Chapter 639

On Laika Star, key members of the Immigration Party quickly received word, and that very night they all gathered in the Latoken Family's conference room.

Unease showed on every face; the situation was that their defeat was already certain. The good news was that President Barn did not intend to pursue their reselling of supplies.

As long as they kept silent and selectively forgot about proactively proposing the third wave of interstellar immigration, they would simply return to the past — to how things were before the Boman had been immigrated to this planet.

But compared to the petty profits of before, giving up the gray business of reselling Galactic Federation subsidy supplies was truly unwilling.

Everyone who came here harbored a final hope, hoping that the Immigration Party's leader, Senator Latoken, could change their situation of being about to lose their business.

"Before, we could only earn Laika Currency; now, we can earn large sums of Galactic Federation Coin. In the future, as long as His Excellency the President agreed to continue accepting interstellar immigrants, our business would never disappear — but he refused on the grounds of people's livelihood.

He, for the sake of the Boman, refused us noble Laika, causing the trading posts we poured years of heart and blood into to fall into decline.

Gentlemen, are you willing to accept this?"

This was Senator Latoken's opening statement; he was stirring the emotions of those present, and he succeeded.

"Unwilling, but what can we do? Besides us, everyone else is rejecting the third wave of interstellar immigration."

This was fact. Lower- and middle-class Laika and Boman competed for jobs in society, but upon hearing that a third wave of interstellar immigrants might come to this planet and snatch their living space, Laika and Boman reconciled, jointly rejecting the possibility of a third wave arriving.

"Unless, Your Excellency Latoken, you can have the Immigration Party provide more jobs for the lower class; otherwise, no one will be willing to support our Immigration Party's third interstellar immigration plan."

The Immigration Party had previously planned to take the high-level vote route, directly passing the third interstellar immigration proposal to create a fait accompli.

But President Barn's proposal to grant the Boman civic voting rights and candidacy rights caused that contingency to die in the womb.

"Your Excellency Latoken, if you have a good idea, just say it directly; we all support you."

Someone spoke.

"I cannot provide more jobs for the lower class, but I have a way to reduce the number of lower-class people who need jobs."

Senator Latoken snapped his fingers, and a group of fierce soldiers holding energy guns rushed in.

"Your Excellency Latoken, y-you... what do you mean by this?"

This sudden turn of events panicked everyone else in the conference room.

"Don't worry, this is just a demonstration and introduction. You think: a gang of ferocious interstellar pirates sets its sights on the Galactic Federation's immigration subsidy supplies.

After the supplies are delivered to Laika Star by transport ship, they brazenly attack Laika Star.

They kill our beloved Great President and his Tourism Star Party followers, and even use starship beam cannons to bombard urban areas, causing massive lower-class casualties — how about this plan?"

"Your Excellency Latoken, are you crazy? Pirates seizing immigration subsidy supplies would draw a Galactic Patrol investigation; once discovered, we're finished.

And you still want to use starship beam cannons to bombard Laika Star's major cities, causing massive lower-class casualties?

Please spare us; we're just merchants with the guts to resell Galactic Federation immigration subsidy supplies, not interstellar butchers like the Saiyans who would slaughter all intelligent life on an entire living planet just to conquer it!"

The plan was too crazy and inhumane; one of the trading post managers stood up and said with some panic.

"Gentlemen, no need to worry. Since I proposed this plan, I have full confidence.

As for the first problem: what we attack is not the Galactic Federation's transport fleet, but Laika Star after the transport fleet completes the handover of subsidy supplies — and there is a huge difference between that and directly attacking a Galactic Federation transport fleet.

The former would be regarded as a provocation against the Galactic Federation; the latter is merely Laika Star's own interstellar security issue.

And using starship beam cannons to slaughter lower-class people — who are Laika Star's lower class? Naturally, the Boman.

Vile interstellar pirates cruelly bombard Boman gathering areas with starship beam cannons; the Boman will suffer heavy casualties.

But what does that have to do with us Laika? The deaths of large numbers of Boman just happen to free up enough living space for the third wave of interstellar immigrants."

