Earth, Huaxia Nation, Jiangnan Base City, Yangzhou City.
When it came to the most luxurious and prestigious residential district in Yangzhou, there was no doubt it was West Lake Villas.
The estate occupied a vast area. The lakes and waterways inside had been remodelled to resemble Yangzhou’s famous Slender West Lake from before the Great Nirvana Period. Many trees had also been planted along both sides of the recreated lake.
The entire West Lake Villas estate contained only twelve luxury villas.
After all…
Even in the era of base cities, privilege still existed. The owners of these twelve residences either had connections with the military or possessed enormous wealth and influence in society.
“Move immediately!”
“Take all important belongings and leave at once. In fifteen minutes, the entire West Lake Villas estate will cease to exist.”
“Quick, quick, quick!”
“Hurry up!”
Luxury cars rapidly carried away valuable possessions. Three saucer shaped fighter aircraft hovered overhead, continuously urging everyone to move faster.
The influential figures who once occupied the twelve villas now looked utterly dishevelled as they hurried away.
“My God, the order came directly from the highest leadership.”
“West Lake Villas is large, but the Jiangnan Landscape estate in the city centre occupies even more land than we do. Why are they forcing us out?”
Inside the luxury cars, the family members of these prominent figures were furious, yet none dared voice their anger.
They had learned that the order came directly from Huaxia Nation’s highest decision making authority.
…
When Luo Feng’s spacecraft appeared above West Lake Villas, the entire estate was empty except for the military personnel assigned to receive him.
“The efficiency is impressive. It’s been less than half an hour since I made that call. And they actually gave me the entire West Lake Villas…”
Forty five minutes later.
Two cars left Bright Moon Estate and arrived at West Lake Villas.
“Dad, those four characters say West Lake Villas, right?”
Inside the car, Luo Feng held his younger son Luo Hai on his lap.
Three year old Pingping and Xiaohai had learned many Chinese characters under the guidance of Xu Xin and their grandparents.
They could even recite quite a few Tang and Song dynasty poems.
“That’s right. Xiaohai is very clever.”
Luo Feng kissed Xiaohai on the cheek.
“Dad, what are we doing here?” Pingping asked.
“That’s right, Luo Feng. You still haven’t told us why we’re coming to West Lake Villas,” Xu Xin asked curiously.
“You’ll find out soon enough.”
Luo Feng smiled.
His parents, younger brother, and sister in law in the car behind them were equally confused.
After entering West Lake Villas, the cars drove alongside the lawns.
Luo Feng and the others could see the beautiful Slender West Lake and the willow branches swaying gently in the breeze along both banks.
The scenery was truly stunning.
Originally, there should have been twelve separate villas scattered across the highest section of the grounds.
But now…
A magnificent castle nearly sixty metres tall and occupying an area one kilometre long and one kilometre wide stood there.
The castle looked like something from an ancient fairy tale.
Various vines and plants covered its walls, spreading across most of the exterior as though they had been growing there for many years.
“What is that?”
His younger brother Luo Hua stared in shock.
“When did Yangzhou get a castle like this?” Luo Hongguo was equally astonished. “A castle this large couldn’t possibly have been built without everyone noticing.”
“Exactly. And those vines covering the walls must have been growing for years.”
Luo Hua nodded repeatedly.
“What happened to the twelve villas?” Xu Xin asked in confusion. “I called a business partner this afternoon. He lives in West Lake Villas.”
Luo Feng smiled faintly.
The twelve villas?
He had simply stored them inside his space ring. It was the fastest demolition method possible.
As for the castle, nearly a thousand servants had assembled it together. They worked even faster than the original construction team that had sold the castle.
After all, every servant was at least Ninth Level Planetary Stage, possessing incredible strength.
No machinery was required.
They simply carried and moved everything by hand.
As for the vines on the walls, they were merely a type of decorative plant popular throughout the universe.
“Open the gate.”
Luo Feng looked at the castle and gave the command.
Rumble!
The castle gates opened.
Large numbers of servants dressed in neat uniforms ran out.
The massive procession left Luo Hongguo, Gong Xinlan, Luo Hua, Zhen Nan, Xu Xin, and the two children staring in astonishment.
Whoosh!
Nearly a thousand powerful individuals moved in perfect unison.
All of them bowed slightly towards Luo Feng.
An orderly electronic voice rang out:
“Master!”
These slaves did not understand Earth’s languages.
Therefore, Luo Feng had installed translation software on every servant’s auxiliary optical computer. The software translated the universal language of the cosmos into Chinese, English, German, and many other Earth languages.
In the universe, auxiliary optical computers were extremely common.
Because these slaves were expensive, the slave merchants had naturally equipped them with the most basic models.
They could communicate mentally with their optical computers.
Whatever they wished to say could then be voiced through electronic speech in Earth languages.
“What is this?”
“These…”
Xu Xin and the others were completely stunned.
“These are our household servants and our family’s guard force,” Luo Feng explained. “As for the details, I’ll explain later. Come inside and have a look. This castle is also part of what I gained during my month away.”
