62: Chapter 62 unlocks destroyers! Massive troop production! Fleet quality leaps forward!

The pressure of the star-class battle mothership, the dawn sovereign, still shrouded the orbit of Qingming Planet.

The 6,000-meter-long terrifying hull stretched across the starry sky. The dark gold and purple inlay on the hull flowed with ancient patterns bestowed by the system. Twenty-four star-region-level annihilation main cannons pointed directly at the firmament, while the SSS-class eternal shield slowly circulated. The pressure of a single ship was enough to make the entire Dead Zone tremble. The glory of annihilating the Federation vanguard, the shock of the system's full awakening, and the dominance of the reborn mothership were still boiling in the hearts of every Dawn Legion soldier.

But Emperor Chen Fan was never a person to indulge in victory.

He knew very well—the million-strong Main Fleet of the Federation frontier governor, Augustus, was ready in the frontier star region, ready to crush the Dead Zone defense line at any moment. A single super mothership could not support the entire war.

The Dawn Legion needed an iron fleet worthy of a star-class mothership.

The command hall of the dawn sovereign was even more magnificent after the upgrade. The central holographic star map directly covered the entire Dead Zone. Every planet, every shipping lane, every mining planet, and every ambush point in the dark region was clearly visible. The six major commanders—Commander Lei Meng, Commander Ling Ye, Old Hu, Commander Su Qingyue, Aila, and Commander Ling Shuang—stood solemnly on both sides, their fighting spirit surging. They stared intently at the star map, waiting for the next order from Emperor Chen Fan.

Emperor Chen Fan stood with his hands behind his back in front of the core console of the mothership, his fingertips lightly touching the surface. The Interstellar Overlord System within his body resonated completely with the mothership. A cold and majestic system prompt resounded directly throughout the command hall:

"Ding!"

"Host has completed: Star-class battle mothership upgrade!"

"Core conditions for fleet expansion met!"

"System officially unlocked: Dawn-class Destroyer!"

As the voice fell, the holographic star map suddenly lit up!

A new type of warship, with a streamlined silver-gray body, a sharp knife-like bow, dark gold engine nozzles, and a body covered in precision turrets, was projected completely in the center of the hall.

[Dawn-class Destroyer — System Unlock Blueprint]

- Level: Standard Main Battle Ship

- Length: 1200 meters

- Engine: Dual Nuclear Fusion Star Core Engine

- Weaponry: Twin Annihilation Main Cannons × 2, Particle Rapid-fire Cannons × 16, Anti-ship Missile Nests × 8

- Defense: A-class Energy Shield + Eternal Alloy Armor

- Features: Instant construction, energy-driven, no manual assembly required, ready for battle upon creation

- Advantages: High speed, powerful firepower, low cost, suitable for massive troop production

The system explained coldly:

"This ship type is directly powered by the system. Within the Dead Zone, as long as energy and metal resources are provided, it can be built instantly. No shipyard, no construction period, ready to supply and ready to build!"

Ready to supply and ready to build!

Instantly formed!

Massive troop production!

The command hall fell into a dead silence for a moment, followed by an outburst of extreme ecstasy!

Commander Lei Meng's body shook violently, and he stepped out, his heavy military boots making a clanging sound on the floor. The commander, who was in charge of the Main Fleet, had a trembling voice at this moment:

"Legion Commander! With this kind of destroyer, my Main Fleet can double its scale and double its combat power within three days! We can blockade all shipping lanes, space stations, and strongholds in the Dead Zone head-on, cut off the enemy's retreat, and implement comprehensive suppression! It is no longer a dream!"

He knew too well what this meant.

It took the Federation months, sometimes half a year, to build a destroyer, requiring shipyards, workers, materials, and construction time.

And they, as long as they had resources, could instantly produce troops!

Commander Ling Ye stepped forward like a ghost, cold and sharp. Under his half-invisibility mask, a sharp light flashed in his icy eyes, and he said coldly:

"The Shadow Fleet will conduct stealth infiltration, prioritize beheading pirate leaders, command centers, and air defense positions, and open the way! The Dawn-class Destroyer has high speed and can be modified into a stealth assault ship. Cooperating with our operations, the beheading efficiency will increase by more than three times!"

Old Hu slammed his fist into his palm, his knuckles popping, and his rough roar made the hall buzz:

"The Ground Legion is responsible for planetary landings, ground cleanups, reclaiming mining planets, and permanent occupation. Every inch of land, every inch of Dawn! The destroyer can directly carry airborne mechas and ground teams for rapid deployment across planets. We can hit wherever we want!"

