“At official channels, Qianwu Coins can be exchanged for Heiwu Coins, and Heiwu Coins can also be exchanged for Silver-Blue Coins,” Babata said. “However, conversely… Silver-Blue Coins cannot be exchanged for ‘Heiwu Coins’ through official channels, and Heiwu Coins cannot be officially exchanged for ‘Qianwu Coins’ either.”
Luo Feng nodded slightly.
He understood this principle well.
If Earth entered the cosmic human family and brought cosmic currencies to Earth, the upper echelons of Earth would naturally be willing to exchange. But would cosmic nations accept exchanging dollars or Huaxia currency for their currencies?
“Of course, the black market allows reverse exchange,” Babata continued.
As they talked,
The Heiwu spaceship had already accelerated, flying toward the distant Qiu Long Star.
…
Luo Feng stood inside the control room of the Heiwu spaceship, viewing the external scenery virtually displayed before him. He clearly saw the ship approaching Qiu Long Star, already nearing its atmosphere. The atmosphere of Qiu Long Star was very peculiar; colorful gas clouds could be seen even with the naked eye, flowing slowly and making the entire planet appear incredibly brilliant from space.
“Beep!”
“Receiving guidance signal,” Babata announced. “Luo Feng, the spaceship will follow the guidance signal to the planetary docking port.”
Luo Feng nodded slightly.
He had also heard Babata mention that arriving at a planet made it absolutely impossible to fly your ship around freely—you must enter the docking port! Of course… if you were as powerful as the Master of Yimo Star, you could force your way in. For a high-level planet like Qiu Long Star, only a ‘Domain Lord’ could ignore the guidance signal and fly directly into the planet.
Of course, Domain Lords usually showed some respect to Qiu Long Star!
After all…
The owner of this Qiu Long Star was himself a Domain Lord!
…
The Heiwu spaceship pierced through the atmosphere. Through the virtual external view, Luo Feng immediately saw a massive silver city below. It was an extremely vast docking port, filled with countless spaceships, varying in size—some only dozens of meters long, even ten meters or so.
The larger ones were usually massive transport ships, over ten thousand meters in length.
“Receiving signal, we’re heading to the C-Zone!” Babata spoke on the control panel screen.
“The A-Zone is for regular spaceships and warships. The B-Zone is for B-Class spaceships and warships, and the C-Zone is for C-Class ships. There’s even a D-Zone above that,” Babata explained.
The enormous docking port
was divided into several major areas. Each spaceship and warship in the C-Zone was incredibly expensive.
“Whoosh!”
The Heiwu spaceship slowly descended and finally landed.
The hatch opened.
“This planet’s gravity is about three times that of Earth,” Luo Feng flew out of the hatch, instantly feeling the change in gravity.
“Hmm?”
Luo Feng turned his head and saw a green-skinned giant wearing a gray uniform, about two point eight meters tall, with two curved horns on his head flying over and landing in front of Luo Feng. He was courteous and smiling, speaking fluent Universal Cosmic Language: “Venerable sir, welcome to Qiu Long Star. The parking fee for your Heishan X81 model spaceship is six hundred Heiwu Coins per year! If less than a year, it will still be charged as six hundred Heiwu Coins. Here is your parking card.” He said, handing a silver semi-transparent card marked with a ‘C’ to Luo Feng with both hands.
“Remember what I told you earlier about various situations on Qiu Long Star, Luo Feng?” Babata had thoroughly instructed Luo Feng on how to handle various scenarios on this planet.
“I understand.”
Luo Feng smiled, flipped his hand, and produced a coin, casually tossing it over.
“A Qianwu Coin,” the green-skinned man’s eyes lit up.
The official exchange rate of the Heishan Imperial Bank was one Qianwu Coin for one thousand Heiwu Coins. However, one thousand Heiwu Coins could not be exchanged back for a Qianwu Coin! If through the black market… it was possible, but usually, it would take more than a thousand, nearly two thousand Heiwu Coins to exchange for one Qianwu Coin. Ordinary citizens generally didn’t even know where the black market was.