The castle was incredibly advanced.
Many of its technologies were luxurious and convenient.
It had been designed specifically for wealthy individuals throughout the universe.
After touring the castle once, everyone, young and old alike, immediately fell in love with it.
…
The following morning, the bright red sun rose in the east.
Two streaks of light flew towards Yangzhou City from afar.
“So this is the castle that Third Brother mentioned on the phone? What in the world is this?”
Hovering in mid air, Thunder God stared blankly at the enormous castle within West Lake Villas.
Hong, dressed in black, looked down from above and smiled.
“Interesting. Looks like Third Brother gained quite a lot from this trip.”
“I’m definitely going to squeeze some answers out of him.”
Thunder God immediately dived down.
“Haha.”
Hong followed.
The castle possessed an extremely advanced automated defence system.
However, Luo Feng had already designated Thunder God and Hong as trusted friends.
Therefore, neither of them was attacked when they descended into the castle.
“Big Brother, Second Brother, over here!”
Luo Feng called from a balcony high up on the castle.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Hong and Thunder God landed on the balcony.
“Third Brother, you disappeared for an entire month and you…”
Thunder God sounded as though he had swallowed a barrel of gunpowder.
“My dear Second Brother, if you don’t stop talking, I won’t tell you about the information I risked my life to obtain during my trip into the universe.”
Luo Feng teased him.
Thunder God’s expression froze.
Hong also looked shocked.
Into the universe?
“Third Brother, no, dear Third Brother, I was wrong. Completely wrong.”
Thunder God’s eyes immediately lit up.
Luo Feng laughed.
“Let’s talk inside.”
Inside the room.
“You both joined the Yunmo Planet lineage and know that before this, I was its sole successor. Naturally, I also inherited the assistance of an intelligent lifeform.”
“You and Big Brother both have intelligent assistants. I’m the only one without one.”
Thunder God grumbled.
Hong immediately said, “Keep listening.”
“Inside Ancient Civilisation Ruin Number 12, I discovered that black spacecraft. The laser corridor inside was still functioning, which meant its energy supply remained intact and it wasn’t badly damaged.”
Luo Feng continued seriously.
“With the help of the intelligent lifeform, I repaired it and made it capable of cosmic travel.”
Thunder God and Hong’s eyes lit up.
They had inherited plenty of knowledge and understood exactly what cosmic travel meant.
“After making the cosmic voyage, I travelled to a planet located three hundred and twenty thousand light years from Earth, Horned Dragon Planet.”
Luo Feng began recounting his experiences.
Apart from information regarding the master of Yunmo Planet, the inheritance left by his teacher, and the bank accounts, which absolutely could not be revealed, he concealed nothing else.
He told the entire story from beginning to end.
Thunder God and Hong were completely dumbfounded.
The information they had previously obtained from the wreckage of alien fleets had indeed stated that Stellar Stage experts were considered the strongest individuals on ordinary planets.
That was why Hong and Thunder God had worked so hard to become Stellar Stage warriors, hoping to gain the strength needed to protect Earth.
But after hearing Luo Feng’s account…
In the vast universe, Planetary Stage warriors could barely earn a living.
Even Stellar Stage experts were merely considered elite fighters.
Hadn’t Luo Feng just purchased an enormous number of slaves?
“So many slaves…”
Thunder God muttered.
“Sixteen Stellar Stage warriors?”
Hong felt as though sixteen enormous mountains had suddenly appeared before him.
“And one of them is even Seventh Level Stellar Stage.”
“As for the matter of Purple Light Dew, that’s what I’m planning. What do you two think?”
Luo Feng looked at Hong and Thunder God.
“Luo Feng, you’ve done the right thing.”
Hong nodded.
There were even beads of sweat on his forehead.
“After hearing all this, even I’m shaken. Earth truly is nothing more than a drop of water in the vast cosmic ocean, insignificant and weak. The three of us alone can never be enough. The entire race must rise together.”
“Exactly.”
Thunder God nodded repeatedly.
“The one hundred thousand tonnes of Purple Light Dew will be distributed to the governments of various nations once every ten years.”
Luo Feng frowned slightly.
“However… should I tell the governments about my slave guard force? I’m still undecided.”
“This…”
Thunder God hesitated.
Luo Feng’s slave guard force was simply too powerful.
Especially the three strongest Seventh Level Stellar Stage warriors.
Each of them was far stronger than the Golden Horned Beast had been.
Any one of them could sweep across present day Earth with ease.
Whether such an overwhelming force should be revealed to the governments was indeed a difficult question.
“We absolutely cannot tell them for now.”
Hong’s expression turned serious.
“Since you’ve decided to reveal the harsh reality of the universe and provide them with Purple Light Dew, if they know Earth is protected by such a powerful force, they won’t feel any sense of crisis. Without pressure, their efficiency will be low. Only a sense of danger will drive them to increase the number of warriors and accelerate humanity’s evolutionary progress.”
“I agree.”
Thunder God nodded.
“Alright.”
Luo Feng nodded slightly.
He now had a complete plan for how the global summit two days later should proceed.