From cannon fodder to sweeping across thousands of stars.

Chapter 524 BASF Enters the Grand View Garden

"Warmly welcome Baron BASF to visit the A-Bava-Ku Asteroid Fortress for exchange and guidance!"

When Baron BASF saw the huge welcome message projected outside the asteroid fortress, he was still a little shocked by this welcome method that was full of "Atlas characteristics".

However, after coming to his senses, he still acted like a well-informed person and calmly said to the other entourage around him:

“Let the visitors feel the enthusiasm of the host right away. That’s what we call professionalism. Let’s learn from it~”

"Yes! Lord Baron!"

Baron Bass, the "Princess's Envoy", arrived at the A. Bava Ku Fortress nearly three days later than the First Fleet led by Cleves.

So when the private armed cruise ship "Schcherbechi" he was on entered the approach orbit of the A.Bava.Ku Fortress, he happened to meet the First Fleet which had just completed the supply and personnel status inspection.

As the first "outsider" invited to visit the A.Bava.Ku Asteroid Fortress, the Baron naturally knew that he was the first person who could safely observe the asteroid fortress and the combat fleet at such a close distance.

After all, the last group of people who came to this distance for "close observation" were the joint fleet of the military-industrial complex.

However, what greeted them at that time was not a huge projection of welcome words, nor flowers and music, but fortress artillery and satellite missile groups.
Baron BASF also showed great interest in everything here. He rushed to the front of the bridge excitedly, almost putting his face against the cold dome-shaped observation window. Unlike the battleship's combat bridge, which focuses more on protection, private cruise ships, such "luxury goods", put passenger comfort and experience first, so the cruise ship's bridge is usually placed on the upper deck in a "semi-buried" style.

This is especially true for Baron Basf's ship, the 'Schcherbiech'. In non-combat mode, the entire bridge will close the external protective armor and rise to the outside of the deck.

The huge dome-shaped "observation window" made of high-strength composite transparent material makes everyone on the bridge feel as if they are directly in the boundless universe.

At this moment, everyone on the bridge, including Baron BASF, saw a spectacular sight.

The ships of the First Fleet and the lights shining through their portholes, like a huge school of self-luminous deep-sea fish, sailed out of the A-Bava-Ku asteroid fortress one after another.

These ships were arranged neatly and sailed slowly according to their respective fleet formations. The long blue tails of the main propulsion arrays seemed to be connected together, forming orderly tracks.

As for the asteroid fortress itself, it is like a huge coral reef that provides 'shelter' for fish in this cold universe. Its surface is covered with entrances and exits of the deployment bay, various facilities and external temporary mooring points. Ships and transport boats shuttle between them, making it particularly spectacular.

However, what attracted more attention of everyone on the cruise ship was the giant ship that had just slid out of an oversized deployment bay and was slowly adjusting its own axis and speed under the control of the blue light of the attitude nozzles that kept flashing all over the ship.

The second ship of the Project 12 super-heavy battleship - Dawn.

Compared to the lead ship 'Infinity', the hull was further lengthened, making the length of this behemoth close to six kilometers. The huge and majestic hull looked particularly magnificent in the space.

Moreover, compared to the 'Infinity' which had some extra passages and entrances and exits reserved for testing, as well as a portion of armor plates protruding outward to carry additional equipment, the appearance of the second ship 'Dawn' that was put into mass production looked much cleaner.

Baron BASF stood on the bridge, staring at the Dawn through the 'dome'.

Although his expression had returned to calm, he was still a little excited inside, and he was full of awe and amazement at this huge ship. After all, he had learned from some sources that the sister ship of this battleship, the Endless, had shown great combat power in actual combat. At the same time, he also knew that the Star Dragon Empire would not be able to produce a comparable battleship in a short period of time.
And now, as one of the first "outsiders", he witnessed the appearance of its "sister ship" at close range with his own eyes.

"It's incredible," Baron BASF couldn't help but exclaimed, "This is not just a battleship, it's more like a work of art."

But just as he was about to make another comment, the communicator's voice came over: "Sir, the Asteroid Fortress Outer Orbit Control Center sent a message saying that we can start entering the port!"

Baron Bass nodded upon hearing the news, and finally took a reluctant look at the Dawn which was slowly moving away from the fortress, and said in a deep voice:
"Since the master has spoken, let's not waste time. Adjutant, notify all ships to prepare to follow the other party's instructions and enter the fortress for berthing."

"Yes, my lord!"

The crew members on the bridge quickly gathered their attention and focused on their work, but the only one who was really nervous at this time was the helmsman who needed to steer the ship under the guidance of the orbital control center.

As BASF's favorite and most frequently boarded armed cruise ship, the helmsman of the "Shcherbiech" is naturally an experienced retired veteran of the Royal Navy. Although it is his first time to come to the A.Bava.Ku asteroid fortress, he is not at all panicked.

Soon, after taking all weapon units offline, the armed cruise ship carrying Baron BASF slowly sailed into the asteroid fortress and successfully docked at the designated mooring point in the deployment bay.

As the deployment bay, which was reserved separately to receive Baron BASF, completed its sealing operation again, the pressure and oxygen supply in the deployment bay began to recover to a level suitable for human survival.

Amber, who felt a little embarrassed, also gave a very high reception standard to this "Princess Envoy" who had been stood up many times.

In the human navy or fleet, only under this level of etiquette will a ceremony to welcome the other party off the ship be held in the deployment bay or port.

Because the deployment bay must be temporarily closed to hold such a ceremony, this also means that the deployment bay cannot carry out any port entry and exit operations for a short period of time, and becomes a pure "social venue".

After a company of Roma Marines lined up in two columns to "welcome", Baron BASF, who had specially changed into an exquisite formal suit, and his entourage walked down the red carpet-covered gangway from the ship.

He also saw the familiar figure in the center of the Atlas reception team. Although he had only met him once before, the actual controller of the Atlas Group with a legendary experience still left a deep impression on Baron BASF.

"Welcome, Baron Basf, I'm glad you've been invited here."

Amber took the initiative to walk forward and shook hands and greeted him, with the classic 'business smile' he had practiced over time on his face.

"Thank you very much for your invitation, Mr. Amber. I never thought I would be invited to the core area of ​​Atlas."

"After all, we have broken our promises many times before, so I think I may need to let you feel our sincerity~"

"Don't worry, Mr. Amber, I have fully felt it~"

(End of this chapter)