In the vast and boundless universe.
On an inconspicuous asteroid on the outer edge of the Fia Supercluster.
Billions of silicon-based life forms gathered here to celebrate.
One after another, large warships arrived from space and docked in turn at the newly built interstellar port.
The newly arrived silicon-based life forms flowed out of the warship like a river.
The auction hadn't even started yet, and hundreds of interstellar ports were already crowded with silicon-based life forms.
After disembarking from the starship, they exchanged pleasantries, all with smiles on their faces, seemingly very confident about the upcoming auction.
When they run into acquaintances, they talk to them with great pride, discussing their achievements over the past few centuries and how things are different from when they last met.
The silicon-based life forms, who made their fortune through smuggling and trafficking, spoke with an air of sin when they talked.
—I recently discovered a batch of good stuff on the edge of the Li Da Starfield, but I got impatient and made a mistake, causing me heavy losses. I'm furious when I'm reviewing this! We haven't seen each other for fifty years, and I haven't changed at all. I haven't even made any money. What about you? How have you been lately?
—Hahaha, just look at the starship behind me and you'll know. A hundred years have passed, and I've long since upgraded my weaponry!
Wow, this starship is yours? I thought you were a fleet member! Turns out you changed flagships? Did you make that much money? You're too modest!
—Haha, I did make a fortune before. I'm here at the auction to give some gifts to the brothers on the warship. This time I want to bid on 10,000 items as a reward for my crew!
—My brother is incredibly arrogant!
—Haha, we're just making a little money. When it comes to making real money, who can earn as much as Cardinal Aura? This shipment was personally bestowed upon him by the Queen.
"If you were talking about someone else, I definitely wouldn't agree. But you're talking about Aura, and I have to admit, I'm not as good as him. I just landed, and I've heard a lot of people exclaiming that Aura is just incredibly lucky, always managing to snag a bargain. This time, he's made a fortune on goods worth millions again!"
—Haha, yeah, you're so lucky, you can even find money on the street. But don't be too sad, compared to the Duke of Morgan, you'll find you're not so unlucky after all.
Many prominent figures in silicon-based life forms crossed their arms and chatted amiably.
The strength he displayed in his words made the surrounding silicon-based life forms extremely envious.
However, they talked more about what had happened on the asteroid not long ago.
The Duke of Morgan became a laughing stock.
Cardinal Aura, on the other hand, became the envy of every silicon-based life form.
At this moment, the Duke Morgan that everyone was talking about was standing blankly in a small starport, looking dejected as he watched the crowds coming and going.
Every silicon-based life form that passed by him would mock him, their sarcastic expressions and tones infuriating Duke Morgan.
But his former subordinates had all been recruited by Aura, and now Duke Morgan was all alone, so he dared not vent his anger.
Hearing the insincere flattery of those around him, Duke Morgan scoffed inwardly: They're all trash! In the past, these people would have been the ones fawning over him!
Cardinal Aura shared the same idea as Duke Morgan.
Aura, who had been sitting on a spaceship monitoring every starport, couldn't help but smile contemptuously when he heard everyone talking about him through the listening device.
These people don't even deserve to be compared to him.
Once this deal is completed, he will receive at least hundreds of billions of energy points.
These energy points are enough for him to build two more war fortresses.
The stronger he becomes, the more silicon-based life forms will flock to him, and his power will grow ever stronger. One day...
Thinking of this, Aura's eyes lit up.
One day he will create a golden trade route, connecting all interstellar races with silicon-based life, and then freely trade people, making all cosmic races submit to silicon-based life!
A few hours later.
Aura, who was listening to everything, heard the message from her subordinate.
The auction venue is ready; the auction can begin.
Upon seeing this, Aura first activated the cosmic probe, observed the area around the little star, and then calmly said:
"Alright, now that everyone has arrived, our auction can officially begin. Pass down the word: the auction hall is open, and participants may begin to enter."
No sooner had Aura finished speaking than a loud bang came from inside the spaceship.
"Thump!"
A sudden loud noise interrupted Aura's thoughts.
He quickly lowered his head and looked at the warship's control panel.
Before he could find the cause, a piercing alarm sounded from the spaceship.
[Attention all departments! Attention all departments!]
[An unfamiliar warship has been spotted within the monitoring range!]
