Full-Time Public Enemy

"Trash! How can you still have the face to live!" Wei Jiangqi couldn't contain his anger. In him, tranquility and fury could switch in an instant, his moods as fickle as the ocean waves.

The remaining followers instantly dropped to their knees in unison, bowing their heads deeply, not daring to utter a word.

Wei Jiangqi stood up, pacing back and forth in the cave with his hands clasped behind his back. His eyes were filled with fear and anxiety, and he muttered to himself, unclear of his own thoughts, until he suddenly stopped and gritted his teeth. "Summon our partners."

"I want to hire them for another big job!"

At last, he couldn't help but add with hatred, "Why did it have to be 'Farser VIII'?!"

Other arrangements could have alternatives, but the raw silicate from 'Farser VIII' was of utmost importance to him. Given the massive amount needed, there were no other reliable sources besides 'Farser VIII'.

The incident with the Long-headed people was a severe blow to Wei Jiangqi, making the ambitious Prophet, who had broken out of prison, extremely anxious and angry.

The call connected quickly. Boles, shrouded in his pitch-black robe, appeared on the screen. The moment he appeared, it seemed as though an evil force capable of driving people into madness and corruption was transmitted through the screen.

"HEH HEH HEH..." His voice carried an indescribable malignancy, making every cell in one's body feel as if it were splitting apart. "My friend, what do you need my help with this time?"

The twelve followers instinctively took several steps back, retreating from the influence of Boles's voice.

But Wei Jiangqi seemed oblivious. "Do something for me, and I'll give you a place where you and your children can thrive peacefully until you have sufficient strength to contend with the Alien Insect Race."

Boles's blood-red eyes emitted a fierce glow. "Wei Jiangqi, do you realize what you're saying?"

"My children and I need to proliferate, which requires abundant food and mineral resources."

The "food" he referred to included various forms of living beings, not limited to humans.

Wei Jiangqi snorted coldly. "You know nothing of the depths of our True Knowledge Sin, an ancient and grand sect! Do as I say, and you will get what I promised you!"

Boles asked coldly, "What do you want to do?"

Wei Jiangqi sent him coordinates. "I want all the raw silicate there!"

Boles opened the coordinates. "This is one of the Confederation's military factories for producing starship mainframes. You want me to attack it?"

"They only produce starship mainframes there; the defenses won't be very strong. You have a chance, don't you? Besides, I'll find ways to coordinate with you. This deal is definitely worth it for you."

Boles suppressed the mania and insanity within him, struggled against the temptation, and said, "Let me think about it."

…

After ending the call with Boles, Wei Jiangqi's resentment over the destruction of the Holy Church lingered. He asked, "Who at the Bureau of Mystic Security is responsible for the 'Farser VIII' affair?"

A follower stepped forward. "Our insider at the Bureau of Mystic Security headquarters sent word: it's a special agent named 'Chen Gu.'"

"Chen Gu?" Boles frowned. "I have a vague recollection of him."

His spiritual power was exceptionally strong, so his memory was remarkably good. He continued, "That boy was in the same prison as me once and disrupted our operations on Empire River Star."

"That's him," the follower confirmed.

Wei Jiangqi sneered again. "He got transferred to headquarters so quickly? Such a promising new star of the Bureau of Mystic Security! Heh heh heh... Find out where he is now, and then make that person disappear from this world forever!"

"The lowly worms that impede the grand steps of the Holy Church deserve only death—and that's letting him off easy! He has no idea of the grandeur of the cause he's hindering!"

A 'worm's' fate was decided in a few words, and Wei Jiangqi expelled some of his pent-up anger. He was too busy with "great endeavors" to bother with such trivial beings.

"What about the other arrangements?"

"All is going smoothly," the followers quickly replied.

Wei Jiangqi felt somewhat satisfied. "Let's head to Tianluo Star first."

…

Tianluo Star was one of humanity's earliest colonial stars, relatively "close" to what was once the mother planet. However, because it was developed early, by this epoch, all kinds of resources on the planet had been depleted. This was much like the cities from Chen Gu's era, which had collapsed quickly after flourishing once their resources were exhausted.

Nowadays, the surface of Tianluo Star is covered with huge mining pits. Many cities had been abandoned over a millennium ago, with only a few rundown towns still housing a small number of residents.

The inhabitants here mostly live by scavenging, exploring those abandoned cities, and picking out recyclable materials to sell.

Many fugitives are hidden among them, leading to extremely poor public security.

Around the planet, orbiting in the satellite belt, floats a large amount of space debris—discarded satellites, wrecked spaceships—all of which stand as evidence of Tianluo Star's bygone prosperous times.

Among this space junk, dozens of advanced satellites were disguised as space debris. They orbited the planet, continually emitting electromagnetic waves and scanning its entire surface from all directions. These were military satellites, ensuring that no ship could land on the planet undetected.