Chu Jungui and others were studying the design of the new starship when they received continuous communication requests, forcing him to temporarily put down his work and connect the communication.
"Jun Gui! I have two pieces of good news to tell you. Which one do you want to hear first?"
"It will be all right."
"That's right, my star pirate business has been going smoothly recently and is about to take off!" Sino's voice sounded very excited.
"So fast?"
"Yes, there have been two very fierce battles!"
"Fighting against Billinder?" Chu Jungui was very surprised. He didn't expect Sino to progress so quickly and win two games in a row against Billinder. Is he really a genius?
"Oh, no, it's with the peripheral forces of two nobles."
"Xino, you must choose your targets carefully and not make too many enemies. We are registered star thieves, not real star thieves. The purpose of becoming star thieves is to weaken Bilinde."
"Don't worry, they didn't lose anything, I retreated early."
Chu Jungui was very worried that Xino would become a hot-blooded guy and grab them randomly. But after all the fighting, why retreat early? After Chu Jungui asked more, he finally understood that Xino had fought two battles in a row and then never fought again.
It was actually quite normal to be defeated. Sino chose caravans that were escorted by heavily armed forces. The strength of the escort fleet alone far exceeded that of his little red beard. Xino was able to escape unscathed from two fierce battles and caused considerable losses to his opponents, which is already quite good. After all, Xino's starship is not Lightyear's own starship. It does not have such extreme and abnormal attributes, and many tactics cannot be used.
After telling the first good news, Xino started to formally tell the second good news.
"That's it, Jungui, I have a very important battle to fight next. Although it is just a simulated battle, except for lowering the power of the weapons, everything else is the same as the real battlefield. The result of this simulated battle is good for me and for me. We are all very important. The opponent is the current commander-in-chief of the family fleet. If I defeat him, I may become the next commander. However, I am not sure of winning, so I want to ask you to come with me."
"Cheating?"
"How can this be called cheating? You will be a member of my fleet by then. Since we all belong to the same fleet, isn't it the same if you command me and you command me?" Sino said confidently.
"Now that the war is about to begin, there may not be enough time."
"It's totally in time! I've prepared a high-speed starship, one that can jump 70 light years at a time! It takes up to 3 days to go back and forth, and it won't affect your preparations for war!"
Chu Jungui was a little surprised, "How come you have such a good starship?"
A starship that can jump 70 light years at a time was a typical supercar in the home star era. It only needs 20 jumps to fly from one end of the human star field to the other, and it takes only 10 days. Starships of this size are specially designed for fast and comfortable long-distance travel, and are simply not affordable for ordinary rich people.
Even Kun, who has a seriously inflated dignity, would not click on its advertisement: there are no advertisements for this kind of starship at all. Everyone who can afford it knows about it, and those who can't afford it are useless. Kun is considered a rich man, but not yet a millionaire.
Xino said vaguely: "I borrowed it from a friend. In short, you must help me. If I win this position, the fleet will be light-years away!"
Chu Jungui calculated the time. If it does not exceed 3 days, there should be no problem. The remaining defense force should be enough to resist potential threats. Unless the 4th Fleet is crazy and would rather not win the battle than be wiped out for light years.
Sino was indeed very efficient in his work this time. A signal was sent 2 hours later. The starship coming to pick up Chu Jun had arrived in the N7703 system.
Since he had to face a starship battle, Chu Jungui took Kaitian with him and flew outside the galaxy on one of his high-speed frigates. At the predetermined coordinates in the outer orbit of the galaxy, a starship with a graceful streamline shape was already parked there. As soon as he saw the appearance, Chu Jungui knew it was Xingliu, but he didn't know whether it was model 6600 or 7700.
Star Stream is the top-of-the-line private starship, known for its ultimate performance and luxury. It is a super starship among super starships. Its target customers are the 10,000 richest people in mankind, and its potential customer base is the richest one million people. If wealthy people with more than one million dollars can afford it, then Xingliu will decisively increase its price. All in all, having a star depends on relative ranking, not absolute wealth.
In addition to comfort and luxury, there is no doubt about the safety of Xingliu. It integrates the most advanced weapons and power systems at the moment. Even though the hull is small, it can destroy any light cruiser in the universe one-on-one. The price of one of its main guns is equivalent to that of two ordinary light cruisers.
If the enemy has an absolute advantage, Xingliu can still run away. Speed is its specialty. It doesn't even need to activate space jump. At sub-light speed, almost no starship can catch up with it. By running slowly at sub-light speed, you can get rid of all the pursuers.
The safety of Xingliu is not only reflected in its own performance. Any Starstream ship will come with lifetime top-level security services, and security services are provided by the ANDER Group. In addition to security services, the Ander Group also provides top-level revenge and pursuit services. If anyone dares to attack a star stream, what awaits him will be endless pursuit by the Ander Group.
