The Seventh Base - Chapter 1260 - Capítulo 1260: 19: The Trap

Capítulo 1260: Chapter 19: The Trap

Xu Mo’s gaze turned to this fleet. At the center was a giant warship, entirely deep black, with a hull length of ten thousand meters, capable of carrying multiple small starships to form a powerful interstellar combat team.

To the left and right were the guard fleets, totaling sixteen ships, including four advanced starships and twelve approaching advanced starship standards.

The entire fleet consisted of two hundred and eight ships, all of at least medium-standard and above, with no low-level warships.

This fleet is comparable to their accumulated efforts over many years.

After the Star Ring arrived at Byron Star, Byron Star fully cooperated with it, and even that entire star domain could be mobilized. Now, Byron Star has become a planetary base.

But even so, building starships isn’t just about having more people; the core lies in technology, followed by materials. The crafting of starship engines and weapons also requires time.

Every starship is a large-scale project, with the difficulty increasing with the level; for instance, the leading warship’s construction difficulty was equivalent to building the rest of the fleet’s warships combined.

Without the Star Ring, even with a huge population in Byron Star’s star domain, it wouldn’t be possible to produce a high-level starship.

After the Star Ring arrived, it first guided technological advances, allowing Byron Star’s technological level to leap forward. They expanded their team, incorporating top local researchers from Byron Star, who completed most of the fleet. The fleet’s construction level also met the standard technological level prevalent in the Byron Star Domain.

The Star Ring only directly led the construction of a few core starships, especially the fleet’s main ship.

“What is this starship called?” Xu Mo asked as he looked toward the leading main ship.

“It hasn’t been named; we’re waiting for you to name it,” Benjamin responded.

“Since this starship is the base’s first main ship in a true sense, let’s name it ‘The Base’.” Xu Mo suggested.

“The Base.” Benjamin murmured, “This starship was completed under Mr. Fred’s full supervision, with his personal involvement in everything from design to the crafting of each weapon. According to Mr. Fred, the level of this starship should be close to the core main ship level of various major powers.”

The core main ship he was referring to is equivalent to the strongest starships of the major top-tier forces.

Such starships are built with full efforts by various universe-level powers.

The technology the Star Ring possesses is not inferior to the top powers in the universe, perhaps even surpassing them. However, the overall level of Byron Star remains weak in terms of overall technology, material components, forging level, and other aspects, compared to the top-tier forces in the universe.

Therefore, getting close is already quite an achievement.

But with the improvement of Byron Star in various areas, the main ships constructed by the Star Ring will become stronger and stronger.

However, the Star Ring’s goal is not just to build starships; their true dream is to create a super base, a grander objective. Before constructing a super base, Byron Star’s overall technology must first reach an ultra-high level, at least equivalent to advanced civilization to achieve this goal.

Thus, for now, it is very necessary to protect Xu Mo and his team.

“It seems like the hull of The Base is made from the minerals we transported back,” Xu Mo remarked.

“Yes,” Benjamin nodded. “Aside from the protective shield, the hull of The Base possesses very strong defense levels, making it difficult for ordinary advanced starships to breach.”

While they are both advanced warships, there is a difference still; an advanced warship is marked by its capacity to threaten a planet, whereas the top-tier advanced starships may need only one strike to cause a planet’s collapse and destruction.

The Chiyou, for instance, is an invincible starship within Byron Star’s star domain, but compared to the main ships of those top-tier universe powers, it somewhat falls short.

“Just right, the Kales Empire is wreaking havoc across republic planets; hunting can continue,” Xu Mo declared.

With The Base leading the warship fleet’s arrival, they now possess a considerable amount of power. Although they still lack the capital to contend with top-tier universe forces, dealing with smaller forces shouldn’t be a problem, especially with The Base at the forefront, alongside the captured warships that have been repaired and modified; they no longer fear encounters with top-tier starships.

War is indeed the best way to make a fortune.

……

In the space of the O’Brian Republic, a fleet was slowly moving. This fleet was mighty, comprising over a hundred warships.

Moreover, there were several advanced warships among them.

In the main ship, a few figures sat together, enjoying wine and chatting.

Among them was a general from the Kales Empire, and another, dressed in red, was a Red-clothed Archbishop from the Church.

The people around them were of extraordinary status as well.

