Chapter 1243 The Deep Diving Devil

Although the Swan has replaced its engine and installed many new equipment and weapons this time, the modification time is much shorter than when it was under the Royalists.

This is mainly because the most time-consuming part, such as the armor plate, does not need to be modified. Although the engineers of the Rotating Water Federation think that the Swan's use of the technology of the Red Maple Republic is an eyesore, they have to admit that the work of their peers in the Royalists is indeed impeccable, and they can only achieve this level.

You know, it takes several months to complete the process of outfitting a warship, sea trials, and training crew members. Even if everything is kept simple in the war state, it will not take a few days to complete the major operation of modifying the reactor.

The most critical reason is that the compatibility of the Swan under Li Chengxi's control is too strong, and no debugging work is required. You can perfectly adapt it after you install it.

In addition to this performance improvement, the Swan also installed some extra things.

As the Swan had just left the port, Alyssa sent the tower's heading chart to Carlos, the helmsman, and heard Li Chengxi say:

"Why does the Swan look fatter? It was not like this yesterday?"

Yes, no matter how the Swan is modified, at least the main shape of the Swan, which looks like a black swan, has not changed.

And now, the iconic "wings" of the Swan should not be seen at all. It is completely a cigar-shaped, bloated brown sausage.

"That's just a camouflage shell, which was installed yesterday."

Alyssa continued to prepare for leaving the port and explained casually:

"We need to pass through the enemy-occupied area next. The engine information and appearance information of the Swan are likely to be included in the database of the Red Maple Republic, and must be disguised to a certain extent."

Now the Swan is more like a bloated and heavy medium-sized cargo ship than a battleship.

The so-called camouflage is just a shell for the Swan, destroying the appearance information of the Swan itself. When necessary, this shell can be exploded and detached.

Of course, when the camouflage is on, some weapons are still limited. After all, it is not appropriate to disguise yourself as a cargo ship but carry a lot of anti-aircraft guns and two turrets.

As they were talking, the Swan had already left the military port and started pulse flight. When it was far away, it could start jumping.

What Alyssa was most satisfied with this modification was that the engine power of the Swan was greatly improved. Unlike before, it would be caught and unable to escape if it was approached by a large warship. At least the shielding range of destroyers and frigates could not stop the Swan from pulse flight or jumping.

Before, they were chased by enemy ships because of insufficient engine power.

"Where is the destination?"

"A dwarf planet."

After telling Li Chengxi about Eunice, Alyssa immediately added:

"This time, the royalist ships will also be responsible for the pick-up, and they should not be chased as badly as before."

No, wait a minute.

Aren't you going to the auction?

Why is it based on fighting?

And why is it based on being rear-ended?

"Because that ghost place is more chaotic than the guest star city, there are guys everywhere who are not easy to mess with, and I think if you control the Swan, the probability of fighting will be higher."

"..."

That's right, Li Chengxi has a history of this.

"Besides, you secretly used the energy of the Swan again, right?"

"Anyway, it's useless to stop at the port for two days."

Yes, it's because of this attitude that Alyssa thinks the probability of fighting is higher.

After all, Li Chengxi is really a person who never opens his mouth when he can speak with a cannon.

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The place where the Swan is going is called the Deep Diving Devil, and the location of this place is changing. It is difficult to find it unless you receive an invitation.

It's like a ghost that can disappear at any time. This kind of dwarf planet is really rare.

In the next few days, no, it will take about twenty days, and the Swan will be in a state of navigation.

During this period, it will definitely pass through the enemy-occupied area. If you encounter the patrol fleet of the Red Maple Republic, it will be very troublesome to get through by disguise.

Eunice made a lot of preparations, such as preparing a fake identification code for the Swan, and even forged documents from the shipping company, so that the Swan would look like a cargo ship no matter if it was checked or not.

But it is best not to use these means, after all, lies cannot withstand careful investigation, and if there are any loopholes, it will be troublesome.

Therefore, the Swan needs to be very careful in choosing the route. When it is inevitable to pass through the enemy-occupied area, it should go as fast as possible. When it has to stop, it should try to choose a neutral space station, rather than a space station currently occupied by the Red Maple Republic or a space station that is leaning towards them.

Yes, large-scale battles involving thousands of warships between the two countries have broken out, but there are still neutral space stations between the two countries.

Space stations are like rest stops on highways. Since the distance of interstellar navigation is too far, the number of space stations required is too large. It is impossible for a country to build it, and no matter how much money it has, it will not be enough.

Therefore, most of the space stations are actually operated by individuals and contracted out.

The space station has independent sovereignty and even has its own defense fleet. According to the provisions of the Star Law, neutral space stations cannot be attacked by warring countries, nor can they be forced to take sides.

Although no one may care about this when the fight is really going on, most of the time no one wants to be criticized. Anyway, the space station can play a small role in the war, so there is no need to be the villain.

This also means that when the Swan has to dock during this period, it can land at a neutral space station, which is not only safer, but also can avoid the search of the Red Maple Republic patrol fleet.

Of course, this mode is sneaky. It is okay for one or two ships, but if there are more ships, they will definitely be closely investigated by the Red Maple Republic.

And because both sides are in a state of war, many civilian shipping companies choose to detour or temporarily not accept related transportation business between the two countries. Only a small number of private companies that value money over life will continue to sail in the war zone. If they are really caught, they will still be very conspicuous.

Fortunately, Alyssa's sailing experience is indeed not covered. Although she has never taken a day of ship command courses, what she learned from her grandfather allowed Alyssa to command the Swan to completely bypass the enemy-occupied area, and she didn't even see many ships of the Red Maple Republic along the way. It can be said that it was very smooth.

It feels that in addition to experience, the goddess of luck that Alyssa often talks about has finally opened her eyes and didn't cause any trouble.

Finally, on the 22nd day after departure, with the last jump of the Swan, it appeared in an empty dark star field.

Here, there are no stars, only darkness, but in this dark place, there is a white thing that is very conspicuous.

At first glance, it looks like the moon, but it is much smaller than the moon. The whole planet is covered with ice and snow, like a big ice lump.

But this big ice lump is actually sandwiched. There is liquid water and even some creatures under the ice layer that is more than ten kilometers thick.

This is the "devil of depth".