Doomsday: I Build a Space Fleet

Chapter 275 New Members Join

Lorraine and Platinum descended to the flagship's maintenance room.

Platinum first boarded the mech fixed to the maintenance rack, and then controlled the mech to enter the largest airdrop pod located in the center of the maintenance room.

There are three fixed racks inside this airdrop pod, which can accommodate a total of three mechs.

Inside the cylinder at the center of the airdrop capsule, there are three high-density energy batteries. The bottom one powers the control system of the entire airdrop capsule, the top one powers the stealth system of the airdrop capsule, and the middle one is a backup.

Once the two individuals were secured, the optical stealth system of the airdrop capsule was activated, initiating the orbital airdrop procedure.

Once the hatch at the bottom of the preparation compartment is fully opened, the electromagnetic clamps securing the airdrop pod are de-energized, and the airdrop pod begins to freefall.

The almost completely transparent drop capsule fell from the spacecraft, passed through the clouds, and landed on the ground without leaving a trace.

The recoil rockets at the bottom of the airdrop capsule ignited, sending shockwaves crashing against the sand and raising huge clouds of dust.

At this moment, the airdrop capsule deactivated its optical stealth system, revealing this 12-meter-tall, extra-large airdrop capsule with orbital return capability.

Before the dust settled, the airdrop hatch opened, the mounting brackets unlocked, and Platinum controlled the mech to retrieve a laser rifle from the outer wall. He then slowly walked out of the airdrop hatch in front of Lorraine.

The mech's cockpit then unlocked, and Platinum gracefully jumped down, landing beside Lorraine, and walked towards the steel gate, the last line of defense.

The person standing at the door to greet the two was not the blond knight named Ryan whom they had met before, but a female knight with dazzling red hair.

She wore a knight-style exoskeleton armor, with a beautifully decorated knight's sword slung across her waist.

Platinum frowned slightly as she looked at the female knight in front of her.

'This feeling is so familiar. Have I seen her somewhere before?'

However, her long period of traveling alone had made some of her memories hazy, and she couldn't recall the knight's identity for a moment.

The knight strode forward, stopped in front of the two men, gave a standard knightly salute, and then spoke.

"Welcome, both of you. My name is Ophelia von Lundstätter. The Knight Commander is currently in the dining hall. I will show you the way."

Lorraine and Platinum returned the greeting and then handed the insulated buckets they were carrying to the female knight.

"The freshly made chicken soup has some medicinal herbs added to it to help nourish the body."

Subsequently, after being enhanced multiple times, Lorraine and Platinum clearly saw a slight pause in the knight's movements.

"Thank you both."

Lorraine waved his hand and followed the female knight toward the restaurant.

After opening the gate and entering this steel wall, the three turned right and took the elevator inside the steel wall into the underground living space of the Stonehenge base.

The elevator came to a stop on the third basement level. After the elevator doors opened, Lorraine and Platinum saw several training areas separated by large racks. These racks, which were over 4 meters high, were filled with all kinds of weapons and equipment.

As Lorraine and Platinum moved forward, they looked around and vaguely spotted a humanoid combat unit about 4 meters tall in the distance.

Olivia, who was leading the way diagonally in front of the two, noticed that Lorraine and Platinum seemed interested in the underground base, so she offered to explain it to them.

"This is the outermost perimeter of the entire Stonehenge base living area, as well as the training ground for all personnel and the storage point for large equipment."

"The entire Stonehenge base is arranged in a ring shape. This level, from the outside in, consists of training grounds, dormitories, a canteen, medical facilities, and the orbital strike center and command center."

"To facilitate the movement of supplies, the area beneath this training ground is the ammunition depot and individual equipment depot of the outer defense line of the Stonehenge base."

"When the battle breaks out, all individual weapons and equipment will be transported to the training level via large, liftable racks."

Looking at the spacious training area, Lorraine suddenly thought of a question and then asked Olivia.

"Speaking of which, doesn't the Stonehenge base store armored vehicles and unmanned combat units? I see that the Red Peak Island base has quite a few unmanned combat units."

"Yes, but the armored vehicles suffered significant losses during their first contact with the enemy combat group, and most of the unmanned combat units in the warehouse were lightweight infantry support units, which were no longer used after the loss rate reached 80%."

