Chapter 113: War (1)

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation

Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

“Finally back…”

Stepping back into the lunar base, Zhao Yu finally let out a sigh of relief. Staying on the spaceship always gave him a sense of unease.

“Welcome back, Commander!”

Uncle Da, along with the other nine androids, stood at the entrance of the base to greet him.

Zhao Yu smiled and chatted with them for a bit before heading straight to the base control room.

Following Uncle Da’s list, he used all of his over 25,000 tech points.

[Base: Level 1]

[Experience: 100100/100000]

[EXP is full. Do you want to level up?]

“Yes, sir!”

[Upgrade successful!]

[Base: Level 2]

[Experience: 100100/300000]

[Note: A movable sub-base can be added at the current level]

Zhao Yu had planned the location of the sub-base early on, choosing a mothership parked on the moon as the sub-base.

This way, even if the lunar base is destroyed, the mothership can continue the system technology.

After upgrading to level 2, the seven basic sciences that were originally stuck at 1.99 and unable to upgrade were all now upgradable.

Zhao Yu checked that the cost of upgrading the seven basic sciences had increased. It was 100 Technology Points for every 0.01% upgrade.

To upgrade the seven basic sciences to 2.99, a total of 70,000 tech points are required.

Similarly, the experience needed to upgrade from a level 2 base to a level 3 base has also increased, becoming 200,000.

“It should be because the seven basic sciences are too low…”

The upgrade of the base level to level 2 only meant that he could use his technology points to exchange for any technology below 2.99. However, the prerequisites for each technology still existed.

Zhao Yu checked the remaining tech points, only 300 left. He turned to the newly exchanged life science products.

After asking the system about each one, he found he could get back about 15,000 tech points after deducting the upgrade costs of various types of research institutes.

” 15,000 Technology Points should be enough for now…”

Zhao Yu left the control room, planning to discuss with Uncle Da how to maximize benefits in the upcoming upgrades.

“The Pangu civilization has a defensive circle around Mars, made up entirely of bases equipped with laser systems…”

“Before breaking this defense circle, we can’t directly attack Earth…”

“So, the initial goal should be to break this defense circle…”

Near Pluto, on the Moro mothership, several captains were discussing their battle plans with Moro.

“The laser defense system is one of the few means that can withstand level 2 civilization attacks with a level 1 civilization technology level…”

“It has clear advantages, light-speed reaction, and it’s impenetrable as long as the energy isn’t exhausted…”

“But the disadvantage is also obvious, once the base’s energy is exhausted, the defense system is basically useless…”

“A full-scale attack isn’t advisable, as it would require too much energy…”

“So, I suggest launching a large-scale attack on the Ming-huo area before the fleet sets off, exhausting the energy of all bases in this area…”

On the 3D star map, the Ming-huo area was located on the left of the midline between Pluto and Earth. It would coincide with the midline in about 25 Earth days, which was the shortest distance for the Moro fleet to reach the first line of defense.

“By the time our fleet arrives, the energy of the bases in the Ming-huo area will be almost exhausted, and we can seize this opportunity to break through…”

“As long as we break this line of defense, send a few shuttles in, and this war is over!”

Moro was using a simulator on the side, pressing down continuously. Every simulation result was a complete victory, with the largest loss being only five shuttles.

“Good, let’s go with this plan!”

Moroo pushed away the simulator, stood up, and proclaimed with high spirits, “Seth and Miro, for your merits in scouting, you are appointed as the lead and deputy of the vanguard army for this operation…”

“Lead the 2nd, 4th, 5th, 8th, 9th, 10th fleets to the Ming-huo point for battle…”

“Considering the distance between the frontline and the mothership, and the inconvenience in communication, I grant you the authority to adapt to the situation. You can decide the course of action without reporting back…”

“The remaining 3rd, 6th, 7th fleets, full firepower, attack Minghuo point…”

“Industrial and resource ships proceed to Pluto for logistical support work…”

“Now, I declare, the operation to annihilate the solar system civilization begins!”

“Begin the battle!”

With Moro’s order, the entire fleet began to stir.

Tens of battleships, fully equipped, leapt out and flew towards the Ming-huo line.

The remaining battle fleets scattered, each pointing their cannons of various calibers at the Ming-huo line, launching their attack.

“Commander, something big has happened!”

At the lunar base, Zhao Yu had just finished trading with Yuean City, having collected 15,000 tech points and was preparing to head to the control room to exchange technology, when Uncle Da stopped him.

“What happened?!”

“The Moro fleet has initiated an attack!”

“What?!”

Uncle Da materialized a gravity wave detector, and said, “Over sixty Moro warships have left Pluto and are heading towards the first line of defense…” “Besides, the dozens of warships left behind have launched a massive attack on our first line of defense…”

“They’ve started so quickly!!!”

The spaceship caught on Jupiter hadn’t caused any action from the Moro fleet for several days, so Zhao Yu thought they wouldn’t act in the short term.

Little did he know, the attack came not long after and it was a full-scale assault.

“They didn’t directly attack the base where the 8th military base is located, instead, they targeted the line where the 5th military base is…”

“According to the calculations, they want to drain the energy of the line where the 5th military base is located, and as soon as the over sixty warships arrive, they will break through…”

On the star map, it showed that in 25 days, when the enemy warships arrived, the line where the 5th military base is located would be in the middle of the Ming-huo line, the shortest distance.

“Can we withstand the first wave of attack?”

“We can, but judging from their behavior, the attack won’t cease within these 25 days…”

“In just 15 days, the energy replenishment speed of the 5th military base won’t be able to keep up with the consumption rate…”

“At that time, we must use the permanent warships of the 5th military base…”

“But the warships we left there were designed in the early days, most of them are destroyers and battleships. Only about a hundred frigates can actually withstand the attack…”

Zhao Yu hurriedly asked, “Can we dispatch the base’s frigates in time?”

“Yes, if we go full power, the frigates can reach the frontline in about four days…” Uncle Da nodded but soon expressed his concern, “The enemy still has over sixty incoming warships that haven’t fired yet. Once they arrive and suddenly unleash their attack, our line of defense could easily be breached…” “How many frigates do we have in our base now?”

“Since the arrival of the Moro fleet, the base started to surge in production, initially producing all types of warships proportionally, then focused on producing frigates when we found out they were effective in defense…”

“There are approximately 150,000 frigates currently in the base…”

“Send all of them to support the 5th military base. We must hold the first line of defense!”

“Roger, Commander!”

Uncle Da continued, “Commander, the first line of defense is far from us, it takes nearly 15 minutes for communication to travel both ways. It’s not easy to command from here, I suggest we send someone over to oversee the battle…” “Who do you think we should send?”

“Li Zonghcng. He has long been in charge of the base’s security and has plenty of experience. He should be capable of handling the job…”

“Alright, let’s send Li Zonghcng to take charge of the 5th military base!”

Uncle Da continued, “Commander, some of the resources we have stored in the base, especially the rare earths needed for the construction of frigates, are not enough. We need to get them from Earth…”

We have stored resources equivalent to over five billion lunar dollars at the lunar base. If we were to use them all for the production of destroyers, battleships, and transport ships, we could make about 500,000 units without a problem.

But the rare earths needed for the construction of frigates can only be obtained from Bluestar and the stored rare earths are about to run out.

“Then let’s gather resources from Earth. Don’t worry about being discovered by the people of Earth anymore. Send all the Xiaotian out to mine resources at full power. Make sure the frigate production line doesn’t stop…”

“The longer we hold out in this battle, the greater our chance of turning defeat into victory….”