Doomsday: I Build a Space Fleet

Chapter 55 Infiltration? No, Armed Reconnaissance

"We can't just park our flagship right in front of their camp and then confront them, can we?"

Platinum was at a loss for what to do, since she had never encountered this situation before.

"We can't rush this. Let me first ask Ms. Bai Zhilin how she is doing."

[Commander, Ms. Lin Shu's vital signs are stable, and all indicators are steadily improving. Her physical functions are not expected to decline in the short term.]

"Understood, thank you for your help these past two days."

[Commander, it's my duty.]

"Now there is ample time to sort this out."

A light shone in Lorraine's eyes.

"Platinum, tonight's reconnaissance mission will be slightly modified and will continue."

"Roy followed Cat and Listening aboard the same landing craft and landed together, while Roy was responsible for providing support on the shore."

"Then, the flagship will advance to a point 5 kilometers from the camp to provide fire support and aerial reconnaissance."

"Bai Jin, you will take Ke Xue and Tengu as reserves and be ready to be deployed at any time."

"If any abnormal situation is detected, evacuate immediately. Your own safety is the most important thing."

"Yes, Commander!"

Platinum straightened up, saluted Lorraine, and then prepared to jog to the preparation room to inform the team members to organize their equipment.

"What's the rush? Cleveland has already prepared the mission briefing and sent it to them."

"Oh, is there anything else you'd like to say?"

Platinum was puzzled, wondering why Lorraine was stopping her.

"Just bring a light machine gun when you go on your mission tonight."

Platinum didn't ask why, turned around and ran towards the maintenance room. It was 4 p.m., and the sun would set in 4 hours.

In order to approach discreetly, they need to set off in advance and rely on the water flow to get closer silently.

Lorraine is still curious about how this group of people managed to establish themselves in the second-level area.

Slide the map in Lorraine and you'll find that this secondary area is almost entirely distributed along the river.

"This area wasn't defined based on the range of some powerful aquatic animal, was it?"

Lorraine planned to depart earlier to minimize the distance Platinum and her companions would have to travel by landing craft.

"Cleveland, how much battery life does your flagship phone have left?"

[Remaining battery power: 18.5%. It is recommended to use the gas turbine to travel 20 kilometers at an economical speed, then use pure electric propulsion to reach the enemy camp 5 kilometers away.]

"Okay, we'll proceed with your plan."

This significantly reduced the time Platinum and her companions spent drifting on the water and greatly enhanced their safety.

As the anchor chain retracted, the gas turbine emitted a shrill sound, and the flagship gradually increased its speed as it headed downstream.

Five o'clock in the afternoon.

After an hour's journey, the ship arrived at the confluence of a tributary 12 kilometers north of the enemy camp.

This place is far from the enemy camp and was an office area before the apocalypse, so there's not much to loot.

Thanks to the buildings providing cover, even if someone was on the bridge not far away, they wouldn't be able to spot the two ships moored there.

"Calling Platinum, please respond."

Lorraine contacted the pivot squad, who were in the preparation room, via the communications channel.

"Received, please proceed."

"This is a level two area. Be aware of your surroundings during nighttime operations. Drones will conduct continuous reconnaissance during the operation."

"Understood. The reconnaissance team and the reserve team will depart in two hours."

"Received. Rainbow One has taken off and is providing aerial reconnaissance."

Now that the pivot squad is about to set off for reconnaissance, Lorraine, who is temporarily idle, asked Cleveland for a brief history of war in this world, preparing to get a basic understanding of the world's tactical and technological level.

An hour passed, and Lorraine gained a general understanding of the world's war history.

Several large-scale wars have broken out between countries, but chemical and biological weapons have never been used. The advent of nuclear weapons more than 60 years ago also successfully ended the last war.

The emergence of nuclear weapons also triggered a global standoff between several powerful nations.

Although there is no direct military conflict between the countries, they continue to engage in nuclear arms races, technological competitions, and diplomatic maneuvering.

Under high pressure, some countries have taken the lead in building radio telescopes with a diameter of 300 meters and have discovered unknown signals in space.

After the standoff ended, the countries began to work together for development.

"Let me confirm, these countries haven't sent any coded information into space, have they?"

[Commander, there is no such information in my database, so this incident should not have occurred.]

"So you are a product of international cooperation and development?"

【Yes. 】

Lorraine nodded, turning her attention back to the unusual situation at the camp earlier.

After thinking for a moment, Lorraine felt that she had overlooked some information.

"Cleveland, summarize the situation at the enemy camp."

Lorraine decided to ask Cleveland to provide him with a form so he could fill in any gaps in his knowledge.

[Received, currently compiling...]

Cleveland began compiling the video data recently transmitted back from Rainbow-1.

Commander, I think you should take a look at this.

Cleveland projected the footage just transmitted back by the Rainbow 1 drone onto the screen in the cockpit.

"Um?"

In the video, a large crowd emerges from several high-rise buildings and gathers in the open space in the middle of the residential area.

"Cleveland, zoom in."

Lorraine felt uneasy.

People lined up neatly in the open space and then sat down on the ground.

At this moment, a neatly dressed person came out, followed by several people pushing carts full of food.

Every time this neatly dressed person handed out a piece of food, it elicited cheers.

After this person gave the order, everyone stood up and formed several long lines to receive the food in an orderly manner.

"Alright, that's enough."

Lorraine roughly understood what was going on. However, in order not to harm innocent people, Lorraine did not terminate the investigation.

"Calling Platinum, the situation has changed."

"Commander, Platinum received your message. What happened?"

"From now on, command of the reconnaissance mission is transferred to you, and you will be fully responsible for it. The flagship will launch landing craft five kilometers away from the enemy camp."

"Please note that this camp is filled with a group of lunatics completely loyal to their leader. It is unlikely that Ms. Lin Shu's injury was accidental."

"Platinum understands."

At this point, Cleveland sent the video to Platinum.

Platinum understood what she was about to face with just one glance.

The two of them rubbed their heads simultaneously.

"commander?"

Lorraine understood what Platinum meant from her tone.

"Unrestricted firing is permitted; you are in command of all the ship's firepower."

At this point, Lorraine didn't care about innocent civilians. He directly authorized Platinum to kill any units that posed a threat to their side.

"To add, if there is too much resistance to carrying out the mission, it is permissible to abandon the mission and withdraw directly."

Lorraine now only wants her people to live peacefully.

"Received. Safety is the top priority."

Platinum began adjusting its personnel and equipment; for this reconnaissance mission, the entire Pivot Squad will be deployed.

As night fell, everyone was ready to go.

One o'clock in the morning.

"Weigh anchor, let's go!"