Chapter 1 Blood and Tears Accusation! The Dark Truth of "Fishing Law Enforcement" Behind the Intelligent Plague!

“Emergency notice! Those black market employers smuggling the virus are a trap! Very likely a lure set by the three great civilizations!

I am the player who previously shared the virus smuggling employment on the forum. An hour ago, I was moving with my guild in the outer reaches of the Ancient Star Desert when we were suddenly ambushed by the three great civilizations. Black Star personally took action and wiped out our entire guild in one fell swoop. Now everyone is sealed in Temporal Amber, and I don’t know how long it will take to be unsealed. I guess I’m finished.

I didn’t understand where the leak came from, but fortunately Black Star believed that we had nowhere to escape and that we couldn’t leak any secrets, so he revealed the plan of the three great civilizations. I was shocked. I didn't expect that the anonymous employers on the black market were mixed with the eyes and ears of the three great civilizations! Their goal is to lure out the unstable elements who dare to accept the tasks, ‘fishing law enforcement’, and defeat them one by one!

It’s too terrifying. Currently, no one except our guild knows this secret. I'm posting this because I can't bear to see other brothers being harmed by the three great civilizations. Therefore, I am issuing this warning. Everyone must not fall for the Black Star’s treachery!"

To prove that what he said was true, the player "Melancholy Prince" also posted screenshots and a video recording of Black Star speaking.

As soon as the post was released, it was like throwing a lit match into a biogas pool. The troublemaking and law-abiding players who had been engaging in mutual abuse all exploded.

[Back-Deed Trilogy: Shocked, so those black market employments are 'fishing law enforcement'?! Σ(っ°Д°;)っ]

[Reconsider Again and Again: I knew it, how could those law-abiding camps ignore such a loophole? It turns out there was another plan. The three great civilizations are cunning and scheming (insidious and treacherous), they played this move beautifully]

[Chief of the Military Base: Black Star is worthy of the name Black Star, his heart is really black ❥]

[Qing Ningzi: Hahaha, I'm dying of laughter, where are those little cookies who envied the players in the Ancient Star Desert? Why aren’t they talking?]

[Slaying People, Not Karma: In this case, the faction distinction in this main storyline is very clear. To oppose the disaster, stand on the side of order and eliminate evil, and to support the disaster, confront the three great civilizations. I really admire the courage of these players, it’s like 'I will not enter hell, who will?']

The law-abiding players who opposed fueling the flames were all gloating, while the players who previously supported spreading the disaster were all stunned and speechless.

Especially those players who were tempted by sky-high rewards and had already accepted employment on the black market were all shocked. A large number of people hurriedly withdrew their employment tasks, fearing that they would also be "fished" by the three great civilizations.

[Tender Beef Eats Old Grass: Let me see who's making trouble (Black Star peeking out of the bushes.jpg)]

[The Legion Commander's Big Machine: Black Star: *smack*, your account is gone! (▼皿▼#)]

[Friends of Licking Will Last Forever: Alas, if it weren’t for the poster, we would have been kept in the dark and would have been wiped out by the enforcement team… I won’t say much else, the poster saved our lives, so righteous. I’ll drink to you first, *glug glug glug*~]

[Senior Member of TaoBao Network: The poster paid too much to get this information, may good things happen to him/her. ps: If the poster is preparing to change accounts, I can sponsor 100 Enas as a token of friendship]

[Fording Support Group – Ge Erpao: Mourning for the poster (⑉꒦ິ^꒦ິ⑉)]

[Fish Doesn’t Pee: Mourning +1]

[Hela’s 666th Simp: Brother, I think you shouldn’t be called Melancholy Prince anymore, change it to Depressed Prince (*¯ㅿ¯*;)]

It wasn't that no one doubted the authenticity of the post, but after seeing the screenshots and videos posted by Melancholy Prince, they could only admit that it was true.

The post exposed by Melancholy Prince aroused the vigilance of many players. Many people were indeed shocked, became suspicious, and hesitated to act.

He thought he had successfully disrupted the "fishing" operation of the three great civilizations and vented his anger, but in reality, his actions did not escape Han Xiao's calculations.