[A large, unfamiliar fleet of warships has been spotted within the monitoring range!]
After assessing the strength of the enemy forces, the mastermind advised everyone to flee immediately and to plan an escape route.
After hearing the mastermind's instructions, Aura stood up in surprise and quickly opened the star map to check the warships that had suddenly appeared.
Upon seeing this, Aura was startled.
A vast, dark mass of starships dotted the star map like stars, marching forward with a single, clear objective: the asteroid where they were hiding.
Aura's heart skipped a beat as she nervously wondered if the Zerg had come looking for them.
The kidnapping of the Zerg was all planned by Aura.
He certainly knows far more about the Zerg than the Duke of Morgan does.
For Aura, the Zerg are a formidable opponent.
But that's only limited to being powerful.
Although the Zerg have been boasting that their combat power is among the best in the universe.
But Aura had never fought against the Zerg, and he didn't believe a word they said.
In Aura's view, no enemy he had never fought was a threat.
There are many weak races in the universe, and in order to avoid war, they all boast that they are very powerful.
The Zerg's boasting won't scare Aura.
Moreover, silicon-based life forms are merely merchants, not pirates roaming the stars plundering; they never wish to expend energy on war.
The ability of silicon-based life forms to escape suggests that they prefer to pull off a heist and then move on to a new place to start over rather than fight.
At this moment, the fleet of warships drew ever closer, heading straight for the asteroid. Aura felt a pang of panic.
He murmured:
"That shouldn't be the case. Judging from the technology the Zerg have demonstrated, they haven't mastered spatial teleportation. How could they have caught up with us in such a short time? Do they have some trump cards that I haven't figured out yet?"
Just as Aura was muttering to herself, the unfamiliar fleet of warships had already entered the orbit of the asteroid.
The asteroid's interstellar orbit is now overcrowded.
With the addition of the super-large fleet, the asteroids became extremely crowded.
Standing on the surface of the asteroid, you can clearly see that the sky is covered by dark clouds, blocking the sunlight from entering.
Dark clouds loomed over the city, threatening to crush it, as a newly arrived fleet of warships bearing unfamiliar markings blocked the light.
The entire asteroid was plunged into darkness, and all the silicon-based life forms that were talking looked up curiously.
The unfamiliar symbols of the spaceships and the unfamiliar fleet of starships made the silicon-based life forms extremely nervous.
If war were to break out, this abandoned asteroid would be nothing more than cannon fodder, and a prime target for bombardment.
Staying on the asteroid is not a wise move.
At that moment, all silicon-based life forms thought of this.
Immediately afterwards, the silicon-based life forms on the ground rushed to the starport, wanting to board the warship again, pilot it back into space, and return to space.
There were also quite a few timid silicon-based life forms who had been queuing up to land, but now that they saw the unfamiliar warship, they turned and ran, readjusted their Star Sword's flight speed, left the asteroid's orbit, and didn't even participate in the auction.
The massive fleet of warships composed of silicon-based life forms was as fragile as paper at this moment, easily punctured.
Seeing the entire auction disrupted and everything in chaos, Aura, who was looking down on everything, was extremely angry. He directly sent a command to the cosmic-class warship.
"Mastercomputer, send a communication request to the main ship of this starship!"
A crisp mechanical sound rang out:
[Communication request initiated, please wait.]
After thinking for a moment, Aura continued:
"Master, please help me plan an escape route. If the other party doesn't answer, we'll just run away."
Aura had already planned his escape route, but he didn't expect that the other side would actually answer his communication request.
Immediately afterwards, a young voice rang out:
"Who are you? What kind of bad things are you planning to do by gathering here?"
Upon hearing the voice, Aura was stunned for a moment. When she saw the young face of the person who had entered, Aura was even more shocked.
This person looks very young, so how does he control such a large fleet of starships?
You must understand that although some interstellar races have long lifespans, the light in each person's eyes cannot be faked.
No matter how young he looks, his weathered eyes cannot hide his age.
When a person has experienced too many things, their eyes become filled with stories.
But the person on the communication screen has very clear eyes and looks naive; he is definitely a young man!
To put it bluntly, such people are silly and a bit stupid.
For silicon-based life forms, such people are the easiest to deceive.
A glint of greed flashed in Aura's eyes; she seemed eager to try.
These naive and inexperienced big fish are the easiest to fool!
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