The true human empire, the fourth quadrant, the outer world.
The sea of stars is vast and boundless, and naturally there is no distinction between up, down, left, right, and so-called "quadrants and limits."
But if you look at the heart of the empire, the equatorial plane of the Celestial Pole Star extends out, and looking at the sea of stars controlled by the entire empire, it looks like a grotesque, strange-shaped, but generally oval-shaped star cluster.
If the North Pole of Tianji Star extends all the way as the "upper", looking down from above, this egg-like universe can be seen as a circle, and the division of the so-called "quadrants" makes sense.
The fourth quadrant has the largest number of worlds in the empire, more than twice as many as the other three quadrants.
However, these worlds are often relatively weak and barren, and are not enough to give birth to a huge force that spans the world.
Instead, they appear fragmented, independent, and scattered.
Often, every world is ruled by a powerful force and toubos, and local snakes rub against each other and fight with each other.
Blood flows endlessly, and the flames of destruction burn endlessly in the vacuum.
Both sides are nominally members of the True Human Empire.
The fighting and devouring between local snakes is of course not a war involving regular armies, but is carried out with privateer fleets, or to put it more bluntly, with star thieves as the main chess pieces.
This is a smaller scale, lower intensity, but more brutal, more despicable and cunning form of fighting than regular warfare.
In such a battle of star thieves, soldiers are thieves, thieves are officials, and the victims are robbers. , the robber will become a new victim at any time.
This 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.
When he was young, the dignified "Marquis of Liaohai" also organized the strangulation of star thieves many times and achieved a very brilliant record.
During this period, almost all the star thieves on the periphery of the second quadrant were exterminated.
But he can destroy the star thieves, but he cannot eradicate the soil where the star thieves were born, which is the vast universe, as well as human ambitions and desires.
Therefore, when he led his main force to the front line of the confrontation between the Empire and the Holy Alliance, the star thieves who had disappeared from the periphery of the Second Quadrant reappeared and even intensified, turning this place into a famous place of chaos and destruction in the entire Empire, which made ordinary people A formidable den of robbers.
Having said that, the past few decades, especially the past few years, have indeed been a golden age for the large-scale development of star thieves.
First, the empire launched an expedition against the Holy Alliance, which sent a large number of expeditionary troops to the front line, leaving the rear empty and no longer having enough troops to encircle and suppress the Star Thieves.
And those warlords and world lords in various worlds who are unwilling to send their soldiers to the front lines to die often also like to "capsize their fleets in the sea of stars".
In fact, they change from regular armies to privateer fleets, taking advantage of other When the world is empty, go and make a surprise attack.
Wherever the Imperial Expeditionary Force went, they recovered worlds one after another, and also transported back immeasurable supplies.
These supplies greatly invigorated the commercial activities in the outer worlds of the Empire, and became the most fertile prey in the eyes of star thieves.
When the reformists quietly emerged and the "All Worlds Business Alliance" prepared to challenge the old business order, they lacked sufficient combat power and even spent a lot of money to secretly support many large-scale star thieves groups in order to fight against the four major elections.
The activities of the imperial family and other great nobles.
Naturally not to be outdone, the four electoral families and other great nobles either suppressed or appeased the star thieves, and also recruited a large number of star thieves to launch a cruel war of "star thieves against star thieves".
Over the past few years, several groups of star thieves have suddenly expanded, possessing the power to compete with the elite deep space fleets.
They come and go without a trace, are mysterious, and look like ghosts.
They can change places with one shot.
The style caused even more headaches for the hostile forces.
Zuo Tianying now has an extreme headache.
He was also a star thief in his early years, and his "Illusion Eagle Star Thief Group" also had a bad reputation.
This is normal.
He is a hero in the world outside the empire.
There are not many people who have not been a star thief when they were young.
Many warlords and leaders Even the resumes of world leaders have such disgraceful stains.
Like all high-ranking figures, Zuo Tianying has not done such a simple, crude and unskilled job as killing for a long time since he became the deacon of the Ten Thousand Worlds Merchant Alliance.
Not only did he not do it, but he also tabooed his subordinates from talking about it.
He even looked at other star thieves with uncontrollable contempt and disgust in their eyes.
Zuo Tianying now likes to say that he is a "serious businessman".
Although everyone knows that in the vast and dangerous sea of stars outside the empire, merchants and bandits have never been separated.
After all, the Merchant Alliance of All Realms is an ambitious trading group with far-reaching plans.
Instead of engaging in activities such as robbery, they try to establish a new business order and become the rule setter and arbiter of this order.
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Zuo Tianying's boasting was not entirely wrong.
Even though he hates his past and other star thieves deep down, Zuo Tianying's work inevitably involves him often dealing with "heroes" from all walks of life.
