Great, I'm surrounded by villains.

But soon, Actus realized that what had just happened was not a dream.

Because on the familiar train platform of the mother planet, a man who shouldn't have appeared appeared.

His entire body has undergone mechanized transformation, and his arms have been transformed into containers for lightsabers.

The Sword Master of the Universe.

This is a title people give to men.

The Sword Master was sitting next to Actus, seemingly also waiting for the train to arrive.

The Sword Master looked very relaxed, as if he had fulfilled his long-cherished wish.

Feeling Arctus's gaze, the Sword Master took the initiative to ask, "How is it? The swordsman from Blue Star."

Arctus seemed to recall something.

Something else happened between when he launched the Sun at full power and when he appeared on this train.

In the vast expanse of white, he vaguely saw something flying past his body quickly, and then his vision shifted, and half of his body fell backwards as he lost support.

It all happened so quickly, in just a few seconds.

The sound of a train approaching the station could be heard in the distance, but Actus did not answer the Sword Master's question.

He stood up from his chair and walked towards the waiting area of ​​the platform first.

Compared to the death he had imagined, the scene before him was much calmer and more peaceful. At least, before he boarded the train, he was able to see his home planet for the last time.

……

"Seriously, who did you learn swordsmanship from?"

Coyote Twelve withdrew his gaze from that half of the body and tried to hide his embarrassment - a few minutes ago, he rushed out of the shelter without hesitation, intending to use his body to protect Duan Mingyuan.

That might also be a romantic exit in keeping with Cowboy Bebop’s style.

Unfortunately, as soon as he took a step, Arctus' body fell heavily to the ground along with his heavy armor.

It was exactly the same scene as the last time he duelled with Duan Mingyuan.

The only difference was that Duan Mingyuan did not piece together Actus's broken body like he did last time.

"I figured it out myself."

Duan Mingyuan said that just now, he personally saw off the space pirate Actus.

As the former owner of the Fortress, this was a respectable way to exit.

For a powerful warrior, there is no more dignified ending than being defeated in a duel.

I've been quite busy lately, so I'll adjust the 4k words today and adjust it back in June.

There will be another update before twelve o'clock.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 270 It’s hard to be a good person

The space pirates fully demonstrated what a textbook mob is.

When the news of Actus' death spread, the remaining crew members surrendered without any hesitation. They didn't even think about escaping, and they lined up to report to Coyote Twelve.

The control of the Fortress had been taken away, which meant that they had no chance of escaping the planet. If they ran away now, wouldn't that give the Chamber of Commerce a reason to shoot them?

They had just dropped a tactical nuclear bomb on the Gear Hotel not long ago, and the security personnel in the hotel are now eager to kill them.

But fortunately, the security personnel are good people, and the Chamber of Commerce is at least on the side of justice in the current public opinion environment.

Good people must abide by the law. Even if they want to punish evildoers, they must go through a series of trial processes. In order to ensure that they are treated correctly, they even have to send transport ships to escort them back to their respective star regions.

If this fell into the hands of other space pirates, it would be a relief to shoot them one by one. But if they met a captain like Arctus, they would probably have to go through a series of inhuman tortures before death.

There are still many good people in this universe!

The pirates secretly rejoiced.

Duan Mingyuan drove the Fortress away from the sky above the Mirage and docked it on the surface of the Mechanical Planet. The subsequent cleanup work was entirely handed over to Coyote Twelve and his security team. He has never had any interest in tedious cleanup work.

Coyote Twelve dispatched the hotel's security team to handcuff the pirates one by one.

They couldn't vent their anger directly, so they could only use some hidden strength and hit harder when handcuffing people, or "accidentally" hit the pirates' lower abdomen with their knees, causing them to grimace in pain.

But what made them unhappy was that they had to be careful when attacking so as not to leave obvious wounds.

"If nothing unexpected happens, the Chamber of Commerce will send them to a nearby planet for trial. There is a planet in this galaxy that is specifically used to detain serious criminals."

Coyote Twelve lit up another cigar.

This seemed like a happy ending, but he felt really fucking depressed inside.

