The official office of the Biyan Star Empire was considered a remote corner within the vast territory of the Heishan Mountain Empire.
Purchasing a planet?
That was something they hadn’t encountered in many, many years.
“Please follow me upstairs,” said a thin, official from the Empire.
“Alright.”
Luo Feng, Hong, and Thunder God followed him and soon arrived at the thirty-fourth floor of the Imperial Office.
“Mr. Luo?” the official looked at Luo Feng. “You are confirming your intent to purchase this planet, which your documents refer to as ‘Earth?'”
“Confirmed.”
Luo Feng slightly furrowed his brow. “It should be available for purchase, right?”
“Mr. Luo, as the first discoverer who provided information on this unclaimed planet, you naturally have the first right of purchase,” the official said solemnly. “However, I must remind you… after we sent the data of this planet to the Imperial Headquarters, their response was… once everything is confirmed, you will be awarded 100 billion Heilong coins. Do you understand the meaning of this reward?”
“The meaning of the reward?” Luo Feng was taken aback.
Suddenly, he recalled a sentence Babata had told him long ago—”Discovering an unclaimed planet, the Heishan Mountain Empire will award rewards ranging from a minimum of 10 billion to a maximum of 1000 billion Heilong coins, depending on the planet’s value.”
“This is the maximum reward?” Luo Feng realized.
“Exactly!” nodded the official. “Although the large amount of data you provided still needs confirmation, the coordinates of the planet alone have convinced the Imperial Headquarters that it is a planet of the highest category of life-bearing worlds. The discoverer is thus eligible for the maximum reward! However, purchasing this planet will also require the highest price!”
Luo Feng, Hong, and Thunder God exchanged glances.
They had discussed how much it would cost to buy Earth.
According to the Empire’s laws, the direct purchase of an unclaimed planet required a payment of between 300 billion and 3 trillion Heilong coins. This was a privilege given to the discoverer. If it were a normal planet auction, there would be no price cap.
“So you’re saying Earth is one of the highest category life planets?” Luo Feng couldn’t help but ask.
“That’s exactly what the Imperial Headquarters has confirmed,” the official nodded.
“Just as we suspected!” Thunder God muttered.
Luo Feng and Hong looked at each other helplessly.
Babata had previously speculated that a planet once ruled by an immortal cultivator would likely be classified as a planet of the highest category.
“Three trillion Heilong coins, right?” Luo Feng looked at him.
“Correct,” the official nodded.
“I’ll buy it.” Without hesitation, Luo Feng declared.
To Luo Feng, Earth was priceless. He was willing to pay any price.
“Sorry,” the official apologized. “If you wish to purchase Earth, you must first submit an application. Secondly, the large amount of data you provided must be reviewed and verified by various departments at the Imperial Headquarters before we can officially proceed with the transaction.”
“Damn, just like on Earth, everything takes time to process,” Thunder God muttered in Chinese.
“How long will it take?” Luo Feng couldn’t help but ask.
“I’m just a minor official on this remote planet, so I can’t be certain how long the review by the various departments at the Imperial Headquarters will take. I can only tell you, Mr. Luo, that according to the Empire’s laws, the maximum time allowed is thirty days. The minimum time is uncertain. If you were a member of one of the Empire’s great families, it might be settled in the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.” The official gave a faint smile.
Luo Feng’s expression changed!
Hong and Thunder God also looked grim!
“Thirty days?” Luo Feng was anxious.
The Noranshan Family had already arrived on Earth and would certainly gather data and samples. They also had interstellar coordinates and flight records, allowing them to travel to Biyan Star at any moment. With their powerful background, the Empire’s bureaucracy would likely work much faster for them!
Until the purchase was finalized, he couldn’t rest easy. Who knew what unexpected problems might arise?
“We absolutely cannot wait thirty days,” Thunder God said quietly. “I can already tell how things work here—it’s just like on Earth. If they drag their feet, something might go wrong! We must resolve this quickly.”
“Even if nothing goes wrong, thirty days… who knows what Earth might become,” Hong frowned.
Luo Feng nodded slightly.
Suddenly, he stood up and walked directly toward the official.
“Mr. Luo, what are you doing?” the thin official panicked.
Pak! Pak!
Luo Feng placed both hands on the table in front of him, leaned forward, and stared at the thin official. “I need this done as fast as possible!”
“Sorry,” the official apologized, shaking his head. “I’m just a small official here on this remote planet.”
“I’ll give you ten million Heilong coins if you finish it within seven days!” Luo Feng stared at the official, his voice low and steady, raising one finger. “Ten million if you finish it within three days!”
The official’s eyes seemed to bulge out, and his whole body trembled. The salary of an imperial official was indeed high.
But in his entire life, he could never dream of possessing ten million Heilong coins.
That was the wealth of the richest man on an average planet!
Ten million Heilong coins would allow him to hire a constellation-level bodyguard, buy a harem of beautiful servants, and have his relatives, friends, and clansmen fawning over him, living a life of luxury forever.
“Huff… huff…” the official’s breathing became ragged.
