Chapter 2509 The Dilemma of Nanlingxing

No matter compared with those ferocious mercenaries or the indifferent black panther next to him, this shaggy-haired passenger looks like an ordinary person that can be seen everywhere, neither age nor beauty, If he is in the crowd, he will definitely not be able to stand out, and he will be forgotten in an instant.

But he has a pair of eyes that are always filled with a smile, the eyes are as warm and warm as the sunshine in winter, not only does not have the slightest evil taste, but it comforts Huo Dongling's frightened heart just now.

The little girl looked back again, and the mercenaries were all curled up in the other corner of the cabin, all of them buried their heads in the lunch boxes, and they didn't dare to look up here.

When he turned around again, the passenger with beautiful eyes raised his hands, put on a very funny look, and said with a smile: "It's okay, sit down, my surname is Li, just call me 'Mr. Li' gone."

"Mr. Lee..."

Maybe it was because the other party's eyes were too gentle and harmless, or maybe in such a small cabin, the other party was really malicious, and Huo Dongling had nowhere to escape. The little girl lost her mind for a while, and sat down obediently.

After thinking about it, he moved his butt towards the cruel black panther. After all, he knows people and faces, but most of the villains are smiling these days. Anyway, this black panther saved her just now!

The panther glanced at her, didn't speak, curled his lips, and went back to eating by himself.

"Your name is Dongling, right? I heard the crew call your name this morning. You are the daughter of the shipowner."

The passenger with disheveled hair smiled and said, suddenly remembered something, took out a simple sterling silver bracelet from his pocket and handed it over, "Dong Ling, I'm giving you something, it's just...consultation fee!"

"This is"

Huo Dongling became more and more frightened, thinking in confusion, isn't this uncle a cultivator? She had never seen an immortal cultivator being so kind to ordinary people and even giving ordinary people things.

In the past, the limit of seeing a cultivator was at most like the black panther next to him, who was as cold as ice to ordinary people and turned a blind eye.

Thinking of this, Huo Dongling became more and more anxious, desperately waved his hands, not daring to accept the other party's things.

"Take it, this bracelet is a small magic weapon for protection."

The messy-haired passenger said, "Those hyenas just said are right, the Xinghai is so chaotic now, it's really not easy for a little girl like you to wander outside, and you will encounter all kinds of dangers.

"See if the spiral talisman on the inside of the bracelet is there, come on, pierce your right thumb, make sure the blood soaks the fingerprint, and then print the fingerprint on this spiral talisman to confirm, and the bracelet will be activated. If bad people want to invade you in the future, The bracelet will automatically detect the villain's body temperature, heartbeat and adrenaline secretion level, and if it exceeds the warning range, it will automatically shoot a powerful arc and release a unique soul brand, which can be released ten times in total.

"As long as those bad guys are immortal cultivators, they will definitely be able to identify the owner of this soul brand... what kind of cultivation level is it.

"Here, when the time comes, tell those bad guys that this bracelet is your father, no, it is a good friend of your grandfather's. It was a gift from your grandfather when you were born. It is for your safety. Needless to say too much , I think, 99% of the bad guys will get out of trouble.

"However, if you want to get along with your lover, remember to take off the bracelet, hahahaha, otherwise it will be bad if you call your lover!"

Huo Dongling lowered her head shyly, what kind of lover does she have, this Mr. Li's words are quite interesting.

"Is this the meal you cooked yourself?"

The messy-haired passenger picked up the food box, took a deep breath, and praised, "It smells so good, Dong Ling, your craftsmanship is really good!"

Huo Dongling was stunned for a moment, and said awkwardly: "No, Mr. Li, this is a very common self-heating fast food, the kind produced in large quantities, here, it is printed on the packaging box."

Messy-haired passenger: "...let's get straight to the point, where did your ship start from?"

Huo Dongling said honestly: "We came from Nanling Star in the Crimson Star Field. Mr. Li probably has never heard of it. It is an asteroid that has just been developed for more than a hundred years and has not yet formed a stable atmosphere. , there are only four small settlements, and I was born in one of them."

"I've never heard of Nanling Star, but I do know of the Crimson Star Field. It's not close to our destination, the Seven Seas Market. For a civilian merchant ship like yours, I'm afraid it will take dozens of star sea jumps and several long journeys. It will take months to get there, and the journey is so dangerous."

The messy-haired passenger said, "It's a turmoil outside, and there are wars everywhere. I heard that the authorities have declared the Myriad Worlds Merchant Alliance as a rebel organization and will soon besiege the Seven Seas Market. Why do you take the risk of doing business there? Even if your father really If you want money or your life, at least you shouldn’t be taken with you, right?”

"There's nothing we can do."

