Interstellar: Start as a cleaner.

Chapter 1039: Boarding the Ship (8000 words)
There was only dim light left in the command room. That was the emergency lighting system, which meant that each individual lamp had a small independent power storage device inside. Such emergency lighting meant that the situation on the spacecraft was very bad.

Even the gravity system failed and everyone was floating.

Because the spacecraft is standardly equipped with an overall backup system, but it is obvious that the backup system also has problems.

"Sir, let's go to the survival capsule first." Even Jose was very frightened because all the systems on the spacecraft did not respond.

SOS system, life-saving system, emergency response system.

The armed spacecraft has now become like a living coffin, and no one else inside the spacecraft can be contacted.

"Damn it, damn it, what a piece of junk this is." Yang Bo roared loudly.

"Enter the survival capsule." Yang Bo gave the order.

Moreover, the doors inside the spacecraft are all locked and need to be opened manually.

"The mecha can't be used anymore."

“The fighter planes can’t be used either.”

"The backup system cannot be started either, and we cannot tell the reason." Others in the command room met others on duty on the way, and these people brought bad news.

Mechas and fighter jets are locked inside the spacecraft. If the main system of the spacecraft does not release these mechas and fighter jets, then the mechas and fighter jets cannot be ejected from the spacecraft.

"Where are the technicians?" Yang Bo, disguised as Li John, shouted loudly.

"Sir, our spacecraft is seriously understaffed, and most of these systems and equipment were purchased from the Alliance. They don't know how to open the original codes for these systems. Although there is a self-test system, it cannot be opened now." Jose explained.

"Although there is a manual query for error codes, we can't see any codes now..." It took the group half an hour to reach the survival cabin, which was the last place on the spacecraft.

Other places inside the spacecraft were failing; the air system was no longer working.

But the survival capsule is an independent place with enough air and enough food...

"Damn it!" However, when everyone arrived at the survival capsule, they found that the quantity of stored emergency food was totally wrong.

These are the nutritional pastes and nutritional blocks produced by Star Era. Eating one block of these things can last for several days.

Yang Bo was very irritable and anxious.

Other people who were resting on the spacecraft also came to the survival module.

"Is there any way to save ourselves?" Yang Bo clearly felt that the soldiers around him looked at him, the commander, with unpleasant eyes.

Jose also blamed himself in his heart for being a useless commander, asking why he had to come out for a cruise for no reason.

"Now we can only pray that the headquarters in Karaya State will notice that we have lost contact. They should be able to find out soon. The food here should be enough to last until they find us." As Jose said this, he was also muttering in his heart, because there was no way to tell what the headquarters in Karaya State looked like.

"I think we should send people to collect other supplies on the spacecraft, including personal protective equipment and food. The food inside the spacecraft will not deteriorate in a short time, so these foods with a long storage period should be saved for last." Yang Bo started to act calm, and then said.

The other soldiers nodded quickly, and Jose also quickly agreed: "Yes, yes."

José was frightened and panicked for a moment, and he didn't think of this at all.

"The mecha on the spacecraft cannot be used, so what about my mecha? My mecha is an air superiority mecha that can fly in space. Where is the nearest signal base station?" Yang Bo began to ask again.

"This..." No one remembers these things because many things are controlled by the system.

"We can't just sit there and wait for these damn broken ships to die!" Yang Bo said loudly.

"Jose, I'll leave this to you. I'll go see if my mecha can be used."

"Commander, this idea is extremely unreliable..." Jose said quickly.

The others also nodded. Mechas are awesome on land, but in space, they are only suitable for short-range assaults. Long-distance assaults still require fighter jets.

"You don't understand mechas!" Then the commander's words made everyone else speechless.

Therefore, Yang Bo’s current identity gives these soldiers a feeling of arrogance and face-saving.

Yang Bo did this on purpose, because only an arrogant person would use a mecha to challenge a battleship, or a pirate battleship?

There will be many opportunities to make a small profit with a big investment in the future, so Yang Bo gave Li John the identity of arrogance. Only an arrogant person would do this, and only those who care about their reputation would do it regardless of the consequences.

