121: A glimmer of hope appears after a long period of darkness.

Two days later.

District Seven, underground black market.

The Leader of the Revolutionary Army branch paced back and forth in the meeting room, a pipe dangling from his mouth, his face nearly as black as the bottom of a wok.

Fan Xi had been out of contact for over five hours, which likely meant she had met a bad end.

This meant that no one would be able to treat the injured members of the Revolutionary Army anymore.

They were already struggling to make ends meet, and now, it was adding frost to snow

making things even worse.

If it were just this, they could barely cope.

But this morning, as soon as he opened his eyes, he received news from an informant: the Hai Star people were about to launch an indiscriminate mass sweep operation against the Revolutionary Army.

Life truly couldn't get any harder.

Just then, a person rushed in from outside, shouting excitedly, "Boss, there are two humans outside who want to join us!"

The Leader of the Revolutionary Army branch immediately stopped pacing, raised an eyebrow, and quickly stepped forward.

"What did you say?"

"There are two humans who want to join our Revolutionary Army!"

Hearing this, the Leader of the Revolutionary Army branch was overjoyed.

If losing Fan Xi meant gaining two humans, it was definitely a profitable exchange; he was currently worried about lacking a strategist who could offer him advice.

"Quick, bring them in. And remember, be polite; don't scare them away."

"Understood!"

Before long, two people walked in: one appeared to be about thirty years old, and the other was only seventeen or eighteen.

It was precisely Blazing Phoenix and his niece, Blazing Stream.

"Please, have a seat, both of you! Sit here!"

The Leader of the Revolutionary Army branch personally led Blazing Phoenix and Blazing Stream to the reception room and offered them the best food and drink he had.

Blazing Phoenix glanced at the strange-looking food on the table and immediately frowned.

Blazing Stream, however, accepted everything, casually picked up a piece of fruit, took two bites, and her eyes immediately lit up.

"Second Uncle, this fruit is delicious."

Blazing Stream's words were automatically translated into the common language of the Beastman Star through a device worn around her neck

a translator created by jarvis.

The built-in headphones could automatically translate the language of the Beastman Star into Mandarin.

Blazing Phoenix looked at the Leader of the Revolutionary Army branch and spoke calmly, "Arrange two rooms for us."

The Leader of the Revolutionary Army branch frowned slightly, unsure how to respond immediately.

He had already ordered his subordinates to pack up all valuable belongings and prepare to move their base, intending to hide deeper underground to escape the Hai Star people's sweep operation.

It was rare to have two humans willing to join the Revolutionary Army, but if they found out about this news, they would likely leave immediately.

"Gentlemen, there is something... I must make clear to you first."

Blazing Phoenix said expressionlessly, "Speak."

The Leader of the Revolutionary Army branch carefully chose his words, his face so conflicted it looked like orange peel.

"Well, this is the thing: I just received news this morning that those scumbags from Hai Star are going to launch another sweep operation against our Revolutionary Army..."

After saying this, the Leader of the Revolutionary Army branch looked toward Blazing Phoenix, feeling extremely nervous; any normal person hearing this would immediately turn around and leave.

Blazing Phoenix: "And then what?"

The Leader of the Revolutionary Army branch was confused. Logically, he had made himself very clear: the Hai Star people were coming to attack, and they were about to pack up and flee.

What "then what" could there possibly be?

The Leader of the Revolutionary Army branch: "This... I..."

The corner of Blazing Phoenix's mouth curled up slightly, and he spoke calmly, "I understand. Leave this matter to me. Consider it our initiation offering for joining the Revolutionary Army."

Huh?

The Leader of the Revolutionary Army branch leaned forward slightly, thinking he had misheard.

"What did you say?"

Blazing Phoenix's expression immediately turned cold.

"I don't like repeating myself."

At this moment, Blazing Stream finished an entire pink, unidentified fruit and wiped her mouth with a piece of paper.

"My Second Uncle said to leave this matter to us. You're the leader here, right? Go get two clean Revolutionary Army uniforms."

When the Leader of the Revolutionary Army branch heard this, his twelve toes involuntarily curled up, and his eyebrows nearly merged into a single line.

He seriously suspected that these two humans were some other creatures wearing human skin. Did they speak without using their brains?

"I'm telling you, are you unable to understand what we're saying?"

Blazing Stream slapped the coffee table, which was made of specialized steel, with such force that the entire table instantly dented into a large pit, scattering the fruit onto the floor.

The sickening sound of twisting steel reached everyone's ears... Hiss... The Leader of the Revolutionary Army branch and his confidants, seeing this scene, simultaneously clenched their teeth and gasped sharply, their faces crumpling up in shock.

That was specialized steel!

Could it really be dented into this shape with just one slap?

The Leader of the Revolutionary Army branch had a ghost-seeing expression, his eyes wide. Looking at Blazing Stream's calm demeanor, it was clear she hadn't even used her full strength!

Even the Minotaur and Lionhead races, known for their strength, probably couldn't achieve this level of destruction, right?

"Gentlemen..."

The Leader of the Revolutionary Army branch stammered, unable to complete his sentence.

In his understanding, humans were a race known for their calculating minds and wisdom.

These two in front of him... could they be Titans wearing human skin?

"Prepare two sets of Revolutionary Army clothes for us, and bring the intelligence on the Hai Star people. It's just the Hai Star people; do you really need to be so scared that you hide underground?"

"This base is stifling for me. Since you are the Revolutionary Army, you should openly establish your base above ground."

The Leader of the Revolutionary Army branch wiped the cold sweat from his brow, his right hand trembling as he reached into his pocket, pulled out a terminal, and carefully handed it to Blazing Stream.

"This, this is the route map for the Hai Star people in District Seven."

Blazing Stream took the terminal, glanced at it, and handed it back. It was just for show; they had already obtained much more detailed intelligence before coming here.

Blazing Stream took off her backpack, pulled out a cloth bag, and tossed it to the Leader of the Revolutionary Army branch.

"Consider this money our food allowance. Make sure to arrange for the highest quality ingredients."

The Leader of the Revolutionary Army branch took the cloth bag, his hands sinking slightly from the weight. He untied the opening and looked inside: it was a dazzling expanse of silver, entirely rectangular silver bars!

Just by weighing it, there had to be at least a hundred pounds.

Food allowance?

What kind of interstellar joke was this!

The Leader of the Revolutionary Army branch's eyes were glazed over. In his entire life, this was the first time he had seen so much silver!

With this money, he felt he could raise an army of no less than a thousand people, and a fully armed one at that!

Blazing Phoenix stood up and walked toward the door.

Blazing Stream quickly followed him, turning her head to look at the Leader of the Revolutionary Army branch.

"Remember what I said. Hurry up and move the base above ground. If you don't have enough money, I have more."

Watching the two figures walk away, the Leader of the Revolutionary Army branch was covered in a cold sweat.

"Boss, are these two humans here to help us with poverty relief?"

The Leader of the Revolutionary Army branch opened his mouth dryly, his Adam's apple bobbing once. His palms were completely soaked with sweat.

"The Revolutionary Army might be about to rise!"

"Boss, should we send a team to follow them and see what happens."

The Leader of the Revolutionary Army branch snapped back to reality and quickly considered countermeasures in his mind.

He absolutely couldn't let these two benefactors run into trouble. Whether the Revolutionary Army could turn the tide depended entirely on whether they could survive this major sweep by the Hai Star people!

"Notify everyone! Grab your weapons and come out with me! Prepare to fight those Hai Star mongrels properly!"