Interstellar: Start as a cleaner.

Chapter 1291 The Thief Who Stole the Fruits of the Federation's Victory (6000+ words)

While Yang Bo was busy receiving four Class C warships!
The federal president was announcing triumphantly: "As of twenty minutes ago, federal forces had dealt a fatal blow to the pirates."

"A total of twelve Class C warships were destroyed!"

"Seventeen Class D warships!"

"Twenty-eight Class E warships!"

"The pirates' plot was thwarted."

"In addition, the number of warships involved in this battle exceeded three hundred."

"It is the largest interstellar war in human history."

"The key to victory in this war was the brave and fearless fighting spirit of the federal soldiers."

"The Federation will continue its crackdown on piracy as a next step."

"Here we advise certain people not to play with fire and get burned."

"The strength of the Federation cannot be denigrated by any individual."

"We captured over four thousand pirates in this war!"

"These pirates will be tried in the Federation!"

"The federal government has formed a special court to sentence these pirates severely, swiftly, and to the fullest extent of the law!"

"We advise these pirates that going against the Federation is a dead end."

The president's remarks quickly spread around the world, accompanied by a lot of video footage showing fragments of the exploded warships.

The reason why the pirate group suffered such heavy losses of its C-class warships was because the Federation forces relentlessly pursued them.

Because in pirate crews, this type of C-class warship is the flagship.

This kind of military achievement is the greatest.

The combined fleet to which the Witch Pirates belonged was first attacked by the Seventh Fleet, then attacked from the flanks by two squadrons, and finally chased and attacked by a squadron.

The C-class warships of the four pirate groups were completely wiped out.

Most of the pirates were killed by the federal army.

Even though these pirates were in the escape pods, the Federation's military forces were controlled by major conglomerates, which had suffered heavy losses during this period.

Of course, these scenes will not be broadcast.

The Pirate Alliance's first reserve team, although all members escaped, was dealt a blow by Lee John, and news of their escape has yet to arrive.

The Pirate Alliance's second reserve force was originally hiding on one side of the Seventh Fleet's shipping lane, but unexpectedly a Federation squadron appeared behind them. They were caught off guard by the close-range attack and quickly lost two C-class warships. Then the two sides engaged in a face-to-face battle.

In the end, they still couldn't escape the pursuit of the Federation fleet, and at least the entire C-class battleship was wiped out!
The Pirate Alliance's third reserve force fared even worse, facing the massive Seventh Fleet.

Even though they were running around like headless flies, they were still defeated by the Seventh Fleet.

The Federation's sudden and significant victory surprised both the Empire and the Alliance.

The most crucial factor is the Federation's large-scale military operation this time.

This is the largest interstellar war in human history in terms of the number of participants.

I never expected that the other main characters in interstellar wars would be space pirates.

Military strategists used to believe that interstellar wars could occur between nations.

Of course, this can only be considered a local conflict.

The Pirate Alliance Council is still completely bewildered and has no idea why things have developed to this point.

If they had known earlier that the Federation had two more fleets, the Pirate Alliance Council would have ordered all the pirate groups to retreat long ago.

This time, it was personally directed by the Pirate Alliance Council.

Now, sixteen pirate groups are demanding compensation from the Pirate Alliance Council.

The sixteen pirate groups suffered heavy losses this time, even though they only sent half of their forces to participate in the operation!
The price of a warship is a matter of importance to the entire pirate crew; a warship represents strength and the confidence to speak.

Ironically, the pirate group that suffered the least losses was the one that encountered John Lee.

The Pirate Alliance Council is backed by the Empire, some financial groups within the Alliance, and other forces.

The Pirate Alliance Council can never be dissolved, because it is a tool of these conglomerates!
The question of how to handle this matter is proving to be a major headache for the pirate alliance.

The most crucial element is the pirate alliance. They originally intended to use this as bait to test the waters, but they still don't know where the intelligence was leaked from.

Moreover, the Federation's current operational tactics have made the Pirate Alliance feel a great threat.

The warships of these countries' regular armies are far superior in performance to those of pirate warships.

The tactics employed by the federal army this time were the most correct approach.

Utilizing the superior performance and power of regular warships for ultra-long-range attacks.

Moreover, the warships deployed by the regular army were of a much higher level than those of the pirates.

Regular warships have far superior radar, energy cannons, and defenses compared to pirates. This means that regular warships can detect pirates much earlier, while pirates have a much harder time detecting regular warships.

The various departments within the federal government were also taken aback by the actions taken by Madhya Pradesh.

I didn't expect the Madhya Pradesh army to be so strong.

Only a few states in the Federation have main fleets; the vast majority of states only have some planetary patrol fleets, and some even only have armed ships.

