Chapter 124: Plan

Lin'an City.

Top floor of the Jin Guang Building.

A silver-haired youth, about 2.2 meters tall, smiled as he gazed at the cityscape below, with strange dark-golden patterns faintly rotating deep within his eyes, as if gazing into the distance.

Behind him stood a middle-aged man in an Inspector's uniform, bowing his head and saying, "My Lord Uriel, we just received news that the Supreme Commander sent by the Headquarters was ambushed and killed by Lei En at the airport. After blocking one of Lei En's attacks in front of everyone, he instantly severed his head."

"Is that so?"

The silver-haired youth spoke without turning around, "You are the new Inspector of this city, yet you don't even know the strength of your superior?"

"But this Commander Lin has only been at the Headquarters for two months," the middle-aged man said in a low voice, though a hint of satisfaction flickered in his eyes.

"Two months? A three-star Elite Inspector?"

The silver-haired youth narrowed his eyes. "This Lin Qing has been an Inspector for less than a year. Such talent would be considered a genius even in my homeland."

In his homeland, the Dilanxi Civilization, the average gene optimization index is as high as 82%, and gene awakening upon adulthood is a common occurrence.

There are many, many people who have reached this level of strength after cultivating for less than a year; it is not new.

In fact, when he first arrived on Earth, he was just a child who had not yet reached adulthood. He only began his gene awakening after arriving on Earth and quickly cultivated to his current state.

Had he not been imprisoned by the Wisdom Star Group and injected with a Life Suppression Agent that halted his evolution, with his talent, he would have soared long ago.

But the other party is merely a native of Earth. With such a low innate gene optimization index, such a weak bloodline and genes, yet able to cultivate to this level in such a short time, this is truly astonishing.

He can truly be called a genius!

He asked himself that if he had such a background, even he would not be confident in reaching this step.

"That fool Lei En, it is good that he is dead."

The silver-haired youth suddenly showed a hint of a smile. "A genius of Earth must also be highly valued by the Inspector Headquarters, right?"

He slowly turned his head to look at the Inspector behind him and said with a smile, "You may leave. Once I am ready, I will go meet this Supreme Commander."

The Inspector's face changed slightly, and he said, "My Lord Uriel, he is backed by the Inspector Headquarters."

He knew that the strength of this extraterrestrial genius 'Uriel', who had escaped from the Broken Tablet Prison, was extremely terrifying, and he feared that the other party would truly go and kill this Commander Lin, so he specifically reminded him.

"I know. The natives of your Earth have grown somewhat, and the Inspector Headquarters is not easy to deal with."

The silver-haired youth said indifferently, "I do not intend to kill him. I just want to make friends with your Supreme Commander. I will go see him after I have prepared a gift."

Make friends?

The Inspector secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He did not understand what Uriel's true purpose was, but as long as he did not directly kill someone, it was fine.

"Just give me the list as soon as possible," the silver-haired youth glanced at him again, "You may leave."

After the Inspector left, a man with large ears, resembling an Earthling, and an obese woman nearly three meters tall, resembling a mountain of flesh, walked in through the door.

"My Lord Uriel."

The man with large ears bowed respectfully to the silver-haired youth.

With every step the obese woman took, the floor trembled. She then plopped down onto the sofa opposite Uriel, causing the sofa to emit a sound of distortion under the unbearable weight.

With an dissatisfied expression, she said, "Uriel, didn't you say you would help me investigate the cause of my clansman Bok's death? This young man has seen Bok, and his strength is not bad. Perhaps Bok's death is related to him?"

"Miss Carol."

The silver-haired youth smiled and said, "The cause of Mr. Bok's death is already unclear. Is now really the time to investigate such matters?"

"What do you mean?" the obese woman snorted coldly. "He is one of my clan. He came to Earth with me before he even reached adulthood. Now that he has been killed, how can we not investigate clearly?"

"Is it not too late to investigate later?" the silver-haired youth shook his head.

The obese woman suddenly stood up, her fat trembling like waves all over her body. "This concerns the honor of my clan. How long do you want me to wait? It must be investigated now!"

"Hmm?"

The silver-haired youth's eyes suddenly turned icy cold, emitting a suffocating aura. The temperature in the room dropped steadily to below zero, and the ground beneath his feet began to freeze.

The man with large eyes' expression changed slightly, and he immediately retreated.

The obese woman's face changed, and she shouted angrily, "Do you dare to attack me?"

"Miss Carol, I will warn you only once."

The silver-haired youth said expressionlessly, "This is my greatest opportunity. No one is allowed to obstruct it. Otherwise, do not say you are of noble blood from the Main Star; even if you are of the Wang Zu, I will still make you die silently on Earth."

