Scavenging the Debris Fields

"I understand." Luo Feng nodded gravely. Insectoids? He hadn't expected that after acquiring an Insectoid Mother Nest, he would immediately face an assassination attempt from the Insectoids. Of course, there was no causal link between the two. "No matter who it is, if they want me dead, they're dreaming. Even if I die, I'll take a piece of them with me." Luo Feng quickly began to ponder how to deal with assassination attempts from Insectoids and other alien races. With a processing speed comparable to an intelligent optical computer, Luo Feng continuously considered various plans. For instance, having his Demon-Killer Race clone carry his Core and remain in a safe location while his Earthling original body ventured out... This plan seemed the safest, but Luo Feng immediately rejected it. Because if his Earthling original body were to be killed at some point, many would certainly believe Luo Feng was dead... and the Virtual Universe Company would also know this. If, at that moment, another Earthling original body were to condense within his inner world, and then Luo Feng reappeared! Even a fool would know... there was definitely something amiss with Luo Feng! A Domain Lord simply couldn't possess an 'immortal body'. "Only by always carrying his Core with him could he handle all sorts of situations. But carrying it also posed a risk," Luo Feng mused. After three seconds of thought, Luo Feng already had a plan in mind—the best one he could conceive at the moment. "Yes, this is what I'll do." Luo Feng nodded to himself. ... After chatting with Longjue King for a while, Longjue King returned to his rest cabin. After all, it would take the two white-robed individuals about three days to collect 100 units of Insectoid corpses. Luo Feng and Longjue King naturally couldn't spend three days just chatting, so they rested in their cabins. Inside the cabin, Luo Feng sat on a chair and extended a wisp of his consciousness to connect to the Virtual Universe Network. ... In the study of Luo Feng's estate in the Yuxiang Mountain Primal Region, Luo Feng sat at his desk, looking at the laptop in front of him. He entered the treasure vault, and the screen displayed eight major categories: 'Secret Techniques,' 'Weapons,' 'Rare Treasures,' 'Technological Weapons,' 'Materials,' 'Tools,' 'Biologicals,' and 'Other Special Categories.' Luo Feng directly clicked on 'Rare Treasures'. He quickly found 'a world.' World Estate, 0.02—0.1 mixed yuan units; World House, 0.1—0.3 mixed yuan units; World Belt, 0.3—3 mixed yuan units; World Ring, 0.5—10 mixed yuan units. Each category had detailed classifications. For items containing a world, the larger the volume, the cheaper it was. For example, the world Luo Feng first entered during his Cosmic Mercenary assessment was inside a villa. The entire world was integrated within that villa. To contain a world, the smaller the item, the harder it was to contain! A belt could hold a world. If that same world were to be integrated into a ring, the materials used for the ring... would be far more expensive than those for the belt. Therefore—creating a world wasn't actually that expensive; any Sector Lord could create a world, whether large or small. However, to create a 'World Ring,' the ring itself was the most costly part. Even the cheapest one in the Virtual Universe Company's treasure vault cost 0.5 mixed yuan units. The range of 0.5 to 10 mixed yuan units represented different spatial capacities. The smallest contained a world 10,000 kilometers in length, width, and height. The largest contained a world 100 million kilometers in length, width, and height. The ring Luo Feng received as a gift in the Wulong Starfield contained a world 100,000 kilometers in length, width, and height. The World Ring itself was worth about 1 mixed yuan unit. For a client purchasing millions of mixed yuan units worth of goods, gifting a World Ring was, of course, nothing significant. And the debris fields... had so many that they couldn't even be processed. However, in terms of price, a World Ring was many, many times more expensive than a Space Ring. This was because almost all Universe-level powerhouses had Space Rings, and even many Star-level individuals possessed them. But! A peak Sector Lord powerhouse typically had total assets of about 10 mixed yuan units. They usually spent the majority of their assets on cultivation, weapons, armor, and secret techniques, with a portion on 'spaceships.' It was almost impossible for them to spend a tenth of their assets on a 'World Ring.' They would rather use their own inner world, or at most, create a World House, and then, when they became Undying, use even more precious materials to integrate the World House into a World Ring. Therefore—below the Undying level, it was rare to see anyone using a World Ring, unless they had significant backing and immense wealth. "Purchase World Ring." "Model F10, 100 million kilometers in length, width, and height." Luo Feng quickly clicked. As a member of the Primal Secret Region, he received a 30% discount, so he only needed to spend 7 mixed yuan units to buy it. "Your Highness Luo Feng, confirming your current location is in the Wulong Starfield. Someone will deliver it shortly," a gentle female voice announced. "Not necessary for now. Deliver it when I request it," Luo Feng instructed. "Yes, Your Highness Luo Feng." Closing the laptop screen, Luo Feng revealed a slight smile. With an extra-large World Ring in hand, once he left this Wulong Starfield storage area and received the World Ring, his plan could begin. "Insectoids? They want to kill me? Hmph... I'd rather lie dormant