Him and their stars.

Chapter 1706 New Independence

Although he said so, Yu Lian did not look very surprised.

"...Why do I feel that you are not only not surprised, but even a little gloating?" Admiral Sylvester looked at Yu Lian hesitantly.

"I am just too empathetic. If I consider things from the perspective of Earth, I will suddenly realize that problems are not unexpected. It would be unexpected if everything goes smoothly. Of course, if senior thinks I am not serious enough, I can also be as sad as if I had lost my parents." Having said this, Yu Lian's expression really became depressed.

Admiral Sylvester nodded as if he felt the same way. "Yes! Life is not always satisfactory, not to mention war. Just like my son, such a handsome boy, why did he have to study music? Who would study music?"

He muttered to himself for three or five seconds, but he still remembered his business, and said: "However, this should be considered good news, right? Our dreadnought has set sail and is expected to arrive in Said before June. We should prepare the crew in advance. The captain and most of the main positions have been directly appointed by the Earth side." said the senior.

  Isn’t this good news? Why the “should”?

As for the fact that the Earth side bypassed the theater command and directly appointed the captain, although there was a little suspicion of micro-management beyond the level, this was a personnel matter rather than a specific tactical command, so it was not considered a violation of the rules.

Having said that, reporting to a higher level is a taboo, but reporting to a lower level is called "airborne".

After all, this is a dreadnought, a huge war device that can carry tens of thousands of people. The captain is usually a brigadier general, and all general personnel matters are the authority of the National Defense Committee.

No matter who those captains are or whose subordinates they are, as long as they come to the front line and serve under his command, Yu Lian is confident that he can train them into what they should be.

Yu Lian really didn’t understand why the senior’s expression was as interesting as if he was constipated.

"It's the Titan ship from Xin Shuntian. The one called Natural Emblem?" Admiral Sylvester asked.

"The repair project went wrong?" What was Xiao Hui doing? Yu Lian nodded with a heavy face. This was actually within his expectations, but Yu Lian felt that if the mysterious riddle robot appeared now, he would definitely laugh at him.

The robot said that she was very interested in the Nature's Emblem, so she stayed in the shipyard as a ghost for the time being. Considering that this cyber spirit might be able to provide some behind-the-scenes help to everyone's repair work, Yu Lian naturally would not object.

During the renovation work over the past six months, Yu Lian did hear good news from Zhixia and Aisen. They were all good news, such as the worker who fell from a height while working was safe and sound, the broken pipeline caused energy leakage but no explosion or fire occurred, the special parts that were originally thought to be used up and needed to be ordered from the alliance were replaced with oil paper wrapped replacements in the warehouse, and the quality rate of parts that could only be rubbed by hand due to lack of special equipment increased by 10% compared to usual.

In short, although the engineers and technicians responsible for the reconstruction of the Nature's Emblem certainly did not know about Xiao Hui's existence, they really felt that they were blessed by the Spirit of the Universe.

Of course, the ship spirit of the Nature's Emblem must be blessing them. This can only mean that this Titan is born to belong to the people of Earth.

Anyway, with everyone's efforts and a certain robot lady's behind-the-scenes manipulation, the Natural Emblem has been transformed into a community. It is said that even the audience hall-style command center on the bridge and the gold-rimmed throne-like pedestal have been removed and replaced with a very ordinary three-tiered structure.

Yu Lian is full of expectations for this warship that will soon return to service in the United States, and he is even more excited about what its name will be.

"…So, Congress has decided to name it Independence. In memory of the Independence, the flagship of the Solar System Fleet that sank in the Ring of Miracles." Admiral Sylvester sighed, "This was just decided three hours ago."

"I always thought it would be called Victoria Marshal Li." Yu Lian said.

"Some members of the parliament said that naming the ship after the founding father can certainly boost morale, but it also has certain hidden dangers. If it is really called Marshal Li, it will be a bad omen if something happens in the future."

"...The last Independence has already sunk. Doesn't this mean there's no bad omen?"

Admiral Sylvester shrugged and advised, "The naming of capital ships is also the responsibility of Congress, or in other words, one of their most important tasks. We can make suggestions, but we cannot decide."

If he didn't decide, then he didn't decide. After all, the name of the ship was just a minor detail. However, beyond the minor details, Yu Lian couldn't help but pay attention to it.

"Just last week, Sergeant Eisen Frank reported to me that the reconstruction project has been completed by 80%. Even the most important energy core can be refueled with domestically produced energy packs." Yu Lian said.

"Of course I know that. Don't forget, I used to be the commander-in-chief of the Far Shore Military Region, and the New Shuntian Shipyard was also my territory." Admiral Sylvester said proudly, "I also know that these experiences can be used in the design and construction of our own dreadnoughts and even Titans in the future."

Yu Lian nodded slightly and said, "So, now all we need is to transfer our own weapons. Xin Shuntian really can't produce these things, so we can only transport them from Earth."

At present, the large main guns of the Dreadnought class can only be built at the Mars Shipyard in the entire community. This is actually thanks to the legacy left over from the Galactic Empire's rule.

