Chapter 73 (1/2)

Chapter 73: SOL Jump

The East Lake Bastion didn’t look entirely unlike a Big Mac, floating silently through the expansive blackness of the universe Military vessels frequently ca port

space bastions had beco so far as to be a fair indication of an organization’s strength

The Northern Alliance possessed thetwelve, with the Western and Eastern bastions nu only five each Both the Eastern and Western alliances perpetually sought to increase their number, in order to compete with the North

The East Lake outpost vessel was the weakest of the Alliance, and was pri the wor-ter reinforcements and soldier quarters However, it only quartered two battalions, and thus wasn’t the most powerful bastion the East possessed It’s primary function was to stem the tide of piracy from the Shattered Starfields

The constitution of the starfield was coer vessels couldn’t safely navigate through it With the added threat of pirates fah the wormhole in the first place The three alliances had once attempted to elied to strike at their outlying forces Their main force wasn’t even touched But the existence of piracy in the Shattered Starfields also had a political co the pirates useful in their oay

“Three uo’s enticing voice echoed through the bridge

The universe outside of the shi+p’s hull had already begun to change froo keystone’s protective coating, survey scramblers installed in Zeus-1 also protected it fro but the naked eye

“Current velocity is twenty tiht speed,” Ke’er said

Xiuxiu was next “Main engine spooled shi+elds jump ready”

“Weapon systems ready,” Mika added

“One hundred and sixty seconds to ju”

Lan Jue sat at his chair, looking over the bridge His hands gripped two metal spheres which had risen froic expression that usually covered his face was gone, replaced with a look of concentration

It was a tense e of space exploration, it was entirely iainst the are of one of these bastions was capable of obliterating a planet

Of course it was not their airated Even the smallest mistake could spell disaster All of the military warshi+ps possessed SOL capabilities, so if they were discovered it became a race to the worht travel a veritable miracle SOL required more than just the shi+p’s own capabilities

“Coht, seven…”

“…six, five, four…”

“… three, two, one Ju Zeus-1 suddenly becaines blazed at full power,bird The burst of light grew brighter still as Zeus-1 reached full velocity

The sudden burst of speed caused the entirety of the shi+p to shake violently The outer shi+elds had gone from pale red to a deep cri torn apart

“Energy levels norraceful line across the back of the East Lake Military Bastion

But reaching full power, the shi+p was no longer hidden fro through space