Chapter 374: Why Is My Career Panel in a 2D Art Style? Chapter 168

Almost no one would consider the possibility that the attacker was a Level-4 professional; after all, a group of Level-4 star bandit leaders couldn't possibly be wiped out by someone of the same rank, could they?

A Level-5 professional, even across the entire Kels Star Cluster, is still considered a notable figure.

"Feels like the sky's about to change."

Thinking of how this powerful figure had immediately purged a planet's star bandits with iron-fisted brutality, some couldn't help shuddering.

Anything could happen in this stretch of space—who knows if the one who came this time isn't some righteous soul with a moral obsession?

If that's the case, then the Wasteland Fringe probably won't be suitable for their operations anymore.

After all, the Kels Star Cluster has the most wanted criminals and star bandits of all.

Unfortunately, probably no one expected that the one who came this time wasn't any righteous soul, but a hardworking old farmer planting trees.

Fesa Star.

After the previous upheaval, most cities inevitably became desolate.

After all, as a laundering hub for star bandits, this planet also served as a den of vice—money earned had to be spent.

Thus, after the disappearance of its largest customer base, Fesa Star naturally declined.

But Li Ang didn't care about such things—he wasn't here to do business.

Not just these star bandit scum, but even when the Divine Tree bore Chakra fruits, it was still uncertain what Fesa Star would become in the end.

Most likely, it would turn into a planet with extremely hostile conditions, unsuitable for survival by most cosmic races.

Looking up at the vast number of white cocoons above, Li Ang asked casually: "Have those major corporations left?"

Hearing this, the female servant android bowed her head and spoke with deep respect: "Master, the major corporations have mostly withdrawn, but they've all left behind personnel to observe your actions."

Fesa Star wasn't home to just Price Desire Group, the sole major corporation under the Universal Corporate Alliance—there were several others involved in clothing, food, housing, and transportation.

These corporations, even across the entire universe, counted as major powers; thus, since there had been no conflict, Li Ang had no intention of acting rashly against them.

Hearing the servant's words, Li Ang's eyes flickered with understanding.

He wasn't surprised that these corporations had left observers—so long as they didn't cause trouble, it was fine.

Li Ang didn't dwell on such peripheral details; he looked at the Divine Tree before him and thought silently:

"It will still take a long time."

To be fair, the star bandit leaders on Fesa Star were of rather poor quality.

Perhaps they were skilled at scheming and backstabbing, but in terms of actual strength, they were still too insignificant.

Although they did accelerate the process considerably, it would still take time before the tree truly bore fruit.

Unless someone foolish enough showed up during this period, Li Ang could only wait patiently.

He could take the initiative and strike out—but then no one would be left to guard the tree.

Thinking of this, a thought flashed through Li Ang's mind: "I still need to develop a substitute for the Ōtsutsuki clan as soon as possible."

Although he carried Ōtsutsuki Kaguya within him, he couldn't keep feeding the tree with her every time he planted.

The wedge's revival speed isn't that fast.

Thus, during this period, Li Ang has been researching a substitute for the Ōtsutsuki clan, aiming for a bountiful harvest from the Divine Tree.

He had tried feeding the tree with androids infused with his own bone powder, but the Divine Tree rejected them.

Li Ang had some hypotheses about this.

That is, his profession remains 【Bloodline of Mao】, and strictly speaking, he isn't a true Ōtsutsuki; moreover, the androids only contain traces of his bone powder.

Combined, it's perfectly normal that the Divine Tree doesn't recognize the androids as Ōtsutsuki.

Fortunately, after some time of research, Li Ang has developed some ideas.

"If I can complete it, perhaps I can even fulfill part of the 【Life Creator】's transformation requirements."

With this thought, a faint smile appeared on Li Ang's lips.

Just as he was pondering what to name his future clan, a female servant android suddenly appeared behind him: "Master, personnel from 【Aio Group】 and 【Void Realm Communications】 are waiting for you."

"?" Li Ang raised an eyebrow. "Are you sure they're not impostors?"

This was unexpected—he hadn't thought these two would come to him.

If he remembered correctly, these two Universal Corporate giants shouldn't have any outposts on Fesa Star.

In response to Li Ang's question, the servant shook her head slightly: "They're probably not impostors—one 【Aio Group】 representative says he once met you."

"I understand."

Li Ang's eyes instantly flickered with realization.

He had no connection with 【Void Realm Communications】—he'd only ever purchased their communication package.

After leaving the Federation, his previous communication package had become unusable.

But 【Aio Group】 was different—when Li Ang was still just a nobody, this Universal Corporate giant had shown him goodwill.

Moreover, during his growth, he'd leveraged their name to some extent—otherwise, did he really think every faction would be so accommodating?

Unfortunately, now that the real thing has found him, whether he can continue using this tiger skin depends on today's interaction.

After a brief pause, Li Ang vanished in a flash.

When he reappeared, he was already inside the city.

Looking at the massive dragon-beast before him emblazoned with familiar advertising slogans, Li Ang exhaled softly.

Now he could confirm it was indeed 【Aio Group】 and 【Void Realm Communications】—two Universal Corporate giants.

At that moment, a voice suddenly reached his ears: "Long time no see, kid. You've grown this far already?"

Hearing this, Li Ang turned toward the voice, and a middle-aged man with a vaguely familiar face came into view.

Dalok.

The name flashed instantly in Li Ang's mind—he was the 【Aio Group】 supervisor Li Ang had met on Colony Star 9527.

Come to think of it, the man had once taught him the Famen for suppressing dragon aura—but it had never proven useful.