He is the director of the "Blue Sky Market" under the Wanjie Commercial Alliance.
The Blue Sky Market is a free market built in a very secret gravel star belt far away from habitable planets.
It is built with a desolate resource planet as its core and surrounded by the wreckage of countless starships and starry battle forts.
Those whose goods are still stained with blood and are unlikely to see the light of day; those who are unwilling to pay high transaction taxes, port construction taxes, special national defense contributions, special war taxes, and forced purchases of war bonds to the imperial authorities; Dozens of people who are wanted in the world, pursued by bounty hunters, and offered high prices by major families, most like to come to free markets like the "Blue Sky Market" to trade.
Here, there is no need to pay high taxes, and no one knows the source of the goods or the identity of the owner.
All kinds of extremely dangerous contraband can be purchased, and even if you snatch the mothers of the four electorates, As long as the price is low enough, someone will dare to buy it from you.
Even if there is no way out in every world, murderers and criminals who everyone calls for beating can still buy here the most mysterious treasures of heaven and earth, the most powerful strengthening potions, and the magic weapons with the best performance but no guarantee of quality.
Of course, You can also buy the most seductive bitches and the deadliest killers.
The so-called "free market" is such a smoky, lawless and absolutely free place.
The Wanjie Commercial Alliance has opened 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 all over the world.
These seemingly secret and inconspicuous free markets are rolling out every day.
The benefits are astronomical and have become the foundation of the Wanjie Business Alliance.
Among them, the scale and capital flow of "Blue Sky Market" are definitely among the top five.
Zuo Tianying was able to conquer the world with his bare hands, and became the director of the Blue Sky Market from an unknown person.
He was considered an outstanding existence among the many deacons of the Wanjie Merchant Alliance, and was even favored by the chief deacon Jin Yuyan, so he naturally had his own merits. .
Therefore, even though he was interested in the guy sitting opposite him who was wearing a short-sleeved floral shirt, with his nostrils raised to the sky, sucking frozen juice, and even raising his hairy legs on the desk and facing him with the soles of his shoes.
She had no good feelings at all, and even had physical disgust, but she still locked her face tightly, not letting any excess emotions leak out.
"It's exactly what the intelligence said.
He is an arrogant, complacent, and ignorant guy."
Zuo Tianying quickly went through the information about the star thief leader named "Boss Bai" in his mind, and sneered in his heart, "However, the more arrogant and arrogant a guy is, the easier it is to deceive him, and let him get carried away.
So what?
Maybe with a little flattery, until he forgets his last name, he can even negotiate a more perfect condition!"
Deep down in his heart, Zuo Tianying did not take this "Boss White" 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 performance can be called "miraculous".
In just a few years, he has annexed several star thief groups that are famous throughout the empire.
The regiment even had a magnificent record of overwhelming the Empire's first-class fleet but retreating unscathed, as well as a long-distance attack on seven resource planets controlled by the Imperial Army within half a month.
It can be said that he is a rare "wizard" in the world of star pirates in a century.
But after all, he is a young man who has just emerged.
He has never heard the name "Boss Bai" before.
Looking at his careless, unruly, and sharp-edged style today, no matter how powerful he is, how powerful can he be?
Zuo Tianying estimated that this Boss Bai should also be from a noble family, or perhaps from some dilapidated general.
His combat prowess and commanding ability were quite impressive, and he was eager to make a name for himself and even seek revenge.
Therefore, his performance in the past two years was only He is so impatient and dazzling, and does not understand the importance of keeping a low profile.
This is his good luck.
He encountered the war between the Empire and the Holy Alliance, as well as the conflict between the reformists and the four Electoral families, and no one had time to deal with him.
Otherwise, this reckless guy would have been surrounded and destroyed by the army long ago!
This kind of person, no matter how strong he is, is destined to be treated as a knife.
The mission Zuo Tianying received from the headquarters of the Ten Thousand Realms Commercial Alliance was to subdue Boss Bai and all the "heroes" in the second quadrant one by one at all costs, and to turn them into swords in the hands of the Ten Thousand Realms Commercial Alliance and even the reformists. .
His contact with Boss Bai was very smooth.
Since the Blue Sky Market is the largest and safest free market in the three or five nearby worlds, Boss Bai's "Big White Star Thief Group" used to come here to sell stolen goods, purchase and repair starships.
Although Zuo Tianying has never seen Bai.
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The boss himself has heard about each other through many twists and turns.
The meaning of the Ten Thousand Worlds Merchant Alliance, which was conveyed through the intermediary in a vague way, was not fully explained yet.
Boss Bai was like a dog that smelled the meat buns, drooling anxiously and joined in on his own.
Seeing him "performing" while being arrogant but unable to hide the greed and expectation in his eyes, Zuo Tianying snickered secretly in his heart, knowing that this matter was almost done.