Since It's Like This, I'll Make Your Hopes Fall Flat

At this moment, Yuwen Sa felt extremely distressed.

For a strategist, it is acceptable to accept the failure of their plans.

After all, even the most brilliant strategist cannot guarantee the success of their plans.

Seven parts depend on oneself, and three parts depend on fate.

His carefully laid plans not only failed, but also aided the enemy.

How could Yuwen Sa remain calm in this situation?

"This call log"

Tuo Lan Xiling also saw the call log sent by Chairman Qing.

In their previous conversations, Yuwen Sa had already revealed his entire plan against Blue Star.

After reviewing the call log, Tuo Lan Xiling also realized that Blue Star would not suffer any losses because of this incident.

They will also benefit from this.

"Brother Yuwen."

Tuo Lan Xiling looked at Yuwen Sa.

Yuwen Sa had already closed his eyes, forcing himself to calm down, examining every detail of his plans, and even beginning to re-examine the Blue Star civilization.

Seeing this, Tuo Lan Xiling dared not disturb Yuwen Sa.

Half an hour later.

Yuwen Sa reopened his eyes, his gaze rational.

"Chairman Qing, do you think Director Zhou of Blue Star is truly loyal to the Empire?"

Yuwen Sa looked at Chairman Qing.

Loyalty my ass.

Chairman Qing shook his head and said, "Why should a newly emerging civilization that hasn't even had contact with the Empire be loyal to it? It's all an act. Director Zhou is definitely faking it!"

"Um."

Yuwen Sa remained silent for a while.

"I was wrong."

Yuwen Sa shook his head slightly, "I originally thought that there were no other forces behind the Blue Star civilization, otherwise how could they have allowed the Blue Star civilization to be included in the empire's management quota?"

Being included in the Empire's management quota means that the future development direction and profit distribution of Blue Star will all be handled by the Empire.

Therefore, if there were other interstellar powers behind Blue Star, it would be impossible for them to be brought under the Empire's control.

Otherwise, what's the point?

They painstakingly helped Blue Star defeat the Multi-Eye Race's Interstellar Colony Ship, even killing three Multi-Eye Race Starry Sky Lifeform, and yet they got nothing in return?

There are no extraterrestrial forces behind Blue Star.

This was the premise for Yuwen Sa's plan.

Many plans were developed under this premise!

But at this moment, Yuwen Sa realized that the premise was not correct.

Behind Blue Star, there is definitely some powerful force or individual.

They killed three Starry Sky Lifeform of the Multi-Eye Race, averting a crisis on Blue Star, and then applied to the Empire for inclusion in its administration to thwart the Multi-Eye Race's retaliation.

The aforementioned methods, though seemingly effortless, could still be a coincidence.

But this time, he thwarted his scheme just as silently, and even used this opportunity to gain even greater benefits.

Was it just a coincidence?

Could both be coincidences?

Even though no trace was found, Yuwen Sa immediately assumed it was not a coincidence.

If it's not a coincidence, then there must be an external force driving it.

"Such methods, is it another strategist? Is there a strategist standing behind Blue Star?"

Yuwen Sa suddenly felt a headache coming on.

Aside from his strategists, Yuwen Sa couldn't think of anyone else who could have accomplished this so quietly.

I was careless.

Yuwen Sa sighed inwardly and looked at Tuo Lan, who was sitting beside him waiting. "Tuo Lan Xiling, I've already taken action against Blue Star. Our employment relationship is now over."

"It's over?"

Tuo Lan Xiling immediately became anxious.

He spent tens of millions of Canglan Coin, and now Blue Star not only hasn't suffered any losses, but has actually profited greatly. How can this be allowed?

"The success or failure of our strategies does not affect the selling price."

Yuwen Sa said.

Upon hearing this, Tuo Lan Xiling fell silent.

Asking a strategist for help doesn't guarantee success; this is an unspoken rule.

To some extent, advisors are more interested in the success of their plans than their employers, not because of money, but because of a sense of accomplishment.

"Of course, you can also ask me to take action against Blue Star, but this time it will start at least with one billion Canglan Coin."

Yuwen Sa said that it is highly likely that another strategist is involved. In this case, even if Blue Star is just a native planet that has just come into contact with the universe, the cost will increase significantly.

One billion Canglan Coin is just the starting point. Yuwen Sa still needs to conduct multiple tests on Blue Star to determine the methods of the mastermind behind the scenes before making the final pricing.

"One billion Canglan Coin? And that's just the beginning?"

Tuo Lan Xiling remained silent.

Spending so many Canglan Coin for a son who is already dead and worthless is already his limit.

"Never mind."

Tuo Lan Xiling stood up, bid farewell, and left.

Outside of Blue Star.

A spaceship in a state of "invisibility".

Imperial Envoy Odis appeared inside the spaceship.

"Lord Odis, how is the exploration of this planet going?"

The imperial envoy who had come with them on the spaceship immediately inquired.

