stonecrandall Chapter 107 Base Establishment, Warship Blueprints
Chapter 107 Base Establishment, Warship Blueprints
Chapter 107 Base Establishment, Warship Blueprints
Starfleet World, Poseidon Galaxy.
This is a galaxy located 10 light-years from the galaxy where Case Outpost is located, which Fang Heng named the Neptune Galaxy.
It is a star system with five planets, three of which are water planets, and the other two are lava planets and rock planets.
This place was once a desolate star system, but now, it has attracted unfamiliar visitors.
At this time, on the original rocky planet orbit within Hengxing, a huge space station has been completed.
From the space station, dozens of huge cables hung down to the ground.
"Data detection complete. The current planet's gravity parameters have been adjusted."
"The main ground structure of the space elevator has been completed, and equipment is being installed."
Two teams, one in space and one on the ground, started construction simultaneously and worked together to complete this space elevator.
This rocky planet is a second planet, located on the outer edge of the habitable zone of the entire Heng system.
This is also why no life has arisen on this planet.
However, now that Fang Heng has arrived, this place will become a permanent base, so the planet in front of us must be terraformed.
However, conventional modifications can only create various domes on the planet, making it impossible to live normally in them.
Furthermore, there are no asteroids in the vicinity, so it is impossible to stimulate the planet's core to restart through an impact.
Therefore, researchers quickly came up with another solution: gravity technology.
Currently, among Fang Heng's technologies, Gravity Technology is the most advanced.
Through research on the teleportation device, under Gao Wujian's leadership, the level of gravity technology has become comparable to that of a Type IV civilization.
Fang Heng was unaware of these details, but that did not prevent researchers from designing a plan to terraform this rocky planet.
Inside the Punishment Ship, Fang Heng was reviewing the newly submitted planetary terraforming plan.
"I must say, scientists can be incredibly audacious when they get bold. Moving a planet—what are the chances of this plan succeeding?"
"Commander, according to simulations, the success rate is as high as 90%."
"So tall?"
"The main reason is that there aren't many stars in this star system, so the overall calculation is relatively easy."
"In that case, let's proceed with this plan."
"Yes, Commander."
After Ethan left, Fang Heng looked at the plan again.
According to the researchers' plan, they intend to push the second planet into the habitable zone, while adjusting the orbits of the other planets, as well as their revolution and rotation speeds, to ultimately achieve gravitational balance in the entire star system.
This plan is crazy, but it's very meaningful.
Because once the plan is successfully completed, with this experience, there will be no need to worry about not having enough habitable planets in the future.
Besides, even if he fails, he's not afraid. At most, it's just a waste of time, and for him, time is the last thing he has to worry about right now.
After the plan was approved, the researchers who accompanied the military were also very excited.
Soon, new instructions were issued. Construction on the rocky planets proceeded as planned, but on the lava planets and the other three water planets, the engineering spaceship commanders began deploying equipment.
Everything was proceeding smoothly, and Fang Heng put the matter aside and headed to the temporary base.
Meanwhile, inside the temporary base, everyone from the Earth Federation was feeling somewhat uneasy.
"Carmen, what are your thoughts on this civilization?"
"Karl, this is both an opportunity and a challenge for the Earth Federation."
"How so?"
"Through my previous observations, I discovered that this civilization is very powerful. Their individual soldier technology is much more advanced than ours. Their electromagnetic weapons, energy weapons, and the weapons on their warships are all more advanced than ours."
Even their warp drive magnification is higher than ours.
"That's why I said this is a challenge for the Earth Federation."
However, these people are also human, belonging to the same human race. Although their political systems are different, they are all of the same kind, which presents an opportunity for the Earth Federation.
"But we are prisoners now."
"Don't worry, the fact that they didn't kill us outright means we still have value. At least for now, we don't have to worry about them executing us."
"Damn it, Jenkins, if it weren't for your insistence on studying the Queen, we would have gone back to Earth long ago and wouldn't have had to get involved in this mess."
Carmen now knows about Karl's research, and is both furious and helpless.
"Carmen, if hitting me makes you feel better, then I won't fight back. If my research succeeds, our battle with the Zerg will end soon, and we may even be able to advance our technology further."
"Think about the shells of those insects; their ability to absorb energy weapons. If this were applied to warships, our fleet would be immune to energy weapon attacks. What a significant technological breakthrough that would be!"
"Jenkins, you're a bastard."
