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

Before it was fully light, Wang Wei went up to the third floor and into the bathroom.

The water dispenser automatically turned on, the temperature was just right, and a faint fragrance filled the air.

The voice system randomly switches shower modes, changing the bathroom environment accordingly.

From rainforests to waterfalls, from hot springs to starry skies.

Wang Wei couldn't help but sigh that the money was well spent.

Although I was ripped off, the level of luxury still exceeded my expectations.

After washing up, Wang Wei changed into a cool silk pajama and lay down on the floating bed for a short rest.

The mattress automatically adjusts to the most comfortable curve, with just the right firmness.

He closed his eyes and soon became drowsy.

The sky was turning white, and the number of pedestrians in the city gradually increased.

No matter where you are, there are hardworking oxen and horses toiling from dawn till dusk, just in a different place.

Just as Wang Wei was dozing off, his ID card beeped.

Wang Wei opened his eyes and answered the communication request.

A virtual customer service representative appeared in mid-air, playing a gentle yet formulaic voice:

"Hello, given that the company you complained about has been deregistered and is in liquidation process."

"According to Imperial Law, the company entering liquidation will compensate you proportionally based on the enforceable assets."

"Based on your actual economic losses, you are entitled to ten times the compensation, totaling two trillion Imperial Coins. The funds will be directly deposited into your account within one business day."

After the standard script was finished, the image disappeared.

Wang Wei paused for a second after hearing this, then gave a kind smile.

This is such a familiar tactic.

It seems familiar.

They won't even meet his reasonable demands; this is blatantly trying to take advantage of him.

On the other side, on the Purple Emperor Star, inside a hundred-story building.

The group sat in the top-floor conference room, with the magnificent night view of the entire empire visible through the huge floor-to-ceiling windows.

"Is it safe to just brush him off like this?" one of them asked worriedly. "You should have noticed the recent news; he's not simple. Even the major families in the main city have bowed down, so what about us—"

"Tenfold compensation is our greatest sincerity." The other person waved his hand dismissively. "Ten million bottles of energy liquid? He's gone mad with greed. What do you mean by not ripping off poor people? He just wants to extort more money."

"So what if it's not simple?" another person scoffed.

"Could he possibly come to the Empire to cause us trouble? What kind of place is Purple Emperor Star? It's the capital of the First Empire, where the Origin Sect is based, and the headquarters of the Imperial Army. He'll come? He wouldn't dare to come!"

"Should we report this to our superiors?"

"This is such a small matter, no need to make such a fuss." The man in the head seat leaned back in his chair, completely at ease.

"What trouble can a shopkeeper cause? Tenfold compensation is already giving him face. If he knows what's good for him, he'll take the money and shut up. If he doesn't—"

He didn't continue.

But everyone knew what he meant.

Wang Wei, too, couldn't fall asleep.

He got up, dressed, and prepared to open for business.

However, just as he stepped out of the bedroom—the sky above his head cracked!

Above Emperor Star City, a massive rift stretched across the sky.

Dark golden energy surged at the edge of the crack, like writhing snakes.

Then, a colossal vessel slowly emerged from the crack.

A star-destroying warship!

The ship's hull was entirely black, with no markings on its surface, only a cold metallic sheen.

Its length exceeds that of the core area of ​​Imperial Star City, hovering above the city like a giant beast rising from the abyss, obscuring the sky that has just begun to lighten.

The space around the ship was slightly distorted.

"Drip—drip—drip—"

The city's defense system immediately sounded an alarm, the piercing sound tearing apart the tranquility of the early morning.

The city's energy shield erupted with a blinding purple light, enveloping the entire city.

"Enemy attack!" The city defense command's communications system erupted.

"It's a star-destroying warship!" someone shouted hoarsely, their voice filled with disbelief.

Countless people in the city looked up at the giant black ship and ran frantically toward the underground shelter.

The term "planet destroyer" refers to a strategic weapon capable of destroying an asteroid in a single strike.

These warships typically only appear on large-scale national war battlefields at the empire's front lines, and each one represents the empire's strategic deterrent force.

But now, it has appeared in the sky above Imperial Star City.

