Severalhourslater,alegion-level Starfleet appearedmajesticallyinthisstarsystem.

twasevidentthatthepaintandemblemsonthese nterstellarWarship showedclearsignsofhavingbeenhastilyremoved,indicatingarush.

Furthermore,thevastmajorityofthemweretypesof nterstellar❀оvеlігht❀(Don’tcopy,readhere)Warship inservicewiththe mperialArmy.

“Reporting, Commander,wehavereachedthedesignatedarea!”nsidethe Bridge ofthe flagship ofthisfleet,agroupofsoldierswearing mperialArmy uniformscouldbeseen.

heofficerreferredtoasthe Commander hadthreegleaminggoldenstarsonhisshoulder.

“Prepareforbattle,”thethree-starieutenanteneralsaidsolemnly.

ehadreceivedordersfromthe hirdPrince andimmediatelyledhisfleetasreinforcements.

eknewthatthemissionhewasexecutingwasinresponsetoadistresscallfromthoseslavetraders.

ehadknownaboutthoseslavetradersforalongtimebecausehewasoneoftheintermediariesbetweenthoseslavetradersandisighnessthePrince.

Someofthe nterstellarWarship usedbytheslavetraderswereskillfullyextractedbyhimfromthe mperialArmyFleet’srosterundervariouspretextsandallocatedtotheseslavetraders.

BigyeWang,theirboss,hadevenmethiminperson;thatfellowwasquiteadeptathandlingaffairs.

Duringtheirfirstmeeting,hehadpreparedtenfemaleslavesandhundredsofthousandsof starcoins asa‘gift’forhim.

Asacashcowforthe PrinceParty inthegrayarea,uponreceivingthedistressmessage,henaturallyhadtoinvestigatethoroughly.

Althoughtheseslavetradersoperatedinagrayarea,thoseintheknowunderstoodthatthe PrinceParty wasbackingthem.

Whodaredtotouchthe PrinceParty'scashcow?Whowassoignorantoftheconsequences?

“Report.Wehavediscovereda Starport,aswellastracesof nterstellarWarship havingengagedinbattle.

Currently,noother nterstellarWarship havebeenfound,”theadjutantreportedfromtheside.

hethree-starieutenanteneralglancedatthedisplaywindowinfrontofhim,whereseveral battlefield ruinsfullofinterstellarwarshipwreckagecouldbeseen,allindicatingthatafiercebattlehadtakenplacetherepreviously.

“Accordingtoourdetectionofthecosmicelementfluctuationshere,thebattleshouldhaveendedthreehoursago,”theadjutantreportedanotherimportantpieceofnews.

hreehoursago?

ehadreceivedthedistresscallapproximatelyeighthoursago.

hismeanttheenemy Starfleet thatattackedhereengagedinbattleforlessthanfivehours,eventhoughtheslavetraders' Starfleet wasnotparticularlystrong.

owever,theystillhadthreethousand nterstellarWarship,includingthirty 3nterstellarWarships.

Withinsuchashortperiod,theattacking Starfleet musthavepossessedconsiderablecombatpower.

hethree-starieutenantenerallookedattheheavilydamaged Starport onthescreen;itsexteriorwascoveredinsignsofbombardmentandattacks,andbroken nterstellarWarship couldalsobeseenwithinit.

Withhundredsof nterstellarWarship jammedinthenavigationchannels,hecouldalreadyimaginethesceneofthatbattle.

“Becareful.Dispatchinterstellarreconnaissancedronestocheckthe Starport’scondition,”thethree-starieutenanteneralcautiouslysaid.

Soon,dozensofinterstellarreconnaissancedronesbegantoapproachthe Starport.

hroughthesynchronizedfootagefromthecamerasontheinterstellarreconnaissancedrones,the Starport’sconditioncouldbeseenmoreclearly.

Suddenly,thethree-starieutenanteneralpointedtothemostconspicuousemblemonthe Starport:“Quick,zoominonthisforme!”

hatemblemrepresentedthisslavemerchantorganization.

