175: Are you a god?

Wan Star System, Governors Mansion.

He Ming narrowed his eyes slightly, sinking his spiritual consciousness into his inner universe.

His vision dropped, entering the Solar System.

Earth.

The highest mountain.

In a cave halfway up the mountain, Wang Chao and Ye Xiang sat facing each other.

A bonfire was set up in front of them, and they were roasting dinosaur meat.

"These two are quite energetic. It’s time to capture a few more people to keep you company."

He Ming's spiritual consciousness ceased focusing on Earth. After leaving the Solar System, it was a chaotic space, devoid of any light.

[The scope of this inner universe]

[987 light-years]

"It's just a little short of reaching Domain Lord Level strength."

[To advance to 1,000 light-years, several Stellar Levels still need to be captured]

[Stellar Level Stage 9: 2]

"Only the last 13 light-years are missing, yet I need to capture two Stage 9 Stellar Levels."

Clearing his mind, He Ming began creating stars and asteroid belts according to the scenery around the Solar System in his memory... This included the 14 stars of the Hai Star Civilization.

The 15 stars of the Lyra Civilization.

Luol Star System, Yuanyang Star System, Wan Star System... Soon, the 987 light-year range reached its limit.

He Ming observed the entire star field from a bird's-eye view. Although it was located in the corner of the Milky Way Galaxy, it already had a rough shape.

[How many more light-years are needed to fill the entire Milky Way Galaxy?]

[27,510 light-years]

[Which star system is Chris in?]

[Heguang Star System]

[How far is the Heguang Star System from the Wan Star System?]

[312.75 light-years]

"So close..."

"It seems he's on the front line."

[Chris's direction of attack]

[Yangzhai Star System]

He Ming withdrew from the inner universe and raised his hand to look at his smart bracelet.

[life index: Stage 2, 19%]

[inner universe: Stage 2, 98.7%]

He Ming picked up the terminal on his desk and said, "jarvis, where exactly is the Heguang Star System?"

The terminal displayed the exact location of the Heguang Star System.

It was diagonally opposite the Wan Star System, separated by two small asteroid systems.

The Yangzhai Star System was only 102 light-years away from the Wan Star System, meaning support could arrive at any time... Ten days later.

The Star Empire army pressed forward, closing in on the Yangzhai Star System, deploying a true titan ship.

The Radiant Empire's Seventh Knight Legion drove their War Fortress outside the Yangzhai Star System, setting up their formation. War was imminent.

Wan Star System, Governors Mansion.

Wan Xingying: "The order has come down. The legion commander wants us to defend the flank."

He Ming: "Understood."

Wan Xingying frowned slightly: "You don't seem concerned about this battle. If the Seventh Knight Legion loses, we'll suffer the consequences too."

He Ming: "Don't worry, we won't lose."

"Why?"

"Asymmetrical intelligence."

"Why would the intelligence be asymmetrical?"

"A secret."

"..."

Frontline battlefield, resting room of the Vice Captain of the Battleship [Divine Wind].

Wang Chuan stared blankly at the terminal in his hand, his eyes bloodshot.

In the video, the woman tilting her head back with an ecstatic expression was his wife.

But the male lead was not him.

For over three hundred years, he had never seen that expression on his wife's face.

This was not the virtuous and dignified wife he knew at all.

At the end of the video, he heard his wife saying: You promised me.

"Don't worry, I will approve Wang Chuan's promotion report, provided you satisfy me for the next three months."

Wang Chuan's mouth hung open. He wanted to howl, but his throat felt like it was blocked by a foreign object, and he couldn't utter a single syllable.

He trembled all over, unaware that saliva was dripping down.

Tears flowed uncontrollably, like a floodgate had opened.

Initially, he was just angry and couldn't understand.

But when he truly understood, the pain became overwhelming.

It hurt so much he couldn't breathe.

He wished he hadn't seen the end.

His wife sold her body, but she was sacrificing herself for his future.

He suddenly remembered those days when he was almost driven mad striving for a promotion, and his wife had always quietly comforted him by his side.

"I failed you."

Wang Chuan took a deep breath, stood up, walked to the mirror, and straightened his military uniform.

Immediately, he pulled out the sidearm from his waist and mechanically checked the energy magazine.

The oath he swore at the military academy when he was young, to be loyal to the Star Empire, flashed through his mind.

He also recalled the excitement of receiving his first Military Merit Medal.

Only now did he realize that none of it compared to his wife's innocent smile.

Wang Chuan walked onto the bridge, moved behind the Captain, and raised his gun to aim.

Under the shocked gaze of everyone present, the Captain's head was blown apart.

Immediately, he raised the gun to his own head and roared, "Star Empire, eternal victory!"

...Resting room of the Vice Captain of the Frigate [Iron Arm].

Vice Captain Duoluo looked down at the terminal in his hand.

His mother was being tortured.

The video was 168 hours long, but he didn't have the courage to keep watching.

"I'm sorry, Mother, I can't do it, I really can't!"

...Bridge of the titan ship [Star].

The Governor of the Heguang Star System—Heguang—sat in the Captain's chair.

This Governor, who had reached Stellar Level Stage 9 at the age of only seven hundred, was hailed as a genius rarely seen in the Star Empire for a thousand years.

He was expected to advance to Domain Lord Level within three thousand years.

Some even rumored that the monarch of the Star Empire would abdicate the throne to him.

Inside his tactical helmet, segments of top-secret documents were playing.

His face was expressionless, and his index fingertip lightly tapped the carbon-gold armrest.

This document recorded a deception that spanned seven hundred years.

An accidental fire when he was six took the lives of his entire family.

When he was twelve, his mentor, who treated him like his own son, died accidentally during an experiment.

Every small animal he had raised as a child died mysteriously, without exception.

Tragedy never ceased before he turned twenty, and only changed when he was admitted to the military academy.

They said this was the protection of the Star Empire.

Superiors, subordinates, everyone around him was instilling one idea: emotions only lead to confusion; only loyalty to the Star Empire brings salvation.

Heguang turned his head to look at the Vice Captain's seat, where his former superior and life mentor was sitting.

And he was the mastermind who personally planned that fire years ago.

"A boring trick."

"I already knew about this kind of thing."

Suddenly, a piece of text appeared inside his tactical helmet.

[Since you know everything, why do you continue to stay in the Star Empire?]

At this moment, a subtle ripple appeared on Heguang's face, which had been numb for hundreds of years.

He thought to himself: "Interesting, can it read my mind?"

[You want to advance to Domain Lord and then destroy the Star Empire yourself]

[Pledge allegiance to me, and you will achieve this wish within a century]

"Are you a god?"

[If you believe in the existence of gods, I can be one]

[Now, implant this data into the titan ship, and the contract will be officially established]

"It seems you are not a god, but you possess some of a god's methods."

[Make your decision]

Heguang's right hand moved slightly, bringing up the titan ship's operating system, selecting to connect the tactical helmet, and transmitting the data file.