Chapter 231
[You!]
[It's you, it's you, it's definitely you~]
[Through wind and rain, through water and snow, my heart and soul are waiting for you (shyly covering face. jpg)]
[Holding up a sign (100 points. jpg)]
"!"
"I understand, this is clearly asking us, 'Are we just standing still waiting to die?' Let's go!"
"The meaning is so obvious, are you an idiot? What are you standing there for? Hurry up and move on!"
"Run, run, run as fast as you can..."
The people below, who had been gazing at the stars, turned away, shoving each other and scattering in a chaotic rush. Their muttering didn't stop them from moving even faster than before, as they had temporarily forgotten about how to leave.
Seeing everyone scurrying away in the opposite direction, Qin Su secretly turned off the hands-free function of his personal Optical Brain. He appeared to be focused on the prison below, seemingly unconcerned about the group 'going in the opposite direction,' but in reality, he was using the high-definition remote Electronic Eyes— equipped in his own factory and secretly equipped with 360-degree cameras—on the Small Warship he was standing on to monitor the distance between the people below and the Safe Zone he had designated, making it convenient to launch an operation at any time.
The crowd surged past him like a tide, and soon He Muzhi saw that there was no one in front of him. Without lingering, he turned and ran into the crowd.
He knew that Qin Su wouldn't give up so easily.
Qin Su didn't have to wait long before he saw the last group of people enter the Safe Zone, and the blocked network status was restored to normal.
Without giving anyone a hint, even though the Spaceship was empty, he familiarly created the illusion that the Spaceship was full of people, and raised his right hand.
The crowd, who had been arguing about the only Spaceship that Qin Su had appeared on, saw Qin Su raise his hand. Several Spaceships that had been hovering not far from Qin Su obeyed his command and appeared above the prison. The huge shadow that had been hanging over their heads also moved and disappeared.
Countless Warships suddenly detached from the main body of the Spaceship at its base, forming a dense, layered array around the central Spaceship, completely surrounding the prison in the blink of an eye.
Qin Su, aboard the Warship, stood with his back to them, motionless.
Like He Muzhi, the group that arrived later saw the exaggerated, speechless expressions on their companions' faces and quickly turned around. They saw a dense array of Spaceships and Warships, and Qin Su, in the air, lightly pointed his raised hand forward.
As if receiving Qin Su's order simultaneously, the crew of the Spaceship and Warship unleashed Warship deluge of ammunition from Spaceship...
Rumble--
A deafening explosion followed immediately.
With such a large quantity and the dense stacking of buffs, the commotion was so immense that it was almost earth-shattering.
The intense heat caused the crowd to instinctively retreat a considerable distance, staring in disbelief at the prison that had been transformed into a sea of fire under Qin Su's command.
He Muzhi turned his head and saw countless faces illuminated by bursts of red light from the continuous explosions. He swallowed hard and looked away, joining everyone in watching the slender figure that remained motionless in the sky amidst the towering flames.
"..."
"You got it right. From where we were standing, staying meant certain death."
"Before he even started, he reminded me to get lost if I didn't want to die. The God Su really loves me!"
"?"
"What ulterior motive are you trying to pull here? Do you think I'm stupid enough not to notice? You're clearly doing this for my sake."
"Speechless. It was clearly me."
"Me! Me!"
"I have a question. We endured that high temperature from so far away, constantly retreating, but how come the God Su didn't seem to feel it at all? Didn't he feel the scorching heat?"
The answer lies in the riddle.
"Um?"
"They've all become gods; how can we, mere mortals, be qualified to be compared to them?"
"That makes sense... He Muzhi, when did you start your live stream? Ah, so many people from Class 6!"
Hearing the voices of others from a great distance, the Class 6 ignored them and only directed He Muzhi to show him everything he could see about He Muzhi Qin Su. They even postponed the event of Qin Su appearing next to He Muzhi.
With He Muzhi taking the lead, others quickly discovered that the network had been restored. Some filmed, while He Muzhi followed suit and started live streaming, recording the moment when they were closest to Qin Su in their lives.
[Felix, I have bad news for you: your house was burgled. And even worse news: your new pet's bones are all gone! Which do you want to hear?]
[Felix: Thanks, but I don't want to hear either (death smile)]
[When it comes to turning bones to ashes, King Su is the best. So what if it's a prison? He'll still blow it to smithereens and scatter it everywhere. That's the kind of cool feeling!]