After getting mixed up with that cosmic wanderer, the Aio Group, the dragon label on him could never be washed off.

After a brief moment of recollection, a faint smile appeared on Li Ang's face: "It's you, Mr. Darok."

He didn't mind the middle-aged man calling him a little fellow.

After all, by age it was indeed the case, and besides, the other party meant no malice.

At this moment, Darok looked at the youth not far away, a somewhat complicated smile on his face, and could not help sighing, "Compared to you, I feel like all these years have been lived in vain."

But although he said so, he had no intention of changing his own way of life.

Dragons are like this — their long lives make them insensitive to time, and outwardly this shows as being rather easygoing.

In fact, most dragons' professions can naturally reach the next stage simply through the accumulation of time, which clearly further encourages this habit of theirs.

Of course, one can't paint all dragons with the same brush.

Setting aside the freak that is Li Ang, there are still quite a few dragons who thirst for power, but those dragons basically all serve in the Aio Group Tiamat Subsidiary.

"I wonder what business the Aio Group and Void Realm Communications have come to find me for this time?"

Li Ang did not follow Darok's words along, but instead asked about their purpose.

Hearing his voice, Darok gave a slightly embarrassed laugh: "Sorry, almost forgot the main business."

Saying so, he shifted his feet to reveal two beings behind him.

One of them had prominent dragon horns on his forehead and golden vertical pupils — clearly a dragon like Darok.

The other was a wavering, indistinct mass of purple mist.

And in Li Ang's perception, neither of these two beings was a Rank Four professional.

As for whether they were Rank Five or Rank Six, he wasn't sure either.

At this moment, the figure with obvious dragon features spoke: "You can call me Seth, and this is Borabora."

"The reason the two of us appear here today is also very simple — we want to ask whether your actions have federal authorization."

Hearing this, Li Ang immediately realized why the Aio Group and Void Realm Communications had come to find him.

As mentioned before, the Federation and the Empire once broke out in a great war over the Kels Star Cluster, which even involved the Supreme Miracle and the Immortal Evolution.

And in the end, it was the Aio Group and Void Realm Communications that mediated this war.

So Seth's motive for asking this was very clear.

These two cosmic giants worried that the Federation wanted to reopen hostilities — after all, don't forget that Li Ang's current identity is the Federation's Planetary Viceroy.

This identity is countless times more sensitive in the Kels Star Cluster than any star bandit or wanted criminal.

After figuring out the key points, Li Ang was momentarily speechless — he hadn't expected himself to cause such a blunder.

After a brief silence, he shook his head slightly: "Everything I did was out of personal will, and has nothing to do with the Federation."

Hearing these words, Seth first glanced at the wavering Borabora beside him, and seeing no reaction, then spoke: "That's good. The Empire's side — the Aio Group and Void Realm Communications will handle it."

"?"

Li Ang couldn't help being startled.

As if seeing through his confusion, Seth casually explained: "We need the Kels Star Cluster to maintain the most basic order, which is in line with the Group's interests."

'As expected.'

This explanation answered Li Ang's doubts — otherwise these two cosmic wanderers had no reason at all to get involved in this matter.

Just as he was thinking this, Seth continued: "But considering you have some ties with the Group, let me give you a heads-up."

"Although the Empire won't intervene in the Kels Star Cluster on a large scale, they will definitely send people to probe you — after all, they can't possibly take our word for it alone."

"Moreover, your intel has most likely already landed on their desk, and whoever comes won't be some small fry."

"Of course you don't need to worry — whoever comes won't exceed Rank Five, and with your strength, handling it won't be a problem."

If the earlier words were official business, then the later words were Seth's well-intentioned reminder given out of consideration that they were both dragons.

Of course, just this alone was certainly not enough.

Seth used his pair of golden vertical pupils to look at the youth not far away, and a bit of amazement welled up in his heart.

In his long life, this was the first time he had seen a dragon possess such strength at the Juvenile stage.

That's right, in his eyes, Li Ang was nothing more than a little dragon whelp.

Although this little dragon whelp was just a tiny bit strong.

Thinking of this, Seth sighed somewhat regretfully.

'What a pity he's still a bit too young — otherwise there are some young ladies in the clan who've reached the age that could be introduced to him.'

Although their dragon breeds were different, in Seth's view this was no problem at all.

As everyone knows, for the dragon race, the more bizarre the bloodlines of both parents, the stronger the offspring that can be mixed out.

Things like Steel Dragons, Nuclear Dragons —

Aren't they all products of genetic mutation?

When the time comes, add in that little dragon's profession that looks explosively powerful at first glance, and Menzheyi Sect adding another line of powerful dragon breed will be just around the corner!

At this moment Li Ang had no idea that the dragon opposite had set his sights on his innocence, so he just nodded and thanked: "Many thanks for the reminder, my lord Seth."

"A small matter." Seth waved his hand dismissively, then said with some meaning, "Just perform well from now on — right now it's not just our two houses watching you."

"But if you're unhappy staying there, you can contact me anytime."

"The Aio Group can still accommodate a little dragon whelp like you."

Having said this, without waiting for Li Ang's reaction, this high-rank powerhouse of the Aio Group turned and walked into the dragon beast together with Borabora, who had stayed silent the whole time.

Hearing his words, Li Ang couldn't help slightly furrowing his brow.

The forces that could make Seth specifically point out, and that had dealings with him, were only the Federation and the Supreme Miracle.

Combined with that phrase 'unhappy staying there,' the other party was most likely referring to the Federation.

'So every single move I make is under the Federation's watch?'