Interstellar: Start as a cleaner.

Chapter 1355 Taking the Bait (First Update)
Zhao Dongfeng had been feeling increasingly agitated lately, and he submitted a plan to his superiors to combat piracy.

However, this action plan was rejected for the ridiculous reason that there was no budget!
Zhao Dongfeng knew that the military's budget was being tightly controlled by the Alliance Parliament.

For a time, the military's budget was even cut by more than half whenever it reached Parliament.

Even when it comes to various weapons and equipment, those council members know absolutely nothing, but they know how to cut them in half.

As a result, the Allied military was unwilling to equip itself with new equipment produced at a certain time.

Because when these new equipment passed through the parliament, they were cut in half again.

Cut the power of the energy engine in half!
Cut the warship's protection system in half!
Cut the number of energy cannons in half.

Cut the number of warships in half!
That was the darkest time for the Allied military; they preferred to equip themselves with old warships rather than new ones.

However, the plan he applied for was within the fleet's internal budget.

"Those damned old bastards!"

"Just because my surname isn't He!"

"I encountered unfair treatment."

"Look at those bastards that the family has put forward."

"If it weren't for the family's powerful intelligence capabilities, they would never have been able to achieve anything."

"If my family had given me their support, I would have become a general long ago."

"No wonder the Li family has been able to grow so big and powerful."

"Look at the younger generation of that family!"

"Trash, garbage." Sometimes Zhao Dongfeng really wanted to use a warship to wipe out all those old fogies in his family.

Zhao Dongfeng's current position as acting captain is entirely due to his own hard work!
Zhao Dongfeng had long been dissatisfied with the way resources were allocated within the family.

However, he could not show his dissatisfaction with his family because the family held unparalleled influence within the Third Fleet.

If he expresses his dissatisfaction with his family, he may die in an accident or go to jail for some reason within ten minutes.

Because Zhao Dongfeng didn't know how many people in the Third Fleet were from families.

Therefore, Zhao Dongfeng could only sulk, and because of this sullenness, he developed a bad temper.

Zhao Dongfeng used a disguise potion to disguise himself and then changed his identity to arrive at the underground city of Tianyun Star.

Tianyun Star was originally intended for both civilian and military use!
After arriving in the underground city, Zhao Dongfeng first went to a familiar bar.

After giving the bartender a generous tip, Zhao Dongfeng learned that the bar had recently welcomed a number of new customers.

Then Zhao Dongfeng went straight into the private room.

The bars here also run some shady businesses.

After entering the private room, staff quickly brought in groups of beautiful women.

Zhao Dongfeng directly selected two, and both were the lowest level of superpowered individuals.

Zhao Dongfeng had a great time at the bar for two hours, then left feeling refreshed and headed to the casino next door.

Perhaps due to bad luck, Zhao Dongfeng's good mood turned sour in just half an hour because he lost everything.

Zhao Dongfeng has no other source of income; his main income comes from his salary and subsidies from his family.

"Damn it!!" Zhao Dongfeng cursed under his breath.

As he left the gambling table, he bumped into someone. Zhao Dongfeng was in a fit of anger and was about to start cursing.

"Sorry, sorry, consider this compensation." Zhao Dongfeng was standing in front of a burly man who picked up a handful of casino chips and said.

"Uh." Zhao Dongfeng uttered an "uh," then sat down again with the chips in his hand.

Zhao Dongfeng looked at the burly man who had bumped into him, who was now sitting not far from him.

Within ten minutes, Zhao Dongfeng's face turned grim, because he had lost all his money again.

Zhao Dongfeng saw that the chips in front of the burly man had doubled.

Zhao Dongfeng cursed inwardly, then silently walked out of the casino.

This burly man was Yang Bo, who was testing Zhao Dongfeng.

Moreover, I released a spiritual seed into him during the moment I bumped into him.

Then Yang Bo obtained more information: Zhao Dongfeng is now a B-level superpowered individual.

Zhao Dongfeng was extremely dissatisfied with the He family!
However, from Yang Bo's perspective, it's already quite impressive that a B-level superpowered individual could become the acting captain of a B-level warship.

Zhao Dongfeng's perspective was different; he stood on the side of the He family, comparing himself to the other young people nominated by the He family.

Yang Bo finally understood why Zhao Dongfeng couldn't get support from the He family.

The level of superpowered individuals is a core issue that every family considers.

Although superpowered individuals have no advantage over modern weapons.

However, the higher the level of superpower, the longer the lifespan.

The change of leadership in each generation of a family will cause turmoil within the family.

Therefore, family members with longer lifespans can help maintain a more stable family structure.

Zhao Dongfeng's superpower level has already limited his lifespan.

However, Yang Bo valued more the hatred Zhao Dongfeng harbored for the He family!

