Therefore, in the nightmarish nights and the hazy days, Huo Dongling, like her father and all the crew members on Little Bear, began to hate the boundless universe outside, the units on board that were squeaking and emitting spiritual gas of various colors, and the nauseating headaches after the short-distance jumps.
Of course, what she hated the most were the passengers, especially those arrogant mercenaries who had fierce eyes and were looking at her with arrogance.
Little Bear was a cargo starship. The passengers were not brought from their hometown but boarded from the ports where fuel and assets were supplied.
As long as the passengers could pay enough money for space jumps, the cargo starships would generally not refuse to take them on a ride. Besides, most of the passengers were ferocious Immortal Cultivators who claimed to be in the Refinement Stage or the Building Foundation Stage with sabers and swords. An ordinary person such as Huo Dongling would never have the courage to turn them down.
In such a chaotic time of war, the passengers who were bold enough to take a free ride to the Seven Seas Grand Market, the headquarters of the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors, were certainly not the most benevolent people.
They were either fugitives who had committed capital crimes, bankrupt people who had nowhere else to go, murderers, assassins, mercenaries, space pirates who had lost their organization, or even spies loyal to the four Kurfürst families. There was nothing they did not include.
Among them, the mercenaries who traded their lives for money were the most annoying.
They did not even have their own warships, and they had to travel on a civil starship such as Little Bear. It was obvious that those mercenaries were not doing very well.
But it did not stop them from laughing and talking about the affairs of the martial world. They would show their chainswords and vibration sabers every now and then, making clanging noises on each other's waists. They even did not disguise the scorching ugliness deep inside their eyes when they stared at Huo Dongling.
Those mercenaries at the bottom level were like gorillas whose hair had not been shaved clean, and the kind that was still in the courtship period.
Huo Dongling felt like throwing up the moment she smelled the stink on them.
But she had to hold back her disgust and deliver food to the passengers together with a partner from her hometown.
Little Bear was a cargo ship, so naturally, there were no dedicated attendants. Even the daughter of the ship's owner and captain did not have the slightest privilege of not doing anything.
Sure enough, after pushing open the cabin door and crashing into the smoky cabin, he heard the seemingly heroic laughter of the gorillas.
Little Bear did not have a special cabin, but a large space was cleared out in the cargo hold to accommodate the passengers. The other passengers were curled up in the corner in silence, pondering their own thoughts. Only the mercenaries occupied the center of the cargo hold, playing with knives and guns, bragging about their exploits, and chatting animatedly.
"… With such a thick neck, it was like a small tree. With a 'swoosh', it was cut in half on the spot. Its head fell to the ground, but it could still speak. It blinked its eyes and said, 'So it was you, the Thunderbolt Lightning Blade!'"
A mercenary who was missing two front teeth slapped his thigh and laughed wildly. "Isn't that me? If it wasn't for my Thunderbolt Lightning Blade, how could I be so fast? Haha, hahahaha! "
"It was the same for me last time. I ran into an idiot who insisted on fighting over a woman. As a result, I chickened out the moment my 'Cross Soul Hunting Sword' was unsheathed. I ran away immediately!"
Another mercenary who was tall, thin, and fair-skinned said with a weird smile, "Run away? The 'Cross Soul Hunting Sword' had already been unsheathed. What was the point of running away? Didn't you run a dozen or twenty meters before your legs were cut off by me?! But I didn't kill him. It was not worth it for a woman! My price for killing someone is at least three thousand star coins, and I don't accept crystal coins from the Imperium. Not at all! "
"Have you ever heard of a very popular mercenary group named 'Blood Rain Alliance' in the Flying Crane Space Zone? The moment it joined the four families, it helped them win a few battles in a row and swallowed quite a few business teams of the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors. All their goods were looted by the Blood Rain Alliance. They are so rich that oil is dripping from their fingernails!"
The first mercenary, the 'Thunderbolt Lightning Blade' whose front teeth were missing, sniffed and said, "Their deputy captain is an old acquaintance of mine. He has been following me for more than ten years. At that time, he was a rather unattractive guy. I didn't know that he would be thriving right now. Chances are that he will receive the medals of the four families in a few days. Hehe. Good luck.
What a lucky day! "" Exactly. The four families have raised their prices and recruited mercenaries everywhere. The shrimps who did not do well in the past are all making a fortune right now. Speaking of which, this is truly the most glorious years for mercenaries. We should really thank this great era! "
The mercenary whose skin was pale, the 'Cross Soul Chasing Sword', observed everybody up and down with a smile. "Right now, many brothers are running to the four families. Why are you running to the Seven Seas Grand Market, bro? Are you so optimistic that the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors will win?"
"Optimistic my a * s!"
