Chapter 204: Fishing in Troubled Waters Guaranteed Monthly Pass)
Qu Jianlei is also very patient once he determines something.
For the next two days, he continued to follow these three people until he watched them pull out another collection point.
There were not many people at the expropriated collection points, and there were less than 40 people at the military depot, and supplies were also very scarce.
Perhaps because they were forced to take out two strongholds in a row, the stationed star thieves were very vigilant and actually woke up halfway.
They launched a counterattack in an instant, but as you can imagine, the counterattack was destined to be in vain.
However, even this short counterattack still caused the three of them to encounter some threats, and the attack efficiency was also slightly affected.
What's even more embarrassing is that a trap was actually set up in the warehouse, and the earth attribute B-level was knocked over by a sudden fire explosion.
Fortunately, he had an earth attribute and had activated his armor in advance, otherwise he would probably have suffered some minor injuries.
The three of them attacked this collection point not just to cut off the Star Thieves' wings, they also needed to replenish supplies.
Pan Yifu chose energy blocks and some food, while the two Class Bs chose oil and ammunition.
Although the supplies were not much, it was not enough for three people to take. While they were searching, alarms were already ringing in the sky.
The three of them leisurely selected the supplies and set a fire. In the process, they did not attack the people in the settlement.
It can be seen that they are not people who kill indiscriminately, but they really have too little regard for the lives of ordinary people.
Not long after they left, four more B-class and a large number of mechas were chasing after them.
This time, the star thieves left only a few people to investigate, and the large forces chased after them.
However, with Pan Yifu, an A-level person, their pursuit is destined to be fruitless.
The two Class Bs from the Pioneer Regiment were not running very fast, and the pursuers were once closer.
But when Pan Yifu stopped and stood behind him, a "Rain of Fire" came out, which frightened the opponent so much that he did not dare to continue chasing.
Qu Jianlei watched the whole process, and even when the two Class Bs were in danger, he had no interest in taking action.
You can be so indifferent to others, and of course I can look down on you like this!
The trio ran for almost twenty kilometers and completely escaped the pursuers.
After running another seven or eight kilometers, the earth warrior said, "I want to send these precious oils to the secret warehouse first."
"Whatever," Pan Yifu replied casually, "I won't go to Feihu's secret warehouse. Let's meet up at the same place."
These two B-levels...were from the Feihu pioneering group? Qu Jianlei couldn't help but sigh, as expected, the Xuan-level ones have higher eyesight than the Earth-level ones.
When he first met the Fiery Team, his first impression wasn't particularly good, but after getting to know them more deeply, he felt that they were at least a normal team.
The team members also had the arrogance of pioneers, but they maintained considerable restraint when dealing with the aborigines.
Among them, Godot is an exception, but that guy originally had ulterior motives, and he had to maintain his personality and cannot be treated as a normal person.
Feihu is a Xuan-level pioneering group, with an A-level commander on Planet Zarif. The people below are a bit more arrogant, which is not difficult to understand.
Now the other party will go to his secret vault, and Qu Jianlei doesn't mind following him to take a look.
He is not very interested in the secret treasury of the Xuan-level group - since it is a Xuan-level group, there must be many members and great demand.
He was a little bit critical of the actions of these two people, but he didn't have a mother's heart to embarrass the other party.
They are all from the Pioneer Regiment camp, and the Star Thieves are the main enemies. Why do they do things that please those who love them and those who hate them?
If he has a shortage of supplies, he can definitely go to Star Thief to get them.
But there's nothing going on right now, so it doesn't matter if you follow me to identify the door, right?
Feihu's secret vault is located halfway up a mountain, covered by a huge stone. It is indeed difficult to find except from observing it from the air.
Qu Jianlei didn't dare to follow him too close, he was at least one kilometer away from him.
But what slightly surprised him was that there were actually people in the secret vault, and there were not just three or five, but more than a dozen.
This is what he perceives. It is not convenient for him to perceive how many people there are in the depths of the cave.
Feihu hides his troops here, is he planning to help Liehuo attack the Star Thief's rear?
Qu Jianlei thought about it and felt that he was a bit wishful thinking. If this news really existed, he should have heard about it long ago.
From a strategic perspective, while the Star Thieves were encircling Liehuo, they also planned to attack Black Rain, so the rear should be empty at this time.
Therefore, Feihu probably plans to take advantage of this opportunity to rob a wave of star thieves to enrich his own reserves.
There is no way, Qu Jianlei doesn't want to think so badly of people, but... nature selects the fittest to survive.
He has already felt the coldness and ruthlessness of the Xuan-level regiments. Those who have not yet come into contact with the Tian-level regiments... it is better not to contact them.
However, Feihu's secret vault did not fully satisfy his curiosity. He also wanted to know where the "old place" was.
The two B-levels rested in the secret vault for the night and set out again the next day, obviously to join Pan Yifu.
Qu Jianlei followed again, and finally found that the meeting point of the two sides was beside a creek more than 80 kilometers away.
