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After a moment of silence, a voice asked shakily, "Is he the Koude Brad, with a bounty of up to 330 million Star Coins?"
The name Koude Brad was almost universally known throughout the Tianhe Star Domain, and Guding had certainly heard of him. This name had been well-known even before Koude Brad became an interstellar pirate. At that time, he was a superstar cultivated by the Cosmic Federation.
His life could simply be written as a legendary story.
At the age of seven, he was specially recruited into the Basic Military Academy. It took him less than a year to complete three years of studies and enter the elite class of the Federation High-level Military Academy with a graduation achievement that broke a 300-year record in the Star Domain. Two years later, he graduated from the High-level Military Academy with record-breaking achievements for a century, and he was only ten years old.
After graduation, Koude Brad was recruited into the Federation Government's Elite Army for a special training program that lasted a year. After a year of silence, he reappeared, and at the age of eleven, single-handedly killed the interstellar pirate Lu Ren, who had a bounty of 80 million Star Coins, establishing his rise and becoming unstoppable.
In the following five years, he killed three interstellar pirates, each with bounties exceeding 100 million, with the highest being 160 million Star Coins. Additionally, he personally sent over 300 interstellar pirates with bounties exceeding 10 million into the Federation Prison.
At sixteen, after multiple evaluations by the Federation Government, he was promoted to the rank of deputy captain of the Elite Army. His combat power was already comparable to that of many captain-level powerhouses.
At eighteen, he was officially promoted to captain-level, and in the following seven years, he led his team to eliminate 11 interstellar pirates with bounties over 100 million, the highest being 310 million Star Coins.
At the age of twenty-five, he was awarded the rank of Colonel, becoming the youngest Colonel in the Federation Government, with a future that seemed limitless.
However, just two weeks after being awarded the military rank, he received a secret mission and then disappeared without a trace for six months. Once he reappeared after six months, he had become an interstellar pirate. He bloodily slaughtered six Federation Colonels and one Major, officially declaring his break with the Federation Government.
No one knew what he encountered during his six-month disappearance; the Federation Government classified the mission from that time as top-secret, and even the most elite hackers could not probe any information.
Koude Brad's affairs left many questions for people and his name became thoroughly known, not as a genius but as a renegade.
After breaking with the Federation Government, Koude Brad began to form his own pirate group, naming it "The Judge," and the Federation Government immediately issued a hefty bounty of 200 million Star Coins on him.
Now, a year and a half since he founded his pirate group, his bounty had continuously risen due to the trouble he stirred up over the year and a half, climbing to 330 million. He had become the Newcomer King of the Tianhe Star Domain in one fell swoop.
The Sea Blue Star, a place incorporated into the Federation Government for less than a hundred years, had a civilization still in its early stages of development, and it wasn't easy to find it on a Star Map. Although pirates came and went on regular days, those with bounties over 100 million were practically unheard of, so the sudden appearance of such a big figure made other pirates in the tavern feel somewhat uneasy.
Before everyone had recovered from their shock, the tavern door was suddenly pushed open, and standing at the entry was the Federation Army.
The appearance of the Federation Army made many feel uneasy, as most of the people in this tavern were interstellar pirates. Pirates and the Federation Army were always at odds.
"Everyone, don't panic. Cooperate with our Federation Army's investigation, and those not involved in this theft incident will be fine," the leader glanced over the tavern crowd. He managed the Red Light District for a long time, understanding well the situation in the Rose Tavern and knowing full well that the people inside were no saints. If he acted too harshly, none of these interstellar pirates would buy it; if he wasn't harsh enough, no one would cooperate.
"Captain, why not just arrest them all? None of these people seem like good guys; many are probably interstellar pirates," a young man beside the leader suddenly interjected.
The leader felt his heart skip a beat, knowing this would mess things up.
The young man beside him wasn't under his command but was a graduate student from the Federation Basic Military Academy. His dad was a Major in the military and also his teacher. Once the theft incident happened, this kid immediately sought him out, insisting on coming along to the Red Light District. Helplessly, he had to agree and had even given orders to say nothing, yet at a crucial moment, he still spilled the beans.
Upon hearing the young man's voice, the atmosphere in the tavern instantly grew heavy, with many people's eyes beginning to flicker with a cold killing intent.
Just then, a loud slamming sound echoed from the back of the tavern, "Bang!"
After a few strikes of high heels against the ground, a large figure appeared in the tavern.
"I wasn't gone for a moment, and you bunch of little rascals are already flipping the place upside down!" "Meat Silk" Auntie finally appeared, striding in blood-red high heels, her oversized black leather miniskirt stretched taut over her rounded, shiny backside. Her thick white thighs exposed beneath showed hints of black stubble growing at a speed visible to the naked eye. Robust and burly, she wore a red fox fur over her shoulders. The five o'clock shadow on her face paired with her vibrantly red lips was downright shocking.
Her entrance drew everyone's gaze to her.
"In my tavern, stuff ain't cheap. If you want to fight, that's fine. Break a plate, it's one billion Star Coins, damage a table, it's ten billion Star Coins, ruin that vintage counter of mine, and it's a hundred billion Star Coins. Break something and can't pay? Then I'm delighted to have you as the Boss of Rose Tavern, and every night I'll be gentle..." At this point, "Meat Silk" Auntie tossed a flirtatious wink at everyone, oblivious that her dramatically poised fingers did nothing to add any femininity.
After a moment of silence, everyone in the tavern swiftly bolted out.
"Auntie, you've got a way with things!" Guding looked at "Meat Silk" Auntie with full admiration.
"Stop your flatteries; you brat, you're two minutes and three seconds late today. I'm docking half your pay!" "Meat Silk" Auntie sternly threw down this remark, wiggling her hips as she maneuvered behind the counter.
"That's not fair..." Guding began to explain, but before he could finish, he was cut short.
"Talking back? Two-thirds deduction!"
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