Return to the Milky Way Galaxy

"The slaves are all in the hall on the second lower level. Mr. Luo, please follow me." The green-haired man led the way.This spaceship was much larger than Luo Feng's Heilong spaceship.Of course, its material quality was significantly inferior; this was merely a B-grade spaceship. On the second lower level of the ship, in a spacious hall over a hundred meters in diameter, stood a large number of slaves—some burly, some stern, some alluringly beautiful. Without being told, it would be impossible to tell from their appearance that they were slaves.After all, even the weakest among them were Ninth-tier Planetary Spirit Readers, stronger than Luo Feng himself! How could their demeanor be poor?"Mr. Luo, please stand at the front," the green-haired middle-aged man said. "The entire process will take a while.""Alright." Luo Feng walked to the front of the hall, looking at the slaves standing ramrod straight before him. 1000 Ninth-tier Planetary slaves were gathered together, while 16 Star-level slaves stood closest to Luo Feng."Beep!" A strange sound rang out. Instantly, all the slaves' eyes became somewhat vacant. In a corner of the hall, the green-haired man was directing his subordinates to quickly operate instruments, and one instrument was pointed directly at Luo Feng, seemingly collecting his information. Time passed, minute by minute, and gradually, the slaves' eyes brightened, becoming spirited once more.After about twelve minutes. "Master!" The thousand-plus slaves, male or female, from various races, uniformly bowed slightly, their voices filled with utmost respect."Mr. Luo." The green-haired middle-aged man approached, carrying a silver box and beaming. "Everything is done. Inside are 1016 control terminal microchips for the 1016 slaves. Each control terminal chip corresponds to one slave! The microchips can be operated by inserting them into an auxiliary optical computer.""I've included a detailed instructional data card for the operation methods," the green-haired middle-aged man explained.Luo Feng nodded. Babata had already explained all this to him in detail."Mr. Wula, then I'll proceed with the transfer," Luo Feng said with a smile. After transferring the remaining balance to the slave merchant's account, the transaction was complete."Haha." Upon receiving notification that the balance had arrived, the green-haired middle-aged man's face lit up with a wide smile. "Mr. Luo, it's been a pleasure doing business with you. Here's my Virtual Universe Network ID. If you ever wish to purchase more slaves in the future, please contact me as soon as possible. Feel free to state any requirements you have for the slaves! I will definitely give you the best possible discount." He said, handing over a business card."I will." Luo Feng took it, then turned to look at the 1016 slaves."Follow me," Luo Feng said."Yes, Master." Three Seventh-tier Star-level Heilong Tribe Spirit Readers immediately followed Luo Feng, with the other thirteen Star-level individuals behind them, and finally the 1000 slaves. Some slaves whispered among themselves: "Becoming a master is a headache. It seems our new master is a person of great status and position. I hope we'll have good days ahead."Although bio-chips were low-cost, their technological content was extremely high. It was rumored that they were a technology acquired by the human race during their wars with the Machine Race. Once integrated with a bio-chip... one would be completely controlled. They would retain all past memories, yet from the depths of their hearts, they would be utterly loyal to their master! Even the slightest thought of disrespect would trigger a countermeasure from the bio-chip.Therefore... throughout the vast cosmos, for countless years, not a single slave controlled by a bio-chip had ever rebelled against their master. Only if a slave became a 'Domain Lord' could they resist the bio-chip's countermeasures, the strongest of which was to explode the head... However, a Domain Lord expert could survive even with their head destroyed....Qiulong Star, planetary docking bay."Respected sir, welcome back to Qiulong Star anytime." A green-skinned strongman, wearing a gray uniform, 2.8 meters tall, with two curved horns on his head, respectfully retrieved the docking card from Luo Feng's hand. He watched as the formidable group, led by three Seventh-tier Star-level individuals, entered the Heilong spaceship.The Heilong spaceship took off, departing the docking bay."Phew." The green-skinned strongman finally let out a sigh of relief. "It hasn't even been a day, and he's already left with a large group of people. And there are three Seventh-tier Star-level Spirit Readers!" The green-skinned strongman looked at the power display on his auxiliary optical computer and still felt his blood boil.16 Star-level. 1000 Ninth-tier Planetary. Such an elite army could absolutely sweep through ordinary planets with ease....In outer space, beyond Qiulong Star. Heilong spaceship control room.Three Fifth-tier Star-level and three Seventh-tier Star-level individuals stood respectfully behind Luo Feng. The ten First-tier Star-level individuals had temporarily gone to manage the 1000 Ninth-tier Planetary slaves; those 1100 people were housed on the lower and middle decks of the Heilong spaceship."The spaceship has left Qiulong Star," Babata's cute little devil avatar appeared on the control panel screen. "Now accelerating."A moment later. "The spaceship will reach light speed and initiate cosmic travel in ten seconds." "8... 7... 6... 5... 4... 3... 2... 