Are they really treating this Li Star like their own territory?
Lu Yuan's gaze was like two sharp swords.
Apollo was clearly probing his bottom line. If he backed down now, he'd be backing down for the rest of his life!
"Once the target enters the pulse laser cannon's range, fire immediately. The first shot is a final warning. After that, no matter what the opponent does, the second shot will be at maximum power."
Since he had decided to fight, what was the point of warning?
Although Jubian, like the others, had doubts about this order, he still decided to follow it.
The Executive Officer must have his reasons for doing this!
Soon after, the enemy reconnaissance plane entered range. The pulse laser cannon, which had been charged and waiting, immediately opened fire. The infrared beam swept past the reconnaissance plane's lower side, less than 5 meters from its belly.
The enemy plane showed no reaction, continuing to fly forward brazenly, without sending any communication requests. Its arrogant posture was evident.
Could it be that they weren't afraid?
No!
Even if they truly weren't afraid, after this warning shot, it would definitely point its nose towards the camp that fired the laser beam.
But now, the reconnaissance plane hadn't adjusted its route. There was an angle of about 18 degrees between its heading and the camp.
Lu Yuan's lips curved slightly upward. His purpose of probing had been achieved.
The opponent's sensors weren't advanced enough; they hadn't detected the energy reaction of that laser beam at all!
The pulse laser cannon was a weapon from around 2250. This indicated that Apollo's technology, overall, likely hadn't surpassed this point in time, much less the 2311 Cangyuan airdrop pod. It was still a long way off from the technology of the Human golden age in the 27th to 29th centuries.
They didn't even know they were standing at the gates of hell. I really don't know what you guys are being arrogant about. It's unbearable.
Die quickly.
The second laser beam shot out, hitting the target directly. The reconnaissance plane soon emitted Black Smoke, lost control, and spiraled violently as it fell towards the ground.
Truly the weakest of the weak.
"We've spotted the out-of-control enemy plane!" Ye Xing sent a communication. "The pilot has parachuted. We are accelerating our approach and expect to reach the crash site in 10 minutes!"
Lu Yuan: "Try to secure both the wreckage and the pilot simultaneously."
"Received!"
10 minutes later, Ye Xing and Caoyuan arrived at the reconnaissance plane's wreckage. One side of the plane was severely damaged, while the other was relatively intact.
Based on engineering symmetry, a full blueprint could be obtained after scanning!
Just as Ye Xing was about to start scanning, in the distance, an all-terrain vehicle crested a sand dune and sped towards them at full speed.
It drifted to a stop in front of the wreckage, and two people in power armor jumped out.
Apollo!
Cangyuan and Apollo, two Celestial corporations, finally made direct contact!
"We are Apollo," the two walked forward, pointing at Ye Xing's nose, as if the words 'Apollo' represented some kind of unchallengeable spell.
Extremely arrogant.
"Did you shoot down our reconnaissance plane?"
"Oh, so it's the famous Universal Colonial Development Company," Ye Xing said with a fake smile. "Sorry, that was us. But you fired first and shot down our drone. We just fired a warning shot. Who knew your piece of junk would be so fragile?"
The other side paused. No expression could be seen under the full-face helmet.
"Very well, prepare for compensation matters. Also, hand over the perpetrator immediately."
"Hand over your mother!"
Caoyuan immediately became enraged.
"Can't you understand human language? You were the ones who violated our airspace! Where's the parachuted pilot?! Tell that bastard to get out here!"
"He has been rescued by us. Mind your language."
"Mind my language? I'll mind yours!" Ye Xing also became enraged. "What, do I need to teach you manners?"
Their equipment couldn't compare to the power armor opposite them, strictly speaking, it was far inferior, but their momentum was not lost at all, displaying a posture of not fearing a fight or death.
After all, they were genuinely not afraid of death, literally.
"Shut up! We can temporarily not pursue the perpetrator, but the reconnaissance plane wreckage must be recovered! Please move aside and don't obstruct our work."
Caoyuan stepped forward.
"I'll say it one last damn time! This area is under our control! This is our damn spoils of war! Try to take it if you dare! If you have the guts, just try to snatch it! If you don't want to fight, then get the hell out! Understand?!"
The Apollo personnel turned their heads and looked at the reconnaissance plane wreckage, remained silent for a few seconds, and did not continue to be aggressive.
At the current location, they might very well be within the range of the opponent's heavy weapons. And the opponent really dared to open fire, so it was better to back down.
We're just wage laborers.
Speaking of which, this group of indigenous Raiders just picked up some pre-apocalypse equipment and became so reckless?
It doesn't matter. Later, they will know what price they will pay for this!
"Hmm... I have to say, as Raiders, you are very brave."
"Who told you we were Raiders?" Ye Xing was almost laughing from anger. "We are Celestial, and we have our own company."
"Oh, really?"
Although their expressions couldn't be seen, it was clear from their tone that they didn't believe a single word of it.
"Then may I ask, which famous company do the two of you work for?"
"Cangyuan Future Technology."
"Cang..."
The two from Apollo were stunned for a full four or five seconds. Then they looked at each other and burst into laughter, holding their bellies and bending over with laughter.
"Ha! Hahahahahahaha!!!"
"Cangyuan Future Technology~~~ Sir~~~" One of them imitated Ye Xing in a pretentious tone, amusing himself.
You two are seriously ill... Ye Xing thought to himself.
"Is there a problem?"
The two Apollo employees were still laughing.
"You? Cangyuan? Ha! That's the funniest joke I've heard all year. If you're Cangyuan, then we're Infinite Deep Space," one of them said.
"Don't just find a company name and use it casually, okay? It's embarrassing!" the other person said.
"Do you know how massive a cosmic giant Cangyuan was at its peak? Do you know how many colonies they had and how many planets they controlled before the apocalypse? Cangyuan! You really dare to make things up!"
To them, Ye Xing saying "Cangyuan Future Technology" was like two gangs fighting on the street, and one side claiming to be backed by a certain combined brigade from the Eastern Theater Command.
They really couldn't hold back their laughter, despite trying their best.
"Alright, alright, ignorance is bliss. Do whatever you want. Apollo has only one requirement: your future area of activity, to the east, must not exceed our current position. Otherwise, we'll see!"
The two jumped into the vehicle and drove away.
"They must be seriously ill."
Ye Xing watched the departing all-terrain vehicle, filled with anger.
In any case, he still had to finish the task assigned by the Executive Officer. He took out a scanner, and after scanning the crash wreckage, he obtained the reconnaissance plane's blueprint.
This time the harvest was considerable. There was also an intelligent air-to-air missile in very good condition in the reconnaissance plane's missile bay. Now Cangyuan finally had guided weapons!
In the camp, Lu Yuan fell into deep thought.
Why was Apollo so insistent that he was a local Raider who had dug up treasures?
I went to space and successfully returned from outside the atmosphere. Logically speaking, I should have been more easily judged as a Celestial force.
The opponent was so certain; there must be a deeper reason behind it.
He increasingly felt that he must send spies to Oasis City as soon as possible to fully understand Apollo.
Currently, he only knew that Apollo's technology wasn't too far ahead of Cangyuan, but he still knew nothing about the scale of their combat forces deployed on Li Star or their overall strength.
He couldn't fight a battle unprepared.