Ultragene Warlord

Has my son been released? ”

His secretary replied, ”Don ’t worry, sir, he ’s safe and sound.
At the very least, Hong Tianqi is honorable and trustworthy. ”

Amurong ’s expression was cold.
”A son means little to me.
Even if he dies, even if more were to die, I can always breed more. ”

What Amurong was afraid of wasn ’t his son being injured, but Hong Tianqi becoming mad.
If Hong Tianqi were to start kidnapping those around him, then his associates would be in danger.

Amurong was shrouded in darkness, and he feared nothing except the darkness turning on him.
If Hong Tianqi were to do something like that, his faction would splinter and break apart.
He was only holding his faction together because they were bound by common profit; if something were to threaten that profit, then Amurong would have no leverage.

More importantly, he had always believed that Hong Tianqi was an honorable man, unwilling to succumb to the level of evilness and cruelty that his methods led to.

However, it seemed as though that weren ’t the case—Hong Tianqi simply didn ’t deign to use such underhanded approaches.

But if Amurong were to go to even greater extremes, then Hong Tianqi might well follow suit.
At that point, he would be even harder to handle.

Amurong ’s secretary couldn ’t help but shiver.
He asked, ”Sir, in that case, what should we do next? ”

”We can ’t touch Hong Tianqi and his allies.
In that case, let ’s try to bring the moderates to our side. ”

Quite a few of the authorities had chosen to watch matters unfold without declaring for one side or another.
Amurong felt that it was time to force their hand.

The secretary retrieved a list that he had prepared beforehand.

Amurong tapped on one particular person and instructed, ”Ah, I remember this man—he ’s a lolicon, with a particular preference for young girls aged ten and under.
Find some incriminating evidence and send it over. ”

”Next… ”

”I ’ve seen his information too.
He ’s afraid of his wife, so seduce him with a mistress and threaten him that way. ”

”The subsequent person, sir, is a young commander in the military who was orphaned at a young age. ”

”The hot-bloodedness of youth, hmm? He ’s single, so arrange him a girlfriend and have her kidnapped. ”

Of course, this kidnapping would be faked.
This ’girlfriend ’ would be one of Amurong ’s direct subordinates tethered to his control.

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”Any person has something they value above all, and that induces weaknesses that we can control.
And if they don ’t already value something, we ’ll make them value it. ”

The secretary couldn ’t help but sigh internally at the darkness in Amurong ’s heart.

Amurong continued, ”Make sure the kidnappers look like Hong Tianqi ’s men. ”

”I understand, sir! ”

Once he had everything planned out, Amurong poured himself a glass of wine.

”I read a book in the past about a billionaire who bought an entire planet.
After doing so, he denied the lifeforms within free access to resources like air, sunlight, and so on. ”

The secretary blinked speechlessly.
If that were to happen in real life, such poor governance would immediately be reported to the world federation, and the idiotic billionaire would immediately be made an example of.

”I admire that billionaire, but I also find him spectacularly stupid. ”

”Indeed, sir. ”

”That said, I still admire him.
In my childhood, my dreams were to become just like that man, with the status and authority he possessed.
Subsequently, I found that such acts were against the laws set out by the world federation.
Undeterred, my next dream was to change those laws. ”

Amurong turned toward his secretary.
”If you were that billionaire in control of an entire planet, what would you do? ”

The secretary joked, ”Well, perhaps I ’d force them to watch a minute of advertisements of my commercial holdings each day to gain access to fresh air… ”

Amurong smiled.
”Is that it? ”

”I ’m sorry, sir? ”

”Force everyone on that planet to purchase your companies ’ goods to gain access to fresh air and sunlight—and even then, force them to watch advertisements beforehand. ”

The secretary lowered his head.
”Indeed, sir, your suggestion overwhelms mine. ”

Amurong laughed loudly.
”You still have much to learn, I see! ”

He turned and looked out the window, stretching out a hand that seemed to grasp at a planet in the dark void of space.

”When I become rich, as rich as that billionaire—no, even richer than that, I want the entire population of the Milky Way to bow to my whims.
I want them to seek my approval before breathing, before having access to sunlight, before drinking a sip of water! ”

This was the puerile and frightening dream of a puerile and frightening man.

This was why Amurong had been so perturbed when Amurong saw Zhang Lie control the entire galaxy with his limit-breaking potions.
That was exactly the strength of his dreams, and how he had garnered the support of so many conglomerates in the first place—the promise of immense profit through the process of Amurong realizing his dreams.