Chapter 121 - Starlink Corporation’s First Fleet
Vampire followed along a plotted flightpath as it headed toward the Pan-Human Alliance, the autopilot warping a thousand lightyears away every ten minutes.
The pirates in the Wild Star Region would be none the wiser, for such small jumps were the best at avoiding detection, reducing the chances of them running into potential trouble.
As such, a flight, which would have taken a day, ended up extending to nine days.
Xia Fei sat cross-legged on his bed as he stared at that purple Heart of Spirit.
It was a piece of purple rock that was different from the blue Heart of Spirit he had seen before. The blue one was warm and smooth to the touch, like stroking quality jadeite that faintly gave off this air of peace and tranquility.
As for this purple rock, it looked filled with volatile energy. It was not just coarse to the touch but also brought a strong chilling numbness to the body of anyone holding it, creating a sense of uneasiness in Xia Fei right now.
“Best if I inspect it at another time.” Xia Fei furrowed his brows as he kept that purple Heart of Spirit into his spatial ring. That mysterious yet violent energy the object was releasing made him feel troubled and breathless; it even exerted pressure on him.
Proceeding to lie on the bed as he channeled his Breath Control technique, it took Xia Fei a dozen or so minutes before he could expel that sense of cold oppression in him. Only then did he feel his entire body finally relaxing.
Xia Fei enjoyed making preparations beforehand; having considered that the military’s interrogation might take some time and since he had some money on him, he reckoned that it was better for Allen and Sarah to have it. The moment he decided to help these two escape from the Wild Star Region, he resolved to help them to the end, or else it would have been better to have just left them back there.
“So you’re a fugitive,” very casually remarked Sarah. In the Wild Star Region, a rock casual tossed could end up hitting a fugitive; hence, this girl was hardly bothered by Xia Fei being one.
All of a sudden, his warship’s communicator pinged. Xia Fei made his way to the command deck and saw that the First Fleet of Starlink Corporation was hailing them. According to the coordinates, this fleet was over three thousand lightyears away from Vampire.
Xia Fei furrowed his brows. Vampire had been maintaining radio silence this entire time, so this fleet must have been scanning the area to get a hit, sending a call his way.
Starlink Corporation was a large company within the Pan-Human Alliance. The interplanetary internet, which spanned across the entire human territory, was run by this corporation, and in fact, it was considered as one of the top ten powers within the Alliance.
There were many large corporations and conglomerates that had their own fleets in the Alliance, and the only difference between these fleets and the governing body of the human government was their inability to acquire a capital ship.
The Alliance was especially strict when it came to their control of capital ships. Aside from themselves and a few high-tier sovereign territories, the capital ship was not something any individual or civilian organization could purchase.
The only exceptions were the two major warrior organizations: the Adjudicator Union and the Monastic Order. Due to the special place they held in the Alliance, they were approved to own capital ships.
Xia Fei checked this fleet’s banner. He saw that it indeed belonged to Starlink Corporation and was not an ambush the pirates had set up in an attempt to pull the wool over his eyes.
Still, why would a fleet of a giant corporation make its way into the dangerous Wild Star Region? Xia Fei pondered over this and decided to open the communication channel to accept the other’s hailing while keeping his warp engine primed for a jump at any time.
A man in his twenties appeared on the screen in front of Xia Fei.
This person looked extraordinarily noble, possessing a high nose bridge with a piercing gaze. His locks of golden hair were naturally hanging loosely, covering the left half of his face. He had very pale skin which seemed rather flawless. For a man, the elegance his looks gave off was a bit much.
“Hello, I’m the commander of Starlink Corporation’s first fleet, Jansen.” The blond man spoke with his back rigid, his voice sounding quite dignified.
Xia Fei smiled. “Hi, I’m Xia Fei. May I ask what is the matter?”
“Xia Fei. You’re Xia Fei.” Jansen’s two eyes suddenly shone as he pulled out an image from another screen and carefully examined it for some time. Turning his head back to look at the Xia Fei on his communicator screen, his face betrayed mild excitement.
“You’re an Earthling?”
“That’s right.”
“A cadet of the Adjudicator Union from the Endaro branch?”
“Indeed.”
“Eighteen years of age, unmarried?”
Xia Fei was completely baffled. Could this person be checking his account?
“That is correct.” Xia Fei wrinkled his forehead as he gave this reply.
“I don’t see an uncanny resemblance… You don’t seem to be as handsome as the one in the picture, ” Jansen muttered under his breath.
He said that in a soft voice, but Xia Fei still caught every word of his. The latter was rendered speechless, and he could not help but suspect this person’s motives.
“Well, since you’re Xia Fei, then my mission here is done, too. Just stay where you are right now; my fleet will warp to your coordinates in seventeen minutes forty-six seconds.” Jansen sighed.