Stiff-rank?
Stay where you are for now. My fleet will warp to your location in seventeen minutes and forty-six seconds, Jensen said with a sigh of relief.
Xia Fei was slightly taken aback, furrowing his eyebrows. What do you mean? You know me?
Jensen hesitated for a moment before he lightly brushed away the strand of blonde hair on his forehead. You dont know me, but I know you. Ive seen the recording of your matches in the Adjudicator Crisis grade assessment.
Xia Fei chuckled, not saying a word.
He pretended to be nonchalant on the surface, but his finger lightly tapped on the control panel a few times, adjusting the short-range autopilot to the furthest extreme warp.
The indicator light indicated that the warp engine was fully charged, so Xia Fei quietly closed the video call with Jensen, and Vampire quickly entered warp mode.
Xia Fei did not trust this Jensen.
From the verification message he had sent, there was nothing suspicious about Jensen's identity. If Jensen had any ill intentions toward Xia Fei, he could have just jumped over and attacked him. There was no need for him to establish a video call with Xia Fei and tell him how long he needed to recharge.
Xia Fei was well aware of all this, but he stubbornly refused to believe it. After all, this was the Wild Star Region, and anything could happen here. A person could only rely on themselves to survive in a place like this.
The Black Mamba 130 engine was far superior to a normal engine. This jump was a full sixty-one thousand and forty-five thousand lightyears, leaving Starlink Corporation's First Fleet far behind.
It was just that such a large-scale warp would cause a huge energy fluctuation, and if there were any nearby pirates, they would easily discover Xia Fei's whereabouts, making it extremely dangerous.
Starlink Corporation's First Fleet, flagship.
Jensen was dumbfounded as he watched Xia Fei slip away without a word, not even giving him a heads-up.
He was taken aback at first, but he soon realized that Xia Fei did not trust him.
After some thought, Jensen loudly ordered, Search for traces of that warship immediately. Also, activate the ultra-long-range communicator and connect to the young mistress's residence.
Tidying up his clothes, Jensen stood at attention, waiting for the video call to be established.
The ultra-long-range communication took a long time, and it took several minutes before an old man in his sixties appeared on the screen.
Elder Pang, is the young mistress there? Jensen respectfully bowed and asked.
"Miss has just fallen asleep. What's the matter?" The old man called Old Pang said impatiently. From his attire, he seemed to be the butler of a wealthy family. His black suit was neatly arranged and he wore white gloves.
Jensen grinned. "Elder Pang, I've found Xia Fei."
The old man's body trembled violently as an incredulous smile appeared on his face. "You really found Xia Fei?! Where did you find it? "
Jansen said proudly, "I've led the First Fleet for a few months of hard searching and have almost turned the entire Wild Star Region upside down …"
The old man glared at him and said in a dignified manner, "I don't want to listen to your complaints. Get to the main point!"
"Yes, yes." Yensen nodded repeatedly, as if he was rather fearful of Elder Pang. It was strange that a dignified captain would be so fearful of a white-haired old butler.
"We found him in the Wild Star Region. He's about 730,000 lightyears away from the Alliance's border," Jensen said.
"Immediately lead the fleet and escort Xia Fei back to the Alliance's borders. Don't tell him anything else. At the same time, inform the Seventh and Twelfth Fleets to return immediately and stop searching." Elder Pang said in an imposing manner. His words exuded a sense of authority that no one dared to question.
Jensen looked troubled. "The problem now is that Xia Fei is suspicious of me. He's already warped away from the vicinity, and I still need some time to locate him. What should we do if he refuses to cooperate?"
Elder Pang suddenly chuckled and softly muttered to himself, "That Xia Fei sure is cautious."
"I don't care what you do, just make sure that Xia Fei returns safely. If you can't even accomplish such a simple task, you can forget about being the captain."
"Yes!" Jensen gave Elder Pang a standard military salute. "I guarantee that I'll complete the mission. Do you want me to report to the young mistress? She told me to inform her immediately if there's any news."
Elder Pang waved his hand. "The young mistress has just fallen asleep after all this fuss. Ill let her know when she wakes up. Just do as I say."
The screen abruptly turned off, and Jensen returned to his spacious and comfortable captain's chair, pouring himself a glass of red wine. "Just what relationship does this Xia Fei have with the young mistress? Why would he cause such a huge commotion in the company? "
Being able to become the chief commander of Starlink Corporation's First Fleet at the tender age of twenty-four, Jensen was naturally not that stupid. It was just that no matter how hard he scratched his head, he could not figure it out. Be it the young mistress or the company, they were all worlds apart from a grassroots like Xia Fei. They were not even on the same plane of existence, so it was impossible for them to have any sort of connection.
However, it just so happened that Starlink Corporation had mobilized three of the twelve fleets to search for him because of a minor character like Xia Fei. If not for the fact that the other nine fleets were stationed too far away from the Wild Star Region, they might have been sent as well.
