"Of course it's reliable. Please trust us!"
Zuo Tianying said sincerely, "Everybody knows the relationship between the 'Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors' and the reformists. The reformists were established with the support of the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors in the beginning, and one of the core demands of the reformists was to help the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors claim the business interests that should've belonged to us in the first place.
"We've raised the reformists for such a long time. It's finally time for the harvest!
"Right now, Jin Yuyan, the director of the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors, is a core leader of the reformists. He is about to take an important post in the Reform Committee of the Council of Elders and hold the financial power of the new Imperium. How can he not be reliable?
"Rest assured. As long as you accept the letter of appointment, you will immediately soar to the top!"
"Is that so?"
Holding the red jade chip between his fingers, Boss Bai played and rubbed it again and again, but he did not activate the jade chip to check the content inside. Instead, with a thoughtful smile, he looked at Zuo Tianying and said, "I'm afraid that it's not so simple, is it? We all live on the edge of blades for a living. We all know that pies don't fall from the sky. Hehe, a major general, a viscount, and a commander of the Imperium's army! What do you want me to offer in exchange for such a great thing? "
"Great. Straightforward. Boss Bai is truly straightforward!"
Zuo Tianying raised his thumb and coughed. Lowering his voice, he proposed the real terms. "Since Boss Bai is so straightforward, I won't beat around the bush. Now that you have accepted the letter of appointment and become a glorious member of the 'new Imperium', you will naturally have to listen to the command of the Reform Committee of the Council of Elders. I know that Boss Bai is a hero who dislikes being restrained and is used to being free, but at least this time, you have to take action with us."
Mysterious brilliance flashed in Boss Bai's eyes as he asked casually, "What kind of action?"
"Together with us, you will guard the 'Seven Seas Grand Market' in the Seven Seas Space Zone, the largest free market of the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors and the headquarters of the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors!"
Zuo Tianying said solemnly, "We've received the latest intelligence. In order to cut off the connection between the reformists and the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors, and to stop the flow of money and resources from the periphery of the Imperium to the heart of the Imperium, the four Kurfürst families have mobilized a coalition fleet, ready to purge the reformists at the periphery of the Imperium. Their primary target is naturally the headquarters of the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors.
"The Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors and your pirate gangs are closely related. Once the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors is destroyed, your pirate gangs will have no place to maintain, supply, trade assets, or acquire intelligence. Sooner or later, they will be 'pointed out' by the four Kurfürst families one by one.
"Therefore, the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors has actively contacted the heroes at the edge of the Imperium, preparing for a head-on battle to defend Seven Seas!
"Boss Bai, in the general trend at the center of the cosmos, the reformists and the Kurfürst families are at a stalemate, but the warlords and magnates of countless Sectors are still watching and hesitating. Those people are the 'silent majority'. Whoever wins their support will likely win the war, seize the entire Imperium, and rule the universe!
"Once the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors wins the 'battle to defend Seven Seas', the weakness and incompetence of the Kurfürst families will be completely exposed to the world. Not only will all the worlds at the periphery of the Imperium be inclined to the reformists immediately, even the people who crave the reformists in the territory of the Kurfürst families will rise up and turn the world upside down!
"The result of the war is of paramount importance. If Boss Bai can give us a hand and win the war, you will be the well-deserved hero of the reformists. Do you need to mention the fame, position, resources, and subordinates that will follow?"
"That explains a lot. I was wondering why the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors was so anxious to find so many pirate gangs for help. As it turns out, your nest is about to be dug out!"
Boss Bai said with a smile, "What about the reformists' own fleet? I'm told that the reformists boast three main forces, namely the Deep Sea Fleet, the Thunder Fleet, and the Imperial Guards. They seem to be actively infiltrating the expedition army in the newly-conquered areas. Once the expedition army shifts to the reformists' side, they will be able to compete with the Kurfürst families' fleets head-on, right? Why, the reformists are using the space pirates as cannon fodder instead of their own fleets? "
Zuo Tianying thought to himself that despite his arrogance, the cunning guy was quite clear-headed at the critical moment!
However, it was within his expectations. If he did not have such clear-headedness, he couldn't have become the most brilliant bandit at the periphery of the Imperium in recent years!
Zuo Tianying's face was even more sincere as he said, "The specific military deployments are top secrets that I'm not allowed to know. I only know that this is a life-and-death battle for the reformists, and the most elite Deep Sea Fleet, Thunder Shocking Fleet, and the Imperial Guards will certainly not stand by.
"However, the universe is so vast that all the fleets we send into it will only be a drop in the ocean. It can't be better if we can attract more righteous men to join the side of light and justice!
"Perhaps, when the four Kurfürst families' coalition fleets march to the Seven Seas Grand Market, the elites of the reformists will show up in their hometown instead?