On the contrary, those who appear to be very smart and knowledgeable will not choose to take risks most of the time. Such people are very rational.

"The Commander and I will go to the mecha warehouse to check. Radar Officer, take the people to collect food. The food in the refrigerator should be able to be preserved for a long time. Eat the food that cannot be preserved first."

"Navigator, take your men to collect spare emergency equipment." Jose gave the order directly, because in Jose's opinion, the commander did not understand and there was no need to report at all.

The Commander seemed somewhat excited, and Jose didn't know if he was wrong.

"Haha, haha, OK, it works." When they arrived at the mecha warehouse, other mecha systems could not be opened, but the commander's mecha was opened, and the commander laughed.

Although the mecha was locked by the mechanism in the warehouse, once the commander's mecha was turned on, he could use the powerful force of the mecha to open the fixing device by himself.

"Jose, just wait for my good news. I will bring you good news." When Jose saw the commander enter the mecha and said this to himself, he knew where the commander's excitement came from.

It seems that the commander thinks of himself as a hero. Jose really wants to say that it is very difficult for mechas to operate in space. The protection of mechas is simply not enough to protect against the large amount of radiation in space for a long time.

"Okay." What could Jose say.

Jose put on personal protective equipment, looked at the commander's mecha, manually opened the hatch, and then the mecha jumped out.

Jose manually closed the hatch again. Closing the hatch was equivalent to adding an extra layer of protection for the spacecraft. The air temperature inside the spacecraft would not change too much in a short period of time, and each cabin was independent, so the people on the spacecraft could theoretically consume the oxygen in each cabin one by one, and then return to the survival cabin.

Jose was not optimistic about the commander because the spacecraft did not have any communication equipment to contact the mecha, and the commander might not be very familiar with the direction of space navigation.

"Fortunately I saved the video!" Jose shrugged. It had nothing to do with him anyway.

Yang Bo saw that after the hatch of the spacecraft was closed, the mecha found its position and its engine started the acceleration mode.

"Hehe!" Yang Bo smiled. Now that he was free, he started to perform.

Yang Bo accelerated the mecha to a certain speed, and then shut down the engine and the entire system of the mecha, so that the mecha would not have any energy fluctuations.

It is equivalent to the silent voyage of the Black Skull Pirates, because Yang Bo knows the location of the Black Skull Pirates.

Although the three warships of the Black Skull Pirates were sailing silently, the people on the spaceships were aware of their speed and direction, and they could also use this to know where they were.

In other words, Yang Bo's mecha and the Black Skull Pirates' warships were like two things meeting in the dark.

Of course, Yang Bo also has to create a persona for himself, act, and be in the spotlight.

So Yang Bo decided to record himself.

"It's been an hour. I think I was careless because I have no idea where I am now and the mecha didn't receive any signal. But I personally don't think it's a big problem." So an hour later, Yang Bo recorded a video of himself using Li John's identity and posted it on Li John's personal account on the social platform.

Of course, there is no network now, so it cannot be sent out, but it can be saved and sent out immediately once there is a signal.

Then Yang Bo continued to record his movements for three hours, eight hours, twelve hours, eighteen hours, and twenty-six hours.

At first, John Lee acted a little skeptical, but he came off as pretty cocky.

Then gradually anxiety set in, and facing the pitch-black space, a feeling of despair spread.

The three warships of the Black Skull Pirates kept a very long distance away, mainly because they were afraid of being surrounded by others.

At the distance between the three warships at this time, as long as one of them is attacked, another one will soon come to support, and the third one will also be able to provide support soon.

The people on the Federation side have very little credibility, and the Black Skull Pirates are also afraid that these local warlords will unite to attack them.

Although the equipment of these warlords individually is not to be feared, there are many local forces, so when doing business with people from the Federation, you should never collect money first.

If you don't collect the money, you may never receive it again.

On the one hand, because of the change of power here, no one knows whether the person who owes you money has been swallowed up by other forces. Sometimes, people who have ordered supplies have been swallowed up by others before they receive the supplies.