During their conversation, the three of them quickly passed through the dormitory area and arrived at the cafeteria.

After leading the two to their seats, Olivia handed the thermos to Ryan, who was standing next to the old knight. Then she turned around and took out three porcelain bowls and two pairs of chopsticks from the sterilizer next to her.

Lorraine and Platinum took the bowls and chopsticks, picked up a few bites of the food on the table, and ate a few mouthfuls with them.

After the old knight finished his meal, he took the cane from Ryan and led the two men through the hospital toward the conference room in the core area.

Lorraine and Platinum sat facing each other across the long conference table from the old knight and Olivia, while Ryan stood silently in the corner of the conference room with his hands behind his back.

Subsequently, both sides engaged in harmonious and friendly communication regarding future cooperation.

After more than an hour of discussion, the first phase of the cooperation agreement was finalized.

Lorraine will provide the Stonehenge base with Guardian III robots and unmanned combat platforms to work in conjunction with them, as well as technical support and training.

After agricultural production resumes at Stonehenge, Lorraine will continue to provide agricultural products and supply seeds and fertilizers for a fee.

The Stonehenge base will continuously supply finished ore to the Lorraine side and will cooperate with the Lorraine side in combat when necessary.

After finalizing the agreement, Lorraine and Platinum stood up and shook hands with the old knight.

"It was a pleasure doing business with you, Your Excellency Knight Commander. We'll take our leave now."

"Don't rush off, Lord Lorraine."

Lorraine and Platinum were both taken aback, then straightened up and looked at the red-haired knight beside them.

"Your Excellency Lorraine, Your Excellency Platinum, I am Olivia, a member of the Torch Order, formerly a Major in the Heavy Staff of the Knight Federation."

Lorraine was still in a daze. Platinum, on the other hand, realized why she had felt a sense of familiarity when they met before.

"I remember now, you are Lord Krenfell's personal disciple, the most outstanding military strategist and tactician of this generation, and extremely skilled at commanding large-scale operations."

Upon hearing this, Olivia was taken aback, but she quickly extracted useful information from Platinum's appearance.

"Are you the female war goddess from Dragon's Nest?"

Platinum was also taken aback, then said with a proud expression.

"Me? Well, there really wasn't anyone better at fighting than me in our batch."

"Dodo"

The old knight tapped his cane lightly on the ground, and the two ladies in the conference room immediately stood up straight and remained silent.

"As per the initial agreement, we will send an elite commander to accompany you, and this is our chosen one."

"Understood, thank you for your strong support."

"No need to thank me. It is your outstanding abilities that have earned you the favor of a senior commander."

After speaking, the old knight waved his hand, leaned on his cane, and left the meeting room under Ryan's protection.

Olivia and Platinum breathed a sigh of relief once the sound of the cane tapping the floor had faded into the distance.

"Hmm, it's been a long time since I've lived in the team, I'm a little out of sorts."

Platinum, her body slightly slumped, spoke softly. Olivia, hearing what Platinum was saying, explained.

"No, the talks have actually ended, it's just that the old man's demands were too harsh."

"Besides, the old man wasn't supposed to be the one to introduce us; he made the decision on his own."

Looking at Lorraine, who seemed somewhat detached, Olivia continued.

"We weren't very familiar with each other to begin with. The original plan was for me to leave with you under the guise of visiting and learning, and then explain the existence of this agreement to you after we got to know each other better."

Platinum smiled and stepped forward, patting Olivia on the shoulder.

"Oh, isn't it because the old knight is worried that you're not being valued enough?"

Just as Lorraine was about to say something, Olivia sighed.

"The old man is just overly concerned. I know most of the officers on the ship. They are all directly under the Hongfeng Island base and cannot stay on your ship for long."

"Furthermore, I have also heard about Infinity. Overall, it is a super database. Your ability to judge large-scale military operations, especially strategic and tactical directions, will be somewhat lacking."

"In conclusion, I will not be looked down upon at all."

Seeing Olivia's extremely confident expression, Platinum patted Lorraine on the shoulder and began to explain on his behalf.