Although the slipway and dock of the Martian shipyard were burned down, the Earthlings lost the ability to build dreadnoughts, but they could still manufacture the matching main guns.

In addition, we should also thank the Alliance for helping the Earth government upgrade its industry in recent years because of the military cooperation package after President Nishita came to power. To this day, the Mars shipyard still cannot build warships above the battlecruiser level, but it can build large-caliber lance cannons and rail guns that cannot be installed on battlecruisers, which can be regarded as taking on the construction of fortress cannons. Natural Emblem... Since the New Independence is to be completely transformed into the shape of a community, the localization of the weapon system is the most important issue. What's more, this battleship was seriously damaged in the "Alien Metamorphosis Battle", and the main damage was really the main gun position on the bow.

"I remember that our original plan was to equip four Dragon's Breath 3 railguns and three Thor's Hammer 3 ion cannons. Of course, we also need three Delta Light Lance cannons." Yu Lian said.

The Alliance was willing to sell this cutting-edge Light Spear Cannon, but it had not yet been shipped. Fortunately, the Community could find a replacement from somewhere else.

"All parts will be sent from the Mars Shipyard."

Admiral Sylvester said: "...This is the problem. Some people in Congress believe that just sending the main gun parts cannot guarantee that the repair process will be foolproof. Moreover, compared with the New Suncheon Shipyard, the conditions at the Mars Shipyard are much better."

This is natural. After all, it is the legacy of the Empire. After all, the Empire really wanted to run the Earth as its own land. It has never been stingy with investments in everything from infrastructure to the military industry. The Mars Shipyard is the culmination of all this.

Even though the largest slipway No. 1 was burned, it is still the largest and best-equipped shipyard in the Blue Star Community, without a doubt.

"The leaders of Congress can actually discuss technical issues? How fucking new! But I have to admit that these ideas do make sense!" Yu Lian began to grit his teeth.

  "Although Senator Volota, who proposed this, is from the Common Prosperity Party, he was actually the technical director of the Mars Shipyard." Although senior Sylvester is very good at plastering and armaments, he obviously knows more about the political ecology of Congress and the life stories of important congressmen. It is obvious that he wants to make progress:

"Also, the volunteer group from the Alliance has arrived on Earth. Many of them have experience serving on Titans, so we can refer to their opinions. In addition, we may be able to find some technical secrets from the Empire and exchange them with the Alliance."

Yu Lian then suddenly remembered that his old friend Claire Belmont seemed to have really gone to Earth.

Wow, it was waiting for me here? Is this also a conspiracy of the alliance?

Yu Lian said: "If the final work is completed at the Martian shipyard, the Independence can naturally join the Home Fleet, right?"

"The temporary flagship of the Home Fleet is still an old-fashioned Xuanniao-class battlecruiser, which is a bit disgraceful." Admiral Sylvester tried hard to make up for the Earth.

"...It's indeed a bit disrespectful, no, even shabby. To be honest, I really feel very sorry for the old commander Fela." Yu Lian showed an apologetic expression.

This is the truth. Thinking that Marshal Paul Ferragu is also old and has just recovered from a serious injury, but he has to lead a temporary fleet made up of old ships and new ships that have not been fully tested to the border of New Asia, Yu Lian felt a little bit unbearable.

  Could it be that the Blue Star Community couldn't find another young and strong general? Or was it that the newly rebuilt local fleet had only so few troops that the masters were worried and had to hand it over to their own people?

Although Marshal Ferragu was originally a cook, he was undoubtedly one of the masters' "own men". Or, it is because he was originally a cook that he was more likely to be regarded as one of their own.

The admiral looked at the other person's expression carefully, thought about it again and again, and felt that he was not being sarcastic, so he had to use a businesslike attitude to say: "The local fleet does need to be rebuilt as soon as possible, and the Earth needs a mobile force."

"I understand. This is a strategic situation."

"So, the order from the National Defense Council has come down. The Independence will set off tomorrow and return to the galaxy."

"clear."

It was rare for the master to act so quickly and decisively, which meant that he had thought it through carefully. If I continued to oppose it at this time, it would really confirm my suspicion of "having two minds". Unless I really made up my mind to turn against the Earth, I had to accept this transfer order.

Moreover, from a technical, legal, and human perspective, the Earth side really did nothing wrong. They even remembered to send over the two newly arrived God-class ships. I really wanted to cry to death.

"At least we have two more dreadnoughts. This is much better than the worst case scenario."

"I'm glad you think so... In addition, First Sergeant Eisen Frank, who is currently at the New Shuntian Shipyard, and your former adjutant, Colonel Chester Rozes, will also be seconded to the mainland."

"Colonel?"

"He is now a colonel and has been appointed as the third officer of the New Independence. He will also be in charge of the Titan's return this time. The appointment should be passed on to the New Shuntian soon."

Yu Lian couldn't help but muttered, "What a useless robot."

I'm so sorry for being useless!" The voice of a cyber ghost sounded in his ears.