The second is to refuse to pay the debt. Anyway, if you have the guts, come and hit me.
As for going through the judicial process, these are all local bosses. Whoever dares to carry out the judicial process must be prepared for the consequences of being kidnapped, blackmailed, or even disappeared.

The members of the Black Skull Pirates were all very excited because the value of the spoils this time was extremely high, probably close to one trillion.

The income of these members of the Black Skull Pirates includes basic income, which is the commission for each mission. For example, the reward for this mission is shared among the members in proportion.

Then there is a certain proportion of the spoils. Generally, the entire team gets 15% of the spoils, and the rest belongs to the entire pirate group.

The reason why the commission is so high is that it is a high-risk job and no one would do it if the price was low.

One thousand ninth-generation mechas, although they are export models, are worth at least 200 billion. After the citizens of the alliance were able to purchase and use the mechas, the prices of the mechas skyrocketed.

Several state-of-the-art automated mining equipment, these are interstellar mining equipment that can adapt to a wide range of gravity environments.

Also included are air-to-ground transport robots, which are robots that transport materials extracted by mining equipment from space to planets where ore is mined.

It also includes a charging and maintenance base station that can be used for thirty years, which can continuously replenish energy and repair these transport robots, as well as automatic repair robots.

This set of equipment is not cheap either, with the largest set worth at least close to 200 billion.

Although this type of robot is for civilian use, it has very advanced technology.

The members of the Black Skull Pirates began to celebrate. Although they were sailing in silence, there was still a part of the interior of the Black Skull Pirates' warship that could be used.

Moreover, because the warship is an independent cabin with strong isolation and protection capabilities, the energy fluctuations inside will not spread into space.

"Boss, we're going to make a fortune this time." Aaron didn't expect that so many things were smuggled this time.

"Yes, we can order more warships then. Unfortunately, we can't carry out the mission on the Alliance side right now." The leader of the Black Skeleton Pirates nodded.

"Boss, who issued the mission this time? Why do I feel like someone is afraid of Troy Company? Once Troy is equipped with these one thousand ninth-generation mechas, its strength will increase greatly." Aaron didn't know who issued the mission, so he asked.

"It should be their rivals, or some forces in the Federation are dissatisfied with Troy Company. In fact, in the Federation, companies are also divided into levels. Troy Company is a second-rate company. If these companies want to become first-rate corporate consortiums, then the upper consortium circle will make a move, because the cake of each circle is so big, and if there is one more person, there will be less for others." The leader of the Black Skull Pirates said.

"I understand. It's the same as our pirate group. However, our pirate group's development is controlled by the board of directors." Aaron nodded.

"Yes, the number of people in the first echelon of our pirate group has always been roughly the same. In this alliance election, some teams could no longer hold on. Moreover, due to the turmoil in the last meeting, the internal situation of our pirate alliance is also very complicated." The leader of the Black Skull Pirates nodded.

"Boss, after we sell our things this time, we can buy warships. Warships are our most reliable partners." Aaron said.

Because warships are very expensive, Aaron wants the Black Skull Pirates to buy warships. On the one hand, it can create wealth for the empire, and on the other hand, it can cause trouble for the alliance.

"Well, we have this plan. I'll have to trouble you when the time comes." The captain also roughly knew where Aaron came from, but he didn't reject it. Because Aaron had no intention of getting promoted, he turned a blind eye to it. Anyway, he still needed a warship.

"Where are you now?"

"After we made a space jump, we sailed... Now we are almost reaching the star field of Karaya State. This state is relatively weak, and their space fleet has not left the airport for decades." Aaron looked at it and said.

"Yes!" The captain nodded.

After passing through the space jump channel, the Black Skull Pirates destroyed the signal base stations around the jump channel, so that no one knew the direction in which the fleet disappeared. It was extremely difficult to find a few warships in the vast sea of ​​stars.

And even if you find it, it will most likely be so far away that you can't catch up with it.

There are also three warships of the Black Skull Pirates. Ordinary fleets dare not chase them. By the time the main fleet of the Federation reacts, it is already too late.

"That's good. Once we reach the designated location, we'll move forward at full speed." The team leader nodded.

"Yes!" Aaron nodded.

