Total Value of Spoils

This World Ring had always been controlled by a G-tier mechanical puppet, so it bore no life imprint and was ownerless. Black-Clad Luo Feng immediately manipulated his World Power to penetrate it and investigate. “Haha…” Black-Clad Luo Feng was all smiles. “As expected, there are 1 million mechanical puppets, all F9-tier top-grade puppets, and every single one is intact.” Previously, he had captured about 530,000 mechanical puppets, but their energy cores were damaged after the Golden Horned Beast clone’s attack. The ones inside the World Ring, however, were completely undamaged. “Luo Feng, Luo Feng.” Babata, looking like a youth about 1.5 meters tall, ran over. “Babata.” Luo Feng looked at him. Babata was an intelligent lifeform, so he could easily control a mechanical body. Yunmo Star Master Huyan Bo had given Babata a body using this very method back then. However, using a metal body… was a very common practice and didn't offer much help to Babata himself. The difficulty for intelligent lifeforms to cultivate and evolve was extremely high. Unless they obtained an ‘Evolution Heart’ to integrate into a metal body, and then allowed the intelligent lifeform to inhabit it, then… the intelligent lifeform would achieve a 100% fusion with the metal body. It was akin to a soul corresponding to a physical body. The intelligent lifeform would also possess the most precious physical body—an evolved body. This way… First, after 100% fusion with the body, the clarity of sensing the cosmic laws would skyrocket, at least reaching a level comparable to ordinary human powerhouses. Those without an evolved body, like Babata, might barely be able to cultivate and comprehend, but they could never hope to become an Undying even after billions of years! Only with an Evolution Heart could they qualify to become true Mechanical Race powerhouses. Second, as cultivation progressed, the Mechanical Race powerhouse’s body would continuously strengthen, and its flexibility, toughness, and other aspects would become perfected, just like a true physical body. Therefore, the ‘Evolution Heart’ was extremely important. Alas… Only the Mechanical Race possessed Evolution Hearts. This was their most important and core treasure, so the Mechanical Race strictly controlled Evolution Hearts within their species, prohibiting any Mechanical Race member from privately selling them. This rule was already ingrained in the very core of every Mechanical Race being. The Mechanical Race could produce a large number of Evolution Hearts to nurture their own members… but they would absolutely not sell any Evolution Hearts, no matter how high the price. This led to it being extremely difficult for many other races, such as humans and demon races, to purchase an Evolution Heart! Because the difficulty of obtaining an Evolution Heart was too high. And only the Mechanical Race possessed Evolution Hearts. Therefore— Each Evolution Heart’s price soared to tens of billions of mixed yuan units, which was almost the entire fortune of a King-level Undying God. This meant… unless someone treated their accompanying intelligent lifeform as a brother-in-arms and was a super powerhouse with immense wealth, they would simply be unwilling to buy an Evolution Heart. For now, Babata didn't dare to even think about an ‘Evolution Heart’. He had never possessed one, and having metal bodies was already enough to satisfy him. “Luo Feng, absolutely do not try to forcibly breach those intact F9-tier mechanical puppets,” Babata called out. “Hmm?” Black-Clad Luo Feng looked down at the youthful Babata. “Those intact mechanical puppets all have anti-breaching measures. If you try to forcibly breach them, it will trigger a self-destruct sequence,” Babata quickly explained. “Currently, that Mechanical Race powerhouse is incredibly far from us and cannot control these mechanical puppets, but if you try to breach them, it’s not worth it if they self-destruct.” “Hmm? Can’t they be controlled?” Black-Clad Luo Feng asked. “Of course there’s a way to control them, but my intrusion capabilities aren’t sufficient,” Babata chuckled. “So, there’s no need to forcibly breach them. Just scan their internals and sell them directly! Departments within the Virtual Universe Company are fully capable of easily breaching them; you just need to pay them a small fee.” Luo Feng nodded. This breaching… was best left to the professionals. “So, is the inspection complete?” Black-Clad Luo Feng asked Babata. “Yes.” Babata nodded. “The inspection is complete. The numerous items inside the damaged pyramid spacecraft can be divided into four categories.” “First, the damaged pyramid spacecraft itself. This was an F9-tier cosmic spacecraft equipped with extremely high-grade energy defenses, slightly superior to the Yunmo Star Ship in terms of energy shields. Unfortunately, it was damaged during the previous attack, and the spacecraft split open, so its value primarily lies in the large quantity of F9-tier metal in its hull, estimated to be around 5 million mixed yuan units.” “Second, the G-tier metal puppet. Although this G-tier metal puppet isn’t a large one, it’s still a G-tier metal block, containing far more material than your Blood Shadow Battle Blade and shield. Its estimated price is 20 million mixed yuan units.” “Third, the 530,000 mechanical puppets with damaged energy cores and the 1 million intact mechanical puppets you captured, with an estimated total value of around 800 million mixed yuan units.” “Fourth, and most valuable, is the batch of expensive instruments in the core cabin. These instruments are made of G-tier and F-tier metals, with incredibly complex energy programs that I didn’t dare to investigate too closely. However, the metal consumed by these instruments alone is worth over 500 million, and the technological content and various methods they contain are even more complex, so their price is likely very high. As for exactly how high, I