Chapter 279: Autonomous Warship Great Tang, Military Pledge, Incident (7000)
After a Space Fold by Heimdall, several Nova Warships, each two thousand meters long, slowly sailed out.
In a rugged, rocky Mountain Hollow, a turbid gas suddenly rushed out from underground, bringing up a massive amount of dust that soared high into the sky.
A giant valve, over five thousand meters in diameter, slowly slid open, and a thick Energy Barrier emerged, sealing the atmosphere within the Base below.
The fleet cautiously flew through the valve and docked at a massive underground landing field.
Large numbers of Ground Crew swarmed forward, quickly cleaning the exterior of the Warships, washing away the adhering dust.
Adams, the Supervisor of the Tang Group's Weapons Production Department, Heimdall Branch, had already led a team of Elite Soldiers standing by the landing field to welcome his Directly Subordinate superior and two senior executives. From a distance, Adams laughed heartily and greeted them: "Hey, Bosses, you finally remembered us!
You must give me a raise! I've been cooped up here for so long, I almost went crazy!"
Ivan Vanko lightly punched Adams in the chest and patted his Shoulder hard: "A raise? Looking at your rosy complexion, your living conditions can't be that bad.
Is there anything bad here? The Boss is paying you triple Salary!"
Adams sighed deeply, shrugged his Shoulders, and complained, shaking his Head: "It's great here, really good. But, there are no Children here!"
"Children?" Ivan Vanko was stunned, frowning as he asked, "You want Children?"
To Ivan Vanko, who was enthusiastic about dealing with machines and engine oil, women were just a burden that affected his modifications and upgrades of Iron Soldiers.
Adams looked helplessly at Lane and Kane, who had just rushed back from Hell, covered in dust. He spread his Hands and complained: "Supervisor Lane, I don't need Children. I have my dearest wife, my most adorable Child.
But these young men here need Children! My heavens, there are thousands of people in this Base, not a single woman."
Adams looked at them innocently and exclaimed dramatically: "Are you suggesting these Capable Lads engage in same-sex relationships?"
Lane gave Adams a strange Look, remembering those in the Federal Army... He couldn't help but shiver.
After pondering for a moment, Lane nodded and promised: "If you can control those Children well... I will supplement you with enough Children tomorrow, but you must understand, those Children are not our own people. If they leak the Secret here—"
Adams smiled, his eyes narrowed into slits: "Don't worry, this is what I do. Absolutely no one will leak Secrets. Those Children won't even know they've left Earth!"
"Very good!" Lane decided the Matter.
He could decide on such minor Matters without reporting to the Boss.
But the premise was not to cause Trouble.
Lane saw the Flames in the eyes of the Strong men behind Adams, who were almost bursting with internal injuries. They were all vigorous and energetic Strong men.
Every day in the Base, besides training, it was just training. It was indeed necessary to consider things more comprehensively. This Base was very important, and security work was also very important, but it could be done in a more humane way.
He decided to have Yashida Corporation recruit another batch of Children to work as clerical staff in the Base.
Of course, they would need to be stationed in the Base long-term.
Lane didn't want the Base's Secrets to be betrayed to those flashy Children by these dizzy young men in the blink of an eye! Adams arranged Manpower to conduct detailed cleaning of the returning fleet to prevent any Hell Creatures from sneaking into this World.
Under Adams's lead, Lane, Kane, and the others arrived at the top-secret production line on the lowest level of this Base.
In a massive Factory Building ten kilometers long and three kilometers wide, countless huge Mechanical Arms and engineering robots were busy working around a giant Warship.
At least over a thousand workers, like Ants, were attached to the scaffolding, which was divided into over a dozen layers on the Warship's exterior, working with full concentration. Inside the Warship's opened Hatches, large numbers of workers were rushing in and out.
Numerous engineering vehicles were transporting various modular instrument components into the Warship, and then quickly driving out of the Warship with countless scraps and waste materials.
The Warship was nearing completion. Its hull length reached an astonishing three thousand meters, with the widest point exceeding two hundred meters. The Height of the Bridge area, which bulged at the center of the hull, was also nearly a hundred meters.
The hull was round, and its overall shape resembled a Cigar, but the length-to-width ratio was shorter and thicker than a typical Cigar.
