the days before i bought the galaxy

Lately, a lingering haze has hung over Midgard, the Atrium star.

The "Grand Thief" organization, which was originally considered to be a slightly more powerful group of pirates, attacked almost all the fleets of large chambers of commerce in the entire business circle with a thunderbolt. "Grand Thief" not only crushed many mercenary organizations who went to destroy it for profit, but also confronted and defeated the local security forces in Midgard head-on!

The news came as a bolt from the blue to the merchants of Midgard.They suddenly discovered that the local security forces that the administrator claimed to have spent a huge amount of tax money to build were not vulnerable at all, and the pirates that everyone was shouting at were able to linger near the main star of the business circle!

All the large chambers of commerce were in panic for a while, and all the large chambers of commerce were considering buying a battleship to organize an escort team, or simply selling off Midgard's property and going to other places for development.

One day at the end of September, the vault planet in the Midgard business circle was ransacked. "Grand Thief" not only announced that he was responsible for this matter, but also arrogantly stated that he would rob the other six major vaults in the business circle in the next month.

What made the presidents of the large chambers of commerce want to vomit blood was that the "Grand Thief" did not take away the wealth. They redistributed the money they robbed and returned it all to the small depositors!Because there are too many small and medium-sized chambers of commerce and even individuals who have benefited from it, it is impossible to recover the money.

From this point of view, these gangsters don't want money at all, but want the lives of all the presidents of the large chambers of commerce in Midgard!

Under heavy blows, the price of Midgard's planet fell again and again, and it was impossible to sell the property at the original price.The local security forces are simply unreliable, the administrator has not shown up for half a month, and the big businessmen are facing a desperate situation.

Under such circumstances, the revisit of Warren Slim, the head of the Free Chamber of Commerce Alliance, immediately became the hope of the entire Midgard.

As we all know, the Federation of Free Chambers of Commerce has its own guard army.This force not only protects the major shipping lines of the alliance, but also strikes down anyone who tries to provoke the alliance if necessary.According to rumors, the strength of the Alliance Guards far exceeds that of the Midgard Local Security Forces, and is even comparable to the regular Federation Army.Most importantly, "Grand Rogue" has never harassed an alliance merchant ship, not once!

In order to welcome Warren's arrival, the executive mansion, which had not hosted a dinner for a long time, was once again brightly lit.The big merchants no longer cared about denouncing the administrator's ineffectiveness in suppressing the bandits, and they still had to rely on the administrator to come forward and negotiate with Warren to save Midgard.They didn't expect the alliance to provide free help, but if they could spend a sum of money to reverse the current situation, they would definitely be happy.

Warren attended the dinner with Lan.From the moment he appeared, his face was always covered with frost, making those who wanted to go up and talk to him retreat.Everyone knew that if he was offended, Midgard would really have no future.

Halfway through the dinner, the notoriously stingy administrator generously announced that members of the Free Chamber of Commerce would henceforth enjoy the highest tax exemption in Midgard.In normal times, he would never have such "cutting flesh" behavior.The fat administrator looked expectantly at Warren, his last hope to preserve his position.

To his disappointment, Warren was only lightly thanked for that.Everyone could see that Warren was in a bad mood and impatient with tonight's entertainment.

As a last resort, the administrator asked to speak with Warren privately.

Amid the administrator's trepidation, Warren simply accepted the invitation.

The conversation took place in the private reception room that the administrator is proud of. It was here that Warren promised the administrator last time that the alliance would fully fund the construction of the new airport.At this moment, the magnificent furnishings inside the reception room could not give the administrator any enjoyment at all. He watched Warren and Lan sit down on the sofa, swallowed, and then began to describe Midgard after Warren left. what happened...

"So, if the alliance can give appropriate assistance to the Midgard business circle, I would be very grateful." The administrator rubbed his hands together and observed Warren's reaction.The situation is stronger than people, and the current situation has become extremely bad, and his prestige as an administrator has also dropped to the lowest point in history. Now he can no longer put on the airs of an administrator in front of Warren.

"I'm sorry, the Alliance Guards only serve the Alliance, and we don't have the extra strength to defend a certain business circle. With all due respect, this matter should be done by the local security forces." Warren's expression was very cold.

"But the alliance's industry is also threatened, isn't it? If the Midgard business circle falls apart, those poor alliance members will also lose all their wealth."

"If the environment really deteriorates to that point, according to the agreement they signed when they joined the alliance, the alliance will arrange a way out for them and try their best to protect their lives and property safety. But in fact, the industry of the alliance has not been hit." Ren said coldly.

