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 and

to security within buildings? No one had to worry

the army allowed rats in their city, it didn't mean

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

lady at the front desk, he realized that this

while registering

The receptionist smiled charmingly

"Yes."

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

do." Felix replied casually and

will.' Asna squinted her eyes threateningly while doing

can have a say in it if you were

left tongue-tied yet

faintly and entered the

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

by the business to make

he had experienced a few times in his previous

would be done in the UVR

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

the suite was just a bigger version of a motel

the hygiene was top-notch and that it was a sound-proof suite.

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

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

the city are the five major squads owned by

so if he ever met with a member, he would make

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

were the only squads that were led by 'SS' ranked mercenaries

dearly to avoid getting himself entangled in their

further down, he started to see some new Intel that

to harass lone new mercenaries just to show up and

shameless technique would actually work on some new recruits if they didn't know about the

ignorant about the matter just a few

contract with the squad only then would he

he had joined a shitty ass squad with a shitty ass clearance rate of

ditching the squad before finishing

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

the soldiers not moving against the gangs

to allow direct harassment of real mercenaries doing

a bit too much discrimination in

a soldier was treated in the same manner, those gangs

I'm strong enough to ignore this shit anyway.'

as he would head to

*****

Morning at

breakfast on a common-looking