Eloise stood behind a burly man and said,
"That's the situation. I think having such a powerful True God with us will make the journey much less dangerous."
The burly man turned to look at Eloise and said,
"Then how can you guarantee he won't be the danger we face along the way?"
Eloise shrugged.
"A woman's intuition."
The burly man said nothing at first, then turned away and continued,
"Your intuition has saved the Mercenary Group many times. Let's hope it does this time, too."
Eloise chuckled.
"It will."
Soon, Cheng Yu disembarked with the Legendary Sword Mercenary Group at a border outpost in Balchik territory.
According to Eloise, an unidentified meme virus had been released in the B3397 Star Sector, so many ships whose routes passed through it had chosen to make a detour.
That meant they would have to find their own way into the B3397 Star Sector.
Moreover, since B3397 had become a no man's land, plenty of Starry Sky Pirates were bound to be hiding there.
Fortunately, the Legendary Sword was a sizable Mercenary Group and had its own ship. The reason they had taken another ship here was that fuel was too expensive; flying their own simply wasn't worth it.
Cheng Yu was embarrassed by that explanation. He had expected some grand reason, like needing to operate covertly. He hadn't imagined it would be something so down-to-earth.
Just as Cheng Yu was wondering where their ship was, the burly man leading them took out something resembling a camera. A beam shot from its "lens," sweeping up and down as though scanning something. Then Cheng Yu saw the outline of a ship appear, growing clearer as the light from the lens continued to scan it.
A spaceship materialized in front of Cheng Yu. He