Dragonwlerritory

"he BloodyMaryMercenaryroup hasoverthreethousandfemalesoldiers,andfivethousandmoreinlogisticsandotherdepartments.

First,wewillassessthefemalesoldiers.hosewhopasstheassessmentwillbearrangedtojoinour XiaolongFleet.

heremainingpersonnelwillallbesettledontheplanetwherethe Dwarves arelocated." ilith reportedto ZhaoChen onhowtoarrangethepersonnelofthe BloodyMaryMercenaryroup.

ilith lookedat ZhaoChen andsaid,"Commander,areyousureyouwanttointegrateallthequalifiedfemalemercenarysoldiersintoasingle Starship,insteadofdispersingthemandmixingthemintoour Starfleet?"

ZhaoChen knewwhat ilith wasthinking.

eshookhisheadandsaid,"he BloodyMaryMercenaryroup joiningusiscurrentlyintheformofcooperation.

fwedirectlydispersetheirpersonnelandmixthemup,

Wouldn'tthatimplythatwehavereservationsaboutthemandaresuspiciousofthem?

Donotusethoseyoususpect,anddonotsuspectthoseyouuse.

Sinceamgoingtousethem,willusethemboldly."

ilith noddedinunderstanding.

nfact, ZhaoChen hadstillkeptabackupplanforhimself.Atworst,hewouldinstallsomebackdoordevicesinthe nterstellarWarship assignedtothe BloodyMaryMercenaryroup'screw.

fthecrewmembersof~оvеl𝕚ght~the BloodyMaryMercenaryroup trulyfoughtbravelyforhim,thosebackdoordeviceswouldneverbeused.

Butifsomethingunexpectedhappened... ZhaoChen wouldnotbesoft-heartedeither.

What'smore,underthe yeofnsight,noneofthosefemalemercenariesposedathreatto ZhaoChen.

he Bridge doorautomaticallyopenedatthismoment,andAkatana,whohadchangedintothe XiaolongFleet uniform,walkedin.heonlythingsthatremainedunchangedweretheswordatherwaistandthemaskonherface.

ZhaoChen didn'tmindthatAkatanawasunwillingtorevealhertrueface.

veryonehastheirownsecrets,sowhyinsistonexposingthem?

Whentheywanttosaysomething,theywillnaturallysayit.

"Commander,Akatanareports."Akatanastoodinfrontof ZhaoChen,herposturetrulyresemblingthatofaprofessional fficer.

"owareyourpersonnelarranged?Aretheyaccustomedtotheirlivingconditions?" ZhaoChen askedwithconcern.

Akatanasaid,"verythingisverygood.helivingfacilitiesareallcomplete,andyouevenprovideduswithafreemonth'ssupplyofnutritiousmeals.

reallydon'tknowhowtothankyou."

"Don'tbesopolite,weareallourownpeoplenow.owever,thesubsequentlivingexpensesmayrequirethemtobeself-reliant.

Afterall,therearealso Dwarves livingonthisplanet,andcannottreatthemdifferently," ZhaoChen saidseriously.

Akatanasaidunderstandingly,"understandthat.alsowenttoseethe Dwarves'livingarea.

veryoneworksintheindustrialfactoriesandexchangeslaborforfood,whichisonlyright.

Althoughourpeoplemaynothavethesametalentasthe Dwarves inthisarea,doingsomesmalljobsisstillnoproblem.

naddition,havediscussedwiththepeopleofour BloodyMaryMercenaryroup,andwewilldeductaportionfromourmonthlysalariestosupportthechildrenandthoseinmoredifficultsituations.

Youhavealreadygivenusenoughhelp;wedon'twanttotroubleyouanymore."

ZhaoChen thensaid,"Regardingthearrangementoftheoriginalcrewmembersofthe BloodyMaryMercenaryroup,havealreadymadeaplan.

First,weneedtodeterminewhetheryourcrewmembershavesufficientcapabilities,accordingtotheassessmentstandardsofthe goddessacademy-classstarship.ftheyarenotqualified,theycanonlyundergofurtherstudyandtraininguntiltheyarequalified.

Allofyouroriginal nterstellarWarship needtobeeliminated.fcourse,youcankeepthemforyourownuse,buttheycanonlysailwithinthisstarsystem.

hesearethe nterstellarWarship willprepareforyou.

willsharetheoperationaldatawithyou."

