For the three days he was locked up, Li Bo couldn’t contact anyone. He thought about many things, but he just wouldn’t admit that Jing Xi was one step ahead of him.

He thought that being unable to find any fault and being humiliated in return was the worst outcome, but he didn’t expect to run into Extreme Shadow as soon as he left the Cetus system.

At this time, if he said they weren’t waiting here for him, he wouldn’t believe it.

“Jing Xi, you’re indeed colluding with Extreme Shadow. This time, I won’t let you— Ugh!”

Li Bo didn’t finish his threat when the main seat suddenly popped up, flipping him onto the floor.

Seeing this scene, the people on the spaceship felt their scalps tingle.

Zhan Wanhua silently took a step back and leaned against the wall.

Being able to remotely control things on the spaceship meant that Extreme Shadow had already taken control of the spaceship’s AI. It was very likely they would die.

Li Bo struggled to his feet, only to be hit back to the ground by the automatic stand on the table.

“Damn it! Pirates are pirates. They only play despicable tricks!”

As soon as he finished speaking, the lights in the main cabin flickered. This time, it was the voice of the spaceship’s AI, Semehmet.

[The main cabin’s escape hatch will be activated in three seconds. Those who aren’t standing against the wall will be thrown into space. Three… two…]

Hearing the hatch above his head loosen, everyone’s faces turned pale. They scrambled to the wall and stood still, not daring to move a single finger. They were standing as straight as a pole, with their fingers glued to the seams of their pants.

Li Bo gritted his teeth and crawled over with his hands and feet.

As soon as his hand touched the wall, the hatch above opened.

A metal ladder slowly descended, and Chi Yao walked down unhurriedly.

“Can’t you understand human words?” Chi Yao looked down at Li Bo. “Your major general rank must have been bought on the black market, right?”

Li Yuan, who came down after him, laughed out loud.

“Where can you buy it on the black market? I’d go buy one too.”

Being humiliated by Jing Xi was bad enough, but now a pirate who appeared out of nowhere dared to lord over him. The last straw broke for Li Bo, and he rushed over to fight.

Chi Yao tilted his head slightly, walked around him, and went inside.

Li Yuan, who was behind him, easily took the punch, and the two immediately started fighting.

Chi Yao righted the main chair and sat down.

“See what’s on the spaceship.”

“Alright!” Li Yuan fought as he gestured to the subordinates who came down behind him. “Take all the valuable stuff!”

He dared to be so arrogant in front of him!

Li Bo was so angry that he lost his mind and fought chaotically. He was then overpowered by Li Yuan.

A pilot standing near the console secretly reached for the distress button.

But before his hand could touch it, he suddenly heard a whoosh.

He quickly pulled back his hand. The next moment, a military knife grazed his fingertip and plunged into the console.

“Whoever moved just now, take off your clothes, fold them neatly, and put them at your feet,” Chi Yao said, taking out another military knife and playing with it in his hand. “If you don’t fold them well, you’ll be cut into pieces and fed to the wild beasts.”

Just then, Yin Wei walked down the metal ladder.

It had just woken up and was still groggy. It followed Chi Yao’s scent to check on him. The metal ladder was very narrow for it. Afraid of falling and being scolded, it walked very slowly.

But in the eyes of Zhan Wanhua and the others, it was a completely different story.

A fifth-level mutated border collie. Although the breed was not the most aggressive among the wild beasts, this was a genuine top-level mutated species!

Although it was a dog, it walked with the aura of a jungle overlord. A single glance made the nearest pilot so scared that he almost peed himself. He immediately started taking off his clothes.

Yin Wei was confused. It looked at the others.

Unexpectedly, they also started taking off their clothes.

Yin Wei: “?”

Chi Yao held back a laugh and waved at it. “Stand there and watch them.”

It immediately turned its head and watched them without blinking.

Zhan Wanhua and the others: “…”

A moment later, the subordinates returned after scouring the entire spaceship and reported.

“That’s all the energy?” Li Yuan cuffed Li Bo and stepped on him, pinning him to the ground. “It’s not even enough to fill the gaps between my teeth.”

Li Bo was beaten and his face was bruised and swollen. He cursed loudly.

“Attacking a military officer is punishable by death. I advise you to stop immediately!”

Li Yuan poked his butt with his toe. “Be quiet!”

Li Bo’s body stiffened, and his face instantly turned crimson.

So hateful!

Chi Yao casually glanced at him and sneered, “This is much more boring than robbing the Flying Dragon Legion.”

Li Yuan immediately understood and said, “Of course. That guy Jing talks less and has a much harder punch. This one—heh, he’s spineless.”

“Take him back.”

Chi Yao got up, his eyes scanning the line of people standing against the wall. His gaze lingered on Zhan Wanhua for a second longer. “If you want your commander to return to the Imperial Capital Star safely, prepare the items on the list.”

