Him and their stars.

Chapter 1809 A Watertight Layout

Of course, Feifei's doubts were not completely groundless.

After all, Yu Lian's nephew was recruited by Brunhild himself and is still a retainer of the Suliuka royal family. And it is obvious that even if the former pirate king was not the leader of the operation to intercept the Pilgrimage, he must have played the role of the main guide.

Gong Ao even put all his connections in the underworld into play, which was truly a true performance.

Of course, Yu Lian couldn't help but think of that dream world line. He could understand the geography of the Abyss Nebula through the history there, and Brunhilde could do the same. Even if he didn't have as much detail as himself, it was enough for setting an ambush.

Well... even if there is no indescribable dream world line, the war has developed to this point after all, and everything can be chosen.

But what could he do? Since he had been forced into the Abyss Nebula by the surveillance network that the Empire had set up in advance on the Cloud Tower Trail, of course he had no choice but to take the Abyss Nebula.

Well, the gamble failed, so you have to accept the reality. A true hero can't give up on himself just because of a little bit of inconvenience in reality.

Even if you are a qualified adult, you cannot do this, because you don’t even have the qualifications to give up on yourself.

"Now that things have come to this, let's eat... and rest for a while. Navigator, is the jump channel still there?" Yu Lian gave tactical instructions.

The Pilgrimage has a genuine navigator, who is not a psychic but an experienced veteran technical officer. If he is simply the administrator of the jump engine and the surveyor of space parameters, he does a very good job.

"It has collapsed." He answered immediately.

"Then you can relax a little. Captain Nemo, you make the arrangements." Yu Lian continued to issue tactical orders under Feifei's sight.

No one dared to say that this order was wrong. After all, they had just barely escaped from the enemy's net and had gone through a dangerous jump comparable to a roller coaster. Everyone needed to calm down and check the status of the ship.

Since we need to rest, we should naturally try to consider a stable and safe standby environment.

After the initial exploration, the lookout began to report: "The system has been confirmed to have a stable gas giant planet with a structure, one of whose satellites has a mass of two-thirds that of Mars."

In an old galaxy, there is still such a stable planetary structure, which is already a miracle in astrophysics. Of course, the universe is so huge that more miracles are acceptable.

Besides, if you really want to be honest, isn't the birth of those naturally habitable planets also a miracle?

The captain nodded slightly and began to follow the instructions: "Go clockwise into the middle ring planetary orbit to avoid."

This is of course to avoid excessive cosmic radiation. As long as you hide on the back of a giant planet, the huge size can become a natural umbrella of protection. In addition, if you can collect some supplies, it would be like winning the jackpot.

The supplies on the Pierce were of course still far above the safety line, but there was never too little of this kind of stuff.

Of course, no one could expect to obtain natural water or food from such a system, but even if a little usable energy could be collected, it would be considered a successful collection.

An hour later, the Patrol entered the orbit of the giant yellow planet with purple stripes without any trouble. The ship was affected by gravity a little bit, but it was completely under control. And the preliminary detection showed that there should be no giant star-eating monsters hidden inside this big planet, so it should be safe.

The cosmic radiation has finally dropped to normal values. Although it is only at the critical point of normal values, it is like a suspected patient with a fasting blood sugar of 6.0. He can still convince himself that he is a healthy person and can try to take a few ice cubes.

In addition, it cannot be ruled out that there are micro-rays that have not been discovered by existing technology and databases, but at this point, everyone no longer cares about this small situation.

The Relic finally got a short break. The crew began to take turns eating and resting. The damage control department also put on engineering power armor and started external operations by installing traction.

As for Long... he was a little agitated when he was besieged just now, but Feifei just made a sound of "whoa~~~" on the phone and then he calmed down.

After all, they didn't get beaten this time. Isn't that cause for celebration?

In addition, what is even more worthy of universal celebration is that we have actually discovered polar ice caps on a satellite that is suspected to have two-thirds the mass of Mars, and preliminary detection showed that no harmful substances are present.

Well, I won the jackpot. If it were on a normal route, this satellite could already be considered a terraformable planet, enough to get at least an eight-digit star from the Standard Shipping Association, and at least 100 citizen families from the Empire.

Of course, the soldiers can rest, but Yu Lian cannot. As a leader, he must choose a way out for everyone.

