Chapter 406, Phoenix Has No Secrets_2

What should I do next?

Ahzimuba's eyes whirled, his mind raced through idea after idea—he needed to find the right reason, explanation, excuse, to get himself out of this situation.

But what to say?

He crafted one explanation after another while also instructing his driver to head for the capital.

The pirates' returning spacecraft didn't land in the city but headed elsewhere; if he returned, he wouldn't have to worry about being shot on sight.

The Alliance Navy arrived faster than the Observatory had predicted; they were expected in four hours, but in less than three, the massive ships were already descending into orbit around Extinct Soil Star.

The orbit was so close that the ships' silhouettes could be seen with the naked eye in clear weather from the surface.

Soon after, a message fell from the sky.