I chose the safe house, and the Human Alliance regretted it.

At the shop entrance, Uncle Yang was still kneeling there.

Yang Shao rushed out first.

"Sixth Uncle, let's go!" he shouted, and slipped into a starship.

"I'm going to Canghai City—to hide for a couple of days!" Yang Shao's voice came from inside the starship.

Then, the starship rushed directly into the sky.

Immediately afterwards, Bai Zhi and Xin Zheng rushed out, covering their faces.

The two had never suffered such humiliation; the red marks on their cheeks had not yet faded.

They exchanged a glance and, through gritted teeth, squeezed out the same word: "Chase!"

The two of them also took to the air and chased after Yang Shao in the direction he had fled.

Uncle Yang stood up with a dark face, wishing he could disappear into a crack in the ground.

At this moment, Wang Wei came out together with people from the Yang, Xin, and Bai families.

Wang Wei glanced at Yang Jia Liu Shu, who was standing there, and casually said, "You should go too."

Uncle Yang felt as if he had been granted a pardon, turned around and disappeared into the crowd, not daring to look back.

"Brother Wang, farewell."

Yang Tai, Bai Lie, and Xin Zhi said their goodbyes in turn.

Wang Wei responded to each one with a smile.

This left the surrounding onlookers completely bewildered.

I thought there would be a good show, but it just fell apart like that?

Uncle Yang knelt for a long time, while Young Master Yang, Bai Zhi, and Xin Zheng each received a slap.

Then the three families left politely?

"This...that's it?"

"Didn't you see? The three major families are here to deliver money, not to fight."

"Give money? Give what kind of money?"

"Energy liquid! Astronomical figures!"

Whispers spread like a tide through the crowd.

Wang Wei looked at the crowd of people watching the spectacle on the commercial street and suddenly smiled.

He cleared his throat; his voice wasn't loud, but it clearly reached everyone's ears.

"Ladies and gentlemen, our store is officially open today. Our main business is—"

He turned to the side and pointed to the couplets on both sides of the store: "Unraveling the secrets of the world, settling human affairs. Those with money, please enter; those without, need not talk. It's all written clearly."

He paused, a slight smile playing on his lips.

"By the way, the Yang family, the Bai family, and the Xin family each paid 200,000 bottles of energy liquid, completing their first transaction with our store."

As soon as these words came out, the audience fell silent.

Then, things exploded like a pot boiling over.

"Two hundred thousand units per family?"

"Two hundred thousand vials of energy liquid... that's enough for me to live a hundred lifetimes..."

"Who is this shop owner?"

Wang Wei listened to the discussions, and his smile deepened.

When it comes to publicity, we tend to exaggerate the numbers.

This way, when others ask about prices in the future, they will have a reference point.

The members of the three major families hadn't gone far when Xin Zhi frowned and asked in a low voice, "Why did he say two hundred thousand?"

Yang Tai shook his head with a wry smile: "He's probably planning to raise prices."

Xin Zhi was taken aback, then smiled wryly.

Bai Lie remained silent.

It seems that the world is about to change in Imperial Star City.

The crowd lingered on the commercial street for a long time.

The sign for the "No Cheating on the Poor" shop shone brightly in the night sky of Dixing City.

The buzz on the virtual internet has completely exploded.

Someone uploaded a video of Bai Zhi and Xin Zheng leaving with half their faces covered, with the caption: "Was it worth buying a slap in the face for 200,000 energy liquid?"

The comments below were all the same:

"Worth it. Absolutely worth it. This is the same product used by the five major families of Imperial Star City."

"That's right. The five major families have all been affected. If an ordinary person gets affected, shouldn't they get a discount?"

"You're focusing on the wrong thing. The key point is that this shop owner dared to beat up people from the five major families and still made them obediently hand over their money!"

The video of Wang Wei speaking was also recorded and uploaded.

The shop owner who "doesn't cheat the poor" appeared for the first time in the virtual world.

"Is the shop owner so young?"

"Just who is he? How did he manage to get all five major families to submit?"

"Holy crap, 200,000 vials of energy liquid from one company? Really?"

"It's probably true. If it were false, the five major families would have already come out to refute it. Their silence means they're admitting it."

