"This is... the gods descend to earth to save the suffering and the suffering!"

"God, Immortal, Immortal!"

Before setting off again and heading to the jump point, everyone in this small caravan, from passengers to crew members, knelt down and worshiped the vast stars outside, thanking the gods living above the stars for helping them survive the suffering and escape from the heavens.

The strange thing that happened on merchant ships and two "Star Shark"-class hunting ships was indeed like a god.

On more than a dozen merchant ships, the sudden invaders were almost fatal attacks. The wound was only an insignificant small hole in the eyebrows, chest or dantian, but it seemed to have sucked away all their essence, blood and souls. The expressions of all the dead ghosts' moment before they died were indescribable astonishment and horror. After examination by experienced doctors on the merchant ship, these people did not die of physical damage, but of mental collapse, and their souls were annihilated, as if they were completely swallowed by some... boundless vortex of fear!

In plain words, they were even "scared to death".

The disasters on the two "Star Shark"-class hunting ships were even more strange. The first Star Shark exploded inexplicably, and the shell of the second Star Shark was torn apart several irreparable holes, quickly lost temperature and pressure, and "sucked" all the crew members out. The damage pipe system on the battleship, the automatic repair of magic weapons and even the alarm device that controls the crystal brain, did not react at all, and caused an incredible tragedy.

Apart from gods or demons, who has such magical powers?

Of course, most of the merchants who dare to come out to the dock at this time are bold and vicious old people, and they will never be superstitious about ghosts and gods. After checking the traces, they will naturally understand what is going on.

However, "Gods and Immortals help" is false, but "Gods and Immortals fight" is true. As the saying goes, "Gods and Immortals fight, little ghosts suffer." They have the ability to kill so many immortal cultivators in one breath, and quietly suppress two "Star Shark"-class hunting ships. Such strength is far beyond their imagination and is not something they can explore.

When you go out, eat more and talk less, especially don’t ask questions you shouldn’t ask, and do less care about other people’s business you shouldn’t care about. Such ordinary people can often live longer in the sea of ​​empires.

Since the attackers are unwilling to show up, they will only ask the bottom line when they are impatient. Whether it is good or bad, it is most convenient to push the illusory "gods".

I believe that if the "god" who just took action is still hiding in their caravan, I will continue to bless them with peace and safety all the way?

Sure enough, after worshiping the "gods", I set off again, and I encountered no trouble again, and I successfully arrived at the jumping point.

After two or three hours of preparation, they completed a very accurate and stable jump in the starry sea and appeared at the headquarters of the Wanjie Business Alliance, the edge of the Seven Star Fields.

"Wow!"

When everyone recovered from the dizziness and nausea of ​​jumping from the sea of ​​stars, they all exclaimed when they looked out through the virtual porthole.

It's really...it's so lively!

Compared with human activities, the sea of ​​stars is too vast. In ordinary star fields, even the most rushing and endless waterways are actually a dead vacuum, and it is extremely difficult to encounter travelers who pass by.

However, in the Seven Sea Star Field, you can see dozens of magnificent and shining "Light River" with naked eyes, which are condensed from the tail flames of countless fleets from south to north, and hundreds of patrol boats and barges are also cruising around the "Light River", directing these "river" carrying a large amount of money, goods and resources to rush in different directions. After turning around, they are all gathered around a magnificent star city comparable to an asteroid. That is the trade, logistics and even financial center outside the empire. It has risen rapidly in recent years, and can vaguely compete with the Seven Seas Market!

With the fall of various peripheral free markets or voluntarily evacuated, the Wanjie Merchant Alliance has retracted a large number of escort fleets back to their nests and is preparing to fight to the death with the joint fleet of the four major families.

At this moment, the defense density of the Qihai Market has increased unprecedentedly. Their inconspicuous small caravan has just jumped over for half a minute, and immediately a patrol boat came forward to check and guide.

They belong to the Imperial Army system. Many warships in the escort fleet of the Wanjie Merchant Alliance are second-hand goods eliminated by the four major families, or new and even experimental warships smuggled. Their appearance and paintings are very similar. Even the capitals of the ships are sprayed with the Samsung Blitz emblem representing the real human empire.

However, next to the Samsung Blitz emblem, the battleships of the four major families will also spray their own family badges, even the main veins, branches, and unique marks of each sect and room. Three or five, seventy or eighty badges are bored. The more badges, the more prominent the status of the warship owner, and the stronger the paper combat power is.

The warships of the Wanjie Merchant Alliance are much simpler. They only surrounded a circle of shining stars outside the Three-Star Blitzer Emblem of the Empire. No, it is not stars, but eighteen shining gold coins - the Eighteen Money Lightning Emblem. This is the latest logo of the Wanjie Merchant Alliance, and it also represents the "Dao Heart" of the Wanjie Merchant Alliance, using money to change the empire!

