Chapter 994: Chapter 286: Battle
Star Gate is a method within the Empire territory for fixed long-distance transportation of large fleets.
And at this particular time, control of such a massive construct was seized.
It can’t be said that someone seized it to evacuate the residents of the Cai Mo Star Realm from this dangerous place, right?
Nor can it be for the retreat of Zuo Jing who was hiding underground by the Earth Core Melting Furnace Power Tower in Yunluo Star, as the Star Gate is in Cai Mo-1.
Then there is only one reason left for the seizure of the Star Gate.
Someone intends to use the Star Gate to arrive in Cai Mo.
Upon receiving this news, Chen Ming immediately contacted his Dusk Fleet.
He had 300 spaceships in Cai Mo, divided into four fleets of 75 ships each, anchored outside four star systems.
Now that he has confirmed that Zuo Jing’s people are actually in the Lucy Star System, the Dusk Fleet in the other three star systems no longer needs to remain there.
Meanwhile, he also no longer needed to pay attention to the progress of the Fifth Legion’s civil war.
These are matters that the Fifth Legion should resolve themselves.
Thus, Chen Ming issued an order for the fleets in the two star systems closer to Lucy to proceed directly to Lucy, ready to assist.
And the remaining fleet immediately used the Superspace Navigation Teleportation Engine to head to the location of the Star Gate at Cai Mo-1.
The news of the Star Gate being seized came from the boss’s end.
But the boss only mentioned this news without stating more precise details.
Clearly, the boss also obtained intelligence through his subordinates or other sources.
If he really needs precise firsthand intelligence, he can only investigate it himself.
During the time the fleet was underway.
Chen Ming was also dealing with matters related to An Wuping.
He received the boss’s message exactly at the time when An Wuping started teleporting directly from the neighboring star system to the Lucy Star System.
At this moment, An Wuping, in space at the edge of the star system, could clearly see the numerous spaceship wrecks around here.
Clearly, a major battle had just occurred here.
Based on the state of surviving ships and the records captured by Chen Ming’s distant Dusk Fleet, the situation here is gradually becoming clear.
At the onset of the chaotic outbreak of the civil war.
The Fifth Legion, with absolute numerical advantage, immediately cleared all ships not belonging to the Fifth Legion’s camp.
Only Chen Ming’s Dusk Fleet was too emblematic and managed to avoid the main battlefield in time, thus escaping disaster.
Even just now, if any Fifth Legion ship had actively launched an attack on his fleet, they would have immediately faced a counterattack from other Fifth Legion fleets.
After all, Chen Ming was invited by the chairman to cooperate with the Fifth Legion to handle some areas they lacked time to address.
A well-recognized good guy.
Anyone who attacks Chen Ming would clearly have something wrong with their head and would likely become a target for others.
Thus, Chen Ming’s Dusk Fleet even if doing nothing, had made some contributions.
With most people maintaining their sanity, those Fifth Legion members not affected by Zuo Jing’s psychics quickly controlled the situation after the battle.
After all, normally, on a spaceship, there may only be a portion of the crew influenced.
And those who aren’t influenced, just need to overpower those affected, or even just capture or resolve the influenced commanders.
At least in the Lucy Star System, the Fifth Legion fleet won final victory and stabilized Lucy.
However, amid the chaos just now, there were still some who, taking advantage of the Fifth Legion’s inability to cover everything, slipped through the blockade and entered the star system interior, heading for all inhabited colonies and space stations within.
Such situations would definitely provoke Zuo Jing, so the Fifth Legion had to dispatch forces everywhere within the star system.
Since Zuo Jing’s exact location has yet to be determined, a thorough investigation was immediately launched.
Now some personnel might have already landed on Yunluo Star.
Whether they will discover Zuo Jing hidden beneath the Earth Core Melting Furnace Power Tower remains unknown.
If any of these people are controlled by Zuo Jing, many of them would likely head to Yunluo, trying to block those who might find Zuo Jing.
As Chen Ming was analyzing the recent events through An Wuping’s perspective.
He notices the Fifth Legion has begun reorganizing the star system defenses, preparing to seal the star system again.
After the recent civil war, most influenced by Zuo Jing have been restricted.
Thus, the upcoming blockade is sure to turn this star system into an ironclad stronghold.
Yet An Wuping’s current status is not suitable for openly appearing before the Fifth Legion.
No choice then.
Without much hesitation, Chen Ming crushed the last Black Mist Heart-Gathering Spirit Pearl given to him by Thousand Faces.
Using the shadow of the Fifth Legion fleet, Chen Ming successfully entered the star system interior and began moving towards Yunluo Star.
Simultaneously.
At the core of Cai Mo Star Realm, Cai Mo-1 Star Realm.
The fleet dispatched by Chen Ming finally reached the edge of the star system where the Star Gate was located.
Even outside the star system, Chen Ming could use sensors to see the massive Star Gate equipment centrally positioned within, with a layer appearing somewhat like a mirage-like thin film slowly filling inside the Star Gate.