A pair of eyes hidden in the dark watched the forum. Seeing so many players believing in the "fishing operation" and successively canceling the virus smuggling employments, Han Xiao knew that his actions had worked and couldn't help but reveal a triumphant smile.

Melancholy… oh, this guy has already changed his name, Depressed Prince has done a great job this time and can appropriately reduce a few minutes of his sentence – although this guy is still kept in the dark, immersed in the fantasy of venting his anger.

…

Ancient Star Desert, Qijin Star.

This planet does not belong to any civilization or regime. It was contracted by several consortiums many years ago and transformed into an interstellar neutral port. Later, the interstellar black market took over and turned it into a transfer and supply station for the gray forces, which is quite famous in the Ancient Star Desert.

Here, you can see all kinds of wanted criminals and a large number of gray forces' traces. At the same time, many gray forces have headquarters or branches here. Out of some tacit understanding and transactions, the interstellar civilizations acquiesce to the existence of such gray transfer stations and will not send guards to suppress them. Although this kind of place is a mixed bag, it is not a lawless zone. The large organizations in the black market often establish order here.

And the organization sitting in Qijin Star is a member of the black market administrators – the Black Law Code, which is a brokerage organization.

The organizational types of black market administrators are diverse, including mercenaries, arms dealers, mining teams, etc. Among them, the brokerage industry has the greatest say, taking the upper-level route, running between different civilizations, with deeply rooted relationships, providing protection and guarantees for other black market organizations.

The Black Law Code is this type of force, and its business is even more diverse. It uses its credibility and reputation accumulated over the years to provide guarantees for employments and auctions circulating in the black market. It also has the function of an intermediate exchange, which is basically equivalent to a black market version of a bank.

The security of funds has always been a concern for gray forces, and all the financial transactions of the Black Law Code are kept secret. Countless underground black money circulates through them every day, radiating to the entire interstellar black market, so you can imagine how amazing its power is.

And a huge power needs equal strength to maintain, especially in the dog-eat-dog gray world. The Black Law Code has sufficient funds and spends a lot of money to maintain a huge military force. At the same time, there is also a Super-A grade protector standing behind them… These factors ensure the transcendent status of the Black Law Code among the black market administrators.

The high-level positions in the organization are called Law Code Masters. The leader is the Chief Law Code Master, followed by the second and third in order, with a total of five deputy leaders, all the way to the sixth seat, each in charge of one side.

At this moment, in the main rudder of the Black Law Code organization in Qijin Star, the Third Law Code Master in charge of the Ancient Star Desert business is standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window in his office, looking up at the starry sky under the dark curtain, his brow slightly furrowed.

A adjutant wearing a well-tailored silver-black uniform walked into the room and curiously asked,

"Third Law Code Master, what are you thinking about?"

"Nothing… I just suddenly feel a little uneasy."

The Third Law Code Master raised his hand and rubbed his protruding brow, looking a little distracted.

As a mixed-blood Changsheng species (long-lived race), the Third Law Code Master has a special talent. His sixth sense is very keen, and he can occasionally vaguely sense fragments of the future.

Starting a few days ago, he often became distracted, faintly feeling uneasy, as if something bad was about to happen.

"Then I'll go get you some soothing medicine." Upon hearing this, the adjutant was about to turn around and leave.

"No need, I'm fine."

The Third Law Code Master stopped him, turned around, and casually asked,

"Tell me, what do you have to report to me?"

"It's like this…" The adjutant took out a report and said sternly: "I discovered some rumors that the three great civilizations are secretly spreading black market employment on a large scale, conducting ‘fishing law enforcement’ to capture black market mercenaries."

"Where did you get your information from? Rumors circulating online?" The Third Law Code Master frowned.

"No, no, there are no such rumors in the star field network of the Ancient Star Desert. I heard some people talking about it privately, so I secretly did some investigation and found that the rumors spread somehow. I think it may be a hidden danger, so I came to report to you…"

The Third Law Code Master shook his head: "Your source of information is unreliable and not trustworthy. As the guarantor of black market employment, although we accept applications from anonymous employers, we also conduct some investigations. This kind of ‘fishing law enforcement’ is destroying our credibility. We can tolerate it once or twice, but if they want to keep using our reputation to carry out this plan on a large scale, the organization couldn't possibly not notice anything."

