Chapter 117
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The sisters in black and white leap lightly through the higher dimensional space, bouncing on their toes.
For the spirits, the higher dimensional space is like the garden of their home.
Moreover, they were jumping with the magic power of their father, Hart, so the sisters were jumping as if they were playing in the garden with their father.
Even though the sandbox in the garden is small, the distance of the slide is short, and the area where they can play around is limited, the sisters continue to jump around happily.
A single bee chased the sisters endlessly as they joyfully played.
The sisters even used the chasing bee as a playmate, but their father and the soldiers around them were not so pleased.
“The enemy pursuit ship warped out into a sector about 1.3 billion kilometers away from the fortress. It is presumed they will create a gate and call in reinforcements through Gated Jump Navigation.”
Seeing that Bertrand was somewhat nervous, Hart nodded and replied.
“That’s depressing enough.”
He agreed with Bertrand, pointing out the need to improve the situation while being considerate of his feelings. It didn’t solve any problems, but just agreeing to something gives some peace of mind.
Hart, who showed such consideration, was actually more exhausted. The other officers and soldiers can take turns resting, but only Hart, who is warping, can’t sleep or rest.
In the first place, there is no way that the fleeing side will not get tired from dealing with the chasing bee or the knife-wielding stalker.
In reality, the enemy ship is not a poisonous needle or a knife, but an advanced alien civilization, targeting with an unknown super-weapon and approaching at super-speed.
“The total length of the enemy ship is in the 800-meter class, and it is believed that the operator of the magic engine is contracted with a C-class Daemon. Although the spirits contracted by the Fleet Admiral are overwhelmingly superior, due to the difference in the performance of the magic engines, it seems unlikely that we will be able to shake off the pursuit.”
“I suppose so.”
The Intermediate Spirits of the C-class crystals add 810 to the Magic Power Value.
The Monarchy’s large fighter craft Israfel and the similar large fighter craft Surtr were built in the 600-meter class because their designs and parts were diverted from the 600-meter class auxiliary ships in order to build them quickly.
Had there been more time, the Monarchy would have built them in the 800-meter class.
Since the total length of the enemy ship is 800 meters, it is assumed that it is contracted with a C-class Daemon, which is equivalent to an 810 magical power increase. In fact, it would be strange for a Daemon of a different rank to operate an 800-meter-class ship.
And if it is an 800-meter class, it can perform warp.
The reason why a 600-meter-class auxiliary ship can warp in the Monarchy and a large fighter craft of the same size cannot is because it does not have the needed manpower to do so.
There is no way that a single newly drafted pilot can perform interstellar travel on his own without training.
However, if a ship is simplified enough to be operated by one person and packed with enough systems and androids for interstellar travel, it might be possible to perform interstellar travel.
Although it is not certain whether the pursuing party is a single person, it is certain that they are pursuing using C-class crystals, based on the observation results of the Spirit Emperor Lulu using Multidimensional Magic Element Conversion Communication Waves.
Therefore, it was thought that the reason why Lulu and Maya, the overwhelmingly superior Spirit Emperors, could not shake them off was that there was a disparity in the technological level of ships crossing higher-dimensional space between humanity and the other civilization.
“At the time of the Diete War of Independence, it took humans one year to travel 10 light-years. In the four and a half centuries since then, the technology related to the magic element engine has improved, and the speed of interstellar travel has increased a hundredfold. Based on this, we must assume that the technological level of the enemy pursuing us is higher than ours.”
The enemy, who appears to have made a deal with a C-Class Daemon, is not being separated from Fortress Kerviel, but continues to follow close behind.
It is as if Hart is crossing the ocean in a large sailing ship, while the enemy is chasing a small boat with an engine powered by high octane fuel.
However, since the second enemy ship did not seem to catch up, the sum of the disparity between Spirits and Daemons, the difference in magic power between humans and the enemy, and the performance difference of Multidimensional Magic Conversion Observation Waves were not considered to be so extreme. It is because of these circumstances that Hart was able to continue to escape.
In addition, the fact that Dr. Kerman was the one who adjusted Fortress Kerviel may have had some effect.
(Come to think of it, Dr. Kerman, who made a contract with the Spirit God, may have also been spiritized.)
