Invincibility Begins with a Super Fairy Manny

Chapter 2652: Chapter 2653: Rice Planet

After mastering the technology of time and space travel, the previously insurmountable chasm of the Milky Way has now become a thoroughfare.

Especially in those areas where stars flourish, commercial ships come and go incessantly, forming trade routes.

Under these circumstances, the Starry Pirates emerged.

Although the Federal Credential Bureau has made several attempts to crack down on them, since these pirates are mostly desperados from various places who have figured out the bureau’s strategies, the sieges have been of little effect.

Helplessly, the Federal Credential Bureau has no choice but to turn a blind eye, while the passing commercial ships have to pay for safety.

And the pirates, to ensure long-term profits, do not trouble these ships too much, only charging a fixed tribute in exchange for safe passage.

Over time, a bizarre balance has formed among the pirates, the Federal Credential Bureau, and the passing trade associations.

On the surface, the Federal Credential Bureau would never acknowledge the legitimacy of the pirates, but privately, they tolerate them.

These Starry Pirates even discard some scrapped ships and materials during routine sieges, cooperating with the bureau in an understood play that grants the bureau face.

As for the trade associations, they would never admit to paying tributes to the pirates; it’s merely normal wear and tear along the way.

Precisely due to this peculiar situation, the Starry Pirates have thrived.

But the relationships among these Starry Pirates are not all smooth sailing, nor united.

The vast profits drive serious infighting among these pirates, leading to frequent changes in leadership along some prosperous trade routes, sometimes several times a month.

It was amidst this chaos that Saint Diss emerged suddenly, dominating most of the trade routes in a short time and becoming the undisputed overlord among the Milky Way’s Starry Pirates.

This almost magical rise intrigues many about the founder of Saint Diss.

Some say he is the most wanted criminal on the Federal Credential Bureau’s list of targets.

Others say he is a top expert from a reclusive noble family.

But regardless of the rumors, the founder of Saint Diss remains discreet, making his mystique all the more profound.

Even now, the Federal Credential Bureau does not know whether he is male or female or what his name is.

Moreover, unlike other pirate groups, Saint Diss has extremely strict rules, making it difficult for ordinary people to join, requiring rigorous vetting.

Once joining, members must comply with the management, with no violations of the rules allowed, or they face severe punishment.

Under this quasi-military management, Saint Diss’s power has risen steadily, becoming the number one pirate group in the Milky Way.

But ordinary people not only cannot make contact, they don’t even know where their base is.

This is why Qin Yu is painstakingly trying to invite Du Fan into the matter.

Because only he knows Saint Diss’s whereabouts.

Du Fan carefully pilots the Void Shuttle, swiftly passing by stars.

They are already entering the central region of the Milky Way, where the density of stars is so great that it even illuminates the void.

Yet such places are actually more dangerous.

Although Earth’s current technology allows for long-distance interstellar travel, the universe is so vast, with an endless array of problems and troubles.

Often the route was fine last time, but on the next visit, it turns into a time-space vortex.

In such circumstances, only a few paths allow for the passage of large starships, which is the origin of trade routes.

But now Du Fan is piloting the Void Shuttle along not a trade route, but a path hidden among countless stars.

Such a road is naturally extremely perilous.

Even though the method of piloting the Void Shuttle is similar to driving, and Du Fan’s driving skills are quite good, he still breaks into a sweat along the way.

"How much further?" Qin Yu couldn’t help but ask from the side.

"Almost there, my cousin told me to take this route if I wanted to find him," Du Fan said.

Yu Ran couldn’t help but ask, "You usually live on Earth while your cousin is a pirate in the Milky Way, how do you normally stay in contact?"

Du Fan laughed, "We have our ways, and surely, you don’t think pirates are just a bunch of barbaric drifters in the vast space!"

"Aren’t they?" Yu Ran asked curiously.

Du Fan shook his head, "Not entirely; at least the Saint Diss we are about to face isn’t. On the contrary, these pirates, be it equipment or personal strength, are more powerful than the regular military!"

Yu Ran was somewhat skeptical, "Brother, is what he said true?"

Yu Ming nodded, "This Saint Diss has indeed risen to fame as a major pirate gang in recent years, and it certainly has its merits!"

"Humph, but it’s not as impressive as you," Yu Ran evidently held a nearly blind admiration for his brother.

To this, Yu Ming merely smiled indifferently, not saying anything.

Meanwhile, Du Fan suddenly spoke solemnly, "Everyone hold tight, we should be reaching soon!"

With those words.

The Void Shuttle trembled slightly as it entered the gravitational field of a star.

Through the front viewport, a planet began to emerge and rapidly enlarge.

In the blink of an eye, the full view of this planet appeared before everyone.

It was a planet not much larger than Earth, with a similarly sized volume but an extremely dazzling yellow color.

The Void Shuttle swiftly descended, penetrating the atmosphere, entering the planet’s interior.

What they saw next left the people on the shuttle dumbfounded.

The continent of this planet was entirely covered with a yellow plant, and as the breeze blew, these plants began oscillating like ocean waves.

Not until the shuttle descended to a certain height did people see what these yellow plants were.

"Oh my! It’s rice! An entire planet of rice!" An Qing exclaimed in amazement.

Although a noble’s daughter, An Qing is not entirely detached from life’s realities; on the contrary, she has always been interested in agriculture and even owns a farm herself.

So upon witnessing this scene, she was utterly shocked.

She is more than aware of what an entire planet of rice signifies.

Despite Earth’s current technological ability to synthesize food, the organic produce from agriculture remains an irreplaceable essential resource.

Thus, after humanity ventured out of the Sol System, planets with suitable conditions prioritized developing agriculture.

Yet now the problem is that they came to find a renowned pirate organization!

But aren’t pirates supposed to be brigands who rob, feast on meat, and drink heavily?