It didn't matter what kind of 'thing' A 'Moon was referring to as the White Spirit. The most important thing right now was to get everything ready.
After A 'Moon told Silin about White Night, he also told him about the planet's surroundings. Although A' Moon had never been there himself, the information stored in his memory hadn't faded even after a thousand years. It was of great help to Silin.
After getting the information, Silin adjusted the parameters of the base's simulated training ground so that Kari and the others could get used to it as soon as possible. That way, it would be easier for them to get to their destination.
Silin also shared some of the information A 'Moon had given to Aichenthus. After all, they were going to be working together. Silin's side didn't have many people, so they might need the Freedom Army's help when they got to their destination.
Hunters were always in a hurry. They weren't people who could stay in the same place for long. After being cooped up in the base for so long, Kari and the others were itching to go out. Before this, they were doing hard labor around Mo Heng because of the space fighter. Now that the fighter was ready and they had a mission, they spent most of their time training in the simulated training ground. With their gene rank and good physical fitness, they quickly adapted to the environment Silin had set up.
This time, they didn't wear normal protective suits. Instead, they wore armor made by Xi Mu. Perhaps the next mission would be the time when the armor would come into play. They were just getting used to it, so they were looking forward to the real hunting ground.
They left the base on a starship and headed to the coordinates Silin and Aichenthus had agreed to meet.
The fighter was almost complete. Mo Heng told Kari and the others to try it out when they had time. He wanted to see if there was anything they weren't satisfied with. If there was, they could modify it so that they wouldn't get into trouble on the battlefield.
Cary and the others were overjoyed by the fighter jets Mo Heng had created. These were fighter jets that belonged to them and were not for public use. Every fighter jet was designed and built according to their personal characteristics and preferences, unlike the bulk-bought fighter jets they had seen in other squadrons. Other than the design, the materials used to build these space fighters were incredibly hard to come by. If Silin hadn't obtained a batch of rare materials from the Mist Bodhisattva Empire, these space fighters might not have been able to achieve the results Mo Heng was satisfied with. As for where Silin got the materials from, Mo Heng didn't ask. Silin had Silin's secrets. He respected that.
Lying on the shelf, Huimao closed his eyes and thought about his next move. He was no longer the ignorant cat that followed Silin out of the base, and there was no need for him to restrain himself anymore. If he wanted to fight, he could fight, no matter the form. As for those eccentric researchers, Huimao wasn't afraid of them anymore. Now that he had someone to rely on, he wasn't afraid of them!
Although Huimao wasn't happy with the fact that this batch of energy ores had to be split equally with the Freedom Army, he had no choice but to endure it. They were partners after all, and the worst that could happen was that they would take the lion's share. However, Huimao wouldn't allow a third party to interfere. The other forces of Sector V could just eat shit!
Before they met up with the Freedom Army, Silin explained the operation plan to everyone. The place Ah Yue mentioned was a key protected area, and since Silin had promised Ah Yue, he would prioritize it over everything else. He would protect White Night even if the energy ores were occupied or destroyed.
Sector V's reputation in the League of Stars wasn't good. It was a former colonial Sector and a region known for its crimes. After the League of Stars fell into chaos, Sector V, which hadn't been completely controlled by the military yet, took this opportunity to develop wantonly. Although the flames of war raged everywhere, there was one area in Sector V that very few people went to, and that was the area 'Blue' had mentioned to Silin.
There were basically no habitable planets in that area, and there weren't many mineral deposits on the planets at the edge of that area. Coupled with the harsh environment of the universe, very few people would venture into that area. The equipment required to enter that area was relatively high, and high level equipment was always linked to a huge amount of money. Even the rich colonists of Sector V wouldn't want to waste their money to explore that seemingly empty area. That was why the planet containing the best energy ores could be preserved to this day. Otherwise, it would've been emptied a long time ago.
When the starship arrived at the agreed coordinates, the Freedom Army was already waiting for them. There were no large starships or spaceplanes, only small and medium sized spaceplanes scattered around. One reason was because of the Freedom Army's financial limitations, and the other was because this lineup allowed them to move more efficiently. The spaceplanes weren't fancy, but they were all heavily armed models. They looked full of killing intent, and some of the spaceplanes even had 'holes' and 'wounds' caused by cannon bombardment.
"You've fought already?" Silin looked at Aichenthus on the light screen.
"They're just some annoying minions, no big deal." Aichenthus said. The murderous intent in his blood red eyes hadn't faded completely yet.
Silin noticed that Blue and Inreiner were standing behind Aichenthus, "Aren't you afraid that something unusual might happen inside the base?"
Aichenthus smiled and didn't answer. Silin believed that they should have already made arrangements. However, the three of them always seemed to move together.
Silin didn't ask too much about the Freedom Army. After discussing their next move with Aichenthus, the two of them flew towards the planet together.
In the Freedom Army, many people looked at this unfamiliar starship and discussed it. They didn't understand why they had to call others for an operation. Although the starship looked good, war wasn't about whose flying tool was beautiful.
