Chapter 314: Twists and Turns (5-in-1)

Miffy and the others were struck dumb by Su Ming’s command.

Although they knew they couldn’t be soft-hearted towards pirates, the casual tone in which he issued a command for slaughter filled them with dread.

However, Su Ming paid no attention to Miffy and the others’ reactions, instead quietly watching the space battle unfolding on the screen.

One by one, the Interstellar Pirates were massacred; anyone attempting to flee was mercilessly blasted by Zhang Yi and the others.

Those modified old-model Mecha, Iron Head, had no chance of resisting against the new Iron Guard.

It’s worth noting that even mecha of the same model can vary in quality.

The latest models often have significantly better performance than older ones.

Not long after, the new Class 3 Battleship was directly blown up under the combined assault of Elu and the others.

As for the older Class 3 Battleship, Rhein single-handedly infiltrated it.

The battle quickly concluded, and Rhein and the others returned to the ship one after another.

“Captain Johnny, did we win?”

At this moment, a security guard, looking dazed, asked Johnny.

Johnny took a deep breath and said,

“We won. They’re truly incredible. Compared to them, we’re just trash. Return to base!”

“Yes.”

His subordinates replied with complex expressions.

A moment later.

Rhein and Zhang Yi escorted in a middle-aged man with yellow hair, a muscular build, a nose ring, several scars on his face, and his head bowed.

“Su Ming, look what I caught! This guy is the leader of this Interstellar Pirate group, Picardo.”

Rhein excitedly said to Su Ming.

Su Ming looked at Rhein with a puzzled expression.

“Didn’t I tell you to kill them all? Why did you bring a live one back?”

“Big Brother, don’t kill me!”

Upon hearing Su Ming’s words, Picardo shamelessly begged for mercy.

“I originally intended to kill him, but this guy said he had a bounty on his head, that he was very valuable, and asked me not to kill him.”

Rhein explained to Su Ming.

Su Ming was also stunned when he heard Rhein’s words. This guy had a strong will to live; it was his first time seeing someone so desperate to save himself.

Picardo quickly said to Su Ming,

“Big Brother, please don’t kill me. I’m the most famous Interstellar Pirate in this star sea, and I’m truly very valuable. If you spare my life, you can exchange it for a lot of bounty money.”

Su Ming’s interest was piqued upon hearing Picardo’s words.

“How much are you worth?”

“20 million federal currency!”

Picardo quickly revealed his worth.

“That’s so cheap? You’re too useless, aren’t you? I thought you’d be worth hundreds of millions.”

Su Ming’s face showed a hint of disappointment upon hearing Picardo’s words.

“Damn it, why are you so cheap? That Class 3 Battleship is worth more than you.”

Rhein cursed, speechless, upon hearing the price.

“Big Brother, that ship was just bought by me. I haven’t even used it for many robberies yet, so how could the bounty increase?”

Picardo replied, feeling wronged.

In fact, the bounty on an Interstellar Pirate is only used to measure the strength and degree of evil of a pirate group, and it is not entirely linked to their personal wealth.

However, there are still quite a few Interstellar Pirates with very high bounties in this world, some even reaching tens of billions or hundreds of billions.

“You’re wasting my time. Take him out and chop him up.”

Su Ming said unceremoniously.

“Stop! Don’t kill me! Although my bounty isn’t enough, I have that new Class 3 Battleship. I can give you the ship.”

Picardo quickly pleaded.

“The Class 3 Battleship you mentioned has already been blown up, so it’s invalid. If you can’t provide enough value, then don’t blame us for being impolite.”

Su Ming replied coldly.

He never intended to seize the opponent’s Class 3 Battleship. Firstly, no one among them knew how to operate it; secondly, they didn’t care for a Class 3 Battleship; and thirdly, it would be too much trouble to deal with, having to tow it back.

Most importantly, Su Ming was currently on a mission and simply didn’t have time for such things.

“Stop! I have another important piece of information that concerns your lives.”

Seeing this, Picardo quickly said to Su Ming.

“Interesting. Tell me!”

“You have to promise first that if I tell you, you’ll let me go!”

“Alright!”

