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A moment later.

Pinghai Company's executives enthusiastically saw off a group of people from the Virtual Universe Company's Ganwu Continent Investment Department.

“I understand Madam Luo’s intentions very clearly,” Botelai said with a smile. “However, 12 times is absolutely impossible. Please prepare yourself, Madam Luo. As for the report you gave me… I will, of course, personally present it to the Director.”

“Thank you,” Xu Xin replied with a smile.

Botelai then walked out directly, followed by several subordinates.

Outside the company, a streamlined, flat-shaped spaceship was parked. Eight single-horned giants in combat gear stood respectfully at the cabin door. Botelai led his subordinates directly onto the spaceship, followed by the bodyguards. The cabin door closed, and the ship quickly flew away.

“Sister Xu, our restaurant’s raw material procurement…” the short-haired woman standing beside Xu Xin called out.

“I have other matters. You handle the general company affairs,” Xu Xin instructed.

“Yes,” the short-haired woman responded.

Xu Xin waved her hand towards the sky.

Immediately, a carriage pulled by Pegasus descended from the sky. Xu Xin jumped directly onto it: “To the teleportation point.”

“Giddy up!”

The coachman flicked the reins, and the Pegasus immediately soared into the air.

***

Virtual Universe, Black Dragon Mountain Island’s Nine Star Bay Community.

“Dad, the eastern half of this Nine Star Bay Community’s land now belongs to us. We hired the best designers from Earth and drew inspiration from numerous cosmic architectures to just complete its construction,” said a handsome, approachable young man with a gentle smile, pointing to the surrounding buildings that resembled immortal palaces.

“Mm, not bad,” Luo Feng nodded.

“Luo Ping, hasn’t your mother returned yet?” Luo Feng asked.

“I’ve already informed Mom, but her company headquarters are currently on the Ganwu Continent, so she goes to the company every day. And you rarely come back, Dad, so Mom simply fixed her online login location at the company,” Luo Ping explained. Under normal circumstances, if one owns property in the Virtual Universe, they can fix their login address.

And Xu Xin had fixed her address at the company.

“Fixed at the company?” Luo Feng felt a bit ashamed. He only returned once in a long while.

“Dad.”

Luo Hua pointed to the luxurious mansions in the distance, “Because you live here, Dad, the land prices in this Nine Star Bay Community have soared! Most of the original residents here have sold their land to influential figures. Those important people… they want to be closer to you, Dad, after all, you’re quite a prominent figure in our Black Dragon Mountain Starfield.”

“Oh?” Luo Feng smiled in surprise.

That’s right.

A core member of the Virtual Universe Company’s Taichu District, even the Guard Squad leaders are Sector Lords acknowledged by the laws! In terms of status, Luo Feng is now even higher than the Black Dragon Mountain Empire’s Emperor. Even the Immortal beings behind the Black Dragon Mountain Empire… would have to show Luo Feng respect.

A small starfield is just a backwater in the vast universe!

It was no surprise that a group of powerful and influential figures wanted to live close to Luo Feng.

“Mr. Luo Ping!” From a distance, a bald fat man, leading a furry pet beast about three meters tall, strolled leisurely with two servants. Seeing Luo Ping, he enthusiastically called out, “Bakson.”

“Bakson,” Luo Ping replied with a smile.

The bald fat man, whose scalp was covered in scale-like patterns, then looked at Luo Feng in shock: “Mr. Luo Ping, this is…”

“This is my father,” Luo Ping said with a smile.

“Ah, Lord Luo Feng,” the bald fat man immediately bowed respectfully, his bent face almost touching his belly. Then he looked up, excitedly saying, “Lord Luo Feng, it’s an honor to meet you. I just moved here eight years ago. I’ve always admired Lord Luo Feng, and to think I could see Lord Luo Feng today, it truly, truly is Bakson’s honor.”

Luo Feng smiled slightly: “Hello, Bakson.”

“Ah!” Bakson’s face immediately flushed with excitement.

“Dad, Mom’s back!” Luo Ping pointed to the sky.

“Xu Xin?” Luo Feng turned to look.

