Chapter Thirteen: Wealth and Poverty, Section 3

Explosions, flames, and flying debris!
In just a few seconds, over half of the warships in the sky were engulfed by the sudden, fierce artillery fire. The powerful firepower of the massive 370MM carbonized Gauss cannons and heavy ion rapid cannons was a nightmare for all pirates. They could never have imagined such deadly firepower existed in this world. Huge warships were torn in two by this fire and crashed to the ground. The earth shook, and rocks shattered. It was as if the end of the world had arrived.
“Oh, no!! This can’t be real!!” The vice-chairman’s voice turned into a shrill scream.
“Is this the power of those mysterious warships?? Was the Blazing Storm destroyed by such firepower?” The chairman’s eyes were wide, and his body trembled violently.
When reality exceeds human comprehension, the most natural reaction for most people is to escape from it. Half of the thirty leaders present did just that—they fainted instantly. The rest stared at their fallen comrades with envy, forced to endure this nightmare.
At the same time, the pirate mechs that once controlled the situation also suffered devastating blows. As they were knocked over by the massive shockwaves, Baroka and his sons immediately raised their butcher knives. The shrill noise of energy machine guns filled the air as numerous pink-colored bullets flew past those poor mechs. Flames, explosions, and agonized screams became the only sounds in the scene. In the face of these cold-blooded predators, even the fierce winds could only bring them their deserved punishment.
“Wahahaha…… Die…… Die all……” Baroka howled madly, swinging his crimson mech’s giant swords like windmills. The sharp blades effortlessly lifted the surrounding pirate mechs into the air before slicing them in half with a single strike. The wreckage of the mechs scattered everywhere across the ground.

To be honest, compared to the Baroque Wolves, these so-called Viper Pirates are utterly insignificant. Both their combat skills and the abilities of their technicians are in completely different leagues. What’s more deadly is that Baroque and his team’s mechs are asymmetric mechs personally tuned by Black Hair, maximizing their speed and attack power. The Sand Pirates roared joyfully as their machine guns swiftly claimed the lives of their opponents; some even didn’t need machine guns at all—instead, they pulled out narrow curved swords from their mechs’ backpacks and swung them frantically.

God, if only he could faint—the Vice Speaker truly wished he could collapse right away and never have to see what was happening before him again. In less than ten minutes, the armed forces he had painstakingly built over twenty years collapsed right before his eyes. The Viper Pirate Guild, which had demanded so much of their efforts, proved utterly useless and was reduced to ashes under the terrifying cannon fire of the Gale. By the time the firing rate slowed down, most of the Dark Wind warships in the sky had been destroyed, with only a few barely managing to stay afloat. Even then, their hulls were covered in flames and their armor had been stripped away. Anyone with eyes could see that their fate was sealed.

Black Hair’s sudden attack meant that the Vice Speaker’s carefully prepared plan to force them into submission was thwarted from the start—a rather ironic outcome. But none of this was as terrifying as Black Hair’s ruthless nature. “You despise my Gale? Fine, then I’ll use it to destroy everything you rely on. And I won’t even kill you—I’ll let you watch as everything you have is destroyed right before your eyes.” Such deep-seated revenge was far more effective than any shouting or cursing. For a moment, all the pirate leaders present were stunned by Black Hair’s intense desire for revenge. In their eyes, this young man with black hair had risen to the level of a demon.

“Hmph!” Seeing the situation under control, Black Hair didn’t waste words. The black threads covering his body flashed suddenly, and he vanished without a trace. After giving a final glance at the leaders present, he turned around silently and entered the Gale warship. Behind him, Baroque and his Sand Pirates followed with a whoosh, and the ship’s hatch immediately closed.

Now, anyone who wasn’t stupid could tell that Black Hair had no intention of letting them take a look at this terrifying, mysterious warship.

“Soso, do you have anything else to say?” The chairman stared at Li Feng for a while before finally sighing helplessly, giving up the idea of negotiating with the dark-haired man. He turned to the vice chairman, who was kneeling on the ground, and spoke in a low voice.

Unfortunately, the current vice chairman had already lost his mind due to the scene before him. His obese body trembled violently, and he could only keep moaning.

“No, no, this isn’t real. I’m the chairman. I’m the chairman…”

Seeing his state, everyone knew what awaited him. The leader who had been by the chairman’s side was overjoyed, while those on the vice chairman’s side grew uneasy, frantically looking behind the crowd as if that could somehow save them.

After giving those leaders one last glance, the chairman said nothing more. With a wave of his hand, two pirates stepped forward and dragged the vice chairman away.

Cleaning up the aftermath was troublesome, as the vice chairman’s rebellion involved eighteen leaders, accounting for half of the entire alliance council. Touching them lightly could lead to serious problems. Fortunately, the chairman was a shrewd man who acted as if nothing had happened. After dragging the vice chairman away, he calmly began to restore order.

Once the leader of the Dark Wind Pirates left, the warships in the sky became chaotic. They were no match for the remaining pirate ships, and soon the skies over Hell Planet were cleared completely. Even the ship wreckage scattered across the hills was swiftly removed by numerous construction vehicles.

Taking advantage of this time, the chairman immediately ordered his Lava Team to return urgently. However, his secretary, who had acted as the vice chairman’s accomplice, suddenly disappeared at this moment. The pirates sent to capture him reported that they couldn’t find him anywhere. In the end, the chairman had no choice but to give up.

Still, the purge continued for three full days. During these three days, the Dark Wind Pirates under the vice chairman were completely eradicated from Hell Planet. All their ships and weapons were taken back by the chairman, who quickly assigned them to his own pirate leaders. As a result, the chairman’s influence within the alliance reached its peak. No one else could oppose him. The eighteen pirate leaders who had once supported the vice chairman suffered varying degrees of setbacks. Many of their subordinates were targeted by the chairman, either openly or secretly, but they could do nothing but silently endure their suffering and pretend to show loyalty.