Since Hart was able to receive an invitation from the Spirit Emperor Lulu, Kerman, who was favored by the Spirit God, a higher rank than the Spirit Emperor, would also have been able to receive the invitation to be spiritized.
Kerman was clearly isolated from modern humanity when he drew spirits to this side.
Hart may have been recognized for his unique magic power, the donation of magical traits to the Spirit Emperors Lulu and Maya, the birth of the black spirit Maya, and the continued cultivation of many other spirits, but Kerman was also unique.
If he had become a spirit, he would have become filled with all kinds of knowledge, and living a very happy life.
The enemy is also wary of Fortress Kerviel’s magic element engine, which was created or built by the peculiar Kerman, and the Spirit Emperor’s abilities, and so does not come within range of Fortress Kerviel’s main cannon, which is believed to have been obtained from the Tenka Hercules Alliance.
By transforming a part of the ship out of range, a gate-type jump navigation gate is created to call in reinforcements and lead them to Fortress Kerviel.
“Reinforcements have appeared. Presumably the same type of ship powered by C-class crystals but no magic element engine output reaction.”
“If the enemy’s gate-type jump navigation is an advanced technology of quantum teleportation, then living organisms cannot jump. And without living organisms, there is no magic and no miasma to supply energy to the Daemons. I believe that whoever is chasing us is something close to an artificial intelligence, like Linnell.”
What Hart told Bertrand was a second-hand version of what Lulu said during their escape from the Hercules System.
When they escaped from the Hercules star system, the enemy showing the output reaction of the magic essence engine near the star immediately transferred to the pursuing warship. If the warships separated by space can move instantly, and the Daemon Emperor did not provide the power, it is assumed that the body is not a living organism, but a quantum or something like that.
With such an existence, the first thing that comes to Hart’s mind is the Artificial Intelligence Linnell.
“Is it Linnell?”
“That’s right. The enemy chasing us by operating the magic element engine may be using life forms that emit miasma aboard the ships as an energy source. Imagine a pattern in which Linnell controls humans.”
This is a possible future where there are no spirits and humanity is eventually controlled by Linnell.
Bertrand, hearing Hart’s interpretation of the enemy, swallowed with bated breath.
“That’s probably why they can’t call in a second reinforcement ship with living organisms aboard using gated jump navigation, only unmanned ships.”
If Linnell, which is superior to humans, is given an environment in which it can perform as many calculations as it wants and has an enormous amount of time, it will eventually start using gated jump navigation and other methods. As is the case today, it seems that they will mercilessly use the method of sending inexhaustible unmanned ships to deal with threats.
The 800-meter-class warship approaching Fortress Kerviel could conceivably be an unmanned ship that spawns endlessly. Unable to deal with such a group, Hart had warped away before coming into contact with the enemy.
“It may be possible for an artificial intelligence to reach us. That’s terrifying.”
Hart spoke to Linnell 09 Ivy, which had been activated to take control of the large fighter craft Surtr during the Second Battle of Hercules, and was currently still in operation.
Ivy immediately denied Hart’s claim.
「Ivy is perfectly safe. You know that, don’t you Mr. Hart?」
“I know that. And I also know that the level of civilization that is pursuing us will not change Linnell’s mind. I simply imagined that there were no spirits in humanity and felt terrified.”
「That assumption is meaningless, isn’t it? Because the Linnells are aware of the spirits. Meow.」
Hart let out a sigh and lunged at Linnell.
“So forced, don’t imitate the cat’s meow.”
Linnell recognizes that the spirits on humanity’s side are transdimensional beings.
Linnell, which prioritizes self-preservation, will harm humanity when the need arises or when the spirits are no longer a concern.
Specifically, when the Linnell side cannot sustain its existence without causing harm, or when the Linnell itself has transcended the spirits, or when the spirits are convinced that they cannot harm the Linnells for the foreseeable future.
Therefore, Hart believes that the appearance of the other civilization, which is merely inferior in the eyes of the spirits, will not change Linnell’s mind.
If the other civilization threatens to annihilate the human race, Linnell will be willing to choose between two options at the same time, one of which would be to take up arms against the other civilization without making enemies of the human race, and the other of which is to flee with the human race.
Hart didn’t trust Linnell’s actions, but he did trust it.
