170: How did they discover it?

Firepower equivalent to seven titan ships. The remaining warships all possessed firepower on the level of Star Destroyer class. If such firepower were to unleash a coordinated strike...

Thinking of this, Wan Xingying's expression couldn't help but turn ferocious.

"How did you..."

He Ming: "You want to ask how the Luol Star System's production capacity managed to build these 7 fleets, right?"

Wan Xingying nodded.

"Secret."

Wan Xingying: "..."

He Ming changed the subject: "What is the mission given to us by the higher-ups?"

"Hold Yaoguang City for two months."

He Ming sneered: "Bullshit, they just want to use the Radiant Empire to get rid of us."

Wan Xingying rolled her eyes at He Ming and remained silent for a long time.

He Ming coughed twice.

This matter did indeed have something to do with him.

Faced with a blockade across the entire star field, it was the Wan Star System that opened up trade windows, naturally making it a thorn in everyone's side.

In the current Star Empire, although there are still people collecting unearned salaries, eighty to ninety percent have been removed compared to a year ago.

This move cut off the money bags of countless powerful figures behind the scenes.

The Star Empire's royal family was happy, while those powerful figures who were gorging themselves were naturally unhappy.

Wan Xingying naturally knew this was a suicide mission, but as an imperial soldier, she had to carry it out.

"Let's just rebel outright."

Wan Xingying sneered: "With just those few Star Destroyer class ships you have on hand?"

He Ming: "Just a joke... don't take it seriously."

"When do we set off?"

"Now."

"Then let's go..."

Twenty-nine days later.

The fleet passed through the empire's large star gate and arrived at the frontline war fortress, Yaoguang City.

Compared to Star City, Yaoguang City was much smaller in scale, but compared to the Blue Star's "pioneer," it was more than a hundred times larger.

For this expedition, He Ming only brought one person, Shui Meng.

They were on one of the Star Destroyer class ships.

He Ming sat on the bridge, eyes closed in cultivation.

Shui Meng sat bored on the captain's seat, operating it with great interest.

jarvis had only opened the reconnaissance functions for Shui Meng, so he just let her operate it.

"Huh, what is that!"

Shui Meng zoomed in on the view; three streams of light were rushing towards them at extreme speed.

"Governor, come quickly and look!"

jarvis's voice suddenly rang in He Ming's ears.

"Sir, Radiant Empire reconnaissance ships detected."

He Ming opened his eyes, glanced at the real-time view on the bridge, and his mouth couldn't help but twitch.

Discovering enemy reconnaissance ships in the vast sea of stars using an over-the-horizon camera was like finding a needle in a haystack; the near-zero probability had actually been hit by Shui Meng...

"Adjust the muzzle, fire."

"Very well, sir."

The main cannon roared, firing a blue-white beam. The moment it left the muzzle, the beam gradually widened into a fan shape. The next second, the three reconnaissance ships were hit head-on by the Star Destroyer Cannon and turned to dust.

"What's going on?"

On the main control screen, Wan Xingying's communication feed connected.

He Ming: "Detected enemy reconnaissance ships, took them out."

Wan Xingying raised an eyebrow slightly.

Before long, a real-time feed of the three Radiant Empire reconnaissance ships being instantly obliterated appeared on the main control screen.

"How did you do it?"

He Ming pointed at Shui Meng, who was sitting on the captain's throne.

"Captured it with the over-the-horizon camera."

Wan Xingying and a group of high-ranking officers on the bridge immediately fell into silence.

This luck, there's really no one else like her...

An hour later.

Shui Meng captured two more reconnaissance ships.

This time, jarvis did not inform He Ming, but directly controlled an energy supply ship to fire its main cannon, taking out these two reconnaissance ships.

"What happened again?"

He Ming pointed at Shui Meng, who was dancing with joy on the captain's throne.

"Found two more."

Ten minutes later.

Wan Xingying appeared on the bridge, her gaze fixed on the over-the-horizon view on the main control screen.

When the camera captured another Radiant Empire reconnaissance ship, three big question marks immediately appeared on her forehead.

She saw it very clearly; it was indeed found using the over-the-horizon camera...

Scenes of He Ming winning every bet in the casino flashed through Wan Xingying's mind.

"Is she... just simply lucky?"

Shui Meng: "Hey, found another one!"

Wan Xingying sat in the Vice Captain's seat, staring at the main control screen without blinking.

Within an hour, they had caught seven more reconnaissance ships that the Radiant Empire had scattered.

"No wonder you always keep her by your side; it turns out she's a lucky charm."

He Ming finished his cultivation, waved his hand with a lack of interest, and left the bridge.

"There probably won't be any more fighting today, I'm going to rest."

Wan Xingying ignored He Ming; her attention had been completely captured by Shui Meng's good luck.

Radiant Empire, frontline war fortress.

Seventh Knight Legion commander Leighton stood at the top of the fortress, wearing ink-colored combat armor, his gaze looking out into deep space.

"legion commander, 39 of the reconnaissance ships we sent out have been shot down."

Leighton turned his head to look at his Deputy, asking suspiciously: "They were just sent out, how did they discover them?"

The Deputy looked serious and replied truthfully: "The wisdom brain's assessment is that the Star Empire may have mastered some kind of over-the-horizon detection technology."

"Over-the-horizon detection technology?"

Leighton took out his Terminal and dialed a number.

Amidst intersecting lights, a half-body virtual image of a handsome man with blonde hair and blue eyes appeared before him.

"Leisuo, have there been any abnormal situations on your side?"

"Big brother, no."

"The reconnaissance ships are scouting the Star Empire's frontline fortress. Just as the intelligence said, the Star Empire has adopted a strategy of holding their position and not coming out."

Leighton hung up the communication and successively connected to several other legion commanders, but the answers were all the same.

"This is strange, only our side is experiencing this situation..."

"Who is the garrison commander responsible for defending Yaoguang City?"

Deputy: "Star Empire's Wan Xingying, Stellar Rank Eight, 70 warship formations; her Deputy is..."

The Deputy took out his Terminal and glanced at the intelligence again.

"The Governor of the Luol Star System, Wang Chao, Star Level One, 7 warship formations."

Hmm?

Leighton turned his head to look at the Deputy.

"Are you sure?"

The Deputy nodded and replied: "That's correct."

"The inside of the Star Empire... is really dirty."

"Order the Ninth, Tenth, and Eleventh Corps to push forward and launch an attack from the east side."

"Yes."

The Radiant Empire's Seventh Knight Legion, with the Ninth Corps as the vanguard, 20 warship formations, crowded together in a vast expanse, accelerated and rushed towards the eastern city defenses of Yaoguang City.

Meanwhile.

East side of Yaoguang City.

"Look quickly, it seems they are attacking!"

Shui Meng, operating the over-the-horizon camera, happened to capture the movements of the Ninth Corps; a vast, endless sea of black warships appeared on the main control screen.

Wan Xingying sat up in shock, her eyes wide!

Before she could issue an order, jarvis had already turned all the fleet's main cannons, aiming them at the Ninth Corps.