Qin Tian, who had been silent until now, finally spoke. Zhu Tianyou and the other two tensed up and immediately hurried over to him.
"Brother Qin Tian, what do you need us to do?"
Chubby forced a smile, his eyes narrowing into slits. He looked rather comical.
Seeing how tense the three of them were, Qin Tian said slowly,
"We're here to find someone. Our target is a group of Star Pirates, and I'm sure they'll be highly alert. Even the slightest disturbance nearby could attract their attention."
He didn't spell it out, but the three of them immediately understood what he meant.
"Sorry, Brother Qin Tian. We were making too much noise. We'll stop right away."
Zhu Tianyou apologized without hesitation. He was so quick to grovel that the other two couldn't help twitching their mouths.
Hey, you could speak for yourself. Why drag us into it?
We still wanted to have some fun.
To be honest, they all knew their chances of completing this mission were very low.
Twilight Ridge was simply too vast. A group of experienced Star Pirates could disappear into it like fish in the sea. Finding them would be nearly impossible.
Although they'd all come for the thousand-plus Academic Credits, they couldn't help hoping to enjoy themselves a little, too.
Twilight Ridge was a famous primeval forest on Silver-Gray Star, rich in ecological resources. With some luck, they might encounter Spirit Beasts or Spirit Medicines.
Young people tended to be optimistic.
Finding the Star Pirates would be best, of course. But even if they didn't, they could bring back a few Spirit Medicines or take some pictures of themselves fighting Spirit Beasts. That would be nice, too.
The most important thing was to have fun.
They had no intention of acting timidly and searching