"This is impossible." Mercury said calmly, "We only have one battleship and there is no way we can face the fleet of the Principality of Bahram.

We all understand your urgency for revenge, but you are now the only heir to the Principality of Helios!

You cannot ruin the future of the entire principality just because of your anger!!"

Xia Lian did not explain or refute their words. He seemed to be waiting for something.

Soon, a red dot lit up on the control screen of the operator in front of him.

He raised his head and said to Xia Lianda.

"Your Highness, we received the Ancebo communication from Helios."

"Connected." Xia Lian said calmly.

"yes!"

At the same time, a projection appeared next to him. It was an old man with white hair and a black uniform. The hair on his forehead was braided into two braids, like some kind of ethnic minority.

The moment he saw Xia Lian, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"I finally contacted you, Your Highness, what happened over there?"

"Your Grand Duke, my father, Shasuo Helios, has been buried in the Blue Star. The Bahram family violated the imperial alliance and launched an attack on us."

Xia Lian said without looking back.

The old man was stunned for a moment and seemed to have no reaction, but then his face turned pale and he looked at him in disbelief.

But Xia Lian wouldn't give him time to react.

"Someone among you has a problem. Our itinerary and identification codes have been leaked. Someone pretended to be Circe and got in."

The old man's face became even paler and he lowered his head.

"It was my negligence, I will definitely find this moth!

I will send troops to support you immediately."

"No." Xia Lian rejected the proposal, "Just guard Helios and don't mobilize any existing defenses."

The old man was stunned for a moment and then raised his head, looking at Xia Lian with some confusion. Not only him, but also some people in the control room couldn't help but look at Xia Lian.

"This stealth assault ship will produce slight fluctuations in space and time when it enters super-light speed. Bahram's technical capabilities are similar to ours, so it is impossible for them not to detect it.

And so far, not only have there not been any large-mass fields trying to intercept our super-light speed, we haven't even seen any pursuers. Do you think it's possible?"

Xia Lian asked rhetorically.

His words stunned everyone present. After they thought about it carefully, a chill suddenly rose in their hearts.

"They are letting us go on purpose."

Xia Lian looked into the distance and said calmly.

"For this reason, they even delayed the capture of Cangxing, and the purpose is to allow us to escape, contact Helios, and then let the main force of Helios come to support.

Finally, they took advantage of the emptiness behind to attack Helios and completely cut off the foundation of the principality!

This is called encircling a point to bring reinforcements, making noises in the east and attacking in the west."

The old man reacted, took a breath of cold air, and turned to Xia Lian.

"But...but what about you?"

"After my father died, according to the constitution of the principality, as the only remaining bloodline of the Helios family, and as an adult, I should now be regarded as the legal supreme leader of the principality, right?"

"yes."

Xia Lian turned the corner of his eyes to the old man.

"Are you questioning my decision?"

The old man quickly lowered his head.

"No...no."

"Then prepare for me to fight. If Helios is lost and you are not dead, I will personally come to collect your body!"

Xia Lian's tone was very rude, but the old man did not feel any offence. He raised his head and looked at Xia Lian, who was looking directly at the distant world with no hesitation in his eyes.

For some reason, the old man's initial panic after learning the news of Xia Lian's father's death is gradually calming down, and he also feels a little inexplicable at ease.

His throat moved, trying to say something, but in the end, he lowered his head and a thousand words turned into one sentence.

"Yes! I will welcome you back on Helios, Your Highness."

After saying that, the communication was also disconnected.

While Mercury was silent, Xia Lian slowly spoke.

"Wang Zhen, turn on the ship-wide broadcast and broadcast the conversation in the main control room to everyone."

"yes."

Wang Zhen responded, and then he swiped the control panel in front of him with his finger, then turned his head and nodded to Xia Lian.

After Xia Lian pondered for a moment, he spoke.

"Bahram's main force is defending the Yatrumans on the border. Once he moves the army there, it will threaten the security of the entire empire. It is impossible for the emperor to allow him to do this.

But what came to Cangxing was at least two full fleets.

And if they are really lurking near Helios, waiting for Helios to send support, and taking advantage of the void behind to attack, then they will have to have at least four fully-equipped fleets to be able to face the star ring.

defense system.

Coupled with the fleet responsible for intercepting our retreat...

In this way, the Bahram family has basically deployed all the troops it can, so the defense in one place will be very weak..."

"Bahram Star." Mercury whispered absentmindedly.

Countries in the 21st century have capitals, and countries in the interstellar era naturally have regions that serve as political centers.

Bahram Star is the opponent's "capital".

Xia Lian's brain was clearer than ever at this moment, and the entire battlefield was in his eyes. This was a gift from Athena.

And this gift is the basis for his extraordinary comeback at this moment.

"This is not an adventure, but our only way to survive."

Xia Lian said seriously.

"Since they are ready to let us leave Blue Star, they must have also considered our other escape routes. There must be ambushes on the route to the Star Sea and the New Federation.

Only by attacking Bahram Star can they disrupt their original deployment, allow these scattered troops to return to defense, and create a gap for us.

The troops left behind on the Blue Star will be saved, and the pressure on Helios will be relieved.

Time will be on our side again."

Xia Lian glanced at everyone in the main control room.

"But it also represents a possibility. We may be surrounded by the main force of the entire principality, and maybe everyone will die there.

You have two choices now. One is to follow me and take this risk.

And secondly, this starship should have a lot of carrier-based aircraft. Those of you who don’t want to go can use the carrier-based aircraft to leave. With luck, you may be able to escape their encirclement."

Xia Lian's words caused the main control room and even the crew of the entire starship to fall into silence.

And Xia Lian didn't have time to give them a reaction.

"We are about to arrive at Bahram Star. Although I am very patient, the enemy will not give you time to think."

Wang Zhen was the first to speak, "Are you insulting us? Your Highness."

"I'm just giving you a choice. A defeat does not mean eternal defeat, death does." Xia Lian said calmly.

Wang Zhen was speechless. He glanced at the other four operators in the main control room.

"Do you want to escape?"

They didn't respond.

Then he spoke loudly and forcefully into the microphone.

"All crew members on board the Kuixing Ship, if any of you want to escape, you can report it to me."

But more than ten seconds passed, and no one responded.

Wang Zhen looked at Xia Lian with an unsurprised expression.

"It seems that the answer is already clear."

Xia Lian was silent for a moment, his eyes flashing.

"I thought... there would be more smart people."

"Your Highness, have you ever heard the whine of a starship's light cannon shattering the earth?"

Wang Zhen asked Xia Lian seriously.
To be continued...