Brother, just how powerful is our family?

Conqueror 007, electromagnetic railgun compartment.

Thirty-six electromagnetic railguns are quietly arranged inside the gun bay, which stretches for fifty kilometers.

Each cannon has a barrel diameter of ten meters.

Each cannon has a standard projectile mass of 10,000 tons.

Each cannon has a muzzle velocity of 0.8 times the speed of light.

At this moment, a gunner stands at each of the thirty-six cannon positions.

They were wearing black individual combat uniforms, but their face shields had been retracted.

Because there is no need for any protection in this enclosed gun compartment.

The air pressure, temperature, and humidity here are precisely controlled within the range most suitable for human survival.

"Electromagnetic railgun crew, first warp drive adaptation training, commence."

The gunnery crew leader's voice was transmitted to every gunner through the internal communication system.

"Target: Virtual Target"

Distance: 0.5 light-seconds.

Ammunition type: Training ammunition.

"Firing mode: Single shot with aiming accuracy."

"Gun position number one, prepare."

The gunner at position number one took a deep breath and gripped the control lever in front of him with both hands.

That's the fire control system for an electromagnetic railgun.

In his holographic vision, a virtual target is flashing.

It was a spherical target with a diameter of ten meters, moving at a speed of one hundred kilometers per second in the void 0.5 light-seconds away.

0.5 light seconds.

That is, the distance light travels in half a second.

However, at warp speeds of ten times the speed of light, this distance simply does not exist.

Because the space inside the warp bubble is completely isolated from the outside space.

For an electromagnetic railgun to fire, the projectile must first be propelled out of a warp bubble.

"Cannon position number one, requesting the removal of muzzle warp shield."

"approve."

An invisible force field quietly dissipated at the muzzle of the cannon.

Now, the muzzle of the No. 1 electromagnetic gun is directly connected to normal space.

"Target locked."

The gunner applied slight pressure with both hands, and the force feedback system on the control lever allowed him to precisely sense the direction of the gun barrel.

"Lock complete."

"Projectile charging".

Deep inside the gun compartment, the vacuum zero-point energy reactor began supplying energy to the electromagnetic railgun's energy storage capacitors.

That energy is so great that it can illuminate a city with a population of tens of millions.

But here, it's only used to launch a training missile.

"Charging complete."

"emission."

The gunner pressed the fire button.

In a vacuum, the firing of an electromagnetic gun is completely silent.

That was the ripple left behind when space was torn apart by a mass of 10,000 tons and a speed of 0.8 times the speed of light.

On the holographic screen, the training missile, trailing a faint contrail, disappeared into the sea of ​​stars at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye.

0.6 seconds later.

Target area.

The training missile accurately hit a virtual target with a diameter of ten meters.

It hits the bullseye.

"Hit."

The gunner quietly announced the result.

But there wasn't much excitement on his face.

Because this is just training.

In a real battlefield, a target won't just sit obediently 0.5 light-seconds away waiting for you to shoot it.

On a real battlefield, targets will have energy shields, force field deflection, anti-missile systems, and hidden cards from a 30,000-year-old civilization that you don't know about.

On the real battlefield, he only has one chance.

If you miss once, the enemy will retaliate.

If they miss even once, their comrades will be killed.

If we fail even once, the name "Descendants of Yan and Huang" will be tarnished.

"Gun position one, firing complete. Requesting reloading."

"approve."

Deep inside the gun bay, an automatic loader began to operate. Another 10,000-ton training round was slowly pushed into the gun barrel.

Thirty-six cannons, thirty-six gunners.

Again and again.

Fire. Hit. Reload. Fire again. Hit again. Reload.

They need to practice until they can hit the target with their eyes closed.

They need to train until, even if the entire bridge is destroyed, as long as there is still one usable cannon, they can riddle the enemy's homeworld with bullets.

because--

They are electromagnetic gunners.

They are the teeth of conquerors.

Conqueror 012, Laser Defense Array Pod.

Twelve thousand laser turrets were densely distributed across the surface of the warship.

Each turret has an output power of 500 megawatts.

Each turret has a range of one million kilometers.

Each turret can incinerate any approaching threat at the speed of light.

At this moment, the twelve laser defense team members are sitting at their respective workstations, staring at the holographic screens in front of them.

On the screen, a saturation attack is being simulated.

Ten thousand simulated missiles simultaneously attacked Conqueror 012 from all directions.

"Laser defense array, activate."

The shift leader's voice was as calm as if he were reading a menu.

"Automatic tracking mode is enabled."

"Firepower allocation algorithm activated."

"Interception window calculation in progress—"

On the holographic screen, the trajectories of ten thousand simulated missiles were marked one by one. At the same time, the aiming lines of twelve thousand laser turrets began to intertwine in the void, forming an impenetrable net.

"Block window: 0.3 seconds."

"Fire."

The next second, twelve thousand lasers were fired simultaneously.

When it hits its target and instantly vaporizes it, it bursts out with a blinding light.

On the holographic screen, ten thousand dots representing missiles went out simultaneously at the same instant.

All blocked.

Not a single one escaped.

"First simulated interception complete."

The shift leader nodded slightly.

But he didn't say "very good".

Because this is just a simulation.

"Again."

He said.

"Switch to Plan Two."

"Ten waves of saturation attack, with a wave interval of 0.1 seconds."

"start."

Twelve thousand laser turrets began to rotate, aim, and lock on once again.

The twelve duty officers once again threw themselves into that battle without gunfire.

Again and again.

They need to train until they can withstand a thousand missiles even if only one turret remains.

They need to train until they can manually detonate every single enemy missile, even if the entire bridge loses power.

because--

They are the laser defense team.

They are the shields of the Conqueror class.

Conqueror 019, Particle Beam Cannon Chamber.

Six hundred particle beam cannons are arranged in three layers inside a 20-kilometer-long gun emplacement.

Each cannon has an output power of five billion watts.

Each cannon has a range of three million kilometers.

Each cannon fires a beam of charged particles that travels at near the speed of light, capable of instantly penetrating any ship hull without an energy shield.

At this moment, the six gunners of the particle beam cannon team are practicing coordinated firing.

Their target was a simulated enemy capital ship.

That simulated ship had a three-layer energy shield, a force field deflection system, composite armor, and every defensive measure they could think of.

"Gun position number one, prepare."

"Gun position two, prepare."

"Gun position number three, prepare."

"Gun position four, prepare."

"Gun position five, prepare."

"Gun position six, prepare."

Launch sequence: Number 1 to number 6, with an interval of 0.01 seconds.

"Target: The same coordinate point."

"Fire."