[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-just-wanted-to-be-a-galactic-hunter-why-am-i-o":3,"chapter-i-just-wanted-to-be-a-galactic-hunter-why-am-i-o-i-just-wanted-to-be-a-galactic-hunter-why-am-i-o-chapter-16":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","I Just Wanted to Be a Galactic Hunter—Why Am I on the Wanted List?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},990718,1292,"Chapter 16: Doing Wrong for the Sake of It","i-just-wanted-to-be-a-galactic-hunter-why-am-i-o-chapter-16",16,"\u003Cp>\"Mr. Loren, I just finished a delivery. Need a lift back?\" Tyrone asked in a good mood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He'd been lucky today; his deliveries went smoothly and no clients had given him trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing his run, on a whim he decided to wander near the Wild Dog Gang's area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He figured he might catch some excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unexpectedly, the fighting got so loud that explosions echoed through the gang's base, and he didn't dare get close.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could only stop his truck at a distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just after Tyrone parked for a moment, Loren happened to walk out of the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The timing was perfect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if the two of them had arranged it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing that, Tyrone slid back into the driver's seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gripping the wheel with both hands, he stuck his head out the window and bellowed at Loren:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No problem, I'm free for the rest of the day.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, Mr. Loren, wherever you're heading, it's on my way!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A smile crept up at the corner of Loren's mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tyrone, I think the revolver I gave you was the best thing I've done so far.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Loren climbed into the armored pickup and drove toward Clear Mine City's Upper District.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Upper District was the polar opposite of the Lower District.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its existence symbolized the planet's safety, wealth, dignity, and civil side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its origin, however, was dramatic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ever since the Federation had discovered the Spirit Stone Deposits on this resource planet and stripped them dry,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Federation Council had mercilessly abandoned the miners on this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The infamous \"Settlement Decree\" was issued openly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the decree, countless migrant miners were granted permanent residency on this planet by the Federation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They called it an honor: after decades of Federation development, this resource planet had been transformed into a livable world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This settlement decree was the Federation's reward to many contributors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the miners learned they had been abandoned,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they stormed Clear Mine City in rage and seized it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, the place was already empty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Officials from the Federation's Department of Energy had all withdrawn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, these miners with no other choice were forced to settle down in Clear Mine City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One thing the Federation did not lie about: this depleted resource planet had indeed been developed to be habitable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from being devoid of any minerals, the planet had almost no flaws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that was also its greatest flaw: in the interstellar age, Spirit Stones equaled everything!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without Spirit Stones, every upward avenue was cut off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no way to cultivate, and no way to use high-end technology.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, these miners with nowhere to turn embarked on a tumultuous path of self-rescue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Prohibited goods and smuggling became their lifeline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the end of the old era and the arrival of a new age,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and under the force of time,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Resource Planet 17\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>had become a notorious gray planet and a hub for fencing stolen goods in the Dusk Star Domain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>over time,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the planet's main city—Clear Mine City—naturally split into the Upper and Lower Districts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lower District was mainly made up of the poorer miners and their descendants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was, of course, also a hotbed of the Gray Zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Upper District's residents were initially composed of managerial staff and wealthier miners.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later, at some people's suggestion,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they nominally formed a government and pledged allegiance to the Federation, becoming part of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In reality, every person in the Upper District was deeply tied to Gray Zone business.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This planet had already been rotten to the core the moment the Federation abandoned it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those left behind, whoever they were, had lost the means to rise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They could only sink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As time went on, anyone with even a little status or ability on this world tried every trick to squeeze into this place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That resulted in the Upper District becoming what it is today:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>glittering on the outside, yet the rotting core of the planet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, elsewhere Resource Planet 17 was also called the \"Rotten Planet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Loren was heading to a place in Clear Mine City's Upper District.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His ultimate destination was the Interstellar Hunter Association branch set up in the Upper District.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The things exposed by the Wild Dog Gang made Loren realize there was a powerful force behind that gang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He planned to probe for information within the Interstellar Hunter Association.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He also wanted to look into leads about the missing people from the slums.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ms. Thia's husband was among them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Interstellar Hunter Association was a behemoth spanning multiple star systems, one of the Federation's important components.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the association's branch on this \"Rotten Planet,\" it was also one of the strongest forces here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That meant this Interstellar Hunter branch might hold the clues Loren needed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Loren himself was technically a member of the association; he had the authority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although his reputation was questionable, he was still one of its members and could gather intelligence from within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Loren sat in the car, staring out the window, thinking to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-------------\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>an imposing armored pickup pulled up at the gates of the Upper District.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This fully armed pickup could only come this far.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Upper District strictly regulated weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To drive in, you had to strip all heavy weapons off the vehicle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tyrone, who lived off transporting contraband, naturally refused such an arrangement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he could only drop Loren off here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tyrone, this is fine. Drop me here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Loren stepped down and looked up at the Upper District gate, deep in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Loren, I wish you all the best.\" Tyrone stuck his head out the window and gave Loren a nod of farewell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The armored pickup vanished through the Upper District gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After watching Tyrone's truck leave, Loren set off toward the gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gate to the Upper District was nothing special or grand, just ordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a gate of moderate size, flanked by guards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guards were formed from the city's law enforcement team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, even at the rotten core of the planet, there was a law enforcement squad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what exactly that squad consisted of was easy to imagine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They extorted, set up checkpoints to shake people down, blackmailed, and committed every evil deed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Loren approach the gate,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the guards on both sides intended to step forward, ask a few questions, and maybe extort this obvious Lower District resident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just as they were about to move toward Loren, a superior's voice crackled through their communicator, stopping them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let him into the city. Don't do anything else.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guards at the gate froze, halted in place, and cold sweat immediately broke out across their backs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had almost provoked someone they shouldn't have!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were very few people who could make their superior say something like that!\u003C\u002Fp>",1135,"2026-06-03T08:20:30.964Z","2026-06-03T08:20:39.668Z",1,"novelbin.me","2371b445d5a4ebfda4d6eb13a9d6eba353fdcd20e97f1e438bdfee34132e819e","i-just-wanted-to-be-a-galactic-hunter-why-am-i-o-chapter-17","i-just-wanted-to-be-a-galactic-hunter-why-am-i-o-chapter-15",388,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-just-wanted-to-be-a-galactic-hunter-why-am-i-o-cover.jpg"]