Previously, when he saw the Troll King suffer a defeat in the first battle against the Wraith Dragon Interstellar Empire, he at most thought that the Wraith Dragon Interstellar Empire had some strength.

Add to that an element of luck, and the troll king's subjective disregard for the law.

As everyone knows, before launching the invasion war against the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire, almost 90% of people did not consider the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire a threat.

As for the rumors about the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire, they all believe that it was only because the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire had previously dealt with some insignificant interstellar civilizations that it achieved such results.

It's important to understand that the Dragon Empire is now facing a powerful Devouring Civilization, one that has already wiped out countless interstellar and cosmic civilizations.

Therefore, everyone on the side of devouring civilization maintained this attitude of contempt.

It's fair to say that the more they looked down on the military strength of the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire back then, the more they were proven wrong later.

Back to the present.

Now that they have truly faced the military power of the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire, he has finally acknowledged that the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire does indeed possess this terrifying strength.

That's a truly terrifying force. Who could have imagined that an interstellar civilization, unheard of just ten years ago, would grow to this incredible level in such a short span of time?

It possesses first-class interstellar warships and highly skilled military commanders.

Through the battles fought by the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire, the brand of "Xiaolong Interstellar Warships" has been established in many universes.

You should know that in the current market for interstellar warships, as long as you put the name "Xiaolong" on it, you can attract the attention of countless people.

This even led to a series of chain reactions, such as the fact that the Xiaolong series interstellar warships are not so easy to obtain.

At this time, some cunning interstellar traders will try every means to ride on the coattails of the 'Xiaolong series' popularity.

For example, when selling a certain product, they would explain its relationship with the manufacturer behind the JF-17 Thunder series starships by stating something like, "This product was manufactured by a military enterprise that participated in the production of the JF-17 Thunder series starships."

The purpose is to let people who see this know that I was involved in the production of the JF-17 series interstellar warships.

I have very strong military industrial capabilities, so you can rest assured when buying my products.

This is usually just a gimmick, and it's the lowest level.

What is considered advanced?

Besides the fact that the JF-17 series interstellar warships are selling very well in the market, there are also very few JF-17 series items available on the second-hand market.

As a result, some resourceful individuals would go to the sites where the Xiaolong Legion fleet had fought before, in order to clean up the interstellar battlefield ruins and try to find some wreckage of Xiaolong-class interstellar warships.

Once they find the wreckage of a Dragon-class interstellar warship, even just a single component, it's a huge windfall for those interstellar scavengers.

Because the buyer will try to repair these parts and then install them on their own interstellar warship, at which point it can be claimed that this is an interstellar warship using parts from the Xiaolong series of interstellar warships.

The value of this interstellar warship will vary depending on the importance of the fake JF-17 series components.

There was once an example where someone was so lucky that they managed to procure the main gun turret and weapon core of a T4-level Xiaolong series interstellar warship.

And the damage wasn't too severe; we managed to repair it.

Installing this T4-level JF-17 main gun onto the hull of another T4 star destroyer doubled the value of that T4 star destroyer.

The reason is simply that this interstellar destroyer was equipped with weapon parts from the JF-17 series.

That's the situation.

Given such a frenzied market situation, one can imagine how terrifying the JF-17 interstellar warship brand is right now.

"My lord, my lord!" The adjutant's call brought the drought demon king back to his senses.

The drought demon king's expression was somewhat blank; he was still haunted by the terrifying combat power of the Dragon Legion fleet.

"Sir, what should we do now?"

According to our analysis, if this continues...

It is highly likely that we will both suffer heavy losses.

"We're not entirely confident we can defeat those two near-T7 level starships," the adjutant said with great concern, his palms already sweating.

His eyes were filled with fear.

This is unlike the devouring civilization officers who have invaded other interstellar civilizations in the past.

Fortune changes, and this same expression appeared on their faces as well.

"But we have nowhere to retreat now, and we can only fight the enemy to the end," the Drought Demon King said in a deep voice. Although he was reluctant to say this, he did not want to continue fighting the Dragon Legion fleet.

But given the current situation, he really has no other choice.

