Chapter 1、Sold as ransom
In the starry void, a Blue Whale transport ship of the Merck Empire sailed domineeringly and calmly from the edge garbage star to the main star of the imperial capital.
Leaning on the porthole and looking out, Xiao Ye's eyes were confused and shocked, she finally came out of the garbage star, even as a slave gladiator.
"Qingjiu, are we really coming out?" In the single light prison, Xiao Ye raised a free and easy smile: "Hey, I really can't believe that I can win the gladiator victory." ”
A low, magnetic voice sounded in her head: "You have naturally absorbed the energy emitted by this seat since you were born, and your body evolution is almost perfect, if you can't beat those low-level creatures, where will you put your face?" ”
With a sneer, Xiao Ye touched the golden bell hanging around his neck, and said slightly teasingly: "Qingjiu, can we stop being so narcissistic?" ”
"I'm just stating the facts." The golden little bell, who was called Qing Jiu, paused for a moment, and said indifferently: "Sit down first, there is an armed ship nearby, and the target should be the transport ship under your feet." ”
The smile froze at the corner of his mouth, Xiao Ye's eyes surged with a layer of beastly light, and after saying hello to the two brothers who were locked up opposite, he sat down with his knees hugged against the corner of the wall, and asked in a low voice, "Do you need to prepare for battle?" ”
"Fighting? Unarmed, in this light prison? Qing Jiu sneered unceremoniously.
Realizing that he had no room to resist at all, Xiao Ye could only look at the "stabbing" light prison aggrievedly and was silent.
"Bang!"
"Ah!! Damn what's going on! ”
With a muffled sound, all the slaves only felt that the ship under their feet was greatly overturned, and some unlucky slaves who were above the tumbling arc had nothing to borrow, and rolled to the light prison bar in embarrassment, and were simply cut into several pieces by the high-temperature laser.
The cut surface was completely scalded and sealed the blood vessels, and the dozen or so people who died in an instant did not have a drop of blood flowing out.
The other slaves, barely holding their bodies, let out a burst of curses in anger, each wary of the irregular vibrations of the ship.
Although Xiao Ye was above the slope, fortunately, with Qing Jiu's early warning, he spread out his body and completely stuck to the floor the moment the ship rolled over, and he only slid less than two meters with his hands and feet before stopping in a safe area.
"Little sister, are you alright?" Xiao Mei and Xiao Yan, who were locked up opposite, were scared out of a cold sweat. Their sister is almost going to turn into a pile of half-cooked pieces of meat!
Calmly nodded slightly in response, Xiao Ye really didn't have the time to speak.
"30 degrees to the left, forward rush, 28 degrees up, back to ......" Qing Jiu seemed to be an outsider, accurately broadcasting in her mind the dynamics of the transport ship after it dodged and was attacked.
Attentively relying on Qing Jiu's live broadcast, she was like being swept into a tornado, and she had to adjust her body in various strange postures to keep herself in a safe area in the light prison at all times.
The slaves in the light prison area suffered heavy casualties, and the wheelhouse was in chaos.
"Hmph, I was intercepted by this group of federal dogs." Edward looked at the rapidly declining strength of the energy shield, and casually took a sip of red wine to stop the captain who was hot-headed.
"God forbid, do you want the Federation to discover the new stinger we've been building in the Trash Star Nest for two years?"
Tapping the captain on the shoulder, Edward walked over to the console and made a call request to the attacking Federation warship.
The other party answered the call in seconds, and through the light curtain, Edward elegantly raised his red wine glass to the other party.
"Look who this is, the famous Major Jack, you are not in the El Capital to be your battle hero, is there any special mission to run to the edge of the star field?"
In the light curtain, the tall Jack was stunned for a moment and then raised a big smile: "Haha! Viscount Edward? Looks like I can do it again! ”
"No, no, no, I'm sorry, but as a nobleman who can pay the ransom, you have only one choice."
Edward casually knocked on the monitor in the light cell area and shared it with Jack, and said with a regretful face: "It's miserable, this is the best batch of gladiators I have newly selected, and each of them can be sold for a very high price." ”
"How about my ransom?" Looking at Jack's iron-green face, Edward smiled reservedly.
“…… The nobility of the Merck Empire is still the same shameless! After slamming the console, Jack said angrily, "You won, but it's not just these slaves, this transport ship has to stay!" ”
Frowning slightly, Edward drank all the red wine in the crystal glass, and said coldly: "It's rare to see such a high asking price, but it doesn't matter, it's a deal." ”
The deal was reached, Edward disconnected the communication, and the captain, who was anxious on the side, immediately asked, "Lord Edward, you actually took this stinger as a ransom?" This is ridiculous! ”
"Do you have a better way?" Glancing coldly at the captain, Edward gracefully put on his gloves, turned his head sideways and said to the butler: "Go, install the courtship information transmitter of the alien beast in the star sea, and start it in half an hour." ”
"Let's go, all the staff are in the escape boats and retreat. Hope to stay this little gift these federal dogs can enjoy. ”
In the light prison area, all the slaves who were still alive were nervous, for fear that a slack would be accompanied by pieces of meat scattered all over the ground, only Xiao Ye gestured to the two brothers after the ship stopped shaking and relaxed.
"So, we were sold to the federal army along with this transport ship as a ransom for Viscount Dehua?"
Knowing from Qing Jiu that he had been sold casually, Xiao Ye just frowned slightly and stopped being entangled, although he didn't know what their new master wanted them to do, but the reputation of the federal soldiers was many times better than that of the imperial nobles.
All the crews of the entire transport ship were evacuated within ten minutes, and the federal warship cautiously stopped several kilometers away and waited for nearly an hour before letting down its vigilance, connecting the transport ship with a mechanical arm and officially taking it over.
"Captain, this transport ship has been captured by us, but we are not sure if it is potentially dangerous." Mary pushed the glasses on the bridge of her nose and reported to Jack meticulously.
Looking down at the information that had just been sorted out, Jack said indifferently: "Relax Mary, we just captured a transport ship on the way back to the capital to hand in the mission." ”
"Although this ship is transporting gladiators, since it is Edward's death-scared guy who is leading the team, he will not put uncontrollable weapons on board. Is it difficult to send sappers to search carefully, and get rid of those little things that disgust us? ”
Closing the information, Jack smiled happily: "Bring this group of gladiators back to the capital, I believe that those guys in the Propaganda Department will be happy to see these living examples of the barbarism and ignorance of the Merck Empire, and they will be happy and unable to sleep!" ”
"Let's go, let's go see those poor slaves, it's hard to imagine that there will be slaves in the interstellar age!"