However, even if he was confident that the Linnell would not change its mind, it was a clear threat to Hart and the others, so the chase between Fortress Kerviel and the opposing ship continued in a corner of the Andromeda Galaxy.
“If we enter the territory of the opposing civilization with this, it could lead to hostilities. General Staff, based on all the information we have about the enemy, come up with a plan to destroy them. I don’t care about anything else as long as the security of Fortress Kerviel is maintained.”
Even Hart, who usually planned his own strategies, had no leeway to think as he continued to warp without sleep.
The General Staff under Bertrand, who was in charge of planning the operation, agonized over the difficult order to destroy the warship of an unknown advanced civilization, even though it was their original duty.
The stationed fleet and Israfel currently possessed by Fortress Kerviel are about 1/20th of what they were originally.
During the Second Battle of Hercules, the fleet was sent to build a fighter craft spaceport, and the fighter crafts were sent out as cover, leaving only reserve ships in the fortress.
There were 25 destroyers, 50 escort ships, 100 reconnaissance ships, 100 transport ships, and 200 craft ships.
There are 56,250 large fighter crafts Israfel.
The objective of the operation is to destroy either the enemy ship, the enemy ship’s magic element engine, the living organism on board, or the Daemon.
The ineffectiveness of fusion munitions on the enemy ship was proven by their attacks as they left the Hercules System. It has also been shown that it has a high ability to avoid obstacles, having passed through the wreckage of a billion fighter crafts.
The General Staff, realizing that they could not possibly win the battle without sacrifices, proposed a rather aggressive strategy.
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The sisters in black and white leap lightly through the higher dimensional space, bouncing on their toes.
For the spirits, the higher dimensional space is like the garden of their home.
Moreover, they were jumping with the magic power of their father, Hart, so the sisters were jumping as if they were playing in the garden with their father.
Even though the sandbox in the garden is small, the distance of the slide is short, and the area where they can play around is limited, the sisters continue to jump around happily.
A single bee chased the sisters endlessly as they joyfully played.
The sisters even used the chasing bee as a playmate, but their father and the soldiers around them were not so pleased.
“The enemy pursuit ship warped out into a sector about 1.3 billion kilometers away from the fortress. It is presumed they will create a gate and call in reinforcements through Gated Jump Navigation.”
Seeing that Bertrand was somewhat nervous, Hart nodded and replied.
“That’s depressing enough.”
He agreed with Bertrand, pointing out the need to improve the situation while being considerate of his feelings. It didn’t solve any problems, but just agreeing to something gives some peace of mind.
Hart, who showed such consideration, was actually more exhausted. The other officers and soldiers can take turns resting, but only Hart, who is warping, can’t sleep or rest.
In the first place, there is no way that the fleeing side will not get tired from dealing with the chasing bee or the knife-wielding stalker.
In reality, the enemy ship is not a poisonous needle or a knife, but an advanced alien civilization, targeting with an unknown super-weapon and approaching at super-speed.
“The total length of the enemy ship is in the 800-meter class, and it is believed that the operator of the magic engine is contracted with a C-class Daemon. Although the spirits contracted by the Fleet Admiral are overwhelmingly superior, due to the difference in the performance of the magic engines, it seems unlikely that we will be able to shake off the pursuit.”
“I suppose so.”
The Intermediate Spirits of the C-class crystals add 810 to the Magic Power Value.
The Monarchy’s large fighter craft Israfel and the similar large fighter craft Surtr were built in the 600-meter class because their designs and parts were diverted from the 600-meter class auxiliary ships in order to build them quickly.
Had there been more time, the Monarchy would have built them in the 800-meter class.
Since the total length of the enemy ship is 800 meters, it is assumed that it is contracted with a C-class Daemon, which is equivalent to an 810 magical power increase. In fact, it would be strange for a Daemon of a different rank to operate an 800-meter-class ship.
And if it is an 800-meter class, it can perform warp.
The reason why a 600-meter-class auxiliary ship can warp in the Monarchy and a large fighter craft of the same size cannot is because it does not have the needed manpower to do so.
There is no way that a single newly drafted pilot can perform interstellar travel on his own without training.
However, if a ship is simplified enough to be operated by one person and packed with enough systems and androids for interstellar travel, it might be possible to perform interstellar travel.
