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.

soldiers wearing white winter coats and holding long silver

came to security within buildings? No one had to worry

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

Felix stared at the grey walls and basic furniture with a speechless look, feeling like

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

requested while registering his ID into the guests'

smiled charmingly as she

"Yes."

and added playfully, "If

casually

hell you will.' Asna squinted her eyes threateningly while doing

can have a say in it if you were my girlfriend.'

was left

and entered

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

the business to make

that he had experienced a

UVR unless the client paid extra for the real

the hotel, he checked in the suite. He wasn't surprised one bit when he saw that the room

was just a bigger version of a motel

and that it was a sound-proof suite.

the holographic

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

the city are the five major squads owned

etched in his mind the names of those squads and their logo so if he ever met with a member, he would make sure to

Ring of Phantoms, Unsung Heroes, Exalted Fangs, Blind Scarves, and last but not least,

'SS' ranked mercenaries with

entangled

further down, he started to see some new

paying gangs to harass lone new mercenaries just to show up and save them.' Felix snickered, 'They are really trying everything to

would actually work on some new

the matter just a

recruit sign a contract with the squad only then would

a shitty

the members from ditching the squad before finishing a number

have much respect for mercenaries.' Felix scratched his chin as he closed off

the soldiers not moving against the gangs to protect

direct harassment of real mercenaries doing

a bit too much discrimination

treated in the same manner, those gangs members would

this shit anyway.' Felix closed his eyes and

would head to the Void

*****

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