Trafford Buyers Club

Chapter 4070 [Desolate Heavenly Emperor, Unrivaled Through the Ages, Have You Eaten Today?]

As a member of the Imperial Royal Knights, he is known as the "Black Reaper," and is certainly no ordinary person.

Yue...

A strong physique, an indomitable will...

Yue...

He came through wind and rain, and he tried all sorts of torture during his training without even flinching.

Yue...

What is this? Why does it smell so bad?
It's as if all the air in the entire landfill has been refined, compressed, and then evenly injected into every cell of the body, infinitely amplifying the olfactory cells at the genetic level...

His stomach churned uncontrollably, and the dignified Royal Knights' "Black Reaper" instinctively covered his mouth, disregarding all dignity, and vomited out an extremely poignant rainbow of colors.

After a long while, this discomfort, which involved the genetic level, subsided slightly.

"Big Brother, are you alright? I'm so sorry, I thought you were a bad guy, so I took the caterpillar out first... I didn't mean to!" The boy in the baseball cap patted Hero's back apologetically and said, "I forgot to tell you, this antidote smells a bit bad, but you'll be fine once you vomit it out. This means all the toxins have been expelled! Big Brother, you're alright now!"

When Yue…, Hiro felt as if all his strength had been drained. At this moment, his strength returned slightly, and he instantly made his move. His body flashed behind the baseball cap boy like a ghost, and a black dagger only the length of a palm was still pressed against the baseball cap boy's neck.

"Who are you?" Hiro Yul asked in a low voice. "What are you doing here?"

"Hey, let's talk this out!" The boy in the baseball cap quickly raised his hands. "I just saved you. That green caterpillar is incredibly poisonous. If you'd been even a fraction of a second slower, the consequences would have been dire!"

Hiro Yul didn't speak, but simply moved the dagger in his hand a little further.

The boy in the baseball cap could only stammer, "I...I'm not a bad person, I just have some unspeakable troubles, so I came here to borrow something. I was already up in the tree, Big Brother, you actually came later..."

"What do you want to borrow?" Hiro Yul asked coldly, unmoved.

"Lend me some money, hehe..."

"..." Hiro Yuld immediately suppressed the rising anger within him, "You're a thief?"

"Where we go, we call this a thief on the roof..."

Ignoring him, Hiro Yul reached out and searched the baseball cap boy's body... He easily removed the bracelet from the boy's wrist and found a valuable antique mechanical pocket watch inlaid with gemstones in the boy's pocket.

Every citizen of the Empire has a wristband that integrates identity information, communication functions, daily payment, and is linked to the citizen's genetic sequence, making it unusable by outsiders.

But this was not a problem for the Royal Knights, who had access to all the bracelets.

The identity of the boy in the baseball cap was quickly identified.

[Name: Desolate Heavenly Emperor, Unrivaled Through the Ages, Have You Eaten Today?]

You read that right, one of the surnames of this baseball cap-wearing boy is indeed "Have you eaten today?"... Nonsense!
How did the Ministry of Civil Affairs approve this surname?
[Birthplace: B612 Little Star]

Hiro Yul frowned. In this place that only had numbers and no names, it was really hard to find any useful information for the time being.

He frowned and quickly scanned the remaining identity information of the baseball cap-wearing boy.

An ordinary person born on the little star B612, orphaned and separated from his older brother, sister and younger sister, who only completed primary education and is still a minor, has a few records of being sent to juvenile detention centers, mostly for theft. Because he was a minor, the amount involved was too small and he was easily released.

He really is a thief, and a petty thief at that?
The records on the citizen information bracelet are generally accurate... but it's not impossible that they're not counterfeit. However, as a full member of the Royal Knights, he has methods to verify the authenticity of the information bracelet.

With a sudden thought, Hiro Yul quickly connected with the Pale Goddess, the omnipresent super-intelligent being within the Abriel Empire.

