After looking ahead to the future with lofty enthusiasm, they had to return to reality after all.
The old werewolf stroked the silvery-white fur on his chin in puzzlement and sighed. "Still, it's rather strange. The navigator clearly said the gravity wells along this Tan Gong Passage were close to collapsing, and even Imperial destroyers could barely make it through. How were you able to come here? Is it because you have a dragon ship?" Just as he'd said, even though he was only a workers' leader who'd led an uprising, he had excellent sources of information and knew quite a bit about the latest military intelligence.
...Well, it had happened three months ago, so it could hardly be called "the latest."
The captain seemed to reach the answer himself. He nodded emphatically and said, "A man of ability can do anything. You should naturally have such skills. Commander, could it be that you've come to launch a counteroffensive against the Empire?"
He once again looked hopeful. This wasn't a case of someone enjoying the spectacle without caring about the consequences.
Yu Lian really didn't want to disappoint him, but he also had to be honest. Before he could even find the right words, the old captain said, "Ahahaha, military secrets, military secrets! How could I ask you about that? I deserve a slap in the face!"
It had to be said that the old man was truly a good person. His only flaw was probably that he liked to talk to himself.
Yu Lian asked a few more questions about the current military situation on Heilaoshi. The workers here had already escaped in three separate waves, after all. Even the Imperialists, no matter how slow-witted, should have reacted by now.
As expected, the old gentleman was both alert and