"How dare you..." The obese woman's face grew uglier, and she was so angry that the fat on her face trembled.

When she lived on the Main Star in her homeland civilization, where would she care about such a person?

But now she understood...

If the other party truly attacked her, she would surely die!

On the fourth floor of the Broken Tablet Prison, she could only be considered of average to low standard, while the other party was among the very top of the prisoners on the fifth floor!

Not only was he just one step away from transforming into a Primordial Lifeform, but he also had a great chance of being appointed to a Starry Sky Divine Position.

The gap was so great that the other party could kill her with a single move.

"Why would I not dare?"

The silver-haired youth gazed coldly at the obese woman. "Remember, this is not the Main Star!"

The obese woman gritted her teeth, took a deep breath, and said, "Fine, I will endure. I will investigate after your matter is accomplished. Is that acceptable?"

The chill in the room quickly dissipated, and the frost began to melt.

The silver-haired youth immediately smiled and said, "Of course. At that time, I can also help Miss Carol investigate together."

The man with large ears nearby sneered inwardly.

Among the three, the weakest was this noble young lady from the Main Star of their homeland civilization. Now that they were in this situation, she was still putting on airs of a Main Star noble?

He also had clansmen killed, but he did not care at all; in fact, he even thought it was good that they died.

"Fei Yao."

The silver-haired youth suddenly looked at the man with large ears and said with a smile, "Since this Commander Lin intends to search the prisoners, let all our people hide. Do not cause trouble, and do not add trouble for this friend of mine."

The man with large ears nodded slightly, then frowned and asked, "However, although this Lin Qing is considered a genius among the Earth natives, the Wisdom Star people also occupy quite a few Starry Sky Divine Position quotas. Now, the quota for Earthlings should not be many. Are you sure this Lin Qing can also get a quota?"

"Of course."

The silver-haired youth smiled faintly: "I just saw his fighter. That's the private fighter of Tang, the Patrol Inspector, as listed in the Illuminati's intelligence. If they didn't value him highly, why would the Patrol Inspector give him his own personal fighter?"

"That does suggest an unusual connection," said the large-eared man, nodding slightly.

"Mindless killing is meaningless," said the silver-haired youth. "But if I prepare a gift he cannot refuse, and make him understand just how slim the hope is for Earthlings to secure a position, I'm certain he'll yield the slot to me."

His eyes burned with fervor: "Once I secure the position, I'll become a cosmic citizen of Earth. Then…"

The large-eared man, upon hearing this, also felt a flicker of longing and anticipation.

The fat woman, however, wore a complex expression—if the other truly became a cosmic citizen and completed the plan, she would never again have a chance at revenge.

"Still, the Illuminati's intelligence has some flaws," said the large-eared man, frowning. "Lin Qing's strength is far stronger than expected."

"The Illuminati are merely a local Earth faction," said the silver-haired youth calmly. "Inaccurate intelligence is only natural."

He sighed: "Still, the Illuminati have some ability—they've managed to push Earth's situation to this point. Too bad Earth's civilization is still too weak. Now that Bai Zhou has escaped from the Prison Zone, who can stop him?"

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Night gradually enveloped Lin'an City, leaving only the distant glow of the urban ring visible.

Within a villa district.

Inside one unremarkable villa, Lin Qing stepped out of the newly renovated cultivation chamber and descended directly to the first floor, entering the living room.

A blonde woman waiting in the living room immediately spoke: "Captain, the security defense system has been fully installed around this area and is under constant alert. You can cultivate in peace."

"Alright, go rest, Luolin," Lin Qing nodded slightly.

"Yes." The blonde woman then left.

After she departed, Lin Qing murmured softly: "Chenguang, check for me."

After a moment, a streak of light flew out, forming into Chenguang—a white-robed angel—in his vision. She nodded: "No issues."

"Good."

Lin Qing nodded slightly and asked: "Have you found any suspicious individuals in the cities of Jiangnan region who might be extraterrestrial prisoners?"

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"I've confirmed a few," said Chenguang. "Mostly concentrated in major, bustling cities."

"Did you find any in Lin'an City?" Lin Qing asked.

"Jin Guang Tower might harbor an extraterrestrial prisoner," said Chenguang. "Six floors of surveillance there have been dismantled—and it happened today. It's suspicious."

"Jin Guang Tower?" Lin Qing said. "I recall it's only about twenty kilometers from here."

He paused, then asked: "Among these extraterrestrial prisoners, are there any who have awakened psychic power?"

Chenguang shook her head: "Impossible. If someone had awakened psychic power, they could never have been imprisoned in Broken Stele Prison. That prison can't contain psychic awakenees."

