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Chapter 549: The Parasite on the Long Voyage
Chapter 549: The Parasite on the Long Voyage
Wang Wei looked at the rough star map in his hand, estimating the next steps in his plan.
Not long ago, he had left the White Sea Mercenary Group and was now preparing to seize another opportunity. This involved a special natural metal that he planned to integrate into the White Death Battle Armor to enhance its quality.
He was not alone in this journey. During his time with the White Sea Mercenary Group, he had taken on a subordinate. Although the subordinate was unknown in his past life, he was a psychic with tremendous potential. After testing him with the Life Scepter, Wang Wei determined that he would at least reach the A-Rank Extraordinary level in the future.
While his ultimate goal was S-Rank, that did not mean A-Rank was weak. Many people spent their entire lives trying to reach A-Rank, and even in his past life, he had only reached A-Rank. Therefore, he found a way to recruit this person as his subordinate.
With his persuasive skills, it did not take long to convince the man to follow him.
"Boss, where are we heading next?" The man he had recruited, named Xue San, spoke up. He was tall and muscular, resembling a beastman with several bizarre tentacles hanging from his back, clearly a brute with a dull mind.
"Hm, we're going to a stellar ruin. I've already bought the tickets, so you just wait," Wang Wei glanced at Xue San, honestly suspecting that the reason the man was unknown in his past life was that he died too early, likely due to his dull mind.
When it came to combat, Xue San was incredibly fierce, and Wang Wei was secretly impressed by his reckless fighting style. However, it was precisely this quality that made Wang Wei very satisfied. Obedient and capable in battle, Xue San was a powerful ally.
"Oh," Xue San replied, seeming somewhat distracted.
Wang Wei did not mind; he knew this indicated a lack of interest.
The two soon boarded the spacecraft. This interstellar journey would take about three days, and afterward, they would need to transfer to another ship to reach their destination.
Of course, there were spacecraft that could use spatial jumps as their engines, reaching the destination in just ten minutes, with the boarding time longer than the travel time. However, they were extremely expensive, and Wang Wei did not think it was necessary.
His process of growing stronger was quite resource-intensive, and resources had to be purchased. Particularly for the White Death Battle Armor, the amount of resources needed was immense. While this special natural metal was easier to obtain as it had not yet been discovered, he could still find a way to get it.
Unfortunately, not all materials were that easy to obtain, and most still needed to be purchased.
As for digging for resources himself? That was far too unrealistic. All resource planets were controlled by major powers, and the options were either to buy or to steal.
After taking their seats, Wang Wei began quietly manipulating energy to continue exploring the power of the Life Scepter, while his mind pondered which new ability he should master next.
At that moment, he suddenly sensed a strange fluctuation. He looked over at a nearby Bixin Demon, who resembled an oily middle-aged man with bright blue skin and a layer of keratin, appearing very sociable and chatting with various passengers from the moment they boarded.
That was not the main issue; the main issue was that Wang Wei could sense something parasitic in the Bixin Demon's mind, similar to bacteria.
During the Bixin Demon's conversations with the passengers, these bacteria split and infiltrated the mental bodies of these people.
Seeing this, Wang Wei naturally became more alert and cast a mental shield over himself and Xue San.
'Looks like I need to enhance my mental defenses with some abilities.'
He had been hesitating before, but now he made his decision without hesitation.
He knew the universe was dangerous, but he did not expect to encounter such a situation so soon.
Clearly, the Bixin Demon himself was unaware that his mind was parasitized; otherwise, he would have sought treatment immediately.
Wang Wei did not choose to warn or report the Bixin Demon. Such a condition could not be contracted through normal means. Either the Bixin Demon had visited some restricted areas, or he had been used as an experimental subject or a target for revenge.
In any case, if he spoke up, he would be needlessly drawn into the situation. In his past life, he had experienced many instances where his good intentions led to being pursued.
Thus, he decided to mind his own business and not take action.
Moreover, he did not know if this talkative Bixin Demon was really a good person; one could not judge a person by their appearance.
Thus, he simply ignored it.
However, soon, he discovered that the entire spacecraft had been infected, except for himself and Xue San.
The Bixin Demon showed no signs of noticing anything unusual, which put Wang Wei at ease. He could confirm that this was not a deliberate act but rather an automatic release from the bacteria in the Bixin Demon’s mind. Therefore, he didn't need to worry about not being infected and drawing attention to himself.
'No idea which ambitious individuals are behind this. Such a petty trick isn’t something that can be done openly.'
Although he did not know what this mind-affecting bacteria was, as long as it did not threaten him, Wang Wei had no intention of tracking down the mastermind for a righteous trial. If he really did that, he might be the one facing the righteous trial.
The force capable of developing such a unique bacterium was certainly not a small one, and his current strength was not enough to deal with them.
"Little brother, where are you headed?" The Bixin Demon, who was very friendly, approached, his tone warm.
It seemed he was planning to gather information from everyone.
"Visiting family, what's it to you?" Wang Wei replied indifferently, which was a normal attitude toward a stranger.
"Hello, I'm the manager of the Far East Smart Home Star Region, here's my business card, I..." The Bixin Demon handed over a business card and started talking non-stop.
Wang Wei took the card, somewhat surprised. The Bixin Demon was a salesperson, which explained his verbosity.
Moreover, being a manager of a star region and still willing to do such tasks was indeed a step down.
Don't underestimate the title of manager; with "star region" added, it meant he was in charge of business in an entire star region.
As for the Far East Smart Home interstellar company, Wang Wei had heard of it, but that was all.
The business was quite large, but such interstellar companies were common in the universe, and competition was fierce. The Bixin Demon was clearly very dedicated.
"If you need anything, feel free to call me. I'll give you a 50% discount," the Bixin Demon said, seemingly realizing Wang Wei's indifference. He understood that Wang Wei was not a potential customer and decided to stop before becoming annoying.
"Sure, thank you. I'll visit if I need anything," Wang Wei replied, not wanting to be rude and accepting the business card.
After circling around and talking to everyone, the Bixin Demon was somewhat parched. As he left, he muttered, "What's going on today? Why am I so talkative?"
Wang Wei, with his sharp senses, naturally heard the mutter. After all, he was wearing the White Death Battle Armor in its nanomorph form, so no one noticed him.
'Sure enough, he doesn't know. It's probably not a big deal. In my past life, I didn't hear of any major crises in this area at this time.'
'Even if there were, they must have been resolved.'
In his past life, even when he was in the Unclaimed Territory, if something major happened, he would have heard about it as a mercenary. Mercenaries usually had reliable information on significant events.
As for any changes, he thought it was unlikely. After all, he was just passing through and hadn't made any changes, so it was unlikely that anything unexpected would happen.
"Xue San, be alert on the journey. If anything happens, remind me," Wang Wei said.
He always suspected that Xue San might have a special ability similar to a beast's intuition, though it was unverified. Without such keen intuition, Xue San would not have survived this long.
"I know, Boss," Xue San grunted, not taking it seriously.
Wang Wei did not say anything more because it indeed did not affect them.
"Respected passengers..."
As the mental announcement for takeoff began, Wang Wei remained calm. It was impossible to leave now; he had already paid, and suddenly leaving might draw attention from the mastermind behind the event. If they were prepared to act, there would be no loose ends.
So, he had no choice but to follow through.
(End of Chapter)
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