Chapter 33
Star District No. 40 is a star town. Small buildings are concentrated in the central area, and the surrounding farmland is sparse, with patches of green and yellow.
A starship slowly descended over the wasteland, but did not land.
Ding Yuan turned on the hovering function, let go of the steering wheel, and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Damn, I almost got screwed."
In the back seat, the two companions who had their mechas fully powered on were also feeling frightened. They each turned off their mechas and took out a bottle of wine to calm their nerves.
“Give it to me now!”
Just as Ding Yuan took the bottle of wine, the communicator rang, and a low voice questioned him.
"What happened? Everyone in Cai Zha's group died?"
Ding Yuan quickly put down his bottle and said, "Coach, a high-level mecha appeared out of nowhere on No. 29..."
He gave a rather exaggerated description, but briefly mentioned the other two private starships. They could see clearly that there were no mechs on board, and they were not a real threat.
"Can you confirm your identity?" Tang Zhishang said in a deep voice on the other end of the communicator. "What kind of mecha is it? Send it to me."
"...He was too fast, so we missed him. But Cai Zha used his puppet armor to lure him away, so he didn't catch up with us."
"Then how did Cai Zha die?"
"Uh, Commander, his luck was terrible. First, he was chased by a mysterious starship, and then he encountered pollution. The pollution level was very high, and it directly blew up his starship..."
The space environment is special, and the diffusion pattern of polluted gases is completely different from that in normal environments, making it difficult to quickly determine the pollution level with the naked eye or detectors.
Just because a huge hole was smashed into Cai Zha's starship the moment the gray hole appeared, Ding Yuan determined that it was a high-level pollution area.
"Definitely above level two!"
Ding Yuan was resolute. He only regretted that the private starship chasing Cai Zha had reacted quickly, raising itself high and avoiding the disaster.
Tang Zhishang was not at the scene and Ding Yuan could not provide any video, so it was impossible to tell whether his words were true or false.
However, the death of Cai Zha and his three companions was certain. The optical brain did not fail to detect biological information, but rather declared that the biological information had been destroyed - that is, death.
The Central Corps has already sent people to investigate and confiscate their assets.
Even though it wasn't his property, Tang Zhishang was still unhappy. After all, there weren't many confidants he could send out to kidnap and rob, and if one died, it was one less.
He said in a bad tone: "How much goods did you get?"
Ding Yuan's face was not good. "...Three, but they are all good stuff, seven or eight-year-old children. The others... are in Cai Zha's loading box."
No matter how much Ding Yuan explained, he couldn't suppress his boss's anger.
One operation requires a lot of money, three children?
He also lost an anonymous starship!
Tang Zhishang: "Come back immediately!"
The communication was lost, and Ding Yuan didn't bother to drink to calm his nerves. He drove the starship westward.
The companion in the back seat suddenly asked, "Aren't we going to retrieve the puppet armor first? If the puppet armor is lost, wouldn't the commander be even more unhappy..."
"Recovery, what the hell? Listen to me, Commander, the puppet armor is not lost! It can come here on its own!"
Curses and curses passed through the engine noise, through the starship's steel bulkheads, along the long towing chain, and into the loading box.
In the dark box, Shi Han blinked when he heard the gentle breathing beside him.
There was only a miniature survival support system in the loading box, without a trace of light, but the world the little boy saw was colorful.
A large, colorful flower slowly bloomed on the unconscious Fern Head's head.
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"The lady hasn't replied to my message. I was worried, so I came to check on her. I didn't expect..."
"Saved me again." Xi Yue smiled, "Thank you, Xiang Jia. Also, didn't we agree not to call me Miss from now on?"
Xiang Jia's mind was not on this at all, and her eyes were strange and full of doubt.
She found the young lady in a cloud of polluted air. Logically, polluted air would actively attack living things, and with the young lady's E0 level mental power, the speed of infection and mutation would only be faster than those three kidnappers.
The strange thing is that no polluted air came near the lady.
They even chose to attack themselves wrapped in the mecha first, as if they were completely unaware of the lady's existence.
Not only did they pollute the air, but the three kidnappers who had transformed into pollutants also completely ignored the young lady and directly targeted her for attack.
Fortunately, the polluted air and pollutants in space were slow to move, and it took her less than a minute to strangle the pollutants and purify the polluted air near the young lady, allowing her to put on an oxygen mask for the young lady in time.
Otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable.
Could it be that during the time we were apart, the young lady awakened her spiritual power?
Cases of awakening psychic powers after the age of eighteen are extremely rare, but that doesn't mean they don't exist. However, this speculation cannot explain why the pollutants didn't attack the young lady.
After all, even a god of war with super S-level mental power is just a living person in the eyes of pollutants.
Miss...are you aware of your abnormality?
Xiang Jia hesitated for a long time and said, "Miss, you..."
"Everything is ready, why don't you leave?" Yuan Xu appeared beside them. "If it's too late, we won't be able to save anyone."
Xiyue smiled: "It's rare to have an S-class mecha warrior to help, of course I'll go."
The final rescue team consisted of four people: Xiyue, Xipo, Yuanxu, and Xiang Jia who volunteered to help.
Xipo was the pilot, while the other two were S- and B-class mecha warriors, respectively. On the surface, Xiyue was the only one who seemed powerless. But Chen Yu, who had witnessed her ramming her body into a starship, was unsure of Xiyue's abilities, but he was convinced she was formidable.