Moreover, there were no warnings or friend-or-foe identification signals.

Logically speaking, such a strategic warship could not have suddenly appeared within the territory of the First Empire.

In particular, the Imperial Star City, one of the twelve main cities of the empire, has a city defense system that covers the entire city, and any unidentified flying object will be intercepted when it enters orbit.

But this warship didn't fly in from outer space; it appeared directly from a spatial rift.

This means that someone opened a spatial passage inside Imperial Star City, allowing the warship to bypass all outer defenses.

"It's over..." An old man slumped to the ground, looking up at the giant ship, his cloudy eyes filled with despair. "Imperial Star City...can't be defended."

"Run!" Some people rushed to the docking pad and squeezed onto the small starship.

"Why are you running? One shot to destroy a star will wipe out the whole city!" someone roared in despair.

But most people are still running, not out of rationality, but out of instinct.

Wang Wei appeared on the roof of the third floor of the store.

He stood with his hands behind his back, looking up at the colossal ship that blotted out the sky.

This thing is right above his shop, perfectly positioned.

Wang Wei squinted. Was it coming for him?

As he was pondering, the counterattack of Imperial Star City began.

Countless terrifying beams of light shot out from the city's defensive turrets, ground bases, and floating fortresses, like a reversed torrential rain, crashing towards the star-destroying warship.

High-energy particle cannons, plasma beams, antimatter missiles...

At this moment, all of Emperor Star City's defensive firepower was unleashed.

"Boom—Boom—Boom—"

The explosion ripped off the warship's shields, the flames turning half the sky red, and the shockwave tore the nearby clouds to shreds.

However, a dark golden energy shield illuminated the warship, blocking all attacks.

Ripples spread across the shield, like pebbles thrown into water, but without a single crack.

"Impeccable." The city defense commander's voice came through the communication channel, filled with suppressed despair. "This is the highest level shield; our firepower... can't penetrate it."

"Keep bombarding!" another voice roared. "Even if we can't penetrate, we have to keep going! We can't let them complete their charge!"

However, the space beneath the warship began to distort, light was sucked in, and everything around became blurry.

Once completed, a single strike would be enough to destroy a significant portion of Imperial Star City.

"It's all over... The star-destroying warship is starting to gather its power..."

"Hurry up!"

Countless people screamed throughout the city.

Numerous small starships took off urgently from various docking pads and fled into space.

Wang Wei stood motionless on the rooftop.

He understood.

The warship's target was him.

It hovered directly above the "Don't rip off the poor" store, with its cannon pointed at the store.

Wang Wei's lips curled up slightly.

interesting.

He had only been in Dixing City for a few days and had already offended quite a few people, but few had acted in such a way.

The golden halo beneath the warship suddenly stopped expanding and then abruptly contracted.

All the energy converged from the edge of the halo towards the center, compressing into a golden sphere the size of a fist.

"This is insane!" The city defense commander's voice trembled. "With this energy density, one shot would vaporize the entire core area of ​​Imperial Star City—"

Under the watchful eyes of countless people, the golden sphere detached from the warship and plummeted downwards.

A meteor compressed to its absolute limit, powerful enough to destroy everything.

The city's defensive cannons were still firing, but when those attacks hit the light sphere, it was like water droplets falling into lava, without even a ripple.

"It's over..." someone closed their eyes.

The falling sphere of light, like a compressed version of a star, easily pierced through the city's energy shield.

Wang Wei watched as the ball of light flew rapidly toward him, getting closer and closer.

Under the desperate gaze of everyone

Wang Wei stretched out his hand, as if to catch it.

It was as if the city of Dixing had been put on pause.

Nothing happened.

That energy, powerful enough to destroy half of the Imperial Star City, was now in Wang Wei's grasp.

The city of Dixing was deathly silent.

Everyone looked up, mouths agape, at the figure standing on the rooftop with his hands behind his back.

"He... seems to be curious..."

Bai Lu was already standing outside the store at some point, staring blankly at him, the breakfast bag in her hand falling to the ground.

On the virtual network, the image is frozen on Wang Wei's hand.