Chapter 1616: The whereabouts of the Three-Headed Dragon Pirates!
That's really great.
Rest assured, this attack was certainly not carried out by our Burns Interstellar Civilization.
However, we are also extremely angry about the cruel act of someone daring to attack the Dragon Star Empire delegation.
"Our Burns Interstellar Civilization also wants to help you catch the murderer as soon as possible!" the Burns Supreme Secretary said firmly.
His demeanor suggested that he himself wished he could join the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire's ranks right now.
"If you can really help us investigate this matter in a short period of time, then..."
"Rest assured, our Xiaolong Interstellar Empire will not mistreat any friend who helps us," Marshal Chu Xuan promised.
Hearing Marshal Chu Xuan's promise...
Although it was just talk.
But this still made Secretary General Burns very happy, because the reputation of the Dragon Star Empire was now quite high.
Previously, it might have only been about force.
But now that the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire has established that cosmic trade alliance, its overall influence is showing signs of taking the lead.
In this situation, establishing a good relationship with the Dragon Empire would be entirely beneficial to the Burns Interstellar Civilization.
This is why the Supreme Commander Burns demanded unconditional and full assistance from the Dragon Star Empire in investigating this matter.
On the one hand, it was to prove that he had nothing to do with this matter, and on the other hand, it was to convey his goodwill to the Dragon Star Empire.
Communication has temporarily come to an end.
Marshal Chu Xuan looked at the list in front of him, which also contained ten thousand individual Frost Heavy Cannons.
However, what she was focused on now were the remaining four hundred or so weapons, especially those that had been confirmed to have been leaked from the Burns interstellar civilization universe, but whose whereabouts were unknown.
Marshal Chu Xuan looked at a video window to the side.
The flower bud Nini on the other side.
She is the representative responsible for liaising with the Flower Fairy Federation tribe and the White Orchid Interstellar Trade Group.
"Nini, you might need to be in charge of contacting people for this list."
This involves the exchange of items outside the Burns interstellar civilization universe.
"You interstellar traders are better at investigation," Marshal Chu Xuan said.
Hua Ya Nini nodded heavily and assured, "Marshal, rest assured, we have already used all our connections to investigate this matter."
I believe we will soon be able to find out the whereabouts of all these weapons.
Marshal Chu Xuan nodded, and all that was left was to wait quietly.
Ten hours.
Twenty hours.
Thirty hours.
Some serial numbers on the list also began to turn black as the investigation uncovered their current location and who had them.
The number of people to be investigated was reduced from four hundred to three hundred, and then from three hundred to two hundred.
As the number of people decreased, the difficulty of the investigation gradually increased, and the speed gradually slowed down.
However, it remains uncertain whether any individual Frost Cannons have been transferred to the territory of the Majas Interstellar Empire.
This news was both good and bad for Marshal Chu Xuan.
The good thing is that it means that not many were passed down, and there might only be one.
If there's only one, then you only need to determine the location of that one.
The bad thing is that if the investigation is completed but there isn't even a single clue left.
That means their investigation in this area has been a complete failure, yielding no results.
The third day of the investigation that began after consultations between the Dragonflight Interstellar Empire and the Mahasman Interstellar Empire!
At this moment, exciting news reached Marshal Medusa.
That is, the Ghost Scout Fleet, which had been secretly investigating the Mehsa Star Empire, had located a stronghold of the Three-Headed Dragon Pirates.
Because that stronghold was located in a very well-hidden and easily defensible position.
Therefore, the Ghost Scout Fleet did not act rashly.
Instead, he first conveyed the message to Marshal Medusa.
Command Marshal Medusa to directly mobilize the Legion fleet to encircle and capture him!
Upon learning of this news, Marshal Medusa immediately ordered the dispatch of two thousand Xiaolong-class interstellar warships to personally intercept them!
The movement of this Dragon Starfleet naturally attracted the attention of the Mahas Star Empire.
With so many Dragon-class interstellar warships within their own empire, the higher-ups of the Mahas Interstellar Empire naturally couldn't remain inactive.
They have been keeping a close watch on these Dragon-class interstellar warships.
