Without the protection of the Alliance's military in the vast No Man's Land, anyone who fell into the hands of the pirates would meet a tragic end.
Pirates were an ancient profession, and these space pirates were far more brutal than those who lived on ships in ancient times. The vast space was their best hiding place, and even a large-scale search would have a hard time finding them.
Xia Fei hesitated for a moment, but he still decided to pick up the call. After all, his warship was a cruiser, and normal pirates were nothing to him. Unless he encountered a legendary warlord, a cruiser would definitely be able to roam the stars unhindered.
This is the Tomahawk. I will now report your identity, Xia Fei said.
Tomahawk was the name Xia Fei had given to his Vexor-class cruiser. It looked like a silver tomahawk from the outside, so Xia Fei had named it after its appearance.
Without the support of the interplanetary internet, interplanetary communication would be affected by many environmental factors, making it extremely difficult. In particular, ultra-long-distance communication had long been a problem that had plagued mankind for a long time.
The Tomahawk was equipped with a large communication device, so its signal was decent, but the other party clearly did not have such advanced communication devices, so the voice that was transmitted was intermittent and unclear.
Please repeat your identity and the composition of the other party's warship, Xia Fei said with a frown.
The current situation was that the spaceship being attacked could hear Xia Feis voice, but Xia Feis side could not make out what they were saying.
If this group of pirates was just one or two ships, Xia Fei was confident that he could quickly drive them away and save the ship that was being attacked, but if the other party had an entire fleet, then it would be very bad.
Moreover, there were some crafty pirates in the No Man's Land who would deliberately use the distress signal as bait to lure other ships, so Xia Fei had to be careful.
From the intermittent voice, he could only make out the distress signal and the words Kestrel-class pirates. Presumably, a civilian ship had been attacked by a Kestrel-class frigate and had been captured.
Xia Fei lightly tapped on the screen a few times and drove the Tomahawk according to the location of the signal, preparing to make a jump.
Why do we need to save it? What if it's an enemy trap? Phantom asked worriedly.
Xia Fei shook his head. I dont know, but I really want to go.
Phantom was speechless. Things were just that strange. Xia Fei had always been a very rational and thoughtful person. Logically speaking, such a person should be the cool-headed type, and it would not be easy for him to lose control.
However, Xia Fei would often act according to his instincts. He was extremely crazy, disregarding the consequences and the cost, and sometimes, he would even be unreasonable.
Fortunately, Xia Fei had senses that far surpassed that of the average person. His sixth sense was often very accurate, so he had not suffered too much of a loss until now.
It was just that these extreme personalities were all reflected in Xia Fei alone, making it very difficult for others to see through his true nature. Phantom had lived with Xia Fei for over two years, and he finally came to the conclusion that Xia Fei was neither the calm type nor the crazy type. He was a complicated and unpredictable human.
The distance of thirty-five thousand lightyears was covered in a matter of minutes. The gigantic Tomahawk emerged from the wormhole and glared at the pitch-black night sky.
All he saw was a small industrial ship being surrounded and beaten up by a Kestrel-class frigate. Missiles were shooting out light blue flames, exploding and burning on the hull of the industrial ship.
It was obvious that the industrial ship was on the verge of collapse. Had Xia Fei been a minute late, he would have been buried in the sea of stars, becoming one of the countless pieces of trash floating in space.
Release the light combat drones. Target is the Kestrel-class frigate. Give it your all!
Warm up the warp disruptor and get ready to interfere with the enemy's warp!
Xia Fei sat in the command deck, calm and composed, constantly sending orders to the ship's AI command system.
Thanks to the existence of the AI, Xia Fei alone was able to completely control the gigantic cruiser without the help of others. If this ship had been placed in the galactic society of a long time ago, it would probably have required thousands of people to operate it.
The Kestrel-class frigate was no match for the Tomahawk. The two were like a watermelon and a cherry; they were on completely different levels.
Oh my god! It's a cruiser! And it's the Adjudicator Union's cruiser at that!
Hurry! Initiate an emergency warp immediately! Hurry up!
The moment the pirate ship saw the Tomahawk, it began to flee in panic. Its warp engine was fully activated, and it disappeared into space in an instant.
It would probably be a long time before they could walk out from this trauma. The sudden appearance of a gigantic cruiser was a huge blow to these small pirates, not to mention the fact that it was a cruiser of the Adjudicator Union. Who knew how many powerful Adjudicators were on board?
Actually, they were only half right. The Tomahawk did indeed have an Adjudicator, but it was only a trainee Adjudicator.
They actually ran away! Xia Fei pursed his lips, feeling somewhat displeased.
Although a cruiser was powerful, it was not very agile when dealing with a small opponent. After all, the bigger the ship, the longer the reaction time it needed.
If it were Vampire, they wouldnt have been able to escape, Xia Fei muttered to himself.
