Great, I'm surrounded by villains.

But just now, the sword he despised cut down the invincible "Nagaeda" guards one by one.

"Five minutes are up."

The man holding the sword just said calmly.

Qinghua did not heed the advice.

No one would expect him to listen to advice.

Because for the company, this has never been a dream. Before this, the flagship's weapons had razed countless planets and turned them into dead stars without any life. No one knew better than them the consequences of activating the weapons.

Perhaps in Qinghua's eyes, this is just one of many dead stars.

The Third Prince saw the First King draw out the Moon Watcher, and the blade of the sword was stained red by the heavenly punishment.

He also saw the First King simply raise his right hand and throw the sword into the air seemingly casually.

He could no longer look away.

Unlike the loud battle just now, this moment was eerily quiet, as if all the sounds in the world had been stripped away.

Then there’s the colour.

The Third Prince didn't know if he was dazzled, but everything he saw was dimmed and turned into distinct black and white.

Then came time and space.

Everything freezes here.

Until a crack tore open the sky.

The sword mark split the sky in two, which naturally included the floating objects that obscured the sky. The third prince could not see where the sword mark would extend to, he only knew that it was still extending as if there was no end.

Then, time finally resumed its flow.

The shadow that had shrouded the planet for hundreds of years broke apart and fell uncontrollably towards the "mortal world".

When he heard a thunderous roar above the clouds, he felt as if the entire sky was crashing down towards the royal city.

The chains that spread across the sky above the royal city stopped them, weaving a web in the night sky that shredded the dark "sky" and divided it into countless falling fragments.

Before dawn, a heavy black rain came unexpectedly.

The people on the street who were waiting for divine punishment and judgment just woke up from their dreams and were freed from their endless fear and confusion. Before the "black rain" fell on them, they all hid in the buildings.

There was no time to think about the consequences of killing the alien messenger. They only knew that at least they were still alive.

The loud noise and tremor caused by the "black rain" landing made them deeply understand that all this was happening in reality and was not an illusory dream.

They saw it, and everyone was a witness.

I witnessed the First King cutting the sky in half with one sword, and I also witnessed him personally rewriting the outcome of the war a hundred years ago.

Another cold light streaked across the sky, and the falling flying sword returned to its scabbard.

When the third prince looked up at the sky again, the floating object like a dark cloud was no longer there, but the sword mark still stretched across the sky.

The moonlight shone down again.

Turning his head, he saw the First King putting away his sword and gently throwing Wangyue to him.

The third prince caught it subconsciously. The sword was much lighter than he had imagined. Even a jack of all trades like him who never practiced sword skills properly could hold the sword in his hand easily.

There were no other words, even the words of farewell were omitted.

Thinking about it carefully, he had never been valued by the First King since he was a child, and he did not have much interaction with this nominal father. The two of them had only spoken a few words to each other.

The third prince looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar figure, turned around, walked into the moonlight, merged with the bright moonlight, and then disappeared into nothingness.

This was a long journey that lasted hundreds of years.

And just now, he witnessed that the strongest man who had stopped for hundreds of years took another step forward and completed the last section.

All the stories about the first king ended at this moment.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 176 The Birth of a Chief

That night, the First King burned himself out and shot down the company's flagship single-handedly.

It is foreseeable that this story will evolve into countless versions and circulate widely on this planet. The punishment from heaven failed to destroy the planet, but the people on the planet also became unprecedentedly confused.

When Duan Mingyuan returned to the back hall, the instrument that was supplying the First King's vital signs had stopped working.

It seemed that the king just as the story goes, quietly completed his final journey.

"The First King asked me to thank you on his behalf."

September's voice came from the darkness, "Oh, by the way, he also asked you not to use your ability to reconstruct him."

This is both a relief and a way to get away with the crime of wielding the sword against the company.

Being liberated in this way is much more honorable than dying in a company-designed fight for the throne.

"His vitality had long been exhausted, and it was this device that kept him alive."

Duan Mingyuan had no original intention of reconstructing the First King. It was difficult for him to imagine how the First King had spent hundreds of years in this petri dish. He could only observe the changes in the world as a bystander. This prosperous era, which was nominally created by him, actually had little to do with him.

Duan Mingyuan speculated that this was also related to the treaty that the first king had signed with the company.

He gave of his body and life energy, and thus the Black Steel Armor was born.

"Mr. Mingyuan, what should we do next?"

Jiu Yue had just seen the sword that spanned the sky, and at this moment, the crack still had not disappeared.

What a soul-stirring sword.

It also announced that Mr. Ming Yuan had officially become the "most wanted criminal in the universe." At least in September's experience, no civilization had ever dared to go to war with the company in this way and even shot down an entire company flagship.

Use your toes to think, if a department is missing out of nowhere, and it is an extremely important department for coordinating cosmic relations, Universal Company will never let it go.

Perhaps in a few days, the company's battleship fleet will arrive on Blue Star.

The era of cosmic war is about to begin!

"Are we going to fight in space? Is it too late to learn boarding warfare now?"

September asked.

She has already thought about the future path. Even if the destruction of Blue Planet is inevitable, they can still seize a flagship of the Universal Company and become feared space pirates.

“Can you fly a spaceship?”

Duan Mingyuan found it a little funny. This little fox had a lot of little ideas and was truly an optimist. Now that everyone on this planet was confused about the future, she had already decided to become a space pirate.

