Star Odyssey

Lu Yin informally propped both of his feet up on the table. With a black cloth covering one eye and a hand holding onto a dagger, he casually ate some fruit with his other hand that was covered with golden rings. Behind him stood the oddly disguised Peach, and next to her was Aden. Little Eight was standing directly behind Lu Yin, and he was massaging Lu Yin’s shoulders. Finally, the Hunter from Neo-Vestige Sect, who was called Gong Ke, rounded out their group, though he remained completely focused and had the most normal appearance of their entire group. 

Aside from Lu Yin, there were already a few other pirate leaders waiting at the table, and each one of them looked extremely fierce. They all seemed wary of one another, though they were also clearly acquaintances as they greeted one another. 

“What are you looking at? Haven’t you ever seen such a dashing pirate before? Beware, lest our One-Eyed Pirates vanquish you!” Peach stood behind Lu Yin, but she was staring at another group of pirates in a very intimidating manner.

Lu Yin was sitting across from a muscular man, and although the man only had one leg, his expression quickly changed when he heard Peach’s threats, and he glared fiercely at Lu Yin. 

“Still dare to look? Beware of being poisoned!” Peach threatened the man once again.

The people opposite them were furious, but Peach’s appearance was rather disturbing. Just one glance at her was enough to tell that she was no pushover, and it seemed rather likely that she had some skills related to poison. 

But Lu Yin felt depressed. “One-Eyed Pirates?” He had simply covered one of his eyes, and because of that, they had ended up being called the One-Eyed Pirates? This name was too embarrassing—actually, hadn’t they agreed upon a name earlier? They were supposed to be the Seventh Bro Pirates.

…Forget it. Since Peach had already announced their name, they couldn’t change it anymore.

The one-legged, muscular man across from Lu Yin put on an obviously fake smile. “The One-Eyed Pirates? I wonder where this brother made his fortune? Why haven’t I heard of your name before?” 

“That’s because your information is all blocked off and your eardrums are nothing but muscles,” Peach taunted. 

The one-legged muscular man frowned as he stared at Lu Yin. “Bro, you weren’t fooling around in the west, right?” 

Lu Yin looked up at the man, though he felt a little uncomfortable looking around with his one eye. “We’ve been muddling along in Mordo Weave for a while, and we only recently reconnected. Sorry to make a scene.” 

The surrounding pirate crews fell silent at Lu Yin’s words, and they looked at him in astonishment.

“Mordo Weave? Bro dares to run loose in the Neo-Vestige Sect’s territory?” The muscular man couldn’t believe what he was hearing.

Behind them, Peach dragged Gong Ke forward. “Show them something to prove that we robbed Neo-Vestige Sect.” 

Gong Ke was stumped, and he was very unwilling, but under Peach’s fierce gaze, the Hunter pulled out a bow from his cosmic ring that had Neo-Vestige Sect’s emblem visibly engraved on it.

Suddenly, all the surrounding pirates sucked in a deep breath, and their look towards Lu Yin’s group changed to respect, as if they were looking at a group of monsters. Lu Yin’s group was obviously reckless beyond belief, since they even dared to steal from Neo-Vestige Sect. 

“Bro, respect!” the one-legged muscular man hurriedly said.

Peach was delighted.

Lu Yin waved a hand dismissively. “It’s nothing much. We plan to raid Zenyu Star next.”

The surrounding people all fell speechless, and they looked at Lu Yin as if he were a fool. Clearly, nobody believed him. Raid Zenyu Star? What a joke! Even Aegis was terrified of that place, and that band of assassins was even more cutthroat than them pirates.

The muscular man felt that these One-Eyed Pirates were not reliable. They might have a bit of strength, but they were clearly stupid. He did not want to get caught up in their business. 

The other pirate captains felt the same. 

Lu Yin had successfully scared this bunch, but he was worried that they might end up exposing themselves if they overdid it. 

Little Eight started to knead Lu Yin’s shoulders even harder, as his boss was The Boss, and this scene was awesome. Little Eight had never been in a position of such awe before. 

More and more pirate crews arrived, and the occasional pirate crew discussed Lu Yin’s group while sneaking glances at them, but nobody spoke to them. 

Pirates were rather adept at staying alive, and nobody was willing to get involved with a reckless fool who wanted to raid both Neo-Vestige Sect and Zenyu Star.

