MegaC

Avery Asteria was far from having anyone's dream job. Family circumstances had him drop out of school and flying around the expanse of space looking for treasure among the discarded trash in an old ship his father had been restoring. It was far from glamorous work, but it was all he could do to earn the money he needed. 

He was not the only one looking for fortune among the stars, though. One day a score that looked too good to be true led to a run in with a band of pirates. With some quick wits and a bit of luck, Avery managed to escape the worst, but he ended up missing out on collecting the valuable salvage he had his sights on.

Having lost a large chunk of his gear in his flight from the pirates, Avery seemed to be truly at the end of his rope. However, a twist of fate led him to discovering an experimental vessel that had been lost to the far reaches of space.

With this new ship in his possession, his prospects were looking up. It had everything and more than what any spacefarer could want. And Avery was going to use it to become the leader of the greatest band of mercenaries in the galaxy.

Path to Becoming the Greatest Space Mercenary

Avery engaged the Dauntless' tractor beam around Ezra's ship and set a course to Yuson II.

He had not been home since the award ceremony on Yuson Prime, and was ready to head back.

'As much as I've been trying not to think about it, we're going to be leaving this system soon. There's far less pirate activity after the large-scale raid, and while the energy lifeforms were unexpected, it's not like there are really any dangerous space monsters around here. A lot of the mercenary work has simply dried up.'

From the beginning, Avery had known he would need to leave his home system. Mercenaries needed to stay mobile and search out for regions that could offer high paying jobs. And that was especially true for Avery and the other members of his recently formed group.

At their ranks, there were almost no worthwhile missions left in the system. It was a bit odd to say, but things were too peaceful for them.

Chapter 86 One Last Schooling