Chapter 291

A Plan Formulated

Earth, Huaxia Nation, Jiangnan Base City, Yangzhou City.Within Yangzhou City, the most luxurious and prosperous residential district was undoubtedly the 'West Lake Courtyard.' This West Lake Courtyard covered a vast area, and its lakes and rivers had been reshaped to resemble Yangzhou's 'Slender West Lake' from before the Great Nirvana Period. Many trees were planted along both sides of this recreated Slender West Lake.The entire West Lake Courtyard contained a total of twelve opulent villas.After all...Even in the era of Base Cities, privilege still existed. These twelve families either had connections with the military or possessed immense wealth, wielding significant influence in society.“Immediately!”“Take all important belongings and leave quickly. In fifteen minutes, the entire West Lake Courtyard will cease to exist.”“Hurry, hurry, hurry!”“Faster!”Cars rapidly departed, laden with important household items. Meanwhile, three saucer-shaped fighter jets hovered in mid-air, urging them on! The twelve highly esteemed figures from those prominent families, once so dignified, were now hastily and disheveledly making their exit.“Good heavens, it was a direct order from the highest leadership.”“Our West Lake Courtyard is large, but the 'Jiangnan Landscape' residential district in the main city area is even larger. Why are they forcing us out?” Inside the luxurious cars, the family members of those prominent figures were seething with indignation but dared not express their anger. They had learned that...This order came from the highest decision-making body of the Huaxia Nation!When Luo Feng's spaceship appeared over the 'West Lake Courtyard' residential district in Yangzhou City, the entire district was devoid of anyone except the military personnel awaiting Luo Feng.“Such efficiency! It's been less than half an hour since I made the call! And they actually gave me the best 'West Lake Courtyard'...”Forty-five minutes later.Two cars drove away from Mingyue Residential District and arrived at the West Lake Courtyard.“Daddy, these four characters say 'West Lake Courtyard,' right?” In the car, Luo Feng held his younger son, Luo Hai, on his lap, pointing at the four large characters at the entrance of the residential district. Three-year-old Pingping and Xiaohai, under the tutelage of Xu Xin and their grandparents, had indeed learned many Chinese characters.They could even recite quite a few Tang poems and Song lyrics.“That's right, Xiaohai is so smart.” Luo Feng kissed Xiaohai.“Daddy, why are we here?” Pingping also asked.“Yes, Luo Feng, you still haven't told us why we're coming to this West Lake Courtyard,” Xu Xin, sitting beside him, couldn't help but ask.“You'll find out soon enough,” Luo Feng smiled.His parents, younger brother, and sister-in-law, in the car behind, were equally bewildered.Entering the West Lake Courtyard, the car drove along the edge of the lawn, and Luo Feng and his family could see the beautiful 'Slender West Lake,' with willow branches swaying in the wind along its banks. The scenery of this West Lake Courtyard was indeed exquisite. Originally, in the distance on the highest lawn, there should have been twelve detached villas scattered about.But now!A magnificent castle, nearly sixty meters tall and spanning a kilometer in length and width, stood towering. This castle resembled a legendary elven fortress! Plant vines and other flora adorned its walls, covering more than half of the castle's exterior, as if they had been growing there for many years.“What is this—?” His younger brother, Luo Hua, was startled.“When did our Yangzhou get a castle like this?” His father, Luo Hongguo, was also somewhat shocked. “Such a tall castle would surely have been noticed during its construction.”“Exactly, and the vines climbing the walls must have been growing for a very long time,” Luo Hua nodded repeatedly.“What about those twelve villas?” Xu Xin was very puzzled. “Just this afternoon, I called a business partner who lives in the West Lake Courtyard.”Luo Feng smiled faintly.Twelve villas?He had directly stored them in his spatial ring—the fastest demolition method. As for this castle! With the combined efforts of nearly a thousand servants, its assembly was even faster than the construction team originally sent to sell the castle, because each servant was at least 'Planet-level Ninth Tier,' possessing astonishing strength.No machinery was needed; they simply carried and moved it by hand, with incredible speed!And the vines on the walls were merely a special type of climbing plant popular in soft furnishings throughout the cosmos.“Open the gates,” Luo Feng called out, looking at the castle.“Boom!”The castle gates opened with a boom, and a large number of servants in neat uniforms quickly rushed out. The imposing procession left Luo Hongguo and Gong Xinlan, Luo Hua and Zhen Nan, Xu Xin, and the two little children staring in astonishment at the crowd.“Whoosh!”Nearly a thousand powerful individuals, moving in perfect unison, bowed slightly towards Luo Feng, and a synchronized electronic voice rang out: “Master!”These slaves didn't understand Earth languages, so Luo Feng had directly installed 'translation software that converts Cosmic Common Language into various Earth languages such as Chinese, English, German, etc.' onto each of their auxiliary optical computers! In the cosmos, 'auxiliary optical computers' were quite common.These slaves were all very expensive, so slave traders naturally equipped them with basic 'auxiliary optical computers.'They could communicate telepathically with their auxiliary optical computers.Whatever they wanted to say, they could have the auxiliary optical computer vocalize it in an 'electronic voice' in an Earth language.