This time, Qu Jianlei and the others ran into a minor problem on their way back to Paradise Star.
The accident did not happen to the Unlucky Starship, but to the 3344 Ship trailing behind them.
After entering the Tianpeng Star System, Qu Jianlei had wanted to take a distant look at Lost Star and see whether the military was still watching it.
However, while they were still far from Lost Star, Xiao Hu informed Qu Jianlei that something had happened.
The 3344 Ship behind them had actually triggered a passive spatial warning device.
In such vast space, someone had actually set up a warning device. It was truly unexpected.
The 3344 Ship had activated stealth mode and had not actively scanned its surroundings—one of their own starships was scouting not far ahead.
Who would have thought that it would trigger a warning device that had drifted in from who knew where?
Worse still, the signal emitted by the warning device was extremely powerful and encrypted.
"Ninety-nine percent chance it was deployed by the military," Big Head Butterfly said as it spun. "First One, what do we do?"
"Have 3344 continue its jump," Qu Jianlei ordered. "Destination... the Hope Star Region."
The High Imitation Warship had not shown itself often, but the last time had been nearby, when it encountered the melee between the Strathford Adventure Group and the Grave Robbers.
Because of that, the Strathford Family had specifically contacted Paradise Star, hoping to offer a bounty, but they had not gotten their wish.
But then Qu Jianlei reconsidered. This jump would very likely alert the military, so the Unlucky Starship... would not be suitable for returning to Paradise Star anytime soon.
Ironhide Snake might be there to cover for them, but once someone grew suspicious, who knew what trouble