151: Chapter 151 0 to 856, an unclaimed, astonishing feat of victory.

The complete elimination of the Mecha Civilization known as Absolute Core was a long-awaited major victory for Wandering Earth.

This greatly encouraged all of humanity. After all, having already suffered two crushing defeats against Blue Star, the entire Earth had fallen into extreme depression and self-doubt.

So even though the one defeated this time was not the Xingyang Civilization, it still allowed everyone to regain their confidence, and the light was rekindled in their eyes.

The Emperor also restored his prestige, once again becoming the backbone of all humanity.

In this war of annihilation, the only loss on Earth's side was those 856 observers who hadn't had time to evacuate, seemingly in the rush to seize the initiative.

They could only be left to fall alongside the warships of Absolute Core in the vastness of space.

Fortunately, the Emperor paid their families a high pension and held high-standard funerals for all the observers with the status of martyrs.

The relatives of these observers naturally had no more complaints; for the sake of all humanity, individual lives could always be considered negligible.

Alongside the funerals, cleanup work after the great battle was also carried out.

The wreckage of 856 Absolute Core warships covered a large area. The person in charge of cleaning up the battlefield was the senior Earth Fleet officer, Zhang Fang.

This elegant and intellectual woman in her fifties had participated in the first battle for the Blue Star Habitable Zone and had become a prisoner of war.

Of course, she was eventually released.

At that time, she was still a captain, but now she served as the General Commander of the Second Fleet, commanding dozens of warships.

Zhang Fang stared at the holographic image of the wreckage scanned in front of her and gave orders expressionlessly: "Try your best to search before cleaning up to see if any useful spoils can be recovered! Don't forget, the opponent was once a powerful civilization spanning over a dozen star systems."

The dozens of captains of the Second Fleet looked at each other. They clearly didn't hold much Hope for this warship graveyard in space, but they still responded stiffly: "Yes! Ma'am!"

They saw Zhang Fang withdraw from the video conference on her own.

These captains began to discuss amongst themselves, a rare occurrence. Regarding this great battle, a huge mystery had puzzled the high-ranking military officials from beginning to end.

"Have you found out? Which fleet was actually responsible for the offensive against Absolute Core?"

"I don't know. Logically, for such a brilliant victory, the commendation order should have been issued long ago. But there hasn't been any news at all!"

"I heard—just heard, mind you—that it might have been the First Fleet's offensive!"

"Give it a rest. With those guys' typical behavior, if they had achieved any merit, they would have had their tails in the air, jumping in front of us to show off. Besides, they only have a hundred or so warships; it's impossible for them to destroy 856 enemy ships unscathed! Absolute Core has Energy Shields!"

Everyone fell into silence.

As captains, they would naturally, intentionally or unintentionally, infer the opponent's strength through the warship wreckage.

After comprehensively observing and studying those shattered warships...

Everyone came to the conclusion that the Earth fleet would be at a disadvantage when facing Absolute Core.

Even if they immediately equipped the Energy Shield and Cyborg technology provided by the other side, it wouldn't be enough.

Not to mention such a perfect war of annihilation.

So, how exactly did we win? What kind of weapon could blow up all 856 warships of Absolute Core within a single minute!

After a moment of silence, someone said hesitantly, "Could it be the Eighth Fleet? All the droplets developed during our cooperation with the Trisolarans are in their fleet. There are still over three hundred of them!"

But a captain immediately countered, "With Absolute Core's technology, they wouldn't be that afraid of droplets. Besides, I have many old friends from my class in the Eighth Fleet, and they're still asking me if we were the ones who fought this brilliant battle."

The group, still clueless after talking, turned their gaze toward Xie Miaomiao, a newly appointed captain in the Second Fleet.

Xie Miaomiao was a beautiful woman with a pair of bright, large eyes.

Only in her early thirties, she had been exceptionally appointed as a captain by Zhang Fang due to her outstanding abilities.

Seeing everyone's questioning looks, she blinked her large eyes and smiled, "Don't look at me, I don't know who the hero of this war is either!"

"No, you and General Commander Zhang Fang have such a good relationship. You run to her office every day, serving tea and water. Didn't you notice any signs?"

Xie Miaomiao covered her mouth and giggled, "Who told me to be so cute? It's not just the commander who likes me; many people like me!"

Everyone was speechless: "Cut it out! We're asking you for information, why are you being so flirtatious?"

Several captains showed impatient expressions, looking like they were about to exit the video conference.

Only then did Xie Miaomiao slowly state, "Actually, regarding the course of this great battle... it's not just you; it seems even our superiors don't understand it."

"Last time I went to report my work to her, I found that she was also asking the General Commanders of other fleets!"

"Of course, she didn't get any results in the end!"

Everyone was stunned.

Earth's total of over five hundred warships were divided into eight fleets, and the highest officer of each fleet was a General Commander like Zhang Fang.

If even they didn't know which unit used what method to defeat Absolute Core...

Then in the entire Earth, the only ones who might know the true details of this battle were perhaps only the Emperor, and at most, the Emperor's right hand, 'Hope'.

Everyone could only leave the video conference one after another.

They thought secretly to themselves that the Emperor indeed seemed to have his own secret weapons.

Hopefully, they could be used the next time they went to war with the Blue Star people.

This incredible record of 0 to 856, this shocking military exploit that had remained unclaimed...

Would become a topic of great interest within the Earth's military for some time to come—a war myth with numerous speculations.

Not long after, all warships were equipped with Energy Shields, and Cyborgs also began to be mass-produced from factories on Earth.

These created Cyborgs had the same intelligence and learning ability as humans, but possessed an absolute obedience that surpassed humans, making them practically perfect war machines.

Looking at these two technologies acquired from Absolute Core, Earthlings were very delighted. Many even felt they now had the strength to challenge Blue Star.

However, some people were still worried about Hope, who had merged with the main brain, fearing she would be backlashed!

Fortunately, after observing secretly for a while, they found that besides an increase in her computing power and a change in her appearance, she seemed to be the same as before.

Hope had changed from a twelve or thirteen-year-old Little Girl into a stunningly beautiful mature beauty in her early twenties with a curvaceous figure!

Elisa, who was also a great beauty, couldn't help but feel a bit jealous and depressed: "Didn't you say the image of a Little Girl makes it easiest for those around you to relax? Why did you change your mind!"

Hope tilted her head, her full and beautiful long hair swaying: "By becoming like this, both I and those around me will relax."

Elisa blinked, not understanding the meaning of the artificial intelligence's words.