A Core Ship From The Start Chapter 550

Chapter 550: Chapter 407 How Can One Catch Tiger Cubs Without Going Into The Tiger's Den_1 Chapter 550: Chapter 407 How Can One Catch Tiger Cubs Without Going Into The Tiger's Den_1 “Judge! You've finally responded!!”

Upon receiving Duanmu Huai's communication, Daddaniel immediately showed a face of relief, which made Duanmu Huai want to laugh.

“Enough, stop acting in front of me. Even if you lose a colony, it won't kill you.”

“Hahahahaha…….”

Hearing Duanmu Huai point out his pretense, Daddaniel laughed sheepishly.

“Isn't this showing your importance and my admiration for you…..”

“Stop the nonsense, get to the point.”

“Yes…….”

Daddaniel immediately stopped smiling and became serious.

“Actually, there's something I didn't mention before….. We found what appears to be a wreck of an alien civilization's warship in one of the colonies.”

“Haven't you seen those alien creatures?”

Hearing Daddaniel's report, Duanmu Huai asked curiously, and Daddaniel gave a wry smile.

“How can you say that, Judge? I'm just a wandering merchant in this desolate star area. If you're talking about human civilization or alien creatures, I've had some experience, but extraterrestrial civilization… I've never really dealt with them.”

“Alright, continue.”

“Yes, my initial thought was to send some people over to see if they could find any valuable items. So I gave the command to my trusted subordinate stationed there. He went there secretly with some subordinates from the colony, and they found some pottery items inside the warship… He said he didn't know what they were and planned to bring them back for analysis. I didn't think much of it at that time, but after that, I never received any message from that colony. I became worried and tried to contact him, but he didn't answer.”

“Hmm… They probably found something they shouldn't have.”

Duanmu Huai was quite calm about it, as such incidents happened quite often.

“Yes, but I wanted to know the situation in the colony, so I sent another team. After they arrived… they sent me this.”

While talking, Daddaniel opened the video. Duanmu Huai then saw a dilapidated steel corridor. There were holes everywhere, even traces of gunfire. It had clearly been through a fierce battle.

“What happened next?”

“Nothing.”

Daddaniel shook his head.

“Just these. Then I lost contact with this team.”

“So you sent a second team?”

“Yes…….”

At this point, Daddaniel felt genuinely bitter. Although, as Duanmu Huai said, losing a colony was not a big deal for a wandering merchant like him. But every penny he invested was his own!

The pain of a capitalist losing money is worse than watching others making profit.

“This time, I told them to keep in contact with me at all times. But… their spaceship was destroyed before it even landed!”

“Hmm?”

Hearing this, Duanmu Huai's expression immediately became serious.

“You said the spaceship hadn't even landed?”

“Yes, Judge, that's the reason I came to you…..”

At this point, Daddaniel was genuinely scared.

Truth be told, if they just disappeared on the planet, at most the problem would be with the planet itself, and if worst comes to worst, he could just chalk it up to a loss. But this time, his warship was destroyed before entering the atmosphere, and it certainly couldn't have been done by the local creatures!

If the adversary was a cosmic civilization, Daddaniel would be at a loss.

He had surrendered to cosmic pirates before out of fear. If he had to the confrontation with a regular cosmic fleet, it would be a dead end.

So Daddaniel had no other choice but to seek help from the Tribunal.

“Hmm…….”

Upon hearing Daddaniel's report, Duanmu Huai furrowed his brows, thinking for a moment.

“Do you have a record of the event?”

“Yes, I have video footage of that time.”

As he spoke, Daddaniel started the video. Duanmu Huai then watched the footage. On the screen, a man dressed immaculately was solemnly reporting.

“Report, we are approaching the target planet, everything is normal so far, no signs of…”

However, the man's report was abruptly interrupted by a loud bang, causing Duanmu Huai to see the warship shaking violently on the screen. The man himself was thrown off his feet, quickly getting back up and shouting-
“What's going on!”

“Report, we've been attacked!”

“Attacked? By who?”

