Chapter 205

Wan Xing's mouth twitched.

As an emotional blogger, I have heard so many similar excuses that I feel that "Ah, I have a friend..." Even kidnappers use this joke, which is a bit too outrageous from time to time.

Also, which bastard said he had news?

Wan Xing was filled with shock.

——This question sounds bad.

To be honest, although it is not a life-threatening piece of information, due to some special reasons, this kind of information has always been blocked from the general public in the interstellar space.

If the other party asks him through "legitimate" channels, then he is not unable to answer the question after confirming the other party's identity or intention.

After all, there are always people who are interested in the Tianjia civilization, and they learn some information that they shouldn't know through certain guys.

The most hateful thing is that those who leaked the information kept it a secret and only told a few fragments of the inside story, and in the end they all traced it back to these intelligence dealers, trying to trade more information from them.

"Well, I know a little bit."

Wan Xing carefully asked, "I wonder why you are so curious about this?"

In their line of work, there are certain bottom lines that cannot be crossed.

Although the current situation seems very critical and my life is in the hands of the other party, but trouble comes from the mouth... the situation may not be better than it is now.

"Just curious."

Wan Xing: I believed your lies.

He was obviously avoiding his own question, meaning he didn't want to reveal his true intention.

Wan Xing looked at him carefully, knowing that his identity was probably the same as being stripped naked in the eyes of the other party.

Lu Ze threw the laptop in his hand away and stared at him with cold and sharp eyes: "Mr. Wan Xing, why do you ask so many questions? Knowing too much will not do you any good."

"Just tell me what you know, that's enough."

"You can rest assured."

"I came to see you today, and no one else will know about it except you."

Wan Xing felt a chill run down his spine from being looked at, wondering if he could believe what the other person said. But it seemed like it made no sense.

This dilemma is really frustrating.

If you don't tell me, then your life might just come to an end today.

Say...just say it, at worst I can move to another job after I finish this job.

Wan Xing made a decision in his heart and looked at the person opposite him with a determined look.

"If I say."

His throat moved, and he swallowed unconsciously, then bravely asked, "So, is this a deal?"

"What do you think?" Lu Ze let out a short laugh.

Wan Xing: Damn—you’re just trying to get something for free!

I didn’t feel as aggrieved as I do now when I found myself tied up. What a shame! He actually planned not to pay!

Isn’t the other party afraid that you will give false information?

Lu Ze said to Wan Xing calmly, "Although this isn't a deal, I still hope Mr. Wan Xing can maintain his usual integrity and not give false information."

The profile of Wanxing was indeed correct; he was a conservative businessman who valued money but also cherished his life.

"Otherwise, the next time we meet, the situation might not be pleasant."

Wan Xing was scared, feeling both aggrieved and relieved.

He felt frustrated because he had never suffered such a big loss since his debut. You know, this information is very valuable. Fortunately, the other party's tone was supportive, as if he was just here to get the information for free and had no intention of doing anything to him.

This is also a good thing, Wanxing thought, trying to find joy in the midst of suffering.

"You must be aware of the slave trade of the Tianjia Zerg, but these slaves were all castrated when they left their native land." He sat up straight.

"For reasons that are well known to everyone, it's not surprising that they were involved in the slave trade."

Lu Ze interrupted him: "I know all this, tell me something I don't know."

"Don't worry, I'll get to it soon." Wan Xing frowned. When it came to areas he was familiar with, he hated being interrupted the most.

"It's well known that these Zerg being sold are all young, not adult Zerg. Of course, secondary transfers don't count."

"Those responsible for raising the Zerg on the native planet are generally Level 4 civilizations authorized by the Alliance."

"But for those young insects whose wings were clipped off at a young age before they fully grew, their growth space is very limited. Generally, only lower-level civilizations would be interested in them."

"You probably don't know that above level five civilization, this type of Zerg is called defective."

Ten thousand years ago, when the Tianjia Zerg were rampant in the starry sea and frightened countless civilizations, some information about the Tianjia Zerg was no longer a secret.

After their defeat, this information, which was not confidential to begin with, became known to almost everyone in the universe.

The Tianjia Zerg are divided into female and male Zerg, and the former are the main force fighting outside.

Their strength is related to the number of evolutions they have completed, and what drives them to undergo adulthood transformation and their first and second evolutions are essentially their wings.

A Zerg without wings is like a cat with its teeth pulled and its nails clipped: weak and harmless. Even if they can still cultivate star power due to their innate talent, their upper limit has long been fixed, and their lifespan has also been greatly reduced.

The strength of this type of Zerg can basically be inferred to what stage it will eventually grow to, so most advanced civilizations disdain it. Even if they are bought, they will only serve as cannon fodder and consumables.