Once he was bitten by a snake, he was afraid of the ropes for ten years. He was almost "killed and made great contributions" by the hunting ships of the four major families half a day ago. Now when he saw the patrol boats of the Wanjie Merchant Alliance flying up, especially the tense turrets of the patrol boats, everyone couldn't help feeling a little scared.

Especially on the Little Bear, the crew members from the faraway Nanling Star have come to the Qihai Market for the first time. They don’t know what kind of giants they are facing. Their heartbeats are faster, their mouths are dry, but their palms are full of sweat.

However, the next second, the huge light curtains that the two patrol boats rushed towards them made everyone breathe a sigh of relief, and finally showed a smile that had survived the disaster.

There are two lines of words written on the huge light curtain: "Welcome to the Qihai Market, the freest place in the universe!"

...

From the edge of the Qihai Star Domain to the Qihai Market, it takes a whole day of inspection, guidance and diversion.

After all, it is a state of war, and an earth-shaking bloody battle is coming. It is already very open and efficient to enter the free trade of the Qihai Market in just one day.

"The freest place in the universe..."

Li Yao and Li Jialing Zhuo stood in the rear deck cabin of the Bear. This was specially tidied up by Huo Dongling for them. It was surrounded by black ore, which was most convenient for them to talk about.

Li Yao held a glass of iced juice and looked at the ocean of light composed of thousands of merchant ships outside the porthole. He smiled slightly, "I can't say whether it is 'freest', but this is definitely one of the richest places in the entire empire. In terms of the activity of money, it is even above the imperial capital and the capitals of the four major families!"

"I have heard that there is another name in Qihai Market called "Never Sleeping City". It is not that people don't sleep, but that money here never sleeps. "Money never sleeps" is the slogan here."

Li Jialing also exclaimed, "This name was told by Li Lingfeng. He once described to me the prosperity here by the merchants here using all the means of making money, which left me with a profound impression - but when I really came here, I realized that Li Lingfeng's description back then was far less than one-tenth of the truly prosperous here. I really don't know what tricks the merchants of the Wanjie Business Alliance changed to build this outer star field far from the fertile land in the center of the Star Sea to such a prosperous and prosperous appearance!"

Li Yao said: "Oh, has Li Lingfeng mentioned this too?"

"Yes, Li Lingfeng once told me that if he becomes the head of the Li family, the first thing he does is to attack the Qihai Market and take this market for himself!"

Li Jialing used hair removal cream and razor to remove and shave the hair all over his body, and dyed all the short hair black. It was no longer the majestic and gorgeous golden lion, but it was a bit more cunning and cruel as a black panther. He swallowed, and a hint of greed and vigilance flashed in his eyes, and murmured, "At that time, I didn't understand why Li Lingfeng's 'future electoral prince' wanted to seize food from a business bowl. Today, I was a little moved when I saw the huge caravan tide here."

"Li Lingfeng was able to realize the importance of the Wanjie Business Alliance and the Seven Seas Market before the reformists surfaced. He really had a sharp look and deserved to be the first candidate of the Li family of "Future Elector". He died so unclearly."

Li Yao's eyes gradually became sharper and said, "But he still didn't tell you all the truth, or in other words, with his status and natural position, he could not understand the true source of power of the Wanjie Business Alliance - money never sleeps. These five words are really incisive. The rise of the Wanjie Business Alliance is the rise of the power of money. How could the word "traitor" explain it?"

Li Jialing narrowed his eyes, looked at his fist lingering with golden flames, and asked, "I don't understand, no matter how powerful the power of money is, don't you still have to surrender to absolute violence? Brother Yao, what's the use of having money alone? It's worth Li Lingfeng. You and all the four major families now attach so much importance to it. Even if you don't even care about the ownership of the imperial capital, do you have to compete for the Seven Seas Market first?"

"Money is naturally not omnipotent, but it is absolutely impossible to have no money!"

Li Yao looked at Li Jialing's fist and said, "Obsolute violence is of course very powerful, but he is so poor that he can't afford half a steamed bun. Where can I do "absolute violence"?

"The remote rural areas of the ancient world, relying on brute force or luckily to dig out secret treasures from the ancient tomb, may be able to master "absolute violence". However, with the development of human civilization, the so-called "violence" has become increasingly organized, systematic, and large-scale industrialized, and it is necessary to support it continuously. For individuals, it is impossible to achieve great success in magical skills by jumping a cliff, and picking up an ancient treasure by staking the world.

"Is it that violence brings money or money raises violence? This is the question of whether there is a chicken or an egg first. It has no practical significance. Money and violence are the two sides of a coin, which complement each other and support each other.
Chapter completed!