Survival Base

Traveling in the Heilong spaceship, traversing the cosmos, they arrived the same day at Bailan Star, 11,800 light-years away from Earth.

Bailan Star, Extreme Cold Zone.

Scattered across this Extreme Cold Zone were numerous large warehouse bases. A black spaceship slowly descended in front of a castle within the residential area of one of these super-large warehouse bases.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Luo Feng, Hong, and Lei Shen quickly disembarked from the hatch, followed by four Black Mongol bodyguards.

“Master!” The 101-strong slave guard team stationed on Bailan Star stood outside the castle, respectfully welcoming Luo Feng’s arrival.

“Big Brother, Second Brother, follow me.” Luo Feng walked towards the castle.

They ascended the castle’s spiral staircase.

“Third Brother, this place is quite nice.” Lei Shen gazed out the staircase window at the snow-covered land outside. This was his first time leaving Earth for another life-bearing planet in the cosmos. “This is my first time leaving Earth in my life, and I’ve suddenly arrived at… wait, how many light-years away from Earth is this again?”

“11,800 light-years.” Luo Feng was a little speechless.

The Nuolanshan family matter was weighing heavily on him, yet his Second Brother, initially tense, was now surprisingly relaxed.

“11,800 light-years, what a distant place,” Lei Shen exclaimed in admiration.

“This is a good place to settle,” Hong nodded slightly.

“Big Brother, Second Brother, aren’t you worried at all?” Luo Feng pushed open a door and entered a reception room.

The three brothers sat on the sofas.

“Worried? When facing a crisis, worrying is useless,” Hong said calmly. “Whether it’s Second Brother’s mastery of ancient yoga meditation, or our Huaxia Nation’s ancient tradition of inner cultivation for the mind and spirit, both are extremely beneficial for cultivating one’s mental state.”

“Mental state?” Luo Feng was somewhat puzzled.

However, the Yunmo Star lineage, and other cultivation methods, mostly demand ‘skill’ and ‘realm.’ The ‘realm’ here is different from ‘mental state.’

Even someone with a poor mental state, evil and deranged, could still become a powerful expert.

“Could it be…” In the intelligent space, Babata’s blood-red eyes glowed. “Is this why Hong and Lei Shen possess domains at the Planetary level? On Earth, the most powerful experts come from the Huaxia Nation and India! And many masters are at the ‘Conception’ level in terms of realm, which is significantly higher than the average cosmic standard.”

Realm is primarily divided into four levels: Foundation, Conception, Domain, and World.

Beyond that, it involves Immortality.

“Let’s not talk about that.”

In the reception room, Luo Feng said with a serious expression, “Big Brother, Second Brother, on the way to Bailan Star, I’ve been thinking… our previous plan was a bit too risky!”

“Risky?” Hong and Lei Shen pondered for a moment, then both nodded.

“What else can we do if we don’t take risks?” Lei Shen said helplessly.

“We can’t pinpoint the exact minute or second. Once the Nuolanshan family fleet arrives at Earth, they’ll likely immediately capture and control important figures.” Luo Feng’s gaze was like a sharp sword. “No matter what, I absolutely don’t want my family to be in danger. You two Big Brothers wouldn’t want that either, right?”

Hong nodded and said, “Didn’t we leave another spaceship on Earth?”

The C-grade spaceship brought by the previous cosmic adventurer squad was parked behind Luo Feng’s family castle, intended for Luo Feng, Hong, Lei Shen’s families, and other important figures to escape in a critical moment.

“No! That spaceship is too small. How many people can it hold? 1,000? 3,000 would probably fill it completely. What about supplies? What would they eat and drink?” Luo Feng shook his head. “In the worst-case scenario, saving only a thousand or so people, even species propagation would be difficult.”

“Then you want to…”

Hong and Lei Shen looked at Luo Feng.

“Purchase a survival base!” Luo Feng declared.

