# Chapter 1913: An Eventful Autumn?
Wenge lowered his eyes, his expression difficult. "The conditions have been met, the Gu family has agreed to the transaction!"
"Just... just a problem occurred along the delivery route. Olivia's whereabouts are currently unknown!"
He didn't mention that their side had broken the agreement and intercepted the shipment midway!
In reality, the conditions the Gu family had demanded were too outrageous. Their side had already been under significant economic pressure from acquiring Incense Beads!
Naturally, they would save wherever they could!
Once the person was captured and it became a done deal, even if the Gu family was indignant, with Lady Manti's authority and the greater racial cause at stake!
The Gu family wouldn't dare say much!
Who knew things would go wrong? With Winton's abilities, along with the Gamma Body, raiding a cargo freighter should have been as easy as reaching into a bag!
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse wouldn't have been a match for him!
But now Winton was dead, Banken was missing without a trace—a complete mess!
Manti slowly propped herself up, eyes bloodshot:
(ꐦ͡'益͡') "What did you say? That girl is missing? What the hell have you been doing? Are you hoping I die sooner or what?"
Wenge quickly bent at the waist, lowering his head: (◞‸◟) "This lowly one wouldn't dare..."
Manti squinted. "The maximum lifespan of the Apocalypse Race is only around 500 years! And I'm already 1,300 years old!"
"Now that the Apocalypse Race has climbed to the fourth sequence position, even suppressing the Gamma Body, I deserve credit for that. But now, you can't even handle such a small matter for me?"
"In my current state, even completing the transfer is difficult. Seven days! I'm giving you only seven days! Bring that girl and enough Incense Beads to me!"
"At any cost, or else don't blame me, an Apocalypse Star Devourer!"
Transferring to another Apocalypse Race body wasn't impossible, but her strength might decline significantly compared to before!
After all, there were very few within the clan who could match her talent!
But that girl was different—she had that potential, possibly even allowing her to ascend to a higher level!
It had to be her, no one else!
Wenge bowed his head: "Yes! Milady Venerable! I will mobilize the entire clan's strength to accomplish this matter. I will immediately head to Thousand Stars City!"
Lady Venerable Manti absolutely could not fall—if she did, it would be a catastrophic disaster for the Apocalypse Race!
"Get lost!"
Wenge departed, heading for Thousand Stars City!
Manti collapsed onto the bed, inhaling the half Incense Bead, her eyes filled with melancholy!
A limited lifespan—perhaps this was the tragedy of carbon-based life?
Energy-based lifeforms lived for eight to ten thousand years like it was nothing. Material-based lifeforms were even more outrageous—like the Heavenly Celestial Race, sleeping for hundreds of millions of years at a time...
Only carbon-based life shined as brilliantly and briefly as fireworks!
Not only was Wenge's side searching, but the Gu family that Olivia belonged to was also searching!
The entire Apocalypse Race was mobilized!
...
Inner Ring of Thousand Stars City! On the bustling Wanxiang Star at the central main planet!
A towering Starlight Tower stretched up into space itself!
This was precisely the headquarters of the Starlight Alliance!
And at the top of the Starlight Tower, within the President's office, the door opened!
A Fiery Seraphim named Sayer, with fiery red hair, clad in Source Quality Starlight Armor, breathtakingly beautiful, red wings on her back, and a saber at her waist, walked in with a muscular North Barbarian!
Sayer was currently serving as the Vice President of the Starlight Alliance!
Fiery Seraphim—belonging to the Sacred Seraphim faction, even her halo was fiery red!
"Lord President, one of our Starlight Alliance's cargo ships transported from the Dimensional Battlefield to Thousand Stars City was robbed in Chaotic Star Sea!"
Seated in the main seat was a figure entirely composed of Stardust!
Starlight flickered across his body, illusions born and extinguished. At a glance, one could see countless rotating nebulae within his body!
Beautiful enough to make one sink into obsession!
He was precisely the President of the Starlight Alliance! Fama!
Fama raised an eyebrow in surprise: "Oh? There are still Star Pirates stupid enough to rob my Starlight Alliance's cargo ships these days?"
"Just send the Starlight Forces to wipe them out, no? The dignity of the Starlight Alliance cannot be challenged. Chaotic Star Sea is due for a cleanup. This minor matter didn't need to be reported to me, did it?"
The North Barbarian trembled, not daring to look directly at Fama!
He was one of Rod's Parasite avatars. He never imagined that reporting this would allow him to meet the great President Fama!
Sayer shook her head: "If it were just an ordinary robbery, I naturally wouldn't inform Lord Fama!"
"But this incident is not simple! The ship robbers were Apocalypse Race, and the ship also had Apocalypse Race smugglers carrying something called 'First Sprout'..."
"It's also the object of their dispute!"
Fama paused: "Hmm? Apocalypse Race? First Sprout? I've heard that Lady Venerable Manti of the Apocalypse Race is nearing her end and has been frantically acquiring Incense Beads in the city to extend her life!"
"First Sprout? Tell me the details!"
Rod didn't dare dawdle and quickly recounted his observations to Fama!
Fama was stunned: "A Space-Type Sacred Seraphim? Are you kidding me? Sayer! Does your Celestial Kingdom now have Seraphim who master spatial power?"
