Xiaosu turned to Lan Jue. "Captain, First, Second, and Third Brigades need to split up. We'll go to Crescent City first, then we'll be able to communicate with each other via comms.
It'll take about an hour to get from Crescent City to Luna City.
We'll settle down in Crescent City first, then we'll continue with the plan. "
Eight hundred people were too conspicuous. Fourth Brigade's hundred people left on their own vehicles.
The others took the rest of the vehicles and headed to Crescent City in batches.
Pirate cities were built directly inside the base, so there weren't many inspections. Miners were of low status, but they had their own areas of activity. That area was called the slums of Crescent City.
Miners were given two days off every ten days, and a certain amount of pay.
These were the rules Su Xiaosu had set herself.
She had a kind heart, and didn't want to mistreat them.
Therefore, the miners on the Moonfiend Star lived the longest and the best of all the pirates in the world.
They had the fewest mutinies, too.
Crescent City was next to the moonfiend stone mines, and was the planet's second largest city, second only to Luna.
Aside from the Moonfiend Pirates, there were also a large number of people they'd plundered from the outside world.
The Moonfiend Empress didn't kill much when she raided, but she did bring people back to settle down on Moonfiend. This way, the population grew, and gave the Moonfiend Pirates a solid foundation.
Humans were adaptable. Even in the face of adversity, they got used to it after a while.
For most people, living was more important than anything else.
Su Xiaosu's decision to lead the Skyfire Pirates into Crescent City had its reasons.
She lived here.
Most of them were the people who had plundered this place.
There were few real pirates.
Unlike Luna City, where almost everyone was a pirate.
Crescent City was a much more peaceful place.
Here, people disguised as commoners were less likely to be seen.
Pirates were pirates. Moonfiend was the best place for elite pirates, but it only had four or five cities.
Each city was used as a base for mining, reclaiming land, building infrastructure, or farming.
Su Xiaosu had envisioned this place.
Given enough time, she could definitely turn this place into an administrative planet that was no different from the three major alliances of the human race.
With it as the center, she could spread it across the Shattered Starfields.
An independent state!
She was once ambitious and wanted to be independent. She even wanted to build a pirate nation that existed according to her ideals.
In the face of great power, however, it was nothing more than wishful thinking. The Pontiff's Citadel didn't give her the luxury of time.
People could only see things clearly after experiencing setbacks.
Being brought back to the Pontiff's Citadel was like walking on the edge of death itself. Su Xiaosu's arrogance had evaporated.
When she first saw that it was Lan Jue who saved her, a strong sense of dependence arose spontaneously.
After that, she followed Lan Jue to Planet Luo and went into secluded cultivation.
He recovered his cultivation base.
Su Xiaosu thought about many things during that time.
Memories of the past kept appearing in her mind.
At that time, her feelings were very complicated, and she was very depressed.
She suddenly felt that she really needed to rely on a strong arm.
However, she also knew that Lan Jue's heart already belonged to someone else. It was impossible for him to fall in love with her.
If he were a passionate man, Zeus's Four Amazons would have been with him long ago. Mika and the other women were all excellent people.
So when she followed Lan Jue back to Skyfire, her feelings were very complicated.
She couldn't be his lover, so she had to prove her worth. Otherwise, she wouldn't be on par with Zeus's Four Amazons!
Later, she returned to Moonfiend. After many trials and tribulations, with the help of Zeus -1, she managed to save her own people. When she heard that Lan Jue wanted to establish Star Division, her heart was filled with joy.
She had excelled in the Pontiff's Genetica experiments, and the Pontiff's Citadel had spared no effort in training her.
Su Xiaosu was a top student in the Western Alliance's military academy, Europa University.
After her life as a pirate in the Shattered Starfields, she was a qualified commander.
Su Xiaosu knew it was time to prove her worth.
Star Division was stronger than she'd imagined, and adaptable. In a short amount of time, they'd completed their formation, and were proving themselves to be a formidable force.
Star Division's ten-man squad could defeat a hundred-man mecha brigade with ease.
The strength of her individual strength allowed her former pirate tactics to be put to greater use.