A Soldier drove a maglev engineering vehicle over, carrying the group towards the Warship's bow.
The Warship's bow was densely packed with Main Cannon ports. Lane counted roughly, and there were over fifty Main Cannons with a caliber exceeding three thousand millimeters.
This was two hundred percent larger than the maximum Main Cannon caliber of the so-called top-secret first-generation capital ships currently being researched by the Federation.
From the bow to the stern, there were hundreds of secondary cannons of various calibers densely packed. Among them, there were over eighty Main Cannon-level gun barrels with calibers exceeding one thousand millimeters.
The entire Warship's Firepower Intensity was equivalent to a Tier 1 mixed fleet based on the Data provided by Elder Mandel.
But compared to the Main Cannon barrel in the center of the bow, with a caliber of nearly ten thousand millimeters, all other Main Cannons paled in comparison.
With a caliber of nearly five meters, the Cannon Bore of this Main Cannon faintly shimmered with a mysterious faint blue glow.
Lane leaned in to observe and could see hundreds of fist-sized blue Crystals, flowing with Gleam, inlaid within the Cannon Bore.
These were Energy Gems condensed from the Cosmic Cube.
These highly pure Energy Crystals, after countless Experiments, possessed extremely strong energy focusing and energy amplification effects, making them the best Materials for manufacturing Energy Weapons.
Therefore, when designing the Main Cannon for this giant ship, based on Data from some alien ship cannons, the Designer directly inlaid these Energy Crystal Stones inside the Cannon Bore.
Kane stared blankly at this Main Cannon. As a former Special Forces Commander, a Soldier, or rather, any Man, could not refuse the romance of big guns and big ships.
He took a deep breath and muttered to himself: "Every time I see this guy, I wonder if it can blast through a Planet with one shot!"
Ivan Vanko's Voice came from the side: "Blasting through a Planet is impossible.
The Alien Technology Elder Mandel bought back, the most we can utilize is some Tier 1 Civilization Technology.
From the beginning of its design, this Warship was designed according to the standard of a Tier 1 Warship. Its shield Energy is less than one-tenth of a Nova Warship's.
An ordinary Tier 2 Warship can turn it into Ash with just one hit at ten percent power output. Even if it activates all its Energy Shields, it still can't block a Nova Warship's firing at ten percent power output!"
"However, the Force of this Warship has already far exceeded the Main Cannons of Tier 1 Warships." Adams looked at this giant ship with emotion: "This is a deadly weapon!"
"Adams, give me an introduction to this... first-generation 'Great Tang' Warship! I need to report this surprise to the Boss."
Lane looked at the giant ship before him, his Fingers trembling slightly.
The first Tier 1 Heavy Starship in the Great Tang series was the first independent Starship manufactured by Tang Group using Alien Technology. Although most of the Technology applied on the Warship was purchased Alien Technology, it had all been localized.
The Warship before them was the culmination designed by all the Research Personnel at the Weapons Research Institute, who had poured their hearts and souls into it for over a year.
The Warship's Engine was based on the most advanced Engine Technology smuggled from an emerging empire, optimized and improved by everyone at the Weapons Research Institute.
Especially after utilizing Magic Metal Materials produced in Heimdall,
The volume of a single Engine unit increased its durability by fifty-seven percent compared to the original model Engine.
The outer armor of the Great Tang ship was even astonishingly tough. It not only utilized Heimdall's Magic Metal but also integrated Adamantium.
The thirteen layers of the Great Tang ship's outer shell were less than ten meters thick, but their defensive capability was at least equivalent to standard Alloy Armor five hundred meters thick.
The weight of these thirteen layers of outer shell was also extremely light. The weight per unit volume was only about eighty-five percent of that of alloy steel of the same volume.
Although the Great Tang ship, entirely forged from these Magic Metals, was massive in appearance, its actual weight was unusually light, and its Internal Space was incredibly huge.
The large yet light hull allowed the Great Tang ship to carry more supplies. As long as the Warehouse was filled with Energy Crystals produced by the Cosmic Cube,
The Great Tang ship could continuously navigate in Outer Space for over a hundred years.
Powerful Engines and a sturdy hull directly resulted in the Great Tang ship's Firepower System being unprecedentedly powerful.