Chi Yao gestured, and Fang Liang expressionlessly handed him a piece of white paper.

Zhan Wanhua took it warily and glanced at the items on the paper. His eyebrows twitched.

Li Yuan glanced at it and grumbled, “Boss, you’re too soft-hearted. You only want this little bit?”

Zhan Wanhua: “…”

Soft-hearted? This little bit?

This is almost equivalent to the White Crane Legion’s annual military expenditure!

Chi Yao put the military knife back into the sheath on his waist and smiled. “For this kind of merchandise, if we ask for too much, we might be stuck with it.”

Li Yuan nodded, seriously. “That’s true. The Flying Dragon Legion gave us double the price to get Jing back. This one, well, he’s only worth this much.”

The people on the spaceship widened their eyes when they heard this.

Could it be that the so-called collusion was actually Major General Jing being held hostage by Extreme Shadow?

Li Bo was pinned down and couldn’t move. Listening to their back-and-forth, he was so angry that he wanted to faint, but he just couldn’t.

Seeing that they were really going to take Li Bo, Zhan Wanhua said anxiously, “If you’re willing to let him go, you can take all the stuff on the spaceship. We won’t hold it against you.”

Hearing this, Chi Yao didn’t even look back and stepped onto the metal ladder, going up one step at a time.

Fang Liang turned his head to him. “Please bring the items on the list to the designated location within one day. Otherwise, Extreme Shadow will not hesitate to use any means to torture the captive until we get the items.”

Everyone on the spaceship: “…”

How cruel.

Zhan Wanhua wanted to chase after them, but he was forced back by Yin Wei’s gaze after taking just half a step.

“This is such a large expense. We can’t make the decision—”

Chi Yao raised his hand without looking back. “Leave them a token.”

Li Yuan rubbed his hands, and amidst Li Bo’s curses, he stripped him until he was only in his underwear.

The military uniform was tossed back casually.

He laughed. “If we don’t see the items in one day, what you might receive next are his ‘little bean sprouts’.”

Taking the clothes, Zhan Wanhua: “…”

Those words were not very lethal, but they were extremely humiliating.

Li Bo finally fainted in a fit of rage and breakdown.

Back on the warship, Chi Yao looked at Li Bo who was dragged in like a dead pig.

“Lock him up and seal his five senses.”

Li Yuan looked disgusted. “Boss, are we going to have to carry him with us all the time?”

Chi Yao spun the ring on his middle finger. “If we don’t catch this monkey, how will we lure out that tiger?”

On the spaceship, as soon as Extreme Shadow’s warship left, Zhan Wanhua immediately activated the distress system and directly connected with Zhao Hongyi.

Hearing the news, Zhao Hongyi thought he had heard wrong.

“He was kidnapped by Extreme Shadow?!” Zhao Hongyi was in disbelief. “What about Jing Xi? Did he really betray us?”

Thinking about the past three days, Zhan Wanhua found it difficult to speak.

“We were arrested by Major General Jing as soon as we arrived at the base under the pretext of trespassing. We ran into Extreme Shadow as soon as we left the Cetus system. Now, Extreme Shadow is demanding we prepare these items within a day, or they will… they’ll castrate the commander.”

Zhao Hongyi: “…”!

Thinking he didn’t believe him, Zhan Wanhua brought up the video recorded by the spaceship’s AI surveillance and sent it over.

Less than half an hour later, the military high command held an emergency meeting. Hundreds of generals attended via holographic projection.

“Extreme Shadow has become more and more brazen over the years! They even dare to kidnap a major general!” Zhao Hongyi slammed his hand on the table, his face ashen with anger.

He might not have been so angry if they had captured someone else, but Li Bo was sent there on his orders to investigate the Flying Dragon Legion.

What Extreme Shadow did was tantamount to stomping on his face.

Pei Zhenyue looked at the video playing in the center of the round table and said calmly, “Extreme Shadow is a group of vicious bandits. It’s not strange for them to do anything. But you, Old Zhao, you heard some gossip and sent someone to investigate Jing Xi on your own. Isn’t that inappropriate?”

Zhao Hongyi glared at him.

“Now Extreme Shadow has captured our military officer! And you’re here pursuing an irrelevant matter?”

“Irrelevant?” Pei Zhenyue met his gaze and said sternly, “An excellent military officer is being suspected and investigated for no reason. Don’t you know how serious the consequences are?!”

With the gods fighting, the major generals and brigadier generals didn’t even dare to breathe.

After Pei Zhenyue let out his anger, he said calmly, “Since the incident happened in the Cetus system, according to the principle of nearest assistance, let the Flying Dragon Legion send troops to support. Moreover, Jing Xi has dealt with Extreme Shadow for many years and knows how to handle them better than anyone else.”