Qianwu Coins were a symbol of status!
“Riding in a luxury like the X81 model and using Qianwu Coins—damn, he must have a huge background,” the green-skinned giant thought enviously.
He himself was a ninth-stage Stellar-Level warrior,
and on Qiu Long Star, he was just an ordinary citizen. If he could break through to become a Star-Emperor-Level warrior, his status would rise dramatically. However… even Star-Emperor-Level warriors would feel intimidated when encountering someone who rode in a luxurious all-metal C5-level spaceship and casually tossed around Qianwu Coins!
No need to ask!
This was clear evidence of a powerful family or influential background.
“No need for change,” Luo Feng said casually.
“Thank you, sir,” the green-skinned giant was extremely respectful. A noble like this could easily command thousands of ninth-stage Stellar-Level warriors.
At this moment—
A spaceship painted entirely in strange black-and-white patterns also landed on the ground less than a hundred meters from Luo Feng. Similarly, a staff member in a gray uniform flew over. The hatch had already opened during landing, and a stout young man with black hair flew out first. There were two purple markings on his face, and his eyes were squinted, making him look quite cute.
His height was about the same as Luo Feng’s.
“Wah!”
The fat young man darted out, immediately followed by four muscular men resembling gorillas.
“The four behind him: three are third-stage Star-Emperor warriors, and one is an eighth-stage Star-Emperor. The fat young man is a third-stage Stellar-Level warrior,” Babata immediately informed Luo Feng.
Luo Feng was secretly shocked.
This fat young man had four Star-Emperor bodyguards! Truly, comparing people was disheartening! Arriving at a planet far more powerful and prosperous than the capital star of the Silver-Blue Empire, Luo Feng finally witnessed the true nobility of powerful families.
“Hey! Hey! Hey!”
The fat man darted to Luo Feng’s Heiwu spaceship, caressing its hull with shining eyes, exclaiming loudly, “Wow! This is an old model from over a million years ago—the Heishan X81. People who owned these ships long ago just collected them! And it’s made entirely of pure Uyi metal, a luxury item! Today I actually get to see such a spaceship!”
“Hey, bro,” the fat man suddenly jumped in front of Luo Feng with a grin, “When you no longer want this X81 spaceship, will you sell it to me? In ten years, I’ll be able to afford it.”
“Oh, first let me introduce myself. I’m Gaosheng Weidi! Just call me Gaosheng.”
Fluent in the Universal Cosmic Language.
“Gaosheng, this Heiwu spaceship required extensive modifications and repairs before I could fully operate it. I’m not ready to sell it yet,” Luo Feng replied casually, following Babata’s earlier advice.
“Yeah, an old model from over a million years ago. After a million years, most parts would have decayed. Repairing it isn’t easier than buying a new one. Brother, you’re definitely one of us enthusiasts,” Gaosheng praised. “Driving a luxury like this pure-metal spaceship, now that’s real prestige!”
Luo Feng smiled.
Actually, the Heiwu spaceship had been sitting in the wreck under Earth’s ocean for nearly a million years without ever being used, so the decay was minimal.
“Brother, you haven’t introduced yourself yet,” the fat man grinned.
“I’m Luo Feng,” Luo Feng smiled.
“Brother Luo Feng, are you traveling alone? No bodyguards? From here to Qiu Long City, there are still several thousand kilometers to go. And on Qiu Long Star, only within the city are you protected. Outside the city walls, we might encounter bandits on the way,” the fat man said.
Luo Feng smiled.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Two black-clad Silver Stream Guards appeared beside him.
“Wow! Silver Stream Guards?” Gaosheng nodded quickly. “Two Silver Stream Guards—one protects while the other engages the enemy. When enlarged, a Silver Stream Guard can easily wrap hundreds of people with its front limbs. After the enemy breaks free, the other Silver Stream Guard can restrain them again. Taking turns, they provide absolute safety.”
