Devouring the Stars: Blood Sea Demon Lord

Chapter 193 Solicitation of Bribes
After the grand welcoming banquet, the guests departed one by one, and Minghai and his accompanying guards settled in the luxurious manor.

The three giants of the Virtual Universe Company's branch secretly approached Minghai, intending to give him a gift worth one million Chaos Units.

One million Mixed Yuan Units are not cheap.

Even an ordinary immortal would only have this much wealth.

But Minghai did not accept it.

He simply sighed, then glanced at the three of them sideways and said:
"I'm new here, how can I accept such a generous gift from you three? Please take it back!"

Just as the expressions of Marquis Zidian, Marquis Heiyan, and Marquis Jinyu changed drastically, thinking that Minghai was going to oppose them, Minghai shook his head and said:

"Hey, the other day I saw an F-class spaceship called 'Firefly' inside the company. It can travel at 68 times the speed of light in the dark universe. I want to buy it but I don't have the money. Sigh!"

After speaking, Minghai smiled faintly and looked at them.

"..."

Upon hearing this, the three exchanged glances, their faces turning extremely grim.

They certainly knew about the 'Firefly' spaceship.

That's a high-performance F-class spaceship that can only be purchased by internal staff of the Virtual Universe Company and is completely unavailable to outsiders.

Priced at ten million units of Hunyuan!

This is still the internal company price. If it were auctioned off, the starting price would be at least 30 million mixed units!
Minghai's meaning was clear: he wanted the F-class spaceship 'Firefly', which was worth ten million Chaos Units.

Ten million units of Hunyuan wealth is the level of an ordinary peak military lord immortal, or even a weaker marquis immortal.

With just a few words, Minghai could demand the entire fortune of a peak military lord immortal or a weaker marquis immortal.

"Too cruel!"

The three Marquis of Purple Lightning, Marquis of Black Annihilation, and Marquis of Golden Feather all thought the same thing.

At that moment, they even had the idea of ​​secretly killing Minghai.

Of course, they quickly abandoned this idea as soon as it came up.

Minghai is no ordinary genius without a background.

The three men, Zi Dian Hou, Hei Yan Hou, and Jin Yu Hou, who worked at the Qianwu Universe Kingdom branch and were far removed from the company's internal operations, naturally had no idea about Ming Hai's true talent or his standing among the company's higher-ups.

But they knew that Minghai was a disciple of the Cosmic Venerable Nine Swords Venerable.

With their combined strength at the peak of their careers, killing Minghai would be a piece of cake.

But what next?
They will inevitably face the purge by the Nine Swords Venerable and even the Virtual Universe Company, and their lives, property, and even their entire clan will be buried with them.

Ignore it and just walk away?

What a joke! Things have come to this point, do you think you can just leave whenever you want?

Believe it or not, the moment they leave, Minghai will investigate their actions over the years, and most likely add fuel to the fire, escalating the situation tenfold or a hundredfold before accusing them in his capacity as a special envoy.
Their actions over the years cannot withstand scrutiny. If the special envoy exaggerates or deliberately exaggerates the situation, they may have to return a hundred or even a thousand times the amount of money they have amassed!

As for whether Minghai would exaggerate or deliberately escalate the situation, since he openly solicited bribes in front of them, is there any need to wonder?

background?

The three of them have been immortals for so many years, so they naturally have connections within the Virtual Universe Company. But their backgrounds are comparable to those of members of the Primal Secret Realm, and they even have the support of Minghai, the master of the Universe Venerable.

After much deliberation, even though Marquis Zidian, Marquis Heiyan, and Marquis Jinyu were seething with hatred, they ultimately accepted Minghai's conditions.

On the one hand, the Minghai faction has too much influence, and they really can't afford to offend them. On the other hand, the things they've done in secret over the years have indeed been despicable.

Finally, although ten million Chaos Units is a huge sum, it is not something that the three peak-level Marquis Immortals who have been secretly accumulating wealth for countless years cannot afford.

Considering that the cost is split equally among the three people, this price is not unacceptable.

As long as we can hold onto our current position, we can still reclaim it even after tens of millions of years.

Ten million mixed units, for peace of mind!
After all, how could Minghai possibly oppose them after accepting such a generous gift?
It has to be said that the price offered by Minghai was right on their bottom line.

Any more than that would be unacceptable.

