Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
"Planet Aoqi will definitely send people after us," Li Lanfeng suddenly said.
Everyone looked at him. Li Lanfeng continued calmly, "Planet Aoqi lost a titled domain realm formidable warrior for no reason when they tried to assassinate the princess. They knew that their target is on the Feiyang Ship so they won't give up so easily."
"Also, Planet Aoqi had their eyes on the Feiyang Ship before. They just didn't have an excuse to do so. In the end, under the pressure of the Federation, they had no choice but to let the Feiyang Ship depart on time. However, the more they did that, the more Aoqi couldn't accept it … "
"Since they can't do it openly, they will definitely do it secretly." Li Lanfeng raised his head and looked at Ling Lan. He said slowly, "There are many ways to do it secretly. Intergalactic pirates are the only ones who can escape unscathed."
Most of the intergalactic pirates were criminals and criminals who were wanted by various countries. However, there were also some who were secretly trained by various countries. Some intergalactic pirates were even disguised as soldiers. This included the Federation. There was also a group of intergalactic pirates who helped the Federation to clean up people or forces that they couldn't touch openly. However, normal people wouldn't know about this.
Li Lanfeng's words made everyone nod their heads. Ling Lan continued, "Lanfeng is right. We will definitely be attacked by at least one intergalactic pirate group on our journey. Actually, from the moment I accepted this mission, I thought that we would definitely encounter intergalactic pirates. "
"Why?" Only Li Yingjie was curious why Boss Lan thought this way from the start.
Li Lanfeng frowned. He decisively chose to ignore Li Yingjie. If the head of the Li family was really Li Yingjie, he suspected that the Li family's position as a super family would be taken away by the other elite families.
Compared to Li Lanfeng's disdain, Ling Lan didn't care about Li Yingjie's stubborn way of thinking. In reality, after so many years, Ling Lan already knew that Li Yingjie was an idiotic son of an aristocratic family. In addition, Li Shiyu was obsessed with research and didn't care about wealth and power. Ling Lan was very curious how the Li family managed to raise two simple-minded and stubborn heirs in a super aristocratic family. It should be known that this was even more difficult than raising a prodigal son.
Ling Lan replied patiently, "Compared to other assassination methods, intergalactic pirates are the simplest and most effective. They are also the most secretive way of the Federation. You can't be sure whether they came for the princess or not … Even if the Feiyang Ship was destroyed, the Federation wouldn't be able to find any evidence... and the Federation's.. is..... they were....... they were unlucky they met.
"It's so poisonous." Li Yingjie finally understood, and his face suddenly changed.
"Politics has always been a dark place." Gulibaduo was just a 20-year-old girl. However, she had become an innocent pawn for all parties to achieve their own goals. Actually, her life and death were not in her control. Whether she lived or died in the end depended on which party had their way.
Ling Lan thought about this. Her gaze turned cold. If one day she regained her true identity and became Ling Xiao's daughter, would she become someone like Gulibaduo? Would she become a pawn to attack or recruit Ling Xiao?
Ling Lan's emotions fluctuated for a moment, and a trace of her cold aura leaked out before she immediately retracted it. Although the change was only momentary, the five people around her could clearly feel it.
"Boss, what's going on?" Although the five of them looked calm, the muscles hidden under their clothes were already tense. As long as there was anything wrong, they would turn into the sharpest attack.
Ling Lan shook her head. Her aura became gentle and harmless. She changed the topic. "Did Mu Youyun and the rest contact you after you boarded the cruise ship?"
"No. After we returned to the cruise ship on the third day, they didn't do anything," Zhao Jun replied. When they sent the princess back to the Feiyang Ship, they left secretly. They didn't expose their identities. However, Zhao Jun knew that Captain Mu Youyun must know who the culprit was.
Ling Lan nodded slightly. Colonel Mu Youyun was indeed an experienced captain. He knew how to hide them.
"Anyway, before they contact us, let's follow the original plan."
Ling Lan didn't want to be involved with Mu Youyun and the rest. After all, they were the princess's bodyguards. They were being watched by many people. Ling Lan didn't want them to be exposed because of them. That would put them in too much danger.
