Devouring the Stars: The Lord of the Sky

Chapter 156 Appointment of Special Inspector
However, although Lu Jin didn't care about these mission points, his status as a branch inspector was very beneficial to his upcoming plans.

The "Great Benevolent Man" plan to liberate the human slave planets within the Tianshuang Universe Kingdom has begun. In the future, golden statues will be erected on every former slave planet, and billions of people will pray for him, so that he can do certain immoral things with a clear conscience.

Did I do something immoral?

Don't panic, I have millions of people praying for me behind me!
In terms of strength, you are no match for me.

In terms of merit, you are still inferior to me.

You're inferior to me in both of these aspects, yet you dare to oppose me. What are you doing here wasting the universe's energy?

The appointment of the Inspector General was officially issued, and Lu Jin also obtained the authority to teleport to the Tian Shuang branch in the virtual universe.

Then, Lu Jin's thoughts shifted, and his figure disappeared within the manor in the primitive area of ​​Yuxiang Mountain.

Virtual universe, Skyfrost Continent, Blue Crystal Island.

This is an island made entirely of light blue crystal, and its size is in no way inferior to that of an island in a mid-level cosmic civilization.

On Blue Crystal Island, there is a series of palaces made of blue crystal, and at the very center of the island, there is a blue crystal palace that is tens of thousands of kilometers high.

Under the sunlight, this magnificent blue crystal palace reflects a variety of dazzling colors.

The entire territory of the Cosmic Kingdom is extremely vast, so it is necessary to set up an office in the virtual universe. This Blue Crystal Island is the office of the Virtual Universe Company's Tian Shuang branch.

In a side hall of the Blue Crystal Palace in the center of Ice Crystal Island, the three ministers of the Sky Frost Branch—the Military Department, the Armed Forces Department, and the Commerce Department—gathered around a huge round table.

"Damn it, why did headquarters suddenly send an inspector here? He's only been here for a little over a hundred years and he's already broken through to the Domain Lord level. Is this kid in a hurry to be reincarnated?!"

A burly figure, six meters tall, dressed in a magnificent red robe, with a single red horn on his head, red hair and eyebrows, and flame patterns covering his skin, cursed.

"Bam—"

A man with long silver hair and a silver robe, who looked no different from an Earthling, suddenly slammed his hand on the table.

The silver-haired man said with an unfriendly expression, "Lord Liehuo, watch your words! His Highness Lu Jin is the personal disciple of the King. If you continue to disrespect His Highness, don't blame me for being impolite."

Although they were colleagues, the words of the burly man with the red horn made him very dissatisfied.

There was no other reason than the great ancestor of the clan, and the Heavenly Frost King, who had once given him guidance and was the second strongest in the clan, was the person he admired most.

As the personal disciple of the King, Lu Jin was naturally unable to tolerate the burly man with the red horn cursing him to his face.

"Lord Yin Ge, don't be angry. You know that Lie Huo is all talk and no action; he wouldn't dare to have any wicked intentions."

A beautiful woman with green hair, a green dress, and green markings on her face spoke up.

In the past, the silver-haired man would have given the green-haired woman some face.

But this time, he didn't give it a word. He stared directly at the Fiery Marquis with the crimson horn on his head and said without any politeness, "You can't even talk about it! Fiery Marquis, don't blame me for not warning you."

"If you dare to harbor any wicked thoughts, the King's wrath will be unbearable, not just for you, but for the entire Red Horned Human Race."

"you!"

Being targeted by the silver-haired man, the burly, red-horned man, Lord Liehuo, immediately felt a surge of anger.

"What do you mean, 'you'? You think you can beat me?!"

The silver-haired man, Yin Gehou, said disdainfully.

Both were enfeoffed as immortal marquises, but the other was only a high-level marquis, while he was a peak marquis.

Although his divine body seemed to be only one level higher than his opponent's, with his divine body amplitude being several times greater and his secret techniques being stronger, he was able to easily crush his opponent.

"Alright, you two, stop arguing! First, figure out how to clean up your mess."

The green-haired woman was extremely beautiful, but the words she spoke were somewhat inconsistent with her appearance.

"Hey~, Jade Marquis, our military isn't afraid of being investigated!"

The silver-haired man chuckled softly.

His background is significant, and his family doesn't need him, a mere little Karami, to receive any special care.

Since taking office as the head of the military department of the branch, there have been some flaws, but I have never done anything messy or disorganized.

"You're so aloof, so impressive!"

The green-haired woman, Jade Marquis, rolled her eyes and couldn't help but complain.

"Biyu, your Ministry of Commerce probably has just as many problems as my Ministry of Military Affairs. What do you have to say about that?"

Knowing that his strength and background were inferior to those of Marquis Yin Ge, Marquis Lie Huo suppressed his anger and turned to Marquis Bi Yu.

"What else can we do? Just treat them like royalty. Maybe if they're in a good mood, they won't bother to investigate our mistakes."

"I feel rather helpless," said the Jade Marquis.

