No Technology Is Invincible (The Death Prophecies-Book Four 4) by Saxon Andrew Read Free Book Online Page A

in our fleets.”
    Gabe looked through his eyebrows, “Are they faster than you?”
    “If I had to depend on a normal stardrive, they would be.”
    “But?”
    “No, they can’t match my speed. However, their communications are extraordinary.”
    “What do you mean?”
    Gabe suddenly saw an image appear on his faceplate. It was the image taken by Admiral Kuhn of the Builder World hanging in space. Gabe stared at it and watched as a light blue energy field surrounded the image. “What is that?”
    “An overlay of the physical image with one of the energies detected by Kuhn’s active scan. This blue field appears to be caused by a system that connects every Builder with each other. Notice how there are multiple blue streams that leave the world in different directions. One of the scans showed that blue field actually coming out of a Builder’s head. They have installed devices in their brains to control multiple things. This system actually connects them in such a way that they can be considered telepathic. They can receive and hear the thoughts of any other Builder.”
    “But it’s not telepathy.”
    “No, it isn’t, Gabe, but for all intents and purposes, it operates the same way and it also speeds up their mental processes.” There was a pause and then Poul said, “Did you hear the conversation of the two beings on the warship that went to communicate with the first Launcher that detected our presence?”
    “I did. Weren’t they complaining about how it was difficult to communicate with the Builders?”
    “That’s the one I’m referring to, Gabe. They said the Builders were incapable of communicating in simple terms. That’s because they had to slow their minds down and speak in terms they never used. I suspect the Builders that controlled their allies had to go to special training just to be able to communicate with them.”
    “If what you’re saying is true, they will be able to coordinate large numbers of warships easily.”
    “They will all be connected and have access to the same tactical data. They will have a decided edge in combat operations.”
    Gabe thought about that and didn’t like what he saw. How do you attack a fleet when it could coordinate with other fleets to surround and overwhelm their attackers? Gabe shook his head, “Poul, if their warships make it into our universe, we’re pretty much toast.”
    “I don’t like agreeing with you but you’re right. They must be stopped before their warships make it through a black hole.”
    “We need to go now, Poul!”
    “We’ll be ready in two days. I suggest you get out and take a break.”
    “I will. When will Cadet Bartoli arrive?”
    “She’s no longer a cadet. She graduated two days ago and has been ordered to report here in two days.”
    “What rank did she receive?”
    “She graduated number one in her class, which would normally give her a Lieutenant’s rank instead of an Ensign. However, the Senior Staff have promoted her to a captain.”
    Gabe chuckled, “She even entered at a higher rank than I did.”
    “I think your fast success paved the way to put other high achievers on a fast track. The second and third ranking cadets were also made captains.”
    Gabe stood up and refused to look at her scores. “I’ll check in with you in two days. Contact me if anything important happens.”
    “Will do.” Gabe walked off the ship and headed toward the front of the giant hangar where the Prophet’s Eyes was being modified. He felt out of his league. How was he going to effectively lead the combined fleets to take on the Builders? He shook his head and checked a small warship out of Fleet’s inventory. He lifted the ship, flew out of Earth’s atmosphere, and headed toward Sagittarius A*. He always seemed to think better at the black hole.
    He lounged in the command chair and stared at the giant clouds spinning around the event horizon in the distance and sighed. An hour later he decided that Death Prophecy Ten was what