This is actually a good thing. At least you don’t have to pay your taxes after you are exhausted.

In front of everyone, Yu Lian opened the star map again, drew a circle on the possible galaxy at present, and moved his finger across the border of the empire and the boundary of the nebula.

"Maybe we can enter from near Sarna," he thought.

"Is there a waterway there?" Feifei asked in confusion, and then nodded slightly: "Indeed, this possibility cannot be ruled out. Earl Salwen was also a border lord in the past."

This is not easy to say. You know, the Extreme Frontier Star Region is the imperial frontier to guard against the galactic plunderers, and almost all the princes here can be regarded as border lords. Even the soldiers under the Zhechongfu here are the most ferocious.

However, when it comes to Earl Salwen, his ancestors actually started out as pirates and interstellar traders, and they did not have much dealings with plunderers.

However, the huge secret laboratories and underground factories on the planet Sarna are really too oversized. Without stable smuggling channels, it is hard to imagine that Count Salwen could have built all of that bypassing the Empire's surveillance.

More importantly, he is the head of a snake. No matter how loose and free the structure of a snake is, there are still team-building activities. Earl Sa must have a channel to go abroad at any time.

Yu Lian’s explanation was naturally recognized by everyone.

However, this time it was not Fifi and Captain Nemo who raised doubts, but Colonel Singh, who completely followed Yu Lian's lead.

"Well, sir, actually... just now when the communication was restored, I had a brief contact with my colleagues on Earth."

"Oh, the headquarters of the Commission for Discipline Inspection has not run away?" Annie said with a smile.

Ever since he knew that Colonel Singh was a member of the Commission, he had been at the bottom of the chain of contempt in the command hierarchy, and was often bullied by his colleagues. Fortunately, as a veteran in intelligence work, his spirit was tempered and his emotions were as stable as a mountain, almost to the point of having no temper. In response to Miss Romanova's ridicule, he just grinned in a simple and honest way.

If he weren't wearing a military uniform, this guy would look more like a well-trained Indian butler.

"In fact, they have already fled, all the way to Xin Chang'an. Now they are preparing to evacuate in the direction of the cantilever. We really have plans to evacuate all the way to Xin Shenzhou."

"You guys really abandoned your superiors again." Annie said. "Lieutenant Colonel, how can this be considered abandonment? After all, we are also an intelligence agency under the National Defense Committee. Now that the leaders can't directly carry out their leadership work, those of us who do grassroots information work must of course consider a way out. This is also responsible for the country."

"Well... I'll just wish you good luck." In terms of eloquence, Anne certainly could not be a match for the intelligence agent. Apart from blessing her, she really didn't know how to respond.

Colonel Singh said: "Then, we received news from the Cantilever. Vice Admiral Yeager Sobek's fleet has passed through New Tennessee and entered the Cantilever star region. The Cantilever strike fleet tried to fight, but it was completely wiped out; New Paris is resisting, but the most optimistic estimate is that it can only hold out for another 43 hours."

There was a brief silence at the scene.

Feifei looked at Yu Lian with even more worry. Perhaps she was the only one present who knew that the Cantilever Strike Fleet was the old unit of Yu Lian's deceased mother, and New Paris was in a sense Yu Lian's "hometown" - although he had only lived there for less than two years before he was 4 years old.

Fortunately, Yu Lian just sighed briefly.

The Cantilever Strike Fleet was established to prevent the invasion of predators, but after the Judgment War, funds and resources have begun to shift. After the outbreak of the war, a large number of veterans and new ships in the fleet were transferred to the far coast and incorporated into the Said Cluster. Now the fleet is just a skeleton, and in terms of manpower, it may not be as good as the Solar System Fleet after the second reconstruction.

However, they resisted tenaciously after all.

As for New Paris, it was able to hold out for more than a day even after losing the fleet's protection in low-Earth orbit, and it has already left its name in the history of space warfare.

So far, no inhabited planet in the community can last more than 4 hours.

However, even Yu Lian would never dare to hope that the planet could become another Yao Chi.

"I hope that after the fall of New Paris, there will be no retaliation from the Empire." Someone said worriedly.

Feifei said, "That's unlikely. Lieutenant General Yeager Sobek would never do such a thing."

As she spoke, she looked at Yu Lian with a comforting look. Rather than believing in Sobek, it would be better to say that she believed in the "enemy" recognized by Yu Lian.

