He had to issue a hard-line response to let all potential pirates know that to challenge the Alliance was to court death.
Gu Hang did not hesitate to refuse the ransom demands, even though it meant hundreds of people would die.
At the same time, he also gave orders to the newly established Alliance Navy and Du Shiliang of the Tianma Fleet, demanding that they resolve the issue as soon as possible and prevent such incidents from happening again.
This was not easy, mainly because the pirates were hard to find.
The only measures they could take were somewhat clumsy.
Reduce flight frequency, assemble a group of ships, and then travel together, all the while escorted by the Alliance Navy.
The method was effective, but the key issue was that it was extremely disagreeable. The efficiency of interstellar shipping was greatly reduced, and the escort duty also consumed naval costs—fuel money, ship depreciation, all were additional losses.