After two days of tracking, he found that the three men were eyeing another collection point.
This kind of invasion could be regarded as supporting Li Huo in disguise... Qu Jianlei was too lazy to keep an eye on him anymore.
Outsiders have begun to do this, and he should also start his own interference actions.
Without thinking, he knew that the three of them must be moving at night, so he left quietly and randomly selected a collection point.
He chose to take action at midnight.
In his opinion, because of the mental attribute of the spell, his efficiency in attacking the collection point should be higher than that of the trio.
From the killing, transporting supplies to lighting the fire, it only took about two hours in total, which was very smooth.
Qu Jianlei left after the fire broke out and did not stop there. Instead, he attacked another collection and management point.
That night he killed two tax collection points by himself. Later he learned that Pan Yifu and the other three had indeed killed that tax collection point.
No matter how slow they were, the star thieves who received the alarm realized... this was definitely not the work of a team!
After Qu Jianlei finished the night, he did not wait to observe the star thief's reaction, but returned to the secret vault where Sullivan was.
Although he is already A-level, the night's struggle has also consumed part of his internal energy, and he needs to take a rest to regain some mana.
After not seeing him for seven or eight days, Sullivan's injury improved a lot. After seeing him, he couldn't wait to express his gratitude.
"I've been holding back so much these days, can I go find Lie Huo now?"
Qu Jianlei shook his head and replied simply, "You can go by yourself, I don't have time to see you off."
When Sullivan heard this, he was immediately discouraged. He knew very well how tightly the Star Thieves had laid siege to Agni.
He can be regarded as a tough guy, but these days the other party is not here, and he doesn't even dare to leave the secret vault, "You don't have to go back and recover?"
Who can bring me back to life? Qu Jianlei smiled nonchalantly, "My mission is to disrupt the opponent's rear."
Although Sullivan was uneducated, he could still understand this strategy, so he said dejectedly, "It seems I have to wait."
"Don't worry, you have merit," Qu Jianlei said sternly, "Take good care of your health first, Liehuo will definitely welcome you warmly."
Three days later, Qu Jianlei was fully recovered and went out again.
Originally, he wanted to open two more collection points, but was shocked to find that some of them were already empty.
After listening to Qiang Gen for a whole night, he learned that the Star Thieves had begun to shrink their forces.
In the past few days, the collection and management points have been attacked continuously, and evidence shows that it was not just him and Pan Yifu who took action.
Some star thieves even recognized that a certain group of people should be from the engineering camp.
The engineer battalion is a Xuan-level group hired by Black Rain. It is not surprising at all to launch an attack on the Star Pirates' territory.
Because there are too many forces trying to fish in troubled waters, the Star Thieves are unable to guard against them, and even the rescue force is a bit stretched.
The star thieves fell into a passive position. Under such a panic situation, it is said that the encirclement and suppression strategy should be adjusted appropriately.
However, several leaders of the Star Thieves did not think so. They believed that their siege of Agni had begun to work.
It is precisely because of this that the pioneering team launched raids on their own territory in order to help Liehuo relieve the pressure.
Therefore, the Star Thieves decided: the front layout will not be changed, and the rear... can be appropriately shrunk.
Empty people in the collection and administration department will cause a huge blow to the reputation of the Star Pirates, which is not conducive to their management and rule.
But this time, the Star Thief was so determined that he didn't even care about his reputation, and was determined to complete the slaying of Lie Huo.
As long as the planned combat goals can be accomplished, what does the loss of reputation in a short period of time count?
Therefore, most of the manpower at the collection and management points have been withdrawn to nearby large and medium-sized military stations to help these hubs increase their combat capabilities.
Because of these concessions, the Star Thieves' originally network-like management style has now become a point-like one.
This is suspected of showing weakness, but the Star Thieves don't care. What they value most is profit... What is face, can it be used as food?
As long as you can kill more pioneer warriors, your face will be restored in the end.
Qu Jianlei went to a medium-sized military depot to observe, and then he realized that the strength of the medium-sized military depot was really impressive.
In every military station, the number of B-level soldiers is in double digits.
Although there aren't many B-levels with more than twenty, a dozen or so are pretty powerful.
Coupled with hundreds of mechas and various light and heavy weapons, it is impossible for A-level warriors to defeat them in a short time.
There are seventeen such medium-sized military depots in total, so one can imagine their strength.
Above the medium size, there are also large military depots. The Star Pirates have a total of six large military depots, plus a general military depot and a reserve force.
Qu Jianlei felt that this could not be called a star thief at all, it was simply a huge army.
He thought that if he launched a surprise attack and wiped out a medium-sized military station in an instant, it would not be a big problem.
But now, there is no need for it, so why should he alert others?
Anyway, since the Star Thief is shrinking, he will also shrink, just wait and see what happens.
However, he also has a focus of observation, which is a medium-sized military station located by the river.
According to Sullivan's information, the Star Thieves have a large warehouse near the military station!
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