A Core Ship From The Start Chapter 811

Chapter 811: Chapter 573: The Universe of Conflict Chapter 811: Chapter 573: The Universe of Conflict When the girls learned that Duanmu Huai would soon embark on a journey to a whole new world, they were thrilled.

“Are we finally going to play in a new world?”

Upon hearing the news, Ann was the first to jump out, which was not surprising, since Duanmu Huai hadn't taken them traveling around for a while. Even though the girls had been roaming around on their own during this period and occasionally visiting the previous worlds, it wasn't the same without a leader, and it felt like something was missing.

After all, with Duanmu Huai leading, there was always a specific goal, but on their own, they could only wander around aimlessly. It wasn't that it wasn't fun, but it wasn't that exciting. Having someone to lead with a goal made it more entertaining. Roaming around on their own, they couldn't find anything interesting, which was quite boring.

“What is this world like? Is it fun? Are there any interesting things there?”

“This world, well… it's chaotic,”
“Chaotic?”

Upon hearing Duanmu Huai's response, everyone looked curious.

“How chaotic is it?”

“Like a complete mess.”

While adjusting the navigational coordinates on the system, Duanmu Huai responded.

“The human civilization of that galaxy, like the Star Union, has ventured out from its home planet and established colonies on other planets, but they do not have a unified interstellar authority like the Star Union. The colonies on other planets quickly began to rebel against the rule of the home planet. Moreover, the humans there also used genetic modification and created a stronger race of modified humans, leading to chaos. Not to mention, there were aliens attempting to conquer humans, so basically, it was a total mess.”

“Even though they're being attacked by aliens, humans are still fighting among themselves?”

Mary, who had just experienced the Reapers' battle, expressed her confusion.

“Because those aliens are not very strong. If they were like the Reapers, it would be easier to deal with. Unfortunately, the strength of those aliens is not insignificant, so humans don't take them very seriously. Although it's not to say there are no threats, they are the kind of trouble that other factions could handle themselves, so it's not an urgent issue.”

Duanmu Huai shrugged.

“Therefore, the situation in that galaxy is very complicated. There are federations claiming to be the legitimate human authority of the home planet, independent colonial nation-states from the federal authority, guerrilla forces resisting these independent states, interstellar national forces representing the genetically modified humans, and then there's this alien and that alien…”

“That sounds complicated…”

Upon hearing this, Bambi also pursed her lips.

“It seems so troublesome.”

“Yes…….,”
Lorena nodded. They had followed Duanmu Huai to other worlds where the situations had always been clear–monsters attacking humans and humans being attacked. In such cases, they just needed to protect humans and eliminate those monsters. But this new world seemed much more problematic, with so many factions fighting each other in a chaotic mix within the Universe, just thinking about it was headache-inducing.

“So, Mr. Duanmu, how do we identify our enemies?”

“According to the principles of the Tribunal, alien creatures need to be eliminated. As for the humans there… whoever dares to strike at us, we just take them out.”

“This… Isn't this approach too simplistic and brutal?”

“Those who wouldn't hesitate to strike against innocent bystanders like us can't be good people. Just eliminate them.”

“Innocents……,”
Hearing what Duanmu Huai said, everyone looked out the window, focusing on the skull mark on the side of the Tribunal warship–prominent and unmistakable.

Yeah… let's just consider it that way.

“Also, Aikute,”
“Ah? Yes!!!”

Upon suddenly hearing Duanmu Huai call his name, Aikute, standing behind everyone, jumped up like a startled rabbit.

“You are now aware of the overall situation of this mission. I want you to take charge of organizing a fleet.”

“Me? To organize it?”

“Yes, the next task for the Tribunal is to head to that world and eliminate the alien creatures attempting to conquer humans. However, due to the complex political environment there, dealing with the human forces there won't be as straightforward as with the Star Union. Therefore, I need you to organize a fleet to strategize formation.”

“Yes… Alright, I understand.”

“Oh, and just a reminder, the battles there are different from here. The humans there don't engage much in fleet battles; instead, they use more Mecha to attack each other.”

“Mecha?”

“It's like a huge golem that someone can operate inside, size-wise… a bit smaller than an Emperor-class Titan, capable of flying in the universe.”

“And what good is that?”

Hearing this, Ann blinked in confusion.

“Can this kind of weapon destroy warships in the universe?”

“As I just mentioned, they primarily don't engage in fleet battles over there, so their warships themselves aren't very powerful in terms of firepower. Strictly speaking, their warships are actually transport ships for mechas, and putting a few cannons on them qualifies them as warships.”

