Chapter 815: Chapter 685: Whether It’s Him or Not, It’s Him

The young man was dressed remarkably well, a B-level Gold Attribute, likely from a very good background.

Beside the young man was a middle-aged man with a blank expression, an A-level Earth Attribute.

He spoke impassively, "Young master, this transit won’t take long, you should go rest."

"Got it," the young master replied impatiently, "I’m just curious, why there’s so much stupidity."

Another older person spoke with a smile, "Pretty dumb indeed, do you want to know who owns this merchant ship?"

The middle-aged man shot him a look of disgust, thinking to himself that the young master was led astray by people like him.

The young man smiled indifferently, "Never mind, I just found it funny when I saw it suddenly."

After a few more steps, the older man lagged behind and lifted his wristwatch to make a call.

"The young master wants to know about that junk starship, number 8384... there’s a reward."

Among the busy crew members, someone paused their work, "Understood."

Ironically, the young master and his party of three were staying at the Elf House foot therapy center.

However, the young master spent even more, hiring two beauties, "This trip was too exhausting, I need to reward myself."

So he didn’t wake up until noon the next day, ordering lunch directly to his room.

The older man learned that the young master had awoken and came in with the waiter delivering the meal.

"Young master, there’s a surprising discovery, that junk ship is likely the one that didn’t respect you last time!"

Upon hearing this, the young master stood up abruptly, "Which one? Isn’t that ship a heavily armed starship too?"

"The captain says it’s another ship," the older man replied through gritted teeth, "the one that delayed you for three days!"

"Hmm?" The young master was taken aback upon hearing this, "Didn’t we actively detect it? How big can this junk be?"

Despite his youth and somewhat uncontrolled actions, his family was grooming him as a successor, and he was professionally trained.

Just then, the middle-aged man also appeared, and upon hearing this, he spoke.

"Captain Rael is trained in imagery, with over thirty years of extensive experience, if you don’t believe him then that’s that."

He didn’t support the young master causing trouble, but since there was enmity, it was another matter.

"I don’t disbelieve," the young master lifted his wristwatch to call, "Rael, what’s the story with that junk starship?"

The captain, upon hearing their young master speak, had to explain his analysis.

Apparently, the person Qu Jianlei encountered before was indeed this young master.

Back then, this one pursued 8384 purely because the radar cross-section of this starship was too large.

It’s worth noting that most starships have some form of invisibility ability, the difference lies only in strength.

The weakest is the passenger starship, with invisibility ability almost nonexistent, since in case of an accident, it needs help from others for rescue. 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

The strongest goes without saying, definitely warships.

The young master wanted to get a closer look at how big this starship was, but the other side fired a shot.

This completely enraged him, he wanted to retaliate immediately, but Captain Rael eventually persuaded him otherwise.

According to the captain’s analysis, with such a large cross-section, it’s very unlikely it’s a single starship.

The most likely scenario is several starships merged together, disrupting the invisibility structure.

In fact, merely merging together doesn’t cause much disruption to the invisibility structure.

So, Rael’s judgment was that the other party probably had only one intact starship, traveling with a few damaged ones.

That’s why an experienced old captain is so valuable; a simple analysis revealed Qu Jianlei’s situation.

Next, following the captain’s orders, the starship didn’t pursue too closely—otherwise it nearly led to a counter-chase, not an pleasant opponent.

In the end, the starship maintained a steady distance of 350,000 kilometers.

This wasn’t because the captain was prescient, knowing the other party set a 300,000-kilometer limit.

But for Rael, tracking from beyond 350,000 kilometers would allow capturing the opponent’s image signature over time.

Of course, at the closest, they pursued to nearly 300,000 kilometers, but the captain deemed this distance unsafe.

If the opponent had any powerful methods and suddenly attacked, it would be very hard to defend against.

So they approached this distance briefly to confirm whether 350,000 kilometers was safe.

Again, this is truly an old captain skilled in strategic maneuvers.

The young master was unwilling and shadowed the opponent for three days, eventually discovering that they were being led in circles, an incredibly humiliating insult.

The young master wanted to continue the pursuit but really couldn’t, not because of Energy Blocks, but because time was too precious to waste.

Moreover, Rael pointed out that the opponent didn’t fear Energy Block consumption and dared to play cat-and-mouse with them, surely holding a trump card.

In simpler terms, the opponent was set on counter-attacking; such an opponent truly posed a grave danger.

In fact, following the captain’s initial suggestion, after eating one shell from afar at the beginning, they shouldn’t have pursued further.

Space isn’t the same as ordinary human society; it has its own logic and rules.