Su Ming readily agreed.

“The Blazing Flame Interstellar Pirate Group has set up an interception zone in the star field ahead, specifically to intercept merchant ships and transport ships. If you continue to follow the official route, you will definitely be intercepted by them. At that time, all of you will be finished. Those guys are even more ruthless than me.”

Picardo swallowed and said.

Miffy and the others, upon hearing Picardo’s words, all showed expressions of shock and disbelief, saying,

“The Blazing Flame Interstellar Pirate Group, how dare they set up an interception zone on an official route?”

“Why wouldn’t they dare? The situation is very chaotic now. Whether it’s the Federation or the Neutral Countries, who has the energy to manage them?”

Picardo replied directly.

Upon hearing this, Su Ming turned and asked Captain Haggart,

“Is this Interstellar Pirate group very strong?”

“Extremely strong. The leader, Hoggart, has a bounty of 1 billion federal currency, and he also has a Class 4 Battleship and nearly ten thousand subordinates.”

Captain Haggart said with great apprehension.

“Very good. Change course and bypass them. I don’t have time to waste on them.”

Su Ming said to Captain Haggart.

“Alright!”

Captain Haggart quickly responded.

“Big Brother, can you let me go now?”

Picardo looked at Su Ming with anticipation.

“No problem, Miss Miffy, this person is yours.”

Su Ming said without hesitation.

“Huh?”

Miffy was also stunned upon hearing Su Ming’s words. This Picardo was worth 20 million federal currency.

Picardo, on the other hand, said angrily,

“You, you’re not keeping your word!”

“I always keep my word. I said I’d let you go, and I will. But whether they let you go is not our concern.”

Su Ming said very reasonably.

Picardo, upon hearing Su Ming’s words, cursed furiously,

“Bastard!”

At this moment, Miffy reacted and shouted to her subordinates beside her,

“Take him to the dark room and lock him up! Assign five people to watch him!”

“Yes!”

The subordinates immediately stepped forward and escorted the cursing Picardo away.

“Mr. Su Ming, thank you so much. If it weren’t for you this time, we would have been in serious trouble.”

Miss Miffy said to Su Ming with great gratitude.

“No need to thank us. You just need to get us to our destination as soon as possible.”

Su Ming waved his hand in response.

He only wanted to reach his destination discreetly now, not even wanting to claim the bounty, because claiming bounties was troublesome and too conspicuous.

“Alright!”

Miffy replied solemnly.

Several days later.

Taszji Neutral Country, Feimanke Base City Interstellar Airport.

The Fatty slowly descended from the sky.

Su Ming looked down at the Interstellar Airport through the optical image.

Feimanke Base City is the royal city of the Taszji Neutral Country. Although this Interstellar Airport’s facilities were a bit old, its scale was quite large.

And the entire Interstellar Airport was filled with various ships, many of which bore mercenary insignia.

At this moment, the Fatty landed in its designated parking space.

Inside the central control room, Captain Haggart breathed a slight sigh of relief and said to Su Ming,

“Mr. Su Ming, we have safely arrived at our destination. Although there was a slight incident on the way, fortunately, it didn’t delay us for too long.”

“You’ve worked hard!”

Su Ming nodded and said.

“Also, I’ve already helped you apply for a hangar. I’ll help you transfer all your mecha over in a bit, and the storage fees have already been paid.”

“How can we accept this?”

“Mr. Su Ming, please don’t decline. Not only is the pirate you gave us worth 20 million, but the life-saving grace alone is something we can never repay. There’s nothing else we can do for you, so this is all we can do.”

Captain Haggart shook his head and said.

“Alright, then I won’t be polite.”

Su Ming also didn’t continue to decline.

More than an hour later, all the mecha were transferred to the Interstellar Airport’s underground hangar.

“Mr. Su Ming, this is the mission settlement statement. Please sign here.”

Miffy took out a document and handed it to Su Ming.

“Alright!”

Su Ming picked up the pen and signed his name on it.

After doing this, Su Ming said to Rhein and the others,

“Zhang Yi, Elu, Ankajia, you come with me. The others stay here.”

“Yes!”

Rhein and the others responded in a deep voice.

