The "Comprehensive Rating Guide for Starships in the United Solar System" was first compiled in the middle of the Golden Age, around 2560 AD. At that time, this book was jointly agreed upon and compiled by the four chief-level fleet commanders of the United Solar System Association.
, its rich content can be said to have laid the foundation for today’s solar system starship evaluation system.
According to the system evaluation in this guide, starships are usually divided into three major systems, nine levels and four special cases.
At first glance, it sounds complicated and not very readable.
But in fact, the entire book, including the introduction text on the title page, only contains 70,000 words of assessment guide. The content is very easy to understand, and the assessment standards and system are also very simple.
The so-called three major systems are classifications based on the comprehensive volume of battleships.
The first category covers most small-sized starships. The basic evaluation criteria are small starships with a length of about 5-30 meters, a carrying capacity of no more than 20 people, and a single or dual-core fusion power assembly.
The scope of the second type seems to be much larger, but in fact, there are very few types of starships of this type.
Similar to the first category, medium-sized starships with a basic evaluation length of about 50-900 meters, a carrying capacity of no more than 200 people, and a single or multiple curvature assembly.
Most of this type of starships are transport starships and passenger sightseeing starships. Of course, there are also many military-class starships in this category. The most well-known among them is naturally the so-called Star Wars assault boat.
"Attack Ship".
As for the third category, this type has a lower limit but no upper limit. Generally, the hull length is required to be at least 1,000 meters, and the number of people on board is also required to be more than 200. At the same time, the basic kinetic energy assembly cannot be less than four multi-unit curvature assemblies.
In star field operations in the era of star civilization, heavy destroyers, frigates and destroyer starships are among them.
Of course, the most representative ones are those super-sized flagship "combatants".
For example, the 39,000-meter-long Second Fleet "Chasing the Sun" with a load of tens of thousands of people is a representative third-type super-volume flagship.
As for the nine levels, they are not divided according to the three types.
These nine levels are distinguished according to the purpose of the starship.
For example, there are the simplest civilian grade and military grade, and then the civilian grade is divided into separate scientific expedition grade starships and rare mineral resource mining grade starships. The military grade also has separate starships for emergency jumps.
Domain Blazer-class starships and special Guard-class starships that are strictly prohibited from being attacked by either side in accordance with the United Nations Convention.
In addition to the above six types, there are "Conqueror" class flagships such as the Annabelle and the Sun Chaser, which are unmanned but can traverse the entire galaxy, as well as "Enterprise" class exploration ships that can serve as human immigrants.
"Halo"-class special starship as a temporary residence.
Finally, let’s briefly talk about four special cases.
The four special cases refer specifically to four special starships.
The first ship, and the most representative one, is the "Summer Palace of Gods" with a comprehensive volume that is close to one-third the size of the moon - the Afterglow of the Sun.
This special starship, designed more than a century ago and used exclusively to house members of the Supreme Leader and the highest management level, can no longer be viewed as a pure starship.
They are more like a man-made miracle.
According to the official records of the latest version of the "Comprehensive Evaluation Guide for Starships in the United Solar System", the Ember Sunset is currently mankind's only mobile ecological ship. It has a complete life cycle system and can leave the solar system and travel in the lonely starry sky.
The Miracle-class special starship that exists alone in the world is also a sign of mankind's journey to the third level of civilization and wisdom.
The super-giant climate behemoths currently responsible for transforming and comprehensively upgrading the Earth's ecological structure on Earth come from this mysterious starship that ordinary people have only read about in books.
The second ship is more special. It was the first special case to be written into the guide, but it was deleted in several updates of the guide. The last time it was deleted was eleven years ago.
However, the existence of the starship has been publicly acknowledged by the Yaxing Republic official.
This special starship is the "Greystone" starship built by the Second United States of Jupiter.
It is also recognized by the entire human world as the first ecological starship to leave the solar system and wander around the Milky Way. According to rumors, the Second United States, with a population of only 19 million, was already prepared before agreeing to surrender to the Asia-Star Republic.
It wants to send all the country's elites away from the solar system, so not many people know what the specific parameters of this "Greystone" are.
Only some workers who had participated in the construction of the "Greystone" on Io described its appearance from memory.
It was a strange starship that looked particularly like a scepter.
Not only does the entire hull not use any metal, even the power source is not any kind of curvature that human technology has mastered today. It is like a living creature, not a cold steel giant built and controlled by humans.
beast.
The specific description records that the length of the "Grey Stone" should be between 22,000 meters and 30,000 meters. The hull is as slender as a scepter, and the bow part is like a bright giant gem. When it sets sail, the "gem" will light up.
It rose up and moved forward to open up a strange radiant passage, and then the "Greystone" disappeared in the Jupiter field in the blink of an eye, as if attracted by the radiance.
This is the only detailed record of the "Greystone".
The reason why it has been deleted several times is because many scientists believe that the Second United States was a small country established at the end of the Golden Age. Most of them were ordinary workers who participated in the pioneering of Jupiter during the Golden Age.
