Chapter 2023: Chapter 776: Arrival of a Formidable Enemy (Part 2)
On the other hand, Yang Qi’s laboratory accelerated the research on the body of the Ape Tribe warrior who refused to surrender. The goal was to discover the weaknesses of the Ape Tribe’s body and develop weapons to target those weaknesses, thereby killing Ape Tribe warriors in large numbers.
Through a preliminary understanding of Ape Tribe Technology, Yang Qi realized the formidable strength of the opponent’s technology. If it were purely a high-tech competition, Dream Island would in no way be a match for the Ape Tribe, which already possessed "Tachyon" Radar. However, no matter how Yang Qi studied, he could not uncover the mysteries behind "Tachyon" Radar, which indicated a vast gap.
Hence, Yang Qi shifted the focus of his research onto the integration and application of Cultivation Civilization and Technological Civilization techniques, aiming to make breakthroughs from unexpected areas and increase Yan Fei’s chances of winning in this great war.
Yan Fei, while commanding from Earth, was also making various deployments within the Solar System. His Quantum Satellites had already formed a massive Surveillance Network, allowing him to monitor a more extensive interstellar space. As long as the Ape Tribe Empire’s fleet appeared within the monitoring range, Yan Fei would be aware of it immediately.
The time quickly passed amidst the large-scale relocation of Dream Island and the Chinese Population. On the eleventh month after the battle between Yan Fei and the Ape Tribe Reconnaissance Ship, a region in the Cosmic vacuum outside the Solar System experienced violent spatial fluctuations. Then, a large fleet of Space Battleships suddenly emerged from the void, appearing at the edge of the Solar System, covering the sky and blocking out the sun. This fleet was detected immediately by a Quantum Satellite in the distance, and the Artificial Intelligence "Dream" promptly relayed this intelligence to Yan Fei on Earth.
Upon receiving this intelligence, Yan Fei’s heart sank. He immediately examined the fleet and discovered that it was an exceptionally massive fleet of Space Battleships, numbering over a hundred thousand. This vast congregation of Space Battleships filled a gigantic space with a radius of millions of kilometers, creating an intense sense of oppression.
In this fleet of Space Battleships, at least half of the warships were larger than Yan Fei’s Drone Carrier. The construction style of these warships was identical to that of the previous Ape Tribe Reconnaissance Ship. Yan Fei even identified dozens of such Reconnaissance Ships among them, leaving no doubt that this colossal fleet of Space Battleships was indeed the Ape Tribe Empire’s super fleet, which, after a prolonged Curvature Navigation, had finally reached the Solar System.
The Ape Tribe prisoner of war, Kira, was very cooperative with Yan Fei and thus was not used as a research subject by Yang Qi. Kira had a personal bedroom on Dream Island but was not free to leave at will. Other than losing his freedom, Kira’s treatment was quite good, much better than that of the unfortunate Ape Tribe warrior.
Upon discovering the Ape Tribe Fleet at the edge of the Solar System, Yan Fei immediately summoned Kira to confirm the markings on this super fleet. When Kira saw the markings on the fleet, he was astonished and said, "Honorable General, this is the Ape Tribe Empire’s First Legion."
Yan Fei was taken aback and asked, "Didn’t you previously say that the Ape Tribe’s First Legion guards the Imperial Star and rarely leaves? How did they leave the Imperial Star and come to our Solar System?"
Kira was also somewhat shocked and said, "Our Ape Tribe citizens all know that the First Legion is the pillar of the Empire, but they haven’t left the Imperial Star for many years. Their main duty is to guard the Imperial Star and protect His Majesty the Emperor. I don’t know why they are here."
Yan Fei asked, "Do you know the performance of the First Legion’s warships?"
Kira shook his head and said, "The First Legion is the most mysterious legion within the Empire. Although everyone knows they are near the Imperial Star, it’s tough to see their main warships apart from some small Patrol Ships, so naturally, we wouldn’t know the performance of their warships."
Yan Fei thought for a moment and said, "You mentioned before that the First Legion is directly led by the Emperor of the Empire. Could it be that their attack on us is not the intention of the Ape Tribe Empire’s Military Department but rather the Emperor’s command?"
Kira said, "That’s possible, but the Emperor’s health has deteriorated, and he will soon pass away. I don’t know what his purpose in doing this is."
Yan Fei asked, "Since the First Legion is here and no longer guarding the Imperial Star, could it be that your Empire’s Emperor is also in this fleet?"
Kira’s face showed signs of change, and after a while, he said, "That’s something an ordinary Ape Tribe member like me could not know."
Seeing that no more intelligence could be obtained from Kira, Yan Fei sent Kira back to his room and continued to observe this large Ape Tribe Fleet.
Even though Kira was unaware of the First Legion’s true strength, Yan Fei, looking at the numerous large warships within the fleet, as well as their exposed menacing weapons and large cannons, knew their strength was incredibly formidable, far beyond that of the previous small Reconnaissance Ship.
Most critically, within the First Legion fleet, Yan Fei discovered a massive Spherical Warship. Its diameter reached a terrifying one thousand kilometers, a size very close to that of the Cosmic Human’s Space Fortress from the past. Such a large warship, even stationary, suspended in the Cosmic vacuum, could destroy many smaller warships with its sheer gravitational force.