Ganwu Universe Nation

At Nine Star Bay on Black Dragon Mountain Island, next to Luo Feng's residence, stood a wooden villa. Luo Feng ascended the stairs to the third floor of this villa, where the glass door at the top of the staircase was closed. “Creak!” Luo Feng pushed the door open and entered. This was a room spanning nearly a hundred square meters, filled with computer desks. Each desk held a laptop, and in front of each computer, men and women were typing on virtual keyboards, browsing various data. The entire room housed 21 staff members. In the furthest corner, at the largest desk, sat a young man who bore a striking resemblance to Luo Feng, though he was somewhat thinner. “Brother!” Luo Hua exclaimed in surprise. “Quite lively here,” Luo Feng said with a smile, surveying the entire studio. “Mr. Luo, hello!” “Mr. Luo.” The men and women, one by one, nervously greeted him. These staff members were all investment personnel who had followed Luo Hua for some time. Because he was accustomed to working with them, Luo Hua had brought them into the Virtual Universe. Although intelligent optical computers could assist, there was still a difference between them and humans. “Brother, what brings you here? Come, let’s chat next door. Uh—wait a moment!” Luo Hua quickly returned to his computer, typed in a command, and then rushed over. “Let’s go!”… In the studio, there was a tea room nearby. Luo Feng and Luo Hua, the brothers, sat down. “Brother, it’s rare for you to visit while I’m working,” Luo Hua said with a smile. “Indeed,” Luo Feng replied, smiling. “Tomorrow is the triennial Ganwu Auction.” “Ganwu Auction?” Luo Hua was momentarily stunned, then his face lit up with surprise. He quickly asked, “Is it the legendary highest auction of our Ganwu Universe Nation? I heard about it once when chatting with an investor. I heard the entry threshold for that auction is very high!” “The minimum threshold is a ‘Three-Star Tier client’,” Luo Feng nodded. “Damn!” Luo Hua’s eyes widened. “Three-Star Tier client? This auction is on a whole different level!” Three-Star Tier clients were incredibly rare in the entire Black Dragon Mountain Starfield. Each one was a major figure! Luo Feng chuckled, “I came to ask you, what’s the status of the ‘2 trillion cosmic currency’ I gave you two years ago?” “Speaking of which…” Luo Hua’s face glowed with excitement and emotion. He continued, “2 trillion cosmic currency, even in the cosmic investment market, is considered a massive capital across many investment sectors! ‘Large capital’ has its pros and cons. The advantage is the ability to exert a certain degree of control and influence. The disadvantage is a lack of flexibility; sometimes, when you want to sell, you can’t.” “Last year’s operations saw a 50% profit at its peak, but there were also losses, averaging out to neither profit nor loss. It served to accumulate experience in managing large capital and refining investment strategies.” “This year, at its highest, the capital reached 3.6 trillion cosmic currency. However, the market has been unfavorable recently, leaving 3 trillion cosmic currency in assets. But there’s no rush; market trends require patience… I’m just waiting for the market to surge,” Luo Hua said with a grin. Luo Feng nodded, “I need money now. How much can you provide?” “To get cash, I’d have to sell. After all, my assets aren’t liquid cash,” Luo Hua said solemnly. “But selling now, Brother, honestly, I’ve completed my布局 over the past six months! I’m just waiting for the market to explode for a huge profit. Selling now… it’s really, really not worth it. However, if you urgently need it, I can liquidate it within a day. But such a large sale could easily cause prices to drop. I estimate I could get 2.8 trillion cosmic currency in cash, which would be quite good.” “Oh…” Luo Feng nodded. “No rush. This auction will last for 10 days. If I don’t have enough money, I’ll contact you.” “Alright,” Luo Hua nodded. … The largest event in the entire Ganwu Universe Nation—the Ganwu Auction! Held triennially, Luo Feng had been eagerly anticipating it. “Brother, I’m always online. If you need to raise funds, notify me immediately. I’ll liquidate assets for cash right away. If it’s truly urgent, I’ve already arranged with a friend for an emergency loan, using my investment capital as collateral,” Luo Hua said. “Luo Feng,” Xu Xin said with a smile beside him, “You must tell me all about the auction later. I’m very curious about this grand event of the Ganwu Universe Nation.” Luo Feng nodded, bid farewell to his parents, wife, and brother, and left Nine Star Bay Community. He hailed a Pegasus and rode it to a teleportation point. “Teleport.” Luo Feng stood within the teleportation point, holding the invitation to the Ganwu Auction. Whoosh! Luo Feng instantly vanished from Black Dragon Mountain Island, teleporting to a floating city above the Ganwu Continent. The invitation emitted specks of light, causing the floating city’s defenses to automatically open a passage, allowing Luo Feng to enter. … This was an incredibly elegant land suspended amidst the clouds and mist. The floating city boasted beautiful scenery, with flowers and plants everywhere. The most dazzling structure in the entire floating