Arrival at Red Shield Star

At the port of Red Shield Star, a black and white Golden Eagle slowly landed.

The moment the spaceship landed, a young man dialed a communication number, "Boss, Gu Ding and the others' spaceship has arrived at the port."

On the other end of the communicator was another young man, wearing sunglasses, sitting on the open-air terrace of a breakfast shop, enjoying coffee and bread. "Got it, send me the photos. You keep an eye on things. If they get off the spaceship and separate, notify the others to follow them. Don't miss any of them."

"Understood!" After hanging up, he immediately took a picture of Gu Ding's Golden Eagle and sent it to his boss.

After receiving the photo, the Sunglasses Man took it off and confirmed that the photo on the projection was indeed Gu Ding's spaceship before dialing another number.

"Hello, are you General Mans from the military?" The Sunglasses Man fiddled with the temple of his glasses, his voice devoid of much respect.

"Who are you? Where did you get this number?" A deep voice from a Middle-Aged Man came from the other end of the communicator.

"I want to anonymously report something. I just saw the Gu Ding Team's spaceship land at the port of Red Shield Star. Red Shield Star should be under your jurisdiction, General, right? You should send someone to arrest him as soon as possible, otherwise Red Shield Star is too unsafe. That Interstellar Pirate named Gu Ding has a bounty of over two billion Universe Coin, and it seems like he causes big trouble every time he goes to a planet. I, an ordinary citizen, am even afraid to go out..."

Before the Sunglasses Man could finish speaking, he was interrupted by the voice on the other end of the communicator, "Understood. We will investigate this matter thoroughly and then take appropriate action."

"Then what time..." The Sunglasses Man wanted to put more pressure on her, but the other end of the call had already ended. A lazy female voice sounded on the screen, and she placed one hand on the man's broad back, her fingers moving lightly like an elf.

"You can leave now. Starting tonight, you don't need to come anymore." Mans turned to look at the alluring black-haired beauty. He had originally wanted to enjoy her body for a few more days, but now it seemed that not killing her was already merciful.

"Did I... do something wrong?" The young woman looked somewhat bewildered.

"You haven't done anything wrong. Get dressed and go out." Mans finally managed to look away. "If anyone from the Child Family asks you, just say I haven't been in the mood these past few days, and tell them not to bring any other women over."

After saying that, Mans turned and sat on the edge of the bed, lighting a cigarette. He walked over to the man. "Although I don't know what happened, I know what you're thinking. To you, I'm just a high-class prostitute the Child Family hired to sleep with you. So, you can sleep with me a few times, get bored, and easily turn your back on me. I can leave, but before I do, there are a few things I need to make clear: I slept with you not for money, but because I like you! Also, I'm returning the necklace you bought for 300,000 Universe Coin the day before yesterday. Do you know how much the one I wore before was worth? Eight million!"

After the woman finished speaking, she ripped off the necklace from her neck and threw it at Mans. Then she picked up her high heels and strode barefoot out of the hotel room.

"Yuanna, I'm sorry..." Mans picked up the necklace and silently lowered his head. "I have to be wary of anything related to the Child Family."

"General," a knock came at the door shortly after.

"Come in," Mans called out, putting the necklace into his Storage Space. (Not far from the doorway.)

"What's the matter?" Mans walked straight towards the bathroom.

"General, we have just received news that the Gu Ding Team has arrived at the port. According to the chief of staff's assessment, their team is likely targeting the Child Family this time."

"I already know about this. A tip-off call came directly to my communicator this morning." Mans was visibly annoyed. An ordinary person couldn't possibly find his contact number. Besides a few of his direct subordinates, he'd only ever told Yuanna his number, which explained his anger. It was highly likely that Yuanna had leaked his number to the Child Family, since she had been his "escort" from the beginning. These past few days, he'd been completely infatuated with that woman.

"What should we do? The Coming-of-age ceremony for the young master of the Child Family is just around the corner. They've invited so many of us to attend; it wouldn't be right to just ignore it, would it?" the young man asked anxiously.

"The Gu Ding Team might not be here to cause trouble. Maybe they're just here to observe? We should just send someone to keep an eye on them and see how things develop." Mans said this, but that wasn't what he really thought.