"No, but we are space pirates."

September argued convincingly.

"What happened to the Space Pirates?"

"We can't, but there are definitely people who can. We just need to go and snatch them away."

They would rob wherever there was nothing to be done. This was the romantic life of space pirates that she imagined. When they settled down, the first thing they would rob would be the ecological ship of the Life Science Department of Universal Corporation.

"You'd better save your energy."

At least in the short term, Duan Mingyuan has no plans to change his job to become a space pirate and become the King of Navigation. When he was fighting with Xifeng, he extracted some interesting parts from the opponent's memory. He felt that he would use this knowledge from the universe sooner or later, but he didn't expect to have the opportunity to practice it so soon.

"Then what are you going to do?"

"Please give us some face."

"Ah? You cut down their flagship. They must be pissed."

“Being angry will never solve problems.”

Everything they witnessed along the way proved this truth. Even though the people on Blue Star had all kinds of resentment towards the company, they could not shake God.

But now it’s the company that is angry.

As the saying goes, we are already here. These four short words contain the ancients’ philosophical thoughts. If we put them in the current situation...

The flagship has sunk. Even if you are angry, time cannot be reversed, and there will not be another "five minutes" for Qinghua to choose.

Duan Mingyuan was not unkind. Until the very end, he still left a way out for the company.

"This is called a sunk cost. If the company sends battleships here, not only will they not be able to recover their losses, but they will continue to incur more sunk costs. In the end, even if they blow up this planet, there will be many new troubles."

"What trouble?"

"When your home is destroyed, you have no choice but to move on."

Duan Mingyuan never planned to become a cosmic terrorist, but under such circumstances, he had to make Universal Company aware of the existence of such a possibility.

It would be quite a headache if there appeared in this galaxy a "terrorist" who tried to sneak into the company's flagship every moment and could bomb one after another.

"I knew it, Mr. Mingyuan, you are a natural born cannibal!"

September applauded. She felt that at this point, Mr. Mingyuan had officially been promoted from an ogre magician to a great chief.

"It is precisely because of the lessons learned from the past that One World has set up another solution to avoid the possibility of maximizing losses."

While Duan Mingyuan was examining Xifeng's memory, he did not forget to hold the little fox's furry tail in his hand. With his "lifeline" controlled by others, Jiuyue suddenly became much quieter and more obedient, and no longer mentioned the ogre's affairs.

"This is the famous 'Treaty of Sixteen Stars'."

"The Sixteen Star Treaty?"

"Among the galaxies that the Universal Company knows about, they have signed trade treaties based on non-interference with sixteen civilizations. Xifeng's civilization is one of them."

These sixteen civilizations are not under the jurisdiction of the Department of Coordination of Cosmic Relations, nor do they have the power to give "advice" to each other.

The company regards them as an independent civilization rather than a resource producing area that should be under the company's jurisdiction. Any decision must be made through negotiation and the Sixteen Star Summit.

"So, how can we sign a treaty?"

"From this civilization, at least one Long Branch Guardian was born."

The "Nagaeda" Guards are the representatives of the highest individual combat power in the Universal Company, but they also have their own hometowns. After obtaining the title of Guards, the Guard Committee used their influence to promote the realization of the Sixteen-Star Treaty.

Duan Mingyuan thought this was a good opportunity. "Soon, the patrol ship of the company's patrol team will arrive at this planet. By then, it will be decided whether to become the seventeenth civilization or a space pirate."

"No, this isn't right!"

Jiu Yue suddenly became impatient. Even if her tail was held in her hand, she would firmly express her opposition, "Mr. Mingyuan, how can you become a guard of 'Long Branch'? This is no different from joining the company!"

"When did I become a guard of Long Branch?"

"Didn't you say that only civilizations with more than one guard can sign a non-interference treaty?"

"Although I won't be a guard, I can give them three guards."

Duan Mingyuan said, "Moreover, it's buy three get one free, and it comes with a guard reserve. I'm very optimistic about the young man named Tianyun. Maybe it won't be long before he can be promoted to a regular guard. In this way, our planet will contribute four guards."

Duan Mingyuan didn't know what Universal Company was thinking, but he felt that this was definitely a business that was sure to make a profit.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 177 Bitter Fruit

Qinghua fell in the ruins and his vision gradually became blurred.

The former director of the Space Coordination Department now doesn't even have the strength to get up, and he and the wreckage of the crashed flagship are scattered on this land that they once regarded as a pigsty.

He was full of doubts, and had made all the necessary preparations before coming to the court.

Three "Long Branch" guards and a flagship were capable of "purifying" the surface of a planet even if it was completely hatched. However, the sword that the First King swung at the flagship was completely beyond his cognition and the company's record so far.

He didn't know what he was facing, or why he suddenly appeared in this "pigsty" that had been peaceful for hundreds of years. Among the many farms of the company, Blue Star was definitely not the most special one.

These doubts are destined to remain unresolved.

He was going to die on this planet. A cold feeling of weakness was engulfing his consciousness, a sign of excessive blood loss.

The broken alloy plate pierced through his lower abdomen, prolonging the process of blood loss to death.

When his vision was about to be shrouded by darkness, Qinghua saw a figure walking towards him.

It's from Blue Star.

This was an ending he had never imagined.