On this side, the Freedom Army members were discussing Silin and the others in their spaceplanes. The spaceplanes were also communicating with each other through their communicators. In the end, just as they were mocking the unfamiliar starship, an angry voice sounded.
"F * ck you, you're the flashy ones. You're the embroidered pillows. You're the f * cking trash!"
The three leaders in Aichenthus's spaceplane looked at each other, surprised that their own communication channel would hear the voice of the other person.
Cillin finally spoke up after the gray cat had yelled for a while, "I'm very sorry. One of our team members is a little too hot-tempered, but forgive me for being blunt, but your communication security measures are seriously terrible."
Hearing Silin's words, Aichenthus contacted the people in charge of the spaceplanes. Each spaceplane was a team with a team leader. Aichenthus asked the team leaders to check their communicators and communication network and turn on the security facilities. No matter what, they couldn't be careless.
Although Huimao's shout made the Freedom Army unhappy, it calmed down a lot.
"Hmph, I didn't mean to hear it. It's their communication network that's wide open. They didn't even set up low-level security. You can't blame me for that," Huimao said while licking his claws. He was originally not satisfied with giving a part of the energy mine to the other party. Now that he heard those people talking bad about him, it would be strange if he didn't flip out.
Silin patted Huimao's head. "Alright, don't waste time paying attention to the Freedom Army. Pay attention to other places further away to see if there are any abnormalities."
"For example?"
"For example, someone who isn't part of the plan."
"Someone who isn't part of the plan?" Huimao flicked his ears. He didn't quite understand Silin's meaning, but since Silin had said so, he had no choice but to pay attention.
The space environment in this area wasn't very good. There were a lot of rocky areas, and there were often strong ion storms. As a result, their speed was a lot slower than usual.
The route Silin had chosen was based on the information Moon had provided him. It was also one of the easiest routes out of all of them. Although they ran into a lot of trouble, they still successfully reached their destination coordinates ahead of the other forces in Sector V. The Freedom Army was very happy about this.
"Can you contact White Night?" Silin looked at Moon.
Moon shook his head. "Not yet. I need to enter the planet to communicate with her."
"Who are you guys talking about?" Kari moved closer to Czedow and asked.
Moon tilted his head. "We're talking about Czedow's girlfriend."
Czedow: "..." Why didn't he know when he found himself a girlfriend?
"Oh —"
Not far away, a group of people moved closer to Czedow. Even Mao, who usually didn't pay much attention to gossip, couldn't help himself. They were just too curious. Czedow's … girlfriend? A robot's girlfriend?
"Alright, everyone, get ready to move. You'll know when the time comes. Also, do your best and don't embarrass the Eleventh Squad." Silin patted the group of people who had gathered around him and said.
Carley and the others hesitated for a moment, but in the end, the mission was more important. That being said, I'm really, really curious …
"We're ready to land," Alkenthus said on the screen.
"Alright."
Silin gestured to everyone, and they all got to work.
The Eleventh Squad's starship was left outside the planet. Since they had the super AI Little Eleven, they didn't have to worry about piloting the starship even if there was no one around.
Speaking of which, space fighters flew out of the starship one after another. Their streamlined bodies and shape were clearly different from normal fighters, and they flashed across the dark universe like phantoms.
Alkenthus stared at the image on the screen. It would be a lie to say that he wasn't envious, but he was still surprised. From what they knew, Vanguard didn't have a fighter like this in their B Squadrons other than their famous freedom ship.
"The detectors couldn't detect anything. None of our scanning methods detected anything." Inderson pointed at the image on the screen. All they saw was the enemy's fighter flying out of the starship, disappearing in a flash, and then vanishing into thin air. Unfortunately, the detectors on the spaceplane didn't detect anything at all.
Instead of piloting a fighter, Silin piloted a small spaceplane and carried Mo Heng, Czedow, Tang Qiuqiu, Xueqiu, and Chi Feng out of the planet.
Old Mo was the one who strongly requested to tag along. He was very curious about this planet, and he wanted to see the alluring top-grade energy ores there.
There weren't any plants on the planet, only rocks and mountains embedded with energy ores.
After the Freedom Army landed, they put on their protective suits and started mining. Since the other forces hadn't arrived yet, they decided to dig a bit first. Meanwhile, Silin parked the spaceplane at the place Moon told him to. After opening the hatch, Moon and Sigma flew out of the spaceplane.
While the Freedom Army was digging excitedly, a white light suddenly appeared around them. It was the energy ores that didn't glow themselves. It illuminated the dimly lit area for a long time.
"Who are you?" A gentle voice entered their ears.
Then, a white figure appeared on top of the ores. They were all the same, and their movements were exactly the same. It almost looked like they were clones.
A snow-white White Night was sitting on top of the ores. Her long hair and long skirt were flowing in the wind as she stared at the miners. She was twirling a strand of her white hair with one hand and combing it with a comb with the other.
"Wo … wraith!" Someone exclaimed.