"You are right, I was being redundant." The adjutant nodded.

"You're not wrong, it's a good thing to have such vigilance."

The Third Law Code Master continued to turn his head to look out the window, earnestly saying:

"We are the lighthouse of black market order. On the one hand, we rely on our powerful force, and on the other hand, we rely on the reputation and credibility accumulated over the years. The villains of the gray forces believe in our professional ethics. This is our core competitiveness. At any time… even when facing death, we cannot violate the rules of integrity, confidentiality, fairness, and security, otherwise, it will damage the foundation of the organization and the order of the entire black market."

"Understood." The adjutant kept it in mind, secretly admiring him.

*Whoosh!*

As soon as he finished speaking, a remote communication screen suddenly popped up beside the two, revealing a panicked face of an observation personnel.

"Not good, radar detected an Imperial fleet approaching. They are not hiding their tracks, and their destination is Qijin Star. There was no advance notice!"

The Third Law Code Master's expression changed, uncertain and suspicious. His sixth sense became even stronger.

Normally, the three great civilizations would not visit gray transfer stations in a large group, but today an Imperial fleet suddenly arrived as an uninvited guest, obviously with malicious intentions.

He immediately thought of the intelligent plague. It seemed that apart from this reason, the Empire had no other reason to come to him.

However, the Third Law Code Master was also a person who had seen big storms, and he quickly calmed down, and said in a deep voice:

"Inquire, who is the leader of this Imperial fleet?"

The Empire has a great background, but he is also a powerful interstellar figure, and there is a Super-A grade protector behind him as a backer. The Third Law Code Master still has some confidence to talk to the Empire.

With this in mind, he secretly made a decision. If the leader of the Empire's team is not a high-ranking officer, he doesn't think it is necessary to deliberately welcome them. It is better to stay here and wait for the Empire to take the initiative to come over and talk.

The adjutant contacted someone and suddenly shook all over, swallowed, and said in a trembling voice:

"T-Third Law Code Master, the commander of this Imperial fleet seems to be Black Star…"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Third Law Code Master's expression changed drastically, and he immediately lost his composure.

Without saying a word, he strode out of the door, while anxiously ordering:

"Quickly, quickly, prepare a vehicle for me, I'm going to the pier to welcome Your Excellency Black Star!"

If it were an ordinary Imperial officer, the Third Law Code Master could still rely on his status to show off.

But the one who came was the notorious Black Star, even the strongest protector of the black market had become his collection. Where would he dare to stay at home and wait for Black Star to come to his door?

…

The Imperial fleet sailed into the star port. As soon as Han Xiao stepped onto the pier, he saw the Third Law Code Master leading a group of subordinates to welcome him, all respectful.

The two met, and Han Xiao did not exchange pleasantries with him. He proposed to discuss a transaction and asked the Third Law Code Master to lead the way to the conference room for a talk.

Under the Third Law Code Master's careful escort, the group arrived at the branch of the Black Law Code stationed on the planet and sat down in the conference room.

After sitting down, Han Xiao raised his eyes to look at the Third Law Code Master opposite him and slowly said:

"You are a smart person, and I believe you understand the Empire's intentions. I won't be polite with you. The Black Law Code provides guarantees for anonymous employment, which has led to a large number of black market mercenaries smuggling viruses in the Ancient Star Desert, increasing the risk of virus leakage. Now, on behalf of the Black Star Army and the Red Empire, I demand that you suspend the employment guarantee service and make public the information of these anonymous employers so that we can arrest them."

"Impossible!" The Third Law Code Master refused flatly, "This is not in line with the purpose of our Black Law Code. We will never disclose user information. I…"

Han Xiao interrupted him, his tone sinking: "Is your black market organization's purpose higher than the ruling power of the three great civilizations? Or is the Black Law Code determined to spread disaster and let all living beings in the universe be devastated?"

