"Can'tyouevenkeepyourmouthshutwhileeating?" ZhaoChen lookedattheboldfemale alf-Beastman crewmember.

hefemale alf-Beastman crewmemberbitherchopsticks:"Whethercankeepitshut...isn'tthatuptoyou, Commander?"

ZhaoChen wasstunned.ewonderedifhehadbeentoogoodtothem,astheynowactuallydaredtoteasehim.

"Althoughtheyhavethestatusofslaves,youhaven'tabusedorhumiliatedthem;instead,you'vegiventhemaplacetoliveandsuchgenerousbenefits."

"Youaredifferentfromthosewhobuyslavesfortheirownselfishdesires,"Akamesaidveryfirmly.

ZhaoChen smiledslightly:"'mnotasgreatasyouthink."

Akamelookedatthemaninfrontofher;tobehonest,shenowfoundthismanveryspecial.

"et'stalkaboutseriousmatters.Whatdoyouplantodointhefuture?" ZhaoChen lookedatAkame:"Your BloodyMaryMercenaryroup hasbeenpersecuted,andalargenumberof nterstellarWarshipshavebeenlost."

"Yourbasecampwasdestroyed,andeventhoseenemiesyoumentionedmightcontinuetohuntyoudowninthefuture."

"Andnowyoustillhavetocarryabunchof...burdens."

Akamelookedatthefoodonherplate:"obehonest...don'tknowwhattodoeither..."

"haveasuggestion.wonderwhatyouthinkaboutit." ZhaoChen staredatAkame.

"Commander,pleasegoaheadandsayit."Akame'sattitudetowards ZhaoChen wasverygood,perhapsbecausehehadsavedherlife.

twascompletelydifferentfromwhentheyfirstmet,whenshe'threatenedhimwithdeath'.

"fyoudon'tmind,youcanbringyourpeopleandjoinmy Starfleet."

"Don'tmisunderstand,don'twanttoannexyou."

"Youcanjointemporarily,becausehappentobeshort-handed."

"Wecanestablishacooperationagreementforaboutonetothreeyears."

"Duringthisperiod,willbeequivalenttoyourboss.Youworkforme,andwillprovideyouwiththesamebenefitsasmycrewmembers."

"Atthesametime,canalsoensureyoursafety.Youhaveseenthestrengthofmyfleet,right?"

"havemanymore nterstellarWarshipswiththiskindofcombatcapability." ZhaoChen pointedtothefoodthatthesurrounding alf-Beastman crewmemberswereenjoying.

earingthissuggestion,Akame'sexpressionwasslightlyhesitant,butshewasindeedmoved.

SeeingAkame'sexpression, ZhaoChen knewtherewasachance,soheimmediatelystruckwhiletheironwashotandthrewoutanevenmoretemptingcondition.

"Besides,canalsohelpyoutakerevenge!"

【Ding!riggeredthefollow-upsidequest'Akame'sRevenge'forthe'iddenQuest:Recruit BloodyMaryMercenaryroup eader·Akame'.Pleasecompletethecurrentquestfirsttoviewthedetailsofthesidequest.】

Akamelookedat ZhaoChen withsomesurprise,andshesaidwithslighthesitation:"saidbefore,behindthoseenemiesofmineisthe PrinceParty..."

"evermindwhat PrinceParty orunuchPartyitis...itdoesn'tmatter."

"Youjustneedtosaywhetheryouarewillingornot." ZhaoChen staredatAkame:"Afterwegobackandrestforawhile,wewillfindawaytogetthelocationofthisgroup'sbasecamp."

"Andwipethemalloutinonego!"

earingwhat ZhaoChen said,especiallytherevenge!Akamewastrulymoved.

Sheknewthatrelyingsolelyonherownstrength,revengewasbasicallyaverydifficultthing.

nthecurrentsituation,letalonerevenge,evenwantingtoprotectthepartnersof BloodyMary isnotasimplematter.

"Areyou...reallywillingtoacceptus?"°•𝑜v𝑒light•°Akamelookedat ZhaoChen andsaidslowly.

