The Empire begins with the Fourth Scourge.

Chapter 2422 The Vanishing Fleet

2423: The Disappearing Fleet

"Where is the First Fleet? Why is there nothing here?!" Severance-Tann immediately felt something was wrong, and what was even more disturbing was that Thrawn's fleet had also disappeared without a trace! !

The First Squadron had already set out a few hours ago. The Isol System was about 6 parsecs away from the Palin-Minor System, which was tens of light years away. If it passed through the hyperspace channel, it would take less than an hour to arrive.

Thrawn's fleet was still on the planet Ithor about six hours ago, after which the unmanned reconnaissance aircraft deployed by Tann was destroyed. But since Thrawn has arrived here, he will not leave.

So... where did these two fleets go?

Could it be that Thrawn really saw through his plan and ran away regardless of the dangerous situation on the planet Palin-Minor? If this is true, Dunn Wessex will never let him go. And even with Palpatine's support, he wants to see the value that Thrawn can show. If Thrawn really escapes without a fight, it will be equivalent to slapping Palpatine in the face!

If this is true, it would be tantamount to suicide!

And the most critical question now is, where is the First Fleet?

"Hyperspace blocker? Tsk tsk tsk tsk..." Admiral Trench's voice also became serious.

Severance Tann frowned. "Impossible! If hyperspace blockers are set up, the First Fleet will be able to detect them before starting the hyperspace jump. If there are not enough hyperspace blockers, the hyperspace engine's intelligent system can bypass them directly. Thrawn only has six hours at most, which is definitely not enough time to deploy hyperspace blockers on a large scale!"

"This is the only possibility, wow. The First Fleet definitely did not reach the Isol system. They were definitely intercepted halfway." Admiral Trench said very affirmatively.

"We are dozens of light years away. Do we have to use a sublight speed engine to find them?" Severance Tann also felt that it was extremely difficult. "If we are really intercepted, the First Fleet will be in great danger!"

Admiral Trench had already arrived at the navigation department. He tapped the navigator on the shoulder with his pointer and said, "Re-do the hyperspace jump navigation. Tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk ..."

"Are we returning to the planet Palin-Minor, General?" The navigator was a very capable short-haired female soldier. She turned around and asked.

Admiral Trench shook his head and said, "Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk... Just as I said, input the parameters - fleet size, magnify it five times."

"Understood." The navigator immediately entered the new data into the hyperspace navigation system, and the navigation computer immediately began to calculate rapidly.

At the same time, Severance Tann also issued an order to send a team of reconnaissance planes to continue to move forward and investigate the planet Kinasa. She needed to confirm whether Thrawn had really escaped, but judging from the current situation, the chance was very slim.

Soon, the navigation computer also figured out the hyperspace route. The navigator said quickly, "General, the result is out! This... is a bit..."

She frowned, feeling that this route seemed a little different from her impression, but she couldn't put her finger on it.

The route of the hyperspace channel is related to the celestial bodies along the way. Therefore, as the celestial bodies revolve, the channel will also change accordingly, so each hyperspace jump requires separate navigation calculations.

"Use the normal fleet size and calculate again. Proceed and compare. Tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk..." Admiral Trench's eight eyes were fixed on the screen. Although his face was covered with fur and no expression could be seen, his gaze was extremely sharp at this moment.

"Yes!" The navigator entered the data again for calculation. Because he had just calculated it once, the result came out very quickly this time. When the navigation route appeared this time, the navigator exclaimed, pointed to a place and said loudly: "That's right! It's here! I just felt that the route of this place is a bit weird!!"

Admiral Trench narrowed his eyes. His years of military experience also allowed him to notice this subtle difference. He slapped the screen with his pointer and said, "That's it! Tsk tsk tsk tsk."

"What is this?" Severance Tann came over and also looked at the screen.

"A gravitational source." The navigator replied immediately. "This gravitational source is very small. If the fleet size is not enough, there is no need to bypass it. General Trench just asked me to enlarge the fleet size because the larger the fleet, the greater the impact of this kind of gravitational source will be."

She went on to say: "But according to the star map, there shouldn't be any stars in this place. Unless a super-large comet suddenly passed by, it can't be explained."

"Can you locate it?" asked Severance Tann.

"It can be located. But...if we want to jump to this place, there may be problems...because from the perspective of the hyperspace navigation system, this place is a dangerous area. We can't go directly there. We can only leave the hyperspace at a certain distance." The navigator said, "I mean, this problem has little to do with us."

"What did you say?" Severance Tann frowned.

"The Divine Messenger can force its way through, but the other warships can't," said the navigator.

Severance Tann said immediately: "No problem! Let's charge straight over! Then deploy the fleet navigation beacon to guide other warships over!"

"This could be risky. Tsk tsk tsk tsk..." Admiral Trench shook his head.

"I can't let the First Fleet disappear in obscurity like this! 50 battleships, more than 400 light cruisers, including 5 Revelation-class battleships. If we lose such a large force, the next battle will be extremely difficult!" said Severance Tann.

"Let's get started." Admiral Trench nodded.

"I'll start calculating right away!" said the navigator.

Severance Tann suddenly thought of something and said immediately: "Notify the Third Fleet immediately! Stop the action and stay on the planet Palin Minor! Quick!"

Admiral Trench also suddenly shook his head, and he immediately thought of the problem, "Notify immediately! And the Fourth Squadron! Tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk ..."

However, it was too late, and the Third Squadron failed to make contact. The commander of the Fourth Squadron sent a message saying that the Third Squadron had set off and entered hyperspace jump half an hour ago.

Severance Tann's expression was somewhat unsightly. She said in a deep voice, "Let the remaining fourth, fifth, and sixth squadrons immediately change to a defensive formation and defend on the spot!"

"Roger!" The T series tactical robot immediately sent the command.