Although it is not certain whether the pursuing party is a single person, it is certain that they are pursuing using C-class crystals, based on the observation results of the Spirit Emperor Lulu using Multidimensional Magic Element Conversion Communication Waves.
Therefore, it was thought that the reason why Lulu and Maya, the overwhelmingly superior Spirit Emperors, could not shake them off was that there was a disparity in the technological level of ships crossing higher-dimensional space between humanity and the other civilization.
“At the time of the Diete War of Independence, it took humans one year to travel 10 light-years. In the four and a half centuries since then, the technology related to the magic element engine has improved, and the speed of interstellar travel has increased a hundredfold. Based on this, we must assume that the technological level of the enemy pursuing us is higher than ours.”
The enemy, who appears to have made a deal with a C-Class Daemon, is not being separated from Fortress Kerviel, but continues to follow close behind.
It is as if Hart is crossing the ocean in a large sailing ship, while the enemy is chasing a small boat with an engine powered by high octane fuel.
However, since the second enemy ship did not seem to catch up, the sum of the disparity between Spirits and Daemons, the difference in magic power between humans and the enemy, and the performance difference of Multidimensional Magic Conversion Observation Waves were not considered to be so extreme. It is because of these circumstances that Hart was able to continue to escape.
In addition, the fact that Dr. Kerman was the one who adjusted Fortress Kerviel may have had some effect.
(Come to think of it, Dr. Kerman, who made a contract with the Spirit God, may have also been spiritized.)
Since Hart was able to receive an invitation from the Spirit Emperor Lulu, Kerman, who was favored by the Spirit God, a higher rank than the Spirit Emperor, would also have been able to receive the invitation to be spiritized.
Kerman was clearly isolated from modern humanity when he drew spirits to this side.
Hart may have been recognized for his unique magic power, the donation of magical traits to the Spirit Emperors Lulu and Maya, the birth of the black spirit Maya, and the continued cultivation of many other spirits, but Kerman was also unique.
If he had become a spirit, he would have become filled with all kinds of knowledge, and living a very happy life.
The enemy is also wary of Fortress Kerviel’s magic element engine, which was created or built by the peculiar Kerman, and the Spirit Emperor’s abilities, and so does not come within range of Fortress Kerviel’s main cannon, which is believed to have been obtained from the Tenka Hercules Alliance.
By transforming a part of the ship out of range, a gate-type jump navigation gate is created to call in reinforcements and lead them to Fortress Kerviel.
“Reinforcements have appeared. Presumably the same type of ship powered by C-class crystals but no magic element engine output reaction.”
“If the enemy’s gate-type jump navigation is an advanced technology of quantum teleportation, then living organisms cannot jump. And without living organisms, there is no magic and no miasma to supply energy to the Daemons. I believe that whoever is chasing us is something close to an artificial intelligence, like Linnell.”
What Hart told Bertrand was a second-hand version of what Lulu said during their escape from the Hercules System.
When they escaped from the Hercules star system, the enemy showing the output reaction of the magic essence engine near the star immediately transferred to the pursuing warship. If the warships separated by space can move instantly, and the Daemon Emperor did not provide the power, it is assumed that the body is not a living organism, but a quantum or something like that.
With such an existence, the first thing that comes to Hart’s mind is the Artificial Intelligence Linnell.
“Is it Linnell?”
“That’s right. The enemy chasing us by operating the magic element engine may be using life forms that emit miasma aboard the ships as an energy source. Imagine a pattern in which Linnell controls humans.”
This is a possible future where there are no spirits and humanity is eventually controlled by Linnell.
Bertrand, hearing Hart’s interpretation of the enemy, swallowed with bated breath.
“That’s probably why they can’t call in a second reinforcement ship with living organisms aboard using gated jump navigation, only unmanned ships.”
If Linnell, which is superior to humans, is given an environment in which it can perform as many calculations as it wants and has an enormous amount of time, it will eventually start using gated jump navigation and other methods. As is the case today, it seems that they will mercilessly use the method of sending inexhaustible unmanned ships to deal with threats.
The 800-meter-class warship approaching Fortress Kerviel could conceivably be an unmanned ship that spawns endlessly. Unable to deal with such a group, Hart had warped away before coming into contact with the enemy.
