402: Another universe, the truth will be revealed (two chapters in one)

Day six, late night.

The guy of the Mingye Clan appeared on time.

Because of the System's previous marking, this time, the moment the opponent appeared within the free tracking range, Lin Yang preemptively detected his arrival.

"This guy is really punctual. Such regular actions, he's truly bold!" Lin Yang silently watched the opponent rapidly descend onto this planet.

Normally, maintaining a regular pattern of crime makes it very easy to get caught.

But this guy, relying on his racial abilities and that Level-Nine power source modified spaceship, seemed not to fear being caught at all, acting with regularity every time.

In other words, he didn't take it seriously here.

"But thinking about it, it makes sense. The strongest civilization in this entire universe is only Level-Seven, and this guy himself has a spaceship modified with a Level-Nine power source. He indeed has the capital to be so arrogant," Lin Yang muttered to himself.

Afterward, watching this guy successfully abduct a worker from the park and leave, Lin Yang followed.

This time, with the true Level-Nine battleship supported by the Alien Management Bureau, he followed far behind this guy's spaceship. Even if the opponent's spaceship was traveling at full speed, he couldn't shake him off.

"Assistant Xiao Quan said that the power source of this Level-Nine battleship is the latest model, while the Level-Nine power source on the Mingye Clan's spaceship should be a product of the previous generation or even two or three generations ago. The speed difference is indeed quite obvious."

After following for a while, Lin Yang found that his battleship only needed to accelerate to about 70% of its speed to steadily follow the Mingye Clan's spaceship, which was operating at full power.

This gave him a lot more confidence and a sense of security.

At least, when escaping, the success rate was greatly increased.

"System, check the current status of the abducted park worker, whether he is dead or alive."

Seeing the opponent's spaceship maintaining full speed and heading into the depths of the universe, with no intention of slowing down or stopping, Lin Yang asked.

During this period, the workers in Gelan Mountain's park were also feeling some panic due to people disappearing from time to time.

However, Gelan Mountain repeatedly assured them that he had sent out a request for help to the Federal Empire, and in addition to providing generous compensation to the families of the missing persons and even raising the treatment for all remaining workers in the park, he was able to temporarily appease the workers in the park.

Of course, the main reason was that those workers also knew in their hearts that as ordinary people in the era of interstellar technological civilization, human lives were not worth much, and being able to meet a conscientious boss like Gelan Mountain was already a very rare thing. Therefore, each of them was prepared to exchange their lives for money.

After all, if it were some unscrupulous bosses, they would have to continue working and wouldn't get much money.

If they dared to flee or strike, the outcome would only be worse.

This was very cruel.

But there was no other way.

In the Universe, it was just like that.

What Lin Yang could do now was to try his best to save a living person.

Soon, the System responded: "Host, the park worker on the opponent's spaceship has been injected with a sedative and is in a coma. It seems the Mingye Clan currently has no intention of killing him."

"Oh..." Lin Yang's eyes flickered.

In the Universe, capturing live subjects is generally for some kind of human experimentation.

But as mentioned earlier, if human experiments were to be conducted, capturing only one person per week was too few, simply not enough to support the generation of a large amount of experimental data.

Buying slaves in the black market or extensively abducting people from backward planets was the most conventional method for those who secretly violated Universe Alliance laws to conduct illegal human experiments.

Therefore, Lin Yang temporarily ruled out the possibility of the Mingye Clan capturing park workers for human experimentation.

He didn't think much further then; anyway, he would know this guy's true purpose in a little while.

Time passed bit by bit.

A day later.

Lin Yang's brows furrowed tighter and tighter: "Where is this guy going after flying for so long?"

How fast is a Level-Nine spaceship!

In more than a day, the distance traveled was incredibly far.

But this guy's spaceship still showed no sign of slowing down.

This couldn't help but make Lin Yang feel a little puzzled.

From the current situation, this guy's final destination was very far from the planet where the park was located.

So, going to such great lengths to travel so far to capture an ordinary person was truly perplexing.

The System, however, suddenly said: "Host, based on the opponent's flight trajectory, the System analyzes that the opponent's final destination may not be in this Universe."

"What? Not in this Universe?" Lin Yang was startled and couldn't help but say, "System, do you mean that this guy of the Mingye Clan is abducting people to send them to other Universes?"

"Yes, Host, currently this possibility is very high," the System gave an affirmative answer.

"This... Is he crazy? Abducting people across Universes, and ordinary people at that."

If the System's analysis was correct, then Lin Yang simply couldn't comprehend this guy's true intentions.

It was simply unbelievable!

"Host, the opponent's final destination Universe may not be a human-dominated Universe. If you continue tracking, the risk level will increase sharply. The System suggests that you request assistance promptly or abandon the pursuit," the System reminded again.

"This..." Lin Yang's eyes flickered.

A moment later.