Not to mention the Main Cannon inlaid with Energy Crystal Stones, just the circle of thirty-six Main Cannons with a caliber of three thousand two hundred millimeters surrounding the Main Cannon,
A full-power salvo from any one of these Main Cannons could penetrate head-on any capital ship currently in service in an ordinary Tier 1 Civilization's Alien Fleet.
Even the Chitauri Mothership would be torn to shreds if hit by one shot.
The extra benefit brought by the massive hull was that the Warship's electronic system was also unprecedentedly large. The giant radar array, with a total volume exceeding two hundred thousand cubic meters, gave the Great Tang ship a radar scanning range more than thirty times that of currently serving Tier 1 Warships.
A giant Electronic Jammer was installed inside the Warship. It could even render all Electronic Devices within three thousand light-seconds useless.
Speaking of the electronic system, Adams proudly mentioned the Research on Biological Stealth Coating conducted by the Research Personnel at the Weapons Research Institute under his leadership.
Combining Metal Stealth Coating with a Stealth Demon from Hell that possessed natural Invisibility, they developed a special material that was almost completely invisible.
Near-absolute Invisibility, powerful defense, powerful propulsion, powerful Firepower. According to Adams, this Great Tang ship possessed the Strength to sweep across the entire Earth and navigate the unpredictable World.
If this Main Cannon were used,
The Great Tang ship could resolve all conflicts on Earth within an hour.
"Deadly weapon! This is a deadly weapon!"
Kane stared entranced at the giant ship before him, stroking its smooth outer Deck forcefully.
Sighing, Kane muttered in a low Voice: "Such a good guy, I'll talk to the Boss later. The first Warship must be under my Command!"
Adams led everyone into the Great Tang ship, giving a cursory glance introduction to each important area of the Warship.
It could only be a brief introduction with a cursory glance because the Warship was simply too large.
The overall layout of the Warship was not significantly different from other Starships, as this was a Warship built based on existing Technology.
Such a massive Warship required fewer than five hundred operators, with a standard configuration of one thousand logistics and maintenance personnel.
The standard configuration for Soldiers inside the Warship was two thousand. The massive hull was sufficient to ensure everyone had comfortable living conditions.
The Warship's Soldiers were uniformly equipped with Tang Company's latest single-soldier combat armor (Iron Suit, an improved version of Iron Soldiers). There were even three small-scale integrated production lines in the Ship Cabin at the bottom of the Warship.
These three production lines adopted a fully automated modular design. As long as enough Energy and Raw Materials were provided, anything from Handgun Bullets to Iron Soldier Robots could be manufactured.
If the Great Tang ship landed on a resource-rich Planet, it could assemble a sizable Army in just half a month's time.
Just looking around inside the Warship took five hours. Upon exiting the Warship, Lane asked: "How long will it take for this Warship to be fully ready?"
Adams heard Lane's words and held up a Finger: "One month. Just one month, and it will be completely ready, provided it's not for long-distance navigation.
There won't be any problems. All the Technology is mature. It doesn't even require manual control.
But currently, we lack crew members and Soldiers. Additionally, we need to train operators and logistics personnel!"
Lane nodded and smiled: "Good, speed up the progress. I need to give the Boss a surprise when he Emerges from Seclusion!"
Just as Adams made his Military Pledge, promising repeatedly that there would be absolutely no problems and no delays in Time.
Lane, however, looked surprised and pulled out a Jade Talisman from his chest.
"Boss! You've Emerged from Seclusion!?"
Hearing Lane's words, Adams, who had just made his Military Pledge, instantly turned ashen. "The Cosmic Cube has a problem. Yes! I understand, I'll rush over immediately!"
"Pope, Mr. Bishop! The Matters have been handled, please follow me!"
Utopia, the Airport ten kilometers outside the Leon Urban Area. A Private Jet from the Vatican had just landed. A Black Person Colonel, who had been waiting for a long time, stepped forward to greet them.
Judging from his Military Uniform, this Black Person Colonel was from the Federal Air Force.
The Cabin Door slowly lowered, and a group of clergy in plain clothes surrounded the Pope as he descended from the Aircraft.
After saluting, the Black Person Colonel guided the group towards the row of black limousines.