Because companies within the federation hold shares in each other, meaning a company may have shares in several states.

The purpose of the federal president's public speech was to intimidate the various states within the federation.

The federal central government is currently short of funds because other states are not only not paying taxes, but are also taking advantage of the situation of conglomerates in Madhya Pradesh!

After the federal president finished his speech with great enthusiasm...

So they decided to hold a grand celebration to commemorate the Seventh Fleet's achievements!

The Empire and the Alliance were also somewhat surprised by the Federation's victory.

Of the three countries, only the federal army is the most corrupt.

Because the officers in the federal army are practically hereditary, since these officers are all from the various conglomerates.

No one who isn't part of these conglomerates can even dream of becoming a military officer.

Moreover, the federal army is the most corrupt of the three countries.

I never imagined that such a rabble could achieve such a major victory.

Although the pirate crew was poorly equipped, their combat strength and fighting spirit were by no means weak; otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to exist in interstellar space for so many years.

Moreover, this blow to the pirate crew was truly devastating.

The number of warships lost, as reported by the Federal President, probably accounts for one-tenth of the entire pirate group's losses.

According to incomplete statistics, there are hundreds of pirate groups of all sizes, but only one-tenth of them possess C-class warships.

That means there are only thirty or forty of them.

The pirate crew is also the strongest among the top pirate crews.

The Federation is preparing a grand victory celebration.

Other states in the federation inquired about the details of the war, because they suspected that Madhya Pradesh was likely lying.

After learning that it was true, the governors of many states personally called the president to express their support for the federal military's actions.

The two sides then had a cordial conversation, and the other states promised to pay Madhya Pradesh sufficient taxes soon.

Because in everyone's mind, the pirate alliance had suffered such a major blow.

It certainly won't recover anytime soon, and other pirate groups definitely won't dare to invade the Federation again!

However, no one expected that the pirate alliance would decide to fight Madhya Pradesh to the bitter end.

The Pirate Alliance anonymously sent a statement to the Alliance's news media.

The league's news media quickly published the announcement.

The pirate alliance has no way to back down now, because the losses are too great to afford.

Therefore, the Pirate Alliance has now changed its mindset.

The announcement included a bounty notice from someone claiming to be the Secretary-General of the Pirate Alliance Council: "I am the Secretary-General of the Pirate Alliance Council. Our Pirate Alliance is officially declaring war on the Federal State of Madhya Pradesh. Any individual or organization doing business with consortia related to the Federal State of Madhya Pradesh will be targeted by our pirates."

Our next step will be to target the Madhya Pradesh Consortium and any mineral planets owned by companies that do business with it.

In addition, we have already placed bounties on all members of the Madhya Pradesh Corporation within the assassin organization!

The Federal President, the Federal Vice President, the Federal Chief of Staff, and the head of the Federal Intelligence Service will be among the first to receive our hefty bounty!

In addition, we are offering a large reward for information regarding John Lee, the Governor of Karaya. We welcome anyone who can provide any information about John Lee.

Individuals or organizations that provide intelligence about John Lee will receive an exemption card from the Pirate Alliance!
Individuals or organizations that receive a Pirate Alliance Exemption Card will not be robbed by pirates.

Furthermore, our pirate alliance's mistake this time is not due to a lack of strength, but rather because the Federal State of Madhya Pradesh planted spies within our pirate alliance.

Furthermore, our pirate alliance does not wish for the war to escalate to the entire Federation!
Moreover, I believe that the other states in the federation are no match for us pirates.

This time we were able to organize sixteen pirate crews for a joint operation; next time we'll be able to organize twenty or thirty pirate crews for a joint operation!

Therefore, I want to warn individuals and organizations that are cooperating with the Madhya Pradesh Foundation to immediately distance themselves from the Madhya Pradesh Foundation!

This news shocked everyone; no one expected the pirate alliance to be so tough.

The pirate alliance had no choice but to stand firm, because it was a tool that the financial groups and forces behind it did not want to give up.

The major conglomerates of Madhya Pradesh originally thought that after the pirate alliance was dealt a blow, it would not dare to cause trouble for a long time. Unexpectedly, the other party immediately came out to slap them in the face!
However, what puzzled everyone was why the Pirate Alliance was targeting Lee John!
Of course, no one is thinking about it much right now.

The answer was revealed two weeks later, when a grand celebration was being held in Madhya Pradesh.

The commander of the Federation's Seventh Fleet, along with the commanders of two other squadrons, received high praise.

The commander of the Allied Seventh Fleet was promoted to Marshal.

The commanders of the other two fleets of the alliance were promoted to admirals.

