There were a total of seven fleets flying towards them at high speed. They were all silver-grey in color and had a long, narrow and heavy shape. They looked like Skywalker assault ships, but they were definitely not assault ships. They were more than enough to crush assault ships in terms of size.
However, one thing was certain: these were definitely starships from the human world, because the design of these starships was in line with the concepts of many human engineers, and there was a laser coating on the starships: two sharp daggers crossed together by a steel ring.
Seeing this logo, Ding Meng let out a long sigh.
Seeing him like this, Lu Qing secretly asked, Seems like you know where these fleets come from?
Ding Meng's voice trembled slightly. They're from the Norse Empire.
Lu Qing understood his thoughts. Seeing the Norse Empire's fleet, Ding Meng undoubtedly had hope of returning.
While everyone was nervously watching the central screen, Lu Qing quietly came up behind Ding Meng. "I have an idea."
Ding Meng asked, What idea?
Lu Qing pondered for a long time before saying, If you want to return to your original world, can you take me with you?
Ding Meng turned around in surprise. "You're one of the leaders of Water Cherry Society."
Lu Qing didn't answer. She just quietly stared at Ding Meng. Sometimes, words were superfluous. Eyes were enough to say everything.
This scene was familiar to Ding Meng, because Little Four had looked at him with such hopeful and trusting eyes before he died. Facing such a pair of eyes, Ding Meng sighed. As long as we can survive, I'll take you with me.
Lu Qing didn't smile. She could feel the weight of Ding Meng's words. In this complicated situation, everyone would have to take a big risk.
At this time, the imperial fleet was already approaching the asteroid. The seven starships were lined up in a row, but strangely, the fleet didn't seem to show any signs of landing. They just floated in space.
There was another round of discussion. They clearly didn't know what the enemy's intentions were. The Supreme and Sturgeon were in an awkward situation. They didn't dare to show themselves, nor did they dare to move.
Catherine suddenly turned around. "Sir, there's a remote instant communication request for us."
Dong Yi sighed. "If you can make a request, it means that you have already discovered us. Let's bring them in."
Multiple probes shot out rays from the sky above the command center, simulating three small podiums in the middle of the hall. The three podiums stood in a triangular formation. This quantum communication was obviously to establish a real-time connection between the three families.
Xi Wen said to Dong Yi, "Chief Dong Yi, it's better if I go in."
Dong Yi understood what she meant. After all, Xi Wen was a woman. She could more or less reduce the other party's hostility.
After Catherine fiddled with the screen for a while, Xi Wen's image was transmitted to the communication simulation field.
After Xi Wen stood on the podium on the right, a mirror image immediately appeared on the podium on the top. Unexpectedly, the mirror image of the other party was also a beautiful woman. Moreover, it was a young woman with bright eyes and white teeth. She looked bright, confident, generous, and moving. She always had a smile on her face that made people feel happy. Everyone's first impression was that this woman shouldn't be wearing a military uniform. She should be wearing sportswear. Only sportswear matched her temperament.
"Hello!"
The young woman greeted first. At the same time, she introduced herself. "This is the Norse Empire's V15T30XM20 Special Operations Fleet."
The Norse Empire was definitely a new name to most of the people present, and Xi Wen was no exception. Thus, she carefully replied, "Hello, same kind. This is the Supreme of the Divine Battlefield."
The other party was still smiling without any change in expression. It was obvious that the representative of the Empire knew nothing about the Divine Battlefield.
In this kind of situation, being able to introduce oneself was already quite friendly. At the very least, the other party was not hostile.
The young woman's eyes fell on the podium on the left. Not long after, a third mirror image appeared. This was the first time everyone had seen the legendary Black Frog race. It was a standing frog. Its body was larger than a normal human's, about 2.5 meters tall. Its legs were abnormally well-developed, and its eyes were especially large. They were embedded in the top of its head, looking like two black and red crystal balls.
The biggest characteristic of the Black Frog race was the effective combination of biotechnology and mechanical technology. Thus, the frog representative's body was embedded with all kinds of alloy steel plates and mechanical devices. It looked like a half-biological, half-mechanical monster. In addition, its skin was a very dark brown color. The first impression it gave people was that it was one of those ferocious monsters from the depths of the universe.
The frog representative made a strange sound as soon as it appeared. The Black Frogs were different from humans. Humans used their mouths to make sounds, while the Black Frogs used sound waves from their stomachs to transmit information. As for how it worked, no one knew.
Fortunately, this communication channel was built by the Norse Empire. There must be a translation system on it. The strange sound was immediately translated into human speech. "Why is it you guys again?
How long are you going to keep pestering us? "
The young woman smiled and said, "Officer Dennett, we are obviously following the exploration ship. No one is pestering anyone."
