Leaving the Trailblazer space station, York? Stanny's words echoed in Robin's ears all the time.

A 'Knife' frigate that can only exert one-third of its combat capability is against a 'Whale Shark' frigate and hundreds of mercenaries of all sizes. From the perspective of operational prospects, as long as Bloody Harry takes the bait, then he will definitely lose. However, what puzzled Robin was that he couldn't see through York? Stanley's intentions. From start to finish, York? Stanny didn't reveal what he was spending so much money for, on the surface, he did seem to be worried about the messy business environment in the Northern Star Field, but Robin didn't believe that this guy would have such noble feelings, would spend a lot of money for the business environment, and in order to convince Robin, he even gave Robin a confidential information about the planet Bruno.

After boarding the AT-056, Robin had already seen this York? The information that Stanny gave him as a bargaining chip. To his surprise, this information turned out to be some information about the McCeni metal mine that Stanley Mining Company had collected when it owned the mining rights of Bruno Planetary Mining, and its preciousness was far beyond monetary measure.

And such a piece of information made Robin even more confused, even if York? Stanny is a saint, and it is impossible for him to ask for nothing after spending such a large price. After all, even if the battle is really won, the people will praise the Iron Rhine, praise him Charon mercenary group, or praise the mastermind behind all this, Ansel? Auswid, and definitely not praise him York? Stanny. So, after spending so much, York? There's a good chance that Stanny won't even get a reputation.

"What the hell is he trying to ......" frowned as he paced back and forth in the bridge, Robin's brow furrowed deeper and deeper. He instinctively felt that there must be something unusual behind this incident, but he couldn't see through the fog and see through the truth hidden behind the fog.

And just as Robin was racking his brains about this matter, Christine suddenly came over and said, "Sir, the Galactic Eagle, the Brotherhood of Steel, the Sabertooth Tiger, the Seraphic Angel and other mercenary groups have sent a joint communication, asking if we can take prisoners. ”

"Captive?" Listening to Christine talk about the captives, Robin hurriedly pulled his thoughts out of the mire: "How many captives do they have?" ”

"More than 3,000 people, they said that if the chief wanted to, they could trade for one hundred and fifty federal coins per person. They will gather the captives in containers near the planet Bruno and we will receive them. ”

"More than 3,000 people...... Robin casually picked up the information of the captivity compartment on the AT-056 ship and looked at it, and found that it could barely fit more than 3,000 people, so he said: "Tell them, I will pay them 400,000, and I will accept all the people." ”

"Okay." Christine nodded, and was about to reply to the mercenaries when she turned around as if she remembered something, "By the way, they also mentioned the war book in the newsletter. They are ready to do everything according to you, sir, and as long as you are really willing to join forces with Steel Rhine, then they will definitely join the war. ”

“……”

Rubbing his furrowed brows vigorously, Robin said tiredly, "Tell them that I need to think about it again, and I'll give them an answer in a few days." ”

"Yes."

…… After a two-hour voyage, the AT-056 arrived at the periphery of Bruno's planetary atmosphere. As soon as he entered the star field, Robin saw several containers drifting outside the atmosphere through the ship's window. In addition, an integrated space shuttle belonging to the Galactic Eagle is patrolling around the container.

"Hard-wired recycling containers." After the ship's radar confirmed with thermal scanning that the container was indeed filled with humans and not other dangerous goods, Robin ordered the container to be recovered.

Immediately, a long robotic arm stretched out from the front end of the AT-056 ship, which fixed the connecting ring of the container after the hull was close to the container, and dragged it to the cargo hold of the AT-056 ship.

When the connection is ready, the hatch of the ship's cabin opens. A platoon of nuclear-armed infantry raised their guns to clear the shield wall by the hatch, while the pirate prisoners of war huddled in the containers trembled out of the containers and were checked for security.

Robin implements detailed security procedures for these purchased captives to prevent them from carrying dangerous goods and causing harm to the ship's personnel. Second, it also prevents anyone from entering Bruno's prison in this way and learning his secrets. As a result, any device with or suspected communication functions will be confiscated, and even the inside of the captive's body will be electronically scanned to confirm that the captive is not carrying electronic devices in his body.

With such complex security procedures, it took a long time to receive prisoners. However, the Galactic Eagle Mercenary Group, which had traded with Robin many times, had long been accustomed to Robin's approach, so the integrated space shuttle was quietly moored in place from beginning to end, silently waiting for Robin to complete the handover.

"There are 3,139 people in total, and their health is relatively poor, and no suspicious eyeliner was found." After the prisoners were handed over, Christine handed a report to Robin.

