After entering the server, Zhuan Leibin moved his body after a long absence.
Here, he was a blond Frenchman. This was his appearance in 2075. In 2075, he was a handsome middle-aged Southerner with a slightly melancholic temperament.
Zhuan Leibin saw the other ten figures.
Originally, there were thirteen Kings - the group of officers who had witnessed the Martial Ancestor’s sole defeat.
Thereafter, the Holy Duke King, who was guarding Jupiter’s satellite constellation and surrounding fortresses, was slain by the Fourth Martial God, and the Seventh Martial God directly bombarded King Saturn/Future King, King Neptune/Sea God King, and King Acheron. Mars King/War God King was decapitated in a surprise attack by the Ninth Martial God.
In this process, three additional individuals, including the Conquest Heavenly King, replenished their ranks.
This was the current state of the kings ruling the Solar System.
King Aqini, along with the Heavenly God King and Brave King, discussed matters. King Aqini was the rare kind who opted not to choose a humanoid virtual avatar. Even here, his virtual image was a cylinder—Master Hartman was very disciplined. Since he had decided to continue his cultivation of Inner Strength through a path of "disengaging from instincts," he deliberately maintained a non-human appearance even in the virtual world.
The forces amassed by the Protectors in Jupiter’s universe naturally far exceeded those of the White Fleet Prosthetics Followers. Normally, the White Fleet Prosthetics Followers would pay a heavy price to break through, assuming no terrain was providing cover.
But this time, something was amiss.
The White Fleet Prosthetics Followers were discovered only after they had reached quite close—and it was an officer with a Prosthetic Eye who spotted them.
All the alarm mechanisms had failed to function.
The White Fleet Prosthetics Followers thus reached a considerably close range. By the time the Protectors hastily organized a counterattack, the White Fleet Prosthetics Followers unleashed a round of simultaneous fire and then irresistibly cut through the Parsifal Satellite Group.
The ships of the White Fleet Prosthetics Followers, mostly originating from Saturn’s universe’s chivalrous forces, were restricted by resources, and their tonnage was considerably smaller than that of the Protector’s vessels. The Heroes’ warships were also inferior in terms of firepower and range.
However, their smaller size and lighter mass meant less inertia, implying stronger acceleration capabilities and also superior maneuverability within the gravity well.
Traditionally, the White Fleet Prosthetics Followers and Black Ship Righteous Followers relied on this advantage to operate within the Asteroid Belt and battle the Protector Fleet.
The gravity of Jupiter and the Parsifal satellites limited the number of fleets that could crowd into this space. The Protectors could not cram all their fleets into this confined airspace at once, as that would reduce the fleet’s room to maneuver quickly.
Also, by increasing fleet density excessively, the damage caused by enemy concentrated fire would also increase.
If that were the only issue, it wouldn’t have been too problematic.
But the problem was not solely this.
The Red Star Prosthetics Followers mingled with the White Fleet Prosthetics Followers. As soon as the White Fleet Prosthetics Followers secured their victory, the group of madcaps from the Red Star Prosthetics Followers took the risk of being attacked by the alerted fleet and charged directly towards the satellites for a ground assault.
The Red Star Prosthetics Followers were originally the Mars Planetary Defense Force, and their vessels were designed for operation on rocky or icy celestial bodies.
The Red Star Prosthetics Followers fought bloody battles, capturing Ganymede eight, nineteen, and thirty-two, and after several jumps, conquered Ganymede thirty-six, thirty-nine, and forty-nine. Sixty years ago, this troop was one of the more regular units under War God King, but after sixty years of ruthless trials, this troop had grown fearsomely formidable.
Many Heroes active in the Asteroid Belt had already infiltrated the Red Star Prosthetics Followers, using their superior abilities to aid in attacks on the fortresses.
Heroes lying low in Jupiter’s universe also responded in kind.
It was due to the military achievements of the Red Star Prosthetics Followers that the White Fleet Prosthetics Followers could move to and fro within the satellite group, exploiting the terrain to divide their enemies, whereas the government fleet entering the vicinity of the Parsifal Satellite Group would be hampered.
"Too absurd," King Aqini said.
"There’s nothing to scoff at, Hartman," the Heavenly God King spoke coldly, "Under normal circumstances, I could simply whittle them down slowly using the fleet’s power—anyone can annihilate an isolated force. But this place does not allow us to trade space for time. The Galileo satellites are about to move in front of the White Fleet Prosthetics Followers. We cannot risk it."
The Galileo satellite group, including Ganymede one, two, three, four—respectively named "Io," "Europa," "Ganymede", and "Callisto"—were discovered by Galileo Galilei, one of the pioneers of modern science, using an optical telescope.
These four satellites are the largest of Jupiter’s moons; Ganymede three’s diameter is even larger than that of Mercury.
The temperatures of the Galileo satellites are very low, and they have atmospheres. Consequently, the Protectors had built a city-scale server matrix here, utilizing these celestial bodies’ natural conditions to offset the waste heat produced by their computational activities.
This formidable matrix was a key node in the Solar System network. If there were issues with the Galileo satellites, the interstellar communications of the Protectors would be significantly impacted. Although it wouldn’t completely halt, efficiency would drastically decrease and the coordinated capabilities among the legions would drop sharply.
In other words, they would be placed in a predicament of "temporarily unable to fully utilize numerical superiority."
And, if positioned correctly...
A single salvo from the White Fleet Prosthetics Followers could achieve this.
So, the Heavenly God King had to ensure White Fleet Prosthetics Followers would not be in "the right position."
"In the universe, the only ones who can defeat a deep-space fleet are another deep-space fleet—or a Martial Artist who had ascended to the God Realm," the Brave King whispered on the other side, "It was your own folly that pushed your deep-space fleet into the planetary gravity well." This text is hosted at NoveI-Fire.ɴet
The Brave King was primarily responsible for the various tasks within Jupiter’s atmosphere. While this might sound limited in scope, considering Jupiter’s volume is 1316 times that of Earth, it was still a considerably significant territory.
Moreover, it was a region with a natural atmosphere.
"The Martial Gods are the greatest enemy. Today’s chaos stems from the news of the Martial God Geng Sheng’s resurgence," King Aqini stated unwaveringly, maintaining his viewpoint, "The Martial God has destroyed all of Earth’s space-based weapons, satellites, and orbital barracks. The Sky Star Fleet must persist near Earth’s orbit until this system is rebuilt, or another powerful troop arrives."
"You’re merely waiting for a planetary defense force to help you escape your predicament," the Brave King mocked.