At this moment, the three were not discussing battle plans, but each was holding a few cards, idly playing cards to pass the time.
In Wu Moyouâs view, the Source Star convoy had been locked on, and the 0.2 light-speed advantage of the Assault Fleet was absolute. Whether or not the opponent could detect danger or had begun to flee was meaningless.
In fact, the Source Star transport fleet had already entered the "no escape zone" locked by Storm Pirate Group; everything was already destined.
When the time comes, all thatâs needed is to swarm ahead, killing at sight, and then focus on hunting down Ren Zhong, the paper Earl. Once heâs eliminated, the Source Star convoy will naturally collapse.
The strength of the two sides is completely disproportionate, there is no need for a plan, and the fight will obviously be a chaotic battle. Just unleash the stronger weapon performance, armor performance, shield performance and stronger individual strength of the Assault Ship fleet in one go. Instead of wasting efforts on futile plans, itâs better to maintain a relaxed attitude while considering how to quickly develop after completing the mission and receiving deep support from Nanxiangâs Earldom, and then annex several nearby competing bases.
"Pair of aces, beat you! Double report! Hahaha, wait to die!" Kali Claudie grinned, showing a mouth full of yellow teeth, slamming his cards heavily on the alloy tabletop, eagerly watching Wu Moyou and Hou Sheng.
Wu Moyou shrugged, tossing his cards back on the table. He didnât care about just losing two billion Contribution Points, simply said, "Recently, Fang Pirate Group suffered heavy damage, and is now completely withdrawing, very empty defense, a good target. Fang Pirate Groupâs asset reserves are on par with ours, unique in metal resources, if we seize the opportunity, it will greatly benefit us."
"Difficult. According to the spiesâ report, Fang Pirate Group has realized the unfavorable situation, abandoned the base long ago, and emptied the premises. It canât be done in a short time. At present, only the Special Service Bureau of Nanxiangâs Earldom knows where Fangâs people are hiding." Hou Sheng, maintaining a horse stance, shook his head and said.
Throughout the card game, Hou Sheng maintained a horse stance. As the only frontline combat personnel among the Storm Trio, Hou Shengâs survival tactics are self-discipline enough.
Kali Claudie laughed, "No rush, once the mission is complete, the Director of the Special Service Bureau in Nanxiangâs Earldom will give me those locator scanning devices. At that time, Iâll agree on a 30-70 split beforehand, then inquire about Fangâs whereabouts, it will naturally fall into line."
Upon hearing this, Wu Moyou and Hou Sheng revealed joyful expressions, both satisfied.
Next, the three continued to play cards while discussing how to allocate personnel and expand the territory after swallowing Fang Pirate Group, how to develop Fangâs territory, etc.
Just then, a subordinate suddenly reported that the connection between the fleet and the Empire Super Network Node abruptly broke off, and there was also no signal from the baseâs information relay point. The reconnaissance ships previously dispatched to track the Source Star convoy were also inexplicably disappeared from the command system almost at the same time, appearing very strange.
All three felt something slightly off suddenly, sensing something was not right but couldnât pinpoint it.
A moment later, Hou Sheng shook his head with confusion and said, "Actually, we havenât completely lost contact with the outside. The information radar can still detect the Source Star Earlâs convoy. If we try to send a message to Source Star Earl, heâll surely receive it."
"Old Wu, what do you think?" Kali Claudie asked.
Wu Moyou contemplated, "Not a big issue, perhaps this region has accidentally encountered an information deep well phenomenon again. Once this matter concludes, and we leave this area, itâll naturally return to normal. I feel this is a good thing; since weâre not able to contact the outside world, Source Star Earl probably canât either. If we keep our actions clean, we might even avoid bearing the charge of attacking an Imperial Earl, perhaps even saving the effort of finding someone to take the blame."
The other two immediately found Wu Moyouâs analysis very reasonable.
After a small moment of chaos, Storm Assault Fleet returned to tranquility.
Time passed minute by minute, and seven days went by in a flash.
At this point, on the radar of both Source Star convoy and Storm Assault Fleet, the distance between the two was already very close. At the current speed heading toward each other, they would confront face-to-face in several days.
Kali Claudie smiled smugly, "A while back I spent big money getting someone to modify the stealth design, and the effect is indeed impressive. Despite such a proximity, Source Star Earl hasnât reacted at all."