They are not the most cutting-edge scientists or high-level elites, so the possibility that these people can master an emerging technology in a short period of time, which can even surpass the current level of human civilization, is almost zero. In addition, the workers who have participated in the pioneering work on Jupiter are almost zero.
They are all more or less suffering from a kind of work sequelae called "spirituality/paranoia", and the biggest feature of this kind of paranoia is that they will enter dreams when they are awake, so...these so-called people who participated in the construction of "Greystone"
The portrayal of the workers on board the ship is completely unconvincing.
Therefore, the "Greystone" account was deleted several times.
But now the official has added it back. According to rumors, the "Greystone" once made a broadcast to the solar system. This broadcast used a dying white dwarf star as a medium, although the white dwarf star is a full three thousand years away from the solar system.
Five hundred light years away, the broadcast that could be delivered via quantum coherence still shocked the top officials of the Yaxing Republic.
Therefore, the "Greystone" will return to the "Comprehensive Evaluation Guide for Starships in the United Solar System" as a special case.
The third ship, the "Kandariel", is also a pioneer-class starship that has become a legend.
Known as the official opening of the Golden Age, the "Kandariel" is the first pioneer-class starship in human history designed based on the specific star field and planetary structural characteristics.
It looks like a plucked sunflower, which is very unfriendly to some people with cryptophobia.
But officially this sunflower structure allowed it to successfully land on Jupiter and laid a solid foundation for mankind to explore this great, mysterious and extremely powerful planet.
Kandaril was designed by seventeen top engineers and took more than half a century to complete at the Mars "Luban 7" starship factory.
The "Kandalil", which was jointly organized by the Su Corporation and several other super enterprises, coupled with the government's capital injection, cost 17000 trillion yuan and almost exhausted all human resources at that time.
Whether it can realize mankind's desperate move can also determine the future direction of mankind.
Fortunately, the Kandaril, named after the mysterious old god enshrined in the Miracle of Mercury, lived up to expectations. It not only successfully opened the door for mankind to enter Jupiter, but also produced information for mankind in the following more than a century.
There are countless resources.
Today, this legendary pioneer ship has become one with Jupiter, and its fragments are carried by the manic clouds on Jupiter and travel thousands of miles every day.
But Kandaril is forever engraved in the hearts of human citizens throughout the solar system and has become a true legend.
The last one is also the most controversial one in the "Comprehensive Evaluation Guide for Starships in the United Solar System."
The "Sixiang Monument" is also known as the "Liangyi" ship.
It is a special starship whose size can only be classified into the second type.
However, anyone who has seen the appearance of the "Four Elephants Monument" will say: "This is a starship, it is clearly a black and white Rubik's Cube!"
Indeed, the "Sixiang Monument" is so special.
It is a regular cube with a side length of 900 meters. When it is suspended in the sky, it looks like a dark box.
The most special thing about the "Four Elephants Monument" built at the end of the Golden Age is not only its appearance, it also has three special features.
First, it has special functions. The designer of the "Four Symbols Monument" is not a top engineer in human science, but a self-proclaimed inheritor of the esoteric esoteric sect. He is looking for people all over the world to help him build this starship with the design drawings.
When he was on a ship, almost everyone with money and power who could help him realize his wish turned him away. But in the end, the inheritor of the mysterious esoteric sect received funding from a mysterious financial owner and established the Yaxing Republic.
It was completed in twenty-seven years, that is, AD 2655. After completion, the "Four Elephant Monument" that was successfully launched could neither carry people to travel between the major planets, nor conduct regular scientific experiments, nor did it have any attack capabilities.
, so many people say that this is a "scenery" created in the sky that can only be seen. But in the mouth of this inheritor of the mysterious Tantric Sect, the "Four Elephants Monument" is indeed the ear that listens to the traces of Shangyuan civilization. Only this
Only here can he understand the origin and end of the universe, and provide some necessary help to human society in a timely manner.
At first glance, this thing seems really strong.
But since the "Four Symbols Monument" was built, except for the inheritor of the Mysterious Tantric Sect who came in and out twice, there has been no movement. Therefore, many people said that the investors were deceived by a charlatan, and the reason why they dare not
The main reason for admitting it is that I am afraid of being embarrassed if I admit it.
However, the mysterious investor has turned a deaf ear to this. Instead, he is increasingly looking forward to the fact that this starship, which cannot be called a starship, will bring him unexpected surprises at a certain time and month in a certain year.
Second, the energy source is special. Starships require a strong energy supply for long-distance voyages and maintaining their own internal circulation. Usually small starships will use controllable nuclear fusion engines as the preferred energy equipment solution, while medium-sized and above-sized starships will choose multiple units to provide curvature supply.
But the "Four Elephants Monument" is different. It did not reserve any energy supply space at the beginning of its design. The entire hull is composed of countless cubes of the same size. Therefore, when it was first built, there was no energy supply space.
Many scientists thought it was impossible for it to fly. However, the fact is... "Four Elephants Monument" not only floated in space for nearly a century, but also often appeared elusively near major planets, almost becoming a
The most troublesome uncertainty factor for the Comprehensive Defense Department of the Yaxing Republic.
For a period of time, some people proposed to dismantle this thing, just in case it suddenly wanted to do evil and no one could stop it.
