Lawful Tyrant

Chapter 148: Wanli Raid
Yan Qingqing...

At this moment, scenes from his past life flashed through Lin Qing's mind.

In the end times, it is normal to make enemies in the struggle for survival.

Some people can radiate the radiance of humanity even in the end times, as if they are born to be leaders who lead mankind to light.

Some people are born to be in this chaotic world where the strong prey on the weak, and they wantonly dominate and reap the lives of others.

More people will do whatever it takes to survive and abandon their humanity.

Lin Qing has always felt that he was very lucky. He had the talent of an anti-entropy person, and his strong soul allowed him to survive like a human being in the apocalypse.

But, human hearts are hard to predict.

Even with the reminder of the changes in the order level, he was unable to see through the dangerous disguise and could not tell who was the real monster who had abandoned his humanity.

Lin Qing collected his thoughts and just smiled: "I just heard it by chance. The top three families were also members of the Illuminati before, right?"

The Illuminati was established in the end times in order to help mankind find a bright future in the end times. At that time, most of the high-level human leaders were members of the Illuminati.

"Yes."

Xu Shaofeng nodded slightly and said, "Some of the twenty-four families are survivors of the apocalypse. They are also the first group of people to come into contact with extraterrestrial civilizations in 2047. Naturally, they are also from the Illuminati."

"That's really bright." Lin chuckled, "There are all kinds of people."

"Many people in the Illuminati at that time were those who survived the apocalypse."

Xu Shaofeng sighed, "Many people who survived the apocalypse are indeed unscrupulous. People like Master Qi who are upright and honest are rare. The parties had different ideologies from the beginning, so they fell apart later."

Lin Qing understood what he meant.

Many people who survived the apocalypse have countless blood on their hands. In order to survive, why would they care about becoming a vassal of aliens?
"The Yan family, the Yuan family, and the Rocks family." Lin Qing asked, "Are these the three families that are keeping an eye on the inspection headquarters?"

Xu Shaofeng nodded slightly. "Next, I will apply for a place in the priesthood trial in the First Forbidden Zone for you. According to the process, it will definitely go through the Zhixing Group. Naturally, these three companies will also be able to get the news first."

“With the strength I’ve shown, I don’t even have much hope of getting an ordinary priesthood, right?” Lin Weiqing frowned slightly.

Although his strength was pretty good among the three-star elite patrols, his chances of obtaining an ordinary priesthood were only 30% to 40%, so the probability of failure was relatively high.

To this end, Xu Shaofeng and Tang Wanqiu deliberately concealed a lot for him, and then pretended to be queuing up and drawing numbers inside the inspection headquarters, just so as not to miss the opportunity.

——This is actually the situation of a normal elite patrol.

At the genetic recombination level, if one is lucky enough, one can develop a fourth-level genetic ability, several third-level genetic abilities, and then practice them into a very ordinary primitive-level combat method, which is the level of a leader among the three-star elite patrols.

Under these conditions, there is a 30% to 40% chance of passing the ordinary priesthood trial.

If you are lucky enough to come across a particularly suitable priesthood, your hope will be even greater.

Lin Qing is now disguising himself as an elite inspector within the normal genius category.

In the past, although Zhixing Group would send out invitations, they were just symbolic invitations and they didn’t really care at all.

Even if he succeeds, he will only be an ordinary basic priest, not to mention that there is only 30% to 40% hope.

It is not even in the eyes of Zhixing Group.

But now the twenty-four companies are actually keeping an eye on this level of elite inspections?
"Every time the Earth treasures of the Second Cosmic Network are opened, the knowledge, heritage, and so on that can be accessed will increase."

Xu Shaofeng explained: "Maybe it's not so precious to the Zhixing Group, but it's very precious to the twenty-four families. Some top-level primitive-level combat methods and even extremely precious star-level combat methods, some secret knowledge about priesthood, the combination of holy words, the priesthood's exclusive artifacts and skills, etc., the twenty-four families are eager to get them."

"Holy text?" Lin Qing had heard of this word a long time ago, but never quite understood it.

"It is a special text symbol that improves the priesthood." Xu Shaofeng said: "The most precious thing is the combination of text symbols."

Lin Qing still didn't quite understand.

However, he would naturally understand it after he obtained the priesthood.

"Anyway, be careful."

Xu Shaofeng said: "Never reveal your core abilities."

"I understand." Lin nodded.

……

……

The application was sent out that afternoon.

While Lin Qing was still waiting for the results at the headquarters, he received three invitation letters.

The three invitations came from the Yan family, the Yuan family, and the Rocks family. The contents were similar. In short, they all invited him to meet and have a chat.

"The twenty-four families are not of one mind." Lin Qing saw different information.

