“Found it.” Babata’s search speed was extremely fast.
“What conditions are required?” Luo Feng’s eyes lit up.
“If someone discovers a new planet during a cosmic adventure, or discovers a planet that has no officially recognised lord, there are three choices.” Babata said.
“The first choice is to inform the empire and receive an imperial reward. The Black Dragon Mountain Empire will provide a reward based on the planet’s value, with a minimum of 10 billion Black Dragon Coins and a maximum of 100 billion Black Dragon Coins.”
“Of course, with this first option, you cannot become Earth’s lord.”
“The second choice is to directly purchase the planet. Since you discovered it yourself, the cost of buying it is very low. Depending on the planet’s level, purchasing the planet requires a payment ranging from a minimum of 300 billion Black Dragon Coins to a maximum of 3 trillion Black Dragon Coins.”
Luo Feng inhaled sharply.
That was far too expensive!
However, Luo Feng also understood that buying and selling planets involved extremely large sums of money. After all, owning a life planet was equivalent to owning a treasure basin. The lifespan of a planet was generally extremely long, measured in hundreds of millions of years, so it could completely be treated as a family heirloom. Of course, because humans had limited lifespans, the actual buying and selling price of planets was usually measured in trillions of Black Dragon Coins.
“The third choice is to cooperate with the empire in managing the planet. You only need to pay a minimum of 100 billion and a maximum of 1 trillion Black Dragon Coins.” Babata said. “Under this cooperative management, the Black Dragon Mountain Empire will not interfere with the internal affairs of the planet. They will only collect customs taxes on the planet’s imports and exports. They will not manage anything else.”
“The second and third options are both methods of becoming Earth’s lord.”
Luo Feng nodded slightly as he listened.
The most profitable aspect of owning a planet was the import and export taxes. If a planet in the universe did not trade with the outside world, how could it earn cosmic currency?
“I do not care about customs taxes. I can cooperate with the Black Dragon Mountain Empire. But I have no money.” Luo Feng said helplessly.
“It is not only because you have no money. You cannot even apply to make Earth your territory.” Babata said.
“Why?” Luo Feng asked in confusion.
“How would you declare it? Back then, your teacher, Hu Yanbo, used his physical body to travel through the universe and entered the dark universe. Through a spatial secret technique, he directly concealed the cosmic coordinates corresponding to nearly a thousand light years around Earth. Other spaceships cannot locate these coordinates, so they naturally cannot reach Earth through cosmic travel.” Babata explained.
“Ordinary spaceships can only rely on flying continuously from nearly a thousand light years away. They would need to fly for almost a thousand years before reaching Earth.”
“Would you really say when applying to make Earth your territory, ‘we discovered this planet after flying for nearly a thousand years’?”
“A planet discovered after flying for nearly a thousand years would firstly have no value at all. No one would be willing to spend such a long time trading with it.”
“Secondly, as long as they are not foolish, they would probably suspect that you are the successor of the Meteorite Star!”
“Unless someone can break your teacher’s spatial secret technique, or a new wormhole is suddenly discovered in the surrounding star region, Earth is still relatively safe for now.”
……
Qiu Long Star, restaurant private room.
Luo Feng’s consciousness returned to reality.
“At least Earth is still safe for now!” Luo Feng smiled slightly. He picked up the fruit juice beside him and took a sip.
“Hm?” Luo Feng narrowed his eyes and frowned. “This taste…”
It was a very strange flavour.
When he first drank it, goosebumps appeared all over his body. However, after carefully savouring it, the taste was truly unique and had a special charm.
“Wow. This is the first time we Earth people have drunk something like this. Let me have another sip.” Luo Feng laughed happily.
Buzz.
The arm guard on his arm vibrated slightly. On Qiu Long Star, only Gao Sheng had his own communication number.
“Haha, Luo Feng, I have finished my business! Let’s eat together.” Gao Sheng shouted.
“Where?” Luo Feng smiled.
