“Those two beside you, are they your clansmen?” Gao Sheng smiled.
“Yeah,” Luo Feng nodded. “I’m short on cash recently…”
“Say the word if you need money. As long as it’s not too astronomical, within ten billion Heilong Coins, I’ll cover it for you, no interest at all,” Gao Sheng generously offered.
Of course, loans usually came with interest. For Gao Sheng to say that, he was indeed a true friend.
“No, I want to sell my antique spacecraft, the Heilongshan X81,” Luo Feng replied.
“What!” Gao Sheng’s eyes nearly popped out of his head. “You’re willing to sell it? That’s a centuries-old relic! Very few have been preserved as well as yours. It’s a treasure every spacecraft enthusiast dreams of. I strongly advise you not to sell it. Once you do, it’ll be nearly impossible to buy it back!”
Luo Feng shrugged helplessly.
Spacecraft enthusiast? That wasn’t a luxury he indulged in.
“I’m serious about selling. Do you have any contacts?” Luo Feng asked.
“Selling is easy.”
Gao Sheng’s expression turned serious. “You can list it anywhere, and it’ll sell. But for a high price… Well, I’m part of several spacecraft enthusiast groups. I’ll send out a message to let them know about this. Last time I mentioned your spacecraft, some people were already excited about buying it.”
“Thanks,” Luo Feng felt a surge of joy.
“Alright, wait a moment. Give me some time, and I’ll contact you once I’m done. I’ll make sure to get you the highest price,” Gao Sheng said confidently.
The communication ended.
In the shadow-draped sanctum, Thunder Ninjutsu could no longer contain the creeping tendrils of doubt: “Luo Feng, are you utterly convinced this apostate won’t seek to twist the threads of destiny for his own nefarious designs?”
“What can I do? I don’t have any other good channels,” Luo Feng smiled slightly. “As long as the price is close to what I expect, I think Gao Sheng isn’t that kind of person.”
Approximately twenty-five minutes passed.
“Beep.”
“Message from Gao Sheng,” Babata announced.
“Connect it,” Luo Feng’s eyes lit up.
Dial tone!
A screen materialized before him, displaying Gao Sheng’s image.
“Everything’s settled. I talked to a buddy in the capital star of the Heilongshan Empire. He’s willing to offer up to 12.8 billion Heilong Coins. That’s the highest among all the offers my friends gave me,” Gao Sheng stated directly. “They’re not stupid. No one’s willing to go higher.”
“Alright, that’s the price,” Luo Feng replied decisively.
“Here’s his virtual network ID. You can draft a contract with him and agree on the delivery location,” Gao Sheng told Luo Feng a number directly.
…
After finalizing the deal, Luo Feng and his two companions returned to Earth.
They also brought the silver-gray spacecraft to Bolan Star. For the near future, they would have to temporarily use this silver-gray spacecraft.
Twelve days later.
On Bolan Star, at the planetary docking port.
“This planet is too cold,” a young man dressed in luxurious attire stepped out of a spacecraft adorned with three sword motifs. Behind him followed two bodyguards at the eighth stage of the Stellar level. The young man had thick lips, long hair braided into dozens of small pigtails, and strange patterns on his forehead.
“Sir,” the head of the docking port respectfully greeted nearby.
The young man with the thick lips glanced at the head, indifferent, and looked around. His gaze fell on Luo Feng and his companions in the distance. He immediately shouted joyfully, “Dear Brother Luo Feng, I’m so glad to see you!” He ran over and tried to give Luo Feng a big hug.
“Pleased to meet you, Brother Keri,” Luo Feng also hugged the young man.
“Where’s my treasure?” The young man’s eyes sparkled.
“Look.”
Luo Feng pointed to the distance.
The young man immediately flew to the side of the pure black Heilong spacecraft. He reached out and caressed the hull, admiring the patterns on its surface, and couldn’t help exclaiming, “Wow, pure Uyi metal, the noble black color! And the old X-style Heilong patterns, rarely seen nowadays.”
“It’s so well maintained, wow,” the young man’s eyes sparkled with excitement.
Led by Luo Feng.
The young man toured the interior of the Heilong spacecraft, including the cabins and various compartments.
From Gao Sheng, Luo Feng learned that this young man hailed from the capital star of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire, boasting an immensely powerful background. His family’s influence far surpassed even that of the Noran Clan! Yet, even the direct descendants of such formidable lineages wouldn’t dare provoke a supreme ninth-level cosmic powerhouse over someone they’d just met.
“12.8 billion, money upfront, delivery after payment,” the young man smiled as he descended from the cabin. “I’ve just transferred 12.8 billion Heilong Coins to your account.”
The transaction was successful!
The spacecraft enthusiast young man took his beloved collection, the Heilongshan X81 spacecraft, and left Bolan Star. Luo Feng immediately began customizing “survival bases.”
“Four C2-level small survival bases for five million people each! Price 1.6 billion Heilong Coins each, totaling 6.4 billion Heilong Coins!”
“One C2-level survival base for ten million people! Price 2.6 billion Heilong Coins.”
