Chapter Six: The Roam People's Commission

A biting cold wind swept across the ice cap, and several polar bears looked up at the sky curiously.

The pitch-black clouds were suddenly shattered by a colossal object, and the number of electrons in the air surged. The long white fur on the polar bears' bodies stood on end, and tiny electric sparks flashed erratically across them. The ice below suddenly trembled, and a massive crack spread left and right across the ice cap. The polar bears fled in terror, and a straight, dark tunnel mouth was revealed in the ground.

A strangely shaped spaceship slowly descended. The entire ship, gleaming and magnificent as if cast from gold, resembled a slightly flattened cigar. Its fifty-meter-long, six-meter-high, and eight-meter-wide hull was carved with intricate and beautiful patterns. Blue plasma flames spurted rapidly from the rear and bottom nozzles of the ship, rapidly melting and evaporating the ice below, sending large plumes of steam soaring into the sky.

The exquisite spaceship, like a work of art, slowly slid into the tunnel mouth that had appeared on the ice cap. Two thick metal doors slowly closed after the ship entered, and the howling wind rolled in ice and snow, covering everything once again in a vast expanse of white.

Gu Xiechen, who had just showered and changed into new clothes, stood with his hands behind his back at the edge of the base's largest airport. As the golden spaceship slowly landed, Gu Xiechen forcefully spat on the ground. Only Roam people would be so ostentatious as to carve so many useless patterns on their ship's hull. A golden spaceship? In space, it was the best target.

Bore, also having changed into a coarse cloth robe, frowned. "Damn it, Roam people? These are my most detested clients!"

The burly mercenary leader turned his head fiercely and cursed in a low voice, "Shut your damn mouth. Whoever has money is the boss, the ancestor. We're mercenaries, not high-class prostitutes who can choose their clients while playing the piano and singing songs in fancy villas!"

After cursing Bore a few times, the burly leader also spat out a mouthful of phlegm, muttering to himself, "But I hate these Roam people too!"

Only Gu Xiechen and a few others were in the vast airport; all other idle personnel had been cleared out.

The spaceship landed on the airport, and with a faint hissing sound, a beautifully designed ramp slowly lowered from the middle hatch of the ship.

Twenty warriors clad in full energy armor slowly descended the ramp with perfectly synchronized steps. These Roam people were over two meters seventy tall, with golden hair that floated behind them as if weightless, like a brilliant flame. Their skin was as white as snow, and each of them was as handsome as a statue. A faint blue light flickered in their golden eyes, and with the energy shields of their energy armor activated, circles of blue light swirled around them. These twenty Roam warriors looked like divine beings descended to earth, magnificent and extraordinary.

The burly mercenary leader turned his head and whispered to Gu Xiechen, "The Roam people's pretentious show. Ignore them!"

Gu Xiechen just smiled. It wasn't his first time dealing with Roam people. As the young master of the Gu Group, he had met them several times and knew their obnoxious nature.

The Roam warriors lined up by the ramp. A ball of bluish light suddenly lit up at the spaceship's hatch, and a handsome young man in a purple-black robe, enveloped in intense blue flames, floated out. This young man was a dozen centimeters taller than the Roam warriors. He was tall and handsome, with golden hair two meters long that writhed behind his head like a living thing. After floating out of the spaceship, he hovered silently about a meter off the ground, looking down at Gu Xiechen and his group.

The burly mercenary leader took a deep breath and slowly walked towards the hovering young man.

"Esteemed sir, I am the leader of the Hell Angels Mercenary Group, Big Beard," the burly leader introduced himself proactively.

"Porphyris. You only need to know I'm called Porphyris," the handsome young man nodded indifferently.

"Mr. Porphyris, please come this way!" The burly leader wanted to invite Porphyris to the conference room to discuss the commission in detail.

Porphyris frowned with disgust. The Hell Angels Mercenary Group's airport was covered in traces of engine oil, and the air carried a strange odor. The blue flames around Porphyris brightened even more. He took out a white handkerchief and covered his nose.

"I don't think it's necessary. Just clarify things here," Porphyris's golden eyes swept indifferently over Gu Xiechen, whom he dismissed with disdain. When he saw Bore, Porphyris immediately floated back a dozen steps with disgust. "Alright, let's be efficient. I'll tell you the details of this commission now."

