Yu Lian felt that his plan was indeed somewhat feasible, but he was a good student of Teacher Li, always believing in collective Wisdom and agreeing with the saying that three cobblers are better than one Zhuge Liang.
Besides, he truly felt that while his combat plan had a possibility of success, it also involved a great deal of gambling, which further necessitated everyone's Wisdom.
Anyway, on the two Red and Blue ships over there, a large number of future SR and SSRs of the Blue Star Commonwealth were seated, so who else could he ask for help?
Sure enough, after listening to Yu Lian's plan, Autumn Mountain Yawata nodded: “Indeed, it’s a big gamble!”
“That’s right! I’ve already fully explained the situation on the ship, and now I’m counting on your B plan.”
Bring out your strength! Future strategist, future “Trickster” Autumn Mountain Yawata, and Mihiel Rozes, Chester Kent, Deng Zhengqing, and William Banner!
Oh, and you too! Horatio Wien, the dignified “Sword of Zeus,” leader of the “Son of Azure” 830 Party, and the second Commander of the Volunteer Army!
I have to say, your nicknames are truly more chuunibyou than the last! But history has proven that you are already wise and courageous generals, your names shine throughout the All-Galaxy, so let your Wisdom and courage blossom in advance.
“However, this is the only option. It seems we can only follow your plan,” Yawata said, acting very humble.
“Indeed… Although it’s a bit difficult, it’s not impossible to succeed,” Rozes also said.
“It sounds a bit reckless, but I have no other choice,” Wien said, gritting his teeth and nodding. Although he still had an arrogant expression, he looked like he was listening to Yu Lian.
…Why the hell am I putting so much expectation on you half-baked rookies?
But at this moment, Wien directly turned the topic to the execution level: “Aisen, can you technically achieve your captain’s plan?”
The future great technical expert didn't expect the other party to speak to him and was stunned for a moment before saying, “Ah, me, me? My specialty is engineering emergency repairs. However, if it’s Bai Ziya and Tamir…”
“I can try, haha, don’t look at me like this, I used to do network security for a big company in my hometown.” The Grey Engineer thought for a moment and then added, “However, in this regard, it mainly depends on Bai Ziya.”
The shy young master of the Bai family from Shenzhou was stunned for a long time before stammering, “I, I can try! However, if the captain said that the Azure Princess’s central control uses the Navigator 4 designed by the Minlan Republic, then it should be doable!”
Although Bai Ziya was a timid young master, he had already proven his courage and strength in the exercise. Although his tone of voice didn't sound too confident now, everyone could feel his confidence.
Yu Lian also had confidence, even more confidence than Bai Ziya himself. After all, this future “Listener,” in terms of pure “hard skills,” was already one of the most outstanding in the All-Galaxy, even surpassing the great Engineer Aisen Franchi.
“Captain, our connection with the Azure Princess is maintained by the terminal you temporarily cobbled together. Can you ensure the signal remains clear?” Kent asked carefully, adding a question.
“This is also one of the gambles, I really cannot fully guarantee it!” Yu Lian sighed, “I only have so many parts. There’s no way, it’s not like someone can give me some Zero Element, right? If I had that, I could definitely guarantee a clear signal.”
The so-called Zero Element is also a type of Zero Element. However, it is mostly used in communication circuits. It is said that all source-wave communication centers dug out from the ground use a large amount of Zero Element materials.
As soon as Yu Lian finished speaking, Bai Ziya’s voice on the earphone suddenly became a bit more excited: “Yes, yes! I’ve always been thinking that by using Zero Element as the core, combined with the Empire Volka Company’s new communication structure, and re-arranging the lines, stable communication can be maintained even in extremely harsh environments. I was just about to start researching in this direction, and I didn’t expect the Captain to have already figured it out!”
“You are amazing!” Bai Ziya added, probably with stars in his eyes behind the earphone.
Uh, so you invented this? I learned it from Ina’s more than 100 short videos of homemade military equipment.
