Port North Hudson.

Where there is light, there is darkness.

If the earth is heaven, then Port Hudson is undoubtedly the dead end of this paradise.

This huge port in the Pampas grassland is a huge tower of Babel. Its base is on the ground, and at the very top is a space station in Earth's low-altitude orbit. Between the space station and the ground, there is a 500-kilometer-long space cableway. Space elevators are deployed on the ropeway, and the port is transported through space elevators.

This allows the port's transport capacity to far exceed that of low-Earth orbit spacecraft.

More than $300 billion flows into Port Hudson each year, nearly a quarter of which are smuggled goods.

A large number of space smuggling shipowners have gathered here to deliver all kinds of contraband to the dignitaries of the planet, including drugs, weapons, mines, technology, and women of all races - as a commodity that will not be obsolete, human trafficking is still prevalent to this day.

It has thus become a breeding ground for evil, a source of chaos, a breeding ground for villains, profiteers, thugs, and gangsters.

A space elevator whizzed through the air and landed in Port Hudson Ground Station 4 Plaza.

Clarice stepped out of the elevator.

Beside her is a young woman in a trench coat, with her hair coiled high and fine eyeliner painted around the corners of her eyes, which looks unique, offbeat, and with eerie colors.

The two women got into a scooter and flew towards a corner of the ground station, and after passing the rows of tall buildings, they came to a cold and dark corner.

Clarice got out of the car, came to a shadowy place, looked around, and said softly, "Hey, Jia, are you there?" ”

"Of course." A voice rang out behind Clarice's back.

Clarice was startled, and looked back to see Nora standing quietly behind her.

"Oh hell, you scared the hell out of me." Clarice patted her chest, "Please, don't be so elusive?" I said, "Are all the people coming?" What about Renault? ”

"They're still behind. In order to evade the pursuers, everyone is scattered, so it will take some time to get there. I'll take a step ahead and make sure everything goes well here, how is the ship? Nora asked.

"I've brought the captain here." Clarice pointed back.

The woman in the trench coat stepped forward and said, "Hello, my name is Cerny, Captain Thor. ”

Nora looked at the other party in some surprise: "Female smuggler captain? ”

"If there can be female traitors, then there can be female smugglers." Cerney replied.

"I did not betray the country, but was betrayed by the state." Nora replied.

"For smugglers, it doesn't matter, the only thing that matters is money." Cerney replied, gesturing for money.

"I thought Auston had already talked to you." Nora raised an eyebrow, looking at Clarisse in surprise, and then at Cerney.

The woman in the trench coat smiled: "Dear Miss Jia, these are three thousand national-level wanted criminals, do you think the rights in the hands of the third officer of a frigate are worth so much money?" You're going to have to pay more for me to take the risk of getting you out. ”

"Is that going to sit on the ground and start the price? How much do you want? Nora was a little helpless, so she couldn't do it, so she had to give them the two mechs she had stolen. Two military mechs are still worth a lot of money.

"100,000 yuan per person."

Nora was taken aback: "That's nearly 300 million federal coins, it's crazy, we don't have that much money." ”

300 million Federation Coins is not a small number, and a Hellfire mech is only 4.8 million Federation Coins.

Three hundred million is enough to buy a mecha brigade.

"It's a fair price." Cerney replied.

Yes, if you consider it from the perspective of smuggling, 100,000 people is indeed not expensive, on the contrary, it is cheaper, after all, it is a national-level criminal who is smuggling. But 2,800 is enough to turn any fair price into a sky-high price.

"We don't have that much money." Nora immediately replied, "I thought Auston should have told you that." If you don't want to, then what are you calling me for? ”

"Then it can't be helped." Cerney said, spreading her hands.

"Damn, you're wasting our time!" Nora shouted.

She was going to go.

"Hey, hey, don't do that, what's not to say?" Clarice hurriedly persuaded.

She said to the woman in the trench coat, "Don't do this, Ternie, you promised to do me a favor." ”

"But you also have to understand my struggles. Three thousand people is not a small number, and there is not enough remuneration for me to give an account to the crew below. Cerney replied.

