At the bow, extending along the ship’s centerline, was a long, thick-barreled main cannon. The hull was covered in bluish-black armor, and underneath the midsection’s armor plating, there was a ring of high-speed tracks.
Four secondary gun turrets were distributed along the high-speed tracks, capable of bringing fire to bear on every inch of space surrounding the hull at any time.
As soon as this warship appeared, it extended four yellow tractor beams from its belly, firmly restraining Wang Dong’s Mine Boss Type 2.
Not only that, but at the same time, all of Wang Dong’s Mine Boss Type 2’s sensors and communication devices lost their functionality, becoming nothing but snow screens and “static” remnants of sound.
Wang Dong understood that this was due to the presence of the warship that had just appeared, which was dispersing “Mi particles” in a small area, directly blocking all detection and communication signals in this region.
Mi particles were a unique technology possessed by this branch of human civilization.
They had a rest mass close to zero.
When scattered over a battlefield, they would render most modern known wireless communication and search techniques, excluding visible light (light signal communication), ineffective within the covered area.
Even though this area was located within the minefield itself, it was inherently difficult to detect from long distances and difficult to establish communication links with the outside world.
“It’s here!”
Wang Dong felt a jolt in his heart.
Just like in his previous life, this warship had escaped and hidden in this asteroid belt mining area while being hunted.
Wang Dong responded fully to the sudden change in circumstances.
He was stunned.
Then he quickly calmed down.
He adjusted the sensors and communicators, and at the same time put on his spacesuit.
He did all three in one go.
When the first two failed, he didn’t panic. He didn’t operate the miniature laser gun on the Mine Boss Type 2 to make a futile counterattack.
That laser gun couldn’t even pierce the hull of a mining vessel, let alone the armor of this warship.
After realizing his self-rescue efforts were ineffective, Wang Dong decisively left the control platform, shut down the Mine Boss Type 2’s thruster engine, to show that he meant no harm.
This meant that he surrendered, they could do whatever they wanted.
While it might seem hopeless, it wasn’t a death sentence.
Otherwise, it wouldn’t have been tractor beams restraining him, but rather a barrage of cannon fire.
Given the Mine Boss Type 2’s thin skin and thick filling, even if this warship didn’t need to deploy its main cannon, its four secondary guns could easily fire a few rounds, and Wang Dong and his Mine Boss Type 2 would be reduced to cosmic dust, sleeping eternally in the asteroid belt minefield.
Therefore, the expression on Wang Dong’s face was no longer calm, but rather a mixture of three parts confusion, three parts worry, and four parts excitement.
But he wasn’t desperate.
He was confused about the warship’s motives.
He was worried about the unpredictable consequences of what was to come.
As for his excitement, it was about the opportunity to come into contact with a mysterious warship like this, clearly different from the daily patrols, demonstrating extraordinary abilities.
Of course, the ever-present yet silent auxiliary system had already provided information on this mysterious warship.
“E-Class Tinder Destroyer
Status: 88%
Growth Potential: Low”
This situation lasted for a while.
Then, at the warship’s belly, the armor slid open to both sides, and the hatch burst open.
Last time, Wang Dong felt as if a long time had passed while he was filled with anxiety.
But this time, Wang Dong, with only a slight ripple in his heart, carefully kept track of time.
“Eighty-nine seconds, less than a minute and a half. It seems he’s more urgent than I thought. It makes sense, after all, his physical condition can’t afford any further delays.”
Under the influence of the tractor beams, Wang Dong’s entire Mine Boss Type 2 was pulled into the warship’s belly.
Wang Dong’s heart relaxed slightly.
So far, everything was going smoothly.
After the hatch closed again, outside the Mine Boss Type 2’s hull, two armed robots appeared.
They were slightly taller than ordinary humans, with shiny silver skeletons, equipped with various in-ship weapons, commonly used for in-ship security.
Wang Dong could even name the model of these two armed robots.
The Close Guard Type 3 Armed Robot, released forty years ago, priced at six million five hundred thousand per unit.
Its advantage was that it had a complete combat AI, capable of adapting to various uses. The disadvantage was that its skeleton was exposed, lacking an outer armor layer for protection, making it susceptible to high-power individual weapons.
But now was obviously not the time to show off his vast knowledge.
Wang Dong obediently opened the hatch of the Mine Boss Type 2, got off the ship, and accepted the left and right surveillance of the two armed robots.
At this moment, these two armed robots were holding in-ship burst cannons, mainly for in-ship suppression, targeting unarmored and lightly armored targets.
There was no time to carefully observe the specific situation inside the large cargo hold.
As the green arrow indicator on the ground lit up, the two armed robots flanked Wang Dong, stepping onto a circular platform about one and a half meters in diameter.
At the edge of the platform, faint red magnetic restraints were generated, firmly securing Wang Dong and the two armed robots to the platform.
The platform floated up and, at a considerable speed, moved along the in-ship corridor.
After crossing three corridors and four compartments, Wang Dong arrived at a circular armored isolation door.
“The command cabin, also known as the bridge.”
Wang Dong murmured in his mind.
Five seconds later, the hatch opened.
Wang Dong stepped in without hesitation, the hatch behind him closing shut.
Although he had expected it, the scene inside the command cabin still caused Wang Dong to be momentarily stunned.