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Zeus -1 didn't have much space, but there were tactical tablets for practice.
It was a shame there weren't enough simulation pods, otherwise DreamNet would have been much more effective.
Of course, DreamNet was still in the process of evolving.
This kind of training was much easier for the students, especially now that their two months of training were over and they were about to return to school. Their moods were much more relaxed.
These last two months had been like a rebirth, and they were all looking forward to the day they'd return to school.
If they reevaluated, they'd probably make significant improvements in all areas.
But, to their surprise, they hadn't been flying for long when a strange scene appeared outside their windows.
Far off in the distance, a large cluster of asteroids appeared. The light of the stars shone through them. From Zeus -1, they couldn't see the end of the asteroid belt.
That wasn't right!
There was a special route from An Lun back to Skyfire, and there shouldn't be such a large asteroid belt. Had they gone the wrong way?
That shouldn't be the case!
All advanced airships had cruise control systems, not to mention battleships.
Just as the students were wondering what was going on, Lan Jue activated the projection screen once more.
It was a beautiful silver-white ship. It looked enormous, and some of the more familiar students could immediately tell it was a large transport vessel suitable for long-distance interstellar travel.
It could carry passengers and cargo.
The logo on it was that of the Eastern Alliance.
The ship flew steadily along its flight path.
In the distance.
There seemed to be a faintly discernible existence similar to a meteorite belt.
Lan Jue didn't say anything.
He just sat in his seat and looked at the light screen floating in the air.
The silver-white passenger ship flew at high speed. This sort of large, long-distance vessel could maintain a sub-light speed cruise for long periods of time.
Not only was it comfortable, but it could also carry a lot of cargo.
At this moment, suddenly, there seemed to be a flash in front of the silver-white spaceship. Then, a large net of light burst out in space.
The ship had been attacked.
At such a high speed, it was fortunate that they had activated their protective barriers.
Although the entire spacecraft instantly lost control, under the effect of the protective shield, it only tumbled violently in space.
Seven or eight patrol ships of different colors and paint suddenly flew out. They were like ghosts in space, appearing without any warning.
It was obvious that they had been lying in ambush near the alley and extinguished the patrol ship's power system.
These patrol ships quickly flew out, accelerated, and surrounded them.
The passenger spacecraft finally stabilized, and they seemed to realize something.
He wanted to forcefully break through.
However, although this kind of passenger spaceship could cruise at high speed,
Once he slowed down, he would need to accelerate for a certain distance.
One after another, missiles flew out of the patrol ship's nozzle and bombarded the passenger spaceship's protective light screen. The attacks became more and more intense, preventing the spaceship from speeding up.
At this point, the students had already understood something. The thing that had caused the passenger spaceship to lose its balance should have been the Space Mine, which was banned by the three major federations. This kind of existence was similar to a sea mine and had a very strong self-concealing ability. It was expensive to build, but it was extremely destructive to spaceships.
Therefore, it was banned by the three Major League.
After all, spaceships were expensive to build and required a lot of resources. This kind of Space Mine was too insidious.
Coupled with the colorful paint on the patrol ships, their identities were obvious.
Interstellar Pirates!
The silver-white spacecraft gradually came to a stop. The camera turned to the inside of the spacecraft.
The armed personnel inside the spacecraft looked as if they were facing death calmly. They held laser guns in their hands. There were at least two thousand passengers in the spacecraft, and they were all panicking.
Finally, the spacecraft's protective shield broke, and the patrol ships quickly closed in.
The passenger spaceship did not have any attack capabilities. The surface of the spacecraft was cut open, and vacuum air flowed into the spacecraft.
One by one, the mechas rushed into the passenger spaceship. Beams of laser light instantly turned the passenger spaceship into a sea of blood and corpses.
Men, women, the elderly, and children, no one was spared.
Only a few especially beautiful women were left behind.
They were locked in isolation cabins.
Blood, corpses – it was all too much for the ARC students. The mechas were merciless in their slaughter.
When the camera cut to the side, one of the pirate mechas used its titanium alloy sword to pick up a child no older than five or six years old, some of the students couldn't help but cry out in anger.
But no matter how hard they tried, they couldn't change what was happening. One by one, lives were lost.
Not to mention, they belonged to the Eastern Alliance. Like the students, they all had black hair.
In the end, the passenger spaceship was riddled with holes. All the beautiful women were taken, and so was the entire ship.
