Honestly, who wouldn't be tempted? Su Mo had seen firsthand how profitable the Blue Whale was.

Excluding the cost of goods, the pure consumption money was an astronomical figure.

Although the profit from a single trip might not be as quick as hijacking a ship, the market demand was high and the sustainable profit was even higher.

However, Su Mo was also full of worries. As far as he knew, the High Canadian Kingdom wouldn't give up this shipping cake so easily. Those who have tasted sweetness will never forget it.

Of course, that wasn't the main reason. The most important thing was that the risk factor was too high.

Especially now, at this critical juncture of being at odds with the Empire's military, the probability of being robbed was frighteningly high. Su Mo himself was also terrified.

Thinking of this, Su Mo said to Sun Duoxiang in annoyance, "Alright, stop daydreaming and get the job done quickly. As for what happens next, let me think about it later."

"Okay!"

Sun Duoxiang replied quickly.

...

On the Lingyun, Qian Chengxue sat alone on the observation deck, gazing at the distant starry sky.

She occasionally glanced at her phone.

The screen showed a message Su Mo had sent her through the Xinghuan forum.

Qian Chengxue looked at the message, a faint smile appearing on her lips. It seemed that even the monotonous journey wasn't so boring at this moment.

"Miss Qian Chengxue, what a coincidence."

A sudden voice came from not far away.

Qian Chengxue turned her head and was slightly taken aback. Then, she replied indifferently, "Mr. Li Ze, what brings you here?"

"Elder Wang came to the Lingyun to discuss some important matters with your father. I accompanied him and had nothing to do, so I just wandered around. I personally love the vast starry sky, so I came here to take a look. I didn't expect to run into you by such a coincidence."

Li Ze said very gentlemanly.

Qian Chengxue glanced around and said, "Why don't I see Sister Qing'er?"

"Uh, well, the long interstellar journey made her a little tired, so she didn't come to the Lingyun. Miss Qian Chengxue, if you have time, you can come and hang out with Qing'er more often. She's a bit introverted and doesn't have many friends, but she often mentions you."

Li Ze invited her very enthusiastically.

"I will if I have time."

Qian Chengxue didn't pay much attention to it.

"Miss Qian Chengxue, I heard that you used to be a substitute member of the GT department? It's quite a coincidence, I used to be in the military too, but I participated in the Second Expeditionary Force. At that time, I was no match for Miss Qian Chengxue."

Li Ze chatted with Qian Chengxue very naturally.

"Mr. Li Ze, you're too modest. You're now a top expert who can pilot a pseudo-V generation mecha. If you're willing to return to the military, you'll definitely be a core combat member of the GT department."

Qian Chengxue replied politely.

"Haha, that's true, but I don't have much pursuit of fame and fortune. I just want to spend more time with Qing'er."

Li Ze said affectionately.

"That's great. Mr. Li Ze, I have something to do and must leave. I won't disturb you from enjoying the beautiful scenery here."

Qian Chengxue naturally found an excuse to get up and leave.

"Okay, take care."

Li Ze replied with a smile on his face.

Qian Chengxue didn't say anything more and left straight away.

Li Ze watched Qian Chengxue's departing figure, his gaze becoming increasingly ardent, and a hint of red light flashed from time to time.

There's a saying that what you can't get is the best, not to mention Qian Chengxue herself is even more outstanding than Qing'er.

...

At this time, in the distant starry sky, a fleet hanging the banner of interstellar pirates was approaching at high speed.

The leader was none other than the Crystalweave.

Inside the Crystalweave's command room, Gujialie sat in the command chair, his face full of fierce anger, his mood was very bad.

Although the Emperor didn't punish him for the last failure to respond to the transport fleet, it had become a deeply painful scar in his heart.

And just recently, he received information from his subordinates.

A fleet of the Federation transport ships was trying to take advantage of the chaos to transport supplies to the front line.

When he led the fleet to the location, the subordinate fleet had been wiped out, and basically all of them had died in battle.

At this time, he was chasing after them with a belly full of anger.

Just then, a subordinate said excitedly, "Report, Lord Gujialie, we have discovered their traces."

When Gujialie heard this, a grim smile appeared on his face.

"Very good!"

"Lord Gujialie, the other party's fleet is very large. Do we want to launch a surprise attack immediately? They shouldn't have discovered us yet. After all, there are no level 5 ships in their fleet."

The adjutant next to him asked.

"No, we'll go around in front of them and prepare a trap to ambush them. I don't want any of them to escape. I want them to know the consequences of angering the Emperor!"

A cruel smile appeared on Gujialie's face.

"Yes!"

The subordinates present responded one after another.

Several days later, the Five Dragons family fleet flew forward in an orderly manner.

In front of them was an asteroid belt, with scattered and loose asteroids floating everywhere.

On the Lingyun, Lin Yaotian sat in the command chair, quietly sitting in the command room.

Lin Hai and the others were waiting beside him.

Lin Xiaoyu leaned against the corner, playing with her phone, editing messages and sending them non-stop.

At this time, Qian Chengxue walked over and asked Lin Xiaoyu with a smile, "What are you playing, Xiaoyu?"

"Nothing."

Lin Xiaoyu directly turned off the phone screen, put it in her pocket, and replied impatiently.

Qian Chengxue wasn't annoyed. She felt that it was good enough that she was still willing to talk to her.

At this time, an operator reported, "Patriarch, there is an asteroid belt ahead."

"Can we bypass it?"

Lin Yaotian asked coldly.

"Father, I'm afraid it's a bit difficult. The asteroid belt is a bit wide, and bypassing it will take too long. The most important thing is that there is more than one fleet now, so we have to discuss it with the others."

Lin Hai quickly explained.

At this time, Lin Yuxin said, "Father, there's actually no need to bypass it. The asteroid belt in front is relatively sparse. As long as the fleet slows down, there won't be any problem passing through it."

"Adjust the fleet formation and let the reconnaissance ships go ahead!"

Lin Yaotian calmly issued the order.

"Yes!"

After hearing this, Lin Hai couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. It was good that they didn't have to detour. Otherwise, such an asteroid belt would waste a lot of time. The most important thing was that they had to negotiate with other fleets.

In the bright starry sky, the Lin family fleet began to adjust its formation, and a part of the reconnaissance ships accelerated forward.

The fleets of the other four families also chose to follow and adjust their formations without hesitation. For the sake of safety, everyone preferred to be more cautious.

Before long, they adjusted their formations and slowed down to enter the asteroid belt area. Everything seemed very normal.

Several hours later, the Five Dragons fleet had arrived at the center of the asteroid belt.

The asteroids in this area were relatively denser.

However, the information returned by the preceding reconnaissance ships indicated that everything was normal and there was no danger.