Since Alkenthus had told them not to attack if they saw a wraith and that someone else would deal with it, all they had to do was dig as hard as they could. That was why the Freedom Army didn't open fire immediately when White Night appeared.
Although that was the plan, when everyone saw this white figure, they all felt a chill down their spines. Be it the Freedom Army soldiers who were closer to White Night or Kari's group who were patrolling in fighter jets, they couldn't help but feel goosebumps all over their bodies.
Not fearing death was one thing, but the fear of seeing a wraith was another.
What the hell is this?!
A projection?
After White Night appeared, Moon started communicating with her using the method his master left behind. Although White Night, Sigma, and Moon had never met each other before, they were all created by the Xi Family in the same area. Plus, Sigma took out some information that belonged to his "master". It didn't take long for them to communicate with each other.
It wasn't long before a passageway opened up at Moon's location. After greeting Cillin, Moon and Sigma descended into the passageway. The passageway closed behind them, and White Night's projection disappeared.
Now that the "wraith" was gone, the Freedom Army soldiers returned to their mining. They were curious, but the energy in front of them was far more attractive.
Just as Alkenthus was wondering why Cillin hadn't made a move yet, he saw a slightly larger spaceplane land. Many big guys that looked like mining robots walked out of the spaceplane and began mining with familiarity before transporting them into the spaceplane.
Alkenthus glanced at Silin who was still sitting inside the spaceplane. He had to admit that he was jealous.
Although the Eleventh Squadron had fewer people, they had more robots. Mining and other tasks were done by the robots. They were all professionals and could dig quickly. They were not slower than the Freedom Army.
Huimao wasn't the type to stay put for long. It ran out the moment Sigma and Moon came out of the spaceplane, broke off large chunks of energy ores with its claws and tossed them to the transport robots. This is all money! It can be exchanged for tons and tons of cat food!
The soldiers of the Freedom Army were very curious about this cat that did not need to wear protective clothing and could run nimbly in such a harsh environment with its round body. However, no matter how curious they were, they could not lose to this cat! The Freedom Army soldiers moved even faster when they saw the cat doing its best to break off the ores.
Suddenly, the gray cat's claws froze in the middle of plucking the energy ores. It looked towards the sky.
"Silin, they're here! Meow my ass! Kari, knock them down one by one! "
The first thought that came to the Freedom Army people's minds when they saw the gray cat standing on top of the mine with its paw raised high like it was pointing at the world: So this is the cat that was eavesdropping at the time!
Their second thought: This cat can talk!
Their third thought: Who's here?
It didn't take long for them to realize that it was the other Sector V forces.
"Prepare for battle!"
Some of the Freedom Army soldiers stayed behind to continue mining, while the rest prepared for battle.
Piloting a fighter in the sky, Kari's face twitched again and again when he heard Huimao's roar. This cat is getting more and more arrogant.
The Eleventh Squad's starship was in stealth mode and some distance away from the newcomers. That was why they didn't notice that there was a starship parked outside the planet.
Just like the Freedom Army, the Eleventh Squad was made up of spaceplanes, and they were annoyed that someone had arrived before them. That was why they started attacking before they even landed because they all wanted to take everything for themselves. Large craters were blasted on the ground by the artillery fire. Rock fragments were sent flying everywhere, mixed with some fragments of energy ores.
Kari and the others who had been hovering in the sky started firing as well. Their bodies flashed past them. The enemy was almost unable to lock onto their target because they were hit by a blast before they could even lock onto their target.
Kari and the others might look like a mess, but they all had a plan and worked well together. Inside the spaceplane, Silin could hear Kari and the others' jokes and curses through the communicator.
Artillery fire interweaved in the sky, densely packed like fireworks. However, fireworks wouldn't cause so many broken parts to fall because of being hit. Some were from the Freedom Army, and some were from the newcomers.
While the Freedom Army was busy fighting in the sky, Huimao didn't stop mining. He ignored the fighters in the sky and busied himself with the digging robots. A couple of fighters were about to attack him when they saw his mining activity, but they were attacked by the phantom-like fighters before they could do anything.
Huimao was fearless because he had Kari and the others' cover. Of course, Huimao wouldn't be afraid even without Kari and the others' cover. The cannonballs couldn't hurt it for now anyway.
"More people are coming," Czedow said.
Another group of people was flying towards them from the sky. However, they didn't charge at them immediately. Instead, they waited outside for a while. It looked like they wanted to wait until the two sides fought each other to the death before attacking. Unfortunately, the reality didn't allow them to do so.
This time, it wasn't just one side. The other side had arrived as well, and more people were coming one after another. Everyone knew about the same time, and the time to prepare was almost the same. If the Freedom Army hadn't changed their flight path at Silin's suggestion, they would've arrived at the same time as these people.
The chaotic battle had begun. The normally dead planet was now covered in flames and debris.
The battle in the sky was fierce, but because everyone was staring at the energy ores on the ground, their ground forces quickly landed and began fighting for resources.
"Let's go." Silin called out to the people inside the spaceplane and walked out of the hatch.
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