The administrator immediately became anxious when he heard this: "Mr. Slim, are you planning to stand by and watch? Because the 'Grand Thief' didn't dare to attack you, so you decided to let them go? Although we haven't known each other for a long time, I always think that You are a man of noble character!"

"This is a matter of principle and has nothing to do with my personal conduct."

"Then...then..." The administrator wiped the sweat from his forehead, he was disappointed that Warren's oil and salt didn't get in, "Then if I want to ask you to do me a small personal favor..."

The corners of Warren's mouth turned up slightly: "As the head of the Slim family, I am very happy to serve you."

The administrator quietly exhaled: "I have a spaceship, which is filled with some personal items. I want to transport these items to a friend of mine. I wonder if Mr. Slim can provide me with protection."

Warren glanced at the administrator.It can be seen that this guy should be afraid of being beaten by the "Grand Thief", so he planned to use the strength of the Slim family to escape.If you think about it, since the "Grand Thief" can unscrupulously rob the vault with the highest level of defense in the business circle, it may not be difficult for them to rob the administrator's private property.

The question is whether to help this greedy guy escape?

"The fleet of the Slim family has a unified organization. If you want to transport goods, you must use the spaceship of the Slim family."

The administrator hesitated for a moment.Warren's request means that no matter where he escapes, his whereabouts will be mastered by Warren.

"Okay! Then you must ensure that the whereabouts of the passengers and cargo are not disclosed. I need forty large merchant ships."

"Good cooperation." Warren held out his hand to the administrator.

The administrator's expression was a little slumped.

"May I ask?" he said, "Aren't you also optimistic about the future of Midgard?"

"The development of Midgard has already entered a period of stagnation, and over-development will only make the economic situation worse. Midgard's infrastructure is terrible, and the local security forces are full of corruption. I think it is very important for your Excellency now. Time to go," Warren said earnestly.

"You're right." The administrator sighed deeply.His eyes were a little misty, and he didn't know what he was thinking of.

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"Are you really planning to give up this business circle?" Lan asked curiously as he walked out of the administrator's mansion.

Warren's footsteps stopped: "A business circle that can be easily defeated by pirates, do you think I need to make that effort to save it?"

"But this is the new headquarters of the alliance, and I'm worried that this will have a negative impact on the alliance." Blue said with a frown.

Warren smiled. "Why do you think 'Grand Rogue' didn't rob our ship?"

Lan said seriously: "Because our guard army is stronger than him. The number of spaceships we can call is about ten times that of 'Grand Rogue', and the combat power is more than 25 times."

Warren nodded: "I'm very happy to hear the results of this analysis. But the 'Grand Rogue' doesn't know how strong the Guards are like you do. Logically speaking, they should have at least one or two trials, right?"

Lan was puzzled: "Then what could be the reason?"

"It means they don't want to offend me," Warren said confidently, "or maybe they want to work with us."

"You want us to cooperate with pirates?" Lan was very surprised.

"From a certain point of view, we have common interests. 'Grand Thief' is not an ordinary pirate organization. They only attack large chambers of commerce. Not only will small and medium-sized chambers of commerce not be harmed, they can even get money. The strategy of the Chamber of Commerce is consistent. Blue, you have to see their political leanings. Why do you think the local vigilante in Midgard was defeated? It is not entirely a gap in military strength. The vigilante is corrupt , in Midgard, no one does not know that they are just a group of soldiers and ruffians who fight everywhere. In contrast, "Grand Thief" is much more popular. People's hearts are always above the law. In ancient times In Rome, Antony incited tens of thousands of mobs with just one piece of blood on Caesar, forcing Cassius and Brutus who had already grasped the situation to flee overnight. It played a decisive role. I must first tell you that if the conditions are right, I do not rule out the possibility of cooperating with 'Grand Rogue'."

Lan Si thought about it seriously for a while, then shook his head: "But you also said that large chambers of commerce are not our enemies. The alliance welcomes anyone to join, as long as they give up the unilateral suppression of assets. Some of them are indeed used to vicious competition, but we cannot rule out that the interests of some law-abiding businessmen have also been harmed by pirates."

"So it's impossible to say that humans will never be as precise as machines." Warren sighed. "I know it's unfair to say that. Every human life has its unique value. We should not think that for the future of mankind , It doesn't matter if one or two innocent people are sacrificed. But in fact, I'm just the executor of history, and I can't reverse the direction of history. Human beings as a whole want to get a new life, and my personal feelings are in this matter It's insignificant in front of you."

"Warren?"

"Nothing. Let's go! I have to meet L."

To Warren's slight surprise, a man was already waiting for him when he returned to league headquarters.