Chapter 2440 Buying Boss Bai
The Mortal Empire, Quadrant Four, Outer Worlds.
The sea of stars is vast and boundless, so naturally there is no distinction between up, down, left, and right, and the so-called "quadrants and hanging limits".
But if the equatorial plane of the Celestial Pole Star is the heart of the empire, and the sea of stars controlled by the entire empire looks like a strangely shaped star cluster that is generally oval in shape.
If the north pole of the Tianji star extends all the way to "above", looking down from above, this piece of egg-like universe can barely be seen as a circle, and the division of the so-called "quadrants" also makes sense.
The fourth quadrant has the largest number of Great Thousand Worlds in the entire empire, which is more than double that of the other three quadrants.
But these Great Thousand Worlds are often relatively weak and barren, not enough to give birth to a huge force that spans the Great Thousand Worlds, but they are fragmented, separated and independent, and a mess of scattered sand.
Often every Great Thousand World is ruled by a tyrant and a toubob, and the local snakes rub against each other, fight each other, blood flows endlessly, and the flame of destruction burns endlessly in the vacuum.
Both are members of the True Human Empire in name, and the fighting and devouring among the local snakes is of course not a war involving the regular army, but a privateer fleet, or more bluntly, star robbers as the main pawn.
This is a smaller-scale, lower-intensity, but crueler, more despicable, and insidious form of combat than regular warfare. In such a war of star thieves, soldiers are thieves, thieves are officials, and victims are robbers However, robbers will become new victims at any time, which is a well-known rule of the game.
This is the hometown of "God of War" Lei Chenghu, the most prestigious soldier in the empire today, and the majestic "Marquis of Liaohai". During this period, almost all the star thieves outside the second quadrant were extinct.
But he can destroy the Star Thief, but he can't eradicate the soil that gave birth to the Star Thief, which is the vast and boundless universe, as well as human ambitions and desires.
So, when he led his main force to the front line of the confrontation between the Empire and the Holy League, the Star Bandits who had disappeared outside the second quadrant revived, and even intensified, turning this place into the famous place of chaos and destruction in the entire empire again, making ordinary people A daunting den of robbers.
Having said that, the last few decades, especially the last few years, have indeed been the golden age of large-scale development of Star Pirates.
First, the empire launched an expedition against the Holy League, which drew a large number of expeditionary troops to the front line, leaving the rear empty, and there was no longer enough troops to encircle and suppress the star bandits.
And those warlords and world lords who are unwilling to send their soldiers to the front line to die in various great worlds often like to "overturn their fleets in the sea of stars". In fact, they have changed from a regular army to a privateer fleet. When the world is empty, go to riot and sneak attack.
Wherever the Imperial Expeditionary Force went, they recovered worlds one after another, and brought back immeasurable supplies. These supplies greatly activated the commercial activities in the peripheral world of the Empire, and became the fattest prey in the eyes of the star robbers.
And when the reformers quietly rose, and the "Ten Thousand Worlds Business Alliance" was preparing to challenge the old business order, they lacked enough combat power, and even poured a lot of money, secretly supporting many large star thief groups, and fighting against the four major elections The activities of the imperial family and other great nobles.
The four major elector families and other great nobles were naturally not to be outdone, they either suppressed or comforted the Star Thieves, and also recruited a large number of Star Thieves to start a cruel war of "Star Thieves against Star Thieves".
After a few years, there are several Star Thief groups that have suddenly expanded, possessing the power to compete with the elite deep-space fleet. They come and go without a trace, are mysterious, ghost-like, and can change places with one shot. The style is a headache to the extreme for the hostile forces.
Zuo Tianying now has a terrible headache.
He was also a star thief in his early years, and the "Phantom Eagle Star Thief Group" under his command also had a bad reputation. There are even such disgraceful stains in the world master's resume.
Like all high-ranking and powerful figures, Zuo Tianying hadn't done such a simple, rough and unskilled job for a long time after he became the deacon of the Ten Thousand Realms Business Alliance.
Not only did he not do it himself, but he also tabooed his subordinates to mention this point, and even looked at other star robbers with uncontrollable contempt and disgust in their eyes.
Now Zuo Tianying likes to say that he is a "serious businessman".
Although everyone knows that in the vast and treacherous sea of stars on the outskirts of the empire, merchants and robbers have never separated, but after all, the Wanjie Business Alliance is an ambitious business group with ambitious plans, and it is true that it does not do much to rob houses and take tyrants by force. Instead, they try to establish a new commercial order and become the rule-maker and arbiter of this order.
Zuo Tianying's bragging is not completely wrong.
Even though he hates his past and other star thieves deep down in his heart, Zuo Tianying's work inevitably involves dealing with all kinds of "heroes".
He is the director of the "Blue Sky Market" under the Wanjie Business Alliance.