city was the immensely colossal building—the auction hall! The triennial Ganwu Auction was always held in this auction hall! “Sir, welcome to this year’s Ganwu Auction. Here is your seat number.” “Madam, welcome to this year’s Ganwu Auction. Here is your seat number.” Individuals dressed in either splendid or ancient attire, some with serpentine bodies, others towering seven or eight meters tall and incredibly robust, came to participate in the Ganwu Universe Auction. It was a veritable sea of people, with two long queues already formed at the entrance of the auction hall, everyone waiting to enter. “So many Three-Star Tier clients?” Luo Feng also joined a queue. In front of him was a cold, iron-tower-like giant, seemingly ablaze with flames. Behind Luo Feng was a chilling dwarf, only one meter tall but with three eyes. Yet, the naturally emanating aura of power from these individuals made Luo Feng feel pressure. “Three-Star Tier clients are almost all Sector Lords! A very small number are big merchants or young people with super powerful backgrounds,” Babata’s voice echoed in Luo Feng’s mind. “Almost all Sector Lords?” Luo Feng glanced around. The two long queues alone contained at least several thousand people. Thousands of Sector Lords? “This auction hall has 16 entrances. So… not only is your queue long, but the other fifteen entrances are also queuing. There are probably around 100,000 Sector Lords currently queuing,” Babata said. “100,000?” Luo Feng’s eyes widened. 100,000 Sector Lords? That was insane. “Puta, over 1.31 million people attended the last auction. Do you think this one will exceed that?” The iron-tower-like giant in front of Luo Feng, whose entire body seemed to burn with flames, asked in a low voice. “Hmm, it definitely will. I heard there’s a slot to enter the ‘Primal Universe’ for comprehension this year. This slot… is a Sector Lord slot. It allows a Sector Lord to enter for comprehension. Many Immortal powerhouses have come to buy this slot. Just for this slot, there will definitely be many more Sector Lords attending this time,” the man in a robe in front of the iron-tower-like giant said hoarsely. Luo Feng was dumbfounded. 1.31 million? Primal Universe? While queuing, Luo Feng often overheard discussions among the surrounding Sector Lords, and the content of their conversations left him somewhat dazed, as many topics confused him. For example— “This time in the Starfield Secret Realm, out of the 18 Sector Lords who went together, only three managed to escape by luck. The other 15… perhaps they’ll emerge in tens of thousands or millions of years. Or perhaps never.” “Your Pagoda Army made great contributions on the Outer Territory Battlefield this time. Congratulations.” … Some of the Sector Lords nearby knew each other and discussed these topics, but Luo Feng just blinked, remaining silent. “Brother, which family or organization are you from?” A lean, one-eyed man in a queue next to Luo Feng asked with a smile. “No family, no organization,” Luo Feng answered simply. “Oh!” The one-eyed man nodded, not pressing further. From their demeanor alone, one could discern the strength of many people around. The large group of Sector Lords easily noticed that Luo Feng seemed to be a relatively weak young man. However, in this setting, the weaker one appeared, the less one could afford to offend such a person. Because to be a Three-Star Tier client despite being weak in strength usually implied an incredibly formidable background! … “Sir, welcome to this year’s Ganwu Auction. Here is your seat number.” Luo Feng took a token and saw a translucent screen on the black token displaying a seat number—KND99286. … “So big!” Entering the auction hall, Luo Feng was in a state of semi-daze. The entire auction hall was like a ‘football stadium’ on Earth, with dense stands all around… but the number of seats in this auction hall was simply too many. “There are 3 million seats here, and each seat is six meters wide and ten meters high,” Babata’s voice resonated in Luo Feng’s mind. Luo Feng nodded. Each seat, six meters wide and ten meters high—what enormous seats! A staggering 3 million seats, arranged in rings, stretched as far as the eye could see. It was as if countless seats formed an entire world. The large design of the seats was primarily for clients with massive body sizes. “KND99286.” Luo Feng saw the number carved on the seat and sat down. A six-meter-wide seat was larger than his own bed. Countless seats… The murmuring of discussions echoed throughout the auction hall, as if countless gods were conversing. “So many Sector Lords?” Luo Feng held his breath. “The Ganwu Universe Nation has over 13,000 starfields! A starfield like Black Dragon Mountain Starfield has nearly a hundred Sector Lords! So, across the entire Ganwu Universe Nation… on average, there are over a million Sector Lords! In reality, due to the guidance of many Immortal beings, the probability of producing Sector Lords in the Ganwu Universe Nation is even higher. The entire Ganwu Universe Nation has millions of Sector Lords.” Luo Feng felt his heart rate quicken. Millions of Sector Lords? The Ganwu Universe Nation truly lived up to its title of ‘Cosmic Nation’; such a cosmic empire was simply too vast.