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Chapter 691 No psychological burden anymore
Chapter 691 No psychological burden anymore
"Damn, these damned pirates! I'll hang them all, hang them all!"
Kinloch waved his chubby fist angrily, and most of the things in the room had been broken into fragments everywhere, which shows what kind of storm this place has experienced just now.
A certain galaxy has been invaded, a certain planet has been captured, a certain warehouse has been ransacked... During this period of time, there is such bad news every day.
Every piece of news was like a knife, gouging out his flesh fiercely, making him tasteless, and even lost several kilograms of weight.
The painstaking efforts of several generations of the Jin family, and the savings of Kinloch's life, have almost shrunk by one-third in this pirate disaster.
To make matters worse, the joint plunder of the five major pirates is only the beginning.
They took the lead in tearing apart the outer line of defense of the Locke Consortium, and while they were plundering wildly inside, the rest of the Broken Star pirates who heard the news also gathered around the Locke Consortium like sharks smelling blood.
If the five major pirate groups are lions, then these small and medium-sized pirate groups are sideburns.
Although their strength is uneven, their warships are rare, and some even have only a dozen armed merchant ships, but they are superior in number, and they all add up to two to three thousand spaceships.
They wandered around the Locke Consortium, and once they found a suitable target, they swarmed up.
Some galaxies of the Locke Consortium had just rejoiced that the plundering fleets of the five major pirate groups left, and tragically ushered in the second or even third raids of these small and medium pirate groups.
The five pirate groups looked down on them, but they didn't dislike them, so these galaxies were licked even cleaner...
The emergence of the current situation naturally cannot do without the acquiescence and even fueling of the five major pirate groups behind the scenes.
When they ran away with their trophies, these pirates who were reluctant to leave became their scapegoats, sharing a lot of pressure for them.
Their existence successfully delayed the pursuit of soldiers, allowing the fleets of Black Sail, Ssangyong and others to leave the Locke Consortium with their spoils.
These small and medium-sized pirate forces who come to pick up cheap ones don't have such a keen sense of the battlefield, and they are even more reluctant to give up the benefits they have in front of them.
It is said that people die for wealth, and birds die for food.
Encumbered by spoils of war, at their speed, once they are encountered by the returning Locke fleet, they will basically be unable to escape the fate of being wiped out.
However, the extermination of some small shrimps could not at all restore the huge losses that the Locke Consortium had suffered.
Especially after the news of being ravaged by pirates spread, it caused violent fluctuations in the stock price of the Locke Consortium, and the resulting economic losses were even more immeasurable.
"Where are the Cloros people?" The furious Jin Pang had nowhere to vent his anger.
"I heard that I just came back from the wormhole, but the wormhole has already fallen." The subordinate reported cautiously.
"Trash! It's just trash! Knowing that the other party is coming, you can't keep it, you bullshit famous general seed! Pass my order, immediately remove Cloros from the position of commander, and let him go home and grow sweet potatoes!"
After many heavy losses and strategic failures, coupled with previous acts of disobedience, Fatty Jin's tolerance for Cloros has obviously reached its limit.
"Uh... Well, Mr. Cloros lacks troops, and he was attacked from both sides. The loss of the wormhole is indeed not a crime of war, and it is said that Mr. Cloros has a backup..."
"Shut up! Are you being bribed by him to speak for him?" Kinloch roughly interrupted his subordinate's explanation, staring at him with rather dangerous eyes.
"No, no, no!" The subordinates shook their hands in cold sweat. "It's just that behind Cloros is a great noble from the mother galaxy. If we withdraw him like this, I'm afraid we will offend some big shots!"
"Hmph! Big shot?" Kinloch sneered.
"Do you think I don't know that Cloros is the second prince's person? If he is not really capable and wants to get close to the second prince, do you think I will let him buy people's hearts in the First Fleet and remain indifferent?"
No one is a fool. Although Kinloch is just a businessman, he has worked hard in the empire for so many years, and he has developed the family business to its current scale with one hand. He definitely has no shortage of skills and abilities.
