Pirates Beg to Be Taken Prisoner!

[And so, you captured a group of suicide squad members forced into it.]

[We need to feed them before we reach Holy Wing Star; we can't let them starve.]

[So you placed them in temporary prisons built into two thousand warships.]

[With the formation suppressing them here, and a ship full of soldiers watching them, they definitely can't escape.]

[Two hundred and twenty-one years old, two hundred and forty-seven years old.]

[We've encountered space pirates again.]

[It's alright, keep catching them.]

[You have two thousand warships, each with a rated capacity of 5,000 people.]

[To ensure the soldiers' quality of life during the journey, you actually only carried 3,000 people per ship.]

These six million people are elite Human Race soldiers handpicked from Spirit Micro Star and Blaze Star. They are all Cultivator, and either have rich combat experience or have undergone systematic battlefield training.

[Therefore, even if we station some more pirates on each ship, there is still more than enough space and supplies.]

[Two hundred and twenty-two years, two hundred and forty-eight years old.]

[You saw in the Heavenly River Daily that Contamination has occurred.]

[The Sword Master, clutching a scroll from the Heavenly River Daily, hurriedly ran towards you.]

"Did you see that?"

["Um."]

"Is this the 'timing' you mentioned back then?"

[The Sword Master, with his keen insight, guessed it immediately.]

"Not bad, although the 'timing' is a little later than I expected."

The Sword Master burst into laughter.

"It's not too late! Not at all! If we wait for this 'opportunity' to appear before we set off, the 'opportunity' might have passed and we'd still be on the road! Now we're halfway there, just in time to seize the 'opportunity'!"

"A loss may turn out to be a blessing in disguise."

The rate at which Contamination spreads cannot be judged by ordinary standards.

[The month after the first Contamination incident was reported in the Heavenly River Daily, your location was also covered in Contamination.]

[The already pitch-black deep space was suddenly shrouded in an even darker mist, becoming even more eerie and mysterious.]

[When the Contamination affected everyone, fortunately, the warships were carrying Cultivator, so they wouldn't fall into madness like ordinary people in the early stages.]

[But sensing that their cultivation was being Contamination and eroded, many people fell into fear.]

[Just then, you made your move.]

[The expeditionary soldiers on the Star Lane see their Grand Marshal, that is, you, standing before the endless darkness and mist, your hand covering the sky!]

"Disperse!"

[With a single palm strike, the Divine Power within your body surged like a monstrous ocean wave. All your Divine Ability were unified by the Martial Scripture, transforming into unparalleled pressure, dispelling the surrounding Contamination with a single blow!]

The soldiers were overjoyed.

"As expected of the Grand Marshal!"

"The ' Ghost Fog ' that left us helpless was easily dispelled by the Grand Marshal with just a gentle palm strike. Amazing!"

"Our Human Race is truly about to experience a revival!"

[This is the greatest gain from your journey to Earth: like the ancient Heavenly Emperor, you now possess the means to combat Contamination —the Martial Scripture!]

[However, your mastery of the "Martial Scripture" has not yet reached its highest level, and your cultivation is only at the Mid Heaven-Reaching Stage.]

Therefore, your ability to dispel Contamination is currently limited to a small area around you.

[For every bit of Contamination you dispel, more Contamination will simply spread from other places.]

[In that case, even if you transformed into a nuclear-powered donkey, it wouldn't make a difference.]

[In fact, you were prepared for this.]

[Even before the fleet set sail, you had already set up special anti- Contamination formations on each warship.]

[At that time, you entered the Grandmaster state of array formation using "Single-Minded Devotion," incorporating some of the logic from the "Martial Scripture" regarding the suppression of Contamination into the array formations, equipping each warship with a "Purification Array."]

[Upon the occurrence of Contamination, you immediately ordered the entire ship to activate the Purification Array.]

[Afterward, the Star Boat maintained its previous speed along the Star Lane, but the surrounding Contamination, like oil and water, did not mix, completely avoiding the two thousand advancing Star Boat.]

[Once the morale is restored, you announce this to the entire fleet.]

"Soldiers! Do you remember the timing of the expedition I mentioned to you?"

The black haze you see today is called Contamination!

The emergence of Contamination is a golden opportunity that heaven is helping us!

As you can see from the Heavenly River Daily, Contamination is affecting the entire Tianhe Star System.

All the major powers, the Holy Dragon Society, and powerful Alien Race are overwhelmed and exhausted by the Contamination!

At this moment, they have no energy to pay attention to other things, which is the best window for us to seize Holy Wing Star!

We must seize this opportunity; the first battle will be the decisive one, and the outcome will be decided in a single fight!

[Amidst the heavy Contamination, two thousand warships braved the wind and waves, piercing through the dense fog, heading straight for Holy Wing Star!]

[Two hundred and twenty-three years, two hundred and forty-nine years old.]

[We've encountered space pirates again.]

[You didn't even have to raise your hand today, and the other team surrendered immediately.]

"Red-haired Human Race elder! We surrender! We surrender!"

[Inside the pirates' dilapidated Star Boat, they surrendered in unison, raising their hands in perfect unison. To show their sincerity, they even threw all their weapons and armor into space.]

["What's wrong? You guys are acting weird. I refuse to surrender! Pick up your weapons!"]

[The pirate leader was a One-Eyed Dragon, and he looked aggrieved upon hearing this.]

["No! Senior, look, I'm Human Race too! You captured those two groups of fellow travelers ahead, and they surrendered willingly. Why didn't you capture us?"]

You're speechless.

[These pirates somehow got wind of you, knowing that you don't kill pirates, but instead recruit them into a suicide squad and are treating them well on your warship.]

[We can't afford to neglect them; otherwise, they'll all be skin and bones from hunger. How can they be a suicide squad then? They'll just become speed bumps!]

In this era of Contamination and global chaos, a place where you can eat and drink for free would be an absolutely wonderful place!

[Especially seeing that your warships are untouched by Contamination and corrosion, these pirates are even more eager to return home.]

[You Eavesdrop on Inner Thoughts and confirm that they have no other motives; they're simply afraid of outside Contamination and want to eat and drink for free.]

The worst thought is to run away halfway.

"Okay, but we've arrested enough people already, and there are only a limited number of spots available, so you'll have to compete for these positions!"

Once upon a time, there was a robber.

He arrested a group of passersby.

He told the passersby, "My robbery has rules: the first person I rob, the less I take from them."

[So these passersby rushed to be robbed by the robber, afraid of being at the back of the line.]

This story is a perfect description of the pirates of today.

To secure a spot on the ship, they disregarded all brotherhood and loyalty, fighting tooth and nail to the death.

[This comical scene was simply a lighthearted entertainment for the soldiers who had traveled a long way.]