Rich people may have secretly developed advanced weapons that can be used without using mental power.
But...what's with that sudden contamination zone? Is it a coincidence?
Chen Yu was confused and told his brother secretly, but Chen Rong just rolled his eyes at him.
Even his brother doesn't believe him.
Xi Yue and Xiang Jia sat in the back seat. Yuan Xu operated the light computer on the passenger seat and then projected the light screen into the air.
"As expected, the Puppet Armor's flight trajectory headed south, and after reaching Sector 40, it turned west. I suspect its destination is either the Sirius Belt or—" He smiled mysteriously, "Sector 44."
Xi Yue pulled up the interstellar map, found two star regions, and frowned as she asked, "If it's a drone mecha, why would it turn? Shouldn't it just set a destination and fly straight there?"
Whether it was a starship or a mecha, they were normally restricted by their routes. However, according to Xiyue's understanding, the so-called different routes only differed in altitude, and there were no routes that required turning.
Although Xiang Jia's rank was not high, she had a wealth of combat experience. She drew the flight trajectory of the puppet armor on Xiyue's computer screen.
"The Puppet Armor is a simple device with no cruise control system, so it cannot set a destination. Its flight direction is adjusted by micro flares."
"Either the user fires a flare to the destination, or leaves a flare at intervals along the way to guide the puppet armor's flight."
"The puppet armor will recover the flares during flight. The entire device consumes only the energy of the Juhe core, so the cost is not high. You can buy one for hundreds of thousands of star coins. It is a common consumable on the front lines."
"It's also... a tactic most commonly used by some criminals to divert attention."
A few hundred thousand star coins could only buy the most common Juhe core, no wonder it was said to be inexpensive. It was estimated that other than the Juhe core, the rest of the puppet armor's components were steel junk, the lowest grade of recycled metal.
Xi Yue: "So the kidnapper has been guiding the puppet armor to fly?"
Xiang Jia nodded, and seeing that Yuan Xu had no intention of speaking, continued to answer.
"Sector 29 is in the northeast corner of the galaxy. Sector 30 and 39 to the south are also garbage sectors. They don't require a pass and there are no patrol ships, so they are the safest flight routes for pirates."
"But..." She glanced at Yuan Xu again, "Sector 40 is under the jurisdiction of Commander Gong. To the west, sectors 41, 42, and 43 are also under Commander Gong's jurisdiction. They can take this route..."
Yuan Xu shrugged and finally spoke: "This means that the kidnappers have accomplices in the 42nd Legion who can ensure the safety of this route."
The so-called 42nd Legion does not only refer to the 42nd star zone, but is a general term for all the troops within the jurisdiction of Commander Gong.
These numbers sound a bit confusing, but Xiyue has long been accustomed to them.
After all, the 33rd Legion once led by Xihai usually also covered the legions of the other seven star regions within its jurisdiction.
On the other hand, after the No. 32 star zone ruled by Shi Liheng was taken over by Commander Gong, the No. 32 army was no longer a "legion" but a "corps".
In the future, when people mention it, they will only call it the 42nd Legion.
On Yuanxu's light screen, the red dot representing Puppet Armor moved unimpeded all the way into Star Zone No. 42 and was still moving westward.
Xiyue asked, "Why would kidnappers go to the Sirius Belt, or the 44th Star Sector?"
This question involves secrets known to only a few people, and Xiang Jia finds it difficult to answer.
Yuan Xu scoffed. "Capturing trash citizens and using human bodies for personal gain is the behavior of the rising Sirius Belt. And the commander of the 44th Legion, Tang Zhishang, was transferred here from the Sirius Belt just two years ago."
Xiang Jia was stunned. "The commander is saying that these kidnappers are all General Tang's men?"
"Who knows?" Yuan Xu shrugged. "I'm timid and I'm not afraid to assume the worst of others."
Xi Yue was stunned. This sentence was too familiar and immediately reminded her of the literary masters in the textbook.
Interstellar World... also has Lu Xun?
Or is it just a coincidence?
While he was thinking, Yuan Xu had already put away his laptop and turned around.
"It will take at least two hours to catch up with Puppet Armor. Everyone, take this time to recuperate. There might be a fierce battle ahead."
Xiyue understood why he was so enthusiastic.
Whether it is the rulers of the Sirius Belt or the commander of the 44th Legion, Tang Zhishang, they are all on the debt list.
This guy is going there to make a fortune.
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In the 44th star zone, in an abandoned building, Ding Yuan drove the starship directly into the docking area.
Admiral Tang was in plain clothes, without any men, and was waiting with a sullen face.
Ding Yuan hurried over to Tang Zhishang and said cautiously, "Coach, although there are only three items, the quality is really good!"
Tang Zhishang snorted coldly: "How good can a rat from the garbage star zone be?"
"Two are seven years old, and one is six. I've scanned them all, and there's nothing wrong with them!"
Fearing that Tang Zhishang wouldn't believe him, Ding Yuan personally ran to the loading box and opened the lid, "Coach, you'll know once you take a look!"
However, when the lid was opened, the four of them were stunned at the same time.
A pair of extremely dark eyes looked at them quietly with the eyes of looking at inorganic objects.
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