It was understandable that the Wild Wolf Business Association people ignored Qu Jianlei and the others.
As for the Bounty Hunters... they had their reservations. Once they made contact, if others noticed, it could easily plant the seeds of trouble.
In fact, people would occasionally contact that female Rank A in secret.
That woman's nickname was Hua Lei. She was a loner, but shortly after boarding the starship, she had gotten acquainted with two people.
Every so often, those two would ask when that team's starship would arrive.
After asking several times, others somehow obtained her contact information as well, and more and more people began making inquiries.
On the surface, however, everyone still acted as though they had no contact with one another.
But Hua Lei knew perfectly well that most of those making inquiries did not necessarily mean well.
So her answers were vague as well—she did not know, and had not heard them mention it.
Only when the other side's starship finally arrived did she quietly breathe a sigh of relief.
The Armed Merchant Ship that arrived was rather ordinary, and even its design was somewhat outdated. At the very least, its artillery system was an older model.
The Federation had now loosened some restrictions on artillery, encouraging civilian forces to increase their military strength.
This was mainly to develop paramilitary forces and make every citizen a soldier. Selling weapons and equipment at high prices would also help the Federation recover some funds.
As a result, Armed Merchant Ships were gradually improving their combat capabilities, making them incomparable to what they had been in the past.
However, the Federation had far too many starships. Not many could make timely adjustments shortly after the policy was introduced.
For Bounty Hunters, though, combat strength directly affected how much they