The Last Sentinel

Chun'an Star, as a planet at the intersection of the Empire and the Chaos Star Sea, bears the important responsibility of facilitating trade between the two sides.

The rare mineral resources, customized planets, and primordial treasures that the Chaos Star Sea was so proud of were exchanged here for the Empire's improved Zenith technology and Zerg life products.

Where there are interests, there will be a world of intrigue and conflict.

In such a bustling planetary market, any slight movement would instantly spread throughout the various factions of the four major camps: Chaos Star Sea, Zerg, Zenith, and Empire.

The moment the martial arts legend defeated the Daoist Child of Cause and Effect, the news spread throughout the four seas and eight wastelands, and the trade situation of the entire planet underwent a dramatic reversal.

Merchants are the most politically astute creatures, and this small battle signifies a shift in the Empire's bottom-ranking ecological niche among the four major factions.

Or, to put it another way, the Jiajing Emperor will soon wield his tax weapon, cracking down on the other three major camps one by one, raising tariffs, and making a fortune!

Under these circumstances, almost all chambers of commerce, fleets, smugglers, and conglomerates accelerated the transportation of goods, all striving to fulfill their freight needs before Jiajing's tariffs came down.

Kashin Port, Pier 1825.

The patrolling Ming Dynasty mechanical guards announced, "Tianxun cargo ship, please stop immediately. This is a Ming Dynasty customs inspection. Please submit to inspection."

A giant cargo spacecraft, tens of thousands of meters long, was intercepted at the port gate.

On the spaceship, several intersecting steel bridges, driven by robotic arms, slowly closed to block the spaceship's path. Then, dozens of yamen runners dressed in Ming Dynasty customs uniforms jumped off the steel bridges and onto the spaceship's deck.

"grown ups!"

The captain, accompanied by his first mate, rushed over in a panic. "Sir, we're just transporting mineral resources to the Imperial Palace..."

The magistrate's envoy waved his hand abruptly, "Don't mention royal families or nobles, even the prestigious Yan family is useless! We have received orders from the Hanlin Academy Compiler to conduct a thorough inspection of your spaceship!"

"Men, conduct a thorough search of this spaceship. If the target is found, apprehend them immediately without reporting!"

The surrounding constables all replied, "Yes!"

Hundreds of mechanical guards swarmed forward and began searching the spaceship.

The captain, enraged by this scene, shouted, "You...do you even know what kind of merchant guild I'm backed by? This is a spaceship under the banner of an imperial noble family! What you're doing is like defying the local deity!"

The head constable looked at the captain and sneered, "Brother, you're probably not from the Empire! Do you even know what kind of status a compiler in the Hanlin Academy has?"

The captain said, "Isn't he just a nominal seventh-rank scholar? Is he as high-ranking as my master?"

The head constable said, "Indeed, the rank of a compiler in the Hanlin Academy is indeed that of a compiler. However, the power of a compiler in the Hanlin Academy is not small. They compile national history, lecture at imperial lectures, proofread classics, organize books and records, and can even speak directly to the Emperor. Is your master qualified to speak directly to the Emperor?"

The captain was about to speak when a notification came from behind him, "Report! Sir! We've caught a dog, but it's not the red dog the editor wanted, it's a black dog!"

At that moment, two constables, dragging a pitiful black dog, hurried over.

The black dog was filthy and emitted a foul stench. Even before getting close, the odor was overwhelming, causing the head constable to take a few steps back.

The captain said, "Sir, this dog is very dirty, you..."

The head constable waved his hand, "Men! Take him away!"

The captain hurriedly said, "Sir, this dog was ordered to be brought along, I..."

The head constable pinched his nose and said, "My esteemed compiler at the Hanlin Academy ordered that every dog ​​be arrested, not a single one be released! Get out of here!"

The constables fled as fast as they could.

At this very moment, on the open-air platform of Jia Shen Wharf, dogs were being brought down from various airships by the yamen runners of the Ming Dynasty. Soon, the huge platform was crowded with dogs, big and small, numbering at least tens of thousands.

In an instant, the barking of dogs rose and fell, with dogs of all sizes barking wildly.

