Chapter 458 - SS-Class Warship (1/2)
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
A crisis.
It was a major crisis yet again.
If it was mishandled in any way, Mu Yunhua’s previous efforts, experiences, and knowledge that she had accumulated would all be in vain.
Those Selains who had already submitted themselves to the rule of the Federation and were ready to survive as slaves would also join the rebel camp. The raging fire of vengeance against humanity would be ignited.
Besides, the total population number of the All-Stars Federation was only three-billion. They would be facing the Selains, whose population size was hundreds of times larger. Also, there was a more powerful and mysterious higher civilization. Even with the hundreds of A-class warships provided or leased by Chen Jin, it would still be a very challenging task for the Federation to resist the enemy.
If Chen Jin did not increase the level of support and did not provide more assistance, then the probability of the All-Stars Federation winning was undoubtedly zero.
Mu Yunhua could not see any hope of winning this war independently either. She could only fall back on old habits of reliance, of asking Jin for help.
“If Jin is willing to help, I am confident that we can survive this crisis!” Mu Yunhua said in a trembling voice.
…
After hearing about the situation as introduced by Mu Yunhua.
Chen Jin maintained a calm and light expression, it seemed as if he was not worried at all… even if this mysterious opponent had more than 100,000 advanced warships.
“Don’t panic!”
He said, “The enemy has arrived at an opportune time. Otherwise, you’d have too much leisure time on your hands with nothing to do and you’d keep thinking about returning home.”
This universe had a great many civilizations, and it was estimated that there were at least thousands of civilizations in their galaxy alone.
A portion of the civilizations was relatively weak, but there was also a portion of higher civilizations that were more developed and had advanced technologies… Their numbers were estimated to be over 100.
Even so, the human forces led by Mu Yunhua seemed to be riddled with bad luck.
First, it was the Selains who had extremely high potential and had pushed her civilization towards the brink of extinction with their schemes.
After decades, they had finally managed to conquer the Selains, though, they had barely survived.
No one expected that a new challenge would come sweeping towards them when they had only experienced a few peaceful days.
“Speak your mind. What kind of support do you want me to provide so that you will have the confidence to withstand this wave of attacks?” Chen Jin asked straightforwardly.
He preferred to have clear and direct indicators of the parameters, and then he could immediately set about fulfilling the requirements of the indicators.
“The enemy is very powerful!”
Mu Yunhua first introduced a rough outline of the opponent, “They originate from a force called the Lanyi civilization. The size of their territories and population are unknown. But the main warships that they pilot under their control are A-class warships, which are similarly equipped with the superluminal warp engines, anti-matter bombs, gravity bombs, and the more commonly used force field technology.”
“The average combat power of their A-class warships is about 60% of the Silver Gun Lord, their maximum speed is only one-fifth of our speed (a per hour speed of 20 times the speed of light). Areas, where their warships perform worse than ours, include military equipment installed on the ships. An A-class warship of ours can easily block three of their S-class warships. Once our main cannon is launched during the battle, it can smash their shields and penetrate the hull of their warships.”
“But no matter how good the quality of our warships are, in a situation where the generation gap between our warships is rather small, there are times when it is difficult to withstand their overwhelming numbers.”
“But our warships have obvious advantages in terms of speed, our warships can reach a maximum speed of 100 times the speed of light, and the maneuverability is five times better than theirs.”
“So…” Mu Yunhua thought about things carefully and gave a precise figure, “If you could give me 10,000 A-class warships, we would have a greater certainty of driving the enemy out.”
Pfftt~
If Chen Jin was drinking, he would have nearly sprayed all the liquid in his mouth.
Ten… Ten thousand A-class warships, his annual production of A-class warships was only 50, yet she was asking for 10,000 warships unabashedly.
“Cough cough~”
He coughed twice, feeling the awkwardness. Chen Jin said helplessly, “This request of yours is a little too much. I can’t meet the demand for 10,000 warships in the short term.”
“Then, can that lend me an S-class warship?”
It seemed that Mu Yunhua had expected this response and so she changed her plan, “The power of the S-class warship is ten times greater than that of the A-class warship. If you can give me 100 S-class warships, combined with a small number of A-class warships, I’m confident that I can strike down the fleets sent by the higher civilizations.”
Pfft~~
Chen Jin’s reaction was even more dramatic this time around. One hundred S-class warships. It took ten years to build one of those, and she was asking for 100 of them now.
He began to feel regret. He should not have been bragged so much to Mu Yunhua in the past or acted like he was all that awesome. Now he was getting Karma.
However, on the surface, he still said inadvertently, “Oh, I understand. But the numbers that you are requesting is a little high. I can’t agree to these numbers right away. How about this? You wait for a day or two, while I discuss this with my fellow countrymen before giving you a reply.”
“Okay, Jin, I hope you will have a reply to me as soon as possible.”
Mu Yunhua said.
…
After the communication dispatch had ended.
The projections of the artificial intelligence, Nuwa and Alice, appeared in front of Chen Jin.
“You two, say something. How can we resolve this?”
“Master, I judge that the situation is probably not as serious as what Mu Yunhua described.”
First, Alice said, “As compared to our warships of the same class, the A-class warships sent by the mysterious higher civilization that invaded the All-Stars Federation should be a simpler, low-performance version.”
“Their maneuverability is only one-fifth of ours, their defense capabilities are only a third of ours, and their attack power is slightly weaker. The comprehensive combat power of their A-class warship should be 0.33 of the Silver Gun Lord. One of our higher-grade versions should be equivalent to three of their warships.”
“And taking into account that we have the advantage in terms of maneuverability, where our warships are five times more mobile and flexible than theirs, there is no need to provide 10,000 A-class warships in reality. It is basically enough to provide five or six thousand warships.”
“However, the production of the Silver Gun Lord is on a reduced level and the craftsmanship is complex. Even if we were to produce at full capacity, we can produce only up to about 100 ships per year. It would take 50 years to complete the production task.”
But it was clear that Mu Yunhua and her Federation could not wait for 50 years. At most, they could only hold up for five years.
“So what should I do now?”
Chen Jin wrinkled his brow. He had gone overboard with his boasting in the past, and now he could not do what he had boasted about. This was so shameful; he would be losing so much face.
He muttered, “Don’t tell me I have to admit that I can’t do anything about it and the support that can be given is limited, so they have to depend on themselves for everything?”
He could not accept this.
“Master, I do have a few solutions based on compromise,” said Nuwa
“Quickly say it.”
“It’s very simple, and that is to adjust the production line, we will no longer strive for excellence, instead, we will mass-produce the ‘simplified version’ of the A-class warships.”
Nuwa said, “I have computed this, if you give up the layer of strong acting material on the surface of the battleship, only spread a layer of force field alloy over it, and then combine it with a weaker version of the protective shield, the defense capabilities of the warship would be reduced to half of the original version; we will longer use the most advanced technology for the power system, instead, the power system will lag behind the original by one to two generations. we’ll do just enough to ensure that the power output is sufficient. As for the warp engine, I also have the means to create a warp engine with a maximum speed of 30 times the speed of light at half the cost.”
“As for the weapons outfit, all would remain unchanged except for the main particle cannon at the bow of the ship, which will have its power weakened by half.”