Colonial Suit

In the vast starry sky, a super-giant planet with a diameter of hundreds of thousands of kilometers is insignificant.

But if it's right in front of you, the feeling it gives is shocking.

Before Reya, this giant gas giant was simply a behemoth among behemoths.

In the celestial body mainly composed of hydrogen and helium, countless liquids of various shapes floated.

Some have become ice crystals, while others retain their original liquid form.

But none of this is the most important thing. What is most important is that massive trade is taking place within this super-giant planet.

Cargo ships tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of meters long, shuttled through this planet, occasionally docking at the edge of a certain space city to load and unload goods.

Countless small spaceships shuttled within the planet, creating a busy scene.

Bellamyte, a first-class gathering place for hidden merchants.

Its cargo throughput per second can reach hundreds or even thousands of Jingzhao (a large number), making it a true distribution center for cosmic goods.

It also supports the hidden merchant branches in more than sixty nearby star regions.

Reya strolled in the void, seemingly slowly, but each step covered an immeasurable distance.

In a short while, he arrived at the core of the super-giant planet.

The pressure and temperature here were completely different from the outside world, reaching a terrifying 20,000 Kelvin.

The behavior of any substance here was incredible and indescribable in conventional language. (In fact, Little Knife doesn't know what it's like there...)

This place is not suitable for life, so in Bellamyte, it is the first forbidden zone and the true core of the hidden merchants.

However, for Reya, the temperature here seemed to have no effect on him.

After a few minutes, he arrived at the core of the giant planet and nonchalantly walked into a black circular shield.

Passing through an invisible force field, Reya's eyes opened, and he suddenly arrived in another space.

This place was shrouded in thick blue mist, and everything was hazy.

A castle loomed in the blue mist.

Reya walked into the castle, and soon a maidservant wrapped in bandages greeted him.

"The chairman knows you're back, please come over."

"I understand."

Reya smiled at the maidservant, then walked up the stairs.

The maidservant was the confidante of the hidden merchant chairman.

Although she didn't hold any official position, probably few people in the entire universe would ignore her.

She held resources and authority that no one could imagine.

Of course, even more terrifying was the person behind her, the mysterious chairman.

In the universe, hidden merchants were already synonymous with mystery.

They only traded with those who caught their eye.

Appearing and disappearing unpredictably were well-known characteristics of the hidden merchants.

Every year, countless cosmic warriors, civilization leaders, and business tycoons grew up with the help of the hidden merchants.

This caused the strength of the hidden merchants to expand and extend invisibly.

But when these people who had received assistance wanted to repay the hidden merchants, they could never find their踪影.

This was the mysterious hidden merchant.

And the most mysterious of all was their chairman.

No one had ever seen him, and no one knew his whereabouts.

It was said that he was an incomparably burly steel monster with his brain linked to hundreds of millions of intelligent brains.

He could process astronomical amounts of data every minute and every second.

His thoughts could span the universe, finding everyone he wanted to see, and his ears could penetrate space, hearing all the secrets of the world.

In his eyes, the world was not what people saw, but a mixture of various emotions and calls.

He knew who needed help the most and who was most worthy of investment.

The castle was very large, and Reya walked slowly.

He was extremely familiar with this castle, as if he wouldn't get lost even with his eyes closed.

Several broken bandages on his body fluttered behind him, creating strange lines.

In a short while, he arrived at a certain room at the top of the castle, and then walked in without knocking.

Then, a voice sounded in front of him.

"Reya, are you finally... willing to come back and see me?"

The voice was very soft and gentle, like a breeze.

With this voice, the room brightened.

The back view of a graceful woman appeared in Reya's eyes.

She was standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window with her hands behind her back, looking at the endless blue mist outside.

She was only wearing a loose robe, and the exposed parts of her hands and feet were also covered with dense bandages.

This was the chairman of the hidden merchants?

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, probably no one would have believed that the massive hidden merchants, the most mysterious chairman in legends, was actually a woman.

And a woman with an enviable figure.

However, Reya seemed to have known it for a long time, and didn't show any surprise.

He just nodded calmly and said in a deep voice.

"I'm back, to retrieve my things."

"Hmm?"

The woman suddenly turned around, her eyes flashing with a terrifying light.

"You've been gone for many years without any news, and you're unwilling to come back and see me no matter how I summon you.

You even used my channels behind my back, and I didn't blame you for any of this.

But you finally come back, and it's just to retrieve your things?"

"Don't you have anything else to say to me?"

The woman's voice was extremely sharp, and her face was wrapped tightly with bandages.

Her appearance was completely unrecognizable, but those piercing eyes emitted a powerful pressure, as if it were tangible.

At the same time, lightning and thunder suddenly flashed in the void outside the castle, and a storm suddenly rose!

Countless powerful energy flows stirred the void, forming huge tornadoes around the castle.

In the violent storm, the chairman's face was uncertain, and her hair fluttered quietly.

But... this had no effect on Reya.

Just like a thousand years ago...

"Mephindia, you're still the same."

Looking at the chairman's angry gaze, Reya smiled.

He shook his head and walked over.

He brushed past the chairman's shoulder and stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window.

Through a thin mirror, the storm outside seemed to be close at hand.

Reya's eyes were deep, and he said slowly.

"I'm sorry, Mephindia..."

"I know what you want to hear, what you want to know.

But... the current me is no longer qualified..."

"Who says you're not?"

The chairman suddenly turned around, staring at Reya fiercely.

"In this universe, who dares to say you're not?

Is it the Kree clan? Or the Motar clan? Or those bastards from the Second World?"

"Whoever it is, I will shut him up!"

The chairman's voice suddenly rose, full of terrifying pressure.

The feeling was as if her anger could really collapse the world.

Reya shook his head and smiled again.

Of course he knew how much power the hidden merchant chairman possessed, but... it still wasn't enough...

In the almost suffocating atmosphere, Reya stretched out his bandaged hand, little by little, little by little, and touched the chairman's ear.

The chairman's smooth, waterfall-like hair flowed through his fingers, and Reya closed his eyes.

"I'm sorry, I still can't do as you wish."

"Maybe, when I return to your side again, I will fulfill your wish."

Saying that, Reya gently patted the chairman's shoulder, revealing a faint smile.

"The time has come... return my things to me."

(To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation..)