Chapter 2 Good Seedlings!

"What promising seedlings!"

Those following the boxing match also included Tianma and his group, who hadn't left immediately after the transaction. Tianma watched Waldo beside him marvel at Mu Chen's skill. "If he were in our legion, gee..."

"Listen to you, senior, as if our legion can recruit from the Outer Star Sea."

Tianma raised an eyebrow. Although the person beside him was an NPC, he still found it unbelievable that he would express such a sentiment.

"That's not possible, after all, they're not part of the Empire."

While he was impressed, Waldo's outright rejection was more normal. "After all, the Outer Star Sea isn't our Empire's territory. Besides, the primary requirement for being a soldier of the Empire is loyalty. Everything for the glory of the Empire!"

As Waldo spoke, Tianma, standing where he was, could see Waldo's serious expression under his cloak. The intense gaze and the brilliant light in his eyes when he mentioned the Empire's glory were almost blinding.

It was a look he had never seen before.

"Those people in the Outer Star Sea are selfish to the core; how could they be like us?"

This sentence made Tianma want to punch him. It was as if he was subtly calling him selfish!

"Selfishness is human nature, so what? Does that mean you'd give up your life for the Empire?"

"Of course!" Waldo looked at Tianma with some disagreement and said, "Fighting for the glory of the Empire, fighting for the people of the Empire, even sacrificing one's own life is worth it!

Isn't that the right attitude? Although I don't want to die just yet.

Hahahaha, when I think about how I haven't earned enough money to buy a mech, haven't confessed to my goddess, and am still a C… Oh, I can't die casually, hahaha."

Tianma: ...

Tianma had been somewhat moved by the other man's sudden impassioned declaration, but the second half made the corners of his mouth twitch.

The merchant who had traded with them earlier had a prototype to reference; could it be that this NPC also had a real-life prototype?

"Alright, alright, the match is almost over; we should leave too."

Perhaps sensing the disdain from his junior, Waldo urged Tianma and the others to leave. As they exited the boxing arena, a figure walked towards them.

Although also wrapped in a black cloak, the bloody aura that couldn't be concealed by the cloak made everyone around them look sideways, and Tianma was also taken aback.

"That guy has a lot of blood on his hands... Mind your own business."

Waldo warned Tianma not to stare. This kind of situation was not uncommon in the Outer Star Sea. Didn't he see that everyone else glanced at him and then ignored him?

"I understand..." Tianma pursed his lips, glanced at the departing figure, and left. Their mission was complete, and they couldn't stay in the Outer Star Sea for too long.

...

Mu Chen's three consecutive victories caught the attention of many spectators today. Because Mu Chen's matches were the last three, after they ended, Mingmei and the others watched the surrounding spectators leave, and the four of them quietly went to the boxers' rest area to wait for Mu Chen to come out.

However, the four of them waited for quite a while. In the meantime, Dong Lei and Sun Yunzhong even went to exchange their bets for money. When they came back, Mingmei knew that everyone had really made a fortune this time, judging by the way the two of them were smiling so hard that their eyes disappeared!

"When is the next match, boss? I want to bet on you winning again!"

Lu Xiaoyao and the others had felt that they were penniless when they first came to this underground city, but tonight, it was no exaggeration to call it "getting rich overnight"!

It was simply too amazing!

"We'll see. We're not professional boxers."

Mingmei's mind flashed back to Mu Chen's three matches just now. The first lizardman died, and the next two opponents also suffered one death and one injury.

Especially in the last match, Mingmei clearly saw that Mu Chen didn't have to kill that person. The other person was practically waving the white flag, but Mu Chen took the lead and killed him. There was a lot of controversy about that match.

According to the people who often came to watch the matches, the person in the last match didn't seem to have done anything controversial in previous matches.

Compared to the death of the lizardman in the first match, the death of the boxer in the last match caused some people to feel disgusted with Mu Chen.

Even though the Outer Star Sea was full of killing, it didn't mean that everyone was irrationally pursuing killing and death.

[Guigui, besides being an information broker, what else can you do with a light brain?]

Suddenly, Mingmei suspected that Mu Chen might have concealed something about his role.

From beginning to end, Mu Chen had never said that he was an information broker, only that he made a living with his light brain and needed to receive some information. Mingmei subconsciously associated him with information brokers.

If he was an information broker, why would he register as a black boxer and go on stage to fight?

[It has many uses.]

Guigui wanted to cram tens of thousands of words about how technology changed life directly into Mingmei's mind, but the next second, Mingmei said, [In short, in one sentence!]

Guigui: […]

You don't even compress files like that!

[Considering the actual situation in the Outer Star Sea, a light brain is a tool for receiving external information, exchanging messages, and can also be used to search for tasks and accept bounty missions.]

Mingmei nodded to herself after Guigui explained. She probably had a new guess about Mu Chen's identity. At the same time, Mu Chen finally came out.

"Boss!"