The 'Thunderbolt Lightning Blade' spat a mouthful of thick, yellow saliva and said disapprovingly, "I don't care who wins or loses. All that matters is who offers more money! The recruitment price on the four families' side has indeed increased a lot, but on the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors' side, the price for a Refinement Stage Cultivator is twice that of last month, the price for a Building Foundation Stage Cultivator is three times that of last month, and as for a Core Formation Stage Cultivator, you can name your price!
"Clanking coins can be exchanged for shining crystals easily. It will be a waste not to take them. Why shouldn't we? If things go wrong, we can always have a 'battlefield uprising'. Together with the four families, we can kidnap Jin Yuyan, the head of the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors. Chances are that we will climb to the top of the heads of the idiots who have joined the four families! "
"Great minds think alike, bro!"
The 'Cross Soul Chasing Sword' smiled sharply like a zigzagging viper. "After all, if the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors is likely to win, we will take their money dutifully and help them fight. If the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors is doomed, we will have a 'battlefield uprising' and cause trouble in the Seven Seas Grand Market together with the four families. If there is no other choice, we can simply loot a starship when the Seven Seas Grand Market is in chaos and leave. What can anybody do to us?"
"Wonderful! Wonderful! Wonderful!"
All the mercenaries clapped their hands and laughed, showing their ugliness.
"However, a 'battlefield uprising' is not so simple."
The 'Cross Soul Chasing Sword' lowered his voice and pretended to be mysterious. "At the very least, we have to have backers in the four families so that it will be easier for us to make connections and not be slaughtered as military credits!"
"Of course, we do."
The 'Thunderous Lightning Saber' said proudly, "The seventh branch fleet of the 'Flowing Wind Fleet' of the Yun family has an advisor who is a direct descendant of the Yun family and a baron of the Imperium. His name is Yun Ao, and he is my big brother. We have been in touch with each other all the time. You can go to him if you need anything. You can also sell any intelligence about the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors to him!"
"A baron of the Imperium?"
The 'Cross Soul Chasing Sword' was amused. "With such an identity, it may be possible to sell intelligence or sell stolen goods, but it's a bit … Hehe, it's a bit …"
"Huh?"
The 'Thunderous Lightning Saber' seemed displeased at first, but then he rolled his eyes and put on a smile. "So to speak, you have a greater backer, bro?"
"About that …"
The 'Cross Soul Chasing Sword' pretended for a while, but he was determined to convince the mercenaries whom he had just met. Therefore, he decided not to keep them in suspense and said with a smile, "Do you know who has been the most dominating expert in the four families in the past few months other than the traditional elite fleets?"
"Who is it?"
All the mercenaries pricked their ears.
The 'Cross Soul Chasing Sword' did not roar until everybody craned their heads to him. "It's Li Wuji, Marquess Yongchun!"
"A marquess!"
The mercenaries were indeed shocked.
A marquess was naturally much more important than a baron.
"Yes, it's Marquess Yongchun."
The 'Cross Soul Chasing Sword' said gloatingly, "Have you not heard that Marquess Li recruited thirty famous pirate gangs at first and reorganized them into the 'National Protection Army', under the command of Boss Bai, the captain of the Big Bai Pirate Gang."
"The Big Bai Pirate Gang?"
On the food chain of the desperadoes in space, the bottom-level mercenaries were hyenas that gnawed on rotten bodies at best. Naturally, they were all cramping when they heard the name of such a ferocious beast as Boss Bai.
"Yes. Even Boss Bai was subdued by Marquess Yongchun. He even cooperated with Marquess Yongchun and swallowed the Blue Sky Market!"
The Cross Soul Hunting Sword said, "The four families' strategies on the peripheral markets of the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors were almost all met with all kinds of obstructions. Their progress was not smooth at all. Quite a few markets suffered heavy losses and were not conquered after a long time.
"Only the Blue Sky Market fell into the hands of Marquess Yongchun and the National Protection Army in the end despite a bloody battle. Wasn't it a great contribution?
"That's not all. I'm told that Marquess Yongchun and the National Protection Army were exhausted after they conquered the Blue Sky Market. The 'Flying Rainbow Fleet' from the few worlds nearby intended to take advantage of them and compete for their military credits. Guess what happened in the end? The enormous Flying Rainbow Fleet was surrounded and swallowed by Marquess Yongchun's fleet and the National Protection Army!
"Nobody expected that Marquess Yongchun's subordinates would be so tough. He burst into fury after he took advantage of the situation. After he returned to the command center of the four families' coalition army, he complained about the Flying Rainbow Fleet and 'Marquess Bohu' of the Song family, who was the Flying Rainbow Fleet's backer. He even claimed in front of 'Marquess Bohu' and the leadership of the four families that the Flying Rainbow Fleet was crushed after a battle with the National Protection Army and fled in a hurry, only to be completely annihilated in a cosmic storm! He even asked 'Marquess Bohu' what he wanted to do to him. Of course, Marquess Bohu could not do anything to Marquess Yongchun. After all, the victors were not punished!
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