In mid-air, Xu Xin sat in the carriage pulled by Pegasus, slowly descending.

“Xu Xin,” Luo Feng immediately ran over.

Xu Xin, in the carriage, looked down at Luo Feng, a hint of tears in her eyes. As the carriage was about to land, she leaped down directly onto the ground.

“So you *do* remember to come back!” Xu Xin stared at Luo Feng.

“Uh…” Luo Feng felt a bit ashamed.

“How long has it been? How long since you’ve been back?” Xu Xin stared at him, and Luo Feng was too embarrassed to answer.

“Ten years! You haven’t been back for over ten years!” Xu Xin couldn’t help but show a hint of anger. “I know you need to comprehend in Chaos City, but couldn’t you occasionally come back to see the children, see me, see your parents?”

“I’m sorry,” Luo Feng said softly.

Yes.

Ten years.

His most recent comprehension in Chaos City lasted three years and nine months, and the time flow in the Primal Universe is slower. Three years and nine months there meant over ten years had passed in the Original Universe! And the time flow in the Virtual Universe is consistent with the Original Universe.

“Ten years!” Xu Xin stared at Luo Feng.

“Alright,” Luo Feng gently reached out and hugged Xu Xin. “I promise, from now on I’ll try my best to come back every year, unless something truly exceptional happens.”

“Mm,” Xu Xin nodded gently.

She only wanted to remind Luo Feng, because in the past thirty years, both Earth and the Luo family had undergone astonishing changes! For example, Earthlings now held a significant status in the entire Milky Way Galaxy, and the Luo family’s influence grew stronger and stronger. Everyone knew that all of this was because of Luo Feng!

Luo Feng was a core member of the ‘Virtual Universe Company,’ one of the five great giants of humanity in the universe!

“Let’s go, let’s go home,” Luo Feng said.

“Mm, home,” Xu Xin nodded.

The family of three walked back. Xu Xin glanced at the fat man in the distance and whispered, “That fat man is called Bakson. He owns over thirty thousand life planets as territory and controls hundreds of millions of human slaves. He’s a major slave supplier. He appears sincere and foolish on the surface, but in reality, he’s ruthless and cruel.”

“Oh?” Luo Feng looked over in surprise.

That fat man?

He owns over thirty thousand life planets as territory? Isn’t that much more powerful than the Nuolanshan Family back then?

“At our doorstep, of course he has to be low-key and try to curry favor,” Xu Xin’s eyes flashed with a hint of disdain. “Luo Ping, you should interact less with people like him in the future.”

“Right, your mother is right,” Luo Feng nodded.

Different statuses lead to different perspectives.

When they were small figures on Earth, perhaps the Nuolanshan Family was a behemoth, and a major slave supplier like Bakson was even more terrifying. But now, Luo Feng’s Guard Squad leader is a Sector Lord. With a single command, he could wipe out small influential families within a starfield.

“Mom and Dad, it’s good to know all sorts of people,” Luo Ping said with a smile.

“You and your younger brother are truly different,” Luo Feng couldn’t help but sigh.

“Sanzi!”

“Sanzi!”

A loud voice came from not far away.

“Is that Second Brother?” Luo Feng’s eyes lit up.

***

Ten years had passed since his last visit to the Nine Star Bay Community.

Returning home this time, Luo Feng found that… his family could now be considered a large clan. Many of his grandchildren had already started their own families and careers. Currently, many affairs of the Luo family in the Milky Way Galaxy were primarily managed by ‘Xu Xin’ and their eldest son, ‘Luo Ping.’ As for their younger son, Luo Hai, he was completely a martial arts fanatic!

He pursued the limits of the human body, striving to become a super powerful expert in the universe.

What was it all for? One was his dream, and the other was for his family and hometown!

***

Luo Feng stayed in the Nine Star Bay Community for three days, then his consciousness returned to Chaos City! The only thing that disappointed Luo Feng was… he couldn’t meet ‘Hong.’ Lei Shen said that Hong seemed to be undergoing very important training, blocking all emails and call requests, making him completely unreachable.