"Pope, there are only three special passes. Your accompanying personnel probably won't be able to enter the core area!"
The vehicle convoy started and drove towards the Leon Urban Area. Inside the stretched limousine in the middle, the Black Person Colonel looked troubled.
"Three passes!?" The Pope tapped his Finger on the leather seat's armrest and said thoughtfully. His Gaze, however, was fixed on the blond young man beside him, his eyes filled with fervent envy. It was hard to imagine that this young man, with tight, jade-fair Skin, was a dying old man just a few days ago, roughly his own Age.
If only his body could recover to this state!
However, looking at the emotionless Gaze reflected in the wine glass held by the blond young man, the Pope felt a shiver down his spine.
His Soul had been swapped. Alas, what does it matter if he became young again? Who would have thought that even in the 21st-century Modern Society, a miracle like an Angelic Descent would occur?
And the one who descended was Archangel Michael, known as the Heavenly Kingdom Vice-Regent.
The first thing this Archangel did upon descending was to purge the Heretics within The Church. If he hadn't advised against it, at least two-thirds of the clergy in the entire Vatican would have been sent to the Pyre.
Thinking of this, the Pope felt a Headache. This was no longer the Middle Ages, the era when the Vatican was an integrated church and state and could even depose kings.
Although The Church controlled a portion of Supernatural Powers and had significant Influence in various Western Countries due to religious Influence, Influence was just Influence.
If they were to send thousands of people to the Pyre at once, the pressure of Public Opinion alone could drown The Church.
It took him a great deal of effort to appease this Archangel.
"Three passes are enough, no need for so many. One is enough!" The blond young man, who was Michael after descending, shook his Wine Glass and said.
The Black Person Colonel subconsciously looked at the Pope.
The Pope nodded towards him: "Prepare two then!" After saying this, the Pope explained to Michael: "I'll accompany you inside! It will be more convenient!"
Michael nodded slightly, noncommittal, and crossed his legs, tasting the slightly bitter Red Wine.
He had two Missions for this descent into the Current World Dimension, mainly for the Lost Heavenly Mountain.
Back in Knowhere, he and Gabriel were heavily damaged by the warships under Corvus Glaive's command, and millions of the Angelic Legion suffered heavy losses in Knowhere.
Their injuries were irrelevant. Relying on the Paradise Mountain, this Divine Artifact, their injuries quickly recovered by more than half.
As for the millions of the Angelic Legion annihilated in Knowhere, although it was a pity, most were just some renewable, unimportant Puppets.
The most important thing was that they had lost the Whereabouts of the Lost Heavenly Mountain.
For this, the Lord had to awaken from Slumber for three breaths, using His great Prophecy and the Divine Power that could see through fate, to find the approximate Bearing of the Lost Heavenly Mountain.
For some Reason, the Lost Heavenly Mountain had landed on Earth.
Out of Fear of the Ancient One and Odin, when the Lord was in Slumber, not knowing the Attitude of the two, even they, the Four Great Archangels, didn't dare to rashly enter Earth with their True Body.
However, in the Lord's Prophecy, the Ancient One and Odin didn't have much time left. This time, Michael didn't descend with his True Body but used the method of Holy Descent, occupying the Husk of a Follower.
One Reason was for the convenience of searching for the Lost Heavenly Mountain, and another Reason was to pave the way for Heaven to reoccupy Earth before the two great Guardians of Earth fell.
The Black Person Colonel looked at the Pope suspiciously and then secretly glanced at the blond young man, unable to figure out the relationship between the two.
However, a Black Person who could reach the Position of Colonel was not like his brainless kinsmen. He deeply understood the Reason of being cautious in speech and action.
The vehicle convoy slowly exited the Airport and drove towards the Leon Urban Area. The Reason it was slow was because upon exiting the Airport, they had to pass through five inspection checkpoints. The Soldiers on duty at these checkpoints were not part of the same System and even belonged to multiple Countries. Even with the special pass, these Soldiers used Instruments to conduct detailed scanning and detection of the vehicle convoy.
This was to prevent large-scale destructive Weapons from being brought into the Leon Urban Area.
It must be known that even though various Countries had guided news Information and Public Opinion.
