Chapter 548: Chapter 550: The Far Voyage Parasite

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‘Sure enough, he doesn’t know, but it probably isn’t anything serious. In my past life, I never heard of any major crises occurring around this time.’

‘Even if there was, it wouldn’t have been a big deal. It must have been quelled.’

‘It seems I need to enhance some superpowers for psychic defense.’

‘I wonder which ambitious schemers are at it again; such petty tricks are really not presentable.’

“Hmm, going to an interstellar relic, I’ve already bought the ticket, you just wait,” Wang Wei glanced at Xue San and to be honest, he suspected this guy wasn’t famous in his past life because he died too early, and the likely cause of death was his dull mind.

“Okay, thank you. If there’s a need, I’ll be sure to come knocking,” Wang Wei, being the kind of man who wouldn’t hit a smiling face, accepted the business card.

“Boss, where are we heading next?” The one who asked was his newly recruited henchman, named Xue San, a towering figure like a Beastman, with several weird-looking tentacles hanging behind him, clearly the brutish and dimwitted type.

“Hello, hello, I am the manager of the Far East Smart Home Star Domain, and here is my business card,” the other party handed over a business card, then continued speaking nonstop.

“Oh.” Xue San responded distractedly.

“If you need anything, young man, you can call my number. I’ll give you a fifty percent discount,” the Bixin Demon seemingly realized that Wang Wei was brushing him off and understood that he wasn’t in his customer base. If he kept talking, it would only be annoying, so he naturally stopped in time.

“Visiting relatives, what about it?” Wang Wei said indifferently, which was a normal attitude towards a stranger.

“Got it, boss,” Xue San said in a dull voice, seemingly unconcerned.

“Xue San, stay alert on the way, and remind me if anything comes up,” Wang Wei said.

“Hey, buddy, where are you guys planning to go?” The Bixin Demon got very familiar, asking with a warm tone.

“Dear passengers…”

Just being a manager, but with the addition of the title ‘Star Domain’, indicated that the other party was in charge of business for an entire star domain.

And speak of the devil, with his gift of the gab, he managed to smooth-talk others and finally decided to follow him.

Not long ago, he had left the White Sea Mercenary Group, and currently, he was preparing to seek a new opportunity – a special natural metal to fuse with and enhance the material of the White Death God Armor.

But this behavior made him very satisfied; obedient and able to fight, definitely a strong support for himself.

Of course, there are ships with space warp engines, which would probably take only ten minutes to arrive. The boarding process would take longer than the journey itself, but the problem was that it was too expensive, and he didn’t think it was necessary.

Wang Wei didn’t comment on this because it had no effect on the two of them.

Wang Wei didn’t mind this as he knew it was a sign of the other’s lack of interest.

He didn’t choose to speak up or report the situation as such things were absolutely not normally contracted. Either the Bixin Demon had been to restricted areas, or he had been used as an experimental subject or targeted for revenge.

And to become a manager of a one-star domain and still be willing to handle such matters was truly condescension.

He also didn’t know if the seemingly sociable Bixin Demon was truly a good person; you can’t judge someone by appearances alone.

Wang Wei, keen of hearing and sharp of sight, naturally heard the other’s muttering. After all, he was wearing the White Death God Armor in its Nano Form, so he wasn’t spotted.

The two soon boarded the ship. This interstellar journey would take about three days, and afterwards, he would need to transfer flights to reach his desired destination.

Mercenaries are relatively reliable when it comes to significant intelligence.

After making a long round, the Bixin Demon was somewhat parched and muttered softly as he left, “What’s with today, why did I just feel like chatting.”

Seeing this, Wang Wei naturally became more vigilant and cast a Spiritual Shield over himself and Xue San.

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It looks like they’re preparing to investigate everything.

However, the other party hasn’t detected anything unusual, so he felt reassured at this moment. He could confirm that it wasn’t released subjectively but was emitted automatically by the bacteria on him.