In the corner, a dirty little black dog lay on the ground, its eyes darting around frantically, scanning its surroundings as if afraid of someone.

At that moment, a male voice resounded throughout the hall, "My name is Ye Feng, a compiler at the Hanlin Academy of the Great Ming Empire, a seventh-rank official."

"I'm here today for no other reason than to meet a friend."

"My friend is a dog, all red fur without a single stray hair. He likes to dig up people's ancestral graves and likes to grin and give the middle finger!"

"Now, I'll count to three. If you don't step forward, I'll kill every single dog here in one thought!"

"three!"

"two!"

"one!"

With Ye Feng's final cry, the next moment everyone felt the ground tremble, and rows of dogs exploded into a bloody mist under the terrifying force—whoosh! whoosh! whoosh!

One by one, the dogs exploded, and the invisible golden-white force continued to spread, finally reaching the last dog.

Before the filthy black dog could react, it was struck by Ye Feng's fingertip with a thud, and the dog howled as it fell into a large nutrient tank.

The liquid in the nutrient tank churned, and the black, foul-smelling fuel on the black dog's body was quickly dissolved, revealing a coat of bright red fur. There wasn't a single stray hair on its body. A pair of large, clear black and white eyes blinked, and its two front paws were clasped together, making it indescribably docile and adorable.

"My lord, we've found it!"

"Sir, it's this dog!"

A young man in a black leather jacket and with long silver hair strolled over to the nutrient tank.

The moment the black knee-high leather boots landed in front of the nutrient tank door, the red dog let out a bark, as if making a final, feeble self-defense: I'm not the dog you're looking for, you've got the wrong dog!

Ye Feng spread his silver eyebrows and waved to the attendants behind him, who then withdrew.

Ye Feng looked at the red dog in the glass capsule and exclaimed sincerely, "As Lu Xun said, 'Within three steps, there is bound to be an antidote.' The best way for someone who betrayed me to stay safe is to play the victim! It's truly a case of 'searching high and low without finding it, only to have it come to me effortlessly!' Your Highness, how have you been?"

Faced with Ye Feng's words, Red Dog finally dropped the pretense and bared his teeth, "Bullshit! Lu Xun never said that!"

Before he could finish speaking, the nutrient tank exploded, spraying countless streams of nutrient solution mixed with foul-smelling black dye toward Ye Feng!

Ye Feng chuckled, and a golden-white force field shield formed in front of him, directly blocking out the debris. He grabbed the red dog's tail with one hand and then slammed it down, sending the red dog sprawling on the ground.

But Red Dog remained arrogant, quickly getting to his feet, hands on his hips, and roaring with a death-defying air, "Sentinel Ye Feng! Kill me if you want! Torture me if you want! If I, Red King, even flinch today, I'll change my surname to yours!"

Ye Feng smiled.

Since arriving here, Ye Feng has never revealed his Sentinel codename to anyone!

That damn dog actually knew my codename was Sentinel; it seems he followed me from the primordial universe!

If that's the case, then it means that it knows Charlie and his gang!

Ye Feng rubbed his hands together, saying calmly, "We're all fellow countrymen from the Milky Way, I won't kill you!"

Red Dog was taken aback. "Really? Can you let me go?"

Ye Feng said, "Of course, but I need one thing from you!"

Red Dog said, "What? Is it your ship? That ship has vanished without a trace, I don't know where it went! All your men have run away too, I was betrayed by Charlie and Duan Xiaolong! I have nothing now! I don't have anything you need on me!"

"Yes, of course I have one!" Ye Feng smiled warmly and made a "cut" gesture. "I really like your QQ. How about you uninstall QQ and make me some barbecue? I'll also change your personality and find you a litter of fierce dogs so you can be a virtuous wife and loving mother and raise a bunch of puppies."

Red Dog clutched his groin, frantically backing away, his face contorted in terror. "Sentry! You, you, you've gone too far! No, you've gone too far with a dog! You're utterly despicable! I've never seen a Hanlin Academy scholar utter such lewd words upon first meeting you. You've disgraced the name of a scholar..."