Real veteran robbers would never think that shouting once was enough to achieve their goal.
At the very least, they would fire a symbolic shot to show that my cannons were not decorations—they really dared to open fire.
And true veterans would not merely fire symbolically. The most effective method was to draw blood and establish their authority.
When Qu Jianlei had encountered space pirates aboard a cheap flight, the pirates had rushed into the starship and immediately opened fire, wounding passengers without a word.
Did they really want to kill anyone? Not necessarily. They simply used bloodshed to intimidate others, effectively lowering the cost of the robbery.
At its core, this was still a callous disregard for human life, with no thought given to the consequences if someone was killed when blood was drawn.
When Duo Gan's people had seized Little White Sweet's Longsword and killed several people to establish their authority, it had been the same kind of thing.
But this starship that had announced a robbery was a little ridiculous—robbing people by shouting? Speaking objectively, this was the Black Zone. What decent person would come here? In a place like this, even firing warning shots first counted as being considerate. It could even be called overly delicate.
—After you shouted your warning, there was a ninety-nine percent chance that what came next would be the other side's cannons firing back!
Only Professor Zi and Tian Yin lacked experience and had not reacted in time. The others were all old hands of the Jianghu and immediately made their judgment.
Big Head Butterfly spun in place. "First One, how should we handle this?"
The Black Zone was notoriously dangerous. Robbers were beyond redemption; even if they were rookies, merely having such thoughts meant they deserved to die! *Where did