Since they failed to kill Nuo Lanshan, Luo Feng and the others could only leave in regret and first head to the base of the Galactic Mercenary Alliance to submit the items required for the “Apprentice Mercenary Assessment.” Although they hadn’t obtained enough “Wind Horn Stones” from the Storm and Thunder Canyon, during their time within the Inner Realm, Luo Feng’s team had engaged in a “black eats black” scenario, killing several groups who had attempted to rob them and acquiring Wind Horn Stones from their remains.
“Galactic Apprentice Mercenaries! We’ve finally become Galactic Apprentice Mercenaries, hahaha…”
“This planet, Canglan, is filled with powerful experts—we should leave as soon as possible.”
“Yeah, let’s head back to Earth.”
Luo Feng and the others quickly made their way to the planetary docking port, retrieved their spaceship, and departed from Canglan.
…
“10, 9, 8, 7, 6… 3, 2, 1! Intercosmic Launch!”
The spaceship vibrated slightly for a moment, then began accelerating at 1.2 times the speed of light through the dark universe, heading in the designated direction.
Inside the spaceship’s control room, Luo Feng had already sent the old servant Ao Gu to rest, while he and Hong and Thunder stood in the control room, filled with excitement.
“Same old rule, big brother and second brother—you each get 4 billion cosmic credits,” Luo Feng said as they began dividing up their spoils.
“Little brother,” Hong shook his head, “this time it was all thanks to you. Your second brother and I only wandered around the Inner Realm. Accepting this money feels wrong…”
Thunder also shook his head, “Too much, way too much. We don’t even need this much.”
But Luo Feng didn’t hesitate, directly transferring 4 billion cosmic credits to both Hong and Thunder. Both received the virtual universe network emails.
“Big brother, second brother, this is just small change. Our real treasure lies in those artifacts,” Luo Feng smiled.
“Yeah,” Hong nodded.
“One Slash-Knife alone was so valuable—combined, those treasures are worth even more…” Thunder’s eyes gleamed with excitement.
“Oh, right. Second brother, you wanted the Thunder Dao secret techniques—five sets in total.” Luo Feng flipped his hand, and five auxiliary light-brains floated above his palm before dropping to the ground. “Second brother, each auxiliary light-brain contains one set of the Thunder Dao secret techniques. Study them well.”
“The secret techniques of Lord Kabu?” Thunder immediately squatted down, pulling out all five chips from the auxiliary brains before inserting one into his own intelligent light-brain.
“Awesome.”
Thunder’s face flushed with excitement as he closed his eyes, beginning to study the Thunder Dao secret techniques.
In the control room, Thunder watched the thunder techniques while Luo Feng and Hong conversed.
“Little brother,” Hong spoke in a low, serious tone, “the value of all these treasures combined is astronomical—far more than the Slash-Knife. How do you plan to handle them?”
“Sell them,” Luo Feng replied.
“How?” Hong frowned, “These treasures are too valuable. They might be dangerous to handle, possibly attracting the attention of some superpowerful beings. We might not only fail to gain money but even risk our lives.”
Luo Feng nodded with a smile, “I understand that, but I have a plan.”
“A plan? What plan?” Hong asked curiously.
“It’s a secret for now,” Luo Feng said mysteriously.
In truth, the total value of these treasures far exceeded that of many Realm Lords—it was even more valuable than the “Eternal Love.” For Luo Feng, a mere Stellar-Level warrior, handling such treasures was indeed difficult. One wrong move could draw the attention of powerful beings and bring disaster upon himself.
If this had happened when he first arrived at the Qiulong Star, Luo Feng would have been helpless. But now, he had found a way to handle these treasures—safely and securely!
…
The dark universe was silent. The journey back to Earth from Canglan via intercosmic travel would take about 21 days.
After chatting for a while in the control room, Luo Feng and Hong suddenly noticed Thunder staring wide-eyed.
“Second brother?” Hong smiled, “Why are your eyes so wide?”
“Even after getting so many treasures, I’ve never seen you look this stunned,” Luo Feng teased.
Thunder blinked twice, looking at Hong and Luo Feng, “Big brother, third brother, I need to tell you something.”
“Hmm?” Luo Feng and Hong exchanged glances—something was off.
“What’s wrong?” Hong asked.
Thunder murmured, “Didn’t you say, third brother, that you inherited the Yimo Star legacy? It seems like… I’ve inherited Lord Kabu’s legacy.”
“Huh?” Luo Feng and Hong’s eyes widened.
Legacy?
Obtaining secret techniques and inheriting a legacy were two entirely different concepts.
“Just now, I skimmed through the five sets of techniques, each inserted into a chip,” Thunder said softly, “Four of them were normal techniques, but the fifth chip contained an artificial intelligence! And… it… it… it…”
“An AI?” Luo Feng and Hong realized something.
“It was that old man with the white beard,” Thunder blinked, “and it congratulated me, saying I had become the disciple of Lord Kabu.”
“Lord Wu?” Luo Feng was stunned.
Could that depraved AI, “Lord Wu,” truly be one of the five sacred shards—the disciple of the mighty Kabu?
How similar this seemed to the scene where he himself had become the disciple of “Huyan Bo, the Master of Yimo Star.”
But his teacher was “Huyan Bo, the Master of Yimo Star.”
And now, Thunder had become the disciple of the deceased Lord Kabu?
“I bought five sets of techniques, and ended up giving my second brother a teacher?” Luo Feng felt dazed.
…
Within the Inner Realm.
