When they saw a fleet of over two hundred ships appear in the depths of space, the Space Pirates' scouting party was instantly stunned.
A fleet of more than two hundred ships was already a formidable threat.
However, they could also see that the ships were all different, not a standardized model.
In other words, this had to be a fleet formed by the Alien Races heading to Earth, joining forces.
That made them breathe a little easier.
If that was the case, they had no reason to worry about this fleet.
After all, they had already defeated these aliens.
The Alien Races had been completely powerless against their attacks. They had either been robbed of their resources and forced to flee their home planets in a panic, or captured and made into slaves.
Even if these defeated enemies gathered in great numbers, they still couldn't pose a threat.
In fact, by joining forces like this, they were saving the pirates a lot of trouble. They could wipe them all out in one fell swoop.
One of the officers immediately ordered, "Turn around! We need to report back right away. Looks like we'll be able to capture a lot of slaves this time. We should get a sizeable share once we return."
The aliens all brightened at his words.
The reason their race plundered and conquered other planets so relentlessly was their system for distributing the spoils of war. Anyone who took part in a war had the right to a share of the spoils.
The spoils weren't distributed according to rank or authority.
They were distributed according to contribution.
For example, scouting parties like theirs often encountered the enemy first, which made their work more dangerous.
So once a war was over, they could claim a greater share of