Ninth class citizen

The dialogue in Chapter 307 seems to be reversed.

“I’m sure.” Vilan said with an air of righteous indignation, “If we can successfully kill Selena, we’ll have a chance to escape in the chaos. Even if we fail in the end, they’ll at most kill the two of us, and won’t hold a grudge against Arong.”

Captain Raul looked at Nan Rong with a complex and indescribable expression in his eyes, but he didn't say a word and directly carried out Vilan's order.

Nan Rong blinked, feeling she needed to say something: "Actually, Captain Selena is quite dashing, with impeccable looks and abilities. Vili, you don't need to be so resistant, do you?"

Before she could finish speaking, Vilan pressed her shoulders firmly.

He stared straight at her, his blue-gray eyes filled with heartache and disappointment: "Arong, how could you say such a thing? Don't you know that you are the only one in my eyes and heart? Or is it that after spending so many days together, you haven't developed even the slightest affection for me?"

"Let go, you're hurting me." Nan Rong looked back innocently and pointed to the reinforced gold crystal panoramic window directly in front of the bridge: "Are you sure you want to discuss this kind of issue with me at this time and place?"

Outside the panoramic window, Captain Selena, along with dozens of pirates dressed in all sorts of strange costumes, was already standing dozens of meters away from the spaceship.

They could all see the cannon muzzle slowly lighting up, facing them, but for some reason, everyone wore a dismissive smile.

Viran slowly released his grip and said to Captain Raul, "Fire!"

"Young Master!" Captain Raul instinctively sensed something was wrong and tried to persuade him again.

"I said fire! Immediately!" Vilan said coldly.

".yes."

The next second, the cannon roared, and the intense white light obscured everything outside the window.

Nan Rong's mental power clearly detected that just before the ship's cannons fired, a solid energy barrier silently rose up, enveloping the entire spaceship.

The salvo in front of us may seem fierce, but in fact, not a single bit of the source energy leaked out; instead, it backfired onto the spaceship itself.

At the same time, the bridge began to shake violently, and the ship's AI emitted a long series of sharp alarm sounds:
"Warning! The spaceship is under attack, and the shield has dropped to 80%!"

"Warning! The spaceship is under attack, and the shield has dropped to 60%!"

"Warning! 85% of the outer hull has been damaged, and there is an imminent risk of disintegration. All passengers are to evacuate immediately!"

Red alerts filled the empty screen.

Captain Raul's forehead was covered in cold sweat: "Young master, we have to abandon ship."

With a resolute expression, Vilan reached out and pulled the two of them together.

"I'll take you away!" He activated spatial teleportation and instantly appeared behind Selena and the others.

A strange light flashed in Vilan's eyes, and a spatial rift appeared out of thin air, completely swallowing up more than ten unsuspecting pirates.

Exclamations and angry curses erupted instantly.

Selena turned around in surprise: "I can't believe I misjudged you. You're a space-type superhuman?"

As she spoke, she leaped into the air, nimbly shifting her position to dodge the spatial rifts and tearing motions unleashed by Vilan. The flaming giant sword finally pressed down on Vilan's shoulder. The latter, gripping Nan Rong's hand tightly, was preparing to activate spatial teleportation again when he discovered that his extraordinary crystal core could no longer mobilize extraordinary power.

"Sizzle!" The flaming sword made an unpleasant sound as it was branded onto his shoulder.

Vilan let out a muffled groan.

Captain Raul had already drawn his source energy weapon, a pair of retractable spikes, activating its ice-based supernatural power, and tried to rescue his young master, but was easily knocked to the ground by the remaining pirates and couldn't get up for a long time.

"What's going on?" Vilan was pressed down heavily by the fire sword, kneeling on the ground, his eyes filled with pain and confusion.

“It’s an energy-blocking stone,” Nan Rong explained.

Everything here was under her surveillance, and naturally she wouldn't miss the pirate who rushed over with the energy-blocking stone.

At Selena's behest, Vili, who was unable to use his spatial abilities, was surrounded and beaten by the pirates for a long time. His bones were broken and he was spitting blood. Only his face was still recognizable for the time being, and he was gazing sadly at Nan Rong.

Nan Rong couldn't bear it and took a few steps back, turning her back to him.

“Master Nan must be feeling sorry for you, right?” Selena walked to her side. “After all, Young Master Vilan was trying to protect you just now. If you are willing to plead for him, I can let him off this time.”

"This...isn't that a bit inappropriate?" Nan Rong sighed and said frankly, "He just killed quite a few of your trusted men. If you let him go like this, Commander, I'm afraid it will be difficult to convince the others!"

These words were completely unexpected by Selena.

She couldn't help but glance at Vilan, and seeing him close his eyes in despair, a tear sliding down his cheek, she forced herself to continue:
"In the business of piracy, living on the edge is commonplace. Everyone is risking their lives, and no one complains about it. Master Nan, you don't need to worry about these things. You should know that your reputation is far more important than all of theirs combined."

"No, let's not." Nan Rong took a deep breath, her face showing resignation. "If you're going to be a guest, you should be prepared to be one. With you watching over him, Vili can at least keep his life. But if you don't let your brothers get their revenge, and they do something behind his back later, he'll lose his life."

Selena was stunned for a moment. She even felt that Nan Rong's words made a lot of sense, both calm and rational, but without any of the emotions that should exist between lovers.

She glanced again at Vilan, who was now covered in blood, and wanted to say something more, but Nan Rong pulled her aside and bombarded her with questions:
"I don't think I have a very high reputation in the Chaotic Star Domain. How did the leader know about a genetic optimization master like me with such outstanding abilities? And how did he know the route we took and intercept us there so accurately?"

"We naturally have our own channels for that," Selena said with a dry laugh, her gaze still occasionally stealing glances at Vilan on the ground.

Nan Rong pretended not to see it and continued to ask, "Then let me ask another question—if I'm willing to stay here and work for you, what are your considerations regarding the compensation? My idea is that there should at least be a base salary plus bonuses. And how to sell the synthesized potions, you haven't even thought about that, have you?"

"How could that be? I just..."

“There’s nothing more than that,” Nan Rong said seriously. “Is there anything more important in the world than money? Captain Selena can command the renowned Freedom Scythe Pirate Crew, so she must have a strict system of rewards and punishments. What I want is treatment befitting my status, and the right to sell potions at a reasonable price.”

“No problem.” Selena forced a smile. “Master Nan is a distinguished guest we invited, so we can meet this request.”

"Then let me first offer some preliminary thoughts. I need to set up my own shop, with all sorts of suitable equipment, the right to prioritize the materials you've seized, and a certain degree of freedom."

"By the way, how's the food in your pirate crew? I don't have many hobbies, but I like to eat well. Let me tell you, natural ingredients are very important. Don't try to fool me with energy bars. Or, how about you go and hire a few top chefs for me?"

Nan Rong rambled on for a long time until Wei Lan behind her was beaten until she was barely breathing. Only then did she turn around as if waking from a dream, gasp, and look at him with deep regret in her eyes:

"Captain Selena, are all your subordinates this rude? This worries me. Will some of them go back on their word regarding all the conditions you just agreed to? After all, they can be so ruthless even towards people you have your eye on."