“It may be possible for an artificial intelligence to reach us. That’s terrifying.”
Hart spoke to Linnell 09 Ivy, which had been activated to take control of the large fighter craft Surtr during the Second Battle of Hercules, and was currently still in operation.
Ivy immediately denied Hart’s claim.
「Ivy is perfectly safe. You know that, don’t you Mr. Hart?」
“I know that. And I also know that the level of civilization that is pursuing us will not change Linnell’s mind. I simply imagined that there were no spirits in humanity and felt terrified.”
「That assumption is meaningless, isn’t it? Because the Linnells are aware of the spirits. Meow.」
Hart let out a sigh and lunged at Linnell.
“So forced, don’t imitate the cat’s meow.”
Linnell recognizes that the spirits on humanity’s side are transdimensional beings.
Linnell, which prioritizes self-preservation, will harm humanity when the need arises or when the spirits are no longer a concern.
Specifically, when the Linnell side cannot sustain its existence without causing harm, or when the Linnell itself has transcended the spirits, or when the spirits are convinced that they cannot harm the Linnells for the foreseeable future.
Therefore, Hart believes that the appearance of the other civilization, which is merely inferior in the eyes of the spirits, will not change Linnell’s mind.
If the other civilization threatens to annihilate the human race, Linnell will be willing to choose between two options at the same time, one of which would be to take up arms against the other civilization without making enemies of the human race, and the other of which is to flee with the human race.
Hart didn’t trust Linnell’s actions, but he did trust it.
However, even if he was confident that the Linnell would not change its mind, it was a clear threat to Hart and the others, so the chase between Fortress Kerviel and the opposing ship continued in a corner of the Andromeda Galaxy.
“If we enter the territory of the opposing civilization with this, it could lead to hostilities. General Staff, based on all the information we have about the enemy, come up with a plan to destroy them. I don’t care about anything else as long as the security of Fortress Kerviel is maintained.”
Even Hart, who usually planned his own strategies, had no leeway to think as he continued to warp without sleep.
The General Staff under Bertrand, who was in charge of planning the operation, agonized over the difficult order to destroy the warship of an unknown advanced civilization, even though it was their original duty.
The stationed fleet and Israfel currently possessed by Fortress Kerviel are about 1/20th of what they were originally.
During the Second Battle of Hercules, the fleet was sent to build a fighter craft spaceport, and the fighter crafts were sent out as cover, leaving only reserve ships in the fortress.
There were 25 destroyers, 50 escort ships, 100 reconnaissance ships, 100 transport ships, and 200 craft ships.
There are 56,250 large fighter crafts Israfel.
The objective of the operation is to destroy either the enemy ship, the enemy ship’s magic element engine, the living organism on board, or the Daemon.
The ineffectiveness of fusion munitions on the enemy ship was proven by their attacks as they left the Hercules System. It has also been shown that it has a high ability to avoid obstacles, having passed through the wreckage of a billion fighter crafts.
The General Staff, realizing that they could not possibly win the battle without sacrifices, proposed a rather aggressive strategy.
