Supremacy Games

The driver wasn't really a good guy trying to make a living by driving this shitty cab. In fact, he was part of one of the small gangs in Craghorn.

They mostly prey on new arrivals by checking first if they were rich or not. The way they do so was by asking them to buy the list for a massive amount of money.

If they agreed in a heartbeat, the driver take them to an empty alley and stop the hovercar. Then, he would act like it broke down and exit to check the engine.

The moment he did so, he gets jumped up by his gang members and beaten up to avoid suspicion while the passenger receives a totally different treatment.

Since the gang members always moved in a pack and they were strong on their own rights, the passengers usually concede to their conditions to avoid getting killed.

That's because unlawful killing in the city was totally allowed as long as it didn't happen in public space.

This sort of freedom was the reason why Felix wasn't requested to sign a contract before stepping foot on the planet.

A contract that should forbid such criminal activities.

One would think that the capital city of the empire with the strongest army in the universe would have the strictest order and safest environment.

Alas, that wasn't the case at all.

Craghorn city was filled with tens of gangs made out of retired mercenaries, criminals who joined the Mercenary Guild but quit after finishing their sentence, and failed recruits.

Although the army could clear them out in a single week if they desired, they still left the gangs to keep doing their pitty business in the capital city.

Before stepping foot in the city, Felix had done his due diligence and found out everything to know about this dreadful city.

This was the reason he knew that the driver meant bad business the moment he proposed that price.

As for the reason why the army left the city to be a den of criminals? No one really knows but the Great Commander who gave off the order.

Though, Felix had read a few smart guesses in the network. His favorite was that the criminals were there to filter the good apples from the bad ones.

If one was stupid enough to get robbed or killed on his way to register in either the army or the mercs, they wanted nothing from him.

Only those who were smart, strong, cunning, observative, and battle-honed were required to fight against those abominations.

The rest would be merely wasting their resources and time to train.

"We are here sir." The driver notified Felix with his face looking in front, not daring to stare at him.

"Thanks for the list."

Crack!

Felix patted the driver's shoulder lightly and exited the cab.

"Mmmm!!"

Not caring about the stiffened cries of the driver, Felix took big strides towards the hotel's front gate.

with two soldiers wearing white winter coats and

came to security within buildings? No one had

army allowed rats in their city, it didn't mean that they were welcomed

stared at the grey walls and

the front desk, he realized that

registering

receptionist smiled charmingly as

"Yes."

card and added playfully, "If you want some company dial the number

casually and walked towards

you will.' Asna squinted her eyes threateningly while

it if you were my girlfriend.' Felix

Asna was left tongue-tied

faintly and entered the

his card? He wasn't planning on calling it since he knew that it wasn't for the receptionist

business

was a common practice that he had experienced

would be done in the UVR unless the

top floor of the hotel, he checked in the suite. He wasn't surprised one bit when he saw that the room was just as sunless as

just a bigger version of a motel

liked it since the hygiene was top-notch and that it was

Felix brought out the holographic list again. This

into the people he shouldn't cross and the things he needed to take advantage

in the city are the five major squads owned by

in his mind the names of those squads and their logo so if he ever

were The Ring of Phantoms, Unsung Heroes, Exalted Fangs, Blind Scarves, and last but

'SS' ranked mercenaries with the highest

avoid getting himself entangled in their matters and waste his precious

further down, he started to see some new Intel that he didn't

to show up and save them.' Felix snickered, 'They are really trying everything to get good mercs to join

new recruits if they didn't know about the scheme

the

the squad only then would he

in a sense that he had joined a shitty ass squad

contracts forbid the members from ditching the squad before finishing a number of

city really doesn't have much respect for mercenaries.' Felix scratched his chin as

soldiers not moving against the gangs

harassment of real mercenaries

bit too much discrimination

treated in the same manner, those gangs members would have their

anyway.' Felix closed his eyes and

day as he would head to the Void Guild to

*****

Next Morning

a common-looking wooden table in the