Having the citizenship of the Black Dragon Empire makes opening an account very easy.
After paying 17 Qianwu coins, all procedures were completed.
“Sir, these ten neural-link helmets have been registered to anonymous accounts. Here’s your change. Thank you for your business,” the receptionist said with a smile.
Luo Feng casually stowed the ten helmets into his spatial ring—as Babata had advised, displaying ownership of a spatial ring was perfectly acceptable on Qionglong Star!
However, one must treat their spatial ring as if it were only ten meters in length, width, and height. Never attempt to store anything larger than that volume.
After all…
Spatial storage items vary in rank. It was perfectly normal for someone who could ride a Black Dragon spaceship and had Silver Stream guards as bodyguards to possess a small storage item. However, Luo Feng’s spatial ring, with dimensions exceeding 600 meters in length, 500 meters in width, and 100 meters in height, was undoubtedly a luxury item. Possessing such a ring could easily cost one’s life if discovered.
On Luo Feng’s person were priceless treasures such as the Yimo Star No., the corpse and weapons of an immortal expert, fragments of the Red-Copper Core, and the spatial ring itself, all of which were extremely valuable.
A single hair plucked from a master like the Yimo Star’s owner was stronger than the Lord of Qionglong Star Domain!
Therefore, if Luo Feng, the heir of Yimo Star, were to recklessly reveal his true treasures, the consequences would be unimaginable.
…
Inside a leisure restaurant in Qionglong City, the restaurant, though modern in style, was quite similar to those on Earth.
Even on different planets, humans still shared many similarities, such as valuing privacy and seeking respect. Earth’s ancient taverns had private rooms, and modern Earth restaurants still had private rooms. Similarly, on this highly developed Qionglong Star, restaurants also featured private rooms with high privacy.
Of course… the price was a notch higher.
“Alright, you may leave now.” Luo Feng ordered a glass of exotic fruit juice and dismissed the waiter.
“Sir, if you need anything, please press this button.” The staff smiled and left, closing the door behind.
Click!
Luo Feng locked the room from the inside and ordered his two Silver Stream guards to protect him.
“Ba Ba Ta, enter the virtual universe.” Luo Feng commanded.
“Haha, I’ve been looking forward to this day.” Babata was extremely excited. Ever since opening the account, he had wanted to enter the virtual universe. However, entering the virtual universe required one’s consciousness to leave the body. Although Luo Feng could now multitask mentally, he had not yet mastered the ability to split his consciousness. Therefore, a safe place was necessary.
…
“Connecting to the virtual universe…”
A deep, vast voice echoed in Luo Feng’s mind.
Luo Feng’s consciousness was in darkness.
…
It was an ancient city, with streets paved with large, neatly cut stones. The passersby on the streets, though of strange appearances, varying heights, and different races, mostly wore simple gray clothing, and each had a small sprite perched on their shoulder.
Poof!
Suddenly, a person appeared in the crowd—none other than Luo Feng. Dressed in plain gray clothes, Luo Feng had a fist-sized “demon Babata” sitting on his shoulder. Babata was also dressed in uniform green clothes, looking cute and just like a small sprite.
“Is this… the virtual universe network?”
Luo Feng stood on the street, watching the crowd, somewhat stunned.
“Of course.” Babata’s voice echoed in Luo Feng’s mind. “We are currently on ‘Black Dragon Island,’ at the edge of the Qianwu Continent in the virtual universe.”
“Island?” Luo Feng blinked.
“All those within the territory of the Black Dragon Empire who connect to the virtual universe network will appear directly on ‘Black Dragon Island.'” Babata explained. “Although it’s called an island, the Black Dragon Star Region consists of more than eight thousand star systems, countless planets, and a large number of humans online. Therefore, the area of this island is larger than any planet in the real universe.”
Luo Feng was amazed.
“Everyone who enters the virtual universe has a ‘virtual assistant.'” Babata said. “That’s the small sprite on everyone’s shoulder.”
“The intelligence level of the virtual assistant depends on the device used by the user to access the virtual universe, such as ‘neural-link helmets,’ ‘auxiliary optical brains,’ ‘intelligent optical processors,’ or ‘sentient lifeforms.’ For instance, the minor sprites generated by neural-link helmets lack cognitive abilities and can only offer basic responses. They will only act upon direct commands.” Babata explained.
Luo Feng nodded slightly.
“In the virtual universe, you can chat remotely with friends. You can also pay to teleport and meet in the virtual universe.” Babata explained. “Moreover, similar to ‘securities, futures,’ you can also operate in the virtual universe.”
“You can link to your bank account.”
“You can learn martial arts here!”
“You can place orders and make purchases here.”
“You can play virtual games. These are 100% simulated virtual games, just like reality. There are many types of virtual games… you can say, there is nothing the game providers can’t do.”
“Games, delicacies, beauties, finance, trading, duels, learning… everything is here!” Babata said. “The virtual universe is an enormous market, more vast than any planet. It gathers all the elite of humanity in the universe. What is impossible in reality can be achieved here.”
Luo Feng was amazed.
It was so vast!
Compared to the real universe, the virtual universe was infinitely more prosperous and attractive!