"Unravel the secrets of the world and bring peace to human affairs... What a boastful tone, but it seems to have some merit."

Discussions on the virtual network grew like a snowball, getting bigger and bigger.

Wang Wei and his shop quickly gained traction within the territory of the First Empire.

"Let's go take a look!" The powerful families in the other eleven main cities of the First Empire couldn't sit still any longer.

If Emperor Star City truly produces someone capable of "unraveling the secrets of the world and settling human affairs," they cannot afford to miss out.

At almost the same time, countless starships took off from various planets, heading towards Imperial Star City.

The airport dispatch center in Dixing City was overwhelmed with work, and the port authority officer was dreading the dense stream of entry applications.

Late at night. Inside the "No Cheating on the Poor" store on the commercial street of Dixing City.

Wang Wei leaned back on the sofa, looking at the energy liquid box, unable to suppress the smile on his lips.

"Exchange all of them."

As soon as he finished speaking, all the energy liquid vanished into thin air.

"Successfully exchanged for Origin Energy, accumulating 370000000 billion Safety Points."

Wang Wei nodded in satisfaction as he looked at the soaring balance of safety points.

At this rate, anything is possible.

He made a name for himself by targeting the five major families.

More and more "easy targets" will come knocking on our door.

As long as you maintain a good reputation, you'll have a steady stream of customers.

Wang Wei looked out the window at the brightly lit Imperial Star City, his eyes filled with anticipation.

Just then, the store door was pushed open.

A middle-aged man walked in under the cover of night.

He was dressed in a dark gray robe, and he seemed to have emerged from the darkness, without making a sound or exuding any extraneous aura.

"Greetings, shop owner." The middle-aged man cupped his hands in greeting, his attitude polite.

Wang Wei looked at the man, paused for a moment, but immediately smiled and said, "You're a guest once you've entered, please have a seat."

"No need to trouble yourself." Without sitting down, the man stated his purpose directly: "I want to ask about the secret."

"Excuse me," Wang Wei nodded slowly, unhurriedly.

The middle-aged man said in a deep voice, "The Keloid silicon-based race—their infiltration of the Empire."

Wang Wei narrowed his eyes slightly.

The Kailo silicon-based race is not human.

It is another form of life, without flesh and blood, without a soul, only consciousness and energy.

Their consciousness can attach itself to anything, and can even invade the consciousness of humans, parasitizing human bodies.

They are the number one enemy race of the First Empire!

"One million vials of energy liquid," Wang Wei quoted.

Without any hesitation, the middle-aged man nodded: "Okay."

Wang Wei smiled, his expression hearty.

"This information requires 1000 billion security points. Do you want to use it?"

"Use it," Wang Wei confirmed decisively.

A mere 100 billion safety points is nothing to mention.

A massive amount of information flooded into Wang Wei's mind; the personnel were spread throughout the entire First Empire.

"The consciousness of the Kailo silicon-based race has invaded 132,211 people in the First Empire."

"Among them, there are 3,000 people from Imperial Star City, 120 from the City Lord's Mansion, and 2,300 from the five major families..."

"Star City has 12,000 people... Realm Star City has 8,000 people... Flying Star City has 7,500 people..."

"The First Empire's capital has seven members, including General Loda..."

After a long while, Wang Wei finally digested all this information.

The middle-aged man wasn't in a hurry; he just stood there and waited.

"That's fine," Wang Wei said.

The middle-aged man's breathing finally quickened.

"The Kailo silicon-based race has already completed the infiltration of the consciousness of the Empire's citizens, totaling 132,211 people," Wang Wei said.

The middle-aged man was stunned and looked at Wang Wei in disbelief.

"Specifically... down to the number of people?" His voice tightened slightly. "Do you know their specific identities?"

Wang Wei held up one finger: "That's another issue. It requires payment of 100,000 vials of energy liquid."

"No problem," the middle-aged man agreed immediately without any hesitation.

"Great." Wang Wei smiled and affirmed, "I know the information of every single one of the 132,211 people."

The middle-aged man's breathing became completely disordered.

His fist clenched and then relaxed, as if he was pressing down on something.

"Name your price," he said in a low voice. "I need the specific identities of these people."

Wang Wei remained silent for a moment.

"One hundred million vials of energy liquid."