"Put down my jerky!"
Huimao's fur stood on end. Its claws popped out and made a few holes in the floor.
Ice Cream squinted at Huimao, then took a few bites of the jerky in its claws.
It added fuel to the fire.
"Meow, how dare you be so arrogant in my territory!"
Silin pulled Huimao back before it could pounce on him. Huimao, who was pulled back by Silin, was still making threatening gestures. It stared at Ice Cream, who was nestled in Wushe's arms, warily.
Wushe looked at Huimao with interest. Silin wasn't greedy for Olillo. He was calm, so the cat next to Silin was definitely not bad. Huimao wasn't hostile to Lil Bing and Huo Shaoheng, but it was on guard. It was only angry because Huo Shaoheng took its food. Wushe understood Huo Shaoheng very well, just like how this little guy would get angry when other people in Wushe ate Lil Bing's ice cream.
If it was just on guard, it was a good sign.
"I'm sorry, little fat cat, we can actually pay for the food," Wushe said.
Hearing that it would pay, Huimao, who was struggling to pounce on it, flicked its ears. It calmed down a little, but its eyes were still vigilant.
"Will you really pay?" Huimao asked.
"Yes."
Huimao stretched out its claws. "Double!"
"Double."
Wushe answered so quickly that Huimao's anger subsided a little. However, when it said that it wanted to write a fine, it was mocked by Ice Cream. "Damn fatty."
"Stinky rat, who are you talking about? I hate rats the most! "
"Okay, okay, calm down. You're a guest." Silin scratched Huimao's chin.
Huimao stared angrily at the two guys who were eating its food. It couldn't help but move its claws.
Wushe chuckled and patted the little guy in its arms. "Go play. I have something to talk to Captain Silin."
Ice Cream had an unwilling look on his face as he slowly jumped out of Yin Wuxie's arms and onto the table at the side.
Silin flicked Huimao's ears. "Take the guest to play. We have something to talk about."
Huimao's ears moved. Nobody knew what he was thinking. He said to Silin, "Silin, give me my ball."
When Huimao 'ears moved, Silin knew that Huimao was bullying again.
Forget it. Let it be.
Silin took out Huimao's ball and threw it over. Huimao bent its forelimbs and caught it nimbly. It hooked its claws and played with the ball. Ice Cream, who was squatting at the side, looked at the ball under Huimao's claws. It would be a lie to say that it wasn't envious. Of course, it could see that the ball was special.
Huimao played with it. Suddenly, it picked up the ball. It jumped and flipped. It used its tail to whip the ball toward Ice Cream. Ice Cream was prepared, but it didn't dodge. Instead, it used its head to hit the ball and bounced it back.
The two guys exchanged blows. The ball flew faster and faster. Ordinary people couldn't even follow it with their naked eyes. The two guys moved extremely fast. One moment, they were on the table. The next moment, they flashed to the cabinet.
Huimao knew that the guy in front of it was a cyborg lifeform like itself. When it suddenly saw its own kind, it became competitive. In addition, the stinky mouse in front of it had eaten its hoard. Therefore, Huimao's speed at whipping the ball became faster and faster. It would be best if it could teach the stinky mouse a lesson.
Looking at the two guys playing with the ball, Wushe was in a particularly good mood. The smile on its face deepened.
"Silin, when did you get this?" Wushe asked.
"A few years ago." Celine briefly told Yin Wuxie what had happened all those years ago, but he didn't mention anything about the white ball, leaving out some details.
"You're so lucky. You can encounter such a good thing while hunting." Wushe said, "I'm different from you. My family only has ten years left. When I was at my most difficult time, this little guy helped me. My subordinate, who had been with me for twenty years, betrayed our entire organization for a man from another force. However, this animal was able to pull me back from the brink of death. If it wasn't for Little Ice, perhaps Wushe's leader would have died. "
Wushe didn't explain in detail. Silin guessed that the confrontation between "Wushe" and "Fog" had almost killed Wushe. There must have been a lot of danger involved. Silin didn't expect Wushe to value this cyborg lifeform more than the members of his own organization.
"A human's lifespan is short. I hope that in the future, when I can't accompany it to eat ice cream anymore, I'll have a companion to talk to. Even if it's a companion to fight, it'll be fine. At least it won't be too lonely. After so many years, in the entire League of Stars, I've only found this fat cat of yours. "
Compared to strange creatures like Huimao and ice cream, the lifespan of humans was really too short. Even people with A-level genes and above, who were known to have the longest natural lifespan among humans, couldn't be compared to these creatures. After all, they were also considered robots. No one knew how long their lifespan was.
"How old is this cat of yours?" Wushe asked.
"More than two hundred years. It said so itself. What about Little Ice? "
"I don't know. There are no humans where it lives. It's a planet with a C-level habitability. There's no advanced civilization. It doesn't know how to calculate time, and it can't speak the language of the League of Stars. Apart from hunting, it hides in its cave all day long. It's obviously very powerful, but it's afraid to see the light. When I was dragged into its cave, I thought I was going to become a chipmunk's food. I didn't expect it to make me safer, because no animal on that planet dares to enter its cave. "
When Wushe was talking about these things, his eyes were gentle, as if he was talking about his precious child. Outsiders probably wouldn't expect the dignified boss of "Wushe" to have such a side to him.
