Milo was in the recruitment queue of the empire. She decided to pretend to join the empire and take the opportunity to find out what was going on with Wei Guanqing.
The new recruits would follow the warship to Tara, the closest Imperial Plate, and the captured pirates would be escorted to Tara for trial.
"It's better to suffer later than earlier. It's better to fall into the hands of the Empire than to be killed by pirates.”
"Exactly! Who dares to go out to sea during this period of time!"
"Sigh…"
The recruits complained one after another, while Milo stayed silent in the corner, trying to spy on the situation on the other side of the cabin.
The warship flew in the darkness for several hours. Just as everyone was about to fall asleep, the captain came to the cabin and sounded the alarm. Following the ear-piercing alarm, the warship slowly came to a stop.
Everyone was suddenly awakened and saw the soldier looking down at them from the front.
"Don't be too nervous. It's not a big deal!”The soldier captain said," I just received a notification from the dynasty. There's some trouble at the nearby base. We need to send a few people over to support them.”
Everyone was in an uproar. They were all discussing how he was already willing to risk his life even before he officially joined the dynasty.
"I repeat, it's not a big deal. There will be a transport ship coming over later. When the time comes, you recruits will follow them. You will only be moving things.”
Milo had a bad feeling. She had spent so much effort to join the empire to investigate Wei Guanqing, but something had happened at this critical moment. However, she could not disobey the captain's order, so she boarded the transport ship with the others.
After about half an hour of flight, the transport ship was teleported to a secret sector of the dynasty through encrypted coordinates. It looked like a military base, but it seemed that a huge accident had occurred, and the buildings on the ground were almost destroyed.
The officer brought everyone to the entrance of the base and ordered everyone to wait there. Then, he led a portion of the Empire soldiers into the lower level of the base and moved some tightly packed cargo boxes out. Milo and the others were responsible for moving the cargo to the transport ship.
When he returned to the transport ship, Milo looked around and saw that there was no one around. He secretly opened the box and took a look. Inside was an unknown tube-shaped object that emitted white light.
Milo quietly hid and did not leave the base with the transport ship. She planned to search the area first before returning to the organization.
Watching the transport ship disappear into the air, Milo sent the coordinates to the organization to request assistance. Then, he avoided the defense line of the remaining soldiers and entered the base.
There didn't seem to be anything worth paying attention to inside, but after some searching, she actually found a secret door that led to the lower level.
As soon as he stepped into the lower level, he saw a large area of black blood at the door. As he walked further in, Milo saw some strange cabins. The cabins were arranged on both sides of the passage and extended all the way inside. The interior of the cabins was pitch-black, and it was impossible to see if there was anything inside.
Just as Milo was about to step forward to investigate, a few broken cabins next door caught her attention. The cabin was filled with tubes as thick as fingers, and there was a pool of black water on the ground. It was very likely that something inside had triggered the riot.
These strange scenes made Milo feel a little uncomfortable. Just as he was about to leave, a gunshot suddenly came from the door.
A group of aliens followed the shuttle and deciphered the coordinates. This was a treasure trove for them, so they took care of the soldiers and entered the base.
Five aliens appeared in Milo's field of vision, but they didn't notice Milo hiding above them.
Like Milo, the aliens were interested in the dark cabin, but compared to Milo's caution, they were much more violent. They directly shot open the cabin, and black water splashed everywhere.
When half of the black water flowed out of the broken cabin, a naked man with tubes all over his body appeared in the cabin. He was curled up in a ball, as if he was asleep or dead.
The raiders didn't think much of it. After scanning the cabin, they found that the person inside didn't have any electricity that could be plundered. They flew into a rage out of humiliation and fired several shots in a row, causing him to be covered in bloody holes. The tube that hung the man was broken, and he was submerged in the black water.
The vicious methods of the raiders made Milo a little afraid. She knew that these people were not to be trifled with, so she planned to escape. And their spaceship must be parked outside, just as she wished.
When the raiders 'footsteps gradually disappeared into the interior, Milo looked around warily. Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly heard gunshots coming from inside.
Milo was a little puzzled. Could it be that the raiders were fighting among themselves because they couldn't divide the spoils evenly?
She continued to watch, but she heard the gunshots suddenly become more rapid, as if they had encountered an intense battle.