An intelligent machine life form that oversees the entire Imperial network—the Origin—lies deep within the ancestral planet.

“Royal Knights, Attendant 010, Hiro Yul, requesting identification of citizen serial number [******************].

Soon, Hiro Yul received feedback from the Pale Goddess—his identity was correct.

[Black Reaper] couldn't help but have a strange expression. Wait... [Have you eaten today?], is there really such a surname?

Isn't this an assassin sent to kill Princess Raphael?

He shook his head inwardly and sheathed his dagger.

The boy in the baseball cap looked terrified and stammered, "Big brother, I really was lying to you... no, I really wasn't lying. I offended the Qianglong Gang, and I can't afford to settle things, so they're going to sell me to a marginal planet to mine illegal minerals... I... I really had nowhere else to turn, that's why I came here to borrow some money..."

With the certification of the "Pale Goddess," Hiro Yul had reduced his doubts about the baseball cap boy's identity by more than half, but not completely. "You've got some nerve, daring to steal from the Governor's Mansion? If it's just for some money, there are plenty of places you can go. You'd better tell the truth."

The boy in the baseball cap paused for a moment, then chuckled and said, "Hey buddy, don't pretend. Aren't you here to steal things from the governor's mansion just like everyone else?"

Hiro Yul frowned.

He suddenly had a very counterintuitive feeling—why would he be willing to talk to this strange boy of unknown origin? Logically speaking, even if it was just a coincidence that he was discovered, his first reaction should have been to erase the other person's memory, and then…

"Hey, who's your connection? Tell me about it!" The boy in the baseball cap chuckled. "Chef Liu is the key to wealth, but having more friends means having more paths to take!"

"Chef Liu?"

"Yeah!" The boy in the baseball cap nodded. "The top chef at the Governor's Mansion, he's the one who helped me get in! After it's done, we'll split the profits 30/70, I get 30% and he gets 70%! Hey! That Chef Liu who should be beaten to death if he can't make a 'glowing dish' is too shady! Big brother, tell me how you split the profits? Maybe next time I'll just follow you!"

Hiro Yul ignored him, simply staring intently at the boy's every move with a blank expression.

The boy in the baseball cap approached with a fawning grin. "Are you part of the male servant corps? You're dressed like a male servant... aren't you? Or perhaps you're part of the maid corps? You're quite the beauty, big brother! The maid corps at the Governor's Mansion are all so arrogant, you must have put in a lot of effort, right? Introduce me to them! Don't let my appearance fool you, I know how to please the big sisters!"

Hiro Yul said irritably, "What, do all the servants in this governor's mansion do this?"

"I wouldn't say all of it, but it's most of it." The boy in the baseball cap shrugged. "After all, if even a little bit of the good stuff leaks out, it's worth several years, even a decade's salary for an ordinary person... This industry chain is huge, bigger than you can imagine! Big brother, don't you know? This isn't your first time, is it?"

Without further ado, Hiro Yul reached out and grabbed the boy in the baseball cap by the back of his collar, then lightly leaped over the courtyard wall.

The boy exclaimed in surprise, and then saw a camouflage light flash over Hiro Yul's body, after which his body strangely became transparent—even the boy himself became transparent.

This transparency seems to prevent any probing.

Soon, Hiro Yul carried the baseball cap-wearing boy out of the governor's mansion and arrived at a riverbank behind it. He casually threw the boy on the ground, along with the bracelet and the valuable pocket watch he had found.

Seeing that the boy immediately put away his pocket watch before putting away his bracelet, Hiro Yul said calmly, "Let's go. You won't be so lucky next time. This isn't a place you can just come to. Don't do this kind of thing again. Go to school and at least finish your secondary education, then find a job."

Hiro Yul had barely finished speaking when he felt a sense of disbelief... When did he actually show such kindness, and even utter a sermon?
He himself found it incredible.

The Black Reaper is always taciturn within the Royal Knights, and it's even less likely that he would do anything of kindness.