There was no lack of distrustful rhetoric online regarding the Leon Space Gate. In the eyes of these people, the existence of the Space Gate was like an unstable Bomb that could be detonated at any unknown Time. Among them were quite a few Doomsday Theorists and cultists.
In recent years, there were quite a few Terrorists who launched suicidal Terrorist attacks on the Leon Urban Area.
After exiting the Airport, the Speed of the vehicle convoy began to increase. There weren't many vehicles on this recently built highway directly leading to the Leon Urban Area. As the vehicle convoy drove past, what they encountered most were military vehicles. Some Humvees even had their Vehicle-mounted Machine Guns fully loaded.
Maintaining high Speed travel, the vehicle convoy quickly arrived outside the Leon Urban Area. Through the Window, what entered the Pope's sight was a Wall reaching tens of meters high, cast with a circle of Reinforced Concrete.
On the Wall, there were Soldiers on duty patrolling with Guns everywhere. Machine Guns were unhesitatingly aimed at the area below the city. Seeing the approaching vehicle convoy, a swarm of dense reconnaissance Drones flew up from the city Wall, hovering above the vehicle convoy like a swarm of bees.
Through the Bulletproof Glass, the Pope could even clearly see the small Cigar Missiles carried on the abdomen of the Drones.
The Speed of the vehicle convoy had stopped when approaching the city Wall Gate. Several Military Officers stepped forward, and after checking the vehicle convoy's pass, they signaled to let them pass.
"It seems your Freemasons still have some Strength in the Military!"
The Pope looked at the distant city Wall behind him and nodded towards the Black Person Colonel, saying.
The Black Person Colonel looked calm: "Pope, this is just the outermost Guards of the Base. To enter the core area, you must hold the corresponding pass. The inspection inside is even stricter. I have already arranged a Hotel, and the personnel you brought need to wait inside the Hotel!"
Strict, the Pope nodded, indicating that he understood. As for Michael beside him, he was looking around with great interest at the surrounding Architecture and facilities, as well as the pedestrians coming and going, just like a Human watching an Ant colony crawling on the Ground out of boredom.
The vehicle convoy split up. The others from the Vatican were sent to the Hotel, while the Pope and Michael were personally driven to the inner area by the Black Person Colonel.
Everything they passed along the way gave the Old Pope, who had been sick and bedridden for many years, a relatively clear understanding of the Alien Invasion Incident in León back then.
The original Leon Urban Area, centered around the Space Gate, was built into a militarized fortress town with a Radius of fifty kilometers. Patrolling Hummers and Soldiers on duty were visible everywhere on the Ground. From the firing ports of some bunkers built with Reinforced Concrete, one could see the dark Gun Muzzles sticking out.
Robots on Patrol were visible everywhere. From their constantly rotating Heads, one could tell they were detecting Energy Fluctuation.
"Pope, I'll confirm once more. The two of you aren't carrying Weapons, right? The Outpost ahead not only has the most advanced Alien Technology detection Equipment but also has Mutants on duty. They can detect hidden Energy reactions!"
After passing two Outposts in a row, the Black Person Colonel parked the vehicle in a parking spot nearby, opened the Car Door for the Old Pope and Michael, and instructed them.
"You can rest assured about this, we are not carrying Weapons!" The Old Pope said, glancing at the nonchalant Michael.
Having this Archangel present was more effective than any Weapon.
The Black Person Colonel nodded and led the two towards the Outpost ahead.
He was just an insignificant one among the Military Officers supported by the Freemasons, not even considered middle management of the Freemasons, at most a thug/lackey.
Not qualified to participate in that Secret Meeting in Vatican, he naturally didn't know that the two weren't here to visit but wanted to gain Control of the Space Gate.
"Hello, please show your Identification!"
In front of the huge Alloy Gate, a Military Officer stepped forward and waved to stop the three. The Black Person Colonel handed over the three special passes.
Beep Beep Beep—
The Military Officer scanned the Identification with an Instrument. After confirming it was correct, he led the three to the inspection platform in front of the Alloy Door. As the three stood on it.
A blue laser enveloped the three, beginning to scan from top to bottom.
This latest Technology from Tang Group could effectively identify technological methods like human face Masks and face simulation, and could also identify Magical Monsters like Shapeshifters.
