Virtual Universe, Black Dragon Mountain Island, Nine Star Bay.
Luo Feng, Hong, and Thunder God sat around an outdoor stone table. Screens floated in front of them, displaying a large amount of information regarding the precautions for the Universe Trainee Mercenary Examination.
“The Universe Trainee Mercenary Examination is always conducted inside a ‘World of a Realm Lord’?”
“Inside the World of a Realm Lord, apart from the various dangers contained within the world itself, the greatest danger comes from the other participants taking the examination? Robbery can happen at any time, and others will seize the examination items you obtain?” Luo Feng read through the precautions, frowning slightly.
“If a newcomer at Star level second or third rank participates in the trainee examination, it is best to find a team formed by Star level eighth or ninth rank experts. That way, when facing robbery, they will at least have the ability to resist or escape.”
“Absolutely do not enter directly with only a few newcomers at Star level first or second rank. Even if you are lucky enough to obtain the examination items, they will still be taken away by others.”
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After Luo Feng, Hong, and Thunder God finished reading the precautions, they looked at each other, feeling somewhat speechless.
“So the most dangerous thing is actually the other people participating in the trainee mercenary examination.” Thunder God shook his head helplessly.
“Human hearts are the hardest thing to predict.” Hong said seriously.
“Fortunately, we brought two servants with us.” Although Luo Feng felt a heavy pressure, he was not too nervous. Before setting off, to prevent encountering trouble, Luo Feng had brought two Star level ninth rank servants. After all, he had purchased a group of Star level ninth rank servants.
One was a spiritual force user, and the other was a warrior.
They were two of the most outstanding among them.
All these Star level ninth rank slaves had been taught some basic cultivation secret techniques from the Ink Star lineage by Luo Feng. Since they were slaves, naturally there was no need to worry about betrayal, so Babata did not stop him.
“Find Star level eighth or ninth rank people and form a team?” Thunder God laughed. “Haha, fortunately, we have two powerful helpers.”
“Yeah, we do not need to find people to form a team.” Hong also smiled.
Forming a team.
There was no legal protection for this either. Naturally, it was impossible to completely trust each other. Preventing someone from stabbing you in the back was exhausting. Luo Feng and the others were fortunate to have two Star level ninth rank servants, allowing them to form a small team of five people. The group was also extremely united.
In the vast universe.
Generally, people of the same race or from the same hometown would have very deep feelings for each other. After all, there were countless human races in the universe, and the number of planets was even beyond counting.
“Dad, Dad, what are you looking at?” The little boy Luo Hai ran over happily while wearing a battle suit.
“We are busy. Come here, give Dad a kiss.” Luo Feng smiled and walked over, picking up his son.
That night, Luo Feng and the others boarded their spaceship and left Bai Lan Star.
The first time applying for an adventurer identity had to be done at the real “Universe Mercenary Alliance”. Only after obtaining an adventurer identity could one participate in the trainee mercenary examination. Luo Feng and the others’ destination was precisely “Qiulong Star”.
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Ten days later.
The Universe Mercenary Alliance headquarters on Qiulong Star was practically a city. Luo Feng, Hong, and Thunder God, along with two Star level ninth rank bodyguards, entered it.
“There are so many people.” Luo Feng exclaimed.
“It is practically a sea of people.” Thunder God was also dazzled.
A large number of people entered the Universe Mercenary Alliance. More than eighty percent of them were there to register as adventurers. Luo Feng and the other four were also among the crowd. Along with people from various human races, they lined up to complete their adventurer registration. After spending roughly an hour, they finally finished.
“Adventurer card, this is the adventurer card?” Thunder God looked at the card in his hand.
“Do not lose it. Replacing it is very troublesome.” Luo Feng smiled. “Let’s go and apply for the Universe Trainee Mercenary Examination.”
The number of people registering as adventurers was the highest.
The number of people applying for the Universe Trainee Mercenary Examination was much smaller, so Luo Feng and the others did not need to queue.
“Star level second rank spiritual force user, Star level second rank warrior, Star level first rank warrior, Star level ninth rank warrior, Star level ninth rank spiritual force user. All of you meet the requirements for applying for the trainee mercenary examination. Each person needs to pay a fee of 10,000 Black Dragon Coins.”
“Very good.”
“These are the detailed contents of your examination tasks. Take a look yourselves.”
After scanning the adventurer cards of Luo Feng and the other four, their five identification numbers were entered into the “Universe Trainee Mercenary Examination” system, allowing them to participate in the examination.
Luo Feng, Hong, Thunder God, and the others quickly found a nearby bar. After casually ordering some drinks, they immediately began carefully reading the examination tasks.
“Enter the World of a Realm Lord inside Cang Lan Star and obtain three Wind Horn Stones and one horn from a One-Horned Iron Rhino. Then hand them over to the Universe Mercenary Alliance staff stationed at the exit of the World of a Realm Lord. Once this is done, the trainee mercenary examination is considered successful, and from then on, you will become qualified Universe Trainee Mercenaries.”
The examination task had a testing purpose.
It was not an ordinary adventure. This mission existed specifically to eliminate a large number of people.
“It definitely will not be easy.” Thunder God muttered, then smiled. “Wind Horn Stones and the horn of a One-Horned Iron Rhino? Couldn’t people just buy them outside and claim they obtained them themselves?”
“Look here.”
