Rebirth Counterattack: I Heard That the Imperial Marshal Has a Crush on Me

The two looked at each other, and Chu Muxi’s eyes widened. “A new energy has been detected?”

Even though he had known about this for a long time, Chu Muxi still tried his best to show that he was shocked. “It can’t go wrong, right? Is this instrument reliable?”

The empire had not discovered the existence of new energy sources for many years, but Lu Junzhi remembered something.

His Deep Blue had previously received a tip-off when it seized black goods from an interstellar pirate group. It was said there seemed to be a new type of energy stone in the hands of the person who had been secretly dealing with them for a long time.

It was a renewable energy source, consuming less than half the energy currently used by a large military starship for the same time and distance.

If this news was true, then this new energy source would become the key to determining victory or defeat in future wars and reversing the situation of the war!

“Do those pirates claim that this news came from the empire?” Chu Muxi touched his chin and pondered for a moment. “That means that the Alliance has not received this news yet.”

“I have followed this tip to continue the investigation, but so far I have not gotten any other clues,” Lu Junzhi said, staring at the unknown energy source on the instrument screen, frowning.

Chu Muxi thought to himself; it seemed that this matter was probably related to Chu Tianhao and the huge network of relationships behind him.

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“Then let’s go find this unknown energy immediately and see what it is. Maybe we are lucky, and what we find is the new energy stone rumored by pirates.” Chu Muxi urged urgently.

“There’s no rush,” Lu Junzhi stopped him in a deep voice. “The situation down there is still unclear. Under normal circumstances, there will be very high-level interstellar beasts guarding new energy sources.”

“But didn’t my grandpa’s people say it’s very safe here?” Chu Muxi was confused.

Lu Junzhi shook his head, “Your grandpa’s team has not detected this unknown energy, so they will not know its specific location. Generally, the kind of guardian interstellar beast will not take the initiative to attack unless it is deliberately disturbed.”

Chu Muxi nodded upon hearing this, “I see, then should we go back and discuss it with everyone?”

Lu Junzhi glanced at him and said nothing.

Chu Muxi immediately reacted, “Uncle Xu is an absolutely reliable person, I can guarantee this. However, the two people from the Shen Group, I couldn’t say much about them.” This meant he couldn’t vouch for those two people.

He looked at Lu Junzhi without blinking.

Lu Junzhi nodded, “All my people are trustworthy.”

“Yes! I believe in Lu da-ge, your subordinates must be loyal to you!” Chu Muxi smiled and said sincerely.

Lu Junzhi curled his lips, raised his head, and rubbed his head. “It’s okay, I’m here.”

Chu Muxi observed that Lu Junzhi’s smile grew more frequent when they were together. Despite his consistently strong aura, he maintained a stern expression when not engaged in conversation with Chu Muxi.

However, whenever their eyes met, Lu Junzhi’s gaze softened, radiating warmth and restraint, prompting Chu Muxi to contemplate.

“So, Lu da-ge, everything here depends on you. I’ll ensure Uncle Xu keeps a close watch on those two individuals, ensuring they remain unaware of anything,” Chu Musi pledged.

Lu Junzhi acknowledged with a hum, noting that he had already investigated everyone accompanying them before departure. Even if the two individuals posed a problem, he was confident they wouldn’t disclose any information.

For some reason, he found comfort in Chu Muxi’s earnest dedication, a sentiment he had never experienced before. It was novel and highly appreciated.

“I know,” he reassured the boy. “Relax, don’t worry about anything.”

Chu Muxi nodded earnestly, asking, “What’s our next move?”

“I’ve messaged Zhao Lei to join us and hunt two interstellar beasts,” Lu Junzhi replied. Interstellar beasts were edible, but their levels vary across planets. Generally, people avoided provoking them on unfamiliar planets.

Although on the Central Star, there were always people selling interstellar beasts from other planets to allow those rich people to have a taste.

When people went out, safety came first. However, with Lu Junzhi, there was no such worry. No one would think much about Lu Junzhi bringing people for hunting, after all, they were capable military personnel.

Even Uncle Xu would probably think that it was his curiosity that made Lu Junzhi call people over to hunt the interstellar beast. Among them, Xu Gaolai and two people from Shen Group didn’t have this ability.

Only Lu Junzhi and the people he brought could.

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“What a great idea! This way they won’t guess what we want to do. Then we’ll see if we really can hunt interstellar beasts later. I haven’t tasted it yet,” Chu Muxi showed curious eyes.

The sale of interstellar beasts from alien planets on the Central Star requires strict testing and procedures, and most of them were expensive.

Chu Tianhao once bought a piece of meat from an interstellar beast and brought it back. Unfortunately, Chu Muxi happened to be sick. It was obvious that he could not eat meat, in the end, he only got an ordinary dinner.

When he recovered and could get out of bed, Chu Mubei and Chu Lulu proudly showed off how tender and delicious the interstellar beast’s meat was.

“If you want to eat in the future, tell me.” A trace of distress appeared in Lu Junzhi’s eyes. “You can eat as much as you want.”

Chu Muxi smiled brightly, “Yeah! Okay!”

In fact, he didn’t say this to win sympathy, but he brought up this matter unconsciously. If he were facing other people, he would not mention these things as easily and calmly as he did now. After all, to him, these things were considered a shame.

But he wanted to tell Lu Junzhi, frankly and without any purpose, just because he wanted to tell Lu Junzhi everything that had happened to him.

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Fortunately, there was a spare aircraft parked in the temporary camp. Zhao Lei took two people with him. After receiving the signal from Lu Junzhi, he also remembered to bring weapons and drove another aircraft over from the temporary camp.

They chose a relatively flat place to land on the mountainside. Zhao Lei first led people to explore the surrounding area within 50 meters and made sure there was no danger. Then Lu Junzhi took Chu Muxi out of the aircraft.

Several people set up two tents here, and Zhao Lei led others to find some useful things, and set up traps and defense facilities around them.

“How is it? Is the survey instrument still prompting?” Chu Muxi asked.

Lu Junzhi nodded, “It seems that we are not far from there.”