After Actus was completely defeated, the envoys of the Chamber of Commerce came hypocritically to deal with the aftermath. But in fact, everyone with a discerning eye knew that the reason why Oasis dared to bomb the Gear Hotel at this time was because it was instructed by the Chamber of Commerce. Not only did these culprits not receive the punishment they deserved, but they also pretended to act as messengers of justice.

Sincerely apologize to the directors of the Sixteen Star Summit, and promise them that these space pirates will be punished most severely.

The only good news is that Actus is dead and his remnants have lost their usefulness to the Chamber of Commerce, so the trial of the space pirates should be fair.

"They will be executed on the Prison Planet, or spend the rest of their lives there. Have you heard of that planet? It's a place used to detain serious criminals."

"heard about it."

When in Siyang City, Heya also mentioned this planet, along with the name Eisenberg-Adler. Heya hoped that he could get this person out of prison.

Duan Mingyuan never expected that a "god" who turned the entire planet into a "cocoon" would be interested in a human researcher.

"By the way, there's one more thing."

After hesitating for a moment, Coyote Twelve finally made up his mind, "After the Sixteen Star Summit is over, I plan to quit my job at the Chamber of Commerce."

What happened on the Mechanical Planet made him realize that there was no difference between the Flash Clan and that damn Universal Company. He had been wandering around in this universe for a long time, but ended up repeating the same mistakes.

If it weren't for the variable Duan Mingyuan that appeared this time, he would probably have died on this planet.

"That's a good thing."

Duan Mingyuan expressed his support.

There would be no good thing about being associated with the Chamber of Commerce, and his impression of the Shan people had long since fallen to the bottom.

But as the space pirates said, he is a good man.

Good people must abide by laws and regulations, as well as various peace treaties between galaxies. These treaties made it difficult for him to turn the Chamber of Commerce's hypocritical envoys into some popular gadgets on the Mechanical Star.

This made Duan Mingyuan question the so-called interstellar peace treaty.

These treaties could not protect the summit venue from nuclear bomb attacks by space pirates, but they did protect the pirates from being shot immediately after being defeated.

"But I told you last time that I'm almost 50 years old. It's very difficult for an unemployed person of my age to find a job again."

Coyote Twelve exhaled a smoke ring.

In fact, he has already made plans for his future life. He has been wandering alone in the universe for so many years, but he didn't expect that one day he would meet a group of people on the Mechanical Planet who were willing to accompany him to blow up the space pirate ships.

He asked, "I wonder if you guys are still hiring on board right now. Do you need a Cowboy Bebop to serve as security?"

The Fortress was a large ship, but the Blue Star delegation consisted of only a few people.

Coyote Twelve thought that instead of being manipulated by those interstellar forces, it would be better to integrate into a team that he could get along with and start his retirement life.

He has fought in wars all his life, so he is more than qualified to be a ship's security officer.

"Are you sure?"

Duan Mingyuan certainly welcomes a talent like Coyote Twelve to join the ship, but from the perspective of career planning, job hopping usually means jumping to a higher position, and at the very least, you will be replaced. Coyote Twelve jumped directly back to the Novice Village. "Let me make it clear in advance that Blue Star's space travel business is still at a very early stage, and its scale cannot be compared with that of chambers of commerce and companies."

"That's not important. What's important is that you won't leave your crew on a strange planet to die when you encounter danger."

"That's natural."

Duan Mingyuan remained silent.

As a sword-wielding warrior, he would not allow any tragedy like the Queen of the Zerg to happen in reality.

"Everything about the salary can be negotiated, but since you are the deputy captain, there is one thing I must mention to you."

Coyote Twelve has already put himself in the shoes of a crew member, and is thinking about future interstellar voyages from the perspective of a crew member.

"You should know that interstellar travel is boring and wears down one's will. Your ship was very small before, but now it has been replaced with a larger one. Many supporting facilities should also be updated."

"For example?"

"For example, I think the Fortress should have a bar and some hot chicks on board so we can always have some fun."

"What do you want to get on board?"

"Girl, you have a hot body..."

Coyote Twelve raised his hands and gestured his curvy figure, but when he turned his head, he was met with September's sharp eyes.