1!" The spaceship vibrated slightly. For ten seconds. "Warp successful, now entering the Dark Universe."Only then did Luo Feng turn to look at the six Heilong Tribe Star-level slaves behind him. Among the 1016 slaves he purchased, the six most powerful ones were all from the Heilong Tribe. The other 1010 slaves were selected from the 13 races Luo Feng had initially specified, the common characteristic of these 13 races being... their height and appearance were relatively close to Earthlings."Heilong Tribe." Luo Feng looked at the six individuals: four males, two females.Heilong Tribe men were very handsome, and the women were very beautiful, closely resembling Earthlings. The only difference was... they had fangs when their mouths were open, and their eyes were dark red."What are your names?" Luo Feng asked."Master." One of the Seventh-tier Star-level Heilong Tribe women smiled slightly. "My name, translated into the Cosmic Common Language, is 'Ebola Shadeniennitasna'.""Master, my name is Weitianla Kedenisentulade," said the slightly more robust man among the Seventh-tier Star-level Heilong Tribe members."Master,..." All six individuals reported their names consecutively."Good heavens." Luo Feng was speechless for a moment. These Heilong Tribe names were truly long."From today onwards, I don't care what you call each other when chatting," Luo Feng said, pointing directly at the robust Seventh-tier Star-level man. "I will call you 'Meng Yi', you 'Meng Er', you 'Meng San'." In one breath, from Meng Yi to Meng Liu, Luo Feng directly assigned their names.Meng San and Meng Liu were female."Yes, Master." The six Heilong Tribe members happily accepted their new names, though they exchanged helpless glances."You may all return to your cabins to rest," Luo Feng instructed."Yes." The six withdrew. Only Luo Feng remained in the control room, and the control room door automatically closed."Babata, connect to the Virtual Universe Network," Luo Feng commanded mentally....Virtual Universe World, Heilong Mountain Island. On the bustling streets, people flowed ceaselessly, and occasionally someone would appear out of thin air, just as Luo Feng abruptly materialized.The fist-sized little devil sat on Luo Feng's shoulder."Mr. Luo Feng, your Cosmic River Bank account has been detected. Would you like to bind it?" A voice appeared out of thin air in Luo Feng's mind, soft and comfortable."Bind," Luo Feng said. The Cosmic River Bank account was linked to a spiritual imprint. This Virtual Universe, connected to consciousness, also linked to a spiritual imprint."Babata, proceed with the plan," Luo Feng said, casually walking into an old bar by the roadside, ordering a fruit juice, and sitting in a corner."Luo Feng, I've gathered some information. Within a thirty-thousand light-year radius of Earth, there are many planets that meet your requirements to serve as our second base!" Babata said."Oh?" Luo Feng frowned slightly. Earth was his home, and he was determined to become its lord, so Earth was naturally his primary base!However... because the Yunmo Star Master had entered the Dark Universe back then, he had used a spatial secret technique to conceal the coordinates corresponding to Earth's vicinity within a thousand light-year radius in the Dark Universe! Finding these hidden coordinates was extremely difficult, something even Immortal-level experts rarely managed. So, apart from Babata, who could easily locate the concealed coordinates... ...other spaceships simply couldn't reach Earth directly! They could only travel slowly! And in the future, if Luo Feng wanted to purchase metals and other goods, having them delivered to Earth would be impossible. Therefore—a second base had to be chosen! This second base would be Luo Feng's receiving point for large quantities of metals in the future, and an important location for interacting with various figures in the cosmos."As close to Earth as possible." "As cheap as possible." "As sparsely populated as possible." "As large a warehouse as possible," Luo Feng stated.What he needed was a massive warehouse! In the cosmos, there were many such warehousing services catering to the transportation industry.In areas unsuitable for cultivation or human habitation, it was common to find large warehouse complexes."Luo Feng, I found one online that's quite good. Bailan Star, a planet in the Milky Way Galaxy, is 11,800 light-years away from Earth. Bailan Star is perpetually in an extremely low-temperature state, with cold areas reaching around -120 degrees Celsius. Even the warmest places are mostly around -10 degrees Celsius. The entire planet has a population of 2.1 billion, and due to the low temperatures, almost everyone lives in cities.""In Bailan Star's extremely cold region, there's a large warehouse complex, 98 kilometers long and 61 kilometers wide. It's currently listed for sale, with permanent ownership of this warehouse complex priced at 800 million Silverblue Coins," Babata said. "After that, only an annual planetary management tax of 600,000 Silverblue Coins will be required."Luo Feng's eyes lit up. A warehouse complex 98 kilometers long and 61 kilometers wide? Truly a massive warehouse for interstellar transport, big enough!Such warehouses were typically constructed from a mixture of spaceship and warship wreckage combined with various debris. Although very large, the cost of building such a warehouse complex... definitely wouldn't reach 100 million Silverblue Coins. The expense lay in the land itself. Of course, in such extremely cold regions, the cost of developing human residential areas would be too high, making them largely impractical.Selling it at this price was quite reasonable."Alright, Babata, contact Bailan Star and finalize this deal," Luo Feng said directly.The negotiation lasted over three hours. Ultimately, an agreement was reached with Bailan Star's management to purchase the permanent ownership of the warehouse complex for 800,000 Heilong Coins (the official exchange rate was 1 Heilong Coin = 1,000 Silverblue Coins, though Heilong Coins were actually worth more), and with 500 years of management tax waived. Heilong Coins were far more valuable than Silverblue Coins; an ordinary planetary resident might not even earn 'one Heilong Coin' in a year....Days passed. Nine days later."Approaching the cosmic coordinates of Bailan Star's region. Cosmic warp will commence in 320 seconds," Babata announced from the control panel screen in the Heilong spaceship.Luo Feng smiled. Bailan Star was quite close to Earth, just over 10,000 light-years away. At the Heilong spaceship's speed, he could travel between Earth and Bailan Star in a single day.