That being said, the most important factor in a war was still people, not magical equipment. The four families could offer the secondhand main-force warships that had been abandoned in their fleet to local armed forces such as the Flying Rainbow Fleet, but they could not produce enough elites to completely modify the Flying Rainbow Fleet.
Therefore, despite the support of the four families, the Flying Rainbow Fleet was still one of the miscellaneous troops that could be seen everywhere in the boundless space zone at the edge of the Imperium. They were not well-trained, and they did not have a strong fighting will. They were best at exploiting the civilians and bullying the weak, and they were easily crushed when they encountered a strong enemy.
In the past, the Big Bai Pirate Gang would not have been scared at all if they had run into weak troops such as the Flying Rainbow Fleet. They could always run even if they could not beat them!
But today, the Big Bai Pirate Gang, which had just swallowed the entire Blue Sky Market, was caught in subtle awkwardness because of the unexpected arrival of the Flying Rainbow Fleet.
The awkwardness was like a boa that had just swallowed an elephant and was unable to move because of digestion when a fat, strong, and dumb boar appeared on the opposite side …
The Flying Rainbow Fleet naturally knew that the coordinates that they had jumped to were the periphery of the Blue Sky Space Zone, which was the territory of the Blue Sky Market under the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors.
They had joined the four families and were hostile to the Blue Sky Market.
However, they seemed to have received intelligence that Li Wuji, Marquess Yongchun of the four families, was going to attack the Blue Sky Market.
Li Wuji's rank in the four families was naturally much higher than the commander of the Flying Rainbow Fleet who had just joined. Therefore, the commander did not dare act rashly but sent a communication request to the Blue Sky Market to see if it was an "enemy" or an "ally" that had occupied the place.
Boss Bai came to the command center, but he was still confused about the purpose of the Flying Rainbow Fleet's visit. Although the mother port of the Flying Rainbow Fleet was not far away from the Blue Sky Space Zone, the two parties had always minded their own business. The miscellaneous troops often considered the preservation of their strength as their top priority. They would not have come to such a tough place as the Blue Sky Market without the greatest temptation.
Also, Li Wuji was fully in charge of the attack of the Blue Sky Market. Boss Bai did not think that the Flying Rainbow Fleet, a dog that had been bought over by the four families, was bold enough to steal food from its master.
Pinching the bridge of his nose and pondering for a moment, he instructed his subordinates, "Is Marquis Yongchun full yet? If he is, invite him over for a chat. By the way, use a high-pressure water gun to thoroughly clean him from the inside to the outside, then use a flame to disinfect him before bringing him up."
When Li Wuji, Marquess Yongchun, was brought up, he did seem to be very full.
At least since he appeared in front of Boss Bai and A Boxing Champion, he had been retching for a full five minutes.
His eyes were bloodshot, and his face was haggard. His cheeks were so sunken that two holes were about to be opened on his face. His lips and hands were twitching nervously. It had only been a few hours, but he looked like he had been in a dark prison for more than ten years.
The humiliation that he suffered just now was no different from being physically humiliated by a man for ten days and ten nights. His will had completely collapsed, and his belief was on the verge of collapse. He dodged Boss Bai's eyes, not daring to look at him at all.
"Release the Marquis' seal."
Boss Bai ordered his subordinates.
"Boss, well —"
His subordinates were all stunned. However heavily wounded Li Wuji was, he had the Cultivation of the Divinity Transformation Stage after all. What if Li Wuji suddenly attacked and died together with his enemy after the barriers that had been pierced through the center of his eyebrows, the back of his head, and his spine?
"It's alright. Just release the Marquis' seal, and then you can leave."
Boss Bai smiled and said, "I can tell that the Marquis has thought it through. He won't ask to be killed."
Now that Boss Bai said that, his subordinates had no objection. They drew the nails that were carved with complicated rune arrays and connected by crystal wires from Li Wuji's body.
After every nail was drawn, Li Wuji would shudder, and a cluster of bloody mist would spurt out of his body — a bloody mist that had a slightly stinky smell.
After eighty-one seals were drawn out, his subordinates hurried to retreat and close the door for Boss Bai. Right now, Boss Bai, A Boxing Champion, and Li Wuji were the only three people left in the room.
"My lord, have you thought it through?"
His hands behind his back, Boss Bai stood before Li Wuji and looked down at Li Wuji who had been deformed. "Now, can we talk about cooperation?"
"I … I …"
Li Wuji shuddered hard, with both fear and hatred beaming out of his eyes. He mumbled, "I'll kill you! I'll have to kill you for such a great humiliation. Kill you! "
"Haha. Great!"
Boss Bai opened his arms, exposing the vulnerable parts of his chest and abdomen to Li Wuji. "My lord, if you want to kill me, just do it. Even if you can't beat me, you can at least die a glorious death. That will be worthy of your title as a marquis of the Imperium. Come on. Let's do it!"
Holding his iron arm, A Boxing Champion watched coldly nearby, showing no intention of helping Boss Bai at all. He even stepped back, indicating that he would not interfere in the one-on-one fight.
Dumbfounded, Li Wuji's lips trembled for a long time. The combat ability of the Divinity Transformation Stage was recovering, and the enemy who humiliated him was right before his eyes. However, he … he could not summon any strength to smash the both wretched and hideous face brutally.
