Chapter 17

Given the various tactics used by interstellar pirates, most captains dare not easily rescue fellow travelers in distress...

The Universal Federation simultaneously launched a verification system.

First is communication.

Communication is specially encrypted by several top-tier companies within the Universal Federation.

Only those who have been certified and approved by the Universal Federation can freely use communication frequencies.

Take Xu Zi'an, for example; his identity was verified by the Earth Federation and immediately passed the Universal Federation's review and certification as well.

Therefore, when this young woman sent out a distress call, Xu Zi'an did not leave immediately, but chose to understand her situation.

This is because, under normal circumstances, interstellar pirates would be unable to connect to his communicator.

Secondly, there is the SOS emergency verification procedure.

In deep space, if one party encounters danger and the other party has concerns,

the other party can send a virtual universal signal into the Universal Federation's system.

Then, the other party's detailed information, whether they have a criminal record, their citizen reputation rating, and so on, will all be displayed.

If the other party's information is spotless and the Federation system provides confirmation, there generally won't be any issues.

Xu Zi'an immediately said, "Alright, send the SOS signal now!"

The other party didn't speak, but after only three seconds!

Xu Zi'an's starship optical brain received a joint distress letter from the Universal Federation and the Earth Federation!

[Respected Captain of the Radiant, Mr. Xu Zi'an:

Captain Qin Fuyue of the Human Race's third-tier biological scout ship, the Brilliance, is currently facing danger and urgently needs your assistance!

The enemy consists of scattered interstellar pirate gangs in this area, targeting two primary biological scout ships and four primary mechanical scout ships.

Given your current starship level, please use your discretion to decide whether to assist.

At the same time, the nearest support team has already departed from Space Relay Station JYZ1881 and will arrive in 47 minutes!

——Universal Human Federation; Earth Federation]

Besides this electronic letter, there was also Qin Fuyue's personal information.

For instance, her citizen reputation rating was the highest: ten stars.

This means her background is clean; neither she nor her family members have any criminal history or similar issues.

Seeing this, Xu Zi'an hesitated no longer, pressed the communication button, and asked, "Tell me your current coordinates!"

"You can't scan..."

'Static—'

"My starship's location?"

"Radiant, can you tell me your starship level? If it's too low, I think..."

'Static—'

Listening to the young girl's astonished words over the comms, the corner of Xu Zi'an's mouth twitched.

"Are you going to say it or not? If not, I'm leaving!"

Damn it...

Once I make some money, I'll definitely upgrade the radar and communication systems!

It's truly... a bit embarrassing.

The other party, fearing that Xu Zi'an might actually leave, hurriedly sent over her coordinate location.

Soon, the console in front of him displayed a star map coordinate, and the coordinate was moving rapidly.

The location wasn't far; it would take about a few minutes of superluminal flight to reach.

Too lazy to say more to this woman, Xu Zi'an turned the ship around and, with an excited expression, piloted the starship at high speed toward that direction.

He admitted it.

His bones were filled with combat and adventure genes.

Although his experience of living two lives had made his personality steady, the genes in his bones could never be changed.

Otherwise, who could experience 827 real deaths in star battle simulations and still feel like they hadn't had enough?

Real blood and fire, a truly authentic star battle, only served to excite Xu Zi'an!

At this moment, the high-power benefits of the superluminal propulsion engine, which had evolved to red-tier excellent quality, were immediately apparent.

Originally, this model of engine wasn't that impressive, but after evolving to this quality...

It was already no less than a Future Star equipped with four rare-quality engines!

A mere two minutes later.

About to arrive at the coordinate location, Xu Zi'an exited superluminal state.

Immediately, roars of sound reached his ears.

He narrowed his eyes to look.

A... huh?

Xu Zi'an almost let out a curse.

Another damn Future Star???

Although he didn't know what quality it was, it seemed like the lowest quality...

Even a common-quality Future Star costs over six million, right?

The Future Star only comes in common quality at the lowest; there is no inferior quality.

No, since when did things like the Future Star become as cheap as cabbage?

It's only been a few days, and he's seen two in a row!

However, it was fortunate that it was a Future Star.

That was the only reason it had held out for so long under the siege of so many pirate starships.

And at this moment.

Both sides of the chasing starships noticed the arrival of the Radiant.

Upon seeing that the Radiant was not any model sold on the market, the group of interstellar pirates was startled.

What did this prove?

It proved that this starship was evolved purely from scratch!

But...

When the short-range radar scanned it...

What the hell???

A first-tier scout ship?

Isn't this just delivering food!

Instantly.

The group of interstellar pirates, who had been planning to flee a second ago, saw one biological scout ship and one mechanical scout ship turn their cannons and fly toward the Radiant.

The remaining biological scout ship and three mechanical scout ships continued to hunt down the Brilliance.

In the communicator...

Qin Fuyue was almost furious to death.

"No... big brother, you, a first-tier scout ship, how dare you come here!"

"Hurry up and run, don't let us both die here..."

"Run quickly, their main target is me! I'll block them for a while..."

"Oh, I give up! I was hoping to be rescued, but I didn't expect to have to block for you instead..."

Originally, upon hearing Qin Fuyue's first sentence, Xu Zi'an raised an eyebrow, prepared to slip away directly.

He was neither a saint nor a sycophant.

He wasn't one to rush in to save people.

But hearing the next two sentences...

Fine, fine, her heart isn't bad, just that little mouth of hers is a bit annoying.

Watching the two scout ships charging over.

Xu Zi'an instantly entered a state of total combat focus.

Excitement, tension, thrill, agitation!

The thick killing intent from a year of slaughtering in star battle simulations instantly boiled over.

He pushed the energy shield to the maximum.