Great, I'm surrounded by villains.

"Don't worry, I'm just borrowing her body temporarily."

Xing looked at Duan Mingyuan carefully, as if she wanted to imprint everything about him into her eyes. "Since this dangerous person has spoken to me, I can only give him some face."

This sentence directly revealed her identity.

"Heya, this is the name they gave me."

This is a name that even Zheng Liu has heard of.

Heya, the god of commerce and trade.

This is the deity depicted in the Shining Star mythology system. In the Cosmic Civilization magazine that he read in high school, there was a special issue describing this lost civilization.

The Flashing Star got its name because of the large amount of metal minerals on its surface. The Semites completed their original capital accumulation by selling minerals. With the help of the company's resources, they once built the Flashing Star into a trade center for the entire universe. They hoarded unimaginable wealth. The book says that during the most prosperous period of the Semites, they bought 7 planets from the indigenous people.

Until a devastating metal fission swept across the entire Flash Star, turning this once prosperous commercial center into a radiation-filled death star in less than three days.

It was also from that time that the residents of the planet were forced to leave their homes. Some of them joined the company, while others wandered around the universe with the huge wealth they had accumulated.

"You, you are the God of Trade!"

Zheng Liu's voice was trembling. Even if he told others what happened at this moment, saying that he saw Heya in person, others would just think he was crazy.

"That's all in the past."

Heya chuckled, "After the fall of the planet, Universe Company gave existences like us another scientific name."

As she spoke, she kept staring at Duan Mingyuan. The God of Trade was obviously not interested in Zheng Liu, and did not expect him to understand what he said.

But Duan Mingyuan is different.

According to some information she knew, Duan Mingyuan had visited the court not long ago and had some unpleasant experiences with Universal Company.

She believed that Duan Mingyuan should have guessed the scientific name the company gave them. After all, the entire universe would be terrified when it came to this topic.

"I hope I'm the first 'cocoon' you've ever seen."

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 218 A world without people

"Well, are you surprised?"

Heya asked with a smile, "Let me guess how they described us to you? Disordered, chaotic, and irrational, we only bring death and destruction wherever we go."

"I don't think this is a false accusation against a being that destroyed its own planet."

The company has had many descriptions of "cocoon", but the most important criterion is that every "cocooned" planet has been destroyed and there is no sign of civilization.

In front of these planet destroyers, even the star-region felons with bounties on their heads have to sit at the children's table.

The deaths caused by the destruction of the planet cannot be counted, and there is no point in counting them.

These doomed planets will eventually be named "Death Stars", which means that the planet is completely dead.

Faced with the astonishing amount of information brought by the conversation between the two, Zheng Liu crossed his arms across his chest and kept comforting himself in his heart.

Yeah, yes, that's right.

The planet destruction these two people talked about should be something that happened in an interstellar war game.

For a young police officer in a police station in a city on Blue Star, the topic of destroying the planet is a bit too heavy.

The charge was so severe that he couldn't even think of any law in the current law that could describe a criminal of this level.

"You are right. The criteria for destroying a planet are indeed valid, but some of the details are not accurate, especially the name 'Death Star'."

Heya tilted his head and said the terrible words with an innocent look, "In the final analysis, this is all due to the arrogance of Homo sapiens, which makes them believe that if there is no trace of Homo sapiens on a planet, the planet is equivalent to death, and what we do is just to eradicate the traces left by Homo sapiens from the planet.

"In fact, there are also lives on the 'cocooned' planets, and they are also nurturing their own civilizations."

Heya has visited many "cocooned" planets.

Elemental creatures representing cold and the deep sea, or creatures with tentacles, mud, and giant insects.

"These creatures are considered dangerous. Every year, the company sends a large number of people and war machines to fight against these dangerous creatures on these planets. But if you look at this issue from another perspective, those dangerous creatures are also protecting their homes."

Heya paused and said meaningfully, "Essentially, they are no different from what you do in the court. They just look different from you."

"how about you?"