Bore took a few steps back with a grim expression. He knew the Roam people's views on half-bloods. To some Roam people, half-bloods were the most impure original sin in the world.

Gu Xiechen stepped forward a few paces, curious as to why the Roam people were looking for the Hell Angels Mercenary Group. Earthlings and Roam people had been in a state of war, and commissions from the Roam people were rare.

"In three days, a smuggling ship will depart from somewhere in Africa. Your mission is to shoot down this ship, kill everyone on board, and destroy or seize all items on it."

Porphyris took out a data chip from his wide sleeve and tossed it to the burly leader from a distance.

"The Earth Federation's number one mercenary group, the Sacred Unicorn, is trading with this ship. We know you have conflicts with the Sacred Unicorn, and we also know you are one of the few groups with the strength to threaten the Sacred Unicorn, which is why we came here."

"The chip contains detailed intelligence about this transaction. There might be some discrepancies, but the error won't be significant. Smuggling ships are smuggling ships; neither side will deploy too many forces for protection."

Porphyris pursed his lips and smiled at the burly leader. "This is a very profitable commission, don't you think?"

The burly leader played with the chip, pondered for a moment with a frown, and then nodded. "Alright, we accept. What's the reward?"

"Hmm!" Porphyris waved his hand, and dozens of thin tendrils shot out from the blue flames surrounding him. Soon, these seemingly weak tendrils were carrying a large pile of shimmering crystals out of the spaceship. "Ten cubic meters of standard Zakla Energy Crystals. I believe this reward is fair. We have full faith in the Hell Angels' reputation, so the entire reward is paid upfront."

A blue light flashed in Bore's eyes—this Porphyris's mental power cultivation was astonishingly strong! The density of Zakla Energy Crystals was twice that of steel, and Porphyris effortlessly used his mental power to retrieve ten cubic meters of Zakla crystals. This guy was so powerful!

Gu Xiechen let out a few cold laughs and suddenly asked loudly, "Which family does that ship belong to? Esteemed Mr. Porphyris, do noble Roam people deign to lie!"

Porphyris looked at Gu Xiechen in surprise. He lowered the white handkerchief from his nose. After carefully observing Gu Xiechen for a while, Porphyris said indifferently, "The Holsom Family. That ship belongs to the Holsom Family. More precisely, it belongs to the second-ranked Electoral Family of the Roam people."

Gu Xiechen lowered his head and stopped speaking. The burly leader would make the decision that best served the mercenary group's interests.

The burly leader slipped the chip into his pocket and smiled, nodding at Porphyris. "Alright, as we discussed, I will teach the Sacred Unicorn a lesson. Ten cubic meters of Zakla crystals? Mr. Porphyris is truly generous. Uh, can we really possess the cargo on that ship?"

Porphyris turned and flew back into the spaceship, saying faintly, "Whatever you wish, as long as you kill everyone on board and prevent the cargo from falling into the hands of the Holsom Family."

Standing at the spaceship's hatch, Porphyris looked back and warned, "If the mission fails, we will not refund the payment. However, all your external teams at the Hell Angels Mercenary Group will face targeted attacks." He pursed his lips with a strange smile and sighed leisurely, "This is high risk for high reward, Mr. Big Beard, isn't it?"

Porphyris's small spaceship disappeared into the clouds. Gu Xiechen stared at the metal doors slowly closing above him and shouted loudly, "Bless you all to be shot down by the Federation patrol!"

The burly leader shouted back, "Alright, Evil Dragon, stop worrying about those bastards from the Federation patrol. Let's see what's on the chip. We need to carefully consider this mission."

Half an hour later, a burst of exclamations erupted from the burly leader's office.

Gu Xiechen stared blankly at the information on the display screen and said with a wry smile, "This mission is truly high risk!"

Having just joined the Hell Angels Mercenary Group and being assigned such a high-risk mission, Gu Xiechen felt that his Liu Nian was truly unfavorable.

"The Holsom Family, truly worthy of being the Roam people's second Electoral Family!"

Gu Xiechen sighed inwardly.

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Alright... I still need to ramble a bit about clicks and recommendations... brickbats and spam... the more the merrier (To be continued)