The two had no idea that in just a dozen hours they would encounter a scene that they would never forget.

Yang Bo in the mecha started his own performance and took a selfie: "Oh my god, I think my direction is wrong. It has been 30 hours and I haven't received any signal. But I think changing direction now is also a wrong decision. This trip is really a bad decision."

Yang Bo looked a little regretful as he spoke.

“But I believe in my decision. As long as I keep moving forward, I will see hope.” Yang Bo finally encouraged himself and turned off the video.

After Yang Bo turned off the video, he was not idle. During this period of time, Yang Bo was mostly not in the mecha, but moved to other places in space, such as going to the second world Rekchi City to disguise himself as Holden and walk on the roof of the castle. Or he went to the second game world on March Star.

This time, Yang Bo moved away through space. All the internal systems of the mecha were shut down, so there was no interference with the energy team system of space movement, and Yang Bo also took protective measures inside.

"There are about twenty hours left." Yang Bo looked and saw that he would encounter the flagship of the Black Skull Pirates' operation in about twenty hours.

Yang Bo also calculated the position of his mecha based on the mecha's starting point, speed, and direction.

And knowing the location of the Black Skull Pirates from Aaron's memory, it was easy to calculate the time when the two would meet.

Moreover, Yang Bo can use his gravity superpower to change the direction of the mecha, ensuring that his mecha and the opponent's warship are within a certain range.

Because the speed of his mecha is very high, and the speed of the opponent's warship is even higher, if they collide directly, his mecha will be shattered.

There is a certain distance between the mecha's route and the warship. This distance is mainly to allow Yang Bo's mecha to change its trajectory, that is, to turn around.

Then let your mecha form a parallel route with the battleship.

Then there is a point of intersection between the two.

To put it simply, it's like trying to jump on a train. When the train comes, you have to start running, and then when the train passes by, you just find the right opportunity and get on it.

The same was true for Yang Bo's action this time. After the warship sailed silently, it would take some time to activate the warship's protection system and weapon system.

Even if his mecha started to turn around and emit energy fluctuations, the opponent would not have time to activate the battleship's weapon system.

As for the combat effectiveness of the pirates in the warship, Yang Bo allowed them to do it with just one hand, which meant that the warship's greatest capability was not used, and instead they had to engage in a one-on-one combat with Yang Bo.

For twenty hours, Yang Bo shot a video every hour or so, recording his mental journey, from initial confidence to gradual despair.

Two hours after contact, they can already see each other. Of course, what they see at this time is a glowing dot, which requires some professional equipment.

"Alas, it seems I can't go back this time. It's been so long, and my food reserves are insufficient. Of course, at my current level, I can hold on for a month, but in this small space, I feel very confused..." Yang Bo said as he opened the protective armor outside the mecha cockpit. Through the glass, he could see the vast starry sky outside.

This is the evidence Yang Bo kept, because the flashes of the Black Skeleton Fleet can be seen in the video, although they are very faint.

Warships can actually absorb light and convert it into their own energy, but this will cause energy fluctuations, so now these warships are like meteorites.

Yang Bo estimated that after the recording was completed, he began to wait, using his gravity superpower to slightly change the direction of the mecha.

Another forty minutes later, Yang Bo turned on the video and said in a tone of excitement and fear: "Everyone, look what I found. It's a ghost spaceship. It must be a ghost spaceship. Brothers, should I take the initiative to send a signal?"

"I think that not sending out signals may be the reason why I encountered ghost ships because my mecha had no signals. Could they be something used by a higher level of civilization to monitor us?"

"Brothers, this is so exciting. I may be the first person to make contact with an alien civilization."

“I wonder if they will be hostile?”

"I don't know if these records of mine will be sent out, but this is my only chance to be rescued."

"I decided to wait a little longer..."

Yang Bo kept chattering while recording the video, and the two sides were getting closer and closer.

"Something's wrong, brothers. This warship looks so familiar. It seems to be from somewhere?" With twenty minutes left, Yang Bo continued his performance.

"Smuggling, it must be smuggling!"

"No, it looks like a battleship. Brothers, do you think I may have picked up a battleship? Brothers, I'll go first." Then Yang Bo closed the video and saved it.