Of course, her belief was not wrong. Yu Lian couldn't say for sure what Sobek's ability was, but his character was still trustworthy. He was called "a good friend of the people of Earth" in the previous timeline because he served as a transport captain for the Volunteer Army and because he really didn't do any evil.

If we exclude some minor shortcomings that are not worth mentioning, such as being a little timid, a little worldly, a little lazy and a little greedy, he can actually be considered a perfect example of a knight in all aspects.

If there were no issue of stance, Yu Lian would actually be quite happy to make such a drinking buddy.

However, there is no time to ponder Sobek's chivalry, nor time to mourn the bravery of his comrades. The problem now is that once the Imperial fleet enters New Paris, it means that the route to the Cantilever Star Region has been blocked.

Yu Lian's plan to travel from the galactic center to the cantilever and then to the far shore back to New Shenzhou failed again.

"Colonel Singh, try to get in touch with your colleagues again. I want to be updated on the status of the boom at all times. Also, ensure the location of the new Independence."

It wasn't just Yu Lian that was blocked. Of course, there was also the Independence that escaped before the Imperial Army arrived on Earth. Considering the physical distance, they were affected more.

"I will do my best." Colonel Singh was flattered. To be honest, this was the first time the commander gave him a direct order. Doesn't this mean that he is quite important?

"Is this her style to be so flawless?" Feifei looked at Yu Lian.

She was almost certain that this transfer was also Brunhilde's work. Considering that Lieutenant General Jaeger Sobek was already a disciple of King Suliuka, this was not surprising.

Without waiting for Yu Lian to answer, Feifei continued, "Forget it. If we simply regard her as an aggressive general, then wouldn't I be the naive one? People who play strategy are all filthy-minded. Whether they are orange cats or foxes, they are all hypocritical. The bad water in their bones can be used to make fusion warheads."

Yu Lian smiled bitterly in his heart.

Of course, the orange cat is a strategist, and even the most outstanding military genius of this generation, a natural master of military situation. However, in another timeline, she was indeed more like an invincible overlord in her youth, and she really showed her far-sighted strategic level after she was thirty years old.

...Hmm, it seems the orange cat has also been strengthened. This can't be my fault, right?

"What now?" asked Anne.

"Actually, there is another way, but you probably won't choose it unless it's absolutely necessary." Feifei looked at Yu Lian with bright eyes and a calm expression.

Yu Lian nodded slightly.

Of course, what Feifei was talking about was the escape route that Lao Tan and the Helots had risked their lives to carve out. Even a green-skinned spaceship made of ice could pass through it, not to mention the majestic Dragon Boat of the Pilgrimage.

The end of this escape route is the Sanqi Star Region and the Kingdom of Circe. Although the latter has been conquered by the Imperial Army, it is still a "turbulent situation" of warlord separatism, which provides plenty of room for maneuver. As long as you avoid the line from Chelo to Katun occupied by the main force of the Imperial Army, you can escape all the way to the vicinity of Femo.

By then, it wouldn't matter if they were discovered by Femo's Imperial Fleet. The waterway of the Spiral Cross Nebula was still very wide. As long as they flew directly to Chanchuan and escaped into the territory of the alliance, everyone would be safe.

Yu Lian felt that he still had some popularity in the alliance. Even if he didn't have that, the profiteers in the alliance would definitely provide him with shelter for the sake of the dragon boat.

However, this would mean that he would be far away from this war, which was definitely not what he wanted.

Before Yu Lian made a decision, Feifei said, "Now that things have come to this, we should take some time to rest. Rest as much as possible when we can. I have a feeling that we are not out of danger yet."

Indeed, although the channel has collapsed, it does not mean that it will not open again. In this ever-changing starry sky, no one can guarantee this, including Yu Lian.

The Reminder can hide in this system, and so can the Imperials.

So, after the Retreat left the space channel, the captain ordered a large row of flashing mines to be dropped near the original airspace, and installed the induction devices and remote control devices.

Yu Lian said: "Captain, the entire ship will rest for four hours. During this period, if the collapsed gravity well is found to expand again, activate the mines immediately three minutes after the space channel is formed!"

Captain Nemo looked at the commander and smiled knowingly.

Their judgment was certainly correct.

Just three hours after rest, the detector placed near the original gravity well immediately issued a report of space expansion.