The Heavy-Load Merchant Ship traveled for about half a day before encountering the fourth Forest Sea.
Although they still gave it a wide berth, even Bentley, who had always been sparing with words, could not help saying, "First One, we need to prepare for Baozhi Star to fall... If it comes to it, we should leave."
To him, the lives and deaths of Imperial citizens meant nothing, much less those of the Alliance.
"Heh." Qu Jianlei gave a dry laugh, then sighed. "We can run now, but I'm afraid there may come a day when there's nowhere left to hide!"
Shifting trouble onto others could only be a tactic; if the lips were gone, the teeth would feel the cold—that was the strategic way of thinking!
Jing Yuexin spoke in support. "At least this place is still a stalemate zone. It should be easier to gather intelligence here than somewhere that has already fallen completely."
So the Heavy-Load Merchant Ship continued onward. They encountered more Forest Seas along the way and continued to detour around them.
When they were fifty or sixty million kilometers from Baozhi Star, the starship truly could not advance any farther. The space ahead was densely packed with enormous trees.
Qu Jianlei looked at the Ruler. "Confident you can make a trip?"
Sunset Glow answered indifferently, "What's the big deal? You don't think their detection capabilities are better than modern technology, do you?"
Like Yi He, it did not think highly of the attack power of modern weapons, but it did acknowledge the usefulness of early warning and high-speed travel.
The Tree Sea's sensory abilities were far inferior to Sunset Glow's on the Mystic-Side, while its Tech-Side abilities were pathetic. There was truly nothing to worry about.
Then the Ruler flew into space and vanished in