Devouring Stars: Master of Evolution

Chapter 109 Killing Field

Two days later, Li Xingtao and Qin Mu met again in the virtual space.

"Chief Qin Mu, some of the relics we brought have already been sold (including the Spirit of Plants), for a total of 489 billion Black Dragon Coins."

Some of them, such as telekinetic weapons, we don't plan to sell for the time being if we weren't short of funds.

We've already settled things with the trading company, but it's not about registering a new company.

After careful consideration, we spent 10 billion Black Dragon Coins to acquire a poorly managed, long-established company on Qiulong Star. This company has all the necessary qualifications, which will save us a lot of time.

Li Xingtao said respectfully.

"Yes, you can arrange these things."

Qin Mu nodded, "If you doubt someone, don't use them; if you use someone, don't doubt them."

Qin Mu has already delegated authority to Li Xingtao in handling these matters and will no longer interfere.

However, this also served as a reminder to Qin Mu that once he was in the universe, he should find some people who were proficient in business and economics and then transform them into Zerg.

Having just left the universe, these elite geniuses selected by China are all trustworthy.

However, time is a magical thing.

Faced with all sorts of temptations, one might be able to stay true to oneself for ten years, or even a hundred years, but what about a thousand or ten thousand years?

If left unchecked for too long, anything can happen.

Human hearts cannot withstand the test.

This is why, even with absolute dominance on Earth, Qin Mu still needed the bald crystal man from Ruins No. 9 to monitor the entire globe.

"After the company's affairs were settled, we immediately signed contracts with the previous potential clients and received the first deposit."

Some of the smaller items we brought, such as the Black God Set, have already been delivered.

So far, we have received a total of 1836 billion Black Dragon Coins in deposits and partial payments for goods!

However, a portion of this money needs to be used to purchase cargo ships, industrial equipment, raw materials, and intelligence activity funds, etc. Approximately 300 billion Black Dragon Coins are untouchable, otherwise it may affect the later delivery.

Approximately 2000 billion Black Dragon Coins could be used to purchase cultivation resources, cosmic slaves, and so on.

At this point, Li Xingtao paused, seemingly hesitant, but still continued.

"We previously contacted a customer who wanted to buy a Class A laser gun, which may have some risks."

Our intelligence personnel discovered that this client was a force from Thousand Peaks Star. They had not only contacted us, but also many other arms dealers.

They wanted a large quantity, asking for 100 million A9-level laser weapons, and even wanted to buy B-level laser weapons.

This is just the first batch; there will be additional orders later.

Once this weapon deal and subsequent transactions are finalized, it will be worth five trillion Black Dragon Coins!

Such a large order carries uncertain risks if it competes with other arms manufacturers.

This matter was beyond Li Xingtao's capabilities, and he dared not make the decision on his own.

"Five trillion Heilongyuan?"

Qin Mu frowned slightly; this was no small sum for Earth today.

With this money, you could buy the whole Earth.

Profits are often accompanied by risks. Does Earth now have the strength to be hostile to other cosmic forces, especially cosmic arms dealers?

After thinking for a moment, Qin Mu's brows relaxed.

That sounds like a lot, but in Qianwu coins it's only 50 billion, not even enough to buy a single lowest-level cosmic slave.

This level of conflict of interest would at most attract the covetousness of some powerful beings with cosmic-level strength.

With the current resources, Qin Mu will be able to use the Queen Mother's Nest to hatch cosmic-level Zerg after returning to Earth.

In other words, if an unexpected situation arises, I should be able to handle it.

Moreover, such transactions are not completed in a day, and it takes time for them to be targeted.

There are risks, but they are not significant!

"It's okay, don't worry, go ahead and do it!"

Qin Mu said.

"Understood."

Hearing Qin Mu's words, Li Xingtao immediately felt relieved.

When you have confidence, you won't be timid or hesitant in your actions, and your chances of success will be much greater.

"There's also the matter the leader instructed us to inquire about the Virtual Universe Company's department that specializes in breeding monsters and bloodline potions, but we don't have any definite information yet."

Although the virtual universe is all-encompassing, much of the intelligence information is subject to access restrictions, and the information we currently receive is fragmented and its accuracy is difficult to verify.

But our intelligence personnel are already trying to find a solution, though it will take some time and incur considerable expenses.

Li Xingtao said again.

"Well, there's no rush. You can make all the decisions regarding expenses below 10 billion Black Dragon Coins without asking me."

It's only been two days, so it's not surprising that there's no accurate information yet.

After chatting with Li Xingtao for a while and gaining a comprehensive understanding of the intelligence, Qin Mu decided to call Hong, Lei Shen, Jia Yi, and a few others to go out and purchase cosmic slaves and cultivation resources.

Although the Queen Mother's Nest can hatch star-level Zerg warriors, and even cosmic-level warriors, Qin Mu still plans to buy some.

Although the Zerg warriors hatched by the Queen Mother's Hive are powerful, they cannot be openly displayed.

Slaves are different.

After purchasing these slaves, Qin Mu could also use the insect swarm to analyze their genes, and then have the swarm hatch them on a large scale.