“This…”
After hearing Duanmu Huai's explanation, not only did Aikute reveal a surprised expression, but others also looked at each other. Compared to that, the Tribunal was actually at another extreme; the Tribunal itself doesn't have a category of warships like aircraft carriers. Or rather, although the Tribunal's warships do carry some fighters and transport planes, there are no carrier fleets, which of course, the Tribunal doesn't need.

What the heck use is an aircraft carrier? It's way cooler to jump right into action.

Speaking of which, Duanmu Huai couldn't help but recall memories from his gaming days.

Just as Ann said, the combat strength in that world wasn't very high, but it was enough to let players smash each other to a pulp.

The reason is simple — for love.

This is the eternal war between the Giant Cannon Faction and the Mecha Party!

It's like the eternal debate over salty versus sweet!

Giant Cannon Faction players think humanoid mechas are just a prime example of style over substance, utterly useless in the face of real firepower, dying off like figures destroyed by a younger relative, completely disdainful.

On the other hand, the Mecha Party believes that style is the primary productive force. After all, being powerful is temporary but being stylish lasts for a lifetime. Besides, who says mechas can't fight? With enough firepower, a single mecha can easily destroy several warships, isn't that a classic example of beating the odds?

Of course, for the Giant Cannon Faction, these opinions from the Mecha Party are nothing but scoff-worthy. The reason that galaxy could achieve such battle records was purely because the opposing warships lacked shields. If it were the Tribunal's warships, once the Void Shield is up, whether it's freedom or destiny, breaking through would be a miracle.

So, when that galaxy opened up, the situation among players was like this.

First, the Giant Cannon Faction and the Mecha Party would argue on forums. If things got heated, they'd log in directly; one side would bring out a fleet, and the other side would bring out mechas for a direct PK.

Of course, the Mecha Party lost more than they won, but it's not like they never won. After all… there's the super series mechas, the utterly illogical beast.

Even though super series mechas couldn't be mass-produced and were rarely found by players, with the power of those few godlike mechas, they somehow managed to save face for the Mecha Party.

In the end, this galaxy couldn't escape the players' clutches and suffered heavily, just like Innsmouth.

All the wars — humans versus new humans, Federation versus the colonies, humans versus aliens — were all gone; what was left was the Giant Cannon and Mecha Party constantly at each other's throats, fighting nonstop.

Of course, beside these two main factions, there was another quirky faction.

That is… the Barehand Mecha Disassembly Faction.

And what these folks loved to do most was to don Power Armors, grab weapons, go to the ground and pick on mechas, disassembling them into parts. In the end, they'd strike a pose and shout, “Style, Invincible East!”

So from a certain perspective, this faction is also a mortal enemy of the Mecha Party; after all, they didn't even need mechas, wearing Power Armors they'd dismantle yours, and there you are, claiming mechas are unbeatable; isn't that a joke?

As for Duanmu Huai, if he had to choose, he would also pick the Giant Cannon Faction. The reason is simple, although if you find the right mecha, it can be game-changing, but the prerequisite is — you have to find one and a god-tier pilot to harness its power.

As mentioned before, mass-produced mechas stood no chance against giant cannons, it's basically an overwhelming onslaught. However, super series mechas couldn't be mass-produced, and players could only try to find them like hunting for rare monsters. Once found, you can't just let anyone pilot them; you need a supremely skilled pilot to unleash its potential.

On the other hand, the Giant Cannon setup doesn't involve so much hassle; as long as the ship is big enough and the cannon plentiful, it cures all dissent. Simple and straightforward, and not as troublesome.

They are also easy to produce, and losing them wouldn't hurt as much.

On the other hand, if you lose a super series mecha, you'd probably be unable to sleep properly for half a month.

In the game, it was actually very simple for players to deal with the local NPC fleets.

Just fire up the Void Shield, completely ignore those mechas, charge in and blast their mothership, then turn around, dust your hands off and walk away, leaving a bunch of mechas floating helplessly in space — without their mothership, how are you supposed to return? Walk back or what?

This is also a core weakness of the mecha faction, once they lose their mothership, unless your mecha can teleport, it's really a no-win situation; you could only die of thirst and starvation in space.

As for what to do after arriving in that galaxy… well, we'll see when the time comes.

At least for now, Duanmu Huai didn't have to worry about being dragged into the strife between the Giant Cannon Faction and the Mecha Party again.

Chapter end

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