We'll Help You Bear It Together!

The Gates Family, representing the Fei Nan Si Conglomerate, usually avoids being provoked by Interstellar Pirate, let alone mercenary groups, even if their ships bear their crest. This is because the Fei Nan Si Conglomerate's wealth is enough to hire hundreds of True God-level powerhouses to wipe out any force that dares to provoke them, provided, of course, that there are that many True God-level powerhouses in the Universe Sea.

But the mercenary group's ship brazenly intercepted the Gates Family's ship, which annoyed A Ge Si inside. He contacted the intercepting mercenary group through the communicator, "I am a member of the Gates Family. You'd better take a good look at the family crest on the ship before you make your move. Don't provoke forces you shouldn't provoke!"

Upon hearing A Ge Si's words, a burly, dark-faced man on the five-star War God of the mercenary group grinned wickedly, revealing a mouthful of yellowed teeth. "We intercepted the Gates Family!"

"Who exactly hired you? Is it the Koch Family?!" A Ge Si immediately realized that the other party was targeting the Gates Family, but a mercenary group wouldn't dare to attack the Gates Family alone; they must have been instructed and supported by someone. "Have you thought this through? No matter who ordered you, you've touched our spaceship today, and I guarantee that within three days, every single one of you in your mercenary group will be Death Ray. Not a single one will survive! The Gates Family has always maintained good relations with the Qi Ya Family, who possess the Deceitful Thorn Bloodline."

The burly, dark-faced man's expression changed upon hearing this. He naturally knew just how terrifying the Qi Ya Family was. It was a powerful Assassin Family possessing the Deceitful Thorn Bloodline, ranking among the top three in the assassin world of the Universe Sea. Within that family, everyone was a professional assassin, receiving rigorous training from the age of one, barely able to walk. Elite members could accept assassination missions at the age of five. Legend had it that in Ancient Era, the family's ancestor had assassinated a true god, and from Ancient Era to the present, more than one true god had died at their hands—a terrifying family that inspired fear in all who heard of them.

"Boss, we can't afford to offend the Qi Ya Family." A tall, thin man next to him also turned pale with fright.

"What are you afraid of!" The burly, dark-faced man slammed his hand on the table, glared at the tall, thin man, and shouted into the microphone, "Do you think this can scare us? We've got inside information that your Gates Family won't last more than a few days before it goes completely bankrupt. The Qi Ya Family is on good terms with the Gates Family because the Gates Family is rich. Once the Gates Family goes bankrupt, the Qi Ya Family won't even bother with you!"

"It seems it really is the Koch Family." A Ge Si's expression immediately turned grim. "What should I do about the task the young master gave me? Before I came, he specifically instructed me that the item must be delivered to his friend."

"Haha, speechless now! The Qi Ya Family, huh? I'm easily intimidated. Your little tricks are nothing but showing off!" The dark-faced man laughed. "The employer said to blast the Gates Family's spaceship to smithereens. Prepare to fire!"

All twelve spaceships immediately adjusted their cannons, aiming at the Gates Family's Four-Star Osprey.

Staring at the hundreds of Black Hole, gaping cannon muzzles, A Ge Si's mind went blank. "What to do, what to do?"

"Fire!" the dark-faced man shouted.

A Ge Si closed his eyes in despair, knowing he was doomed this time.

But strangely, after that sound ended, there was no further artillery fire for almost half a minute.

"What happened? I told you to fire, didn't you hear me?" The other side's communicator was still on, A Ge Si could hear it clearly; it was still the mercenary leader's voice.

"Boss, the weapon system seems to be malfunctioning." At this moment, the dark-faced man heard a young man say weakly from not far away.

"Weapon system malfunction?! Have all twelve ships malfunctioned? You idiots! I've already shouted 'Fire!' Do you really have to wait until my War God, fires before you even think about attacking?!" The dark-faced man roared, sounding extremely angry. His words were clearly transmitted to A Ge Si's ears through the communicator.

"Their ship's weapon system is broken, this is my chance!" A Ge Si reacted immediately, adjusted the cannons on his ship, and aimed them at the five-star-level War God. He knew that it was the enemy team's flagship.

Just as the cannon was aimed, a flash of light appeared in the sky, and almost simultaneously, the sound of an explosion and the screams of a large crowd came through the communicator.

"What's going on?" A Ge Si looked down at his fingers in surprise at the sparks that were blooming in the distance. "I clearly didn't press the fire button."

Just as this thought crossed his mind, a second spark ignited, followed by a third, and a fourth.

Twelve explosions erupted in succession, and the communicator was filled with the sounds of violent explosions and screams of agony.

"What exactly happened?" A Ge Si was filled with doubt.

