Shadows of the Deep Space
Chapter 609 - 354: Return Voyage (5-in-1)_5

Chapter 609: Chapter 354: Return Voyage (5-in-1)_5

"We’ve been traveling for a long time, haven’t we? Remember, when we took the Starshine Fortress and attacked the Imperial Army by taking the longer route, it only took about a month. Now it’s been five months and we haven’t made it home yet. Do you think we might be on another special mission?"

Curia whispered.

"I don’t think so. Vickers Major General clearly said that we’re indeed returning home."

Ye Hai replied with a grim face.

Su Ming heard this and felt a bit puzzled. It seemed that the return journey indeed took a bit too long.

Just then, Kaff walked over with a smile and said.

"What are you speculating? We are indeed returning, and the time taken for the return journey is not a problem."

"Oh? Then what’s the deal here?"

Curia and the others all looked at Kaff.

"You guys are silly, we came here on the Starshine Fortress, which has a different travel speed than the Emperor. Though the Starshine Fortress doesn’t match up to the Star Destroyer, its travel speed can barely reach 2 Herkauhms, whereas the Emperor only goes 1 Herkauhm. Basically, the travel speed of the Starshine Fortress is ten times that of the Emperor, so taking five months to journey on the Emperor is nothing to worry about."

Kaff explained to everyone.

Su Ming did a quick calculation after hearing Kaff’s words.

The Starshine Fortress took about a month, but not all that time was spent traveling. A significant portion was spent stopping for training and combat drills.

So all in all, only about half the time was spent traveling. Following this calculation, the Emperor should be almost back to the Federation.

"Wow, so that’s the reason. But the speed difference is really huge."

"Didn’t expect the Starshine Fortress to be so fast. Does that mean Legion Commander and the others returned even earlier than us?"

"It’s possible!"

...

At this point, Curia and the others realized and started discussing.

Kaff sighed and said.

"Actually, the speed of the Starshine Fortress isn’t the fastest. There are even faster ones."

"Oh? Even faster ones?"

Curia and the others all turned to look at Kaff.

"The Imperial Army’s Curvature Ring, that thing is even faster. It can enable large-scale fleet jumps, directly reaching the destination in seconds."

Kaff spoke to the crowd.

"Indeed, it’s a good thing. The Imperial Army uses the Curvature Ring for jump battles, they have extremely clever tactics!"

Shu’en agreed.

"Does our Federation have such a device?"

Su Ming asked curiously.

"No, the Curvature Ring was invented by the Dark Star Empire’s genius doctor, Brage. The Federation has yet to master that technology."

Kaff shook his head in response.

"That’s unfortunate."

Su Ming expressed his disappointment.

"But it’s not all bad. The Curvature Ring activation consumes astronomical energy. The Dark Star Empire won’t use it unless absolutely necessary because frequent use could bankrupt them."

Kaff seemed a bit frustrated, trying to justify himself.

"Makes sense."

Curia agreed.

...

Inside the Emperor’s Central Control Room.

Zhou Yuelin reported to Vickers Major General.

"General, we’re about to end superluminal flight and will soon arrive at the Kager Defense Line."

"Very well, end superluminal flight and immediately send an encrypted communication request to the Kager Defense Line’s highest command center."

Vickers took a deep breath and responded.

"Yes!"

Zhou Yuelin replied promptly.

In the vast starry sky, metal fortresses shaped like dandelions floated, spaced apart at intervals. A giant umbrella-shaped space-based weapon could be seen, along with numerous battleships patrolling in an orderly fashion.

Behind these defensive weapons lay a gray metal fortress.

At this moment, the dark starry sky rippled.

The Emperor appeared quietly.

In the Central Control Room.

Zhou Yuelin immediately sent an encrypted communication request to the highest command center of the Kager Defense Line.

"Awaiting response."

"The counterpart has received it and is establishing the encrypted communication connection."

...

Soon, an elderly woman with white hair and a wrinkled, cold expression, wearing a junior general uniform, appeared on the screen.

"I am Commander Lin Ling Major General of the Kager Defense Line."

Vickers stood up and solemnly responded.

"I am Vickers Deputy Corps Commander of the Federation Thirteen Legion. I formally request passage for the Emperor through the Kager Defense Line to return home."

"Thirteenth Legion? You returned safely!"

Lin Ling first looked surprised, then replied joyfully.

"Indeed!"

"That’s great. I’ll grant passage immediately. Do you need to rest here?"

"No, we are heading directly back to the Third Planet. Also, I request General Lin Ling to keep our return confidential and not to announce it publicly."

"Understood. You all have worked hard."

Lin Ling responded to Vickers Major General and the others.

"Thank you!"

Vickers Major General nodded in response.

As the communication ended, the dandelion fortresses ahead of the Emperor moved aside, and the Kager Defense Line subsequently disabled part of the curvature interference.

At this moment, the Emperor at full power passed through the Kager Defense Line and reactivated its Superluminal Flight Device, disappearing into the Star Sea.

Zhou Yuelin, full of joy, said to Vickers.

"General, we’ve entered the Federation territory. We’re home safely."

"Good, notify all combat personnel to gather at Training Field No.1 immediately!"

Vickers Major General said as he stood up. freёwebnovel.com

"Yes!"

Zhou Yuelin replied promptly.

In the temporary officer’s office.