702 – Prisoners
TL : GoldenLung
They didn’t have any pity for the extremely cruel space pirates, but it was still over 500 lives. They really couldn’t bear to kill so many people at once.
The other method was to return immediately and bring these warships back. But if they brought them back to the Mother Planet, there would be a problem. Firstly, those damaged warships might not be able to withstand a wormhole jump. Also, it would delay their mission.
The commotion from the previous battle was not small and had probably alerted the other pirates. If they returned just like that, their identities as the 33 Sky Wing Pirates would probably be exposed. They would have to change their identities next time. This did not match their original intention.
And the last method was to bring these pirate warships directly to the Third Exchange Center. That place was originally a place for pirates to trade and sell these spaceships for money.
Lan Xuanyu analyzed the advantages and disadvantages of these three methods for everyone. The biggest problem with the last method was that it would increase the danger of their mission.
One was the risk brought about by the big shots backing up the Purple Flame Pirates, while the other was unfamiliarity with the place. They were at risk of being targeted by other pirate groups once they arrived at the Third Exchange Center. This would threaten their lives.
Hence, even the intelligent Lan Xuanyu found it difficult to make a decision.
Qian Lei rolled his eyes and said, “Boss, why don’t we call that captain of the Purple Flame Pirates over and ask him about the situation at the Third Exchange Center ? He definitely knows. We’ll decide after we get to the bottom of it.”
Lan Xuanyu’s eyes lit up. This was indeed a plan. “I think it will work, but I wonder how strong he is.”
Tang Yuge said, “He has implants on him, so he shouldn’t be too strong. We should have no problem dealing with him. Also, we can use the Sacred Restraining Cuffs.”
“Alright, it’s settled then. Yuge, I’ll have to trouble you to make a trip. Frenzie, Qian Lei, you guys go with Yuge and bring that guy back with the Sacred Restraining Cuffs. I’ll get the main cannon to aim at them.”
Fifteen minutes later, the captain of the Purple Flame Pirates, Shen Junjie, came restricted by the Sacred Restraining Cuffs to the 33 Sky Wings warship.
Not only was he handcuffed, but he was also blindfolded. He naturally couldn’t see the situation on the 33 Sky Wings warship.
This Shen Junjie was tall and over two meters tall. He had broad shoulders and a broad back, and he was extremely tall and sturdy. However, at this moment, his back was slightly hunched and he was no longer as high-spirited as when he threatened Lan Xuanyu.
Lan Xuanyu said indifferently, “Commander Shen, do you still want to annihilate us?”
Shen Junjie didn’t say a word. Compared to his subordinates, he was quite unyielding.
Lan Xuanyu said, “You can tell me now who’s behind you.”
Shen Junjie scoffed. “I belong to Heaven Planet’s Red Horn City. I’ve been stealing my entire life, but I didn’t expect to be pecked by you juniors. If you want to kill or torture me, do as you please. But you can’t do anything to my subordinates. We’ve already surrendered, and according to the rules, you can sell them to the slave traders or directly exchange for money with my master. I don’t think you have the guts to look for my master. Just sell them.”
Lan Xuanyu’s heart skipped a beat. This fella was rather loyal and was speaking up for his subordinates.
“It’s not impossible to sell them. We only want resources and have no interest in your lives. Including you, we have no intention of killing you. But I need some information,” Lan Xuanyu said coldly through the voice changer.
“What information?” Shen Junjie asked.
Lan Xuanyu asked, “What’s the situation at the Third Exchange Center? Which pirate teams are there?”
Shen Junjie was stunned and cried out, “You want to rob the Exchange Center? You’re breaking the rules. It explicitly forbids violence, otherwise, all space pirates would become your public enemies.”
Lan Xuanyu was stunned as well. Of course, they didn’t know about this, but he immediately understood that pirates weren’t allowed to make a move in the center. This was clearly the right choice, and the reason was very simple. If the place where they made exchanges wasn’t safe, would there still be pirates who dared to come ? It was obviously a very bad thing for the pirates to thrive.
It was obviously a good thing that they couldn’t use violence in the center.
“I’m asking you which pirate groups there are and nothing else,” Lan Xuanyu said coldly.
Shen Junjie hesitated for a moment and said, “Are you guys really going to make a move there ? That will cause a huge mess, and the Pirate Lords will not allow anyone to break the rules. You guys are dead, and so are we. I can’t tell you guys this.”
Lan Xuanyu squinted his eyes and said, “You just said that you’ve been plundering your whole life. How do you handle the warships you stole?”
Shen Junjie replied subconsciously, “I added them to my team, of course.”
Lan Xuanyu asked, “What about the seriously damaged ones?”
Shen Junjie said, “Sell it.”
“Sell it at the exchange?” Lan Xuanyu asked again.
Shen Junjie suddenly said, “So you guys want to sell our warships and not assault the exchange center. Are you newbies?” He immediately understood the situation from Lan Xuanyu’s question.
Lan Xuanyu narrowed his eyes and said indifferently, “People who know too much often don’t live long.”
Shen Junjie immediately shut up. Of course, he wasn’t really unafraid of death. On the contrary, he really cared about his life. Upon hearing that Lan Xuanyu’s team wasn’t going to attack the exchange center, he heaved a sigh of relief.
“There’s no problem with the exchange center. We can buy and sell anything there as long as it is valuable. Warships are definitely hard currency, but the price will be lowered. Are you worried about danger? That’s impossible. Seeing how you captured so many of our warships, even a fool would know how strong you are. Also, no one knows if your pirate crew has other warships. I can guarantee that my people and I will not tell anyone,” Shen Junjie said confidently.
Lan Xuanyu scoffed. “Do you think I would listen to a pirate’s guarantee? There are slave traders in the exchange too?”
Shen Junjie hesitated for a moment before saying, “Yes. Actually, you can really consider selling us back to my master. The Red Horn Lord trusts me quite a bit. The price will definitely be higher than the slave traders. We pirates have our own rules. Since we are your captives, the Lord will not make a move on you easily. You guys did not violate his fundamental interest. And it is very normal for pirates to plunder each other. We can even ask our Lord to buy our warship back.”
Lan Xuanyu gave Qian Lei a look and Qian Lei struck Shen Junjie’s neck, knocking him out.
“Can this guy’s words be trusted?” Bing Tianliang asked.
Lan Xuanyu said, “It’s half true and half false. There should be something about the exchange being unable to fight because this is in line with the interests of the common pirates. As for whether his master will take revenge on us, it’s hard to say. So, we can’t listen to him and sell them back to Red Horn City. We don’t want to bear the wrath of Red Horn City. Slave traffickers are a choice, but there’s no rush. I have an idea, everyone, hear me out.”
“We will continue heading to the planet of the Third Trading Center. Our 33 Sky Wings warship will not land directly but will act as a deterrent from space. We will split up a portion of our people and pilot those few warships that we captured. If the transaction is successful, we will begin to work on our mission. After completing the mission, we will trade those two reconnaissance warships that have people inside. We will starve them first. By then, they will be so hungry that they won’t have much strength left. It won’t be easy for them to expose our identities. We’ll have completed our mission and done what we wanted to do. We will then retreat.”