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.

was guarded with two soldiers wearing white winter

to security within buildings? No

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

the city.' Felix stared at the grey walls and basic furniture with

asking the lady at the front

suite please." Felix requested while registering his ID into the guests'

receptionist smiled charmingly as she

"Yes."

key." The receptionist handed him a card and added playfully, "If you want some company dial

replied casually and walked towards

Asna squinted her eyes

can have a say in it if you

left tongue-tied yet

and entered the

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

business to

was a common practice that he had experienced

UVR unless the client paid extra for the real

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

the suite was just a bigger version of a

was a sound-proof suite. Those were the only two requirements he cared

bed, Felix brought out the holographic list again.

into the people he shouldn't cross and the things

the network, the current big dogs in the city

his mind the names of those squads and their logo so if he ever met with a

Unsung Heroes, Exalted Fangs, Blind Scarves, and last but not least, Void

'SS'

wanted dearly to avoid getting himself entangled

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

in the city for paying gangs to harass lone new mercenaries just to show up and save them.'

actually work on some new recruits if they didn't

was ignorant about the matter just a few seconds

a contract with the squad only then would

had joined a shitty ass squad

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

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

the soldiers not moving against the gangs to protect

direct harassment of real mercenaries doing their

much discrimination

same manner, those gangs members would have their spines

I'm strong enough to ignore this shit anyway.' Felix closed his eyes and went

day as he would head to

*****

Next Morning

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