Seeing Carmen cursing him, Karl understood that Carmen was in a bad mood, so he simply shut up and stopped talking.
Not long after, Farrow returned to the same place.
Upon seeing Farrow return, the team members quickly surrounded him.
"Major, how's it going? What did they say?"
Seeing the crowd gathering around him, Faro opened his mouth, then fell silent.
"Fallo, what happened? What did they say?"
"Gentlemen, the other party intends to recruit me, and I have agreed. On the condition that your safety is guaranteed and that I negotiate with the Earth Federation to release you."
"Fallo..."
Hearing Henry Farlow's words, everyone present was shocked for a moment, then fell silent.
Everyone understood Farrow's choice.
They never expected that they would be saved by Farrow again.
"Jenkins, once you get back, accelerate your research. The battle between humans and the Zerg is causing too many losses. This war must end."
"Major Farrow, I understand. I'm sorry for how I treated you before."
"You don't need to apologize. If I hadn't seen your success, I would have thought you were delusional, but now, perhaps you're right."
"Alright, everyone, I'm here to say goodbye. I'll be serving here from now on. Until we meet again."
Having said that, Henry Farlow turned and left without lingering.
As Farrow walked away, everyone present fell silent.
However, the time for sadness was quickly over, as Fang Heng arrived with the interrogators.
"Captain Carmen, it's a pleasure to meet you. As the most outstanding captain in the Earth Federation, I've long admired you."
"Who are you?"
"Oh, sorry, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Fang Heng, the head of the Human Federation's expeditionary force. This time, I'm here to interrogate you. Let's go, Captain Carmen."
"Hey, what do you guys want to do to Captain Carmen?"
"Rest assured, since we have already promised Farrow, your safety can be guaranteed. However, this is based on your cooperation. Take him away."
Fang Heng suddenly realized that even if he tried to talk to these people nicely, they were not very cooperative. They were all prisoners, yet they were still so arrogant. What he liked most was to deflate their arrogance.
Carmen was quickly taken away and entered the interrogation phase.
The same was true for the others; under professional interrogation, they quickly revealed everything they knew.
According to the Earth Federation's system, Carmen is the captain, and Karl is a high-ranking officer at the Supernatural Research Institute. Both are high-ranking military officers within the Earth Federation, so they know a great deal of classified information.
According to normal procedures, they have all undergone anti-interrogation training, so it should be difficult to get useful information out of them.
However, that applies to civilizations of the same level; for Fang Heng, it's not a problem.
Normally, when you ask someone something they already know, even if they don't want to talk about it, they will recall the relevant information in their mind.
If we study the brain sufficiently, we can use special equipment to read memories from that time and obtain relevant information.
Fortunately, Fang Heng had the technology, so the interrogation was very quick. It was basically just questioning, and the two didn't need to answer, which left them completely baffled.
After the interrogation, the group of people were placed in a specially constructed area with all the necessary living facilities and recreational spaces. However, their movement was restricted to this area, and they were not allowed to leave.
Having obtained crucial intelligence, the only remaining value of these individuals is through exchange.
For the Earth Federation, Carmen and Karl, as well as the mobile suits below, all need to be redeemed. If they are ignored, it will be a huge blow to the prestige of the Earth Federation itself.
Therefore, Fang Heng doesn't mind keeping these people around for a while.
Back in his office, Fang Heng quickly obtained the information he needed.
"Ethan, it seems you've made quite a haul this time."
"Yes, Commander, we obtained a lot of information from this interrogation, including the blueprints for the USS John Warden and USS Elsa."
"Oh? There's something like that?"
"Yes, Commander. As a telepath with strong mental abilities, Jenkins has a naturally stronger memory than others, so many of his memories are very clear. Therefore, we have obtained detailed data on various aspects."
"Does it match the physical counterpart?"
"Some of the data has been verified and it does match."
"That's good. The John Warden and the Elsa, one battleship and one cruiser, are enough for our early-game needs."
"Yes, Commander. Both warships have now been completely cleared. All the warship crew and mobile infantry have been detained. Our personnel have begun to take over the two warships and familiarize themselves with their operation."
"Yes, we need to build up our combat capability as soon as possible. We've captured these people, and the Earth Federation doesn't know about this yet, but we can't keep it a secret for long. We'll eventually have to make contact with them. Although it's not a good start, when two countries interact, interests come first, and we'll eventually have to make contact with them."
"Yes, Commander."