Wang Teng slowly opened his eyes, and his whole body felt numb and itchy.
Outside the window is a vast sea of stars, magnificent and beautiful.
The sea of stars that countless people once longed for is now within sight.
But he no longer had the excitement he had before.
"The starry sky is so beautiful..."
"The more beautiful something is, the more dangerous it is. How many people have rushed out into the universe, only to be reduced to... a speck of dust amidst the starry sky."
A cold voice came from beside me.
Wang Teng turned around and saw a cold and beautiful woman in a crimson military uniform standing straight in front of him.
His white hair was hidden in his military cap, and his face showed a hint of sadness.
She is the acting captain of this starship and also a ground-level armed soldier of the Red Star Fleet, Chi Xue.
"Yeah, just like Zhang Wuji's mother said, the more beautiful a woman is, the more dangerous she is..."
"It's inevitable to have a physiological reaction when entering space for the first time." Although Chi Xue looked a little cold, she seemed to be quite caring.
"How do you feel now?"
Wang Teng shook his head. This was not a physiological reaction, but a sequelae of system strengthening.
"Nothing serious."
Then Wang Teng looked at Chi Xue speechlessly.
"Do you know that what you are doing is illegal?"
He was referring to the incident of forcibly abducting him onto the ship.
Chi Xue stood straight, not feeling any special emotion because of his words.
She looked at the starry sky outside with bright and deep eyes and said, "My actions did not violate the rules."
She took out a flat-panel display, tapped it a few times, and handed it to Wang Teng.
Wang Teng took it and looked at it, and he was stunned.
It showed his information and a job application.
At some point, the unit I applied to was changed from Red Star Company to Red Star Fleet, and my position was changed from intern to captain.
"Each fleet is funded by exploration companies and groups. Red Star Company is a subsidiary of the Red Star Fleet, responsible for the fleet's external operations."
"This is just an internal operation."
"But aren't all captains assigned?" This was what Wang Teng was confused about.
"The Red Star Fleet was originally part of the Datang Group. The captain died not long ago. I didn't want the fleet to be merged, so I took everyone out to work independently."
Chixue explained frankly.
"In order to maintain the normal operation of the fleet, we urgently need a captain to stabilize the review of the Star Alliance. The captain can be you or someone else."
"But the Red Star's intelligence chose you."
Wang Teng understood the meaning of her words.
In this world's fleet mechanism, if a fleet does not have a captain or other command core, it will be forcibly merged into other fleets according to the Star Alliance regulations.
The Datang Group is one of the several powerful resource exploration groups in the Diyuan Star Alliance and the Xia Alliance. Its Xuanqi Fleet is invincible and has laid a star field spanning more than a dozen star systems for the Datang Group.
Spanning so many galaxies, the Tang Group certainly does not have only one fleet.
In order to survive, some small fleets will choose to rely on some powerful fleets, or more specifically, the resource companies behind them.
The Red Star Fleet is obviously one of these inconspicuous small fleets.
The Red Star Fleet is affiliated with the Datang Group, so the handling method must follow the Datang rules.
Moreover, Datang Group has determined that it is Red Star's responsibility, and forced integration is inevitable.
But I didn’t expect Chi Xue to be so tough and directly leave the Datang Group to seek independence.
Making him the captain is also a way to avoid this Covenant regulation.
This is to make him a puppet captain.
Wang Teng's face suddenly turned dark.
No wonder there is only one ship in this fleet.
"Please put me on a nearby immigration planet. Whoever wants to be the captain can do it. I want to go back and collect rent." Wang Teng said with a dark face.
It would be a lie to say he wasn't happy when he first heard about becoming the captain of a fleet, but if it was this fleet, Wang Teng would better go back and give up.
Just one ship, and you still want independence?
He didn't know how Chi Xue escaped with the fleet, but he knew that if he continued to follow them, he would probably not be able to return alive.
Not to mention the suppression from the Datang Group, the subsequent fleet operations and resource development alone are not something that Red Star, which only has one ship, can handle.
"The Red Star's energy is only sufficient for this voyage, and in order to reach our destination as quickly as possible, we've chosen a covert route. This means it's impossible to send you back."
Chi Xue looked back at Wang Teng, a faint smile appearing on her cold face.
"And we have already signed an employment contract."
"When was it signed? How come I didn't know?!"
"The moment you submit your application, it's already taken effect by default."
"During the contract period, the person who breaches the contract will have to bear huge compensation. Even the small amount of rent you collect won't even be enough to cover it."
Wang Teng checked it out immediately.
Suddenly his face was filled with despair, it really was like that.
A line of small text at the bottom of the application interface.
[Submitting this application constitutes implicit agreement to the contract. The interpretation of this contract belongs to the Red Star Fleet. If Party B breaches this agreement, it will compensate the Red Star Fleet with 1 million units of star core crystals.]
One million... units? Star Core Crystals?!
Star core crystals are the universal interstellar currency today, and are strategic resources extracted by collecting star cores.
One unit of star core crystal is equal to 10,000 Star Alliance coins, and 1 million units is... 1 plus many zeros.
"Don't worry, we won't ask you to return it, but we hope you can help us this time."
Seeing Wang Teng's dumbfounded look, Chi Xue quickly turned around and left the room.
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