“Qiu Long City’s northern district. There is a very good restaurant not far from the slave market called the Hundred Flavours Restaurant.” Gao Sheng said.
“Alright, I’ll arrive within half an hour.” Luo Feng ended the communication, raised his head, and finished the alien fruit juice he was drinking for the first time. He smacked his lips twice before walking outside.
……
Milky Way, Earth.
The sunlight was brilliant, shining down onto the waves rippling across the ocean below. Above the ocean, two figures flew side by side towards the direction of the Sahara Desert.
They were Hong and Thunder God.
“This third little brother actually left without saying anything.” Thunder God gritted his teeth angrily.
“Third brother is leaving for a month, so he probably has something important to do.” Hong said calmly. “People cannot be without their own secrets. When he comes back, he will tell us if he is willing.”
“Hmph. When he comes back, I will definitely force him to drink until he is drunk.” Thunder God gritted his teeth.
Hong and Thunder God chatted while flying.
Life on Earth was indeed extremely peaceful.
Ever since the Devouring Beast incident, the three strongest humans, Hong, Thunder God, and Luo Feng, had made humanity stronger than ever before. The two Beast Emperors in the ocean had both died, reducing the threat to the lowest possible level.
Earth was peaceful.
This peaceful life had already continued for more than two years.
……
The people of Earth did not know that, in a star region not too far away from Earth…
A cosmic adventurer spaceship was rapidly approaching Earth at an astonishing speed.
On Qiu Long Star, 320,000 light years away from Earth.
Qiu Long City, northern district, second floor of the Hundred Flavours Restaurant.
“Over here, over here.” A voice sounded.
Luo Feng turned his head and saw Gao Sheng standing up and waving. Luo Feng immediately smiled and walked over.
“Brother Gao Sheng, you seem to be in a very good mood.” Luo Feng sat down.
“Of course I am happy when I encounter good news.” Gao Sheng’s small eyes lit up as he proudly said, “Ah, I’ll tell you later. Let me order first. This Hundred Flavours Restaurant has several famous dishes.”
As he spoke, Gao Sheng slightly waved his hand, and a beautiful and charming woman with blue hair walked over.
Luo Feng looked over.
“Hm?” Luo Feng was slightly surprised.
The blue-haired woman was indeed beautiful, but what surprised Luo Feng the most was that her strength was actually below the Planetary level.
On Qiu Long Star, most people on the streets were generally Planetary level, with a small number being Star level.
“The waiter at the restaurant where I drank fruit juice earlier was also an ordinary person. I did not expect this restaurant to be the same. However, the staff of the Virtual Universe Company and the official departments were all Planetary level.” Luo Feng thought briefly and immediately understood.
Ordinary people’s wages were cheaper.
Perhaps they did not even need wages.
“Luo Feng, that woman just now looks pretty good, right? Women from the Dream Shell Race are all beautiful.” Gao Sheng blinked. “If you like her, just take her away. Just tell the owner.”
“Take her away?” Luo Feng was stunned.
“A beautiful woman who has not even reached the Planetary level usually has a miserable fate.” Gao Sheng sighed. “She is not even a citizen, so she has no legal protection. Anyone with power can kill her if they want, or take her away if they want. They can capture her at will and sell her as a slave. If she can be with someone like Brother Luo Feng, that would be her fortune.”
Luo Feng was shocked.
Kill if they wanted? Capture if they wanted? Sell her as a slave?
Although Babata had already told him that those who had not reached the Planetary level had miserable fates in the universe, and that most ordinary people lived only on their home planets and did not even have the qualifications to buy spaceship tickets, hearing Gao Sheng explain it personally and seeing such a beautiful Dream Shell Race woman with such a fate gave Luo Feng a much stronger impression.
“Look, she is secretly looking at you, Brother Luo Feng.” Gao Sheng teased.
Luo Feng glanced over.