Did I... feel compassion for the other person because of their background?
A teenager from a small planet, orphaned, living in poverty, surviving by petty theft and reading people's expressions—how similar he was to his younger self back then…

He shook his head inwardly, a hint of mockery creeping into his heart. Had the covert guard duty of this period made him let his guard down, causing him to have such strange thoughts?

"Big brother, are you really going to let me go?" The boy in the baseball cap looked nervous.

Hiro Yul ignored it; it was just a minor incident... Princess Raphael should be leaving [Ether Star] soon, after all, as a royal princess, she had no choice but to attend the emperor's coronation.

As for myself, I will naturally leave as well, and unless something unexpected happens, it will be difficult to have the opportunity to come here again.

"Big brother, you're a good person!" The baseball cap boy gritted his teeth and quickly pulled out a necklace from his collar, then tore it off!

Hiro Yul frowned.

The boy in the baseball cap ran over quickly, shoved the necklace into his hand, and said with his head down, "Big brother, this is for you! It's nothing valuable, I stole it from somewhere else...borrowed it, but I've kept it because it looks nice! Keep it as a souvenir, maybe we'll meet again someday!"

Without turning his head, the boy in the baseball cap ran a few steps, stomped his foot, and his shoes transformed into a ball of light, forming a flying skateboard. He then stepped onto the skateboard and dashed into the woods by the river.

Hiro Yul glanced down at the necklace. There was a teardrop-shaped pendant on it. It didn't look like a precious gemstone, but under the moonlight, a faint symbol of light was reflected in the teardrop pendant.

【∑】

Hiro Yul's gaze sharpened slightly for a moment.

"This is... the royal insignia?"

A look of shock flashed through his mind. Hiro Yul frowned, then waved his hand and pressed his palm into the air... The next moment, countless straight streaks of light appeared, and a blue and white aircraft with pure white wings appeared in a kneeling posture.

"[Type Zero], you stay here and continue monitoring."

A red light flashed in the machine's eyes, but Shiro Yul instantly rushed into the woods where the baseball cap boy had left.

……

……

Finding the baseball cap boy who left wasn't difficult, since the Pale Goddess could easily locate the coordinates of the citizen bracelet.

Hiro Yul soon appeared in a dirty and messy area.

In the filthy area, a massive wall has now been erected, completely separating the prosperity of the capital of [Ether Star] from the squalor here—this was arranged by Governor Marco Polo immediately after Princess Raphael's certification.

Their main claim is that if you can't see it, it doesn't exist; they're deceiving themselves and others.

The location of the Pale Goddess was very accurate. Shiro Yul had even found the boy in the baseball cap. At this moment, the boy was being escorted by two strong men into a civilian armor repair shop.

According to the information from the Pale Goddess, the mastermind behind this armor repair shop is a guy named Luo Teng, who is also the leader of a small local gang called the Strong Dragon Gang.

……

Inside the armory repair shop, all sorts of old parts were piled up everywhere, and there were even weapons dismantled from civilian mechs, hanging on the walls like exhibits.

[Luo Teng] was a middle-aged man who looked to be in his forties. At this moment, he was using a detector to examine a pocket watch that was inlaid with gemstones... Suddenly, [Luo Teng] twisted his wrist slightly and opened the pocket watch. A strange golden fragment, no bigger than a fingernail, fell out.

Luo Teng's face lit up with a slight smile. He picked up the metal and bit into it, revealing a set of alloy teeth. "Hmm... 99% purity, a rare find!"

"Boss Luo Teng, what's in here? Is it valuable?" the baseball cap boy asked curiously.

“You wouldn’t know even if I told you.” [Luo Teng]’s eyes flickered slightly, and he chuckled, “But you little rascal, you’re quite lucky. It really wasn’t for nothing that I introduced you to the Governor’s Mansion! Alright, your debt is forgiven! Since you’re quite clever, you can register at the repair shop and hang around there from now on.”

