[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-starship-galaxy-from-scrapyard-ship-to-galactic-":3,"chapter-starship-galaxy-from-scrapyard-ship-to-galactic--stellar-fleet-from-scrap-vessel-to-cosmic-dreadn-chapter-16":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Stellar Fleet: From Scrap Vessel to Cosmic Dreadnought",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2176914,3725,"Chapter 16: Accident and Request for Help!","stellar-fleet-from-scrap-vessel-to-cosmic-dreadn-chapter-16",16,"\u003Cp>The pulse propulsion engine is also called the pulse jump engine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is a short-distance space jump engine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like the pulse propulsion engine module carried by Xu Zi'an, the maximum power is only 1 light-year at a time...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is considered the lowest-grade kind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And because the evolved Blue quality was outstanding, it was actually improved from 1 light-year to 1.2 light-years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And there was surplus kinetic energy to propel the main cannon’s pulse-penetrating warheads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long-distance space jumps require the installation of more advanced quantum jump engines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that thing is too big, and it’s not something a scout ship can install at all; it’s something that at least a cruiser can install.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That thing, one jump starts at tens of thousands of light-years, which is far from comparable to pulse jumps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For this voyage, Xu Zi'an would probably need to perform 18 pulse jumps to arrive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He drove the *Cui Can* to the open area of the solar system, aimed in the direction of the UV Ceti star system route, and started the pulse jump!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the tail of the *Cui Can*, below the two super-light-speed engines, the rectangular engine nozzle, which had been kept in a stalled state, suddenly burst out with incomparably violent power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the narrow cockpit, the optical brain’s prompt was also synchronizing—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Preparing for pulse jump, this jump distance is 1.2 light-years]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Jump countdown...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[10——]\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[9——]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[……]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[1——]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Jump initiated!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the final sound faded away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The space outside the composite window appeared to twist and distort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The starship *Cui Can* leaped toward the target destination at an incomparable speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It took only about thirty minutes or so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The distorted space around them suddenly returned to normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they looked out the window again...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The familiar Solar System had long since vanished, leaving only the distant, twinkling river of stars and the endless, deathly silence of the deep void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The universe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is filled with burning passion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it is equally filled with profound loneliness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The universe is simply too vast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So vast that countless billions of races and innumerable life forms live within it simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet they still occupy only an imperceptibly small, tiny fraction of the whole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most regions are nothing but dead, silent deep space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At a terrifying distance of 1.2 light-years, the massive Solar System had already become a tiny speck of light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only at this very moment did Xu Zi'an truly feel the extreme insignificance of humanity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked around with interest, waiting for the cooler to chill the pulse propulsion engines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were no planets nearby, nor any signs of danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The closest planet was a world nearly half the size of the Moon—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because it rotated on its own axis and did not orbit another planet, it was classified as a planet, even if it was smaller than the Moon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Overall, it looked like an ordinary, desolate planet with nothing special about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as someone with a strong sense of curiosity, Xu Zi'an activated the detection radar, preparing to scan it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A beam of azure light flashed out at light speed, soon enveloping the planet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quickly, the information was transmitted back, and the light-brain displayed the planet's data—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Unknown Planet]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Rich in common ores such as copper, iron, and gold]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Contains trace amounts of rare material: Star-Glow Crystal]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the transmitted information, Xu Zi'an smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was all within expectations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In some news reports, one often hears of someone accidentally discovering a super-precious mineral vein or a heaven-defying treasure on some planet, becoming rich overnight...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zi'an did not believe he possessed that kind of luck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the Star-Glow Crystal...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was indeed a very rare material, similar to a diamond in transparency and hardness, but it emitted a faint, self-generated fluorescence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in such trace amounts... he would probably have to strip-mine the entire planet just to get a few pounds?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cost of mining would be enough to buy a ton.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the cooling was complete; restart!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After several subsequent pulse jumps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zi'an gradually lost the excitement and curiosity he had felt at the beginning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surrounded by unchanging darkness and loneliness, it was truly hard to maintain much curiosity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jump after jump.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he reached the sixth jump, only two light-years away from the target system...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An accident occurred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the universe, accidents are everywhere, especially in the Age of Interstellar Great Navigation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Accidents are truly countless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long after the sixth jump was completed, while he was quietly waiting for the pulse engines to cool, a 'crackle-crackle' sound suddenly erupted from the communicator!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zi'an's expression shifted, and he immediately became vigilant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, he checked the detection radar...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked around, but apart from a few lonely planets and patches of asteroid belts, there seemed to be nothing unusual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the next second!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Crackle...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Help...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Crackle...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a few bursts of static, the voice became clearer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cui Can, save me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A young woman's voice rang out urgently from the communicator, filled with panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Crackle...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What kind of piece-of-junk communicator is that... uh, sorry, sorry, Cui Can, please save me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman spoke in frustration, but realizing the communication had stabilized, she hurriedly apologized and pleaded for help from Xu Zi'an again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zi'an's old face flushed red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of communicator?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a communicator Laozi dug out of a trash heap on a junk planet years ago!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So what!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's not like it doesn't work!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He coughed lightly and immediately asked: \"What's the situation on your end? Describe it in detail!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zi'an remained deeply vigilant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the universe, danger and traps are everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A society ruled by law only exists within the regions of planets where large human civilizations reside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the desolate deep space of the universe...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How safe could you possibly expect it to be?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The news had reported more than once that many people had been deceived by fake distress calls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only to find, upon arrival, that the other party was a group of interstellar pirates in disguise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zi'an naturally had to be cautious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other party clearly understood Xu Zi'an's concerns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She immediately said urgently: \"I am from the Earth Federation's Moon, Heavenly Palace City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I have been attacked by interstellar pirates; the enemy has two primary biological scout ships and four primary mechanical scout ships!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We can simultaneously initiate an SOS emergency audit with the Federation; the Federation will definitely approve it for me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the other party say this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zi'an's vigilance dissipated quite a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blood in his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Began to boil!\u003C\u002Fp>",1106,"2026-06-17T01:12:00.866Z","2026-06-17T02:00:34.645Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","2545f371c61389a6505b194071a688e966e4cc1d59f446fd017dff75f45ee9f8","stellar-fleet-from-scrap-vessel-to-cosmic-dreadn-chapter-17","stellar-fleet-from-scrap-vessel-to-cosmic-dreadn-chapter-15",385,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstellar-fleet-from-scrap-vessel-to-cosmic-dreadn-cover.jpg"]