Mecha Star Wars.

Chapter 1432 A Lawless Land
"No, how did you get arrested with me?" Antonio was completely baffled. "What could that little bit of electricity possibly do to you?"

Lin Fan shook his head: "I pretended to be knocked unconscious by the electric shock on purpose."

"Why?" Antonio scratched his head, unable to understand.

Lin Fan didn't reply to him, but used the miniature communication device on his earring to connect with Cen Fangyuan.

The video signal was connected to the large screen of the Noah's main control center, and the dim and dilapidated scene stunned everyone.

"Where is this?" Cen Fangyuan asked, frowning. "The Lin ship is using the Starry Sky Channel. Is there some kind of emergency?"

Since purchasing a large number of personal terminals, with one for each crew member, the Noah crew members have become addicted to them, immersing themselves in them every day.

Players gradually adapted to the high cost of interstellar travel. After accumulating credits through competitions and exchanging them for status discounts, the data charges no longer seemed like a significant expense in the face of the accumulating profits.

Cen Fangyuan and his group also consistently used personal terminals, attempting to adapt to and integrate into the rhythm of interstellar travel as quickly as possible. For everyday channels that didn't involve Noah's classified information, everyone subconsciously prioritized personal terminals.

"My personal terminal has been taken." Lin Fan looked around with the camera, then walked into a dark area. "Anton and I are on the merchant ship Bonnie is going to leave on, and we are currently under restrictions."

"What?" Cen Fangyuan blurted out instinctively. "Who can stop you?"

"It's the people from this merchant ship." Antonio, too lazy to turn on his own communicator, leaned close to Lin Fan's left ear and said, "Let me tell you, Vice President Cen, this is a black ship. I was completely stunned. Aren't they strictly prohibiting conflict in Star Hub? These bastards have some nerve."

Cen Fangyuan was shocked, "Are you all alright now?"

"It's fine, I'm free to move around, I'm just being left here," Lin Fan replied.

"He's alright, but he has something like a dog collar around his neck, so he can't use his spiritual power," Antonio added. "However, the mecha is fine, and Lin's Thunder Sea is also there, so it's like returning to the state before he was on Perlan Star."

Before Cen Fangyuan could speak, Antonio asked from the other end, "By the way, you still haven't said why you pretended to be electrocuted and were captured with me."

“At first, I did instinctively want to resist,” Lin Fan said, turning to the other side after not seeing anything noteworthy in one corner. “But then I thought about the rules of the Star Hub. I don’t know what’s going on with this ship, but if I clash with them and end up being sanctioned and expelled by the Star Hub, it would cause unnecessary trouble for the Noah.”

Cen Fangyuan immediately opened the terminal: "I'm going to complain about this situation to Xing Shu right now."

“Yes, I also wanted you to clarify whether this rule means it doesn’t count if it’s not detected by the Star Nexus Terminal, or what.” Lin Fan’s tone was solemn. “Furthermore, I then thought that if this ship really is a black ship, then Lan Bingru and Bonnie, were they also arrested like us?”

“Oh~” Antonio finally understood, “So you’ve been wandering around looking for someone? You also believe Bonnie isn’t a bad person, right?”

"I don't know what kind of person she is, but since she hasn't caused us any harm, I don't think she deserves this punishment," Lin Fan said as he quickly moved through the darkness.

"With Qian Sui around, their safety isn't a concern for the time being. But I'm worried that if we alert them, their backup system might move or hide the people they've already captured, making them harder to find later. So I decided to pretend to be caught, thinking that we could be locked up together and reunite with them as quickly as possible. But it seems... I was wrong."

Apart from the old cargo boxes, the only other living people in the room were Lin Fan and Antonio.

“They locked us up separately, without even tying us up with a rope.” Antonio put his hands on his hips and squinted. “Why? Was it because they were confident in dog collars and thought we would be powerless to resist after losing our spiritual power?”

Lin Fan walked towards the door and said softly, "Two possibilities: First, they will detain people captured under different circumstances in different places."

