Traveling aboard the Black Dragon spaceship through cosmic shuttles, they arrived the same day at the planet Bolan, located 11,800 light-years away from Earth.
Bolan, an extremely cold region.
Numerous large warehouse bases were scattered across this frigid zone. A black spaceship slowly descended inside one of the largest warehouse bases, landing before a castle in the residential area.
Zzzzt! Zzzzt! Zzzzt!
Luo Feng, Hong, and Thunder leapt swiftly out of the hatch, followed closely by four Black Maw guards.
“Master!” 101 servants stationed on Bolan stood outside the castle, respectfully welcoming Luo Feng’s arrival.
“Brother, Second Brother, follow me,” Luo Feng said, heading toward the castle.
As they climbed the castle’s spiral staircase,
“Third Brother, this place is pretty good,” Thunder said, gazing through the stairway window at the snow-covered landscape outside. This was his first time leaving Earth for another life-bearing planet in the cosmos. “This is my first time leaving Earth, and I suddenly find myself here… uh, how far away from Earth is this place again?”
“11,800 light-years,” Luo Feng replied somewhat dryly.
With all the pressure from the Norlanshan family matters, he was quite stressed, yet his Second Brother, who had initially been nervous, was now surprisingly relaxed.
“11,800 light-years, what a distant place,” Thunder mused.
“This is a good place to settle down,” Hong nodded slightly.
“Brother, Second Brother, you’re not worried at all?” Luo Feng opened a door and entered a lounge.
The three brothers sat separately on the sofas.
“Worried? Rushing won’t help in the face of danger,” Hong said calmly. “Whether it’s the ancient yoga meditation mastered by the Second Brother, or the ancient Chinese practices of cultivating inner peace and tranquility, they both greatly benefit one’s mental state.”
“Mental state?” Luo Feng asked, puzzled.
Among the Yimo Star lineage or other cultivation methods, most emphasized ‘techniques’ and ‘cultivation levels,’ with cultivation levels being different from mental states.
A person with a terrible mental state, evil and insane, could still become a powerful being.
“Could it be…” Inside the intelligent space, Babata’s blood-red eyes gleamed, “that this is why Hong and Thunder, at the Stellar level, already possess domains? On Earth, the strongest warriors come from China and India! Many experts even reach the ‘Sword Intent’ level of cultivation, which is significantly higher than the average level in the universe.”
The cultivation levels are mainly divided into—Foundation, Sword Intent, Domain, and World—four major tiers.
Beyond that, it involves immortality.
“Let’s not talk about this anymore.”
In the lounge, Luo Feng’s expression turned serious as he said, “Brothers, during the journey to Bolan, I’ve been thinking… our previous plan was a bit risky!”
“Risky?” Hong and Thunder both nodded slightly after some thought.
“What else can we do?” Thunder shrugged helplessly.
“We can’t be precise down to every minute and second. Once the Norlanshan fleet reaches Earth, they might immediately capture and control some key individuals,” Luo Feng’s gaze was as sharp as a blade. “No matter what, I absolutely don’t want my family to be in danger. I’m sure you two brothers feel the same way.”
Hong nodded and said, “Didn’t we leave another spaceship on Earth?”
The C-class spaceship brought by the previous space adventure team was parked behind Luo Feng’s family castle, meant to allow Luo Feng, Hong, Thunder’s families, and some key individuals to escape in critical moments.
“No! That spaceship is too small, only able to hold a few people? 1,000? 3,000 people would probably fill it completely, so how would we handle the supply of provisions? What would they eat and drink?” Luo Feng shook his head. “In the worst-case scenario, rescuing just a thousand people might even make it difficult for the race to reproduce.”
“So what do you want…”
Hong and Thunder looked at Luo Feng.
“Purchase a survival base!” Luo Feng said.
“A survival base?” Both Hong and Thunder looked puzzled, not quite understanding what that was.
“Usually, when developing a primitive planet or an important mineral-rich planet, a survival base is built on that planet!” Luo Feng explained. “Survival bases vary in size; smaller ones can accommodate millions of people, while larger ones can house billions. Survival bases can ensure air supply, water, food, and other essentials.”
“Oh?” Both Hong and Thunder’s eyes lit up.
“Let’s go to the virtual universe network and find someone selling survival bases,” Luo Feng smiled.
Although the Norlanshan family fleet would arrive in three months, the exact timing wasn’t specified—whether it would be 88 days, 89 days, or… In any case, the time wasn’t precise enough! To prevent any accidents, it would be better to build a sturdy survival base. That would be much safer.
…
In the virtual universe, on the Black Dragon Island under the Qianwu Continent.
Although Black Dragon Island was called an island, it was millions of times larger than all the combined landmasses of Earth.
Inside a private dining room of a restaurant,
“Although this is the virtual universe, the taste of the food here is just like the real thing,” Thunder praised, clicking his tongue. “And the prices are also very cheap.”
“Don’t eat too much. The manager from ‘Tieluo Company’ will be here soon,” Hong said.
Luo Feng, however, had a hint of worry on his face.
Just now, with Babata’s help, he had checked the prices of survival bases, and his good mood instantly plummeted to the depths.
Knock, knock, knock. The sound of knocking on the door echoed.
Thunder stood up and opened the door.
A tall figure entered, about 2.6 meters tall, with brown skin and three scars on each cheek. This was the second-level manager of the Tieluo Company’s branch stationed on Black Dragon Empire, who smiled and bowed slightly, “My name is Luodi. It’s a pleasure to meet you three. Since the request to purchase a survival base involves a large amount of money, it’s better for us to discuss it in person.”
“We understand,” Luo Feng nodded slightly.
The manager placed the black tablet on the table, and the screen immediately displayed images of various survival bases.
