When he heard the news, Shotton immediately brought up the screen and had someone send him the details.
On the table in the conference room, a holographic screen was floating there. On the holographic screen was a small transport plane with a blood-colored skull symbol. At the same time, a signal was transmitted from the transport. After the signal was received, an image appeared on the light screen.
A person appeared on the light screen, and it was a very sinister-looking person. There were blood colored patterns on his face, and those patterns just so happened to be the symbol of Poison Fang — a blood colored skull. The person did not look like a normal human either. His mouth was very big, and a pair of long fangs protruded from the top and bottom of his mouth.
"Dear people of Vanguard Division Six, I, Poison Fang's leader, Skeleton King Caragno, greet you on behalf of my little Poison Fang members." When he said this, Skeleton King Kari Neo smiled proudly. His two pairs of fangs extended outwards as if he was about to swallow his prey.
Caragno meant 'skeleton' in the Sector language of Sector V, so it was obvious where Poison Fang's skull symbol came from. However, Shotton had never heard of a person named Caragno before. Silin had never heard of this name either, but perhaps Skeleton King was more famous.
The image changed and displayed the thirty or so captives. Among them were the two Sixth Team's vice commanders, Akaí and Waqin. Although they were locked inside transparent pods and unconscious, they were still breathing. This alone made Shotton feel a lot more at ease.
"I heard that your team has made a small fortune recently. You should know that Poison Fang's days are not going well. We've been chased by the military recently, and we're in dire need of energy. That's why I'm not going to beat around the bush here in order to let those little Poison Fang members live a little better. These thirty seven, no, thirty six lives. I accidentally killed another one yesterday." Caragno spread his hands innocently, "There are a few boxes on the transport. All you need to do is fill them up. With Vanguard's reputation, I believe that you won't use fake energy ores, right? Ka ka ka ka … "
Caragno let out a strange laugh that made people tremble.
"There's a contract in the transport aircraft. To ensure fairness, you can send someone to escort the energy ores and deliver the signed contract. Of course, This King wishes to meet Captain Shotton. Ka Ka Ka Ka. "
The video ended there.
After he was done reading, both Shawton and Lalo fell silent. Cillin, on the other hand, still spoke in a tone so calm that no one could guess his thoughts, "I'll go."
"No!"
"No!"
Shotton and Laro objected at the same time. Shotton felt that if Silin went, he might not be able to return. After all, he was a rare talent. Shotton was reluctant to use him. On the other hand, Laro didn't trust Silin. Coupled with Silin's age, neither of them wanted a kid who wasn't even twenty years old to take on this mission.
"I'm not negotiating with you. I'm just informing you," said Silin. "You can't go, Captain. If you go, the Sixth Division is done for. Vice Captain Laro can't go either. We already have four vice captains who have lost their ability to fight. If we lose another one, the Sixth Division's morale will hit rock bottom. Do you think anyone who can fight outside will be able to calm down? "
Shotton and Laro didn't say anything.
A while later, Shotton stood up and said, "Let's go check out the transport aircraft first before making a decision."
The fact that they were able to send a specialized transport aircraft over so quickly meant that there were many problems. One of them was certain, and that was that Poison Fang's men weren't too far away. They should be able to get some answers from the transport aircraft.
When the trio arrived at the entrance of the passage, the technician was compiling the information.
"How is it?" asked Shotton.
"The transport aircraft is probably equipped with a navigation system. It's equipped with all kinds of scanning devices, and there are monitoring devices at every point. Moreover, many of the systems inside the transport are fixed. Any slight change will cause a self-destruction, and the self-destruction is enough to destroy this starship. There's even a countdown timer on the transport aircraft. According to the time board, it took a total of fifty-two hours to arrive here from its starting point, and the countdown timer only shows sixty hours. "
Listening to the technician's report, Shotton had to admit that those madmen were very smart. But it was truly troublesome to have such a brain grow on a madman's head!
Those madmen didn't give them much time to prepare at all. Shotton was even starting to doubt whether the time board was correct or not. However, it didn't matter whether the time board was correct or not. What mattered was that they had less than eight hours at most!
Eight hours. If they couldn't wait for the A Squadron or reinforcements, they could only rely on themselves.
Looking at the contract with the bloody skull seal in his hand, Shotton took a deep breath and tried his best to calm himself down. He hadn't been a captain for very long, and he had never encountered something like this. He hadn't encountered such a situation even when Seru was still around! What should I do?
While Shotton was thinking, his communicator buzzed. Looking at the message displayed, Shotton frowned and had the technician continue his analysis. Then, he walked to the corner of the passage and saw Silin standing there.
Silin did not approach the transport aircraft. He did not want the surveillance equipment on the transport to record him.
"Prepare the energy ores. Give me five hours. I'll give you a complete plan in five hours," said Silin.
Just as Shotton was about to say something, Silin waved his hand. "Captain, we don't have much time." With that, Silin turned and left.
After Silin left, he returned to the team's starship. He took out the key Engi had given him and opened Engi's workshop. Huimao followed him in and closed the door.
No one knew what Silin was doing inside. Shotton was still looking at the information analyzed by the technician. As vice-captains, Assia and Laro couldn't give him any useful suggestions.
Dias was still asleep. Lu Suo was still lying in the ICU. Eudy and the others had not recovered yet. Xiao Shang, Ba Dao, and Kari were guarding outside the ward. At this moment, they did not know that a transport aircraft had entered the main ship's passage, that Shotton was struggling with the contract, and that the energy ores they mined were being moved onto the transport aircraft.
Five hours later, Silin walked out of Engi's workshop and sent a message to Shotton. They talked for an hour in Shotton's conference room. Even Laro did not know what they talked about. Laro only knew that seven hours after the transport aircraft arrived, Silin boarded the transport aircraft.
Coincidentally, the moment the transport aircraft left, Dias woke up. Eudy and Beaver also recovered.
Kari was excited to inform Silin, but he found that Silin was no longer there.
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