Although the Queen's Nest contains a variety of genes, they are all from insectoid creatures and do not contain any human genes.

Otherwise, Qin Mu wouldn't even need to buy slaves.

Currently, the brood mound in the swarm is only at the first-level star, and the strongest it can hatch is a first-level star Zerg warrior. More powerful ones will require time to be analyzed and the brood mound level upgraded.

"It's time to go out for a walk."

These past few days, they've been staying in the hotel, their consciousness in the virtual universe; it's time for them to get moving.

In the virtual universe, Qin Mu established communications with Hong, Thor, Jia Yi, and others.

"We've received the funds; it's time to go buy things."

After receiving Qin Mu's message, Hong, Lei Shen, Jia Yi, and the others responded one after another, and then logged off to begin their regrouping.

In the hotel, the moment everyone met, Thor beamed and said to Qin Mu.

"Qin Mu, I've found a great place in the virtual universe!"

"In this virtual universe, there is a place called the Killing Field, where you can customize your opponents according to your needs, including their strength, race, and domain. It's just too expensive."

On Earth, it's extremely difficult for a powerful figure like Thor to find a worthy opponent, but here, he can create opponents at will, which is incredibly tempting for him.

Hong nodded. He had been to the killing field before, but it was too expensive. For someone at the ninth level of the planetary rank like him, it would cost 100 million Black Dragon Coins or 700 Qianwu Coins per day.

They have a lot of money, so staying in the killing field for a long time is not enough, but a day or two is fine.

So for the past two days they've been staying in the killing field, constantly fighting.

"A killing field?"

Qin Mu smiled too; he had also been there in the past two days.

It's an extremely luxurious battleground where paying users can submit their requests to the 'Virtual Universe System' at will.

The Killing Field is a special training ground for martial artists and mentalists.

There, you can have any kind of opponent you desire. Group battles? One-on-one combat? Fighting against a Realm Lord? The Slaughter Arena can handle it all.

As the ruler of the swarm, Qin Mu's killing intent was extremely strong. He possessed the collective consciousness of the entire swarm, making him extremely violent, bloodthirsty, and warlike.

However, Qin Mu has a very strong will and can control himself well. He can also fight against the Zerg warriors hatched by the swarm at any time and unleash his killing intent.

Therefore, I'm not particularly fascinated by the killing field.

"That is indeed a good place. I don't know if you guys have noticed, but besides being able to select the opponent you want to fight,..."

Another use is that you can set up an opponent! Their physical attributes, mental strength, consciousness, special moves, weapons, etc., are exactly the same as yours!

The only difference is... the opponent is incredibly experienced and extremely skilled in combat.

This is a huge help in improving our strength.

It could be said that the killing field is the best teacher.

At this point, Qin Mu exclaimed in admiration.

The virtual universe can be considered a cheat code for all of humanity; its combat function alone has nurtured countless powerful individuals.

"You can do that?!"

Thor was shocked. In the past two days, he had been busy fighting against some pre-set powerful beings and monsters, and he did not expect that this kind of operation was possible.

Upon hearing Qin Mu's words, they all wished they could immediately enter the killing field and try it out.

Even Hong, upon hearing this, felt a surge of excitement.

"Haha, let's go buy some cultivation resources first, and try it out when we get back. Anyway, we've already opened an account in the virtual universe, so we can enter the virtual universe anytime even when we're back on Earth."

Seeing their expressions, Qin Mu immediately smiled.

"However, one should not become too obsessed with the killing field. After all, it is just a virtual space. It can be used to test one's cultivation level and strength, but it cannot truly serve as a life-or-death adventure."

Spending time in the killing field occasionally is fine, but staying there for extended periods is a waste of time!

"A waste of time?"

Thor was a little confused. He felt that his strength had improved a lot in the past two days while he was in the killing field. How could it be a waste of time?

"You should know that the fastest way to evolve and improve is through training in the face of life and death."

Qin Mu said.

"I understand."

Hong and Thor rose to prominence during the Great Nirvana, a time when they experienced countless life-and-death battles and their strength increased the most rapidly.

"But the killing field is also a life-or-death battle."

Thunder God said.

Not only Thor, but Hong was also somewhat puzzled.

"It's different. Between life and death, there is great terror! When facing a death crisis, every cell in the body will reflexively struggle and reach a peak state."

In this state, people are more likely to have sudden insights and evolve!

But the killing field is, after all, just a virtual one, and it doesn't have that effect.

Otherwise, places like the Giant Axe Arena wouldn't exist in the universe.

The Giant Axe Arena is a place where every battle is a life-or-death struggle, ending only when one side dies.

"I see."

Thor and Hong nodded. They understood this principle, but without guidance, it would take them a long time to realize it.

"Overall, the killing field is a good place to hone your skills and combat abilities, but it can't really test your mettle in life and death, so don't get too addicted to it."

Seeing that Hong and Lei Shen had both realized what was happening, Qin Mu said with a smile.

In terms of cultivation, both of them have top-notch comprehension and can grasp things immediately.

"Let's go shopping! Haha, we have a whopping 200 billion Black Dragon Coins to use. You can buy all your weapons, cultivation resources, and more!"

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