From the Abyss Invasion to the Blasting Star.

Chapter 480 Taking Over the Star Base
"If the attempt to seize the second Gaia star geosynchronous orbit star base is discovered, and the military sends a fleet over, there will be no way to deal with it, and the only option will be to evacuate."

Xavier Matrix gave a very calm and rational answer: "So I hope you can take over this base without triggering the Starbase alarm."

"Then give me ten minutes, and I can take over the entire star base. After that, even if the military sends docking information to inquire, I can respond normally."

"Since there will be no reconstruction plan for the second Gaia within the next ten years, the star base will remain abandoned and no fleet will dock there, making the base very safe."

Lu Heng was amazed after hearing his explanation.

Because this plan... is too risky.

Because of the high risk, the potential rewards are also enormous.

Once this star base is captured, Xavier Matrix will be able to recover 50% of his peak strength, which is equivalent to gaining the ability to move freely under the Sykes military's warrant in the shortest amount of time.

After careful consideration, Lu Heng asked, "Please create a detailed plan for the third option, and I'll see if it's feasible."

During the discussion, Xavier's Matrix mastermind did not stop calculating and had already derived a detailed plan for the third scheme.

Furthermore, a simplified holographic image was created to present the steps of this plan in the most intuitive way.

Xavier Matrix begins playing a video of the plan to raid the second Gaia geosynchronous orbit star base.

A holographic video is presented, accompanied by an electronically synthesized voice explaining each step of the project.

"This is the second Gaia's star base. The largest cross-sectional area is 30 square kilometers. The hangar and the outer dock can accommodate 150 warships with a capacity of 1,000 tons."

"Since this Starship Base is already in a semi-abandoned state, only the maintenance machinery for the base remains."

"The fleet guarding the base consists of a thousand-ton warship, ten hundred-ton warships, and a drone swarm of one hundred drones."

"The base's central system is located here, as is the security alarm system."

"Also, the captain of the flagship of the guard fleet is not stationed and needs to conduct reconnaissance when operations are required..."

Xavier Matrix's operation plan was extremely detailed, down to the specific location of entry into the base and the targets to be dealt with, all of which were demonstrated using holographic projection.

After reading it, Lu Heng nodded and said, "The plan is indeed very detailed and highly feasible. However, some details can be improved slightly."

"For example, the captain of the flagship of the guard fleet. Once I find his location, I can take care of him in 0.1 seconds and block the electromagnetic wave signal."

Xavier Matrix added, "I need to leave a record of the captain's consciousness to answer subsequent inquiries from the military."

Although the geosynchronous orbit star base of the second Gaia star is in a semi-abandoned state, it is still a military base and cannot be simply abandoned.

Therefore, the Sykes military has a complete alert mechanism to ensure that the Starfleet base is under control.

Only the flagship captain of the guard fleet has the ability to respond to alarm messages. This is the Sykes civilization's identification system, and even Xavier Matrix cannot simulate the consciousness of other Sykes citizens.

Xavier Matrix is ​​capable of simulating ordinary commercial identity verification information, since commercial identity verification systems are not that sophisticated.

Military identification systems use consciousness recognition technology, which cannot be forged.

Lu Heng nodded and replied, "I can leave his consciousness storage unit behind."

Xavier Matrix: "If you can do this, the solution will be much simpler."

After weighing the pros and cons, Lu Heng decided to use this plan: "Then let's do it this way. Take action as soon as possible."

This operation did not put much pressure on Lu Heng.

Even if we fail, we can safely evacuate, or even return directly to Earth, without any loss.

As for Xavier Matrix, if he wants to regain his former strength, he needs to perfect his plan.

……

Two days later.

Lu Heng's team of four, along with Yuan Yaoyao, set off for the Second Gaia Star.

Second Gaia is already a ruined planet, but Sykes citizens still exist on it.

The Sykes fleet ravaged the entire planet, destroying most of the mechanical demons, but it was impossible to destroy all the machinery.

This planet has now become a cyber wasteland, with many mechanical units and mechanical demons active on it.

The Sykes civilization is also observing and studying the mechanical demons on the planet, searching for a way to resolve the mechanical demon crisis.

Another task of the geostationary orbit star base is to monitor environmental changes on the ground of Gaia II.

Of course, this work is handled by many satellites, and the satellite base plays a relatively minor role in it.