Commander Su Qingyue waved her hand gently, and a waterfall of data streams poured down. Her cold voice carried absolute control:

"The Research Center will provide battlefield scanning, energy interference, and mothership support throughout the process, ensuring absolute information superiority on the battlefield! I have already entered the signal frequency, shield parameters, and firepower trajectory of the Dawn-class Destroyer into the Skynet system. All warships can be directly integrated into battlefield command as soon as they leave the factory!"

Aila bowed slightly, the pale gold energy patterns unique to the Grey Race flowing at her fingertips, her tone steady and excited:

"The Grey Race is responsible for resource inventory, mineral vein sealing, and logistics support, ensuring that we can win if we fight and hold if we win! All mining planets in the Dead Zone, captured Federation resources, and warship wreckage can be directly converted into construction energy. I guarantee in the name of the entire race—resources will be supplied infinitely, and troop production will never stop!"

Commander Ling Shuang's silver armor reflected the light. She heavily tapped her mecha command staff, and her cold voice pierced the air:

"The Mecha Legion can cooperate with the Dawn-class Destroyer. One ship will be equipped with one group of mechas for air defense interception and assault breakthroughs. The overall combat power of the fleet will achieve a qualitative leap!"

The six major commanders all requested to fight!

Everyone was looking forward to the coming iron frenzy!

Emperor Chen Fan's golden eyes were calm and waveless. He spoke lightly, issuing the most violent expansion order in the history of the Dead Zone:

"System, initiate—Dead Zone-wide troop production mode!"

"Ding!"

"Dead Zone-wide troop production mode initiated!"

"Resources are being converted in real-time..."

"Dawn-class Destroyer, construction begins!"

Boom—!!!

The next moment, the entire Death Sector trembled.

Above Qingming Planet, Black Rock Planet, Red Flame Mining Planet, Tian-shu Space Port... all the star regions controlled by the Dawn Legion had pale gold system construction light patterns appear.

Aila led the Grey Race to feed star core crystals, eternal steel, Federation energy blocks, and warship wreckage into the resource conversion array.

Once energy was injected and the light patterns flashed, the destroyers were formed instantly!

No roaring, no assembly, no waiting.

A beam of golden light fell.

A Dawn-class Destroyer appeared out of thin air in the starry sky!

A beam of golden light fell.

Another one!

Ten ships!

A hundred ships!

A thousand ships!

Ten thousand ships!

Above the Dead Zone, it was like a "warship rain."

The silver-gray Dawn-class Destroyers drove out of the golden light. The Dawn emblem on the bow flashed, engines spewed dark gold flames, and the main cannons slowly charged. As soon as they appeared, they were in a combat state with full status, full ammunition, and full shields.

Commander Lei Meng stood by the bridge window of the dawn sovereign, looking at the terrifying scene before him, trembling with excitement:

"Main Fleet, listen up! Form up! Receive the new ships!"

The million old ships + the newly produced ships formed a vast array in space.

Looking from a distance, above the shipping lanes of the Dead Zone, the warship fleet spread out like a sea of stars, endless to the eye.

"Report to the Legion Commander!"

"First batch completed: 12,000 Dawn-class Destroyers!"

"Second batch completed: 18,000 ships!"

"Third batch... 30,000 ships!"

Success reports came one after another, each making one's heart explode with excitement.

And this was just the beginning.

Emperor Chen Fan looked at the crazily skyrocketing number of fleets on the holographic star map and ordered lightly:

"All old, outdated warships are to be retired and dismantled, all sent back to the furnace to be rebuilt, converted into resources, and continue troop production."

"The 37,000 warships captured from the Federation, those that can be upgraded, are all to be upgraded to the Dawn-class standard!"

[System Confirmed!]

Retired warships are automatically returned to the furnace, resource conversion rate 100%!

Federation warships are being upgraded for compatibility... upgrade success rate 100%!

The fleet of the Dead Zone was undergoing a comprehensive replacement at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Old ships disappeared, and cutting-edge warships left the factory.

Miscellaneous formations disappeared, and a standard iron torrent was formed.

The quality of the fleet truly achieved a qualitative leap!

But Emperor Chen Fan didn't just want surface-level strength.

He wanted to turn the entire Dead Zone into the burial ground for the Federation's million-strong army.

"Dark region deployment, initiate."

Emperor Chen Fan said softly.

The six major commanders' expressions instantly tightened.

This was the ultimate dark strategy of the Dead Zone, known only to the top brass of Dawn.

Commander Lei Meng said in a deep voice: "The Main Fleet will openly deploy three blockade lines, while secretly moving 60,000 Dawn-class Destroyers into dark matter belts, meteorite blind zones, and spatial turbulence zones, all stealthily lurking, waiting only for the general attack order!"

