The Family's fleet seemed to have realized something already. Only after the Xianzhou side responded to its signal did a call come through.
Part of the conversation that followed confirmed this.
The Family's fleet had already noticed something strange about this region of space. To ensure the Xianzhou ships were neither illusions nor bait mimicked by some dangerous creature, they had first sent light signals to verify that the ships were real and capable of communication.
After all, after so many years of evolution, predators sensitive to radio signals were more common than light-seeking creatures that chased stars.
Their ships lacked firepower, so encountering mature giant beasts would be difficult to handle.
However, once they confirmed that these really were Xianzhou ships, things became much easier.
Communication between the two fleets went far more smoothly than expected.
They soon progressed from signal lights to voice communication, then from voice communication to boarding a ship for a face-to-face discussion.
The Family's people were much easier to get along with than expected. Without much effort, Tingyun and Jiang Yu had already boarded one of the Family's ships with a few technicians.
After further discussion and information sharing, everyone confirmed one thing.
The Family's fleet had encountered the same thing as the Minghuo Merchant Group.
They had been sailing all this time, yet remained in the same place.
Moreover, compared to those on the Xianzhou ships, most of the people aboard the Family's ships were anxious, as though they had something urgent to attend to.
"See? I told you there was nothing wrong with the ship!"
Jiang Yu looked at the young deputy beside him and spoke smugly.
The deputy looked at Jiang Yu, his mind already filled with questions.
He had only given it a couple of pats. The deputy truly could