“Survival base?” Hong and Lei Shen were both puzzled, unsure what that was.

“Typically, when developing primitive planets or important mineral planets, a survival base is built on that planet!” Luo Feng explained. “Small survival bases can house tens of millions of people, while large ones can accommodate billions. A survival base ensures air supply, water, food, and so on.”

“Oh?” Hong and Lei Shen’s eyes lit up.

“Let’s go to the Virtual Universe Network and find someone who sells survival bases,” Luo Feng smiled.

Although the Nuolanshan family fleet was set to arrive in three months, the exact timing—whether it was 88 days, 89 days, or some other specific number—was not detailed enough! To prevent any mishaps, it would be better to build a sturdy survival base. That would be much safer.

…

Virtual Universe, Black Dragon Mountain Island under the jurisdiction of Ganwu Continent.

Although Black Dragon Mountain Island was called an island, it was tens of millions of times larger than the combined landmass of Earth.

Inside a restaurant private room.

“Even though this is the Virtual Universe, the taste of the dishes and everything else is just like reality,” Lei Shen praised, clicking his tongue. “And the prices are incredibly cheap.”

“Stop eating, the Tieluo Company manager will be here soon,” Hong said.

Luo Feng, however, had a hint of worry between his brows.

Just now, Babata had helped him check the prices of survival bases, instantly plummeting his good mood.

“Bang, bang, bang.” A knock sounded at the door.

Lei Shen proactively stood up and opened the door.

Entering was a tall figure, about 2.6 meters, with brown skin and three markings on each cheek. This was Luodi, a Second-tier Manager from the Tieluo Company’s Black Dragon Mountain Empire branch, a major cosmic corporation. The manager smiled and bowed slightly: “My name is Luodi, and it’s a pleasure to meet you three. The survival bases you wish to purchase involve a truly substantial amount, so it’s better we discuss this in person.”

“Understood.” Luo Feng nodded slightly.

The manager placed the black drawing tablet he held onto the table, and images of various survival bases immediately appeared on its screen.

“Look, survival bases come in all sizes, and their prices, of course, vary greatly.”

“This is the cheapest, A-grade. For just 100,000 Black Dragon coins, you can build a base 10 kilometers long and wide, about 100 meters high, divided into 30 levels, capable of housing 300 million people. There are even larger ones!”

“You three guests requested strong defenses. This is a B6-grade, much more expensive. For the same size as above, it costs 90 million Black Dragon coins.”

The manager spoke eloquently with a smile.

Hong and Lei Shen both looked at the prices of the various survival bases.

“I need a survival base that can withstand the attacks of a Universe-level First-tier expert,” Luo Feng stated directly.

Over forty Star-level Ninth-tier experts working together would be roughly equivalent to a Universe-level First-tier expert.

“Oh? That will be expensive!”

Manager Luodi’s eyes lit up: “This is a C5-grade, capable of housing 300 million people, and it costs 98 billion Black Dragon coins.”

Luo Feng frowned.

He had initially had 18 billion left after selling the Arc Blade Disk. Later, he bought Azure Wave Marrow, the slave guard team, expensive metals for the Golden Horned Beast, and Purple Light Dew. Now, he only had 1.7 billion Black Dragon coins left. On ordinary planets, he would undoubtedly be a top-tier wealthy individual. But to purchase a super-large survival base capable of withstanding ‘Universe-level First-tier’ attacks, it was far from enough.

“I need a C3-grade,” Luo Feng said directly.

“C3-grade is cheaper. One that can house 300 million people costs around 51 billion,” Manager Luodi said.

“Something smaller,” Luo Feng frowned.

“This one, designed for 30 million people, costs only 8.9 billion,” Manager Luodi continued to smile.

“Nothing smaller?” Luo Feng asked.