"Let's continue chasing for now. We've come this far, no matter what, we have to follow and see what's going on," Lin Yang murmured.

This was not him being reckless.

Mainly, he had great confidence in the Alien Management Bureau's response speed.

Even if this Mingye Clan guy's ultimate destination was a non-human Universe, with the Level-Nine battleship and that set of single-person combat equipment...

Persisting until the Alien Management Bureau's reinforcements arrived would definitely be no problem at all.

Mainly, he had already accepted the mission reward given by Gelan Mountain, a medium-quality Life extraordinary characteristic material.

If he abandoned the pursuit, it would mean abandoning this mission.

He would have to return that Life extraordinary characteristic material.

At that time, trying to exchange for that medium-quality Life extraordinary characteristic material again from the Alien Management Bureau's internal System would require a much greater price.

Even if Song Qingfeng could help him pull some strings again, it wouldn't be as easy as it was now.

Moreover, once he abandoned this mission, it would automatically enter the Alien Management Bureau's public mission pool.

Because the value of this medium-quality Life extraordinary characteristic material paid by Gelan Mountain was far greater than the mission level judgment given by the mission System this time.

Therefore, the Alien Management Bureau's internal mission System would incorporate the Life extraordinary characteristic material into the Alien Management Bureau's advanced resource library, using other mission rewards to replace this medium-quality Life extraordinary characteristic material.

At that time, even if Song Qingfeng was willing to help him pull strings, it wouldn't be so easy to get his hands on this medium-quality Life extraordinary characteristic material again.

Therefore, Lin Yang still planned to complete this mission as much as possible, unless absolutely necessary.

Even if he couldn't complete it with his own strength, at most he would call for help, and he would still get this medium-quality Life extraordinary characteristic material, paying the cost of the assistance with other sacrifices.

This was, after all, a medium-quality Life extraordinary characteristic material.

It was a rare opportunity!

Currently, his firepower configuration was so high-end, with a Level-Nine battleship plus a complete set of Level-Nine single-person combat equipment, Lin Yang naturally had no reason to give up directly.

Risk and opportunity coexist.

For a medium-quality extraordinary characteristic material of the three supreme characteristics, taking some risks was completely worth it.

Seeing this, the System also remained silent.

Another day passed.

The Mingye Clan guy's spaceship finally began to decelerate, staying in a certain cosmic space, constantly changing positions.

"System, is he preparing to traverse the spatial barrier?"

Lin Yang thought of something and asked aloud.

"Yes, Host, the weak point of the spatial barrier here is near where the opponent is docked. The opponent should be attempting to traverse."

"He really is preparing to traverse the spatial barrier." Lin Yang's eyes were deep.

This was very similar to his actions when he traversed the spatial barrier from the Tianji Federal Empire's Universe.

"Is this guy traversing two Universes just to abduct an ordinary person?"

After confirming that the opponent was indeed attempting to traverse the spatial barrier, Lin Yang was somewhat at a loss for words.

Traversing a spatial barrier comes at a great cost.

Even for a Level-Nine spaceship, the cost of traversing a spatial barrier once would not be small.

Paying such a high price, just to come over and abduct an ordinary person each time.

This was simply... "Insane. Is this guy of the Mingye Clan out of his mind?" Lin Yang muttered.

If they truly needed people for some purpose, the cost of traversing the spatial barrier could completely be used to buy countless people on the black market.

"Host, the opponent is traversing the spatial barrier here. The other side of the spatial barrier might be the non-human-dominated Universe where the opponent is located. It's possible that there will be dedicated personnel guarding the weak point of the spatial barrier, waiting. Are you sure you also want to follow through?"

The System reminded again:

"Once traversed, the energy fluctuations caused might temporarily disable the spaceship's stealth System, thus exposing you to the opponent."

Lin Yang spread his hands: "Do I have any other choice now?"

At this point, he could only follow through.

Only by reaching that Universe could he pinpoint the opponent's cosmic information.

Because spatial barriers are fluid.

And the positions between two Universes are constantly changing.

To put it simply, not every time you traverse a spatial barrier do you arrive at the same fixed Universe.

For example, when he previously traversed a spatial barrier in the Home Universe, he arrived at the Universe where the Tianji Federal Empire was located.

But after a period of time, if he traversed again, the Universe he arrived at might no longer be the one where the Tianji Federation was located.

This is the law of operation for all Universes.

There are spatial barriers in every Universe, but the Universe on the other side of the spatial barrier is not a fixed one.

This sounds somewhat counter-intuitive, but it is the truth.

This is also one of the reasons why Lin Yang has not returned to the Tianji Federal Empire's Universe to repay their assistance at that time.

At that time, he knew very little about the Universe, and the System had not yet undergone a dormant upgrade, nor had it unlocked information about the Ten Thousand Universes, making it impossible to pinpoint the information of that Universe.