can’t be sure.” “These are the four categories.” “The total value is definitely very high. It’s far more than all your other spoils combined over the past thousand years, Luo Feng. Your spoils from the past thousand years probably only amount to around 100 million mixed yuan units. This time is far superior.” Luo Feng nodded and smiled. “A single big score makes up for years of lean times!” “It really pays to deal with powerhouses who have backgrounds. He had only captured one of the nine base spacecraft, yet the harvest was so immense. The assets of that Mechanical Race powerhouse truly astonished Luo Feng.” “How should I sell them?” Luo Feng pondered. “I have a suggestion for you: first, ask the Virtual Universe Company for a price, so you have a baseline,” Babata said. “Understood.” Luo Feng nodded. Luo Feng first thoroughly scanned all the items with a detector, recorded all the data, and then simulated them in the Virtual Universe. In Luo Feng’s manor in the Primal Region of the Virtual Universe. “Esteemed Prince Luo Feng, it is an honor to meet you. To receive an invitation from Your Highness truly fills Nuosi Wu with boundless joy.” The Undying God, clad in a luxurious green robe, with a plump head and a pair of lifeless fish-eyes, bowed very humbly, showing his respect to Luo Feng. Luo Feng was a direct disciple of the Chaos City Lord, holding an extremely high status. “Thank you.” Luo Feng smiled faintly. “Look.” Luo Feng pointed to the open ground nearby, where a damaged pyramid spacecraft was parked, all simulated. “What is this?” Nuosi Wu asked, puzzled. “These are my spoils of war. I’d like to ask what price you, as a headquarters supervisor of the acquisition department, can offer,” Luo Feng asked. The Virtual Universe Company naturally had an acquisition department; general acquisitions were handled directly by intelligent systems, while higher-end ones were managed by responsible internal members. Nuosi Wu, for instance, was one of the headquarters’ acquisition department supervisors, typically dealing with King-level Undying beings. “The spacecraft is damaged, so it’s probably worth a few million mixed yuan units,” Nuosi Wu said casually. He frequently dealt with King-level Undyings, and transactions involving a few million mixed yuan units were of no concern to him. “The real spoils are inside the spacecraft,” Luo Feng chuckled. “Follow me.” “Oh?” Nuosi Wu was surprised; he was curious about this direct disciple of the Chaos City Lord. He entered the damaged pyramid spacecraft with Luo Feng. “This is a Mechanical Race spacecraft, likely belonging to a Mechanical Race member of considerable status,” Nuosi Wu commented with a smile, observing the decorations and style inside the ship. When he first saw the G-tier metal puppet, he nodded in praise, “A G-tier metal puppet, the metal alone is worth 20 million mixed yuan units.” “These are the 1.53 million mechanical puppets I captured, of which 530,000 are damaged and 1 million are intact. Here are samples of the damaged ones, and here are samples of the intact ones.” “And these are the most valuable instruments I captured, capable of deploying extremely powerful formations, even trapping some King-level super powerhouses.” After finishing his inspection, Nuosi Wu was already deeply shaken, because even for a King-level Undying with assets in the tens of billions of mixed yuan units, it was rare for a single transaction to amount to several billion mixed yuan units. “The damage to those mechanical puppets is very slight; only their energy cores were shattered and rendered inoperable, but the important components are fine and can be easily repaired. 1.53 million mechanical puppets, even among the Mechanical Race, are considered top-grade F9-tier, likely costing several hundred mixed yuan units each to produce. If manufactured by humans, the production cost would be higher than for the Mechanical Race… averaging about 1,000 mixed yuan units per unit, so I can offer you 1.5 billion mixed yuan units.” “Of course.” “The most expensive items are this batch of instruments. These instruments… are made of costly materials, and most importantly, they incorporate many advanced technologies. This is already considered peak Mechanical Race technology, likely crafted personally by a Cosmic Venerable-level powerhouse who expended considerable effort. To commission a Cosmic Venerable-level Mechanical Race master… the cost would be extremely high, and unfortunately, this is only a partial set. For this batch of instruments… I can offer you a price of 3 billion mixed yuan units.” Nuosi Wu finally quoted Luo Feng this price. “Including miscellaneous items and so on, I can slightly increase the offer to round it up, giving you a quote of 4.6 billion mixed yuan units,” Nuosi Wu chuckled. “I wouldn’t be so generous with an ordinary King-level Undying.” “4.6 billion mixed yuan units?” Luo Feng was secretly delighted. “Thank you, I’ll consider it further,” Luo Feng said. “Haha, no rush. If you decide to sell, just find me anytime,” Nuosi Wu smiled. “Prince Luo Feng, your harvest this time is immense, especially those instruments… they were crafted with great effort by a Cosmic Venerable-level Mechanical Race master. If you could gather a complete set, the price would be much higher.” “Understood.” Luo Feng nodded. Nuosi Wu then departed. “Haha… the Virtual Universe Company is willing to offer 4.6 billion mixed yuan units,” Luo Feng chuckled. “This harvest is truly massive. To think it was crafted by a Cosmic Venerable-level Mechanical Race master; that Mechanical Race powerhouse must have quite the background.” “Good luck indeed,” Babata chuckled mischievously. “You provoked a formidable enemy, but the benefits from that enemy are also great. Fortune and misfortune are intertwined, after all.” “This is fortune, not misfortune,” Luo Feng smiled. “Now I need to think… through what channels to sell these, and how to get the highest price.”