Chapter 1031 Just Beginning

As an important diplomat of the Whirlwater Federation, Banning certainly couldn't accompany Alyssa on adventures. Everyone saw him board the warship of the Whirlwater Federation with their own eyes.

After the Swan was fully refilled with magic power, it quickly left the port. After all, this space station, especially the port area, was severely damaged. Many ships were waiting to enter the port, and there were not many berths.

Besides, Alyssa wanted to chase the starship.

Since the fleet of the Whirlwater Federation had never seen Alyssa's starship, it at least meant that it was not used as a filler baby, but this also meant that the information obtained from the Whirlwater Federation was equal to 0.

So Alyssa decided to follow the information provided by Eunice. The first stop was a neutral galaxy about 88 Yars away from here. She planned to wait there.

Because according to Eunice's information, Alyssa's starship would dock there in the near future, and then there would be a chance to recapture the starship.

However, after leaving the port, the Swan was not busy with the jump. Long and Carlos stayed on the bridge to control the direction of the Swan, and Alyssa was called to the hangar.

Fang Lanyin was busy repairing the broken wire gun cable, but there was obviously a piece of warship wreckage piled in the hangar, and it looked like it had been burned.

It was picked up by Li Chengxi, and Vilania was looking around it.

"What's wrong with this wreckage?"

"It's a big problem."

Without looking back, Vilania pointed to a slightly raised area on the wreckage.

There might have been some instrument there, but now it has been burned beyond recognition.

"That's an absorber. I can recognize it even if it turns to ash. It's definitely right."

This thing was also installed on the Swan. Once it is turned on, it can greatly reduce the probability of being discovered by current radars. With optical camouflage invisibility, it can even disappear from enemy radars.

This is why pirates can bypass patrols. With just a little modification, any destroyer and warship of less tonnage can become a stealth warship.

"The design of this thing has been taken back, the only possible place to leak..."

"It must be a copy made by the Molybdenum Group, but I don't understand why it ran into the hands of pirates."

"It's not a complicated matter."

Alyssa said:

"I have received similar orders before, usually to help test new instruments and the like."

Some instruments are illegal, but the manufacturers want to test them, so they will entrust recyclers or even pirates to go to the lawless star field for testing.

But the problem is that there are too many.

If it is just a test, one or two finished products are enough, and they will be dismantled after the test.

The pirates can bypass the patrol team because of the absorber, which means that every ship is equipped with it.

And this is not the first or second time. The pirates encountered in the Alan Star Chain before were also in a similar situation. They also bypassed the detection of the planetary defense team without anyone noticing and launched a surprise attack at a very close distance.

This obviously exceeds the scope of testing.

When helping Verania to take back the data stick, Alyssa heard a director of the Molybdenum Group talking to someone on the phone. At that time, it seemed that he was talking about data information. (See Chapter 787 for details)

If what was said at that time was the actual combat data of the absorber, it seems to make sense.

In this case, the pirates who attacked today are likely to have a direct relationship with the Molybdenum Group.

So, is there any need for them to attack a neutral space station?

Despite the excitement of the fight, the pirates did not actually rob any substantial benefits from the space station, and they also lost several warships for nothing.

This is a neutral space station in a neutral galaxy. Its greatest value is as a cargo transfer center. It really has no more meaning.

Since the pirates are not attacking here for money, then what is it for?

Could it be...the target is Banning?

The conflict between the Swirlwater Federation and the Red Maple Republic has not reached the point where a full-scale war is needed. Now it can only be regarded as a border friction. Both sides are ready. After the fleet decides the winner, they will start negotiations and rely on the war situation to come to a conclusion.

If the pirates are controlled by the Molybdenum Group, then if the pirates attack the neutral space station for Banning, they don’t want to negotiate a solution?

Expand the war?

The main business of the Molybdenum Group is materials and ships. As the war expands, the demand for these materials will naturally rise sharply, and the Molybdenum Group can make a lot of money from it.

This logic makes sense, but how did the Molybdenum Group know that Banning planned to negotiate with the Red Maple Republic here?

What's more, being attacked by pirates is not being attacked by one party in the war. It is somewhat unrealistic to want to expand the war by killing diplomats. At most, it can only be regarded as adding fuel to the fire, but if both sides do not want the war to spread, adding fuel will not burn.

This is a bit unreasonable.

Alyssa immediately changed her mind. What if the Red Maple Republic is not a monolithic entity, for example, there are doves and hawks?

There is no doubt that the Molybdenum Group must have a better impression of the hawks who advocate war. After all, they can make a lot of money by fighting, and the hawks also need war to gain military merits and expand their political influence.

If they are in the same group, the reason for attacking the neutral space station is smooth.

But Alyssa's starship is obviously very close to the Red Maple Republic. What is the connection between all these?

And don't forget, the attack on Blackhand Port has not yet come to a conclusion. It is obviously abnormal that the Star Alliance Army, which is responsible for maintaining law and order, would attack a neutral colony satellite.

Originally, Alyssa thought that she was just unlucky to be betrayed by her trusted subordinates, and she tried to find a way to take back the starship.

But when I put everything I had experienced since I escaped from the starship together, I suddenly felt that I was just affected.

An oversized conspiracy seemed to be brewing in the depths of the void.

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The next morning, Li Chengxi sat in the space capsule and turned on the computer as usual.

The Swan was still sailing. It would take about two or three days to reach the target space station. After that, we would lay an ambush and wait for the captured starship to dock. Before that, there should be no major events.

The most troublesome thing was that Fang Lanyin was busy all the time. She had to repair the Manta Ray and refit the ignition system of the Lionfish.

Alyssa was still marching. She had walked for almost half a month but had not yet left the territory of Avarus. Moreover, she could not move too fast. After all, she had to wait for the troops sent by the lords from all over the country. It was expected that it would take one or two months to get out of the border and enter the Tandron Demon Kingdom.

In places where the means of transportation depended entirely on walking, don't compare them with starships. There was no comparison.

But this doesn't mean that Li Chengxi will be idle today and find anime to kill time, because Yang Yiyi and the others finally arrived at Lingyun Temple.

Or to be more precise, they arrived at the town at the foot of Lingyun Temple.

It must be said that following the princess's motorcade is safe. Hundreds of imperial guards patrol every day, and the surrounding area is tightly packed. Even if Anxiangtang wants to take action, it has no way to start.

After delivering the letter from Lingyun Temple, it is to go to Luoxia Ferry to meet Ning Xianer.

Yang Yiyi feels that this matter should be over soon, but Li Chengxi doesn't think so. Instead, he thinks that delivering the letter is just the beginning...