There was no other way. Lu Jin was not only a special envoy sent by headquarters, but also a personal disciple of the King of Tianshuang Kingdom. She couldn't afford to offend him, and she dared not have any wicked thoughts.

"Dududu-"

Just then, a piercing alarm sounded.

A top-tier, ancestor-level special envoy has taken office!

"Shh!"

At the edge of Blue Crystal Island, a dazzling pillar of light rose, and Lu Jin's figure appeared on a reef at the edge of the island.

"Whoosh!"

After scanning the area, Lu Jin flew towards the most magnificent blue crystal palace in the center of Blue Crystal Island.

Before long, after flying tens of thousands of kilometers, Lu Jin saw in the distance the huge crystal plaza in front of the majestic blue crystal palace, where countless figures stood densely packed together.

In front of the countless figures stood hundreds of people with extraordinary auras.

Among these hundreds of figures, three stood at the very front.

A person dressed in a silver robe, with silver hair flowing down their shoulders, and a face that closely resembled that of an Earthling, wore a faint smile.

A beautiful woman with a long green dress trailing on the ground, green markings on her face, and long, wavy green hair was sizing him up with her beautiful eyes.

The burly man, with a single red horn on his head and flame-like markings on his face, showed no emotion.

'Red Horned People'

Lu Jin's gaze lingered on the burly man with the red horn for a few more moments.

In the past, within the Nine Heavens Secret Realm of the Guanghan Starfield, he had the Moyun Vine kill two immortals of the Crimson Horned Human Race, one of whom was a high-ranking Marquis.

Then, Lu Jinyu descended from the sky.

"Welcome, Your Highness Lu Jin, Special Envoy!"

The silver-haired man bowed slightly.

‘Wow! ’

As soon as the silver-haired man spoke, a dense crowd, stretching as far as the eye could see, knelt down in unison and respectfully shouted, "Greetings, Your Highness Lu Jin!"

"Greetings, Your Highness Lu Jin."

The three figures at the forefront, followed by hundreds of immortal gods, bowed.

"Your Highness Lu Jin, welcome to our Tian Shuang branch."

The silver-haired man said with a smile.

"Your Highness Lu Jin, you are the pride of my Tian Shuang Universe Kingdom. With your addition, I believe my Tian Shuang branch will be even better than before."

The green-haired woman said with a smile.

"Your Highness Lu Jin, welcome, welcome."

The burly man with the red horn also put on a smile at this moment.

The silver-haired man stepped forward and said, “Your Highness Lu Jin, let me introduce you. This is the Minister in charge of the Commerce Department, ‘Jade Marquis’ Cuisina; this is the Minister in charge of the Military Department, ‘Fiery Marquis’ Adeba.”

The silver-haired man pointed to the green-haired woman and the burly man with red horns, then introduced himself: "I am in charge of the military, my name is Chen Ye, and my title is 'Silver Spear Marquis'."

"Thank you for the introduction, Lord Yingge. I look forward to your continued support in the future."

Lu Jin cupped his hands in greeting to the three of them.

It's clear that this Marquis Chenye is also a member of his teacher's clan.

"Naturally!"

"It should!"

"sure!"

The three leaders nodded with smiles on their faces.

Yin Ge Hou Chenye turned around, pointed to the many immortals who were respectfully bowing, and the countless figures standing behind them, and said: "Your Highness Lu Jin, our Tian Shuang branch needs to manage tens of thousands of star fields and hundreds of millions of star systems in the universe. In addition to the three ministers, there are 385 immortal gods in the branch."

The approximately 9.6 million key personnel responsible for numerous star regions and galaxies have all arrived here.

Nodding slightly, Lu Jin said, "I suppose everyone has things to do, so I won't keep you from your work any longer. You may all go now."

"Very well, you may all disperse now. The three of us immortals will accompany His Highness to inspect the branch's operations."

Yin Ge Hou Chen Yuan waved to everyone present and addressed Bi Yu Hou, Lie Huo Hou, and hundreds of immortals.

Subsequently, nearly a billion members of the branch on Crystal Plaza bowed and took their leave, transforming into streaks of light and flying off in all directions toward Ice Crystal Island in an orderly fashion.

The three ministers and 385 immortals, led by Yin Gehou, guided Lu Jin on a tour of the entire Blue Crystal Island.

After the tour, the other immortal gods withdrew, and Lu Jinhe and the three ministers of the branch arrived at a side hall of the magnificent blue crystal palace.

"Your Highness Lu Jin, when will you arrive in the Universe Kingdom?"

Yin Ge Hou Chenye asked.

"I arrived a long time ago; I was teleported back through the Divine Kingdom."

Lu Jin nodded and said.

As soon as he finished speaking, the Jade Marquis Trissina and the Fiery Marquis Adba, who were sitting on the side, couldn't help but change their expressions slightly.

The special envoy arrived without warning; could he be planning to take them down?

"Where is Your Highness now? As is customary, our Tian Shuang branch will prepare a welcoming banquet for Your Highness to announce the appointment of the Inspector General to the entire universe."

