C43 Angel Clan

After languishing for centuries, mining stocks have suddenly soared across the board!

The share price of the mining behemoth, Galactic Mining Corporation, has doubled, pushing its market value over the ten trillion mark. Galactic Mining Corporation has become yet another titan in the Milky Way with a valuation exceeding ten trillion!

What is the allure of Spirit Stones? They have driven the entire Human Race into a frenzy of purchasing!

The last buying frenzy was a century ago when the Human Race's fleet was decimated, and humanity found itself in peril. Back then, the rush was for essential daily supplies, but now, the previously valueless Spirit Stones are the target of the craze.

In just one day, the price of Spirit Stones, once deemed worthless, skyrocketed to twelve thousand yuan each!

The emergence of Spirit Stones has fast-tracked the enhancement of the average strength of the Human Race, yet it has also had a profound negative impact on the stability of human society.

The Human Federation has convened with the mining magnates, and a steady decline in the price of Spirit Stones is anticipated.

Recently, the media's primary focus has been on the transportation of a new batch of felons to the Exile Planet, with only minimal coverage given to Jiang Que's newly developed cultivation method.

However, with the advent of Spirit Stones, media attention swiftly pivoted to this phenomenon that has sent shockwaves through human society in a remarkably short time.

But as quickly as it arrived, the Spirit Stone buying frenzy dissipated.

Following the news that the Human Federation had met with the mining giants, the inflated prices of Spirit Stones promptly stabilized.

Within a day, all the major mining giants declared the commencement of large-scale extraction from spirit stone mines, and the retail price of Spirit Stones dropped to a mere one thousand yuan each.

The rush to purchase Spirit Stones vanished as quickly as it had appeared, largely because everyone had already acquired a Spirit Stone, which could last a considerable length of time.

Yet, the underlying reason lies in the Human Federation's control over a multitude of resource planets, teeming with spirit stone deposits.

Looking ahead, if human cultivation knows no bounds and as cultivation levels rise, the demand for Spirit Stones will inevitably intensify, potentially leading to a scarcity of these coveted stones.

From the current perspective of human cultivation, the consumption of Spirit Stones is negligible compared to their reserves. In the future, the price of Spirit Stones may gradually increase, but there won't be any dramatic surge in the short term. Once public discontent stabilizes, the fervor surrounding Spirit Stones will subside. Consequently, the public's attention will once again turn to the issue of transporting a new batch of felons to the Exile Planet. As the day approaches, public interest is sure to intensify.

On a Life Planet within the Milky Way, there is a mechanical factory known as Baohe. "Divine Envoy, I was informed you were seeking me," said factory director Jin Zhihe as he entered a secret chamber and prostrated himself on the floor. The spacious chamber, built deep underground, was constructed with an alloy designed to dampen the Scanner's capabilities. Additionally, the alloy walls were coated with special materials, etched with patterns imbued with mysterious energy that flickered with energy waves. These patterns were even more effective at blocking Scanners than the alloy walls themselves.

In the chamber stood a being over two meters tall, with a pair of silver wings on its back and a human-like appearance, engrossed in the data on a virtual screen. It seemed oblivious to Jin Zhihe's presence and voice, its eyes fixed intently on the screen. Jin Zhihe, lying on the ground, didn't dare to breathe, much less harbor any resentment, for he was in the presence of an emissary from the Angel Clan—the very master who had supported his rise to power.

"Arrange an identity for me; I need to enter the Exile Planet," the Angel Clan's emissary finally declared. Jin Zhihe was taken aback, hardly believing what he heard. "You wish to go to the Exile Planet in person? The strength of all criminals sent there, including genetic warriors, is nullified. If you go, the loss to your abilities would be immense."

"As long as I can eliminate Jiang Que as soon as possible, the sacrifice of my strength is of no consequence! Jiang Que's threat to the Angel Clan grows by the day."

The gaze of the Angel Clan emissary was fraught with fear and a profound sense of gravity.

"Even if Jiang Que is the most brilliant prodigy in Human Race history, the Human Race is still considered inferior. How could he alone pose a threat to the Angel Clan?"

Jin Zhenhe couldn't resist objecting.

He, a member of the Human Race, held more confidence in the Angel Clan than the emissary before him and took great pride in it. The emissary's words stirred a flicker of anger within him, as though his beliefs had been desecrated.

"Just do as I tell you!"

The Angel Clan emissary offered no further explanation.

The Angel Clan was among the earliest to encounter the Human Race.

Thousands of years ago, shortly after the Human Race emerged from the Wilderness Era, the Angel Clan discovered Blue Star and its inhabitants.

At the time, the Human Race barely registered on the Angel Clan's radar due to their weakness.

The Human Race's commendable traits were their knack for innovation and their robust legacy, with each generation making slow but steady progress.

It was these qualities that led the Angel Clan to send a contingent of angels to Blue Star, aiming to dominate the Human Race.

The Angel Clan was curious to see if the Human Race could leverage these traits to evolve into a Subsidiary Clan worthy of serving as vassals in the Angel Clan's conflicts with other races.

This was merely a trifling endeavor for the Angel Clan.

Their leadership scarcely paid it any mind.

The notion of the Human Race as a threat hadn't even crossed their minds.

Unexpectedly, once the Human Race overcame the Wilderness Era, their rate of development was astonishingly rapid.

To the Angel Clan, a millennium was insignificant.

Yet the Human Race, with their fleeting lifespans, took just two to three thousand years to break free from Blue Star, harnessing their formidable creativity and legacy.

In a relatively brief span, they had conquered every Life Planet in the Milky Way, ascending to the ranks of the all other races.

By the time the Angel Clan took notice, the Human Race had already grown more powerful than them.

Fortunately, the technological advancement of the Human Race had finally plateaued, making it difficult for them to make the rapid progress they once did.

During their confrontations with all other races, they suffered a devastating loss when their ace fleet was entirely wiped out.

This crushing defeat a century ago forced the Human Race to retreat to the Milky Way and adopt a defensive stance.

The Angel Clan initially saw this as an excellent opportunity to conquer the Human Race. However, they underestimated their opponent; even a Human Race bereft of its ace fleet was not an adversary the Angel Clan could easily contend with.

The invading Angel Clan forces were not only defeated by the Human Race's Nine Stars Great General but also witnessed the obliteration of the Life Planet they had occupied, resulting in the deaths of billions of Angels.

Subsequently, the Human Federation, concerned that the Human Race might again invade life planets beyond the Milky Way and provoke neighboring races to form a coalition, compelled Jiang Wudi to withdraw his forces. Failure to comply would have meant even greater losses for the Angel Clan.

Since then, the Angel Clan has harbored a deep-seated resentment towards the Human Race, and their conflict has persisted annually.

Unexpectedly for the Angel Clan, several decades later, a descendant of the Nine Stars Great General emerged, bringing with him a groundbreaking self-developed cultivation method that offered the entire Human Race a new lease on development.

Despite the Angel Clan's agents discovering through their research that the Human Race's innate potential was not particularly high—Jiang Que, the most formidable prodigy in Human Race history, was soon to reach his talent ceiling and would be unable to devise a more advanced cultivation method—the emergence of the Spirit Stone incident instilled a profound sense of crisis in the Angel Clan's emissary.

He was well aware that the universe harbored not only Spirit Stones that could accelerate cultivation but also abundant materials capable of enhancing an individual's cultivation talent.

Ultimately, he resolved to personally intervene, scheming discreetly to eliminate Jiang Que, the Human Race's greatest genius, to prevent any future threat.