The pirates knew when to stop. They'd only destroyed the outer hull, leaving the interior intact.
A passenger spaceship like this was worth a fortune. Not to mention, there were plenty of resources inside.
The screen dimmed, and the image disappeared. Lan Jue's cold voice filled the air.
"What you're seeing is an Interstellar tragedy that happened half a year ago.
It happened on the outskirts of the Shattered Starfields.
That area was supposed to be guarded by Northern Alliance patrol ships. I don't know why, but on that day, Northern Alliance patrol ships didn't pass by.
The passenger spaceship belonged to the Eastern Alliance. It was carrying two thousand three hundred passengers, two hundred and sixty crew members.
Fifty-four women were taken. Everyone else was killed.
The Crimson Pirates of the Shattered Starfields took full responsibility for the massacre.
According to our intel, the Crimson Pirate Clan's equipment is among the best in the Shattered Starfields.
They don't live on the three main planets, but they're a force to be reckoned with in the Northern Alliance.
I doubt anyone would believe them if they said they had no connection to the Northern Alliance.
Just like that, more than 2,500 lives were lost in their cruel massacre.
Since then, the Crimson Pirates have holed up in the Shattered Starfields. The Eastern Alliance sent a fleet to take revenge, but they had to pass through the Northern Alliance's territory.
Today, half a year later, the Crimson Pirates are still at large.
They've come to be known as the Crimson Massacre. "
The students gradually clenched their fists, everyone's emotions clearly fluctuating intensely.
Many of them had heard of the Crimson Massacre. Many of them had heard of it.
The Shattered Starfields were too complicated. Large ships couldn't get in.
The Eastern Alliance's fleet would have to travel a long way to get to the Crimson Pirates.
Only the Northern Alliance could get there in the shortest amount of time.
The Northern Alliance, however, refused to allow the Eastern Alliance to enter, citing the inviolability of their airspace.
The two sides were still negotiating, but the North wasn't going to let them pass, given the grudge between the two Alliances.
Many people suspected the massacre had something to do with the Northern Alliance.
Lan Jue had asked Chu Cheng about it, but Chu Cheng wasn't sure either.
The Northern Alliance was an independent force, and the strongest military force in the Major League.
This recording was given to Lan Jue by Lan Qing.
There were some things Lan Qing couldn't do as he pleased, but Lan Jue could.
The Mercenary King. Why did he roam the Shattered Starfields, destroying pirate clans after pirate clans? Why did pirates turn pale at the mere mention of his name?
Those clans were the same ones that had attacked the Eastern Alliance's merchant caravan.
Enough to shake the Shattered Starfields.
Lan Jue rose from her seat. "Your training isn't over. I told you before we left for An Lun that it could be extended.
Now I'm telling you, there is a third phase.
Originally I had planned for you to do other things, but after receiving information about the Crimson Pirates, the third phase of your training has been altered.
In this phase you will have only one mission, and that is to destroy the Crimson Pirates. "
"Professor, I want to be the vanguard!"
Jin Tao raised his hand fiercely. His eyes were already a little red. His grandfather had died at the hands of pirates.
He wasn't the only one. For the first time, the hot-blooded youths didn't resist Lan Jue's orders.
Lan Jue turned to the porthole. "The Accountant, enter the Shattered Starfields!"
The Shattered Starfields!
Four simple words, but they shook the hearts of the students.
Was this the legendary Shattered Starfields?
They'd seen An Lun before, but the Shattered Starfields was a place they'd never dreamed of.
It was a pirate's paradise, a depraved paradise. Danger lurked in every corner.
So it was here …
Their blood cooled. If it weren't for the two months of training and the confidence they'd gained from the An Lun army, they wouldn't have been able to fight.
By now, some of them would have turned pale.
After all, they were still students.
What they had to face against the pirates was likely to be a test of life and death!
Lan Jue's eyes swept over the faces of the students, and a trace of satisfaction shone in his eyes. At least these students were able to maintain their composure, and that was no small feat.
"We'll be heading straight for the Crimson Pirates. All you have to do is don the An Lun army's Bloodsoul mecha and kill every last one of them.
Every one of them deserves to die ten thousand times over.
Then we'll rescue our comrades.
This is the third phase of your training. "
Zeus -1 nimbly dove into the Shattered Starfields. The Accountant's control of the ship was exquisite. Zeus -1 was like a fish in water, weaving between asteroids and asteroids.
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