Ling Lan wanted to complete this mission. However, if she had to pay with her life … Ling Lan was willing to fail the mission. In her eyes, her comrades were more important than the mission.
After receiving Ling Lan's orders, Zilong and the rest returned to their simple life as intergalactic tourists. Although Ling Lan said that there would be intergalactic pirates coming to rob the Feiyang Ship, nothing happened in the next week. Everything was peaceful. Mu Youyun and the rest almost thought that they were dreaming about Aoqi trying to assassinate the princess.
Of course, this was just an illusion. The four-star battle teams were all experienced battle teams. They knew that the calmer things were, the more likely it was for danger to appear. Even the three teams that disguised themselves as intergalactic adventurers and intergalactic smugglers started to get nervous.
Unfortunately, they were on guard all the time. After three days of peace, they would be entering the Balaya Galaxy in two hours. Mu Youyun and the rest couldn't help but wonder if the enemy would give up on assassinating Princess Gulibaduo because they lost their titled domain realm formidable warrior.
At that moment, in the room where Ling Lan was staying, Ling Lan was playing chess with Li Lanfeng. Zilong and Zhao Jun were very nervous but they were still able to control themselves. Li Lanfeng, on the other hand, was a little restless. He kept looking at the time on his communicator. He seemed to be impatient.
"Li Yingjie, stop looking. It's still early." Li Lanfeng didn't even raise his head as he reminded him.
"Why? Didn't Boss say that the intergalactic pirates would appear in the last two hours? " Li Yingjie was so agitated because Ling Lan estimated that the time of the tribulation would be up.
"Yes. That's why there are still two hours left." Li Lanfeng replied calmly.
"You're saying that they will wait until the end?" Li Yingjie asked in surprise.
"Yes. When everyone lowers their guard, it will be time for them to make their move." Li Lanfeng decisively placed a black chess piece into Ling Lan's territory. Although it was dangerous to enter the territory alone, Ling Lan's chess pieces were spread out. This gave him enough space to move around. There was still a possibility that he would be able to do something.
"But, by that time, they would already be at the border of the Balaya Galaxy. Aren't they afraid of being surrounded by the Balaya Galaxy's fleet?" Li Yingjie asked confusedly. Princess Gulibaduo was on the Feiyang Ship. Once the Balaya Galaxy knew that the Feiyang Ship was hijacked, they would definitely send a fleet to help.
"No, that place can't really be considered the border of the Balaya Galaxy. Actually, every galaxy that connects a country has a border. It's hard to determine whose galaxy this border belongs to. Thus, this kind of galaxy is called a vague galaxy. If a country's military wants to enter this galaxy, if the country that is connected to it doesn't object or stop them, then it's fine. However, if they do object or stop them, according to human society's international law, the case will be handed over to the International Court of Justice. Only if the country is allowed to enter the galaxy will the country's military be allowed to enter," Ling Lan explained simply.
"Didn't the Scout Academy teach this before?" Lin Zhong-qing suddenly raised his head and asked.
Li Yingjie's heart was stabbed by Lin Zhong-qing. He touched his nose embarrassedly. However, he pretended that he didn't care and sneered, "I was working hard on my physical skills. Who would listen to those lessons …"
"Oh!" Lin Zhong-qing replied calmly. He lowered his head and started to pack their luggage. As a logistics officer, he had to know what they had.
Lin Zhong-qing's calmness made Li Yingjie feel even more embarrassed. Sob sob sob, was this a reflection of being looked down upon by the other party? However, he really hated listening to these complicated theoretical lessons. F * ck.
"We don't have to rely on the reinforcements from the Balaya Galaxy. It's better to rely on ourselves than on others …"
Ling Lan said. She picked up a white chess piece and placed it right next to the black chess piece. Since the other party wanted a chaotic battle, she would play along with him.
"To be able to sneak into the border of the Balaya Galaxy without being discovered, the scale of the interstellar pirates shouldn't be too big." Li Lanfeng stood up. "Without the threat of the Balaya Galaxy's military, the other party wouldn't send a large number of interstellar pirates. If they were discovered along the way and encountered by the patrolling fleets of other countries, it would cause unnecessary losses."
"Then what's the approximate scale of the interstellar pirates this time?" Zhao Jun asked. He trusted Li Lanfeng's deduction.
