Akitoscannedthewreckageofthe Starshipsaroundtheentireinterstellarspacestation,andsheimmediatelysaid,“henumberof Starship wreckshereisnotright!

he Starshipsleftbehindatthemainbasearenotthisfew!

hisisonlytwo-thirdsofthem;somemusthaveescaped!”

Akitoturnedto ZhaoChen andpleaded,“Commander,mayborrowyour Starship’selectroniccommunicationequipment?”

“Youmay,” ZhaoChen permitted.

Akitoimmediatelybeganoperatingit,andafteraseriesofactions,the Starship’selectroniccommunicationequipmentcapturedahiddensignal.

Withinthissignalwasapieceofinformationandacoordinatelocation.

“herearetraitors...***/***/***”

ZhaoChen lookedatthemessage,thenatAkito.

Akitosaidinsurprise,“hisisaninternalcodewesetup.ncethemainbaseisattacked,weimmediatelyfindawaytoevacuate.

Wehadseveralevacuationpointspre-reserved,andtheevacueeswouldleaveahiddencommunicationcodeinthisarea.hroughcertainmeans,thiscommunicationcodewouldexisthereforoneweektoonemonth!

nlybyusingthecorrespondingchannelcanthesecommunicationcodesbereceived.”

“Coulditbeleftbyatraitor?” ZhaoChen asked.

Akitoshookherhead,“o,seethelastsymbolinthismessage?hisrepresentstheice-Commander ofmymercenarygroup,andalsothepersontrustmost.

Anyonecouldbetrayme,butnother.

Moreover,thoseguyshadnoneedtodeceiveme.Beforethis,theymusthavethoughttheiractionswerefoolproof.

nfact,ifitweren’tforthe Commander’srescue,wewouldn’thaveescaped.

Sotheyhadnoneedtogotothetroubleofleavingthismessage.”

AfterAkitofinishedspeaking,shelookedat ZhaoChen witheagereyes.

“Sincewe’vecomeallthisway,wemustfindthem,deadoralive,mustn’twe!” ZhaoChen immediatelyordered,settingoffagainaccordingtothecoordinatesmentionedinthecommunication.

Beforedeparting,Akitokeptstaringattheruinsoftheinterstellarspacestation.erexpressionwassolemn,asifshewasspeakingtothosewhohadsacrificedthemselves.

ensofminuteslater,the 3Blizzard-classightnterstellarBattlecruiser arrivedatthesecondcoordinatelocation.

herewasactuallyanasteroidhere.

Althoughinterstellarspaceisvast,oneortwosuchasteroidscanoccasionallybeencountered.

ntheasteroid,severaldocked nterstellarWarship couldbeseen,theirhullsbearingtracesofbattle.

hese nterstellarWarship immediatelyenteredastateofcombatreadinessduetothesuddenappearanceofthe 3Blizzard.

With ZhaoChen’spermission,Akitoimmediatelyusedpubliccommunicationtoinformtheotherpartyofheridentity.

heotherparty’s nterstellarWarship quicklyloweredtheirhostilityandimmediatelyinitiatedavideocommunicationlinkwithAkito.

ntheothersidewasahumanfemale,wholookedslightlyolderthanAkito.

“Akito...’msorry,...didn’tguardourbasewell!”ice-Commander SisterPei saidwithalookofguilt.

“SisterPei!ellmethecurrentsituationfirst!”Akito,onthecontrary,wasverycalm.

Althoughmanythingshadhappenedalongtheway,andAkitohadbeenangryanddespairingattimes,shewasalwaysabletoadjustheremotionsquickly.

hisisaverygoodquality!

speciallyincommandingthe Starfleet incombat.

“nedayago,ourmainbasewassuddenlyattackedbyan Starfleet.

Atthesametime,traitorsappearedinsideourmainbase.heycolludedwiththeseenemyfleetstocausedestructionfromwithinandwithout,leadingtoouralmostinstantcollapse.

Atthattime,couldonlyleadtheremaining nterstellarWarship,takingasmallnumberofpeople,andescaping.

uckily,wemanagedtoescapesuccessfullyandhidehere.”Afterice-Commander SisterPei finishedspeaking,shelookedat Zhao{•o•v•e•l•i•g•h•t}Chen besideAkitowithsomeconfusion.

Akitoappearinghereonanunfamiliar Starship wasalsosomethingthatpuzzledher.

Akitothenrecountedwhathadhappenedtoherand ZhaoChen’srescuetoice-Commander SisterPei.