"Why aren't you doing it?"
Boss Bai's voice suddenly turned high-pitched. His right hand turned into a bolt of lightning and slapped Li Wuji's face heavily, knocking him to the ground. His lord's cheeks that had been deeply hollowed immediately bulged as if they were covered in a crystal bun. Saliva, snot, and blood spurted out. "Why aren't you doing it? You spineless, cowardly, spineless dog!"
"Ahhh …"
Li Wuji crouched like a shrimp and screamed miserably. There was no telling whether it was because of the pain or because of his extreme incompetence.
"Now that my lord is unwilling to do anything, you must've thought it through."
Boss Bai rubbed his hand that was in pain on his leg and said casually, "In terms of level and combat ability, you are far from being a match for me and Fellow Cultivator Lei. You will only be killed if you compete with me and A Boxing Champion!
"Even if you are lucky enough to survive and escape back to the four families, so what? You, who have been deceived and lost your entire fleet, will only lose your reputation and be mocked and humiliated by countless nobles!
"Your only hope, your only way to keep your reputation, position, and power, and even to go one step further, is to play the trick of 'keeping enemies for yourself' to the best of the game. Help me and Fellow Cultivator Lei to deceive your own family and even the Imperium first so that we will develop and expand under the name of 'National Protection Army' into a giant monster in space that nobody dares to mess with.
"Then, Fellow Cultivator Lei and I will naturally devote all our resources and try our best to help my lord rise in the four families and even the Council of Elders of the Imperium and seize the most important positions.
"Hehe. You don't have to feel that you are a 'traitor'. It doesn't matter if I tell you. Our strength is beyond your imagination. We have planted countless spies in the four families and even the reformists. Many of the nobles that you meet every day are even on our side. You will only follow their footsteps.
"How about it, my lord? Have you thought it through? There is an unexpected situation right now. I don't have time to waste on you. Let's make it quick. If you nod your head, you will be a dog in front of me. When you return to the territory of the four families, you will still be the awe-inspiring Marquis Yongchun, and you may even make further progress in the near future.
"To put it bluntly, ten years is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge. Marquis, even if you really want to take revenge for today's extraordinary humiliation, you must at least return to your family alive and grasp even more power. Only then will you have the opportunity to make a comeback and pay back a hundredfold, right?
"You still don't agree? Fine. As long as you slightly shake your head, I will not be in the mood to humiliate you anymore. I will give you a quick death and send you to meet Blackstar the Great! "
Boss Bai had a fierce look in his eyes and threatened.
Li Wuji was even more struggling. There was no telling how many rounds he debated in his heart. Dirty tears even squeezed out of his eyes, and his teeth bit his lips hard. Finally, he nodded his head helplessly and in the most humiliated way.
Nodding his head took up all the strength of his life. He collapsed on the ground and moaned like a dead dog.
"A wise man submits to circumstances. My lord, since you are so sensible, I'm sure that you will be promoted among the leadership of the Imperium in the future!"
Boss Bai took a long breath in relief and smiled. He even took out a delicate handkerchief from his pocket and squatted to wipe the snot, blood, and tears on Li Wuji's face for him. "Look, I still remember my lord's little hobby. I've even prepared the handkerchief for you. Just clean up now and contact the commander of the Flying Rainbow Fleet!"
Now that Li Wuji had completely surrendered, the communication between the Blue Sky Market and the Flying Rainbow Fleet was much more convenient.
The commander of the Flying Rainbow Fleet never dreamed that Li Wuji, a marquess of the Imperium who had come to attack the Blue Sky Market with a great army, would "defect" in only twenty-four hours. Naturally, he explained his purpose of visit "dutifully" through the remote communication magical equipment.
The commander of the Flying Rainbow Fleet's words were naturally not as accurate, but Boss Bai was a seasoned traveler in space, and A Boxing Champion boasted remarkable analysis and deduction abilities. Therefore, he squeezed out a lot of false information and made reasonable deductions, basically sorting out the whole picture of the whole thing.
As it turned out, the Flying Rainbow Fleet had been wandering outside of its defense area in the past half month, carrying out a military mission that had a long history in the Imperium but was rarely seen under the pretext of long-distance training — recruiting and capturing cannon fodder.
A fierce battle in the Seven Seas Grand World, the nest of the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors, was about to begin. The turbulence of the war naturally involved almost all the worlds and fleets at the edge of the Imperium.
The four families had recruited the space pirates and the local armed forces with tremendous money and offered them all kinds of equipment. Naturally, they were going to use them as vanguards and cannon fodder.
The space pirates were not idiots, and the local armed forces such as the Flying Rainbow Fleet were certainly not idiots. The nobility and the official positions of the four families were all demanded, and the salary and secondhand starships were all accepted. They had slapped their chests hard and sworn to all the gods in the universe, but as for whether they would really fight for the four families at the cost of their lives … it would depend on the situation!
It was impossible for him to die for the four families, but he had to pretend that he was not scared of death. Then, he would simply capture more men and kick them into the old starships without caring about the consequences. They would be forced to lead the charge when the time came!
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