Phantom chuckled. "I've read in your ancient books that subduing the enemy without fighting is the highest level of the art of war. Isn't that good? It's just a broken ship; if it escapes, then so be it. Let's save that industrial ship first."
Xia Fei nodded. He grabbed the communicator from the command deck and said to the industrial ship that had already been hit. Now, announce youre name and Alliance serial number, as well as youre here.
Im Harry, Alliance serial number. Im a merchant, planning to sell some food to the Black Abyss Star Region, but I ended up getting robbed by pirates, said an old man in his fifties on the screen.
Xia Fei chuckled. What kind of merchant would take the risk of driving a small ship through an uninhabited region? This man was undoubtedly a smuggler.
Xia Fei was not averse to smuggling. No matter what, their existence would more or less bring some supplies to the Death Trio Star Region. The local warlords and tycoons were tyrannical, and the citizens were already suffering. Being able to buy some cheap goods from a smuggler would at least make the lives of the people living in the Death Trio Star Region a little better.
That was why the citizens of the Death Trio Star Region welcomed smugglers, often proactively providing them with supplies and even offering them shelter when they were being hunted down by the warlords.
Xia Fei had learned all this from the interplanetary internet. Unfortunately, the Alliance had very limited information on this enclave, so Xia Fei only had a vague impression of the Death Trio Star Region.
How is your ship? asked Xia Fei.
The old man shook his head and said pitifully, Eighty-nine percent of its structure is damaged. Im afraid it wont last much longer. Honorable Adjudicator, where are you going? Can you bring me along?
Any spaceship had an energy shield, armor, and structural protection. This industrial ship was already on the verge of collapse, and it was impossible for it to perform a long-distance warp in such a state. The tearing force of the wormhole could easily tear it to pieces. In this vast uninhabited region, not being able to warp was equivalent to being sentenced to death, with no chance of survival.
Xia Fei thought about it. Youre the only one on the ship?
Yes, its just me. Just bring me along, said Harry anxiously. Harry said anxiously. His pale old face had turned green from being attacked by the pirates, and his whole body was trembling.
The smuggler must be very familiar with this route. Bringing him along might be useful, thought Xia Fei.
His biggest problem at the moment was that he was not familiar with the route. Navigating in space was not as simple as just going from one point to another. He also needed to avoid those fatal black holes, ion storms, and rays that could damage the ship, and so on.
What was supposed to be a nine-day journey ended up taking Xia Fei thirteen days, and he even encountered several dangers along the way. Fortunately, the Tomahawk was a large warship with an incomparably sturdy outer shell, so it was far more composed when encountering danger than a small warship. If it were Vampire, Xia Fei might have been buried in space by now.
This was the uninhabited region far away from the Alliance, so the star map was not complete. Many of the fatal spots were not marked. Having someone familiar with this region as a guide was definitely better than Xia Fei wandering around alone.
Alright. Open up the docking channel; I'll pick you up. Bring along your flight chart and navigation computer, Xia Fei said.
Since Harry was a smuggler who traveled this deadly route all year round, his navigation computer must have accumulated a lot of useful information for Xia Fei, which was why Xia Fei had ordered him to bring his route map.
Harry agreed readily, thanking Xia Fei profusely.
Soon, the docking system between the two ships was completed. Xia Fei walked out of the command deck and waited for him at the entrance of the channel. It was important to be wary of others. Xia Fei had to be careful when a stranger tried to enter his warship.
Harry dragged two large bags, panting heavily from his industrial ship to the Tomahawk. From the outside, he looked very quiet, with fair skin and slender fingers. He even wore a pair of gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose. However, this pair of glasses of good quality had been broken in the middle, and he had used a piece of tape to glue it back together. After some time, the white tape had become somewhat greasy and dirty.
Xia Fei carefully checked Harry's belongings and confirmed that there was nothing wrong with them. Do you have a spatial ring or something like that?
Harry smiled bitterly. "Lord Adjudicator …"
Xia Fei raised his hand to interrupt him. Sir Adjudicator is too awkward to call me that. Just call me Xia Fei.
Sir Xia Fei, Im just a poor merchant. Where would I get a spatial ring? said Harry respectfully.
Xia Fei nodded, not saying a word. Harry turned around and walked away, but Xia Fei immediately called out to him. What are you trying to do?
"Sir Xia Fei, the goods on this ship are all my underwear. If this shipment is finished, I'll lose my pants."
Xia Fei chuckled. As expected of an unscrupulous merchant. His industrial ship could explode at any moment, yet he was still thinking about the goods on board. He was truly someone who valued money more than his life.
Xia Fei closed the channel without any explanation and immediately steered the Tomahawk away from the industrial ship that could explode at any moment. Harry's expression was extremely ugly, and he nearly fainted from the pain in his heart.
* Bang! *
Sure enough, as soon as the Tomahawk left, the industrial ship exploded like a firework, leaving nothing behind.
Harry clutched his heart with one hand, a look of shock on his face, as if he was feeling sorry for his loss.
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