News of the complete annihilation of the Grizzly Fourth Fleet reached the Grizzly Lord within half a day after the incident, relayed by the mercenary fleet.
The Grizzly Lord was furious, and it was said that he directly berated Hong Xiu Lian, imposing a certain punishment.
He also declared to the public that he would completely wipe out the Azure Kite Fleet.
But everyone knew, even though the details of how the Azure Kite Fleet defeated the Grizzly Fourth Fleet were unknown, they possessed such strength.
To completely wipe out the Azure Kite Fleet, they would need at least three times the force deployed previously.
However, the Grizzly Lord's fleet consisted of only eight divisions, one stationed at Grizzly's main star and another responsible for patrolling Grizzly territory.
The remaining six divisions were originally engaged in a protracted war against the Ivock Kingdom on Cela Star.
The Fourth Fleet was drawn from these six divisions.
The remaining five divisions were already under pressure.
If they were to further withdraw three divisions, the Grizzly Lord wouldn't be able to handle it. It was impossible to deploy forces to pursue the Azure Kite Fleet in the short term.
So, after this battle, the Azure Kite Fleet could finally catch their breath.
At least that's how it appeared to outsiders.
Three days later, the news spread throughout the Galactic Alliance, even reaching the top ten on the Galactic Alliance's trending list.
However, onlookers just took it as a spectacle, because such minor conflicts are a common occurrence in the Galactic Alliance.
It was just that the strength of the two sides in this battle was a bit disproportionate.
However, a battle involving less than forty starships was simply too small.
Only battles with hundreds or thousands of starships could attract attention.
But the name Azure Kite Fleet made it onto the list of a certain power.
In the flagship bridge of a certain location, on the throne.
The figure wearing a golden mask looked at the projected screen showing the battle wreckage near mm1 Star.
"The Grizzly Fourth Fleet was completely wiped out?" The golden-masked figure asked.
The female general kneeling on one knee said in a deep voice: "Yes, completely wiped out. Not a single starship survived. As for whether anyone escaped, it's unclear. However, according to reliable sources, the Azure Kite Fleet has an additional interstellar battlecruiser.
It's a type we've never seen before, and we don't have any combat intelligence data on it yet."
"A fleet with nearly thirty starships, while not particularly strong, was destroyed by a fleet with only three starships. That's incredible," the golden-masked figure said with a curious tone.
The female general volunteered: "That Sun Li is incompetent and only good at causing trouble. Not only did she fail to obtain the T3 fighter data you wanted, but she also wasted your two million units of crystal ore.
We can't let this go. I'm willing to lead the fleet there and destroy them!"
"This matter indeed cannot be left alone. The T3 interstellar fighter data is very important to us. But we can't make a big deal out of it and go there.
Otherwise, the other guys will guess our intentions, and it will cause trouble," the golden-masked figure waved his hand.
"Then what do you think we should do, sir?" the female general inquired.
"Use a knife to kill someone else." The golden-masked figure clasped his hands together: "Now, take a small fleet, not too many. Go to White Chrysanthemum Lord under the guise of a visit.
Then have the White Chrysanthemum Lord send their main fleet to wipe them out. Didn't that guy want to join us all along? Tell him.
Once this is done, we'll allow him to join."
The female general's lips curled into a smile: "You're wise, sir. I'll go and handle this!"
……
At this moment, the Azure Kite Fleet was unaware that they had been targeted by a major power within the Galactic Alliance due to the existence of the Phantom Dragon-class interstellar fighter.
The Azure Kite Fleet was slowly cruising on the edge of the Andromeda galaxy.
Although they had eliminated one of the Grizzly Lord's fleets, Sun He still understood the importance of developing discreetly.
Moreover, they were now rich!
"Two million! Two million! Two million! Two million! Two million..." The secretary, Qiao Rong Rong, looked at the account showing two million units of crystal ore, her mouth almost splitting to her ears.
"Have you had enough of looking? It's just two million units of crystal ore. You've been staring at it for three days, hundreds of times. No matter how much you look, these two million units of crystal ore will still be here.
It won't increase or decrease, grandma," the deputy captain, Tang Yuan, said helplessly beside her.
Secretary Qiao Rong Rong pouted: "So what if I look? I've never seen so much money in my life. Tang Yuan Jie, have you seen it? A full two million units of crystal ore!"
Deputy Captain Tang Yuan rolled her eyes, looking at Sun He in the captain's chair: "Captain, aren't you going to say anything?"
Sun He turned to look at her, smiling: "Let her look if she wants to."
"Hehe, you see, even the captain doesn't care about me," Secretary Qiao Rong Rong stuck her tongue out at Deputy Captain Tang Yuan.
Deputy Captain Tang Yuan, exasperated, leaned towards Sun He: "Hey, you're the captain now. You need to have some authority, otherwise how will you manage the fleet?
Look at everyone in the bridge now, they're all too relaxed, not at all like a battle-ready team."
Sun He glanced at all the female soldiers on the bridge. It was true that everyone was quite relaxed, and some even started chatting, except for those in essential positions.
"Enter combat readiness! Report all information on the Azure Kite!" Sun He suddenly barked.
Just this one shout, the entire bridge's atmosphere suddenly changed.
The eyes of all the female soldiers changed, as if a sharp sword had been unsheathed.
"Enter combat readiness, engine system all normal."
"Enter combat readiness, all fighter pilots in the hangar to be in position within three minutes!"
"Enter combat readiness, all gunnery personnel to be in position within five minutes."
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Even Secretary Qiao Rong Rong, beside her, changed from her previous money-obsessed expression and began reporting all the ship's information to Captain Sun He.
Although they didn't know why they were suddenly entering combat readiness, everyone had only one thought: do their job well.
In just under five minutes, the Azure Kite light carrier had completely entered combat readiness, ready for battle at any moment.
"Combat readiness canceled. This was an exercise, everyone performed well," Sun He declared the cancellation, and explained the reason.
Then with a few more operations, the Azure Kite light carrier, which had just been tense, returned to its original atmosphere.
Sun He smiled at Tang Yuan: "You see, everyone is very dedicated."
"But..." Tang Yuan still wanted to say something.
"Have you noticed, everyone's smiles have been more frequent lately?" Sun He looked at the female soldiers on the bridge.
Tang Yuan was speechless, looking at everyone. It was true that they were more happy and relaxed than before.
When she was still the commander of this fleet, the Azure Kite was always shrouded in a somber atmosphere.
"This is because they can eat all kinds of delicious food now, and there's no financial crisis. But we can't let ourselves get complacent!" Tang Yuan explained.
Sun He got up from the captain's chair, stretching: "You're right, but isn't it good this way? They're female soldiers.
But before their identity as female soldiers, they have another identity, they're still girls. Girls with an average age of only twenty.
If a person's strings are always taut, they will eventually snap."
Tang Yuan bit her red lips, not knowing what to say for a moment.
"I don't want my crew to just be machines who only know how to fight. They also need their own lives, so I think this is good.
Okay, you continue navigating here in my place, I'm going to rest for a while," Sun He said, heading towards the bridge door.
"Ugh..." Deputy Captain Tang Yuan looked at Sun He's back, rolling her eyes.
This guy, he spends less than three hours in the bridge every day, even less than the female soldiers.