ZhaoChen releasedthe 2BlackRhino and 2SnowMastiff modelimages.

Akatanaexpressedsatisfactionandacceptanceof ZhaoChen'sarrangements.

Duringthistime,shehadalsowitnessedthecombatpowerof ZhaoChen's XiaolongFleet's nterstellarWarship.

achofthoseshipswasapeakexistenceamongitspeers.

venthat 2BlackRhino wasaformidablecharacterthatdaredtochallengea2 nterstellarBattlecruiser one-on-one.

Comparedtothe nterstellarWarship theirmercenarygrouporiginallyhad,thedifferencewassimplytoogreat.

ZhaoChen beingabletodirectlyarrangethemforheralreadysurprisedAkatana;whatreasondidshehavetorefuse?

"h,right,accordingtothepreviousagreement.

Afterthelastbatchofrawmaterialsisdelivered,willpayyouacommissionof1.5billion starcoins.

willtransferittoyouraccountnow." ZhaoChen said,preparingtooperate.

Akatanarepeatedlystoppedhim,saying,"Commander,let'snottalkaboutthiscommission.Afterall,wearenowyoursubordinates."

"o,thisisanagreementwesignedbefore,andyourcurrentstatusasmysubordinatesisaseparatematter!" ZhaoChen saidfirmly.

Akatanaretorted,"henifyousaythat,mayaskhowmuchyouthinkthelivesofus,the BloodyMaryMercenaryroup,whoweresavedbyyou,areworth?"

ZhaoChen wasspeechless.

Akatanashowedaslightsmile:"Commander,weunderstandyourintentions.fyouhadn'trescuedus,letalonethis1.5billion starcoins commission.

owwewouldprobablybecosmicdebris."

hiswasgood;hehadtakeninAkatanaandsaved1.5billion starcoins.

"Sinceyousayso...then'llkeepthis1.5billion starcoins foryou.ftheagreementexpiresinthefutureandyouplantoleave,cangiveyouthose nterstellarWarship asabonus." ZhaoChen smiledashelookedatAkatana.

eave?

nthreeyears, ZhaoChen didn'tbelievehecouldn't'tame'theseinterstellarmercenaries!

"h,andaboutavengingthoseinterstellarforcesthatattackedyou.

Myintelligencecapabilitiesareinsufficient,sothismayrequireyoutoinvestigateyourself.

cannowarrangea 2BlackRhino foryoutocarryoutthetaskofgatheringrelevantintelligence.

fdefiniteintelligenceisobtained,then...aroundearlyctober,wecanlaunchamilitaryoperationagainstthem!" ZhaoChen seemedveryenthusiasticabouthelpingAkatanagetrevenge,withanexpressionthatsuggestedhehadbeenthinkingaboutitallalong.

Akatanadidn'texpect ZhaoChen tobeevenmoreanxiousthanherselfaboutthismatter,andshefeltalittletouched.

Butshestillsaid,"willcarryoutthereconnaissancemission.Asforrevenge,there'snoneedtorush.Afterall,the PrinceParty isbehindtheotherside,andasinglemovecouldaffectthewholebody!"

Comparedtothepreviousangerforrevenge.

Atthismoment,Akatanahadcalmeddown.Shesawthehard-wonstablelivesofhercompanions.

ftheirlivesweretobedestroyednowbecauseofrevenge,shewouldfeelself-reproachandguilt.

Althoughthiswasunfairtothesacrificedcrewmembers,Akatanahadtoconsiderthebiggerpicture.

"o!Youdon'tneedtoworrytoomuchaboutrevenge.saidwouldhelpyougetrevenge,andwillabsolutelydoit!hisrevengemustbetaken!" ZhaoChen saidwithunwaveringdetermination.

isattitudewasasifitwasn'tAkatanawhowantedrevenge,buthe, ZhaoChen,whowantedrevenge!

nfact,allofthiswasduetoAkatana'ssidequest.

SideQuest:Akatana'sRevenge

QuestContent:nvestigateandkilltheleaderoftheslavetradingorganizationunderthe PrinceParty,aswellasthe FleetCommander whoattackedthe BloodyMaryMercenaryroup'smainbase,anddestroytheorganization'smainbase.

QuestReward:ne 4starship technicalblueprint.