“One C3-level survival base for ten million people! Price 4.2 billion Heilong Coins.”
“Totaling 13.2 billion Heilong Coins.”
“There’s a secondary supervisor named Lodi at the branch of the Tieluo Company in the Heilongshan Empire in the virtual universe network, with the virtual universe ID XXXXXXX… His attitude is very bad,” Luo Feng said while negotiating with the general manager of the Heilongshan Empire branch of the Tieluo Company.
This grievance was vehemently demanded by his second elder brother, Thunder Ninjutsu!
Poor Supervisor Lodi, ever since joining such a cosmic company as the Tieluo Company, he had been full of pride. The high salary and generous commissions of such a big company allowed him to look down on many of his peers. How could he not be proud?
But alas…
Facing a complaint from a major client worth hundreds of billions, his position as a secondary supervisor was gone. He had forgotten… In business, one must never look down on others. Even if he hadn’t encountered Luo Feng and his group, he would have lost his job when meeting another powerful group someday.
…
Time passed.
During these days, Luo Feng fully immersed himself in cultivation. Under Babata’s guidance, he improved his body’s evolutionary level with the highest efficiency.
He only occasionally went out to receive goods.
…
Before long, it was December 24, 2062, according to the Chinese calendar, Christmas Eve. Exactly one month had passed since the Bro Noran Mountain expedition team arrived on Earth. Luo Feng and his three companions returned aboard their spacecraft.
“In the next day, I will construct a survival base in America! This survival base will accommodate five million people. Of course… during special times, it can house many more people.”
“In India, I will also construct a survival base for five million people.”
“In the territories of Russia and the European Union, which are close to each other, a joint survival base for ten million people will be built.”
“Asia has a large population, so other major cities in Asia will share a survival base for five million people.”
“Africa and South America will share a survival base for five million people.”
“In China, a survival base for ten million people will be used.”
Inside the War God Palace, Luo Feng directly announced to the Earth’s leaders.
…
In terms of population proportion, China indeed gained a slight advantage! After all, the combined population of the European Union and Russia far exceeded that of China, yet they were both using survival bases for ten million people. However, the leaders of the Earth countries couldn’t say much, as these survival bases were gifts from Luo Feng!
Giving the bases was an act of benevolence.
Not giving them couldn’t be blamed on Luo Feng!
In fact, they didn’t know…
The survival base in China was C3 level, while all the other bases were C2 level. Although C2 level survival bases could barely withstand attacks from Cosmic-level one-stage beings, they weren’t as durable as C3.
…
On Earth, in China.
The ‘Hope’ survival base was located north of the Jiangnan Base City. The entire survival base resembled a giant fortress. This survival base was bronze-colored, about 2000 meters in length and width, nearly 90 meters in height, and divided into 28 levels. The standard living area per person could reach 10 square meters.
In the 16th underground level of the survival base.
On a six-meter-wide corridor, the high-level personnel of China were inspecting.
“Chief, isn’t this a bit too crowded?” A middle-aged man couldn’t help but ask.
“Crowded?”
The silver-haired old man shook his head. “Right now, we’ve just converted the original sleeping rooms into bunk beds and side-by-side beds, allowing each room to accommodate four people! The activity areas and other spaces haven’t even been utilized yet. How can this be considered crowded? This survival base can already house 40 million people and can definitely accommodate more!”
“If we add more, there won’t even be space for activities,” the middle-aged man immediately replied.
At present, the survival base did have activity areas, etc.
People living inside wouldn’t feel too crowded.
“It’s better to be crowded than to die,” the silver-haired old man sighed softly, glancing at his reflection in the mirror embedded in the corridor. His hair had gone from gray to completely white.
“The universe is a place unfamiliar to us Earthlings.”
“Luofeng, everything depends on you three.”
…
On Earth, various countries relocated their warriors and technological elites to the ‘survival bases.’ Since warriors were usually concentrated in specific areas, their collective relocation mostly went unnoticed by the general population.
…
Time passed.
Ordinary Earthlings continued their normal lives, while Earth’s elites moved into the survival bases!
…
Luofeng had already arrived at a planet near the Milky Way, one of the official stations of the Heilongshan Empire – Biyan Star. It was the core planet of several surrounding vassal states, with a status comparable to the capital star of a typical lower civilization nation. Biyan Star was closer to Earth than Qiulong Star. The interstellar journey only took more than five days.
On Biyan Star.
Luofeng didn’t dare to relax for a moment, pushing his body’s evolution to the maximum efficiency.
Once he reached the Stellar level, he could immediately obtain his teacher’s account on Biyan Star and apply to become the Lord of Earth.
…
In space.
Around this star, eight planets continuously orbited it. This was the Solar System! This was a life-bearing planet – Earth!
Two massive interstellar warships flew one after the other at an astonishing speed through space.
“Senior Brother Pula, we’ll arrive at that life-bearing planet in 2 hours and 26 minutes!”
“The imaging is complete. What a beautiful blue planet.”
“How beautiful.”
The Noran family fleet, after more than two years of interstellar travel, had finally arrived at the Solar System.
And this day was February 21, 2063, according to the Chinese calendar!
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