“I don't know, they… oh my god…”

An explosion resounded, and the transmission cut off.

“Hmm…”
Staring at the screen, Duanmu Huai tapped his fingertips.

From the current looks of it, the aggressors seemed to have launched a surprise attack, eliminating the crewmen of Datanir before they could react. Of course, this was likely due to their lack of experience with interstellar conflict. Generally, transport ships like these are escorted by large warship formations, but according to Datanir, he only dispatched one transport ship. Looking at the current situation, it was clear that they were sitting ducks.

But which civilization could be behind this?

Who would have come and gone without a trace… Maybe it's those damned hybrid Dark Spirit Clan!

Although the probability was low, it wasn't impossible.

After all, when one thinks of tough nuts in the universe, they immediately come to mind, don't they?

“I see, I'll investigate this matter further.”

With this thought, Duanmu Huai made his decision.

“Right, send me the coordinates of the planet. What is it called again?”

“LV426.”

After that, Duanmu Huai rested for a day, then set off with several Night Guards, heading towards the planet.

This time Duanmu Huai had taken no one else with him. Not because they weren't willing, but because Duanmu wanted to be cautious. After all, the Dark Spirit Clan is one of the most infamous races in the Milky Way. If you see a Dark Spirit, regardless if it's one or a group, killing them is universally accepted. They're sneaky, swift, and skilled at launching stealth raids, so Duanmu Huai didn't bring a large army this time. He selected only a squadron of Night Guards and rode a Cobrclass Missile Destroyer known for its speed, keeping the firepower-blasting Moon Class cruiser and other warships at the rear.

After all, those black-skinned hybrids had an irritating run-after-each-attack tactic.

The average warship can't keep up with them.

With the help of warp networks, travelling to Planet LV426 wasn't difficult. Before Duanmu could even finish a cup of coffee, the target planet appeared before his eyes.

To be safe, Duanmu sent several reconnaissance ships to patrol the surroundings, but found no trace of enemy warships. However, Duanmu didn't get complacent. Knowing how cunning the Spirit Clan could be- he demanded the crew to stay vigilant while he started scanning the planet himself.

The result of the scan revealed, most of the planet was barren and void of life. However, there was a significant amount of life signals under the surface of one particular location.

Alright, looks like we'll have to burrow again.

“Hmm… this area… it seems to be in the location of Datanir's colonization facility…”

Duanmu compared it with the map and furrowed his brow.

What if the people previously sent here didn't die?

Well, we'll find out when we get there.

Thinking this, Duanmu Huai issued a command.

“Prepare to depart, let's see what the devil is going on at this place.”

Soon, three Night Raven Black Star Gunships roared out of the warship, heading towards the planet before them.

The entire planet was shrouded in thick clouds, with occasional flashes of lightning. Steady currents of violent winds howled and struck the ships, sending them rocking like a boat on swelling seas. Datanir had previously mentioned constructing atmospheric reformation devices on this planet, now it was clear that this was part of such a project.

After passing through the cloud layer, a downpour hit the ship, its droplets pattering on the windows. Duanmu Huai adeptly turned on the wipers—an invention, he mused, that's timeless, no matter the era.

Its relevance will never fade, even after 1,000 years.

Swiftly, Duanmu Huai found the colonial sector below. On the ground stood a colossal, volcano-like metal structure, with clouds of white smoke billowing out into the sky. Nearby, rows of steel structure houses, much like those on Pandora Planet, were spotted. Except, these buildings were closed off behind iron gates. Had it not been for the surrounding lights, Duanmu Huai would not think anyone was there.

But… there were lights indicating that the energy supply hadn't been cut off? That's surprising. Logically, if there is power, communication shouldn't have been severed. But were there secrets here that no one knows about?

Duanmu Huai navigated the Night Raven Black Star around the entire colony, seeing no signs of severe battle or damages to the buildings.

At least on the surface.

The Bird Divination Tool indicated that the life signs were below these buildings, under the surface.

It seems… who dares not enter the tiger's den, cannot get the tiger's cub.

Chapter end

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