“No,” Manager Luodi’s expression turned slightly unpleasant. He cursed inwardly, *Are these three deliberately wasting my time?*

Luo Feng pondered. The so-called living standard for these survival bases was 10 square meters per person. But in a critical situation on Earth, if they packed people in, a base designed for 30 million could easily house 100 million!

“We checked the information; your company offers custom survival bases, right?” Luo Feng asked.

“Custom?”

Manager Luodi glanced at Luo Feng. “Customizing according to your requirements is very troublesome! Therefore, customization is a privilege granted only for large orders exceeding 10 billion Black Dragon coins. Ahem, you three, are you buying or not? If you can’t afford C-grade, then just buy B-grade. Don’t act like you look down on B-grade while also complaining that C-grade is too big.”

“Can’t you speak properly?” Lei Shen snapped, blurting out in Huaxia language.

However…

Manager Luodi didn’t understand.

“Oh, are you angry?” Luodi touched his large nose and sneered, “Working here in the Virtual Universe Network, I often encounter trash like you! You can’t afford anything, yet you deliberately ask a million questions, wasting my time! Do you think that just because this is the Virtual Universe, I can’t teach you a lesson, so you dare to mess with me?”

Luo Feng, Hong, and Lei Shen were stunned.

This manager didn’t act like a businessman at all.

“What’s wrong? Unconvinced? What if I curse you? In the real world, I’d definitely teach you a harsh lesson.”

“Hmph, three paupers!” Luodi stood up disdainfully. Whoosh, he vanished into thin air, clearly having logged out of the Virtual Universe Network.

Inside the private room, Luo Feng, Hong, and Lei Shen were all quite angry.

Paupers?

They had been called paupers!

“If I knew how to speak the cosmic common language, I’d definitely curse him out,” Lei Shen couldn’t help but say.

“What’s the point of cursing him?”

Babata, like a little sprite on Luo Feng’s shoulder, scoffed, “It’s simple. You just become a major client of Tieluo Company, then directly complain that this ‘Luodi’ has terrible customer service! A minor figure like a Second-tier Manager in a branch company department would be directly fired. He’d regret it to death!”

“Major client?” Luo Feng, Hong, and Lei Shen were all startled.

“But we don’t have that much money,” Lei Shen said.

“That’s simple.”

Babata said casually, “Luo Feng, don’t you have the ‘Heilong Mountain—Model X81 Spaceship’? This kind of antique luxury item is absolutely beloved by spaceship enthusiasts. Put it up for sale, and there will be plenty of enthusiasts eager to collect and buy it.”

“Sell the spaceship?” Luo Feng was shocked.

“In terms of performance, the spaceship from the adventurer squad you captured isn’t much worse than yours. After all, that’s also a C-grade spaceship. It’s just made of alloy. That spaceship is worth a few hundred million Black Dragon coins, while your Heilong spaceship is worth over ten billion Black Dragon coins. Other than that, there’s no significant difference in performance. Sell the Heilong spaceship, and you can use the other one for now.”

“What’s more, once you get the account your teacher left for you, you’ll be able to buy spaceships even better than the Heilong Mountain one. Why worry about this small amount?”

Luo Feng immediately smiled.

Right.

Once he reached the Star-level, he could naturally buy a new spaceship!

“How do I sell the Heilong spaceship?” Luo Feng asked.

“Simple, just contact Gaosheng directly. He’s a spaceship enthusiast, and someone of his status and position surely knows a large group of people with similar hobbies, wealth, and status. They can offer a very high price,” Babata said directly. “Sell the Heilong spaceship and build several survival bases for Earth’s humanity! That would be a great contribution to Earth’s people. Plus, you can use your status as a major client to teach that snobbish fellow a lesson.”

Luo Feng nodded.

He immediately had Babata contact Gaosheng. While the call was being made, Luo Feng and the others sat down to eat.

“Hey, Luo Feng, it’s been a while, and you’re only contacting me now?”

A screen appeared before Luo Feng and the others, displaying the chubby man.