Full-Time Public Enemy-Chapter 578 - 468: The Heroic Overlord_4

Deng Puer nodded. "Them. Darkmang isn't a single individual. When she arrived, a mysterious person was by her side—I suspect a high-Energy-Level Psychological Spy. I saw that person from the very beginning, yet I consistently failed to register their existence."

Chen Gu felt a chill in his heart. It must be at least the Eighth Energy Level! Their ability had even been mildly influencing me through Deng Puer.

"Later, when I refused to cooperate with Darkmang and they finally decided to act against me, I was at the Fifth Energy Level, and Darkmang was at the Sixth. It wasn't easy for her to subdue me. However, once that other person intervened, I obediently put on the safety collar."

Chen Gu nodded slowly. "What else can you remember about them?"

Deng Puer gave a bitter smile. "That person is a high-Energy-Level Psychological Spy. Do you think I could remember anything?"

Chen Gu let out a quiet sigh.

「...」

The subsequent operations went very smoothly. Darkmang was killed, Deng Puer was captured, and without unified command, the rebels on the planet became a scattered force.

Following the students, the Confederation army surged in like a tide, attacking the underground bases. Internal strife erupted within several underground bases due to conflicting opinions, leading to their 'smooth' collapse.

Large numbers of slaves were rescued. All the Insect Race bred within the underground bases were killed by the enraged soldiers, and all breeding facilities were utterly destroyed.

After the military operation concluded, Chen Gu met the headmaster on the transport ship during their return journey.

"I'm somewhat envious of Zhong Yuanbei," the headmaster said, his lips twisting. "Back when we were in school, that fellow was never as good as Shentu Lu or me. But that damn lucky dog—it's infuriating! Despite his rotten habit of constantly putting students in the hospital, he somehow still managed to recruit a good student like you."

Chen Gu was at a loss for words. You're such a great master, an otherworldly expert; shouldn't you be a bit more refined? And you're calling my teacher a 'damn lucky dog'... It's fine if you two are close, but how am I supposed to respond to that?

He cautiously offered some flattery, "I believe my teacher's greatest fortune in life was making such loyal friends as you and Director Shentu, friends who would go through thick and thin together."

"Heh heh!" The headmaster chuckled, stroking his chin. "That's true enough."

Chen Gu truly didn't know what to say next.

Finally, the headmaster got down to business. "Do you know what Deng Puer's biggest bargaining chip is for negotiating with us?"

Chen Gu had actually guessed it long ago. "The secrets of the George Warriors."

The headmaster nodded, then asked, "If it were up to you, what would you do with Deng Puer?"

Chen Gu had considered this too. "I would let him go back."

The headmaster nodded in satisfaction. "No wonder Bai Yunpeng values you so highly. Correct, I'll let him go. In four days, a transport ship will take him away. Then, due to 'lax supervision,' he'll seize an opportunity to escape while refueling at some port. As a Fifth-Energy-Level professional, he'll rescue a group of his diehard warriors, hijack the ship, and flee back."

"Once he returns, we'll choose an opportune moment to eliminate the original commander and some high-ranking members of the George Warriors. With Deng Puer's abilities, he'll eventually gain control over the entire rebel force."

The headmaster then paused, looking at Chen Gu with a gaze that seemed to be testing him.

Chen Gu thought for a moment. "The Ekmalon Star Nation is very close to the Star State. It would be quite reasonable for them to slip into Star State territory and stir up some trouble, wouldn't it?"

"Hahaha!" The headmaster roared with laughter, pointing at Chen Gu. "You kid, you really suit my tastes!" Then he added, "Anything else?"

Chen Gu opened the star map. This was an impromptu test, and he hadn't prepared at all; he could only make a desperate, last-minute attempt to prepare.

Soon, he said in astonishment, "The Ekmalon Star Nation once had a very peculiar national policy: to take in indigenous populations from various planets and offer them political asylum!"

During humanity's conquest of the Star Sea, friction with indigenous populations was inevitable. However, humans, priding themselves on their civilization, would often seize territories and then allocate a 'reservation' for the natives, leaving them to fend for themselves.

Until now, this situation has remained a 'secret.' Consequently, this policy of the Ekmalon Star Nation was also kept confidential.

However, Chen Gu knew very well that this secret couldn't be kept for much longer. Indigenous rebellions were becoming increasingly frequent, such as the recent uprising by the Subterraneans.

With so many soldiers involved in suppressing these rebellions, the truth couldn't be hidden forever.

In fact, many civilians were already aware of this secret. Once it's officially revealed, these indigenous people who were granted 'political asylum' would become very useful.

When the Ekmalon Star Nation initially introduced this policy, it was actually the major Star Nations pulling the strings behind the scenes. If the indigenous resistance on certain planets was too strong, they would arrange for the leaders to be 'sent' to the Ekmalon Star Nation for 'political asylum'—which, in reality, meant placing them under house arrest.

The day the secret about the indigenous populations is revealed, having the Ekmalon Star Nation under Confederation control will be highly significant. If any power has a conflict with another, they could release the indigenous leaders from that power's territory, sending them back to incite planetary independence movements—guaranteed to cause immense trouble for their adversaries.