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.

wearing white winter coats

came to security within buildings? No

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

grey walls and basic furniture with

at the front desk,

requested while registering his ID into

smiled

"Yes."

handed him a card and added playfully, "If you want some company dial the number

replied casually and walked towards

squinted her eyes

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

was left

smirked faintly and entered the

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

paid by the business

a common practice that he had experienced a

the UVR unless the client paid extra

in the suite. He wasn't surprised one bit when he saw that the room was just as sunless

suite was just a bigger version of a motel

the hygiene was top-notch and that it was a

the

shouldn't cross and the things he needed to take advantage of if the

in the network, the current big dogs in the city

of those squads and their logo so if he ever met

Ring of Phantoms, Unsung Heroes,

by 'SS' ranked mercenaries with the highest authority

to avoid getting himself entangled

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

just to show up and save them.' Felix snickered, 'They are

would actually work on some new recruits if they didn't know

Felix was ignorant about the

recruit sign a contract with the squad only

joined a shitty ass squad

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

doesn't have much respect for mercenaries.' Felix scratched

not moving against

harassment of real mercenaries

much discrimination in his

the same manner, those gangs members would have their spines removed from their back

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

a big day as he would head to

*****

Next Morning

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