The Third Law Code Master hurriedly cried out in grievance:

"Of course not, we have always maintained neutrality. There has been no change in what we have done before and after the outbreak of the intelligent plague. We are simply maintaining this platform…"

"Don't use such words to prevaricate me."

Han Xiao tapped the table with his finger and slowly said:

"Your inaction is tantamount to tacitly allowing others to leak the virus. Your inaction is to fuel the disaster. The current situation does not allow the existence of neutral factions. Neither I nor the three great civilizations want to see anyone profiteering in a serious disaster."

Hearing this, the Third Law Code Master's expression was uncertain.

His ominous premonition had come true. He felt that Black Star was taking the opportunity to seize their mature black market guarantee platform in the Ancient Star Desert.

If it were just Black Star alone, it wouldn't be so unsettling, but Black Star came this time on orders, which is equivalent to holding a "Shangfang Sword" (imperial sanction), representing the attitude of the three great civilizations.

Don't look at the Black Law Code's influence spread across various star fields, the three great civilizations can crush it with ease, especially now that the Ancient Star Desert is sealed off, and it can't get help from the outside world at all.

The Third Law Code Master was unwilling, but there was no other way. He was in the Ancient Star Desert, and he couldn't even notify the headquarters. He could only bite the bullet and shake people.

"Your Excellency Black Star, do you have to do this? Lord Uluru is standing behind us. He is also a Super-A grade like you…"

Han Xiao was amused: "Oh ho, by the looks of you, you want to threaten me, how dare you? Not to mention that your protector can't come back from the outside, even if he comes back, what can he do?"

The Third Law Code Master gritted his teeth, glanced at the Imperial soldiers next to him, and mustered his courage to say:

"I know your intentions. You want to take this opportunity to infiltrate the black market and control some channels. The three great civilizations are now acquiescing to your actions, but what about after the disaster is resolved? They will not sit idly by and watch you stretch your hand so far. They will definitely take over your achievements, so your current actions will only benefit the three great civilizations in the end. Why be so aggressive?"

"Bold! How dare you sow discord!"

An Imperial officer on the side was furious and suddenly drew out his gun, aiming it at the Third Law Code Master's forehead.

At this time, Han Xiao raised his hand and let the Imperial officer put away his weapon, smiling:

"You don't understand me. Although I am just a profit-seeking person, I will not stand on the wrong side in such major issues of principle."

The Third Law Code Master gritted his teeth, trying to provoke him:

"The three great civilizations acquiesce to you coming forward just to use you. You are the one who offends the major black market organizations. The three great civilizations will then come to pick the fruits of victory. Is the dignified Black Star willing to be used?"

"Hehe, everyone is responsible for eliminating evil, so I'll offend them."

Han Xiao smiled playfully.

"Besides, exploitation is a mutual thing. Who benefits and who loses, it's hard to say."

He was determined to win over the Black Law Code this time. It was more of a notification than a negotiation.

The Ancient Star Desert is now an isolated island. Under the catalysis of the disaster, the hypocritical veil of equality has been torn off here, completely revealing a dictatorship. With the three great civilizations endorsing him, he has no scruples.

In this case, except for the protected interstellar civilizations, all other private forces are just food in front of sharks. As long as they don't cooperate, they will face a catastrophe.

Seeing this, the Third Law Code Master knew that things could not be violated. It was useless to keep trying to hold on, and he suddenly lost his energy, leaned back, and looked lifeless.

"Anyway, I can't resist. All the channels of the Black Law Code in the Ancient Star Desert will be handed over to you…"

Hearing this, the adjutant looked at the Third Law Code Master in disbelief, his eyes revealing a questioning meaning.

-- That's not what you said just now! You said that you would rather die than damage the organization's reputation and credibility!

Noticing the adjutant's gaze, the Third Law Code Master glared back:

What, can't I brag?

Black Star is sitting opposite me, my life is important, you can go and die!

A hero can bend and stretch!

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(Recently the weather is getting colder, I have a feeling I'm going to catch a cold during this time _(:з」∠)_)