Freeport Mars is a pale blue planet.

In many ways, the four major ports of Freeport are similar to the earth, the birthplace of mankind and the center of the freeport.

The same blue planet, with its abundant water resources, has been abandoned by overexploitation, and is also a gathering place for pirates, mercenaries, adventurers, and the underworld, the free traders.

The only difference, perhaps, is the location of the five free ports.

The Freeport of Mars, the center of the Mars commercial waterway, is located in the southeast star field. The Odin Commercial Channel, controlled by the Odin Free Port, is located to the north-east. It is connected to the south by the Mars commercial waterway and to the north by the Jesus commercial waterway.

After passing through the Jesus Passage and detouring to the central area of the human interstellar plan, you will arrive at the core star field where several great powers and superpowers are located. And God's Domain, Earth, and the Divine Channel it controls, are located in it.

The other free port, the port of Allah, which is not connected to the four free ports, is independent of the westernmost and is surrounded by commercial alliances and small states that remain neutral. Relatively speaking, the most stable situation at the moment is the port of Allah.

At this moment, the port of Mars is a busy scene.

In the spaceport densely suspended in the orbit of the planet, countless large and small cargo ships, passenger ships and armed ships are constantly coming in and out. At the port terminal, there are mountains of huge containers of all kinds. Big Mac robotic arms, lined up on the docks. Constantly rotating flexion and extension, loading and unloading cargo and containers. Behind them. Rail freight cars are waiting in line. They will send the goods to the sub-cargo yard or warehouse outside the wharf, where the dense cargo mecha will carry out the next step of container handling and landing storage.

The war, on the face of it, does not seem to have had much effect on Freeport. Opposite. It looks more prosperous than it was before the war.

However, only the people who live here know that their lives have been completely and profoundly changed by the smoke of gunpowder that permeates the entire human society.

Take a look at the passenger port. The shuttle landed from the spaceport, and it was a group of refugees with their children and their families. Among them, there were mostly Lelei and Gachalin, but also some Salga, Lane and Naga, and a small number of Tatania and even Sus, Jeppen and Chakna.

This is not the first time Freeport has encountered such a situation. Many of the people who live in Freeport today have their ancestors who came here to escape the war. It's just that there is an almost crazy wave of refugees like now. It's the first time people are seeing it.

The major cities of the Freeport. It's already overcrowded. Hostels, hotels. It was already full of wealthy refugees. And in the slums around the city. It's just as crowded. Almost all of the residents who used to live here rented out their spare rooms. In exchange for a good amount of income. Worse still, the family moved to farms and small towns, renting out all the houses.

Even so, it could not accommodate the influx of refugees.

After a brief period of disappointment in the cities, the refugees who poured into the Freeport have begun to make their way to remote towns and agricultural settlements.

On both sides of the highway that runs across the entire planet, as far as the eye can see, it is full of hikers. Carrying boxes and baggage, carrying children and carrying old people on their backs, they marched with difficulty under the scorching sun. There are no longer enough vehicles for them to reach their destinations. In the city's passenger transportation center, whether it is a passenger plane or a shuttle bus, there are signs that tickets are sold out every day, and the vehicles of private transporters are already crowded with people.

Many people have the only option to trek on foot. Whenever a hovercar or truck passed them, they would stop and stretch out their hands and wave their hands hopefully. Often, however, what they encounter is a whistling hovercar whisking through the ground and wind.

It's not just that you can't find a place to live or can't get in a car. In this world, there are robberies, frauds, abductions, and murders.

All kinds of crimes happen every day, and along the way, you can encounter a few things, only a matter of luck.

There is no war here, but this is the free world!

On the highway leading to Bering Port, a luxury Bonaparte wide-body hovercar is speeding smoothly.

On the side of the road, a crying woman sitting on a mess of luggage flashed past the car window.

"It's time to restrain it." An old man in the car frowned slightly, and said lightly: "It's too ruthless, it's not good for us." When it comes to killing chickens and taking eggs, it's okay to have a good time once in a while, so that they don't go too far. ”

"Yes." The middle-aged man sitting next to the old man replied respectfully.

The old man's name is Su Kezhou. This name is known to very few people among the ordinary people of Freeport. However, if all the major forces and leaders of Freeport are gathered together to do a questionnaire survey, among the names that cannot be ignored, the three words Su Kezhou can definitely rank in the top five.

Even if someone doesn't know who Su Kezhou is, then he only needs someone to tell him that the boss behind the Longxing Chamber of Commerce is this thin old man, and that's it...... No more need to say a word.

