Thunderous Measures

Sky City, Office.

This place has become Holy Land for the Sun Territory, where affairs from more than a dozen inhabited planets are handled in a centralized manner.

Since Lin Zhen defeated the challenge of more than 8,000 warriors from Blue Bay Star in the Asura Arena, all the inhabited planets within the Sun Territory have submitted to him.

Flight routes to the Solar System have been opened in various places, and some insightful people from other planets have Xuan Ze to come to Earth to buy land and An Family.

This situation has led to a surge in land prices across the globe.

In Lin Zhen once stipulated that Mutated Beast on Earth must be slaughtered on a large scale to be used for training by low-level martial artists on Earth, which led to an extremely tense situation on the vast land of the Earth.

Many disputes on Earth today are caused by land issues. Due to our connection with interstellar space, Earthlings have very little wealth.

Another part is due to ethnic issues. The entry of various races has also caused some conflicts and disputes, which will be handled by the Office.

Initially, the office was very authoritative. Due to Lin Zhen's strong personality, no one dared to say anything and they were all quite obedient to orders.

Now that Lin Zhen has been missing for over a year, some people are wondering if Lin Zhen's never coming back.

This is perfectly normal. It's common for martial artists to die while adventuring in the universe. Even if they don't die there, it's also common for them to cultivate for hundreds or thousands of years in some place. By the time they return from their cultivation, their hometown will have changed beyond recognition.

A lord who hasn't returned for hundreds of years is nothing to fear.

Azure Sea Star is the second largest planet in the Sun Territory, second only to Blue Bay Star.

After interstellar travel began, a large number of people from Azure Sea Star came to Earth. They were all subjects of Lord Lin Zhen and could come and go as they pleased.

They were among the first to see the business opportunity. After arriving in the Ice City Base City, they began to buy large amounts of land and An Family there.

As the lord's hometown, the land is destined to appreciate in value in the future.

When they arrived, the land in Ice City was 100,000 Earths per square meter, but just one year later, those prime locations had already reached 100,000 Tianhe Coin per square meter.

It has increased a thousandfold!

And it's still growing.

The skyrocketing land prices have made it impossible for those who sold their houses to buy new ones. They can no longer settle outside the city and are now homeless.

The Office of the Government Office is gradually becoming less and less able to deal with such matters.

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"Why should we move out? We bought the property with our own money. If we want to move, we'll pay the market price, not a penny less!"

Han Qing, a wealthy businessman from the Azure Sea Star and Mind Power Master at the early stage of the Black Hole, sat with his legs crossed in the office of the government office and spoke casually.

The person in charge of this matter is Lu Ming. Lu Ming was the mayor of Ice City Base City back then. He took good care of Lin Zhen and his family. Later, when the offices were merged, Lu Ming became the deputy director, which is considered a high position with great power.

Lu Ming is currently at the early stage of Comet level, which is quite powerful, but it is clear that Han Qing does not take Lu Ming seriously.

"Director Lu, if it were your house, I would return it to you without hesitation and without asking for a single penny. But these are just some poor people. It's not like I didn't pay them back then. You don't need to go to so much trouble for them."

Han Qing had an accomplice beside him who chimed in, "That's right! Just because they are subjects doesn't mean we aren't! Mr. Han Qing is the number one expert on Azure Sea Star. How can he let a few troublemakers frame him and file a complaint? Director Lu, you must uphold justice."

Lu Ming said with a headache, "Imperial law stipulates that what you're doing constitutes land speculation and is not protected."

"Hehe~! Director Lu, this is the Sun Territory. The current laws should be formulated by Lord Lin Zhen. Even if someone commits murder or arson, the lord has the right to pardon. Don't try to scare me with the imperial laws."

"The lord would not approve of your behavior."

"Only what the lord says counts." Han Qing remained unmoved.

Lu Ming's expression turned grim. "If you insist on doing this, I will mobilize the police force to enforce it."

Han Qing snorted coldly, "I don't think you can do it. We, the people of Azure Sea Star, already number over a million in the Ice City Base City. And I'm not kidding, Director Lu, even if your police force or your army came, they wouldn't be able to touch a single hair on my head!"

As he spoke, a powerful aura began to emanate from him, serving as a warning to Lu Ming.

After Lin Zhen left, there were no powerful martial artists on Earth. The only strongest one was Yan Qi Ye, who was indifferent to worldly affairs. Moreover, Yan Qi Ye was only at the early stage of the Black Hole, so Han Qing was not afraid of him.

The situation reached a stalemate, and someone said to Lu Ming, "Director, should we consult the Lady of the Manor? I'm sure Han Qing wouldn't dare disobey her orders."

Lu Ming waved his hand, his face ashen. "No need. The lord's family is enjoying their retirement. It's best not to bother them with these trivial matters. If we can't even handle this kind of thing, what's the point of having an office!"

As he spoke, Lu Ming stood up. "I refuse to believe that I can't subdue you today."