"This guy is the Knight Federation's most prized possession, and he's also an expert in both special forces operations and large-scale troop operations."

"What truly made her famous worldwide was that combat exercise organized by the United Government Military Academy."

"Back then, Olivia could hold her own against several veterans at the military academy on her own."

"After this battle, she was called the goddess of war who was both wise and brave, or the modern Athena for short."

When the last three words came out of Platinum's mouth, a blush instantly rose on the fair face of the golden-haired knight, and he murmured.

"Stop talking, it's embarrassing."

However, Lorraine was a little curious about how she got the title of Athena.

Upon hearing Lorraine's question, Platinum simply shook her head. After all, Olivia rose to fame when the United Government had just been established, and Platinum was unaware of Olivia's past experiences.

"Let me speak."

Olivia suppressed her shame and spoke with a slightly flushed face.

"I joined the Knight Federation's Special Forces Academy as a special recruit. After two years of study and training, I joined the Knight Federation's Special Air Service Regiment."

"During my time in the special forces, I performed exceptionally well, achieving remarkable feats in several operations and earning numerous first-class merits and one special-class merit."

"After being selected, I returned to the Special Operations Academy to study command for a year."

"After returning from my advanced studies, I was promoted to the position of operations staff officer in the Special Operations Command of the Knight Federation."

"During my tenure, I accompanied the team to the battlefield on numerous occasions to command missions."

"After the formation of the United Government, I went to the Red Earth Federation as a support force to carry out missions. During this period, I made many merits and my ability to command large-scale operations was recognized."

"After my mission ended, I went to the United Government Military Academy for further studies."

"And then came what Platinum was talking about."

"Yes, that's about it."

Seeing Lorraine's somewhat dazed expression, Olivia was at a loss.

Platinum stretched out her leg and gently kicked Lorraine.

"Welcome, Olivia."

"Your Excellency Lorraine, it is my honor."

After Olivia's joining was officially confirmed, Mr. Lin asked a very practical question.

"Do you need to pack your luggage? Do you need any help?"

"No need, Lord Lorraine. The logistics robots have already packed my luggage. I just need to go to the dormitory area to pick it up."

When passing through the dormitory area, Lorraine saw the small suitcase and did nothing, but instead asked Cleveland to send a tactical transport plane over.

When the three emerged from the Great Wall of Steel, the airdrop pod and Platinum's mech had already taken off, while a light gray, low-visibility tactical transport plane remained stationary.

After boarding the transport plane, the three quickly returned to the flagship.

After preparing accommodations for Omphia, the frigate No. 2001, which was there to relieve the flagship on guard duty, arrived over the Stonehenge base.

Olivia, who had already entered the command room, watched the black-painted warship rise from the clouds, and a look of surprise appeared in her eyes once again.

Lorraine smiled, then had Platinum lead Ophia and the officers from the medium combined arms brigade and the Marine Corps to the maintenance room.

Here, Lorraine temporarily set up several simulators to help Olivia familiarize herself with the fleet's situation.

The flagship, flying at full speed, returned to above Jask Harbor in less than two hours.

Meanwhile, Olivia also completed her first simulation, heading to the transport aircraft landing deck at the stern of the flagship with the other officers.

The dozen or so officers disembarked on the first tactical transport plane, while Olivia, along with Lorraine and Platinum, boarded the second tactical transport plane to Aion City.

After Olivia's excited emotions calmed down a bit, Lorraine and Olivia briefly described the situation of the fleet.

Throughout Lorraine's narration, Olivia did not react to the overly intimate relationship between the four.

When the tactical transport plane landed on the tarmac outside the shipyard, Lin Shu, who had just come from the farm, greeted the three of them.

"Sister Shu, I've missed you so much!"

Bai Jin was the first to rush out, standing expectantly in front of Lin Shu, hoping that she had some of the pastries she had made herself.

"You!"

Lin Shu reached out and poked Bai Jin's forehead, then handed her the snacks he had brought with him.

"Thank you, Sister Shu! You're so kind."

Platinum took the pastries and ate them with a happy smile.

"Eat less, the food is ready."

Platinum was taken aback, looking at the pastry in her hand that had been broken into two halves.