Su Mo concentrated on eating barbecue on the lounge chair, taking a sip of beer from time to time and letting out a refreshing breath.

At this time, a figure sat on the couch next to him.

Su Mo didn't pay attention at first, thinking he was a passerby.

Unexpectedly, the other party spoke first, and a vaguely familiar voice came: "What a coincidence, I actually met the "Death Star" here. "

Su Mo was stunned for a moment when his name was called, and turned to look.

This is a petite girl, which can even be said to be "exquisite", slightly shorter than Dongdong.

She was wearing a classical-style paper-cut flower swimsuit, with her long, straight black hair draped obediently over her shoulders, and her pink-carved face revealed a touch of coldness.

Her coldness is not a coldness of hostility, but a natural coldness that seems to be indifferent to everything.

Su Mo was a little surprised to see this girl and muttered: "Captain Shangguan?"

This girl is called "Shangguan Li" and she is a popular supporting NPC in the game "Dawn".

Despite her petite figure, she is actually about the same age as Su Mo and is a legal loli.

Shangguan Li is the leader of Crescent City's "Moxue Mercenary Group". He entered the industry a year and a half earlier than Su Mo. He started his business at the beginning of last year and spent 8 months growing the mercenary group to 500 people, becoming a supernova with the nickname " Yaoguang Star".

It is worth mentioning that the concept of "Crescent Seven Stars" only appeared in recent years. Four of the current Seven Stars' leaders started their careers last year.

Therefore, last year, the 151st year of Dawn, was also called the "heyday" of the Crescent City mercenary community.

And this Shangguanli was last year's "Rookie of the Year".

To be named the best rookie in the heyday of rookies, you can imagine how powerful and leadership this seemingly exquisite girl has.

Su Mo actually had a two-way relationship with Guan Li.

One was the hostage rescue meeting at Xinghai Cinema organized by Schenkov during the fall of Rusty Wall.

The other time was the mercenary summit held by Zhou Hannian this year, and they were all invited attendees.

But neither of them had any communication at that time.

This chance encounter on St. Rivland's beach was the first time they spoke face to face.

Su Mo looked at Shangguan Li's paper-cut flower swimsuit: "This is Captain Shangguan?"

Shangguan Li said calmly: "I'm on vacation here just like you. I came here a few days earlier than you."

Su Mo nodded and looked around the beach: "Are all Mo Xue's mercenaries also in St. Rivland?"

Shangguan Li: "No, I don't like to get too close to the people under me. We work together at work, and we usually live our own lives."

After she finished speaking, she looked at the fringe mercenaries on the beach and narrowed her eyes slightly: "You, on the other hand, like to mingle with the people under you."

Su Mo had no grudge against Guan Li and was very relaxed at this time. He leaned on the recliner and stretched: "I don't like that kind of tense team atmosphere. It's so tiring to keep a straight face all day long."

"It seems that you like an approachable image and want to be friendly." Shangguan Li looked at Su Mo's profile and said meaningfully, "I must admit, I really didn't expect that Tooth Tiger would be destroyed by someone like you. Lose."

Su Mo asked, "Oh? Who are people like me?"

Shangguanli: "Do you know how the outside world evaluates you now?"

Su Mo: "I really haven't noticed this."

Shangguan Li opened his folding fan, fanned himself slowly, and said, "Su Mo, the leader of the Fringe Group, a rapidly rising super rookie, the Rookie of the Year in Dawn 152, the nemesis of the crow's nest, and the hero of Crescent City who saved countless children."

Su Mo: "Excessive praise."

Shangguan Li suddenly changed the topic and his voice became deeper: "But some people call you - a lackey of the government, a snob who clings to the powerful, and a traitor on the border."

Su Mo smiled slightly.

This kind of evaluation from the outside world is not unexpected.

Looking at the mercenary community in Crescent City, he is one of the few group leaders who is closest to the powerful officials.

And the means by which he reached the Seven Stars were not so glamorous in a sense.

Because he is the only Seven Stars who annexed the hostile forces and came to power.

There is nothing wrong with annexation in the normal way. In the mercenary world, the weak eat the strong, and it is not uncommon for the big fish to eat the small fish.

But this time he annexed Tooth Tiger and borrowed the power of the government to a great extent.

This kind of behavior cannot be said to be a bad rule, and no one said it is not allowed.

It's your ability to make the authorities come forward.

It's just that everyone secretly can't help but feel weird about it.

It goes without saying that the title "traitor of the frontier" is needed.