"There should only be three starships," Li Lanfeng said firmly. One main starship and two vanguard starships was the best configuration. This type of super small fleet was easy to hide. The two small vanguard starships were especially fast and agile. They were the best landing ships to attack other starships. Vanguard starships were also known as bee starships. If a main starship had enough vanguard starships, they could use the bee swarm tactic. No matter how big a starship was, it would still have to retreat when it encountered a swarm of vanguard starships. If it was unlucky, it might be surrounded and killed by these small vanguard starships.
Of course, vanguard starships were not invincible. They were most afraid of meeting a swarm of mechas. Although vanguard starships were very agile and fast, they couldn't compare to the speed and agility of mechas. Once the number of vanguard starships exceeded the number of mechas they could fight against, they would be surrounded. The result wouldn't be good. Hence, when they saw a large interstellar carrier, vanguard starships wouldn't act rashly.
Actually, this was just like how big fish ate small fish and small fish ate shrimps. It was just that it was the other way around in starships. Vanguard starships were afraid of mechas because they were smaller in size. Mechas might not be able to hurt a large starship, but they could still hurt a vanguard starship. Once the number of mechas exceeded the number of vanguard starships, they could completely destroy the vanguard starships.
However, mechas couldn't do anything to a large starship. They didn't have powerful firearms and cold weapons weren't big enough either. It was impossible to damage a large starship. Even if they wanted to make a small hole in the starship, the weapons on the mechas might not be able to do it. However, vanguard starships might be able to do something that mechas couldn't do. Although vanguard starships were small in size, the power of their main cannons wasn't something mechas could compare to. Once the number of vanguard starships increased, their main cannons would attack continuously. Even large starships wouldn't be able to withstand the attacks. This was why the swarm tactic was widely used in interstellar battles.
Although large starships couldn't withstand the swarm tactic, they were still effective against large interstellar carriers. Interstellar carriers were most afraid of large starships. Even if they released all the mechas on them, they still wouldn't be able to defeat a large starship.
Hence, in a mature interstellar fleet, there wouldn't only be one type of starship. They would mix all the starships together so that there wouldn't be any obvious holes in the fleet.
Of course, the above theory was only applicable to those below ace mecha level. If there were enough ace mecha, this conclusion would be questionable. This was also why ace mecha were known as the kings of the battlefield, not to mention mecha above ace level... those were definitely not allowed to appear on the battlefield.
Vanguard starships were the most effective against cruise ships like Feiyang. If the interstellar pirates wanted to attack the cruise ship, there would be many of them. However, one starship was too weak. If two starships and the main starships attacked, Feiyang would be in trouble. Hence, Li Lanfeng guessed that the other party would send one main starship and two vanguard starships.
Ling Lan nodded and confirmed, "That should be it."
"Boss, do you think they will have ace mechas?" Li Yingjie asked excitedly. Ever since he became an ace mecha operator, he would either fight with his comrades or spar with them. This was his first time in a real battle. Li Yingjie felt his heart beating faster.
"I'm 100% sure." Ling Lan stood up. Everyone stood up too. This was the aura of a captain.
"Are we going to prepare?" Zilong rubbed his hands together.
Ling Lan looked at the time on her communicator and said calmly, "If I'm not wrong, the interstellar pirates should be here."
The moment she finished speaking, the alarm on Feiyang started ringing.
"Attention all passengers. Attention all passengers. We have encountered interstellar pirates. The battle is about to start. Please stay calm and don't panic. Those who are still in the activity area, please return to your rooms immediately."
"Reminder again: The battle is about to start. Please stay calm and don't panic. Those who are still in the activity area, please return to your rooms immediately …"
"Boss, did you jinx it?" Li Yingjie looked at Ling Lan with a strange expression. He didn't expect the pirates to really come just as Ling Lan said they were coming …
Smack! Lin Zhong-qing hit his head. "What nonsense are you talking about? This is called foresight. "
Li Yingjie looked at Lin Zhong-qing who knocked his head and followed Ling Lan. He gritted his teeth and rubbed his aching head. He muttered, "I knew that I wouldn't have any status in Lingtian. Even the brat I used to bully is bullying me now …"
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