One or two grams of Zero Element material, plus some miscellaneous parts cobbled together into a “junk” that can solve star-level communication coverage, is naturally the most suitable equipment for the Volunteer Army.
But the problem is, Zero Element is not like cabbage, and if the current situation cannot be resolved, what’s the point?
“You should have said so earlier!” Wien sighed and pulled out an antique-looking watch from his cuff.
“Damn, Holy Mark Company’s Everlight!” This is the king of watch brands, one of the top luxury items for men! The watch Wien took out was already worth three times the lightwheel vehicle Yu Lian got from Autumn Mountain Yawata.
Sure enough, only the poor play with cars, and the rich play with watches.
What the hell is class? This is what class is!
“You actually brought this thing to school, and to fight! Aren’t you afraid of being backstabbed? Even I almost feel like doing that!”
“Hmph, do you think I don’t want to?” Wien immediately retorted, then said, “There’s a little Zero Element powder in the Everlight watch. It’s said that with it, time can be accurate to a century without a single second’s difference.”
Yes, but will it be more accurate than the electronic clock of a personal terminal?
Capitalism and consumerism exploit people in this way. Who says you, the ruling class, are not part of the alienated and exploited?
Without a word, Yu Lian snatched Wien’s literally priceless watch, and with his right hand wrapped in spiritual energy, he crushed it.
…Very good, the watch that could have been exchanged for three lightwheel vehicles can now probably not even be exchanged for a toy car.
But even so, Wien didn't show any sign of distress, which immediately made Yu Lian grit his teeth while working.
Wien didn't know why the other party was gritting his teeth, but he at least saw Yu Lian's abnormality. This was probably the first time in his life he had made the other party lose composure, and he immediately became smug.
In short, the last technical problem was solved like this, and everyone on the earphone felt better.
The girls on the Red Tiger were not in a good mood. From just now, Yu Lian had been discussing enthusiastically with the Blue Faction “enemies” and Aisen, who joined later, but they couldn't join the conversation, and the girls were a bit conflicted.
We were here first!
Fortunately, they were all understanding and good girls, knowing that this matter was beyond their capabilities, so it was better to just be a diligent tool person at this time.
At this moment, Autumn Mountain Yawata suddenly said, “…However, before that, there’s a small problem that needs to be solved. That rebellious destroyer. Yu Lian, you didn’t mention it just now, was that intentional?”
“There’s nothing we can do, no matter how brave Wien and I are, we can’t deal with a destroyer. However, I estimate that Feixue 48 is already fully locked by multiple ultra-long-range cannons and missiles. If we cause trouble inside the ship, as long as the crew members on board are not lunatics who plan to kill all twenty thousand hostages and comrades, they will not dare to act rashly! If we can act quickly and rescue the hostages, we can decide the overall situation.”
“But that’s not safe!” Wien said in a deep voice, “To snipe a Jing-class destroyer from a long distance, it must be a main ship’s large-caliber light spear cannon…”
There are also Arc Cannons and larger mass accelerator cannons, but the technology for those two things is not yet mature. As for the others, such as quantum torpedoes, positron cannons, ion cannons, etc., either the commotion would be too great and they would be discovered, or the spread range would be too large and would definitely affect the Azure Princess.
“However, this is, after all, an ultra-long-range shot from at least a million kilometers away, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of our friendly forces!”
Yu Lian had to admit that the other party had a point. Before newer targeting and fire control units became mainstream equipment in the future, even if there was a Starfall Envoy operating the cannon, there was still a possibility of failure.
“But, we do have friendly forces within standard range,” Wien added.
Yu Lian was not a fool, of course he knew what he wanted to say.
“Everyone is still a student.”
“So are you!” Wien said.
“Horatio Wien, I hate it when people argue with me!”
“Unfortunately, so do I!”
Yu Lian thought to himself, if it weren't for the fact that you are one of my most respected heroes in the future, I would smash your bratty head right now!
