749 Human Efficiency

Since they were already on standby, the Fire Warriors Company opened a portal and moved to the home system of the Mimics ten minutes after the deal was signed and the first year's payment was made. 

To say that the man across from Max was shocked when he got the news was an understatement. He had heard that the Reavers had a company available and ready to go, but he hadn't realized that the humans had the technology to put Portal Devices on Colony Ships of all sorts and that it wasn't a level of spending reserved for their elite flagships. 

  "That was quick. How much fallout do you think there will be for hiring human mercenaries among the Human Empire?" The arms dealer asked Max, realizing a bit late that the problems might come from a direction other than the Alliance.