Lottlin took a while to recover after "appreciating" the video.
The main reason was the outrageous destructive power displayed by Lin Feng.
Suddenly, she felt a bit fortunate.
It was good that she had contacted Staka in advance; otherwise, if she had gone there herself, she might have lost her life.
However, it seemed her hope for the thing she needed was dashed again.
Thinking of this, Lottlin couldn't help but shake her head and chuckle.
"Forget it, my life is more important."
Staka's voice came from the spaceship screen again.
"In any case, we are not taking this mission."
"There's simply no chance of success."
It was pure foolishness to go after someone you clearly couldn't deal with; it was like delivering yourself to the slaughter.
This was reality, and everyone here had their wits about them.
"Alright, I owe you this time, Staka."
"I'll think of another way to get that thing..."
The two parties ended their communication.
Astro was silent for a moment, then suddenly turned and asked, "Boss, should we jump to the solar system?"
Staka slowly typed out a question mark: "What for?"
"Uh, I was thinking, since quite a few bounty hunters have gone to the solar system, maybe we could fish in troubled waters."
"I'm not talking about dealing with Lin Feng, the target, but rather, after Lin Feng has crippled them, could we pick up some spaceships and supplies?" Astro explained.
There was no shame in making money.
The person called Lin Feng would definitely scatter them all over the place, and the bounty hunters capable of taking on this mission would not be cheap.
If they targeted these bounty hunters, they could undoubtedly make a tidy sum.
Staka let out a slight snort.
"You're still too young, Astro."
"Lin Feng's attacks turn spaceships into dust. What are you going to pick up? Ashes?"
"And another thing, it's uncertain whether Lin Feng is even on Blue Star right now. If some fool decides to attack Blue Star first, and we happen to be in the solar system, do you think Lin Feng will listen to our explanations and spare us?"
Staka's voice was not loud, but it made Astro break out in a cold sweat.
"Ah, this..."
Alright, he hadn't thought it through.
However, the next second, Staka's tone shifted.
"Prepare to jump. We're going to the Milky Way."
Astro's head couldn't keep up.
"Boss?"
Why had he just said they weren't going to the solar system, and now he was saying they were going to the Milky Way?
"If we stay far enough away, there's still a chance."
"Use these, and this!" Staka pointed to his eyes and his head.
Astro's mouth twitched. He didn't dare to say any more and busily started activating the charging device.
They were not close to the Milky Way; this would require more than ten jumps.
If this trip yielded no returns, the team would surely suffer a loss.
...
Centaurus, Proxima Centauri.
This was currently the closest star to the sun that had been observed.
It was about 4 light-years away from Blue Star.
Today, this region of space welcomed the liveliest event since the birth of the universe.
Within the star system, space began to fluctuate continuously.
The next second, several small spaceships jumped out.
These ships were almost all of the same model, but their weapon loadouts and exterior paint schemes differed vastly.
The most conspicuous were the different symbols emblazoned on the exterior of the ships.
Each symbol represented a bounty hunter group.
These were Striders, arguably the favorite small spaceship of bounty hunters, bar none.
They were cheap, easy to modify, and possessed superior maneuverability and speed, along with small energy shield devices.
This made bounty hunters more proficient when carrying out missions or hunting targets.
And there were quite a few of these small teams composed of multiple ships.
Just during this period, no less than five teams, nearly twenty ships, had jumped in.
Needless to say, they had all accepted the mission from the Time Management Bureau to deal with Lin Feng.
These bounty hunters maintained a certain distance from each other within the star system, tacitly not heading towards Blue Star.
Some bounty hunters with scanners had already deployed them.
According to the intelligence, Lin Feng was not currently on Blue Star, making it a perfect place to lie in wait.
Before Lin Feng appeared, these competitors would not engage each other.
As for Blue Star, in their eyes, it was a backward, aboriginal planet.
Everyone believed Blue Star posed no threat, but they were clearly mistaken.
On Blue Star, Lin Jili, who was petting a cat in the villa's courtyard, stopped what she was doing.
Xiao Hei, who had been lying on the ground with its belly up, got up curiously and meowed twice.
Lin Jili patted Xiao Hei's head and said, "Don't be noisy."
Her eyes, however, were fixed on the sky, her small face furrowed in concentration.
Martina, also holding a black cat, quickly noticed Lin Jili's unusual behavior.
"Li, what's wrong?"
Martina asked, following Lin Jili's gaze.
Hmm, the blue sky was beautiful.
But other than that, she saw nothing.
Lin Jili tilted her head.
She pointed to the sky and said, "There's malice!"
Martina: ???
What nonsense was she talking about!
"Malice, greed, the desire to kill."
A blue light flashed in Lin Jili's eyes.
"Someone is targeting Blue Star... No, they're targeting Brother Lin Feng!"
As a human-shaped mobile cosmic cube, Lin Jili's abilities and senses, after regaining her true form, were befitting the title of Cosmic Emperor.
Just moments ago, she had been happily petting a cat, and suddenly, Lin Jili sensed malice emanating from 4 light-years away.
Upon hearing this, Martina's mind couldn't keep up.
"Wait, what are you talking about?"
"There's nothing in the sky?"
Martina looked at the somewhat mystical Lin Jili, her mind filled with unanswerable questions.
Could it be that she was still caught up in yesterday's movie plot?
Lin Jili stood up, still gazing at the sky.
"In space!"
"There are many spaceships there, and many strange-looking people."
"I can see them holding pictures of Brother Lin Feng."
Lin Jili spoke with such conviction, as if it were true, that Martina also stood up.
"In space? Someone is targeting Lin Feng?"
"Who? Aliens?"
Lin Jili nodded, but her eyes flashed with unusual excitement.
Martina was a bit stunned.
"Are you... serious?"
Lin Jili nodded again: "Mhmm..."
"Near Proxima Centauri in the Centaurus constellation, about 4.2 light-years away."
"Holy crap, Martina was shocked. It sounded so detailed and plausible."
"Amazing, my girlfriend Lin Jili, you can actually see things in space?"