“Ten million if you finish it within a day!” Luo Feng’s eyes were sharp as he spread his fingers wide. “Twenty million if you finish it within an hour!”
The official’s eyes widened, and he gulped hard.
Heavenly blessings had never come this big before!
“Mr. Luo!” the official’s breath was heavy, his eyes red, and he said in a low voice, “When I said it could be done in the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, that’s only possible if the top leaders of the great families issue orders directly from the highest levels of the Empire! Because so many departments are involved, I can’t guarantee an hour, but I can guarantee completion within a day!”
His neck turned red with excitement!
Luo Feng smiled.
He could guarantee completion within a day? Earlier, he had said the maximum time was thirty days, and he, a mere official, couldn’t do anything.
The power of money was indeed evident throughout the universe.
“But I need money to pave the way,” the official’s eyes sparkled as he quickly continued, “Because the review process for purchasing a planet involves twelve departments, and I must contact each one! If we follow the normal procedure, it usually takes more than fifteen days. But I know people in all those departments!”
“Rest assured!”
“If you ask a big shot to intervene from the top, it might not be faster than me, because I’m an insider.”
“Please give me one million Heilong coins first, and I’ll get started immediately,” the official said. “Mr. Luo, a person of your stature could kill me as easily as squashing an ant, so I absolutely won’t dare to take your money and not do the job.”
“Very well.”
Luo Feng smiled and nodded. “I’ll give you two million Heilong coins now, and three million after the job is done.”
He was already prepared to spend three trillion Heilong coins to buy Earth. What was five million? Just a small fraction! Luo Feng clearly understood that every creature had its own path. Letting this insider official handle it might be faster than asking ‘Gaosheng’ for help! Moreover, Gaosheng was merely a noble family’s son, and the officials in the Heishan Mountain Empire’s departments might not even know him.
Gaosheng would also need to ask others for favors…
Luo Feng didn’t want to owe anyone a favor! Favors were hard to repay.
…
In the Milky Way, on Earth.
Within the territory of the Chinese nation, at the Hope Survival Base.
“Hey sis, when is your brother-in-law finally coming back? And when will those alien fleets leave?” Xu Gang sat on a chair, chain-smoking, clearly agitated.
He couldn’t help but be anxious!
“Brother, you’re anxious, but you’re still better off than the ordinary people living outside,” Xu Xin scolded him in dissatisfaction. “It’s not just you—every high-ranking official around the globe is waiting… waiting for Luo Feng, waiting for news from Hong and Thunder God. We can’t do anything but be patient and wait!”
Xu Gang took a deep breath.
They could only wait!
Not just him, but all of Earth’s people were longing and hoping. Facing the interstellar fleets from the cosmos… all of Earth’s humanity was like helpless infants, utterly incapable of resistance. Countless Earthlings silently hoped and prayed, yearning for their planet’s pride—thethree supreme experts in the distant universe—to fight for their survival!
Indeed, Luo Feng and his companions were working hard for Earth from the distant Biyan Star!
…
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
On Earth, in Asia, Europe, North America… across various continents and oceans, people often saw figures flying overhead! Within just half a day, the news of the alien fleets arriving on Earth had spread uncontrollably and was already known to many common people.
Look?
That figure nearly three meters tall, with green skin and eyes as large as bowls—clearly not an Earthling!
Countless “alien creatures” flew over human cities.
Ordinary Earthlings were stunned.
…
The Noranshan Family’s fleet was now proceeding according to plan, approaching from four directions!
“Master Pra, we’ve communicated with Earth’s native beasts and discovered a strange sea area—it’s right there… and this region is the famous ‘Bermuda Triangle’ mentioned in many Earth books,” one of the three Constellation-Level Eight mentalists respectfully led the way, while the handsome Pra followed closely.
Bermuda was a name well-known on Earth.
Many Earth books had described it, and the Noranshan Family’s fleet had scanned nearly all Earth’s books and documents, thus learning about the Bermuda Triangle.
“Boom~~”
The four of them plunged into the sea together.
Rapidly descending!
“Master Pra, look, over there,” one of the three Constellation-Level Eight mentalists said excitedly.
Pra looked carefully.
In the distance, a massive white shadow gradually became clearer as they approached. It was an incredibly tall pyramid—taller than any skyscraper on Earth! This pyramid showed no signs of damage or decay.
No mud, no seaweed.
It was as clean and pristine as new.
“Master Pra, this silver-white pyramid is 1200 meters high and is completely suspended in the seawater,” explained the slightly overweight, dark-skinned mentalist.
“A pyramid!”
Pra’s eyes lit up. He couldn’t help flying closer, trembling slightly as he reached out to touch the pyramid’s surface. Strangely… the entire structure was a seamless silver-white, with no visible seams or joints, as if the 1200-meter-tall silver-white pyramid had been perfectly cast in one piece.
“This… this… this…” Pra’s eyes grew wider, and his body trembled with excitement.
“This is…”
“A great treasure! A great treasure!” Pra’s eyes turned bloodshot, overwhelmed with excitement to the extreme.
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