"What? Marshal Xiaolong's flagship and two thousand Xiaolong-class interstellar warships have been mobilized on a large scale?" The Fourth Prince was in charge of this matter and was naturally responsible for monitoring these Xiaolong-class interstellar warships.
Upon learning of this situation, the Fourth Prince immediately realized the significance of such a large-scale mobilization of combat-type interstellar warships.
The most likely scenario right now is that the Dragon Legion fleet has located the stronghold of the three-headed dragon pirate group that attacked them.
This seemed somewhat unbelievable to the Fourth Prince.
After all, the Mehsa Star Empire had been hunting down this pirate group before, but had never been able to find them.
Unexpectedly, the Xiaolong Legion fleet was able to investigate and find out the truth in such a short time.
That's unbelievable.
"It seems that the Dragon Star Empire has other forces infiltrating us in places we don't know about," the Fourth Prince quickly guessed.
However, he could understand this. It would be difficult to investigate the incident thoroughly using only the combat-type Dragon-class interstellar warships that were on the surface.
It's perfectly normal for there to be other hidden interstellar warships.
As for the Fourth Prince, although the behavior of your Xiaolong Interstellar Empire is very rude, you have the strength, so I have nothing to say.
After all, whoever has the bigger fist is the boss.
Moreover, as long as the general public doesn't know, the Fourth Prince and the high-ranking officials of the Mahas interstellar empire don't really care.
They can bend and stretch.
"So what should we do now?" the subordinate asked.
The JF-17 fleet is making large-scale mobilizations, so naturally they need to respond accordingly.
"Send a corps of fleet to follow, but don't follow too closely or hinder their operations."
If the Three-Headed Dragon Pirates' stronghold was indeed discovered, a firefight ensued between them.
Do not intervene unless requested by the JF-17 fleet.
"At the same time, we are willing to send a fleet to accompany and assist Marshal Medusa," the Fourth Prince announced, outlining his next plan.
We can't ignore it, but we also can't intervene.
Then let's just make our stance clear.
To the outside world, it's to tell others that my legion fleet has been monitoring the Xiaolong Legion fleet, even though the Xiaolong Legion fleet is active within the territory of our Mahas Star Empire.
However, their movements have always been under our supervision.
Internally, it's to tell Marshal Medusa that I have no intention of interfering or stopping you; I just want to follow you and see if you need help.
As the saying goes, one doesn't hit a smiling face, so Marshal Medusa wouldn't get angry because of it.
This is the best course of action at present.
The Fourth Prince was also very curious to see if this was indeed the Three-Headed Flood Dragon Pirate Crew.
If we can really take this opportunity to eradicate this malignant tumor within the territory of the Majas Interstellar Empire, that would be the best outcome.
Soon, thanks to the clues provided by the ghost scouts...
Marshal Medusa led two thousand Xiaolong-class interstellar warships to the coordinate location.
This coordinate location is situated in the border region of the Majas interstellar empire universe, almost at the edge of the universe.
This is one of the direct reasons why the official Mejasian Interstellar Empire has never been able to capture this group of space pirates.
Furthermore, this area contains numerous meteorite belts, making the environment extremely complex.
When Marshal Medusa's interstellar fleet arrived at the outer edge of this asteroid belt, three interstellar stealth reconnaissance ships appeared in front of the fleet in an exposed manner after seeing the arrival of the Dragon Legion fleet.
"Reporting to Marshal Medusa, we are ordered to wait here." The captain of the reconnaissance team reported to Marshal Medusa via video communication.
"Is the Three-Headed Dragon Pirate Gang's headquarters located in this asteroid belt?" Marshal Medusa asked directly.
The reconnaissance team leader replied, "It's in this asteroid belt."
However, according to our reconnaissance, this meteorite belt is extremely large, roughly the size of a regular galaxy.
Without reliable star charts, landmarks, or navigation equipment, it's easy to get lost inside.
Therefore, Marshal Zhong Xiaoxia specifically ordered us to wait here while leading the main fleet to proceed.
A meteorite belt the size of a galaxy.
That would indeed mean the terrain would be very complex.
Go in too easily, and you might get lost and suffer losses inside.
