When You Become an NPC That Might Die Any Moment in the Novice Village
Chapter 396 - 396: 151 Star Sea BOSS first kill, unlocks A-Class Superpower User advancement task [10k monthly tickets]_3

Fabian's brows furrowed at the threat of Molten Rock.

He was ferocious, but only toward those who were worth his ire. As for the Dead Line Pirate Group, he was uncertain if they would actually mobilize because of Molten Rock's memory being read.

Fabian tossed Molten Rock aside and quickly contacted the company's higher-ups.

"Yes, not found. If the Blessing Sect is involved... I think it unlikely they would uncover anything. Their range of Spiritual Energy detection is only a few tens of kilometers at most. Even if their Pope personally took on the task, it seems doubtful. From my perspective, this is likely to be a diversion, that old immortal deliberately clouding our vision to prepare for a longer-term scheme, but I don't rule out the possibility of Molten Rock lying. Specifically... Okay, I understand."

After ending the call, Fabian stared at Molten Rock for a long time before finally issuing the command for a forced memory extraction.

For the sake of the True Spirit Pillar, the company had already prepared for a conflict with the Dead Line Pirate Group.

Watching Fabian resolute in not yielding to threats, Molten Rock let out a cold laugh, still throwing out threats while being pressed onto the machine.

"Fabian, you'll regret this!"

Minutes later, Fabian helplessly glanced at the data on the machine.

As Molten Rock anticipated, the machine had indeed read out nonsense; forcing the process would only result in Molten Rock's brain death.

To resolve this, they needed to find a better Mechanic or an expert in the field of souls, but letting these people learn of the existence of the True Spirit Pillar would put the company at a disadvantage.

The competition from the Red Moon Mercenary Group and the Blessing Sect was already a headache for the company; to bring on a few more competitors would be the end of play.

Fabian had his men continue the investigation nearby, and all feedback showed that Molten Rock had not left mine region number three today and had indeed attacked a group of country folks, slaughtering them all and stealing their spaceship.

"The only issue is that Molten Rock's spaceship was stolen by another group, but it seems unrelated to those country folks because all Fire Transmission House members witnessed them being blown up by Molten Rock."

Fabian felt like his head was going to explode.

Well, for now, let's just investigate that spaceship. He didn't have much faith in it as that model was very common. Due to its popularity, many criminals would specifically buy that model because it was perfect for fleeing after committing bad deeds.

"Boss, the investigation is almost done... Yes, I'd like to ask how we should deal with Molten Rock now."

Stone Crystal Company discussed for a while, concluding that they should first communicate with the Dead Line Pirate Group. Shattered Star was returning, and they were facing competition from the Red Moon Mercenary Group and the Blessing Sect next. Resolving this issue peacefully with the Dead Line Pirate Group would be ideal.

It was just a matter of bleeding a little money, no big problem.

Stone Crystal Company was involved in private militarization and had intersected with all shades of the line; many times, one second they were enemies, the next second they were sitting together for business over a deal.

Receiving this message, the Dead Line Pirate Group was very unhappy about Molten Rock's memory being read, but upon hearing that Stone Crystal Company was ready to offer compensation, they decided to resolve the issue.

Eventually, Stone Crystal Company bought the spaceship stolen by Molten Rock at a price higher than market value and also transferred some minor benefits to the Dead Line Pirate Group.

"Let's go."

Fabian, throwing Molten Rock aside, got on the spaceship and left.

But he wasn't truly leaving; Stone Crystal Company still didn't trust Molten Rock, so they had bribed people at Light Curtain Star Port to monitor where Molten Rock would go next on the spaceship.

"You better not be playing tricks."

Fabian's brows were tightly knit as he turned to ask the other people on the spaceship.

"Did we find any useful data?"

"No luck, all the data on this spaceship has been reset. There's only data about takeoff and landing at region number three. That signal transmitter is very ordinary, leaving no additional traces."

Fabian's heart boiled with rage.

Had Shattered Star, that old immortal, come back after so many years?

So he had come back, and he even dared to make a move. Dance all you want, I'll get you sooner or later!

"Keep watching. As soon as we get a contact from Light Curtain Star Port, wake me up. I'm going to rest for a bit."

...

When Fabian sank into sleep with his rage-filled heart, Bai Fu on the other side was so excited she wanted to dance.

Her battle plan had been a great success, and she had received nothing but good news.

"Except for the Blessing Sect, no other forces have the means to detect the True Spirit Pillar, so there's no need to hide anymore!"

Bai Fu took a deep breath, wishing she could hug Julia, the unawakened True Spirit's Child, and give her a big kiss.

Having dealt with the threats posed by Shattered Star's spaceship and the True Spirit Pillar, she could finally throw punches in the vast expanse of Star Sea.

But her gains didn't stop there. According to what the Players had overheard from eavesdropping on the bustling chatter, it was highly likely that Stone Crystal Company believed Shattered Star was still alive.

That would do.

If she committed bad deeds in the future or orchestrated acts against Stone Crystal Company, Red Moon Mercenary Group, and Blessing Sect, she could fully operate under Shattered Star's name.

After all, Shattered Star's reputation was already rotten, what did it matter if she made it even more so?

Bai Fu, in high spirits, piloted the spaceship back to the vicinity of Light Curtain Star Port. First, she went to mine region number four to pick up those who had converted to her cause, then released the newly resurrected Black Fu. After some disguise work, Black Fu spent a little money at region number four to catch an interstellar short-distance flight ship to region number three.

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