After all the adventurers had left, internal personnel from the Galactic Mercenary Alliance— one Realm Lord and two Domain Lords—entered the Inner Realm and arrived before the ancient castle.
“Boom~~”
The ancient castle collapsed with a thunderous roar.
“Lord, there are no treasures inside the castle,” a fat, pink-skinned, bearded man respectfully reported.
“Lord, the AI inside the castle is merely an auxiliary one—it’s not a true AI lifeform. The white-bearded AI lifeform must have been hidden inside one of the adventurers who left the Inner Realm,” another thin, bearded man added.
The Realm Lord in black battle armor hovered in the air, frowning slightly, “If that’s the case, forget it. The Inner Realm itself is a treasure! Notify the Galactic Mercenary Alliance’s Heilong Mountain Branch! Discontinue this Thunder World as a testing ground… I will personally transform this Inner Realm. It can become a secret training ground for our alliance.”
“Yes, Lord,” the two Domain Lords bowed respectfully.
The black-clad Realm Lord hovered in the air, suddenly spreading his arms wide—
Boom~~~
Instantly, the sky darkened, and the mighty cosmic essence surged forth from the foundation of the Inner Realm. The Inner Realm began a major transformation! Such a transformation could only be performed by a Realm Lord.
…
Back on Canglan Star, in the ancient city, atop a skyscraper over 8000 meters tall.
The two Realm Lords, Hagreve and Jiang Tianchen, sat facing each other.
“Jiang Tianchen, here you go,” Hagreve casually tossed a spatial ring that shimmered with faint light. It flew in an arc toward Jiang Tianchen, who smiled and caught it, “Hagreve, you’re indeed generous. Here’s the final password to the Legacy Crystal Ball.”
Jiang Tianchen immediately sent an email through the virtual universe network to Hagreve.
Hagreve received it instantly and learned the final password.
As a Realm Lord, splitting off a thread of consciousness to handle such matters was effortless.
“You’re not trying to trick me with this password, are you?” Hagreve’s eyes narrowed, glancing at Jiang Tianchen.
“I’m not that despicable,” Jiang Tianchen smiled lightly, “Hagreve, you can go to the First Galactic Bank right now and try to retrieve the ‘stored Legacy Crystal Ball.'”
Hagreve immediately stood up.
Whoosh!
He vanished from the hall in an instant.
…
Almost exactly one second later, in a magnificent city on the opposite side of Canglan Star, the towering First Galactic Bank stood prominently. Hagreve had already entered.
“A three-star customer?” The branch manager of the First Galactic Bank on Canglan was a hunchbacked old man with three eyes and a shell on his back. Upon learning through the bank’s AI system that a three-star customer had arrived, the manager rushed to the first-floor lobby to greet him.
Moments later, in the 19th-floor hall of the bank.
“Lord Hagreve,” the manager bowed respectfully. As the manager of such an important branch, his authority was high enough to serve three-star customers.
“I want to retrieve my stored item,” Hagreve said coldly.
“Retrieve stored item?” The manager looked slightly puzzled—Hagreve hadn’t stored anything locally.
“It’s from millions of years ago,” Hagreve added.
“Lord Hagreve, items from millions of years ago must have been transferred to the Qianwu Galactic Division for safekeeping,” the manager smiled, “Once you provide your account number and password, we will retrieve the item from the Qianwu Galactic Nation and deliver it to your designated location as quickly as possible.”
Hagreve nodded slightly, “The account number is…”
He quickly recited the account number.
“This account requires high confidentiality and needs three passwords,” the manager said as he began inputting.
“The first password is…”
“Passed,” the manager said.
“The second password is…”
“Passed.”
“The third password is…”
“Passed,” the manager said.
“Beep!”
The manager smiled at Hagreve, “Lord Hagreve, just a moment. The central processing system will soon provide confirmation. Based on my experience, retrieving the item from the Qianwu Galactic Division will take about a month.”
“Hmm,” Hagreve held his breath, filled with anticipation.
To obtain this Legacy Crystal Ball, he had invested a great deal of time and effort, especially to acquire the final password, for which he had traded away many treasures to Jiang Tianchen.
“Hmm?” The manager looked at the screen beside him, his expression suddenly changing.
“What’s wrong?” Hagreve looked at him.
“Lord Hagreve, I think there’s no need to retrieve the item from the Qianwu Galactic Division,” the manager said, turning to him.
“Huh?” Hagreve’s brows furrowed.
“The stored item is a voice recording,” the manager said.
“You may leave.”
Hagreve waved his hand sharply.
“Yes, sir.” The manager quickly left the room.
Hagreve stood before the screen, which displayed a voice recording file. With a dark expression, he tapped the screen, and the ancient recording, preserved for millions of years, began to play: “I’m delighted to inform you—you’ve been tricked! Hahaha! How do you feel? Frustrated? Did you sacrifice a lot for those three passwords? Hahaha! I would never give all three passwords to the same person. Let you all fight and struggle, only to end up empty-handed. Hahaha!”
Hagreve clenched his teeth in fury.
“Boom!” Hagreve swung his arm violently, shattering the screen before him.
“Three-star customer, you have damaged our bank property. Please compensate according to our pricing,” a robotic voice echoed in the room.
Hagreve’s face twisted with rage.
“Die!!!” Hagreve roared, unleashing his power. A mighty aura surged outward, causing items in the hall to explode one after another, scattering debris and filling the air with dust.
“Where is the Legacy Crystal Ball?!” Hagreve growled through gritted teeth, emerging from the dust.
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