Ordinary faction leaders might not agree with Tian Li's proposal.

But by making this proposal to Gu Qijue, Tian Li found the right person.

The reason is simple: Gu Qijue loves doing business that yields immense profits.

He's even prepared to personally lead the team to carry out this task.

Gu Qijue looked at Tian Li and asked, "Did the Celestial Essence Star Cluster Civilization often conduct such profitable business in the past?"

Tian Li hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

The Celestial Essence Star Cluster Civilization was powerful, and these Interstellar Pirates had long been their hunting targets.

After Tian Li nodded, Gu Qijue was delighted and asked, "How many Divine-tier warriors and Demigod warriors should act together?"

Tian Li replied solemnly, "Generally, it's a group of twelve, either Divine-tier or Demigod warriors."

"Usually only one starship is deployed; otherwise, too many starships might scare the target away."

"Once the starship approaches the pirate's lair, it acts swiftly."

"If Supreme Leader Gu wants to use this plan, I can concentrate resources to first build an F-Class Cosmic-level Starship for Emperor Star."

Upon hearing this, Gu Qijue immediately decided, "Great, let's do it this way!"

"If you have any needs, talk to Gu Yinling. I'll handle the personnel arrangements."

This personnel arrangement, of course, meant deciding who would go out to seize the opportunity by force.

First, he would definitely go, followed by Moon God, Celestial Zither Goddess, Victoria, and others.

As for the remaining spots, let's see if anyone from the other eight continental plates is willing to venture out.

After Gu Qijue made the announcement, Ziling was the first to sign up, followed by several Divine-tier warriors.

Although Tian Li's F-Class Cosmic-level Starship wasn't ready yet,

Gu Qijue had already picked the combat team for the expedition.

Tian Li and the Infinite Group were, of course, highly efficient.

Tian Li provided the technology, and the Infinite Group supplied the equipment and labor.

Through their joint efforts, the latest starship of the Infinite Group completed its upgrade.

Transforming from an ordinary starship into an F-Class Cosmic-level Starship.

This level of starship can conduct long-distance space teleportation, though it consumes a lot of energy.

However, Gu Qijue was engaged in highly profitable business, so he didn't care about the energy expenditure.

On this expedition, Tian Li decided to accompany Gu Qijue and the others.

Not because he intended to cause trouble, but because the starship was rushed.

If any issues arose during use and he wasn't nearby, it would be troublesome.

Once everyone boarded the starship, Tian Li took charge of piloting.

While piloting, he explained to Gu Qijue,

"This F-Class Cosmic-level Starship is almost fully automated."

"Launching, cruising, and even combat can be managed by the starship's AI."

"However, if there are talented individuals highly skilled at piloting and fighting using the starship, it can switch back to manual mode."

After Tian Li finished, Gu Qijue was intrigued.

Although he wasn't necessarily a top talent in piloting, he was eager to experience driving a starship.

He immediately said, "Tian Li, sir, let me try piloting."

"Alright." Tian Li didn't refuse and let Gu Qijue take the pilot seat.

From the pilot seat, he could not only see the view in front of the starship but also monitor its surroundings through screens.

Under Tian Li's guidance, Gu Qijue began manually piloting the F-Class Cosmic-level Starship.

Without sufficiently strong skills, reaction speed would not meet the piloting requirements.

Fortunately, Gu Qijue was now a Divine-tier warrior, so he had no such concerns.

He soon started the starship and initiated long-distance space teleportation.

This time, he wasn't planning just one long-distance teleportation, but several, heading directly beyond the Vermilion Bird Star Cluster.

While there were Interstellar Pirates within the Vermilion Bird Star Cluster, Tian Li didn't have precise information.

The information he had was organized by the Celestial Essence Star Cluster Level Civilization but had not yet been used to attack the pirates.

These Interstellar Pirates were all in the mid-regions of the Vermilion Bird Star Cluster and other clusters.

Finding them wasn't easy.

But Tian Li had their coordinates; as long as they hadn't moved far from their original habitat, Tian Li and Gu Qijue would find them.

Under normal circumstances, these Interstellar Pirates wouldn't easily relocate.

After several long-distance space teleportations, the starship's display revealed the pirate information.

Gu Qijue didn't rush but asked for more details.

"What's this Interstellar Pirate group's name?"

"How many of them are there? How many strong warriors?"

"What benefits do we gain by taking down this Interstellar Pirate group?"

Upon being asked, Tian Li solemnly replied:

"This Interstellar Pirate group is called Maple Leaf, or Red Maple Interstellar Pirates."

"They number around two hundred, mostly Emperor Tier and Demigod Tier warriors."

"There are about ten Divine-tier warriors."

"Capturing them means seizing their Delta Metal Mine."

"Delta Metal is a special high-strength metal."

"It's used to make stronger and more resilient Delta Alloy, with a wide range of uses."

"Delta Alloy can be used for forging both cold and hot weapons."

"Furthermore, many top-tier aircraft and devices require these excellent materials for construction."

After Tian Li finished speaking, everyone understood.

This time, they needed to eliminate these Interstellar Pirates occupying the area.

Then, completely extract all Delta Metal Ore from the site.

Little did the Red Maple Interstellar Pirates know they were being targeted.

Despite controlling a Delta Metal Mine, they'd been living peacefully.

The Red Maple Interstellar Pirates hadn't noticed the unexpected guests approaching.

They had previously engaged in minor skirmishes, never interacting with very powerful factions.

While the Red Maple Interstellar Pirates were busy, Gu Qijue had already approached nearby.

He didn't hurry to act but intended to capture a pirate for questioning.

Though Tian Li had provided much intelligence, that information could be outdated.

Present conditions might differ from earlier reports.

Fortune favored Gu Qijue; just as he planned to capture a pirate for questioning,

one pirate happened to walk away alone.

Gu Qijue didn't care why the individual left alone; he prepared to capture this person.

Once he had captured this Interstellar Pirate and interrogated them, he could obtain firsthand intelligence!

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