Sayer's face darkened: ꒰ঌ(̿▀̿～▀̿̿)̄໒꒱ "Lord Fama, please stop joking with me. If such a Seraphim existed, my Seraphim Race wouldn't be stuck at the tenth sequence!"
"This person named Jiangnan has no record in the database—he should be a blacklisted individual, with an unknown specific race identity!"
"He's probably a fraud using the Seraphim name to swindle people. If I ever run into him, Heaven will not tolerate defilement!"
Fama said lightly: "Interesting. So First Sprout is now in this Jiangnan's hands?"
Sayer nodded: "I've already sent Starlight Forces to investigate Chaotic Star Sea. No news has come back yet!"
"Should we report to the Sacred Law Council and add him to the wanted list? Offer a bounty to show force?"
Fama nodded: "Just go ahead and release it. A bounty of a million Star Source Points. Let all races see that the Starlight Alliance is not someone to mess with!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the communication device in the office suddenly received a communication request!
It was from Wenge!
Fama was surprised, a slight smile curling at the corner of his mouth as he pressed accept!
Suddenly, Wenge's holographic projection appeared in the office!
"Brother Fama, I heard your shipment was robbed in Chaotic Star Sea? Any leads?"
Fama smiled: "Brother Wenge, you're quite well-informed? You knew about it immediately after it happened?"
"When did you start caring about Alliance matters?"
Wenge's face darkened: "My Apocalypse Race is also one of the member races of the Alliance. Isn't it only natural to care?"
"You know why I'm asking. Don't play coy—any clues or not?"
Fama said lightly: "I do have some clues, but my shipment..."
Wenge gritted his teeth: "Put it on my tab. Report whatever losses you want. I need the leads!"
Fama chuckled: "What a coincidence. I happen to have some leads. A Space-Type Seraphim named Jiangnan defeated all the Star Pirates, including that Star Pirate surnamed Wen!"
"Now, First Sprout is most likely in his hands. I was just about to release a million-star bounty..."
Wenge's eyes lit up. A lead? A lead was good!
"A million? That's hardly enough to get anyone's attention! Put up a bounty of 300 million Star Source Points! I'll pay!"
"I'll be at Thousand Stars City soon. Contact me immediately if there's any news!"
At this, even Fama was taken aback: "300 million? Do you have money to burn? Offering such a high price?"
Wenge squinted: "Long nights breed many troubles. Also, regarding the Incense Beads matter, with the Starlight Alliance's capabilities, finding some resources shouldn't be hard, right?"
Fama spread his hands, his expression teasing: "You're overestimating me there. The Incense Bead market is extremely scarce. I don't have any reliable leads myself~"
Wenge's face grew even darker: "Forget it. Help me handle the bounty matter!"
With that, he hung up the call, his expression grim!
Damn energy-based lifeforms—still not letting go?
Sayer clicked her tongue: "Tsk tsk tsk~ 300 million? Once that goes on the wanted list, that Jiangnan probably won't even last half a day!"
"Star Source Points are so easy to make!"
Fama leaned back in his chair, sighing with emotion: "The Apocalypse Race is panicking, huh? After all, it concerns the life and death of a Star Devourer-level big shot!"
"With the Sequence War approaching, there are always so many incidents. The Silicon Being and the Sacred Law Council are currently arguing fiercely! The contradiction is intensifying!"
"High-ranking members of the four major branches of the Bose Race—First Light, Lvzhe, Holy Star, and Creation Realm—have all appeared in Thousand Stars City!"
Sayer frowned: "What are they arguing about? The Silicon Being's ambitions are considerable, aren't they?"
Fama spread his hands: "How would I know? But if they want to shake the Bose Race, the Silicon Being is still too inexperienced. The Bose Race hasn't been the Star Domain Overlord of previous eras for nothing!"
"However, after this Sequence War, there will likely be quite a few changes in the top ten sequences, right? Thousand Stars City is about to get lively~"
"Go report the bounty. Those guys from the Shield Brotherhood have broad information networks and considerable resources. Capturing a Jiangnan shouldn't be hard!"
"Also, if the forces investigating Chaotic Star Sea find anything, remember to notify me!"
Sayer nodded and hurried off to handle it, though she looked somewhat worried!
Hopefully, the Seraphim Race wouldn't fall out of the top ten this time!
But at least there was still plenty of time to prepare!
At this moment, that guy Jiangnan had no idea he'd been marked for a bounty!
He was still on his way to Thousand Stars City, the Star Pirate ship speeding along!
Meanwhile, a Solar Wind-class armed starship arrived in the Chaotic Star Sea region via Warp Jump!
The ship bore the conspicuous Starlight Alliance logo!
A large number of Starlight Forces, fully armed, disembarked to survey the area!
(•︠～•︡) "Hey, isn't the Alliance overreacting? A cargo ship robbed—do we really need a whole shipful of Starlight Forces?"
"I'm not interested in fighting bandits at all!"
(￢益￢) "Shut your mouth and do your job. This is a direct order from Lady Sayer, and..."
Before he could finish, everyone saw thousands of bizarre-looking Star Pirates, each wearing only a pair of shorts, running wildly under the starry sky, crying and wiping their tears!
The Starlight Forces were stunned!
What the hell?
Have the Star Pirates of Chaotic Star Sea become this twisted nowadays?