They won the Holy Grail War, but this turned out to be the Virtual Tree Universe.

Chapter 77 The Interstellar Peace Corporation Executives' Brains Begin to Flow with Blood

Christopher Columbus, a scholar sent by the Academy of Insight to investigate the unknown explosion in Egihazo, brought back a fragment of a true scorpion carapace from the explosion site. The news spread throughout the upper echelons of the Interstellar Peace Corporation on the same day that he returned to the Academy's mothership with the fragment in high spirits.

For the top brass of Interstellar Peace Corporation, intelligence analysis of various parts of the universe is the foundation for maintaining their position.

The Aijihazo gold case is a painful memory that the Bo Shi Society will not be able to erase for the next ten years or so, but it does not mean that other senior executives of the Interstellar Peace Corporation have not suffered losses.

Even now, the uproar caused by the "Aijihazo gold case" has not completely subsided within the Interstellar Peace Corporation.

At this time, before the aftermath had subsided, new intelligence about the Ejihazo swarm emerged, making one suspect that someone was trying to take advantage of the situation.

The first to be suspected were the rivals of the strategic investment department.

The perpetrator of the "Aijihazo Gold Case," Kakavasya, a slave from Tsigani, completed the test of the Strategic Investment Department and instantly rose from slave to P44 level, possessing the power bestowed by the messenger and becoming one of the company's high-ranking members.

How could such a rapid promotion not make countless middle and upper-level managers in the company envious and jealous?

Moreover, this person had previously deceived the market development department by claiming that Tsigania's barren loess soil contained energy resources that had not yet been effectively developed and utilized.

After the market development department invested huge sums of money in mining, they discovered that it was all nonsense.

Therefore, many people's first reaction to the reappearance of insects in Ejihazo is that someone wants to target Kakawasha, which has now been renamed Gold Sands, and incidentally attack its strategic investment department.

The department most likely to be suspected is the Market Development Department, which already has a strained relationship with the Strategic Investment Department.

Moreover, news broke the very next day that the insect carapace brought back by Christopher Columbus had been scanned and analyzed by the Society's authoritative machine, revealing that the elements in the carapace of the insect's original owner could be traced back to the time of the global locust plague.

Upon hearing this news, the senior management of Interstellar Peace Company laughed. During their leisure time, they joked that the market development department was getting worse year by year, and they couldn't even fabricate a fake.

A true locust that has survived the global locust plague should have grown into a giant true locust by now, otherwise it would not have survived this long period of time.

The self-destruction of the Giant True Stinger was more than enough to destroy the surface of Ejihazo; how could it possibly just blast a sand pit?

If this shell fell here due to a global locust plague and was simply blasted out of the sand, then only the shell itself has some collectible value, which does not change the positioning and value of Eji Hazo.

Then, on the third day, the Bo Shi Society had new news, but this time they themselves felt that there was a big problem.

Scanning and analysis revealed that the owner of this carapace had died within a few days.

The Bo Shi Society all thought the machine was broken and are now looking for someone to repair it.

However, if something is fake in some ways, but entirely fake, it will attract the interest of some people.

Our Mr. Gold Sand had not yet made a name for himself in the world, but that did not stop him from taking the initiative to seek out the Bo Shi Society and spending a lot of money to acquire this insect shell with "commemorative value".

After studying the equipment, Bo Shi spent several days repairing it, but the results of the analysis of the fragment remained unchanged.

However, having learned its lesson once, the Academy of Knowledge is not willing to suffer the same fate again in Eji Hazo.

The entire planet of Ejihazo was thoroughly scanned, and there was absolutely no trace of large insects inside. Therefore, the shell was eventually acquired by the gold dust.

However, after being acquired by placer gold, this shell immediately passed into the hands of jadeite.

As one of the most professional pawnbrokers in the universe, appraising jade is his forte.

Moreover, she has her own unique methods of authentication, and does not rely solely on technological creations.

Upon receiving the shell, Jade's eyes lit up, and he became more serious.

Then, her movements flashed with emerald and purple light, clearly indicating that she had used her true abilities.

After a long while, Jade smiled and said to Gold Sands.
"The assessment by the Broad Knowledge Society is entirely correct. This is indeed a piece of insect carapace that has survived from the global locust plague to the present. The time of death is also very close, it was just recently."

Upon hearing this, Sand Gold's expression turned serious, and he picked up the shell to examine it carefully.
"I never expected it, I really never expected it. The story of the insect king's remains in Aijihazo was really pieced together from local legends."

Unexpectedly, things turned out quite well; this Aijihazo actually did have some ideas about breeding insect swarms.

Hearing the gold's sentiments, the jade also spoke.

