Intrigue in the Slum

  Huangyecastle is the main castle on Huangye planet and also the only city. The towering dead volcano is the foundation of Huangyecastle, and the hundreds of square kilometers of land extending from the volcano are the main mining area for rainbow crystals.

  It's as if the creator of the universe played a joke, in the planet of Huang Ya, only around this dead volcano can you find Rainbow Crystals, an expensive mineral, while the vast lands elsewhere are desolate.

  In the deformed city, there is always a lack of the most common civilian dens. The northwest corner of Huangyecity is close to the lava waterfall, which is the slum that people are familiar with.

  Not all the miners on Huangyexing are convicts and stowaways, about one-tenth of them are good people who have legal identities. Many of these legitimate miners brought their families with them, some because they were poor, others to escape enemies, but whatever the reason, they would not let their wives and children live in the lawless mining area. They all settled their homes in the relatively safe Huangyecity.

  As time went on, these poor mining families plus some service industry personnel formed the largest slum in Huangyacun.

  The most dangerous place is the safest, Sevyn and his gang would never think of hiding in Huangyecity even if they racked their brains. They are still under the impression that Wuchang is hiding in the stone pillar forest.

  "Ridiculous, it's too expensive! A broken-down house like this and the rent is 5 gold coins a day? Isn't that just daylight robbery?" A voice came from inside the house, sounding like Pak's.

  "Don't talk nonsense, do you think these 5 gold coins are the rent? Let me tell you, the real owner of this house is the smuggling group from Huangyecity, and some of this money is protection fees," said Mr. Pan with a bad tone.

  At this time, Laine also spoke up "If it weren't for Mr. Pan's face, do you think the Crazy Dogs would rent us a house? And at such a low price? Think about it, we live here, and the Crazy Dogs have an obligation to protect our safety. Others who want to rent such a house, at least 8 gold coins per day..."

  Wu Chang knocked on the table "How did we get off topic again? Can't we discuss things without going off on a tangent? Especially Pei Ke, always interrupting"

  "Now Ye Tian and the others have already killed their way into the mining area, and Huang Yue City has also started a full-scale search. Just this street where we live was searched twice in one morning. If it weren't for Crazy Dog and the others covering for us, I reckon we would've been exposed long ago."

  "No matter whether Ye Tian's actions are targeted at us or not, our current situation is already extremely dangerous. As for what to do next, I must hear everyone's opinions."

  At this time, there were only Wu Chang, Pai Ke, Lai En and Smith Pan in the house, Man Niu and Ai Lin had gone to the black market under the protection of the mad dogs to purchase daily necessities.

  Although two people are missing, all the smart people in the entire team are present, and the collective decision of Wang, Laine, and Boss Pan should not be opposed by others.

  "Now we're facing two problems, one is to survive and the other is to avenge. Although Wu Chang looted Sevyn's treasury yesterday and unexpectedly got 100 liquid silver coins, that only made up for our property losses. But what about those miners who died unjustly? Who will avenge them?" Laine said quietly, finishing off a large cup of wine.

  "It's better to be cautious when it comes to revenge." Mr. Pan is much calmer than Lain "Many of those miners have followed me for several years, and it's absolutely false to say there are no feelings, but we also need to face reality... Sevin has the backing of Roda, one of the three major mine supervisors, and even Ye Tian and others have an unclear relationship with Sevin..."

  "You mean all those brothers died for nothing?" Laine retorted before he could finish.

  "What else can we do? Isn't it the fate of miners to die in vain?" At this time, Paik suddenly spoke up dejectedly "Do you hear that sound of gunfire from the south like stir-frying beans? How many people will die today? A thousand or two thousand, or maybe ten thousand? Who will avenge these dead people?"

  "Besides, 99% of the miners in Huangyexing have a criminal record, and most of them are carrying blood on their hands. Death is actually something that everyone has become numb to. Where in the world doesn't have a few unjust deaths?"

  Pike's negative remarks made Lane extremely angry, but these words were indeed harsh realities that left no room for refutation. As soon as Old Man saw the red face, he quickly changed the subject.

  "Let's talk about revenge later, for now our safety is the most important thing. We can't stay hidden forever, right?"

  Mr. Pan had been thinking about this issue for a long time, and he said without hesitation, "Smuggling, now the only way is to smuggle out, as long as we leave Huang E Star, leave Luo Da, Ye Tian and Ye Fei's sphere of influence, go to a civilized planet to live, with our current financial resources, we can still be a rich man..."

  Mr. Pan's proposal is very practical, one hundred liquid silver coins are enough for one million gold coins, even in the Three Seas Star, it can be a good day.

  "Are you satisfied with just one million gold coins?" Laine looked at him disdainfully. "One million gold coins can't even buy a house on the Three Seas Star, and this amount of money can only buy a few thatched cottages on the Mortal Star. Don't forget, we're splitting this among six people, so each person gets 160,000, what's that going to do?"