Originally, the Crow's Nest kidnapped the children of the powerful people in the inner city, which made the people on the border bubbling with joy, feeling that they could finally feel proud.

As a result, the entire plan was ruined by Su Mo, and the border area fell back into the quagmire, suppressed by the huge inner city forces.

Now nine out of ten people from the border areas hate Su Mo. They hate this "traitor" who came from the border areas but worked for the inner city.

Of course, Sumer paid no attention to these comments.

Everything he did was true to his heart.

If outsiders want to scold you, then let them scold you.

No matter how much he scolds, it will not shake his progress.

"It doesn't matter what other people say about me." Su Mo said with a smile, "What matters now is, does Commander Shangguan think of me the same way?"

Shangguan Li waved his hand and said slowly: "As you said, it's not important what others think of you, so it's also not important what I think of you. I never care about what others think of me."

"I just want to advise you - don't get too close to the authorities."

Su Mo shrugged: "What's wrong with getting closer to the authorities? There are many things that are very difficult for us citizens to handle, but it's just a piece of cake for the authorities. Why not make good use of this power?"

Shangguan Li sneered: "Captain Su is so confident. Using the power of the authorities? How do you know whether you are using others or being used by others?"

"Do you think you and Schenkov are brothers? If you help me today and I'll help you tomorrow, and laugh and laugh at the wine table, he really treats you as a brother?"

"I tell you, no. Politicians like him only have prospects and interests in their eyes. He is only good to you because you are very useful to him."

"Every assistance you ask for has been secretly marked with a price by him early on. He will ask for it back ten or a hundred times in the future."

At this point, Shangguan Li looked at Wang Yang, his eyes becoming very deep: "And if something happens to you one day, and the harm of keeping you is greater than the usefulness of you, he will not hesitate to kick you." Kicking it away is like throwing away a broken pipe.”

Su Mo looked at Shangguan Li's profile and said nothing.

He knew why Shangguanli said this.

I also know what prompted her to have this idea.

After a moment of silence, Su Mo slowly spoke: "You are still brooding over the fact that the authorities killed your father, aren't you?"

Shangguan Li's pupils dilated violently, and his eyes showed some hostility.

Su Mo leaned back on the recliner and said lazily: "Don't look at me like that. Many people know about that matter, and even the fringe intelligence agencies are not vegetarians."

"Your father was originally a very famous mercenary. He was very close to Amir, the then ruling member of the city council and now the mayor of the city. It's similar to the relationship between me and Schenkov."

"When you were 10 years old, your father offended Hehe Company in a commission. He tried to erase the clues and hide the matter, so he went to seek help from Amir."

"As a result, Amir betrayed your father in order to gain the favor of the joint venture company, and he died in the liquidation of the company."

"Amir rose through the ranks thanks to this incident, and eventually became the current mayor."

A friendly smile appeared on Su Mo's face. He picked up a beer and saluted Shangguan Li: "Captain Shangguan, you are actually not as cold as you look on the surface. You are a person who is cold on the outside and hot on the inside."

"You just said those words to me because you saw my current relationship with Schenkov and thought of my father back then, and you wanted to give me some warning, right?"

There was no expression on Shangguan Li's face, and he said coldly: "You are a bit pretentious, I just expressed my feelings."

"I have put aside my father's affairs a long time ago. I also had dinner with the Speaker of Amir City several times and had a candid exchange of my father's affairs."

"We both agreed to settle old grievances. He will be his mayor and I will be my mercenary. We will not disturb each other and we can cooperate if there is a chance."

Shangguan Li said this, his expression no longer seemed to care.

But Su Mo knew that in the deepest part of those cold eyes, there was a wisp of cold flame that would never go out.

Su Mo didn't talk about these old things anymore. He picked up a bunch of grilled squid and handed it over: "Okay, let's not talk about business during the vacation. I'll treat you to some squid."

Shangguanli: "I'm allergic to seafood."

Su Mo: "Oh, then I'll eat it."

For the next period of time, the two of them talked about useless topics.

At this time, KK, who was all wet, ran over: "Brother, why are you sitting here? It's such a nice weather, come down and swim."

When he saw Shangguan Li, he was stunned.

Su Mo and Shangguan Li's lounge chairs were in sets, and the two of them were relatively close to each other. It was inevitable that KK's thinking was wrong.

KK smiled awkwardly and backed away: "Brother, continue, I won't be a light bulb."