Of course, during these three days, the Speaker’s actions had nothing to do with Black Hair at all. Not only was there no use of Li Feng’s power, but he didn’t even have time to communicate with Black Hair, allowing Black Hair to enjoy some leisure.

It wasn’t until three days later, driven by the Speaker himself, that the scepter of the thirty-first leader of the Pirate Alliance appeared before Black Hair.

“I truly can’t hide my astonishment. Mr. Black Hair, please forgive my ignorance. What is this for?” The Speaker, whose eyes were dazzled by the strange device before him, pointed at a huge oval cover on the deck and asked in a low voice.

This was his first time on Li Feng’s deck. Although he couldn’t enter the bridge yet, it was enough to shock him. From such close range, he felt the warship was like a colossal ancient beast—its massive gun turrets alone were as big as small buildings. Good heavens, in his eyes, there seemed to be countless such gun turrets.

“Oh, that’s a photon radar. It can detect enemies from afar. Well, it’s similar to active scanning. Its range is about three million kilometers, I guess.” Black Hair explained nonchalantly, his cigarette curling as it exhaled pungent smoke.

“Three million kilometers…” The Speaker swallowed hard, his eyes wide with shock.

The maximum scanning range of a Pike-class warship was less than 100,000 kilometers. Yet this strange device could reach three million kilometers… Oh, heavens! No wonder his own warships couldn’t escape its pursuit—it had such terrifying scanning capabilities.

Alright, alright. I admit I’m scared. The Speaker took a few deep breaths to calm himself down, then turned with a serious expression.

“Mr. Black Hair, you are now the leader of the thirty-first star domain of the alliance. I’m curious about your next steps.”

After saying that, the Speaker fixed his gaze intently on Black Hair’s expression, trying to detect any clues. With the situation just stabilizing, Black Hair’s actions would definitely affect the entire Pirate Alliance. Especially after witnessing Li Feng’s invincible strength, even a fool would realize that it was no longer possible to suppress Black Hair.

Just one attack destroyed nearly half of the Windy Pirates’ warships. Although it was a surprise attack, the level of destruction was simply too severe. The Speaker truly understood the terrifying power of the warship Black Hair commanded. To be honest, even if he were asked to use all the warships of the Lava Pirates, he wouldn’t hesitate at all.

Unfortunately, even the entire Pirate Alliance paled in comparison to the significance of just one cannon barrel from Black Hair’s perspective. Glancing at the Speaker sideways, Black Hair understood everything. “Don’t worry. I won’t stay on Hell Planet for long. I have my own matters to attend to. But before that…”

Hearing the first part of Black Hair’s words, the Speaker let out a long sigh. He had just relaxed when Black Hair’s next words immediately piqued his interest again. “What do you plan to do before that?” he asked urgently.

“Hehe.” Black Hair was amused by the Speaker’s nervousness and coughed from being choked by his cigarette. Waving his hand, he said, “There’s no need to worry, my esteemed Speaker. I just need some supplies, and well, some troops as well. After all, I’m now the leader of a team. It wouldn’t look good to have only one warship under my command, would it?”

Damn it! The Speaker was almost driven mad by Black Hair’s words. One warship isn’t good enough? Give it to me, and I’ll trade all my warships for it! As for supplies, giving you a base wouldn’t be a problem at all.

“Alright…” The Speaker nodded weakly. “I’ll issue orders right away. You can recruit whatever you want on Hell Planet. Of course, these things aren’t free.”

“No problem,” Black Hair said with a smirk, completely unbothered.

You see, Black Hair’s return not only boosted his strength significantly but, more importantly, Sulei was with him. This little girl was now his lucky charm. All the resources on Silver Planet were in her hands, and her relationship with the Creek Merchant Guild remained intact. If it’s just about money, with the support of the Creek Merchant Guild, it’s no trouble at all.

With just a few words, Black Hair was given full freedom to act. In the following days, Hell Planet was thrown into chaos under his control. First, he obtained the hulls of eight Pike warships from Gao Fei’s Blacksmith Shop, invested one million crystals in modifying them and purchasing matching mechs, then began recruiting troops on a large scale. In just three days, a total of 2,100 pirates gathered under his command. The speed of his expansion far exceeded even the Speaker’s period of purges.

There was nothing to do; Li Feng’s performance was simply too outstanding. Now almost the entire Pirate Alliance knew of the third leader’s formidable strength. For ordinary pirates at the lowest levels, following such a leader was undoubtedly a shortcut to promotion and wealth. How could they not respond eagerly? Not only ordinary idle pirates but also a considerable number of active members from other factions switched sides. This left the Speaker overwhelmed with complaints from various leaders.

But it was already too late. Since he had given his promise, the Speaker dared not retract his order ahead of time. In just a few days, Black Hair’s forces had risen to fifth place in the alliance, with no rivals aside from him and a few established pirate gangs.

Raising a tiger only to let it cause trouble… Upon learning that Black Hair had completed his reorganization, the Speaker could only shake his head helplessly and sign a new proposal… to nominate Black Hair as one of the candidates for vice-speaker of the alliance.

However, before this proposal could even be submitted to the council, Black Hair himself rejected it. If it succeeded, he might become a target of suspicion among the other leaders in the alliance. He certainly understood the Speaker’s intentions and would never give him such an opportunity.

So, before the other leaders even learned of this proposal, Black Hair expressed his opposition to the Speaker. At the same time, Li Feng’s massive figure rose into the outer space of Hell Star.

Unlike when he arrived, eight agilewarships warships followed closely behind him. On the hulls of these warships, a bright red paint marked the emblem of this new leader… a blood-red wolf head.