"Sigh!" Jiang Fei looked at these children and sighed. Although their parents or grandparents were pirates, and their hands might be stained with the blood of countless people, these children were innocent. If they were killed just like that, although it was legal, it would be immoral.
According to the law, no matter how young these children were, they were still pirates. The laws of the Universal Empire had zero tolerance for pirates. Therefore, these children could be said to be born criminals. Their ancestors' sins made them deserve to die.
This law was first established in the era of the Trade Federation. At that time, merchants suffered greatly from pirates. Almost every family had someone die at the hands of pirates. Therefore, it could be said that there was a blood feud between merchants and pirates.
In the era of the Universal Empire, because of the abundance of resources, the moral people naturally did not advocate for such a law. They could not tolerate merchants saying that the children of pirates deserved to die.
However, the merchants only gave one reason to shut these moral people up — the children of the pirates ate, wore, and used stolen goods. They were all stained with the blood of merchants! You're saying that they are innocent? Then are the merchants who died at the hands of the pirates innocent? Are the orphans and widows they left behind innocent?
Moreover, the merchants also felt that they had killed the parents of the little pirates. Naturally, the little pirates would hate them. Then, if they raised these children, would they come for revenge? Instead of taking this risk, it was better to cut the weeds and eliminate the roots!
Therefore, in the end, the Trade Federation resisted the pressure from the moral people and firmly implemented the merciless law against pirates.
This law had been implemented for hundreds of years. However, Jiang Fei had to admit that only such a law could deter the pirates. If they planned to become pirates, they would think twice about the consequences.
At that moment, Jiang Fei looked at the children. Some of them had hidden hatred in their hearts. However, Jiang Fei could not bear to kill all these children just because of this.
"Marshal, how should we deal with them?" Amon walked over and asked.
"I'll take them away!" Jiang Fei said as he waved his hand, and his yacht appeared.
"Come, organize the children to board the yacht!" Eron did not say anything. After all, he had completed his mission. As for what Jiang Fei needed these children for, it had nothing to do with him.
Although Jiang Fei's yacht was not particularly big, it could still fit more than two hundred children. After that, Jiang Fei planned to leave these children with Han Tianyu. Han Tianyu should be able to handle these children well. Jiang Fei did not expect these children to have a good future. As long as they could live a normal life, that was enough.
As the children began to board the ship, Jiang Fei also had to settle the rewards for the first stage of the quest with Amon. The 'players' were not doing quests as volunteers.
"Very good! You have completed the first step of the quest! "Jiang Fei said to Edmund and the others with a satisfied expression.
"Thank you for your praise, Grand Marshal!" Edmund said with a smile.
"As a reward, you will receive three frigates and ten million Imperial Coins!" Jiang Fei said with a smile.
"Thank you, Grand Marshal!" Edmund and Li Wei said.
Ten million Imperial Coins was not a lot, but it was not a small amount either. According to the 'player's' price, it could be sold for a lot of money. The price of the three frigates was about the same. It was not a lot, but it was not a lot either.
As for this reward, Edmund and Li Wei were also quite satisfied. After all, this was only the first step of the chain quest.
"Boss Edmund, how do we split it?" Li Wei asked.
"Split what? Didn't we agree on it? Other than the final reward of the Titan Battleship, the rest is all yours. But I guess game coins and battleships are useless to you. How about I buy them at market price? "Edmund said.
"Great, it's settled then!" Li Wei smiled slightly. This was the first extra income!
As for the cash, Jiang Fei directly transferred it to Edmund. As for the other three frigates, he would have to ask Aurelia to send them to Edmund later.
"Grand Marshal, what does the second step of the quest require us to do?" Edmund asked immediately. He was not very interested in the three frigates.
"Well, the second step of the quest is a bit more troublesome!" Jiang Fei spoke very slowly, mainly because he had to think as he spoke.
"Don't worry, Grand Marshal. No matter how difficult the quest is, we will help you complete it!" Li Wei also said. He had not done many quests before. Now that he had casually earned a lot of extra income, he was a little addicted to it.
"Hmph! As long as you are willing to do the quest! " Jiang Fei sneered, then smiled at Li Wei and the others. "The second step of the quest requires you to go deep into the Valsalrian Army and destroy a military stronghold!"
"Grand Marshal, is there a specific requirement for this quest?" Edmund asked.
"No, as long as you destroy it!" Jiang Fei said.
"That's easy!" Edmund said with a smile.
"But you must be fast. You must destroy the target within two days!" Jiang Fei said.
"Grand Marshal, where is the location?" Edmund asked.
"Here are the coordinates!" Jiang Fei casually provided the coordinates of an important base of the Valsalrian Army in the core system.
Jiang Fei had served in the Valsalrian Army before, so he was quite familiar with the Valsalrian Army, especially those large bases. They could not move so easily, so Jiang Fei chose one of them as the target.
"So far?" Edmund and the others were stunned. If they wanted to go back and drive their warship there, it would obviously be too late.
"Don't worry, we're enough!" Li Wei smiled nonchalantly. He felt that with his cheat code, no one could stop him.
"Alright then, Grand Marshal, let's go now!" Edmund saw that time was running out, so he immediately set off with his subordinates and Li Wei.
As they wanted to sneak into the Valsalrian territory, Edmund and the others all flew in a shuttle. This small aircraft was not only stealthy, but it was also faster than a warship. However, it did not have much protection and firepower, so it could only be used for traveling.
Soon, shuttles rose into the air one after another, heading straight for the next mission target.
After Jiang Fei saw that the "players" had left, he returned to the yacht. At this time, the children had been placed in the cabin at the back. Although it was a little crowded, there should not be any problems in the short term.
"Let's find a place for you to settle down first. I don't have time to send you all to New Huaxia now …" Jiang Fei took a deep breath, then drove the yacht away from the pirate planet.
(End of Chapter)
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