[Haha, I also want to know if that Boss 1 gets hot sitting so close to me]
Qin Su: "..."
'Hot, wrapped hot.'
Otherwise, he wouldn't have started frantically squeezing super-powerful Cold Blast Bombs the moment before the process took over the bombing, to prevent himself from going from being completely raw to being fully cooked in waves of heat.
One by one, the cold-weather bullets rolled stealthily from the cuff of his trench coat into his palm, making his hand numb with fatigue or from the cold.
This long-awaited appearance not only consumed countless rounds of ammunition but also required the waste of countless Cold Blast Bombs, just to barely maintain his dignity in public.
Fortunately...
Qin Su's gaze fell on the already rising Native Favorability, which was now reaching a new small peak. He tried hard to suppress a laugh.
He's not the stingy guy he used to be anymore. Compared to his ever-growing Life Points, neither the Cold Blast Bombs nor the ammunition he uses are anything special.
He used the same method to acquire all the star regions he had earned from this world, as well as most of the profits from the Military Factories. He bought up what he could, and invested in what he couldn't under the name of 'Jiang Cheng,' striving to quietly and subtly gain a foothold in every aspect of every planet.
Although he is still a novice in every field, he is not worthy of the prestigious name 'Qin Su' and cannot openly interfere in the name of himself or the Qin Family.
But it doesn't matter. Compared to Interstellar People, his current rate of increase in Life Points is a long lifespan. Considering the people he has chosen to 'devour', once they are dead, he will be the one to call the shots.
By then, he won't have to wait until he's old to start spouting nonsense and making up whatever he wants. Rumors like, "Qin Su's businesses have been spread across all the planets from the very beginning, but they were hidden so well that no one noticed them before they were exposed," and "The military and economic lifelines of every planet are actually controlled by the Qin Family," are not at all exaggerated.
Given the tendency of rumors to become increasingly distorted over time, even falsehoods can become truth when a new generation of older people continue their stories.
When that day comes, he will no longer have to go back to the days when he appeared glamorous on the surface but secretly scavenged for trash under the cover of darkness when no one was watching. As for now... Qin Su glanced at the time set on the progress bar.
The timed bombing lasted five minutes; there's one minute left.
Based on the distance between Felix's current location and the prison, the time it takes for Felix to gather his troops, and the maximum speed at Felix Spaceship can move... Felix has one hour left to reach the battlefield.
There is enough time to take the people below away.
--
The earth-shaking commotion alerted people far from the prison, not to mention the towering flames from the continuous bombing that nearly dyed half the sky red.
"What happened when I went over there? What's going on?"
"Judging by the direction... this is Felix's territory. Tsk tsk, who knows what kind of experiment he's up to this time."
"That should be it. It's said that he handed that place over to his new pet to manage, and the commotion was probably caused by that new pet who is supposedly a perfect match for his requirements. However, this commotion is a bit too much. Go ask him how much budget he gave his new pet; the scale of this is so extravagant."
Before long, Felix received numerous gossipy inquiries from various people. Just by looking at the photos sent to him from a distance, Felix knew things were not going well.
He knew perfectly well that he had never given such power and funds to a mere plaything. Judging from the photos, the commotion that could turn half the sky red was definitely not something a small thing could pull off. He immediately raised his hand to pause the meeting, had the person standing next to him contact He Wenyuan's bodyguards, and then contacted Aldrich himself.
According to reports, his pet is very close to Aldrich.
When Aldrich saw the message from Felix, he had already heard the same question from several soldiers who had escaped with him through thick and thin.
No one knew Felix's brutal, irritable, and unpredictable temper better than these guards. Knowing they had failed to protect Felix's new favorite and that the newcomer was dead, and having been told the truth that they would die, they left the decision of how to respond to Aldrich.
Everything was going according to Aldrich's plan. With a grave expression, he told the group the prepared lie he had prepared beforehand, "If we don't want to die, we'd better not go back for now. Pretend to have struggled to escape from prison, exhausted, and unconscious. If they want to know the truth, they'll have to interrogate us when we're found, and we'll most likely be interrogated separately. Just insist on..."
"..."
Felix waited patiently for several seconds, but received no response from either the guards or Aldrich. His face was ashen.
Something's happened, and it's serious.
Having determined the outcome, Felix didn't hesitate to get up and leave quickly, ignoring the bewildered crowd waiting behind him. As he walked, he sharply ordered his bodyguards, "Prepare the Spaceship immediately! Summon T-2wd, F72... and come with me right now!"