In the photos taken.

You can see a starship without any lights, drifting in the quiet space.

The starship's engines were not running, and there were no lights on board. It stood there all alone, as if it were a ghost ship.

But if you look closely, you'll find small red dots on the starship, and if you zoom in, you'll see that they are actually corpses.

These corpses, pierced by spear-like weapons, hung from the surface of the starship.

These are secondary.

In the most conspicuous position at the bow, several heads can be seen placed there, as if mocking something.

Seeing this, Zhao Chen couldn't help but clench his fists.

Minister Li Yaqi, who was standing next to him, had bloodshot eyes because she had recognized some of the people.

One of them was a subordinate she valued and wanted to train.

That's why I led the team to take charge of this mission to the Majas interstellar empire.

A boy who is not yet twenty-three years old.

Just a month ago, they had even eaten together and held a meeting in a restaurant.

And now, he has become a corpse.

Who could have imagined it would turn out like this?

Although the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire possesses a high-tech interstellar warship capable of reviving Xiaolong Legion soldiers.

For this reason, Li Yaqi even had a nominal position in the Xiaolong Legion fleet.

As the Minister of Commerce of the Empire, she also knew one thing: for some unknown reason, that high-tech interstellar warship could only revive the female soldiers of the Falcon Dragon.

This might explain why Emperor Xiaolong previously recruited female soldiers for his Xiaolong Legion fleet.

Therefore, this means that this young man truly remained in that universe.

"Who did this?" Zhao Chen's icy voice rang out.

For the first time, Hua Ya Nini felt the almost tangible killing intent of the Dragon Emperor. Only then did she realize that the man in front of her, who usually seemed approachable, was actually quite different.

He is a Dragon Emperor who has come all the way through interstellar wars.

"The scene has been taken over by the people of the Maihas Interstellar Empire, and the interstellar cruise ship has been taken back to the starport by them."

However, our people still managed to gather some relevant information.

It is said to have been done by a local group of space pirates.

"All the wealth on the interstellar cruise ship was looted," Flower Sprout Nini explained.

"That's impossible!"

This is definitely not something an ordinary space pirate would do.

Putting aside the fact that they actually dared to rob and kill our Xiaolong Interstellar Empire's interstellar warships.

As we all know, whether it's our Dragon Star Empire's starships or the Fairy Flower Federation's starships...

When space pirates dare to rob, their only goal is money.

They could easily use these hostages to blackmail us.

Even if you just plunder the wealth on a starship, you'd only get a few hundred thousand star coins at most.

If it's extortion, we'd even pay hundreds of millions of Starcoins!

"This is also information we released before!" Minister Li Yaqi stood up and retorted.

This sudden action naturally attracted the attention of the other people seated in the meeting room.

Minister Li Yaqi clenched her fists. She knew she had lost her composure, but her emotions made it impossible for her to tolerate such a thing happening.

That was her subordinate!

She watched them grow up, learn, and become the younger generation they are today!

"Minister Li, do you think we could become independent envoys in the future?"

"Minister Li, I secured my first order from the Ministry of Commerce today!"

"Minister Li, my parents used to think I couldn't join the JF-17 Legion fleet, and they often felt sorry for me."

But now that I can work for the Commerce Department of the Dragon Star Empire, they are overjoyed. When I went back before, they even insisted that I wear our Commerce Department uniform.

You said, could the dragon emblem on our work uniforms be enlarged a bit more, hehehe...”

Hua Ya Nini looked at Zhao Chen cautiously and whispered, "We also suspected that."

However, we currently have no leads.

Our people wanted to get involved in the investigation, but the Mehsa Star Empire opposed it.

Therefore, we are unable to obtain definite information at this time.

Zhao Chen took a deep breath, placed his hand on Minister Li Yaqi's shoulder, and said reassuringly, "Yaqi, don't worry."

You continue to take charge of things here.

Leave the matters concerning the Majas Interstellar Empire to me.

I promise I will give an explanation to everyone in your Imperial Ministry of Commerce who sacrificed themselves this time.

They also need to give us an explanation.

After speaking, Zhao Chen stood up and walked out of the meeting room, amidst the puzzled gazes of everyone present.

This action surprised everyone present even more.

What exactly happened?

It's amazing that the Dragon Emperor was able to leave at this time.

At this point, everyone began to arrange their own manpower, get things started, and inquire about the matter.

Hana Ya Lanlan on stage was also surprised, but as the host, she maintained her composure and continued until the end of the meeting.

At the end of the meeting.

The atmosphere at the scene was almost entirely filled with discussions about the sudden departure of the Xiaolong Emperor.

At this point, everyone had begun to leave the venue one after another.

After leaving the meeting, the people they had each assigned naturally reported the information they had gathered to their leaders as soon as possible.

The news of the massacre of the mission sent to the Mahas Interstellar Empire was not a secret, especially since the Mahas Interstellar Empire had publicly announced the attack in the region where it occurred.

Therefore, the investigation is not difficult.

"What? The interstellar warship carrying the joint delegation from the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire Legion and the Bailan Interstellar Trade Group to the Maihas Interstellar Empire was attacked by interstellar pirates, and none of them survived?"

Is this for real or not?

"In the known universe, someone actually dares to attack a starship bearing the 'Falcon Dragon' insignia? Are they courting death?"

"Something's not right. Something's very wrong with this."

"Dude, something's not right. Isn't this a bunch of reckless space pirates who've stirred up a huge mess?"

"You're still too naive. You really think that space pirates are behind this."

What kind of space pirates would dare to do such a thing?

How could we not know what space pirates are like?

It's simply for two purposes.

Fame and fortune.