“…Wait, Yu Lian, from what you’re saying, you’re planning to go yourself and leave us as spectators?” Zhi Xia finally managed to interject, but at this point, she couldn’t care about being happy, and her voice couldn't help but deepen a little.
“I’m not asking you to be spectators. Didn’t I ask you to provide technical support remotely?”
“Isn’t that still staying in a safe place and watching you risk your life?”
“Yu Lian, we’ve been training together for three months. At this point, do you still have any misunderstandings about us?” Liuli was clearly holding back her anger, her tone much deeper.
“Yu Lian, us, just give us one command!”
“We can’t expect the people on that destroyer to be fools. You are the closest warship to them, and even the slightest disturbance could provoke an overreaction from them…” Yu Lian still wanted to persuade everyone, but at this moment, a cheerful yet somewhat confused voice suddenly echoed in his mind.
“Gugga?”
“You, did you… hear anything just now? Wien, what about you?”
“Nothing at all?”
“I heard it too…” It was Gongsun Qing, who had been silent until now, who spoke.
Unbeknownst to them, the Blue Star Commonwealth’s mascot, the young Qiong Whale Snowflake, was slowly approaching this airspace. Unbeknownst to them, his snow-white body, which could reflect sunlight, had become incredibly deep, as if it could directly swallow light.
At this moment, the Qiong Whale, with its hundreds of meters long body, had merged with the universe, slowly and leisurely approaching the Azure Princess.
As a Qiong Whale, he indeed possessed such an ability. Back then, when he accompanied Admiral Lukenar’s fleet on their twenty-thousand-light-year expedition, he was always the one who served as the scout, leading the way.
He also had the ability to make his voice penetrate the airless space of the universe and directly enter people’s spiritual worlds. However, similarly, he could intentionally conceal his aura and change the wavelength of his whale song, allowing only transcendent spiritual energy users to hear his whale song.
“Gugga.” Snowflake was greeting again.
Yu Lian had already sensed the other party’s intention. He wasn’t causing trouble; he was here to help. This young Qiong Whale also had a child’s understanding. He could distinguish when it was a game and when it was a truly important matter. After all, this one was the true “veteran”! In terms of actual combat experience, he was definitely the most experienced in the Commonwealth.
I said I wouldn’t let another child go to war…
“Gugga! Gugga!” His clear, high-pitched voice was already tinged with emotion.
“…And didn’t you have an agreement with Admiral Lukenar? Not to harm Earthlings.”
“Gu la la la~~~”
Hmm, this seems to be a solution! Tsk, Wien, you future famous generals, aren’t even as good as an underage whale. Don’t you want to find a hatch and jump directly into space?
“Guggu la~~~” The little whale was happy.
Yu Lian finally appeased the hundreds of thousands of tons baby, then looked at Wien, who was grim-faced and made a gesture for him to proceed.
“This time it’s your plan! At least this time, listen carefully, just this once, I will follow your command.”
Yu Lian paused, then softened his voice: “Actually, I considered everyone’s presence from the very beginning… It’s just that when the exercise ends, our superior-subordinate relationship automatically dissolves. None of you are active-duty soldiers, and no one has the right to ask you to put yourselves in danger. This is not an exercise, but real combat! Once it starts, either you win, or you truly die; otherwise, it won’t stop.”
Yu Lian paused for a moment, then asked again: “Even so, are you still prepared to participate?”
There was dead silence on the other side. Everyone was expressing their determination to Yu Lian through their silence.
Yu Lian took a deep breath, finally making up his mind: “Then, please prepare yourselves. Wait for my official action time!”
He finally cut off the communication.
“You should trust your comrades more! Don’t think you can solve everything yourself. Only in terms of courage, they won’t lose to you! Everyone on this ship is no less courageous than you.” Wien said.
“…”
“Why are you looking at me like that?”
“I just think, how wonderful it is to be young!”
“What do you mean!?”
“However, you’re right about one thing you taught me, I should fully trust my comrades!”