He has no choice but to fight this battle, whether he wants to or not.

"Report! The enemy's interstellar drone swarm has made a move," a soldier reported.

"Interstellar space combat, huh?"

Let's test the combat capabilities of these interstellar drone swarms.

"We are all manned interstellar fighters!" the Drought Demon King said solemnly, his eyes filled with hopeful anticipation.

This is one of the few ways he can comfort himself now.

He hoped to grasp at even the smallest straw, just in order to prevent himself from collapsing from the fear of the JF-17 fleet.

Otherwise, he really didn't know what he could do.

Amidst the fierce battle between the two starships, interstellar space warfare commenced.

Golden Scarab-class Heavy Starship Dreadnought, Ship No. 2

"This interstellar fighter, according to intelligence..."

It was specially designed and configured for this starship by the enemy's Drought Demon King-class heavy strategic interplanetary destroyer.

It belongs to the quasi-T7 level of interstellar fighter and is named the quasi-T7 Ghost-class medium interstellar fighter.

"The number should be around ten thousand," the vice-captain reported to Captain Huo Feifei.

During the report from the deputy captain to Captain Huo Feifei.

Ten thousand interstellar fighters from the Drought Demon King-class heavy strategic interstellar destroyer roared in; these were quasi-T7 Ghost Soldier-class medium interstellar fighters.

The machine is not very large, about the same size as a typical T6-class medium-sized starfighter.

However, their bodies incorporate a significant amount of T7-level technology.

For example, the armor of the machine body, the weapons of the machine body, and so on.

This near-T7 Ghost-class medium-sized starfighter is most famous for its dogfighting skills.

Because this near-T7 Ghost-class medium-sized starfighter is equipped with four Ghostfire cannons, these four Ghostfire cannons can provide very strong firepower suppression in close-range dogfights.

Furthermore, it utilizes energy technology, specifically energy projectiles.

This greatly increases the combat time of this starfighter, which in turn means that the starfighter's combat power has been enhanced.

In addition, this quasi-T7 Ghost-class medium-sized starfighter is also equipped with Ghost Claw interstellar missiles. The exact number is unknown, but their power is quite good. They are mainly designed to target interstellar warships or large interstellar air combat targets.

"Ten thousand is enough."

Don't forget how many we have.

It's time.

Send the order to our interplanetary drone swarm control squadron: don't embarrass our second ship.

"At least, we've outfired the flight control squadron of the enemy's fifth ship, haven't we?" Captain Huo Feifei said with a light laugh.

Within the Xiaolong Legion fleet, the relationships among the members are quite good, and they do not compete with each other based on rank, bloodline, family, background, or other reasons.

However, there is also a culture of 'involution' within the JF-17 fleet.

Especially during battle.

For example, my starfighter might fly three more sorties or shoot down ten more enemy starfighters than yours during a battle.

The side with the advantage will often boast to their comrades for a long time after the battle.

Such behavior would naturally draw disapproving looks from one's companions.

But at the same time, it also makes his comrades secretly determined to surpass this arrogant fellow in the next battle.

Apart from the combat units below.

This situation also exists at the level of starships and even star fleets.

Don't assume that officers in high positions are more 'mature'.

For example, Huo Feifei and her team would casually mention their starship's achievements in front of other captains at post-war seminars or meetings.

"Oh dear, I already told the flight control team to keep it under control."

We've hunted down all our prey; what are our friendly ships supposed to do?

But these guys just won't listen to me.

"Look, we've wiped out so many enemies without even realizing it."

Such scenarios are commonplace.

The upper echelons of the JF-17 fleet did not stop this 'involution culture', and even encouraged it in some cases.

For example, after a battle ends.

They would specifically create promotional advertisements for some outstanding interstellar warships and post them on the planets and starships where interstellar soldiers were on leave.

So that they can see these while eating, resting, and having fun.

In this way, the person being commended will naturally feel proud and honored.

Those who see their comrades, who share the same starship or even the same department, receiving such honors will naturally feel a sense of competition.

Why can't they do it?

Why can't they be envied by others?

As a result, many crew members, after being provoked, would secretly train themselves extra.