At the same time, it could also detect whether the Target was carrying Weapons. Even if the Weapon was hidden Inside the Body, it could also be scanned out by this Penetrating Laser.
Currently, this Technology has been introduced by the security check departments of multiple Countries. If this Technology is applied to Airports, besides effectively preventing Terrorist attacks.
The biggest Influence caused is further compressing the living space of certain humanoid Dark Creatures.
Of course, all of this is within a certain black-hearted Boss's Plan. With no living space in Human society, can they live somewhere else? For example, a certain sparsely populated Underworld.
Instrument detection, manual inspection. After several rounds of inspection, the three finally passed the inspection. The Alloy Gate in front, over two meters thick, slowly opened a small Door driven by mechanical gears.
The scene inside the Door was beyond the Pope's expectations. The core Space of Leon Military Base was not as narrow as he imagined.
On the contrary, it was a vast Space. People were coming and going everywhere. Everywhere on the Ground were intersecting railway tracks. From time to time, one could see trains loaded with Ore passing by.
If it weren't for the strict security on the outer layer, it would be hard to imagine the interior of this Military Base was like this.
He had always thought the Space Gate was in a white Research room, and inside were all personnel wearing Protective Suits conducting Research.
The Black Person Colonel led the two to a station. After waiting for less than five minutes, a Tracked Bus similar to a sightseeing bus stopped beside the three.
After the three got on the vehicle and found Seats, the Tracked Bus slowly started. Seemingly noticing the Pope's Doubt, the Black Person Colonel proactively explained: "Pope, the Development of this Space Gate has not been just one or two years. The World Security Council has already established a massive Space Station on the other side of the Space Gate. It has a complete Defense System, and moreover, our Warships are currently capable of preliminary Interstellar Travel. A continuous stream of Mining Ships can take the Asteroid Belt nearby and the Ore on Uninhabited Planets after mining it out, and transport it here Through the Space Gate!"
The Old Pope watched all of this dumbfounded. While the Tracked Bus was moving, he even saw over ten Spaceships with extremely sci-fi designs.
He had only been sick for a few years, how did it feel like decades had passed in the blink of an eye? Earth has already entered the Interstellar Age! Compared to the Old Pope, Michael's Gaze, however, was fixed on the approaching blue Portal.
"Space Gem!" Michael murmured this name!
Standing under the Space Gate, the huge blue Portal made one instantly feel their own insignificance. The Space Gate, the Old Pope finally saw the Research Personnel wearing White Coats he had imagined.
His Gaze fell on the area above the Portal, on that huge Beast Hide that was rolled up.
"My Lord!"
The Pope looked down at Michael beside him. Michael took a step forward, and a pure White Light and Shadow that no one could see clearly arrived in front of the Space Gate.
Wings spread behind him, Michael's Holy Spirit opened its Hand, reaching out to grab the Cosmic Cube emitting blue Energy.
His Hand didn't even touch the Cosmic Cube's Main Body before it was blocked by a stream of blue Energy. Michael tried with all his Strength. Wings behind him condensed Holy Light, and even a golden halo appeared above His Head.
Hiss hiss hiss! "The Cosmic Cube's Gamma Ray had a large-scale outburst! Quick quick quick, check the Cube's condition!"
Just as Michael's Hand was tightly gripping the Barrier outside the Cosmic Cube, the Energy Detection Device inside the Base suddenly emitted a piercing Alarm. Then large numbers of Armed Personnel and Research Personnel rushed to the Space Gate.
These Research Personnel from various Countries were using various Instruments to detect the Energy Value of the Cosmic Cube, and began speculating on the Reason for the Gamma Ray outburst.
But whether it was the high-precision Energy Detection Devices in their Hands or their Naked Eyes, including the Sentinel Robots that had arrived on Patrol, they seemed to not see Michael's Invisible Shadow.
Michael, even under the Crowd's noses, still didn't release the Hand grabbing towards the Cosmic Cube. Looking down from above, he arrogantly looked at these Mortals, just like watching busy Ants.
However, this Archangel with lowered eyes didn't notice that on the rolled-up Beast Hide on the Space Gate, a small black Head had emerged at some unknown Time, its Golden Vertical Pupils coldly observing Him.
(End of chapter)