Qu Jianlei hesitated when he heard that. To be honest, his impression of the Grave Robber organization... wasn't particularly good.
The two sides had clashed before, and they had also cooperated. Besides, Xiang Xue's Supreme-level father did not have the final say within the Grave Robbers.
Such a large Archaeology Enthusiasts Association was bound to be a mixed bag.
More importantly, Xiang Xue herself did not think very highly of the Archaeology Enthusiasts.
However, since they had already been spotted, turning around and leaving now seemed... likely to make them look weak.
"Raise the protective shield intensity," Qu Jianlei ordered, then grabbed the communicator.
"Who did I think it was? So it's fellow Archaeology Enthusiasts... How dare the mere Strathford Family bully members of our organization?"
Bentley snorted coldly as well. "First One, just blow them up. A bunch of blind fools."
"Wait," Qu Jianlei said gravely. "Do we keep those two fellow merchants?"
Only then did the fleeing silver-lined merchant ships realize that the vessels opposite them seemed... not to be regular warships?
But immediately afterward, they turned sharply. "This has nothing to do with you. Stay out of other people's business!"
The spirits of the two Grave Robber merchant ships that had been desperately holding on immediately lifted.
One merchant ship replied quickly, "If our friends can lend us a hand, we would be immensely grateful!"
While raising its protective shield intensity, the 3344 Ship accelerated forward without opening fire.
The distance was still considerable, of course, but Qu Jianlei had no intention of firing for the moment either. He chuckled softly. "Immensely grateful?"
What was gratitude worth? They wanted help without mentioning payment? Dream on! More importantly, Qu Jianlei had no idea what had caused the conflict between the two sides.
There was no problem with favoring