Man Proposes, Heaven Disposes

"Cards..." Qu Jianlei frowned as he listened. He had nearly forgotten that he had sold such things.

Honestly, at a time like this, he truly did not want to honor that promise.

The outside world was far too chaotic. People were still searching everywhere for him, while the peace he currently had was hard-won.

No one had stipulated how long the cards he sold would remain valid.

This was the era of Great Navigation through the stars. If something delayed him and he arrived half a year or a year late, that was understandable, wasn't it? As long as he ultimately fulfilled his promise, a few twists and turns in between could not count as deliberately standing someone up.

Even so, he still asked, "What kind of cards are they mainly?"

Big Head Butterfly slowly rotated. "According to the current count, there is one Revenge Card... and at least three Protection Cards."

"Protection Cards..." Qu Jianlei frowned. "Three of them?"

A total of three Revenge Cards had been sold, all bought by the Sail Consortium. One of their starships had been destroyed, which was not really surprising.

Nothing had happened to the Friend Cards or Obscurity Cards, which was understandable as well. His starships had not participated in the war at all.

But the Protection Cards... quite a few had been sold, and these were the cards most closely tied to his reputation.

Any starship that bought one accepted the protection of the Hongjingtian Team. No other force was allowed to forcibly make it choose sides or join a battle!

Three starships that had bought Protection Cards had been forcibly dragged into combat—was that not a slap in the face? Of course, Qu Jianlei could still pretend not to know... he was in another star region and could not make