for a million years than repeat the fate of a genius like Ke Di!" Luo Feng thought to himself. The probability of a genius falling midway was very high: first, the path of cultivation itself was arduous and dangerous; second, geniuses often attracted envy, and assassination attempts by alien races or internal power struggles within their own race could all put a genius in peril. After this incident, Luo Feng became even more cautious. ... On the fourth day after the two white-robed individuals left to collect Insectoid corpses, they finally returned. Outside the spaceship's hatch, "My Lord," the two white-robed individuals stood in the void, respectfully saluting Longjue King. "Have you brought them?" Longjue King looked at them. "Yes, My Lord." The two simultaneously retrieved all the collected Insectoid corpses. Instantly, in the empty area beside them, two small mountains of corpses appeared, each tens of kilometers high. Luo Feng looked at the two small mountains of Insectoid corpses suspended in the void, nodded slightly, and instantly absorbed them directly into his inner world. This was because 'absorbing into the inner world' and 'absorbing into a World Ring' were exactly the same process, both involving a world fluctuation. That was why Luo Feng had directly absorbed the Insectoid Mother Nest into his inner world back then, and now he was absorbing these Insectoid corpse mountains into his inner world. "Luo Feng, the Insectoid corpses are in hand. No problem, right? Those are the 100 units you chose," Longjue King said with a smile, looking at Luo Feng. "Haha, of course, no problem." Luo Feng nodded with a smile. As for the other 100 metal tokens, Luo Feng had already given them to Longjue King. "Now that the Insectoid corpses are in hand, are you planning to scavenge the debris fields?" Longjue King asked, looking at Luo Feng. In truth, his reason for accompanying Luo Feng was a matter of habit; Longjue King would never easily offend anyone with potential. Accompanying Luo Feng for a few days was nothing, but if Luo Feng intended to scavenge the debris fields, that could take a long time. Luo Feng, of course, understood Longjue King's underlying meaning and smiled, "It's a rare visit, and with the World Ring you gifted me, I naturally have to go scavenge the debris fields. However, Longjue King, you've already gone to enough trouble accompanying me these past few days. For my upcoming scavenging trip, these two guides can simply follow me." "Mm, that's fine," Longjue King nodded, not declining. "You two, follow Luo Feng. Remember, if you detect anyone approaching through the surveillance map, immediately evade them. Do not allow anyone to get close to you," Longjue King ordered solemnly. "Yes, My Lord," the two white-robed individuals respectfully acknowledged. "Then I'll be off. I wish you good fortune, Luo Feng, that you may acquire priceless treasures in the debris fields," Longjue King said, laughing as he looked at Luo Feng. "You were just assassinated; that's how luck works—bad luck passes, and good luck follows. Being assassinated in the Wulong Starfield is a rare occurrence, happening perhaps once in hundreds of millions of years. It's far less likely than finding treasure in the debris fields." Luo Feng also self-deprecatingly remarked, "If I can encounter an assassination, it seems I can also encounter treasures." "Haha, then I'll head back first." Longjue King nodded slightly, then boarded his spaceship and swiftly transformed into a streak of light, disappearing into the distant cargo space tunnel. The two white-robed individuals stood respectfully beside Luo Feng. One of them said, "Your Highness, the Wulong Starfield is filled with debris fields everywhere. Where would Your Highness like to begin your treasure hunt?" "Let's perform cosmic travel first and just pick a random spot," Luo Feng said, shaking his head with a smile. "At the very least, this area, having just experienced an assassination, is probably not my lucky zone." ... Aboard the standard spaceship, Luo Feng occasionally designated a location. After cosmic travel, he would casually search one or two debris fields for treasures. He didn't know until he searched, and when he did, he was startled. These debris fields truly lived up to their name, being almost entirely 'junk'—worthless scraps and remnants. Of course, even if worthless, they were still far better than Earth's diamonds or similar items, as they were remnants from racial wars. Yet, even if he filled an entire World Ring with a 100,000-kilometer capacity, it might not even be worth 0.1 mixed yuan units. After all, 0.1 mixed yuan units could buy an ordinary galaxy. "Treasure hunting truly depends on luck," he mused. "Let's go, another cosmic travel." ... Luo Feng was in quite good spirits, his mood completely unaffected by the assassination or the matter of Yanzhu King. This was also a manifestation of his mental fortitude. ... "To the nearest docking point," Luo Feng ordered. "Yes, Your Highness Luo Feng," the two white-robed individuals replied. The spaceship immediately performed cosmic travel, returning to the Primal Universe. A large area around them was empty, and further out lay endless cargo. Between the cargo, occasionally, there would be a majestic and enormous debris field, far larger in volume than the cargo itself. "Hm?" Luo Feng's brow furrowed slightly. He felt a faint, subtle pull, a summons that drew his entire body, making his cells subtly boil as if in excitement! "What's going on?" Luo Feng gazed into the distance. It was precisely from that direction, as if a magnetic field was continuously acting upon his body.