Perhaps this is why the soldiers within the JF-17 Legion fleet possess such high combat skills.

It is because of the existence of these legion fleet cultures that have quietly formed within the JF-17 Legion Fleet!

"Yes, sir." The vice-captain immediately relayed Captain Huo Feifei's order.

She contacted the commander of the flight control squadron directly, and looking at the officer opposite her, she said solemnly, "Relay the captain's orders."

Your unit must immediately deploy to join the battle, seize interstellar air superiority, and assist the starships in combat.

In addition, the captain also said...

I hope you can prove yourselves and at least not be inferior to the fifth ship on the other side.

Do you understand?

The captain of the flight control team immediately understood the meaning behind the deputy captain's words.

The flight control team leader immediately said, "Please rest assured, Vice Captain and Captain."

Our unit guarantees to complete the combat mission and will not disgrace our second ship!

The vice-captain did not say anything more.

Flight Control Squadron Department

Inside a huge section of the Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnought, there are many display screens and more than a thousand soldiers in their respective cockpits.

In fact, the swarm of bronze scarab-type drones equipped on the Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnoughts cannot be called fully unmanned interstellar fighters, because they are remotely operated by humans.

However, it also utilizes the assistance of artificial intelligence.

Because it is not a controller controlling a single interplanetary drone, but rather a controller controlling a swarm of interplanetary drones.

Each squad consists of three thousand bronze scarab-type interstellar drones.

In other words, one person needs to control three thousand machines.

It sounds incredible, but it really is.

It has been studied before that the interstellar drone swarm is controlled entirely by artificial intelligence, a technique previously used by the JF-17 Legion's aircraft carrier starships.

However, it was later discovered that human driving is better than artificial intelligence control in some aspects, but artificial intelligence control also has some advantages.

The researchers then wondered how they could combine the advantages of both.

Later, with the addition of Zerg technology, a breakthrough was found.

Because one of the Zerg technologies is'Swarm Consciousness', which is actually a very mysterious thing that even the Zerg Queen herself cannot explain.

Through the continuous efforts of researchers, and by utilizing artificial intelligence and Zerg technology, this bronze scarab-style interstellar drone was finally developed.

It leveraged the advantages of various aspects.

It incorporates both artificial intelligence and a swarm-based combat system.

In addition, manual operation has been added.

In this way, the combat power of this interstellar drone can be maximized.

Some studies suggest that this bronze scarab-shaped interplanetary drone is still inferior to manned interplanetary fighters of the same class.

However, its cost-effectiveness is dozens of times higher.

First, it is small in size, has strong armor and firepower, and also adds a melee mode to Zerg combat units.

Most importantly, its cost is very low, remaining at the same level as that of a space drone, without any increase in cost due to the adoption of these new technologies.

Furthermore, the Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnought is equipped with a production line for this Bronze Scarab-type interstellar drone. If raw materials are plentiful, the Bronze Scarab-type interstellar drone can be manufactured continuously without relying on interstellar supply ships for resupply.

Or they could return to port to resupply.

The flight control squadron leader stood on the highest command platform; for her, her current location was her 'bridge'.

She looked around at her crew of interstellar drone pilots who were fighting for this Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnought for the first time.

She opened the department's internal command channel.

She began by saying, "Thirty seconds later, all interstellar drones from each department will be deployed."

While you're making your preparations, listen to me ramble on a bit.

During previous training sessions, you all said that I was too strict with you, making you do ten extra repetitions for every mistake you made.

I know that you all secretly call me Abbess Miejue.

I don't care about any of that, as long as your technical and tactical abilities can be improved and you can perform better on the battlefield, I don't care.

Some of you might think, why set such high standards?

Anyway, we're controlling a space drone, and there's no pilot on it, so if it gets destroyed, it gets destroyed.

You may be right. The loss of those interstellar drones is nothing to our JF-17 interstellar empire, not even worth mentioning.

A large number of interstellar drones will be added later; I just need to submit an application.

No one will even blame you.

However, I still want to tell you.

Where are we now?

Golden Scarab-class Heavy Interstellar Dreadnought!

