After some of the Skywing Mercenary Group's branch bases withdrew from the Earth Sphere, its main base moved to the Mars Sphere, while the original main base was redesignated as Branch Base Zero.
The main base and all branch bases combined totaled seventeen bases.
Under Li Jiaming's management, the Skywing Mercenary Group added three more branch bases. Branch Bases Sixteen and Seventeen were in the District 3 colonies, while Branch Base Eighteen was in the District 9 colonies.
The Dion Pirate Group was powerful, but they still did not dare cause trouble in the District 5, 6, and 7 colonies.
That was because most of the Skywing Mercenary Group's strength was stationed in those colonial regions.
Although, after Long Fei established the Skywing Empire, he transferred all Specialized Gundams and the most elite troops to the Skywing Empire, greatly weakening the Skywing Mercenary Group.
Still, a starving camel was bigger than a horse. The Skywing Mercenary Group still possessed new MS units, new Mass-produced Gundams, and new equipment.
Although the Skywing Mercenary Group could not challenge its own employer, the Skywing Empire, it could easily wipe out any nation below the upper-middle tier.
Even against major powers, the Skywing Mercenary Group could crush their forces in a head-on clash.
Barring any accidents, the Skywing Mercenary Group planned to build Branch Base Nineteen in the District 9 colonies.
But at that moment, they were being harassed by the Dion Pirate Group, which repeatedly caused trouble around the country where Branch Base Eighteen was located.
Upon learning that Branch Base Nineteen was going to be established in one of the District 9 colonial nations, the Dion Pirate Group was extremely unwilling to let it happen.
After all, the District 3 colonies already had two Skywing Mercenary Group branch bases, making their raids