Blue Sky Market is a free market built in a very secret gravel star belt far away from habitable planets. It is built around the remains of countless starships and star battle forts with a barren resource planet as its core.
Those who are still stained with blood on the goods and who are not very visible; those who are unwilling to pay high transaction taxes, port construction taxes, special defense donations, special war taxes, and forcibly purchased war debts to the imperial authorities; Dozens of people who are wanted in the world, hunted down by bounty hunters, and offered high rewards by major families, like to come to the free market like "Blue Sky Market" to trade.
Here, there is no need to pay high taxes, and no one knows the source of the goods and the identity of the owner. All kinds of extremely dangerous contraband can be bought, and even if you snatch the mothers of the four major electors, As long as the price is low enough, someone will dare to buy from you.
Even if there is nowhere to go in various worlds, the murderers and criminals who everyone shouts and beat can still buy the most mysterious treasures of heaven and earth, the most powerful strengthening potions, and magic weapons with the best performance but not guaranteed quality. You can also buy the most seductive whores and the deadliest killers. The so-called "free market" is such a place of smog, lawlessness and absolute freedom.
The Wanjie Business Alliance has opened a total of dozens of free markets, large and small, on the periphery of the empire. Through the free market, it gathers funds, goods, intelligence and talents from various worlds. These seemingly hidden and inconspicuous free markets roll every day. The benefits are astronomical, and it has become the foundation of the Myriad Worlds Business Alliance.
Among them, the scale and capital flow of the "Blue Sky Market" definitely rank among the top five.
Zuo Tianying was able to conquer the world with his bare hands. He became the director of the Blue Sky Market from an unknown person. He was considered an outstanding existence among the many deacons of the Ten Thousand Worlds Business Alliance. He was even favored by the chief deacon Jin Yuyan. .
So, even though he was facing the guy sitting across from him in a short-sleeved floral shirt, with his nostrils pointing up to the sky, sucking frozen juice, and even turning his hairy legs up on the desk, pointing the soles of his shoes at him He didn't have the slightest liking at all, and even developed physical disgust, but he still locked his face tightly, preventing any excess emotions from leaking out.
"Sure enough, it is the same as what the intelligence said. He is arrogant, complacent, and ignorant of the heights of the sky and the earth."
Zuo Tianying quickly ran through the information of this star thief leader named "Bai Boss" in his mind again, and sneered in his heart, "However, the more arrogant and conceited the guy is, the easier it is to deceive, and let him get carried away So what for a while? Maybe a little bit of flattery, and when he forgets his name, he can negotiate a more perfect condition!"
Deep down in his heart, Zuo Tianying didn't take this "Boss Bai" seriously.
Yes, Boss Bai is a new generation of ruthless people who have only emerged in the star thief circle in recent years. His past record is "magical". The regiment even managed to overwhelm the first-class fleet of the empire but retreated completely, and the magnificent record of raiding seven resource planets controlled by the imperial army within half a month. It can be said that it is a rare "wizard" in the world of star robbers in a century.
But after all, he is a young man who has just emerged, and he has never heard the name "Bai Boss" before. Looking at his foolish, rebellious, and sharp-edged demeanor today, how powerful can he be?
Zuo Tianying reckoned that this Bai boss should also be from a family, perhaps from a run-down general, with considerable fighting power and commanding ability, and a heart eager to become famous and even revenge, so his performance in the past two years has been excellent. He is so impatient and dazzling, and he doesn't understand the importance of keeping a low profile. This is his luck. He has encountered the battle between the Empire and the Holy League, as well as the conflict between the reformist faction and the four major elector families. No one has time to deal with him.
Otherwise, this lifeless guy would have been surrounded and wiped out by the army long ago!
No matter how strong this kind of person is, he will be treated like a knife.
The task Zuo Tianying received from the headquarters of the Ten Thousand Worlds Business Alliance was to subdue Boss Bai and all the "heroes" in the second quadrant one by one, and turn them into knives in the hands of the Ten Thousand Worlds Business League and even the reformists. .
His contact with Boss Bai went very smoothly.
Since the Blue Sky Market is the largest and safest free market in the nearby three or five thousand worlds, Boss Bai's "Big White Star Thieves" used to come here to sell stolen goods, purchase and repair starships, although Zuo Tianying has never seen Bai The boss himself, through the twists and turns of the relationship, has heard of each other.
However, the meaning of the Ten Thousand Worlds Business Alliance was passed on through the intermediary, and the meaning of the Ten Thousand Worlds Business Alliance has not yet been fully explained. Like a dog who smelled the smell of meat buns, the boss came forward anxiously, drooling.
Seeing him "performing" with arrogance but unable to hide the greed and anticipation in his eyes, Zuo Tianying secretly laughed in his heart, knowing that this matter is likely to be accomplished.