Zhao Chen had already visualized the routes of these three air routes in his mind.
Although, if Zhao Chen were to search on his own, he would eventually find it.
But it relates to a time efficiency issue.
If you let the people at the Stars Tavern handle it, it will be done in three days, since they are good at this.
Afterwards, Zhao Chen asked about some of the intelligence he had been asked to gather before, some of which were unclear, such as where Qin Xiaotian got his technology to control the Zerg.
But in the end, Zhao Chen at least obtained most of the basic information he wanted to know.
With those three shipping routes at his disposal, and knowing who in the Star Alliance was responsible for helping Qin Xiaotian and the Holy Radiant Empire, Zhao Chen could immediately see through the opponent's hand.
In this way, Zhao Chen knew how to play the next card.
And on this list, there is also a 'Qian family'.
According to intelligence, the Qian family has close ties with both Qin Xiaotian and the Holy Radiant Empire. Initially, however, they only had close ties with the Holy Radiant Empire.
However, in recent years, for some unknown reason, trade with the Xueyan Star Region within the Xingyao Empire has increased.
The exchange has ended.
Zhao Chen and the other two got up and walked out of the wooden house.
"Thirty million star coins, and all you got out of it."
"I feel like I've been taken advantage of," Xue Xiaoxiao pouted, looking a little distressed.
Chu Xuan said, "Although it cost a lot of money, it also saved us a lot of time. Otherwise, it would have taken us at least half a year to investigate these things."
For the JF-17 Thunder Legion right now, time is money.
Zhao Chen nodded. He didn't care how much money it cost. After all, for him now, tens of millions of star coins were just the profit from selling a single interstellar warship.
"Commander, those guys on the other side have been watching us closely."
I suspect they've already set their sights on us.
"For your safety, if you have finished your business, please return to the starship immediately," the Leopard Woman said seriously.
The moment Zhao Chen and his companions emerged, the Leopard Woman ordered her men to surround them, effectively blocking the view of the group outside the wooden house opposite.
"We've pretty much finished investigating, we should head out now." Zhao Chen glanced at the door of the wooden house across the street, though he was curious about Saint Cana's purpose in coming here.
But right now, it's most important to take care of my own affairs and return to the Xiaolong system.
After all, there are still many things to deal with in the Starry Empire.
Zhao Chen put his hands in his pockets and walked towards the elevator.
Take the elevator to the first floor.
After checking out, Zhao Chen and the others left the Starry Night Tavern in a private car, preparing to return to the hangar where the shuttle was parked.
"How do you plan to handle this matter?" Chu Xuan asked.
Zhao Chen naturally knew what Chu Xuan was asking.
He thought for a moment and said, "It's a bit risky for us to rely on ourselves."
Moreover, as the saying goes, strike the snake at its seven-inch mark.
Once we take action, it would be best to destroy all channels of communication between Qin Xiaotian and the Holy Radiant Empire, including transit stations, interstellar transport ships, and the interstellar forces that assist them.
This operation is not suitable for us to rely solely on the seventy interstellar warships we brought...
Contact the Xiaolong Galaxy and inform my sister, Zhao Wan'er. Whether she's ready or not, she must come to the Star Alliance within ten days to contact us.
"Yes." Chu Xuan began editing the communication file.
At this moment, Xue Xiaoxiao noticed a huge advertising window outside the car, with a line of text and images of a man and a woman printed on it.
Upon seeing this, Xue Xiaoxiao's expression changed drastically.
Zhao Chen noticed Xue Xiaoxiao's expression. He looked over and saw a hovercar coming from behind, positioned parallel to them.
The other vehicle was also one of those transparent private cars, and Zhao Chen could see the person inside, who happened to be Saint Cana.
How could I run into this?
What a coincidence!
Saint Cana also looked at Zhao Chen at this moment, and their eyes met in mid-air.
"Maintain a state of high alert." The Leopard Woman quietly made arrangements, preparing contingency plans for any possible eventuality.
For example, there's the possibility that Saint Cana and her group might take action against them.
All guards stood in tactical positions, maintaining a state of first-level combat readiness.
“Our identities haven’t been exposed, so that woman wouldn’t target us at this time.” Before Zhao Chen could finish speaking, his brows furrowed.
【Trigger the quest: Protect Saint Cana's safety. Completing the quest will reward you with the blueprint for the 'T4 Shadow Fiend-class Light Stealth Starship'.】
At the same time, Zhao Chen also sensed that something was wrong.
At the beginning of their route, at a gate, a man in black was holding a weapon that looked like a man-portable rocket launcher and aiming it in their direction.
"Danger! Protect the commander! Activate the defensive force field!" The leopard woman noticed it almost as well, and she shouted.
The four guards immediately stood around the commander from four directions and simultaneously pressed a button on their arms. An energy shield then enveloped Zhao Chen and the others.
Almost at the same time, the weapon in the man in black fired a man-portable missile.
It hurtled toward them, trailing a trail of flames.
At least, that's how it seems to Leopard Woman and the others.
However, due to the system task, Zhao Chen knew that this was aimed at Saint Cana next door.
He glanced at Saint Cana's car next door, and Saint Cana's guards inside responded accordingly.
In addition, with the vehicle's built-in protection system, this man-portable missile should not pose a threat to her safety.
But if this was an assassination, then the assassin would definitely not be as simple as just a missile.
So what's next...?
Perhaps to verify Zhao Chen's idea, the missile's warhead automatically split into several sub-warheads just before it hit the target.
This is a cluster bomb!
boom
Several loud explosions.
Although the target of the attack was Saint Cana's car, Zhao Chen's car was also affected due to the wide range of the cluster bomb's blast radius.
The energy shields of the two vehicles shattered and collapsed in a mere instant, after which the vehicles' external structures absorbed the impact of the explosion.
And because they lost their levitation, the two cars began to fall.
"The system has detected that multiple procedures of the vehicle have stopped and it is falling. An emergency landing procedure has been initiated. Passengers, please do not panic. The nearest rescue team is on its way."
A gentle female voice rang out inside the car.
But the sound was quickly drowned out by the sound of the heavy impact on the ground.
A large cloud of dust rose up around them.
Fortunately, the two cars were not very high off the ground.
There were no casualties on Zhao Chen's side.
"Be on guard, watch out for enemy attacks!" the leopard woman said.
At the same time, she took a briefcase from one of her subordinates, and the next second a lightweight exoskeleton combat armor was attached to the leopard woman's body, while she was also carrying a multi-barrel Gatling gun.
The remaining guards also had their own weapons and equipment.
No matter who the enemy is, they are determined to protect the commander's safety to the death!
