Doomed from the Start: Cultivating in the Wasteland
Chapter 874

A Poorly Timed Banquet

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Ka Ding immediately understood. "Shieler's enemy? Got it."

That very night, the relevant information reached Qu Jianlei.

Shieler had been transferred here from another star region a few years ago, and he had been quite domineering even before that.

He had people backing him. He had also done very well in the other star region and was regarded by the government as a capable man.

However, while his competence was well-known, his reputation was mixed. Rumor had it that he was extraordinarily greedy.

That forceful way of doing things had eventually provoked someone—there were always people more overbearing than him.

That was why Shieler had been transferred to the Tianhe Star Region. It was partly a compromise and partly protection, and the other side did not continue pursuing the matter.

But he was used to doing things that way. He did not keep a low profile for long after arriving before returning to his old habits.

Perhaps he felt that leaving the place where he had made enemies meant leaving the danger behind and getting a fresh start.

The Tianhe Star Region had been developed early and was a mature star region, so its mining industry was not particularly advanced.

The mineral deposits on those Habitable Stars had either been exhausted, placed under protection for moderate extraction, or subjected to strict mining restrictions.

Most mining companies in Tianhe currently operated outside Habitable Stars, so the related industries naturally were not very developed.

Yet even so, Shieler's bad reputation had spread within just a few years. Not only was he ruthless, but he was greedy as well.

It was not that no one had considered teaching him a lesson, but the government intentionally shielded him. He was a Supreme himself, and he had support behind him.

After suffering one setback, he

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