Senator Latoken's words plunged the conference room into silence, but soon someone asked another question.

"What, some Laika might die because of this? Heh, Laika who mingle with Boman are all traitors to the Laika.

Of course, I don't deny that some innocent people might die in the pirates' planned attack, but these are unavoidable yet entirely necessary sacrifices."

"But doing it this way, aren't you leaving too many traces? Everything points in our favor; anyone with eyes would see the fishiness at a glance?"

"Don't worry, I've already prepared evidence proving our innocence. Right now, those not present — they're fence-sitters. President Barn holds some advantages, so those people are preparing to make a clean break with us, planning to defect to the Tourism Star Party. They will become sacrificial lambs for the arrival of the new immigration era; I'll use their corpses to prove the Immigration Party's innocence."

"This..."

"Of course, those able to come here, I believe you are all staunch members of the Immigration Party, and likewise racial supremacists with a high degree of identification with our Laika race."

Surrounded by fully armed private soldiers, energy gun muzzles pointed at them, not a single person present dared deny this.

"Besides that, I've prepared another scapegoat: a gang of interstellar pirates who secretly infiltrated Laika Star and secretly built an energy gun and protective suit weapons factory on our planet, who clearly premeditated the attack. Everyone, look at the holographic projection..."

Manager Zoke widened his eyes; he never expected his own trading post's Big Boss would actually prepare to frame the big client who had recently conducted large private deals through the trading post as a scapegoat. The holographic image revealed none other than Broly and the Nappa Star Labor Group's people.

"When the time comes, we eliminate these scapegoats, present their corpses to the public, and our Immigration Party will gain the immense prestige of having saved the planet!"

Ruthless, utterly ruthless — not only making those Nappa Star people take the fall, but also planning to double-cross them, reclaim the precious supplies sold these past days, and perhaps Senator Latoken even has his eyes on the planetary terraforming technology in those Nappa Star people's hands.

"Senator Latoken."

Manager Zoke raised his hand.

"Speak."

Receiving Senator Latoken's assent, Zoke then voiced his objection.

"Isn't doing this a bit too risky? Those people from the Nappa Star Labor Group don't look easy to deal with."

"Nappa Star — oh, does anyone here happen to have heard of this planet?"

Seeing everyone shake their heads, Senator Latoken continued.

"Obviously, this is a backwater planet with zero reputation in the galaxy. And what kind of formidable people could come from a planet with zero reputation?"

"But the technology they produced..."

Manager Zoke still had doubts, but was cut off by Latoken.

"I know what you want to say. Those people produced technology far surpassing Laika Star's, but the energy guns and protective suits they sell are all products of an obsolete era.

From this I infer that those Nappa Star people merely obtained some high-level civilization's technological legacy or gift, which is why some tech is advanced while other tech is backward.

And mere physical prowess — what use is it? Can they withstand an attack from over a thousand energy guns?"

Senator Latoken's words were full of contempt for the group from an unknown planet.

"Additionally, for this pirate attack plan, I have also invited Captain Karell to participate."

As the words fell, a hubbub rose in the conference room; "Captain Karell" was merely a polite form of address — in reality, the other party was an infamous interstellar pirate who roamed the surrounding star systems.

Subordinates had heard they possessed four interstellar battleships, over ten thousand followers, and were wanted by the Galactic Federation, yet to this day that bunch had still not been arrested by the galactic patrol.

Cooperating with such fellows was no different from seeking a tiger's skin; some felt worry.

"Rest assured, everyone. Captain Karell is the Latoken Family's most intimate cooperative partner; our family has cooperated with their fleet for over twenty years. More importantly, they need a safe and stable channel for fencing stolen goods..."

The Latoken Family's connections to star pirates were something everyone knew a little about, but exactly which star pirates they were connected to — no one had been clear before; now, however, it was clear.

Senator Latoken opened a communication and contacted that Captain Karell publicly; a one-eyed man, very much fitting the temperament of an interstellar pirate, appeared in the projected image.