Not long after, Little Eight softly commented, “Boss, Thousand Eyes is here.”

Lu Yin turned towards the door, and the others also looked over at the same time.

An unrestrained-looking middle-aged man appeared before them. He was wearing a black felt hat, and his eyes were lined with thick, dark circles that seemed to be some sort of smoky makeup. He revealed a mouthful of gold teeth, and his hand was a mess of numerous rings. He wore slippers on his feet, but what left everyone speechless was that he was wearing a cosmic ring on his toe, which tapped against the floor with every step he took. 

His gait was also weird and slightly effeminate. When he walked through the entrance of the meeting room, his eyes ran across everyone present, and they all felt as though his eyes had stopped on them even though they never seemed to really pause. 

This person was Thousand Eyes, one of the most powerful pirates of the Outerverse. He was someone who followed the Pirate King, and he could be either upright or demonic when he took action. He was principled in that he did not willfully kill the innocent, but he was also unprincipled in that he would even steal from kids. In brief, he was a very contradictory person. 

According to Little Eight’s explanation, this person was called Thousand Eyes because he had multiple scouts spread throughout the various weaves of the Outerverse, and even Amethyst Exchange would occasionally contact him to verify pieces of intelligence. Thus, he actually played a very influential role in the Outerverse. 

Thousand Eyes smiled brightly, his mouthful of golden teeth dazzling under the illumination of the room’s singular light, and his eyes darted about. “Beloved brothers and sisters, we meet again! I’m glad that we were all able to live till now and see everyone again.” 

The gathered pirates watched him somberly. Even if this person did not have the support of the Pirate King, just his abilities could make them all wary.

Thousand Eyes walked to the seat of honor at the tattered table, step by step, and smiled at the crowd again as he sat down. Following his arrival was a half hour of nonsense as they discussed the current situation of different pirates in various weaves. There were also pirates who were looking for information, though those questions were always avoided by Thousand Eyes’s jesting. 

Lu Yin carefully observed Thousand Eyes from start to end, as he was one of the few Hunters in Sheepshead Port, and he was one of the more powerful ones at that. Thousand Eyes’ rune lines could not compare to Aden’s, but they actually surpassed Huo Qingshan and the blind monk’s. If this were the Great Yu Empire, he would rank within the top five experts. 

And this was just what Lu Yin could see on the surface. He believed that the fact that this man had survived for so long meant that he had a powerful survival ability. Thousand Eyes’ sense of self preservation was probably not any less that those top ranked assassins’.

“Boss Thousand Eyes, you should already know why we’ve asked you to call this assembly. The western pirates have been wantonly invading our eastern weaves, and many of our brothers have been forced to the end of their ropes. We ask Boss Thousand Eyes to please make a decision,” a pirate leader spoke loudly with an impatient tone. 

The various standing pirate captains murmured in agreement.

Thousand Eyes gave a slight smile. “Have any pirate crews from the west come here?” 

The people around the table exchanged glances. “No, those people are truly too brazen! They dared to not come even after Boss Thousand Eyes called for an assembly. They wouldn’t have had such balls in years past.” 

Thousand Eyes felt a headache coming, and he rubbed his head. “Have the various captains here thought about why these people would not dare to do so in the past, but are so brazen now? Or why they dare to kill pirates in the eastern weaves without fear? Has anyone considered that? More importantly, has anyone thought of where their power is from?”

The crowd exchanged glances, feeling lost. 

Lu Yin’s lips curled upwards, as some crimes were best kept hidden under the table.

Thousand Eyes said, “This involves a wide range of things, and it’s not an arena that we can participate in. In this place, I Thousand Eyes, would like to offer some advice: avoid this problem if possible, and at the very least, do not go against it. Even I’m unable to help in this situation.” 

“Can Boss Thousand Eyes also not be able to stop those scoundrels from the west?” The one-legged muscular man was frustrated by his answer.

Thousand Eyes spread his hands apart helplessly and blew his hair off his face. “Congratulations! You’ve hit the nail on the head! I can’t stop them.” 

The crowd broke out into various discussions and became rather noisy.

“Boss Thousand Eyes, could you elaborate on your guesses? If you want us brothers to back away without saying anything, that’s very difficult. You can’t be hoping to watch us throw our lives away, right?” Lu Yin said as he looked at Thousand Eyes with one eye.

