Wow! The item-dropping rate is really high!-Chapter 873 - 620 Riot!_2
Bai E did not put on the air of a country bumpkin visiting the city, curiously looking around at everything.
Being from a remote planet with no prior contact with Interstellar Society wasn't necessarily good or bad; before truly understanding the foundational rules of the cosmic system, he needed to remain cautious.
But the Wild Wolf beside him, eager to prove his worth—or perhaps show off his knowledge to make this esteemed figure see his usefulness—kept following Bai E's gaze, chattering incessantly: "That's the new Cloud-Steel Framework from Yuntu Technology. It can replace the bones and neural structure throughout the entire body, offering incredible improvements to strength and adaptability!"
"And this? This is Stardream Company's simulation doll. Their latest combat model—it fights during the day, and at night... heh heh heh~"
"..."
Bai E said nothing throughout the journey, letting Wild Wolf guide him as he quickly familiarized himself with some of the basic trends in this vast universe.
Judging by the popular products alone, at least one thing was clear...
Humans in the universe did not face apocalyptic threats hanging directly overhead.
So insects, beastmen, and high-dimensional demons—these things, to them, aren't that big of a danger... are they?
Bai E mulled these thoughts over quietly, unknowingly slowing his steps.
Thinking he had spotted something he wanted, Wild Wolf leaned in closer to Bai E's ear and whispered, "Master... it's better not to deal with this crowd."
"Hmm?" Bai E took two more steps forward, slightly intrigued by the words he had just seen.
'Refined Bai E.'
What the hell is that?
A lump of ashen gray material, neither too soft nor too hard, shaped into rectangular blocks.
"Master, if you don't frequent places like ours, you might not know the true owner behind this shop… It's a gang of lawless interstellar pirates! Not only do they pillage passenger and merchant ships amidst the currently chaotic environment in our Stellar District, but they've also taken over three mining planets as their foundational industry. I've heard that many missing martial artists nearby... were captured by them to work as enslaved miners on their planets!
You might see their construction materials are priced slightly cheaper than other places, but there have been cases in which both the money and goods go missing in transactions. Unless you've got a reliable faction to back you up, I'd recommend steering clear of them."
The Wild Wolf's eyes glimmered with a sly yet cautious light.
Seeing Bai E focus a little more on the shop, of course, he had to explain the history and background thoroughly.
One, to demonstrate his value; and two, to gauge the depths of his master by leveraging such a force.
If the master shrinks back instantly, it would naturally indicate fear.
If the master remains intrigued, then the person he has chosen is indeed interesting.
And clearly, his judgment was quite accurate.
Instead of showing fear, the master's eyes lit up at hearing this, revealing even greater interest.
'The volunteer player Kuang Xin mentioned seems to be working as an enslaved miner under a pirate organization.'
And I was originally following the signal of that volunteer player here. Although I didn't reach the exact location, having to drop out of high-dimensional space due to a high-dimensional storm, the mapping relationship between high-dimensional space and material space is generally positively correlated on a large scale.
It seems that I should be fairly close to where that volunteer player is located.
And for a pirate group of this scale, there can't be too many within one region, right?
Perhaps, through these people, I can find the pirate organization behind them and figure out a way to contact that player.
But… not now.
Considering my current limited strength, and without knowing the upper-tier combat levels of this galaxy, I certainly can't go head-to-head with an entire pirate organization roaming the Star Sea.
Mentally noting this lead, Bai E resumed his stride. Under Wild Wolf's continued introduction, he walked through this bustling alien commercial district, working quickly to acclimate himself to the basic environment of this universe.
...
Walking past what seemed like an illicit flesh business storefront, Wild Wolf's eyes unmistakably gleamed with longing, "Master, Yu's tenderness truly is one of a kind..."
Before Bai E could shoot him a look, the lower layer of the commercial hub suddenly shook violently.
Some pedestrians on the street stumbled unsteadily, nearly falling over.
From the flesh business establishment burst a crowd of gaudily dressed men and women. The most flamboyantly dressed woman screamed shrill curses as she emerged, "Who is it? Who the hell dares cause trouble in Freeport!?!"
But louder and sharper than her voice was the blaring warning siren echoing across Freeport.
"Warning! Warning! Cease armed conflict immediately and await Law Enforcement Team intervention!"
"Warning! Warning! Cease armed conflict immediately and await Law Enforcement Team intervention!"
The broadcast repeated again and again.
But it was clear that the combatants paid no heed to such threats.
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
Intermittent tremors rippled through the structural floor beneath everyone's feet, sending visceral vibrations to all.
Some were subtle, some pronounced—but Bai E had felt these tremors, originating from the substructure zone, much earlier.
It must be... the organization called the "Dagger Society" clashing head-on with that mysterious woman, right?
As someone privy to the situation, Wild Wolf stared blankly toward the direction they had come from, mumbling to himself, "They... they actually dared use thermal weaponry in such a place..." freeweɓnovēl.coɱ
Not just thermal weaponry—but large-scale, high-energy thermal weaponry!
When his boss had asked over the phone whether those rogue wanderers had used thermal weapons, it had already sent a chill through his spine.
But he never imagined that with the entire Dagger Society regrouped, those bastards would actually dare to disregard Freeport's basic safety and unleash high-energy thermal weaponry within the structural layers!
It was a blatant disregard for the life and safety of everyone present on Freeport!
"Crazy! They're all crazy!" Wild Wolf looked at Bai E urgently, "Master, we really need to leave."
If those lunatics, driven by Peak Alliance's bounty, blew apart Freeport's structural layers, the entire hub could end up as debris floating in space.
For most who couldn't traverse the vast universe with their physical bodies, this could mean becoming little more than frozen corpses drifting in the void… Wild Wolf included.
Bai E furrowed his brows and jerked his chin at Wild Wolf, "Lead the way."
No running wasn't an option.
Right now, his strength levels were uncertain, but definitely not enough to physically survive free-floating through the cosmos.
Not to mention, without the fourth-tier Spiritual Energy powers he previously possessed, he couldn't even summon the mecha sealed within his Psychic Storage Space.
If Freeport were truly obliterated, he could honestly end up dead.
This is the universe, huh?
Damn exhilarating!
The crowd erupted in chaos.
It wasn't just the two of them who realized the imminent danger.
Amid the frantic stampede toward the port where countless ships were docked, Bai E and Wild Wolf were no more than a tiny snapshot within the surging tide of terrified people.
But thanks to their superior physical abilities and reflexes, the two managed to shove their way to the front ranks closest to the port.
At times like this, who cares about buying tickets for proper boarding?
Getting on the ship first and paying later—that's the real survival logic.
While traditional passenger and merchant ships held off the crowd, attempting to maintain Order, two entirely black ships swung their massive doors open, welcoming all aboard.
"Welcome aboard the Black Pearl! In critical times like these, mutual aid and solidarity should guide us through difficulties!" A seemingly magnanimous cowboy stood at the boarding gate, shouting into a megaphone while taking potshots at competitors, "We firmly oppose unscrupulous merchants trying to gouge desperate passengers in situations like this!"
But Wild Wolf pulled Bai E directly toward the unscrupulous merchants, "Master, don't go there—those are the pirate ships! Board those ships, and they'll drag you off to be enslaved miners!"