The Seventh Fleet also had two squadrons, and other officers were promoted. Furthermore, Madhya Pradesh rewarded these officers.

The rewards for these individuals were published directly on the official website of the federal government.

Federal official media also gave extensive coverage to this matter.

In the past two weeks, several mineral planets belonging to the Federal Central State Consortium have been attacked. Although defensive measures were taken in advance, the mining facilities on these planets were not affected.

Moreover, active radar was installed around the mineral star.

However, these pirates launched direct long-range attacks, and they frequently triggered active radar alarms in the surrounding area.

This left everyone on the warship protecting the mineral planet with absolutely no time to rest.

In other words, pirates have now changed their mindset, shifting from direct confrontation to sneak attacks.

Moreover, the pirates only deployed small warships.

In addition, many smart bombs have been discovered along shipping lanes leading out of Madhya Pradesh.

These smart bombs pose little threat to warships, but they pose a significant threat to armed transport ships and even ordinary transport ships.

Because you don't know if there are pirate warships hiding behind these bombs.

At that moment, the people of Calayabon were stunned.

Governor John Lee returned after a month-long absence.

But when Governor Li went out, he had three Class C warships. Why did he return with nine Class C warships?
The intelligence personnel on the planet Karaya were completely dumbfounded!

The people on the planet Calaya are very diverse because these companies have various backgrounds. Apart from the companies with the Central State Consortium background whose assets were frozen and whose personnel were expelled, the remaining companies with Alliance and Empire backgrounds are still operating normally. Moreover, these companies have recommended a lot of fleet personnel from the Alliance and Empire.

The ministers of various departments in Karaya were also somewhat confused. Where did Governor John Lee get so many warships?
Lisa and Vivian were extremely excited, because the stronger John Lee was, the safer they would be.

Moreover, their status and position are rising higher and higher as Lee John's strength increases!
Soon after, John Lee convened a ministerial meeting in Karaya.

"Ministers, you must continue your efforts."

"What our state of Karaya is currently lacking in professionals specializing in warships!"

"This time I brought back six more Class C warships!"

"I hope you will recommend more people!" This meeting was not a virtual one, but was held on a Class B warship at the airport, with ministers from various parts of Karaya State attending!

"Your Excellency does not know the origin of these warships?" This was the first time these ministers had been inside a Class B warship, but their view was limited, so the Minister of Finance asked.

"hey-hey!"

"Of course, we stole the pirates' warships. The Federation's Seventh Fleet fought them off in front, and I picked up the scraps from behind!" Yang Bo, disguised as John Lee, chuckled.

"The Governor is truly remarkable!"

"The Governor is wise and mighty!"

"Those idiots in Madhya Pradesh all they know is how to blow up warships!"

"No wonder the Governor has a bounty on his head from the pirate alliance!"

"The Governor is truly wise and mighty." The ministers flattered him upon hearing this.

John Lee brought out these warships and asked everyone to recommend talented individuals.

In other words, John Lee took out these warships and let everyone manage them together.

Who wouldn't like that?
Lisa and Vivian were also present at the meeting.

The two of them looked at John Lee with eyes that seemed to melt.

This man is amazing!
Three warships went out, and nine warships returned!
How did they do that?!
"What our state of Karaya lacks right now is professionals in the field of warships!"

"Furthermore, I hope the warship manufacturing plant can be accelerated!"

"Once our warship manufacturing plants are able to produce warships, we will be able to sell them to foreign countries."

"And throughout this process, I will continue to strike at the pirates until they have no warships left to use!"

"I believe our warships will have even more customers by then!"

Everyone present lit up when they heard John Lee's words, knowing how profitable warships were!
Moreover, John Lee's words clearly indicate that he intends to continue robbing pirates.

When the pirates are short of warships, then you can sell the warships to them.

Looking at the expressions of these ministers, Yang Bo chuckled to himself, realizing he was just there to make empty promises.

Once the warship manufacturing plant is completed, I'll find a way to get it to Yang Bo's place.

Yangbo has absolutely no intention of taking control of Karaya.

Because the forces on the planet Karayabon are too complex and the pollution is too severe.

Moreover, Yang Bo also knew that the federal central government would definitely not allow Karaya to grow stronger, and one of them would eventually fall.

If I grow stronger now, I can use the federal central government to attack me later.

We'll figure out a way to relocate the warships and their manufacturing plants when the time comes.

The warship manufacturing plant in space is actually a huge building similar to an airport.

Warship manufacturing plants cannot be located on the ground because various materials from other places in space can be directly transported into the plant. If they were to be built on the ground, the cost would be enormous.

