"Station Master, here is the information on Blue Star."
A subordinate-looking person handed over a docunt, but there was a mont of hesitation in their movents.
Lei Qiang didn’t look at the subordinate’s face, he just quickly took the docunt and glanced at it without much interest.
However, after that glance, his gaze shifted to the subordinate and he asked, "That’s all?"
The questioned subordinate hung their head, speaking with a touch of nervousness, "Station Master, we couldn’t find any more."
Lei Qiang diverted his gaze back, looking at the docunt that contained only a single line of text.
Blue Star, coordinate point, tax revenue amount.
Only three pieces of information, simply excerpted from the tax collection table of the Royal Family, without a shred of additional information.
Who was the Planet Master? Unknown.
What business were they conducting? Unknown.
The approximate strength of the planet? Unknown.
While Lei Qiang pondered over the sparse docunt, the subordinate’s voice rang out again.
"Station Master, they’ve arrived."
Lei Qiang handed the paper to soone next to him and looked out the window of the starship.
A dark, gold-plated starship approached them like an Abyssal beast.
"Black Gold Stone, Black Gold Stone sold by the carat," Lei Qiang muttered to himself, thoughts spinning, and he said to the subordinate next to him, "Pause the plan, wait for my orders."
"Yes."
The subordinate stepped aside, signaling everyone to halt their prior plans.
Lei Qiang had already walked to the starship’s hatch, and as the other party stopped, his hatch was also opened.
Lin Mu stepped out from the other side, not Nian Shutong.
Lin Mu, coming out of the hatch, said just one phrase: "Pay up."
Hearing a voice different from the one he’d spoken with before, Lei Qiang first asked, "May I inquire which one is the Planet Master of Blue Star?"
"It’s not , pay up, take people."
Lin Mu’s terse response didn’t sit well with Lei Qiang at all.
A tiny planet, no matter how mysterious, wasn’t worthy of challenging his Transfer Station so brazenly.
"Where are the people?"
Lin Mu said nothing, simply waving his hand nonchalantly, and suddenly a side door next to the starship’s hatch slid open, revealing twenty-three individuals tied up neatly together, completely trussed up with no chance to break free.
Lei Qiang’s look at them wasn’t kind; in truth, he didn’t care about the lives of these people except for that one S-level individual, but he couldn’t just abandon them, either. A ruler needed to maintain the trust of his subordinates, and this was sothing that had to be done.
"Release them."
"Pay up."
Lin Mu remained unmoved, even though Lei Qiang’s power was a whole level above hers, his intimidation had no effect on her.
Lei Qiang assessed the opponent’s power; not a Planet Master, but an S-level nonetheless. Typically, a Planet Master’s capabilities would surpass their subordinates, could she possibly be SS-level?
He was considering whether wiping out the opposition would be a more profitable trade-off.
"Fine, I’ll pay."
Lei Qiang, for the mont, abandoned that idea; he was the Station Master of a Transfer Station, with better ans to constrain them.
They completed the transaction, with Lei Qiang paying five million Star Coins to take away the twenty-three individuals.
After Xiao Si confird the authenticity of the transfer, he reported to Nian Shutong.
"Station Master Lei is welco to visit Blue Star anyti; we quite enjoy dealings that bring money to our door."
Nian Shutong’s words prompted a casual chuckle from Lei Qiang, who called out, "Starting today, the Transfer Station will close the route from Blue Star to the Transfer Station and will not accept any flying devices coming to or from Blue Star."
"I advise the Planet Master of Blue Star to act wisely."
Having said that, Lei Qiang turned around, boarded his starship, and closed the hatch; the starship departed.
On Nian Shutong’s side, she first asked Rubble, "Can our starship make it to Third District?"
"In theory, yes."
Rubble had barely finished speaking when Lian Qing added, "The hardest part isn’t about the quality of the starship; it’s that many routes are not open to the public, requiring detours, and there are many dangers in interstellar space. Detour routes are always risky."
"And chances of encountering a Star Thief are higher."
Nian Shutong nodded; one or two trips were manageable, but relying solely on their own small starship for travel was too taxing.
"Lian Qing, are Super Starships for sale to the public?"
"They are sold, but it’s very difficult for outsiders to enter the circle because adding one more person ans one more person splitting the profits." Lian Qing began explaining the intricacies to Nian Shutong.
"The current Super Starships are jointly held by the Four Directions Forces; they not only control all Super Starships but also so smaller starships, as well as the Super Starship routes, which are the most critical."
"Because those routes are the safest ones to travel."
Nian Shutong understood what Lian Qing was explaining and inquired, "So what’s the relationship between the Transfer Stations and the Super Starships?"
"A reciprocal relationship. Typically, only the large transfer stations can attract the docking of Super Starships, and Super Starships are always the first choice for people’s interplanetary travel."
Nian Shutong roughly understood the situation and instructed Rubble to head back to Blue Star.
When the starship returned to Blue Star, Xia Tian was the first to greet her and inquire about the outco.
Upon learning that the route from Blue Star to the Transfer Station had been blocked, he expressed his outrage, accusing them of unbridled behavior.
Nian Shutong said little, but before departing, she asked Lian Qing about the feasibility of preventing Super Starships from stopping at the station.
"My father is one of the four powers; it’s possible to prevent docking at a transfer station."
Lian Qing’s statent was nonchalant, but Nian Shutong knew that if they really proceeded with this, Lian Qing’s father would lose more than just profits.
"Lian Qing, could you ask Second Young Master to send information on the other three power groups?"
"That can be arranged."
"Thank you."
Nian Shutong nodded at Lian Qing and departed.
Now, her imdiate concern was to accompany Master Fan to the competition in a few days. They could initially travel in their own small starship to another Transfer Station and then take a Super Starship. It was just a longer route.
Nian Shutong wouldn’t always be constrained like this; after gathering the information on the other three houses, she would act accordingly.
Lian Qing imdiately contacted Second Young Master, divulging no information about Blue Star, just asking for the data on the other three powers, but he did emphasize one point.
"Dad, perhaps look into what they might be lacking or if they have any troubleso issues, similar to my illness back then."
"Okay, I understand," Master Huo wasn’t dense and quickly grasped that this ant to tailor the solution to the problem.
"Son, rest easy; I’ll let you know as soon as I find anything."
After ending the communication, Lian Qing continued working at the breeding farm.
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