“Commander,thankyouverymuchforyourhelp!”ice-Commander SisterPei wasfirstverysurprisedtohearthatAkitohadalsobeenattacked;then,uponhearingthat ZhaoChen hadsavedAkito,sheimmediatelysaidgratefully.

ZhaoChen said,“et’sevacuatequicklynow;thisisnotaplacetostaylong.

fyoudon’tmind,youcantemporarilytakerefugeinmyinterstellarterritory.

Myinterstellarterritoryusuallydoesn’thaveoutsidersvisitingbecausethereisno Starate.”

Akitoandice-Commander SisterPei exchangedglancesandbothagreedtothesuggestion.

Afterward,Akitoalsolearnedsomedetailedlossinformationfromice-Commander SisterPei.

riginally,themainbasehadnearlyfivethousandpeople,fivehundredofwhomwerecombatpersonnel,andtherestwerealllogisticspersonnelandslavesrescuedbyAkito,andsoon.

histime,duringtheattack,onlyonethousandofthefivethousandpeoplemanagedtoescape.

hosefew nterstellarWarship werenowcompletelypackedwithpeople!

henextstepwastopreparetoreturntothe Dragonwlerritory.

ButbecauseAkitoandice-Commander SisterPei suggestedreturningtothemainbasetosearchforanyvaluableitemsthatcouldbetakenaway.

Afterall,thatwasoncetheirhome.

ZhaoChen agreed.

he 3Blizzard andthese nterstellarWarship returnedtotheinterstellarspacestation.

ZhaoChen andAkitowereonthe Bridge,watchingthe shuttle searchingthroughtheruinsoftheinterstellarspacestationonthescreen.heywouldalsocollectthebodiesofsomecompanions.

heydidn’twanttoseetheircompanions,afterdeath,stilldriftinglikelonelyspiritsinthevastuniverse.

“et’sgo,we’llgetsomethingtoeatatthe StarshipMessall,” ZhaoChen saidtoAkito.

“’mnotveryhungry,”Akitomurmured.

ZhaoChen placedhishandonAkito’sshoulder:“knowyou’refeelingverybadrightnow,buthumansaremadeofironandfoodissteel;atthistime,youmusttakegoodcareofyourself.hisisthegreatesttributetothosesacrificedcompanions!”

earing ZhaoChen saythis,Akitofinallyfollowed ZhaoChen tothe StarshipMessall.

Becausetheyhadtowaitforawhile,someofthecrewmembersonthe 3Blizzard alsogotachancetorest.

Akitowassomewhatsurprisedbythecleanandspacious StarshipMessall,especiallywhenshesawtheabundantfoodinfrontofthe alf-Beastman crewmembers.

Shecouldn’thelpbutask,“sthisthefoodyourcreweats?”

“hat’sright,” ZhaoChen nodded,usinghisauthoritytoorderamealforAkito.

WhenAkitosawthefragrantfoodinfrontofher,shewasverysurprised:“Aretheseallfoodsmadefromnaturalcrops?”

“mm,theytasteverygood,” ZhaoChen said.

Akitotookabite,andhereyeschangedslightly.hiswastrulycompletelydifferentfromthosenutritionalmeals.

“Areyoucuriousabouttheiridentities?” ZhaoChen asked,eatingandlookingatAkito.

Akitohesitatedforamoment,thennodded.

ZhaoChen hadnoticedearlierthatAkitowouldoccasionallypayattentiontothenecks,ankles,andwristsofthefemalecrewmemberswhowereeating,becausethoseareashadtracesleftbylong-termwearingofshackles,handcuffs,andcollars.

“You’reright,theywereallslavesonce,boughtbyme,andbecamemycrewmembers.

fyoulookatitfromtheperspectiveof‘nobuying,nokilling,’perhapsamalsooneofthosepeopleyou‘hate’,” ZhaoChen saidproactively.

Akitowasstunned,momentarilyunsurehowtoexplain.

“fyoucanenjoythiskindoftreatment,beingaslaveunder Commander isnotbad!”interjecteda alf-Beastman femalecrewmemberfromthenextseat.

henshelookedat ZhaoChen andstuckouthertongue:“xcuseme,wasn’teavesdroppingon Commander.

f Commander isangry,youcanpunishme!”

hesurrounding alf-Beastman femalecrewmembers,whohadallbeensecretlypayingattentiontothe Commander,cursedinwardly,thislittlegirlactuallywantedtosneakamove!

Butshewasalsoboldenoughtoactuallydaretoflirtwith Commander face-to-face!