Translated by Eve

　　Edited by Karasunofight

　　Although they called the Federation their 'cash cow,' the s.p.a.ce pirates all knew that it would not be easy. Compared to the military, the s.p.a.ce pirates' combative strength was far inferior. Thus, they naturally had to give all they had to ascertain success.

　　As the leader of his crew, Sui Yuan naturally oversaw the general situation and commanded the s.p.a.ce pirates from within the flags.h.i.+p. Although he hadn't partic.i.p.ated in an interstellar battle for quite a long time, Sui Yuan very quickly got back into it. Of course, 5237, who was watching on the side, was no small help, ensuring that its silly host wouldn't drop the ball after pus.h.i.+ng himself beyond his limits.

　　The s.h.i.+p he was in this time was a military-grade battles.h.i.+p. Although it was rather slow, it was fully armed, its firepower extremely fierce. It could very efficiently tear apart the enemy's formations. In addition, there were also a couple of Wolves, frigates that were nimble and had pretty good destructive power. They were in charge of pursuing the enemy, protecting the flags.h.i.+p, and working together with the flags.h.i.+p to finish off the rest of the enemies. Lastly, there were two aircraft carriers equipped with drones. They were in charge of disrupting the enemies' attack, causing them to fall into a mess—essentially, they were cannon fodder.

　　The military evidently hadn't been expecting for there to be s.p.a.ce pirates who dared to try and rob them. When they saw Germain's fleet, it was as if a great foe had appeared before them. They quickly deployed a great number of their wars.h.i.+ps that had been guarding the convoy to the front, preventing the s.p.a.ce pirates from going on the offensive. This action was naturally within the s.p.a.ce pirates' expectations as it gave One-Eyed a good opportunity to launch a sneak attack.

　　The drones acted as meat s.h.i.+elds, taking most of the other side's attacks. The Wolves all fired their 'flash' skill, restricting the other fleet's movements. This gave the slow, offensive battles.h.i.+p a chance to move forward. Sui Yuan had his attention on the other's battles.h.i.+p from the start. When the other was unable to escape because it was trapped by its own frigates, Sui Yuan took this chance to quickly give out the order to fire with maximum power.

　　The offensive wars.h.i.+p's destructive power was not something the frigates could compare to. He very quickly pierced the other battles.h.i.+p's armour. Even if the military was able to activate their protective s.h.i.+eld in time, they would still be unable to stop the quick rise of radiant energy in their s.h.i.+p. If the radiant energy levels in the s.h.i.+p exceeded the limit, the s.p.a.ces.h.i.+p would temporarily lose control, giving Sui Yuan the opportunity he'd been waiting for.

　　Meanwhile, the military had also encountered difficulties from behind. The back-up s.h.i.+ps that had come to help were faced with a surprise attack. It was clear that things were going very smoothly on One-Eyed's end.

　　After Sui Yuan confirmed that the enemy's back-up had been obstructed by One-Eyed, he finally relaxed. While commanding the other s.h.i.+ps to surround and annihilate the remaining small s.h.i.+ps, he also concentrated on the enemy battles.h.i.+p that was struggling in vain to lower its radiant energy levels. The red exclamation mark on the bottom right side of his screen also began to flash incessantly, reminding Sui Yuan that if his own battles.h.i.+p continued this high output of firing, he'd also be in danger of radiant energy overload. Sui Yuan made a couple of calculations in his brain, ultimately deciding against ceasing fire. Instead, he ordered to increase the output in one last spurt.

　　"Prepare to infiltrate the enemy s.h.i.+p!" When he saw that the enemy battles.h.i.+p had fallen into confusion, the corner of Sui Yuan's mouth rose, and he suddenly stood up, "a.s.sault squad, follow me!"

　　The s.p.a.ce pirates, who were already ready for action, had all been waiting for this moment. They cheered loudly as they followed Sui Yuan from behind, boarding the prepared wars.h.i.+p. What was unexpected was that as soon as the door was opened, Sui Yuan's combat suit was tugged by someone from behind.

　　"I also want to go!" The short, inexperienced, young guide had a tense expression on his tender face, speaking with a loud and resolute voice. All of the pirates were at a loss but unanimously seemed to not approve.

　　Although Hill's const.i.tution was much better than other guides, and he worked hard to train his body, he was still unable to free himself of a guide's physical limitations. Raiding a s.h.i.+p was not child's play. It was not at all appropriate for a guide, especially one who had not yet come of age, to partic.i.p.ate in. Besides, if this fellow were to die, who'd be able to find another suitable guide for their Commander?

　　"I can calm your spiritual force!" Seeing that the s.p.a.ce pirates' gazes were full of rejection, the young guide's face flushed, stirred up, and he shouted, "Your body will find it difficult to bear another spiritual force backlas.h.!.+ I have to be by your side! Furthermore, I can protect myself. I won't give you any extra troubles, I guarantee it!"

　　Sui Yuan naturally did not doubt Zhao Xihe's strength unlike the s.p.a.ce pirates. He did not share the world's common sense that 'guides are physically weak and must be delicately handled and protected'. He only muttered to himself for a moment before casually waving his hand, indicating that his beloved could follow along.

　　The s.p.a.ce pirates were stupefied by their Boss' behaviour, therefore missing the chance to react. They could only watch helplessly as the young guide gave their Boss a joyous gaze before boarding the s.h.i.+p, eagerly chasing after him.

　　"Actually, this is good, right? At least this means that Boss can accept fighting alongside Hill, and he won't reject the other entering his soul during battle," One of the s.p.a.ce pirates whispered, worried yet gratified.