What is surprising is that although the "Four Elephants Monument" is floating around in the solar system like a ghost, the top management of the Yaxing Republic has always ignored it, seeming to have some kind of tacit approval. Therefore, more
Suspicions arose on the Internet... Of course, no one has been able to explain clearly... At least in the eyes of unofficial civil organizations, the "Four Elephants Monument" is a "ghost ship", and it will cause big trouble sooner or later.
trouble.
Third, the color is special. Many people may be confused when they see one.
Isn’t it just black and white? Is there any special color?
Indeed, the black and white "Four Elephants Monument" is no different in anyone's eyes, but if two or more people look at the "Four Elephants Monument" at the same time, everyone will see the black and white of what they see.
If you describe it, you will find that the "Four Elephants Monument" seen by different people is actually completely different.
For example, the "Sixiang Monument" once drifted in the earth's low-Earth orbit for several years.
During this period, many curious people used various methods and tools to observe this strange starship, and then everyone discovered that...even if they observe the same monochromatic surface at the same time [the "Four Symbol Monument" is not always
Maintaining a monochromatic surface], there is a lot of controversy about whether what you see is black or white.
A survey was even launched on the Internet, which organized a thousand people to observe the monochrome surface of the "Four Elephants Monument" in low-Earth orbit at the same time. After data feedback, it was found that 471 people were convinced that what they saw was white.
, while the others firmly believed that it was obviously black!
The debate started from this, and later people even discovered that even if the "Four Elephants Monument" was not directly observed, the colors seen in the eyes of different people were completely different just through the photos taken by some special cameras.
So the "Sixiang Monument" slowly got a new name - "Liangyi".
The popularity of occult esoteric Buddhism in human society once surpassed that of the "Old Gods" and topped the list.
But so far... this mysterious starship that is never open to the outside world and even refuses all illegal approaches is still a huge mystery. It is almost the same as those who have visited the solar system and almost destroyed mankind and the ancient ruins on Mercury.
Three unsolved mysteries.
After talking about three major types, nine levels and four special cases.
Let’s look at today’s star fleet classification.
The First Fleet of the Asia-Star Republic, which has seventeen Type III super-sized starships, more than two hundred Type II medium-sized starships, and more than 30,000 Type I small-sized starships, is composed of starships.
Both in terms of quantity and quality, they are well-deserved as the first fleet in the solar system.
In comparison, the Second Fleet, which lacks nearly half of all types of starships, is obviously much weaker. But even so, today's Second Fleet of the Asia-Star Republic is still a force that cannot be underestimated in the solar system. They still have
The power to destroy a planet in a very short time.
As for the Third Fleet of the Asia-Star Republic, its starship composition is almost the same as that of the Second Fleet. However, due to the overall quality of the soldiers, especially the number of third-type super soldiers, is much lower than that of the Second Fleet, it can only be ranked third.
.
But now, with the First Fleet encountering an ambush on Jupiter and 70 combat units being wiped out, the Third Fleet still has to shoulder heavy responsibilities.
On the Red Dwarf Legion's side, the files recorded on the Red Dwarf Legion's fleet composition were last updated five years ago.
At that time, the Red Dwarf Legion only had a mixed fleet that was comparable to the Second Fleet.
When it is said to be mixed, it does not mean that the starships are composed of chaos... but that most of the people who control these starships come from the remnants of the weak and small countries before the unification of the solar system.
Therefore, An, the leader of the Red Dwarf Legion, is almost like leading a group of subjugated slaves to conquer the world.
Nowadays, the red dwarf army returning to the solar system only has one flagship, the "Annabelle". As for the others, no one knows whether they will suddenly arrive on the battlefield of Mars through interstellar jump.
From the current situation, it can only be seen that the Annabell is a trapped beast. On its own, it is impossible for it to escape from the encirclement and suppression of the full Second Fleet.
Does Tang Huan understand the situation?
Of course he knows.
Otherwise, Tang Huan would not have taken such a big risk to have the flagship "Chasing Sun" deploy an escape force field to prevent the Annabelle from escaping.
But what he didn't know was that all of this was planned by his opponent.
Just when everyone thought it was meaningless to discuss victory or defeat, the returning desperadoes on board the Annabell were thinking about how to win this arena match.
Lu Wanzhou remained silent, seemingly calm, but in fact he was extremely anxious.
He didn't know exactly what level of warrior the Fearless One was, but no matter how bad he was, he couldn't be worse than the third type of super soldier.
Not to mention the leader of the Fearless... Did the Emperor of the Xuanwu Kingdom, who fought against more than a dozen Type III super soldiers with his own strength, live up to his reputation?
With him leading the team, it was another surprise attack.
The Second Fleet was probably in danger... Thinking of this, Lu Wanzhou could no longer pretend to be calm and watch the show here. He had to find a way to inform Tang Huan, otherwise everything would be too late.
However, there was no one standing in this room who was not an extremely powerful person. No matter how conceited Lu Wanzhou was, he did not think that he could be like the super agent in the movie and capture the entire bridge with one person in a blink of an eye.