The heavy gates, like the throat of a prehistoric beast, silently slid open to either side amidst the low roar of hydraulic drives.
A cold torrent of air, mixed with the scent of metalworking fluid, ozone, welding slag, and the solidified aroma of some strange biological Gel, rushed forward.
Even though Zhou Qi had already perceived the general outline through his Mental Energy, when he witnessed the interior of the dry dock with his own eyes, his planet-level will, which constructed his mental barrier, experienced a slight ripple.
The dry dock space before him was far too magnificent to be described simply as 'huge'.
The dome disappeared into a misty glow hundreds of meters above, and countless colossal cold light sources, like artificial stars, illuminated the area below like a steel jungle under perpetual daylight.
And in the center of this steel jungle, a steel behemoth, still taking shape, revealed its ferocious yet powerfully aesthetic prototype.
Its length definitely exceeded fifteen hundred meters!
The towering keel was not merely simple alloy, but was riveted together from countless composite biological alloy pillars, each as thick as a train car, their surfaces flowing with dark golden biological energy patterns, piercing through the entire structure like the spine of a Dragon.
The crisscrossing support framework shimmered with the cold, silvery-gray luster unique to Lunar ruins, and two completely different technological styles were perfectly welded together with a brutal pragmatism, forming the sleek yet aggressive outline of the hull.
On both sides of the dry dock, energy transmission pipelines, so thick that several people would be needed to embrace them, coiled like giant pythons around the World Tree in mythology, shimmering with faint blue or dark red halos, continuously pouring surging energy into the massive interfaces throughout the hull, which resembled nerve nodes.
The air was filled with a deafening industrial symphony: gigantic plasma welding torches shot out dazzling blue-white flames, emitting sharp “hissing” sounds, fusing meter-thick armor plates onto the framework;
Heavy lifting maglev platforms emitted a low hum, slowly moving, hoisting huge engine components;
Automated engineering robotic arms, like tireless metal ants, shuttled at high speed through the complex passages on and within the hull, performing pipeline laying, precision instrument installation, and sealing and filling of armor gaps;
The sounds of pneumatic wrenches and laser cutters rose and fell, and metal debris rained down from high above like fine drizzle.
The entire skeleton of the warship exuded a majestic oppressive force, a Fusion of cold killing intent and a sense of future technology.
Its design language vaguely showed the shadow of the non-Euclidean geometry of the Lunar giant ships, but the sharply upturned bow, like a scorpion's barb, and the reserved bio-material gun turrets on both sides of the hull, filled with energy emission ports, were full of the aggressive aesthetics unique to the Zerg.
“Dominator, please look!”
Yuan Mei’s voice was filled with uncontrollable excitement and pride, even trembling slightly, “This is the first ship of the Dawn-class Space-Air Strategic Battleship—the Abyssal Emissary! It is 1532 meters long, with a maximum beam of 312 meters, and a standard height of 185 meters.”
“The main keel uses Titan-grade composite bio-alloy, incorporating energy conduction rune arrays analyzed from the secondary scale samples generously bestowed by Golden Emperor, and space anchoring technology successfully reverse-engineered from the wreckage of the Lunar giant ship. Its structural strength, energy conduction efficiency, and resistance to spatial distortion far exceed the sum of all known Materials on Blue Star!”
He pointed to a massive circular structure in the mid-to-aft section of the hull, which resembled a gaping abyss and was currently being installed: “The main power System employs triple redundancy and dual-mode drive! At its core are four Star Heart Fusion Reactor arrays, refined and extracted from the top vein of Burning Star Ore in the Iron-Blood World, providing surging basic propulsion power.”
“Auxiliary propulsion consists of eight sets of Void Pulse Thrusters, improved with fragments of anti-matter annihilation engine technology from Lunar ruins, used for short-burst maneuvers and attitude adjustments. The theoretical vacuum top speed can reach Mach 100!”
Yuan Mei’s hand waved excitedly, pointing to the structure at the bow that resembled ferocious fangs: “The weapon System is the Major Achievement of our existing technology. The main weapon is a small planet-destroying cannon, which is not a single barrel, but a matrix composed of twelve energy emission nodes at the bow! When charging, the bow will form an energy force field that distorts space, and what is finally fired will be a composite energy torrent powerful enough to tear apart an asteroid!”
He then pointed to the densely packed gun positions on both sides of the hull, resembling a honeycomb: “The secondary weapons include thirty-six-linked positron torrent rapid-fire turrets, used for interception and saturation strikes;
Twenty-four gravity collapse close-range defense arrays, capable of generating small gravity traps to distort or capture enemy physical projectiles;
Hidden beneath the hull are sixteen bio-drop pod launch ports, capable of deploying a fully organized assault company of approximately 160 Mingling Devils at once.
In terms of defense, in addition to the outermost Titan-grade bio-alloy armor, the inner layer also embeds our independently developed biological force field deflection shield generators, driven by the Iron-Blooded Queen’s Mental Power field derivative technology, which can efficiently deflect or neutralize most known energy attacks.”
Finally, he pointed to the large square opening in the mid-to-aft section of the hull: “This is the main hangar and internal dock bay. It can accommodate and prepare over 3000 elite combat units, such as Mingling Devils and Zhu Yan Demon Insects. If converted to standard human ground troops and their heavy equipment, it can carry approximately twelve thousand people.
It has a complete ecological circulation System, a heavy industrial repair furnace that can repair small and medium-sized hull damage during flight, and a medium-sized biomass synthesis factory, ensuring self-sufficiency for long-term interstellar combat.”
Zhou Qi hovered in the semi-air of the dry dock, his immense Mental Power, like an invisible tide, meticulously and coldly washed over every inch of this nascent war behemoth.
He could feel the unyielding will deep within the keel, the energy gathered at the engine location like a volcano about to awaken, and the Soul-stirring aura of destruction emanating from the weapon bases currently being installed.
He saw the subtle energy dissipation at the welding points, heard the abnormal metallic friction during pipeline laying, and could even sense the accelerated heartbeat of a certain engineer due to tension.
“What’s the progress?” Zhou Qi’s voice was exceptionally clear in the noisy dry dock, directly entering Yuan Mei’s mind.
Yuan Mei immediately reined in his excitement and replied solemnly: “Reporting to Dominator, the overall progress is currently 80% complete, and it is expected to be fully finished in three months.”
Zhou Qi nodded silently, unconsciously thinking to himself that his subordinate’s technological strength was growing stronger and stronger, and that walking on two legs, biology plus technology, was the right path.
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