Alliance Hunting Event

Returning to the Star Origin, Feng Xiao immediately had Elsa enter the Tianyi Medical Pod to undergo the infusion of Star Sea Alliance common knowledge, then proceeded to take stock of their gains.

"The life energy crystals can be directly refined and absorbed; just use the basic psionic meditation technique provided by the Alliance. The herbal fruits will require preparation. I believe that once our journey on the Otases Continent concludes, our psionic abilities will see a significant improvement." Feng Xiao took out all the life energy crystals and spoke to the two of them with a serious expression.

Once their psionic abilities were integrated with the starship, their utility would be immense; after fully awakening, their impact on the starship would likely be no less than an Epic-grade captain talent.

"Understood!" Ilde said solemnly, and Wang Hao nodded earnestly as well.

Since it concerned the starship's combat power and their own future status aboard the Star Origin, they had to be cautious.

"The new crew member, Elsa, needs to undergo knowledge infusion and genetic optimization, which will take about seven days. The two hundred assault troopers will also need five days to reach combat readiness." Feng Xiao added this explanation as a side note, his hands moving without pause to pull up the search for other-universe anchors.

[Special anchor detected]

[High danger coefficient, but extremely high rewards]

Feng Xiao pondered for a moment, then reached out to click accept. This was the first time such an anchor mission had appeared, and it seemed they could enter the other universe with 100% certainty.

No additional interference from the Heart of Dawn was required.

The hull of the Star Origin rapidly faded until it vanished from the Main Universe.

The distorted sensation of cosmic travel vanished, and the three of them looked around, their expressions frozen in synchronized astonishment.

They saw over twenty Alliance starships gathered in the vicinity; even the weakest among them were Elite-grade starships, and there were three Star-Land Class vessels present.

Furthermore, starships continued to appear, and the arrival of the Star Origin drew a wave of curiosity.

[Huh?]

[There's actually a High-grade starship here?]

[To participate in an Alliance hunting mission, one's true combat power must be at least Elite-grade. Since its surface level is a High-grade starship, it must have been pulled in passively.]

[Haha, a high-potential starship. There have been more and more high-potential starships lately.]

[Hey brother, I have a daughter who looks quite good...]

[Forget it, she might look good, but can you throw your daughter's physique out there?]

[Hahahaha...]

Listening to the chatter on the public channel, Feng Xiao quickly understood what was happening.

The special anchor was likely an other-universe hunting mission issued by the Alliance. The spots were limited, and they were randomly selected from all starships that met the criteria.

Selected starships would be directly teleported into the relevant universe anchor, and the mission rewards were very generous.

However, the minimum requirement for this type of condition should be an Elite-grade starship. It seemed those ships could actively sign up for the mission, while he had been pulled in passively.

As for being selected, he didn't feel particularly lucky.

It wasn't that there were only a few other-universe missions in the entire Alliance at any given time; in reality, a massive number of hunting missions of various levels were issued almost every second.

Every qualifying starship could basically receive two or three such missions a year, and the Star Point income during those times was enough to compare to a full year of ordinary other-universe hunting.

Beyond this income, many Star-Land Class starships could bring other starships into other universes for group hunts.

In short, there were many ways to hunt; otherwise, relying solely on ordinary hunting activities would make it difficult for a starship to grow.

The mission Feng Xiao was participating in was effectively a group hunt, just one officially commissioned by the Alliance on a temporary basis.

[Intelligence: Three Star-Land Class starships, forcibly infected and brainwashed by an alien race, have entered this other-universe anchor along with over fifty special alien warships comparable to Elite-grade starships. They intend to attack a fixed anchor that the Alliance spent a great price to construct in this other universe. Please work with the three military Star-Land Class starships and the other hired vessels to eliminate them. Base reward: 500k Star Points, 8 pieces of Titanium. Bonus: Destroying one special warship (50% contribution rate) rewards 300k Star Points, with an additional 10k for every 1% increase. Assisting in destruction (5% contribution rate) rewards 30k Star Points, with an additional 6k for every 1% increase. The rules for Star-Land Class starships are the same, with the reward amounts quadrupled.]

Wang Hao almost shouted out: "Damn, are you kidding me? So many rewards! Even killing a Level 4 Elite Star Beast comparable to an Elite starship wouldn't give 100k Star Points, right?"

"The compensation is indeed extremely high, but considering it involves destroying warships of an alien civilization and purging traitors, it's not hard to understand why the rewards are so high." Ilde recovered after a brief moment of shock.

He looked back at the captain, only to see Feng Xiao opening a video communication, chatting quite happily with a mature, elegant captain wearing a cheongsam.

Wang Hao's eyes widened in disbelief.

The cosmic super-alloy dense-headed man was actually flirting with a beauty?!

My youth is over!

Even Ilde was somewhat surprised. Having followed Feng Xiao for over a month, they had witnessed more than once just how "rational" Feng Xiao was when facing the opposite sex.

The extremely curious Wang Hao couldn't help but lean closer to the screen, wanting to hear how his captain was flirting with the beautiful captain.

"Hello, was it you who said you needed a full set of blue-grade Star Weapons for main cannons, armor, shields, and propulsion?"

"Little brother, if you're looking to sell, could you perhaps give your big sister..."

"No haggling. Take it or leave it. If it weren't for the fact that my inventory of... blue-grade Star Weapons is too large, I wouldn't bother pushing them. Do you want them or not?"

Feng Xiao urged impatiently.

"The total price is 700,000 Star Points."

He casually sent the attribute data of these Star Weapons to the other party while stating the price.

The mature captain looked down at her own figure, then pursed her lips and turned her attention to the data.

Most of these Star Weapons were items obtained from opening blind boxes last time, among which the shield-type one was a Star Weapon captured from the Blood Cloud Sector.

The data was considered excellent, a cut above similar ordinary blue-grade Star Weapons.

With a smile on his face, he collected the payment and then sent over the Star Weapons. Before the mature captain on the video call could say anything, he raised his hand and cut the communication.

"..."

The mature captain stared at the black screen, speechless.

The female adjutant and the rest of the bridge crew couldn't help but snicker.

Wang Hao was even more stunned, running up to Feng Xiao in disbelief to look him over from left to right.

"Boss, I think you should find some time to see a psychiatrist..."

He then said with a serious and earnest expression, ignoring the latter's bewildered gaze.

"Why?" Feng Xiao was even more confused.

"..."

"Forget it, it's nothing."

Wang Hao shook his head helplessly and turned to walk toward his station.

Feng Xiao turned to look at Ilde, his face full of confusion, but the latter also shook his head and sighed helplessly.

???

What is wrong with everyone today?

[I am the leader of this operation. Starship warfare is not like conventional warfare; although it covers a vast range, the average intensity is relatively low.

Starship warfare, as the name implies, is a war conducted by starship-level combat power. The radiation range may not be that large, but every attack is extremely powerful.

I hope everyone will act with caution and not act on impulse by charging in blindly.]

[Next is the intelligence regarding the alien civilization's special warships.

Strengths: Strong single-target lethality, equipped with Retention Particle technology that can temporarily reduce a starship's agility. Please pay attention to your shield levels.

Weaknesses: Weak defense. Average shield level of a primary elite-class starship; 2,000 damage is sufficient to begin depleting the shields.]

The intelligence was simple, yet the description was extremely comprehensive. The elite captains, who had experienced countless wars, quickly formulated a counter-plan.

Feng Xiao, however, smiled slightly.

Strong single-target lethality?

Could it be stronger than a Star-Land Class starship?

Star Origin had a full 60,000 shield value; he could stand there and trade blows without any issues!