"What did you do!"
"What kind of monster is this!"
Before Milo could emerge from his hiding place, he heard screams coming from inside. One of the raiders stumbled out. Before he could reach the door, a bullet penetrated his head from behind.
Milo didn't dare to breathe too loudly. She heard the sound of footsteps slowly walking out. It was actually a plunderer. Could it be that it was really as she had expected? This guy had cruelly killed his accomplices in order to monopolize the property?
The alien slowly walked to the bottom of Milo's hiding place and suddenly stopped. He seemed to feel something and looked in Milo's direction, staring straight at her.
Milo looked into his eyes, and a strange feeling filled her heart. Then she felt her limbs stiffen, and she couldn't move.
The alien's appearance changed, slowly taking on Milo's appearance.
Milo had goosebumps all over her body, and fear spread in her heart. The fake Milo's eyes seemed to flicker with a strange light. In the flickering light, Milo seemed to feel that everything about him had been seen through by him.
Some fragmented images were forced to flash in Milo's mind. She cried in the ruins, trained hard when she joined the organization, and later became a fisherman. Finally, Wei Guanqing's appearance became clear in her mind.
The strange light in the fake Milo's eyes dissipated, and Milo's eyes went black, falling down from above.
Wei Guanqing knew that he was being treated as a criminal, but he was unable to negotiate with them, so he could only try to attract the attention of the people of the Empire. However, every time he struggled, he would be beaten up, so he could only choose to give up.
The dynasty's warships arrived at Tara. Without any rest, Wei Guanqing and the pirates were escorted to the court.
The judge pronounced their crimes. According to the laws of the Empire, the leader would be sentenced to death, while the others would be sentenced to 30,000 Empire Coins for labor. In other words, they would be assigned to various regions of the Empire and would have to earn 30,000 Empire Coins to redeem their freedom.
After leaving the court, they were taken to Tara's prison, put on restraining collars, and waited to be sent away.
After spending only one night in prison, someone knocked on the iron door of the cell.
Wei Guanqing and a few other criminals reacted a little too slowly, so they were beaten up as if they were disobeying orders. Just as he was about to resist, the control collar on his neck suddenly burst out with intense electricity, electrocuting him on the spot.
When Wei Guanqing woke up, he was already on a transport ship.
Most of the people who were with him were ordinary workers of the empire. When they saw the control collar on Wei Guanqing's neck, they subconsciously kept their distance.
The foreman was not as timid as the others. He walked straight to Wei Guanqing and looked at him provocatively."What's your name?"
Wei Guanqing shook his head and pointed at his mouth, indicating that he could not speak.
The foreman suddenly burst into laughter. He turned his head to look at the other workers and said sarcastically,"And a mute!"
Seeing that he could not count on him, Wei Guanqing could only lower his head and continue to endure the foreman's mockery.
As they neared their destination, the foreman clapped his hands to signal for everyone to get off the ship.
"Although we are not the first batch to come here, there are really many mines here! Everyone, don't slack off. Work harder. You can't come across such a mine every day!”
"Alright!"
Everyone's morale was boosted by his words.
The foreman nodded in satisfaction and added,""But no matter what, we have to pay attention to safety. After all, it has been a few days since this plate was opened. I guess this will be the last train.”
After getting off the transport ship, Wei Guanqing followed behind them. They walked to the carts and each of them took a cart.
"Good luck!"
Under the command of the foreman, everyone pushed the carts into the mine in an orderly manner.
The view inside the mine was bright, and the tracks pressed by the two carts led to the depths.
Wei Guanqing pushed the cart into the depths of the mine and found a large pile of ores that were emitting a gray light. There were also a few workers in charge of loading the goods. After loading the truck, he followed the others along another track and pushed it back to the transport ship, where the foreman was keeping watch and scoring them.
"The last round!" shouted the foreman.
When Wei Guanqing pushed the cart deeper into the mine, he suddenly felt a tremor in the mine and almost dropped the cart.
He paused for a moment, and when he felt that there was nothing unusual, he continued to walk in. Suddenly, there was another tremor. He looked back at the deep mine, and there were no other workers around. Just as he was hesitating whether to continue walking, the shadow of a cart appeared at the corner in front of him. Following the violent vibration, the mine seemed to be about to collapse.
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