Chapter 4
"I've been here for more than a hundred years." The only gray-haired old man in Heifeng's team licked the oil on his fingers, squinted his eyes and recalled: "At that time, there was no cotton candy dispenser. We were thrown directly from the spacecraft with a piece of rag hanging on our bodies. It is said that thing is called a parachute, which is a product of ancient times. In order to prevent people like us from making a comeback, the empire really took great pains!" He said sarcastically, with a hint of pride in his tone, "More than 300 of us were thrown down at that time, and I heard that less than one-third survived in the end ."
"Then what crime brought you here?" Rong Yuan asked casually while poking the fire with the branch in his hand.
The old man Miles opened his mouth, coughed, and said with a little reserve: "Espionage." After saying that, he raised his eyelids and glanced at Rong Yuan's face casually and with a bit of expectation.
The people of Prison Star were not ashamed of their past crimes, but proud of them. In their spare time, they would always compare themselves with each other. The more serious and bizarre the crime, the more they were praised and respected. Although espionage was not that rare, it was obviously more advanced than the most common crimes such as arson, explosion, murder, robbery, bribery, etc.
Rong Yuan understood. In the past, he would not have paid attention to the old man's boasting, but after more experience, he found such straightforward boasting and expectation somewhat cute - even though the subject was a wrinkled white-haired old man, such emotions themselves were very cute. So even though he knew Miles was probably bragging, he still followed his meaning and asked, "Have you been a spy before?" There was no surprise in his tone, but he still took a water balloon from his bag and handed it to him.
"Alas, it's nothing." Old Miles sighed loudly on purpose, imitating the feeling that the past was like smoke blowing away with the wind. It was so artificial that it made people laugh, but he himself didn't feel it. He poked the water ball with a black finger, and then squeezed it hard, and the wooden bowl in front of him, which was as big as a basin, was filled with clear water. While distributing the water to several people around him, Miles introduced Rong Yuan in the tone of an experienced person: "This kid is Abbot, and he was convicted of armed rebellion. They almost split Landia in half... This kid is Ye Ming, and he was convicted of intentional homicide. Well, he killed a lot of people, and basically killed the entire clan of their planet's governor... This kid is Gale, who pretended to be an imperial soldier to cheat people and smuggle arms. He even dared to smuggle starships..."
Everyone he was talking about gave Rong Yuan a friendly smile, with the same reserve and pride on their faces as old Miles. Some of them even puffed out their chests, trying to make themselves look more impressive, but their eyes wandered involuntarily; some people blushed quietly and avoided Rong Yuan's sight awkwardly; and some people looked confused, with a look of "Is this talking about me? Why don't I know this?" written on their dazed faces.
No matter what Rong Yuan heard, his expression remained unchanged, as if he believed in what old Miles said.
Heifeng, who was also sitting nearby and dared not speak, covered his face with his hands, unable to bear to watch the scene.
——You should know that this guy is a murderer who walked out of an ice coffin. Do you still dare to brag and talk nonsense to him?
When Heifeng's companions woke up from their coma, they saw their boss standing with the young man they wanted to rob. They immediately turned on the rescue mode and took out their weapons to fight, but Heifeng stopped them and introduced Rongyuan as a new member. They had been dependent on each other for many years and had a life-and-death friendship, so they did not doubt Heifeng's words. They just thought that the cunning boss had fooled this young man who had obviously just arrived at Red Prison Star and won over this obviously powerful fighting force.
Originally, if a newcomer wanted to join an established group, he would have to go through a process of observation, suspicion, and adjustment. In less than half a day, Heifeng's companions gathered around Rongyuan. These guys who used to be ferocious and ruthless were now smiling and flattering, and were so enthusiastic and frank that they looked like kids who had just graduated from middle school.
The reason is actually very simple. To sum it up simply, it can be summed up in six words - follow me and you will have meat to eat.
Heifeng could see clearly that Rong Yuan had no moves to win people over, nor did he deliberately inquire about anything, and he had hardly initiated any topics. At first, everyone was still looking at him with inquiring eyes, but when Rong Yuan casually killed a black-striped python and brought them enough meat to eat for half a month, everyone's attitude immediately changed.
Heifeng could understand everyone's thoughts very well - first of all, there was no grudge between them and Rong Yuan. Although they had tried to rob him, it was unsuccessful. Rong Yuan was unharmed, but they were the ones who were knocked down inexplicably. Secondly, Rong Yuan's strength was obviously stronger than the sum of everyone else multiplied by two. With such a strong reinforcement, the overall strength of the team was immediately improved by more than one level. In this way, some beasts that they dared not provoke in the past can now be provoked, some forces that they had to avoid in the past can also try to confront them head-on, and some opportunities that they could only watch helplessly missed can now be seized... As long as they think about the bright future after Rong Yuan joins, everyone can laugh secretly.
——The premise is that Rong Yuan must truly join them, rather than turning to some other big forces after adapting to the life on Prison Star and seeing the situation clearly.
In this place, survival is the first priority. Under survival, the status in the gang, jealousy of the strong, doubts and opinions about people's character, etc., are all nothing. Therefore, no matter what the people present think in their hearts, at least on the surface they are very friendly and enthusiastic, trying their best to show the best side of their gang, trying to establish a long-term and stable emotional relationship, so as to better win over Rongyuan - or at least, in the future, when the relationship between the two sides changes, they can retain some friendship.