The reason why Chu Jungui knew about Xingliu was because he received several advertisements after the stock price of One Light Year surged recently. But this is not an advertisement for Starstream, but an advertisement for several starship rental companies, indicating that they can provide Starstream rental services. These established companies have hundreds of years of history, and they deeply understand the blind confidence and urgent need to show off of upstarts like Chu Jungui who think they can buy the entire universe.
Although the test subject does not have these two emotional needs, it fully meets the advertising standards for suddenly rich people.
Precisely because he knew that, Chu Jungui was shocked that Xino was the star stream as soon as he made a move. From what angle, this guy didn't look like someone who could come into contact with the star stream?
With deep doubts, Chu Jungui boarded the star stream, and Xino was already waiting in the starship. Xingliu is indeed worthy of its reputation as top luxury. The paintings hanging in the corridor and the artworks placed are all authentic. When you walk into the large living room, there is a painting in the middle that even Chu Jun Guidu seems to have seen before. A masterpiece.
In addition to authentic works of art, every piece of furniture and every detail in the starship is flawless and is the work of top masters. Even the sofa is so beautiful that people dare not sit down on it.
As soon as Chu Jungui walked into the living room, the art component became excited. Wherever he looked, the art component would explain and comment at a very high speed. Most of the furnishings in the living room have dual interpretations of art and history, allowing art components to finally find an opportunity to highlight their value. As a component, while the aesthetic and creativity are heavily influenced by Dr. Zero, at least storing data isn't an issue.
However, Chu Jungui didn't have much interest in art, and the art component was too noisy, so he simply turned it off.
The star stream closed the hatch, turned slowly, and then headed towards the jumping point at an alarming acceleration.
Before entering the space jump, Xino took the time to discuss the arrangements for this trip with Chu Jungui. The plan is very simple, that is, Chu Jungui hides his name and pretends to be an ordinary crew member under Xino to participate in the assessment battle. Xino has already reported the list to the Presbyterian Council. Of course, Chu Jungui's name is not included in it, and it is impossible to use people from Light Years. All Light Year soldiers are now on the federal blacklist. The crew members reported by Xino were all red-bearded crew members, the kind of people who no one would remember without information. And Chu Jungui's identity is Hongbeard, a newly promoted rookie captain.
The target of this challenge is Elder Lucien, who retired from the Federation fleet as an admiral and began to take charge of the family fleet after retirement. Lucian has 30 years of military experience and has gone through many wars, with a fairly satisfactory record. He used his troops steadily, making few unexpected moves, but also few flaws. Lucian and the other two elders are the cornerstones of Richard's faction, three generations higher than Xino in terms of seniority. Originally, Xino also belonged to this faction, but was later abandoned.
The family fleet is not large, with only two heavy cruisers, 10 destroyers, and a full 50 high-speed frigates. The main purpose of the family fleet is to escort the caravans and protect the family's base in the outer star field. It is not given any war functions such as opening up territories and expanding territory.
The traditional field of the Louis family is high-end manufacturing, taking into account finance. Their core interests are in highly developed galaxies. Their bases and interests in edge star fields are very limited, so they have little interest in war and military industry. Moreover, competition in the federal military industry is already very fierce. Even the Bilinde Group has several strong opponents like the Ander Group.
After hearing the plan, Chu Jungui intuitively realized that there were many problems in it. Sino commanded many light cruisers when he was in the army. If he went further, it would be reasonable to command a single heavy cruiser. Commanding a fleet composed of two heavy cruisers would be a bit of a step-up, which would definitely arouse doubts under normal circumstances. Chu Jungui didn't understand how Xino persuaded the Presbyterian Council to hold such an assessment battle. According to common sense, the Presbyterian Church should simply reject this ridiculous idea.
Xino's challenge sounds like a crazy idea thrown out by a young man who was dazzled by ambition and eager to rise to the top. If you can become a commander if you win the mock battle, then this commander doesn't have to do anything else. He will be too busy to deal with challenges every day. Moreover, the position of family fleet commander is not based solely on ability. Qualification and trust are much more important than ability. A guy like Xino who had been kicked out of the family had no trust at all. How could he be allowed to be the commander?
When Chu Jungui asked, Xino frankly admitted that he had taken advantage of a loophole. The family's internal regulations include provisions on the right to challenge. This regulation is actually over 700 years old and has only been implemented twice when it was first promulgated. At that time, the Louis family had just started and was in an era of passion, pioneering and chaos. The younger generation was crazily challenging the authority of the older generation, trying to seize their own power and status in the vast starry sky.
700 years later, that code has long been forgotten and buried in the dust of libraries, but it has not been abolished. Sino brought out this law and convinced most of the elders, so this assessment battle took place.
After listening to Xino's explanation, Chu Jungui was even more puzzled. A guy like him, whose muscles started to grow in his head, would also go to the library?
(End of chapter)