"Then maybe we can think of a way? For example, owe it first? You can get them back later. Believe me, they are all good soldiers and will definitely make a lot of money. If you can't do it, you can still do things for you. If you let them be guards, one can top ten, right? Nora? Clarice said urgently.

She gave Nora a look, which meant yes first.

Nora was helpless, so she could only nod and sigh with grace.

Serney touched her chin, "Is that so...... It's not impossible, but in that case, I'll need to add interest. In addition, they must listen to my command until the debt is paid off. ”

Nora hesitated.

Clarice hurriedly said: "Promise her, Nora, this is the only way, only Cerney can take you away now, without her, you won't even find a spaceship!" Cerney's offer is not too high, nor is it excessive! ”

Nora looked at Clarisse and then at Selney, and finally nodded, "Okay, I agree." ”

"It's amazing." Clarice let out a long sigh of relaxation.

A satisfied smile appeared on Terné's face, and she stretched out her hand to Clariss, "Well, happy cooperation." ”

"Honestly, it's not pleasant." Nora replied, but reached out and shook her hand.

Now that the price has been negotiated, the next step is how to get the people on board.

Terney took Nora and Clarice to the other end of the ground station, saying as she went, "We're not going to take the space elevator." The Thor has a separate hangar at the ground station, which houses our low-ground transport spacecraft, which is specially designed to transport some important cargo that is not suitable for the light. Have your men go to Hangar 46 in Field Twelve, where we will wait for them until everyone is here. As soon as we get on the Thor, we are very close to freedom. ”

Nora clicked a few times on the terminal and said, "The message has been sent." ”

Claricesy said, "Isn't your terminal being monitored?" ”

Nora replied, "This terminal has been programmed and they can't track it." ”

"That's good." Clarice nodded reassuringly.

The car soon flew to Hangar 46.

Cerney got out of the car: "Let's wait for them here, I hope your people will come soon." ”

"They'll arrive." Nora replied.

She got out of the car and stood in a shadowy place, looking a little careless, fiddling with the terminal in her hand.

Cerney and Clarice stood on the other end.

Looking at Nora's casual appearance, Cerney frowned.

She said to Clarice, "I don't know why, but I always thought this woman was a little weird." ”

"What do you mean?" Clarice asked.

"Her performance ...... Not quite like a man preparing to flee. I mean, she's so calm, a little bit more relaxed. Cerney replied.

Clarice thought for a moment, shook her head, and said, "To be honest, I don't know much about her, and you know that I haven't been in contact with her for a long time. Until then, she and I had a cold, proud feeling. As for calmness...... She's a sniper, and snipers have a strong mental quality, aren't they? ”

"But it's not like that." Serney replied, "Clarisse, I have a feeling, a wonderful feeling, like ......"

She lowered her head and thought for a moment, then said with some hesitation, "There is a danger coming. ”

"Dangerous?" Clarice's eyes widened: "What danger?" ”

"I don't know." Cerney shook her head.

She stared at Nora, who was standing there, manicure with nail clippers, the terminals on her wrists still flashing.

Looking at the terminal, Selney's pupils began to dilate.

She said, "Clarice. ”

"What's the matter?"

"I think you've messed things up." She said.

Clarice was stunned.

She looked up at Nora, and saw that Nora was also smiling at her, a different smile twisting into the corners of her mouth.

Then Nora said, "Auston, there are a few questions I've been wondering about, I wonder if you can't answer me?" ”

"What?" Clarice said.

Nora put down her nail clippers and said, "If you're married, why don't you correct you when Renault calls you Miss Alston?" Why does an environmental investigator have such good hacking skills? And so bold to be with a group of wanted outlaws? If the captain and you were just new acquaintances, wouldn't you think that your current connection was too close, and that such a big deal, although it seemed like a few twists and turns, was not slow to be achieved at all. Finally, I don't think you have looked into it closely, the third officer on the Krarazev ground frigate is indeed a man, but he is actually a homosexual. ”

Clarice's face changed dramatically, and Cerney had already rushed over: "Catch her!" ”

Nora had already stepped back with a smile, her figure fading away in the shadows.

At the same time, a sharp alarm suddenly sounded outside the hangar.