The investigation of Blue Star and the eventual signing of a management contract on behalf of the Empire were naturally not the sole responsibility of Odis Blue Star.

Odis was only responsible for the inspection; the actual signing of the contract was the job of his imperial envoys.

"Strength rating: Average; Resource rating: Excellent; Cultural rating: Outstanding."

Inspector Odis began, "The final contract level is A, I suppose."

"A-level contract? Cultural evaluation: excellent?" The imperial envoys exchanged glances.

Of the three criteria for assessing a life-bearing planet, a rating of "excellent" requires concrete evidence.

This involves the allocation of imperial resources.

"This video is proof of its excellent rating; see for yourselves."

Odis released a video.

After watching it several times and pondering for a moment, the imperial envoys concluded that there was absolutely no problem with the extremely high rating.

Although Blue Star is not strong and Blue Star humans have limited potential, as long as they are loyal to the Empire, nothing will be a problem.

The vast territories ruled by the Galactic Human Empire are home to many inhabited planets where humans possess terrifying potential, with some even being born as Level 1 Lifeform.

But what's the point?

Disloyalty to the empire means that no amount of resources can tame an ingrate.

Half a day later.

Several envoys from the Empire arrived on Blue Star and formally signed an Imperial management contract with Director Zhou and other high-ranking Director Zhou of Blue Star.

"A-level contract?"

Director Zhou and other high-ranking officials from Blue Star were shocked when they saw the level of the signed contract.

In the past few months, they have also gained access to a great deal of information at the cosmic level through the Empire's virtual network.

This includes information on the imperial management contract level.

The Empire classifies contracts for inhabited planets to be included in its management into six levels.

The highest level is S-class, and the lowest is E-class.

Most inhabited planets sign D-level or C-level contracts.

Before the imperial envoy arrived, Director Zhou and other high-ranking officials of Blue Star had also made a prediction about the level of the contracts that Blue Star was about to sign.

The best conclusion one can draw is a Class C contract.

After all, apart from its mineral resources, Blue Star doesn't actually have much value.

Class A contract?

Director Zhou and the others never even dared to imagine it.

In the A-level contract, the Empire's resource allocation to Blue Star will be unprecedented.

"Congratulations." The leading imperial envoy looked at Director Zhou and the others and smiled, "The Empire is aware of your loyalty. We hope that in the future, you will create even greater value for the Empire."

"Thank you, Empire."

Upon hearing this, Director Zhou immediately understood that the key to Blue Star's ability to sign an A-level contract lay in its loyalty.

"Loyalty?"

Director Zhou recalled the words he had spoken to Chairman Qing not long ago.

Those words were exactly what Su Yuan had taught him a few days ago. Director Zhou spoke those words exactly as Su Yuan instructed.

"The reason Blue Star signed the Class A contract was due to the adults' involvement."

Director Zhou was filled with unease. What did this mean?

This means that Su Yuan could influence the decisions of the imperial envoys.

Such methods are simply inconceivable to a Blue Star civilization that has just come into contact with the universe.

"Over the next period of time, Imperial personnel will be arriving on Blue Star in succession. You are responsible for the handover of Blue Star's citizens."

The leading imperial envoy spoke first.

When the Empire's people enter Blue Star, they will inevitably come into contact with Blue Star native humans.

This contact is both a good thing and a bad thing.

"Understood, I will handle it strictly in accordance with the terms of the contract." Director Zhou nodded.

The Canglan Galactic Human Empire manages a vast number of inhabited planets and has extensive experience in this area. The details of how the two parties will interact are all explained in the contract to minimize the risk of conflict.

"Um."

The imperial envoys rose and returned to their spaceship.

Hundreds of thousands of meters underground.

Su Yuan naturally also learned about the A-level contract signed between the Blue Star Civilization and the Empire.

It can be said that he was the one who orchestrated this whole thing. Without Su Yuan, and with the strategist Yuwen Sa's machinations, Blue Star's final outcome would have been signing a Class D contract.

Although a D-level contract is not the lowest level contract, it does not reflect the Empire's significant support for Blue Star.

Signing an A-level contract will significantly increase the value of Blue Star itself, which is naturally a great thing for Su Yuan, the behind-the-scenes controller of Blue Star.

Most importantly, any inhabited planet that signs a Class A or higher management contract with the Empire will be protected by Imperial troops.

In other words, for a long time to come, Blue Star will be under the direct protection of the Empire, greatly improving its security, which is what Su Yuan truly desires.

"Unfortunately. Given the conditions on Blue Star, signing an A-level management contract is already the limit. An S-level management contract?"

Su Yuan shook his head slightly.

The S-level management contract for the Canglan Galactic Human Empire requires that all three aspects—strength assessment, resource assessment, and cultural assessment—become extremely excellent.

According to the Empire's evaluation standards, the threshold for achieving "excellent" strength is that the humans on that life-bearing planet have extremely high potential, are born as Level 1 Lifeform, and have more than one hundred Starry Sky Lifeform forms.

