The Unreliable Interstellar Trading Company was located in the heart of the city. It was a longstanding interstellar trading company that ranked among the top ten on Kontraxia Star.
Though it was called a trading company, it would be more accurate to call it an interstellar smuggling outfit with its own channels—a black-market business.
Rumor had it that the Kree Empire was behind it, though no one knew if that was true.
But when Red Queen led Hao Shuai to stand outside the company's entrance, he found it hard to imagine that this place—with its own freestanding tower, company logo, and front desk—was a smuggling outfit.
Then he remembered what kind of place Kontraxia Star was and felt reassured. Without hesitation, he strode inside.
"Hello. How may we help you?"
As soon as they entered, an intelligent robot came over to greet them and led Hao Shuai and Red Queen to seats in the lounge.
"I have some things I'd like to sell you, and I'd also like to buy a few things from you," Hao Shuai said as soon as he sat down.
"Of course, sir. Please wait a moment. I'll notify one of our sales representatives," the robot replied politely. It then used its communicator to call a representative.
Before long, a smartly dressed, smiling, green-skinned man with pointed ears and two antennae on his forehead came over. He introduced himself as Simba Lu and smiled at Hao Shuai. "Sir, I'm pleased to be of service. I heard you're planning to make a large-scale deal with our company?"
"Yes." Hao Shuai nodded, then asked curiously, "May I ask you something personal? Are you a Namekian?"
He asked because the man looked so much like King Piccolo that Hao Shuai even wondered if Earth had become too rough for