Fame is achieved by using major events to boost one's prestige. Attacking starships under the control of the Dragon Empire has indeed brought fame, but it is also like touching the dragon's whiskers, risking one's life for fame.

The second benefit is that if you want to extort money from the Dragon Star Empire, you can do this one job, then disappear and live under an assumed name. That makes sense.

But according to intelligence, these space pirates didn't extort money; they simply massacred everyone on the entire starship!

"Could something have happened, like the people on the starship fighting desperately, leading to this outcome?"

There are, however, examples of this.

A long time ago, there was a time when a group of vicious space pirates attacked the royal fleet of a certain interstellar kingdom in order to make a big score. There was even a prince of that kingdom on board.

Originally, this group of space pirates only wanted to extort a large sum of money.

But who would have thought that this royal prince would fight to the death with his personal guards?

In the end, both sides went berserk, and the royal prince and his entire guard were killed in action.

Such a situation getting out of control is indeed possible!

What you described is indeed possible.

But look at this... these are photos of the scene that my people got.

This group of space pirates not only killed people, but also displayed their corpses outside their starship. They even beheaded several of the business representatives from the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire and placed their heads at the bow of the ship.

If it really was a case of out-of-control killing.

After killing people, the natural thing to do is to leave as quickly as possible and minimize the impact of the incident.

This...this cruel method, do you think it's out-of-control murder?

This is clearly aimed at the people of the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire.

This is a direct slap in the face to the Wyvern Interstellar Empire!

People around them were talking about it.

At that moment, someone noticed a figure walking by.

Over there was the Azure Water Elf Queen, Maritis, walking alone with her subordinates. Because of the special status of the Elf Queen of the Holy Elf Empire, no one dared to approach them for a while.

However, they also attracted a lot of attention, not for any other reason than that everyone wanted to know the Holy Elf Empire's attitude towards this matter.

Since they were able to obtain information about this matter in a timely manner.

The Holy Elf Empire will likely also be able to obtain relevant intelligence information, and may even have more detailed information.

Therefore, they all wanted to know the Holy Elf Empire's attitude towards this matter.

After all, the Dragon Star Empire is not entirely unrelated to them; it is one of the main leaders of their newly established Space Trade Alliance.

If something were to happen to the Dragon Star Empire, it would be a huge blow to this alliance.

At this moment, the Azure Water Fairy Queen Maritis herself naturally knew that they were now receiving a great deal of attention.

However, no extraneous expressions or emotions could be seen on her face.

"Your Excellency, shouldn't we make a statement on this matter?" asked a trusted aide beside him.

The Azure Water Fairy Queen, Maritis, said calmly, "This attack is not as simple as it seems."

Anyone with eyes can see that this is aimed at the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire.

It could even be said that it was because of this interstellar trade alliance organized by the Dragon Star Empire.

This is an attempt to slap the face of the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire and destroy its prestige.

After all, intergalactic trade is not that simple.

It's not just about being good at business; you also need to have enough prestige.

Now that you've just done something, someone comes along and slaps you in the face. Shouldn't you deal with that?

If you don't address this, what will others think? What will the interstellar powers that follow you think?

No matter how many battles you fought before, it's useless. People will just think you're nothing special, that you can't even handle this kind of thing.

Do you still have the dignity of a great power?

In future collaborations, people won't treat you with the same respect, and some ambitious individuals might even develop their own ideas.

Therefore, Emperor Xiaolong must handle this matter properly.

I'm rather curious to see how the Dragon Emperor will handle this matter.

The Azure Water Fairy Queen, Maritis, wore an expectant expression, eager to see how the event would unfold and how the Dragon Emperor would handle it.

"You just said that this matter is aimed at the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire?"

But among the known civilizations in the universe, who would dare to anger this giant dragon when the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire was at its most powerful?

"Isn't this just asking for trouble?" the confidant said, puzzled.

"Isn't it already quite obvious?" said Maritis, the Queen of the Azure Waters, calmly.

Is it obvious?

The confidant was taken aback, and then he showed an incredulous expression.

"You mean, this was actually done by the Majas interstellar empire?"

How is that possible!

Although they are a group of old-timers, they have always relied on their status as an established power to swagger and bully others in the face of some newly emerging interstellar civilizations.

But at most, it's just a near-T6 interstellar civilization.

How could they dare to provoke the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire, a true T6 interstellar civilization, or even a near-T7 interstellar civilization, at this time?

"Isn't that just asking for death!"

Hearing what his confidant said.

The Azure Water Fairy Queen, Maritis, smiled and said, "Sometimes, the most impossible things in this world may be the most possible things. There's a saying that goes, 'The darkest place is under the lamp.'"

"But...but..." The confidant still couldn't quite believe this fact.

"Actually, the logic behind this is very simple."

Although the Majas interstellar empire is just an old interstellar civilization, it is still their universe.

And a delegation sent from a near-T7 interstellar civilization, especially one dedicated to establishing such an important organization as a cosmic trade alliance.

If you were in that situation, what would you do upon learning that an envoy starship was on your territory?

The confidant instinctively replied, "Dispatch a fleet to escort and ensure the safety of this starship."

Upon hearing this, the confidant immediately showed a surprised expression.

The fact that this attacked Falcon Starship had no escorts makes no sense.

"Look at this, even you could think of something like this."

How could that high-ranking member of the Majas interstellar empire not have thought of this?

But why don't they send an escort fleet?

But it was precisely at this moment that the starship from the JF-17 was attacked.

"Isn't all of this too much of a coincidence?" said Maritis, the Water Fairy Queen, squinting her eyes.

Sweat beaded on the confidant's forehead.

He swallowed hard, realizing that the Maihas interstellar empire was indeed the most likely candidate.

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