I Just Wanted to Be a Galactic Hunter—Why Am I on the Wanted List?-Chapter 280: Despicable Price War

After silently criticizing Retab Collin with his gaze for a while, Loren finally spoke again:

"That First Secretary... she seems to know me quite well?"

Seeing that Loren was finally not staring at him with that kind of look, Retab Collin subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

Why does it feel like the oppressive pressure emanating from this bastard Loren is getting stronger and stronger, like some evil god from another dimension... He shouldn't have reached the Legendary Tier yet, right?

Damn it, is this the world of geniuses?! I worked so hard just to achieve Demigod...

"After you took out that councilor in the Jadeite Star Domain, you entered her field of vision. She wants to find a successor within the Association..."

"She wants to retire."

Retab Collin revealed a bit of information about her.

Hearing this, Loren gave a slight nod.

A successor, huh? Interesting...

Then, Loren recalled everything he had done from the time he took out that Councilor Osman up to the present.

Even someone like me was chosen as a potential successor?

In the vast Interstellar Hunter Association, couldn't they find any other promising candidates...

"Speaking of successors, I have a candidate to recommend to her," Loren said quietly.

Retab Collin's gaze sharpened, his previously joking expression vanishing as his face turned serious.

"Who?"

"Daisy Wendy Benjamin. I completed a commission with her once. Her abilities are good," Loren said, a hint of reminiscence in his eyes.

That truly was a rather... captivating ability...

Hearing Loren's words, Retab Collin's expression reverted to his usual slacker look.

"I know about that girl. Her background is unsuitable. She's the most promising heir of the Benjamin family..."

"Due to the special nature of the First Secretary position, extreme objectivity is required."

"Therefore, it's best if the person succeeding the First Secretary doesn't have a major family within the Association behind them..."

After hearing Retab Collin's explanation, Loren helplessly spread his hands, indicating there was nothing he could do then...

After all, the people he knew within the Association were just that few...

"Is the Benjamin family's influence within the Association that significant?" Loren asked offhandedly.

Retab Collin pondered for a moment, as if thinking about how to answer Loren's question.

"Not exactly huge. Apart from the Interstellar Hunter Association in the Jadeite Star Domain being under the Benjamin family's control, within the central Interstellar Hunter headquarters in the Central Star Domain, the Benjamin family can also make their voice heard to a certain extent."

Loren nodded silently. This matched his impression of the family behind Daisy Wendy. Some influence, but not overwhelming, far from reaching the level of the Ferros Family...

At that moment, Retab Collin secretly observed Loren's expression, trying to discern something from his face.

He had looked into Loren's past deeds. That was the only time Loren had carried out a commission with someone else...

"Don't overthink it. We're just friends."

Loren glanced at Retab Collin, who was secretly sizing him up, and stated flatly.

Hearing this, Retab Collin subconsciously rubbed the flesh on his face. Are my thoughts really that easy to guess??

"Once you get familiar with someone, they are indeed quite easy to guess," Loren added quietly.

Faced with Loren's perceptiveness, Retab Collin, who had always been accustomed to slacking off, completely gave up struggling.

He leaned back, completely slumping into his chair.

"That's exactly why I don't like dealing with clever people like you at all. It's so exhausting..."

To this, Loren gave a slight smile.

"Is this why you, a Demigod-level powerhouse, came to the Radiant Flow Star Domain to be a corrupt official?"

"That's part of the reason. Also because there's more funding to embezzle here. At the same time, there are quite a few Cult Organizations here. Even if I occasionally do something over the line, no one bothers me..."

Slumped in his chair, Retab Collin stated his reasons for coming to the Radiant Flow Star Domain to serve as branch chief.

Still such a slacker, still such a scumbag...

The corner of Loren's mouth twitched. I really shouldn't have held any expectations for you. My mistake, thinking there might be some hidden secret behind this...

Loren shook his head, silently discarding the filter he had for a Demigod-level powerhouse and once again lowering his judgment of this Retab Collin's bottom line.

Not all Demigod-level powerhouses are like that guy Fwens, always wanting to stir up big trouble...

There are also those who, after achieving the Demigod Tier, start idling around waiting to die, like this slacker sitting across from me...

Then, Loren intended to end this conversation.

"Slacker Chief, you still haven't answered my question. Are there any new commissions?"

At this, Retab Collin finally sat up straight in his chair.

"Yes! Absolutely yes!"

"Perfectly timed. Due to the Shadow Brotherhood being severely cracked down on by the Security Bureau, many assassination commissions of a certain difficulty level have no takers in the market."

"These difficult assassination commissions have all been sent to me by those schemers who have good relations with the Association. I was just worrying about not being able to find anyone to take them on..."

Hearing this, Loren also sat up straight, indicating he was quite interested.

"Oh, my dear Chief Retab, you can elaborate in detail..." Immediately, Loren's eyes narrowed into a smile.

"Do you have any requirements?" Retab Collin asked, looking at Loren.

"You know me. I'm not very picky about commissions. As long as the reward is generous, that's fine."

Loren smiled as he stated his requirement.

"Alright, let me look!"

After saying this, Retab Collin pulled out a small black notebook from his chest pocket and began flipping through it.

After a while.

After flipping to a certain page in the notebook, Retab Collin stopped moving his hand and asked Loren:

"Will you take a 7.5 million Spirit Stone commission? This is the highest one I have."

"The reason the commission reward is so low is that these commissions originally fell within the Shadow Brotherhood's business scope."

"Because there are many assassin organizations in the market, those guys from the Shadow Brotherhood lowered their assassination prices to a relatively low level to squeeze out their competitors and boost their own business volume..."

Hearing this, the corner of Loren's mouth twitched again.

You guys really are something, Shadow Brotherhood, resorting to such a despicable price war... No wonder your luck is so terrible...

"Are there any other commissions with higher rewards? They don't have to be assassination tasks," Loren asked.

"There's one, but the commission duration is quite long, and it's not very suitable for you either. Go to the Central Star Domain and protect a House of Representatives member for three months, until the current session's congressional election ends."

After describing this commission, Retab Collin looked at Loren with a hint of teasing in his eyes.

"Uh... let's forget about that one then," Loren refused with a look of regret.