Huo Dongling said with a sad expression, "How can the high-ranking masters of immortal cultivation understand the lives of us small people? Our Nanling Star has only been developed for a hundred years, and there is no strong backer behind it, and there is nothing too rare in itself. Specialty products, until now all kinds of daily necessities are not self-sufficient. Without the food shipped from outside, we would starve to death; without the water purification cycle chips shipped from outside, we would die of thirst; without the atmosphere stabilization system shipped from outside And compressed oxygen, we're going to suffocate!

"In the past, the trade routes of the Wanjie Business Alliance extended in all directions, and the free market was dotted around. The caravans would pass by our planet regularly every month, purchase local minerals, and deliver food, water and air for us. It is really not possible. We can go to the nearest The free market purchases only require two short hops, coming and going for a week at most.

"But as soon as there was a war outside, we suffered. So what... the four major families announced that the Ten Thousand Realms Business Alliance was a rebel organization, cut off the trade routes, destroyed the free market, and recruited all kinds of star thieves to come out and plunder. It cut off the livelihood of our common people.

"It has been three full months that no caravan has passed by our Nanling Star. The food, water and air we have stored are almost exhausted, and no one has come to buy the mountain of raw ore at the port. Everyone can only stare at it. More and more ore to worry about.

"I originally wanted to go to the nearby free market for transactions, but what I faced after I went there was a mess. The free market was besieged by the fleets of the four major families and completely destroyed. Even our small merchant ship was destroyed. It was almost sunk by the rioters who were regarded as "rebellious".

"Later, when we met merchant ships from several nearby star fields that came to trade, we realized that the fleets of the four major families had wiped out all the free markets in the nearby Great Thousand Worlds, and there were countless star robbers and servants incorporated by the four major families. Soldiers, like wolves cruising in various waterways, will never let the merchant fleet of the Ten Thousand Realms Merchant Alliance pass by.

"Even if there are one or two secret markets that haven't been wiped out, the prices there are frighteningly high. The ordinary ore produced by our Nanling Star can't be sold at a price, and we can't buy back many necessary materials for survival.

"If we want to eat, drink water, and maintain the stability of the thin atmosphere, we can only venture to the Seven Seas Market, a place where the four major families have not yet conquered. After all, the goods here are the most complete and the prices are lower. And With the protection of the escort fleet of the Ten Thousand Worlds Business Alliance, it is a little safer.

"Hey, we don't know that it's very risky to do this, but we don't know how long the battle will last. If we don't make a deal, we will be trapped on Nanling Star! My father is the captain with the most experience in Nanling Star. For the sake of the survival of his hometown, how could he be a shrinking turtle?

"As for me, I took the initiative to ask to come out with my father. Anyway, if the 'Little Bear' does not return with the necessary supplies, within a year and a half at most, Nan Lingxing will definitely not be able to survive, and the ending will not be much better. ah!"

Perhaps infected by the gentle gaze of the other party, Huo Dongling vented all his grievances in one breath, shed tears silently as he spoke, and murmured: "You fellow cultivators, why are you fighting? Fighting is fighting!" Well, why not leave a way for us little people to survive? We want to trade, we want to eat, and we want to survive!"

The disheveled-haired passenger was silent for a moment, sighed softly, and said, "What's the situation in the outer world of the empire like your Nanlingxing?"

"A lot, why not many?"

Huo Dongling gritted his teeth, "Only in the Crimson Star Field, like Nanling Star, there are seven or eight asteroids that cannot be self-sufficient. They need to rely on caravan 'blood transfusion' to survive. Since a hundred years ago, the Ten Thousand Worlds Business Alliance Under the banner of developing asteroids, after the preliminary rectification of these planets, they are sold to ordinary people at a very low price, and they can also be paid in installments, with almost zero down payment and zero interest.

"At that time, many ordinary people didn't know what the trick was, and they were fooled one after another. They took out the coffins, bought many asteroids from the Ten Thousand Realms Business Alliance and migrated there, and tasted the feeling of being free and making decisions.

"As everyone knows, it's not that simple to develop an asteroid and settle there for a long time. That's right, the Ten Thousand Realms Merchant Alliance set the price of an asteroid very low. Counting the initial development costs, it's a big sale at a loss, but the follow-up Food, water purification system, magic weapon unit for stabilizing the atmosphere, and many consumable parts have to be replenished once a month or quarter, and it’s not enough without replenishment.

"The Ten Thousand Worlds Merchant Alliance took advantage of our sore spot and continuously increased the price of consumable parts. They also controlled the largest merchant fleet, completely monopolized our export channels, and kept our production prices very low. Once there, we asteroid residents have worked hard for a hundred years for the Myriad Worlds Business Alliance.

"Using this method, the Ten Thousand Realms Merchant Alliance controls countless resource planets and asteroid settlements on the periphery of the empire, and drags us all onto their thief ships. We can barely live on, but now the four major families are fighting against the Ten Thousand Realms Business Alliance, but they have interrupted all our livelihoods. Thousands of settlements like Nanlingxing are all at stake. I'm so sleepy!"