Those who understand will always immediately open their eyes wide and be silent. I don't understand...... There was no need for him to understand. In the Free Port, those who don't know about the Longxing Chamber of Commerce are only idiots.

Freeport, there are many places where you can see the word "long" in cursive. On the ships of the armed commercial fleet, on the port buildings and giant robotic arms, on the facades of huge warehouses, malls and space cities, on mechs, on hovercars, and even on the tattoos of street brawling hooligans.

This is the logo of Longxing Chamber of Commerce. Everything that is marked with this mark belongs to the Longxing Chamber of Commerce.

This chamber of commerce is different from the traditional chamber of commerce. It is a well-organized group with an extremely wide range of business scope and involvement, and it is a complex group.

under its flag. There are not only transportation, import and export. Entertainment, catering, hotels, warehousing, as well as shipbuilding, electronics, machinery and other manufacturing enterprises. Moreover. It also controls nearly eight percent of Freeport's ports, has a militarized training of mercenaries, two armed fleets, and has its industries and its security corps in Freeport's major cities.

In the past 30 years, the situation in the free port has changed, and the group that ranks ahead of the Longxing Chamber of Commerce has collapsed and scattered. Only this old chamber of commerce is still standing still.

It is conceivable how much energy there is for such a group behind-the-scenes boss.

No one could ignore Su Kezhou's instructions. Now that he has spoken, then within the sphere of influence of the Longxing Chamber of Commerce, all criminal activities will disappear without a trace. If you dare to find food after Su Kezhou's order, you will pay an extremely painful price.

"I've been informed." The middle-aged man turned off the communicator and said softly.

"Hmm." Su Kezhou's wrinkled eyes looked out the window half-open and half-closed, and nodded nonchalantly.

Outside the window of the Bonaparte flying car. The endless stream of refugees is like a migrating takin. Groups slowly moved forward. Su Kezhou watched quietly for a long time. He asked to himself, "I heard." Recently, those pirates have been going too far in the shipping lanes? ”

"Yes. President. Borg nodded. As the chief of security who commanded the entire group, including the mercenaries and the fleet, he knew nothing more about the situation of the pirates, and immediately continued: "The Suss Empire has gathered heavy forces on the border of the Salga Federation, and the entire main passage from Chakna to Salga has been occupied by their escort fleet. Now, merchant ships in the Freeport can only be detoured through the commercial corridor and the edge passage. It's a good opportunity for pirates to get their hands on. ”

"I don't care how they get rich." The old man's gaze became as sharp as a knife: "However, if someone breaks the rules of the free world, this is not something I can bear." A free port can only be our free port. These pirates and the forces behind them have stretched their hands too far! ”

"We've got the message." "Seeyo has recently been buying off pirate groups on a large scale, providing them with weapons, warships, and financial support, and now these pirate groups are not only targeting smuggling ships where hostile forces have broken through the blockade, but also military transport ships," Borg said. Their strength is swelling dramatically. ”

"That's what Western Covenant does." The old man waved his hand: "If the entire human society is a big war, then in the free world, it is a small war!" We all know very well what kind of background there are behind the major forces here. Sooner or later, our enemies will show their fangs. Now, the rampant piracy is just a signal for the free world to reshuffle. ”

"What should we do?" Borg bowed uneasily and said, "The three major pirate regiments of Scorpion, Scarlet Butcher Knife, and Demon Eye have obtained the cruisers and destroyers of the Western Covenant. Although it is an old-fashioned ship, it is completely military, which was unthinkable before. ”

The old man frowned and said, "The destructiveness of the pirates determines that they must be restrained. Before, we could control them, and now we can. ”

"What do you mean......" Borg whispered, "We ......"

"We don't need to do anything!" The old man looked out the window and said lightly, "Now, the relationship between several pirate groups is very tense. Stillman, of the Demon Eye, had been waiting for an opportunity to attack Hayreddin. The major forces, even betting, are waiting to see this good show, and we don't need to get involved. Just add a scoop of oil to the fire at the right time, and that's enough. ”

"Redbeard Pirates, why did they disappear lately?" On the trading floor of the Freeport Center, a middle-aged man with a lewd description was gloating: "Their batch of ore has been in the hands of old Claus for almost a month. If you don't come again, this batch of ore, according to the rules, will be equivalent to giving it to Old Klaus! ”

"Yes, these redbeards, if you don't see them, they're gone!" There was a lot of discussion in the hall: "That batch of ore is worth a lot of money!" The robbed Gasol merchant group is still waiting to buy it back! ”

"Klaus, you've made a lot of money now!" A trader shouted at seat 201 in the lobby with a leisurely expression.