The second prince holds shares in the Locke Consortium, and has placed people around him, and even has a layout in the Broken Star Domain. He just wants to use these forces to help him fight for reserves when necessary.
Today, when this kind of empire is going from prosperity to decline, and the control of the royal family is greatly weakened, every prince who aspires to the position, and even the powerful nobles, are supporting their own separatist forces, openly or secretly. Not unusual.
And the reason why Kinloch turned a blind eye to the second prince's infiltration of power was actually betting in advance on the second prince's future.
If one day the second prince really sat in that seat, and he took advantage of the situation to attach himself to the past, the Locke consortium would naturally rise as well.
But what is optimistic is what is optimistic. This time, Cloros was eager to get the secret treasure to claim credit, disregarding his own safety and orders, but he had already touched the bottom line of Kinloch.
When the subordinates heard Jinroc say such words without hesitation, the cold sweat on their foreheads became more cold, and they bowed their heads and did not dare to speak out again.
After venting, Kinloch finally calmed down.
The Locke Consortium is now in turmoil, and its forces have suffered heavy losses. It is time to obtain external support. This time is indeed not suitable for moving Cloros.
After thinking about it, Kinloch could only sigh helplessly in the end.
"Tell Cloros, I don't care what method he uses, this loss must be made up for me, otherwise he will pack up and leave!"
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On the other hand, Nie Yun on the way back received a piece of news that wasn't unexpected...
"You mean, they want to forcefully buy our fighters?"
"Yes! The Messiah of the Dragon Cavalry forcefully gave us a ship of rare minerals, and then detained our three transport ships. There are 10,000+ people from our tribe on them, and please ask the captain to be the master of my Ryan tribe!" Spar Duck said angrily.
Just now, news came from another squadron that the clansmen were about to be "bought" forcibly, and Spartacus was instantly distraught.
Beside him, the old patriarch of the Ryan clan was also present.
He carefully observed the rumored ghost captain, but he didn't immediately express his views on what happened to the tribe.
He was waiting, waiting to see how the titular "liberator" of the Lane would handle the problem.
The previous battle of the wormhole made him finally understand why the warriors of the Ryan tribe were so friendly to a group of robots.
Obviously, a group of people who can block guns for you on the battlefield, even if it is a hammer, you have to confess him as a mascot!
Originally, the old patriarch was worried that the other party would recruit them, and he just wanted to use the Lions as cannon fodder on the battlefield. At best, they were just jumping from one fire pit to another.
But after seeing the final casualty report of the last battle, he was completely relieved.
In order to reduce the casualties of the Ryan clan, he did not hesitate to use his "headquarters" of the mechanical clan as their wingman, even if it was just to buy the hearts of the Ryan clan, the old patriarch must accept this feeling.
The initial trust has been established, which is why he didn't question Captain Ghost immediately after hearing that the clansman had been detained.
Of course, the initial approval does not mean that the Lions will die for each other. The old patriarch still needs to listen to his words and watch his actions...
"Well! I know about this."
Surprisingly, Nie Yun just smiled meaningfully, as if he had no intention of getting angry at all.
The old patriarch's heart sank, and his complexion suddenly darkened.
Also, to offend two of the most important allies for the mere spoils of war is not a good deal no matter how you look at it.
Sure enough...do you still treat us as some bargaining chips...
"Captain..." Spartacus became anxious immediately.
"Okay! Don't worry, I assure you, your clansmen will come back soon, and there must be no one who my ghost captain likes!"
Hearing Nie Yun's domineering promise, Spartacus immediately grinned, not doubting that many of his people would come back.
Ding!Your subordinate Spartak loyalty +2!
The old patriarch was also moved.
For a long time, he stroked his chest with one hand, lowered his head slightly, and slowly performed the highest courtesy of the Ryan clan towards Nie Yun...
Ding……
Looking at the backs of the two leaving, Nie Yun made up the system prompts, and then turned on his communicator with a smile.
Those who dare to rob Lao Tzu, it's time for you to experience what is called "fishing law enforcement".
I was too familiar with it before to start, but now I don't have any psychological burden at all...
(End of this chapter)