Wanxing talked incessantly about things that both of them knew very well.

Lu Ze: ...

The model of Wan Xing's person continued to improve after contact. After deducing that it would be more beneficial for him to let him continue speaking, he stopped stopping him.

"Since there are defective products, there are also qualified products, and even high-quality products."

"—or should I say 'authentic'."

Finally, we get to the point.

Lu Ze said indifferently, "The Star Alliance says that the Zerg are difficult to tame. To prevent chaos, all the Zerg you see on the market are what you call defective products."

"But now it seems that someone violated the rules."

Wan Xing shook his head: "It's not a violation."

"This rule is aimed at low-level civilizations at level four and below. We're mainly concerned about them creating an unmanageable situation."

"Level 5 and 6 civilizations are very powerful. They can guarantee that even if they raise genuine Zerg, they will not let them escape to the outside world."

"Since that won't happen, then of course it's not a violation of the rules."

"In fact, as far as I know, there has indeed been no incident of Zerg escaping."

"Under the supervision of an advanced civilization, even Zerg whose growth potential hasn't been 'castrated' cannot escape the cage built specifically for them."

Wan Xing: "Okay, I have finished answering your questions."

"That's just the first question." Lu Ze finished speaking and continued, "The second question is, are the contents related to authentic products also blocked from civilizations below level five?"

This is not difficult to infer.

The Star Network is a network built by the Interstellar Alliance. It is a public network that anyone can use, but outside this network there are also intranets of various civilizations.

Those intranets deny external access.

——The time Lu Ze spent in the Western Ring Star Belt was too short, so short that he didn’t even have time to extend his tentacles into the inner networks of these civilizations.

Some information cannot possibly appear in the outside world through the internal networks of these civilizations.

They have set boundaries to abide by for the fourth-level civilization, but they themselves are confident in their own strength and are safe. I am afraid that even if this news is not known to everyone in the fifth-level civilization, it cannot be said to be a secret information.

Civilizations below level five know nothing about this, probably simply because of this deliberate information barrier.

Lu Ze didn't wait for Wan Xing to speak and continued.

"I think their transactions are also conducted in the Western Ring Star Belt. It's closest to the Lost Star Sector, so direct transactions are most convenient... but the methods are definitely different."

"Also on the black market? No, probably not."

If it was done on the black market, it would be impossible for me not to notice it at all.

"Buyers of these Zergs should be specially screened. The most important and fundamental requirement is that their civilization level cannot be lower than level five."

"Since the transaction targets have been screened in advance, the transaction method should also be different from that of ordinary cubs."

"According to what you said, the transaction should be more than just adult Zerg."

"They should all have good talent and potential, and at the very least, they should have entered the metamorphosis stage and completed their first evolution."

Wanxingren was stunned. He was shocked by the speed at which this person came to the conclusion.

No? Are you sure you didn't know anything about this just now?

"Level 5 civilizations look down on defective products, but given the various restrictions imposed by the Alliance on the Tianjia Zerg, even the few permanent members of the Alliance can't release too many."

It is a precaution against the resurgence of the Tianjia Zerg, and also a suppression of the Zerg civilization that has purchased these high-quality ones - both are essentially out of fear of the Tianjia Zerg.

The half-disabled Tianjia Zerg whose lifespan is affected are not to be feared, but if the number of those "normal" Zerg increases, even a level six civilization will feel uneasy.

Even the possibility of the Tianjia Zerg rising again is less than one in a million.

They don't want to gamble either.

It can only be said that the shadow cast by the heyday of the Tianjia Zerg was too great.

——The current level 6 and level 5 civilizations all depended on the Tianjia civilization for survival at that time. They were so oppressed that they even developed PTSD.

So much so that once they turned the tables, they went to extremes in suppressing it.

Lu Ze looked at Wan Xing, who was filled with shock, and said thoughtfully, "So even if there is a transaction, the shipment volume should not be as large as the number of defective products."

"If it were me, I would limit their number and lengthen the time between each transaction."

This is also a kind of hunger marketing.

Wan Xing forced a smile: "You are really smart."

The other party was right. The quantity of these Zerg traded each time was not large, and the interval between each batch was more than three years.

Three years is just the beginning. Sometimes there may not be any new results even after five years.

Wan Xing had a premonition that the other party had something to ask him next... No matter what it was, it was definitely not a good thing for him.

"I want to know specific information about their transactions."

Lu Ze could go and investigate, but that would be too slow and he would definitely miss the deal.

It’s better to ask the person in front of you for a ready-made answer.

"How to trade, where to trade, and where the Zerg are going."

Lu Ze didn't ask how they came from. There is more than one "Tianyun Star" in the Lost Star Zone, and the adult female insect should have come from one of the planets.