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ShangriLa Frontier Chapter 585: One Point Cyber Muscles Part 2

「Listen here, and listen well. When it comes to Terraton-Class battleships, they are coming with many different restriction placed upon them. For example, if one player was to operate multiple Terraton-Class ships at once, the first ship in the fleet and the subsequent ones must be connected to one another via a teleportation gate, and if a coalition of multiple players was to be formed, each player needs to add to that already existing chain, but in return gets the access to the entirety of the structure. There is also a rule that the flag ship of the main player need to be directly connected to the flagships of all other players in the coalition as well.」

Initially we have all thought that this characteristic was supposed to be a disadvantage when it comes to organizing strike teams consisting of NPCs, but hearing that explanation right now we have all come to realize that the implication here is completely different. And it was not all that hard to see why that it.

Normally the presence of the incest in the mouth of a single lion would be not that great of a deal, it would be something that couldn’t even be considered a full-blown threat. However, since the flagships needs to be connected to one another, it gives birth to a dangerous gimmick that may very well, if left unchecked, lead to the destruction of the entire fleet. And that is not blowing things out of proportion here, that’s just how it is.

「However, there is also a catch here, just so that this operation was not a walk in the park. For you see, the security on those things is getting constantly updated and reinforced…… Therefore, this operation is going to be a race against time, before they manage to turn this thing into an impenetrable fortress.」

「…… Alright, then, Mister Employer. You have made your point. Now, let’s hear about that strategy of yours.」

「I am more than sure that you must already know about the gentlemen’s agreement that is taking place throughout this war, am I right? However, you might not be aware of a fact that this agreement has one particular hole in it for us to explore.」

「The agreement dictates that during the truce period any offensive actions against the enemy players or ships is being prohibited, right……? Oh, so that’s what this is all about?」

「Hm? What’s the matter, Gazelle? Did you happen to figure something out?」

Hmm, wait just a moment here, so that would mean more or less that…… Huh? Seriously? Are you really able to do such a thing in this game? I had no idea!

「The key to this entire operation is going to be you, Python-kun. For you see, just before the end of today’s battle period, we are going to launch a large scale hacking attack onto the Hexagonal Palace using three separate ships. My ship specializes in space combat, but I can also redirect all of the security-breaching resources onto another Terraton-Class vessel. And that’s where you are coming onto the stage.」

「Ahh…… So, in other words, you want me to start hacking from both the inside and the outside of the ship, just so that we can completely take it over……?」

「Huh? You can really do such a thing in this game?」

Yeah, it’s little to no wonder that Wolf seemed to be so surprised here. Strictly speaking those two processes may seem different, but basically the size of a spacecraft is proportional to the strength of security it is packing. No matter how the finest hacking items are provided, it is impossible for a single player to hack the Terraton-Class battleship…… Now, if the one doing the hacking was the other Terraton-Class ship, that’s an entirely different story……

「Theoretically, such action is entirely possible to pull off. However, it is something that is impossible to do with but a single Terraton-Class ship. But if it is a connected type that is an aggregate of Gigaton-Class ships, if you remove all connected Gigaton-Class resources except the main body, Python will be in charge of all the Gigaton-Class units that are out there. And the combined resources here should be more than enough to make this thing work out in our favor.」

「But, wouldn’t that still make it impossible to pull off? I mean, we might be able to capture a Gigaton-Class ship that way, but……」

「No, we do not have to worry about taking the initiative here. What I want you to hack is the issuance of the Instruction Codes that the main body issues to other constituent Gigaton-Class ships.」

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Today is the second day of the ongoing war, but for the time being all combat operations in the Moscow Mule Nebula had come to an end. Both sides were still pretty much on edge all the time, but they were already starting to relax quite a bit.

「Electronic attack was started, operation time is more than sufficient enough…… However, expect that that the core of the Hexagonal Palace there is going to be some resistance. This will be their last bastion of protection against foreign intruders.」

「Even though you may say that to me, I have no way of knowing that unless I go there and see it for myself, right? Besides, fighting at the frontlines is not really my kind of thing, I’m more of a rear guard kind of person myself.」

「Don’t worry, Python. As soon as your job is going to be finished there, we are going to bail you out.」

「Hey, Gazelle, looks like the big ships are already here.」

「…… And they are opening. Alright, it’s boss battle time.」

「Please, I hope that everything is going to go the way we planned……!」

Alright then, I wonder what kind of enemy is going to emerge from the inside of this thing?

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「Fufufufufufu…… It looks like some unwanted insects managed to sneak their way inside of my precious beehive…… Oh well, they might have some luck until that point, but it all starts from this point onward. After all, if they want to neutralize the beehive, they will have to go through the final defense line, the three “XX-H Yamata Hydras”! After all, there is a reason why this here Hexagonal Palace was not even once conquered! Now then, whoever wants to sneak their way into my beehive will leave nothing but dust after themselves……!!!」

「Umm, Deerhorn-san? It’s not that I am questioning your judgement here, but…… Don’t you think that putting three Hydras there is a little bit of an overkill?」

「Hahahahahaha! Don’t worry! It’s no big deal! The money I sacrificed for that was really a pocket change in the grand scheme of things!」

「Yes, that’s right. Thanks to the operations we are running in different sectors, you can say that we really do not feel anything from expenses like that. It really is nothing more but pocket money for us.」

「Hmm? But, Rokkaku-san…… Are you really sure that this is quite alright?」

「Is what exactly alright?」

「I mean, aren’t Yamata Hydras relying heavily on the wired connection through and through? Now, if the enemy is nothing but NPCs then this should be fine, but if we are dealing with player opponents here, then putting them against the Hydras is like handling them their weaknesses on a silver platter, wouldn’t you agree?」

「…………… Fuh–––––––––」

「Huh? What’s that reaction supposed to mean!? …… Oh no! D-Deerhorn-san!? Surely you don’t mean that you had no idea that the Hydras were operating like that!? Please, tell me that this is not the case in here!」

「Prepare to attack the Hexagonal Palace! We defending that place at all cost! We cannot let those sneaky insects interfere with it or let them destroy it! Not on my watch!」

「W-Wait! Wait just a second here! I don’t know what’s going on here yet! You did not tell us anything!? How!? How is it, Breast Meat-san!? Which is it!?!?!?!」