“No!” Zhao Hongyi disagreed. “Jing Xi has a grudge against Li Bo. It’s hard to guarantee he won’t use his position to seek revenge.”

Pei Zhenyue: “Are you sure that if you send someone else, they won’t be stripped down to their underwear like Li Bo?”

Zhao Hongyi’s face alternated between red and green.

He looked at the others. “Is there anyone here who is willing to take on Extreme Shadow?”

Everyone looked straight ahead at the table, not daring to look up. They were afraid that if they looked up, they would be considered “willing.”

Although it was a good opportunity to perform a meritorious service and get noticed by the bigwigs, the enemy was Extreme Shadow!

Even Jing Xi was allegedly kidnapped. They didn’t want to be the next stars of a short video.

“No one?!” Zhao Hongyi was furious. He randomly pointed at someone. “Huang Hao!”

Huang Hao was startled. He said with a stiff face, “The Vulture Legion is still exploring new areas. It’s not appropriate to divide our forces for a rescue at this time.”

Zhao Hongyi: “Wu Feng!”

The alpha major general whose name was called said with difficulty, “The main body of the Roc Legion is in the Pegasus system. It would take more than a day to get to the Cetus system. We might not make it in time.”

After going around in a circle, not a single person was willing to take on this hot potato.

Seeing Zhao Hongyi’s face darken, someone raised their hand.

Zhao Hongyi’s eyes lit up. “You—”

“Reporting! I believe that Commander Jing Xi has strong leadership skills and rich experience in fighting Extreme Shadow. Since it’s also near his jurisdiction, he is very suitable for this rescue!”

The others echoed him.

Pei Zhenyue glanced at Zhao Hongyi’s face and raised his hand, telling them to sit down.

“Since we can’t decide, let’s vote.”

A minute later, the voting results came out. The Flying Dragon Legion’s mission was unanimously approved.

Zhao Hongyi gritted his teeth, too angry to speak.

Pei Zhenyue deliberately smiled to provoke him further. “Connect with the Flying Dragon Legion.”

A moment later, Jing Xi appeared on the screen.

“General Pei.”

Jing Xi nodded slightly. He didn’t look like he had just been released by Extreme Shadow.

After seeing Li Bo’s pathetic state, looking at Jing Xi was like cleansing the eyes.

Everyone couldn’t help but stare at him for a few more seconds.

Feeling everyone’s unusually intense gaze, Jing Xi: “…”?

Seeing Pei Zhenyue’s unconcealed admiration and triumph, Zhao Hongyi said sarcastically, “I heard you were kidnapped by Extreme Shadow. Are you okay?”

As he looked up, Jing Xi’s mind raced.

“I’m fine, but I was forced to give his dog a bath a few times.”

Hmph!

The person who said it was fine, but the people who heard it broke out in a cold sweat.

That was a fifth-level mutated species. It was impossible for an average person to fight it one-on-one!

Giving it a bath meant you could be bitten to death in a minute!

Pei Zhenyue: “You’ve worked hard. Now that Li Bo has also been captured by them, you must immediately send troops to rescue him as soon as possible.”

Jing Xi: “Yes.”

After hanging up the communication, Pei Zhenyue got up and sighed softly. “When it comes down to it, we still have to rely on Jing Xi.”

After saying that, he walked away slowly with a grin.

Zhao Hongyi: “…”

Showing off!

Old fox.

After hanging up the communication, Jing Xi pondered for a moment and called Jiang Feng in.

“I’ll be leaving for a while. You’ll be in charge here.”

Jiang Feng was stunned. “How long will you be gone?”

Jing Xi shook his head. “Keep an eye on Xu Zhou and restrict his movements. If Chen Bingfeng puts pressure on you, report it to me immediately.”

Speaking of this, he seemed to remember something and added, “If you can’t reach me, contact General Pei.”

“General Pei?” Jiang Feng was surprised. “Have you made up your mind?”

Jing Xi looked out the window. After a moment of silence, he said, “Whether it’s a test or a declaration of allegiance, I have to take this step first.”

Half an hour later, ten warships of the Flying Dragon Legion flew out of the N1 airspace.

Lu Meng came to report on the preparation for battle and sighed.

“The chickens we just fattened up, we only got to eat a few before we had to leave.”

Jing Xi: “There will be a chance in the future.”

Lu Meng grinned. “Luckily, I’m smart. I rushed over and grabbed two, and two baskets of eggs. We can hatch them into chicks.”

Jing Xi: “…”

He got up and left.

Lu Meng: “Hey, boss, where are you going?”

Jing Xi: “To inspect.”

When Chi Yao arrived at N0520, the others were busy repairing the houses and tidying up the lawns.

“Wow, it’s so beautiful!”

Tie Xiong ran over with his backpack.

A part of N0520 was already developed. After giving the planet to Chi Yao, Jing Xi had people renovate the existing buildings.

