77: Space shock missile

Seeing that Anno had refused his kind offer, Li Yang did not say much more, only exchanging pleasantries with him for a while before turning to leave.

However, before leaving, Li Yang specifically and solemnly instructed Anno to keep his lips sealed and not to leak the news of his appointment as a special inspector, especially not to let the Blue Star Management Department know.

After all, if the news were to spread now, it would probably not take an hour for the door of his office to be knocked deafeningly by those people, and he would be annoyed to death by congratulations and gifts.

In response, Anno also assured Li Yang that he would never reveal the slightest bit of information.

After Anno left, Li Yang took out the crystal ball Anno had given him earlier and placed it on the table.

“Since there’s a possibility of others getting a head start, I’ll have to find this planet as soon as the Guard Escort Ship arrives…”

…Five days passed in a flash, like a white steed galloping past a crevice… “Beep… Your Xili Empire X-1 model Guard Escort Ship has arrived in the Solar System. Please receive it promptly.”

When Li Yang heard the news that his long-awaited Guard Escort Ship had finally arrived, he immediately put down the matters he was handling without hesitation and rushed to the Space Station impatiently.

When Li Yang finally got to witness the true appearance of the escort ship with his own eyes, he was instantly deeply shocked by its majestic and grand exterior.

The entire escort ship resembled a magnificent and enormous metal fortress, with a hull 1800 meters long, emitting a cold and dazzling metallic luster, reflecting mysterious and solemn light under the brilliant sun.

The bow was like an incomparably sharp giant sword, with smooth, natural, and exceptionally sharp lines, and daunting muzzles and missile launchers were neatly distributed on both sides of the hull.

The massive hull was covered with intricate and extremely precise patterns and unique markings, all of which were powerful symbols of the Xili Empire.

Li Yang stood quietly on the observation deck of the Space Station, gazing intently at the Xili Empire X-1 model Guard Escort Ship, his face full of satisfaction.

“Pal, let’s go, let’s take a look inside.”

Li Yang called out to Pal, then led him into the interior of the Guard Escort Ship.

As soon as they stepped in, a nimble figure rushed towards Li Yang and Pal.

“Captain, I am Carter, the Vice Captain of the Xili Empire X-1 model Guard Escort Ship.”

A man with a dog-like head and human body, dressed in a crisp military uniform, stood upright in front of Li Yang and spoke loudly.

His military rank on his shoulder was one level higher than Pal’s.

“Hello, comrade Carter.”

Li Yang responded with a smile.

Subsequently, under Carter’s guidance, Li Yang carefully toured the entire Guard Escort Ship.

It must be said that it truly lived up to its name as a starship of stellar class; many advanced technologies on board far surpassed those of a star destroyer.

However, since this was only an escort ship, the main ship of the fleet still had to be a star destroyer.

“Carter, prepare yourself, familiarize yourself with and integrate into the fleet environment as soon as possible. The fleet will depart tomorrow morning.”

Li Yang ordered with a serious expression.

“Yes, sir!”

Carter quickly responded.

After speaking, Li Yang left alone, leaving Pal and Carter to communicate and learn from each other.

As for tomorrow’s itinerary, it was undoubtedly to search for that ownerless planet.

Anyway, there were still more than twenty days until the assessment, so he could use this free time to find the planet indicated in the crystal ball.

This way, he would have another precious planet under his name… The next morning, the fleet departed on time. Li Yang sat steadily in the Command Room, tightly holding the crystal ball in his hand, his gaze fixed on the star map within the crystal ball.

The fleet sailed rapidly through the vast universe, and Li Yang continuously and precisely adjusted the direction of advance according to the star map coordinates provided in the crystal ball.

However, along the way, they encountered a vast and enormous Asteroid Belt.

“Captain Li Yang, this Asteroid Belt is extremely large, and the trajectories of those asteroids are unusually complex. Should we initiate a hyperspace jump to bypass this area?”

Pal stood beside Li Yang, speaking with a serious expression.

Just as Li Yang was about to nod in agreement after hearing Pal’s suggestion, Carter’s voice clearly came through the communicator.

“Captain Li Yang, the Guard Escort Ship requests permission to use space-oscillation missiles to clear this Asteroid Belt.”

Space-oscillation missiles? Both methods could successfully pass through this Asteroid Belt, so why not take this opportunity to witness the actual strength of the Guard Escort Ship.

Li Yang pondered for a moment before saying:

“Permission granted to use weapons. Try to save time.”

“Yes, sir!”

Seeing Li Yang give the order, the Guard Escort Ship, which had been closely following the star destroyer, quickly began to act.

“Space-shock missiles ready… 3… 2… 1… Launch!”

Following the operator’s command, the missile launch window on the hull slowly opened, and a uniquely shaped space-shock missile, like a wild horse unbridled, rapidly shot forward, directly plunging into the interior of the Asteroid Belt.

“Detonate!”

As soon as the words fell, the space-shock missile immediately exploded with a roar within the Asteroid Belt.

However, this explosion had neither dazzling flames nor a powerful shockwave. Instead, starting from the missile’s explosion center, space underwent violent fluctuations, like ripples spreading in circles on a calm water surface, radiating outwards at an extremely fast speed. Any asteroid that came into contact with this fluctuation was instantly reduced to an almost invisible powdery form.

In just a few minutes, the entire formidable Asteroid Belt was pulverized, completely disappearing into the vast universe.

“It truly lives up to its name as a stellar-class starship; this weapon is indeed formidable.”

After witnessing such a powerful weapon with his own eyes, Li Yang’s face was full of satisfaction, and he couldn’t help but think that the 11,000 military merit spent had not been in vain.

Seeing the Asteroid Belt successfully cleared, the fleet continued to advance towards its target.