Chapter 200 - In the Starry Sky
Chapter 200 - In the Starry Sky
Duan Yunhong leaned back in his chair and looked up at the stars in the deep space through the large skylight.
The entire room was almost entirely metallic silver, including the walls and most of the furniture. Even the eggshell chair that Duan Yunhong was sitting on was made of metal. Only the seat and backrest are cushioned with red velvet, which is the only bright color in the room.
Ta-da-da, ta-da-da.
Duan Yunhong's fingers tapped on the metal handrail again and again, making slight tapping sounds, making the room, which was already empty, even quieter. He didn't care about these things. The quietness gave him time to be alone and reminisce. When he recalls those exciting times over and over again, he will feel that the wait is always worth it.
beep--
The sudden incoming call alert interrupted Duan Yunhong's thoughts, and a projection screen appeared in front of him. Duan Yunhong glanced at the caller ID and said, "Connect the voice."
The light screen disappeared, and a male voice sounded: "Boss, that crappy secretary wants to talk to you again."
"No need to talk about it." Duan Yunhong simply refused. "I've said it before, lock him up and don't listen to his nonsense. He can go on hunger strike or go crazy whenever he wants, just ignore him. Have you forgotten it?"
The other party hesitated and said, "Well, but he said that this time he will make you an offer you can't refuse."
"He always said that," Duan Yunhong replied coldly, "The last time he offered a 'good deal', it was 3 million star coins. Even if it's 5 million or 10 million this time, what does it matter? Do you think it's worth it?"
"Hahaha, that's true. 10 million is not enough to share with the brothers. It would be better to rob a merchant ship!" The other party laughed when he heard it. "How can he be so narrow-minded as a royal secretary and interior minister? Even if it's just to redeem their useless crown prince, it's impossible for him to ask for less than 100 million."
"So the Crown Prince is paired with such a secretary, it's a waste to a waste." Duan Yunhong said leisurely, "By the way, how is the waste Crown Prince?"
"Him? He eats well, sleeps well, and walks around our ship with his girl all day long." The other side replied, "Even though I told him 800 times not to go to the upper deck, he still wants to go. Boss, is this guy going to betray us?"
"Not really. He doesn't have that ability. He's probably just curious about the upper echelons. As long as you reject him, he won't force his way in. He's such a coward." Duan Yunhong said, "That's it. Don't worry about the other requests of these people before you get there."
"Boss, you really don't want to listen to the secretary's conditions?" The other party confirmed again, "In fact, he told me a word, saying that if I tell you, you will definitely go to see him. Then should I tell you or not?"
"explain."
"He said - 'luck'."
Duan Yunhong raised his eyebrows slightly.
***
In a room less than ten square meters with a small porthole window of only 30 centimeters square.
"I heard that you want to use your luck to negotiate with me?"
As soon as Duan Yunhong came in, he sat down on the only chair in the room, leaned back, and looked arrogant. The temporary occupant of this room - a young man - was still standing by the door, looking at Duan Yunhong in a daze. He just saw Duan Yunhong finally coming in person, and subconsciously stood up to greet him. Unexpectedly, Duan Yunhong brushed past him after entering the door, occupied the only seat, and then acted as if waiting for his report.
The man didn't want to talk while standing, otherwise it would really become a subordinate reporting to his superior. So he looked around and chose to sit down on the edge of the bed, even though it was just a cramped little bed about one meter wide.
"Yes, I'll trade you my luck." The man cheered himself up, straightened his back, and tried to hold up his momentum. "As long as you help me complete this task, I'll give you... 500,000 luck!"
"...500,000?" Duan Yunhong didn't comment for a moment after hearing the number he reported after a brief thought. He just repeated in a joking tone, "You still want me to help you?"
"Yes." The other party thought that Duan Yunhong just wanted to negotiate conditions, and continued, "If you don't want to help, I won't force you. As long as you don't come to make trouble and don't care about the affairs of the Luopang Empire, especially the royal family, I will also give you luck. Give... 200,000! Is that enough?"
“Hahahaha…!” Duan Yunhong couldn’t help laughing out loud as if he heard a joke. His laughter was arrogant, conceited, and full of contempt. After a while, he looked at the stunned man and said contemptuously, "Debt collector Oren, is this your 'sincerity', your 'good offer that cannot be refused'? You want me to withdraw from the competition for 200,000 luck, and you want me to help you for 500,000?"
Duan Yunhong didn't know whether it was ridiculous that the other party was so crazy to want to hire him, or that he valued himself so cheaply. If Ning Fei knew about this, he would probably first praise this colleague for being "guy and daring."
Duan Yunhong's sharp comment was: "Tsk, even if it doubles, it's still not enough to feed the beggars."
"Double? More than 1 million?!" Oren's barely maintained composure suddenly broke, and he frowned and exclaimed, "You're asking for too much. The income from this entire mission can't possibly be over 1 million!"
