I don't know how much time passed, but Jack finally woke up again in a daze.

He opened his eyes with difficulty, and the first thing that caught his eye was a white ceiling.

The milky white glow softly seeps through the ceiling, giving it a sense of tranquility.

Jack tried to move, but found himself fixed to a soft bed.

Several thin tubes are inserted into his body, carrying some unknown fluid.

It's a small room. The room was not furnished but very clean.

Perhaps it was Jack's actions that activated some kind of signal, and soon, an old man in a white lab coat staggered in.

He smelled of alcohol and looked a little scruffy. I saw him staggering into the room, and looked at Jack for a moment with a pair of old faint eyes.

"If I were you, I wouldn't be casual."

"Who are you? Where is this? What's wrong with me? Jack asked calmly.

His calmness was clearly beyond the expectations of the other party. The old man couldn't help but be stunned. Then he cracked his mouth and laughed.

"Hey, boy. Now I know why that guy had to bring you back. You're good!

But that's not a reason for you to mess around. Listen to me and lie there.

You've just gone through therapy and now need to rest.

If you don't want those expensive repair solutions to go to waste. ”

"......" Jack was silent for a moment, then nodded. I understand. ”

The old man didn't answer Jack's question. But Jack knew that if he wanted to answer, he would have said it long ago. And if you don't want to answer, it's useless to ask.

Pressing down on the doubts in his mind, Jack quickly relaxed. Only then did he have the energy to take a closer look at his physical condition.

He was surprised to find that at the moment he was in excellent physical condition, almost back to his peak condition.

All organs, muscles, and tissues are glowing with amazing vitality. All fatigue is gone.

The old man didn't know when he had left. Jack was the only one left in the room.

But Jack could feel that he was being watched, that someone was watching him closely.

And so on for a few hours. The door to the room opened again, and a man in a tight-fitting combat suit entered.

"Looks like you're recovering well. But now is not the time to rest. Arise, and your lordship wants to see you. ”

As he spoke, the man pressed a button on the wall, and Jack immediately felt that what had held him in place had been lifted. Several thin tubes attached to the body also fell off automatically.

Jack sat up and moved his body, noticing a set of clothes next to him.

"That's yours, put it on."

Jack nodded and quietly changed into his clothes. It's the same tight-fitting combat suit as the man, made of unknown materials, very comfortable and tough.

After getting dressed, Jack followed the man out of the room. Find yourself in a passage of a metal structure.

The ceiling overhead automatically emits a soft glow, and there are many flashing signal lights on either side.

What is this place?

Jack thought suspiciously, and walked briskly with the man leading the way. After passing several identical passages in a row.

The man stopped, opened a metal door by the side of the passage, and bowed his head to him.

"Get in!"

Jack listened and walked in. As soon as I passed through the metal door, my eyes suddenly lit up, and a very spacious room appeared.

The things in the room were all very luxurious, which he had almost never seen. On a large couch in the middle of the room, a burly man sat with his back to him.

The man was very strong, with his back to Jack and couldn't see his face clearly.

Jack stopped and stood quietly in the doorway.

"If you're here, come in." A hoarse voice rang out in the room.

The man opposite did not stand up, but waved his hand casually.

He turned his back to Jack and didn't mean to get up from the couch at all, but Jack didn't find it strange at all.

Because there is a special domineering in the other party's words, that is a kind of confidence in absolute control of the situation.

It is the powerful strength of the other party that cannot be violated, and people can't help but obey.

Walking into the room, Jack noticed that opposite the burly man was a very large floor-to-ceiling window, with velvet curtains hanging on either side.

At this time, the curtain was opened, and through the floor-to-ceiling window, Jack immediately saw a vast galaxy with no end......

I am now in the universe!! It's a battleship!!

Didn't you fight mutants on that bloody battlefield? At this moment, Jack was very puzzled.

Although he couldn't figure out a lot of things now, it didn't prevent him from knowing that the burly man on the other side had saved him.

But when he really stood in front of this man, he found that it was so unreal.

For a moment he forgot everything, and he just stood there dumbfounded.

"Is it pretty?"

The burly man's voice sounded in his ear, and Jack nodded involuntarily.

The depth of the universe, the enchanting halo of the stars, and the endless expanse still deeply shocked him.

People have a different feeling of the psychedelic unknown cosmic starry sky every time they see it. Looking at the brilliant starry sky in front of him, Jack even forgot to speak.

"I also find it fascinating. You know? I can see it almost every day, but I just can't get enough of it.