He immediately saw the Dream Shell Race girl secretly looking over from the corner of the restaurant. She had clearly heard Gao Sheng’s words, so she looked over secretly. When Luo Feng noticed her, her face turned red, and she immediately ran back into the kitchen.
……
Exquisite dishes were served one after another.
They were indeed delicious, unbelievably delicious!
“Today I went to meet an elder. Haha, he really showed me a lot of respect. He actually agreed to let me follow him for a few years and learn properly.” Gao Sheng said excitedly. “That elder of mine is a major figure in the energy business. Following him, I can learn experience and also build connections.”
Luo Feng was secretly shocked.
The energy business?
In the universe, trade between planets relied on spaceships, transport ships, and so on. However, spaceships and battleships required energy to fly. Even Undying experts needed energy. Whether on Earth or in the universe, the energy business had always been extremely profitable and had a very high entry threshold, much higher than slave trading.
Without connections and networks, even having money would not allow someone to enter.
“This Gao Sheng has an extraordinary background.” Luo Feng thought.
When his son became an adult, he was given a planet.
Now Gao Sheng was gradually entering the energy industry.
“Brother Gao Sheng, when are you leaving? It seems I will probably have to stay on Qiu Long Star for several years.” Gao Sheng said.
“Me? Soon. Maybe I will have to return today.” Luo Feng said.
After coming to Qiu Long Star, Luo Feng had completed most of his important matters. According to Babata, only one thing remained, registering at the Dry Witch Dojo. After completing the registration, he could leave Qiu Long Star.
“So soon?” Gao Sheng felt regretful. “What is your Virtual Universe number? We brothers can play together when we have time.”
“Alright.”
Fortunately, he had just opened his account. Luo Feng told Gao Sheng his Virtual Universe Network number, and Gao Sheng also gave his number to Luo Feng.
From then on, even if the two of them were separated by millions of light years, they could still contact each other through the Virtual Universe.
……
Inside the restaurant, Luo Feng and Gao Sheng continued chatting.
Suddenly, three young men walked up the stairs.
All three were nearly two metres tall, with flowing silver hair and captivating blue eyes. They wore black special uniforms, and the person in the centre had a colourful badge-like ornament on the left side of his chest.
“Luo Feng, look. These three are students of the Dry Witch Dojo. The one in the centre is a resident of Qiu Long Star and owns property here.” Gao Sheng lowered his voice.
“Oh?” Luo Feng looked over.
The black special uniform was the standard training uniform of the Dry Witch Dojo.
The badge was proof of being a Qiu Long Star resident. With this badge, one had the safest protection on Qiu Long Star.
“Wei Lin, just lend me your spirit weapon for half a day.” The student on the left said.
“I just bought it myself!” The student in the centre with the badge flipped his hand, revealing a strange metal disc made up of blade-like parts. The disc had mysterious patterns on it.
“This is one of the finest second-order spirit weapons. I begged my family for a long time before I finally got access to the money. If I cannot become a Universe-level expert, this spirit weapon will stay with me for the rest of my life! 6 billion Black Dragon Coins! I could buy several C-grade spaceships with that. Even swiping the card and paying for it myself made my heart ache!”
The student deliberately spoke loudly, causing many people in the restaurant to look over.
6 billion Black Dragon Coins? A top-grade second-order spirit weapon?
“A top-grade spirit weapon.” The other two students’ eyes also lit up. “That is something we would never dare dream of in this lifetime.”
A spirit reader needed a spirit weapon to display their greatest combat power.
However, spirit weapons were extremely complicated to manufacture, so their prices were also very high. Not to mention a top-grade second-order spirit weapon.
“Tsk tsk.” The student named Wei Lin gently caressed the spirit weapon in his hand as if touching a woman’s skin. His gaze was filled with excitement.
At the distant table, Luo Feng and Gao Sheng also looked over.
“A spirit weapon?”
Luo Feng was slightly stunned. He asked in his mind, “Babata, what levels are my Heaven Splitting Shuttle and Arc Blade Disc?”