The Military's Plan

Gu Ding looked at the man holding a bomb with a speechless expression. He never expected to encounter such a thing.

As the man shouted those words, three other men left their seats. Two walked towards the cockpit, while the third stood guard behind the man holding the bomb. The spaceship had only recently left the atmosphere of the Sapareit Star; clearly, this was a premeditated hijacking. If the bomb exploded, no one on board would survive, as only beings of demigod power or higher could survive in such a vacuum.

While listening to music, Noya Mei hadn't heard the man's shout, but she had just opened her eyes and caught a glimpse of the bomb in his hand, immediately realizing what had happened. She unplugged her headphones, her face grim. Looking around, she saw that most people wore expressions of terror, but Gu Ding beside her remained expressionless, as if it were all unrelated to her.

At this moment, the portly middle-aged man in the cockpit was pulled out by someone, a gash slashed across his abdomen. He tried desperately to cover the wound, but to no avail; bright red blood continued to flow through his fingers. Gu Ding frowned. At this rate of bleeding, the portly man would probably die from blood loss in less than half an hour.

At this moment, the man holding the bomb finally spoke again, "I'm sorry everyone, whether you like it or not, the one-day trip to Jer Star will be changed to a one-day trip to the Koremino Star Region. Everyone had better cooperate and stay in their seats, otherwise the consequences will be severe."

As he spoke, he shook his thumb, which was less than a centimeter away from the bomb switch. Noya Mei was originally about to make a move, hesitated at this moment.

The Koremino Star Region, also known as a criminal's paradise, is a very special starfield in the Fei Me Universe Country.

In this star system once lived a god who later joined the Federal Government. He perished in a war. To commemorate him and honor his achievements, the Federal Government granted ownership of this entire star system to the god's descendants.

Later, a descendant of that deity emerged who was extremely extravagant and possessed extraordinary strength—a demigod-level powerhouse. He engaged in various illegal transactions within the Koremino Star Region, effectively turning the entire system into a paradise for Interstellar Pirate. However, this area had been voluntarily ceded by the Federal Government. Furthermore, the demigod hadn't conducted these activities outside of that star system, so the Federal Government simply chose to turn a blind eye. Centuries have passed, and the demigod is still alive, while the Koremino Star Region has become the largest crime hotspot in the Fei Me Universe Country.

Of course, the Koremino Star Region isn't located at the mouth of the boundary river. Even at the Golden Eagle's speed, it would take at least thirty days to travel from Saparett to the Koremino Star Region. As for this cruise ship, the time would be at least twice as long.

The hijacker soon spotted Noya Mei in her military uniform; everyone else on the ship was dressed in ordinary clothes. She was the only one in uniform, making her stand out.

"There are even military personnel here," the hijacker thought. He couldn't see Noya Mei's rank from afar, but he figured that anyone on this kind of pleasure boat was probably just a Small Soldier. Besides, she was just a woman, and looked to be only about twenty years old, so her rank couldn't be high.

"Hey kid over there, tell me what her rank is," the hijacker shouted at Gu Ding.

"Me?" Gu Ding raised an eyebrow, pointed to himself, and asked, seemingly somewhat puzzled.

"That's right. It's you! Hurry up!"

Gu Ding turned his head, glanced at it again, then turned back to the hijackers and said, "Her military rank is fake!"

"Fake?" the hijacker asked, somewhat doubtful.

"That's right, just like the bomb in your hand." Gu Ding nudged Noya Mei with his elbow. "You can make your move now!"

Noya Mei was taken aback at first, then reacted immediately. She instantly appeared in front of the hijacker holding the bomb, snapped his arm, snatched the remote control from his hand, and then handcuffed him with Magic Restricting Handcuffs. The remaining three accomplices were also quickly apprehended.

After setting the spaceship to autopilot, she returned to the cabin and saw that Gu Ding had already poured a bottle of Cellular Repair Agent onto the fat middle-aged man's wound. It was a bottle of Ultimate Quality E-grade Cellular Repair Agent. The fat middle-aged man was only a Fifth Order Gene Body, and the E-grade agent quickly repaired his wound. Although his face was a little pale due to blood loss, he was not seriously injured.

"Take a rest first. I've already set the spaceship to autopilot and changed the destination back to Jer Star. We just need to perform some operations during landing." Noya Mei said, taking out another vial of what looked like medicine from her Storage Space and handing it to the fat middle-aged man. "This is a blood-replenishing medicine specially used by the military. Once injected into the bloodstream, it will automatically convert into hemoglobin."

