After a brief exchange, the warship on the other side decisively gave up the confrontation.
This was not the time for a battle of wills. Since the other side possessed strength worthy of respect, they had to show that respect.
But they still had to do what needed to be done. They notified the military district while tailing the other party.
When the Small Ship reached a point five million kilometers from Qingyuan Star, the Business Starship and the military's support warship arrived at the same time.
Since Qinghu had already made a trip to Qingyuan through the Teleportation Array, the Gustin Family's steward had received the latest information as well.
The military support warship brought the military district's latest orders and wanted to board the ship by force for an inspection.
But the Gustin Family's steward was firm. "This is the airspace of our fief!"
Under normal circumstances, the airspace of a noble fief was limited to within the atmosphere. This distance was truly far too great.
But that claim was not absolute, and Qingyuan Star had recently issued a conscription order to the nobles, expanding the scope of their airspace as well.
Of course, five million kilometers from the planet was indeed a bit excessive to call "airspace."
However, the Qingyuan Star authorities had never specified what altitude counted as crossing the boundary—no one had expected anyone to be so proactive.
Normally, this would not have been such a big deal. The authorities and military held the power of interpretation.
But now they had run into such a stubborn opponent, and there was really nothing they could say—these people had the strength to act however they pleased.
The two sides faced off for a while before someone aboard the Small Attack Ship finally spoke.
"If you continue pestering