This is also a place that space pirates and some gray world organizations like to frequent. Medusa had previously worked in the Reef Starfield, so she naturally knew this habit.
"How long does it take to sail from here to the Three-Headed Flood Dragon Pirates' stronghold?" Marshal Medusa asked directly.
"Due to the complex terrain, this is closely related to the size of the fleet."
If you want to bring all two thousand interstellar warships in.
"It's estimated to take about twenty hours to reach the vicinity of the Three-Headed Flood Dragon pirate group's stronghold," the reconnaissance team leader said.
Twenty hours.
This is quite a long time.
Regardless, now that they know the Three-Headed Flood Dragon Pirate Gang is located within this asteroid belt, they have no choice but to venture in.
"Alright, lead the way," Marshal Medusa commanded.
At this moment, the reconnaissance squad leader asked, "Then, Marshal, what about those tails following you..."
The tail of this finger naturally refers to the fleet of troops specially dispatched by the fourth prince of the Mahas interstellar empire to follow them.
Marshal Medusa said nonchalantly, "It's nothing, they're just a bunch of tagalongs. Only this way can we put their minds at ease."
Don't worry about them, just let them follow on their own.
Let's go our own way.
"Yes, sir." Upon receiving the order, the reconnaissance squad leader immediately began leading the way.
The three interstellar stealth reconnaissance ships were positioned at the front, middle, and rear of the fleet, respectively.
After all, these are two thousand Xiaolong-class interstellar warships, and they are about to enter a complex asteroid belt, which is the size of a star system.
Therefore, we must be extremely careful. If a JF-17 interstellar warship gets lost inside, there is a high possibility of casualties or even death.
They certainly didn't want their starship to suffer non-combat casualties in such a place.
The movement of the Dragon Legion fleet was naturally noticed by the fleet of the Mahas Interstellar Empire following behind.
"They actually drove into this asteroid belt."
"Without a star map and someone familiar with the area to guide you, it's easy to get lost in this asteroid belt," a vice-captain said with surprise.
As the Mehran interstellar empire, they were naturally aware of the existence of this asteroid belt.
The captain stared at the asteroid belt and said in a deep voice, "Since that marshal of the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire has brought his two thousand interstellar warships here in such a grand manner..."
That must mean there's reliable information, confirming that the Three-Headed Flood Dragon pirate crew is located here.
"So what do we do now? Should we follow them?" the vice-captain asked.
They are not just the captain and the first officer.
Their starship was the flagship of this fleet, so the captain was also the commander of this fleet.
"Report this intelligence to the Fourth Prince, and we'll continue investigating," the captain decisively ordered.
"What if they get lost inside? Won't we be in trouble too?" the vice-captain said with some concern.
After all, this asteroid belt is a well-known 'forbidden zone,' and even the official fleets of the Majas interstellar empire are worried about this.
They were merely following orders to monitor the opposing Dragon-class interstellar fleets, and they had no intention of putting themselves in danger because of those orders.
"The Fourth Prince's order is for us to follow the Xiaolong Legion fleet and keep track of its every move."
Therefore, it doesn't matter if the opposite side is an asteroid belt or some kind of inferno.
We all have to keep up.
Or do you intend to disobey the Fourth Prince's orders?
If that's the case, you can leave now and figure out how to explain things to the Fourth Prince.
Upon hearing the Fourth Prince's words, no one dared to voice any further objections.
As a result, the fleet of the Majas interstellar empire had no choice but to obediently follow.
After stepping into this asteroid belt, Marshal Medusa finally understood why the Three-Headed Flood Dragon Pirate Crew in this asteroid belt had not been caught by the Maihas Interstellar Empire for so many years.
Because this meteorite belt is not simply large in area.
These meteorite belts can even move on their own.
Although it was very slow, Marshal Medusa could still tell.
That means the trajectory within this meteorite belt is shifting.
Therefore, without any skills or a detailed star map, it is virtually impossible to survive in this asteroid belt.
In addition, these meteorite belts also have some impact on communications.
Once inside, all interstellar warships' long-range quantum communications were severely disrupted.
It can only guarantee the communication needs within its own fleet.