Starsea Fleet: Age of the Lord

This stellar battle was hardly profitable for Feng Mo. The cost of ten thousand T5 interstellar missiles, along with energy, ammunition, starship wear and tear, depreciation, and maintenance, added up significantly.

Initially, six thousand T5 missiles would have sufficed, but due to the enemy flagship's T6-class shield, the decapitation strike failed. Feng Mo had no choice but to fire the remaining four thousand missiles.

The T5 Pegasus launched two consecutive waves of two thousand missiles each. With the remaining thousand mechanical warships facing this onslaught, Lore, the commander of the Mechanical Clan, fell into a panic. Unlike a purely emotionless AI that could calculate the slightest chance for survival, Lore was still a sentient being with emotions, and he was afraid—afraid of death. This fear blinded him to the ideal retreat opportunity, costing his fleet dearly.

With those four thousand missiles raining down, the Second Fleet was left defenseless. As the Paladin roared, four cluster cannons fired in unison, reducing the enemy flagship to dust.

In the aftermath, as the Storm Fleet swept through the debris field, Xing Shuwen, who had been observing, looked at Feng Mo with astonishment. Over the past few days, through conversations with Hua Qin, she had come to understand much about this leader. Not only was he the ruler of the Storm Empire, but he was also the youngest starship design master in the Starsea Human Federation, and every ship in the Storm Fleet was his own creation.

In short, he was a prodigious leader whose talent would likely be among the best even within the Star Empire. Of course, this assessment didn't account for the influence of his unique Spark system.

Three hours later, with the battlefield cleared, Han Peipei returned to the main control room of the Storm God to report:

"Commander, this battle cost us 417 T4-class ships and caused 200,000 casualties. We eliminated 2,070 enemy ships. As a gesture to maintain interspecies relations, all deceased Mechanical Clan members have been placed aboard one of their ships, which we'll send to the Federation for display."

"As for the pirates, the deceased have been processed as animal feed on Beast Roar Prime Star. The remaining survivors, 164,000 in total, have been treated."

Feng Mo nodded. Unlike previous battles with minimal casualties, this engagement resulted in considerable losses, with 417 ships destroyed and 200,000 lives lost—the highest toll since Feng Mo's rise. In the brutal nature of space warfare, even with state-of-the-art technology, survival rates were often low, and those who survived were frequently left with severe injuries.

"Peipei, make sure the death benefits are distributed according to Storm Empire standards," Feng Mo ordered.

"Yes, Commander," Han Peipei responded.

Then, turning to Xing Shuwen, he asked, "Does the Star Empire have interstellar jump ships?"

Xing Shuwen was briefly taken aback before responding, "Yes, though the construction of high-level jump ships requires rare materials, so the Star Empire only has one T7-class jump ship capable of crossing star regions. In the Star Spirit Clan's ancestral land, there's rumored to be an even more advanced T8-class jump ship, though I've never seen it."

Feng Mo pondered this information. The Star Empire's T7-level status made them a seven-level civilization, while the Star Spirit Clan's ancestral land might be an eight-level or even a nine-level civilization.

"Come with me," Feng Mo said, leading Xing Shuwen back to the Storm Empire's core on Hurricane Prime Star. Upon entering the underground storage room, they found Alisa sitting amidst holographic screens, tirelessly working on the blueprints for the jump ship.

Her face had thinned, her eyes fixed on the intricate designs. Feng Mo's gaze softened with concern, realizing he had piled too much work on Alisa recently. As a starship enthusiast, she often became absorbed in her work, neglecting food and sleep, especially with a complex ship like the interstellar jump ship. It employed unfamiliar materials and techniques, some of which Feng Mo had never even heard of.

He had already enlisted the Chu, Hua, and Qiao families to help gather these materials. However, building this jump ship was still a stretch for the Storm Empire and required external assistance. Once completed, Feng Mo intended to keep the ship's existence secret, using it only as a trump card. The combination of the T5 jump ship with four T5 Mystic Birds and two T5 Pegasi could deliver devastating effects.

Moreover, Feng Mo had a plan in mind. This jump ship was crucial to potentially conquering the Cloud Dream and Moon Frost Empires, achieving his main mission and securing T6-level flagship technology. Bringing Xing Shuwen here was strategic, given her past encounters with jump ships, hoping her insights might provide Alisa with additional inspiration.

When Xing Shuwen saw the T5 Fleet Steed-class jump ship design, her eyes widened in shock. "Is this man even human?" she wondered, amazed by Feng Mo's feats. He single-handedly designed a full fleet, including star destroyers, missile ships, stealth bombers, jump ships, and even biological warships.

Xing Shuwen understood the difficulty of designing starships. Most large factions' design departments were filled with millions of geniuses brainstorming together to develop even a single high-performance ship. Yet, here was a leader who independently crafted every ship type his fleet used—a feat so extraordinary that she realized she must tread carefully around him.

Already, Xing Shuwen was reconsidering her prior proposal. Perhaps offering herself in marriage wasn't so far-fetched after all.

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