Chapter 20

"Go ahead, it's fine, continue." Wang Ge squinted his bloodshot eyes, putting on a brave face despite his discomfort.

Wang Fei felt both helpless and amused. Concerned for her brother, she dared not play any more tricks and opened the split interface. The five Sparrows each occupied a small interface, and she set a constant value so that the interface wouldn't change size based on which starship she was operating.

Good grief, five separate small interfaces, all different yet happening simultaneously! Wang Ge finally understood why he had felt dizzy. This time, he was smarter and just fixed his gaze on one small interface, quickly adapting to it.

"Feifei, you're amazing! My eyes can't keep up with your hands!" Wang Ge glanced at Wang Fei's slender hands, which resembled a pianist's, dancing nimbly on the tactile keyboard. He couldn't help but laugh, "It's still manageable with just five starships, but what if there were ten? Could you handle it with just two hands? Switching between screens would probably make you dizzy, and the split interfaces would look like a grid!"

Wang Fei, while concentrating on controlling the five Sparrows, answered without hesitation, "For a fleet of more than ten starships, the tactile keyboard I'm using now wouldn't work. The optical brain's processing speed can't keep up and would crash. It's also impossible to split the screen into that many small interfaces; the display would burn out."

"Besides, not to mention real starship fleet commanders, even good starship game players can automatically form a panoramic view of the starship battle in their minds. They calculate the flight paths, position changes, attack angles, and coordination between starships from the start, all in their heads. So they don't need to switch interfaces to look, as everything is in their minds."

"This also relates to brain development and mental strength. If brain development is insufficient, like for ordinary people, controlling three starships simultaneously is already the limit. Any more would lead to dizziness, nausea, or even fainting."

"Mental strength, on the other hand, determines how long one can control the fleet for sustained flight and combat. A mental master isn't necessarily a starship fleet commander, but a fleet commander who can control more than fifty starships simultaneously is definitely a mental master! If mental strength isn't strong enough, prolonged command can lead to mental exhaustion, collapse, or even insanity..."

Wang Ge felt a headache from all the information, but the latter part was too distant for him. What he cared about was—her current tactile keyboard isn't good enough? The optical brain's processing speed can't keep up? The display would burn out?

It seemed... Wang Ge scratched his head, feeling a bit guilty. He had always thought that having something was enough, but now he realized that his sister's optical brain was no longer sufficient. He should save up more money and buy her a better one.

Then, Wang Ge focused on one of the split interfaces showing a Sparrow-type reconnaissance ship. To him, this Sparrow seemed a bit clumsy, not very stealthy, and was boldly navigating through the gaps in space debris.

Suddenly, three Lynx-type patrol ships appeared ahead. The girl with the rough feet didn't split her forces, probably fearing that the opponent would use a numerical advantage.

If a Lynx-type patrol ship faced a Sparrow-type reconnaissance ship one-on-one, the Lynx would almost certainly win, as its performance in all aspects was superior to the Sparrow, except for speed. However, if a Lynx was surrounded by two Sparrows, it could barely escape, but if surrounded by three Sparrows, it would be doomed to lose.

Upon seeing only one Sparrow flying towards them, the girl with the rough feet immediately had all three Lynxes chase after it, and the Sparrow turned and fled.

During the chase, the three Lynxes continuously fired, but the Sparrow played hide-and-seek among the space debris, darting around like a butterfly among flowers. The Lynxes' cannon fire shattered the space debris, creating a lot of stardust that not only affected the radar but also hindered flight, almost causing the Lynxes to lose the Sparrow.

The girl with the rough feet learned her lesson and chose to automatically lock onto the target, delegating the firing to the optical brain. She only commanded the Lynxes to chase, but the Sparrow kept weaving through the dense space debris, forcing the Lynxes to spread out.

Finally, due to the irregular movement of a piece of space debris, the three Lynxes were split into two groups. One Lynx continued to chase the fleeing Sparrow, while the other two considered circling around.

However, just as these two Lynxes started to circle, two more Sparrows flew over stealthily, firing a couple of small shots that didn't break through the defenses but infuriated the girl with the rough feet.

The two Lynxes immediately began to chase the two Sparrows, and Wang Ge, who had been watching the fleeing Sparrow, noticed that the Lynx chasing the Sparrow suddenly became clumsy, its flight jerky and lacking the previous smoothness.

"Heh, I thought having three ships in formation was her strategy, but it turns out she's not good at split-screen operations. I wonder how she managed to get her rank!" Wang Fei's cold laugh suddenly rang in his ear, a voice that didn't match her usual gentle demeanor in front of Wang Ge.