At this moment, Miffy proactively asked,

“Mr. Su Ming, are you going into the city? If you don’t mind, I can drive you there. I’m very familiar with this area.”

“Won’t that be too much trouble?”

“You’re really too polite. It’s no trouble at all.”

“Alright, then I’ll trouble you.”

Su Ming thought for a moment and then agreed. Instead of taking a taxi to the rendezvous point, it would be safer and less conspicuous to have Miffy drive them.

“Come with me!”

Miffy replied with a smile.

“Alright!”

Su Ming then left with Miffy.

An hour later.

Inside the underground express passage, an old jeep was speeding along.

Miffy, while driving, said to Su Ming, who was sitting in the passenger seat,

“After that tunnel exit ahead, we’ll be in the city.”

“Hmm, do you know the Breeze Hotel?”

Su Ming leaned against the car window and asked Miffy.

“That hotel? Of course, I know it.”

“Is this hotel very famous here?”

“It’s the most luxurious hotel here, and it’s not even an industry of our country. It seems to be an industry of some giant in your Federation.”

Miffy explained to Su Ming.

Su Ming nodded slightly upon hearing this. This contact person was quite good at choosing locations.

Under normal circumstances, this hotel should be quite safe.

Not long after, the jeep emerged from the underground express passage, and a prosperous base city came into view.

The buildings within this base were very dense, and the floors were built exceptionally high, with cars driving everywhere and virtual projection advertisements.

The traffic here was very congested, but Miffy was already used to it.

Su Ming looked at the exotic scenery outside the window, pondering what subsequent tasks he would receive.

During his journey, he hadn’t been idle, constantly researching the Taszji Neutral Country. From various pieces of information, it seemed that this neutral country had a very good relationship with the Federation.

Even during the current period of unrest, he hadn’t found any negative information about the two countries, so Su Ming still couldn’t guess what the subsequent mission would be.

Just as Su Ming was deep in thought, Miffy called out to him,

“That aerial garden ahead is the Breeze Hotel.”

Su Ming followed Miffy’s gaze and saw a distant aerial garden supported by huge metal pillars. This garden had many green plants planted on it, and a white building stood in its center.

“Miss Miffy, you can just drop us off at the hotel entrance.”

“Okay.”

Miffy nodded in response.

Not long after, Miffy drove the car to the hotel entrance.

Su Ming and the others briefly said goodbye to Miffy and got out of the car.

They walked directly into the hotel.

Soon, the four of them arrived at the door of Room 302. The door was closed, and the ‘Do Not Disturb’ light on the wall was on.

Su Ming then pressed the doorbell.

Ding~

As the doorbell rang, a faint sound of footsteps came from inside the room, followed by a cautious voice.

“Who is it?”

“We are from the Royal Court Academy, here to see Mr. Micus.”

Su Ming replied directly.

Immediately, the closed door opened, revealing a young man who was not tall, thin, had some freckles on his face, and fair skin.

“You’re finally here! Come in quickly!”

Micus said excitedly.

Su Ming and the four others then entered the room, and Micus quickly closed the door.

Su Ming looked around the room. The entire room was a bit messy, and the trash cans were full. It looked like it hadn’t been cleaned for some time.

From this, it was clear that Micus had likely been cooped up in his room this whole time, not daring to go anywhere.

“Mr. Micus, allow me to introduce myself. My name is Su Ming, and this is the mission letter!”

Su Ming pulled out the mission letter and handed it to Micus.

Micus took it and examined it carefully. After confirming there were no issues, he quickly reached out to shake Su Ming’s hand and said,

“I’ve finally waited for you all to arrive. I was really worried sick.”

“Mr. Micus, please don’t rush. Take your time and tell us what happened and what you need us to do?”

Su Ming asked calmly.

“My name is Micus, and I’m a third-year student in the power system department at Royal Court Academy. I previously followed Dr. Kairo, a fourth-year senior, to a secret laboratory within Kamodun Base City in the Avahooge Kingdom, where we were researching new materials for a Fourth Generation Mecha’s new power unit.”

Micus took a deep breath and said to Su Ming and the others.

“And then what?”