"Your Excellency, please rest assured!"

"The Governor has brought the warships back; leave the rest to us!"

"Your Excellency, please rest assured!" the ministers said, patting their chests in confidence.

After these people left, Lisa asked worriedly, "General, these warships were all recommended by them. What will happen then?"

"Don't worry about that, I have complete control of the warship!"

"Besides, I don't even want these warships. When the opportunity arises, I'll have even stronger warships!" Yang Bo explained, with one arm around Lisa and the other around Vivian.
"General, you are amazing!"

“If we’re going by the rewards for commanders of the Federal Central Government’s ground flagship squadrons, you, General, should be a Marshal too,” Vivian said, pressing herself tightly against John Lee.

"forget it!"

"I don't get along with Madhya Pradesh!"

"You didn't miss me!"

"miss you!"

"Let's see how much you miss me!" Yang Bo chuckled and led the two men into the captain's cabin!

The ministers of Karaya knew that Lee John's warships had been stolen from pirates.

Then the whole world knew that John Lee had sent out three warships and then nine warships had returned.

Moreover, all six warships belong to the pirate crew and are classified as Class C warships.

Furthermore, all six warships belonged to pirate groups that were fighting against the Seventh Fleet.

This made the faces of the federal central government, the federal president, the federal general staff, and the federal defense department turn green.

To be honest, although the Federation achieved a great victory this time, they only captured some pirates and did not gain anything substantial!

On the contrary, that bastard John Lee actually obtained six warships.

The value of the six Class C warships is basically tens of trillions or even hundreds of trillions!

In other words, the Seventh Fleet was fighting to the death at the front!
John Lee took all the benefits!
The Federation's Seventh Fleet also has two sub-fleets, totaling over a hundred warships, yet it still doesn't earn as much as John Lee's three warships.

What's even more embarrassing for the federal central government is that the commander of the Seventh Fleet has been awarded the rank of Marshal. So, given John Lee's contributions, shouldn't he also receive the same rank?
"That bastard, that bastard is just laughing at us. He could have announced it much earlier!" The federal president now felt like a clown, having been giving all sorts of interviews in high spirits every day for the past two weeks.

The federal vice president gritted his teeth: "That bastard always liked to show off, and he would always go live whenever something happened. But this time, with such a big gain, he didn't go live. He obviously wanted to see us make a fool of ourselves!"

"When exactly did this bastard show up?"

"What are you intelligence agencies doing?!"

"How did John Lee manage to take away six warships?"

"And your General Staff!"

"We deployed a main fleet, but the two squadrons didn't even achieve the same results as Lee John!"

"Do you know that the main fleet also has two squadrons? How much will that cost this time?"

"The maintenance and repair of warships alone will cost close to ten trillion!"

"And there are personnel bonuses!" The federal president and vice president were also very disappointed with the various departments below them.

The war was the most costly, and the Federation's Seventh Fleet also had two other squadrons, although the losses of warships were not significant.

However, the warships still sustained a lot of damage throughout the battlefield.

Because so many pirate warships were blown up, the fragments from the explosions were impacting at high speeds.

After the Federation's warships return to the airport, they need to undergo maintenance, which means repairing the armor damaged by the wreckage.

In addition, the warship's systems and various internal facilities also require maintenance and upkeep.

After all, the warship's energy system operated under high load for a long time during such a large war. Some parts need maintenance and some need to be replaced, because all parts have a lifespan.

So, while the Federation appeared to have won this battle, it actually suffered a significant loss that made the major conglomerates feel the pinch!
Not to mention that the Federation's main fleet and its sub-fleets also suffered losses of warships this time.

In contrast, John Lee captured six C-class warships with only three C-class warships.

The president and vice president of the federal government now feel like clowns.

We've been working hard on promotion for the past two weeks!

Now they've been thoroughly humiliated!
More importantly, it's difficult for everyone to explain this to the conglomerates!
A victory that has garnered worldwide attention, and the biggest winner is none other than John Lee!

News media from both the Alliance and the Empire quickly reported on the incident, and someone even photographed warships at the Karaya Airport, gleaming in the sunlight!
The League and the Empire both have many Lee John fans.

These fans were also a little surprised. Didn't Lee John like to show off? Why wasn't he showing off this time?
Later, news media interpreted the captured warship as a Class C warship belonging to a pirate group that was fighting against the Federation's Seventh Fleet.

In other words, the Seventh Fleet of the Federation fought tooth and nail, only to have John Lee benefit from the outcome!
Soon the federal president publicly condemned John Lee: "Governor of Calaya, John Lee, you are a thief, you are a thief who stole the fruits of the federal victory!"

(End of this chapter)