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.

two soldiers wearing white winter coats

within buildings? No one had to worry about a

their city, it didn't mean that they were

stared at the grey walls and basic furniture with a

after going forward and asking the lady at the front desk, he realized that this was indeed the best

suite please." Felix requested while registering his ID

receptionist smiled charmingly as she

"Yes."

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

do." Felix replied casually and walked

her

a say in it if

left

and entered the

calling it since he knew that it wasn't for the receptionist but a prostitute

receptionist was paid by the business

a common practice that he had experienced a few times in his previous

itself would be done in the UVR unless the client paid

of the hotel, he checked in the suite. He wasn't

suite was just a bigger version of a motel

it was a sound-proof suite. Those were

bed, Felix brought out the holographic list again. This time,

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

in the network, the current big dogs in the city are the five major

squads and their logo so if he ever met with a member, he would make sure to avoid bashing

Phantoms, Unsung Heroes, Exalted Fangs,

were the only squads that were led by 'SS' ranked mercenaries with

wanted dearly to avoid getting himself entangled in their matters and waste his precious

read further down, he started to see some new Intel that

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

some new recruits if they didn't know about the

was ignorant about the matter just a few seconds

squad only then would he realize that

he had joined a shitty ass squad with a shitty ass clearance rate

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

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

could understand the soldiers not moving against the gangs to protect the new

harassment of real mercenaries doing

too much

those gangs members would have

shit anyway.' Felix closed his eyes

day as he would head

*****

Morning at 07:00

be seen eating breakfast on a common-looking wooden table in the living