Luo Feng turned to page six of the detailed examination explanation. “The Wind Horn Stone is a unique type of stone found only in that World of a Realm Lord, containing the attributes of that world. As for the One-Horned Iron Rhinos raised inside the World of a Realm Lord, the horns of those beasts have marks placed on them by the Universe Mercenary Alliance. Every time a mission is completed, the examination items are recovered.”
“Even if someone manages to bring them out, the Universe Mercenary Alliance strictly punishes cheating. Once someone is discovered cheating, they are permanently banned from taking the examination again. Those who sell the items are directly killed.”
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Luo Feng, Hong, Thunder God, and the two bodyguards discussed the upcoming Universe Trainee Mercenary Examination mission.
“Five gentlemen.”
“Five gentlemen.” A very thin man with extremely large ears approached with a face full of smiles. “You five gentlemen are preparing to participate in the Universe Trainee Mercenary Examination, right?”
“Hmm?” Luo Feng and the others looked over.
“The trainee mercenary examinations within the Black Dragon Mountain Star Region are all conducted inside the World of a Realm Lord on Cang Lan Star. I have a detailed map of that world here, as well as the experiences shared by many seniors who successfully completed the trainee mercenary examination.” The man lowered his voice and continued, “With these, your chances of success can at least double.”
“A detailed map? Experiences?” Luo Feng looked at the thin man.
“How much?” Thunder God asked.
“Not much, 100 Black Dragon Coins per copy.” The thin man quickly said.
“Not much? I will take one for 50 Black Dragon Coins.” Thunder God immediately said.
“Deal!” The thin man agreed straightforwardly.
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On Qiulong Star, Luo Feng and the others bought two copies of trainee examination books from two different places and carefully compared them. The maps were exactly the same. The experiences, however, varied greatly. But as they continued reading, Luo Feng, Hong, and Thunder God were secretly shocked. The World of a Realm Lord would change after a certain period of time.
On Qiulong Star, Luo Feng bought second-tier battle suits and second-tier Force weapons, or spiritual weapons, for his two bodyguards. A top-quality second-tier spiritual weapon might cost several billion Black Dragon Coins, but Luo Feng himself only used a lower-quality third-tier spiritual weapon. Naturally, the weapons used by these two bodyguards could only be considered “middle-quality second-tier weapons”.
Second-tier equipment was enough for Star level experts.
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Afterwards, Luo Feng and the other five boarded their spaceship and left Qiulong Star, heading towards the more famous “Cang Lan Star”.
Cang Lan Star was one of the top 100 important planets within the territory of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire. The owner of this planet was a “Realm Lord”. Of course, this planet lord was currently not living on Cang Lan Star.
“Ao Gu, Tie Nan He. From now on, the two of you are extremely important members of our team. If we encounter robbery or other dangers, the three of us will have to rely on you.” Inside the spaceship control room, all five people were present. Luo Feng looked at the two bodyguards in front of him with a smile. These were the two slaves he had brought this time.
Both of them looked very similar to Earth humans.
Ao Gu was a Star level ninth rank spiritual force user. He was extremely thin, with hollow cheeks and messy dark red hair. Among the many Star level ninth rank slaves Luo Feng had purchased, his spiritual force ability ranked first.
Tie Nan He was a strong and tall man. His eyes were deep-set, and the only difference between him and an Earth human was the three scales on his forehead. Among the Star level ninth rank warrior slaves Luo Feng had purchased, his strength ranked first.
“Protecting the master is our mission.” Elder Ao Gu quickly said.
“Master, please do not say that.” Tie Nan He immediately added.
“Do not be so modest. Our team will exist for a long time in the future. If our team disbands one day, after experiencing countless life and death battles, and if both of you are still alive and I am still alive, I will choose to remove your biological chip control and restore your freedom.” Luo Feng said.
Ao Gu and Tie Nan He’s eyes lit up.
Freedom!
This was what every slave longed for. However, under the control of the biological chip, they were completely unable to disobey their master’s orders.
Luo Feng secretly nodded. Slaves did not dare to rebel, but giving them a great promise would make these two bodyguards work even harder. Moreover, Luo Feng had decided that if these two were no longer useful when the team disbanded, and they had survived countless battles with him, giving them freedom would be perfectly reasonable.
“Cang Lan Star is almost here. The spaceship will soon enter universe travel.”
“Cang Lan Star.” Ao Gu and Tie Nan He both had a trace of longing in their eyes. They would work hard and desperately protect Luo Feng.
Because once their master died.
They would be finished too.
And their hope of freedom would be completely destroyed. Not every master would give slaves the chance to regain freedom.
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After entering universe travel, the spaceship flew towards an extremely beautiful blue water-like planet.
“What a beautiful planet. It is almost as beautiful as our hometown.” Luo Feng stood inside the control room, looking at the planet in the distant starry sky and praising it.
“It really is beautiful.” Thunder God also praised it. “But it is truly strange. The diameter of Cang Lan Star is around 32,000 kilometres, while the World of a Realm Lord hidden within Cang Lan Star has an area more than a hundred times larger than the entire Cang Lan Star. Such a huge world, it is said that some peak Realm Lord experts can even hide it inside a grain of sand.”
“One grain of sand, one world. This is the greatness of a Realm Lord’s abilities.” Hong praised.
The World of a Realm Lord was extremely mysterious.
This Universe Trainee Mercenary Examination was being conducted inside a World of a Realm Lord.
“Whoosh!”
The deep blue spaceship quickly flew into Cang Lan Star.