"fcourse." ZhaoChen extendedhishandtoAkame:"Wewerepartnersbefore,andnowwearecomrades-in-armsfightingsidebyside,aslongasyouarewilling!"

Akamestoodupandshook ZhaoChen'shandwithaseriousexpression:"Withinthreeyears,andmysubordinateswillbeabsolutelyloyaltoyou."

"oneedforloyalty.Youcanviewitasthesimplestrelationshipofmutualbenefit."

"giveyouwhatyouwant,andyouhelpmeachievewhatwant.t'sthatsimple." ZhaoChen feltAkame'shandinhis;therewerecallusesonherpalms,tracesleftbylong-termswordpractice.

【iddenQuest:Recruit BloodyMaryMercenaryroup eader·Akame.Completed.Pleaseclaimthequestreward.】

【Activatedsidequest:Akame'sRevenge】

Afterenjoyingthemeal, ZhaoChen andAkamereturnedtothe Bridge.njustthetimeittooktoeatameal,therelationshipbetweenthetwohadchangedcompletelyfrombefore.

AkamefirsthadtocontactDeputyeaderSisterPeiandtheotherstoinformthemofherdecision.

AlthoughAkamewasthefinalauthorityinthe BloodyMaryMercenaryroup,shewasstillusedtoexplainingherthoughtstohersubordinates,andunsurprisingly,everyoneagreedwiththissuggestion. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

ntheotherside, ZhaoChen satonthecaptain'schair,closinghiseyestorest.eclaimedthequestreward.

【Congratulationsonobtaining:5000SystemPoints】

AlthoughtherewardwasonlySystemPoints,thiswasexactlywhat ZhaoChen needed.SystemPoints:18320.

SeeingthecurrentnumberofSystemPoints, ZhaoChen openedtheSystemMallwithoutawordandexchangedforthe3 nterstellarndustrialShip hehadbeenlongingfor.

【Doyouwanttoconsume18000SystemPointsand30QuestPointstoexchangefortheitem'3Furnace-classeavynterstellarndustrialShip'technicalblueprint】

Confirmexchange!

【Congratulationsonobtaining'3Furnace-classeavynterstellarndustrialShip'technicalblueprint】

【SystemPoints:320】

【QuestPoints:15】

nthisinstant, ZhaoChen'sSystemPointswerebacktosquareone.

Butfortunately, ZhaoChen hadcompletedanimportantindicatorofthequarterlyquest:exchangingfora3 Starship technicalblueprintfromtheSystemMall!

heremainingworktocompletethequarterlyquestonlyrequireswaitingforthesubsequentcombat nterstellarWarshipstoenterservice;thisisjustamatteroftime.

ZhaoChen hadbeenlongingforthis 3Furnace-classeavynterstellarndustrialShip foralongtime.twasdefinitelythebestoneamongallthe3 nterstellarndustrialShips ZhaoChen knewof!

tsconstructionspacewasseveraltimeslargerthanthe 2ronammer-classeavynterstellarndustrialShip!Atthesametime,theefficiencyofbuilding Starshipswasalsoimproved.

Forexample,iftheoriginal 2ronammer wantedtobuilda 3Blizzard,itwouldtakemorethantwomonths.

Butusingthe 3Furnace,itcouldbuildfive 3Blizzard shipsatthesametime,anditwouldonlytakeonemonth.

owever,theconstructioncostofthis 3Furnace wasalsoquiteterrifying.hecostforasingleshipwasashighas60million starcoins!twasfourorfivetimesthatofa 3Blizzard!

Butcomparedtoitsadvantages,thiswasnotimportantatall.Aslongashecouldownafew 3Furnace-classeavynterstellarndustrialShipsandhadsufficientrawmaterialsupply, ZhaoChen couldequiphisown 3nterstellarWarshipsonalargescale!

Justthinkingaboutitmadehimabitexcited.naddition,hecouldalsobuildthat 4Rebirth-classCloneStarship!hiswasacrucialmovethatwouldallowthe XiaolongFleet torisecompletely!