It's unlikely they'd fall out. Even if Zidian Hou, Heiyan Hou, and Jinyu Hou had the guts, they wouldn't dare offend a disciple of the Universe Venerable.

However, they would absolutely rather resign from their branch positions in the Qianwu Universe Kingdom and give up the opportunity to continue embezzling and making money than tolerate the harsh demands of the Underworld Sea.

As the pinnacle of immortality, the three held extraordinary positions, and as long as they were willing to resign, no one would investigate their past.

I'll just stay away from the Underworld Sea from now on.

If you can't afford to offend, can you still afford to hide?
"The Underworld Inspector has excellent judgment!"

The three Marquis of Purple Lightning, Marquis of Black Annihilation, and Marquis of Golden Feather quickly made a decision, with the ape-man Marquis of Purple Lightning stepping forward and saying with a dry laugh:

"The 'Firefly' is indeed a high-performing ship. By the way, I just bought one recently, and it was just delivered. I haven't used it yet, so why don't I give it to the Underworld Inspector?"

Although he maintained a polite facade, Zi Dianhou was seething with hatred inside. He didn't even mention Ming Hai's name, addressing him directly by his official title.

"How embarrassing is this!"

Minghai smiled slightly and said casually:
"However, since you three are so kind, I cannot refuse. Just give it to me within a year!"

"I'm being hospitable my ass!"

Marquis Zidian, Marquis Heiyan, and Marquis Jinyu cursed under their breath, then their faces broke into smiles as they said:
"Of course, of course, it will definitely be delivered within a year!"

"Thank you!"

Looking at the three people with extremely forced smiles, Minghai said with a smile.

So what if I openly solicited a bribe?
Ming Hai felt no remorse or worry whatsoever for soliciting bribes from these three corrupt officials.

He is a member of the Primal Secret Realm and a core genius of the Virtual Universe Company. His status seems to be only equivalent to that of a Marquis Immortal, but in the eyes of the human race's higher-ups, his importance far surpasses that of Marquis Immortals with no potential, such as Purple Lightning Marquis, Black Annihilation Marquis, and Golden Feather Marquis.

What would the three masters, Zidian Hou, Heiyan Hou, and Jinyu Hou, dare to do, given that they also have a cosmic venerable master?
This is only now. In a few hundred or a few thousand years, his strength will surpass that of Marquis Zidian, Marquis Heiyan, and Marquis Jinyu.

Therefore, Minghai didn't care at all about offending them.

……

Qiongyu Star.

Xiangshui City.

Luxury estate.

The guards, led by the supreme military lord Immortal Kuiku, were stationed around the manor, protecting an exquisite pavilion in the center.

Inside the pavilion, in a spacious and bright room, Minghai sat cross-legged, holding the crystal-clear 'Ring of Space' that emitted seven colors in his hands. He closed his eyes, concentrated, and carefully comprehended it.

After a long while, Minghai slowly opened his eyes, his gaze filled with helplessness.

"Without breaking through the secret technique, comprehending the 'Ring of Space' is of little significance!"

With a furrowed brow, Minghai sighed, put away the 'Spatial Ring', logged into the virtual universe network, entered the independent virtual cultivation room of the Primitive Zone Manor, and prepared to continue cultivating the secret technique.

His understanding of the laws had reached an extremely profound level, even reaching a state of 'fullness,' and could no longer be increased.

To enhance one's understanding of the laws, one must break through through secret techniques, and then, guided by these techniques, re-examine the profound mysteries of one's own laws, making them more refined and systematic, thereby creating space to continue comprehending the laws.

This process is like organizing a warehouse.

When a warehouse is full of items, you either need to expand the warehouse space or rearrange the placement of items inside to make room for further storage.

Cultivating secret techniques to refine and systematize one's understanding of the laws is like tidying up the placement of items and making room.

As for expanding the warehouse space, it's natural to advance to the realm master level, which greatly increases the power of the soul and spirit, allowing for the storage of more insights into the laws.

Because he plans to go to the 'Garbage Mountain' to search for opportunities to further advance Blood Sea's cultivation, Dark Sea does not intend to advance to the realm master level for the time being.

With his current soul and mental strength, his understanding of the laws has reached its peak. Simply comprehending the origin of the laws, even if he were to comprehend the spatial origin treasure 'Ring of Space', would not be of much use.

Only by cultivating secret techniques and constantly 'compressing' and 'organizing' one's understanding of the laws can one make further progress.

(End of this chapter)