Killing Is Better Than Saving

The dim candlelight shone on the pearwood table, and the bronze ornaments on the table cast shadows that swayed in the distance on the wall.

The warship's rooms, with their variable retro style, closely resemble Lister's residence during the Merrick Civilization era in many details.

Lister was leaning back in his chair, silently pondering the contents of the wanted notice.

"This must have been done by Wang Yue, right?"

In the projection on the pearwood table, Kavin hit the nail on the head.

Although they didn't have much contact, they at least met in the Alchemy Ruined City.

Wang Yue met her under the face of the Hoffman doll, so he naturally knew about some of her talents and abilities.

"I guess so?"

"Kavin, is there any way I can contact Wang Yue?"

After much deliberation, Lister decided that if the opportunity arose, he would like to speak with Wang Yue in person.

"Sure, but it'll need to be relayed from my signal to you."

"So the content of our conversation will leave a record on me. Are you sure you want to continue the contact?"

"No problem! Could you please get in touch with them for me?"

He couldn't trust anyone, and he couldn't possibly trust Kavin either; the three of them had come out of the Merrick Civilization together.

Even without overly close ties, they were still implicitly on the same side.

In particular, Kavin's creation of the Mechanical Civilization and Wang Yue's impersonation of Lim, a citizen of the fourth-level civilization, are things that cannot be made public.

Currently, the only one who can be openly acknowledged is him.

The image flashed quickly, and a face so exquisite it was almost perfect appeared in the projection.

She was wearing what looked like a standard uniform for a member of parliament. The style of the clothes wasn't daring, but they were stretched very tightly on her body, perfectly outlining her upper body curves.

Lister remained unmoved, after all, he knew the other party's true situation perfectly well.

In his eyes, it was just a human skin that Wang Yue was wearing, at most a more luxurious one.

"Lister?"

A hint of surprise flashed across Wang Yue's face, her polite but insincere smile vanished instantly, and her movements became casual.

"Oh, it was you who wanted to see me? What's up?"

"Aren't you going to explain to me about those seven wanted criminals?"

Although he had expected Wang Yue to use his identity to do something, he never expected that he would be wanted by the police.

Fortunately, it turned out to be a lucky accident, indirectly helping him find a shortcut to complete the Third Advancement quest.

"Wanted? Oh!"

Wang Yue looked enlightened, finally realizing why Lister had sought her out.

"I did use your face to kill some political enemies, but that has nothing to do with you."

"I'm the one wanted by the police, and you're saying it has nothing to do with me?"

Although he secretly wanted Wang Yue to increase her efforts, Lister was still surprised by her attitude of completely distancing herself from the situation.

Logically speaking, the other person's personality wasn't like this before. Could it be that becoming a member of parliament and being involved in politics for a long time changed their personality?

"Don't worry! That warrant doesn't count."

"Aren't you currently being drafted by the Federation? I'm the one who kills people using your face around this time."

"For Level 2 civilizations, arrest warrants will be reviewed within six months to a year; for Level 3 civilizations, the review will take three to six months. All arrest warrants will be verified at the Federation headquarters."

"Once we have the information about your federal conscription, all the arrest warrants issued by various civilizations will ultimately be null and void, and will be canceled or changed."

"If you really don't like it, I can have someone appeal and explain it now, and it can all be cancelled that day."

"So you knew all along that I'd been drafted by the Federation during this time?"

He nodded as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

Wang Yue is impersonating Lim, a Level 4 Civilized Citizen.

Even the various mission arrangements of the Federation Military District, as long as they do not involve generals, can be found out.

To put it bluntly, the top brass of the Federation Military District is also one of the leaders of the three major Level 4 civilizations, so information is naturally not kept very secret from their own civilization.

Lister hadn't expected that the other party had used his identity after careful consideration.

Given the inherent inefficiency of these civilized governments, it's impossible for them to coordinate their administrative affairs with the federal central government offices in real time. That's why they issued an arrest warrant for him first.

This will be confirmed when the final, periodic check confirms that he is being drafted by the Federation Military District.

Once the most direct and compelling alibi is presented, it can be immediately determined that the murderer is not him, but rather that another criminal has used his identity to commit the crime.

"Don't worry, I've been very careful with your identity."

"This arrest warrant will at most have a downward reach, spreading to the affiliated forces of these civilizations."

"It's more of a warning to subordinates to avoid the issue; very few people will actually accept the arrest warrant."

Coverage downwards?

Upon hearing this, Lister couldn't help but make a guess.

How many lower-level civilizations are there in the Delin Civilization (Level 2)?

"31 Level 1 civilizations, 69 Level 0 civilizations, and hundreds of unregistered 'black civilizations'."

There really are a hundred?

Everything matches perfectly!

Lister then went on to confirm.

"What about the Dawn Civilization? How many lower-level civilizations does it have?"

"About 16 Level 2 civilizations, I haven't looked into the specifics below that. The Dawn Civilization only takes over Level 2 civilizations in nearby star systems that don't have federal councilors."

Really!

If we use the Delin Civilization as a standard, the number of registered civilizations under its jurisdiction should be around 1600.

That's how he acquired his enormous reputation!

Few people pay attention to the combat information regarding those who participate in the Federation Military District's conscription missions to protect the Federation.

On the contrary, wanted criminals from advanced civilizations are instantly taken seriously by their subordinate, lower-level civilizations.

And they immediately learned about the wanted criminal and his/her home country.

Good deeds go unrecorded, but bad deeds travel a thousand miles!

If you calculate it that way, his Third Advancement quest only requires him to be wanted by about 30 level 3 civilizations to quickly reach 50,000 reputation!

Lister's brain started working at high speed.

After a long while, he finally spoke again.

"Wang Yue, do you still have any hostile Level 3 civilizations?"

"No, I am currently running for a seat on the Senate Temporary Committee of the Dawn Civilization."

"All the voices opposing me have been dealt with today, and the remaining ones have long been handled by the Aiven Family."

There shouldn't be any new arrest warrants related to you anytime soon.

Wang Yue seems to have misunderstood Lister's meaning. Now, she has cleared the way for Liszt's advancement and even made a guarantee to Lister.

For Lister, however, this guarantee was unnecessary; in fact, he was eager for Wang Yue to do more of these kinds of things.

After some thought, Lister finally came up with an excuse.

"I've run into some issues with the recruitment mission, and the situation is rather complicated."

"It sounds strange, but I need you to help me add more wanted posters to my person."

"Oh! If possible, help me target the Deya Family of the Thorn Civilization."

"Sure, aside from the Thorn Civilization, a warrant will suffice. Or do we need some concrete action? Should we create more confusion and cover it up?"

Wang Yue didn't ask much about the Deya Family of the Thorn Civilization or the reasons for targeting them, and readily agreed.

He had already completely decided that his target was the Deya Family, and was even considering things in more detail than he was, refining the plan for him.

"Anything is fine, you can help me arrange it."

"The civilizations that issue warrants for my arrest should ideally be level three civilizations, and the more civilizations there are, the better."

"As for the timing, it needs to be within the timeframe of my recruitment mission."

The Thorn Civilization is actually the civilization to which Major Isos belongs, and the Deya Family is naturally the family he belongs to.

Since the feud has already been established, it's a good opportunity to use Wang Yue to eliminate the opposing family. Lister is not one to be rigid in this regard.

At the same time, it could also make Wang Yue misunderstand his purpose and cover up the reason for his strange behavior.

Moreover, by the time the conscription mission ends, these arrest warrants for him may have already been removed.

"Okay! I'll arrange it as soon as possible."

"For some civilizations, arrest warrants are issued directly and then cancelled within three months."