Gu Ding Was a Tycoon

Upon hearing Gu Ding's words, Sharp fell silent. He didn't want to hear any threats from Gu Ding, but he knew what Gu Ding's eyes meant—if you don't let me leave, I can control your Golden Eagle to cause widespread destruction on this planet, destroying dozens of cities and causing hundreds of millions of deaths in one night.

"Let them go," a voice came from afar. Sharp and Gu Ding both looked in that direction and saw a long-bearded old man in a wheelchair. Sharp and Gu Ding recognized him; it was Nisos.

"Seniors." Sharp and Emily greeted them respectfully. The Federal Government had always treated the Saint Speech Clan with courtesy because they had helped the Federal Government through many crises.

"You all know perfectly well what the consequences will be if you don't let him leave; you just don't want to admit it." Nisos glanced at the grief-stricken Gu Ding and spoke again to Sharp and Emily. "If a massacre really happens on this planet, it's not something you Sharp, can handle alone."

"But reinforcements will arrive tomorrow..." Emily was still somewhat unwilling.

"I told Howell from the beginning not to approve this operation. He told me he didn't expect to capture everyone in one operation, just a few well-known ones, to give the Fei Me Universe Country a show of force. This whole thing was wrong from the start, but under your guidance, it got more and more absurd. Continuing down this wrong path will only lead to irreparable consequences, and I couldn't stand by and watch any longer, so I stepped in to mediate." Nisos had foreseen this outcome from the beginning. "Continuing this stalemate will not benefit either side. Moreover, based on a possible future scenario I've seen, after the reinforcements arrive, Interstellar Pirate here will be wiped out, including Gu Ding's team. But all the military ships will be controlled by a strange force and attack this planet frantically. Overnight, everyone on this planet, including you and the reinforcements, will be killed along with Gu Ding. There won't be a single survivor. Although I don't know exactly how Gu Ding did it, this outcome is certain."

Gu Ding sneered when he heard this. He knew that if he and his group died, the Sea Emperor would definitely take revenge.

Upon hearing Nisos's words, Sharp and Emily looked at Gu Ding in disbelief.

"I understand. But we can't just let them get away so easily. We've lost at least a billion Universe Coin in this war, including compensation for the families of the fallen soldiers, the destroyed ships, and compensation for the business losses caused to those corporations." Sharp knew that not only would the mission fail, but the sheer cost of this expense would surely enrage the King and the Marshal.

"One billion Universe Coin, that's just a small amount of money for you, Gu Ding, right?" Nisos looked at Gu Ding, who had spent over 10 billion Universe Coin to buy that staff.

"If I pay this money, will you agree to let everyone leave safely?" The others had no idea that Gu Ding was so wealthy.

The ruler of the Long Teng Universe Country earns less than 200 million Universe Coin a year. To save 1 billion Universe Coin, after deducting expenses, would take him seven or eight years. Gu Ding, on the other hand, has only been in the business for less than six months, yet he's already so wealthy. Many people are beginning to doubt Gu Ding's identity. Only Nisos knows where Gu Ding's money came from, but he doesn't intend to tell anyone else.

"As you said, we have no other choice. Take the Golden Eagle to a nearby planet, dock it at a port, and then find another ship to leave. Don't even think about taking the Golden Eagle away; it has a military serial number, and we can track its location. Besides, this is my personal ship; I'm only lending it to you temporarily. Don't damage anything inside..."

"Sell me the Golden Eagle." Gu Ding's words shocked many people.

Even the lowest-spec Golden Eagle costs at least one billion Universe Coin on the market. Sharp's ship is clearly quite old, but if Sharp were to resell it, it definitely wouldn't be cheap.

"I checked. This ship is a model that the military retired thirteen years ago; it was manufactured thirty-three years ago. Sharp bought it ten years ago for half price, 500 million Universe Coin, and he paid in installments. He's had this ship for almost ten years, and he's only paid less than 300 million so far. Moreover, once he leaves the military, he won't be able to afford the subsequent payments for this ship. The military will only refund him half of what he's already paid. So, he probably wants to sell this ship." Sea Emperor quickly found information about the Golden Eagle.

"If you want to buy it, that's fine, but it'll cost 800 million Universe Coin!" Sharp had been calculating how to resell this spaceship for over 600 million Universe Coin these past few days, but now that Gu Ding was interested in buying it, he deliberately added 200 million.