"How about it, Boss Bai? Almost forty pirate gangs have accepted your appointment and agreed to stand on the side of the reformists and the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors to resist the evil Kurfürst's army together. Also, they all admire and are awed by your name. They have promised that as long as you accept the appointment, they will swear blood as their leader and listen to your command in the 'Seven Seas Defense War'. This is a rarely-seen opportunity and the greatest glory of a space pirate!"
Zuo Tianying was so excited that he almost wanted to replace Boss Bai as the leader of the damn "alliance of space pirates".
Boss Bai's breath was obviously scorching.
Red spots were popping up on his face that was as smooth as a citrus peel.
His throat rolled nonstop, and he swallowed quite a few mouthfuls of saliva.
"I am not a man who is greedy for fame. Hehehehe …"
He finally relaxed. "Or rather, I value practical things more than fame. Those viscounts, generals, commanders, and leaders are too far away. Let's talk about the benefits right in front of us! Deacon Zuo, the things that you promised when you invited me to the Blue Sky Market … "
"The things are all in the dock, waiting for Boss Bai's men to pick them up!"
Knowing that the guy had finally taken the bait, Zuo Tianying chuckled in his heart and stood up to open the curtain on one side of the office.
Through a pure and transparent window, it could be seen that it was an enormous dock outside that extended to the boundless space.
Countless berths, like branches, were "absorbing" the bizarre-shaped and aggressive starships, as well as tremendous trucks and spiritual puppets, who were moving and unloading the goods busily like ants and bees.
"Twenty rapid stealth warships of the latest model, five thousand sets of the standard Crystal Suit of the Imperium, and the crystals, fuel, and ammunition of ten heavy carriers!"
Zuo Tianying waved his hands and said generously, "This is the gift that the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors offers to Boss Bai. No, it should be called a congratulatory gift to 'Leader Bai' in advance!
"Not that I'm bragging, but having controlled the business lifelines at the peripheral worlds of the Imperium, we are definitely not short of money. Even if there is any magical equipment that we cannot produce on our own, we can still smuggle it out from the territory of the four Kurfürst families. Look at the starships and the Crystal Suit. They are still steaming!
"We are only short of people who can manipulate them. We are short of heroes who dominate the universe like Boss Bai!"
"Huh …"
Seeing the brand-new starships and the boxes of crystals and cannonballs, Boss Bai finally grinned and laughed heartily from the bottom of his heart. "Great, great, great! The 'sincerity' of the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors is truly touching. I'm almost weeping! "
Overjoyed, Zuo Tianying said, "Then, Boss Bai, do you agree to be the leader of the space pirates?"
"Of course I do. Why wouldn't I?"
Boss Bai suddenly bared his sharp teeth and said unhurriedly, "As a matter of fact, I agreed to it a long time ago!"
"Huh?"
Zuo Tianying was slightly dazed, but he sensed great danger from Boss Bai's smile. Before he figured out what was going on, deafening explosions were echoing outside.
"Boom, boom boom boom boom!"
As it turned out, quite a few starships docked at the docks had exploded uncannily, and the flames spread to the inside of the Blue Sky Market. For a moment, dense smoke was surging everywhere, swallowing people's lives mercilessly like raging black ferocious beasts.
Like crocodiles that had been lurking in a swamp, hundreds of starships leaped out of the darkness and landed on the Blue Sky Market. Opening their bloody mouths, they spurted out a storm of bullets and sabotaged the defense positions of the Blue Sky Market mercilessly.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! Enemy attack! "
Earsplitting alarms echoed inside and outside of the Blue Sky Market.
"Ah!"
Seeing that the Blue Sky Market that he had built after decades of hard work had been reduced to debris and ruins, Zuo Tianying was dumbfounded at first, before he felt the most painful.
If he still did not understand what was going on at this moment, he wouldn't be qualified to be a deacon of the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors. "Boss Bai, you're out of your mind. You're bold enough to lay your hands on the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors!"
As the manager of one of the five largest free markets of the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors, Zuo Tianying boasted the combat ability of the Yuanying Stage. Despite his fury, his nerves and muscles were not disturbed at all. When he kicked at Boss Bai's chest, a blue, poisonous blade had already ejected out of his foot. In the meantime, dark gold streaks of brilliance flowed out of his body, constituting a Crystal Suit that covered his body.
However, the Crystal Suit that he had trained countless times and could complete in half a second was interrupted by Boss Bai mercilessly when he was about to close the joint of the helmet and the breastplate.
Zuo Tianying could not see clearly how Boss Bai dodged the poisonous blade at his foot at all. He only felt that his eyes were blurred, and his throat was locked by a burning clamp.
The guy shook his head slightly, and the Crystal Suit that had not been fully equipped fell off like the skin of a snake!
"How is it possible?"
Zuo Tianying was almost scared out of his wits. He was already an expert in the Yuanying Stage, and the guy had locked him without even putting on the Crystal Suit.
Who on earth is this Boss Bai? How high is his real cultivation level?
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