Thousand Eyes appeared to be at a loss.

The other captains on the table also spoke up, wanting Thousand Eyes to say something more.

Thousand Eyes felt helpless. “I don’t dare.” 

The crowd became even more confused.

“Since he doesn’t dare, then allow me to speak,” a voice rang out from outside the room, and a group of people pushed aside the pirates in front of the door as they stepped in. Their leader was an old person with a pockmarked face, and about a dozen men and women followed him to the table, all looking like pirates.

There was a thump, and the one-legged muscular man shouted, “Pockmarks, you dare to come here? You massacred my Bard Weave’s pirates! How do you intend to compensate us?” 

“Chou Laotai, you dared to massacre my Woori Weave’s pirates and broke the rules! You should pay up!” 

…

Quite a few pirates instantly leaped to their feet and started shouting, and the pirates who had previously been standing around and observing quickly moved to surround the newcomers. Everyone’s eyes were radiating bloodlust as they glared at this new group. 

The pockmarked elder sneered. “Anyone that dares to take another step will be killed.”

“How confident! A pirate captain stepped forward to grab Pockmarks, but before he could do so, a black shadow suddenly flashed by. Then, the pirate captain clutched at his throat in agony as fresh blood flowed down from his neck and slowly dripped onto the floor. As this happened, everyone became horrified. 

That dying pirate captain had been a Cruiser, but he had still been instantly killed by someone, which meant that the attacker had to be a Hunter.

There were extremely few Hunters among these pirates.

Lu Yin’s eyes could tell that it was someone from the Shadowsword Sect once again. Was this sword faction somehow connected to Wei Rong and being directed by him, or was this sword sect interfering with the pirate world of its own accord? The possibility of the former seemed to be the highest. The various great powers of the Outerverse looked down heavily upon pirates, so only someone who was adept at using various powers, like Wei Rong, would see the value in using pirates.

Pockmarks stepped upon the dead pirate leader’s body and stared down at everyone else in the room. “Does anybody else still want to take revenge?’ 

The pirates standing around the room fell silent, as this mysterious Hunter was like a silent demon. They could not afford to offend such a person. Even the Hunter realm pirates present in the room were extremely apprehensive towards the powerhouse from the Shadowsword Sect.

“Pockmarks, this is Sheepshead Port. It’s not a place for you to show off your power,” Thousand Eyes said as he spun an unadorned pistol around his fingertips.

Pockmarks smiled. “Boss Thousand Eyes, your information network is vast, and you have numerous connections. Everyone has always respected you, and so, my boss told me to give you a message. Let’s cooperate, and there will be many future prospects for you.”

Thousand Eyes laughed. “Forget it. I’m just some tiny pirate, and I don’t have any ambitions. I’ve already mentioned that since you want to play like this, we can only withdraw. Regardless, I plan to back out.” 

Pockmarks sneered, “Fine, but first, hand over the intelligence network that you’ve built up.”

A coldness emerged from deep within the eyes of Thousand Eyes, and the thick, dark circles around his eyes shrank slightly. “Pockmarks, I, Thousand Eyes, have been able to survive all the way until now, and I will not be affected by the various great weaves’ extermination efforts. Do you really think that the people supporting you are able to actually force me?” 

“Boss Thousand Eyes, just tell us who’s behind Pockmarks. Us old people have all lived life on the edge, and our lives have been long enough. There isn’t much that we’re afraid of, and we can just risk it all. That’s at least better than being driven out like a bunch of dogs,” the one-legged muscular man said. 

The surrounding pirates shouted their approval, and one of the Hunter pirates in the room even reached out for Pockmarks. 

Pockmarks was terrified, and he hurriedly backed away.

Space suddenly seemed to tear open as a black knife sliced out at the Hunter realm pirate, and at the same time, a petite figure flashed out from behind Pockmarks. This second figure’s hands waved as strange looking flowers formed from star energy manifested out of thin air. The flowers blossomed on the pirate Hunter’s body, and he was forced to endure two simultaneous attacks.

His figure flashed as he tried to dodge away, but the star energy flowers all exploded at once, and although they did not cause any external damage, the Hunter spat out a mouthful of blood, clearly injured. At that moment, the black knife was already falling down towards the Hunter. 

This was a pincer killing tactic, and even the Hunter powerhouse was powerless to resist.