Then Yang Bo started the mecha and started the mecha engine, of course at the lowest power, because when the mecha is at such a high speed, it does not need to change direction too quickly.

Of course, the mecha had recording turned on throughout the process.

There are energy fluctuations in the mecha engine, but it is not enough to trigger the passive warning of the Black Skull Pirates.

Because Yang Bo knew the passive warning value of the Black Skull Pirates, he kept the mecha engine within a certain range.

Of course, there is also distance warning. Even if it is just this kind of energy fluctuation, once it reaches a certain range of the warship, it will issue a warning.

So when Yang Bo's mecha turned a big corner, it was in the same direction as the battleship, and the battleship was behind the mecha.

Because the warship was moving fast, Yang Bo could only turn in advance and wait for a ride.

Yang Bo had thought about suspending the mecha in space and waiting for the opportunity, but the mecha had to accelerate to a certain speed before it could hitchhike. If the mecha did not reach a certain speed, the speed ratio between the mecha and the battleship would be reduced.

Then it will be hit by the huge speed of the battleship, and when the mecha accelerates, it will trigger the passive energy warning system of the battleship early.

Yang Bo looked very nervous in the video as he watched the warship behind him getting closer and closer to him.

Of course, the mecha's camera also saw the huge warship crashing towards it.

"Brothers, this is the Empire's warship. These bastards from the Empire actually invaded our Federation secretly." Yang Bo said in the video.

At this time, the warning system and collision system inside the warship also began to prompt.

The person on duty first saw the warning system's prompt and the value of the energy fluctuation, but didn't pay any attention to it.

After seeing the collision prompt, he turned on the collision system's optical imaging reconnaissance system to see what kind of object was about to collide with the battleship.

"Oh my God!" The staff on duty was also stunned when they saw the camera outside the warship turned on and locked onto the object that was about to collide.

This type of camera cannot take long-distance photos because it does not use energy wave imaging, but simple optical imaging, which reduces the risk of self-exposure.

Of course, this set of equipment is also together with the collision system, because the collision system will only issue an alarm when the distance to the warship is close enough, and this distance is just what the optical imaging camera can see.

The person on duty quickly pressed the emergency button, and then watched the engine of the mecha that was about to collide start up, and then the mecha got on the car... no, got on the ship.

Yang Bo, who was on the mecha, shouted loudly in the video: "Brothers, I'm on board. It's too dangerous. To be honest, I know a lot about warships. The first thing I did when I got on the Batello was to look around and ask the soldiers on duty."

"At the same time, I declare that this is not a ghost ship. The battleship has experienced energy fluctuations. These are invaders from the damn Empire. Brothers, I have to get to work."

"I admit that if it's a battleship duel, I don't understand, but what is it now? It's a mecha. No one knows mecha better than me. I'm John Lee, a certified mecha grandmaster of the Alliance Mecha Masters Union, and the commander-in-chief of the Karayabang planetary fleet. Attack!"

Then Yang Bo directly picked up the mecha's cold weapon and started to use it clang clang.

Yang Bo had already used his metal superpowers to find the battleship's maintenance passage. Of course, there was also an energy cannon nearby, but the battleship's engine had not started yet, so these energy cannons did not make any movement.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!" After the person on duty pressed the emergency alert button, everyone in the command room was a little confused. Where the hell did this mecha come from, and how could it even get on the battleship?

The leader of the Black Skull Pirates was in deep sleep and was ejected in a daze. Aaron, who was on duty, had already issued a series of orders: "Start the engine, start the energy stone backup energy!"

"Wake up all units..." Aaron had just given the order when he saw through the camera that the mecha outside the battleship had opened the battleship's hull with a bang.

Looking closely at the location, it turns out that this is a maintenance channel. The energy cannon is the main weapon of the battleship and is also the main target of attack by the enemy during combat.

Therefore, there are special channels for automatic maintenance robots or human-controlled maintenance robots to perform repairs.

So the armor here is only single layer unlike other places which are double layer.

"Hurry, hurry!" Aaron was so anxious that he became incoherent when he saw the unknown mecha going straight into the maintenance passage.

