1,590,000 lightyears away from the capital ring, in a desolate asteroid belt.
Xia Fei hid Vampire on the back of an asteroid, lit a cigarette, and waited in the command deck.
A few moments later, the communication system flashed, the indicator light blinking. There was no connection, so Xia Fei used the same method to turn it on and off, sending a signal to the other party.
This method of communication, which relied on the flashing frequency and duration of the indicator light, was called the Westminster code. It could only be used for short-distance communication, and it was not safe to use it in space. Randomly scattered signals could easily be captured by others, and unless a special encryption system was installed, there was no way to escape the tracking of advanced signal detectors.
This place was not too far from the heavily-guarded capital ring, so Xia Fei decided to use this ancient code to communicate with the other party just in case.
Soon, an Amarrian Crusader-class frigate stealthily arrived beside Vampire, and both ships opened a docking channel at the same time, tightly linking the two ships together.
Standing up, Xia Fei leaned against a corner of the channel as a dark-skinned man in his forties walked over from the Crusader-class frigate to Xia Fei's side, carrying two people in his hands.
* Thump! *
The dark-skinned man tossed the two people in his hands onto the ground like chickens. Ive brought them to you. Sir Thurams sent his regards.
Xia Fei nodded. Help me thank Uncle Thurams when we get back. Tell him that Xia Fei owes him a favor.
The dark-skinned man nodded, pulling out a package from his spatial ring and handing it to Xia Fei. Sir Thurams asked me to give this to you. He also told me to tell you to be careful along the way. I heard that the place you're heading to is getting more and more tense.
Xia Fei opened the package and took a few glances, his eyes flickering.
Inside the bag was a combat suit of decent quality, as well as a sharp dagger. It wasn't hard to tell whether the items were good or bad. From the texture of the items and the weight of the items, he could tell that these two items were worth a lot of money.
The dark-skinned man glanced at Xia Fei's ship, furrowing his eyebrows, but he did not say a word.
The interior of Vampire was extremely messy, with all sorts of mechanical facilities placed next to each other. There was no order to it, and anyone who saw it would have a headache. Such a messy place was not suitable for habitation, let alone a long-distance voyage.
If theres nothing else, Ill be on my way, the dark-skinned man said.
"Just a moment."
Xia Fei swiped his spatial ring and took out two packets of Five Spice Fruits and two cans of Biluochun.
"This is a small gift. Please give it to Uncle Thuram."
The black-faced man nodded in agreement and strode away.
"He gave you a set of combat uniform and a very good quality dagger, and you gave him melon seeds and tea leaves. You're really something."
Xia Fei pursed his lips. "People like them won't be lacking in valuables. What I'm doing is giving a small gift, but the sentiment is more important. Do you understand?"
That was how it was at times. The higher one's position was, the less they would care for delicacies. An emperor would surely be shocked when he occasionally ate a pickle or two, thinking that he had tasted the most delicious thing in the world. Qin Mangs had been coaxed by Xia Feis food, and Xia Feis had done the same with Thuram.
The two men on the ground were tied up like dumplings, their bodies tied up with nanofiber ropes that were as thin as fishing lines. Their mouths were taped shut, and they were drenched in cold sweat as they stared at Xia Fei, trembling non-stop.
These two were none other than Barty and Zhou Yuqing.
The results of the investigation were out. Zhou Yuqing's son was not even Barty's flesh and blood but a poor imitation, a failed clone.
In the technologically advanced Pan-Human Alliance, it was not difficult to obtain a person's DNA and clone them. It was just that cloning and robotics were a huge taboo in the Human Alliance, and very few dared to violate the laws of the Alliance to create clones.
The Plumagers had made use of Barty's twisted heart to create an extremely mentally retarded child, truly putting a lot of thought into it.
Xia Fei ignored the two. He went to the pilot's cabin and opened the package Thuram had given him, taking out the combat uniform and dagger.
The combat uniform was very strange. Usually, every combat uniform produced by a company would have the name of the company and product on the back, but this combat uniform had nothing on it, and the same went for the dagger. There was not a single word on it.
"Strange. These things are of decent quality, so why don't they have a name?" Xia Fei curiously asked.
Phantom chuckled. "They might have been custom-made by the Adjudicator Union."
"Custom-made?"
"That's right. Many large guilds will custom-make weapons and combat uniforms for their members. In order to improve the combat strength of their troops, these custom-made products are usually targeted to a certain extent, and the materials used are even more expensive. These two items are made of pretty decent materials. Keep them; they might prove to be of great use," Phantom said.
Xia Fei thought about it. "Even if they're custom-made, they should at least state what they're for and which company they're from. What's the big deal about having a label on them?"
"It's not that simple. Custom-made uniforms usually have a special purpose. If the enemy finds out that they're made by that company, wouldn't they be exposing their own secrets? Besides, these items might not even be produced by other companies but were secretly hand-made by the Union's internal craftsmen. Compared to industrialized products, handmade weapons and uniforms are much better. After all, there are many top-secret technologies that are unknown to the public and only in the hands of a few," Phantom said.