According to the news that came from the rear, the company's technology department had been researching whether they could temporarily expand the coverage of the interplanetary internet to the entire Wild Star Region in order to find Xia Fei. In the end, the construction period was simply too long, so they gave up on the idea.
It must be mentioned that the interplanetary internet was made up of countless communication and positioning satellites. The cost of expanding the coverage of every star region was astronomical, and the cost was unimaginable to the average person.
Putting everything together, Jensen came to the conclusion that he could not afford to provoke Xia Fei no matter what. There were too many things that he did not understand behind this man, so he needed to be careful when dealing with him.
That was when the radar operator, a beautiful young woman, said, "Captain, we've found that ship. It's currently 640,000 lightyears away from us."
Jensen was startled. "Are you sure? The distance it warped just now exceeded sixty thousand lightyears?"
"That's right."
"Wow, a warp of over 60,000 lightyears. Looks like Xia Fei's ship is equipped with a top-notch warp engine. Luckily, there's a Stiff-class warship in the fleet, or else we'd be in for some embarrassment," Jensen muttered to himself with a smile.
Xia Fei avoided Jensen's fleet and warped toward the Pan-Human Alliance.
Since he was in the dangerous Wild Star Region, Xia Fei did not let his guard down. For the next few hours, Xia Fei did not leave the command deck even once, maintaining a high state of alert.
During this time, no pirates or rioters tried to stop Xia Fei. The closer he got to the Pan-Human Alliance, the safer his surroundings would be.
A strange ship was following behind Xia Fei, maintaining a distance of around 10,000 kilometers from Vampire. From the information displayed on the radar, it was a Stiff-class interceptor from Mittal.
This was the first time Xia Fei had heard of an interceptor. From the strength of its signal, the size of this warship should be that of a frigate, but if it was a frigate, why would it have a completely different name?
"An interceptor? Do you know what this ship is? "Xia Fei asked.
Phantom shook his head. "This is the first time I've heard of such a ship. It doesn't seem to be anything special from its appearance."
That was when the Stiff-class interceptor suddenly picked up speed, cruising around Vampire at high speed as if it was opening a path for Xia Fei.
"Fourteen thousand meters per second!" Xia Fei exclaimed in shock when he saw the number displayed on the radar.
Its speed was more than twice that of Vampire, which was equipped with the Black Mamba 130 engine. This was simply too inconceivable.
Xia Fei and Phantom exchanged glances, their eyes filled with shock.
Vampire was equipped with an energy-draining system, so it was not afraid of Stiff-class attacks. It was just that its speed was simply too unbelievable. There was actually such a high-speed warship in the universe, so how did it manage to reach such a high speed?
This Stiff-class interceptor seemed to be doing this on purpose, purposely revealing its information without holding back. From the information, Xia Fei learned that this ship belonged to Starlink Corporation's First Fleet, and its registration information and ship serial number were clearly visible.
It seemed to be doing this on purpose, wanting Xia Fei to know that it had no ill intentions toward him.
As time passed, Xia Fei realized that this ship truly did not pose any threat to him. It was just like a personal bodyguard, cautiously following behind Xia Fei, neither approaching nor leaving.
"Could that fellow really have no ill intentions toward me? But why would he send someone to follow me? "Xia Fei thought hard, unable to come up with an answer no matter how hard he thought about it.
Sarah and Allen were clearly very nervous. They secretly hid outside the command deck, not daring to go in and disturb him. Sarah would pour Xia Fei a cup of tea from time to time, waiting outside the door until Xia Fei finished his cup of tea. She would then pour him a new cup and take out the empty one.
Fiercely stuffing out his cigarette, Xia Fei decided to establish contact with that Stiff-class interceptor and ask it what it was up to.
He sent out several requests, but the other party ignored him. This stubborn warship was like his shadow, silently following behind him, and he could not shake it off no matter what.
This situation continued all the way to the border of the Alliance, where a temporary wormhole slowly opened. All Xia Fei needed to do was warp once more, and he would be able to enter Alliance territory.
That was when the Stiff-class interceptor suddenly sent him a message. "Good luck, friend. Starlink Corporation's First Fleet is honored to escort you safely to Alliance territory."
This was Jensen's smart decision. He felt that since Xia Fei was not someone he could offend, he might as well use this opportunity to build a relationship with him. Who knew, there might come a day when he would need Xia Fei's help.
Xia Fei smiled, writing a message on the screen, and sent it back. "Thanks, but I won't be seeing you."
About ten minutes later, Vampire successfully appeared in Alliance territory. Xia Fei sat in his chair and let out a long sigh. "I'm finally back."
Sarah and Allen, who had been waiting outside the door, were also very excited.
Turning on his microcomputer and connecting to the interplanetary internet, Xia Fei was anxious to know if Xiao Yu was on that insectoid warship.
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