Wang Ge was startled and slowly shifted his gaze. He saw that Wang Fei, commanding the starship battle, had none of her usual gentle and meek appearance. Instead, her face was cold and ruthless, like a seasoned general on the battlefield. Her eyes, intensely focused, were black, bright, and large, like a cat's eyes in the dark night spotting a mouse, exuding an almost eerie beauty.

This was the first time Wang Ge had seen his sister like this, and he was a bit dazed. This side of her was unfamiliar but also incredibly charming.

He remembered the once-popular recruitment advertisement featuring the newly emerged female military god, Zhao Long'er, of the Federation, standing in front of the "Star Gazing Deck" of the "Kunpeng Universe Battleship," her beauty like a peach blossom and her coldness like ice, looking down at the vast, boundless starry sky with a commanding presence that made people catch their breath.

Because of Zhao Long'er, the number of people who signed up for the military that year exceeded the total of the previous three years. During the on-site interviews, many boys blushed and shyly said they just wanted to see Zhao Long'er in person...

At this moment, Wang Fei's demeanor was strikingly similar to Zhao Long'er's in the recruitment advertisement. Wang Ge, speechless, couldn't help but have higher expectations for Wang Fei: My sister is a starship battle genius; who could say she won't be the next Zhao Long'er?

At this moment, Wang Fei was so cool that Wang Ge didn't dare to disturb her. Suddenly, he heard an explosion. He quickly looked at the screen and saw that, at some point, three Sparrows had surrounded the lone Lynx.

The surrounded Lynx was emitting black smoke and exploding continuously, clearly on the verge of destruction.

The screen was now split into two interfaces, one showing three Sparrows surrounding a Lynx, and the other showing two Sparrows teasing two Lynxes.

The two Sparrows were taunting the Lynxes from different directions, causing the two Lynxes to become angry and separate. When the other Lynx was destroyed, the girl with the rough feet seemed to realize what was happening. Her two Lynxes chased the two Sparrows like mad.

But Wang Fei's nimble hands controlled the two Sparrows with ghostly precision, completely outmaneuvering the girl with the rough feet.

Suddenly, the screen froze, and Wang Fei's hands, which had been dancing on the keyboard, paused. She quickly pressed a series of combination keys, and after about a second, the screen returned to normal. However, Wang Ge, to his dismay, noticed that one of the Sparrows that had been teasing the Lynxes had crashed into space debris and was now smoking and falling.

What bad luck! Wang Ge silently cursed, not daring to speak and disturb his sister. He quietly looked at her and saw that Wang Fei wasn't frustrated or flustered. She still controlled the remaining Sparrow with her nimble hands, evading the two Lynxes.

Wang Fei was frighteningly calm, making Wang Ge doubt if the person sitting next to him was the same sister he had known since childhood.

What surprised Wang Ge was that instead of continuing to evade the two Lynxes, Wang Fei had the other three Sparrows move towards the remaining Sparrow.

When the four Sparrows gathered, they flew around the two Lynxes, creating a chaotic scene even though it was now a single interface. Wang Ge was still dazzled by the spectacle.

What surprised Wang Ge even more was that the four Sparrows didn't attack the two Lynxes but kept firing at the surrounding space debris.

Soon, the nearby space debris exploded, scattering into stardust that completely blocked the radar.

Not only did the radar become blind, but Wang Ge, watching the screen, also became blind. The stardust effect made the screen look like it was filled with snow, making it impossible to see where the starships were.

Hearing a series of explosions, Wang Ge thought, "Oh no! In this environment where no one can see each other, if the Sparrows collide with the Lynxes, they'll be destroyed. And controlling four Sparrows is much harder than controlling two Lynxes, who, even if they can't see, shouldn't collide with each other."

Just as Wang Ge was thinking about how to comfort his sister, a series of "beep" sounds rang out, and the screen displayed a celebratory fireworks show—

Victor: Fei Bi Chang Xiang (Fei is Extraordinary)!

"Wow..." Wang Ge couldn't help but draw a sharp breath. He belatedly realized that his sister had deliberately destroyed the space debris to create a chaotic battlefield.

This chaotic battlefield was only relative to the girl with the rough feet, but Wang Fei had already reached the level where she could "see" the flight paths of each starship in her mind without needing to switch interfaces.

The chaotic environment made it hard to see, but she could still "see" in her mind. She precisely controlled the remaining four Sparrows to destroy the two Lynxes without any damage.

She was truly amazing! Although Wang Ge didn't see the final battle clearly, he understood the intensity and felt a sense of exhilaration. What a thrilling starship battle!

"Too bad..." Wang Fei ended the scene, shaking her head regretfully. "I lost one starship, so it wasn't a complete victory. For low-level battle videos, if it's not a complete victory, the attention rate will be low, and fewer people will pay to watch the post."