“Look, survival bases come in different sizes, and of course, the prices vary greatly too.”
“This is the cheapest A-level one. It costs only 100,000 Black Dragon coins to build a base that is 10 kilometers long and wide, about 100 meters high, divided into 30 levels, enough to accommodate a population of 300 million. There are even larger ones!”
“You three requested a base with strong defense capabilities. This is the B6-level one, which is much more expensive. Despite being the same size as the one above, it costs 90 million Black Dragon coins.”
The manager spoke eloquently with a smile.
Hong and Thunder looked at the prices of the survival bases displayed on the screen.
“I need a survival base that can withstand attacks from a Cosmic-level one warrior,” Luo Feng said directly.
Forty plus elites at the Stellar Level Nine working together would be roughly equivalent to a Cosmic-level one warrior.
“Oh? That will be expensive!”
Luodi’s eyes lit up: “This is the C5-level base, which can accommodate 300 million people and costs 98 billion Black Dragon coins.”
Luo Feng frowned.
He had once sold the Arc Blade Disc for a staggering 18 billion, only to splurge it all on Bibo Nectar, elite bodyguards, precious metals for the Golden-Horned Beast, and Ziguang Dew. Now, merely 1.7 billion Black Dragon Coins remained in his possession. On any mundane planet, such wealth would crown him a tycoon. Yet acquiring a colossal survival fortress capable of enduring assaults from a Cosmic-Level One warrior? That remained a distant dream beyond his means.
“I need a C3-level base,” Luo Feng said directly.
“The C3-level is cheaper. One that can accommodate 300 million people only costs around 51 billion,” Manager Luodi said with a smile.
“Smaller ones,” Luo Feng frowned.
“This one is for 30 million people, costing only 8.9 billion,” Manager Luodi continued to smile.
“Nothing smaller?” Luo Feng asked.
“No,” Manager Luodi’s expression turned slightly sour, secretly cursing in his heart, were these three people here just to mock him?
Luo Feng was thinking. The so-called living standard for these survival bases meant each person would have ten square meters of living space. However, in a critical moment on Earth, if they overcrowded, a base designed for 30 million could easily accommodate 100 million people!
“We searched the information, your company can customize survival bases, right?” Luo Feng said.
“Customize?”
Manager Luodi glanced at Luo Feng, “Customizing according to your requirements is very troublesome! Therefore, customization is a privilege granted only for orders exceeding 10 billion Black Dragon coins. Hey, you three, are you going to buy or not? If you can’t afford a C-level base, just buy a B-level one. Don’t act like you look down on B-level bases but still complain that C-level ones are too big.”
“Can’t you speak more politely?” Thunder got angry and shouted in Chinese.
Unfortunately…
Manager Luodi didn’t understand a word.
“Oh, getting angry?” Luodi touched his big nose, sneering, “Dealing with people like you in the virtual universe network is common! You obviously can’t afford anything, yet you keep asking questions back and forth, wasting my time! Do you think because this is the virtual universe, I can’t teach you a lesson, so you dare to mock me?”
Luo Feng, Hong, and Thunder were stunned.
This manager didn’t even act like a businessman at all?
“What’s wrong? Not satisfied? You think you can just insult me like that? In the real world, I’d definitely teach you a lesson!”
“Tsk, three poor guys!” Luodi scoffed and stood up, then vanished into thin air, obviously having left the virtual universe network.
Inside the private room, Luo Feng, Hong, and Thunder were all quite angry.
Poor guys?
They were called poor guys!
“If I knew the universal language of the cosmos, I’d definitely give him a piece of my mind,” Thunder couldn’t help but say.
“What’s the point of cursing him?”
Babata, perched on Luo Feng’s shoulder like a little sprite, sneered disdainfully. “It’s simple. You just need to become a major client of the Tieluo Company, then file a complaint that Manager Luodi’s service attitude was terrible! This branch department, being only a second-level manager, will get him fired immediately, and he’ll definitely regret it!”
“A major client?” Luo Feng, Hong, and Thunder were all taken aback.
“But we don’t have that much money,” Thunder said.
“That’s easy.”
Babata said casually, “Luo Feng, don’t you have the ‘Black Dragon X81 spaceship’? This antique luxury is definitely a favorite among spaceship enthusiasts. There will be plenty of collectors willing to buy it.”
“Sell the Black Dragon spaceship?” Luo Feng was surprised.
“In terms of performance, the spaceship captured from that adventure team isn’t much worse than yours. After all, that one is also a C-class spaceship. It’s just made of alloy materials, worth a few billion Black Dragon coins. Your Black Dragon spaceship is worth over ten billion Black Dragon coins. Other than that, there’s not much difference in performance. Sell the Black Dragon spaceship, and you can temporarily use the other one.”
“Moreover, when you get your teacher’s account, you can buy even better spaceships than the Black Dragon one. Who cares about this little bit?”
Luo Feng suddenly smiled.
Right.
After reaching the Stellar Level, he could naturally buy a new spaceship!
“How do I sell the Black Dragon spaceship?” Luo Feng asked.
“Simple, you just contact Gaosheng directly. He’s a spaceship enthusiast. People like him, who have status and position, certainly know a group of similarly interested, wealthy, and influential individuals. They can offer a very high price,” Babata said directly. “Sell the Black Dragon spaceship and build several survival bases for the people of Earth! That would be a great contribution to humanity. Plus, you can become a major client and teach that snobbish guy a lesson.”
Luo Feng nodded.
He immediately had Babata contact Gaosheng. As they made the contact, Luo Feng and the others sat down to eat.
“Hey, Luo Feng, it’s been a while, and you’re only contacting me now?”
A screen appeared in front of Luo Feng and the others, showing the chubby figure.
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