerous environment?
It should be known that gravitons exist in the constituent particles of "Aurora", which can form a mass effect field. It is not difficult to distort or offset the external force and adapt to the hurricane climate of the final star.
Facts have proved that his idea is correct. The "Aurora" transplanted into the Morning Star has not only greatly improved its defense, but also its adaptability.
"Okay. Let's go back. Let's rest for a day. Everyone is ready to set off at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning and target the Tianchao star area." After confirming the seaworthiness of the Morning Star, Tang told everyone on the bridge his plan.
Grant, Zhou Ai and others had heard about it a long time ago, and they all nodded to show their awareness. Yuffie first conveyed the return order, and then informed all the crew members of the trip to the Tiannest star area through the whole ship broadcast.
There were only about 200 people on the Morning Star, many of whom were rescued by Tang Fang during the Battle of Croatan, so naturally there would be no objection.
A few minutes later, Morning Star slowly drove into the invisible protection area according to the route it came from. "Aurora" faded away, the shield system went offline, and the Morning Star sailed to the berthing platform of the relay station at a constant speed.
After the modification of s, the current Morningstar is slightly different from before. There are some cylindrical external gas tank cabins on the upper and lower sides of the ship's belly, which are used to store plasma raw materials.
Compared with the "Wheel of Silver", the size of the star ring of the Morning Star has shrunk significantly, and its diameter has changed from 200 meters in the past to more than 60 meters now, which is slightly wider than the trident-shaped thruster array at the tail.
During the flight, the star ring on the belly of the Morning Star ship did not put away, but turned slowly, and the light blue material was sucked into the cracks around the star ring crystal like soothing flowing water.
This is another function of the universal force field generating device, which absorbs free hydrogen and helium plasma in space. Just like a relay station, the Ypsilon battleship is generally equipped with a high-power fusion reactor.
Similar to the solar sail spacecraft built by humans in the past, endless energy is the eternal pursuit of every civilization in the universe, and the Epsilon people are no exception.
The universe is not actually a "vacuum". In the seemingly empty and dark environment, there are background radiation, various rays, stardust, and a large amount of plasma.
Whether it is solar storms, flares, or daily combustion, stars will throw a large number of hydrogen and helium particles into space.
As a creation of Epsilon, Tang Fang transplanted the universal force field generator from the "Wheel of Silver", in addition to the protective function, it also integrated a plasma collection module to collect interstellar free hydrogen, helium and other fusion elements , for the fusion reactor of the battleship, and the plasma shield in the "low energy" mode.
The Morning Star is just a destroyer, and cannot be equipped with a huge nuclear fusion reactor, so naturally it cannot achieve infinite acceleration. However, they can be collected and used as raw materials for plasma shields.
"It would be great if we could get the controllable nuclear fusion technology of the Epsilon family." Tang Fang murmured to himself as he watched the relay station getting closer and closer on the central screen.
The scientific and technological information obtained on Nami Star is the refining technology of the zero source isotope. And a method for utilizing the energy of earth's nuclear fission. There is no information about nuclear fusion. After coming to the Megar star system, I found a relay station on the final star, and it is true that there are fusion reaction facilities in it. However, the relay station is just a transportation hub, not a scientific research facility, only finished products. There is no technical data.
If one day he can master the micro-fusion reactor technology of the Epsilon, then the Morning Star with him in charge will completely become a mobile fortress.
The silver-gray paintwork flashed across the monitors on both sides, and the Morning Star slowly drove into the relay station dock.
After waiting for a steady stop, Tang Fang told Grant and Nehemiah to plan their itinerary and familiarize themselves with the star map, power distribution, and current situation of the Tiannest star area, and then he turned and walked out of the bridge. Enter the relay station and walk towards the central control room in the inner ring area.
As early as when he got rid of the giant snake and occupied the relay station, he checked the Ypsilon star map in the psychic flame, and even glanced at the distribution of the relay station.
For transportation hubs such as relay stations, the Yipsilong people built a total of 18 in the Hillenbel region, basically every 80-150 light-years, there will be such a relay station.