"Earn?" The old man Klaus looked serious: "Even if I pay the first payment." I can't eat this batch either. Doing business is a credibility and conscience! Highreddin is my regular customer. This batch of goods, no matter what, I also keep it for him. ”

"Hahahaha!" In the trading floor, there was a burst of laughter.

Everyone knows that in this free trading hall where everything is bought and everything is sold, Klaus, a top trader, is an old fox who has plucked his feathers. Let him speak of his conscience. Don't think about it, if he talks about credibility and eats this batch of goods according to the rules, it is an ironclad thing.

"The Redbeard Pirates, I'm afraid, it's history, right?" On the sofa in the lounge area of the lobby. A bald man with a cigar in his mouth, crossed his legs, looked leisurely at the other end of the sofa, and Stillman, who was drinking wine with a faint expression, said: "Captain Stillman, you will tell the truth today, Demon Eye, did you do anything to the red-bearded pirate?" ”

Petrov smiled. With your Arctic know-how, don't you know? Stillman smiled slightly, shook his head, and said, "The redbearded pirate has dominated the Golden Triangular Star Domain for so many years...... It's not something we can afford to mess with with our little demonic eyes. Moreover, ten years ago. We are their losers. Now, everyone's well water does not interfere with river water. ”

"Hey, hey." The bald Petrov smiled and said, "Stillman." You're going to say this to me. But it's not interesting. Look at the cruiser you parked in the harbor this time, say you're afraid of Hayreddin. There are really not many people here who believe it. To be honest, when to do it, I can bet heavily on you! ”

Petrov's words immediately struck a chord in the trading floor. Everyone knows that Stillman's visit to Freeport this time is not as simple as a few batches of looted goods. He's showing off his might. The cruiser didn't even have its number removed when it entered the harbor. It is clear that he has the support of the Western Covenant forces behind him.

When the cruiser changed color in the dockyard and sprayed the devil's eye emblem, the Redbeard pirates were afraid that it would be in trouble.

"The Redbeard Pirates have lost!" The middle-aged man with a lewd description said categorically: "Although my money is small, I can be regarded as betting on all my net worth!" If nothing else, looking at the calmness of Captain Stillman, I will put 1.2 million hearts! If I'm Hayreddin, I'll hurry up and roll up and go back to the Golden Triangle Star Field! This is not a place for him to play! "That's it! It is! I also bet heavily on Captain Stillman. What about you? ”

"Needless to say? I even took out my wife's private money! ”

"After this battle, the pirate forces, but our Stillman Regiment Commander is carrying the banner! It's okay to say that I'm flattering, or patting sycophants, if you don't hurry up at this time, you will have the face to eat from our demon's eyes in the future? I'm just going to shoot this ass! ”

For a time, there was a flood of rumors.

"Huh." Stillman smiled silently, and anyone could tell from his reserved face that he was proud. With that fully military-equipped ground cruiser, the Devil's Eye does have the capital to be proud. Even the larger battleships and heavy cruisers in Freeport were not necessarily his opponents for this cruiser.

In this world of the jungle, it is useless to be modest and low-key. If you have strength, you must be rampant, and you must be strong. As long as you have enough strength, you can get more. Your strength will make many forces that are ready to move retreat, and it can also make many people cheer for you.

Just like now, the transaction fee for the goods sold by the Demon Eye has been reduced by five percentage points. The credit rating of transactions has also been increased by one level. And when the Redbeard Pirates are defeated, they will officially become one of the most important forces in the free world

At that point, Stillman will be able to sit down at the negotiating table of the free world and discuss the distribution of benefits with the supergroups. Before the cruiser appeared in port, the bet was one to two for the Devil's Eye to Redbeard, and now, it's three to one! This already shows that Stillman's words are carrying more and more weight

Just wait for the ending.

The trader in seat 202 of the "Claus ......" slid his chair next to the old man and stabbed him in the arm: "Who are you betting on?" ”

"I don't gamble!" The old man's head shook like a rattle: "That thing is too exciting, I can't stand it." ”

"Oh......" The trader was a little disappointed, and before leaving, he asked reluctantly: "Redbeard pirate, I didn't contact you?" ”

"Nope." The old man looked confused: "I also wonder, what happened to them?" ”

The trader slipped his chair and left. He didn't see a glimmer in the old fox's eyes.