Diligent Luo Feng

Inside the Realm of Worlds.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Thousands of Star-level adventurers, entering from the black hole, formed numerous small squads that swiftly flew in all directions, covering the sky and earth for a moment.

“Third Brother, which way should we go?” Hong asked Luo Feng.

“We can’t waste time,” Lei Shen said, also eager.

Luo Feng looked around. Just then, He Ruo, who had been connected to the Virtual Universe Network to report their findings, opened his eyes and glanced at Luo Feng and the others with a hint of apology: “Luo Feng, Hong, Lei Shen, I’m sorry, but I have to follow my organization’s orders and rendezvous.” Immediately, his squad flew away.

“Follow me,” Luo Feng said, soaring into the air.

Hong, Lei Shen, Tienan River, and Aogu followed, their five-person squad flying swiftly close to the ground.

Initially, there were thousands of adventurers, densely packed, but after dispersing and flying for just a few minutes, Luo Feng’s squad couldn’t see anyone else around them. This Realm of Worlds was truly immense; tens of thousands of people entering it was like a drop of water falling into the ocean.

“Third Brother, are we just going to keep flying like this?” Hong asked Luo Feng.

“It’s the only way,” Luo Feng explained. “The Realm of Worlds is a world unto itself, incredibly vast. Who knows where treasures might be hidden? So, we can only search aimlessly, like looking for a needle in a haystack. Fortunately, we can detect within a 20-kilometer radius, so if there’s any treasure within that range, we’ll definitely be the first to find it!”

Luo Feng knew very well that given the immensity of the Realm of Worlds, this was his best approach.

Flying close to the ground, then having Babata search within a 20-kilometer radius, and immediately informing him if any treasure was found!

“First Brother, Second Brother,” Luo Feng smiled. “He Ruo went to gather with his North Dragon City contingent earlier. You must have noticed something, right?”

Lei Shen nodded: “The major powers are indeed arranging for their forces to gather and join hands.”

Treasure hunting in the Realm of Worlds!

Having strength in numbers was crucial. The four major organizations and sixteen great families all had many personnel within the Realm of Worlds. Once gathered, they could form teams of hundreds. For independent adventurers like Luo Feng, who lacked a powerful background, competing with teams of hundreds would be pure suicide.

“So, for now, we’ll keep a low profile,” Luo Feng smiled. “We’ll search for treasures if we can find them. If not, we’ll mine Cosmic Crystals!”

Every world had ‘Cosmic Crystals’.

Undeveloped worlds had even more Cosmic Crystals! These were the hard currency of the universe!

…

Within the Realm of Worlds, there were no fierce beasts, only a silent world.

“It’s so quiet,” Luo Feng mused.

“Quiet is normal. The fierce beasts in that Thunder World were entirely brought in by the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance specifically for assessing and selecting probationary mercenaries,” Lei Shen grumbled. “Honestly, without any fierce beasts, flying and traveling like this feels a bit dull.”

“Stop!” A voice suddenly roared in Luo Feng’s mind.

“Stop!” Luo Feng immediately transmitted his thoughts, shouting loudly, his voice exploding in the ears of the other four.

“Damn it,” Lei Shen couldn’t help but cover his ears, glaring. “Luo Feng, keep your voice down.”

Luo Feng, however, had no time for idle chatter with his Second Brother. His consciousness rapidly communicated with Babata, then he looked around and whispered: “Everyone, be careful. Let’s find a spot and start digging down!”

“Digging down?” Hong and Lei Shen were startled.

“Yes, there are Cosmic Crystals at a depth of 3200 meters underground,” Luo Feng whispered.

“Cosmic Crystals?”

“Damn, Cosmic Crystals?” Lei Shen’s eyes widened instantly.

“This soil is a muddy structure. Below about 1900 meters, it’s likely a rock structure. However, the rocks here shouldn’t be too hard, unlike the rocks in Wind and Thunder Canyon, which have been constantly eroded by ‘gales’ and ‘thunder.’ We should be able to dig through it in about a day,” Luo Feng whispered.

Cosmic Crystals meant wealth! And they were an absolute hard currency, far more valuable than Ganwu currency.

And Luo Feng was very short on money right now!

To be precise, once the Golden Horned Beast broke through to ‘Universe-level,’ Luo Feng would be extremely short on money. The first account his teacher left him had 10 billion Ganwu currency, and Luo Feng now had less than 5 billion Ganwu currency remaining. However, once the Golden Horned Beast broke through and evolved from Universe-level Tier 1 to Domain Lord Tier 1, it would take 1000 years!

To evolve faster, he needed to purchase many precious metals to form combinations!

The metal combinations required for Universe-level were far more expensive than those for Star-level, and the quantity needed was also much greater! This meant that Luo Feng’s 5 billion Ganwu currency, if used for the best metal combinations, wouldn’t even be enough for one month’s consumption for the Universe-level Golden Horned Beast! Of course, if it devoured ordinary alloy wreckage and so on, it would be very cheap, but the evolution speed would be slow.

Luo Feng couldn’t afford to waste time!

The Nuolanshan Family’s forces would arrive on Earth before long. Therefore… he had to acquire enough wealth as quickly as possible to allow the Golden Horned Beast to evolve at the fastest possible speed!

“Sizzle~~”

Aogu used the ‘Chihun Copper Mother Fragment’ to drill down at maximum speed, with Luo Feng following closely. Hong and Lei Shen also descended, while Tienan River was responsible for concealing the surface to prevent detection by other Star-level adventurers. The 1900-meter-deep soil layer was dug through in just half an hour.

However, in the rock layer below, their speed immediately decreased significantly.