The construction robots didn’t need to rest. Their combined work efficiency was astounding.

“A utopia?” Chi Yao looked over the courtyard-style buildings, the small bridges and streams, and the fruit trees everywhere. He found it a little funny.

Putting Extreme Shadow here, was he suggesting they were turning over a new leaf?

Li Yuan lifted Tie Xiong onto his shoulders, looking dumbfounded.

“I’ve decided to retire here.”

Fang Liang walked over. “Me too.”

“No ambition,” Chi Yao said, walking slowly onto the bridge with his hands in his pockets. “Aren’t you afraid this is a trap set by Jing Xi?”

Tie Xiong hugged Li Yuan’s head, his eyes not big enough to take it all in. “What a beautiful trap!”

Chun Qin followed behind with the medicine box, a smile in her eyes. “The Major General put a lot of thought into this, boss. You have to work harder.”

Chi Yao: “…”

Work harder at what?

Li Yuan walked next to Chun Qin, cleared his throat. “Xiao Qin, the medicine box is heavy. Let me carry it for you?”

Chun Qin: “There’s poison inside. I’m afraid you’ll spill it.”

Li Yuan: “…”

After crossing the small bridge, the grandest set of buildings was the residence reserved for Chi Yao.

The entrance was a spacious front yard, with the flowers and trees neatly trimmed.

As soon as they entered, Tie Xiong jumped to the ground and ran around playfully.

“Boss, what is this?”

In a patch of land near the entrance, there were several rows of small seedlings. They looked like they had just been planted and were covered with glass domes.

Chi Yao squatted down and looked at them, his mood subtle.

“They’re strawberries.”

Was it a coincidence?

How did that guy know he liked to eat these?

Everyone returned to their own homes, excited for most of the day.

In the evening, Fang Liang walked into Chi Yao’s yard and saw him at a glance.

Chi Yao had no idea where he got a small children’s stool. He was sitting next to the strawberry patch, staring blankly at the small tilling robots inside the glass domes.

“Boss,” Fang Liang squatted next to him. “That group of people is settled. What about Li Bo? Should we let him go?”

Two kilometers north of here, there were some high-rise buildings. Chi Yao had people set up a set of buildings specifically for that group of players to live in.

For some reason, he didn’t want those people to come in here.

“No rush,” Chi Yao said casually, looking at the robots. “We’ll talk about it when he gets here.”

“He? Major General Jing?” Fang Liang turned his head to look at him. “He just took over the Cetus system. Will he come? Did you discuss this?”

Chi Yao: “No.”

Fang Liang: “…”

Chi Yao: “He’ll come. Instead of hiding the fat piece of meat that is the Cetus system, it’s better to hang it up as bait.”

Fang Liang: “Will he be willing?”

“Of course,” Chi Yao chuckled. “In his eyes, the Cetus system is probably worthless.”

That person didn’t care about status at all. Being this general was just for the convenience of finding someone.

“But he’s definitely never eaten the strawberries he planted.”

Hearing Chi Yao’s low whisper, Fang Liang was full of questions.

Him him? Who who?

The next day, as Chi Yao had expected, the Flying Dragon Legion’s warships appeared in the sky above N0520.

The first thing the two of them said when they met was.

“I heard you kidnapped Li Bo?”

“I heard I forced you to give my dog a bath?”

Jing Xi frowned slightly. “How do you know about that?”

It was a lie he had casually told at the high-level meeting. How did Chi Yao know?

“Do you want me to tell you how I know?” Chi Yao spread his hands lazily. “Give it to me.”

Jing Xi asked knowingly, “What?”

Chi Yao: “The ransom. Otherwise, why are you here?”

Jing Xi walked around him and crossed the small bridge. “This money isn’t even half of the renovation cost.”

Chi Yao was stunned and then laughed in anger.

He dares to rob him?

He went out to rob, and the money ended up in this profligate’s pocket.

“It’s a shame you’re not a star pirate.”

Jing Xi didn’t take his bait and instead asked, “Where’s Li Bo?”

Chi Yao: “He’s on the warship.”

Jing Xi nodded. “Don’t let him go back for now. Without him as a scapegoat, we’ll have to find another one.”

Chi Yao sneered, “You’re so ruthless to your colleague?”

As he was speaking, he heard a cry from afar.

The two of them looked over at the same time.

Lin Yuheng ran excitedly in front of Jing Xi.

“Master, you’re the master, right?!”

Jing Xi looked him over and recognized him as the rabbit.

“What’s wrong?”

“I knew it was you that day!”

Lin Yuheng took out a small white ball from his shirt pocket and handed it over, shyly scratching his hair. “I don’t know how to thank you. This is a felt charm I made. It’s for you.”

Jing Xi: “…”

He made a charm out of his own fur?

Chi Yao stared at the little white rabbit head. “…”

Damn it.