Several hours later, a legion-level Starfleet appeared majestically in this star system.
It was evident that the paint and emblems on these Interstellar Warship showed clear signs of having been hastily removed, indicating a rush.
Furthermore, the vast majority of them were types of Interstellar Warship in service with the Imperial Army.
“Reporting, Commander, we have reached the designated area!” Inside the Bridge of the flagship of this fleet, a group of soldiers wearing Imperial Army uniforms could be seen.
The officer referred to as the Commander had three gleaming golden stars on his shoulder.
“Prepare for battle,” the three-star Lieutenant General said solemnly.
He had received orders from the Third Prince and immediately led his fleet as reinforcements.
He knew that the mission he was executing was in response to a distress call from those slave traders.
He had known about those slave traders for a long time because he was one of the intermediaries between those slave traders and His Highness the Prince.
Some of the Interstellar Warship used by the slave traders were skillfully extracted by him from the Imperial Army Fleet’s roster under various pretexts and allocated to these slave traders.
Big Eye Wang, their boss, had even met him in person; that fellow was quite adept at handling affairs.
During their first meeting, he had prepared ten female slaves and hundreds of thousands of star coins as a ‘gift’ for him.
As a cash cow for the Prince Party in the gray area, upon receiving the distress message, he naturally had to investigate thoroughly.
Although these slave traders operated in a gray area, those in the know understood that the Prince Party was backing them.
Who dared to touch the Prince Party's cash cow? Who was so ignorant of the consequences?
“Report. We have discovered a Starport, as well as traces of Interstellar Warship having engaged in battle.
Currently, no other Interstellar Warship have been found,” the adjutant reported from the side.
The three-star Lieutenant General glanced at the display window in front of him, where several battlefield ruins full of interstellar warship wreckage could be seen, all indicating that a fierce battle had taken place there previously.
“According to our detection of the cosmic element fluctuations here, the battle should have ended three hours ago,” the adjutant reported another important piece of news.
Three hours ago?
He had received the distress call approximately eight hours ago.
This meant the enemy Starfleet that attacked here engaged in battle for less than five hours, even though the slave traders' Starfleet was not particularly strong.
However, they still had three thousand Interstellar Warship, including thirty T3 Interstellar Warships.
Within such a short period, the attacking Starfleet must have possessed considerable combat power.
The three-star Lieutenant General looked at the heavily damaged Starport on the screen; its exterior was covered in signs of bombardment and attacks, and broken Interstellar Warship could also be seen within it.
With hundreds of Interstellar Warship jammed in the navigation channels, he could already imagine the scene of that battle.
“Be careful. Dispatch interstellar reconnaissance drones to check the Starport’s condition,” the three-star Lieutenant General cautiously said.
Soon, dozens of interstellar reconnaissance drones began to approach the Starport.
Through the synchronized footage from the cameras on the interstellar reconnaissance drones, the Starport’s condition could be seen more clearly.
Suddenly, the three-star Lieutenant General pointed to the most conspicuous emblem on the Starport: “Quick, zoom in on this for me!”
That emblem represented this slave merchant organization.
And now, apart from being in ruins, three ‘black dots’ could be seen on the emblem.
After continuous zooming in, the true nature of these three °• N 𝑜 v 𝑒 l i g h t •° ‘black dots’ became clear.
They were, astonishingly, three corpses!
From left to right, they were: Big Eye Wang, Thin Monkey, and Scarface.
Except for Thin Monkey’s death, which was relatively better, the other two had extremely gruesome deaths, especially Scarface, who appeared to have suffered immense torture before passing!
This scene instantly made the three-star Lieutenant General’s mood plummet to rock bottom.
The deaths of these three meant that the slave merchant organization supported by the Prince Party had been destroyed; although the Prince Party could still establish another such slave merchant organization with their capabilities.
However, the time, manpower, material resources, and financial resources invested before and after would cause the Prince Party significant losses.
“Warning! Warning! Warning! High-energy explosion detected within the Starport. Interstellar reconnaissance drones, evacuate immediately! Evacuate immediately!” a crew member suddenly exclaimed.
The three-star Lieutenant General looked at the Starport in front of him in surprise.
Dozens of points within the Starport could be seen glowing red, followed by massive explosions that directly engulfed some interstellar reconnaissance drones that had approached for reconnaissance and had not yet managed to retreat.
“Recon 3 has lost contact.”
“Recon 5 has lost contact.”
“Recon 8 has lost contact.”
The three-star Lieutenant General stared at the exploding Starport; if the Starport before was like a ravaged land, now it had become a pile of space debris.
“These guys!” The three-star Lieutenant General’s heart filled with hatred; killing those slave merchants was one thing, they could always be replaced, but now even the Starport had been destroyed.
How much time would the Prince Party need to prepare to build such a base again?
It would take at least one to two years to restore it to its previous state.
And within these one or two years, the original slave trade channels were very likely to be seized by others.
Therefore, to truly recover, it would take at least three years!
“If the two Princes knew about this...” The three-star Lieutenant General sighed deeply, only hoping that the two Princes would not vent their anger on him.
He immediately sent back everything that had happened here, along with all the captured footage and images, including the scene of the Starport explosion.
Soon, replies from the two Princes arrived.
“Investigate the perpetrator!”
Simple as these four words were, the anger of the two Princes could be felt within them.
“Investigate for me! Search meticulously through those ruins and debris; you must find out who dared to attack here!” the three-star Lieutenant General ordered.
Subsequent investigation and analysis revealed that the Starport had been equipped with proximity explosive devices; once they detected electronic device fluctuations within a certain range, they would automatically detonate.
The enemy also knew that such minor tactics would not significantly impact the reinforcing Starfleet.
Their goal was to destroy the Starport in front of the reinforcements, putting on a grand fireworks display for them.
This was a provocation!
This was absolutely a provocation!
The three-star Lieutenant General clenched his fist, even more determined in his heart that even if he had to turn this place upside down, he would uncover the attackers’ identity and make them pay a heavy price.
And the culprit behind all this was currently on his way back to the Owl Dragon Star System.
Under warp travel, Zhao Chen in the hibernation pod had a slight smile on his lips, seemingly having a good dream.