The sisters in black and white leap lightly through the higher dimensional space, bouncing on their toes.For the spirits, the higher dimensional space is like the garden of their home.Moreover, they were jumping with the magic power of their father, Hart, so the sisters were jumping as if they were playing in the garden with their father.Even though the sandbox in the garden is small, the distance of the slide is short, and the area where they can play around is limited, the sisters continue to jump around happily.A single bee chased the sisters endlessly as they joyfully played.The sisters even used the chasing bee as a playmate, but their father and the soldiers around them were not so pleased.The enemy pursuit ship warped out into a sector about 1.3 billion kilometers away from the fortress. It is presumed they will create a gate and call in reinforcements through Gated Jump Navigation.Seeing that Bertrand was somewhat nervous, Hart nodded and replied.That's depressing enough.He agreed with Bertrand, pointing out the need to improve the situation while being considerate of his feelings. It didn't solve any problems, but just agreeing to something gives some peace of mind.Hart, who showed such consideration, was actually more exhausted. The other officers and soldiers can take turns resting, but only Hart, who is warping, can't sleep or rest.In the first place, there is no way that the fleeing side will not get tired from dealing with the chasing bee or the knife-wielding stalker.In reality, the enemy ship is not a poisonous needle or a knife, but an advanced alien civilization, targeting with an unknown super-weapon and approaching at super-speed.The total length of the enemy ship is in the 800-meter class, and it is believed that the operator of the magic engine is contracted with a C-class Daemon. Although the spirits contracted by the Fleet Admiral are overwhelmingly superior, due to the difference in the performance of the magic engines, it seems unlikely that we will be able to shake off the pursuit.I suppose so.The Intermediate Spirits of the C-class crystals add 810 to the Magic Power Value.The Monarchy's large fighter craft Israfel and the similar large fighter craft Surtr were built in the 600-meter class because their designs and parts were diverted from the 600-meter class auxiliary ships in order to build them quickly.Had there been more time, the Monarchy would have built them in the 800-meter class.Since the total length of the enemy ship is 800 meters, it is assumed that it is contracted with a C-class Daemon, which is equivalent to an 810 magical power increase. In fact, it would be strange for a Daemon of a different rank to operate an 800-meter-class ship.And if it is an 800-meter class, it can perform warp.The reason why a 600-meter-class auxiliary ship can warp in the Monarchy and a large fighter craft of the same size cannot is because it does not have the needed manpower to do so.There is no way that a single newly drafted pilot can perform interstellar travel on his own without training.However, if a ship is simplified enough to be operated by one person and packed with enough systems and androids for interstellar travel, it might be possible to perform interstellar travel.Although it is not certain whether the pursuing party is a single person, it is certain that they are pursuing using C-class crystals, based on the observation results of the Spirit Emperor Lulu using Multidimensional Magic Element Conversion Communication Waves.Therefore, it was thought that the reason why Lulu and Maya, the overwhelmingly superior Spirit Emperors, could not shake them off was that there was a disparity in the technological level of ships crossing higher-dimensional space between humanity and the other civilization.At the time of the Diete War of Independence, it took humans one year to travel 10 light-years. In the four and a half centuries since then, the technology related to the magic element engine has improved, and the speed of interstellar travel has increased a hundredfold. Based on this, we must assume that the technological level of the enemy pursuing us is higher than ours.The enemy, who appears to have made a deal with a C-Class Daemon, is not being separated from Fortress Kerviel, but continues to follow close behind.It is as if Hart is crossing the ocean in a large sailing ship, while the enemy is chasing a small boat with an engine powered by high octane fuel.However, since the second enemy ship did not seem to catch up, the sum of the disparity between Spirits and Daemons, the difference in magic power between humans and the enemy, and the performance difference of Multidimensional Magic Conversion Observation Waves were not considered to be so extreme. It is because of these circumstances that Hart was able to continue to escape.In addition, the fact that Dr. Kerman was the one who adjusted Fortress Kerviel may have had some effect.Come to think of it, Dr. Kerman, who made a contract with the Spirit God, may have also been spiritized.Since Hart was able to receive an invitation from the Spirit Emperor Lulu, Kerman, who was favored by the Spirit God, a higher rank than the Spirit Emperor, would also have been able to receive the invitation to be spiritized.Kerman was clearly isolated from modern humanity when he drew spirits to this side.Hart may have been recognized for his unique magic power, the donation of magical traits to the Spirit Emperors Lulu and Maya, the birth of the black spirit Maya, and the continued cultivation of many other spirits, but Kerman was also unique.If he had become a spirit, he would have become filled with all kinds of knowledge, and living a very happy life.The enemy is also wary of Fortress Kerviel's magic element engine, which was created or built by the peculiar Kerman, and the Spirit Emperor's abilities, and so does not come within range of Fortress Kerviel's main