This is currently the only mass-produced near-T7 level interstellar warship in our Xiaolong Interstellar Empire. What does ✧ NоvеIight ✧ (Original source) this mean?

This represents the pride of our Xiaolong Interstellar Empire; it is the face of our Xiaolong Interstellar Empire.

And we are one of the main weapons departments.

It is also one of the components of this interstellar warship.

Your mistakes on the battlefield will not result in any casualties, but the mission that should have been completed by us may require more firepower, or even require other combat units to take over.

From a broader perspective, this will affect the overall course of the battle.

On a smaller scale, when the war was settled, people saw the results of our No. 2 ship flight control squadron.

What would they say?

They would say it was a dereliction of duty on the part of our entire flight control department, and it would also affect the prestige of our second ship among the other Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnought fleets.

So, if you have this kind of mentality...

Today will be your last chance to fight for this Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnought.

I'm telling you this here.

Anyone who fails to meet the performance targets will be dismissed starting today.

Here, even if any one of us is missing, our flight control team will be fine.

Moreover, there are plenty of interstellar drone pilots eyeing your position, and many are willing to use their talents and abilities to seize the glory that belongs to them.

So you should think carefully about how to fight this battle.

Don't come crying to me after the war is over.

During training, I will give you countless opportunities.

But here, you only have one chance.

Did you understand?

The words of the flight control team leader resonated in everyone's ears.

"Understood!" The voices of everyone echoed deafeningly in the cabin.

They knew very well that the captain wasn't trying to scare them.

This is the elimination system they are implementing.

What's needed here are elites, not ordinary people.

This is a near-T7 level interstellar warship, a place that countless people eagerly hope to be in.

The three thousand women here were selected from millions of candidates.

Therefore, as long as one of them is sent back to their original unit, more and better people will take their place.

There were no losses for the flight control team.

They are the ones who suffer the loss.

This could be their only chance in their lives to board a near-T7 class interstellar warship and fight for it.

*Ding* The interstellar drone hatch opens, and the interstellar drone deployment begins.

The operators began establishing connections.

A mechanical sound began to ring out.

In each operator's cockpit, a countdown timer and three red lights can be seen.

These three red lights represent different stages of preparation.

When the first lamp goes out, it signifies that the interstellar drone pilot needs to enter standby mode, and neurons begin to connect.

When the second lamp goes out, it signifies that the interstellar drone has entered the deployment preparation phase and has begun docking with the pilot controlling it.

When the third lamp goes out, that's when the interstellar drone pilot enters combat mode.

Soon, the hull of the Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnought opened up into honeycomb-shaped compartments, which contained interstellar drones.

This storage method is somewhat special.

That is, each squadron of interstellar drones is stored in a polygonal, honeycomb-like object, and launching an interstellar drone is actually launching this honeycomb object.

During the throwing process, the object will rotate rapidly, and then you will see one after another the originally folded interstellar drones being thrown out and then quickly unfolding into a complete form.

Finally, all three thousand bronze scarab drones were deployed in less than three seconds, forming a combat squad.

Meanwhile, the pilots of these interstellar drone swarms were all wearing helmets and had entered a state of neural connection.

In their minds, at this moment, their bodies and minds exist together with these interstellar drones. They can quickly issue any command to these interstellar drones, and if necessary, they can even take over the control of these interstellar drones.

This method is actually simulating the structure of an insect swarm.

It was discovered early on by researchers.

The swarm-based combat style is well-suited to this method of combat with interstellar drone swarms.

In this way, one can greatly unleash their combat power and fight more efficiently.

Just like a swarm of insects.

However, this is actually a very stressful thing for the pilots of interplanetary drone swarms.

Therefore, training a pilot for an interstellar drone swarm is, strictly speaking, about the same as training a pilot for an interstellar fighter.

The former relies more on talent.

Furthermore, in the current selection of interstellar drone swarm pilots for the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire, more than two-thirds are actually selected from active-duty interstellar fighter pilots.

This way, time and costs can be saved significantly.

The pilots of these interstellar fighters possessed excellent aerial combat skills and tactics.

All you need to learn is how to switch to controlling a swarm of interplanetary drones.