Commander Ling Ye said coldly: "The Shadow Fleet will infiltrate the buffer star region outside the Dead Zone, set up stealth signal towers, spatial jammers, fake coordinates, and fake fleet projections to lure the Federation army into the ambush circle!"

Old Hu roared: "The Ground Legion will bury gravity bombs, spatial collapse devices, and orbital mines near the orbits of major planets and in shipping blind zones. Once the Federation army steps in, they will die in half a step!"

Commander Su Qingyue said coldly: "The Research Center will release false signals throughout the process, forging the illusion that the fleet scale is halved, energy is insufficient, and defenses are empty, making Augustus completely underestimate the enemy!"

Aila said softly: "The Grey Race will secretly hide one-third of the core resources in the ancient ruins deep in the Dead Zone, ensuring that no matter how the war goes, the Dawn Legion will have the capital to make a comeback!"

Commander Ling Shuang said coldly: "The Mecha Legion will be divided into a hundred stealth squads, lurking near space stations, meteorite belts, and jump points, specifically hunting Federation vanguards, scouts, and command ships!"

For a time—

Space had lurking fleets,

The starry sky had invisible shadows,

Planets had underground death traps,

Information had fog deceptions,

Logistics had hidden reserves,

Assaults had mecha daggers.

The entire Death Sector, from inside to outside, from top to bottom, from light to dark, was set up into a death trap that not even a fly could fly out of.

And on the surface, the Dead Zone still appeared calm, weak, and unstable.

If the Federation army saw the detection information at this moment, they would only be more convinced:

Emperor Chen Fan only won against the vanguard by luck, and the Dawn Legion was strong on the outside but weak on the inside, vulnerable to a single blow.

They would never know that what they were about to step into was a starry purgatory with system-level troop production, dense dark strategies, all-out warfare, and an overlord sitting in command.

Time passed bit by bit.

Above the Dead Zone, the number of Dawn-class Destroyers was still skyrocketing.

50,000 ships...

80,000 ships...

100,000 ships...

150,000 ships...

The scale of the entire Dawn Legion Main Fleet directly exceeded 200,000 ships!

And they were all system-level cutting-edge warships!

Firepower, speed, defense, and coordination all completely crushed the Federation's old standard ships!

Commander Lei Meng looked at this invincible fleet under his command that was enough to sweep across the frontier star region, his voice clanging like thunder:

"Main Fleet, all out! Blockade all shipping lanes, space stations, and strongholds in the Dead Zone head-on, cut off the enemy's retreat, and implement comprehensive suppression! From now on, in the Dead Zone, we only recognize Dawn! We don't recognize the Federation!"

Commander Ling Ye: "The Shadow Fleet will conduct stealth infiltration, prioritize beheading, and open the way! Those who dare to enter the Dead Zone will never return!"

Old Hu: "The Ground Legion will defend the planets to the death. Every inch of land, every inch of Dawn! No one can take half a step into our homeland!"

Commander Su Qingyue: "The Research Center controls the information of the entire region. The enemy is in the light, and we are in the dark!"

Aila: "The Grey Race will devote the entire race to ensuring logistics. We can win if we fight, and we can hold if we win!"

Commander Ling Shuang: "The Mecha Legion stands by, ready to break the formation at any time, invincible!"

In the command hall, fighting spirit soared, and the momentum crushed the starry sky!

Emperor Chen Fan stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the vast starry sky outside the Dead Zone, his voice calm, but carrying an unquestionable dominance:

"The fleet is formed, and the dark strategy is set."

"Next, it is not the Federation coming to fight us."

"It is us, who will let the entire interstellar world know—the Dead Zone has new rules."

"All interstellar forces, remnants of pirates, wandering legions, and black market forces hovering around the Dead Zone."

"Within three days, if you don't come to submit, you are the enemy."

"The enemy will have only one dead end."

As the voice fell.

Throughout the Dead Zone, warships sounded in unison!

Engines roared, shaking the starry sky!

Billions of living beings shouted in unison!

The flag of Dawn fluttered high above every planet in the Dead Zone.

And in the buffer star region on the edge of the Dead Zone, countless observing interstellar forces, wandering fleets, black market bosses, and surviving pirate leaders all saw the overwhelming Dawn-class Destroyers through their detectors and felt the terrifying pressure that could swallow everything.

They trembled, their faces ashen.

They finally understood—

The dark age of the Dead Zone had completely ended.

A new overlord had risen.

A new set of rules was about to descend.

Those who did not submit would be wiped out.