Glancing at the report in his hand, Robin chuckled: "It seems that there is indeed a big problem on the Ultra Nebula, no wonder Bloody Harry will go out and ransack it everywhere by himself." However, we are at a loss, with the health of these people, I am afraid that it will be difficult to adapt to the poor natural environment of Bruno planet. ”

"Then ......" Christine smiled slyly, "Why don't we lower the price again?" ”

"No need, send a message to the Galactic Eagle."

"Okay." Christine immediately connected to the communication of the Galactic Eagle, and suddenly, the face of Barcelona, the head of the Galactic Eagle, appeared on the three-dimensional screen in the ship.

Barça, the commander of the B-class mercenary 'Galactic Eagle', served in the Federation Space Fleet for a long time, and even served as the commander of a carrier-based infantry battalion on a Titan aircraft carrier. It was only because of his age that he had to choose to retire and established the veteran mercenary 'Galaxy Eagle'.

Among the mercenaries stationed on Othello, the 'Galactic Eagle' has always had a good reputation, and due to Barça's personal qualifications, he has always maintained a good relationship with the military. This leaves him with a lot of internal military information that other mercenaries can't obtain, and Robin also takes a fancy to this, so he will show rare goodwill to the 'Galactic Eagle'.

"Major, the captives seem to be too thin this time. You should know that they are going to open a mine for me, with such a body, I'm afraid ......"

Barcelona has always been proud of being a major, so even after retiring from the army, he likes to be called a major rather than a gentleman or anything like that.

"I'm sorry, but they're going to be so skinny, I'm afraid they're going to have to ask Bloody Harry." During the video, Barcelona smiled heartily.

Casually using the account connection established by Christine to complete the transfer procedures, Robin asked meaningfully: "Major Barcelona, I know that you have very strong connections in the military. So I wondered, just York? Is what Stanny said true? ”

Hearing Robin talk about this, Barcelona immediately restrained his smile and said, "As far as I know, there is indeed a whale shark frigate that is being overhauled in the space dock of Alex Machinery. ”

Robin nodded and asked tentatively, "What about your opinions?" I don't believe you'll be completely at my mercy. ”

"This ......" Seeing Robin bluntly break this point, Barcelona's old face turned red and said: "Actually, our internal opinions are not unanimous, I have discussed it with the Brotherhood of Steel and the Seraph. They felt that it would be better for us mercenaries to maintain the current mess, after all, we would be much better off in such a situation. However, mercenaries who are close to the military, including saber-toothed tigers and wolves, do not see it that way, and the military's expeditionary plans have been greatly affected recently due to the mercenaries' refusal to accept military missions, so the military is trying its best to quell the turmoil in the northern star field as soon as possible. Looking at it this way, Governor of Police Brandon is probably about to run out of place. So the result is nothing more than the military stationing in the Northern Star Domain, or the police and mercenaries to wipe out the Bloody Harry's fleet as soon as possible. ”

Robin nodded thoughtfully, "So...... You're the main battle, huh? ”

"It's the big picture, and our decision doesn't really have any impact on the outcome. If I'm not mistaken, I'm afraid the good days of making money from pirates are coming to an end. If you don't participate this time, it is estimated that you will not be able to get anything out of it immediately, and it will also affect the relationship with the military. ”

"Okay, I see. I'll give you an answer as soon as possible. Robin nodded, cutting off communication with Barcelona.

"Sir, you've decided to go to war?" Christine, who was listening, stared at the changing expression on Robin's face, and said hesitantly: "Sir, I think that if these mercenaries are dragged in the Northern Star Domain, then the Republic's troops on Pluto may be much easier. But if these mercenaries who have made money buy new equipment and put it on the battlefield, I am afraid it will ......"

“……”

How could Robin not think of Christine's concerns, and the reason why he couldn't make a decision for a long time was precisely here. But as Barcelona said, the military will never tolerate a group of pirates ruining their expeditionary plans, so the pacification of the northern star field is imminent. And with Robin's current position, he actually can't have much influence on the entire ambush of Bloody Harry, and even if he succeeds in delaying this ambush, it will completely anger the military, and if the military insists on intervening at that time, it will definitely be a lose-lose ending.

"When the wind is about to blow, a high mountain may be able to hold back the wind that is about to blow. But alas...... We're just a little gravel. Barcelona is right, it's the big picture, it's not going in a way that we can stop. Moreover, instead of worrying about the situation on Pluto, how to protect the 60,000 compatriots who live under our protection is the most important thing at the moment. ”

Speaking of this, Robin sighed helplessly: "I'm afraid we have no other choice than to adapt to the situation......"

(To be continued)