"Stop daydreaming, hurry up and come to Re Tuo Star to complete the transaction with us. By the way, we also have some questions for you." A young voice came from the communicator, startling A Ge Si.

A Ge Si then realized, "Could it be that it was the young master's friends who made the move? Using a long-range attack that spans multiple star systems?"

He thought about it for a while, but still couldn't come to a conclusion that convinced him, so he simply put the problem aside and continued piloting the spaceship along the pre-determined route.

On the Re Tuo Star, Gu Ding and his group also clearly saw what had just happened. In the video projection, the flames from the spaceship's explosion had not yet died down.

"Sea Emperor, thank goodness you discovered it, otherwise the people Fa Te sent to deliver materials to us would have been killed by those mercenaries." Gu Ding hadn't expected that the Gates Family's spaceship would be intercepted.

"It seems that the problems the Gates Family is facing are far more serious than we imagined," Sea Emperor concluded from this incident.

A little over ten minutes later, an Osprey docked at the port of the Re Tuo Star. The ship's hull bore the image of a Chimera with outstretched wings. Gu Ding and his group knew that this was the delivery ship sent by the Gates Family.

A Ge Si disembarked from the spaceship and saw a group of teenagers gathered below. After scanning the group, he activated the projection on his wristwatch and compared it with the image before confirming Gu Ding's identity. "You're the Gu Ding Pirate Crew?"

"That's right, you're the person Fa Te to deliver the goods, aren't you? (Many words)" Gu Ding nodded and asked.

"Yes," A Ge Si took out another temporary Storage Space watch from the wristband and handed it to Gu Ding. "Take a count and see if the quantity is correct."

Sea Emperor finished the inventory in an instant. "No problem, Fa Te even gave us some extra materials."

"If there are no problems, I'll be leaving now. I'm very busy with family matters lately, and I need to get back as soon as possible!" A Ge Si said to Gu Ding.

"What exactly happened to the Gates Family?" Gu Ding asked, putting the temporary Storage Wristwatch back into his Storage Space.

"I'm sorry, this is an internal matter of the Gates Family, and we can't discuss it with outsiders. Even if you are the young master's friends, it's not allowed." A Ge Si didn't have much goodwill towards the Gu Ding Team. There was another sentence he wanted to say but didn't say aloud, "You so-called friends are only here for the young master's money. I have no obligation to tell you these things."

"We genuinely want to help because we've seen a lot of rumors SkyNet lately, all indicating that the Gates Family is facing a crisis. And the attack you just experienced further suggests that the crisis facing the Gates Family is more serious than we imagined." Gu Ding was somewhat speechless; the young man sent by Fa Te clearly didn't trust them.

"Why don't you call the young master's contact number and ask him directly? If you can really help, he'll definitely tell you." A Ge Si hesitated for a moment, then shook his head. He still didn't quite trust Gu Ding and the others.

"We've called him many times these past few days, trying to find out what's going on, but he hasn't answered our calls." Gu Ding said, looking at A Ge Si's wrist. "Use your communicator to call Fa Te, he'll definitely answer, and then we can get the facts."

"This..." A Ge Si frowned slightly, still hesitant about whether or not to trust Gu Ding and the others.

"If we really can't help, it will only take up a few minutes of your time. If we can help, we might be able to turn the situation around for the Gates Family. If I were a member of the Gates Family, I would choose to take the gamble," Miko suddenly spoke up.

"Alright then!" A Ge Si nodded after a moment of silence upon hearing this, and then immediately dialed Fa Te's number.

Before the notification tone had even finished, Fa Te answered the call. His voice sounded somewhat deep, "How is it? Has the package been delivered?"

"It's been delivered, young master, but they want to talk to you." A Ge Si felt a little uneasy.

There was a moment of silence on the communicator, then a soft sigh came through, "Alright."

"Fa Te, tell us what happened to the Gates Family. We might be able to help." Gu Ding frowned slightly, becoming a little worried upon hearing Fa Te's voice.

"I'll find a way to handle these things, so don't worry about me. Enjoy your journey. I believe that one day you will enter the Undersea Forbidden Zone and make a name for yourselves there." Fa Te's voice was slightly calmer.

A Ge Si was somewhat surprised to hear this, which showed that the young master had a really good relationship with these Interstellar Pirate.

"Do you remember when I told you that you were already our partner? Do you know what a partner means? A partner is someone who can give you a shoulder to lean on, a back to support you, and a hand to help you when you need it! Tell us what kind of crisis the Gates Family is facing, and we'll help you shoulder it!"

Gu Ding's words brought tears to A Ge Si's eyes, and everyone could faintly hear Fa Te sobbing on the other end of the communicator.

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