……

The group boarded a research vessel and arrived at the second Gaia planet.

After leaving the research vessel, they launched a surprise attack on the geosynchronous orbit star base.

Su Muyu located the position of the flagship captain of the guard fleet.

The captain's appearance resembled a giant steel crab, with enormous claws that were quite frightening.

In addition to being the captain, he was also responsible for the maintenance of some heavy machinery.

This may be why he was left at the Starship Base.

While in stealth mode, Lu Heng used Shadow Walk to infiltrate the base, destroying the Crab Captain with a single sword strike, and simultaneously throwing out the [Spatial Imprisonment Orb] to seal off the surrounding space.

[Space Imprisonment Orb] It can even imprison spatial rules, let alone electromagnetic wave signals.

Therefore, the alarm message that the Crab Captain's battery had exploded was not transmitted.

After Lu Heng dealt with the crab captain, he took out the consciousness storage unit from his mechanical core and then crushed the battery.

Once the flagship captain of the defending fleet is dealt with, the rest is simple.

Lu Heng, carrying Xavier Matrix's consciousness black box, infiltrated the central system of the star base.

The central system of the Starfleet base is located at the base of the tallest lighthouse in the very center of the base.

After entering the central system's computer room, Lu Heng used his sword to break open the central system's outer shell and connected Xavier Matrix's consciousness black box into the central system.

The rest is Xavier Matrix's business.

Xavier Matrix successfully took over the central system in three minutes.

The screen displayed Xavier Matrix's image and said, "The central system has been successfully taken control. Next is the alarm system, which will take one minute."

"As long as no alarm is sounded within this minute, the operation will be a success."

“If the alarm system is triggered, you must immediately take my black box and leave, and return to planet M2.”

Lu Heng nodded in agreement and then began to wait.

Time passed by second by second.

A minute later, Xavier Matrix's image reappeared on the main control screen: "Alarm system takeover complete, operation successful. Thank you for your help. I can handle the rest independently." Lu Heng took out Captain Crab's consciousness storage unit and handed it over, saying, "This is Captain Crab's consciousness storage unit. Here you go."

The bulkhead of the central system room opened, and a tracked maintenance machine rolled out, extending its mechanical arm to grasp the Crab Captain's consciousness unit and place it into a machine to begin processing.

Lu Heng wasn't sure what Xavier Matrix intended to do to the Crab Captain's consciousness unit, but given his capabilities, if he said he could do it, there wouldn't be any problems.

After Xavier Matrix took over the entire star base, Lu Heng discussed the second purpose of this trip with him:

"I have another matter to attend to here, and I need your help."

"You said."

"The Zero Civilization lost something called Reincarnation Essence. There are four suspects: in addition to humans, there are the Sykes Civilization, the Bloodline Demons, and the Shadow Demons," Lu Heng briefly described the situation.

After Xavier Matrix gained control of the central system of the star base, his computing power increased dramatically, thus greatly reducing his thinking time.

"You want me to help you find the Source of Reincarnation?"

"Yes. However, the Reincarnation Source Material may not be in the Sykes World, but we still need to investigate, at least to confirm that the Reincarnation Source Material is not here."

Xavier Matrix: "Sure, I'm willing to help, but right now the Starship Base is the starting point for rebuilding my power. Directly investigating within the Starship Base's radiation zone for you would very likely arouse the military's suspicion."

"So I hope you can help me again by going to Yeliana Sykes and asking her to help me register a company and acquire an information security company."

"I can help you conduct a survey of the entire capital star cluster through this company."

Xavier Matrix has now acquired the most important military base and can develop it slowly. However, if it wants to expand its influence, it needs to develop the base to a certain extent before it can gradually extend its power outwards.

The fastest way is indeed to acquire an information security company.

This was not difficult, and Lu Heng agreed: "Okay, I will go see Yeliana Sykes tomorrow."

……

the next day.

The capital planet of the Sykes civilization, a gaseous district.

Lu Heng rang the doorbell of Yeliana Sykes's residence and was then led to the living room by the electronic butler.

After a few minutes, Yeliana Sykes came out and greeted her warmly: "Welcome, friend from the human world."

Yeliana Sykes looks the same as last time we saw her, using bionic skin, so she looks like a retro Sykes.

The Sykes civilization experienced a mechanical revolution followed by a civilizational revival.

