The remainder of the week Avery was contracted as security for Dirluc Mining went by without incident.
There was not a single pirate that ca within the vicinity of the large cluster of mining and rcenary vessels after the first attack.
This could have been for many reasons, but the greatest was probably the impossibility of striking at the mining vessels now that they were all grouped up and surrounded by a force of over a hundred two and three star rcenaries.
After two large scale raids against them, Dirluc Mining was not taking any chances. If the space pirates in the sector wanted at their workers and ores, they would have to bring several hundreds, if not over a thousand fighters to break through the experienced rcenaries protecting the mining ships.
Of course, any such massive assault would only end up with the Alliance Police in the area intervening and assisting with taking out all the outlaws. There were simply no opportunities left for the pirates.
"Well, that's the end of my contract. I'm heading back to Yuson II to officially finish the job with the Association and sell off the loot I grabbed." Avery said over comms to so of the other rcenaries he had gotten acquainted with.
He had beco a bit friendly with the first two he had been stationed with, and they had been introducing him to so of their acquaintances that were among the security forces.
Naturally, he also crossed paths with the four veterans that had greeted him back at the association branch on Yuson II and tipped him off to this job.
It turned out they were all three star rcenaries and one of the top teams in the sector.
"We've all got another week, but once we're done, let's et up for so drinks. I want to hear more about what old Urs put you through." The leader of the four veterans said.
The other associates he had been talking with likewise asked him to et up with him later and they could all trade stories. With so of them completing their contracts today as well, it was likely that later would not be too far away.
Having finished up his assignnt, Avery set the coordinates to Yuson II into his ship's computer and let it do the rest.
Soon the lightspeed drive started to hum, and only a mont later he was zipping through space towards his ho.
"Now for my ti as a salvager to pay off." Avery said, a smile on his face as he dropped out of lightspeed a couple thousand kiloters away from Yuson II.
Normally new rcenaries lacked the necessary knowledge and connections to sell the items they procured from defeated pirates.
Avery though, had built this foundation while still hawking whatever he could find floating abandoned in space.
Certainly, the rcenary Association would buy so types of items. Mostly weapons and shield generators. However, the price was always below the market so that they could turn a profit. They were not a charity after all.
"Okay, that ought to do it."
While he was waiting for permission to dock, Avery contacted the business and people he normally sold specific goods to and struck a deal with them. It was his first ti dealing with so much at once, but the transactions had still mostly been routine.
Selling all of this loot had netted him another twenty-four thousand Krenin. That, along with the six thousand a day he was being paid for his security work, and the combined total of the pirates' bounties reaching two hundred two thousand, Avery had made himself quite a bit of cash.
Truthfully, it was such a large amount he was honestly awestruck just thinking about it.
Nevertheless, it was still far from enough.
Not only would he need over a million to pay for his father's restorative procedure, Urs had given him a list of expensive gear and augntations he should prioritize obtaining.
Then he also needed to save up so money in case his ship got damaged, and to pay for resupplying ammo and energy. The anti-force rounds his auto turret fired off were not cheap.
"Well, it's the first step towards my goals and proof that I can do it." Avery murmured; the determination that had filled his eyes still as strong as ever.
When he received permission to land, Avery entered the information and let the ship's auto docker do its thing.
Just a couple minutes later, his landing gear set down on solid ground and he had returned to Yuson II.
The first thing that Avery did was head straight to the rcenary Association. It was ti to collect all of the Krenin he had earned.
With a bit of pep in his step, he walked into the sleek Association building and found that it was bustling. A lot of other rcenaries that had only signed up for a single week with Dirluc mining had just returned.
Among them were the two that Avery had first worked with, and recognizing him, they ca over to give their greetings.
"Hey, what's up. First ti we finally get to et face to face."
"I bet you're here to collect your reward as well. Once your done, how about going out to get so celebratory drinks with us."
Avery smiled at the two of them and gave a positive response. He had been enjoying going to bars and listening to the stories of rcenaries and traveling rchants for a while now. It had been sothing to take his mind off his family's situation from ti to ti.
Now though, he would not just be a young salvager sitting off to the side and hardly being a part of the conversation, but another rcenary with his own tales to tell. Albeit only a couple considering his short career so far.
Eventually he made it to the front of the line where the sa receptionist that registered him was waiting.
"Ah, good to see you again. Looks like your first job went off without a hitch. The man said as he processed Avery's data. "Whoa! You took out nineteen pirates on your own. That's almost double what the previous best that ca through today did. Guess all that training you did with Urs wasn't for nothing."
The man was visibly impressed by Avery's feat. It was not often that a two star rcenary took down so many hostiles in one go.
With a bit of exuberance, he completed the paperwork necessary for Avery's job to be considered complete and deposited all the money he had earned into his account.
With that, Avery's stores of Krenin had ballooned hirer than it ever had before. He was sitting just a shade under three hundred thousand. A tidy sum considering he had only been working as a rcenary for a week.
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