“They are just ordinary people.” Song Xia took a deep breath. “I’m sorry, I can’t do that.”

"Xia Song, if you want to become a true member of the Fog Sea Pirates, this is what you must do. They are not ordinary people, but they are also staunch supporters of the Federation's rule," said the pirate who led Song Xia to the prison, clearly displeased with her refusal.

“But they were unarmed. I can’t go and kill a group of unarmed people.”

"It's just asking you to inject these drugs into their bodies. They won't necessarily die. Xia Song, if it weren't for the boss's instructions, we wouldn't have given you this opportunity at all."

Song Xia pursed her lips and shook her head. The pirate sneered again, "If you don't make a move, we have reason to suspect that you are a spy sent by the Federation."

Song Xia met their gazes without fear: "Does becoming a pirate mean you can only attack ordinary people? I thought your Fog Sea Pirates had abandoned those despicable methods by now, but it turns out you're still the same."

"You look down on us?"

"It's not that I look down on you, it's that I look down on people who prey on ordinary people."

"Do you know that if we don't take drastic measures, one day they will not hesitate to open fire on us?"

"At least they don't have the ability right now, and they'll never be able to leave Fog Star in their lifetime. Why not punish them and make them slaves?"

“But someone has to do the experiments, Xia Song. Don’t think the Federation is clean.”

“From the moment my son went missing and was sold, from the moment my ex-husband and his mistress fled, I knew that the federal government wasn’t as good as the news made it out to be. But so what? I’ll just stick to my own principles.”

The pirates laughed loudly: "This is a pirate's den, and you still want to stick to your own way? Xia Song, do you want to listen to what you're saying? Besides, how many people have you killed on your way from the underground to Fog Star? What are you being so pretentious about?"

“They are ordinary people, and they are different from me in the fighting arena. In short, I will not kill innocent people indiscriminately.”

"Xia Song, you need to think this through. If you don't take action against them, you will never be a member of our Fog Sea Pirate Gang, and you will never be able to leave Fog Star for the rest of your life."

Song Xia knew that this choice would be difficult for both herself and Ye'er, but she still insisted: "I've thought it through. If joining the Fog Sea Pirates means killing innocent people indiscriminately, then I'd rather not join."

“If you don’t inject them, they will eventually not escape this fate. And to ensure your loyalty to Mist Star, you will have to be injected.” The pirate looked at her with another potion. “Don’t worry, this one won’t kill you. It just requires regular injections. Otherwise, even the strongest person will not be able to control themselves.”

Song Xia's gaze remained calm: "Will I inject myself, or will you administer the injection for me?"

I didn't expect her to make the decision so quickly, especially by harming herself. I have to say, her attitude is quite admirable.

"Xia Song, you should think this through. Once you are injected with this drug, your combat power may decrease, and your treatment on Mist Star will also decrease."

"I've thought it through. I could never do something like this to ordinary people in my entire life."

The pirate smirked: "There have been people who persisted like you before, but after being injected with the drug, they all regretted it. I hope you can hold on."

Song Xia said impatiently, "Stop talking nonsense, come on."

She knew these pirates weren't just making baseless accusations; perhaps her son Ye'er had experienced something similar in his past life, which led to his breakdown.

In her mind, she secretly communicated with Xiaoling: "Is there an antidote that can counteract this drug?"

"Xiaxia, there are many antidotes in the system shop. We need to analyze whether there are any that you can use before we can decide."

"Um."

"Xiaxia, aren't you worried that there's no antidote for this medicine?"

Not only was she worried, but Song Xia was also concerned. However, she simply couldn't bring herself to harm ordinary people. Even if she didn't act, she couldn't protect them, so she couldn't.

"What a pity." The pirates expressed their pity, but their hands did not stop for a moment. Just as they were about to inject it, Roger arrived.

"stop."

"Commander?"

"She doesn't need injections."

"But Commander, this was a rule you personally set back then."

Rogge said calmly, "It's not like there haven't been times when the rules were broken before."

"That's because those people made significant contributions to our Fog Sea Pirate Crew."

“Song Xia also has it.”

"What?"

"The martial arts she taught have been proven to be genuine, Asel. Your son Nikas has cultivated internal energy and his combat strength is now comparable to that of an ordinary pirate."

Asel was breathing heavily: "Commander, is what you said true?"

"If you don't believe me, you can have Professor Song Xia's disciples compete with you. The fact that she taught such precious martial arts to our pirate crew is enough to prove her loyalty and sincerity."

Asel hesitated for a moment: "If what you say is true, then Xia Song can indeed be exempted from a penalty."

The group quickly arrived at the training ground where Song Xia usually led people to practice. She stood next to Rogge and thanked them, "Thank you, Commander."

Rogge said with a serious expression, "No need to thank me. It was all done according to the rules. Don't hold a grudge against Asel's ruthlessness. All the rules are lessons learned."

"Won't."

Soon, ten disciples gathered before the crowd. Asel's son was the most talented among the six pirate children.

Nikas stepped forward cheerfully: "Dad, what brings you here?"

Since the child was still young, Asel didn't mention what had happened with Song Xia earlier, but just smiled and said, "I heard that you had cultivated internal energy, so I came with the captain to come and see."

Upon hearing this, Nikas became even more excited: "Dad, you have no idea how amazing internal energy is, look!"

He gently pinched his fingers, and the leaves on the ground flew into his hand. Then, with a forceful throw, he slammed them into the book.

The pirates' breathing quickened. Although interstellar experts could achieve this level, Nicas was just a child under ten years old, and he had only been training for a short time.

Roger chuckled softly: "Now, what do you think of Miss Xia's merits and demerits?"

"That's truly a great achievement. If all members of our pirate crew have this ability in the future, what would the Ten Great Legions matter?"

“Asel, calm down. Not everyone can cultivate internal energy. At least I, who started cultivating at the same time as them, haven’t succeeded yet. And among the ten of them, only Nikas and Song Ye have made some progress so far. The others have only just begun to understand it.”

"That's great. We have so many orphans on Mist Star. If we don't have that many talented ones, we can go outside and recruit them. In just twenty years, no, or even ten years, we can have a powerful fighting force."

Immediately, the pirates' gazes towards Song Xia became intense, and no one pursued the matter of her refusing to obey the pirate crew's rules.

Song Xia lowered her eyes. It was a pity that she couldn't teach so many people by herself, and even those she taught with care might not necessarily listen to her completely!