Star Wars: The Silver Pledge

The Hutt slave ship quietly appeared in the cornerstone's hangar 12 standard hours later.

It was an unusually large cargo spaceship, nearly 100 meters in length, filling most of the cornerstone's huge hangar. However, it is quiet and hidden. Even the Jedi apprentices with keen senses did not notice when this dark, boxy spaceship like a coffin box merged with the Cornerstone and docked in the hangar.

Sean only noticed that when the spaceship appeared, the crew members on the Cornerstone were visibly agitated, as if something obscene was ushered in.

This uneasiness was relieved with Kong Zhang's personal presence.

Hutt's huge and bloated body, like a towering peak, blocked the coldness from the black slave ship descending. A moment later, the hatch of the slave ship opened outwards, and under the cold white light, a thin cool mist escaped from it.

However, in this atmosphere like a horror story, a benevolent Twi'lek walked out. He looked old, his skin was wrinkled and dry, and his figure was bulky and bulky. Under a generous and loose robe, the Twi'lek's gait was slow and hobbled, which was a bit of a shame for Twi'lek's elegant name.

However, seeing him, people seem to unconsciously relax their tight nerves and feel a burst of peace of mind.

This Twi'lek seems to carry the label of "honest man".

"Hehe, Master Kong Zhang, why did you come in person? Things are going well here, so there is nothing to worry about."

The voice of the Twi'leks is friendly and elegant, giving people an inexplicable sense of intimacy and convincing.

But Kong Zhang was unmoved, and said coldly: "The itinerary has changed. You need to bring the people from Baiyin to [Kun]. You have 12 standards for preparation, and then you will start from here."

The Twilek sighed and said, "Lord Kong Zhang, you will always give people problems, and you know how delicate our situation is now. If a bunch of strange faces suddenly appear on this boat, even a blind man will know that there are some people in it." What a ghost. Without the other party's accommodation, we would not be able to land on [Kun] at all."

Kong Zhang said: "It is your job to overcome these difficulties."

The Twi'lek was silent for a while, and said, "Master Kong Zhang, is it really worth it to form an alliance with such a group of losers?"

The Hutt didn't waste any more words with the Twi'lek, he stretched out his hand slowly, and a dexterous Dag handed him a remote control.

The Hutt's stubby fingers gently rubbed the most prominent red button on the surface of the remote control, and each rubbing made the gentle and elegant Twi'lek look gloomy.

Finally, the Twi'lek sighed, and said: "I have overstepped. As a subordinate, you should not question your lord's orders repeatedly. I will obey your orders, but I must remind you that this road is not easy. Even if I try my best, I may not be able to pass the level smoothly. And once I am intercepted..."

The Hutt sneered dully: "'Lobbyist', you think too much. This road will only be easier than your most optimistic expectation."

The Twi'lek looked puzzled, but had stopped resisting orders. He returned, and soon brought down a group of various crew members from the ship, most of whom were humans.

"These are the only people who can be exchanged. There are only 10 people at full count. Most of the other crew members have distinct racial characteristics. The gatekeepers of the Qiankun Group will not be wrong anyway, so they cannot be exchanged. If you want to add more people, you can only feel wronged. They played slaves, squatting in the hold to finish the journey."

Kong Zhang turned his head and glanced at Li Yu: "How?"

Li Yu said: "No problem. I didn't expect to be able to travel all the way. It's better than anything else to reach the destination smoothly. Then counting the slaves, how many people can you bring?"

The Twi'lek, code-named "Lobbyist", made some calculations and said, "For humans, you can simply make up and add two or three people. For other races, you can add four or five people. Of course, if it is a dragon race, the more the better."

Kong Zhang said: "That's the condition. If you want to send more people, you have to wait for me to find another way to smuggle them with your Baiyin. I can't say how long it will take, and it may take a lot of time." Your cooperation in [Kun]."

Li Yu nodded: "I know, I didn't expect to have better conditions... In short, this boat can carry nearly 20 people, and the first batch arrives at [Kun], right? It's barely enough."

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Li Yu's barely enough, full of the iconic "Li Yu-style" self-confidence, that is, things that are obviously unthinkable, but they are said with confidence, as if success is within easy reach.

And the members of the Silver Knights are not surprised by this "Li Yu-style" self-confidence. They have a superstitious feeling towards their leader that is almost religious, and they will not question his serious judgment at all.

