Stellaris from the Automata Era

However, the subspace navigation engine has the same problem as the jump, which requires charging. The only difference is that the subspace does not require a large amount of energy to reach a distant place in one breath, so the time is relatively nothing.

But for now, they can forget about using it a second time.

So what they can do now is either to start running at sublight speed to prepare for escape, or to start remote observation to see the face of their enemy before they die, or to pray?

"This is a trap, isn't it?" the captain said, pulling out his pipe, his expression becoming more pious. "Humanity, after this adventure, I'll return home to retire. You must let me return alive, and I'll preach to you."

"What are you raising this flag for? Wait, I almost forgot you're a Terran. Pilot, start the engine! We have to get out of the enemy's fire range!"

There is unscientific data backflow, and the humanoids are actually not afraid of death.

This is also why they launched the detector at the first opportunity. It was simply to see who it was so that they would not mistake the enemy when looking for revenge in the future.

But after the captain spoke, they remembered that there seemed to be more than just humanoids on the ship...

By this time, everyone remembered that they should run away, because the organic life forms from Terran did not have the resurrection ability like them.

And the detector has been launched. Their next goal is to see the enemy's true appearance, but the prerequisite for all this is to stay alive first.

After the propeller moved outward for more than ten minutes, it was not known whether it had run out of the enemy's effective fire range, and the ship did not receive any high-energy response alarm.

At this time, the probe they launched also arrived at the designated location.

With the intention of finding a place to fight later, the humanoids quickly turned on the data transmission, and the remote observation video was connected to their screens.

What came into view next was a warship with a surface that looked like trees and leaves.

Of course, this is just an appearance. In essence, it should still be a war machine made of steel. However, according to the self-aesthetics of each civilization, they should embellish their ships with strange and useless decorations.

This is the same reason why humans like to spray patterns on airplanes.

"Well, frigate-class, it seems that the next civilization will need to accept our iron fist!"

"It doesn't matter whether it's an iron fist or not. What I want to talk about is whether the ship is malfunctioning or not. I see its thrusters repeatedly spitting out flames and shutting down."

really..

Everyone looked in the direction of the image and indeed saw this obvious problem.

I don’t know if it was because of some strange flag that they caused when they were talking, but the ship quickly stopped its repeated work and the thrusters started running at full power. In the blink of an eye, it moved forward and was about to leave the observation range of the detector.

"Is it coming towards us?"

"You're right, let's go!"

Chapter 300: We are so lucky

Let's rewind the scene to ten minutes ago.

"Are you spies sent by the enemy? How come you didn't even hit them at all at a distance of just a few dozen kilometers?!"

The ancients are actually a kind of plant-like creature. Their trunk resembles a straight tree, with hand-like limbs extending from both sides of the trunk.

As for the legs, they are made up of tentacles and vines.

In fact, as a patrol ship, they were instinctively frightened when the Earth Science Exploration Ship jumped out of the subspace.

As a young species, they naturally knew about the style of Earth ships, their magic reactions, and their cruel atrocities from ancient documents and genetics.

Following various instructions from the tribe's upper echelons, the group of trees activated their weapons without hesitation and opened fire at the location indicated by the radar.

However, their artillery was under some strange curse, and despite its powerful firepower, it didn't hit a single target.

In view of this kind of thing, the commander of the ancient tribe would naturally be furious. He strongly suspected that the long-term peace and stability had made his subordinates unable to even aim.

"Commander, we've been following standard procedures. The aiming instructions are right on target. You can't blame us if we miss!"

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! I think you're just a bunch of good-for-nothings who can't even operate a weapon!"

The ancient tribe commander moved to the position of artillery command, roughly pushed away the tribesmen above, and shouted: "Bring me a cannon and control it. I will teach you how to fire!"

Then the screen in front of it changed, and a pattern similar to a scope appeared.

"Have those artillery crews keep an eye on me from a distance. With three-point aiming and auxiliary fire control, even a dog can hit the target!"

As it pressed the fire button, a cannon instantly unleashed a barrage of energy beam fire.

All the wood was looking through the telescope, seeing beams of light passing by the edge of the Earth spacecraft, and could only hear the barking of dogs.

"impossible!"

For a moment, the ancient tribe commander fell into self-doubt, thinking that he was also a good-for-nothing.

Fortunately, at this time, the tree from the logistics team sent a communication, which saved its current mental state.

"Commander, the logistics engineer reported that there's a problem with our auxiliary fire control. The parameters are randomly jumping between 0.001 and 0.003. We're fully investigating."

"It's okay..." The ancient tribe commander exhaled a breath of oxygen.

The problems with their degenerate technology were common knowledge, and it was a more acceptable excuse than the fact that it was inferior to a dog.

The same parameter jump of 0.001 to 0.003 seems to be a very small value, but it is currently tens of kilometers away from the earth. As long as there is a slight deviation, the fired artillery will be infinitely pulled away.

It would be okay if it was closer to his face, but at this distance, hitting him would be a problem.

"Turn off the auxiliary fire control and switch everything to manual mode. I hope you won't forget what you've been trained on."

The ancient commander gave up his position as fire control commander and turned his gaze to the large screen in the entire command room. With the telescope that made up for the distance difference, he could clearly see the Earth ships.

Perhaps it was because of the previous wave of attacks, the Earth finally reacted, ignited the fire on the spot, turned an arc, and began to run away in an irregular manner.

However, after the other party had been running for a long time, it finally felt that something was wrong.

"They're running away, fire! Why are you just watching?!"

It took a while before someone's trembling voice was heard.

"The auxiliary fire control is linked to the entire auxiliary system. With its shutdown, the artillery's energy supply was also shut down. Engineers are investigating the problem."

