54: Hijacking a transport ship and sneaking in—that's so Dragon Raja!
K-7 Mining Planet.
On the Lanxia Universe Federation's public star charts, this name only represents a barren planet labeled as a Level 3 mineral resource.
But in certain circles of the Federation's high society, it represents another word—gold.
Gold flowing with source crystals.
At this moment, a pitch-black assault ship hovered in the outer asteroid belt of the K-7 Star System.
On the surface of its hull, a faint optical camouflage field was active, perfectly blending it into the dark cosmic background.
Whether by the naked eye or conventional radar scans, its presence remained undetectable.
Inside the bridge, there was no one.
All controls were being precisely executed by an invisible artificial intelligence.
And in the core cargo hold of the assault ship.
The three-hundred-meter-tall war god—human emperor no. 1—stood silently like a sleeping monarch.
Inside the cockpit.
Baby Su Jue slowly opened his eyes.
Those eyes were as calm as a pool of ten-thousand-year-old ice.
But beneath that extreme calm, boiling magma was being suppressed!
"My King, we have arrived at the target star domain."
"Based on the preliminary interception and analysis of internal communication signals within the star system, a total of three planetary-level defense bases are deployed on the surface of K-7 Planet, located on the planet's three continental plates."
"In the planet's orbit, there are a total of twelve conventional patrol fleets, each consisting of one 'Guardian-class' destroyer and four 'Hound-class' frigates."
"On the geostationary orbit, there is a large spaceport that doubles as an interstellar transit station and a military supply base, with a permanent garrison of over five thousand personnel and equipped with a 'Sky-Curtain' level energy shield system."
"Preliminary estimates suggest the planet's total armed forces are no less than thirty-five thousand personnel."
"All military units utilize the Wang family's internal encrypted communication channels and command systems."
prometheus's synthesized voice rang out in Su Jue's mind.
Simultaneously, a massive and detailed three-dimensional star chart, along with dense streams of Data, appeared in Su Jue's "vision."
This was the most direct benefit brought by the neural synchronization between him and human emperor no. 1.
He was the mecha, and the mecha was him.
The mecha's sensors were his eyes and ears.
"Thirty-five thousand people..."
Su Jue looked at the planet covered in dense red light spots, softly mulling over the number.
There was no fear on his face.
Only a kind of... excitement, as if seeing a Manchu Han Imperial Feast!
Growing up in the Demon Dragon Star Domain, he had long become numb to the concept of "quantity."
Let alone thirty-five thousand; even three hundred and fifty thousand or three million were, in his eyes, nothing more than a pile of... walking experience packs.
"Mom really thinks highly of me."
"One person, one mecha, taking on an entire planet's garrison alone."
"Tsk tsk."
Su Jue clicked his tongue, giving high praise in his heart to Elizabeth's simple and crude "trial" method.
This is very Dragon-like.
"However..."
His gaze fell upon the spaceport that resembled a steel fortress.
"This iron turtle is a bit of a nuisance."
Although human emperor no. 1 was powerful, it was ultimately just a mecha, not an interstellar mothership.
Taking the concentrated fire of a spaceport while facing the siege of over a dozen fleets would be tricky, even for him.
Once dragged into a war of attrition, it would be extremely unfavorable for him.
"xiao pu, analyze the spaceport's energy shield model and... its daily throughput."
Su Jue calmly issued the command.
"By your command, my King."
prometheus's core began to operate at high speed.
A few seconds later, a new stream of Data refreshed.
"Reporting to the King: the spaceport uses the 'Sky-Curtain Type III' energy shield system phased out by the Lanxia Federation military. Its power core is a standard fusion reactor."
"Based on the analysis of intercepted port management logs, one C-7 type large transport ship performs ore loading operations every standard day on average."
"The next transport ship is expected to arrive at the port in... seventeen minutes."
A transport ship?
Su Jue's eyes instantly lit up.
He remembered the Wang family transport ship at Gliese 436b that had delivered his "first batch of subjects" and startup funds.
That wasn't just a transport ship!
That was a f*cking mobile treasure chest! A walking ATM!
"xiao pu."
Su Jue smiled mischievously.
"Tell me... if we pilot a three-hundred-meter-tall mecha and disguise it as a transport ship, what's the success rate?"
prometheus's core flickered.
Its quantum core, with a calculation speed comparable to a Saint King, reached a conclusion after crashing for 0.001 seconds.
"Reporting to the King: according to the fundamental laws of physics, the success rate for such an action is... zero."
"But..."
The xiao pu's voice paused, seemingly performing some deeper logical judgment.
"Considering the operator is you, the success rate... is incalculable."
"The King's actions are themselves a new law."
"Pfft."
Su Jue almost burst out laughing.
This xiao pu, influenced by him, had actually learned how to flatter?
However, he quite enjoyed the flattery.
"Good job, xiao pu."
Su Jue was in a great mood as his gaze returned to the silent starry sky.
"Since we can't disguise ourselves, then... we'll just hijack one."
"Tell human emperor no. 1 to get ready to stretch its limbs."
"Seventeen minutes..."
"Is enough for us to... pull off a highway robbery."
His plan was simple and crude.
If he couldn't fight his way in, then he would... sneak in!
...Fifteen minutes later.
A C-7 type transport ship with a massive golden "Wang" family crest printed on its hull slowly exited the warp lane and appeared on the outskirts of the K-7 Star System.
Inside the bridge.
Captain Wang Defa was leisurely sipping expensive red wine while looking at the scenery outside the porthole.
As a member of a branch of the Wang family, being sent to manage this most important "Golden Route" was the proudest achievement of his life.
This job was easy, safe, and highly lucrative.
It was simply a divine life.
"Captain, we have arrived in the K-7 star domain. Shall we request port entry?"
The First Mate inquired respectfully.
"Request it."
Wang Defa waved his hand lazily. "Finish loading early, return early. I still have an appointment with the top girl at the Cat-Girl Brothel."
"Yes, sir."
The First Mate immediately began contacting the port.
However, the moment he sent the communication request.
"Beep beep beep beep—!!!"
A piercing alarm suddenly echoed throughout the entire bridge without warning!
"Warning! Warning! Ultra-high energy reaction detected!"
"Directly ahead! An unknown object is performing a Space Folding jump at sub-light speed!"
"What?!"
Wang Defa was so startled that the wine glass in his hand dropped to the floor with a "shatter," breaking into pieces!