Su Ming asked calmly.

“Later, we were inexplicably attacked by unknown individuals. They ransacked the entire laboratory, took the new materials and the newly developed Four-Generation Mecha power unit, and also captured Dr. Kairo! When the incident occurred, I happened to be out on an errand, so I narrowly escaped. But I didn’t dare stay in that country, so I fled here.”

Micus gave a brief overview.

“Avahooge Kingdom? This Neutral Countries is very close to the front lines. It’s said that the internal situation has always been unstable. How did you manage to build a laboratory there?”

Elu asked, very puzzled.

“This laboratory was established by Royal Court Academy, and the reason it was built there is because the new materials are produced there. Of course, Royal Court Academy isn’t the only one building laboratories there; the Federation and some major corporations have also established them.”

Micus explained to Elu.

“So what do you need us to do now?”

Su Ming asked, his brows tightly furrowed.

“You need to find a way to rescue Dr. Kairo and retrieve that batch of new materials, as well as the new Fourth Generation Mecha power unit.”

Micus immediately made a whole host of demands.

Ankajia and the other two listened to Micus’s words, their brows furrowing into a knot. This mission was uncommonly tricky.

Su Ming asked with a solemn expression.

“Micus, can you roughly guess who did it? Or do you have any clues?”

“I don’t know who did it, because in that laboratory, I was only responsible for assisting with research; I didn’t get involved in anything else. However, after the incident, I sought help from a five-person team of second-year juniors. They entered Kamodun Base City to investigate, but two of their members went missing, so I quickly sought help from the academy.”

Micus revealed even worse news.

“Missing? How did they go missing? What’s the situation in Kamodun Base City now?”

Su Ming asked in a deep voice.

“I’m not sure how they went missing, but I seem to have heard that the city seems to have lost control.”

Micus said excitedly.

Su Ming took a deep breath and asked,

“I understand. So, Mr. Micus, can you still contact the remaining three?”

“Communication devices don’t work. You might not know this, but the information networks in the various Neutral Countries are particularly backward; it’s very difficult to even send a message to the Federation. But I know where they are staying in Kamodun Base City, so we can find them.”

“It looks like we’ll have to make a trip.”

Su Ming said in a deep voice.

“I’ll go with you!”

Micus said through gritted teeth.

“You’re coming with us? Won’t that be too risky? Why don’t you wait here?”

Su Ming didn’t really want Micus to come along. It was clear this guy couldn’t fight at all.

“No, you must take me!”

Micus demanded with a very strong attitude.

“Alright then!”

Seeing Micus’s resolute attitude, Su Ming thought for a moment and agreed.

“So, how do we get to the Avahooge Kingdom next? Hire a ship?”

Ankajia asked, feeling a headache coming on, sensing another big expense.

At this moment, Micus shook his head and said,

“The Avahooge Kingdom is currently in a very turbulent state. There are no spaceships going there at all. Only the Federation’s military ships are still flying there.”

“You mean we should ask the military for help?”

Su Ming asked, feeling a bit tricky upon hearing this.

“Yes.”

“Where do we find the Federation’s military?”

“The Federation’s military has an office in Tasji Neutral Country. I’ll take you there.”

Micus said to Su Ming and the others.

“Then without further ado, let’s go!”

Su Ming also didn’t waste any words.

At dusk, Su Ming and the others arrived at Xiangfeng Street in the west of the city.

They saw a towering, five-hundred-meter-tall, cup-shaped metal building in the distance, with the Federation flag standing prominently in front of it, very eye-catching.

“That’s the place!”

Micus led Su Ming and the others over.

When they reached the main entrance, they were stopped by the guarding soldiers.

“Who are you? This is the Federation Military’s office in Tasji Neutral Country. Unauthorized personnel are prohibited.”

“We are from Royal Court Academy.”

Micus took out his ID card and handed it over.

The guarding soldier checked the ID card information, frowned, glanced at Su Ming and the others, and finally stepped aside, saying,

“Go in.”

“Thank you.”

Micus took back his ID card and led Su Ming and the other two inside.

Soon, they entered the building and arrived at the first-floor service hall.