"Can't contain?" Lin Qing asked, puzzled.

"Yes. Psychic awakenees are extremely hard to suppress. Life-inhibiting agents don't work on them."

Chenguang said: "According to the intelligence I've gathered, Broken Stele Prison was dismantled from its weakest points until the entire facility collapsed—clearly the work of psychic power."

She frowned slightly: "Yet even the Prison Zone's area, entirely constructed from third-rank alloy, was torn apart. That psychic power is terrifying."

Lin Qing didn't dwell on it. He simply pulled out his phone and sent a message to Zhao Jiayi, who lived on the third floor.

When Zhao Jiayi came down wearing a nightgown, Lin Qing smiled and asked: "Jiayi, you said your psychic power has improved rapidly lately. Can you now probe twenty kilometers away?"

"Of course."

Zhao Jiayi nodded. "Within a thirty-five-kilometer radius, easily."

"Then check the direction of Jin Guang Tower on the map," Lin Qing said. "See if there's any unusual energy signature there."

He had previously been uncertain whether any extraterrestrial prisoner was a psychic awakenee, so he hadn't dared let Zhao Jiayi probe freely. Now that he was certain, he could safely let her investigate.

Only psychic awakenees could detect psychic probing.

"Jin Guang Tower?" Zhao Jiayi murmured, then immediately released her psychic power to scan.

Not long after.

"Huh?"

Zhao Jiayi froze slightly, surprised: "Several gene-awakened individuals—and three energy signatures are at the gene-restructuring level!"

As expected… Lin Qing had already anticipated this. He merely said: "Cross-reference the prisoner records and identify who exactly they are."

Zhao Jiayi immediately continued probing while mentally matching the data.

After a long while, she said: "Three gene-restructuring prisoners: two from the fourth level—Carol and Feiyao—and another from the fifth level—Uriel."

"Uriel?" Lin Qing's eyes shifted slightly.

Prisoners on the fifth level varied in strength—some were comparable to top-tier third-star elite inspectors, while the strongest were among the absolute elite.

Uriel was one of those absolute elites!

According to the headquarters' records alone, Uriel possessed one primal-tier combat technique, several fourth-tier abilities, and had even reinforced several third-tier abilities through gene restructuring to reach fourth-tier levels.

With such power, only a freak rumored to possess a fifth-tier ability could surpass Uriel—perhaps even the Patrol Inspectors themselves.

"It's Uriel…"

Lin Qing frowned slightly. "No wonder the order level dropped by 3.9 levels—that's extreme…"

Lei En's power wasn't much weaker than his, yet he only caused a 2.8-level drop.

A 3.9-level drop meant the danger level was dozens of times higher!

"Uriel is hiding in Jin Guang Tower. Has he left any trace?" Lin Qing suddenly asked.

"Not that I can tell," Zhao Jiayi said. "At least, I can't confirm it's Uriel."

Lin Qing fell silent.

In this situation, even an anonymous tip to headquarters might lead them to suspect him.

At that point, suspicion of psychic probing would be entirely reasonable.

Even if he privately informed Tang Wanqiu, it would still be hard to determine Tang Wanqiu's stance toward psychic awakener.

"Since he's hiding, let's leave him be for now."

Lin Qing shook his head slightly, then turned to Zhao Jiayi and said, "For the next while, move to another city. Otherwise, when an enemy attack comes, I won't be able to protect you."

He has the combined technique of Instant Light and Celestial Track coordinates, already set up this morning, so he has absolute confidence.

But Instant Light can't carry people away; by hiding Zhao Jiayi in advance, he won't have to worry so much.

"Huh? You're not coming with me?"

Zhao Jiayi puffed out her cheeks, looking reluctant.

Lin Qing glanced at her and sighed, "I'll visit you every so often, and you'll still need to join me in the next operations."

"Then it's settled!" Zhao Jiayi finally agreed.

"Don't worry, it'll take at most one or two months—maybe not even that," Lin Qing smiled.

In half a month, he'll be able to repay his debt for Superenergy Matter and advance-purchase the Gene Cultivation Method, instantly raising his physical stats to their current limit.

At that point, opening the door to the Star Transmission Tower's Trial Space will be effortless.

Moreover, he can finally begin Gene Reorganization, making his strength far greater than it is now.

If the technique he envisioned works, even without mastering Primitive-Level Combat Arts, he might still kill Uriel!

"For now, clear out the other cities in Jiangnan. If we can raise the Order Level to 100, that'd be ideal."

Lin Qing took a deep breath, "I'll just wait until half a month from now."

(End of Chapter)