Chapter 1308: You're also looting this?

Facing the leader's words, Ye Zhangqing directly ignored him; some things are pointless to say more.

As Viper's gang arrived, the whole city fell into chaos, everyone shrouded in fear.

After all, they are a band of Space Pirates who kill without blinking; who knows if they will go mad and slaughter the city.

Such things have happened before.

At this moment, the one most tense is naturally the City Lord.

Inside the City Lord's Mansion, the City Lord looked at the people below and said with a solemn expression.

"What should we do? They'll be coming to kill us soon."

These Space Pirates suddenly descended upon the city; the first to bear the brunt is surely their City Lord's Mansion.

After all, even a fool knows the place with the most treasures in the city is definitely the City Lord's Mansion.

If it were just treasures, the City Lord could endure the pain and grit his teeth to give them up; but if they take the treasures and still want to kill people, what then?

Facing the City Lord's question, the people below each remained silent; at this point they had no way either.

Seeing no one respond, the City Lord couldn't help but shout in anger.

"You bunch of good-for-nothings, you're usually quite talkative, but at the crucial moment you all turn mute?"

Facing the City Lord's reprimand, the people below remained silent.

What can be done? The Space Pirates that came are not weak, and their leader is even an Emperor Sovereign Realm expert.

Facing such a strength gap, any plan is just nonsense.

So they could only choose silence; just as the hall fell into dead silence, a soldier rushed in.

"City Lord, that...... that Space Pirate gang, they are...... in............"

"In what?"

"They are arresting the tavern owners and Spirit Chefs of the whole city."

"Huh???"

I originally thought this Space Pirate gang might be coming for us, but hearing this, the City Lord and everyone present were dumbfounded.

"What the hell? This Space Pirate gang didn't come for the City Lord's Mansion, but arrested the tavern owners and Spirit Chefs of the whole city?"

"What kind of operation is this?"

"You Space Pirates, not looting treasures but hitting taverns—what's the point? What good stuff could be in a tavern?"

The City Lord found himself somewhat dazed, completely unable to understand what Viper's gang meant.

Everyone fell into contemplation, feeling a bit lost for a moment.

"City Lord, I think we should hold our position for now and see what this Space Pirate gang really wants to do."

Viper's gang's actions are indeed strange; nobody can figure it out, so it might be better to play dumb and stand down.

First see what this Space Pirate gang wants to do, then make calculations.

Upon hearing that, the City Lord pondered a moment, then nodded in agreement.

The City Lord's Mansion kept its gates shut, taking no action; as for this, Viper completely didn't care.

At this moment, all tavern owners and Spirit Chefs in the city were successively brought before Viper.

These tavern owners and Spirit Chefs stood before Viper with weak legs, surrounded by fierce Space Pirates.

In their hearts they were utterly confused, full of question marks: "What the hell are you arresting us for?"

"We're just tavern owners; what's there in a tavern worth you looting?"

"Besides, I've never heard of Space Pirates looting taverns."

"If you said you wanted a free meal, I could understand, but dragging us all here—what's the meaning?"

Some tavern owners, having lived most of their lives, have never encountered such a thing.

After everyone had gathered, amidst the crowd's anxious and fearful waiting, Viper finally spoke.

"Everyone's here?"

"All brought."

"Good, please come here; it's mainly for one matter."

"Leader, please speak; we will not refuse anything we can do."

Upon hearing that, the leader—also the owner of the city's largest tavern—hurriedly said.

Do they still have the right to refuse? Obviously not; the situation is that Viper wants what, they give what.

Even if they don't have it, they must find a way to obtain it.

I thought this time we'd lose everything, but as Viper's next words came, these tavern owners and Spirit Chefs were all instantly dumbfounded.

"You run taverns; you should have your own channels. I want the ingredients you have on hand—all of them."

"Huh???"

As soon as that was said, everyone still thought their ears were malfunctioning.

They raised their heads, looking at Viper with bewildered faces, eyes full of doubt: "What does this mean?"

"Not looting treasures, not looting spirit stones, not even money—you're looting ingredients?"

"No, you Space Pirates all have cultivation; you've long since given up grains—why do you need so much food?"

Seeing everyone stunned, Viper furrowed his brows and his tone turned cold.

"What, you didn't understand what I said?"

"No, we understand, we'll go prepare right away."

Although we don't know what this Space Pirate gang is thinking, seeing Viper frown and the faint aura emanating from him, everyone still nodded repeatedly in agreement.

Fearful that a second's delay would cost them their heads.

This Space Pirate gang really dares to kill, and they do so without any scruples.

Seeing everyone agree, Viper then nodded in satisfaction.

Immediately, the restaurant managers immediately began contacting the ingredients to be delivered as quickly as possible.

At the same time, Viper's gaze also fell upon those Spirit Chefs.

Those two clumsy assistants of Ye Zhangqing should be given two more capable people.

It doesn't need many; two will suffice, mainly to help Ye Zhangqing with odd jobs.

Being stared at by Viper, the Spirit Chefs felt uneasy.

"No, what are you looking at me for? I'm just a cook."

"Why don't you go rob the City Lord instead of staring at us cooks? What money could cooks have? If it really doesn't work, you could rob the manager."

The Spirit Chefs all felt ripped off; who would have thought that one day these Space Pirates would not even spare cooks.

It's utterly insane to the extreme.

"Among you, who has the highest Spirit Chef cultivation?"

"To find them, we naturally need the best; upon hearing this, the Spirit Chefs, though still puzzled, involuntarily glanced at the two middle-aged men."

These two middle-aged men are both chubby, with big heads and large ears.

As fellow Spirit Chefs in the city, we've all interacted before, and since Spirit Chef cultivation isn't a secret, we naturally know a bit about each other.

At this moment, the two middle-aged men singled out by everyone's gazes, though already sweating profusely and feeling a jolt in their hearts, still forced themselves to step forward and speak.

"Chief, it's us two."

"Now hiding definitely won't work; better to have a good attitude, perhaps we can save our lives."

The two lowered their heads, sweat beading on their foreheads; Viper glanced at them, then turned to Ye Zhangqing and said.

"Ye Zhangqing, do you think these two are up to the task?"