***

Pinghai Company, 89th floor.

Xu Xin stood by the floor-to-ceiling window, overlooking the beautiful and vast city.

“Dong, dong, dong.” A knock sounded at the door.

“Come in,” Xu Xin called out.

A slender, short-haired woman in a work uniform walked in, smiling: “Sister Xu, how have the past three days been?”

Xu Xin immediately smiled.

“Sister Xu, this is the document from Botelai’s side,” the short-haired woman handed it over.

“Oh?” Xu Xin took it.

The Virtual Universe Company is divided into the Commerce Department and the Martial Department. Of course, the high-level executives of both departments belong to the ‘core echelon,’ and the high-level executives of the core echelon are the true ruling class!

Commerce is a very important part of the Virtual Universe Company.

However, in this Virtual Universe Network world, even the ‘Virtual Universe Company’ did not monopolize all commercial activities. They understood very well that forcibly controlling all profits would largely stifle economic vitality and also restrict the influx of large amounts of capital from reality.

Creating a fair and free environment would encourage many super-powers in reality to invest heavily!

Otherwise, if it were unfair and completely monopolized, which of those giants and powers would invest their money?

Therefore!

In the Virtual Universe, there were various companies and groups, competing with each other. And some very promising companies would generally be acquired by many major powers.

“Sister Xu, the Universe First Bank is also willing to acquire our company, and they offered very good terms. Why did you directly refuse, Sister Xu?” the short-haired woman asked.

“We are not short of development funds,” Xu Xin said, looking down at the document in her hand.

“If that’s the case, then why are you willing to negotiate with the Virtual Universe Company?” the short-haired woman asked, puzzled.

Xu Xin paused.

“I’m very confused,” the short-haired woman said sincerely. “Sister Xu, I’ve been with you for nearly forty years. We’ve developed step by step, even creating chain restaurants based on our Huaxia cultural characteristics… Many of the staff in the restaurants are trained on Earth, and we try to set up industry barriers to prevent outsiders from imitating us. Our Pinghai Catering… its brand has long been established! Moreover, a large amount of capital, combined with the ‘Financial Investment Department’ managed by Mr. Luo Hua, forms an integration of industry and finance. The cash we earn gets a secondary amplification from Mr. Luo Hua, making our earning speed extremely fast, and our assets are exceptionally good! Coupled with the Ganwu Universe Kingdom… which protects and supports us due to Lord Luo Feng, our development has absolutely no problems. There’s no need to give away shares to others.”

“Yes,” Xu Xin nodded.

Having worked hard in the Virtual Universe for nearly 40 years, this enterprise was like another child to her. How could she bear to give it to others?

“However, it’s different,” Xu Xin said softly. “The Virtual Universe Company and the Universe First Bank are different.”

“How are they different?” the short-haired woman asked, puzzled.

“Because my husband is also part of the Virtual Universe Company,” Xu Xin turned, looking out at the sky through the floor-to-ceiling window. “Luo Feng is very excellent and powerful. He was the best on Earth! But because of that, he’s also drifted further and further away from me. For instance, this time, he hasn’t been back for over ten years.”

The short-haired woman opened her mouth but said nothing.

Luo Feng was the pride of Earthlings. But for Luo Feng’s family… he had indeed neglected them.

“I don’t blame him.”

“I’m proud of him,” Xu Xin looked out the window, a smile appearing on her face. “It’s just that I don’t want to be left further and further behind by him. I want… to be able to stand by his side, to be as close to him as possible.”

“Sister Xu…” The short-haired woman wanted to say something but didn’t know how.

“By becoming a subsidiary of the Virtual Universe Company, I will also become an internal member of the Virtual Universe Company,” Xu Xin smiled. “As long as I manage the subsidiary to a sufficiently high level, I can be absorbed into the core members. Then, I can also enter Yuxiang Mountain.”

“Core member?” The short-haired woman was startled.

She hadn’t expected Xu Xin’s ambition to be so grand!

“The one thing I hope for most is to meet Luo Feng… in Yuxiang Mountain,” Xu Xin said softly.