Interstellar Hunting Nation - Chapter 19

Chapter 19: Nine Consecutive Shots

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Ghost Wu Chang’s nickname was known on Huang’e. Wu Chang had never thought that this nickname would spread throughout the entire universe in the future, and even become the pillar of the belief of countless people. Now, he only felt that this nickname was quite ridiculous.

When the light of the cannon attack gradually dissipated, the team gathered at the top of the stone pillar looked at the gap in the clouds in the northern sky, and nervously discussed the next course of action.

They could not return to the north for the time being. Almost everyone present had been injured during this escape, so they had to find a safe place to rest. However, it seemed that other than the man-eating clan’s territory that was the safest, the other places were very dangerous. Although no one knew why the man-eating clan did not harm them, one thing was certain: the goodwill of the man-eating clan was very real.

Just as everyone was about to reach a consensus, a strange discharge phenomenon suddenly appeared in the volcanic clouds in the sky. Streaks of strange light flickered in the clouds.

“What’s going on? Is there another cannon attack? Has the governor gone crazy?” Lion stood up first.

As expected, when everyone looked at the sky again, an even larger hole in the clouds suddenly appeared in the southern sky. It was twice as large as before.

“Crazy, crazy. Am I crazy, or is Governor Ye Fei crazy? Are light-energy cannonballs free now?” Boss Pann really couldn’t understand.

However, no matter whether everyone understood, they could not stop the Light Energy Ship Cannon from firing. The holy white pillar of light descended again, but this time, it was heading towards the beach more than 40 kilometers to the south.

Wu Chang did not expect that the attack of the Light Energy Ship Cannon this time was actually a linear attack. The pillar of light was like a brush held by a god, carefully drawing along the border of the beach. Everyone watched helplessly as the pillar of light drew the coastline in the south again. Everyone believed that after this brush, there would no longer be any man-eating clan on the beach in the south of Huang’e City.

Every time the ship cannon fired, it could clear the coastline of about 100 kilometers. Today, the ship cannon fired a total of nine times. In other words, other than the light-emitting cannonball in the north, the coastline of 800 kilometers in the south had been destroyed.

The attack lasted for an hour. When the pillar of light finally disappeared, the dirty old man, Lion, knelt on the stone pillar with a thud. His lips trembled as he said, “There’s something fishy. Really f*cking fishy. Something big is definitely going to happen in Huang’e City. Governor Ye Fei must be crazy…”

No one doubted Lion’s judgment. After nine cannon shots, the cost of the energy cannonball alone had reached 6,400 rainbow coins, which was an unimaginable amount of 640,000 gold coins. This was already a quarter of Huang’e’s tax revenue. In less than an hour, Governor Ye Fei had spent the entire quarter of the planet’s tax revenue.

“640,000 gold coins is just the cost price. According to normal calculations, this number will definitely double. I know Ye Fei too well. It’s impossible for that guy not to get some benefits from here…”

“But I really can’t figure it out. With his cautious personality, he shouldn’t be embezzling so openly, right? Finishing off 1.2 million gold coins in an hour. Isn’t he afraid that the Anti-Corruption Bureau of the Prime Star Ring will pay attention to him?”

Boss Pann’s question was impossible to answer. Not only was their team puzzled, but the entire Huang’e City and the surrounding mines were also dumbfounded.

The power of the cannons was too great. Huang’e City, which was 100 kilometers to the north, saw it clearly. No one knew what was wrong with the governor today. How could he fire the cannon nine consecutive times at once?

Rodah and Aardwolf Saywen were drinking on a sealed observation deck of a bar. Through the reinforced glass beside them, they could see the scenery of Huang’e City. However, there was nothing to see. If you liked to see the beautiful scenery of hell, this place wasn’t really a good choice.

Just as Rodah and Saywen were pointing at the lava waterfall in the distance, the sudden firing of the ship cannon alarmed them.

“They fired? What’s going on? Does the governor have nothing better to do? Or has Ye Tian started exterminating the man-eating clan again?” Rodah downed a glass of wine, and said indignantly, “These Ye Family members are a bunch of lunatics. They’re simply unreasonable. A few days ago, Ye Tian rejected the money I gave him, and today the two of them have nothing better to do.”

Rodah could occasionally reveal his complaints about the governor and the guard captain, but Saywen definitely did not dare to do so. It was not only because of the difference in status, but also because Ye Fei and Ye Tian were both peripheral members of the royal family. Members with the surname Ye were not to be trifled with in the Horsehead Star Ring, because that was the royal family’s surname.

“Aiya, Captain Ye is really dedicated. It was because of his conscientious hunting of the man-eating clan that Huang’e City was not harassed by the man-eaters for decades…”

“Let’s drink. Don’t flatter them. They can’t hear us.” Rodah looked down on Saywen’s despicable behavior.

Originally, the two of them thought that this was just an interlude, but after a while, they were surprised to find that the ship cannons in the southern sky were firing again. Moreover, this time, they were firing eight consecutive shots.

“Oh my God, something’s going to happen. Something’s definitely going to happen. Ye Fei and Ye Tian are definitely hiding something from us.” Rodah jumped up excitedly and paced back and forth in the room, scratching his ears and cheeks anxiously.

“What’s going on? What’s going on? How could that stingy Ye Fei fire nine shots in a row? What is he trying to do?” Just as Rodah was so anxious that he wanted to tear off all the fat on his body, the portable terminal on his wrist suddenly lit up, and an email was sent over.