Obviously, the question just now was also asked by September.

"I mean."

Coyote Twelve coughed lightly and said seriously, "We should build a library on the Fortress, so that when we are bored, we can go to the library to read books to cultivate our sentiments."

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 271 The Last Ranger

The Fortress had too many bad records related to space pirates, so after discussion, everyone decided to continue using the name of the Ranger. The original Ranger was parked on the flagship's helipad in case of emergency.

Duan Mingyuan's proposal for the "Hyperion" was once again rejected due to copyright and other issues.

After the defeat of Arctus and the space pirates, the summit council members on the planet Mecha could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

So many things happened in just one day that they were on the verge of death several times. Several times, they were on the verge of death, but were forcibly pulled out by the people of Blue Star.

The Blue Star people are very good at resurrection matches.

This news spread like wildfire and became a label for the people of Blue Star in just one morning.

Before this, not many people knew the specific situation of Blue Star. They only knew that the chefs there had some skills, and many large banquets in the universe were catered by the chefs of Blue Star.

The entry about the Blue Star people on the knowledge website has also changed. It mentions that most of the Blue Star people are born in difficult environments and have to learn and master the tactics of the resurrection match since childhood. Therefore, all adult Blue Star people are masters of the resurrection match.

If your next opponent in the resurrection match is a Blue Star person, then congratulations, your resurrection schedule will be greatly delayed.

"Did you see the look in their eyes? Those directors are eager to pass the proposal for Blue Star to join the summit immediately, so that you can support the summit."

Coyote Twelve said that if he remembered correctly, on the day Duan Mingyuan and his party came, the directors avoided them as much as possible, fearing that they would bring trouble to their planet. If so many things had not happened on that day, the proposal of Blue Star joining the summit might not be optimistic.

Now it is the Chamber of Commerce's turn to have a headache.

Actus and the Oasis Guild were wiped out, and their prediction about the "cocooning" of the Mechanical Planet became invalid. With the support of the Blue Star Mission, the directors of other planets dared to cast their votes against it in subsequent meetings.

He could see that the ambassador's face was livid, but he still had to put on a smile in public.

It is not common for the Semites to end up losing more than they gain.

As a newcomer on the Ranger, Coyote Twelve has been secretly observing the team atmosphere on the ship, which is different from any place he has been before.

It stands to reason that in any fleet, the captain has absolute say, but this is not the case on the Ranger.

The Third Prince discussed all matters, big or small, including his plan for a library and a bar, which was also put on the agenda. After a brief conversation, Coyote Twelve realized that he and the captain had a lot in common - first of all, they were both loyal readers of "Cosmic Beauty Appreciation Encyclopedia".

Unfortunately, the situation of the Third Prince is somewhat similar to that of Duan Mingyuan, and there is always a little tail following him.

Judging from her identity, Caidie was the steward of the Ranger, and was said to be the personal maid of the Third Prince. However, it was this maid who, when he and the Third Prince were chatting excitedly about "Appreciation of Cosmic Beauties", grabbed the Third Prince's ear from behind and carried the captain, who was grimacing in pain, away.

Although the little fox beside Duan Mingyuan would not do such blatant behavior, it would keep holding Duan Mingyuan's arm to assert its sovereignty, and use its body to block between him and Duan Mingyuan, with eyes full of vigilance, obviously thinking he was a lustful man lurking on the Ranger.

This was a trumped-up charge that severely damaged his reputation as a Cowboy Bebop.

He just likes to hang out in bars more than others, is keen on flirting with the girls he meets during his travels, and never refuses any girl who shows interest in him. He also likes to read books like "Appreciation of the Beauty of the Universe"...

Coyote Twelve just didn't understand. What made him look like a lustful man?

"Tell me, Old Duan, what's wrong with me being lustful?"

While September went back to his room to get something, Coyote Twelve asked a soul-searching question.

"The suggestion of building a library is a good one. You should really read more books to kill time."

Duan Mingyuan was not used to the carefree lifestyle of Cowboy Bebop, nor was he keen on building a bar on the Ranger.