Han Qing also stood up. "Then try it! Don't even mention you, even if Lin Zhen comes back, he can't do anything to me today. So what if you're a lord? Back when Lin Zhen challenged Blue Bay Star, didn't he use all his strength to defeat Cao Yang, a Star Level Nine? Now that I've advanced to the Black Hole Stage, you don't know what's good for you. Don't blame me for being impolite!"

"Really? I never knew the Black Hole Stage could be so powerful. It seems the atmosphere here really needs some serious reform."

"Who is it?!"

Han Qing turned around abruptly and saw that the door was open, and Lin Zhen was standing in the doorway with a beautiful, dreamlike elven girl, looking at him coldly.

"Lord."

Han Qing stammered. He had spoken too confidently and had offended Lin Zhen.

"My lord, you're back!"

"The lord is finally back! That's wonderful!"

The staff, including Lu Ming, all stood up and looked at Lin Zhen with surprise.

It had been over a year since I last saw Lin Zhen, and he looked much more mature. Moreover, the aura he exuded had become increasingly powerful. I remember when I left, he was only a Meteor Stage, but now he had actually reached Satellite Level Seven.

Lin Zhen waved to the people around him, then turned to Han Qing: "Since you say that only the lord has the final say here, then I'm informing you now that the government office is going to requisition the houses and land that the people of Azure Sea Star and other life-bearing planets bought from the people of Ice City at low prices. Lu Ming, you guys draft a compensation plan for them. How about this, we can't let them suffer too much of a loss, so we'll compensate them at twice the original purchase price!"

"Understood, my lord. We'll do it immediately."

Lu Ming and the others got excited. If the house cost 10,000 when they bought it, they would now be given 20,000, but its actual value is already over 10 million.

The people of Azure Sea Star have now suffered a huge loss after trying to steal a chicken.

"How dare you!" Han Qing stood up abruptly, glaring angrily at Lin Zhen!

"What do I have to be afraid of? Just like you said, here, only the strong have the final say. Han Qing, if you don't know what's good for you, I'll shut you up forever!"

Lin Zhen's eyes gleamed, their gaze shifting with a menacing intensity.

"Holy crap!!"

Enraged, Han Qing wanted to give Lin Zhen a Mental Impact.

Lin Zhen had been waiting for this moment. When Han Qing unleashed his Mental Impact, and everyone around felt it and shouted to protect the lord, Lin Zhen retaliated!

Mental Evil Spirit Impact!!

The two Mental Power collided in mid-air, and Han Qing's Mental Power immediately crumbled, completely vulnerable.

Although he was a master of the Black Hole Stage and his Mental Power had advanced to the Azure Sky-color, there was no doubt that he was far behind Lin Zhen at the peak of the Azure Sky-color.

The Han Qing was utterly crushed, and countless evil spirits invaded his mind!

"Ahhhh!!!"

Han Qing crouched down, clutching his head with both hands. His face was contorted with pain, his expression ferocious and terrifying.

"Han Qing is recklessly attacking the lord; how should this be dealt with?"

"My lord, according to the law, Han Qing deserves the death penalty!"

"Since it's a capital offense, we'd better follow the law. Come on, take Han Qing down."

Before Lin Zhen could finish speaking, the Azure Sea Star people who had come with Han Qing panicked.

Han Qing is the number one expert on Azure Sea Star and their backbone. If Han Qing is gone, these people will definitely not have a good ending, after all, they have offended too many people.

"Lord, lord, please spare Han Qing! He didn't mean to offend us!"

"Yes, yes, we will never dare to do it again. You can take back the land as you wish, we will have no complaints."

"Yes, yes, take it back, we don't want a single penny."

Lin Zhen's cold gaze swept over everyone, finally landing on Han Qing: "What do you mean?"

Han Qing seemed to have calmed down a little, but his eyes had completely changed. He bowed to Lin Zhen with great respect and said, "We are willing to withdraw."

"That's good. Do it my way. Lu Ming, publish the agreement and give an explanation to those who were cheated out of their houses and are now homeless."

"Yes, Lord!" Lu Ming answered loudly, his heart filled with endless emotions.

Eight years ago, when he met Lin Zhen, he was still a naive young man who had just started learning martial arts. At that time Lu Ming was Level Eight God of War.

Eight years later, Lin Zhen had surpassed everyone else, his strength unfathomable, becoming the hope and pride of the Earthlings.

Even a master like Han Qing, who was at the early stage of the Black Hole, submitted so easily, not daring to utter a single word.

Little did he know that when Lin Zhen used his Mental Evil Spirit Impact to defeat Han Qing, he directly Soul Lock.

With Lin Zhen's current Mental Power, very few people could break the Soul Lock; at least not on Earth, and certainly not in the Sun Territory.

After all, he was a master of the Black Hole Stage, so subduing him would be of some value and would provide more security for Sky City.

Having swiftly and efficiently resolved everything, Lu Ming thanked Lin Zhen and offered his blessings.

"Congratulations, my lord."

"Oh! What's the cause of your joy?"

"You haven't gone home yet, have you? Go home and you'll see, haha!"

Lin Zhen smiled, turned around and walked out of the office. He teleported as soon as he stepped out the door and appeared at his front door the next Teleport.