The service hall was very well decorated, with black and white stone tiles on the floor, clearly defined colors.

However, there weren’t many people in the entire service hall, and many service windows were already closed.

Micus looked around blankly, not knowing who to ask for help.

At this moment, Su Ming spoke up.

“Go ask at the service desk up front.”

“Right, right!”

Micus quickly responded.

When they arrived at the service desk, a woman in a sergeant’s military uniform, with an ordinary appearance, asked,

“Who are you? What are you doing here?”

“We are students from Royal Court Academy. We are here to seek help. May I ask who we should speak to?”

Su Ming asked politely.

“Please wait a moment. I’ll inform Lieutenant Enrui.”

After hearing this, the woman picked up the landline phone, dialed an internal extension, and briefly explained the situation.

Su Ming and the others waited quietly.

About ten minutes later, a tall middle-aged man in a lieutenant’s military uniform, with a stern face, walked up to Su Ming and the others.

He spoke stiffly,

“I am Lieutenant Enrui. What do you need?”

“Lieutenant Enrui, we have an urgent matter and need to go to the Avahooge Kingdom. There are no ships going there now. Could you please help arrange a ship to take us there?”

Micus said very anxiously.

“I’m sorry, the military doesn’t have any ships available either. We really can’t help.”

Lieutenant Enrui replied without hesitation after hearing Micus’s words.

“Can’t you find a way to help coordinate? Didn’t you say the military still has ships flying to the Avahooge Kingdom? We really have something important and are in a hurry to go there.”

Su Ming requested very politely.

“No means no. Do you think the military is here to serve you? At this critical juncture, where am I supposed to coordinate a ship for you?”

Lieutenant Enrui replied unceremoniously.

Zhang Yi saw that this guy had a really bad attitude and was about to retort, but Su Ming held him back.

At this moment, Micus heard Lieutenant Enrui’s words and looked like a deflated eggplant, muttering to himself,

“It’s over!”

Su Ming took a deep breath and said,

“Let’s go. We’ll think of another way.”

Zhang Yi and the others angrily followed Su Ming and his group out.

“Hmph!”

Lieutenant Enrui snorted unhappily when he saw Su Ming and the others walk away.

At this moment, a man who was 185 cm tall, with a buzz cut, full of muscles, and wearing a lieutenant’s military uniform, walked over and asked in confusion,

“Enrui, what were those people here for?”

“They wanted a ride to the Avahooge Kingdom. I sent them away!”

“Oh, that’s not right! I remember we have a Level 4 battleship that’s about to set sail for the Avahooge Kingdom, don’t we?”

“Ou Zi, those guys are from Royal Court Academy. Why should we help them? Every time we ask them for help, they act so arrogant and aloof, and now that they have an urgent matter, they remember us? Hmph, and that ship is about to set sail. If I call them now and tell them to stop and wait, I’ll get chewed out. Am I crazy or something!”

“That’s true, but is it okay for you to do that? What if they find out?”

“So what if they find out? It’s none of my business! Let’s not talk about this anymore. Let’s go for a drink after work.”

Enrui said to Ou Zi.

“Alright then!”

On the other side, Su Ming and the others walked out of the building.

Zhang Yi finally couldn’t help but curse,

“Su Ming, that guy definitely deliberately didn’t help us. He didn’t even ask, he just directly said no.”

“I know, but do you have a solution? We don’t have time to waste on him now.”

Su Ming replied calmly.

“Su Ming is right. Our top priority now is to find a way to get to the Avahooge Kingdom, not to conflict with irrelevant people.”

Elu said in agreement.

Zhang Yi, hearing this, suppressed his anger and asked,

“So what do we do now?”

“Mr. Micus, please think carefully again. Besides the military, is there really no other way to get to the Avahooge Kingdom?”

Su Ming asked calmly.

“No. If there were, I wouldn’t have brought you here.”

Micus said with a sigh.

Su Ming pondered for a moment upon hearing this, then said in a deep voice,

“Let’s go!”

“Where? Su Ming, do you have a plan?”

Elu and the others looked at Su Ming curiously.

“To find Miss Miffy and her group.”

Su Ming replied simply and clearly.