He knew that Gu Ding Team must have a conflict with the Child Family, otherwise the Child Family wouldn't have invited so many experts to this Coming-of-age ceremony. He had already encountered fifteen or sixteen thirteenth-level powerhouses in the past few days, and there was even a demigod among the guests. For a child's Coming-of-age ceremony, this was far too high-class.

Most importantly, Red Shield Star was under his jurisdiction. Logically, for such Coming-of-age ceremony, the other party only needed to invite him, the highest-ranking commander of the military. However, the invitation sent by the Child Family listed not only his name, but the names of everyone in his team with Combat Strength of Twelfth Order or higher. At that time, he already sensed something was amiss, but didn't think about it too deeply.

Upon arriving on Red Shield Star, he could clearly sense an impending storm, and he also saw many powerful figures. He then realized that the Child Family's invitation to his entire team of powerful individuals was likely intended to use him as a pawn. Only after receiving the whistleblower call did he learn that the Gu Ding Team was the one who had instigated all of this.

Having risen to the position of Military Department General, he was a figure of considerable influence in the Fei Me Universe Country, and his word was law within the military. This time, however, he was deeply displeased that the Child Family had manipulated him, first having a woman bewitch him, then using her to manipulate him into being used as a pawn against the Gu Ding Team. Therefore, he decided to observe the situation and watch the show unfold.

Little did Gu Ding and his group know that such intrigue and backstabbing were still taking place on Red Shield Star.

As soon as the spaceship docked, everyone in the living room had already gathered together.

"Guding, when we get off the boat, shall we go directly to the Childe family to find the young master?" Elsa raised her fist. She was a little eager to try. After all, she hadn't fought with anyone for a long time, and her hands were itchy. And the most important point is that when she felt that her combat power was slowly improving, Poseidon taught her a set of combat skills called Die Quan, which matched the special energy in her body and was much more effective than Gang Jin.

"No rush, the coming -Coming-of-age ceremony doesn't start for another two days. If we act now, we'll have to leave before the Coming-of-age ceremony. So, for the next two days, everyone can just eat and have fun. We've been cooped up on the ship for over half a month, so let's treat these two days as a vacation." Gu Ding didn't plan to settle accounts with the young master of the Child Family so soon.

"It sounds good, but is it safe?" Liliath didn't think it was a good idea to swagger in at the enemy's doorstep like this.

"Don't worry, they won't make any big moves before the Coming-of-age ceremony. At most, they'll send people to conduct some small probes," Gu Ding said confidently. "If we don't cause trouble, they won't dare to make a move. If they do, it's like announcing to all the Interstellar Pirate in the world that their family doesn't welcome any Interstellar Pirate. You know, nearly a third of their family's business clients are Interstellar Pirate. Besides, they also want their plans to be more thorough. Giving them a couple more days is something they'd be happy to do."

"Humans are truly complex creatures. If it were me, I would pay any price to nip danger in the bud." The Sea Emperor didn't quite understand what Gu Ding meant. "Because according to my calculations, if our team is wiped out before the Coming-of-age ceremony, the probability of the Child Family incurring the wrath of other Interstellar Pirate is only 12.88%. Moreover, many of the products they produce have a certain advantage in the market, so the probability of people abandoning their products is even smaller, probably less than 5%."

"These kinds of things can't be calculated using probability, because they don't calculate that kind of probability. They only know that killing us before the Coming-of-age ceremony will definitely provoke resentment from some Interstellar Pirate, so they won't take that risk." Gu Ding shook his head. He also knew that using probability to explain things was often unreliable, which was why Sea Emperor wasn't suitable for the role of strategist in the team.

"I think Gu Ding is right. You can calculate the probability of the Sea Emperor in an instant. But if it were the Child Family, they might need more time to collect various information and data before they could make the corresponding calculations. It might take several days or even several months to calculate such a probability." Liliath nodded as well. "Therefore, they won't waste time doing such a thing. They will only give a rough judgment."

"Then we can disembark and have breakfast now." Gu Ding grinned. When he disagreed with the Sea Emperor, he rarely received support from others because the Sea Emperor was practically infallible. It was rare to find someone supporting his reasoning, and he couldn't help but feel a little smug. (To be continued.)