Compared to Huimao, ice cream was indeed low-key, like a mouse that couldn't see the light. But what about Huimao? Silin remembered that when this guy was a weak kitten, he had swallowed a few wolves while lying there. Looking at this guy's usual style, he knew that this fatty had always been arrogant.
Although Wushe had said all this, Silin didn't think that this uncle had come all the way here just to talk about ice cream.
As expected, after Wushe talked about ice cream a little more, he said, "When I was searching for cyborgs, I had also focused my attention on some of the secret research labs of the League of Stars. There are a lot of research labs in the League of Stars that researched cyborgs, but the results were not satisfactory at all. They were all failures."
"Did you send someone to the research base at Sector C to steal experimental information as well?"
"That's right. One of the labs was researching the fusion of machine and organic life. I thought they would create something new since they were so secretive, but it's just trash," Wushe's expression was calm, but his words were filled with mockery and disdain.
"I've learned some inside stories while I was collecting information over the years. For example, the most influential company in the League of Stars, 'Miracle' Corporation. I know who's supporting them, including the shady deals they've made in the dark. There was one time that group of people came to capture Lil Bing with Nebela. In a fit of anger, I carried out an assassination attempt. "
"Who are those people?"
"The old fellows of the Yu Family. However, if 'Azrael's men hadn't interfered, I would've succeeded. Oh, by the way, you and the little princess of the Yu Family, Yu Linglong, are you? Did you know that Yu Linglong's legs were broken for a period of time? She was injured by us during that assassination attempt. "
Silin frowned. He remembered that Yu Linglong had been in a wheelchair for a period of time. It was when Sector Z was opened, and Silin had sensed the presence of Azrael's men at the time.
"'Azrael's men and the Yu Family had a deal. I don't know what the deal was, but they are definitely connected. This time, Navigator has a device that can seal off the starship's AI system, right? That's the result of 'Azrael's' research. "
There was too much information in Wushe's words. Navigator's men had 'Azrael's' help? Or was it the Yu Family who was adding fuel to the fire?
"There's one more thing I need to tell you. You must not know that the little princess of the Yu Family once had designs on the cat beside you, right? You may have protected the cat well in the past, but some people still recognized the cat's uniqueness. However, when they decided to take action in the end, they still targeted me and Lil Bing who had been staying with me all this time. Politicians are all born actors. "
Silin had been silent all this time in response to Wushe's words. The Yu Family aside, Wushe had known about Huimao since a long time ago, but he had only revealed himself now. It would appear that Wushe had been observing Silin and Huimao all this time. If Silin and Huimao's performance was unreliable to Wushe, then this conversation probably wouldn't have taken place.
A long while later, Silin asked, "So?"
"So let's work together. I won't interfere with your business, and you shouldn't interfere with 'Wushe's' business either. Private matters are private matters, and we'll work together when there's a need to work together. What do you think? 'Azrael' and 'Fog' both have partners, so I think 'Wushe' is looking for a partner as well. "
"Who are you going to work with, Vanguard or the Eleventh Squad?" Silin looked at Wushe.
"The Eleventh Squad, of course. I don't get along with Vanguard. You know that."
After some thought, Silin extended his hand and smiled. "It's a pleasure working with you."
"Pleasure working with you." Wushe extended his hand and high-fived Silin. They didn't sign any agreement. To them, a so-called agreement wasn't essential. If they wanted to betray each other, a mere agreement wouldn't be able to stop them.
While Cillin and Yin Wuxie were conversing, the two fellows who were originally competing with each other in a ball game were now hugging each other and fighting fiercely. They kicked, clawed, and even bit each other. The tables and chairs beside them were now in pieces. It wasn't clear if they were scratched or bitten.
"Hehe, such a good relationship." Wushe laughed.
Silin was speechless. Both of them had bitten off a few pieces of fur. Was this a sign of a good relationship?
"Which kid hasn't been through a fight?" Wushe didn't seem to mind.
"The one you have, it's a female?" Silin asked.
"I think so."
I think so? And I think so? They've lived together for more than ten years? You don't even know the gender of your own kid?
Wushe looked at the communicator in his hand and saw an encrypted message.
"The fight is almost over. It was a pleasant conversation! "Wushe called out to Lil Bing.
Ice Cream, who was fighting with Huimao, kicked Huimao away and jumped back into Wushe's arms.
"Meow, I'll beat you into a dried fish next time!" Wheeze spat out the white fur in its mouth and pointed its paw at the direction of the sound with a threatening tone.
Ice Cream, who was nestled in Wushe's arms, snorted and started licking his fur.
Both of them had bald spots all over their bodies, but the wounds quickly healed and new fur grew on them. For creatures like them, this level of injury was a piece of cake.