Dennett shouted, "Shameless! We're the ones who are leading the way, but you're following us secretly."
The young woman was not angry. She continued, "Now let me tell you a very bad news. On our way here, the Federation's fleet, the World Devouring Zergs, and the Steel Mane Empire's fleet have already encountered us. This happened three months ago. Please reconsider."
Ding Meng thought to himself. What the hell is the Steel Mane Empire?
How come I have never heard of them when I was in the Federal Empire?
When did they appear?
However, although the young woman's words were simple, there was a lot of information in them. In other words, other than the three parties on his side that were targeting the Rainbow Clan, there were three other parties that were on their way here. Listening to her tone, the other three parties would definitely fight after encountering them. Although this happened three months ago, three months was really a blink of an eye for a long interstellar journey.
Dennett calmed down as expected. His huge eyes kept flashing. "I'm afraid all three parties have been defeated and injured, right?"
The young woman said, "Officer Dennett, I advise you not to have such unrealistic thoughts. You should know the consequences of any of them arriving here. Also, I don't need to say more about which party will arrive first, right?"
Ding Meng thought that the first to arrive would definitely be the Holy Grail Federation's fleet, because whether it was technology or Origin Energy, the Federation was far stronger than the World Devouring Zergs. As for the Steel Mane Empire?
Ding Meng believed that at least in the Federation Star Field, the Holy Grail Federation was not inferior to anyone.
Xi Wen did not speak, but her brain was calculating rapidly. Even with the size of the Empire's fleet, they were afraid of the three parties behind them. It seemed that there were many strong people who coveted this place. She instantly understood why the other party requested an instant communication.
"Sir, are you hoping that the three families in front of us will join forces?"
"Correct!"
The young woman praised. "But the alliance I propose is not to form a Combined Fleet to fight against the people behind us. It is for everyone to seize the time to explore the planet and leave before the people behind us arrive to avoid casualties and reduce losses."
In fact, this was what Xi Wen and the others were thinking. On the God's War Star Ring, Supreme was indeed a big deal, but in this universe, it was nothing. Not to mention other things, at least seven starships from the Norse Empire could fly here. This was very clear. At the very least, the God's War Alliance could not do this.
Now that the Empire's fleet proposed an "alliance", Xi Wen immediately responded, "Agreed!"
However, Dennett shouted, "No, I have to ask my superiors for instructions on this matter."
The young woman was still smiling, but her smile was a little cold. "Officer Dennett, your army has fought with us many times. Seeing that we are all frontline soldiers, the colonel does not want to make things difficult for you. If you insist on not accepting the alliance, then we feel that there is no need to keep you here. After all, you are redundant here."
This was a classic example of immediately turning hostile and threatening after failing to rope him in.
Dennett's eyes flashed with a strong light. After pondering for a moment, he sighed. "Okay, I accept the alliance, but I have a condition. It is best for the three of us to keep a certain distance and not get too close. This is for our own good, and of course, for your own good."
"Agreed!"
Xi Wen agreed with this condition. The threat of the seven starships from the Norse Empire was too great. What if they suddenly changed their mind?
The young woman smiled. "No problem!"
As soon as she finished speaking, the image disappeared, and the instant communication was disconnected.
Dong Yi immediately said, "Should we speed up?"
Xi Wen said in a low voice, "I suggest that we don't go forward. Let's just follow behind them and see what happens."
Ding Meng thought that this Xi Wen was really experienced. He could already tell that the frogmen's Sturgeon starship must have taken a lot of effort to get here. Moreover, he believed that the frogmen had more than one starship before they set off. Something must have happened along the way, so there was only one left.
The Empire's fleet definitely did not want to fight either. If they fought now, it would be disadvantageous for all three parties. Even if they won, they would not gain anything. The young woman was worried about the Federation's fleet arriving later. On the other hand, it meant that this small planet was not as easy to explore as they thought. They would definitely have to pay a price.
While he was deep in thought, the starships of the three families approached different parts of the atmosphere. The first to move would definitely be the Norstar Empire's fleet. The starships lined up in a row opened their bottom plates and released their spaceships one by one.
This was one of the Empire's best exploration spaceships. Ding Meng had been on one before, so he knew the capabilities of this spaceship.
The seven spaceships descended towards the ground. As soon as they broke through the atmosphere, they fell vertically. In the blink of an eye, they turned into dots of light, and then … there was no more.
"What's going on?" Dong Yi was shocked. The Empire's exploration spaceships had disappeared from the radar map.
Catherine was also very surprised. The seven exploration spaceships were clearly fine, but as they flew, it was as if they were under a spell. They did not encounter any attacks, nor did they change course. They just disappeared into thin air.
Not to mention the crowd, even the experienced Dong Yi was seeing this kind of strange phenomenon for the first time.