Han Xiao narrowed his eyes and stared at Horlaide without saying anything. After a while, he shook his head and said, "I won't help you convince them. Keep the money."
Horlaide was a little surprised. "Why?"
"There are rules in every profession." Han Xiao became a mercenary to earn money, but since he was in this line of work, he would abide by the rules of this line of work. He valued credibility, and betraying his employer was the worst violation. He would not help Horlaide cheat his employer.
"Didn't you become a mercenary for money? Fifteen people can be sold for three million Enas. Even if you only get ten percent, it will take you a long time to earn. Seeing that you're my colleague, I'm willing to share some of the profit with you to make up for the failure of your mercenary rescue. You don't appreciate it? "Horlaide did not think much of it.
"I'm sorry, but my creed is credibility, and integrity is the foundation."
Han Xiao was not moved. The money was indeed a lot, but he did not want to follow Horlaide's wishes. Plus, he accepted the Silver's employment not for money but for the advanced knowledge of compression technology.
Regardless of whether the Silver would compromise or not, if he paid the ransom, what was the use of mercenaries? He wouldn't be able to get his reward.
Horlaide curled his lips. "Up to you. I'll negotiate with your employer myself."
Han Xiao took out his communicator and contacted his employer. The face of the Silver appeared on the screen. The employer saw Han Xiao and was a little surprised. After thinking for a while, he remembered that Han Xiao was also one of their mercenaries. He asked in confusion, "Why are you the one contacting me? Where are the people from Ring? By the way, where are you now? When are you coming back? "
Han Xiao shook his head. "There was an accident. We were intercepted, and the rescue target was sent to the slave market. All our efforts were in vain. The people from Ring, Blades, and Purple Gold were all captured. I am now in charge of this mission. I found the manager of the slave market, and he wants to negotiate with you."
"Hehe, your people are in my hands …" Horlaide adjusted his clothes and slowly repeated his conditions.
The Silver employer was shocked and angry.
"Too expensive! We can't accept this price! "
"Sorry, you don't have the right to bargain with me." Horlaide was confident that the Silvers would not abandon their own kind. Three million Enas was a lot, but the Silvers were rich. If they were willing to fork out a lot of money, they would be able to barely take it out.
"… We need to discuss." The Silver employer clenched his teeth, but he did not dare to reject.
"Contact me when you've made up your mind, but time is limited. There are many big clients who miss your people. You're not the only buyers," Horlaide threatened with a smug look.
Han Xiao put away the communicator, pushed the door open, and left with no expression on his face. Horlaide seemed to be waving and saying goodbye, but he did not move from his seat.
When he stepped out of the door, a man wearing a mask was about to walk in. The two of them brushed past each other. At this moment, time seemed to have slowed down. Han Xiao's hair suddenly stood up, and he felt a prickling sensation between his eyebrows as if there was a knife in front of his eyes.
The flow of time seemed to have slowed down. The moment they brushed past each other, the two of them looked at each other subconsciously. Their eyes collided, and it was like two sharp blades clashing. A cold light flashed and turned the surrounding environment gray, leaving only the other person in their eyes. The scene seemed to be frozen, and it was silent.
The next second, color and sound broke this moment. Like an ice mirror breaking, the two of them walked past each other peacefully.
After taking a few steps, Han Xiao looked back, and his eyes flickered. The higher one's grade, the more sensitive their senses would be. When they came into close contact with someone strong, they would have a vigilant instinct. Just now, the masked man gave him a very strong sense of danger. It was not just his strength. The masked man's temperament carried a murderous aura that had killed countless people. Only those with strong senses could notice this detail.
He had a feeling that this masked man was also here for the Silvers.
"I wonder where he is from …"
Han Xiao shook his head, threw away all the distracting thoughts, and contacted the employer alone.
The Silver employer said with an annoyed tone, "You saved them. How did you get caught again? This is your negligence! What do we do now? Do we really have to pay? "
Han Xiao replied with a few words and said, "Don't be in a hurry to compromise. Since the captives are safe for now, I'll think of another way."
"… Okay. Remember, you must prioritize their safety."
After hanging up, Han Xiao scratched his head. He had a headache.
"This is not easy. The captives are all in Horlaide's hands. I'm now a member of Floating Dragon, so I can't rob them openly. Hmm … If I want Horlaide to release them unconditionally, there's only one way. I have to take the route of the upper echelons and convince Jenny, or even Ames …" He suddenly had some ideas. He quickly left to think of a plan.
At the same time, the masked man who brushed past him was Ashes. He also found Horlaide and expressed his intention to buy the Silvers.
"How much can you pay?" Horlaide asked.
"Fifty thousand per person."
Horlaide shook his head, uninterested.
Ashes frowned. "This price is almost half the market price. You think it's too little?"
"There's a big client who's offering more," Horlaide said.
"Seventy thousand." Ashes raised the price with a deep voice.
Horlaide still shook his head.
"One hundred thousand at most."
"Still not enough."
"Then how much do you want?" Ashes was very patient.
Horlaide chuckled. "That big client offered two hundred thousand per person. Of course, the deal is not set yet, but … if you can offer more than two hundred thousand, hehe, that won't be good …"
"Got it. I'll go back and think about it."
Ashes nodded calmly, left the slave market, and returned to his base.
"Captain, how was the negotiation?" a member of the Special Task Force asked.
Ashes took off his mask and said calmly, "Change of plan. We'll snatch the captives."
It was not that Dark-star could not afford it. The problem was whether it was worth it or not. Furthermore, even if they agreed to this price, that profiteer might use the excuse of 'the big client' as an excuse to raise the price again and turn it into a bidding war.
What kind of organization was Dark-star? We're a bunch of villains! If we obediently took the bait, would we still have the professional ethics of being villains?
…
Far away in the Fawn Star System, there was a fierce argument on the planet where the Silver's employer was staying.
"They've already offered a price. What are we waiting for? Gather the money immediately! "
"Wait, this is very strange. Could it be that the mercenaries have teamed up with the slave owners to cheat us of our money? The Shattered Star Ring is full of greedy and barbaric people. We have to guard against this possibility," someone guessed.
"No matter what, safety is the priority. The Ring, Blades, and Purple Gold mercenary groups have all failed. How can we rely on that Black Star mercenary group? If they take risks in order to complete the mission, they will put the captives in danger. Let's just pay up!"
"What if they take the money and still don't release the captives?" someone asked worriedly.
Everyone argued for a while. In the end, the captain was more stable and made a decision. "They failed last time because of force majeure. I'm willing to trust them again. No matter what, let's let the Black Star Mercenary try first. If it really doesn't work, he will definitely give us an accurate answer. Paying is the last option."
…
A team of players was driving an aircraft and patrolling an area.
Li Ge was in the aircraft. He avoided everyone's gaze and quietly took out the Secret Message Bead.
"What the hell is this …" Li Ge murmured. "The item clearly states that it can only be rewarded if it is given to a special person, but it doesn't say who the special person is. Do I have to trigger it myself?"
Li Ge was very experienced in games. This kind of event trigger mission item that did not have a clear hint usually required him to take the initiative and show the item to different NPCs. If he found a character with a different reaction, it was basically a 'special person'.
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