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Chapter 77: Planet of the Moonfiend

Lan Jue’s brows narrowed, and the expression on his face grew dark

Once they’d adopted the colors, ens of the local pirates they’d encountered no further troubles Zeus-1 deftly h the dangerous region

However, after three days, the small planet that was their objective still hadn’t revealed itself

Here, everything but the stars and a few select planets ular orbits Asteroids, planets, ed As a result, whether you were pirate or pioneer, you always needed the latest star maps to find your destination And to find theiants – except that they were pirate havens

“We need to et ourselves an updated star map,” Lan Jue coest of the static planets residing in the Shattered Starfields It’s naed more times than anyone could reed ownership whenever there was a power adjustest, took the planet for their own and invariable gave it their own naardless of naest star situated at it’s heart

A day on Moonfiend was thirty-six hours; a year, four hundred and twenty eight days Significantly different than Planet Skyfire, to be sure But the climate was suitable, and it had three times the surface area of Skyfire

The Shattered Starfields had three stable-orbit planets hidden within the shifting bands of asteroids Moonfiend, while the largest, was only one The other tere known as Nefarius and Diablus Their na down upon Moonfiend froine it was home to a ruthless pirate clan Fifty percent of it’s surface was a clear, crystal blue The rereen landscapes

Zeus-1 slowlyport and caar chomped between his teeth and hands stuffed in the pockets of his windbreaker Mika, Lin Guoguo and Ke’er were at his heels

The Accountant had chosen to remain behind, immersed as he ith his work on the ship’s syste officer in Lan Jue’s absence

“So where we going, boss,” Mika asked

The three woer sported the revealing flight suits Mika had chosen a white blouse, black coat and a black short skirt Paired with her black-rih heels and fiery red hair she looked like an inti business woman Or a sexy secretary

Ke’er had slipped in to a pair of white suit pants, peach high heels and a white jacket She looked erudite with her pantsuit and bob-cut blue hair

Lin Guoguo was dressed si out the pants for a long skirt As they trailed behind Lan Jue away fro eye Although it was a pirate haven, none dared to approach the women despite their beauty After all, women were pirates, too

The Moonfiend pirate clan had been in control of the planet for ten years They were noell established as the rulers of the area The result was actually a planet enjoying prosperity and safety Of course, there were always the seedier parts of town, but those were generally easy to recognize and avoid The Moonfiends had put a great deal of effort in to establishing a sense of order and propriety This was in part due to their secret trade deals with the three alliances, which afforded theht off contenders and the funds to keep their populace content

“It’s been a long time since I’ve seen Little Yue,” Lan Jue said, “We’ll visit her first and see if we can’t procure a starLin Guoguo took a step closer and giggled “Boss, so arrogant! Waltzing directly up to the Moonfiend Empress!”

Ke’er nodded her head and huffed in serious tones “Don’t worry boss, we’ll protect you”

“He grinned “What, you think she could take lance “I was talking about your chastity”

Lan Jue tripped on his own feet and alround The three wohta fire theer or shame It was hard to determine the root cause