Wushe left the starship with Ice Cream. No one except Silin, Huimao and Czedow knew that Ice Cream had been here. Not even Sigma and Moon knew about it.
Huimao buried his head in a storage cabinet and counted his belongings. "Meow, they didn't pay! Stinky rats, don't let me see them again, or I'll beat them to death! "
Silin shook his head and walked to the side to pick up the forgotten leather ball. He didn't want the cat to lose it.
Just like Wushe said, the battle was coming to an end very soon. Both sides had called for a ceasefire because it would only benefit the others if they kept fighting. The Navigators had suffered more losses this time, so they were the first to retreat. Vanguard's people stayed behind to deal with the aftermath.
Ji Feng was lying inside a healing pod on one of the A Squad's starships. He was covered in multiple wounds, and his condition was fairly serious. The healing pod was connected to his body with all kinds of tubes. It was a scary sight. However, Ji Feng was still conscious.
Beside the healing pod, Stanley and a few other high-ranking members of the A Clan stood there and reported the situation to Ji Feng.
Ji Feng listened with his eyes closed. When Stanley told him about the Eleventh Squad, he opened his eyes.
"Let Pango stay there if he wants to. I'm not that easy to kill. As for the Eleventh Squad, don't worry about them. Let Silin think what he's doing. "
"But don't you think the Eleventh Squad is too unstable, commander?" someone asked.
"As long as we don't force him, Silin won't harm Vanguard. He's a member of Vanguard after all. Moreover, the Eleventh Squad has something the other squads and even the four great Hunter regiments don't have. They have extremely valuable technical talents there. "
The Hunter regiments had never placed much importance on technical talents. Even Chamounidin, who researched parasites and wrote the Parasitic Code, would not have made much of an impact without Nata's help. He might not even have been able to preserve the Parasitic Code.
The technological development of the Hunter regiments was limited. The four great Hunter regiments didn't have much in the way of independent development. Most of them relied on trading and purchasing to acquire new technology. However, this wasn't the case for the Eleventh Team. In this battle, the armor worn by the members of the Eleventh Team, the fighter jets piloted by the members of the Eleventh Team, and the members of the Eleventh Team who were usually extremely low-key but had extraordinary abilities all left a deep impression on the A Team.
Ji Feng wasn't offended by Stanley's request for compensation. Instead, he smiled. "That's Silin's style. Give him as much as he wants."
"How do we treat the Eleventh Squad from now on?" Stanley asked.
"We'll treat them the same way. We don't have to do anything on purpose. Besides, they don't care what others think of them. Silin, I underestimated him … "
Ji Feng closed his eyes again. He admitted that he had underestimated Silin. He wasn't the only one. Ji Feng believed that 'Azrael' and the other organizations had underestimated Silin as well. No one knew what Silin was capable of, but a person like him had kept a low profile throughout the chaos of the League of Stars.
What was Silin trying to do?
According to the information he had, Ji Feng had always been suspicious of Silin's motives. He couldn't figure out what Silin was thinking. Silin only cared about a small number of people in Vanguard. He didn't care about the entire Vanguard. Ji Feng knew this, so he wasn't afraid of Silin seizing power. However, he had a feeling that Silin was someone with an ulterior motive. It was just that he couldn't figure out what the kid was trying to do.
"Captain, the bodies of the three killers from 'Fog' have been sent over by the Eleventh Squad," Stanley said.
Ji Feng moved his fingers. "I don't need to tell you how to deal with them. You guys do it."
The three killers from 'Fog' were to be used as a memorial to the dead members and the top executives who had been assassinated in this incident.
"Captain, is Silin really that powerful?" someone next to Stanley asked.
Ji Feng didn't answer. Instead, he asked Stanley to release a projection. On the screen was Lan Mei's corpse, including the long gash on her body that had almost split her body into two halves.
"From the wound on her body and the three hands that were cut off, she didn't even have time to react when she was hit. That is to say, Silin's attack was extremely fast and ruthless enough to kill her in one strike. "
How fast was it that Lan Mei didn't even have time to react?
The few people standing next to the healing pod unconsciously looked at Ji Feng. They wondered how he would fare compared to their captain.
"Have you figured out the cause of Roton's death?" Ji Feng asked.
Stanley shook his head. "Not yet. The Eleventh Squad doesn't reveal anything."
"Then forget it." Ji Feng waved his finger, indicating that there was no need to continue the research.
"Captain!" A man came in. It was Suoli, one of Ji Feng's subordinates.
Ji Feng gestured for Stanley and the others to leave. After they left, Suoli took out a secret message that he had just received.
"Lan Hudie? What's up with that guy? Shouldn't he be busy fighting with Heaven's Birth? "
Although puzzled, Gale still gave a series of passwords after Suo Li left. Then, a projector at the side projected an image. The image was of Blue Butterfly's current leader, the person with the codename Blue Butterfly.
"How is it? Can you still live?" The person in the video teased.
"Cut the crap. What's up?"
"Yes, let's work together."
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