Chapter 328 Unknown Fleet
The architectural style of Caladan is quite similar to that of medieval Earth. In the quiet study, Leto Atreides, the patriarch of the Atreides family, is listening to Mentate's report.
"Your Majesty, Caladan is going well under your governance." Mentate's eyes showed worry, and he said in a low voice, "But I feel the hostility of the royal family and the Harkonnen family towards Atreides, and a storm is coming. It’s brewing, but I don’t know what form it will take.”
This Mentat is called Duffy Hawat, and he has Mentat's signature black rectangular tattoo on his lower lip.
Cultivating a Mentate requires huge resources, requiring not only money but also strong connections. Dufee deeply feels the kindness of the Atreides family to his reinvention, so he has always been loyal to the Atreides family.
He calculated the hostility of the royal family and the Harkonnen family towards the Atreides family based on the intelligence they had on the Atreides family - trade transactions, policy changes, and personnel transfers.
But he didn't know what the royal family and the Harkonnens planned to do with the Atreides.
Economic crackdown? Tech sanctions?
Duke Leto looked calm. As the patriarch of the Atreides family, he had experienced and defeated countless conspiracies.
Atreides prospered under his rule and grew more galactic in prestige with each passing year, so a royal crackdown was expected.
However, although the royal family and the Harkonnen family are both powerful opponents, Atreides have always followed the etiquette and laws and have never done anything beyond the rules. Even if the royal family and the Harkonnen family want to be disadvantageous to Atreides, in a short time I can't find a good excuse either.
Even if they take action to suppress Atreides, they will not cause serious harm to Atreides.
After all, other families are watching. If Atreides is overly targeted by the royal family and the Harkonnen family because of their good development, these families will help Atreides.
That is a huge force that can overturn the throne, and the royal family will not be stupid enough to let this force appear.
Duke Leto thought that Atreides might encounter some difficulties in the next few years, but it would not be a serious injury. At most, his reputation would suffer a bit.
"If there is any updated news, please inform me at any time." Duke Leto said slowly.
Du Fei solemnly said: "Yes! Your Majesty the Duke!"
Woo——woo——woo——
Suddenly, a loud alarm sounded in the room.
Duke Leto's expression changed drastically, because this was an alarm of foreign invasion.
At the same time, the communication device on the desktop was activated, and a rapid voice came from the device: "Your Excellency, we have detected obvious space fluctuations, located just outside Caladan's atmosphere."
"The other party's identity is unknown!"
"We are asking the Aerospace Guild, but have not received a reply yet. Should we enter a state of emergency immediately?"
"Enter a state of emergency immediately!" Duke Leto was not afraid of danger. He spoke clearly, "Evacuate the people! Mobilize the army! Take off the battleships! Activate the planetary shield! Duffy and I will be there soon!"
"Yes! Your Majesty the Duke!" The communication device was turned off.
Duke Leto and Dufy turned and ran out of the study, communicating while running.
"The royal family and the Harkonnen family have prepared many small measures against us. They have not used those measures yet and should not launch a direct war against us."
Duffy is a Mentate, and his thinking ability is comparable to that of a computer. While running, he analyzed Duke Leto methodically: "Although it is not ruled out that this is a smoke bomb they used to paralyze us, but this is Caladan, Ertri Dee has been running this planet for generations. Attacking Caladan will only cause them heavy losses. They cannot take down Atreides in a short time. Other families will help us. This will lead to instability in the imperial power. They will never do this. .”
Duke Leto nodded slowly, feeling a little calmer.
"Who could come without telling me?" he asked calmly.
Du Fei shook his head and replied: "It's not certain yet, but Caladan is indestructible. No one can defeat Atreides on this planet. Please rest assured, Lord Duke!"
Du Fei's words were full of confidence.
The Atreides family has been running Caladan for generations and has already built Caladan into a defensive fortress like an iron barrel. Even if the royal family and Harkonnen's army are all out, it is impossible to defeat the Atreides family in Caladan.
He himself is an extremely outstanding mentaite, and is familiar with various war strategies.
If the royal family and the Harkonnen family came to fight, he would not only be sure to save the Atreides family, but even be sure to annihilate all the invading enemies.
Ten minutes later, Duke Leto and Duffy appeared at the combat command center.
Du Fei asked: "Has the enemy appeared?"
"It appeared, but it was a little strange." The interim commander reported, "This is a fleet that I have never seen before, and they did not take the high-class ship of the Astronautical Guild. They seemed to have flown here by themselves."
Duffy nodded and sat on the seat vacated by the temporary commander. He held the microphone: "I am Duffy Hawat, and I will now take over the defense of Caladan."
Duffy opens with images of outer space.
After seeing the things in the image clearly, he was stunned for a moment, because even he had never seen a fleet of this style, and the painting on the fleet was different from any force he knew.
UEG?
Which family is this abbreviation for?
Several families whose names began with U, E, and G appeared in Du Fei's mind, but he gave up the idea instantly because these families were all small families and it was impossible to build the mighty castle in the picture. fleet.
This fleet consists of thirty-six large warships, each of which is about forty kilometers in length.
"Why are their battleships so big?"
Du Fei felt puzzled for the first time.
As far as he knew, even the Astronautical Guild's long-distance high-speed battleship had a maximum length of only twenty-five kilometers.
Voyage high-class ships are cargo ships, and the ones in the image are all battleships.
To build a battleship into the same size as a cargo ship, and not just a prototype, requires a technological level that is a generation higher than that of a cargo ship.
He has never seen a battleship that is forty kilometers long!
"We received each other's communication signal!" the correspondent shouted.
Du Fei ordered without hesitation: "Get in!"
Bah—bah—
"This is the First Expeditionary Corps of the United Government. We are performing an escort mission. Our diplomatic mission is about to arrive. Please be prepared to contact us!"
"Repeat it again!"
"This is the First Expeditionary Corps of the United Government, and we are performing an escort mission."
Duke Leto and Dufy looked at each other, and they both saw the confusion in each other's eyes.
Coalition government?
They had never heard of the coalition government, but it seemed that the other party was not here to attack Caladan. The other party's diplomatic mission was about to arrive, and the other party asked them to prepare. (End of chapter)