I heard that as one of the top three families, there are many families that follow the Yan family's lead. The Yuan family is headed by the Gongsun family, while the Rocks family advocates following the Rodris family.

The three families were obviously competing for these three invitations and had no intention of giving in.

That evening, not long after Lin Qing received the invitation, two inspectors came to his door in person.

It can be said to be passing on messages, or it can be said to be acting as a lobbyist.

These two inspectors were both from the vassal faction, so it was natural for them to try to please the twenty-four families. They went to the Yuan family and the Rocks family to persuade them respectively.

The two inspectors represented the two major families and mentioned some benefits that Lin Qing didn't care about at all. They didn't bring out any good things, which made people want to laugh.

However, what surprised him a little was that the person who came to persuade him on behalf of the Yan family might be an inspector sent by a vassal.

But what he didn't expect was that it was another senior minister, 'Polukot'?
"Minister Pollux?"

Lin Qing couldn't help feeling a little surprised when he saw the handsome middle-aged man in front of him, who was wearing a white suit and looked like a gentleman aristocrat.

As far as he knew, Pollux was clearly the top minister of the United Party!

Last year, the three senior ministers of the inspection headquarters were one each from the vassal faction, the union faction, and the autonomy faction, which could be said to be a three-way balance of power.

Last year, when prisoners from Broken Monument Prison raided the patrol headquarters, a senior minister of the vassal faction was killed.

Who would have thought that the senior minister, Pollux, had unknowingly become a vassal?

"Lin Qing, I am very optimistic about you."

Polucot sat down on the sofa opposite Lin Qing. His sitting posture was very polite and graceful, and he looked like an ancient aristocrat.

"You won't be twenty until the end of this month, right?"

He smiled and said, "Don't rush to try the priesthood trial. Take a look at this contract first. This is the contract that the head of the Yan family, my old friend Yan Ruling, personally asked someone to draft for you."

Lin Qing glanced at the contract on the table and did not move. Instead, he said, "Minister Polukot, don't you know who I'm with?"

Poluket smiled and said, "Tang Wanqiu? I know you are a promising candidate for the autonomous faction, but so what? The factional divisions outside the metropolitan area are just minor disputes after all. Within the metropolitan area, the Zhixing Group is the largest."

He looked up at the endless night sky outside the window again. "Outside the Earth, the Yuanchen civilization is countless times more powerful than our Earth civilization. Don't you think the so-called autonomy is naive and ridiculous?"

"It's quite naive, but not ridiculous." Lin Qing said casually.

"You don't look that naive." Polucot smiled and said, "Let's talk about the contract. It's okay if you don't want to read it. I can tell you directly."

He looked at Lin Qing, "How confident are you that you can try the priesthood trial in the First Forbidden Zone now? 20%? 30%? Or 40%?"

Lin Qing didn't say anything.

"As long as you sign this contract."

Polucot stared at Lin Qing and said, "After receiving the Yan family's resources and intelligence, I can guarantee that you have at least a 60% chance of passing the priesthood trial!"

He said slowly, "May 2126, 5, is the day when the Earth will be officially connected to the starry sky. There are only three and a half years left. If you fail this priesthood trial, the next trial will be even more difficult. Once you fail to obtain the status of a space citizen, do you know what will happen?"

Lin Qing looked at him.

"By then, Earth, a special planet with life, will be like an unguarded vault in the eyes of all civilizations in the universe."

Porukot said in a deep voice: "By then, the power of Earth civilization will not be able to take care of you. Ordinary people will be lambs to be slaughtered, just like livestock. As a person born on a high-level planet like Earth, you not only have good talents, but you are also the most standard 'original human being'."

At this point, he smiled mockingly, "You may not know what a primitive human is yet?"

"I really don't know." Lin Qing looked at him.

Polucot said softly: "The human race in the universe is a huge group, and the original humans are the earliest human race. Their emotions, souls, and genes are the most basic. Although they are not as powerful as those human races in the universe, they have the highest adaptability."

He sighed, "This is not a good thing. In the eyes of many cosmic civilizations, primitive humans are the best experimental consumables, so they can be sold at a good price to slave traders."

Experimental supplies?

Lin Weiwei frowned slightly.

“When I first learned how powerful the civilizations in the universe were, I was not discouraged.”

Porukot said: "The second, third, fourth time... I never got discouraged, because I felt that Earth civilization might have a chance to rise. But when I found out that most of the weak civilizations like Earth in the universe ended up being destroyed or sold as commodities, I was really shaken."

He looked at Lin Qing, "Can you imagine? Those primitive humans who look exactly like us are like leeks being cut, cut off one after another, no different from selling vegetables."

"Qi Lingxiao can't save the earth, and Chu Hongjun can't save the earth either. Even if they can save some people, how many can they save?"