Now, if he wanted to go back, besides trying his luck, he could only slowly start by inquiring about the Tianji Federation.

But the Tianji Federation is only a Fourth-Level Civilization, and such a civilization is as ordinary as can be, even in a small Universe.

Coupled with the existence of many entities with the same name, it is quite difficult to precisely locate that specific Universe from back then.

His joining the Alien Management Bureau was also to use the Alien Management Bureau's power to search for that Universe.

The Universe Alliance and the Universe Human Alliance here are capable of precisely reaching every required target Universe.

For example, if the target Universe this time is this Universe, the Alien Management Bureau can directly and precisely send him over, instead of constantly relying on traversing the spatial barriers of various Universes and hoping for luck.

Lin Yang is not yet clear about the principles behind this.

This falls under highly classified information.

Therefore, now, to understand the true purpose of this Mingye Clan member and the information of the Universe he is in, one can only traverse through, and after transmitting the location to the Alien Management Bureau, then know what the Universe information on the other side is numbered as by the Universe Human Alliance.

"System, later, try your best to maintain the spaceship's stealth System function. If national treasure value is needed, deduct it directly."

Watching the Mingye Clan guy already beginning to traverse the spatial barrier, Lin Yang composed his thoughts, his expression becoming serious.

After the spatial barrier opens, it will quickly heal, but with the speed of a Level-Nine spaceship, at such a close distance, it is enough to rush in at the last moment before it heals.

There is no need to specifically open the spatial barrier again.

The only thing to worry about is the energy fluctuations caused at the moment of rushing in, which might affect the spaceship.

"Host, please rest assured, the System will fully stabilize the spaceship."

With the System's words, Lin Yang felt much more at ease, watching the Mingye Clan's spaceship traverse little by little.

Before long, the Mingye Clan guy's spaceship had completely traversed.

The spatial barrier also began to heal rapidly.

"Charge!"

Lin Yang's eyes flashed, and the spaceship's power System instantly loaded to its maximum.

The entire spaceship, like lightning, traversed in the second before the spatial barrier healed.

A familiar sensation came.

However, unlike the previous traversal of the spatial barrier, due to the extremely high technological level of this battleship, almost no abnormalities were felt during the traversal process.

The entire battleship also suffered no damage after the traversal.

In an instant, Lin Yang had already seen the star field of another Universe appear in his line of sight.

"Host, your luck is good. The opponent did not send anyone to wait nearby."

The System's voice carried some cheerfulness.

Lin Yang nodded slightly, also breathing a sigh of relief.

He didn't know if the Mingye Clan was overly confident or what, but in any case, there was no exposure after this traversal.

Then, he immediately tracked the Mingye Clan member's location.

The red dot representing the opponent's position was already close to leaving the free tracking range.

Evidently, after traversing, the opponent seemed to have no more qualms, increasing the spaceship's speed by another notch.

"Keep chasing!"

Lin Yang's eyes flickered. While pursuing at full speed, he also began to transmit his current location to the Alien Management Bureau.

Half a day later.

"Host, the opponent has stopped navigating and entered the interior of a planet. The System has detected that the target planet has an anti-stealth System spread throughout the entire planet. Further penetration may lead to exposure."

The Mingye Clan guy entered a planet, and the System's reminder appeared simultaneously.

Lin Yang also stopped navigating, looking at the nearby planet, his eyes flickering: "The battleship might be detected by the anti-stealth System if it enters, but what if I detach from the battleship and enter alone?"

"Host, do you mean to infiltrate alone by wearing that single-person combat device?"

"Yes, the battleship's overall target is too large, but if it's just me, the target is greatly reduced. You also help me shield the opponent's anti-stealth System detection, and I'll go inside the planet to check the specific situation," Lin Yang said.

"Host, the System finds it necessary to remind you again that if you enter the interior of the planet, the risk may greatly increase."

"I have already sent the specific location here to the Alien Management Bureau. They are currently locking onto this Universe. Assistant Xiao Quan's reply to me is that the situation here might be special, and they will send reinforcements as soon as they lock on. We just need to go in first to check the situation and don't need to directly confront the Mingye Clan."

Lin Yang said:

"We just need to quietly go in and obtain a little direct evidence of their actions against humans, and the Alien Management Bureau can then directly confront them."

After transmitting the location just now, the mission updated.

Due to the special nature of the mission, he didn't need to complete the rescue of the abducted person; he only needed to obtain a little evidence.

So, as long as he could successfully infiltrate the planet's interior, get the evidence, and then wait for the Alien Management Bureau's reinforcements to arrive, it would be fine.

He didn't need to directly engage any non-human races on this planet, so the risk wasn't actually that high.

"Understood, Host. The System will do its utmost to ensure your stealth and safety."

"Good, let's move!"

The truth was about to be revealed. Lin Yang put on his single-person combat suit, configured other equipment, and descended into the planet's interior.

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