This lineup, even in the Kales Empire and the Church, is considered a high-level force, yet it appears in this Star Domain at this moment. It’s important to note that this space is not near any primary star of the O’Brian Republic.

“General Morris, have those people made any moves yet?” the Red-clothed Archbishop asked.

The man referred to as General Morris shook his head: “We have already initiated actions on numerous planets, fleets scattered across different places have gradually executed their missions, but the opponent remains inactive.”

“These cunning folks,” the Red-clothed Archbishop said: “They’ve been hiding for so many years, yet we haven’t found any movements. Those we captured are not their core members, and we can’t obtain any useful information.”

“Using local powers to control planets and selling their armed equipment, after so many years of development, they’ve probably made quite a fortune,” General Morris said, sipping red wine: “If not for the Church’s discovery, we might still be unaware that the opponents have turned into an underground force infiltrating various planets.”

The Red-clothed Archbishop’s eyes were frosty; they noticed something amiss. Every planet in the O’Brian Republic has a church, and things were abnormal in recent years, prompting the Church to start an investigation.

This investigation revealed an extremely severe situation; even the main warship had been taken over and was controlled by the opponents.

This also made them understand how the Chloe Star battle plan was leaked back then.

The problem actually originated from their side.

The forces they implanted in the O’Brian Republic became the opponents’ aid, used to expand their powers. After learning about this matter, the Church hierarchy was furious and thoroughly investigated.

Afterward, they decided to take action, force the opponent out, destroy them in one sweep, and trace back to Xu Mo and their stronghold.

This plan was highly valued by both the Church and the Kales Empire high-ups. The collaboration between the two, allowed only success.

For this, they dispatched an extremely strong force, dispersed in different areas of space. The fleet here is only one of the main forces, and once active, they can converge quickly.

They know the opponent also controls a not-so-weak fleet power, coupled with the Star Ring, they must have developed some power over the years, thereby giving sufficient attention.

“Luckily, it’s not too late yet. Although the Star Ring team controls advanced technology, starship construction isn’t all about technology. If they had initially chosen to cooperate with us, no problem, but they chose Gaia instead, which had a mature industrial chain in Asgard back in the day. With over a hundred years of development, the Star Soul only has one advanced battleship. Such a massive undertaking isn’t possible just with Star Ring,” the Church Archbishop said, “Judging from my speculation, for development, they first need to seize a planet as a base. As long as we find this planet, we can eliminate them.”

“Indeed,” General Morris agreed with the Red-clothed Archbishop: “If we wait for a few more decades, the opponent might develop certain forces, and it will be difficult to deal with them then.”

“However, given the opponent’s caution, this operation might require certain sacrifices to succeed,” the Red-clothed Archbishop continued.

“As long as we can bring the opponent out, these sacrifices are nothing,” Morris said, raising a toast to the Red-clothed Archbishop: “Here’s to the success of this operation.”

Gaia, Star Ring, Emperor’s descendants… if we can capture them, losing some warships, or even a large fleet, the Kales Emperor wouldn’t mind at all.

The two toasted, smiling lightly and at ease.

“General Morris.” At this moment, a voice rang out from the starship, Morris put down the wineglass and asked, “What’s the matter?”

“The signals of two warships from Prin Star disappeared, unable to contact,” the voice said, Morris furrowed his brows and said, “Immediately inform all fleets to converge at the coordinates near Prin Star, instruct them to await orders in space and not act rashly.”

“Yes, General Morris,” came the echo from the command room. Morris’ eyes showed coldness as he muttered, “The fish have finally taken the bait.”

This operation’s communication with the fleet differs from before. They can contact all teams, but the teams don’t know each other’s existence or understand the fleet commander’s power.

This is all to prevent the opponents from using previous methods to directly search memories for their information.

And now, the information the opponents acquire will be incomplete.

Next is their hunting moment.

“Archbishop, is the Elder Council of the Church ready?” Morris asked the Red-clothed Archbishop. Back in Asgard, a Destroyer Level entity appeared.

Therefore, this operation is not taken lightly; not only prepared a powerful fleet for the opponent but also a Destroyer.

This operation can only succeed.

“Rest assured, everything is ready, just waiting to close the net,” the Red-clothed Archbishop’s eyes likewise showed sharpness.

They suffered the most under their opponent’s hands.

This time, they’ll take back everything with interest.

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