Xia Fei nodded. Thurams gift was truly generous, actually gifting him two of the Union's secret products. As expected of the head of weapons and equipment, he was practically holding a mountain of gold in his hands.
Xia Fei would have to wait and find out what these items were for in the future. After all, combat items would only show their value in battle. What he needed to do now was to send Barty and Zhou Yuqing on their way. They had no other choice but to die.
Vampire quickly set off, heading toward a planet that Xia Fei had already chosen. That place would be the grave of the two of them.
This was a nameless planet, and there was a huge volcano erupting on it. Lava flowed freely like an ocean, its fiery red color reflecting the dark night sky.
Xia Fei looked down through the porthole. Endless flames were spewing out, and even through the thick tritanium alloy plate, he could still feel the scorching heat.
"This place isn't bad. Throw the two of them down there, and I'm sure there won't be any residue left. Even if there's a bit of carbon left, it'll get entangled with the lava and turn into a rock," Phantom said.
Xia Fei nodded and strode into the cabin.
Knowing that they were about to die, Barty and Zhou Yuqing struggled with all their might, letting out miserable and unpleasant noises like two livestock waiting to be slaughtered.
Zhou Yuqing gazed at Xia Fei with a seductive look in her eyes, hoping to use her aging beauty to seduce him, so as to preserve her last hope of survival.
With a light tap of his finger on the button, Xia Fei opened the warship's quarantine cabin.
* Whoosh! *
Lifting Zhou Yuqing with one arm, he exerted a bit of force, and she flew into the quarantine cabin like a rubber ball.
* Crack! *
The sound of bones breaking could be heard, and Zhou Yuqing grunted as beads of sweat the size of soybeans dripped down her forehead.
Barty, who was beside her, was scared witless by this scene. Xia Fei did not give Zhou Yuqing any chance to quibble. In Xia Fei's mind, he was already treating her like a dead man.
Xia Fei crouched down and tore off the tape on Barty's mouth. Because the tape had been stuck there for too long, Barty's beard was pulled out along with the tape, and the corner of his mouth immediately turned red as blood dripped down.
Ouch! Barty closed his eyes and let out a pained cry.
Youre still Avrils second uncle. Do you have anything to say before you die? Xia Fei asked.
I beg you! Xia Fei! I dont want to die! From the beginning to the end, I have never done anything wrong to Avril! Just let me go!
Barty screamed hysterically. Xia Fei had heard plenty of people screaming right before they died, and he could only describe Barty's struggle as average. He had also heard cries ten times worse than this many times, so the fear of death alone was not enough to move him.
You must die. Do you understand? Xia Fei expressionlessly said.
Barty shook his head furiously, finding Xia Fei's words hard to understand.
Fine. Ill tell you what happened before you die. This is all because of Avrils sake. If it were me, you would already be dead, Xia Fei said.
Xia Fei's hatred for Barty was indescribable. Were it not for the fact that Barty was related to Avrils by blood, Xia Fei would not have bothered talking to him.
Xia Fei very patiently recounted everything from Zhou Yuqing's plot to kill Avrils all the way to what he had done in Bliss Clubhouse. Barty's face was getting paler and paler. Any one of the things he had done was more than enough to kill him a dozen times over.
I'm Avril's uncle. If I die, Avril will be sad! Barty played his last card, Avril.
Xia Fei chuckled. The more that's the case, the more you have to die. Anyone who threatens Avrils life must die. Even if you were her father, I wouldn't hesitate to kill you, much less her uncle.
Barty was stunned. Xia Fei was very serious, and he was not joking at all. At that moment, he felt as if Xia Fei was smiling at him like a demon. He never imagined that the seemingly calm Xia Fei would have such an evil side to him.
I don't care about anyone aside from my people, Xia Fei coldly said. This sentence was like a declaration of death to Barty, leaving no room for doubt.
Xia Fei picked up Barty, but he did not toss him aside like he did with Zhou Yuqing. Instead, he gently placed him inside the isolation pod.
Xia Fei turned a deaf ear to his crazed cries. It was not that his heart was harder than steel, but there were some things that had no room for negotiation.
* Snap! *
The isolation pod slowly closed. Xia Fei lightly pressed another button with his finger, and the partition leading outside the ship opened. Two small black figures fell into the boiling lava.
* Puff! *
A weak flame rose in an instant, and everything soon returned to normal.
After sealing the isolation pod, Xia Fei returned to the control room and piloted the ship to a planet called Splitter. In the Adjudicator Warehouse there, a Vexor-class cruiser was waiting for him.
"Congratulations. You're finally going to have your own cruiser," Phantom said with a smile.
Xia Fei nodded. Going from a frigate to a cruiser was definitely a qualitative leap, and Xia Fei was very much looking forward to it.
After adjusting the autopilot, Xia Fei swiped his finger across his spatial ring, ready to take out a pack of cigarettes. Due to the lack of air, the spatial ring was the best place to store cigarettes, and they would not go bad even after a thousand years.
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