The scene then switches to the maintenance channel, and the mecha is seen quickly infiltrating the interior of the battleship.

"I am a mecha grandmaster certified by the Karaya Mecha Masters Union, a member of the Karaya Senate, and the commander-in-chief of the Karaya Fleet. Now I order you to identify yourself and surrender!" Then Aaron heard the other party's mecha shouting publicly in the communication channel.

"Fuck!" Aaron was going crazy. He never expected that what the other party said was true.

The Vole is the flagship, so it goes in the front because it has the strongest defense and firepower. If it encounters an enemy, it can block the enemy, and the Locust and Spider behind it can provide reinforcement.

If the battleship behind is attacked, the Vole can return to provide support or run faster depending on the situation.

"The energy system has been destroyed!"

"The control system has been damaged!" What drove Aaron crazy was that it took time for the battleship to start up, but the other party was wantonly destroying things inside the battleship.

"The communication system has been destroyed." Inside the command room, the intelligent system kept issuing prompts.

"Mecha, where are our mechas? Attack!" Aaron was going crazy.

“Without the commander’s order…” the man on duty whispered.

A pirate group cannot be like a regular fleet where officers have their own authority. A lot of authority over a pirate group's warships is in the hands of the leader because he is afraid that his subordinates may cause trouble.

The team leader just came out of deep sleep and is not very clear-headed yet.

While Yang Bo was controlling the mecha's laser cannon to fire everywhere, he said in the video: "I know, this sign is the communication system pipeline."

"This is the energy system pipeline. It's dangerous. Let's forget it."

"This is the control system. People need to learn more about it." Yang Bo had already entered the battleship and was destroying things while quickly rushing towards the command center.

"Why can't I see anyone?" Yang Bo muttered in the video.

Suddenly, a man in armor appeared in the distance, and Yang Bo’s mecha laser cannon directly blew him up.

boom!
The pirates all had super powers and were turned into a ball of fire by the laser cannon.

Fighting +8!

A piece of information popped up in Yang Bo's mind.

Yang Bo said in the video: "Brothers, this is a credit, go ahead!"

Yang Bo's mecha has reached supersonic speed, and it is still firing continuously. The pirates wearing armor who want to stop Yang Bo's mecha are turned into bombs under the attack of laser cannons, constantly destroying various things inside the entire battleship.

The battleship's internal defense is just that.

Yang Bo was extremely happy, especially from the angle of the video, it looked as if these unidentified people in armor had delivered themselves to the muzzle of the laser cannon.

Fighting +8!

Swordsmanship +8!

Fighting +8!

Firearms proficiency +8!

Fighting +4!

A series of information popped up in Yang Bo's mind!
"Retreat, get on the mecha!" Only then did the leader of the Black Skull Pirates give the order.

It’s not that the leader of the Black Skull Pirates is slow, but that Yang Bo’s mecha is too fast.

Moreover, the leader of the Black Skull Pirates will not issue any orders when he is not in a conscious state because he does not trust anyone.

The mecha operators on the Vole battleship could not wait any longer, and immediately started up their mechas after getting authorization.

There are only fifty mechas on the Vole because this mission does not require so many mechas.

Boom! The door of the mecha warehouse was blown open, and the mecha masters were startled.

boom! boom! boom!
As soon as these mecha masters opened their mecha cockpits, they were hit by the mecha laser cannons that rushed in, and the mecha masters exploded instantly.

Because these mecha pilots had not had time to enter the mecha or had entered but had not had time to close the cockpit, only a few mecha pilots closed the cockpit.

45 mecha pilots +16!

Because Yang Bo's mecha laser cannon only requires minimum power, so one sweep would be enough to destroy these mecha warriors.

Inside the command room, the leader of the Black Skull Pirates saw this scene and roared, "Kill him, kill him!"

"Attack! Attack!" The first deputy commander Aaron was also giving orders frantically. These orders were given to the remaining mechas. Fifty mechas were reduced to only five in a blink of an eye. This was because the other mecha divisions had no mecha protection and were extremely vulnerable to the mecha laser cannons.

(End of this chapter)