“All legends have their origins, especially those that have been passed down in local areas for thousands or tens of thousands of years.”

But do you really think this shell is a treasure?

To this question, Sand Gold answered decisively.
"Baby? This is just a tempting bait."

However, the person who threw out this bait is quite interesting. After these days of investigation, it has been basically confirmed that this shell was not thrown out by one of our own people.

However, this kind of thing is clearly not something that a low-level scholar from the Bo Shi Society could just happen to find.

No clues about insects were found around the explosion site, which clearly indicates that the area had been deliberately cleaned.

I don't think that person would leave such an obvious piece of shell behind; he was trying to attract our attention.

This mysterious figure isn't targeting our strategic investment department, but rather Interstellar Peace Corporation.

Jade nodded and smiled again.

"Your analysis is very clear, but what are your plans?"

Sand Gold casually tossed the shell onto a nearby table, shrugged, and feigned helplessness, saying...

"The other party's information is unclear, their purpose is unclear, they're just throwing out bait, what should I do?"
Since this person has ulterior motives, they will definitely take action again, so we just need to wait.

You said it yourself, high-value things require patience.

Dan Lei was unaware of the conversation between the jadeite and the placer gold.

However, the outcome of their conversation will not affect Danlei's actions.

Dan Lei didn't expect that a strange piece of shell could make the Interstellar Peace Corporation move.

Just as Sand Gold said, this was just bait, a bait that made the Interstellar Peace Corporation start paying attention to Ajihazo again.

Dan Lei was very patient, and it was only after half a month had passed that he began his next step.

First, Danlei directly used earth magic to trigger an earthquake, which collapsed the underwater network of the seven ley lines, eliminating any possibility for other factions to bypass him and open the gates of the Zerg Temple.

Of course, Dan Lei, who had mastered the Tongtianlu, had already recorded the complex network of earth veins and waterways through his energy transmission techniques and analyzed the principle of energy output.

Now, given a sufficiently powerful energy source, Danlei could directly activate a void array around Ejihazo, opening the gateway to the Sea of ​​Quanta and allowing the Zerg Temple to reappear. A localized earthquake did not attract the attention of the Interstellar Peace Corporation.

Because most of the company's senior management now believe that Eji Hazo's unusual behavior is a trap set by someone targeting the strategic investment department.

Meanwhile, the market development department, which was suspected of being behind the scenes, suspected that the strategic investment department was orchestrating the whole thing and trying to use the same trick to screw themselves over again.

Otherwise, why would that guy, Sand Gold, spend so much money to buy back this obviously fake carapace?

Therefore, after resolving his worries, Danlei successfully returned to the city of Ejihazo.

According to the records of Interstellar Peace Corporation, Danlei disappeared in the desert of Aijihazo almost three years ago.

However, Dan Lei only revealed his identity as a Luo Fu native from the Immortal Boat, and the city's security checkpoint allowed him to pass through easily.

After all, three years is a considerable amount of time for short-lived species, but for the long-lived species of the Immortal Ship, it feels like only a short while has passed. There's a long-standing legend in the universe that the people of the Immortal Ship can sleep through a year in an instant.

Of course, Dan Lei's unicorn familiar cannot be brought into the city. Now, after being forced into hibernation by Dan Lei, it stays in the Devouring Pouch.

Upon returning to the city of Ejihazo, Danlei did not take immediate action. Instead, he rested and enjoyed himself for a few days, much like a tourist who had spent several days outdoors in the wilderness.

Then, Danlei sent a letter to Luofu through the interstellar peace network. The letter contained no sensitive information and was just a routine way of letting his family know he was safe.

They also gave me a free unicorn figurine that I made myself.

However, Dan Lei wrote the name "Han Ya" as the recipient of the letter.

This is an implication. Normally, even if Dan Lei wanted to report that he was safe and sound to Luo Fu, he would not write the name of the judge of the Ten Kings Division, which has a high level of confidentiality, in the recipient's name.

Once this letter is sent back to Luofu, both the letter and the doll will be thoroughly examined by the Ten Kings' Office.

Then they will discover that there is more to this unicorn figurine than meets the eye.

Dan Lei placed some runes on the inner wall of the unicorn figurine. Under normal circumstances, the purpose of these runes is to make the figurine move a little and look more lifelike.

However, by deciphering the cipher text from the Ten Kings' Office, one can discover another hidden message, which consists of only one sentence.
"A spatial passage leading to the Sea of ​​Quanta has been discovered in Ejihazo, containing the remains of the Insect King from the time of the Universal Locust Plague. The enemy is suspected to have a messenger."

In short, we definitely can't let the Immortal Boat Alliance get involved, but Luo Fu will definitely send someone to contact us.