Andnow,apartfrombeinginruins,three‘blackdots’couldbeseenontheemblem.

Aftercontinuouszoomingin,thetruenatureofthesethree‘blackdots’becameclear.

heywere,astonishingly,threecorpses!

Fromlefttoright,theywere: BigyeWang,hinMonkey,and Scarface.

xceptforhinMonkey’sdeath,whichwasrelativelybetter,theothertwohadextremelygruesomedeaths,especially Scarface,whoappearedtohavesufferedimmensetorturebeforepassing!

hissceneinstantlymadethethree-starieutenanteneral’smoodplummettorockbottom.

hedeathsofthesethreemeantthattheslavemerchantorganizationsupportedbythe PrinceParty hadbeendestroyed;althoughthe PrinceParty couldstillestablishanothersuchslavemerchantorganizationwiththeircapabilities.

owever,thetime,manpower,materialresources,andfinancialresourcesinvestedbeforeandafterwouldcausethe PrinceParty significantlosses.

“Warning!Warning!Warning!igh-energyexplosiondetectedwithinthe Starport.nterstellarreconnaissancedrones,evacuateimmediately!vacuateimmediately!”acrewmembersuddenlyexclaimed.

hethree-starieutenantenerallookedatthe Starport infrontofhiminsurprise.

Dozensofpointswithinthe Starport couldbeseenglowingred,followedbymassiveexplosionsthatdirectlyengulfedsomeinterstellarreconnaissancedronesthathadapproachedforreconnaissanceandhadnotyetmanagedtoretreat.

“Recon3haslostcontact.”

“Recon5haslostcontact.”

“Recon8haslostcontact.”

hethree-starieutenanteneralstaredattheexploding Starport;ifthe Starport beforewaslikearavagedland,nowithadbecomeapileofspacedebris.

“heseguys!”hethree-starieutenanteneral’sheartfilledwithhatred;killingthoseslavemerchantswasonething,theycouldalwaysbereplaced,butnoweventhe Starport hadbeendestroyed.

owmuchtimewouldthe PrinceParty needtopreparetobuildsuchabaseagain?

twouldtakeatleastonetotwoyearstorestoreittoitspreviousstate.

Andwithintheseoneortwoyears,theoriginalslavetradechannelswereverylikelytobeseizedbyothers.

herefore,totrulyrecover,itwouldtakeatleastthreeyears!

“fthetwoPrincesknewaboutthis...”hethree-starieutenanteneralsigheddeeply,onlyhopingthatthetwoPrinceswouldnotventtheirangeronhim.

eimmediatelysentbackeverythingthathadhappenedhere,alongwithallthecapturedfootageandimages,includingthesceneofthe Starport explosion.

Soon,repliesfromthetwoPrincesarrived.

“nvestigatetheperpetrator!”

Simpleasthesefourwordswere,theangerofthetwoPrincescouldbefeltwithinthem.

“nvestigateforme!Searchmeticulouslythroughthoseruinsanddebris;youmustfindoutwhodaredtoattackhere!”thethree-starieutenanteneralordered. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

Subsequentinvestigationandanalysisrevealedthatthe Starport hadbeenequippedwithproximityexplosivedevices;oncetheydetectedelectronicdevicefluctuationswithinacertainrange,theywouldautomaticallydetonate.

heenemyalsoknewthatsuchminortacticswouldnotsignificantlyimpactthereinforcing Starfleet.

heirgoalwastodestroythe Starport infrontofthereinforcements,puttingonagrandfireworksdisplayforthem.

hiswasaprovocation!

hiswasabsolutelyaprovocation!

hethree-starieutenanteneralclenchedhisfist,evenmoredeterminedinhisheartthatevenifhehadtoturnthisplaceupsidedown,hewoulduncovertheattackers’identityandmakethempayaheavyprice.

Andtheculpritbehindallthiswascurrentlyonhiswaybacktothe wlDragonStarSystem.

Underwarptravel, ZhaoChen inthehibernationpodhadaslightsmileonhislips,seeminglyhavingagooddream.