"Thank you very much. This is my order. First, I need one thousand new drones, a quick and easy repair workshop, two thousand automatic intelligent Machine Soldiers, four hundred solid-state automatic tracking Rocket Launchers, four hundred compressed Energy Cannons, one hundred information turbulence disruptors, one hundred metal tearing flow launchers, one hundred solid-state Special Grenade cannons. Additionally, I need two units of Frozen Grenades, two units of Burning Grenades, two units of Corrosive Grenades, two units of Anti-Invisibility Tearing Grenades, zero Sniper Energy Cannons, and zero ordinary level 7 pirates. All of them need to be snipers. That's all."
As Lin Yuan completed the order, his reputation points were completely drained—over sixteen thousand points gone in an instant. The materials, mechanical soldiers, and drones piled up in a radius of several kilometers. To be honest, at that moment, he felt a bit overwhelmed by the sheer density of it all.
Among this massive pile of supplies, he truly felt insignificant. It was no problem to account for everything, but making full use of them would be quite challenging. If he wanted to achieve one hundred percent or even two hundred percent effectiveness, he would need a professional Tactical Analyst to handle it.
Fortunately, everything could now be entrusted to the Main Control Center's Dynamic Tactical Model. Lin Yuan only had one task: to install all the heavy weapons in their designated positions according to the specific mission layout. This was actually his strong suit.
In less than two hours, Lin Yuan had everything sorted out. After completing the installation of all these heavy weapons, even he couldn't help but feel a moment of silence for those who would soon be eliminated. Although this was just a basic Tactical Analysis layout from Claire while she was in a dormant state, it was undoubtedly quite insane.
Even from Lin Yuan's outsider perspective, it felt eerie. He couldn't imagine that merely changing some positions could yield such miraculous effects.
For instance, if the placement of these heavy weapons were straightforward, Lin Yuan could probably ignore and counter them himself. However, when the spatial positions of these heavy weapons shifted into a blockade, it became the grim smile of death!
Moreover, there were even lethal threats that Lin Yuan as the installer couldn't comprehend. It seemed that unless they used the Main Cannon on the Starship for indiscriminate bombardment, it would be impossible to break through.
Thus, the energy protection of the d Node became particularly crucial.
According to the analysis from the Dynamic Tactical Model, control over the energy protection node of this d Node must remain in their hands. This wasn't due to concerns about cracks or others playing tricks behind their backs; after all, they were all in the same area. Once breached, no one could escape!
The key issue was that once control over the energy protection platform of this d Node merged into the Dynamic Tactical Model, they could deploy more strategic tactics and have greater effectiveness.
However, this d Node was extremely important; if control was seized by others, the Mechanical Lion Team might turn against Lin Yuan directly. Therefore, choosing the right moment to seize control was critical.
To achieve this goal, Lin Yuan even approached the d Node again and jokingly interacted with Crack and his companions to build rapport. Although the effect wasn't great, now that Lin Yuan had brought in materials worth sixteen thousand reputation points and significantly enhanced the defenses in this area, the shocking effect was still evident. After all, even if Crack and his group looked down on Lin Yuan, they had to acknowledge this point.
With these preparations laid out, Lin Yuan volunteered to equip Crack and his companions with fifty Machine Soldiers each. Of course, these Machine Soldiers were no longer those basic ones just exchanged; they were purely cannon fodder types worth only five reputation points each.
However, the Main Control Center upgraded these two thousand Mechanical Soldiers' Intellect Control System in record time. Simply put, it was like upgrading from a P System to an in8 System—if not better—because Claire was quite an entity herself. Even though she was merely an extension of her main body’s capabilities and hadn't experienced everything firsthand, she had seen enough to know how things worked. Thus, while there were no hardware changes for these Machine Soldiers, their software had evolved tremendously.
The most significant change was that the original Machine Soldiers only possessed basic functions such as locking onto enemies, aiming and shooting instantly, simple defensive maneuvers, and absolute loyalty to their master. However, now they had several new tactical movements that were simple yet more effective.
In addition, their reaction speed had greatly improved. For instance, the original process of locking onto an enemy and aiming took 0.5 seconds of reaction time, but now this reaction time had been reduced to zero seconds.
To be honest, a zero-second reaction speed is still quite poor, but the issue was that it wasn't just one Machine Soldier; there were two thousand of them all focusing their aim together. That was enough firepower to make anyone wary. Moreover, their weapons, although primitive particle disintegration ray guns with a range of only three thousand meters, still had considerable lethality. They were all stationed around the Main Control Center, ready to unleash their power if enemies breached this area.
It was worth mentioning that in this meticulously calculated Tactical Analysis, Lin Yuan found himself in an awkward position. There were no defensive or offensive positions assigned to him in the entire area. If that were the case, Lin Yuan wouldn't mind slacking off behind the scenes and watching the show.
