Qu Jianlei had been on the starship for four or five hours, gradually feeling that sothing was amiss: Is soone targeting ?
But the possibility was really very small; he didn't know anyone in Blue Elf, right?
Even with Simoni Mining, he just didn't escort the transport. Even if they recognized him, would they really hold such a big grudge?
Moreover, the star port of the Blue Elf is the transfer station for Celestial Blade Star, and it can even radiate to other habitable stars in the Celestial Hook Star Realm.
This star port has a very large throughput, and congestion at certain tis is quite normal.
But anyway, it's good that no unusual celestial phenona caused congestion, at least he didn't have to wait ten days or half a month.
He also perceived the hostility of the people around him; honestly, no one really harbored much hostility toward him.
It made sense, others were just doing their jobs for money, delaying a bit was enough, why harbor hostility toward him?
Seven hours later, the 8384 starship finally successfully ascended and headed into the vast space.
Twenty minutes later, the young master hurriedly arrived with all the crew, "Has the person left?"
"Just left," soone replied in a deep voice, displaying no expression but grumbling internally.
Originally, they could rest for three days, now there's only two and a half days, losing half a day in the calculation.
Adding in loading, unloading, maintenance, and a series of things, everyone's real rest ti isn't even a day and a half.
"Chase!" The young master's face was unnaturally flushed, "If you catch him, preferably capture him alive..."
"I won't let him leave alive, as that might cause trouble... but if you can bring him back alive, I will heavily reward you!"
This couldn't be considered a twisted mindset, but there was a touch of psychological abnormality.
Qu Jianlei piloted the 8384 away, usually taking a detour.
Not that he distrusted the star port, he was just naturally cautious.
But during this process, he couldn't help but ponder if today's congestion was normal or not?
Thinking this way, unknowingly, he had traveled over two million kiloters.
Little Lake suddenly reminded him, "There's a rchant ship behind us with a sowhat suspicious trajectory."
Of course, having a rchant ship nearby right after leaving the star port is very normal.
In space navigation, there are indeed fixed routes, but there are also many starships that take unusual paths.
As long as the captain is experienced enough, and not afraid of navigating complex phenona, it works out.
However, after traveling another million kiloters, even Qu Jianlei sensed sothing was off, "Why is this guy still trailing us?"
The rchant ship with the problematic trajectory kept following at a distance of about 400,000 kiloters.
After so thought, he commanded, "Increase the speed slightly."
Currently, the 8384 is operating at economic speed, and accelerating was naturally an attempt to shake off the tail.
However, once they accelerated, the rchant ship behind them also started to speed up.
Qu Jianlei curled his lip, "Why do I keep encountering such annoying things?"
"Shall we take it down?" Little Lake was eager to try, "We specifically upgraded the power system just for a day like this?
"Hold on," Qu Jianlei spoke in a deep voice, "We're still within Blue Elf's monitoring zone, let's go further first."
Little Lake asked, "Should we change the course a bit to further test them?"
"No need," Qu Jianlei answered without hesitation, "Let's wait until we're out of the surveillance range."
Regardless of how the other party reacts, we must wait until we're in an unobserved area.
So for the next half day, the rchant ship maintained a speed slightly above economic operation.
And the rchant ship behind followed at the sa speed.
Little Lake couldn't help but grumble, "Is this guy also wary of the Blue Elf's monitoring?"
"Of course," Qu Jianlei answered casually, "They may not fear trouble, but why cause more hassle if you can minimize it?"
Big Head Butterfly turned, "Shall we go a bit further, to make sure they don't escape?"
It turns out, they weren't the only ones thinking this way; the rchant ship behind was the sa.
Until they fully entered the asteroid belt, the opponent didn't speed up any further, just maintained an equal distance.
Qu Jianlei finally gave the order to accelerate, this was the final test, giving the opponent a chance to back off.
However, as soon as they accelerated, the other party did too, and even faster.
"They're closing in," Little Lake tily reported, "Are they preparing for a fight and not just trying to annoy us?"
"Whatever," Qu Jianlei issued the command, "Fire a warning shot at 350,000 kiloters."
The heavily ard rchant ship followed at about 350,000 kiloters; the captain nodded affirmatively, "It's almost certainly them!"
"The enemy has fired," a crew mber reported, "no communication request was sent."
The young master snorted coldly, "Still no intention to talk? Ironically, neither do I."
"Rael, close in to 200,000 kiloters to launch an attack... what do you think?"
"Hmm," the captain's face was full of solemnity. He was different from the young master; he exercised extre caution in every space battle.
