I Woke Up Piloting the Strongest Starship, so I Became a Space Mercenary

Fighting counts, brother! That's what a great man said. I wonder if that's exactly what happened before my eyes.

"My army is overwhelming."

"I'm not your army."

"Yes, I know."

A human-made combat bot fires lasers (killing rays) from two weapon arms and peels or crushes them with more force than twisted. Medium fighter bots 2-3 m tall are even more aggressive. The firepower of a medium-sized combat bot equipped with not only a laser, but also a plasma launcher, crushes the opponent's large object, Grappler, and the assault object, Bull, with its robust front armor from the front. And the biggest fighter bot in the world is a five-meter tall.

"That big one is amazing."

Agile even though it's big. Standing at the forefront of the unit, it appears to be using artillery and combat attacks to wipe out large enemy objects and shielding them from attack. I'm sure there's plenty of room for the generator output.

"Titan-class combat bots are the key to land warfare. In fact, most of the ground power of the Imperial Army is combat bots."

"Literally, it can be changed as much as you want, and it's cheap."

Major Serena raised her shoulders without saying anything to me. [M]

It takes at least fifteen to eighteen years to make a soldier capable of fighting a human being "decently". Fifteen years is too soon, I think, but at least that's what it takes to build a body. If we don't do "decent", we'll be able to build soldiers in a shorter period of time.

That means not only so-called boy soldiers, but also cloned soldiers who use biotechnology. Well, I don't hear about that kind of existence at the moment, and at least as far as the fighter bots in front of me are concerned, the Graccan Empire isn't turning off the rudder on your side... is it? If you think about it, Twisted would be a product of that kind of technology.

The presence of twisted people here is at least proof that there are factions within or around the Empire that use biotechnology for military purposes.

I missed the point. I was talking about the cost of a good replacement. Well, I mean, it is. It is very expensive to use humans properly as soldiers.

But what about combat bots? Manufacturing is costly, but much cheaper than raising humans to become soldiers for 15 to 18 years. That means not only the cost, but also the time spent on training.

Once you've built your production line, you can continue to mass-produce combat power as soon as your resources permit. In addition, when it comes to developing combat skills, you can integrate and install the same type of combat data. Furthermore, unlike a human soldier, when depleted, there is no survivor's pension, no need for food, water, clothing or medicine, and there is no need to pay salaries, so the cost to the military station is very small. Thinking about it like this, it's full of good things.

It's cheap.

Why do you say the same thing twice?

"The Imperial Space Force must be in trouble."

"It's too much to look after."

I think it would be much cheaper to turn a spaceship into a combat bot - in other words, an aerospace combat bot - but why not? It seems that the Glakkan Empire has been thrilled with mechanical intelligence in the past, and perhaps it is allergic to botting its forces. In that case, the mainstay of land warfare is like a combat bot. Because we can control them with orbital bombardment just in case? I'm a little curious about the situation around here.

"But why did you have this much power at your disposal?

"Originally sent to clean up Cormatt III's aggressive protozoa. I moved that power to Cormatt IV."

Oh, I see.

It's been quite a few days since Grappler and his attacking prototypes appeared in Cormatt III. The Cormat system is not so far from the Gateway, and it won't take long to contact the Imperial Capital, relocate forces from other locations, or cross the Gateway.

Compared to the so-called Izrux system (a system that fought crystal life) and the Tarman system (a system that met Mimi and Elma), which are far from the gateway, transportation is very good.

"But this is boring."

"If you want to jump in there, I won't stop you.

"Don't do that."

Fighting bots and attacking protozoans are in turmoil, breaking into a turmoil, and there's not enough life left. Sometimes this world feels like a game in SOL from my point of view, but it is an undisputed reality. Unlike games, if you die, you're not going to respawn - are you? - So I'm not going to do that.

"Well, I don't know how many resources there are. It'll take a while, so please make yourself comfortable."

Thank you for that.

It looks like we're going to be watching a war game for a while. Looking up at a drop pod full of new fighter bots coming down from space, I reached out to the water bottle that was hanging on my hips.

We were shown, but it was amazing! That was cool!

"I'm thrilled that Wamdo got a good picture."

Well, thank you.

Talk to Mimi and the others through the universal mask. Fighting bots and Twisted are still fighting fiercely in front of us, but Twisted always feels pushed before the undisturbed collaboration and intense firepower of the fighter bots. It will be a matter of time before the fighter bots break into the twisted structures as they squeeze out.

It was so powerful when I swore my sword toward that big bug.

It was cool! I have received the data from Mr. Wamdo, so I will send it!

Mimi said that, a small window opens on the HUD of the universal mask, and a video of me and Lieutenant-Colonel Selena with a sword heading towards Grappler is played back with an exquisite camera angle.

Camera angle is good.

If you say so, I look at the sphere floating around my shoulder. This sphere is an autonomous imaging device that follows me in the same fashion as the Gravity Sphere we use for drinks in the cockpit, combining some holographic technology or some other technology that we don't know very well to capture my actions on the planet and the surroundings. It's called Gravity Sphere, isn't it possible that people in this world are using technology in the wrong direction?

So, what can I do for you?

The Imperial Army assault landing craft has arrived. There's a ship specializing in ground assaults, and we're almost done here. I'm standing by to escort Hiro and the others. "

"Oh, I see. It's a descent attack vessel, so I'm sure it has a high support capability."

Looking at the rain of green plasma shells pouring down on the battlefield while nodding.

That plasma shell is an application of shielding technology, apparently trapping and firing ultra-high-temperature plasma into a very weak shield. Slow bullet velocity and short range make it almost impossible to equip mercenary ships with space warfare as their main focus. Some of the artillery was further developed as a plasma accelerator, but it's also slow and difficult to handle... even with a shell count limit, anti-ship torpedoes are easier to use. The speed of the ship will increase.

As for plasma weapons, they are equipped with the Imperial Army's combat bots who are currently fighting in front of them, but they are a very powerful weapon. Yeah, it's the second generation of new plasma weapons that fire shield-sealed plasma shells, and the first generation of plasma weapons fires as physical artillery shells, causing a plasma explosion the moment they land on the target.

Neither is much different in power, but the second generation, which uses shield technology, is characterized by no shell count limit. Thanks to the seal in the shield, the wearing of the barrel is very low, and the strength is that it can fire almost indefinitely if only the generator output that turns the barrel can be secured.

This is also a powerful video.

That's right. It's reliable that the Imperial Combat Bots will defeat the vicious protozoa. "

"It's like an action holo movie... but few bots are so active."

There are many entertainment videos in this world. Of course, there are things like aliens and the Imperial Army fighting that are hostile and incapable of dialogue, but there are often scenes like this in such footage. In such works, combat bots play a small role, and the main scene in which imperialists - including, of course, non-human species - fight may be the scene. The reality is that the fighter bots are so active.

"Well, the Imperials... I'm not an Imperial, but I'm sure there's a lot of pictures of the Imperials fighting, so I'm sure the wamdots will do well around here."

Of course it is.

The Nobles of the Graccan Empire tend to shy away from leaving machine intelligence and important work to machines. Well, do you want to know that the aristocrats don't rely too much on machine intelligence or anything, but work in powder? I don't know.

"When the fighter bots have been exposed, will I and Lieutenant-Colonel Serena finally be able to settle with their enemies with their swords... No, it's really like a war holo movie?

In the end, it's a classic to fight in the flames with a stegoro, a knife, or a sword.

"Ah, ahaha... maybe you're surprisingly faithful to reality, you know?"

After all, movies are a classic in this world. The last battle was a fleshbullet fight. Reality wants to be a little smarter, don't you think? A poison gas attack?