For Fang Er, this was a good thing.
Therefore, without even a word of pleasantry, he gave Jones a grateful look and then addressed everyone.
"A meeting gift, one hundred thousand Xian Nü Xian each! Disperse!"
Nothing could boost morale like such naked self-interest.
The large sum of money, when distributed among over a thousand members of the star pirate group, sent everyone into a frenzy.
"Thank you, Duke!"
They roared with excitement, then left in groups of three to five.
Yi Shen Shi Nai, standing nearby, was stunned by the scale of Fang Er's expenditure!
Over one hundred million Xian Nü coins, just handed out like that?
What kind of man was he?
The commander in his own family, though more powerful than Fang Er, had never made such a grand distribution!
In comparison…
No, there was no comparison between the two!
To her eyes, Fang Er was witty, generous, elegant, and handsome…
As she watched, she found herself lost in a daze…
Fang Er, oblivious to the adoration in her eyes, walked towards Jones with open arms after seeing everyone off.
"Brother, come, let's hug!"
He no longer found Jones's wet, octopus-like head off-putting; he was such a lovable old rascal!
Anyone who dared to look down on him would face Fang Er's immediate disapproval!
However, Jones solemnly refused his embrace and said, with a hint of grievance.
"You can call me Little Qiong Qiong…"
Fang Er: …
I'm poor, you idiot!
At his age, if you don't find such a moniker disgusting, then I find it perverted!
"Fine, no hug then!"
"Let's go, I've had my fill of sleep. Let's go browse other stalls!"
"Since everyone has agreed to let me be the chief, I can't disappoint the brothers!"
Su Dingfang and Xue Rengui instantly became excited.
Since arriving here, they had been confined to the Jones mother ship and the asteroid stalls outside.
They had only heard about the stalls of other factions from others, never having visited them themselves.
The group transferred to a Spore-class spacecraft and left the mother ship, heading towards the distant stalls.
"I wonder what the Chief wants to buy, so that I can plan the route."
Bu Yun Bu Yu, leaning over the control panel and looking at the star chart displayed, asked Fang Er for instructions.
He had now started referring to himself as a subordinate, just like Su Dingfang and Xue Rengui.
Perhaps he didn't know the meaning of those words, or perhaps he also harbored a dream of becoming a general.
"Spaceships!"
"Big spaceships!"
"The coolest spaceships!"
Fang Er declared with grand generosity, waving his hand.
Bu Yun Bu Yu looked astonished: "Your Grace, the Xian Nü coins you have on you probably won't be enough…"
"Slap!"
Jones smacked him on the back of the head and cursed fiercely.
"You talk too much, you bastard!"
Bu Yun Bu Yu: ……
He dared not question any further, obediently piloting the spacecraft towards the black market stall selling spaceships.
This was a stall belonging to a group called the Meteorite Star Pirates. The asteroid where it was located was huge, much larger than Jones… oh no, it should be Tianhuo now.
It was thousands of times larger than the stall of the Tianhuo Star Pirate Group!
It was like a miniature continent!
At the stall, various Spore-class spacecraft were docked, and dozens of Eternal Storm-class ships hovered in the space nearby.
Fang Er even spotted a behemoth parked right in the center of the stall!
It was an Emperor-class mother ship!
Twelve thousand meters long, seven thousand meters wide, and two thousand meters high!
This was a true mother ship!
The Jones, in comparison, was merely a speck of dust…
Jones explained, "This is the Meteorite Star Pirates' mother ship, and their flagship!"
"It has twelve levels of berths internally."
"It can carry one thousand Spore-class spacecraft!"
"Propelled by antimatter, its maximum speed can reach 0.9 times the speed of light."
"Its most powerful weapons are two star-destroyer main cannons."
"A mining planet like Ear Star would only require one shot!"
Fang Er instantly fell in love!
This was the kind of toy a man should have!
"How much Xian Nü coins does this thing cost?"
He pointed at the Emperor-class mother ship and asked.
Jones: ………
"Your Grace, don't even think about it, they won't sell it."
"Even if they did, we couldn't afford it…"
"This thing starts at five hundred billion!"
Fang Er immediately shut his mouth.
Damn it!
Five hundred billion, even if he sold himself piece by piece, it would probably only cover a fraction of that!
Compared to them, the Tianhuo Star Pirate Group was nothing!
Peh!
As the spacecraft approached the asteroid, some members of the Meteorite Star Pirates were already waiting.
"Oh, who do we have here? It's the old pauper. What are you planning to buy this time?"
A mushroom-like fellow, upon seeing Jones disembark from the spacecraft, saw his originally fawning face turn cold.
Fang Er's mood instantly soured. He looked back at Jones, "What's going on?"
Jones spread his hands, "What else could it be? Our star pirate group was weak in the past, they looked down on us…"
The mushroom let out a cold snort, "Hmph! As if you're not weak now."
Jones: ………
Indeed, compared to the Meteorite Star Pirates, who possessed an Emperor-class spacecraft, the Jones Star Pirate Group, with only one Eternal Storm-class ship, was insignificant.
He said no more. Might is right; words were useless.
However, Fang Er couldn't stand it. Damn it, who were they looking down on?
"Slap!"
He slapped the mushroom-like fellow.
The mushroom had never imagined that someone would dare to strike him on the Meteorite Star Pirates' territory!
"You, you, you dare to hit me?"
He clutched his face, which had been slapped and somewhat crumpled, staggered back two steps, and roared with anger.
Around them, other customers and members of the Meteorite Star Pirates gathered upon hearing the commotion.
"Brothers, these paupers from the Jones Star Pirate Group dare to lay hands on us! Get them!"
The mushroom-headed individual was the first to raise his weapon, a plasma gun.
This was the same weapon wielded by the Lomorian Fang Er had encountered in the underground world earlier.
Jones was completely stunned!
He had never expected Fang Er to actually strike!
But with the other party already raising his weapon, a cold sweat broke out on him.
Fang Er, however, looked at the mushroom-headed fellow and smiled.
"Hahaha, you dare to draw a gun? Believe it or not, the enforcement team will shut you down!"
"What, the Meteorite Star Pirates, you don't even respect the enforcement team anymore?"
He had learned much about the black market during these days.
For instance.
The black market also had rules. Here, no faction was allowed to use weapons!
This was a rule jointly established by the top-tier powerful factions!
Otherwise, with countless factions mingling here, without any rules, the black market would likely be in a constant state of gunfire!
Of course, once outside the black market, one was responsible for their own life and death!