Nie Yun was certainly no shopaholic, but he had still decided to spend every last cent.
All Seven Great Pirate Gangs had their eyes on him now. If his Machine Race cover was exposed one day, he would have to run. These Shattered Star Credits were purely a regional currency, so letting them become worthless in his hands would be a waste. Naturally, he intended to squeeze as much benefit out of them as possible.
As for buying only the expensive items, that was because the most expensive products in any category contained the most advanced technology, which would help him analyze the Wulf Empire's cutting-edge developments.
Too bad Machine Race goods are so rare, Nie Yun thought, still feeling a little unsatisfied despite his delight at the haul.
Leaving Golden Fang to handle the subsequent slave transfers and purchases, Nie Yun put his avatar on autopilot and sent it back to the pirate base ahead of him, while Alsace's Clone returned directly to the Fallen Angel.
"Alsace" was, after all, one of the Twin Stars people, making him far too conspicuous. Nor did Nie Yun intend to let the Twin Stars learn about his "off-the-books forces."
With his "Werewolf Clone" and the assistance of the three AI Core brothers controlling the base, things at the pirate base should be fine.
What Nie Yun had not expected was that, just after "Alsace" returned to the Fallen Angel, he received an emergency transmission from the Twin Stars...
Beep! Gilad's face appeared on the screen.
"General Gilad, sir!" Nie Yun gave a convincing military salute.
"Alsace, I'm glad you're all safe and have brought back valuable intelligence for the Twin Stars," Gilad said, looking gratified.
"You flatter us, Admiral. We were simply lucky." Nie Yun smiled modestly, then changed the subject. "But