Once both sides arrived at the pre-set battlefield, Wang Dong commanded the Battle Axe to disperse Mikowski Particles, masking the area and signaling a do-or-die stance as he initiated a close-range artillery battle.
The cannon fire from both sides quickly pushed the disturbance beyond its threshold, shattering the delicate balance within the strong gravitational turbulence. The turbulence erupted all at once.
On its own, the gravitational turbulence wasn't enough to threaten a Spark Warship protected by durable shields and armor—it would at most cause some trouble.
But it was the large number of mines Wang Dong had previously planted on nearby asteroids—now swept into the battlefield by the turbulence—that delivered the real blow.
The mines, equipped with simple friend-or-foe recognition, dealt massive damage to the Jin Family's warship trapped in the ambush zone.
With the enemy's engine module crippled and its mobility lost, Wang Dong ruthlessly pressed the advantage, ultimately sinking the vessel.
He then successfully retrieved the antidote, removing the hidden threat of the Yuan Family's secret drug from his body.
Objectively speaking, Wang Dong's ambush operation was rather well-planned.
The results spoke for themselves.
He had managed to defeat an opponent a full tier stronger than himself.
In a virtual combat game on the star domain network, this would have been considered a perfect victory.
Unfortunately, reality is never so kind.
In his past life, Wang Dong, still lacking in experience at the time, thought that killing a warship in such a complex asteroid field would leave no trace—unseen, unknown.
What he failed to realize was that Spark Warships came equipped with the equivalent of a black box.
Since he hadn't completely destroyed all evidence, a subsequent Jin Family ship was able to locate the black box via a special signal.
As a result, the entire ambush process was revealed to the Jin Family.
To the commander of the investigating Jin ship, Wang Dong had revealed quite a few critical clues:
First, it was clear that Battle Axe had a new captain—no longer Yuan Shu.
According to Sima Decao's regular reports, Yuan Shu had suffered fatal wounds, and the Jin Family's Heart-Piercing Dagger guaranteed that his remaining lifespan wouldn't exceed 24 hours, even under extreme treatment.
So, if the ambush happened several days later, there was no way Yuan Shu was in command.
Moreover, the battle strategy employed during the ambush was clearly inconsistent with Yuan Shu's known style.
Thus, it could be inferred that before his death, Yuan Shu had transferred command of the Battle Axe to someone else.
Second, this new captain was clearly extremely familiar with the Asteroid Belt Mining Zone—even down to the existence and behavior of deeply hidden gravitational turbulence.
That level of precision was what allowed for such a practical and grounded ambush.
Combine these two factors, and considering the Battle Axe had been located in a mining region at the time of the incident, the identity of the new captain practically pointed itself out.
Who else could it be but a local miner working in the zone at that moment?
Thus, Wang Dong's identity had effectively been half-revealed.
In his previous life, thanks to a few auxiliary modules installed on the Battle Axe, Wang Dong could've chosen to lay low. At the very least, he shouldn't have been discovered so quickly by the Jin Family.
But ultimately, it was the Yuan Family secret drug injected into him by Yuan Shu that had forced his hand.
Given that he only had one year to meet the conditions and earn the antidote, Wang Dong had no better solution back then—he had to take a risk.
While the gamble succeeded, the consequences were severe.
Not only had it left clues that increased the chance of his identity being exposed—
it also left the already-damaged Battle Axe in even worse shape.
Until it was fully repaired, Wang Dong couldn't even activate the Battleship Auxiliary System to enter hyperspace and harvest Source Points.
And within the Mining Star Region and its surrounding systems, there were no facilities capable of repairing a Spark Warship.
Wang Dong also couldn't expose his identity as the Battle Axe's captain.
As a result, what should have been a key growth period was almost entirely wasted.
But this time…
Wang Dong smiled playfully.
"Who says a Jin Family heir is so hard to kill?
Who says I have to go after that hard nut Sima Decao first?"
Also, who says the restrictions Yuan Shu placed on the Battle Axe's Shipboard AI Core can only be lifted by meeting certain preset conditions?
"Little brats of the Jin Family—this time I'm not playing your game.
It's a long galaxy, and we'll meet again… eventually."
Now reborn, with insight far beyond the limits of his past self, Wang Dong had the capital to step outside the chessboard entirely.
He knew full well that entangling himself with the Jin Family at this stage would be highly dangerous and completely unnecessary.
So far, thanks to the intel advantage from his rebirth, he had kept himself well hidden from the Jin Family's watchful gaze.
As long as the Battle Axe stayed out of sight and Wang Dong didn't slip up, the Jin Family would have no reason to focus their attention on him—at least not in the short term.
Give him some time to grow…
And he wouldn't just be capable of taking down a single Jin Family heir—
he'd be ready to tear the entire Jin Family down!
Of course, that was just bold talk (i.e., trash talk).
Taking it too seriously would be missing the point.
Strategically, you despise your enemy.
Tactically… you still need to respect them.
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