Everyone initially thought Sharp would refuse Gu Ding's offer without hesitation, especially those from the military, who knew Sharp cherished the spaceship and would never sell it. However, Sharp unexpectedly quoted a price.

"You bought it for 500 million, and now you're selling it to me for 800 million? Do you think that's fair?" Gu Ding looked at Sharp, blinked twice, and then continued, "Besides, this is just a low-end model from 33 years ago. Back then, it only sold for 1 billion Universe Coin. It's not the first generation, so it doesn't have any commemorative value. I can buy a brand new one for only 1 billion Universe Coin now, or I can definitely find one on the black market for 600 or 700 million."

"How much do you want?" Sharp blushed slightly; he was never very good at bargaining.

"Six and a half," Gu Ding stared into Sharp's eyes, knowing that this price should be within Sharp's budget.

"Six and a half!" Sharp tried adding a year's salary to the price quoted by Gu Ding, though he wasn't sure if Gu Ding would agree.

"Deal!" Liliath's current physical condition left Gu Ding with no mood to continue haggling. In fact, Liliath was always the one who haggled whenever they needed to buy something.

"You should be able to remove that military serial number yourself, right? Also, you need to repaint the surface. If I find out you're using our military's name to swindle people, I'll definitely hunt you down." Sharp glanced reluctantly at the Golden Eagle, which had been with him for over ten years, its hull still bearing the mark of the Dragon Soaring Universe [***] Department.

"If I leave that military mark on the border river, it will only bring me more trouble." Gu Ding had long heard that the border river was a mixed bag, and many people did not take the military seriously and would even provoke them.

Seeing that Gu Ding had bought the Golden Eagle, many Interstellar Pirate, including Bade, looked at Gu Ding with some worry. If Gu Ding didn't take them with him this time, they would be facing imprisonment the next morning.

Gu Ding had Sea Emperor transfer 1.67 billion Universe Coin to the account designated by Sharp before waving to everyone, "Everyone, get on the spaceship!"

Robert also had a combat robot Bigge onto the spaceship.

Just as Bade was about to board the ship, Sharp suddenly appeared in front of him. "Hey, you seem to have forgotten something."

Bade was taken aback for a moment, then reluctantly took out Sharp's knife from his Storage Ring and tossed it to Sharp.

After receiving his longsword, Sharp stepped aside.

As Gu Ding turned to leave, Nisos called out to him, "Gu Ding, in the Boundary River, there is a planet with a huge temple. Find a person on that planet who has scriptures carved on his body; he should be able to help Liliath."

Upon hearing Nisos's words, Gu Ding quickly turned around and bowed slightly to Nisos, saying, "Thank you!"

Upon receiving this clue, Sea Emperor immediately began his search and quickly located the planet Nisos had mentioned— Tanpo Star. At the speed of the Golden Eagle, it would take approximately two days to reach it.

After boarding the spaceship, Gu Ding closed the hatch, placed Liliath on the sofa, drew a vial of blood from her arm, and had Sea Emperor perform the tests.

After finishing this task, he stood up and looked at the hundreds of other Interstellar Pirate in the huge ship's cabin. "I will take you all to the nearest Administrative Star, and then you can leave on your own. As things stand, escaping into the border river is the safest option. I anticipate that after reinforcements arrive tomorrow, there may still be pursuit targeting you all."

The Golden Eagle quickly took off and left the port of Titan Star.

Watching the Golden Eagle depart, Sharp was visibly saddened, but he quickly noticed that Nisos, still in his wheelchair, hadn't left and couldn't help but ask, "Senior, why have you been on this planet for so many days?"

"You still have the nerve to ask me that question? I attended the Auction House until the very last day, and you blocked the port on the very night the Auction House ended. I couldn't leave even if I wanted to." Nisos looked at the two of them with a stern face. "Moreover, my White Falcon was also destroyed by this little girl today, and I don't even know if it can be repaired. I plan to go with you tomorrow to the military headquarters."

"Senior, what are you going to headquarters for?" Emily asked cautiously, worried that Nisos might complain about her to the Marshal.

"Of course I'll explain today's events to him in person. What do you think I'm trying to do?" Nisos said, feigning anger. "For a spaceship, I'd have the nerve to complain about you? I can't do that. Even if I did, Howell would at most call you over and scold you in front of me. That stingy guy probably wouldn't even pay me a penny for the spaceship repairs."

Sharp and Emily remained silent, but secretly chuckled to themselves, thinking, "The word 'stingy' perfectly describes the Marshal..." (To be continued.)