This makes the true Sykes aristocracy appear as organic life forms, while the citizens with their steel limbs appear as lower-level units engaged in heavy manual labor.

Lu Heng also greeted her with a smile: "Ms. Ye Lianan has gained more support."

Yeliana Sykes sighed: "Actually, rising approval ratings aren't a good thing for civilization."

What she said is indeed true.

Because she was the leader of the "escape faction".

"Escape group" is a colloquial term with a mocking connotation.

The escape group's accurate name is the "Sykes Civilization Continues Project".

This faction's ideology is simple: they believe the Abyss is invincible, and the only way for civilization to continue its existence is to flee its home star system.

The reason why the escape faction's support rate has increased is very simple: the mechanical demon crisis broke out on the second Gaia planet, which turned the entire planet into ruins.

This crisis indirectly proved the horror of the Abyss, leading more and more Sykes citizens to agree that the Abyss could not wage war and ultimately choose to support the escape faction.

The support for the exile faction has now risen to 15%, more than double its previous peak of 7%.

As support for the exile faction rose, Eriana Sykes, as the faction leader, naturally gained more power.

Gaining more power is something to be happy about in itself, but it comes at the cost of a crisis for civilization, creating a strong ideological clash.

Lu Heng didn't want to get involved in the factional competition within the Sykes civilization. He came to see her with only one purpose:
"I want to invest in the Sykes civilization's industries and acquire an information security company. I need your help."

Yeliana Sykes feigned a puzzled expression: "You want to invest in our world?"

Lu Heng spread his hands and asked, "Is there a problem with this?"

Yeliana Sykes commented, "There is indeed no problem, but even if you acquire a company from our civilization, it doesn't mean you can take away all of that company's technological data. Any company from the Sykes civilization must abide by the law."

Lu Heng nodded in agreement: "Of course, even if I need scientific and technological information, I will only obtain it within the scope permitted by Sykes law."

Eriana Sykes then asked, "Which company do you want to acquire? Do you have a specific target?"

Lu Heng shook his head and replied, "Not yet. It depends on which company is convenient for you to acquire, and the larger the company, the better."

Yeliana Sykes agreed: "Okay. I can help you with this, but I have one condition."

Lu Heng was very curious about what she wanted: "Tell me."

Yeliana Sykes blocked all signal transmissions before asking, "Xavier Matrix has been missing for three or four years. You had contact with him before. In these three years, have you received any messages from him?"

Xavier Matrix and Yeliana Sykes are old acquaintances, but Xavier Matrix has never considered asking Yeliana Sykes for help, which shows that the two do not have a common interest relationship.

Lu Heng shrugged and replied, "I also want to ask him for help."

Yeliana Sykes then asked, "The Second Gaia was destroyed, so he may have met with some misfortune as well. Do you know the coordinates of his former laboratory? I need his research data; it will be of great help to us."

The "we" she referred to clearly meant the exiles.

Lu Heng thought for a moment and replied, "I did go to one of his labs, but it has been destroyed. I can tell you the coordinates, but I don't think you'll find it very useful."

“It’s alright, I’ll send a mechanical guard to check. Please tell me the coordinates,” Yeliana Sykes asked again.

If you want someone to help you with something, you'll definitely need to give them something they need in return.

Lu Heng asked with a smile, "Then what about the information security company I want to acquire?"

Yeliana Sykes displayed a holographic image and said, "I've found a suitable information security company to acquire, and this is it, headquartered on the capital planet, Nari Star Ring Information Security Company."

"If you agree, the acquisition can be completed within a day, but the company information can only be temporarily placed under the citizenship I have in my possession."

Lu Heng originally needed to register a Sykes citizenship before making the acquisition, but now that he's affiliated with Yeliana Sykes's faction, it's actually more convenient.

So Lu Heng nodded in agreement and then gave the coordinates of the Xavier Matrix underground laboratory on the second Gaia planet.

After the conversation ended, Lu Heng left Yeliana Sykes' residence and informed Xavier Matrix of the outcome.

Xavier Matrix stated that the deal went very well, and as for the underground laboratory that was handed over, it had already been destroyed.

There was indeed some experimental data left in the lab that was helpful to Eleanor Sykes.

That doesn't matter. Xavier Matrix's current goal is to avoid revealing the location of the new base and selectively expose the abandoned laboratories to buy more time for development.

(End of this chapter)