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

"Jasmine, can I leave picking out jobs to you?"

While Avery discussed things with Grito, he tasked Jasmine with picking through the ever increasing of protection requests coming into the Mercenary Association.

All of them were urgent and most were offering high rewards, but there was no point in being hasty. Taking a few minutes to collect information and get a full read on the situation would only help in the long run.

"Okay, Grito, do you mind telling us what is going on? You want us to rescue your uncle, but clearly something more is going on. Those guys after you on the way here weren't common thugs." Avery said, his expression stern.

On the way to the hangar a few groups of clearly well-trained individuals had ambushed them.

They were lucky in that it seemed that these people were caught off guard by Grito being with them, but had they been properly prepared for this unexpected situation, things could have turned sour quickly.

Chapter 107 Hashing Things Out