Hei Feng sat aside, unable to stop it, and even more unable to explain why he wanted to stop it. He watched his subordinates surrounding Rong Yuan and showing their courtesy, and some even made eyes for him to say something, so Hei Feng could only smile bitterly. These people didn't know that occasionally when they boasted too much and accidentally offended him with their words, he would be scared and sweaty.
Fortunately, Rong Yuan's temper was much better than he thought. Although he didn't smile, his expression was always gentle and calm, and he didn't kill people at the slightest disagreement as Hei Feng worried.
Through the firelight, Heifeng silently observed the young man sitting opposite him.
His face was like being blessed by heaven and earth, and under the flickering firelight, he looked unreal. His body was well-proportioned and slender, with no strong and developed muscles, but he was not thin either. Overall, he looked like a student who was still studying at school, but his expression was unusually calm and indifferent, which was particularly prominent in a place like Prison Star.
A common black combat uniform, a popular brand outside of Prison Star. Even someone as closed-minded as Black Wind had heard of it. This kind of combat uniform with complete functions and good protection was the first choice for many mercenaries, adventurers, and pirates. Cloth was also a very precious . Some people were stripped naked when they first arrived, and they might not get a piece of rags to cover their bodies until they died. Therefore, here, a complete set of clothes was equivalent to a luxury car worth tens of millions in the outside world, a symbol of status and strength.
Judging from his facial features and stature, he seemed to be from the Xia tribe of the Tianhe system.
There are hundreds of star systems under the Landia Empire, and tens of thousands of different races, and many of them look very similar - this does not include the small races on many planets. For example, Heifeng himself, he is twice as tall, his head is bald without a single hair, his limbs are extremely strong, his muscles are knotty, and his pupils are red, which are typical characteristics of the Armored Rock Clan of the Great Light Star System; for example, old Miles, he has thin and thin limbs, basically no muscle strength, but his head and eyes are big, and the most special thing is that he has two sets of reproductive organs at birth, which can be male or female. Depending on the diet, exercise, and training methods, one of the organs will shrink and disappear after adulthood, determining the gender selection, which is a characteristic of the Shooting Wheel System Wave Clan.
But if it was the Xia tribe... Heifeng remembered that the race were all carbon-based creatures, with gentle temperaments, moderate mental and physical strength, and were good at food, architecture, artistic creation, and strategy - could the Xia people be so strong?
What Heifeng didn't expect was that Rong Yuan actually carried a storage bag with him.
The storage bag is an invention of Aurora Space Company. It looks no different from ordinary waist bags, handbags, travel bags, etc., but it can hold things far beyond its surface volume. The principles involved are too complicated, and Heifeng can't understand them at all. The price is naturally very high. Before falling into the prison star, Heifeng only saw it occasionally on the star network. There was no one around him who really owned such a thing. Rong Yuan had such a waist bag. The water ball just now and the various seasonings used for barbecue were all taken out of that bag by Rong Yuan. Heifeng saw that when he took out the things, several of his companions' eyes were wide open. Even if they quickly concealed it, they still couldn't hide the surprise and passion in their eyes.
——Fortunately, there is no greed.
Heifeng silently thanked his luck that there was no such confused guy among his companions, and gave himself a hundred thumbs up for being cautious in selecting his partners in the past!
But the most important thing is that packages are not something that can be brought in!
When they landed on the Prison Star, they had nothing with them except their prison uniforms. Rong Yuan, however, was wearing clothes that were obviously from the outside world, and he also had a storage bag! Was this a special treatment from the Empire? Or...
Heifeng suddenly thought of a bigger possibility.
Could it be... that this guy was too dangerous, so when they subdued him, he was directly frozen into the ice coffin, so they didn't take the things off his body?
Heifeng felt that he had discovered the truth, and silently moved his butt two inches further away.
What should I do? Next, they will go to the base!
No matter how reluctant Heifeng was, he still had to take Rong Yuan back to the base. He couldn't even deliberately take a detour or delay time, because if he did so, his companions who didn't know the inside story would definitely raise questions, and then he couldn't predict what action Rong Yuan would take.
Although it is called a base, in fact, with the strength of Heifeng and others, there is no possibility of enclosing an area to build a base. Even if it is built, the visible buildings may attract more powerful enemies. Not only will they fail to defend their own place, but they will also lose both people and money.
Therefore, their so-called base is actually just an underground mine, just like most people on Red Prison Star.
As a former mining planet, Red Prison Star has many large and small mines on its surface, which are as dense as raindrops. The mine tunnels inside are even more complicated, and there are many dark and dangerous creatures. Once a person gets lost in it, the possibility of getting out again is infinitely close to zero. Therefore, the prisoners on Red Prison Star only move around near the mines close to the ground, and will not easily step into places they have never set foot on. Therefore, as long as the people here find a hidden underground cave as a residence and be careful not to be followed when entering and leaving, their safety is relatively guaranteed.
But Heifeng didn't expect that before he got close to his base, he heard a shrill cry from afar.
