Starsea Fleet: Age of the Lord

Feng Mo nodded thoughtfully. He too found the situation suspicious. The establishment of the Si family within the Tianqi Empire was something that the Qiao family had mentioned to him. When Feng Mo had asked the head of the Qiao family about the Si family, even they only had a superficial understanding of them. Now, hearing Gu Jun's perspective, Feng Mo was more convinced that the Si family was not simple and perhaps had a deep heritage.

"Mo, let's discuss the Southern War Zone. Right now, we're gathering forces in the Vermilion Bird System, but the three major empires have announced their merger into the Tianqi Alliance. That's a direct challenge to us, and we must deploy our forces to sweep across the Southern War Zone," Old Wang said urgently. He made a valid point. Now wasn't the time to delve into the mystery of the Si family; dealing with the Southern War Zone took precedence.

"Yunjian, Uncle Gu Jun, Old Wang, Moxue, I need your support with something. Just as Old Wang said, the three major empires in the Southern War Zone have joined the Tianqi Alliance without any warning. It's time we taught them a lesson," Feng Mo stated firmly.

"My plan is to use the connections of your families. Through inducements or promises, encourage them to raise arms under the banner of 'cleansing the court' (supporting their ruler but correcting their policies). Stormwind Alliance only needs a pretext to act; the deployment of forces and logistics will be handled entirely by our alliance."

"This time, I want to uproot the entire Southern War Zone, ensuring the three empires cease to exist. They'll pay the price for their actions."

With conviction, Feng Mo's allies—Gu Jun, Old Wang, Yunjian, and Moxue—nodded in agreement, saying, "Leave it to us; we'll handle everything. Just wait and see."

Over the next three days, the Federation appeared calm, as if in a deadlock, with no overt action from the Stormwind Alliance. Behind the scenes, however, Gu Jun and the other influential families were contacting nobles and military leaders within the three empires, offering various incentives and making promises.

Then, on the third day after the Southern War Zone's announcement on the Galactic Net, ripples began to spread across the Federation.

A third of the nobles and military leaders within the three empires issued a joint statement, opposing the empires' decision to join the Tianqi Alliance and demanding the implementation of an expanded council system that would grant voting rights to all nobles, military forces, various factions, and citizens.

This proposal, however, was ignored by the imperial leadership. On the fourth day, a follow-up joint statement declared an uprising against the Tianqi Alliance, and the battle broke out. These nobles and military factions refrained from forming fleets, instead issuing a public statement on the Galactic Net declaring their allegiance to the Stormwind Alliance. In response, Feng Mo issued his own statement, announcing that the Stormwind Alliance would rally 20 fleets to march northward to "prevent the disintegration of the Federation and establish a new government."

This announcement electrified the Federation. The people, who had long grown disillusioned, erupted with cheers. Most citizens fully supported Feng Mo, urging him to swiftly take control of the Southern War Zone and eventually unify the entire Federation.

Federation Year 7504, November 6th.

Feng Mo held a rallying ceremony to inspire the commanders, captains, and crew, giving a stirring speech. Feng Mo proclaimed that the prolonged division of the Federation, with its fractured governance under three or four different regimes, was a betrayal of humanity itself and could no longer be tolerated.

Thus, he declared that unification was inevitable and that it was imperative to resist fragmentation. Only under his leadership could citizens live peaceful lives, resist foreign invasions, and be free from oppression.

His words ignited their spirits, capturing the people's hearts and instilling confidence. And so, the Stormwind Joint Fleet set out, with their first target being the Xinghe Empire.

The Southern War Zone currently fielded only three T5 fleets, mere insects in Feng Mo's view. The interstellar gate opened, and following precise coordinates, the Stormwind Fleet launched a bombardment upon arrival, annihilating the enemy fleet.

Following this approach, the Stormwind Fleet surged forward, sweeping through the Xinghe Empire and the Chao Tide Empire within seven days. Finally, they converged on the Tianjin Empire.

Wherever the Stormwind Fleet went, the great families, nobles, military forces, and even the citizens surrendered and pledged loyalty, allowing the fleet to advance unimpeded until they reached the Tianjin Empire. Here, they faced a significant obstacle: upon learning of Feng Mo's moves, the Tianqi Alliance, led by the Si family, had mobilized with five eastern empires from the Pan-Human Alliance, deploying a substantial fleet in the Tianjin Empire.

Upon reaching the Tianjin System, Feng Mo held back his fleet rather than rushing in, releasing ten T5 Mystic Birds to conduct radar scans and relay video and data back.

"The Si family is no joke; they've gathered 20 fleets, including four quasi-T6 fleets and 16 T5 fleets. If we don't count the Stormwind Fleet, their combined strength even surpasses our Joint Fleet," Feng Mo remarked in a group chat that included all fleet commanders, including Ai Er.

"A family that's lasted for millennia isn't likely to be simple. Among these 20 fleets, they have four interstellar missile ships and numerous stealth bombers. This will be a challenging battle, likely costing us dearly," Gu Jun sighed.

Feng Mo smiled calmly. "Uncle Gu Jun, their specialized ships are ones we also have, but we also have some they don't. Besides, stealth bombers aren't invincible. Stormwind's ship design department has developed countermeasures specifically for stealth bombers. Just wait and see."

"Oh? You've kept this under wraps, Lord Feng. To think you've even developed such technology," Gu Jun exclaimed, impressed. In fact, there was also technology for countering warp ships, but the Stormwind Empire hadn't had the opportunity to use it due to a lack of encounters with specialized ships.

Moreover, Feng Mo had another surprise for the Tianqi Alliance, a move he was sure they would never forget. He looked forward to the battle.

"Stormwind Joint Fleet, activate the Star Annihilation Cannon and main and auxiliary cannons, release all unmanned drones, load interstellar missiles. Ai Er, you're clear to proceed."

Ai Er wasn't aboard any allied fleet vessel but instead sat alone in the command chair of the main control room. Upon hearing Feng Mo's order, Ai Er looked to her deputy and instructed:

"Release all unmanned drones from the Luxu Carrier, target the enemy quasi-T6 fleets, and prepare for long-range bombardment."

Yes, Alisa had completed the construction of the Luxu the day before the battle. It had traveled through stargates from the Beast Roar System to the Vermilion Bird System, using the journey as a test run. This would be the Luxu's first battle. 

At Ai Er's command, 3,000 unmanned drones and 500 manned fighter jets launched from the Luxu. These fighters had a unique capability: each one, like a hive, could release 100 small drone swarms.

Five hundred fighters meant 50,000 micro-drones. Each drone carried only a limited payload—an average of 100 tracking missiles each with ten launch pods.

This was why Feng Mo referred to the Luxu as a "one-ship army." Although the small drones' tracking missiles weren't particularly powerful, requiring around 20 to break through a T5 ship's shield, the sheer volume was overwhelming. A single wave of missile fire amounted to half a million missiles. Even with an 80% interception rate, there would stil

l be 100,000 missiles left. The thought alone was staggering.

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