Only the Jedi apprentice who acts as a limiter can see the heavy pressure on Li Yu.

When the young silver leader returned to the conference room, although he was still smiling and walking steadily, Xiao En seemed to see an invisible mountain pressing on his shoulders!

The Hutts did not fulfill his promise perfectly. The slave ship could only carry 20 people, and the Silver Ship would arrive at some unknown time, which was obviously different from what was said at the banquet.

But Li Yu didn't waste time arguing with the other party, because he could see that this was already the best condition the Hutts could offer.

It is true that the smuggling business of dragon people may make the Qiankun Group stunned and expose flaws in the defense line of the security forces, but because this business is of great importance, the smuggling process itself will definitely be strictly controlled by the Qiankun Group.

For the Twi'leks to exchange so many people on a single boat, it was already a huge risk.

"However, I always feel that what Kong Zhang said is not true."

In the conference room, Platinum Nine Thousand was the first to express his judgment.

As for this young man who has become the right-hand man not long after he joined Baiyin, Li Yu smiled and said: "Of course it is not true. How honest and reliable do you expect a Hutt smuggler to be? There may be more people on that boat." It can hold dozens of people, maybe even put the whole Silvership inside, but the Hutts just don’t want to do that.”

Platinum Jiuqian frowned: "Then..."

"Then we can only admit it." Li Yu said, "Now we are asking the Hutts, and even our wealth and life are temporarily entrusted to him. On the contrary, he is only willing to take risks for the sake of long-term interests. Cooperate with us, so this kind of cooperation must be limited. Kong Zhang is a businessman, and a businessman only weighs the pros and cons, and we can't give him any more bargaining chips now."

Xiao En was a little puzzled: "If we fail, then all his initial investment will be in vain. This kind of behavior of both ends of the first mouse is not beneficial?"

Bai Jin Jiuqian explained: "The two ends of the first mouse can also be interpreted as hedging bets. He will not bet his wealth and life on one side. If our actions do not go well, he will turn around and defect to the Qiankun Group."

Sean still doesn't understand this speculative mentality of sitting on the fence, but since Li Yu and Platinum Jiuqian both make such judgments, he has nothing to say.

After all, he didn't need to have a deep understanding of the Hutts' business experience.

At this time, Anping asked: "Then, according to the current conditions, who are going to board the ship?"

Li Yu casually pointed out: "The whole Red Apricot Squad, the top ten in the battle sequence of the Silver, the top three in the intelligence sequence, a certain adolescent lightsaber swordsman, a certain down-and-out young lady... Finally, you will lead the team with Platinum Nine Thousand."

Now even Platinum Jiuqian couldn't help but widen his eyes: "Me!?"

"Who else can there be besides you? Me?" Li Yu said angrily, "Among our people, the top fighters are going to serve as guest slaves, and the only ones who can guard the Baiyin are Chen Sanwan and others." Ram goods, do you think they have the ability to guard it? I don’t want the Hutts to use the eight-handed shuttle to take over the Silver, so I can only stay and watch the house.”

Platinum Jiuqian was silent for a while, and said solemnly: "I will definitely live up to your expectations!"

Sean asked: "Since you don't trust the Hutts, why did you send all the fighters to [Kun]? And what's the use of sending so many fighters? We're not here to start a war."

"Isn't that a sightseeing trip? Of course we are going to start a war. Otherwise, you expect the Qiankun Group to open the gate of the sky and send 72 maids to welcome us to find Mostima? Or there will be some domineering chairman With a stern smile, put the heads of Nan Yujin and Xia Yan on the tray for us to review?"

After a burst of sarcasm, Li Yu seriously explained: "A small number of people, in an unfamiliar environment where they are not familiar, no matter what they want to do, force is the core element. This time the first batch arrived at [Kun] Only those who have the ability to kill a regional head of state in a tight siege are qualified to talk about it. This is the unshakable truth summed up by the Silver Knights in the Qian galaxy for so many years."

Sean shook his head: "It's hard to imagine that this is a truth that exists in a long-term peaceful galaxy."

Li Yu said: "It is the long-term peace that can make such a reason. You can't make such a reason in a war-torn area. Threats to the lives of leaders will not be seen by the other party at all. Alright, the candidate After confirming, everyone should prepare separately, the road ahead is still long, so take care of yourself."