And upon hearing Senator Latoken ask whether framing and eliminating a group of pirate peers would pose any problem, the one-eyed man in the projection laughed loudly: "Who do you think I am? I am Karell, Karell with a combat strength of 5,300. Let alone some unknown minor pirate band, even the warrior race Saiyans before they were wiped out by a comet — I've killed a few of them too. This job is a piece of cake, but I want nine-tenths of this raid's proceeds."

"No problem. As long as Lord Karell can pull this off for us, let alone nine-tenths, even if you wanted ten-tenths, that would be only right."

"What I mean is nine-tenths after fencing, settled in Galactic Federation Coin."

The smile on Senator Latoken's face stiffened for a moment — obviously this would be a losing deal — but he still nodded.

"Then it's settled. Once the Galactic Federation transport ship leaves, we move."

After agreeing on the specific time to act, this long-range communication hastily ended.

"Everyone, I need you to make preparations. After the pirate raid plan concludes, swiftly bring the chaotic situation on Leka Star under control and let the third interstellar immigration proposal pass.

And before that, you must pretend to know nothing, cooperate with me in putting on a final counterattack posture, have your people on Leka Star stir up the Laika's hatred toward the Boman, intensify contradictions, escalate conflicts — best if you can provoke some armed confrontation..."

Mid-year of Ai Calendar 746, when the Galactic Federation's massive material transport vessels arrived at Leka Star and unloaded the interstellar immigration subsidy supplies, Leka Star's society had already fallen into complete chaos.

With someone fanning the flames behind the scenes, the Laika and the Boman engaged in fierce arguments over how exactly the newly arrived Galactic Federation subsidy supplies should be distributed — escalating from verbal conflict to physical conflict, and from physical conflict to armed conflict.

It was precisely amid this social unrest, with things a mess everywhere, that the security company established by the Nappa Star Labor Group finally welcomed the long-awaited spring.

"Ah, it's Boman armed rioters, help~"

A Laika rich family's thousand gold, on the road, encountered Boman armed rioters; just as she was about to be attacked by Boman armed rioters, Demon Race Soldiers wearing astronaut protective suits made their entrance.

He rushed before the Laika thousand gold and used his body to block the attack launched by the Boman armed rioters; after protecting the girl, in two or three moves he defeated the Boman rioters.

"Nappa Star Security Company — protecting the lives and safety of you and your family!"

After the Demon Race Soldier stomped the rioter underfoot, this advertising slogan emerged on the street's billboard.

Obviously, this was a Nappa Star Security Company promotional advertisement, yet the Demon Race Soldier appearing inside, the attacked Laika thousand gold, and the Boman armed rioter beaten to the ground were all actors hired at low cost.

Besides the Laika thousand gold being attacked, there was also a Boman young master being attacked — the routine was much the same, only the promotional phrasing would be swapped.

Things like 【Which guard force is strongest? Choose Nappa Star Security Corps】, 【Your safety, decided by you — Nappa Star Security Company, trustworthy】 and the like...

In chaotic times, what commodity is the most expensive and most sought-after? Obviously, safety is the most expensive, most sought-after commodity.

Nappa Star Security Company sells safety, and they are very good at promoting themselves; after Leka Star's social unrest began, their business came one order after another.

And the fees are not low — from low to high respectively: million-tier guard, ten-million-tier guard, and hundred-million-tier guard.

Guard personnel range from ordinary 1,500 combat strength Demon Race Soldiers, to Ankira, Medamaga, Dorodabo — these former Slug Corps, current Nappa Star Combatant Executives with over 10,000 combat strength — all the way to Broly, this Lord of Nappa Star.

As long as one can afford the price, even having Broly transform into Super 4 for close protection is no problem — only pity, Leka Star's social turmoil lasted over ten days, and not a single tycoon could afford the money to hire him.

Of course, aside from that, the guard security fees for other tiers were collected hand over fist; perhaps if Leka Star's turmoil continued for three to five months, they could earn enough for the needed material costs.

(Chapter End)