Blackstone Star
On the afternoon of September 17, the Skylark arrived at Blackstone, the capital of the Blackstone Barony.
Although it was delayed on the way for a while, waiting for the emergency repairs of the engine and the tail nozzle of the Cyborg, the escort fleet still arrived at the destination within the scheduled schedule.
Compared with the mining planet, which is dim all year round, rarely sees sunlight, and the air is full of rust, Blackstone is a real habitable planet.
The climate is pleasant, the ecosystem is complete, the environment is livable,
and as the capital of the Blackstone Barony, Blackstone has been given priority in the investment in various infrastructure and the improvement of people's livelihood.
The Skylark did not land directly on Blackstone.
Outside Blackstone, there is a planetary shield that is always on.
This is a common defensive facility based on the application of large energy shields and uses planetary geothermal energy as the main energy source.
The construction cost is not low, but the subsequent maintenance cost is not high.
In the Fire Human Civilization, most of the habitable planets are equipped with such defensive facilities.
After passing a series of safety certifications, the Skylark was moored in a designated airport in the synchronous orbit of Blackstone.
"In the past two years, as the Baron's health deteriorated, the alert level of Black Stone Star has been gradually increased.
Since last year, no warships have been allowed to enter Black Stone Star directly. It is not deliberately targeting us."
Chen Shayi explained to Wang Dong.
"I understand."
Wang Dong nodded slightly, indicating that he did not mind.
The attitude of the two people in the conversation was different from before.
Although for confidentiality reasons, the entire process of Wang Dong's negotiation with Cybone was carried out in an encrypted communication channel.
Except for a very few people, others could only see that the commander successfully reached an agreement with the Cybone Star Pirates and peacefully took over the Cyborg.
The escort fleet was very excited about this.
The Cybone Star Pirates are not simple stuff.
The achievement of completely annihilating the Cybone Star Pirates and forcing the bandit leader Cybone to commit suicide is undoubtedly a very important military achievement.
Everyone in the escort fleet can benefit from it.
Only Chen Shayi, who participated in the entire negotiation, could see that the young man in front of him took the initiative in the negotiation, pressed step by step, and persuaded Cybone to join.
Not only did they give up their position as captain, but they also had to continue to sell themselves to him under a pseudonym.
There is no doubt that both Ma Da, who obtained the position of captain of the Cyborg, and the masked male adjutant, nominally surrendered to the Blackstone Barony, but in fact, their real loyalty was to the silent, civilian-born illegitimate child.
Commonly recognized as a helpless civilian, after only a voyage from the mining star field to the Blackstone Star, the support behind him has already increased by a level 15 Fire Warship and a commander who has perfected the intermediate level of body forging and has experienced many battles.
He, Chen Shayi, is a genuine knight of the Blackstone Barony, but his ship is only the level 10 Skylark.
In fact, Wang Dong did consult him and asked him if he was willing to accept the Cyborg as his new ship.
Chen Shayi felt that the term "consultation" was more appropriate.
Because at that moment, he vaguely saw some shadows of the young baron in Wang Dong.
The baron's family is just a court noble, not a powerful noble with a fiefdom.
The baron's family is just a court noble, not a powerful noble with a fiefdom.
The only help that could be provided to the Baron himself was a second-generation Fire warship.
And the Baron himself relied on this little capital to open up a piece of territory in the border area of the Bauhinia Kingdom almost single-handedly.
He was wise, courageous, and brave.
Chen Shayi didn't understand why he saw a similar shadow in a young man who was born a commoner and had never received any aristocratic education.
He had to admit that if this young man became the heir to the baron's territory, he would be happy to be loyal.
Chen Shayi didn't have much political acumen, but he was not stupid.
Since the engine of the Cyborg was damaged because of Ma da's manipulation, the escort fleet was lifted from the abyss of imminent failure to the paradise of victory.
Ma Da played a great role in the reversal of the situation.
Since the Cyborg was in his hands, Chen Shayi believed that it should not be deprived of it, and he explicitly notified the entire fleet.
This was equivalent to recognizing Ma Da's ownership of the Steel Bone.
As Chen Shayi was the commander of the escort fleet at the time, this recognition was equivalent to the recognition of the Black Stone Baron's territory.
The change of captain of each Fire warship is not a rash matter.
Because it involves the reduction of the source point acquisition rate, there are no special circumstances, even the noble lords will not change the captain of the Fire warship under their command at will.
Even if he returns to Black Stone Star, with the support of the masked male adjutant, he has already taken the position of captain of the Cyborg and has full control Ma Da and of the entire ship. With the endorsement of Chen Shayi, his position is as stable as Mount Tai.
This is a favor from Chen Shayi.
Wang Dong accepted it openly and without any restraint.
From that moment on, Chen Shayi's attitude towards Wang Dong changed further.
The airport where the Skylark just docked is under the control of Chen Shayi.
The fleet that followed Chen Shayi to the mining area star field this time is the direct force of Chen Shayi himself.
In name, it belongs to the Black Stone Baron Territory, but the actual command is directly responsible by Chen Shayi himself.
The Cyborg is also docked here, along with the surrendered troops of the original Cybone Star Pirates.
Among these surrendered troops, some personnel will be added to Chen Shayi's direct fleet.
The personnel exchanged in this way boarded the Cyborg and served.
This was a necessary personnel adjustment. Wang Dong only gave a brief explanation and let Chen Shayi and Ma Da carry it out.
Chen Shayi cooperated quite well, and so did Ma Da.
Although Chen Shayi felt that Ma Da, Wang Dong's "close friend", did not seem to have such a close relationship with Wang Dong.
But it is undeniable that Ma Da's talent was equally outstanding.
In just a few days, Ma Da had reorganized the Steel Bone from top to bottom. Most of the crew members could be ordered freely. He really sat firmly in the position of captain.
This was not easy.
Compared with Cybone, Wang Dong's recruitment of Sima Zhongda, who used the alias Ma Da, seemed to be a natural thing.
Interestingly, after Wang Dong's inquiry, he found that Cybone did not know that the engine of the ship was rigged by Ma Da.
Even though time was short, Ma Da still made a very good arrangement, successfully shifting the suspicion to another scapegoat, and creating the situation of damage caused by being forced to use the lifeboat to temporarily escape from the engine room.
So in fact, even if Wang Dong and the escort fleet did not choose to rescue Ma Da, he could still return to the Steel Bone soon and continue his career as a space pirate.
This made Wang Dong feel relieved instantly.
Yes, this is the level and habit that Sima Zhongda should have in my mind.
Rational and calm, with careful thinking.