  "You dirty old man, you only know how to pick a fight. When did I say I was going to the Capital Star Ring? What I meant was to go to the Mortal Realm Star first and spend some time there. One million gold coins are still very impressive in the Mortal Realm Star..."

  After the dispute, Wu Chang finally understood the contradiction between the two. This proposition is like the previous earth, one million cash in a first-tier city is not considered money at all, but if you take it to a third- or fourth-tier city to spend, you can have a very good life.

  On this issue, Ryan was absolutely unyielding, holding the wine bottle and speaking louder and louder. "Wu Chang must go to the capital star ring, what can he achieve by mixing with ordinary people on Fanxing Star? Don't forget, Wu Chang is an outstanding talent, and his belly is full of ink, as long as he receives the best education, his future will be a golden highway."

  "Stop messing around, Wu Chang is indeed very capable, I believe that, but after all, Wu Chang has lost his memory, he doesn't know anything about the past. Who knows if he has any enemies? A family that can cultivate outstanding individuals and also understands many secret knowledge, would it be an ordinary family? How did a member of such a family end up in Huang E Star and even lose their memory? Can't you think this through?"

  Mr. Pan became more and more excited, pounding the table and shouting at Laine: "How could a great general like you end up in this state? There must be some big conspiracy behind it! Are you crazy or am I crazy...?"

  Two people's eyes were wide open, bigger than a cow's eyes, and they got more and more fierce until they almost rolled up their sleeves to fight. Just then, Aileen and the Bull returned with the door after going out to purchase things.

  "Are you two crazy? Didn't I tell you to think of a countermeasure for the next step? How did you end up fighting?" After saying that, she pushed the two people apart and piled the food on the table.

  "What's the situation outside?" Wu Chang tore open a bag of dried meat and asked while eating.

  "Never mind, it's a bloodbath, those mad dogs had their informants on the city walls who saw the whole process clearly, it was simply a one-sided slaughter, killing people like killing animals."

  When it comes to the massacre in the mining area, Laine and Boss Pan forgot their quarrel earlier and sat down together to analyze it carefully.

  "What kind of trick is Governor Ye Fei playing? Isn't this move cutting off Huang E's foundation? If no one lets him mine, isn't he afraid that the Emperor will chop his head?"

  "It's true, the war between the Maotou Star Circle and the Orion Star Circle has never stopped. The military demand for Rainbow Crystals has reached a frenzied level. If the production of Huang E Star were to drop sharply at this time, it would be unbearable."

  Stuffing dried meat into his mouth, he muttered subconsciously "Rainbow Crystal, Rainbow Crystal......" Before long, Wu Chang suddenly stood up.

  "Boss Pan, get in touch with Crazy Dog's gang right away and have them send me into the mine after dark. I'm going to go mining. Also, contact the black market merchant. With so many miners dead, the price of Rainbow Crystals is bound to skyrocket. I want to take advantage of this opportunity to make a fortune."

  " Mining?" The whole house was stunned, isn't Wú Cháng not a greedy person? A group of people just wanted to persuade him, but Wú Cháng had already lain down on the military bed and started snoring loudly.

  In the city of Huang Wei, black market businessmen are a very special group. Although they are all thorns in the eyes of the authorities, no governor has been able to eradicate this group because the smuggling of rainbow crystals is a huge business that involves countless wealthy and influential people.

  No one is stupid enough to offend these people, even the governor doesn't dare.

  On the first night of the anti-gang operation, in a dimly lit underground casino located in a poverty-stricken neighborhood, a thug nicknamed "Mad Dog" was kneeling on the ground, humbly reporting the events that had transpired that day.

  "Respected adults, Wu Chang has safely entered the underground mine tunnel using our most hidden passage, and Ye Tian and others have no way of detecting it."

  "Good job, keep observing and report any intelligence back to me."

  "Yes, adults. Otherwise, if you choose to trade with us, what are your instructions?"

  "Add another 30% based on the black market price and try to satisfy some of his reasonable demands."

  The mad dog didn't know what a reasonable request was, but he didn't dare ask the man sitting in front of him. In the end, it was the round-faced boss standing next to the man who helped him out.

  "For things within your authority, try to make it convenient. For things outside of your authority, come ask me and I'll help you make a decision."

  "Thank you, Boss Jiang, thank you..." The respectful Crazy Dog didn't dare to lift his head and walked out of the room with a bow.

  The round-faced man who spoke was the largest black market smuggler in Huangyecastle, basically half of the smuggling business in Huangyecastle was monopolized by him, and on the planet of Huangye, he was respectfully called the fourth big boss, which means that his power was greater than anyone except for the three officials.

  But it was such a famous and powerful boss who appeared unusually respectful in front of the man before him, not even daring to sit down.

  The reason is actually very simple, the man's name was Minghe.