Fang Zheng kept his word and met in person as soon as he said he would.

"Thank you for letting me see such a good show. It's really quite interesting. Oh, by the way, I've sent these two back to you. You're welcome."

After saying this, Fang Zheng and the girls disappeared without a trace, leaving only the masked female captain and Xing Baixian staring at each other in bewilderment.

In fact, not only were they stunned, even the little girls around Fang Zheng were also surprised.

"We're back just like that?"

Returning to Leander, Kiana scratched her head in confusion.

"Otherwise, do you want them to prepare a feast for you?"

Fang Zheng rolled his eyes, while Einstein stared at him with interest.

"I noticed that you seem to be reluctant to interact with them?"

Einstein was not wrong. Although Fang Zheng was quite friendly towards Sidonia, he did not seem to want to have too in-depth contact with her. Even during this meeting, he only greeted the masked captain of the other party, said a few words and left immediately, without even giving the two sides a chance to contact and communicate.

"Sometimes too much contact is not necessarily a good thing."

Fang Zheng shrugged.

"It's good for everyone to keep some distance between each other. In fact, we have already communicated with each other. If the other party is smart enough, then they should know what to do."

“Is this also the law of the universe?”

"That's about right."

The reason why Fang Zheng was so cautious in his contact with the other party was very simple. The two sides were two forces that had never met before, and they had almost nothing in common. The only thing in common was the mass ship. However, even so, Fang Zheng and Sidonia had different goals. Fang Zheng needed to defeat the mass ship, extract its core, and then collect data to find the core area of ​​the imaginary tree.

Sidonia hopes to destroy the mass fleet to ensure her own safety while colonizing here.

The two sides had different goals, so there was no way to reach any conclusion. If Sidonia insisted on destroying the mass fleet by destroying its core, Fang Zheng might turn around and deal with it first - he was not a selfless altruist, after all, his own affairs were the most important.

If the two sides were equal in strength, they could discuss cooperation, but now the Blue Fleet was much stronger than Sidonia. As the ruler of the Heavenly Dao Palace and the commander of the Blue Fleet, Fang Zheng certainly couldn't put down his airs and take the initiative to ask for help. This was very important. It was like a millionaire running into the slums, looking at the shabby straw huts where the poor lived, and then taking the initiative to offer to spend money to renovate their luxurious villas... Was this possible?

Of course not.

Therefore, in order to distinguish the primary and secondary positions, the other party must take the initiative to request it. The strength of our side has been demonstrated to the other party, and Xing Baixian also knows their goal. With this information, Sidonia should understand the strength of the Blue Fleet, and what choice they make depends on themselves.

If they ask for help, Fang Zheng can help. If they don't ask for help, Fang Zheng will find a place to set up his own formation to deal with the public ship. He will not join forces with the other party, and the two sides will no longer have any dealings.

“But in this case, do they still need to ask for assistance?”

Although Tesla understood what Fang Zheng meant, he still felt it was a little strange.

"There's no need for them to do this. They can just hide outside the galaxy and come back after we defeat that giant Honkai beast group."

"That's the theory, but this means their safety is completely in our hands, and Sidonia has no way of influencing or knowing how we will handle the war. Who knows if we will prolong the war, or even divert the trouble to other places, allowing most of the Honkai beasts to attack Sidonia, and then take the opportunity to sneak attack the public ship?"

Fang Zheng chuckled.

"You know what, this idea is quite attractive. After all, we all know that the Honkai beasts in this place are also attracted by Honkai energy, and the so-called 'Higgs particles' and 'Spears' on the Sidonia are basically Honkai energy and weakened versions of the Key of God. If we can find a way to lure a large number of Honkai beasts to attack Sidonia, it will indeed be easier for us to fight."

After all, two star-sized things are really difficult to deal with, and Fang Zheng doesn't have super flagships and Ark units like Titan and Spear of Adun. It would be easier for him if he could divert the trouble to someone else.

"Will they come?"

“That’s not my concern.”

As he spoke, Fang Zheng yawned. It was Sidonia who had to make the choice, not him, but Fang Zheng felt that she should understand how to choose. After all, for this ship, survival was the first priority, and if they could not take the initiative of survival into their own hands, then the outcome would depend on whether Fang Zheng was kind-hearted.

Of course, the most important thing is... they haven't even figured out the superluminal travel. With the effort they put in, Fang Zheng and the Blue Fleet might have defeated the Volkswagen Fleet before Sidonia even left the Rem Galaxy.