However, within the Dynamic Tactical Model, Lin Yuan was integrated into a drone combat cluster. His primary mission was to support other nodes. The explanation from the Main Control Center was that it would help share the pressure and prevent a situation where losing one would lead to losing all.
Even more frustrating was that the eight elite pirates had been commandeered and stationed near the Main Control Center, including thirty Sniper Pirates. Coupled with those two thousand Machine Soldiers, the vicinity of the Main Control Center had become the strongest defensive force in the entire area. This made Lin Yuan unable to suppress his disdain; it was truly cowardly behavior.
Of course, despite his disdain, Lin Yuan absolutely acknowledged this point.
Two hours later, a piercing alarm finally rang out in everyone's Intellects, signaling that the a-11 Sub-base's Seventh Training Base was about to launch a powerful attack.
In an instant, from millions of kilometers away in the dark starry sky, a brilliant light erupted like a blazing sun, hurtling toward the Pirate Alliance's Main Base!
This was the power of the Starship's strongest Main Cannon. Its range could reach hundreds of thousands of kilometers or even nearly ten million kilometers.
Undoubtedly, this was an extremely audacious move, but it also showcased the overall strength of the Seventh Training Base. Although the Starship's Main Cannon claimed to have a range of nearly ten million kilometers, that did not guarantee hitting a target. It was akin to Earth Humans' Sniper Rifles; while they theoretically could shoot a kilometer away, it didn't mean they could accurately hit a target at that distance without extremely precise calculations and shooting skills!
Striking a target from millions of kilometers away—despite it being a fixed target—required exceptionally advanced control and calculation abilities.
Lin Yuan carefully observed the dazzling spectacle in the distant starry sky that resembled solar flares erupting. Although it heralded death's approach, it was so magnificent and splendid that his emotions surged strongly within him. Under such absolute terror-inducing power, unless one were a Mechanical Warrior of equal caliber, they would face annihilation.
“Beep! Target energy fluctuations locked. Locking onto artillery trajectory; conducting dispersion calculations for level three artillery trajectory Tremor. Evaluation: Excellent. The opponent has at least two hundred personnel in their large control calculation team and at least twenty Tactical Analysts above level fifteen. Recommendation: In actual combat scenarios, the best course of action is to escape as quickly as possible!”
At this moment, the Dynamic Tactical Model of the Main Control Center quickly provided an assessment that startled Lin Yuan. He realized that this was not mere alarmism; it was not just a one-on-one display of bravery, but rather a large-scale confrontation akin to that of a Regular Army. In this regard, the relatively elite Ninth Training Base facing off against the Seventh Training Base felt like the Marine Corps going up against a ragtag army.
In just fifteen seconds, the dazzling light had traversed millions of kilometers and accurately struck the Main Base of the Pirate Alliance.
Although this was essentially hitting a fixed target, the stunning shockwave still caused everyone at the Ninth Training Base to gasp in awe. They too had Battleships with Main Cannons capable of firing over millions of kilometers, but they did not dare to attempt it, as their dispersion calculation capabilities only allowed them to hit fixed targets within hundreds of thousands of kilometers.
Fortunately, this show of force through Ranged Attack was merely psychological intimidation. The Ninth Training Base was not inferior to the Seventh Training Base in terms of overall Weapon Equipment exchange. The large defensive shields had already been activated, easily intercepting this round of space fireworks among numerous nodes.
"All combat units, please pay attention. I am Commander L of squad d-11. The faction battle has commenced. From now on, all personnel must maintain combat readiness. Unless in special circumstances, sub-channels must remain silent. Free strikes are allowed under special conditions but must be reported. Furthermore, no one is permitted to retreat without authorization or disengage! Violators will face severe penalties!"
"Battle updates: Sub-base a-11 has a total of eighteen Starships currently advancing towards us. They are expected to reach the starry sky 500,000 kilometers away in approximately fifteen minutes. All Interstellar Main Cannons should enter charging status, and all Main Cannon operators begin calculating artillery trajectory impact points. All mid-range heavy weapons prepare for attack, and all drones and Strike Fighter Clusters get ready for deployment!"
...
Within the sub-channel, Commander L's voice echoed continuously. Due to the passive defense strategy and the relatively loose structure of the Ninth Training Base team—along with a lack of high-level commanders—the entire Main Base of the Pirate Alliance operated independently, each unit holding its ground. Many basic command powers were delegated to each squadron.
Of course, this did not pose significant drawbacks; even the weakest Target Student participating in the battle was an Elite-level Mechanical Warrior, formidable in every aspect and unlikely to make obvious mistakes. Moreover, in this defensive mode, team command would be more flexible and adaptable.
In contrast, the attacking side—the Seventh Training Base—required greater coordination and command from a larger team. (To be continued...)
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