Soaring Wealth

“Besides our ‘Consignment Service,’ the Cosmic River Bank also offers a ‘Purchase Service,’ though the buying price is based on standard rates.” The female AI’s voice was clear and pleasant, her face adorned with a respectful smile. “I’ll choose the consignment service,” Luo Feng said. Although the consignment service incurred a one-thousandth handling fee, the consignment price was generally quite good. Even with the fee, the final total would still be significantly higher than the bank’s direct purchase price. With the experienced Babata by his side, Luo Feng wasn’t about to lose out on such a deal. “Here are the 48 items I wish to sell,” Luo Feng said, quickly sending the detailed information of the 48 treasures to the female AI via his virtual assistant, Babata. “The Cosmic River Bank can immediately sell these 48 items in the auction districts of various Cosmic Nations within the Virtual Universe,” the female AI smiled. “Please confirm... the location and time you wish to hand over your 48 items to our bank.” “Ganwu Star Sector, Heilong Mountain Starfield, on Bailan Star in the Milky Way Galaxy,” Luo Feng stated the location, then provided the time. The time was approximately eight days later, coinciding with their arrival at Bailan Star. “Location and time confirmed,” the female AI smiled. “Please sign the consignment agreement.” A contract floated before Luo Feng. The contract was highly detailed, covering the rights and responsibilities of both parties, as well as breach of contract clauses and more. “Beep.” “Consignment agreement signed,” the female AI smiled. “Esteemed Five-Star Tier client, is there anything else I can assist you with?” “That will be all,” Luo Feng said with a smile, rising and turning towards the door, which he opened and walked through. Boom! The luxurious room vanished instantly, reverting to a standard, sealed self-service transaction booth. ... As a Five-Star Tier client, an absolutely crucial premium customer of the Cosmic River Bank, the bank provided numerous services tailored to such individuals. However, services naturally came with a price. Yet, in the cosmos, without certain channels, some things couldn’t be accomplished even with money. For instance, selling those 48 treasures... if they were sold in the Heilong Mountain Starfield, it would undoubtedly cause an enormous stir. But through the Cosmic River Bank, selling them across various Cosmic Nations wouldn’t even create a ripple. The 48 treasures might be worth about one-tenth or one-twentieth of a Kabu Realm Lord’s wealth. However, a Kabu Realm Lord’s wealth paled in comparison to that of the Yunmo Star Master, a difference of a hundred thousand miles. ... After seven months, Luo Feng and his companions returned to Bailan Star—a life-sustaining planet relatively close to Earth. Luo Feng and his team had initially spent three months in the Thunder World. Within the Realm-within-a-Realm, they spent a month mining Cosmic Crystals and Leiting Shi, followed by a month and a half of continuous warfare. If one included the time spent traveling from the Realm-within-a-Realm back to Canglan Star, and then from Canglan Star back to Earth... Approximately seven months! In mid-April 2063, Luo Feng and his team departed Earth. At 1:16 PM on November 16, 2063, Huaxia time, their spaceship entered Bailan Star. In the spaceship’s control room, Luo Feng and the other two looked down at the warehouse base below. In front of the base was an incredibly magnificent spaceship bearing the Cosmic River Bank’s emblem. The entire vessel was sword-shaped, exuding an ethereal, dreamlike aura. “Sanzi, is the transaction for those treasures really that simple?” Lei Shen asked, gazing at the spaceship below. “Yes, it’s that simple. I’ll just deliver the treasures to them, and it’s done,” Luo Feng replied with a smile. “They won’t try to kill us and steal the treasures, will they?” Lei Shen asked, looking uneasily at the spaceship below. “Haha...” Luo Feng chuckled heartily. “Second Brother, this is the Cosmic River Bank, and do you see that spaceship? It’s an E-class vessel... that signifies immense wealth and power! Super banks like the Cosmic River Bank and Universe First Bank value their reputation above all else.” “The Cosmic River Bank wouldn’t be tempted by treasures thousands or tens of thousands of times more valuable than our 48 items. Don’t be so petty. Moreover... when I deliver the goods, the transaction is monitored by the ‘Bank Intelligent System’ integrated into that spaceship. The bank’s internal personnel wouldn’t dare to kill and steal. If they dared to violate the rules,” Luo Feng laughed, “they’d ‘boom’ and explode!” As they spoke, their spaceship landed on the ground. Whoosh! The hatch opened, and Luo Feng, Hong, Lei Shen, and Aogu all jumped out, flying directly towards the incredibly dreamlike spaceship in the distance. Outside the hatch of the sword-shaped vessel stood three men in Cosmic River Bank uniforms. One of them was clearly a Domain Lord, and the other two were Universe Level! “Sir, please hand over your goods,” the Domain Lord said with a humble and polite smile, even though he could tell at a glance that the individuals before him were all Star Level. However, this transaction was of an extremely high level, and his every action was being recorded by the bank’s intelligent system. Therefore, he had to adhere to the bank’s requirements: be humble, polite, and always wear a smile! “Here are the goods,” Luo Feng said, handing over a spatial ring. “Whoosh!” A dreamlike stream of light shot from the spaceship into the spatial ring. After only a moment, a voice announced: “Goods confirmed.” “Sir, the transaction is complete. Thank you for your support of the Cosmic River Bank,” the Domain Lord bowed slightly, his own facial muscles twitching involuntarily. A Domain Lord bowing to several Star Level individuals? “Haha, well