The Swan flew quietly away from the N7703 galaxy, and its all-black paint made her almost blend into the deep space. Compared with the original version, she is much plumper now, the surface lines of the hull are smooth and smooth, and all damage has been repaired.
Not only does she have an extra layer of armor, but it's also not as bumpy and patchy as before. Now that Chu Jungui's production capacity has exploded, he can customize a set of armor for the Swan without having to pile standard cubes on it like in the past.
The bow of the Swan has also changed, becoming a lot bloated, especially the lower part, which is square and wide, and actually contains two Plan A guns. This battle with the Obsidian made Chu Jungui completely realize that the firepower was still not enough, so he implemented the original backup plan, which was to install another Plan A cannon on the Swan.
In order to drive these two cannons, the Swan needs a full 200 energy capsules to power them. This resulted in the Swan's internal space being almost entirely occupied by energy cabins. The crew even had to squeeze ten people into one dormitory. This was not enough and had to be allocated flexibly. Each dormitory was actually allocated 30 people, every day. Sleeping in three shifts.
The crew members have no complaints about this. As long as they can win the battle, they are willing to do it no matter how difficult it is. Now everyone knows that a very powerful supply base has appeared on Planet 4, with almost too much energy to use up. Each time, hundreds of empty energy capsules are unloaded and replaced with filled energy capsules. Even when I was at Green Apple, I never had such luxury.
After a short jump, the Swan arrived at the secret assembly point in outer space. There are three destroyers hovering here. The hulls are mottled and scarred everywhere.
With the arrival of the Swan, another light cruiser quietly appeared. There are obvious patches on its hull, its striped paint is also mottled, and there are traces of repeated repairs everywhere.
On Lin Xi's console, the image of a heroic man appeared. He saluted Lin Xi and said, "Colonel Lin, we meet again."
"General Lu, it's nice to see you here. But I have to say, this doesn't seem to be a wise choice."
The man holds the rank of major general, which is one level higher than Lin Xi at the moment. Hearing Lin Xi's words, he smiled heartily and said: "At this point in the war, no matter whether we are familiar with each other, we are friends of life and death. I can't stand it that those guys are still thinking about punishing people at this point. As for how they want to settle things after the war is their business, let’s get comfortable fighting the war first.”
Lin Xi smiled slightly and said, "Since you said so, I'm not polite. Welcome to join!"
The man said: "Don't rush to welcome me. I want to ask one thing. Did you kill the Obsidian?"
Lin Xi said calmly: "It was killed, but it was not just me, but also the help of other people."
"other people?"
"If you have a chance in the future, you will know."
"Where's the battle report?"
"It can't be made public yet."
The man nodded and said: "Forget it, I will always know in the future anyway. Since you killed the Obsidian, I will follow your command from now on."
Lin Xi was startled and asked, "What if I wasn't the one who killed him?"
"In that case, our military achievements are evenly matched. You are only slightly stronger than me, so I may not accept you. I will leave the extra supplies with you and then leave."
Lin Xi didn't expect him to be so direct, and said helplessly: "You are really direct."
The man laughed and said: "Our current organization is similar to that of the Star Pirates and Bandits. Both sides are angry, and if we are not careful, the ship will be destroyed and people will die. This is not a joke. What if the boss is not strong enough?"
"So, are you planning to join now?"
The man stopped laughing and said seriously: "Rear Admiral Commander Lu Tuo of the Ninth Dynasty Fleet is here to report with the Striped Seagull!"
Lin Xi gave a military salute and said, "Welcome to join!"
The Seagull sailed into the assembly point and stopped in front of the Swan, half a body ahead of the other destroyers.
A dashing female major next to Lu Tuo waited until the communication channel was turned off before saying, "General Lu, are you serious?"
Lu Tuo was startled and said, "Of course I am serious."
"But didn't you intend to lead this fleet when you came here? Besides, she was only a colonel, and you were already a major general. If the war had not broken out and supplies from the rear had not been available, you would have been a heavy cruiser captain. It is said that she was originally going to The heavy cruiser assigned to you has been built and is on its way."
Lu Tuo smiled and said: "Military ranks are only meaningful in peacetime. Everything on the battlefield depends on military merit. My current military merit is indeed not as good as hers. This is a fact."
"But the difference is very small!" The major was obviously dissatisfied. "She robbed the entire warehouse of beam cannons and left. We have been relying on the little supplies from the base, and even the shells have to be counted. It is a military achievement to be able to hit these It’s already amazing. In the entire war zone, you are second in combat merit below heavy patrol.”
Lu Tuo sighed and said: "The gap between second and first is sometimes too big to be imagined."
"Did the incident on the Obsidian hit you too hard?"
"Maybe."
"But if you are below her like this, I'm afraid you will never have a chance to surpass her. Didn't you say that she is a phoenix that can never be tamed? Only by being stronger than her can you possibly catch her."
Lu Tuo smiled bitterly, "Actually, if you can stay by her side and fight side by side, there will always be a chance, right?"
"Isn't this a spare tire?" the female major said to the point.
At this time, the permission transfer request lighted up on the command platform, and Lin Xi was asking for command rights. This is the basis of a fleet. If necessary, Lin Xi can bypass Lu Tuo and directly give orders to the Seagull.
Lu Tuo hesitated for a few seconds before choosing to accept. Then the command system began to be upgraded and fleet permissions were reconfigured. The upgrade is still a few minutes away. In just a few minutes, Lu Tuo's face was uncertain, but he finally calmed down and watched the system upgrade complete.
Lin Xi appeared on the command platform and said: "All starship commanders have entered the virtual conference system and a combat meeting will be held soon. The content of the meeting is important, so please be sure to attend."
A moment later, in the Swan's combat conference center, the image of a famous captain appeared. When these captains appeared, they were a little dumbfounded.
"Is there something wrong with the system? Where is this, a warehouse?"
"Is that a camp bed over there? Am I dazzled? Why are there four floors? Are there double images?"
"It's not a problem for you, because there is another row behind you."
"So we are in the dormitory?"
"It doesn't look like it, it should still be a warehouse. If it is really a dormitory, this kind of living conditions will have to go to court." Someone thought thoughtfully.
Lin Xi appeared, she coughed and said: "This was originally a war meeting hall, and of course it is now, but it has some additional uses. It can be used to store some things and temporarily house people."
Lu Tuo looked around, in disbelief, and asked, "Can I ask how many people live on the Swan?"