Polycott asked, "Do you think there is any solution other than becoming a vassal of a powerful civilization?"

Lin Qing didn't say anything.

"I rarely say so much."

Polucot shook his head slightly, sighed, and then pushed the contract on the table over. "Take a look. With your level, you are not qualified to become an internal member of Zhixing Group. But as long as you rely on the Yan family first, you may have the opportunity to enter Zhixing Group in the future."

Lin Qing took a look and said, "The Yuan family and the Rocks family also invited me."

"Do not care."

Poluchot said calmly: "Compared to the Yan family, the Yuan family and the Rocks family are nothing. Miss Yan Qingqing of the Yan family is one of the most powerful people among the three families."

"Oh?" Lin Qing remained calm.

"Sign the contract."

Polukot looked at Lin Qing and said, "Believe me, this is the greatest opportunity of your life."

Lin Qing knew.

Once the contract is signed and the genetics and other aspects are verified, the Yan family will upload the contract to the Second Universe Network.

If he succeeds, the contract will be effective for the citizens of the universe. If he fails, it doesn't matter if the contract is just a piece of waste paper, because the Yan family doesn't need it anyway.

"Forget about the contract. I'll consider it after I come out of the restricted area based on the results of my priesthood trial."

Lin Qing didn't want to make a big fuss, so if he delayed it for another day and went to the restricted area, everything would be fine.

"Think about it after you get out of the restricted area?" Porukot shook his head slowly. "It's not time for you to try the test yet. You will fail."

He narrowed his eyes slightly, stared at Lin Qing, and said in a low voice: "Sign it, don't make me repeat it a second time."

Lin Qing was silent for a moment, then asked, "Minister Polukot, are you forcing me to sign this contract? If I don't sign, are you going to kill me?"

Polucot's eyes suddenly turned cold, and he stared at Lin Qing without saying a word.

[Current order level drops by 6.1 levels]

Lin Qing looked at him expressionlessly.

At this moment, the pressure and spirit of the primitive creatures were oppressing him wantonly, and even the free energy around him was fluctuating faintly, as if it could form a domain at any time.

The atmosphere in the living room seemed to have completely fallen into a frozen silence, and it was filled with an extremely cold and solemn atmosphere!

suddenly--

"It's just a little joke, don't be nervous."

Polycott suddenly laughed, and the atmosphere returned to normal as if ice and snow had melted.

"The report said that you have amazing willpower, and it turned out to be true."

He stood up with a sigh of admiration, "This is the patrol headquarters. You and I are fellow Earthlings. How could I possibly kill you?"

As he spoke, a faint light suddenly shone in Pollux's eyes.

Lin Qing hadn't said anything yet, but he felt his body suddenly become heavier, and a little stiff and numb.

"Minister Polukot, what do you mean?" Lin Qing said coldly.

"It's just a little parting gift."

Polucot smiled and said, "In the next few days, your movement speed will be much slower than before. In this case, don't try the priesthood trial. You are doomed to fail. Give up for now."

He sighed: "I do this for your own good, I hope you can understand."

Lin Qing understood what the other party meant.

Although Polycott did not dare to kill him at the patrol headquarters, he still dared to sabotage his actions and delay his priesthood trials.

Normal priesthood trials require a lottery application, and if you miss it you will have to wait a long time.

Now, this is how Polycott threatened him—

Without signing the contract, there is no way you can succeed in the priesthood trial.

"Lin Qing, you should feel honored.

Polucot said mockingly: "Often only those true geniuses are worthy of Zhixing Group's mandatory contract. You are enjoying this treatment now, aren't you?"

He didn't say much, and walked out of the living room without looking back, saying, "Take your time to think about it, and contact me when you have thought it through."

In the blink of an eye, Pollux had left the living room.

"Morning light." Lin Qing sent a telepathic message: "Did he record the conversation I had with Poluket just now and transmit it to the Yan family?"

"No." Chen Guang's voice rang out: "He will naturally keep such things secret. How can it increase the risk of leakage?"

Lin Qing pondered for a moment and said, "The power he used on me is a divine power, right?"

"Yes."

Chen Guang said, "Master, you should be infected with an ability that increases negative states, so your body will become stiff and sluggish. It can be solved by forcibly clearing it through the domain, or by the user's death."

"Really? Such a simple method?" Lin Qing's mind moved.

The consciousness has already begun to control the black flame clone tens of thousands of kilometers away, and started burning itself to commit suicide.

Then, he activated the Gate of Eternity in his mind—

Along with the disappearance of half of the energy, a ray of light flew out from between Lin Qing's eyebrows, and it turned out to be a spot of light.

The spot of light flew out of the window, quickly expanded in the air, and turned into a naked young man in the night.