The Mongya Empire has. There are also within the territory of the Charles Federation, as well as the Sulu Empire and the Republic of Date. The Tianchao star area is no exception. Not only does the relay station exist, but its identifier level is even higher than that of the final star.
Entering the central control room, connecting to the psychic flame, browsing the star map again, and reconfirming the existence of the relay station in the Tianchao star area, Tang Fang used the quantum communication equipment of the relay station. Send a relocation request to the Tianchao star zone relay station.
As the Ipsilon family whose scientific and technological level far exceeds that of human beings, their attainments in the field of quantum communication are naturally different from that of human beings. Under normal circumstances, it only takes a few seconds or ten seconds to establish a hundred-light-year information channel, which is considered a cross-border communication. A minute or two is enough.
However, what surprised Tang Fang was that more than half an hour after the relocation request was sent, the relay station in the Tianchao star area just sent a set of azimuth coordinates.
Simply looking at the star map, the distance between the mega star system and the relay station in the Tianchao star area is only more than 200 hundred light-years, how could it take so much time? It's really strange, is it possible that there is some cosmic phenomenon between the Tiannest star area and the Megar star system that hinders the connection speed? Or is there something wrong with the relay station on the Tianchao star area, for example, it was occupied by epic creatures such as giant snakes and one-eyed monsters, so what happened?
Like the relay station of the final star, although the hyperwarp pilot function is still there, but after being swallowed by giant snakes and mushroom monsters for so many years, the stock of zero element is less than 30 tons. Fortunately, I came in time, otherwise, maybe When the relay station will be exhausted due to zero elements, it will lose the super warp jump pilot ability, and even affect the operation of shields, life support and other systems. This is also the reason why Tang Fang didn't collect it knowing that there were still some zero element resources left in the relay station.
As a hyperwarp transition hub, the relay station is undoubtedly precious. It is also a springboard for him to counterattack Monya in the future, a military fortress that belongs only to him. Naturally, he would not do such things as exhausting the pond for fishing and cutting his own way out.
Forget it, why bother so much, since there is a response from the Tianchao star area, it means that the relay station is still in operation. The "Zero Element Particle Space Effect Field Generator" can carry out ultra-high warp speed interstellar navigation according to the azimuth coordinate value sent by the Tianchao star zone relay station. In the end what is the reason, go to see it. Soldiers come to block, water comes to cover, with the current combat power of the Morning Star, even if there are creatures like giant snakes, there is no need to worry.
Next, after setting the operating parameters of the relay station, Tang Fang left the central control room and returned to the bridge of the Morning Star.
Nehemiah and Grant are browsing the star map of the Tiannest star area. If starting from the Megar star system, excluding factors such as man-made and border interception zones, at the speed of the Morningstar, it is impossible to reach the Tiannest star area. It will take more than 6 months.
"Tang Fang, is this going to the Tianchao star area by means of normal warp speed navigation? Or is it using the super high warp speed transition of the 'Zero Element Particle Space Effect Field Generator'?"
For this problem, Grant spent most of the day looking for him on the ship. Tang Fang once explained to them the operating principle of the "Zero Element Particle Space Effect Field Generator". If there is no relay station in the Tianchao star area, it is naturally impossible to make a super-high warp transition, and can only choose the normal navigation method.
Just as countries on the ancient earth set up early warning posts on their borders, in the cosmic environment, there is a natural military buffer zone between star systems on the borders of various countries. Depending on the distance between the two border star systems, the width of the buffer zone is also different, roughly in units of light-years.
In such a military buffer zone, countries not only have front-line observation stations, a large number of warp speed probes, but also warp speed interception chains across star systems in some battlegrounds.
As we all know, before the current human warships conduct interstellar voyages, the navigation system will calculate specific and complex flight parameters based on the star map, and then activate the warp speed engine, distort the front space-time, expand the back space-time, construct a warp field, and then enter the virtual space, Walk towards the destination. (To be continued..)