The government wanted to keep track of every Supreme's movements and conduct detailed investigations.
Before this, part of the reason Qu Jianlei had been able to remain completely unrestricted on Dream Star was that he had benefited from this policy.
After hearing Nutrient Solution out, the other three fell silent.
There was no need to mention that Qu Jianlei's identity was problematic. In fact, the Keros siblings had also come here under hidden identities.
After a long while, Keros finally asked, "The organizers agreed to let the government inspect them?"
"They're negotiating," Nutrient Solution answered flatly.
The situation was indeed rather delicate, so he did not want to say much.
He was confident he could protect Qu Jianlei, a Supreme, but the siblings' cultivation was a little weaker, making things relatively harder to handle.
Qu Jianlei suddenly had an idea. "Could this be a crisis deliberately manufactured by the government, aimed at the auction?"
It was a genuine conspiracy theory, but he had seen too much of the government's conduct to feel much goodwill toward them.
Besides, by the logic of "the greatest beneficiary is the greatest suspect," it would not be easy for the government to clear itself.
Nutrient Solution nodded slightly. "That possibility can't be ruled out... but what do they stand to gain?"
Qu Jianlei could not quite figure it out either. After pondering for a moment, he asked, "Is there a list of the starships that were damaged or extorted?"
"There should be." Nutrient Solution took out his Wristwatch and made arrangements. Before long, the list was sent over.
Xiao Hu analyzed it for twenty minutes and reported that it had found no pattern.
"...They're scattered. At most, only three starships belong to the same major conglomerate, and even those belong to different subsidiaries."
Qu Jianlei