129: Chapter 129 A Spark of Hope

Over two thousand unarmed Blue Star people slaves, wearing electric shock collars, were surrounded in a corner of the factory area by three thousand fully armed Imperial Guards.

Du Fei looked at the time with composure: "There is only one minute left! If the terrorists among you do not step forward voluntarily, or if no one points them out, you will all die here."

As soon as he finished speaking, the three thousand Imperial Guards raised their weapons in unison.

The slaves stared viciously at these soldiers, without a trace of fear in their eyes.

Having had their planet destroyed, they held only deep-seated hatred for Earthlings.

Therefore, most of them had joined the "Blue Star People Liberation Organization."

As for the minority who did not join, it was simply because they felt the philosophy of the "Blue Liberation" was too radical.

As the leader of the organization, Tuku had always shouted the slogan "Kill all Earthlings" from beginning to end.

This made even some of the fellow workers who had lost their freedom and become slaves feel it was inappropriate.

"We will not hinder your attack plans, but we will not join the Blue Liberation either. Not all Earthlings deserve to die; there are kind ones among them, such as the Blue Star People Protection Association. Those Earthlings have been constantly campaigning for our survival and freedom!"

Although Tuku despised these Blue Star people in his heart upon hearing this, thinking them naive,

he did not force all the slaves in this factory to join his organization.

After all, with more than half of the manpower already providing cover and support, that was enough.

That was why the "Blue Liberation" was able to easily steal a large amount of raw materials for making bombs from the Cyborgs factory.

And the technical backbone of the organization found a way to disable the electric shock collars for two hours.

So, they took advantage of the guards letting their guard down to sneak into the city center and place bombs.

The three attacks caused over two thousand Earthlings to die on the spot.

Of course, there were also dozens of slaves who were accompanying their masters in the bustling city or being sold as commodities.

But the "Blue Liberation" could no longer worry about their own casualties; for the sake of the plan's confidentiality, it was impossible to notify all Blue Star people in advance.

They just didn't expect the Emperor's subordinates to find this place so quickly.

Facing the threat, even those slaves who had not joined the "Blue Liberation" were prepared to die.

Even if they opposed the organization's methods, they would not betray their compatriots at this moment.

Du Fei, seeing that the time was almost up, shook his head and said: "Fine, then you can all go to hell."

After speaking, he signaled the Imperial Guards to massacre the two thousand-plus slaves. In any case, the Emperor only cared that there would be no more terrorist attacks in the future.

As for the mastermind and the details of the crime, it would certainly be a better explanation if they had them. If not, the Emperor, who was focused on the front lines, would not dwell on it.

At this critical moment, Tuku was prepared to surrender in order not to implicate his compatriots.

But a Blue Star person with only half a face stood out from among the slaves and raised his hand high first.

All the slaves looked nervous and angry.

They wondered, could this newcomer be about to report the "Blue Liberation" organization? Being so cowardly and afraid of death, he was simply a disgrace to our Blue Star people!

Who would have expected that the half-faced man would blurt out: "I did all of this alone; it has nothing to do with anyone else."

Du Fei glanced coldly at the factory manager, who had been trembling beside him.

The manager scrambled over, crawled towards the half-faced man, and examined him. After a long while, he said with chattering teeth: "This slave is one who hasn't been here long, called... called Tu Kulei."

Tu Kulei straightened his body and scanned the surrounding Imperial Guards.

Du Fei laughed: "Haha, you don't really think I would believe that those three major cases were done by you alone, do you? Do you have three heads and six arms?"

"So, name your accomplices, and I guarantee I won't kill the rest of the people."

As he spoke, he reached out and pointed at the slaves in the encirclement: "Otherwise, these two thousand-plus people will just have to be buried with you!"

Tu Kulei stared fixedly into his eyes, tore off his collar, and said arrogantly: "I do not accept slaughter without trial, so give me a trial and a public execution!"

"In exchange, I will give you what you want."

This action of tearing off the electric shock collar shocked everyone present.

Du Fei lowered his head and pondered for a moment, ultimately deciding to agree to this slave's request.

Thus, he ordered a dozen soldiers to escort the prisoner to the space prison in Earth's orbit.

Everyone imprisoned here was a death row inmate.

Half of them were Earthlings, most of whom were dissatisfied with the Emperor and had abused or criticized him.

The factory manager, who had been escorted up together, knew that entering this place meant only death, so he chose to commit suicide that night to free himself from fear.

Tu Kulei, however, acted as if he had returned home; he walked calmly through the corridor with prison cells on both sides and sat straight on the bed.

This caused the death row inmates to stare at him with curiosity.

As for the Cyborgs factory on Earth, because he had stepped forward voluntarily, it soon returned to its previous state.

It was just that the slaves' electronic collars were replaced with upgraded versions, and the production quotas were raised once again.

Their daily sleep time was reduced to only four hours.

Tuku did not understand why that half-faced man, who looked so much like him, had to take everything upon himself.

He clearly wasn't even willing to join the "Blue Liberation" organization.

The several Priests who had come in with Tu Kulei did not give up their mission because of the departure of the Missionary Officer.

Instead, they worked even harder to preach.

The philosophy of the Xingyang God Cult even influenced some members of the "Blue Liberation."

They began to leave the organization one after another.

Tuku asked for the reason with an angry face.

Everyone's answers were much the same.

"The slogan of killing all Earthlings is too hard to achieve and too cruel; what we pursue is equality and freedom. Not slaughter!"

"Exactly, there are more and more Earthlings joining the God Cult, and when the time comes, everyone will be equal believers. So I don't agree with the organization's methods anymore."

"Besides, not all those who died in the three explosions were our enemies; there were also our compatriots, the Blue Star people. I will never participate in such terrorist attacks again."

Having been abandoned by his followers, Tuku gradually became a loner.

Except for a few dozen staunch core members, most of the Blue Star people in the Cyborgs factory became believers.

Even some of the Earthlings who worked as security guards and supervisors there had converted one after another.

Because they shared the same faith.

They were no longer harsh to the Blue Star slaves and unhesitatingly threw down the whips in their hands.

Instead, they improved the quality of the slaves' food and accommodation, and when the sun rose, they knelt and worshipped devoutly with the slaves.

Together, they recited the xingyang divine canon.

And the same thing was happening in factories and mining areas on star rings everywhere.

The number of believers among Earthlings was also increasing at an incredible speed day by day.