At the same moment, on the bridge of the Red Tiger, after a brief silence, Liuli covered her mouth and let out a chuckle: “Oh, Yu Lian is quite cute when he’s being naive!”
“Indeed! That’s the charm of contrast. But, this kind of thing, it’s best if only we know. Thankfully, I limited the call to the bridge from the start.”
Clearly, what Zhi Xia meant by “we” referred to the student council girls, and the SRs Yu Lian personally brought back, which, to put it plainly, were the officers on board.
After the incident, they had originally been on standby on the bridge, listening to the entire “Operational meeting” (operations meeting).
As for the rest of the crew, they remained completely unaware of the current situation, only knowing to await further orders from the higher-ups.
As for who the “higher-ups” were… just by looking at who they received the most orders from over the Past three months, wouldn’t it be obvious?
“So, that’s how it is!” Liuli said to Kardier Shao Xiao, who was twice her age, behind her: “Shao Xiao, we’re going to be willful! But we must unify our thoughts and voices, and we’ll have to ignore the opinions of your family supervision group.”
Kardier Shao Xiao, who had been in the military for over twenty years, expressed that he had never encountered such a thing either, and could only give a helpless wry smile: “From the moment the exercise ended, our supervisory group’s function ceased. It’s just… Warrant Officer, you should understand that a warship is military property, and since we are here, we have a duty to protect her safety.”
“Hmm, I understand perfectly!” Liuli nodded, then raised her voice: “Xiao Qing…”
Kardier Shao Xiao was startled, and just as he was about to say something, he was hit in the back of the neck by a spiritual energy impact, passing out on the spot.
Gongsun Qing swaggered into the bridge, looked at Kardier Shao Xiao, withdrew her hand, and said with a smile: “I’ve knocked out all the director team members, so everyone can get a good night’s sleep!”
“Does this count as a mutiny for us?” Daina said faintly.
“If Yu Lian succeeds, then no! Even if someone wants to be serious about it afterwards, then let the girls from the Ye family and the Ying Si family, and…” Zhi Xia looked at Gongsun Qing: “And the Duke of Yong’s daughter take responsibility.”
Of course, while it was said that they needed to unify their thoughts and voices, there were actually still some dissenting opinions Present. Mota and Kou Shan expressed that they really didn’t want to participate in any real combat or be saviors for the Azure Princess, but at this point, they couldn’t do anything. They felt like they should burn incense just for not being silenced.
As for their roommates ABC, who were also “mortals,” they were practically huddling together, trembling. They were on the verge of tears, and had already stabbed Yu Lian a hundred times in their hearts!
“Yu, control your Harem! These crazy girls are all going crazy! Also, those few you brought, where are the promised technical personnel? Why are they going crazy too! We were here first, aren’t our opinions important?”
They were just about to say that, but each of their heads was fiercely slapped by Miss Annie Romanova: “You guys, if you’re men, show some spirit! Putting everything else aside, your Captain, your good friend, needs your help!”
“Everyone, let’s do our best! Do what we did before, do it now! There’s no difference.” Lilia said, spreading her hands.
What else could they say?
In short, although they were also core officers on the ship, because they didn’t dare to express their opinions frankly, they were thus arranged, becoming part of the brave and fearless team, about to step onto the true battlefield!
“You on the other side, you know what to do too, right?” Zhi Xia said.
The screen in front of her showed the bridge of the Blue Monarch, where Autumn Mountain Yawata and everyone from the 830 Party were on standby.
“Yes, a leader doesn’t need to let everyone know his will; he only needs to let his assistants convey his will. In this regard, our Captain still has much to learn.” Autumn Mountain Yawata pushed up his glasses.
“I’ll handle our crew,” Zhi Xia said. “Your crew…”
“Naturally, we’ll arrange them! This place gathers the most excellent young elites of the All-Galaxy Commonwealth; we can’t let our Captain lose face!” Mihiel Rozes laughed.
“Of course, it’s also time to find an excuse to show the old guys above who the future belongs to. This is truly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!” Chester Kent sneered.