In late October, Galactic Calendar 3031, Zhao Chen's T3 Blizzard returned to the Owl Dragon Star System.
Red-Eyed, who had been waiting for a long time, met with Zhao Chen immediately.
"Commander!" Red-Eyed stood before Zhao Chen, looking as if she could no longer wait.
"Tell me in detail about the intelligence you gathered," Zhao Chen asked, looking at Red-Eyed.
Red-Eyed began to recount her past month of piloting the T2 Black Rhino to gather intelligence.
Actually, the process of gathering intelligence was not difficult.
Slave trading was a major business in the interstellar black market, so naturally, everyone had dealings with the slave traders under the Prince Party.
Red-Eyed quickly followed the clues and discovered the main base of those slave traders.
It was located within the Starlight Empire, in the interstellar border space at the junction of the Azure Star Region and the Star Glory Central Star Region.
Just like the original starting point of the Bloody Mary Mercenary Group's base, building a base in such a place was very safe.
However, no one expected it to be so deep within the Starlight Empire.
But then again, didn't this prove that these slave traders were directly connected to the Prince Party?
With the Prince Party's protection, this place was ironically the safest for these slave traders.
"The specific coordinates are at this location, it's a medium-sized Starport!
Based on my observations over a period of time, at least one legion-level Starfleet, three thousand Interstellar Warship, are stationed here!
However, their quality is not high, just slightly stronger than the interstellar forces you dealt with in the Reef Starfield," Red-Eyed reported.
"Do you have detailed information on the combat capabilities of those Interstellar Warship?" Zhao Chen continued to ask.
Red-Eyed said, "We don't have very comprehensive information in this regard, but according to my estimation, there are about thirty T3 Interstellar Warships, one thousand t2 star battleships, and the remaining two thousand are all t1 interstellar battleships.
The number of t1 interstellar battleships might be even higher, because t1 interstellar battleships often escort fleets of Interstellar Transport Ships carrying slaves plundered from various places to arrive here!"
Thirty T3 Interstellar Warships, if it were before, Zhao Chen might not have been confident in taking on this tough nut.
However, by the end of this year, Zhao Chen would have a batch of T3 Interstellar Warships coming online for service, including a main interstellar warship, the T3 Phoenix Aircraft Carrier Starship!
With such a lineup, Zhao Chen had absolute confidence in taking over this slave trader's main base.
Red-Eyed then said with some hesitation, "But... if you really want to move against these slave traders, it might cause you considerable trouble.
Because these slave traders are backed by the Prince Party, not to mention whether they will trace your information back to you.
Just the location of the slave trader's Starport, if the battle cannot be concluded quickly, it's not ruled out that the Prince Party will send reinforcements to support the operation.
By then, your Starfleet might be attacked from both sides."
At this point, Red-Eyed looked at Zhao Chen: "We feel your desire to avenge us.
But if it means putting our precious current life in danger, and you having to risk yourself for us... I... truly... don't want that..."
When she said this, Zhao Chen could see that Red-Eyed was truly conflicted.
To say she didn't want revenge would definitely be a lie.
During this time, the tragic state of her Bloody Mary Mercenary Group's main base being attacked seemed to appear before her eyes every day.
But... she looked at her subordinates, friends, and the rescued children living peacefully and happily in the Owl Dragon Star System, and she didn't want to break this beauty for her revenge.
Zhao Chen looked at Red-Eyed and said firmly, "Red-Eyed, I understand your concerns.
But don't worry, I will never go back on my promises.
I can assure you that everything we protect will not be in trouble now, nor will it be in the future.
At the same time, I will make those people pay the price for the blood feud they committed against the Bloody Mary's main base!"
Seeing Zhao Chen's words, Red-Eyed was truly touched.
She really couldn't understand why this man would go to such great lengths for her and the blood feud she carried.
Just as Red-Eyed was moved by Zhao Chen.
Before Zhao Chen's eyes, the side quest appeared.
Side Quest: Red-Eyed's Revenge
Quest Content: Investigate and kill the leader of the slave trading organization under the Prince Party, and the Fleet Commander of the fleet that attacked the Bloody Mary Mercenary Group's main base.
Quest Reward: One T4 starship technical blueprint
T4 starship technical blueprint!
Zhao Chen had to get this thing!
Never mind some slave traders, even if that so-called Prince was in front of him, it wouldn't matter!
"However, for the sake of thoroughness, I need you to gather more detailed intelligence, and also give me some preparation time.
By the end of this year, I will launch a military operation against that slave trader's main base!" Zhao Chen told Red-Eyed.
Red-Eyed nodded in understanding.
Zhao Chen looked in a direction outside the Bridge, which was the construction area for T2 Iron Hammer-class Heavy Interstellar Industrial Ship and T3 Furnace-class Heavy Interstellar Industrial Ship, where the Xiaolong Fleet's new generation of Interstellar Warship was being built!
...
The next two months, October and November, were undoubtedly the most difficult for the Hurricane Conglomerate.
Because of the appearance of the T2 Mastiff, their T2 Hyena completely lost its orders.
Even the original old orders saw cancellations.
"Big Brother... another interstellar lord defaulted, preferring to pay us the penalty rather than take our T2 Hyena..." Feng Xiaowei walked into an office, looking at the somewhat dispirited Feng Dawei.
Many liquor bottles were scattered around Feng Dawei's hand.
"These bastards, before they were all begging us like pugs to sell them Interstellar Warship! Ptooey!" Feng Dawei cursed.
Feng Xiaowei continued, "Our capital chain has also run into problems, if... if we don't solve the capital problem within a month... our raw material supply will be cut off, and the two T3 Interstellar Warship research projects will also be unable to proceed..."
Hearing this, Feng Dawei covered his face. This once proud son of heaven was unwilling to face this mess, which was why he was getting drunk here.
At this moment, a figure walked in.
"Father..." Feng Xiaowei looked at Feng Weihao, whose hair had turned half white.
Over the past one or two months, his father, Feng Weihao, had been running ◆ Nоvеlіgһt ◆ (Only on Nоvеlіgһt) around everywhere, all to resolve the Hurricane Conglomerate's crisis.
Feng Weihao walked up to his eldest son, picked up a liquor bottle nearby, and smashed it on his eldest son's head, which stunned the eldest son, who stared blankly at his father.
Feng Weihao raised his hand and opened an electronic document: "I've found the funds, and our two T3 Interstellar Warship projects can continue development.
If you're still my son, pull yourself together! Take back everything that belongs to our family!"
With that, Feng Weihao turned and left.
Feng Dawei immediately perked up when he heard there were funds, but when he clearly saw the contents of the electronic document, he was dumbfounded.
The content stated that the Hurricane Conglomerate would receive a subsidy, but at the cost of 59% of the Hurricane Conglomerate's shares!
And the recipients were the Governor of Azure Starfield and the Huang Family behind Marshal Huang Zhixiong!
Feng Dawei understood that his father had'sold' the Hurricane Conglomerate to buy this temporary survival.
"Northern Goose! Li Yaqi! I, Feng Dawei, swear to be irreconcilable with you! What my Hurricane Conglomerate lost today, I will take back tenfold, a hundredfold!
I will make you pay for the humiliation you brought upon me!" Feng Dawei roared!