Jing Yuan wasn't stupid; he could definitely guess that Dan Lei's secret message back meant he had gained something, and the person who came couldn't be too low-level.

However, as long as the people of Luofu make a move, the Interstellar Peace Company will definitely become alert, unless they have truly taken the previous insect carapaces lightly.

Ejihazo is a standard off-the-beaten-path planet in the interstellar peace network.

For a top-tier cosmic power like the Immortal Boat Alliance, this place is a place where they have absolutely nothing.

For a tourist from Xianzhou who just wants to stay in the city, Xianzhou sends high-ranking officials. Who would believe there's no problem?

At this point, the Interstellar Peace Corporation will surely remember the insect carapace, and then Dan Lei's previous arrangements will come in handy.

Danlei's plans for this period went very smoothly.

Interstellar Peace Corporation will actually do their job as long as you pay them.

Danlei's letter and the unicorn figurine were quickly sent back to Luofu.

Then, Luo Fu responded very efficiently. Before Dan Lei could even enjoy himself in the city for two weeks, Yu Kong and Ting Yun blocked his door.

Yu Kong was the captain of the Sky Ship Bureau, while Dan Lei was just a commoner. The two had barely met before, so Dan Lei naturally welcomed them into the room.

As soon as Yu Kong and Ting Yun entered the room, Dan Lei immediately adopted a posture of closing the door and beating the dog. He waved his hands, and countless runes appeared, forming seven or eight isolation barriers in the room.

After finishing, Danlei smiled and said...
"Aircraft Steerer, Miss Tingyun, please understand that what I am about to tell you must be kept secret."

My discovery this time is bigger than you imagine. We're guaranteed to get the remains of a Commander-class insect, and if we're lucky, we might even get the remains of the Locust Plague Zutaizyuros.

After speaking, Dan Lei directly used his double-handed technique to extract the memories from his mind, transforming them into specks of light and handing them to Yu Kong. He then said...

"A little trick to remember my destiny: press the light spot on your forehead, and you'll understand what I've been through."

The memories Dan Lei shared here were his own memories of seeing the insect temple behind the Sea of ​​Quanta, as well as memories extracted from the remains of the True Insect.

Here, Yu Kong did not doubt that Dan Lei had any problem with the light spots that were pulled out of her mind, because she believed that Dan Lei had no reason to harm her, nor did she have the guts to do so.

After all, although Yu Kong has lost her edge, anyone who dares to underestimate her will be shot into a string of candied hawthorns by an arrow.

Therefore, Yu Kong directly read Dan Lei's memories, and his mouth instantly opened wide.

Afterwards, she looked at Danlei with a shocked expression and exclaimed...
"What the General told me before I left was indeed true. Mr. Danlei, no matter where you go, you will cause or get involved in a cosmic-level conflict."

Dan Lei could only chuckle and scratch his head in response to this assessment, offering no reply.

At this moment, Tingyun, who was standing beside the two, although she hadn't been able to share Danlei's memories, knew from Yukong's reaction that what Danlei had just said was most likely true. So, seeing Danlei's embarrassment, she took the initiative to ask...
"Now that Mr. Danlei is safe and sound, Lord Yukong, I will take over the work of negotiating with the Aijihazo government."

We came here under the pretext of market research; if we just came and left, it would arouse suspicion.

Ting Yun was right. As early as when the Immortal Boat Alliance said it would send Yu Kong to Aijihazo for market research, the Interstellar Peace Company became alert.

At this moment, the Interstellar Peace Corporation, like a shark smelling blood, did not refuse the Immortal Ship Alliance, but began to quickly search for all the intelligence on Aijihazo.

Then, they quickly discovered Dan Lei's information and used their intelligence network in Aijihazo to roughly figure out Dan Lei's general movements in the first year.

It's already quite an achievement for Interstellar Peace Corporation to figure out their activities over the past year, because Dan Lei hadn't made a public appearance for almost a year and a half after leaving Ashley's village.

Her most recent appearance was when she returned to Ashley's village to urge the village to relocate, preferably to the other side of the planet.

This behavior was unusual because Danlei refused to give a reason, only repeatedly emphasizing that if he stayed here any longer, the village would surely suffer a catastrophic disaster.

This unusual behavior, coupled with the previous rumors about the insects and Luo Fu's actions, instantly caused a stir among the top executives of the Interstellar Peace Company.

Because they all realized one thing: the information on the insect's shell was likely all true.

Ejihazo does indeed have reproductive remains, but the remains themselves may not be on the planet, but rather in something like a wormhole.

　The timeline here is 30 years before the main storyline, so the gold dust was intentionally written as page 44.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)