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 holding long

within buildings? No

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

hotel in the city.' Felix stared at the grey walls and basic furniture with a speechless look, feeling like he was

and asking the lady at the front desk, he realized

please." Felix requested while registering his ID into

receptionist smiled charmingly

"Yes."

him a card and added playfully, "If

replied casually and walked towards the

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

have a say in it if

Asna was left tongue-tied yet

faintly and entered the

he knew that it wasn't

receptionist was paid by the business to make such

common practice that he had experienced a few times in

would be done in the UVR unless the client paid extra

in the suite. He wasn't surprised one bit when he saw that the

the suite was just a

liked it since the hygiene was top-notch and that it was a sound-proof suite. Those were the only two requirements he

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

cross and the things he needed

I have read in the network, the current big dogs in the city are the five major squads owned by the Void Guild Assembly

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

five mercenary squads were The Ring of Phantoms, Unsung Heroes, Exalted Fangs, Blind Scarves, and last but not

'SS' ranked mercenaries with

avoid getting himself entangled

started to see some new Intel that he didn't

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

actually work on some new recruits if they didn't

about the

contract with the squad only

had joined a shitty ass squad with a

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

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

understand the soldiers not moving against the gangs to protect the

allow direct harassment of real mercenaries doing their

bit too much discrimination in

gangs members would have their spines

shit anyway.' Felix closed his eyes and went

big day as he would head to the Void Guild to

*****

Next Morning at

be seen eating breakfast on a