"A genius...design." The Ancient Clan commander felt his temper being tempered. "Can it be restored to normal if you reopen it?"

Then it received a reply from logistics: "Yes."

"Then turn on the system again and let our ship go over and hit them right in the face!"

This is indeed a good idea. The Earth's scientific research ship is an unarmed ship without any equipment, which can be seen from the lack of gun muzzles on the outside.

In the current situation where the support has problems, close-range output is the best option.

It's impossible for someone to be able to perform horse spear skills at close range. He really should become a horse racing girl.

But as the ancient tribe commander gave the order, it felt something was wrong again.

The spacecraft had not made any movement. After the series of events mentioned above, it finally spoke with a hint of helplessness in its voice.

"So what happened this time?"

And with experience, it soon received a reply.

"The energy failure just now has not been completely eliminated. It may have blocked the energy supply to the thruster. Engineers are trying to restart it."

Wasn't it agreed that it could be restored immediately?

However, during this period of time, it certainly cannot go and yell at those logistics uncles. People in any era know that these people are their real fathers.

Now all we can do is wait anxiously.

Fortunately, this time was not very long. After more than ten restarts, the thrusters finally restored their power.

"Chase! This Earth ship must not escape from my hands today!"

It is undeniable that there is some personal grudge involved in the current situation.

The ancient tree people angrily said that they would wash away all the previous shame, and they would use the parts of the Earth's research ship!

As for the fallen ships, while they did have a few malfunctions, their advanced technology also allowed their thrusters to be more powerful than Earth's.

At least from the radar and various observation equipment, as the ancient tribe's ships restarted, the distance between the two sides began to narrow.

The entire time point was stuck at two hours later, and the ancient tribe could even begin to see the Earth's ship without long-distance viewing equipment. It was just a tiny dot in the glass observation port.

"You're running! You can't escape even with wings! All artillery, pay attention, fire!"

When it can be seen with the naked eye, a deviation of 0.00 or so on the auxiliary equipment no longer matters.

Now the ancient trees only wanted to use artillery to completely annihilate the ship that had tormented them for several hours among the stars.

However... before the artillery could be fired, the research ship in front of them suddenly disappeared.

"We've detected their energy signature and confirmed it's not hidden by optical camouflage. Perhaps... they've made a jump. Commander, what are we doing now? Commander? Why are you on fire?"

Thick smoke billowed from the Ancient Clan Commander's body, and red flames began to appear on the surface of its bark.

"Oh no! The commander is furious! Where's the emergency water?"

Chapter 301: Our intelligence has never been accurate!

"So we found the cause of the previous research vessel accident, right?" It looked like a question, but Yan Luo used an affirmative tone.

After a group of lucky people who accidentally entered enemy territory escaped, they quickly found a nearby location and sent back to Earth what they knew.

Combined with the sensitive coordinates of Cygnus, it is easy for Yan Luo to recall what his previous main storyline was.

"Frigate class, good, I've memorized their appearances!"

Because he couldn't find an opponent before, and suddenly saw the mushroom area, Yan Luo almost forgot about the inexplicable explosion of the research vessel.

Now that he had found his target, he suddenly lost his appetite and could not sleep at night. He had never suffered such a great loss since the era of space travel.

The slime next door was severely beaten by him because of the problem with the scientific research ship. Now that the culprit has been caught, the humans who are used to smooth sailing can't swallow this humiliation no matter how they look at it.

More importantly, this guy looks good in a fight.

"Another slime player who's not good at artillery?"

Thanks to the report and accompanying video recording sent back by the research vessel, Yan Luo could clearly see the opponent's miserable appearance after being hit by a round of carbine fire.

According to the existing intelligence, the performance of the opposing civilization in the universe seems to be more than just artillery hits.

Similarly, the various equipment and facilities seemed to be in poor condition, and the ship could hardly even start.

After reviewing the videos, Yan Luo quickly gave them a weak evaluation.

This is how the confrontation between civilizations works. As soon as the two sides meet, their respective assessments begin.

If the opponent had performed stronger, Yan Luo would not have said anything, but if the Earth was chased away by a weak enemy, then the Earth would have lost face.

He is not the Empress Dowager of the Galaxy and will not be scared at all.

Moreover, the exploration of Cygnus is a crucial follow-up link. Now that a guy with bad intentions has appeared in the area, things will be difficult for the Earth in the future.

"Call a military meeting for me!"

After receiving the summons from humans, the humanoids naturally rushed to gather in front of him.

Of course, since many senior executives currently have their own matters at hand and may not be able to arrive in person, they can only choose the more convenient remote communication.

Also for the sake of confidentiality, a delegation of envoys who were on mushroom tourism was kicked out of the chat conversation.

Then the entire military meeting was officially convened.

The first thing the humanoids faced was Yan Luo’s wrath.

"Everyone should know about Cygnus. It's our next strategic expansion target." After everyone was present, he slammed a paper document onto the table. "Now, a malicious civilization is openly interfering with our progress, and this is happening more than once. What are your thoughts on this?"

Any ideas?

It is a well-known fact that scientific research ships have been shot down by people, from human beings on Earth to mechanical life forms in the Koprulu sector.

It would have been fine if we couldn't find the target before, after all, as soon as he left the subspace, he was annihilated in the universe before he could even compare his position with the star map, so finding the murderer was out of the question.

Now that we have accurate information, His Excellency has even convened a military meeting. Isn't his intention obvious?

As for whether the civilization opposite is the same as last time, or whether it is a misunderstanding, it is no longer important. When adults say he is, it had better be true.

Since no one objected at the scene, Yan Luo directly began to reveal his intentions.

"Since the new Starlight-class battleships were deployed, they haven't seen any actual combat. This time, let's send the mixed main fleet over."

"Mixed main fleet?" Everyone began to recall.