“Ah? Would they dare to go?”

Ankajia asked, very surprised.

“I don’t know, but right now, besides them, who else do you think we can ask for help? And they need to be reliable and have a clean background.”

Su Ming calmly retorted to Ankajia.

“It seems there really isn’t anyone else. So where do we find them?”

Ankajia hesitated and asked.

“I have the address here. We’ll go directly to them and talk face-to-face!”

Su Ming pulled out a business card from his pocket, with a contact address clearly printed on it.

“Alright!”

Elu and the others agreed.

The group walked towards the street.

Several hours later.

A dilapidated taxi drove to Anning Street in the north of the city.

Su Ming and the others paid the fare and got out of the car. When they saw the street scene before them, Zhang Yi exclaimed in surprise,

“Holy cow, Su Ming, are you sure we didn’t come to the wrong place?”

“It should be correct, Anning Street 122.”

Su Ming also frowned at the sight before him. Compared to the towering skyscrapers in other areas, the buildings in this area were unusually low and dilapidated.

They were all old, cramped buildings, with large areas of their wall insulation peeling off, revealing rusty metal structures inside.

A mixed odor permeated the air, and garbage piles were everywhere.

Many children could be seen rummaging through the trash.

To put it bluntly, this area was a slum.

“Then let’s go and ask the residents here which building is number 122.”

Elu suggested to Su Ming.

“Alright!”

Su Ming then led them towards a few old men sitting at the entrance of an alley.

When Su Ming and his group approached, the old men looked at them with wary eyes.

“Hello, sir!”

“What do you want?”

“Excuse me, is Anning Street 122 here?”

“Who are you?”

“Don’t misunderstand, we are here to find Miss Miffy from Fatty Interstellar Transport Company. We are her clients.”

“Oh, oh, you’re clients!”

“Yes.”

Su Ming replied with a smile.

“You should have said so earlier! I’ll take you there!”

The old men’s attitudes immediately did a complete 180-degree turn.

“Thank you, we appreciate it.”

Su Ming was also a bit surprised; the people here were so enthusiastic.

These old men then led Su Ming and his group towards a pigeon-loft-like building to the west, praising them continuously.

“Young man, you have good taste! Let me tell you, Fatty Interstellar Transport Company’s service is super good, and it’s excellent value for money. You absolutely made the right choice!”

“Okay.”

Su Ming replied with a smile.

Along the way, Su Ming and his group encountered many local residents, who all asked,

“Deng Fu, who are these people you’re with? They look unfamiliar.”

“They’re here to see Miss Miffy, they’re big clients!”

“Oh, oh, then hurry and take them.”

“Got it.”

Deng Fu replied.

“Grandpa, are you very familiar with Fatty Interstellar Transport Company?”

Su Ming asked thoughtfully.

“Let me put it this way, my grandson works on their ship, and basically every household in this entire area has someone working on their ship. You could say Fatty Interstellar Transport Company supports everyone here.”

Deng Fu explained to Su Ming.

“So that’s how it is.”

Upon hearing this, Su Ming roughly understood what was going on.

While they were chatting, Deng Fu led Su Ming and the others into a dilapidated building and stopped in front of a tightly closed door.

“This is it!”

“Thank you!”

Su Ming politely said to Deng Fu.

“Then I’ll be going. I wish you a pleasant discussion.”

Deng Fu led Su Ming and his group to the door and then left, so as not to disturb their business discussion.

Su Ming then reached out and knocked on the door.

Thump thump!

“Coming!”

Soon, Miffy’s voice came from inside, and then the door opened.

When Miffy opened the door and saw Su Ming and his group, a surprised expression appeared on her face.

“Mr. Su Ming, why have you come?”

“I have something to discuss with you. I hope I haven’t disturbed you.”

Su Ming said with a smile.

“No, please come in!”

Miffy quickly ushered Su Ming inside.

Su Ming and the others walked into the room and saw a table set up in the living room with a hot pot on it and plates of synthetic meat slices.

Captain Haggart and Johnny were sitting around, having hot pot and drinking, celebrating the completion of their cargo delivery.

“Miffy, who’s here? Mr. Su Ming!”