After the Smart Watch were confiscated, the four ship hijackers were completely out of luck under the Magic Restricting Handcuffs.

Noya Mei and Gu Ding returned to their respective seats.

"How do you know that bomb is fake?" Noya Mei suddenly asked. If it weren't for Gu Ding, she thought this matter might not have been resolved so easily.

"The bomb is real. I made up this lie just to get you to do it," Gu Ding finally revealed the truth.

Upon hearing Gu Ding's answer, Noya Mei was stunned at first, then roared, "How could you do this? Do you know how many people would die if we made a mistake?"

"The bomb is real, but it won't explode because I tampered with their remote control," Gu Ding explained. "Don't forget I'm on the spaceship too; I won't risk my life."

"I never saw you touch the remote control from beginning to end." Noya Mei was skeptical of Gu Ding's words.

"If you don't believe me, take out the remote and press it a couple of times, you'll see. It definitely won't explode." Gu Ding remained expressionless.

"No way!" Noya Mei felt that this behavior was completely suicidal, and she had no intention of trying it.

The two quickly fell silent again. Gu Ding was afraid that the more he said, the more flaws he would reveal. Noya Mei, on the other hand, felt that she couldn't find much in common with him.

After a long pause, she couldn't help but ask, "Why are you so sure I'm from the military?"

"You're wearing a military uniform," Gu Ding replied simply.

"Didn't I tell you before that this is a costume?" Noya Mei felt that this reason was not very convincing.

"You don't look like an actor," Gu Ding gave another extremely simple reason.

Noya Mei asked softly, "Is she not pretty enough? Or is there some other reason?"

"Are you sure you want to know?" Gu Ding finally turned around and asked expressionlessly.

Noya Mei hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

"First, her breasts aren't big enough; second, her hairstyle is awful." These two criticisms from Gu Ding made Noya Mei feel like she was about to explode.

"Tch, you don't know how to appreciate things..." Noya Mei turned her head to the side, no longer looking at Gu Ding.

After another half hour of silence, she couldn't help but turn around and ask, "What are you going to do on Jer Star?"

"To visit someone," Gu Ding said casually.

"A friend in prison?" Noya Mei asked tentatively.

"I refuse to answer that question." Gu Ding glanced at Noya Mei. "And what were you doing going to Jer Star?"

"Anyway, it's not a secret, so I won't hurt to tell you. I've received a mission to station my team and me on Jer Star." Noya Mei stated her purpose frankly. "You should also know about the destruction of Camilla Palace a while ago, and the Dark Magic Domain and the Gu Ding Team."

"Does knowing have anything to do with your mission?" Gu Ding asked, his expression unchanged.

"Recently, a significant number of Interstellar Pirate have emerged from the Boundary River, and our military aims to eliminate these threats at their source. Therefore, we have deployed troops to garrison the Administrative Star outside the Boundary River, arresting any Interstellar Pirate on sight. The Gu Ding Team is a key target for our surveillance. This team is already quite powerful; if we allow them into the Fei Me Universe Country, they will continue to grow stronger, causing us considerable trouble. Furthermore, the Gu Ding Team has always been very high-profile. According to our military's psychological experts, he is highly likely currently on the most prosperous Jer Star. Therefore, I have been dispatched to participate in the pursuit mission." Noya Mei directly revealed the mission; in fact, it wasn't a classified mission, so telling others didn't matter.

"Isn't Gu Ding a hacker? He should know that you're stationed on several Administrative Star, right? If that's the case, they should have chosen to store a month's worth of food and escape far away."

"Psychologists say that people like Gu Ding are extremely rebellious. The more heavily guarded a planet is, the more likely he is to go there, just to challenge authority. They even said that there is a very high chance that Gu Ding will visit Rioben Prison. Because of this incident, the number of guards at Rioben Prison has tripled." Noya Mei revealed another piece of information that Gu Ding was unaware of before.

"Okay, even if he really appears on Jer Star, how can you capture him? I remember he seems to possess Taboo Power, and even a demigod might be able to restrain him if he goes there in person." Gu Ding was more concerned about this issue.

"Actually, this isn't a difficult problem. Taboo Power are indeed very powerful, we acknowledge that. But the more powerful the ability, the more restrictions and side effects it has. His Taboo Power is sealing, but we speculate that this kind of sealing must have a time limit or a limit on the number of people that can be sealed. Therefore, we plan to adopt a human wave tactic."

Upon hearing Noya Mei's words, Gu Ding knew that his trip would likely not be as smooth as he had imagined.