"Jade Marquis Cuisina quickly said."

"I'm on Guanghan Star. If we're having a welcome banquet, let's build a floating castle outside Guanghan Star, not on a habitable planet."

Lu Jin had anticipated that at this welcoming banquet, there would likely be alien assassins unleashing their ultimate attacks at close range.

To avoid affecting innocent people, it's better to place it in an empty void.

Moreover, with Zi Ni Chang, a top-tier cosmic overlord, on Guanghan Star, even if the shortcomings in secret techniques and treasures have not yet been made up, it is enough to easily suppress immortal-level assassins.

"Please rest assured, Your Highness Lu Jin, this matter will be handled by our Ministry of Commerce, and we will definitely handle it perfectly."

Jade Marquis Cuisina gave her a guarantee.

“Biyu, it’s fine to entrust the task to your Ministry of Commerce, but His Highness’s status must be reflected, and the banquet’s scale cannot be low.”

Adeba, the Fiery Lord, chimed in from the side.

"You can decide on this matter. I have something I need the three of you to help me with."

Lu Jin waved his hand, his expression turning serious.

"Your Highness, just ask."

Yin Ge Hou Chenye immediately said.

Lu Jin glanced at the three of them and said, "In the Tian Shuang Universe, the slave trade is rampant. I am a kind-hearted person and cannot bear to see sad things."

"I don't care about the buying and selling of slaves from other races, nor do I care about those who have already been sold. But from today onwards, all buying and selling of human slaves is prohibited within the territory of the Heavenly Frost Universe Kingdom."

"Your Highness, you mustn't!"

As soon as Lu Jin finished speaking, Lord Liehuo Adeba's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly said...

For no other reason than that his Red Horned Clan had a large number of slave planets under its control.

Moreover, among the several large slave organizations within the Tianshuang Universe Kingdom, one is from their Red Horned Human Clan lineage.

Why can't it be done?

Lu Jin said expressionlessly.

"Your Highness, the slave trade is a serious matter and requires careful consideration. Moreover, the law of survival in the universe is the survival of the fittest, and the existence of the slave trade can also inspire the martial spirit of the people of the universe."

"I am the Lord of Blazing Fire," said Lord Adeba in a righteous and righteous manner.

"Yes, Lord Liehuo, you are right. The law of survival in the universe is the survival of the fittest."

Lu Jin nodded.

Upon hearing this, Adba was delighted. It seemed that this inspector was quite easy to talk to!
But the next moment, Adeba knew he had been too happy.

Lu Jin said, "Since you also believe that the law of the jungle is right, then this matter is simple!"

I trouble the three of you to send someone to inform all slave organizations within the Heavenly Frost Universe Kingdom that, from the moment the notice arrives, the buying and selling of human slaves is prohibited within the Heavenly Frost Universe Kingdom.

Anyone who disagrees will either kill me or I will exterminate their entire clan.

"Lord Liehuo, what do you think?"

As he spoke, Lu Jin stared intently at Adeba.

If nothing unexpected happens, this Marquis of Blazing Fire is quite involved with the slave organization; otherwise, he wouldn't be jumping out to stop it now.

“Your Highness Lu Jin, you are the Special Envoy of the Inspection, and you only have the power to inspect, not to mobilize the resources of the branch to do personal things for you.”

Thinking that Lu Jin was going to mobilize the branch's forces to deal with those slave traders, Adeba said defiantly.

If the slave organization is truly abolished, the Red Horned Human race will suffer enormous losses.

The Red Horned Human Clan paid a huge price to get him into the position of Minister of the Martial Arts Department of the Universe Kingdom's branch.

If he can't even protect the interests of his clan, how can he hold onto his position?
Lu Jin narrowed his eyes and labeled Adeba as a dead man.

He then turned to Chen Ye and Cuisina and asked, "Lord Yin Ge, Lord Bi Yu, I strongly suspect that Minister of the Martial Arts Department, Lord Lie Huo, is colluding with alien races and betraying the interests of our human race."

As colleagues of the Marquis of Blazing Fire, you two have spent quite some time together. Have you noticed anything amiss?

Adeba: "!!!"

Trisna: "."

Chen Ye said with a serious expression, "Your Highness, I also think that the behavior of the Marquis of Liehuo is very suspicious. It is possible that he has been enslaved by the soul of an alien race."

Of course, whether this is really the case still needs further investigation.

"Why doesn't Your Highness thoroughly investigate the Military Department's accounts? If there's anything fishy, ​​it must mean that Marquis Liehuo has already fallen victim to the alien race's machinations, becoming a soul slave and secretly channeling benefits to them."

"Ah."

Lu Jin nodded and said, "Lord Yin Ge's suggestion is good. Lord Lie Huo, please cooperate with the investigation."

If the investigation reveals that I was being overly suspicious, I will publicly and sincerely apologize to you, and it will not affect your reputation.

Bonus chapter for April (16/17)

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