The next moment, dark green scales appeared all over the boy's body, a single horn grew on his forehead, his body expanded to three or four meters tall, fleshy wings grew on his back, and black flames began to burn.

In just a moment, the black flame had traveled tens of thousands of kilometers and appeared before his eyes!
"Master, do you want Yan to take action?"

Chen Guang has known about Yan's existence for the past few months, but as an intelligent life form, she is absolutely loyal and obviously doesn't care.

"Polukote is a primitive creature, and he also has a soul that is the basis of a priesthood."

Lin Qing immediately whispered: "How can we let go of such a feast so easily?"

Black Flame's priesthood is that of a life-related star demon. If he wants to evolve, he must break the rules, commit mass killings, or sacrifice the souls of primitive creatures that have the basis of his priesthood.

He groaned for a moment and said, "However, it is not a good idea to do it at the headquarters."

……

In the sky, a black fighter plane was flying towards the distance at a speed close to ten times the speed of sound.

Inside the fighter plane, Polukot straightened his spotless white suit and sat back comfortably on the sofa.

A hot female elite patrol brought a glass of red wine and asked curiously, "Minister, was the plan successful?"

"of course."

Polucot smiled and held her in his arms, asking, "Are all the communicators turned off?"

"As you requested, they are all closed." The female elite patrol nodded obediently.

"That's good. If the headquarters can't find me, he will have to miss this priesthood trial."

Polucot said casually: "This is just a small mistake, and it only affects an elite patrol. There will be no punishment."

"Minister, why don't you threaten him and force him to sign the contract? Under the threat of death, he will definitely agree." said the female elite inspector.

"Then I can't stay at the patrol headquarters anymore."

Porukote laughed and said, "Lin Qing is just a mere person. It's not worth it for me to give up my position as the head of the department..."

Suddenly--

"boom!!"

Amid the terrifying explosion, the fighter plane made of the second-level alloy seemed to have hit something, and half of the fighter plane was destroyed and collapsed in the air!
An even more terrifyingly powerful hazy field spread out, instantly freezing the shattering fighter plane in mid-air, without even a sound being transmitted.

"who!"

There was also a hint of undisguised panic in Pollux's roar of shock and anger.

This domain is too strong. Although it is the domain of a primitive creature, the opponent has obviously reached the limit of the fifth energy level, making it impossible for him to use the domain, and his speed has also been greatly reduced!

The next moment, he saw a dark blue demon with black flames burning all over its body flying towards him at a terrifying speed in the area.

The already huge fist now enlarged at an astonishing speed in Porcotte's eyes, instantly filling the world before his eyes!

"Oh!"

The heavy punch came down like a collapsing mountain, and Porcotte's head exploded and shattered instantly. The impact alone caused the female elite patrolman beside him to die on the spot.

Both people in the fighter plane died instantly.

Lin Qing used the field to suspend the broken fighter planes and corpses in mid-air, and also confirmed the death of Polukot.

"Polukot's strength is indeed average..."

Seeing this scene, Lin Qing was not surprised at all.

Before the transformation to the original, when the black flame was burning at full strength, its strength was already stronger than that of the upper minister.

But now that Black Flame is a primitive creature and a member of the Star Demon series, it is not surprising that he could kill Polukot with one punch.

Suddenly--

Lin Qing suddenly felt a majestic and huge wave that instantly swept across the black flaming body.

He immediately understood that this was the legendary favor from Xing Yuan!
As a life-type demon, as long as he kills, he will naturally receive the favor of Xingyuan, especially the high-level one.

At this time, he killed a primitive creature with the basis of a priesthood and sacrificed it together with his soul. One can imagine the gift of Xingyuan's favor.

However, this gift has not accumulated enough to allow him to evolve.

"I don't know how many to kill..."

Lin Qing also had no idea how many he needed to kill in order to receive Xing Yuan's favor and reward and evolve again.

But as long as you fulfill your priestly duties, you will succeed one day.

He took a look at the broken fighter planes and corpses suspended in mid-air, and immediately retracted his domain, allowing them to fall from the sky.

"Sir, goodbye."

……

……

"What? Minister Pollux is dead?"

Lin Qing looked at Xu Shaofeng in shock and asked, "How is it possible? Outside the metropolitan area, is there anyone who can kill the Minister?"

"I don't know who did it." Xu Shaofeng frowned and said, "But Minister Polukot was killed with just one move. The enemy seems to be ridiculously strong?"

Lin Qing didn't expect the effect to be so good.

Polukot's body was found not long after, but his fighter plane and body were too far away from the headquarters, which just proved his innocence.

As for the murderer, no one could tell who did it.

Therefore, Lin Qing stayed on the island of the headquarters without any care, waiting for the priesthood quota to come out, and then he could go to the first restricted area to try the priesthood test!
(End of this chapter)