“What is this?”“This...” Xu Xin and the others were all a bit bewildered.“These are our family's servants, and also our family's guard,” Luo Feng explained. “As for the details, we'll talk about them later. Come, let's go inside and take a look. This castle is also part of what I gained during my month-long trip.”The castle was incredibly advanced, with many luxurious and convenient technologies.It was prepared for the wealthy elites of the cosmos, and after just one tour and trial, everyone, from the elderly to the children, fell in love with the castle.The next morning, the crimson Sun rose from the east, and two streaks of light flew from a distance towards Yangzhou City.“This is the castle Little Third mentioned on the phone? What the hell is this?!” In mid-air, the bald Lei Shen in white robes stared dumbfounded at the tall, magnificent castle in the West Lake Courtyard.“Hmm?” Hong, clad in black, looked down from high above, a faint smile on his face. “Second Brother, Little Third certainly gained a lot from this trip.”“We definitely need to give him a good talking-to!” Lei Shen was the first to dive down.“Haha.” Hong also followed, diving down.The entire castle had an extremely advanced automatic defense system, but Luo Feng had long ago designated Lei Shen and Hong as friends, so they weren't attacked when they dove into the castle.“Big Brother, Second Brother, come quickly.”Luo Feng called out from a balcony high up in the castle.Whoosh! Whoosh!Hong and Lei Shen landed on the balcony.“Little Third, you just disappeared for a whole month, you...” Lei Shen sounded as if he'd swallowed gunpowder.“My dear Second Brother, if you don't stop talking, I won't tell you the information I painstakingly risked my life to gather on my trip to the cosmos,” Luo Feng teased.Lei Shen's expression froze.Hong also looked surprised.Traveled to the cosmos?“Little Third, no, my dear Third Brother, I was wrong, I was wrong,” Lei Shen's eyes lit up.Luo Feng smiled: “Let's talk inside.”Inside the house.“You two have also joined the Yunmo Star lineage, and you know that before this, I was the sole successor of the Yunmo Star lineage. So, naturally, I also have an intelligent lifeform assisting me,” Luo Feng said.“You and Big Brother both have intelligent optical computer assistance, but I don't,” Lei Shen grumbled.Hong quickly said: “Keep listening to Luo Feng.”“In the Ancient Civilization Ruin No. 12, I discovered that black spaceship. Its laser channels were still active, clearly indicating a continuous energy supply and not much damage,” Luo Feng stated solemnly. “So, with the help of the intelligent lifeform, after some repairs, it could be activated for cosmic travel.”Lei Shen and Hong's eyes lit up.They had also received much knowledge and understood what cosmic travel entailed.“After cosmic travel, I went to a planet 320,000 light-years away from Earth—Qiulong Star.” Luo Feng began to recount his story. Aside from information about the Yunmo Star master, the relics his teacher left him, and bank account details—which absolutely could not be revealed—Luo Feng concealed nothing else.He spoke non-stop, from beginning to end.Lei Shen and Hong were utterly dumbfounded!The information they had obtained from the wreckage of fallen interstellar fleets indeed stated that 'Star-level' was the pinnacle of power on an ordinary planet. That's why Hong and Lei Shen had always strived to become Star-level, to gain the power to protect their planet. But now, hearing Luo Feng's account...In the vast cosmos, Planet-level cultivators could barely make a living! Star-level cultivators were merely elite experts!Hadn't they seen Luo Feng buy so many slaves in one go?“So many slaves,” Lei Shen murmured.“Sixteen Star-level cultivators?” Hong also felt as if sixteen great mountains stood before him. “And Star-level Seventh Tier!”“Regarding the Violet Light Dew, this is what I'm thinking, Big Brother, Second Brother, what do you say?” Luo Feng looked at Hong and Lei Shen.“Luo Feng, you did well,” Hong nodded, a few beads of sweat on his forehead. “Hearing you say this, my heart trembles a little! Our Earth, in the vast cosmos, is indeed just a drop in the ocean, too insignificant and too weak! It's incredibly difficult for just the three of us, so we must rely on the rise of our entire race.”“Mm.” Lei Shen also nodded repeatedly.“As for these 100,000 tons of Violet Light Dew, I will distribute it to various governments once every ten years,” Luo Feng frowned slightly. “However... should I tell the nations about my slave guard team now? I'm hesitating!”“This...” Lei Shen hesitated.Luo Feng's slave guard team was truly too powerful, especially the three strongest Star-level Seventh Tier members, who were far, far stronger than the Devouring Beast from back then! Any one of them could sweep across the current Earth! Whether to inform the various governments about this immensely powerful force... was indeed a problem!“For now, we cannot tell them,” Hong said with a serious and solemn expression. “Since you, Luo Feng, have decided to reveal the cruel, true face of the cosmos to them, and give them the 'Violet Light Dew'... if they feel that such a powerful guard team is protecting Earth, they won't have a sense of urgency, and their efficiency will be very low. Only by making them feel a sense of crisis will they find ways to increase the number of warriors and accelerate humanity's evolution!”“I agree,” Lei Shen nodded.“Mm.”Luo Feng nodded slightly.Luo Feng now had a complete plan for how to proceed with the global summit the day after tomorrow.