"Come back, what are you thinking about?" Su Mo called KK back angrily and introduced, "This is Shangguan Li, the leader of the Mo Xue Mercenary Group, our senior."

KK thought to himself: Good guy, the girl shorter than Dongdong is actually the leader of the mercenary group.

His old habit relapsed, he started the performance on the spot, rubbed his nose, and said proudly: "Hey, this is the first time we meet. My name is KK. I am the master of Bian San. Everyone on the street calls me Lord K."

"Huh? The third master?" Shangguan Li was a little confused, "I only heard that there is a very capable second master on the edge. When will a third master appear?"

KK smiled coldly and said disdainfully: "I gave up the title of second boss to Dongdong. I'm just too lazy to fight. If I get serious, Bangbang can knock her down with two punches."

Su Mo praised him cooperatively: "We, the third boss, can take half of the credit for killing Ou Chenyu this time."

Shangguan Li became interested and sat up from the recliner: "So powerful? Are you going to give me a favor and have a spar with me?"

"Ah?" KK was dumbfounded and looked at Su Mo in a panic, "There's no need for a discussion, right?"

Su Mo snickered in his heart and said seriously on the surface: "Don't be a coward, Mr. K, you can beat me to the ground with two punches, don't do it, why don't you show your skills to Commander Shangguan?"

KK turned around and ran away: "I, I, I went to see the second boss to play, you guys can talk!"

Su Mo couldn't help but laugh: "This kid loves to act, don't mind."

Shangguan Li gave a short smile: "I've noticed it a long time ago. He doesn't walk like a practiced person."

Time passed slowly, and in the evening, the afterglow of the setting sun dyed the entire sky orange-red, extending from the sky to the end of the sea, and the beach was also covered with a halo.

The waves on the sea are rolling and surging in the breeze, and seagulls are flying against the waves. People are bathing in the sunset and looking at this beautiful scenery in the distance.

Su Mo walked to the beach and shouted: "Dong dong, KK, it's almost done."

Dongdong waved to Su Mo from the sea: "Boss, it's not dark yet, let's play for a while."

Su Mo smiled and said, "There's plenty of time to play later. Let's go eat first. I've reserved a seat at the seaside barbecue restaurant. There are a lot of delicious seafood."

"Okay, here we go!" Upon hearing that there was something delicious to eat, both Dongdong and KK were caught.

The three of them went back to their rooms to take a shower and put on fresh clothes.

KK wore a beach shirt and shorts, and also put a pair of sunglasses on her head like Chu Nanyi, giving her the most travel-like look.

Dongdong changed into a cool floral short skirt and wore slippers to reveal her smooth toes, full of youthful atmosphere.

The dinner venue is an open-air food stall on the beach. The price is not expensive and very friendly to the people.

Although there is a high-end restaurant inside the Black Rose Hotel, Su Mo feels that since we are going to the beach, we should enjoy it outdoors more, and the food stalls will have more fireworks.

During dinner time, the food stalls were very lively, filled with people early in the morning, and laughter from far and near was intertwined.

Su Mo and others sat down at the reserved seats. The small candles on the table emitted warm yellow light, and stars twinkled in the night sky, making people feel like they were dining in the embrace of nature.

Various cities within the World Government's territorial area have huge differences in development based on different historical conditions and geographical environments.

For example, Crescent City, although it is one of the famous "Five Great Cities", the living standard is really not very good. The rich are very rich, and the poor can't even afford a hot meal.

St. Rivland is different. It is located on the coast and is a prosperous tourist city. The living conditions are much better than those in Crescent City.

The seafood in this food stall is very cheap. The price is similar to that of artificial meat in Crescent City. The portion is large and filling, and it costs only three to five hundred yuan to order a large table.

The bright red crayfish has its claws open and is surrounded by barbecue dipping sauce. The golden-brown garlic-grilled scallops are cooked just right and exude a rich aroma. There are also crystal-like shrimps, fresh and plump crab legs, and every bite is full of meat.

Dongdong and KK have long lived a good life with Su Mo. They are no longer the poor kids who couldn't finish their meals. However, there really isn't much seafood in Crescent City.

Seeing these fresh seafood in front of them made the two of them move their index fingers, and their left and right hands started working at the same time, as if they were afraid that they would be gone if they were too late.

While the three of them were facing the sea breeze and enjoying this delicious dinner.

"Ah!" A little girl's childish scream suddenly came from not far away.

(Additional update today, and a two-in-one chapter in the evening)

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