Before moving troops, one must prepare provisions. Since he had decided to establish a foothold, Duanmu Huai naturally needed to find a territory. But he found that troublesome, so he simply asked the Interstellar Peace Company where there was a star system that met the Inquisition's requirements.
The Interstellar Peace Company was completely speechless when Duanmu Huai came straight to them with his request... What else could they do? At least he hadn't come to start a fight.
Still, Duanmu Huai's requirements genuinely surprised the people from the Interstellar Peace Company.
"You mean... a star system with no life-forms at all, one that's relatively deserted?"
The Interstellar Peace Company specialist standing before Duanmu Huai had a pale face and was drenched in sweat, but he still forced himself to ask.
"That's right. Preferably somewhere without any ownership disputes. I have no interest in provoking a pile of tedious trouble."
"Hmm, if those are your only requirements, what about Ophiuchus?"
"Oh?"
"Although it's located in a relatively remote region near the edge of the Extraterritorial Star System, and is rather out of the way, it only has one resource-depleted planet, with no mineral resources nearby. So there are neither prospectors nor hideouts for criminals there. If you want somewhere deserted, it's certainly deserted..."
To put it simply, the place was as barren as a desert. It was so desolate that even criminals did not want to go there.
For Duanmu Huai, it was practically perfect.
"Then we'll take it. By the way, would you mind if I used your network to run an advertisement?"
"An advertisement?"
"That's right. The Inquisition is opening for business. Advertisements get you a fifty-percent discount during our grand opening... Any problem with that?"
"No, no, of course not! If you need it, the Interstellar Peace Company