cannon, which is believed to have been obtained from the Tenka Hercules Alliance.By transforming a part of the ship out of range, a gate-type jump navigation gate is created to call in reinforcements and lead them to Fortress Kerviel.Reinforcements have appeared. Presumably the same type of ship powered by C-class crystals but no magic element engine output reaction.If the enemy's gate-type jump navigation is an advanced technology of quantum teleportation, then living organisms cannot jump. And without living organisms, there is no magic and no miasma to supply energy to the Daemons. I believe that whoever is chasing us is something close to an artificial intelligence, like Linnell.What Hart told Bertrand was a second-hand version of what Lulu said during their escape from the Hercules System.When they escaped from the Hercules star system, the enemy showing the output reaction of the magic essence engine near the star immediately transferred to the pursuing warship. If the warships separated by space can move instantly, and the Daemon Emperor did not provide the power, it is assumed that the body is not a living organism, but a quantum or something like that.With such an existence, the first thing that comes to Hart's mind is the Artificial Intelligence Linnell.Is it Linnell?That's right. The enemy chasing us by operating the magic element engine may be using life forms that emit miasma aboard the ships as an energy source. Imagine a pattern in which Linnell controls humans.This is a possible future where there are no spirits and humanity is eventually controlled by Linnell.Bertrand, hearing Hart's interpretation of the enemy, swallowed with bated breath.That's probably why they can't call in a second reinforcement ship with living organisms aboard using gated jump navigation, only unmanned ships.If Linnell, which is superior to humans, is given an environment in which it can perform as many calculations as it wants and has an enormous amount of time, it will eventually start using gated jump navigation and other methods. As is the case today, it seems that they will mercilessly use the method of sending inexhaustible unmanned ships to deal with threats.The 800-meter-class warship approaching Fortress Kerviel could conceivably be an unmanned ship that spawns endlessly. Unable to deal with such a group, Hart had warped away before coming into contact with the enemy.It may be possible for an artificial intelligence to reach us. That's terrifying.Hart spoke to Linnell 09 Ivy, which had been activated to take control of the large fighter craft Surtr during the Second Battle of Hercules, and was currently still in operation.Ivy immediately denied Hart's claim.Ivy is perfectly safe. You know that, don't you Mr. Hart?I know that. And I also know that the level of civilization that is pursuing us will not change Linnell's mind. I simply imagined that there were no spirits in humanity and felt terrified.That assumption is meaningless, isn't it? Because the Linnells are aware of the spirits.Meow.Hart let out a sigh and lunged at Linnell.So forced, don't imitate the cat's meow.Linnell recognizes that the spirits on humanity's side are transdimensional beings.Linnell, which prioritizes self-preservation, will harm humanity when the need arises or when the spirits are no longer a concern.Specifically, when the Linnell side cannot sustain its existence without causing harm, or when the Linnell itself has transcended the spirits, or when the spirits are convinced that they cannot harm the Linnells for the foreseeable future.Therefore, Hart believes that the appearance of the other civilization, which is merely inferior in the eyes of the spirits, will not change Linnell's mind.If the other civilization threatens to annihilate the human race, Linnell will be willing to choose between two options at the same time, one of which would be to take up arms against the other civilization without making enemies of the human race, and the other of which is to flee with the human race.Hart didn't trust Linnell's actions, but he did trust it.However, even if he was confident that the Linnell would not change its mind, it was a clear threat to Hart and the others, so the chase between Fortress Kerviel and the opposing ship continued in a corner of the Andromeda Galaxy.If we enter the territory of the opposing civilization with this, it could lead to hostilities. General Staff, based on all the information we have about the enemy, come up with a plan to destroy them. I don't care about anything else as long as the security of Fortress Kerviel is maintained.Even Hart, who usually planned his own strategies, had no leeway to think as he continued to warp without sleep.The General Staff under Bertrand, who was in charge of planning the operation, agonized over the difficult order to destroy the warship of an unknown advanced civilization, even though it was their original duty.The stationed fleet and Israfel currently possessed by Fortress Kerviel are about 1/20th of what they were originally.During the Second Battle of Hercules, the fleet was sent to build a fighter craft spaceport, and the fighter crafts were sent out as cover, leaving only reserve ships in the fortress.There were 25 destroyers, 50 escort ships, 100 reconnaissance ships, 100 transport ships, and 200 craft ships.There are 56,250 large fighter crafts Israfel.The objective of the operation is to destroy either the enemy ship, the enemy ship's magic element engine, the living organism on board, or the Daemon.The ineffectiveness of fusion munitions on the enemy ship was proven by their attacks as they left the Hercules System. It has also been shown that it has a high ability to avoid obstacles, having passed through the wreckage of a billion fighter crafts.The General Staff, realizing that they could not possibly win the battle without sacrifices, proposed a rather aggressive strategy.