When Captain Haggart looked up and asked Miffy, he saw Su Ming walk in and exclaimed in surprise.

At this moment, Johnny and the others, who were drinking and chatting, were all startled.

When they looked up and saw Su Ming and his group, they all quickly stood up and greeted him.

“Mr. Su Ming!”

“Please continue. Don’t mind us. We’re just here to discuss something with Captain Haggart.”

Su Ming replied very politely.

“How can that be, Mr. Su Ming? Please sit. If you don’t mind, how about we talk while we eat?”

Captain Haggart said politely.

“Okay!”

Su Ming no longer stood on ceremony, and took Elu and the others to their seats.

Miffy quickly prepared new bowls and chopsticks for Su Ming and his group.

Su Ming naturally picked up his chopsticks and started blanching the meat slices, completely at ease.

Miffy went to the inner room, took out a bottle of red wine that had been stored for a long time, opened it, and poured a glass for each of Su Ming’s group.

Haggart raised his glass of low-quality synthetic wine and said,

“Mr. Su Ming, I toast to you. Please forgive our poor hospitality!”

“You’re too kind. Cheers!”

Su Ming and his group raised their glasses and clinked them with Haggart.

Everyone drank it all!

After a glass of wine, Haggart asked curiously,

“Mr. Su Ming, may I ask what brings you to us?”

“Mr. Haggart, I have a business proposition, and I hope you will consider it.”

Su Ming said very seriously.

“What business? Please tell us!”

Haggart and the others all looked at Su Ming.

“I want to charter a ship for a round trip to Avahooge Kingdom.”

Su Ming said without holding back.

Upon hearing Su Ming’s words, Haggart’s wrinkled face fell silent, and Johnny and the others exchanged glances.

Miffy said with some surprise,

“Mr. Su Ming, you want to go to Avahooge Kingdom? That country isn’t very safe right now. No ships are willing to go there anymore.”

“I know, that’s why I want to ask for your help. As for the price, it’s negotiable.”

Su Ming said sincerely.

Upon hearing this, Miffy and the others all looked at Haggart.

Haggart poured himself a glass of wine, then drank it all. After a long while, he said hoarsely,

“Mr. Su Ming, if it were anyone else proposing this business, we would absolutely not do it.”

“I understand, the risk is too high!”

“To put it bluntly, we’re just trying to make a living. We have wives, children, and elderly parents to support, so we have to consider safety. However, your character and strength are evident to us. Taking you there and back isn’t impossible. But we can only dock at the Royal Court Academy Interstellar Airport in Avahooge Kingdom.”

“That’s enough. Please name your price.”

Su Ming said very sincerely.

“From here to Avahooge Kingdom is only about a three-day journey. If it’s a round trip, normally 3.2 million federal currency would be enough. But since you’re chartering the ship for a round trip, the cost will be higher. However, we won’t rip you off. Just give us 10 million federal currency.”

Haggart gave a very low price.

“Okay, thank you very much.”

Su Ming was very satisfied with this price; they weren’t making much profit at this price.

If he wasn’t mistaken, Haggart had also factored in the 20 million bounty.

“Su Ming, when do you want to depart?”

Haggart then asked.

“As soon as possible!”

Su Ming didn’t stand on ceremony and said it directly.

Upon hearing this, Johnny and the others looked at each other, and one by one, they stood up and said,

“Then what are we waiting for? Let’s go now!”

“Let’s do that. Go call all the crew members and return to the ship immediately.”

Haggart also stood up and replied.

Su Ming watched this scene, silently noting down this favor.

At four o’clock in the morning.

Fatty slowly ascended from the Interstellar Airport.

In the central control room, Haggart said to Su Ming,

“We are now departing for the Royal City of Avahooge Kingdom. Although it’s very unstable there, the Interstellar Airport hasn’t been closed, so customs procedures and such shouldn’t be a big problem; they’ve all been approved! However, Avahooge Kingdom has also issued a risk notice, stating that they do not guarantee the safety of any ships or personnel.”

“No problem, you can rest assured! Leave the safety to us. If anyone is foolish enough to intercept us midway, we will deal with them!”

