Luo Feng's Future Residence

Milky Way Galaxy, Bailan Star. As one of the millions of life-sustaining planets in the Silverblue Empire, Bailan Star ranked among the lowest in terms of living conditions. The 'management' assigned to govern this planet were undoubtedly individuals with little to no background within the Silverblue Empire. Northern Bailan Star, Extreme Cold Zone. Numerous colossal warehouse bases were scattered across this frigid land, each one beautifully constructed. At this moment, a silver-white spaceship was docked in front of one of the larger warehouse bases. "Director, when will the guest arrive? We've been waiting here for half a day already." Inside the spaceship, over a dozen personnel were seated together. "I say, Director. The contract is already signed, and he's paid. There's no need for us to personally come out to greet this guest, is there? Couldn't we just have some of the junior staff handle it? Our entire department turning out seems a bit much, doesn't it?" another middle-aged man, slowly sipping a hot drink, remarked. For this group to travel by spaceship was considered a luxury on Bailan Star, indicating the high status of these members. And the Director was one of the planet's few bigwigs. "What's the rush?" The corpulent Director roared, then lowered his voice, "You idiots, to prevent you from causing trouble later, I'll tell you plainly now. Do you know... when I signed the contract with this guest in the Virtual Universe Network, with the Virtual Universe's supervision in effect, do you know which bank his money came from?" "Which bank?" "Nort Bank?" "Bula Galaxy Bank?" The other personnel named some of the more renowned banks in the Milky Way Galaxy. "It's the Cosmic River Bank!" the corpulent Director whispered. Silence! The group, who had been leisurely sipping hot drinks, all froze, staring at their Director in astonishment. Cosmic River Bank! That bank exclusively served the upper echelons of cosmic society and powerful warriors. The threshold for opening an account at the Cosmic River Bank was a minimum deposit of 100 million Black Dragon coins! 100 million Black Dragon coins, converted to Silverblue coins, amounted to over 100 billion Silverblue coins. The wealthiest individuals on ordinary planets might barely exceed 100 billion Silverblue coins, while Bailan Star's richest person possessed merely over 60 billion Silverblue coins. Therefore, the Cosmic River Bank typically had branches on the Imperial Capital Stars of 'Cosmic Elementary Civilization Empires,' on important planets like 'Qiulong Star' in 'Cosmic Intermediate Civilization Nations,' and on numerous planets within 'Cosmic Nations.' "Cosmic River Bank?" "My heavens." "Is that true?" The group exchanged glances, all dumbfounded. Even Bailan Star's wealthiest individual didn't qualify for the Cosmic River Bank's minimum deposit! Yet, that richest person had already prompted many high-ranking officials in the planet's management to enthusiastically curry favor with him. After all, administrative and military officials, no matter how much they embezzled, couldn't compare to a planet's richest person. "So, all of you, be careful!" the Director growled. "Understood, understood." "Don't worry, Director, we'll make sure the guest is extremely satisfied." "Absolutely no problem." The previously lax group was now brimming with energy. "Beep! Director Bat, the guest has arrived. Connecting communication directly!" a voice echoed within the spaceship. "Alright." The corpulent Director immediately stood up, looking utterly serious. "Director Bat of Bailan Star, hello, I am Luo Feng." The communication voice sounded. "Hello, Mr. Luo, I am Bat, currently outside the warehouse base you purchased," the Director said with a smile, adding, "Also, Mr. Luo, you don't need to park your spaceship at the planet's docking port. As a guest who owns property on this planet, you can fly your spaceship directly to the warehouse base." "I'll be there shortly!" The communication ended. "Quick!" The Director suddenly looked at his subordinates around him. "Get off the spaceship immediately and welcome Mr. Luo." "Yes, Director!" Whether pot-bellied or decrepit, these previously lax old men were now all highly motivated. ... On the open ground outside the warehouse base. Eighteen high-ranking officials from the planet's Commercial Department, including the Director, Deputy Director, and 16 key members, were eagerly awaiting, dressed in thick clothing in the freezing weather! It was important to note that the temperature in this godforsaken place was nearly minus ninety degrees Celsius. "They're here." The eighteen individuals' eyes lit up. In the distance, a black spaceship appeared, flying almost instantly to the front of the warehouse base, then slowly descending. "The ship's hull bears a Black Dragon emblem. Could it be a spaceship produced by the Black Dragon Mountain Empire?" As the management of Bailan Star, a backward planet in the Silverblue Empire, they naturally felt a sense of humility when facing a prominent figure from the Black Dragon Mountain Empire. "It's from the Black Dragon Mountain X-series!" "Pure black? Isn't that the mark of a luxury model in the Black Dragon Mountain X-series?" one young member exclaimed. "The cheapest Black Dragon Mountain X-series spaceship costs over 600 million Black Dragon coins, and the luxury models are said to go for as much as ten billion Black Dragon coins! Pure black! Such noble, pure black!" This spaceship enthusiast, though quite poor, couldn't curb his passion for all the major series, expensive, and luxurious spaceships. "Ten billion Black Dragon coins?" "This spaceship is worth ten billion Black Dragon coins?" The other members were all stunned. "Ten billion? And Black Dragon coins?" Even the