“However, virtual is virtual after all.” Babata said seriously. “No matter how long you stay in the virtual universe, it cannot help your physical cultivation! For powerful beings, the virtual universe is merely a convenient channel. You can use it to meet and communicate with many like-minded powerful beings.”
“You can buy and sell many things that are unavailable on your home planet.”
“But if you spend all day immersed in the virtual universe, especially playing virtual games, unless you have no pressure, no ambition, and money to burn, most people will end up in tragedy!” Babata emphasized solemnly.
He was well aware of the temptation of virtual games, so he had to warn Luo Feng.
“Of course, if you play interactive training games or single-player training games, similar to the ‘Trial Tower’ on your Earth, that would be fine.” Babata added.
“Trial Tower?” Luo Feng was speechless.
That was hardly a game.
It was pure training.
“Ba Ba Ta, check the metal combinations needed for the Golden Horn Beast and the metal combinations for cultivating ‘Benzun Tian Di.'” Luo Feng mentally asked. Communicating with Babata mentally in the virtual universe was still safe. The ‘Virtual Universe Company’ claimed it never monitored anyone’s information and never leaked anyone’s data.
These two absolutes were the fundamental cornerstones of the Virtual Universe Company.
“Luofeng, the best metal combination for the Golden Horn Beast at the Stellar level is a combination of 325 B-grade pure metals, which can increase the growth rate of the inner world by 89 times… Well, I have already gathered information on these 325 metals; they are all available for sale in the universe!” Babata quickly gathered all the information he had thought of.
“How much will it cost, roughly?” Luo Feng asked quickly.
89 times!
From the first stage of the Stellar level to the first stage of the Cosmic level, the slowest is 100 years. Once using the metal combination for consumption, one could step into the ‘Cosmic level’ in a year with just a little.
At the Cosmic level, one is already a big shot on a planet like Qionglong.
In the Milky Way, one would be an emperor with absolute authority.
“A year’s supply will cost over 60 billion Black Dragon coins.” Babata said.
“How can it be so much? A ton of B-grade metal Xuan Tie Jing is only 9 Black Dragon coins? Although it’s a metal combination, it’s more effective. But a year’s worth of tens of thousands of tons at most! How can it be over 60 billion?” Luo Feng couldn’t help but ask. Tens of thousands of tons of Xuan Tie Jing would only be a few million Black Dragon coins.
“Luofeng, you’re thinking wrong!”
“Although A-grade metals are cheaper than B-grade metals, and B-grade metals are cheaper than C-grade metals, and C-grade metals are cheaper than D-grade metals… this is a relatively normal situation. However, there are still some very special metals.” Babata said. “For example, the C-grade metal ‘Liu Yin,’ which is the Liu Yin used to manufacture the Liu Yin Guards!”
“One Liu Yin Guard consumes about a ton of Liu Yin.”
“One ton of C-grade Wu Yi is only 3,000 Black Dragon coins.”
“But do you know how much one Liu Yin Guard costs?” Babata asked in return.
Luo Feng was stunned.
Right, the reactions of Gao Sheng and those official department personnel when they saw the Liu Yin Guards… obviously, the Liu Yin Guards were very expensive! Otherwise, they wouldn’t care so much.
“The listed price of one Liu Yin Guard is 280 million Black Dragon coins! One ton of Liu Yin metal costs 160 million Black Dragon coins. It’s much more expensive than other C-grade metals like Wu Yi.” Babata said. “It’s because Liu Yin metal is special and rare, so it’s incredibly expensive! It’s more expensive than many D-grade metals.”
“And among the 325 B-grade metal combinations needed for the growth of your ‘inner world,’ there are three that have ‘spatial attributes’ and are the main materials for making spatial objects. Therefore, they are more expensive, plus your quantity is too large.” Babata explained.
Luo Feng smiled bitterly, helpless.
These were the main materials for making spatial rings and other objects, how could they be cheap?
And he needed to consume hundreds of tons every day, and swallow it all in a year?
Six hundred billion Black Dragon coins, it’s not cheap!
But he had no money!
900 Qianwu coins were equivalent to 900,000 Black Dragon coins. The distance to six hundred billion… was too far away.
“Of course, there are other metal combinations, much cheaper. But they are still beyond your reach.” Babata said. “For example, there is a metal combination that costs over 10 billion a year, with a cultivation speed increase of 39 times. There is also one that costs more than 3 billion Black Dragon coins a year, with a cultivation speed increase of 20 times. And there is one that costs over 100 million a year, with a cultivation speed increase of 5 times.”
The Golden Horn Beast eats too much, hundreds of tons every day. Luo Feng was heartbroken.
“As for the metal combinations required for ‘Ben Zun Tian Di,’ they are even more expensive… for now, you’d better not think about it.” Babata said directly.
Luo Feng put all that aside and asked the second important question: “Babata, if I want to claim Earth as my own and become the Lord of Earth! What are the conditions?” To prevent people from other planets from selling Earth and enslaving Earthlings, the best method was—becoming the Lord of Earth myself!
Recognized by the Empire’s laws! Of course, no one could take a claimed planet away!
“Become the Lord of Earth? Let me check…” Babata blinked.
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