then, we’ll be going,” Luo Feng chuckled, turning to leave. The Domain Lord and the two Universe Level individuals quickly boarded their spaceship. Inside, all three wore peculiar expressions. “It’s hilarious that a few Star Level individuals came to trade with us!” “I even had to bow to them just now! The thought makes me uncomfortable,” the two Universe Level individuals grumbled. The Domain Lord beside them, with green eyebrows, raised one. “Our service level is very high; we usually deal with Immortal Beings. Occasionally, we deal with Realm Lords. To encounter Star Level youngsters this time... they must be favored disciples of some super-family or super-powerful expert.” The other two Universe Level individuals nodded. Indeed. Their team’s clients were generally of a very high caliber. They were either Four-Star Tier or Five-Star Tier clients. Under normal circumstances, Four-Star Tier clients were typically Immortal Beings, or some fortunate Realm Lords. As for Five-Star Tier clients, they were super-existences whose slightest movement could shake countless galaxies. “Just grumble amongst yourselves, but don’t leak any client information. Otherwise, if the bank ‘deals with’ you, don’t say I didn’t warn you,” the green-haired Domain Lord admonished. “Yes, sir,” the two Universe Level individuals respectfully replied. ... After their transaction on Bailan Star, Luo Feng and his companions boarded their spaceship once more, leaving Bailan Star to warp through space, heading for their home—Earth! In the spaceship’s control room. “Hahaha, a Domain Lord bowing to us?” Lei Shen laughed triumphantly. “It’s truly incredible,” Hong marveled. “Big Brother, Second Brother,” Luo Feng said, smiling at Hong and Lei Shen. “The payment has been received. Everything will be distributed according to our old rules—” “Stop.” Lei Shen immediately shook his head. “I’m not taking any. You gave me five sets of lightning-path secret techniques, and those five techniques alone cost a lot of Leiting Shi, probably worth about 20% of the total. What’s more, one of those five secret techniques even came with an intelligent lifeform, that ‘Old Man Wu,’ which allowed me to inherit the Kabu Realm Lord’s legacy. To be precise, my gains are the greatest! Don’t give me any more!” “Since Second Brother received the Kabu Realm Lord’s legacy,” Hong chuckled, “that Realm Lord must have prepared everything for him.” Luo Feng also nodded with a smile. He had received his teacher’s legacy, and his teacher had divided the deposits into three accounts for him. Second Brother Lei Shen’s share was likely not much less. “Big Brother,” Luo Feng looked at Hong. “My money is sufficient,” Hong said. “If you insist on giving me something... buy me a Life Fruit later. One Life Fruit is roughly equivalent to 20% of the price.” “Life Fruit?” Luo Feng nodded. A Life Fruit, on the exchange list within the Realm-within-a-Realm, only required 800,000 Leiting Shi. However, in the outside world, Life Fruits were extremely difficult to acquire. Even if one could find one, the price would be astonishingly high. It was questionable whether 20% of his current wealth would even be enough to buy a Life Fruit. “Alright,” Luo Feng nodded. “Then I’ll enter the Virtual Universe Network first.” ... Virtual Universe, Black Dragon Mountain Island, Nine Star Bay. In Luo Feng’s study, a screen appeared before him. “So many emails,” Luo Feng muttered, sitting in his chair and opening the first one. “Dear client, hello. Your consciousness-bound account with our bank has just received a transfer of 11,230 billion Cosmic Coins. Your account balance has reached the 10 Hunyuan threshold (Hunyuan is a higher unit, with each Hunyuan unit equivalent to 1 trillion Cosmic Coins), automatically upgrading you to a ‘Three-Star Tier Account.’ You have also automatically become a distinguished Three-Star Tier client of the Cosmic River Bank. As a star-tier client, you possess many special privileges. A list and explanation of these special privileges are attached below this email. Cosmic River Bank” “Over 11 trillion?” Luo Feng gasped, holding his breath. What did over 11 trillion Cosmic Coins even mean? Generally, in the cosmos, a single galaxy territory costs between 100 billion and 1 trillion Cosmic Coins. This meant Luo Feng’s assets were equivalent to dozens of galaxy territories! While a Realm Lord expert could typically acquire one galaxy territory upon joining an empire, it wasn’t difficult for a diligent Realm Lord to obtain several. Over 11 trillion Cosmic Coins was equivalent to dozens of galaxy territories! It was definitely on par with the net worth of a Realm Lord expert. “In the cosmos, there are two true hard currencies,” Babata’s voice echoed in Luo Feng’s mind. “One is Cosmic Crystals (Cosmic Coins), which are formed by Realm Lords condensing the universe’s origin energy. The second is Immortal Crystals (Immortal Coins), which are strange energy crystals condensed by Immortal Beings, containing the power of the universe’s origin laws. They are even more precious.” “However, Cosmic Coins are the currency for cosmic trade, while Immortal Crystals are strategic reserves. Neither human races nor other races are willing to sell Immortal Crystals,” Babata’s voice resonated in Luo Feng’s sea of consciousness. “As for ‘Hunyuan units,’ they are a large unit frequently used by some super-experts during transactions.” Luo Feng blinked twice. He had suddenly become a magnate, comparable to someone owning dozens of galaxy territories. “Don’t get too excited. This amount of assets is nothing in the vast cosmos. You’re only a ‘Three-Star Tier client.’ In the vast cosmos, you’re just a small fry. Dozens of galaxy territories? That’s barely considered well-off,” Babata said. “Train hard. When you reach Domain Lord and inherit your teacher’s Five-Star Tier account, then you’ll truly be awesome.”