After taking his seat, he began silently using Energy Manipulation to continuously tap into the power of the Life Scepter, while contemplating which Superpower he should master next.

The force capable of developing such peculiar bacteria definitely isn’t a minor one; with his small stature, he’s certainly not enough to handle them.

In his former life, even though he was still in lawless territories at this time, if it were something significant, he would have heard about it during his time as a mercenary.

Letting the other side fight was like unleashing madness. He watched with silent awe; their combat was incredibly reckless.

The business seemed quite substantial, but such interstellar enterprises were dime a dozen in the cosmos, with fierce competition. It seemed the other side was quite determined as well.

Although he didn’t know what kind of bacteria targeting the mind this was, as long as it posed no threat to him, Wang Wei had no intention of uncovering the mastermind to incur “justice”. If he had such expectations, he might end up being the one “judged”.

As the mental fluctuations on the spacecraft announced the takeoff, Wang Wei’s expression remained calm. It was impossible for him to disembark; he had paid, and abruptly leaving could also potentially draw the mastermind’s attention. Once they were ready to act, there would be no leftovers.

Therefore, he had no choice but to follow through with it.

Naturally, he wouldn’t take action unless he could ensure his survival.

He wasn’t leaving alone. During his service with the White Sea Mercenary Group, he had taken a subordinate under his wing. Although this person was unknown in his previous life, they were a Spiritual Ability User with tremendous potential. After testing them with the Life Scepter, he determined that at a minimum, they would reach Transcendent A-level in the future.

His process of becoming stronger was very resource-intensive, and he had to buy those resources. Especially for the White Death God Armor, which he wanted to develop, the required resources were immense. Since the special natural metals hadn’t been discovered yet, he could take the opportunity to snatch them up.

His goal was S-level, but that didn’t mean A-level was weak. Some spend their entire lives without reaching A-level. Even in his former life, he was only A-level, so he decided to take this person on as a subordinate.

He always suspected that Xue San might possess something like a beast’s intuition, although it wasn’t confirmed. Without sufficiently sharp intuition, it was unlikely that Xue San would have survived until now.

He knew the cosmos was dangerous, but he didn’t expect to be this unlucky to encounter such an incident.

Wang Wei received the business card, somewhat surprised. The other person turned out to be a sales representative, which explained their eloquence.

Looking at the simple Star Map in his hand, Wang Wei was calculating his follow-up plans.

Whether it was one type or another, once he got involved, he would inevitably get dragged into trouble. In his former life, he had plenty of experiences where acts of kindness ended up making him a target.

Clearly, the Beixin Demon Race individual didn’t realize that their spirit had been parasitized by something, or else they would have sought Healing immediately.

Therefore, he didn’t need to worry about showing unusual symptoms due to being uninfected.

During the conversation between the Beixin Demon Race individual and others, the bacteria divided into separate entities and infiltrated the Spirit Bodies of these people.

This is just being downright ignored.

That’s not the main point, though. The main point is that Wang Wei could feel that there seemed to be something residing in the others’ spirits, much like bacteria.

At this moment, he suddenly perceived a strange fluctuation and glanced at a Beixin Demon Race individual not far away, resembling a greasy middle-aged man with cobalt blue skin and a layer of keratin, looking very sociable and chatting with various passengers since coming aboard.

He had been hesitant before, but now he made his choice without any hesitation.

Unfortunately, not all materials were up for snatching; he still needed to purchase most of them.

But soon, he discovered that the entire spaceship’s population was infected, except for him and Xue San.

As for changes occurring, he felt the chances were slim since he was just passing through without any intervention. It was unlikely that anything beyond his expectations would happen.

As for the Far East Home-Stay interstellar enterprise, he had heard of it, but that was about it.

As for digging it up himself? That was just too unrealistic. All resource planets were under the control of major powers. He either had to buy or to seize them.

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