This is a rare opportunity. What possesses Xing is a real "cocoon", an existence that destroyed the planet.

Heya's arrival first proved that the company's intelligence about "Cocoon" was inaccurate.

Perhaps the “Cocoon” is not unable to communicate, but rather unwilling to communicate with the company.

"I want to know why you destroyed the planet. If I understand correctly, the Semites regard the God of Trade as a totem, and they are all your believers."

This is also what Duan Mingyuan has never been able to figure out.

All the "cocooned" planets he knew of so far had been destroyed by the energy on which civilization depended.

The scorching energy of the Embers Empire, the winter power of the West Wind Clan, and the special ore on the Flashing Star that allowed them to earn their first pot of gold, these things made them successful, but also ultimately destroyed them.

But what is certain is that although Heya attached herself to Xing's body and appeared in the form of a human, she believed deep down that she was different from the Semites.

"God" is an honorific title given by humans to the things they worship.

If explained from a scientific perspective, Duan Mingyuan felt that Heya might be some kind of energy body on the Flashing Star with a history older than that of Homo sapiens.

"Because God never loves the world, nor does he want to protect them."

All the myths and dogmas are the result of the believers' wishful thinking. "That's why I say that they are a group of arrogant creatures who think that everything in the world revolves around them, even 'God' is no exception."

They worship God on the surface, but in fact they believe deep down that God favors them.

He favors them to the point of devoting divine power to them and tolerating them infinitely.

"But in reality, it's just a little game for fun, and I like watching them rack their brains to play against each other and squeeze as much value as possible out of each other."

So the Semites are naturally good at business.

If you cannot extract value from others, you will be regarded as useless.

She only needs to make one rule to create countless wonderful farces.

"However, this will also make them greedy. They gradually think that as long as they have enough chips, they can buy everything in the universe, even the 'God' they believe in is no exception."

After buying the seventh planet, the reputation of the Shan people in the universe reached its peak, surpassing the oldest Church of Ashes at one point. Their footprints were everywhere and their chambers of commerce were spread all over the world.

"So, their leaders wanted to make a bet with me. If they win, I will become a visible and tangible god. They promised to build the most magnificent palace in the universe for me, and let the name of the God of Trade spread to every corner of the universe. I will have more believers than the Sun King and become the supreme being. In return, I should respond to their devout prayers in a timely manner."

That sounds like a good deal.

The desire to give back to the Homo sapiens was easy for her, and the leader of the Semites believed that he had a sure win because he firmly believed that there would be no losers in this gamble and everyone could be a winner.

This is the essence of the God of Trade.

He stood on the throne, waiting for the decision of the God of Trade.

What responded to him was a fission storm.

The radiation soaked through his body, reducing him to a pool of waste water in less than three seconds.

It has been the long-cherished wish of the Semites to make Heya's reputation surpass that of the Sun King and become the supreme being in the universe, so they naturally believe that this is also Heya's wish.

"What a pity! He was the most eloquent man I have ever met, but he only failed in this one deal in his life."

Having said that, there was no trace of pity or regret on Xing's face.

There was no emotion in her pupils that sparkled with amber light, as if to her, the Semites and everything they had achieved were just an old toy that she would not feel bad about throwing away.

“This is the process that every civilization that reaches its peak will go through. History has repeated itself countless times, and the only thing they understand is that humans will not learn any lessons from history.

"If we have to define a time point, then when humans want to truly touch God, try to understand and even control God, it is the beginning of the planet's cocooning. Different methods, different processes, but in the end they all lead to the same ending, and you are no exception."

Heya paused for a moment, and her gentle smile gave people a creepy feeling. "This planet is also going to start to transform into a cocoon."

Small Theater No. 10:

On Wednesday, early in the morning

It was the end of the semester again. This time, Jiuyue, who had finished the graduation ceremony early, packed her luggage and sat down beside Duan Mingyuan's bed early in the morning. Her big furry tail pressed on Duan Mingyuan's body to prevent him from getting up.

