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 coats and holding long silver

within buildings? No one had to worry about

it didn't mean

grey walls and basic furniture with a speechless look, feeling like he

the front desk, he realized that this was indeed the best

Felix requested while registering his ID into the

The receptionist smiled charmingly as

"Yes."

him a card and added playfully,

do." Felix replied casually

Asna squinted her eyes threateningly

a say in it if

left

faintly and entered

wasn't planning on calling it since he knew that it wasn't for the receptionist

receptionist was paid by the business to make

was a common practice that he had experienced a few times

itself would be done in the UVR unless

suite. He wasn't surprised one bit when he

suite was just

top-notch and that it was a sound-proof suite. Those were the only

got comfortable on the bed, Felix brought out the holographic list again. This time, he started

he shouldn't cross and the things

in the city are the five major squads owned by

those squads and their logo so if he ever met

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

'SS' ranked mercenaries

getting himself entangled

down, he started to see some

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

on some new recruits if they didn't know about the

was ignorant about the matter just a few seconds

recruit sign a contract with the squad only

in a sense that he had joined a shitty

ditching the

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

soldiers not moving against the gangs to protect the

of real

much

soldier was treated in the same manner, those gangs members would have their spines removed from their back

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

would head

*****

Morning

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