"Who sent you here?"

Mu Chen's temples throbbed as he watched the large group of them, followed by a pair of robots.

These people had directly blocked his and Mingmei's path!

"Ah, we're here to help... help..."

When Lu Xiaoyao said "help," she met Mu Chen's murderous gaze, and her cheerful voice instantly weakened.

They hadn't expected this situation either.

Especially after seeing the twenty or so space pirates charging over behind Mu Chen and Mingmei, carrying guns and cannons, a look of pain appeared on the faces of Lu Xiaoyao and the others.

This was going to be the death of them!

These living people were even harder to deal with than robots!

"Hahaha, see where you can run now!"

The space pirates were ecstatic at the sight before them!

It was practically heaven-sent!

What great fortune!

Just as the smiles on the faces of the space pirates grew more and more arrogant, there was a "snap," and the lights in the corridor went out.

"Move!"

Mu Chen didn't give anyone a chance to react. The moment he moved, Mingmei followed.

There was only one explanation for this situation—Guderian had made his move.

She and Mu Chen were the first to adapt to the darkness. Mingmei remembered the exact spot where the other side was standing with a cannon when the lights went out, and she immediately rushed over.

"Hold onto me!"

After Mingmei shouted, Mu Chen grabbed her forearm tightly. Mingmei took advantage of the momentum to slide forward, directly knocking down the space pirate in front. Then, Mu Chen quickly pulled her up.

The moment he pulled Mingmei up, Mu Chen blindly kicked forward in the direction where Mingmei had fallen. A cry of pain and the sensation on his foot instantly told Mu Chen that he had hit the person Mingmei had knocked down.

This scream immediately erupted within the ranks of the space pirates.

"Who's there?!"

The other pirates, hearing their companion's scream, immediately became chaotic. However, they weren't pushovers. Realizing that someone had charged over, they also started to fight back.

Each time Mingmei narrowly dodged the punches of these muscular space pirates, she couldn't help but feel a wave of lingering fear.

One punch could really kill someone.

Mingmei definitely didn't want to taste those punches. Her physique? Forget it.

However, while Mingmei dodged their punches, Mu Chen seemed to have taken one. Mingmei heard a muffled groan from Mu Chen's direction, which made her heart tremble, and she couldn't help but call out, "What's wrong?"

But as soon as Mingmei finished speaking, her voice immediately attracted the attention of others. Fortunately, she bent down in time, and several punches quickly passed over her head.

Mingmei held the sharp dagger that Mu Chen had given her earlier. In the darkness, she judged the position of the attacker based on the airflow caused by their punches and reached out to slash.

The blade flashed, and Mingmei heard several screams. Then, because of her actions, the bright light from several energy guns firing at the ground exploded, exposing Mingmei's figure in the momentary light.

"There! Ah!"

One person excitedly pointed in Mingmei's direction, but Mu Chen took the opportunity to use the silk thread in his hand to wrap around the other's neck from behind, pulling the person backward.

"There's another one!"

In an instant, Mingmei and Mu Chen's figures were exposed to them. The two of them nimbly weaved through the ranks of the space pirates, while Lu Xiaoyao and the others directly engaged the robots they had brought.

The robots' vision wasn't affected by the darkness, but they had to be careful of the space pirates on the other side, preventing friendly fire.

This restrained approach actually allowed these people to gain the upper hand.

On the other side, Guderian, who had just helped Mu Chen and the others turn off the power supply, was now like a stranded dragon king returning home inside the starship, having a blast.

"Wow! This model is an antique! Oh my god, the performance of this antique model is so good! No wonder there's information about this thing in textbooks even after hundreds of years. The models currently in service with the military are all evolved versions derived from this model."

What was in front of him wasn't some outdated, useless machine, but a perfect, original version!

The more Guderian spoke, the brighter the light in his eyes became.

Too perfect!

"Huh?" Guderian, who was busy causing destruction, suddenly realized a problem. "Where did the space pirates get something like this?"

No matter how rampant they were, space pirates couldn't just rob a starship from a currently serving military legion, right?

A legion had at least a million soldiers. Even the dumbest space pirates would know that they were after money, not a death wish.

"Is this game intentional or unintentional?"

Guderian stroked his chin, twisting his slightly curly short hair with one hand as he walked inside, modifying some of the starship's functions while pondering this question.

"Three hundred thousand people from Planet Gu Lan were rescued... If they wanted to accommodate a large number of people, it's possible they were captured by a starship like this. After all, this is a carrier-class starship, but that's not right."

If that was the case, Guderian couldn't understand why this starship had fallen into the hands of space pirates.

"Only a fool would go head-to-head with a legion. Which legion wouldn't treat such a treasure like a precious gem? If it was lost or stolen, they'd have to get it back."

Guderian suddenly trembled. He seemed to realize that the events of Planet Gu Lan back then seemed to involve something extraordinary.

Outside the game,

"For many years, Planet Hua Lan's relationship with the Federation has been lukewarm, and it seems to be quite distant compared to its close relationship with the Empire. It's only in the last hundred years that the relationship has gradually improved after President Gustav took office,"

Qiao Xiyu would tell Mo Wenshu about current events in the interstellar world while learning combat knowledge from him.

"Is that so?"

Mo Wenshu had learned about the outside world through other channels, but there were indeed many differences between the current interstellar power situation and what he remembered.

Especially the change in Planet Hua Lan's attitude toward the Federation.

"I always thought the relationship was like that—close to the Empire and distant from the Federation."

As Mo Wenshu spoke, a look of confusion flashed in Qiao Xiyu's eyes, and he asked,

"Judging by location, Planet Hua Lan is actually closer to the Federation, right? Why is Planet Hua Lan so close to the Empire, which has such distinct ranks..."

Before Qiao Xiyu could finish speaking, he heard a contemptuous snort from Mo Wenshu. Qiao Xiyu clearly felt his disdain.

"Looking at you, it's clear you haven't experienced the Federation's past. They talk about the Empire's class system and inequality, and they started a war to sever ties with the Empire.

But in the subsequent development, they created hidden classes and interest groups, transferring the Empire's overt class rule to the shadows... Those who secretly solidified classes and status stirred up the Federation's situation into a complete mess in the early years.

That kind of corruption and darkness—you weren't even born then, so naturally you wouldn't understand. Planet Hua Lan has walked from weakness to its current state with great caution. Of course, they can tell who is more beneficial to be close to."

Mo Wenshu explained the reason with a smile, but he had heard Yan Hui mention something before, which seemed to be the real reason that influenced the relationship between Planet Hua Lan and the Federation.

Thinking this, he turned to look at Qiao Xiyu. Seeing the shock on his face upon hearing this, he added, "Actually, it's been hard work for President Gustav to be re-elected for so many years and gradually pull the Federation out of its decline."

After he finished speaking, he saw Qiao Xiyu suddenly get excited and start praising the current president like crazy. When Louis Gustav was mentioned, Qiao Xiyu was clearly a little fanboy, completely different from his usual calm and reserved self.

Mo Wenshu didn't say much about this.

He looked like a quiet and steady person, but when he mentioned the Federation's future and his "guiding light," the president, the light in his eyes was so dazzling that Mo Wenshu couldn't ignore it even if he wanted to.

Perhaps, what the president saw in him was this infinite trust and loyalty to the Federation and the president.