“This is a typical small merchant ship,” Cen Fangyuan said, looking at the ship’s data displayed on the large screen. “It’s used for both passengers and cargo. Official data shows that the cargo hold isn’t very large. Considering the cargo hold space you’re in now, after deducting the ship’s own reserves, there are still passenger and cargo reserves. If they really did abduct people in batches or by type and keep them in different rooms, the number shouldn’t be too large.” “There’s another possibility,” Lin Fan glanced at Antonio, “that they only captured the two of us.”

"Why?" Antonio blurted out, then quickly realized, "You think Bonnie is in cahoots with them?"

"We'll find out once we find her." Lin Fan pressed his ear against the door and held up one index finger.

Antonio's words were all swallowed back down.

Why does everyone think Bonnie is a bad person? She didn't do anything wrong!
Lin Fan confirmed that there was no sound outside—neither breathing nor the mechanical noise of electronic operation—and then began to study the unlocking method.

This is a common type of airtight sliding door used in interstellar travel, which is usually unlocked using fingerprints, passwords, iris scans, or ID cards.

Because of the needs of warehousing and handling, this type of door is set to always open after it is opened. It will only close after the goods have been moved and the verification is swiped again. Therefore, there is no button to open the door inside.

“Lin Ship,” Cen Fangyuan said quickly through the earpiece, “Star Hub has replied, saying that Star Hub’s administrative area extends only to the end of the Starport’s passageway. Ships docked in the port are not under Star Hub’s jurisdiction, so conflicts occurring on board ships are not subject to Star Hub’s security regulations. However, if assistance is needed, they can seek help from Star Hub’s Security Department. Star Hub will provide assistance as appropriate, but will charge a certain fee…”

When Cen Fangyuan read this part, he was speechless, but he still finished the last sentence: "They even asked us if we wanted to seek help?"

"So you mean as long as we leave the space outside his passage, we don't have to worry about those terms anymore, right?" Lin Fan confirmed again. "No wonder they dared to do that."

"I've heard that pirates only make their move when they're a certain distance from the Nexus?" Antonio said with a look of disdain. "These people are even worse than pirates!"

“Lin Jian’s understanding is correct. No matter what happens on the ship, once they set foot on Star Hub’s grounds, they are under its jurisdiction.” Cen Fangyuan answered Lin Fan first, then responded to Antonio. “As for the pirates, they might be making too much noise. When they try to seize a ship, they might have to use starship weapons, which could easily injure Star Hub. They might be afraid of getting into trouble, or they might want to maintain a good reputation, or they might be worried that it would be difficult to succeed in densely populated areas. Individual conflicts that occur inside the ship are different. As long as the ship isn’t broken up, or even if it is broken up, as long as it doesn’t touch Star Hub’s administrative area, it’s not a big deal.”

"I understand." Lin Fan's hand reached up along the edge of the door.

"That's great," Antonio chuckled. "With that in mind, I'll show them my iron fist later. What are you touching?"

"These locks are usually triggered by electromagnetic power. I'm looking for the lock's location," Lin Fan replied.

She extended a faint electric current from her fingertips, trying to trigger the lock inside the wall. However, because the wall obscured her view, Antonio didn't notice.

With a soft hydraulic click, the tightly closed doors slid open. A sliver of white light pierced the darkness, and as the gap widened, the light surged forth, illuminating the entire warehouse.

"Yes!" Antonio jumped out eagerly. "Revenge time!"

"Lin Jian!" Cen Fangyuan hurriedly asked, "How can we cooperate with you? Also, do we need support from the Star Hub?"

"No need for now." Lin Fan watched Antonio skip and hop away into the distance. "Let's figure out the situation first. We should be able to handle it."

"Understood." Cen Fangyuan also felt that in terms of individual combat strength, no one could match these two, even if their so-called supernatural abilities and spiritual powers were sealed.

Just considering Lin Fan's lightning strike, if she wanted to, she could short-circuit that small merchant ship.

“Just in case, I will send some crew members to provide support outside that passage,” Cen Fangyuan said with a slight smile.

"Lin Jian, please be careful and have fun."