The boy in the baseball cap was overjoyed. "Thank you, boss!"

[Luo Teng], the leader, waved his hand, signaling his underlings to take the baseball cap boy away—while he quickly put away his pocket watch and the golden fragment, preparing to leave.

Unexpectedly, at that moment, a loud bang suddenly struck, followed by flames soaring into the sky, and the roof of the repair shop was blown to pieces... Immediately afterwards, a somewhat bulky green mech, covered in graffiti and over four meters tall, descended from the sky!

After the explosion, more than a dozen people, including Luo Teng, were separated inside the repair shop.

An energy shield appeared around [Roten], completely neutralizing the impact of the explosion. "Damn it, such a flashy modified [MS], it's definitely you! Cobra [Quinn]!! How dare you trespass on my territory?!"

"Hahahaha!! Boss Luo Teng, today I'll wipe out your banner! From now on, I'll be the only boss on Changsheng Street! If you know what's good for you, submit to me!"

"You?!" Boss Luo Teng sneered, then without thinking, he reached out and pressed his chest.

The next moment, a lot of mercury-like liquid gushed out from Luo Teng's body, quickly covering his entire body—however, this coverage only lasted a short time before the mercury-like liquid began to fall off his body uncontrollably.

The eldest brother, Luo Teng, immediately turned extremely ugly.

From within the green machine came the mocking voice of Cobra [Quinn], "Roten, can't wear a suit anymore? The nano-poison is really potent!"

"When did you..." Boss Luo Teng's eyes widened in fury, then he angrily looked around. Seeing one of his underlings quickly avert his gaze, he was instantly enraged: "It was you?!"

The henchman, whose eyes had been darting around, suddenly hardened his expression and said directly, "Kill him! Luo Teng is dead today. Kill him, and Boss Quinn won't treat you unfairly!"

After saying that, the younger brother rushed over first.

But Luo Teng, the leader, had been operating in this stronghold for many years. How could he not have some backup plan? A mad glint flashed in his eyes. "Those who betrayed me deserve to die... Let's all die together!"

As he spoke, Boss Luo Teng crushed one of his earrings!

The weapons hanging on the wall suddenly increased in size!

"Damn it, this madman!" Quinn, the leader of the green-skinned MS, was both shocked and furious. He immediately propelled his mech into the sky, ignoring the lives of his traitorous underlings!

Soon, the entire repair shop was engulfed in flames!

……

Luo Teng did not perish in the fire; he had his own way of escaping—but to his surprise, he encountered a baseball cap boy who had just been recruited into the gang.

Just then, the boy poked his head out from an overturned oil drum. "Boss! I didn't betray you! I just joined... help me out!!"

Luo Teng sneered and said that everyone would die today. He then pulled out an energy hand cannon from his pocket.

The boy in the baseball cap, pale-faced, stammered, "Pocket watch...I...I have another one at home!"

Luo Teng frowned.

The boy hurriedly said, "The pocket watches I found were a pair... I, I thought these things should be quite valuable, so I kept one for myself... No, no, no, take them! I'll give them all to you! Take me with you... I don't want to die!"

"Keep up! If you can't keep up, you'll die, don't blame me!" [Luo Teng] snorted coldly. The fragment hidden in the pocket watch was indeed very precious, and he didn't want to give it up.

As for this brat, once we get our hands on the item, we'll just deal with him.

"Okay, okay!" The boy in the baseball cap immediately picked up the oil drum and followed along eagerly.

After the two left the fire, they saw a camouflage light flash by in the flames, and then a man in a vest and shorts emerged—Shiro Yul.

The Royal Knights' "Black Reaper" frowned slightly.

How unlucky is this baseball cap kid? He gets caught stealing and then runs into this common gangland feud on the same night—but where did this kid get a second pocket watch?
"He's quite a clever little rascal."

He needed to find out more about the pendant, but there was no rush to make a move—he had a feeling that what happened tonight was quite dramatic.

But how could that be?