Luo Feng smiled.
Earlier, the Silver Stream Guards had successfully restrained a creature as massive as the Golden-Horned Beast. Restraining humans was indeed easy enough to engulf hundreds at once.
“If Brother Luo Feng doesn’t mind, let’s travel together. With my four bodyguards, no one will dare to cause trouble,” Gaosheng grinned.
“Agree to his offer and travel together—it’ll save you trouble,” Babata advised.
“Alright,” Luo Feng smiled and nodded.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
Luo Feng and Gaosheng shot into the air, followed by the four bodyguards.
At the same time, Gaosheng and his four bodyguards activated their armor, and Luo Feng’s Mo Yun Armor also appeared around him.
…
The group of six flew through the air.
“Brother Luo Feng, how much did you pay for that Heiwu spaceship?” Gaosheng couldn’t help but ask, clearly obsessed with spaceships.
“Tell him,” Luo Feng mentally called to Babata.
He didn’t know what figure to give.
“Tell him you paid 9 billion Heiwu Coins for it, and another 2 billion for modifications and repairs,” Babata instructed.
“So much?” Luo Feng was shocked inwardly.
At the official exchange rate, one Heiwu Coin could be exchanged for 1,000 Silver-Blue Coins. This meant the spaceship cost 11 billion Heiwu Coins, equivalent to 11 trillion Silver-Blue Coins.
“Too much? This is pure Uyi metal. The entire spaceship weighs about 2 million tons. Each ton of Uyi metal is worth 3,000 Heiwu Coins, or about 3 million Silver-Blue Coins. Just the Uyi metal alone is worth 6 trillion Silver-Blue Coins,” Babata explained. “Luo Feng, don’t view the universe with Earth’s perspective! One ton of Uyi metal is three thousand Heiwu Coins! One ton of B-grade Xuan Tie essence is only nine Heiwu Coins. A-grade Xuan Tie? Even cheaper.”
Luo Feng understood.
Indeed, it wasn’t expensive. One ton of Xuan Tie essence was only nine coins. Uyi metal at three thousand coins per ton wasn’t expensive!
“This is pure metal. If it were an alloy, it would be cheaper, as alloys are harder and more effective. A C5-level spaceship made of alloys would cost only a tenth, or even less, of the price. So… building a spaceship from pure metal is a luxury, similar to making cars from gold on your Earth.”
Luo Feng sighed inwardly.
No wonder Gaosheng looked so surprised… Pure metal was indeed a luxury.
Only the ultra-wealthy could afford such extravagance!
“This Heiwu spaceship originally cost me 9 billion Heiwu Coins, and another 2 billion for modifications and repairs,” Luo Feng said.
“Wow!”
Gaosheng nodded eagerly, “Brother, you got a bargain. These old models are hard to find these days. In another ten years, my father will transfer a planet to my name. It has 11 billion inhabitants. On average, each person can earn me 100 Karuo Coins annually, which is about 0.06 Heiwu Coins. That means an annual income of over 600 million Heiwu Coins. With a planet, getting a loan of 20 billion Heiwu Coins wouldn’t be difficult.”
Luo Feng smiled, though inwardly he was shocked.
Goodness!
A planet transferred to his name? 11 billion people working for him?
Luo Feng finally understood the difference between Earth’s super-rich and the cosmic super-rich. On Earth, wealth might be measured in property holdings. In the cosmos, wealth was measured in planets!
A true magnate!
At the same time, Luo Feng also realized…
The original owner of the Heiwu spaceship at the bottom of Earth’s ocean must have had an incredibly powerful background! Unfortunately, that person’s entire interstellar fleet was wiped out in a single move by his teacher, the Master of Yimo Star. The person himself died. The entire star region within a thousand light-years around Earth was completely claimed by his teacher. Even that powerful figure, who met a tragic end, clearly dared not provoke an immortal existence.
So he died quietly.
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