As soon as Mu Chen came out, he saw the three people with Mingmei. He nodded slightly to them, then walked to Mingmei's side and asked softly, "Did you wait long?"

"No."

Mingmei shook her head. Mu Chen looked at the three of them and said, "I didn't expect to meet you here. Why don't you come to our place for a while later?"

Mu Chen was practically saying, "Let's exchange information together." How could Lu Xiaoyao and the others disagree? They nodded repeatedly.

On the way, they passed a stall that seemed to be selling some snacks. Sun Yunzhong saw it and spent a lot of money to buy a few.

Lu Xiaoyao and Dong Lei whispered to each other that Sun Yunzhong, such a big boy, was unexpectedly greedy. But when they arrived at Mu Chen's treehouse and saw Sun Yunzhong give the snacks to Mu Chen, the two airheads suddenly felt ashamed.

They were really airheads =. =

However, Mingmei and Mu Chen didn't really accept them. Mu Chen's treehouse itself wasn't very big, but fortunately, the thick tree roots outside had been taken care of, creating a large terrace. Mu Chen invited them to sit outside, turned around, went into the house, took a plate, cut the two or three snacks into pieces, brought them out, and let everyone eat together.

Just like that, the five of them sat together and exchanged information about the past two days.

"Besides discovering the mysterious merchant, the three of us spent most of our time…" Sun Yunzhong found it hard to say, especially in front of his uncle. He paused for a long time before saying, "…making a living."

They had been here for two days and hadn't found out any news. They were just trying to survive. They felt so useless _(:3」∠)_

After that, Lu Xiaoyao also took over the conversation and complained about how they were robbed during the day. After that, they didn't have much hope for the environment above, so they turned to the underground.

Once they turned to the underground, they discovered that the living conditions in the underground city, at least in terms of technology and energy, were much better than above.

The environment above was not only harsh, but the people there were also constantly redefining the limits of human decency.

"I also just came to the underground city today." Mingmei told them about how she met Mu Chen being robbed when she went downstairs to take out the trash during the day.

Hearing that someone robbed Mu Chen, a look of sympathy flashed in everyone's eyes.

"That guy was really done for."

Remembering Mu Chen's performance today, Lu Xiaoyao couldn't help but ask, "What happened to him in the end?"

"He died."

Mu Chen said lightly, as if it was a very normal thing. Seeing the few people who were choked by his words, he asked, "Otherwise? Let him go, and wait for him to bring a group of people to kill us, or wait for you to be in trouble one day and he suddenly jumps out to kick you when you're down?

Or, you fight with the other person to the death, and someone else jumps out to deliver the final blow and reap the benefits?"

"Uh… yeah, that's true."

If they hadn't been robbed and hadn't been spied on by their neighbors, they might have really felt that Mu Chen was being too ruthless. But now that they had experienced it, they also felt that what Mu Chen said wasn't just his own subjective guess.

"Well, when we watched your match today, someone said that outstanding contestants would be appreciated by the higher-ups. Did you receive any information after the match, so you came out so late?"

Mingmei also asked Mu Chen about why he came out late after the match today.

"Not really… I just asked the people at the arena about the calculation of the points and prize money I won in the match. They also hinted to me that if I performed better, I would have the opportunity to meet a big shot."

Mu Chen had a faint smile on his lips. He was about to say what it would be like to meet the guys who had power in the underground city and even in the entire Outer Star Sea, and what useful information they could get from them when he heard Lu Xiaoyao ask curiously, "Then what's the use of meeting this big shot? Will you just become a hired thug and not box anymore?"

Mu Chen: …

Everyone: …

"Think bigger." Sun Yunzhong couldn't help but pinch the bridge of his nose. "What did we come into the game for?"

"To eliminate the unstable factors in the Outer Star Sea, right…" Lu Xiaoyao was a little doubtful of herself after seeing everyone looking at her. "Did I say something wrong?"

"No, so what do you think are the unstable factors in the Outer Star Sea?"

"There should be many aspects to that. The people who live here are mixed up, and many of them aren't good people…" Lu Xiaoyao really answered Mingmei's question seriously.

But she talked for a long time, observing other people's reactions to confirm whether what she said was wrong or not. But everyone didn't say anything and just let her continue.

In the end, Lu Xiaoyao's mouth became increasingly dry and her thoughts were unclear. Then she said, "Ah, I don't know either. I said so much, but it might not be complete, so do you have anything to add?"

"We don't know." Mingmei also shook her head. But she immediately looked at Mu Chen, who understood and continued, "But those who built the underground city, and even those who have power in the entire Outer Star Sea, they know.

They have been operating here for so long and know that the Outer Star Sea is chaotic, but they can still operate everything in the Outer Star Sea through the rules of the underground city. They want the Outer Star Sea to be stable more than we do.

At least, they can't destroy everything they are currently operating."

"That's right."

Sun Yunzhong also reacted quickly. When Mu Chen finished speaking and looked at him, he immediately understood and explained what Mu Chen had said in detail again, targeting the two "reckless" players in their team who were confused.