Rodah opened it, and his eyes lit up. He slammed the table with his right hand, and said, “Despicable, so despicable. You two grandsons, don’t think that I won’t dare to scold you just because your surname is Ye…

“Grandsons, you two are grandsons1…”

Saywen held the mine supervisor’s arm. “Boss, don’t scare me. What’s the matter? Tell me.”

Rodah suddenly grabbed Saywen’s arm with a ferocious expression, and said, “I don’t care what method you use. Even if you have to pay with your life, you have to find me a Rainbow Crystal that’s more than 10 centimeters long within a month. This is a matter of life and death.”

“Huh?” Saywen was about to cry. “10 centimeters? Are you trying to kill me?”

Saywen had no choice but to cry. Rainbow Crystals were too delicate. If it was more than five centimeters long, it could be used on a satellite warship. As for those 10 centimeters long, they could be used to make the space-folding engine built specially for escort ships.

“10 centimeters. Boss, you also came from Imperial University. You know that this crystal can’t be obtained just because you want to have it—”

Before Saywen could finish speaking, Rodah grabbed his collar and said in a low voice, “Do you know that the opportunity to change your life is right in front of you? Just a month later, Ye Fei and Ye Tian’s abnormal behavior these days is paving the way for this opportunity.

“Don’t ask me about it. Telling you now won’t help you at all. What you have to do is to use all your methods to get me the crystal. Don’t say that I didn’t tell you in advance. If we seize this opportunity, perhaps you and I will have a chance to get promoted and leave this disgusting planet.”

In the end, Rodah did not tell Saywen the secret he had, but Saywen did not doubt his words. After all, Mine Supervisor Rodah had an uncle who was an official on Sanhai. Such an identity was unimaginable to Saywen.

Saywen did not dare to neglect Rodah’s order. He immediately led his men to board a land vehicle, and flew towards the mining area. It did not matter how Saywen forced the miners to go down the well. With his intelligence and mentality, he probably would not use carrots and sticks. He would definitely use the most violent and direct method.

The nine consecutive bombardments of the orbital warships had indeed caused great chaos in Huang’e City. Countless citizens walked on the streets and looked at the sky in the south. The crowd was whispering to each other.

During such a chaotic occasion, the most excited people were A’yun and his group of thieves. Three or four children mixed in the crowd in groups. In a short while, the few of them earned a lot.

In a dark alley, four small figures were distributing the money.

“A’yun, you should take most of these. Otherwise, your mother will hit you again.”

“That’s right, A’yun. Your mother smokes three cans of fantasy mist a day. That’s 30 gold coins. How can you afford it?”

“How can there be a mother like her? If A’yun can’t earn 30 gold coins, she will beat him to death. Why didn’t she mention that she had abandoned A’yun in the past?”

The two little friends were indignant about A’yun’s encounter, but A’yun didn’t say anything. There was a short boy who was silent with A’yun. Everyone called him Alan.

Alan remained silent until the two chattering children left after distributing the money. Then, he said to A’yun in a low voice, “You know that I don’t need much money. I’ll leave some money for the meal. You can have the rest.” After saying that, Alan stuffed the gold coins in his hand into A’yun’s arms.

How could A’yun take his money? Giving him a large share of the money was already his companions taking care of him. If he was still not satisfied, and took all the money that Alan deserved, that would be too disloyal.

In the end, Alan still couldn’t persuade A’yun, and could only leave with his gold coins. However, before he left, he said to A’yun with a lonely expression, “You can come to me whenever you want to use money.”

A’yun watched Alan leave in confusion. After thinking for a while, he couldn’t think of anything. In the end, he could only turn around and leave. When A’yun returned to the Allocation Center in the A332 mining area, he happened to see his mother leaning against the bar and drinking.

“F*ck, do you think I, the great Sister Jing, will still owe you money for these drinks? My son earned dozens of gold coins the other day. Don’t look down on me.” The woman with heavy makeup argued with the waiter. In a short while, the waiter was defeated, and could only tacitly admit that the woman owed him money.

The woman had only taken a few sips of wine when she noticed A’yun curled up in the corner. “Oh, my son, why aren’t you coming over? Why are you avoiding me?” After saying that, she stood up and hugged A’yun. However, in the eyes of outsiders, this woman called Sister Jing’s smile was too fake. The powder on her face had fallen off.

As expected, when Sister Jing found the money bag on A’yun’s body and opened it, her loving expression disappeared.

“Lazy guy, you’ve been out for a day. Why did you only get so little money? What’s this bit of money for?” After saying that, a loud slap landed on A’yun’s face.

“What’s the use of giving birth to a piece of trash like you? You only stole 22 gold coins for me. How am I supposed to live? Is this enough to do anything? Sloth, pig…” Sister Jing scolded and kicked A’yun.

A’yun was only 13 years old this year, and his body was still very weak. Under his mother’s kick, he quickly curled up under the bar counter like a puppy that didn’t dare to resist.

Sister Jing’s addiction might be acting up. She was getting more and more ruthless. Her sharp leather boots kicked down on A’yun’s body without rhyme or reason, causing several open wounds. Blood dyed A’yun’s clothes red.

“Stop.” At this moment, a childish voice suddenly came from the airtight door. Sister Jing turned around, and saw that it was A’yun’s little friend, Alan, and the others.

“Crazy woman, if you dare to hit A’yun again, I’ll fight you to the death!” Alan stood in front of A’yun like a little tiger. His aura actually made Sister Jing take a step back.