corpulent Director couldn't help but swallow hard! My heavens! Even in the Silverblue Empire's wealthiest, most prosperous, and most influential place—the Imperial Capital Star! Only the most elite noble families and some cosmic magnates operating within the Black Dragon Mountain Empire could afford a spaceship worth ten billion Black Dragon coins. Any one of those individuals could easily depose the pathetic management of a backward planet like Bailan Star. "Beep!" The outer hatch opened! The eighteen Bailan Star personnel immediately stood ramrod straight, their faces displaying the most standard and enthusiastic smiles, looking expectantly at the hatch. Whoosh! Whoosh! Teams of uniformly dressed personnel flew out, with powerful individuals continuously emerging from the spaceship. "This, this..." "They're all Planet-level Ninth-tier Mentalists." Looking down at their auxiliary optical computers' readings, they were all somewhat astonished. A grand total of 1,000 Planet-level Ninth-tier Mentalists flew out. "My heavens." "They could easily sweep through our Bailan Star." The Director and the others felt their calves trembling and their hearts pounding. Their planet's strongest individual was a Star-level First-tier warrior. But even he would undoubtedly perish when besieged by 1,000 Planet-level Ninth-tier Mentalists. "Star-level First-tier, one, two, three..." "Look, Star-level Fifth-tier." Another team emerged. These over a thousand individuals formed two rows, like an honor guard, silently awaiting their master! And then— Luo Feng, dressed simply, flew out of the hatch, accompanied by three Star-level Seventh-tier bodyguards. "Sev-sev-sev-seventh-tier??? Star-level Seventh-tier? And Mentalists?" The members looked down at their auxiliary optical computers, their throats feeling dry. Three Star-level Seventh-tier Mentalists as bodyguards... what kind of background did this young man, merely Planet-level Eighth-tier, possess? ... Luo Feng flew down from the hatch and looked at the eighteen people who were there to greet him. "Which one is Director Bat?" Luo Feng asked. "That would be me, I am Bat, the Director of Bailan Star's Commercial Department," the corpulent Director quickly stepped forward, utterly deferential. My heavens! To travel with such a terrifying honor guard, and three Star-level Seventh-tier Mentalists at that! Even the Silverblue Empire's royalty wouldn't receive such high treatment. The shock of 1,000 Planet-level Ninth-tier individuals was far less than the shock of these three Star-level Seventh-tier individuals. After all, the hiring cost of a single Star-level Seventh-tier Mentalist far exceeded that of 1,000 Planet-level ones. "Mr. Luo, let me introduce you to some of the features of this warehouse base." "Mr. Luo, please see, the entire warehouse base is incredibly sturdy and robust, comparable to the defensive capabilities of an interstellar battleship. Even earthquakes and the like would absolutely not damage the warehouse base in the slightest," Director Bat enthusiastically introduced. He was joking, of course; this warehouse base was originally constructed from a large amount of battleship wreckage. Its robust defensive capabilities were, naturally, excellent. ... A colossal warehouse, 98 kilometers long, 61 kilometers wide, covering approximately six thousand square kilometers! It was indeed awe-inspiring. In the central area of the warehouse base, there was a residential zone, roughly three kilometers long and wide. "This is..." Luo Feng's eyes lit up. "This is the residential area. If the warehouse base needs to hire workers, or if someone is stationed here, they can live here! This residential area is quite old, Mr. Luo can completely tear it down and rebuild it." The corpulent Director glanced back, and a fair-skinned young man immediately stepped forward, pressing his auxiliary optical computer on his wrist. "Beep!" Virtual projections appeared in mid-air, displaying various villa designs. "Mr. Luo, you can choose any villa you like," Director Bat said enthusiastically. "The villas are all detachable, sturdy, and well-insulated. As long as the various parts of the villa are transported here, a complete villa can be assembled in just a short while." "Mobile, detachable, installable?" Luo Feng felt a stir of interest. On Earth, there were also mobile homes. But they were far inferior compared to those on planets with higher levels of civilization. "Are there any larger residences?" Luo Feng asked, looking at the virtual projection. "Larger?" The Director was taken aback. However, the fair-skinned young man beside him quickly added, "There are also larger estate series, and even castle series. But to transport them here, they would have to come from other planets, which would take more time and be more expensive." "These are the estate series, ranging from 10,000 to 100,000 square meters in footprint. This refers to the main building's area; as for the courtyards... they can be expanded as much as you wish." "These are the castle series, with footprints ranging from 500,000 to 5 million square meters." Looking at the castles, Luo Feng was quite satisfied. "Hmm, I'll take two castles." "One of each of these nine-story castles, each occupying one million square meters," Luo Feng stated. His previous small villa on Earth was clearly insufficient. After all, he had thousands of servants! Construction on Earth was far too slow, but with these mobile, detachable, and installable castles, he could have his thousands of servants quickly assemble them even if he brought them to Earth. "This Bailan Star will be my transit point for future contact with the universe, my second base, so I must leave one castle here." "Earth is my root, so of course, I must also keep one set of castles there." Luo Feng mused.