The Shanbian Galaxy, the Haibian Star, and the Lanjing Civilization.

This is a remote galaxy at the edge of the known universe, almost unmarked on star maps.

The Lanqing civilization can barely be considered a spacefaring civilization, capable of building a few small and medium-sized interstellar warships. In the eyes of major powers, it's like a baby who has just learned to walk.

When Li Yao received the coordinates, a line from a song inexplicably floated into his mind: "On the other side of the mountains, on the other side of the sea, there is a group of..."

He quickly stopped himself, realizing that He Xi was leading him further and further astray.

The Lanqing civilization was one of the civilizations that had previously jointly accused the merchant firm.

The fact that the Bagua compass has led him here indicates that the clues here are crucial.

Li Yao hovered in the upper atmosphere, not showing himself, but concealing his presence and conducting a covert investigation.

He looked down.

Haibian Star is a grayish-blue planet with a small ocean area and mostly deserts and exposed mineral veins on land.

Cities on the planet's surface are like patches, with the tallest buildings barely reaching a few hundred meters, and there isn't even a decent spaceport.

The only place that could barely be called a port had a few old interstellar cargo ships docked there, their hulls painted with the orange logo of the Tobodo Trading Company.

Li Yao activated his Eye of Insight, his golden gaze sweeping across the entire surface of the planet.

He discovered that the trading company had built a warehouse in the western suburbs of the largest city on the Hai side of the star.

The warehouse doors were tightly shut, surrounded by an electric fence, and dozens of security guards carrying energy guns patrolled the area.

Li Yao's gaze penetrated through the warehouse's outer wall.

The room was filled with boxes, but strangely, they were not placed together, but rather arranged separately.

The boxes on the east side looked newer and were labeled "First Grade," while the boxes on the west side looked much older and were labeled "Second Grade" or "Refurbished."

He zoomed in and saw what was inside the box.

The first-class box contained a thick energy block and a well-sealed medical kit.

In the box containing second-class goods, the energy block's outer shell was crumpled, the medical supplies in the medical kit were also in damaged packaging, and the date codes were illegible.

Upon seeing this, Li Yao frowned.

The goods that arrived on the same ship were split into two piles in the warehouse.

Most importantly, neither of these two shipments actually met the interstellar qualification standards.

In other words, the goods had already been sorted into "A and B goods" once when the merchant shipped them out, and here they were further divided into "relatively good" and "poor" grades from the defective goods.

One batch was sent to bustling areas, and another batch was transported to remote areas.

He followed the transport ship's trajectory and discovered that the worst goods were sent to the most remote areas of the planet and distributed to local merchants for sale.

Li Yao withdrew his gaze and remained silent for a few seconds.

It seems that there are people colluding with merchants within this civilization, and the real victims are ordinary people.

Next, he activated his Eye of Insight and investigated the logistics route of the goods.

The results showed that all the sources of goods pointed to the same place: the Tobodo Interstellar Trading Company.

The goods here were already artificially diverted at the previous transit station under the name of Topbody Trading Company.

Li Yao noted down this clue, closed his Eye of Insight, and quietly left the atmosphere.

As for the situation on Lan Jing Civilization's side, once he has investigated the whole matter thoroughly, other angels will naturally handle it.

At this moment, he had already figured out the general outline.

Merchants intercepted high-quality goods at transit stations and sent inferior goods to these remote areas, profiting from the price difference between the two.

Then, after the goods are transported here, they will be graded a second time.

This is not something that a few people can accomplish. Besides the trading companies, there are also people within these civilizations who are in cahoots.

He opened the star map and marked his next destination.

The next stop is in another galaxy.

When they arrived at the destination, Li Yao was taken aback.

This huge trading company's temporary transit station was actually built on a dilapidated little planet.

But soon he realized something was wrong, because the area was actually full of shielding devices.

So he immediately sneaked into the planet.

This planet is gray and sparsely vegetated, riddled with craters, like a miniature version of Haibian Star.

The air smelled of sulfur and carbon, and there was only a hint of human activity around the transfer station.

However, the transit station was quite bustling, with people coming and going and space cargo ships rising and falling.

But Li Yao discovered the shady dealings behind this prosperity.

The way goods are handled here is quite peculiar: large items are handled with old machines, while small items are handled manually.

Good heavens, such a thing is simply unimaginable for a top-tier trading company with operations spanning the entire galaxy.

He continued to observe and soon understood.

This is entirely for cost-saving purposes.

Because machines require energy and maintenance to operate, while human labor is the cheapest form of labor.

In the long run, this can indeed save a huge amount of resources.

In addition, there was a supply station next to the transit station, but it was really just a few rows of tin sheds with a few counters at the entrance.

"Energy Block! A new energy block has arrived!"

"Medical kits! Limited to two per person!"

The sounds of vendors hawking their wares rose and fell in a continuous stream.

An old woman wrapped in an old cloak, carrying a five- or six-year-old child, stumbled and squeezed to the front of the counter.

The child in her arms had a flushed face, chapped lips, and an alarmingly hot forehead.

"Please, please, give me a first-aid kit!" the old woman pleaded hoarsely.

The clerk behind the counter rolled his eyes and casually tossed out a small, old box: "Fifty Star Coins."

The old woman trembled as she took out the money, opened the box, and found that the bandages inside had turned yellow and the ointment had solidified into lumps, clearly indicating that it had expired.

"This...this can't be used!" the old woman cried out anxiously.

"Take this or leave it." The salesman turned and left.

The old woman held the child, tears streaming down her face.

In the queue, some sighed, some lowered their heads, and no one dared to speak. This kind of thing happens every day; it's nothing new.

Among these people, some were interstellar refugees lured in by the trading company under the guise of resettlement, while others were lured in by high salaries.

When they arrived, they discovered it was hell, a place where no one could hear their cries for help.

Seeing this from high above, Li Yao sighed inwardly: the angels are still not strong enough.

He understood that such things were probably not uncommon in the universe.

After all, the known universe is simply too vast, and the number of angels is limited, so the sacred treasury of knowledge cannot possibly oversee every corner.

But since we've encountered this, we have to deal with it.

Just as he was pondering how to handle the situation without alerting the enemy, he suddenly intercepted a clandestine communication that mentioned demons!

Immediately afterwards, he saw a very luxurious transport ship leave the transit station and fly away.

In a flash, Li Yao decided to catch up with the transport ship first, and deal with this matter later.

The most important thing now is the whereabouts of that transport ship.

With that in mind, he didn't delay any longer and immediately followed.

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