Aaron was right. Companies in the Alliance and the Empire involved in battleship research, development, and manufacturing were all panicking, because this was fucking absurd.
The stock prices of every Alliance and Empire company involved in battleship research and manufacturing plummeted.
As for the Alliance and Empire fleets, they were panicking just as badly. One person could tinker around in the energy compartment for a few minutes and restart and restore an entire battleship's systems.
And the battleship's systems had been locked down at the time. This was already the stuff of legends.
The most panicked were the Pirate Alliance's Pirate Groups, terrified that something might go wrong with their own battleships.
If there had not been video evidence, no one would have believed something like this. But it was the truth.
The Alliance Council was the first to react, demanding that the Alliance Security Department intervene while ordering the Alliance's major fleets to conduct internal inspections.
The Aquamarine Empire was the most alarmed, because the video's protagonist was an export-model C-Class Battleship manufactured by the Empire. The Emperor flew into a rage and declared that they had to find out exactly what was going on as soon as possible.
Meanwhile, Li John, disguised as Yang Bo, was taking a call. On the other end was Maria from the Mecha Pilot Guild, the guild manager who had come to verify Li John's Mecha Pilot rank.
"Ms. Maria, that price won't do. I want to figure out why I can restart and restore a battleship's Main Brain System too," Yang Bo said with a smile.
On the other end of the call, Maria said, "Sir Li John, what price did you have in mind?"
"I'm planning to hold an auction. Whoever offers the most valuable things can help me repair the