As for the strength of the equipnt on both sides, he had already set it aside. He only knew one thing: space battles are absolutely perilous.
A single mistake could lead to total destruction and loss of life, with no room for luck.
In the last battle, if not for his tily order to retreat, the people on this ship might have been lost long ago.
He had quite a few complaints about the young master's recklessness; however, he understood that opposing him was futile.
Thus, it was better to focus on doing his own job.
But the next mont, he gasped, "They actually turned back... and accelerated. Should we try to fight and flee simultaneously?"
His intuition told him sothing was not right. The last ti they encountered this ship, the opponent's response was not this intense.
"Where can we escape to?" the young master spoke coldly, "We can't return to the scanning range of the Transfer Star, so the opponent is going for a desperate fight."
Admittedly, he was impulsive, but his mind was clear with no issue in perception.
Rael sighed; he instinctively felt this battle would be hard, but... well, it's ti to fight seriously.
"Start full-spectrum interference, maximize the energy of the protective shield, charge all cannons, prepare the attack ship."
"Full-spectrum interference opened, ten-second warm-up countdown begins, complete!"
"Protective shield energy begins B-level enhancent, can be maximized within seven seconds, complete!"
"Main Cannon charging begins, complete! Numbers one and two sub-cannons charging begins, complete! Numbers three and four matrix system ammo supply complete!"
"Attack ship personnel have arrived, ready for launch at any ti, complete!"
Both rchant ships simultaneously began accelerating, swiftly closing the thirty-thousand-kiloter distance.
"Are they really going all out?" Qu Jianlei muttered quietly, "Little Lake, are you sure this is not the ship from last ti?"
"I'm certain," Little Lake replied confidently, "The operating style doesn't seem the sa."
"Why do I feel very similar then?" Qu Jianlei raised a brow, "Besides... the matter in the Star Port, it doesn't feel right either."
"This may objectively exist," Little Lake analyzed calmly, "With the reaction of this ship, there is a clear human factor."
Following that, it issued a warning, "The opponent's hatch is opening, likely for attack ship deploynt. Should we deploy our attack ship?"
"No need," Qu Jianlei spoke expressionlessly, "Isn't it better to save so energy blocks? Prepare to launch electromagnetic interference bombs."
"So soon?" Little Lake was a bit surprised, "Are you aiming for a quick fight?"
How could a man say such things... Qu Jianlei shook his head, speaking calmly, "Then, take over the opponent's control system."
The two ships quickly approached, firing all sorts of weapons without considering accuracy or power.
The space battle now showed both sides understood: the opponent wasn't short on money, it could even be said they were extrely aggressive.
On the heavily ard rchant ship, Rael's face was as dark as water, "It's a fierce opponent... launch the attack ship."
By this ti, thoughts of regret or remorse were long thrown aside; it was ti to battle earnestly.
Just as the attack ship was being launched, the central control room of the rchant ship issued an exclamation, "Damn, central control system failure!"
The attack ship, being of a strike type, also issued an alarm, "My ship lost control, power system forced shutdown!"
"Damn!" Rael's face turned pale, "The shell fired by the opponent earlier had electromagnetic interference bombs!"
Next, his brow furrowed, "Initiate communication request, prepare escape pods and space cha ejection."
The young master's face also went pale, murmuring softly, "How could there be such interference bombs?"
"It's not the ti to be thinking about that," the captain spoke coldly, "Young master, go put on your cha."
Just then, a voice sounded in the central control room, unusually cold, "I declare this rchant ship has been taken over!"
The people on board were stunned at the words; such a thing... happened?
This ti, the young master was the first to react, speaking coldly, "Did you tamper with my rchant ship?"
"You're in no position to be asking," Qu Jianlei replied bluntly, "Check your protective shield strength first."
"The strength is rapidly declining," a crew mber snapped out of the shock, issuing a warning.
"Damn!" A middle-aged A-level's face turned extrely pale, "The opponent has artificial intelligence!"
The control system being overtaken had hardly caused much reaction from him, but discovering the opponent had artificial intelligence really panicked him.
He was from the military elite, well aware of the fearso nature of artificial intelligence, especially when it successfully invaded.
Moreover, the worse part is he understood how sensitive this thing could be.
"Surrender!" Rael decisively ordered, the term "artificial intelligence" prompting him to decide instantly.
Only super big powers might have such things, like the Customs Enforcent Division.
Their own power wasn't insignificant, but compared to such big forces, it was utterly insignificant.
"I am the ship's captain, Rael, declaring the ship's surrender, hoping to receive the proper treatnt for prisoners."
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