This is one of the fox demon's talents.

They can use their tails to hold you down while putting their arms around their chests, making themselves look very imposing.

"Mr. Mingyuan, how long have we known each other?"

"Seven years, three months and two days."

The answer without any hesitation greatly reduced September's momentum and made a blush appear on her cheeks.

She thought Duan Mingyuan would stammer and be unable to speak, but she didn't expect his memory to be as amazing as ever.

and……

Could it be that Mr. Mingyuan misses the night they met every day?

"Well, you got it right!"

"The answer is wrong. It's seven years, four months and three days. Don't ask questions you don't know the answer to."

In just two sentences, the offensive and defensive situations changed. Jiu Yue shrank her neck guiltily.

The fact that she had no idea how long she and Duan Mingyuan had known each other was exposed, and the tail that was pressing on Duan Mingyuan also lost its force.

"Tell me, what are your plans?"

"I want to apply to go back to my hometown to visit my relatives during the summer vacation. We have known each other for such a long time, but Mr. Mingyuan, you have never come back to the mountains with me."

The original announcement turned into a request, but Jiu Yue was not discouraged. She lay on Duan Mingyuan and rubbed her face against him, "Please!"

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 219 Half and Half

"God" is a noun created by humans. Although Heya believes that Homo sapiens are arrogant, she is also subtly using the language system created by humans to communicate and formulate rules that humans can understand.

If we put aside the cloak of theology and faith, Duan Mingyuan feels that an existence like Heya is more like a will born from the planet itself.

Not all civilizations will give birth to theological beliefs. As early as the last century, many cosmologists proposed the hypothesis of "planetary will". They believed that the planet itself is also a brain for autonomous consciousness, and natural disasters are one of the means by which planetary consciousness regulates itself.

In the following decades of development, researchers who agreed with this theory were divided into two camps. One camp regarded "cocooning" as a process of self-healing of the planet. They believed that when certain civilizations developed to a certain stage, their over-expanded technology and ambitions became a threat to the planet itself, and thus they were regarded as viruses by the planet.

If this theory is further developed, it seems to coincide with the point of view just put forward by Heya.

But obviously, One World does not agree with this view.

The research school that proposed this theory was soon accused of crimes against humanity. Overnight, all the scholars were imprisoned in a prison on a certain planet, and it was explicitly stated that anyone who continued to engage in this research would be treated as guilty.

Duan Mingyuan remembered that the leader of the school at that time was called Eisenberg-Adler, a middle-aged man with long dry white hair, a skinny body, a hooked nose, and looked like a villain.

The photo in the Science magazine was taken before he was sent to a distant planet to serve his 761-year sentence.

Upon seeing this, the leader of another school of thought immediately issued a statement saying that "cocooning" has nothing to do with planetary consciousness, but is rather a sign that the planet is seriously ill.

This school has had a profound influence on later generations until now.

The company's interference in many civilizations has always been under the banner of "treating diseases" from the very beginning. The same is true for Blue Star. At least in the era of the First King, the company regarded the strange and weird magic bred by life energy as a sign of cancer, and they came to help the people of Blue Star treat diseases.

"Is this your warning to me?"

Duan Mingyuan asked.

Heya suddenly met him in the identity of "Cocoon", and it must have been more than just a farewell meeting to get acquainted.

The God of Trade always comes with a strong purpose.

The three of them unknowingly arrived at the lounge prepared on the sixth underground floor. Zheng Liu's brain had already shut down due to this highly impactful topic.

He lowered his head and spoke confidently:

He understands the reason, but Space Struggle is an open world game...

Duan Mingyuan and He Ya did not continue listening.

"It's more appropriate to use the word 'remind'. The word 'warning' is too aggressive. There's a saying in the business world that even if the deal fails, the friendship remains. There's no need for us to make the relationship so tense."

Heya maintained her gentle and friendly smile as always; she had already expressed enough sincerity to Duan Mingyuan.

Duan Mingyuan hoped that she would give him some face, and she did.