However, the young master had just entered space recently, his curiosity was too strong, so it was inevitably a difficult situation.

Thankfully, at the last moment, he listened to the captain’s advice.

However, even though the young master left, he considered this matter a great humiliation.

He knew his curiosity shouldn’t have been so strong, but it was really hard to swallow. Is there anything wrong with being a bit more curious?

The most crucial thing is, in the end, he left in disgrace. Not only did he lose his fighting qi, but the other party might even think he was out of energy blocks!

It’s truly unbearable!

So after returning, he switched to this heavily armed merchant ship and started searching everywhere for the whereabouts of that guy.

Unexpectedly, he got beaten up again, and the starship was also damaged, forcing him to escape in disgrace.

The young master was also very resentful about this defeat and once thought it was the top priority for revenge.

But until this moment, he realized that the starship that slipped past him for three days was even more hateful.

Of course, he believed this logically too, as last time, they engaged in a real firefight at least.

Even his captain believed the opponent’s firepower was slightly superior, and their tactical level wasn’t bad, so there was nothing to regret about the loss.

In other words, the opponent definitely had a background and was qualified to arm wrestle with them.

The young master once again enhanced the firepower, planning to have another go at it.

But now he remembered one thing: I bloody haven’t even wrestled with that junk starship!

Thinking this through made him even angrier, "Are you sure it’s the same one as last time?"

Rael remained cautious, "I can only be sure there’s a seventy percent possibility."

"Seventy percent is enough," the young master replied without hesitation. He knew his captain’s habits, who never spoke in full terms.

"Even if it’s not him, it is him... Have you investigated clearly what background the other party has?"

"Not yet," Captain Rael replied solemnly, "It’s from the Hope Star Realm, but there’s a high probability it’s a fake identity."

"From the Hope Star Realm, daring to act wildly in the Celestial Hook?" The young master was furious, "Is this bullying us Celestial Hook people to death?"

"Have someone keep an eye on him, and if there’s any sign of leaving, notify me immediately!"

The middle-aged A-level saw the situation and couldn’t help but speak up to advise.

"Young master, we really don’t have much time this time, and there are other things to do. The other side has been here for more than ten days..."

The young master waved his hand and said coolly, "Five days, no more than five days... If we can’t find them, we’ll leave."

The elder timely flattered, "The young master indeed has decisiveness, showing boldness in decision-making!"

The middle-aged man really didn’t want to let the young master fool around like this anymore. Wouldn’t it be better to do proper business? "There’s only a seventy percent similarity."

"I trust Rael," the young master gave him a cold look, "Even if it’s fifty percent, I’ll kill them!"

"Everyone told me that to survive in space, you must learn to be ruthless. Isn’t this how you taught me, eh?"

The middle-aged man finally fell silent, but he sighed inwardly: what’s most important for survival in space is profit!

You’ve abandoned proper business to get angry over something unnecessary, yet you’re so justifiably doing so. How much profit can come from killing?

It really is these flattering guys leading the young master astray.

He was a military elite warrior, retired for some reasons, but he had a clear mind and was calm in dealing with matters.

Yet even so, he hadn’t considered one possibility: what if they couldn’t defeat the other side?

All three fell into a thinking trap, as their side had re-equipped and modified, enhancing the starship’s power greatly.

Initially, the opponent didn’t dare to engage and wanted to get closer before attacking. So now, how much stronger could their combat power be?

Therefore, even in the worst-case scenario, they would be defeated, but escape would still be possible.

Even a seasoned military officer made such a judgment, showing that when someone is meant to die, even God can’t stop it.

The next morning, Captain Rael called the young master again.

"The other side has arrived at the spaceport, planning to leave. We are finding ways to delay through the starport."

"Well done!" The young master kicked the beauty beside him off the bed, "Assemble everyone, I’ll be there right away!"

Qu Jianlei rushed back early in the morning, entering the spaceport without any delay.

Taking this time wasn’t just because his body could handle it, nor just to get back to Gedel faster.

He also wanted to use this opportunity to clear any connection with that piece of land as much as possible.

Of course, doing this now might be pointless, but you never know when it might come in handy someday.

He entered the starport without any obstacles, settled the docking fee, and smoothly boarded the starship.

had Little Lake’s avatar indicating everything was normal, with no outsiders having entered.

However, after boarding the starship and applying for departure several times, it was surprisingly not approved.

It wasn’t due to a blocked passage but starships with urgent tasks cutting in line.

No matter how capable Qu Jianlei was, he couldn’t do anything at this moment.

This is a starport after all, capable of withstanding a battleship’s attack.

Like 8384, a half-baked ship would be taught a lesson in minutes even if ten or eight of them came.