“Too slow,” Luo Feng said, a bit anxious. “It really looks like it will take a full day.”

“Luo Feng, if you use the Moyun Vine to hold that blade fragment and drill down, it might be faster,” Hong suggested.

“That’s right!”

Luo Feng’s eyes lit up. Drilling a passage wide enough for a person to move through underground was difficult, but having a vine penetrate it was much easier.

“Aogu, step back,” Luo Feng quickly said.

“Yes,” Aogu immediately moved to the side.

Luo Feng then moved to the very bottom. With a thought, a tendril extended from his Moyun Battle Armor, which was贴 to his skin. At the same time, the ‘wristband’ he wore quickly attached itself to the long vine, shrinking in size! This wristband was where Babata resided, and it also served as Babata’s storage space.

This long vine was slender yet tough, with leaves at its tip. The leaves wrapped around the Chihun Copper Mother Fragment, and it rapidly extended downwards! The Chihun Copper Mother Fragment drilled into the earth, and the slender vine continuously lengthened as it drilled down—it was incredibly fast!

Back on Earth, the Planet-level Tier 5 and Tier 6 Moyun Vines had astonishing lengths.

Now, the Star-level Tier 4 Moyun Vine could easily extend for tens of thousands of meters. So… in about twenty minutes, a vine with the Chihun Copper Mother Fragment as its ‘drill bit’ had reached a depth of 3200 meters underground.

…

3200 meters deep underground.

A massive, dark blue crystal, resembling the color of the starry sky, lay embedded in the rock. A vine, wrapped around the Chihun Copper Mother Fragment, extended over a thousand meters, finally reaching it. A bracelet was also on the vine.

“Wahahaha! Collect it for me!”

Babata shouted triumphantly.

The massive dark blue crystal instantly vanished, collected into the storage space.

…

Inside the storage space.

This was an incredibly vast storage space, with the Yunmo Star ship also parked nearby.

The massive dark blue crystal appeared out of thin air. A metal robot nearby immediately flew over, its red eyes flashing. A voice came from its mouth: “That idiot Luo Feng, he’s actually following the rules of Earth’s warrior squads to divide the spoils. He got these Cosmic Crystals himself, and he’s even planning to give 40% to Hong and Lei Shen. What an idiot!”

“This Cosmic Crystal is quite large, about 9000 units! Hmm, cut it for me!”

Immediately, several smaller robots appeared.

They quickly began to break down the massive Cosmic Crystal. Cosmic Crystals contained astonishing energy, but breaking them down wasn’t difficult. In the universe, they were usually broken down into coin shapes. The universal standard was that one unit of Cosmic Crystal would be broken down into 1,000 Cosmic coins.

…

Underground.

The vine extended from Luo Feng’s Moyun Battle Armor quickly retracted, and the bracelet also flew onto Luo Feng’s wrist, merging with it.

“Babata, how many Cosmic Crystals did we get?” Luo Feng quickly asked in his mind.

“Haha, not bad luck. Scattered Cosmic Crystals in a world are usually quite few; only in the central areas are there many. I didn’t expect you to get 3000 units of Cosmic Crystals this time. Your luck is pretty good,” Babata’s voice echoed in Luo Feng’s consciousness.

Luo Feng nodded slightly upon hearing this.

“First Brother, Second Brother, let’s go up,” Luo Feng said.

The five quickly flew back towards the surface, soon breaking through the ground.

“How was it?” Lei Shen asked Luo Feng.

“How many Cosmic Crystals did you get?” Hong also asked.

“Luck was decent,” Luo Feng said, looking around. The surroundings were dark and silent, with only the vast, indistinct land visible. “Scattered Cosmic Crystals like these, found throughout the Realm of Worlds, are never in huge quantities. We managed to get 3000 units this time, which is quite a lot.”

“3000 units?” Lei Shen’s eyes gleamed. “3000 units means 3 million Cosmic coins. One Cosmic coin, I think, currently exchanges for over three thousand Ganwu currency. That means, roughly 10 billion Ganwu currency.”

“10 billion Ganwu currency?” Hong also felt the immensity of this sum.

“The first time Second Brother and I went to the Killing Field, we heard Universe-level powerhouses talking about discovering a new world, and they supposedly got 10,000 units of Cosmic Crystals. For us to get 3000 units in one go, that’s pretty good,” Hong remarked.

“It truly lives up to its name as a Realm Lord’s World. To get so much on the first haul,” Luo Feng couldn’t help but exclaim. “In the legends of cosmic adventurers, discovering a new world always means striking it rich! However, these new worlds are usually first explored and plundered by Universe-level and even Domain Lords.”

“No time to waste!” Luo Feng said. “Let’s continue!”

Getting 3000 units on the first try, which matched the wealth in the first account his teacher left him, made Luo Feng even more excited.

The Realm Lord’s World was indeed a great treasure trove!

Even the most inconspicuous Cosmic Crystals were immense wealth.

“However, once the Golden Horned Beast becomes Universe-level, its financial consumption will be astonishing. This amount is still far from enough. Continue!” Luo Feng was filled with anticipation.

At this moment, Luo Feng had no idea that the Cosmic Crystals they had actually obtained amounted to 9000 units, but a certain wicked Babata had deliberately hidden 6000 units.

…

Perhaps other squads had energy sensors, but… how many of those instruments could compare to Babata’s detection capabilities? Guided by Babata, Luo Feng quickly discovered a second location with Cosmic Crystals underground.

“Perhaps, relying on this Realm Lord’s World, I really can acquire all the money needed for the Golden Horned Beast’s ‘Universe-level’ stage,” Luo Feng’s eyes shone as he controlled the vine and bracelet to drill into the ground. “Drill for me!”