“The two beside you, are they your clansmen?” Gao Sheng asked with a smile.
“That’s right.” Luo Feng nodded. “I’m a bit short of money recently…”
“If you need money, just say so. As long as it isn’t too much, anything within one billion Black Dragon Coins, I can handle it for you. No interest at all.”
Gao Sheng spoke very generously.
Normally, borrowing money always involved interest. His offer truly showed friendship.
“No, I want to sell my Black Dragon Mountain X81 antique spacecraft.”
“What the hell!”
Gao Sheng’s eyes nearly popped out.
“You can bear to sell it? That’s an antique from over a million years ago. There are very few preserved in such perfect condition as yours. It’s the dream treasure of every spacecraft enthusiast. I strongly advise you not to sell it. Once it’s gone, buying it back will be extremely difficult.”
Luo Feng felt helpless.
A spacecraft enthusiast?
He honestly did not have such an extravagant hobby.
“I’m definitely selling it. Do you have any connections?”
“Selling it is easy.”
Gao Sheng’s expression became serious.
“You could simply post the information publicly and someone would buy it. But if you want a high price…”
He paused.
“I’m part of several spacecraft enthusiast groups. I’ll send a message to everyone. Last time I told them about your spacecraft, some people became excited and wanted to buy it immediately.”
“Thanks.”
Luo Feng felt delighted.
“Leave it to me. Give me some time. I’ll contact you after I finish my business. I’ll definitely get you the highest price possible.”
Gao Sheng sounded confident.
The communication ended.
Inside the private room, Thunder God looked doubtful.
“Luo Feng, if you let him handle it, won’t he skim money from the deal?”
“What difference does worrying make? I don’t have any better channels.”
Luo Feng smiled slightly.
“Besides, as long as the price is roughly what I’m expecting, that’s enough. I don’t think Gao Sheng is that kind of person.”
About twenty five minutes later.
Beep.
“Luo Feng, communication request from Gao Sheng.”
Babata called out.
“Connect.”
Luo Feng’s eyes lit up.
A screen appeared before them, showing Gao Sheng.
“Everything’s settled. I spoke with a friend on the Imperial Capital Planet of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire. He’s willing to offer up to 12.8 billion Black Dragon Coins. That’s the highest offer among all the people I contacted.”
“Those people aren’t fools. None of them are willing to pay more.”
“Fine. We’ll go with that price.”
Luo Feng agreed immediately.
“This is his Virtual Universe network number. Contact him, draw up the contract, and agree on the delivery location.”
Gao Sheng provided the number directly.
After reaching an agreement, Luo Feng and the others returned briefly to Earth.
They also transported the silver grey spacecraft to Bailan Planet.
For the time being, that spacecraft would be their only means of transportation.
Twelve days later.
Bailan Planet, planetary docking port.
“This planet is too cold.”
The hatch of a spacecraft decorated with three sword emblems opened.
A richly dressed young man stepped out, followed by two Star Level Eighth Stage bodyguards.
His lips were plump and his long hair was tied into dozens of small braids. Strange markings decorated his forehead.
“Sir.”
The director of the planetary docking port greeted him respectfully.
The young man glanced casually at the director and looked around.
Soon he spotted Luo Feng and the others in the distance.
“My dear Brother Luo Feng, it’s wonderful to see you.”
He ran over enthusiastically, intending to give Luo Feng a hug.
“It’s good to see you too, Brother Keri.”
Luo Feng returned the embrace.
“Where’s my treasure?”
The young man’s eyes sparkled.
“Over there.”
Luo Feng pointed into the distance.
The young man immediately rushed towards the jet black Black Dragon spacecraft.
He stretched out his hand and gently touched the hull.
Looking at the patterns on the surface, he could not stop praising it.
“Wow. Pure black Uyi metal. Such a noble black colour. And the old X series Black Dragon patterns. You hardly ever see these nowadays.”
“It’s been maintained perfectly.”
His eyes shone with excitement.
Under Luo Feng’s guidance, the young man toured the entire spacecraft, examining the cabins and compartments in detail.
From Gao Sheng, Luo Feng had learned that this young man came from the Imperial Capital Planet of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire and possessed an extremely powerful background.
His family was far more powerful than the Nolandshan Family.
However, direct descendants of such great families would never offend a Universe Level Ninth Stage expert merely for the sake of a recently met acquaintance.
“12.8 billion. Money and goods exchanged simultaneously.”
The young man smiled as he stepped down from the hatch.
“I’ve already transferred the money into your account.”
The transaction was completed.
The young spacecraft enthusiast departed Bailan Planet with his beloved treasure, the Black Dragon Mountain X81 spacecraft.
Luo Feng immediately began ordering the construction of survival bases.
“Four C2 grade small survival bases with a standard capacity of five million people each. Cost, 1.6 billion Black Dragon Coins each. Total, 6.4 billion.”
“One C2 grade survival base with a standard capacity of ten million people. Cost, 2.6 billion.”
“One C3 grade survival base with a standard capacity of ten million people. Cost, 4.2 billion.”
“Total expenditure, 13.2 billion Black Dragon Coins.”