But now that they were back on Moonfiend, and the city she'd built was right in front of her, Su Xiaosu couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion.
She knew she shouldn't have lingered on, but people had feelings.
Most of the slums were occupied by mining workers, so there weren't many people around.
It was normal for Star Division's soldiers to come here in miner's uniforms.
They didn't encounter any interrogation at all. They gathered here one after another.
"Xiaosu, are you alright?" Lan Jue asked with concern. She looked a little dazed.
She shook her head. "I'm fine.
We'll settle down here for now, then we'll infiltrate Luna.
Once everyone's in Luna, we'll attack the Moonfiend Palace.
Moonfiend's defenses are inside the palace. We'll take control, then use the palace to defend.
When I built the palace, I built it as a fortress. There are many defenses we can rely on.
Then we'll split up and attack the battleship's control systems.
Once we do that, we'll be able to take control of Moonfiend.
The pirates will come for us. We'll lure them in, then we'll defend the planet until they're exhausted. Then we'll counterattack. "
Lan Jue nodded. "Alright, let's go with the plan."
The Driver had suggested taking over the Moonfiend Pirates' battleships, then using them to attack the planet.
That would be more direct.
But Su Xiaosu vetoed the idea. Her reasoning was simple.
There were too many battleships on Moonfiend. It was impossible to take them all.
They didn't have enough manpower.
Both sides needed to be mobilized.
If they didn't have enough battleships, the Moonfiend Pirates would react and launch a counterattack. If they had the upper hand, it would affect the outcome of the battle.
On the other hand, destroying them was much easier.
Installing time bombs on a hundred battleships would be easier than controlling them all.
After careful consideration, Su Xiaosu's plan won everyone's approval.
They settled down in the slums for the time being. They ate their own meals and rested.
Infiltrating Moonfiend couldn't be rushed. They had to wait for Fourth Brigade to report back.
Without enough information, they'd be exposed.
Xiaosu looked at Lan Jue. "Boss, I'll take you around the city.
Maybe after this, the Moonfiend Pirates will cease to exist. "
Lan Jue saw the reluctance in Xiaosu's eyes. "Xiaosu, we can't take everyone with us.
I'd like to, but we have to think about everyone's safety.
We'll do our best to keep the civilians out of harm's way.
Once we're gone, there will be pirates coming to take over this place. They need people to grow, so don't worry too much. "
"Yeah." Xiaosu smiled. "Don't worry, boss. I've thought it through.
Have you forgotten?
I used to be the cruel and merciless Moonfiend Empress.
I just want to see this place one last time. I built Crescent City myself. No matter what happens in the future, this will be the last time I see it.
I won't be coming back here. "
"Alright, I'll go with you." The two of them made their way to Crescent City in miner's garb.
The buildings in Crescent City were similar to many pirate bases. Most of them were made from metal.
Metal buildings were the most durable, and the easiest to build.
However, there were also some scattered houses built with stone here.
Relatively speaking, it was more popular.
There weren't many people on the streets. Xiaosu told Lan Jue that those who could live in the city were people with a particular skill.
She'd valued them a lot.
No matter what kind of place it was, it needed talented people.
Pirates were no exception.
After walking around, Xiaosu sighed. "They're too eager for quick success."
Lan Jue looked at her suspiciously. "What is it?"
Xiaosu explained. "This place hasn't changed much since before they took me away. The population hasn't increased. In fact, it's decreased.
It's gone against my original plan.
According to what I thought, Crescent City would grow quickly. The population would double every year. Then, with this place as the core, we'd expand outwards. We'd build a new city every year.
Once the population was high enough, we'd speed up the construction.
In ten years at most, Moonfiend would be completely self-sufficient.
We'd be stronger than ever. "
"But they're in a hurry to swallow up the other pirate clans. Forget about the good and the bad, they're neglecting internal development. That's going to cause more problems.
Absorbing all that power won't help the Moonfiend Pirates. It'll only create more problems. "
Lan Jue smiled. "You're back in your Moonfiend Empress mode!"
Xiaosu paused, then shook her head. "Yeah!
I can't let it go.
Hey, that woman's got a nice body. "Her eyes drifted forward.
(To be continued …)