"Really?" Duan Yunhong sneered, "Why don't you just say that your level is too low?"
If Ning Fei were to carry out the task, he might be able to squeeze out 1 million from the task.
“You bandits… ugh.” Oren finally realized that “you’re always under someone’s roof” and stopped himself from calling Duan Yunhong a contemptuous name. “You don’t understand our mission mechanism at all. After we complete the debt collection mission, we will only take away a certain percentage of your luck. We won’t rob the traversers of their luck like you do! I’ve never heard of a mission of this magnitude that can earn you 1 million in one go!”
"Huh, you've never heard of that level, and now you're good enough?" Duan Yunhong laughed at him unceremoniously, "Can you push that rubbish to the throne and keep the Luopang Empire secure?"
"I was the one pushing this thing forward, but you interfered!" Oren argued, "It was you who kidnapped Russell and me to your pirate ship, and it was you who took us away from the Luobang Empire! If it weren't for you, everything would be going smoothly for us!"
"Oh, really?" Duan Yunhong sneered, "Guess why Russell and his girlfriend can move freely on the spaceship, but you can't? He doesn't want to fight for the throne at all, and he doesn't have the ability! It's not that I kidnapped him, it's that he couldn't wait to escape from the cage, he wanted to go with me voluntarily. As for you, you are just a gift, a hamster that can be completely confined in a cage, understand?"
"He had clearly been fighting hard for a long time, and I even gave him more support. It was you who made everything go to waste! You bandits are the best at bewitching travelers, making them escape, making them lazy, and abandoning their promises to live the so-called 'life they want'..."
Duan Yunhong stood up.
Ning Fei would also say these words, but Duan Yunhong's patience to listen to him does not mean that he has the patience to listen to any debt collector recite the entire set of words. Duan Yunhong was too lazy to continue talking and turned to walk to the door: "What a waste of time."
"Wait...!" Oren stood up hurriedly, "Then, then I'll offer 1 million! Do you want to talk?!"
Duan Yunhong paused: "I said..."
Having said that, Oren simply retreated: "You don't need to assist me with all your strength. You just need to send us back now and never bother us again. I will pretend that nothing happened!"
"Debt collector." Duan Yunhong glanced at him, "You said this mission is not worth 1 million, why did you spend so much luck? Does this mission have special meaning to you?"
Oren frowned and didn't answer the question.
"There's no need to be mysterious. It's nothing more than some assessment and some regulations, so you have to pass this task... I've heard a little bit about the management bureau's tricks." Duan Yunhong sneered, "You've exposed your bottom line and your motives. Your level is limited to this."
"..." Oren couldn't think of any words to refute, but he was unwilling to be seen through like this, so he gritted his teeth and said, "Aren't you afraid that I will report you to the Administration right now?"
"Report it. Before the Administration sends someone, kill the time traveler and leave this world. This is the convention of the Wanderers. You know that, don't you?" Duan Yunhong sneered. "If I can't get it, no one else can get a penny."
Oren might not be afraid of "dying together", but this time it is really different. This is a mission that he would rather pay 1 million to protect.
Seeing that he was silent, Duan Yunhong said, "You'd better go to bed quickly. You can dream about anything," and then walked out of the room.
Oren in the room stared blankly at the door that had closed again. After a long time, he slumped down on the bed.
***
"Boss, we will soon land on Planet Plan."
A subordinate's report came from the voice channel: "After completing this supply, we can fly out of the star field of the Luo Pang Empire in one go. Boss, do you want to go down and play?"
"No. No one is allowed to get off. Once you have replenished your supplies, leave without causing any trouble." Duan Yunhong replied, "Check the deck of the spacecraft again. Enter and exit in a low profile and don't attract the attention of the starport inspection."
"Understood, understood. We have already set up the identity. It has been smooth sailing all the way here. We are taking the legitimate route." The subordinate replied, "Just in case, Russell and his men have also started to use their identities. Anyway, everyone on the ship list is a good citizen now. If the starport inspection also checks small and medium-sized ships like ours, it would be really crazy. Wouldn't the starport be blocked directly?"
"Don't take it lightly. Even if Luo Pang hasn't announced the Crown Prince's disappearance, the royal family must know about it, and they may have secretly tracked him down through multiple channels." Duan Yunhong warned, "Lassel's eldest brother is not a good person. If we are tracked down by his people, he may just destroy our ship with one click. Anyway, he doesn't need to keep his brother alive."
"Got it. We'll definitely keep a low profile!" The men responded with a grin. "Besides, aren't the movements we learned from the patrol team cool enough? With the level of the Royal Guards, don't even think about touching my ass, hahahaha..."
Duan Yunhong had said everything he needed to say and didn't want to listen to their jokes any more, so he simply turned off the phone.
In his field of vision, a bright planet surrounded by multiple satellites and space cities was slowly approaching.
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Hehehe, I want to laugh when I think about what the next chapter is.
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