One hundred Starry Sky Lifeform were born before even making contact with the universe?

This not only signifies the terrifying potential of humanity on this planet, but also indicates the profound resources and capabilities of this life-bearing planet; otherwise, how could it possibly support one hundred Starry Sky Lifeform?

Given Blue Star's resources, the birth of even a single Starry Sky Lifeform without contact with cosmic resources would be enough to drain the entire Blue Star's resources, let alone a hundred.

"However, the one who plotted against Blue Star this time, Yuwen Sa..."

Su Yuan's mind flashed through a lot of information about this Wise Race strategist, all of which he had learned from the Grey Mirror.

Su Yuan of the Multi-Eye Race had no intention of letting them go.

Su Yuan also has no intention of letting Yuwen Sa, who was involved in the plot against Blue Star, go.

"It is impolite not to reciprocate."

Su Yuan's gaze remained calm. "Since that's the case, then I'll let your hopes be dashed."

Buzz~

The next moment, Su Yuan entered the Virtual Network World and descended into the world of <Shattering the Void>.

The world of <Shattering the Void>, Liang Province, one of the Nine Provinces of Dayong.

Su Yuan spent most of the day traveling thousands of miles to arrive in Liang Province City.

As the capital of Liang Province, Liang Province City is far more prosperous than Qingxiang City. It has more than fifty experts of the third rank, including thirteen experts of the second rank.

The top three level experts are basically Starry Sky Lifeform, with Combat Bonus of at least 1500%. Even if they only have the physical attributes of Level 1 Lifeform, they can still unleash terrifying power with every move.

Su Yuan traveled thousands of miles to Liang Province City, not to challenge the top three masters here.

After successfully entering Liang Province City, Su Yuan arrived at the outer city and stood outside a bungalow.

Click.

The door was pushed open, Su Yuan went inside.

His face had been disguised, and his features vaguely resembled those of Yuwen Sa.

Inside the bungalow, lay a woman with a sallow complexion.

The woman closed her eyes and fell asleep.

Su Yuan stood quietly beside the woman.

Ten minutes later.

The woman suddenly opened her eyes.

"Damn it, if I hadn't been ambushed at the last minute, all the treasures inside the Heavenly Martial Ruins would definitely be mine!" One thought after another flashed through the woman's mind.

She is also an Empire Citizen player, and in reality, a Starry Sky Lifeform. Recently, she was introduced to the game "Shattering the Void" by a friend and has become quite immersed in it.

The superior martial arts manuals in the world of "Shattering the Void" are of great use even to Starry Sky Lifeform like her.

Just minutes earlier, the woman had entered the "Heavenly Martial Ruins" and fought against other top-tier experts for treasures and martial arts manuals within the ruins.

He was eventually ambushed and killed, and immediately paid 100,000 Canglan Coin to re-enter the <Shattering the Void> world and start over.

"Let's see where I've landed this time."

As the woman was observing her surroundings, she suddenly noticed Su Yuan standing beside her.

"You?"

The woman's pupils contracted sharply.

Before she could react, Su Yuan raised his right hand and slapped her.

"Not good!"

The woman's heart skipped a beat, and she immediately moved to the side.

Unfortunately, the woman who landed in the game was still at the level of an ordinary person, far from reaching the physical fitness level of Level 1 Lifeform.

Even with a 20x Combat Bonus, she still couldn't dodge Su Yuan's palm strike.

If your basic physical attributes are too low, no amount of Combat Bonus will help.

Click.

Without any suspense, the woman's head was smashed.

Before she died, the woman looked at Su Yuan deeply, as if trying to imprint his appearance in her heart.

The Canglan Galactic Human Empire.

"Galaxy Group" Group branch.

Inside the department in charge of human resources recruitment, a purple-haired woman opened her eyes and stepped out of the virtual reality game pod.

The purple-haired woman looked grim, clearly in a terrible mood. Having died in the <Shattering the Void> game, she would need to pay 100,000 Canglan Coin to re-enter.

For the purple-haired woman, 100,000 Canglan Coin was not a significant price to pay.

However, the two consecutive deaths left the purple-haired woman in a very bad mood.

Especially after that death, he had just arrived and hadn't even had a chance to see his surroundings clearly when he was ambushed and killed by a powerful expert of at least the fourth rank.

"Is that person a native player of the game? Or just a regular player?"

The purple-haired woman decided to work for a while to calm herself down.

The purple-haired woman stepped in front of the virtual screen and began to operate it.

The profiles of citizens applying to join the "Galaxy Group" Group flashed before her eyes.

"Um?"

The purple-haired woman suddenly stopped and looked at one of the applications.

The applicant, named Yuwen Sa, is from Wise Race and hopes to join the "strategist" position in the group's branch.

The purple-haired woman looked at Yuwen Sa, whose features bore a striking resemblance to the person who had just ambushed and killed her.

"Your spirit will never leave!"

The purple-haired woman became even more upset and rejected his job application outright, deciding not to hire him.