This was mainly due to Zhao Dongfeng, because of the long-standing injustices suffered by his family, which had been suppressed in his heart for a long time, and he had no way to express them.

In addition, this guy is both lecherous and a gambler, so he spends all his money. Actually, Zhao Dongfeng's income is already quite high, as he receives a salary and his family subsidizes him.

But gambling, no matter how much money you have, you'll eventually lose it all. Not to mention this guy needs superhumans to play with women, two or three at a time, so even someone like Zhao Dongfeng can only take advantage of his vacation to have some fun.

Yang Bo returned to Lee John's warship and then sent a message to Zhao Dongfeng in a game.

Zhao Dongfeng is playing an old and traditional martial arts game.

This martial arts game is very realistic, so players must be at least 18 years old to play it.

Modern games have highly sophisticated AI, so each player has their own unique upgrade path.

It has a high degree of autonomy.

In the game, Zhao Dongfeng is a notorious bandit who enjoys robbing officials and humiliating their female relatives.

They also carried out a massacre of the constables.

Of course, he also slaughtered the game players who accepted his bounty.

Zhao Dongfeng looked at his private messages. A friend request had come from a stranger. The message read: "Want to get rich overnight? Want to get promoted and make a fortune?"

Zhao Dongfeng was playing the game while looking at the verification message, feeling somewhat speechless.

Are these scammers now advertising inside games?

Zhao Dongfeng decisively added someone else.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out the other person was using a secondary account!

"Want to get rich overnight? Want to get promoted and make a fortune? As long as you cooperate with us, you can get what you want." Yang Bo chuckled to himself as he sent the message.

"fraud!"

"Such a good thing, how could it be anyone else's turn?" Zhao Dongfeng sent a message directly.

"We are a large platform, and our reputation is guaranteed!"

“We have whatever you want!” Yang Bo replied after seeing the message.

"Have scammers become this simplistic with their boasting? I'll show you what real difficulty is."

"With the pirates of the Pirate Alliance so rampant right now, how can you get information about them?" Zhao Dongfeng subconsciously asked what he considered the most difficult question.

"Time, region!" Yang Bo replied with a brief message.

"What does that mean?" Zhao Dongfeng asked, puzzled when he saw those four words.

"At what time? In what area?"

"Even the Pirate Alliance itself doesn't know how many pirate crews it has!"

"We can't possibly tell you all the information about all the pirate groups."

"Because such intelligence is priceless."

"To prove that we are a major platform, we can first provide you with some intelligence!"

"If you benefit from this intelligence, you will need to pay for it before you receive a second piece of intelligence. Of course, the payment method is flexible," Yang Bo replied with a long message.

Zhao Dongfeng was even more puzzled when he saw what the other party said, so he sent a range of star fields and a time period.

"I'm sorry, there are no pirate crews scheduled to sail during this time period!" Zhao Dongfeng sneered after seeing the reply and was about to reply when the other party sent another message.

"However, in a nearby star system, there is a pirate crew, a Class C warship, and a Class D warship that will pass through at some point in the future," Yang Bo replied.

Zhao Dongfeng looked at the message sent by the other party, somewhat skeptical.

Without accurate intelligence, it is very difficult to find traces of pirate groups in the vast starry sky.

Sometimes, a difference of a few hours can cause the two parties to miss each other.

Some might ask, why doesn't the alliance deploy detectors on all the credit lines?

In fact, all three countries have done this, but in the end, they were unable to make ends meet.

Not to mention that these detectors are easily attacked.

No country's military could tolerate a detector repeatedly sending false signals.

Moreover, people in all three countries are involved in this shady smuggling operation.

In addition, many star systems belong to public star systems.

One country is willing to deploy the probe, but the other two countries are not.

Because once the probes are deployed, this region of space will be under the jurisdiction of a certain country.

Therefore, over time, there are very few detectors in the public credit system, only some navigational beacons.

The primary function of navigation beacons is to provide automatic navigation support for spacecraft.

The spacecraft's intelligent system will fly based on information from navigation beacons.

"I want to know if any pirate groups passed through another star field at another point in time?" Zhao Dongfeng asked again about another star field and a point in time.

"No, a pirate group did pass through this star system, but it was a day later!" Yang Bo checked and then replied.

"Okay, I want this information!" Zhao Dongfeng was prepared to give it a try, regardless of whether the information was true or false.

“Okay!” Yang Bo replied.

"Why did you contact me?" Zhao Dongfeng asked, somewhat confused.

"Because you replied to our message!" Yang Bo's reply made Zhao Dongfeng feel a bit like an idiot, and the more domineering he felt, the more like the other party was a liar.

"Could it be that the other party knows my true identity?" Zhao Dongfeng was startled by the thought that popped into his head, but then dismissed it!

(End of this chapter)