While negotiating with the general manager of Tieluo Company’s Black Dragon Mountain Empire branch, Luo Feng also filed a complaint.
“Your company has a second level supervisor in the Virtual Universe Network called Luodi. His network number is xxxxxxx. His attitude was extremely poor.”
This complaint was included only because Thunder God had strongly insisted on it.
Poor Supervisor Luodi.
Ever since joining a giant corporation like Tieluo Company, he had become increasingly arrogant.
The company offered high salaries and excellent commissions, allowing him to look down on many people his age.
Although he was only Planetary Level, his income exceeded that of many Star Level bodyguards.
How could he not become arrogant?
Unfortunately…
A complaint from a major customer spending more than ten billion Black Dragon Coins cost him his job.
He had forgotten a simple truth.
In business, one should never look down on customers.
Even if he had not encountered Luo Feng and the others, eventually he would have offended someone else and lost his position anyway.
Time passed.
During this period, Luo Feng devoted himself completely to cultivation.
Under Babata’s guidance, he improved his body’s evolution at the highest possible efficiency.
He only left training occasionally to receive deliveries.
…
In the blink of an eye, it became 24 December 2062, Christmas Eve according to Huaxia time.
A month had passed since Brol Nolandshan’s adventurer team arrived on Earth.
Luo Feng, Hong, and Thunder God returned once more aboard their spacecraft.
“Within the next day, I will construct a survival base in America.”
“This survival base is designed for five million people. Naturally, during emergencies, many more can be accommodated.”
“Another five million capacity survival base will be built in India.”
“Russia and the European Union are geographically close and will share one ten million capacity survival base.”
“Asia has a large population, so the remaining Asian base cities will share another five million capacity survival base.”
“Africa and South America will share a five million capacity survival base.”
“China will receive one ten million capacity survival base.”
Inside the War God Palace, Luo Feng announced the arrangements directly to Earth’s leadership.
…
In terms of population ratios, China undoubtedly received somewhat preferential treatment.
The combined populations of Russia and the European Union greatly exceeded China’s population, yet they shared a ten million capacity base while China received one of its own.
However, no national leader complained.
After all, Luo Feng was giving them these survival bases for free.
Providing the bases was an act of generosity.
Had he provided nothing, nobody would have had the right to blame him.
What they did not know was this:
China’s survival base was a C3 grade model.
All the others were C2 grade.
Although C2 bases could barely withstand attacks from a Universe Level First Stage expert, they were significantly less durable than a C3 base.
Earth, China.
The Hope Survival Base stood north of Jiangnan Base City.
The entire structure resembled a gigantic fortress.
It was bronze coloured throughout, approximately two thousand metres in length and width, nearly ninety metres high, and contained twenty eight floors.
Under standard conditions, each resident would have ten square metres of living space.
Level sixteen underground.
Senior Chinese officials were inspecting the facility while walking through a six metre wide corridor.
“Chief, isn’t this becoming a little too crowded?”
A middle aged man could not help asking.
“Crowded?”
The silver haired elder shook his head.
“All we’ve done is convert the rooms into bunk beds and side by side sleeping arrangements so that each room can house four people.”
“We haven’t even utilised the recreational areas yet.”
“How can that be considered crowded?”
“The base can already accommodate forty million people and still has room for more.”
“If we add more people, there won’t be any activity space left.”
The middle aged man replied.
At present, the base still contained recreational facilities and common areas.
People living there would not feel excessively cramped.
“Crowdedness is better than death.”
The silver haired elder sighed softly.
He glanced at his reflection in a mirror mounted on the corridor wall.
His hair had once been merely grey.
Now it was completely white.
“The universe is a place completely unfamiliar to humanity.”
“Luo Feng…”
“Everything depends on you three now.”
…
Across Earth, nations quietly transferred martial artists and technological elites into the survival bases.
Since martial artists had already been concentrated into specialised residential districts, these mass relocations attracted little public attention.
…
Time continued to pass.
Ordinary people on Earth lived their lives as usual.
The elites of humanity gradually relocated into the survival bases.
…
Luo Feng travelled to Biyan Planet, a world officially controlled by the Black Dragon Mountain Empire.
It served as the core world for several surrounding subordinate nations and held a status comparable to the capital planets of ordinary elementary civilisation nations.
Biyan Planet was even closer to Earth than Qiu Long Planet.
A universe transit journey required only a little over five days.
On Biyan Planet.
Luo Feng did not allow himself the slightest relaxation.
He pushed his body’s evolution forward at maximum efficiency.
The moment he reached Star Level, he would immediately gain access to the account left by his teacher and submit an application to become the Lord of Earth.
…
In the starry sky.
Eight planets revolved around a central star.
This was the Solar System.
And among them was a life bearing world.
Earth.
Two gigantic interstellar warships flew one behind the other through space at astonishing speed.
“Senior Brother Pula, two hours and twenty six minutes until arrival at the life planet.”
“We’ve obtained visual confirmation. It’s a blue world. Beautiful.”
“Truly beautiful.”
After more than two years of interstellar travel, the Nolandshan Family fleet had finally arrived in the Solar System.
The date was 21 February 2063, Huaxia time.