You crawl as slowly as a turtle and yet you want to run?

Does not exist.

Fang Zheng no longer cared about Sidonia's movements. After dinner, he found a place to rest. Although there was no day or night in space, Fang Zheng still strictly followed the 24-hour system. Even the lights on the dome changed with the time. This was one of the reasons why most of the little girls could feel comfortable and at ease living in the battleship.

Of course, there are many more reasons why Fangzheng is comfortable and secure.

But there are also some uncomfortable things, such as being woken up when you are sleeping soundly.

"…Commander."

Hearing Leander's voice in his head, Fang Zheng yawned. At this moment, in his arms, Tiayou was curled up like a docile little lamb and sleeping soundly. Two snow-white arms were wrapped around Fang Zheng's neck, and the whole person was pressed against his chest, exuding a charming, mature and sweet scent.

"What is it, Leander? What time is it?"

Fang Zheng stretched out his hand, enjoying the hot and soft touch, and asked with his eyes narrowed.

"We have detected the biological signals of Shiraha Ito and Hoshiro Kan, and they are heading in the direction of our fleet."

"It is them indeed... I guess so..."

Fang Zheng was not surprised to hear Leander's report. After all, the only connection between the two sides was Xing Baixian and Bai Yuyi Tsumugi. If Sidonia wanted to send someone to contact them, it would definitely not be possible for her to find someone Fang Zheng did not know or was not familiar with.

"Open the hangar for storage, and then tell them to talk after breakfast."

It's only three o'clock in the morning, why should I sleep? Besides, the public ship is not going to come right away, why rush?

"clear."

"Um……"

Perhaps because she heard Fang Zheng's voice, Tiayou opened her eyes in a daze.

"What's wrong, Yuuki-kun?"

"Nothing, just a little thing..."

After cutting off the communication, Fang Zheng lowered his head again and sniffed the edge of Tiayou's neck. Feeling Fang Zheng's breath, Tiayou's body trembled instantly.

"Wait, Yuuki-kun..."

"It's okay, go back to sleep, Miss Tiayou, I'll let you sleep well..."

As he spoke, Fang Zheng turned over and pressed the delicate body under him again.

Since you're already awake, you might as well enjoy it a little longer. After all, a night of love is worth a thousand gold.

Fang Zheng's hands wrapped around Tiayou's graceful curves, feeling the charm of a mature woman, caressing her skin, greedily craving for the soft happiness.

"Wait, Yuuki-kun? Uh... um..."

When Fang Zheng arrived at the bridge refreshed, Xing Baixian was already waiting there obediently.

Seeing Fang Zheng appear, she hurriedly stood up and saluted Fang Zheng respectfully.

"Ah, Mr. Commander!"

"Hey, good morning."

Fang Zheng waved at Xing Baixian.

"Why are you back again? What's the matter?"

"Yes, this..."

At this point, Xing Baixian felt a little embarrassed. Frankly speaking, she didn't want to bother Fang Zheng. After all, he had saved her twice, but Xing Baixian had nothing to give in return. Although Fang Zheng didn't take such a small matter seriously, Xing Baixian still felt very sorry, not to mention that she had to come here to ask for help this time - if it wasn't for Captain Kobayashi saying that this was related to the fate of the entire Sidonia, she wouldn't have been embarrassed to come to Fang Zheng again.

"Actually, I was commissioned by Captain Kobayashi to seek support from the Azure Fleet. Captain Kobayashi hopes that Sidonia can fight against the upcoming threat together with the Azure Fleet."

"oh?"

Hearing this, Fang Zheng narrowed his eyes and stared at Xing Baixian.

"You should know that the goals of the Azure Fleet and Sidonia are not consistent."

"Yes, but Captain Kobayashi also said that no matter which one it is, the ultimate goal is to completely eliminate Qijuzi... So, Sidonia hopes to join the Azure Fleet's actions and fight alongside the Azure Fleet."

"Although that's what you said, I think you are also very clear that the Azure Fleet doesn't really need Sidonia's help... To put it bluntly, what can you do?"

“…”

After hearing Fang Zheng's answer, Xing Baixian was silent for a moment before he spoke.

"Captain Kobayashi said that we... can be used as bait to attract the attention of the public ships for the Blue Fleet!"

"Oh?"

Facing Xing Baixian's answer, Fang Zheng raised his eyebrows.

"It seems that you have really made your choice."