Su Ming said very calmly.

“Understood. Check all ship facilities and prepare to activate the superluminal flight device!”

Upon hearing Su Ming’s words, Haggart’s hanging heart finally settled.

“Yes!”

Miffy and the others all responded.

Three days later.

In the vast starry sky, accompanied by a ripple.

Fatty ended its superluminal flight and emerged from Subspace.

Su Ming, Micus, and Ankajia stood on the command deck’s observation platform, looking out at the starry sky ahead.

At this moment, he saw a red planet in the distance. The entire planet’s surface atmosphere had swirling vortices, indicating extremely harsh weather conditions.

In addition, on the planet’s surface, many Level 3 battleships responsible for security patrols could be seen.

At this moment, a communication request popped up on Fatty’s operation screen.

Miffy immediately reported,

“Grandpa, we’ve received a communication request from Avahooge Kingdom’s Space Defense Force.”

“Connect.”

Haggart said calmly.

Miffy then connected the communication, and a tall, hot-tempered man wearing second-generation exoskeleton armor appeared on the screen.

“I am Major Dara of Avahooge Kingdom’s Space Defense Force!”

“Greetings, Officer. We are Fatty, and we have already declared our presence.”

“I know. There are Royal Court Academy personnel among your declared individuals. Have their team leader come over.”

Major Dara said directly.

At this moment, Su Ming calmly walked over and said,

“That would be me!”

Major Dara sized up Su Ming, then asked,

“What do you intend to do entering our country with so many mecha weapons?”

“Someone from our group went missing in Kamodun Base City, and we need to find them.”

Su Ming replied straightforwardly.

He knew very well that if he didn’t give the other party a reasonable explanation, they would never allow him to bring so many weapons in.

“Alright, but let me make this clear upfront. Although Kamodun Base City is nominally still under our jurisdiction, it has actually slipped out of our control. If anything happens to you there, we will not be held responsible!”

Major Dara said very directly.

“No problem, we’ll take responsibility ourselves!”

Su Ming agreed directly.

“Good. I have recorded this communication. If you encounter any problems in the future, don’t come looking for us!”

Major Dara hung up the communication directly after speaking.

“Bah! Playing this trick again. This so-called loss of control must be Avahooge Kingdom’s own doing.”

Ankajia said irritably.

“That’s not necessarily true. This time, it might actually be out of control.”

Su Ming replied to Ankajia.

“No way.”

Ankajia replied, bewildered.

“Su Ming is right, I think so too. Because before I left, abnormalities started appearing in the city, and large-scale riots frequently occurred at night.”

Micus agreed wholeheartedly.

At this moment, Captain Haggart said to Su Ming and his group,

“Mr. Su Ming, we are now beginning to enter the planet. We should arrive at the Interstellar Airport in about half an hour.”

“Okay, I’ll leave this to you. Let’s go!”

Su Ming no longer hesitated, and led Micus and the others to the hangar.

Soon after, in the hangar!

Rhine and the others had all gathered.

Su Ming briefly said to everyone,

“In a moment, we will arrive at the Interstellar Airport of Avahooge Kingdom, but our destination is not the Royal City, but Kamodun Base City, which is under its jurisdiction.”

“So, should we pilot our Mecha there?”

Rhine asked Su Ming.

“No, piloting the Mecha directly would be too conspicuous, and we haven’t figured anything out yet, so we have no idea where to start!”

“Then what should we do?”

Angie and the others all looked at Su Ming.

“We must first enter Kamodun Base City, rendezvous with those three senior students, get the latest first-hand intelligence, and then investigate! We need to find out who attacked the laboratory, who has the materials and power devices, and who captured the senior students! Only by figuring out everything can we act.”

“You mean?”

“I mean, Rhine will stay on the ship with the others, and I’ll take a few skilled individuals with me to Kamodun Base City to investigate.”

Su Ming briefly explained his idea.

At this moment, Ha Miao patted his chest and said,

“If it’s about fighting, I’m very good at it. Take me with you. I can take on ten people by myself.”

“And me!”

Ankajia also followed up.

PS: Happy Mid-Autumn Festival everyone!