P.S. It's been a year since this book was first published. Thanks to all the brothers who've kept reading this far. Without you, I wouldn't have had the motivation to keep this book going all this way!
Here's an extra chapter to celebrate~
—The story begins—
Everyone was in high spirits.
Wang Dong didn't mind cracking a few harmless jokes at a time like this.
It was obvious.
With all five Star Destroyers choosing to surrender unconditionally,
the Sky Peng Horizontal had really struck it rich this time.
Even without any other spoils,
the five Star Destroyers themselves were already an immense windfall!
These five Star Destroyers weren't like the Guardian of the Mountains and the Defender of Freedom, the two Star Destroyers currently owned by the Black Stone Kingdom, which were both newly promoted.
They were veteran Star Destroyers that the Purple River Kingdom had spent considerable resources maintaining!
Their combat strength was a whole tier above the former!
They might have seemed a little "underwhelming" in front of the Sky Peng Horizontal,
but elsewhere,
they'd be taken seriously.
For instance, if this so-called Five Planet Pirate Group were put up against the New Song Kingdom,
they'd be more than formidable enough to merit its attention!
The assault team, which hadn't had a chance to enter the fray during the battle, finally had an opportunity to show what they could do.
After all five Star Destroyers shut down their engines and their crews abandoned ship,
the assault teams boarded the five Star Destroyers separately and conducted thorough inspections.
Once they had confirmed there were no abnormalities, they took control of the warships.
Then they carried out a series of safety procedures: removing all the energy blocks, locking down the engine modules, and completely sealing the hulls.
After confirming there