Galaxy Domination Guide

The one who placed the cold blade against Yize's neck was Xiao Yu of the Marine Corps. The dagger he had casually picked up from beside Yize was a more reliable weapon for threatening, as cold steel is sometimes more secure. If Xiao Yu had held a high-frequency blade or another type of edged weapon, Yize might have accidentally cut his own throat with a single careless move.

Although Bai Zhongqi did not think highly of Xiao Yu's character, this descendant of the Knights of Destiny possessed some real skills. He led a dozen or so mechanized infantry of the Marine Corps, stealthily infiltrated the camp after activating their optical invisibility mode, and subdued all the guards inside.

This was an attack method far beyond what Yize and the others could have imagined.

Yize looked on in surprise as a group of men clad in silver-grey battle armor carried his Slave Hunting Team members to the bonfire like they were picking up little chickens. Each person was bound by some unknown type of ropes around their hands and feet, which included Yize himself, who was picked up by a brawny man from behind and thrown onto the ground.

Yize could not understand where these enemies had come from. A hundred years earlier, knight's armor had already begun to be phased out on the Northern Continent. The lords had formed squares of musketeers that ultimately became the mainstay of the armies, while the knights gradually transformed into military officers and treated knight's armor as family treasures.

He had never imagined that there would still be people wearing bulky knight's armor into battle. Yet under the nighttime light, Yize could clearly see that these men's armors were quite different from the traditional knights' armor. Moreover, these men moved with a swift agility that showed no sign of heaviness.

"Damn it, I'm just a businessman's son, without any nobility status, or else I would have demanded they treat me accordingly and allow me to pay a ransom to be released," Yize thought.

But Yize then dismissed the idea, realizing that even if the other side agreed to a ransom, his stingy father and antagonistic elder brother wouldn't pay a dime for him.

Bai Zhongqi, accompanied by Nan Ma and others, sauntered over from not too far away.

Yize had a keen eye, at once noticing that soldiers in silver-grey battle armor were guarding the sides of the man in the lead, and from their aura, it was clear that this man was the leader of these formidable, turtle-like soldiers.

Yize did not know who these people were, but here in the lawless Southern Continent, even within the city of Infia, crimes like murder, *** offenses, and fraud were rampant, and out on the savage plains, Slave Hunting Teams often fought over slaves. It didn't matter who the other side was; as long as they had defeated him, they were entitled to all the wealth in his hands.

Despite this, Yize was not willing to give up the chance to survive and he quickly called out, "My lord, my lord, please forgive the lowly me for inadvertently trespassing on your territory. I am willing to offer all the slaves as compensation, and I beg for your merciful leniency to grant this lowly one a chance to live."

Of course, Bai Zhongqi did not understand Shangduohan, but he had translation tools and comprehended what Yize had said. This person was also quick to cower, even providing Bai Zhongqi with a reason for having captured them.

Looking relaxed, Bai Zhongqi walked over and asked, "Who are you?"

Yize was at first startled. This was a language he had never heard before, with a phonetics and rhythm that fascinated him. By the light, he got a clear look at Bai Zhongqi's face, which didn't resemble either Northern Continent or Southern Continent inhabitants.

Just when Yize thought that there was no way to communicate due to the language barrier and his future seemed bleak, someone beside him spoke up, "His Majesty asks you, who are you?"

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Yize quickly responded, "Replying to your honor, the humble one is called Yize?He?Aotelan, a merchant from Shangduohan."

The translator was a Bionic Human injected with various languages of the Emerald Sea Star, who first corrected Yize, "It's not your honor, it's Your Majesty."

Yize's eyelid twitched, unable to understand why there was a 'Your Majesty' before his eyes, but he acknowledged the situation was more powerful than himself and immediately changed his address to His Majesty Bai Zhongqi.

Bai Zhongqi sneered at Yize, "Merchant? I think you're nothing but a slave trader."

Yize hurriedly replied, "Your Majesty, the humble one truly is a legitimate merchant, I only engaged in this slave hunting a few times, nothing like the three great slave merchants in Infia city. It all was done under compulsion, I had no other choice."

Bai Zhongqi still sneered and did not speak, giving Xiao Yu a look.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Xiao Yu said nothing but turned and went to where the tribe slaves were imprisoned. Shortly after, all the ropes binding the enslaved tribespeople were undone, and influenced by something unknown, these ferocious-looking slaves ran towards the immobilized mercenaries from the Slave Hunting Team in the camp.

Then, these weakened tribespeople displayed their bloodthirstiness and barbarity; without any tools, some used their hands and teeth—someone grabbed a mercenary's head and viciously slammed it into the ground, while another even bit into a mercenary's neck, ripping off a chunk of flesh.

Yize watched with horror, almost unable to control himself. If it weren't for two Marine Corps soldiers flanking him and the tribespeople's fear of the Iridium Star mechanized infantry preventing them from approaching, he would result in the same fate as those mercenaries.

Even Bai Zhongqi felt unsettled watching this, as these tribespeople were a race that truly made their living by wrestling with nature using only basic instincts and crude tools. Their barbarism was more a product of the harsh environment they were nurtured in, but even so, Bai Zhongqi had never seen such a terrifying side of them.

He also slightly regretted letting Xiao Yu release these tribespeople and letting them deal with the Slave Hunting Team. However, he knew that each member of the Slave Hunting Team probably had the blood of the tribespeople on their hands, accumulated blood debts, so their deaths here could be considered justified.

Bai Zhongqi, observing that Yize had been sufficiently frightened, then said, "I am a sovereign from another place, originally here to simply enjoy and amuse myself, but upon seeing the injustices here, I had to intervene. You people from Shangduohan have committed too much murder and sin on this land; as for you, I'm sparing your life now because I need to ask you some questions.

If your responses are untruthful or unsatisfactory to me, I am very willing to hand you over to these miserable people, and then watch as they tear you apart piece by piece."

Yize shivered and quickly nodded his head like a pecking chicken, saying, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I will reveal everything I know, please show mercy, I beg for your mercy!"

Bai Zhongqi waved his hand and had Xiao Yu take him away. He had already ordered the interrogation to involve information that the people of Iridium Star had already gathered, to verify the veracity of the intelligence and to interweave questions about Mages within.

The profession of a merchant was usually highly sensitive to information, and this Yize would certainly be able to provide some very useful insights.