Half a day passed in the blink of an eye.
After a new round of warp jumps, the Space Fortress appeared at the edge of the celestial star system where the Crimson Planet was located.
"My lords, we have arrived in the Heavenly Spirit Star System. We are only half an hour away from the Crimson Planet."
The five level 210 experts all perked up.
Only Morris's heartbeat quickened involuntarily.
But it was not from excitement.
"To avoid being discovered, the Space Fortress should stop here. Let's head straight to the Crimson Planet ourselves and capture Yi Chen!"
A Level 221 expert could not help speaking up.
"Exactly. Quick battle, quick victory. Arrive out of nowhere, so even if Yi Chen has some scheme or trick, he won't be able to use it."
"Good idea. Most importantly, it's fast enough."
The other level 210 experts all nodded impatiently in agreement.
However, the commander of the Space Fortress still looked toward Morris, whose face was calm and unruffled while his heart churned with unease.
That made the other five level 210 Earth Tree Race experts unable to resist looking at Morris as well.
Because Morris was petty and harsh, his popularity in the External Affairs Department was extremely poor, and he was not well liked.
The five of them were just as cold toward Morris.
However, the commander of this operation was Morris.
Neither Bunier nor Blake cared much for Morris either.
But Morris was, after all, the Third Envoy the External Affairs Department had stationed in the Human Federation before Bunier.
In theory, his status was actually the same as Bunier's.
Therefore, although Bunier and Blake did not care much for Morris, they still had to give him some preferential treatment.
Just like when they were searching everywhere for the