"What you need to do is learn to operate the weapon systems in the Star Fighter within half an hour."

"Also, simple voice control of the Star Fighter."

"Just remember two instructions: depart and return to the cabin."

"Let's go. The Star Fighter's autopilot function will be activated."

"Returning will allow the Star Fighter to return to the airship."

“Do you have confidence?!”

Among those 15,500 people, the 5,000 people in the Fourth Interstellar Fleet and the Fifth Interstellar Fleet led by Xia Chujian truly believed her words unconditionally.

Sun Jiahao and Li Dali immediately said, "Yes!"

"Captain, open the hatch quickly and let us go out and try!"

Xia Chujian said without further ado, "I'll open the hatch now. Marines from the Fourth and Fifth Star Fleet, step out!"

Sun Jiahao and Li Dali first flew out of the hatch with 500 people from the Fourth Interstellar Fleet.

Then 4,500 people from the Fifth Star Fleet flew out of the hatch.

They are all in mecha state.

When they flew to the open space outside, they all gave the first command: Let’s go!

Then the mechas on them switched back to the star fighter state.

And each of them became a pilot sitting in the driver's seat.

Xia Chujian's voice came from everyone's helmet headphones.

"Everyone, don't panic. Now look at the main control console in front of you."

"The Star Fighter will identify a safe flight path and take everyone flying."

"You just need to be familiar with how to use the various weapons on the fighter plane."

The Star Fighter can carry many more weapons than when in mecha mode.

In addition to fully automatic heavy machine guns, micro missiles, and howitzers, there are also electromagnetic rail guns and energy shields.

Of course, it is not as big as the opponent's floating turret, and the weapons it carries are not as powerful as those of the floating turret.

But the supply of bullets is very sufficient.

After flying in the airspace outside for a while, these 5,000 space marines quickly got the hang of it.

They shouted on the public channel temporarily set up on these five airships.

"Comrades from the Second and Third Star Fleets, Lieutenant Xia is not bragging!"

"The mechanical intelligence of these star fighters can actually drive autonomously!"

"We just need to familiarize ourselves with the weapon systems!"

"It's just like playing the StarNet battle game! There's no difference!"

With the testimony of these 5,000 space marines, the remaining 10,500 people also flew out of the interstellar airship.

Mao Yonggui, Chu Qingjuan, Sang Yadi, Chen Yansheng, Lin Xiaoxiao and Xu Teng, as well as eight other pilots, who were in the same group as Lin Xiaoxiao and Xu Teng, also went into battle.

They are already pilots of Star Fighters, and having the autopilot program will only give them an added advantage.

Because Xia Chujian copied the automatic driving function for all fighter jets, these pilots, who were already elite, all chose the highest-end Ghost-class star fighter.

The speed of this fighter is qualitatively improved compared to the previous two levels.

Moreover, the Ghost-class fighter has more abundant energy, and the time required to charge those electromagnetic railguns is greatly shortened.

Xia Chujian was left alone in the interstellar airship, watching the 15,500 star fighters flying freely in the airspace ahead without any aviation accidents. He knew that Qilu's autopilot program was indeed good.

But it’s not completely successful either.

Xia Chujian said, "Qilu, when the battle starts, the enemy's air force will continuously fire artillery shells. Are you sure these space fighters can dodge them?"

Qi Lu said: "As long as there is enough energy, it is still possible to deal with the weapons launched by the floating artillery."

"But if the other side fights a war of attrition, we won't be able to defeat them all at once."

"Because the floating artillery turrets are very strong, destroying one would probably require a considerable amount of ammunition."

Xia Chujian knew that Qi Lu meant that if they were to fight head-on, it would depend on how many floating turrets the other party had.

There was a massive group of floating artillery batteries just now, and there were thousands of them in the vanguard team, and we don’t know how many will follow.

Although they have a lot of space fighters here, they might need two or three, or even six or seven to deal with a single floating artillery platform...

Xia Chujian gritted his teeth and said, "Don't their floating artillery batteries need energy?"

Qi Lu was silent for a moment, then said, "According to Qi Lu's database, the Principality of the Southern Cross seems to have not yet achieved a breakthrough in small-scale controlled nuclear fusion technology."

"That is to say, their controlled nuclear fusion generator is still very large."

"Their weapons and flight equipment powered by controlled nuclear fusion will also be larger in size."

"These floating artillery platforms are quite large, and there's a high probability that they're equipped with large-scale controlled nuclear fusion energy systems."

Xia Chujian: “…”

She knew how powerful this thing was.

If the other party really uses large-scale controlled nuclear fusion generators as energy, then we really can't fight a war of attrition with them.

Xia Chujian took a deep breath and said, "Qilu, my mecha can convert external nuclear radiation into energy. Can those fighter planes..."

Qi Lu's childish voice was filled with regret: "Master, no. Because the materials of the Star Fighter are not as high-end as the Shao Siming Mecha."