Every time I finish a mission, I have to sit here quietly and watch for a while. ”

The burly man didn't care about Jack's confusion, and still said to himself.

"Look, how beautiful it is. Those starlight are like the most gorgeous gems in the universe.

There are also these unconcealed planets, each of which seems to carry countless years.

If I could, I really wish they could be my collection.

But unfortunately I couldn't, I could only open a floor-to-ceiling window on this battleship to make me think I already had them. ”

With that, the burly man stood up and turned around, finally turning his gaze from the floor-to-ceiling window to Jack......

"Your name is Jack?"

"Yes, sir." Jack nodded, and then he saw the burly man's appearance.

This is a man who exudes an infinite fierce aura just by standing there. He was very big and strong, and the muscles in his body were as hard as steel.

The naked upper body is covered with huge scars. On his chest is a tattoo of a black tiger head. It looks very scary.

He was masculine in appearance, but he had a pair of sparkling eyes. When you are targeted by him, there will be a feeling of oppression of being targeted by a tiger, and it can even make it difficult to breathe.

While Jack was observing the burly man, the other party was also observing Jack.

He saw that Jack's expression quickly turned from surprise at first to calm. I couldn't help but nodded. A very terrifying smile was revealed.

"You're good. It seems that I didn't save you wrong, so sit down. ”

"......, thank you." Jack was silent for a moment, then sat down in the chair across from the burly man.

The butt only touched the seat slightly, which was the etiquette that Jack had learned to his superiors for a long time.

The powerful man on the other side deserves to be treated like this by Jack.

This is the highest respect that Jack has for the strong in his heart, not to mention that the other party also saved his life.

The leather sofa made of unknown mutant animal skin is very soft, like the skin of a lover. Jack had never enjoyed it so much in his life.

For him, who was only the lowest-level cosmic mercenary, the luxurious room in front of him was like a dream.

Even the living room of the reception room of the Cosmic Mercenary Guild on the eighth-level planet 'Baker' Star where he was located was far inferior.

"Drink something?" The burly man reached out and pressed a control panel next to him, and immediately a waiter walked in. Respectfully stood aside.

"I ...... Have a glass of brandy. In front of the burly man, Jack felt that all politeness was hypocrisy.

"Oh, brandy. It's a great spirit.

But it's too soft, and men should drink something stronger. I advise you to try the Flying Spirits, you will love it. ”

The burly man said domineeringly, and then snapped his fingers at the waiter.

The waiter immediately respectfully retreated, and soon brought two glasses of transparent flying spirits.

This kind of wine Jack has only seen people drink it, and that person is the head of the mission department of the 'Baker' Star Universe Mercenary Guild.

The sauce aroma of the flying spirits is very strong, filling the whole room with a faint aroma.

The two of them drank silently and watched the starry sky. No one spoke first.

Experienced this brief contact. Jack also gradually adjusted to the oppression of the burly man, and was no longer so nervous.

And so it went on for a while. The burly man put down the wine glass in his hand and let out a sigh of satisfaction.

"I guess you've guessed who I am. My name is Solomon, and some call me Black Tiger. It's a cosmic mercenary, level seven. ”

Jack's fingers twitched as he took the glass, and his whole body trembled. Really...... The man had guessed the same as he had guessed.

The level of cosmic mercenaries is divided into nine levels, and level seven is a watershed.

The seventh-level cosmic mercenary is already considered an intermediate-level cosmic mercenary, and this level of cosmic mercenary can no longer even be called a normal human being.

Because the ninth level, the eighth level, it is possible to do it by accumulating combat merits. However, Level 7 was a watershed moment.

Upgrading from level eight to level seven is not something that can be done by combat feats, it needs to rely on level seven evolution liquid to do it.

Seventh-level evolution liquid is not a rare thing, even if it is exchanged for Jack's current battle merit points.

But no one dares to use this thing easily, including many people who have been eighth-level cosmic mercenaries for a long time.

Because as long as you use the seventh-level evolution liquid, if the evolution is not successful, then you will die!

It is this chasm limit, which has a huge difference in results, that makes many people afraid to try.

But if the evolution is successful, then it will become a different kind of humanoid lifeform, and it will also gain many advanced exclusive abilities.

For example, surviving in a vacuum for a period of time, or gaining great strength, speed, and so on.

The burly man in front of him was obviously an evolutionary success, and thinking of this, Jack felt a trace of awe from the bottom of his heart.