Serra Star.
The Grey Bear Fleet had been stationed here for almost a month.
Although Serra Star had been occupied by the Grey Bear Lord, the Ivock Kingdom would never willingly give up a resource star.
This often leads to a long period of tug-of-war, back and forth.
It may take months, or even years, for one side to completely dispel the other's desire for this resource star.
So at least in the short term, the main force of the Grey Bear Fleet will not leave Serra Star.
Hong Xiu Lian was comfortably sitting on her sofa, enjoying a lavish meal and glancing at her private account, which held nearly a million units of crystal ore.
This wealth was accumulated by Hong Xiu Lian over the years she served as captain.
She was very clear that although she was the captain now, she was just a weapon in the hands of the Grey Bear Lord.
Weapons will eventually be replaced.
So Hong Xiu Lian had been preparing for herself all along.
She established her own small vault, just for when she was ready, she could retire with honor.
Find a suitable place, be a rich woman.
This million units of crystal ore was enough for her to establish a small family of her own in a distant galaxy, engage in some small businesses, and live a colorful life.
Knock knock knock
An urgent knock on the door came.
Hong Xiu Lian closed her private account, frowning and saying, "Come in."
The secretary officer rushed in, kneeling on one knee.
"Captain, there is very important intelligence to report to you!"
"What's the matter? Did the Ivock Kingdom send another fleet?" Hong Xiu Lian asked.
"No…no. It's…it's about the Qing Yuan Fleet!" The secretary officer uttered a name.
"Qing Yuan Fleet?" Hong Xiu Lian didn't immediately recall the name.
"It's the fleet that took the interception mission for the Serra Star battle a month ago. At that time…we paid them three million units of crystal ore and three industrial ships as compensation." The secretary officer reminded her.
Hong Xiu Lian realized, it was the fleet that made her lose three million units of crystal ore.
"What? Did they come to ask for compensation again?" Hong Xiu Lian scoffed.
"Yes… they just sent a message." The secretary officer nodded.
"You need to report this to me? How we dealt with it before, we deal with it now." Hong Xiu Lian waved her hand dismissively.
"But this time is different from before!" The secretary officer shook his head.
Hong Xiu Lian frowned, "What's different from before?"
"At the same time we received the message, the Qing Yuan…the Qing Yuan Fleet appeared in McCarthy Star, our Grey Bear Galaxy. It seems…it seems they're threatening us. If we don't pay compensation…"
"What? Do they dare to think about attacking McCarthy Star?
Even if they had that idea, they would only be asking for death. We have a small fleet stationed on McCarthy Star, if I remember correctly, three interstellar destroyers and three interstellar frigates.
They only have one interstellar carrier. Do they really think they can make waves?" Hong Xiu Lian scoffed.
"But…" The secretary officer still felt worried.
"Alright. You've been with me for so many years, you've seen all kinds of storms. If you keep bothering my rest over this kind of small matter in the future.
I'll have to consider replacing your position as secretary officer!" Hong Xiu Lian glared at him unhappily.
It seemed she had given the secretary officer too much power, and now he dared to question her thoughts.
The secretary officer reluctantly got up and slowly prepared to leave the captain's office.
But just at that moment.
The communication system in the captain's office reacted, someone from the bridge was looking for her.
Hong Xiu Lian answered the communication.
"Captain. Our bridge received an emergency communication from McCarthy Star. Do you want to answer it?"
This was the voice from the bridge.
"McCarthy Star?" Hong Xiu Lian frowned.
She remembered what the secretary officer had just told her.
She sneered and muttered, "The defense fleet on McCarthy Star, wouldn't they be scared out of their wits by the appearance of a carrier?"
"Connect the communication request from McCarthy Star."
Though her heart was filled with ridicule, Hong Xiu Lian still connected the communication.
Then a communication channel projected in front of Hong Xiu Lian.
Boom Boom Boom
The sound of explosions rang through Hong Xiu Lian's entire captain's office.
The secretary officer, who was about to leave the captain's office, also looked back with a confused expression.
"Reinforcements! Reinforcements! Captain Hong Xiu Lian, where's your fleet! Where's your fleet, send starships to reinforce McCarthy Star!" A female captain on the other end of the video was screaming hysterically.
The background was the bridge of a starship, and through the windows behind the bridge, one could see fierce battles outside, with continuous gunfire, and even falling fighter jets turning into fireballs.
"What's going on? What happened to McCarthy Star!" Hong Xiu Lian suddenly stood up, her expression serious.
"A fleet appeared outside our McCarthy Star half an hour ago, then they ignored our warnings and sent ten interstellar fighters to attack us.
Now, of the six starships responsible for defending McCarthy Star, only two interstellar destroyers are still fighting!
Requesting reinforcements, requesting…"
Suddenly, the communication cut off.
Hong Xiu Lian's body swayed, she shouted loudly, "What's going on? Why did the communication cut off!"
"Captain, the interstellar destroyers from McCarthy Star have lost their communication signal, we can't contact them." The communication officer on the bridge reported.
Lost communication signal, unable to contact!
Beads of sweat appeared on Hong Xiu Lian's forehead.
There were only two possibilities for this situation.
One was that their communication was disrupted or intercepted, and the other was…the starship was destroyed.
"Contact the other starships stationed on McCarthy Star again, or contact the people on McCarthy Star directly!" Hong Xiu Lian shouted.
But the result was still unable to contact.
"How could… how could this be!" Hong Xiu Lian bit her lip, blood dripping down.
Tick Tock
At that moment, a communication channel was restored.
Just as Hong Xiu Lian was excited, she saw a figure on the communication channel that she had never seen before.
A man in a black military uniform was sitting on the captain's chair, with a faint smile as he looked at her.
"Hello. First time meeting, let me introduce myself. Captain of the Qing Yuan Fleet, Sun He."