Devouring Stars: Master of Evolution

Chapter 113 The Return Journey

Inside a spaceship belonging to the Slave Merchant Guild at the planet's port, more than 10,000 slaves had all completed their pledge of allegiance to a master.

Hong and Lei Shen each selected one ninth-level and one eighth-level martial artist from among these slaves.

Qin Mu then selected the remaining two ninth-tier Constant Star level individuals, and also selected one from each of the other Constant Star level individuals.

However, although these two ninth-tier Hengxing level beings nominally belonged to Qin Mu, Qin Mu actually transformed them into insectoid beings and obtained their genetic information.

One was left at the headquarters of the Huaxia Trading Company, while the other later joined the company's transport fleet.

Unlike the constant-star slaves who were all from the Black Mongol race, the ten thousand planetary-level ninth-rank mentalists who were skilled in various skills came from hundreds of races, but their strength was all at the planetary-level ninth rank.

From these hundreds of races, Qin Mu selected two people from each race as research samples.

The remaining 10,000-plus slaves were handed over to Jia Yi for unified management.

For Qin Mu, these slaves were not very useful in terms of sheer strength; they were mainly used for analysis.

Especially those slaves at the ninth level of the planetary class, most of them have seventh or eighth-class bloodlines, and a few have sixth-class bloodlines.

These samples are of great help to Qin Mu's current research on bloodline evolution agents.

Qin Mu also specifically instructed Li Xingtao to subsequently collect slaves of different races in the universe.

After the slave transfer was completed, the group returned to the Black Dragon spaceship.

Jia Yi led most of the slaves to Area B of the planetary port, where they boarded a massive armed cargo ship one by one.

The other group followed Li Xingtao to Qiulongxing's Huaxia Trading Company.

Li Xingtao and a group of people did not return with Qin Mu and the others, but stayed on Qiulong Star to continue making money by placing orders and carrying out intelligence work.

The trading company on Qiulong Star will be an important window for China to the outside world in the universe.

Once everything was settled, the Black Dragon spaceship requested to depart and took off under the guidance of the port.

In the starry sky, behind the Black Dragon spaceship, there were three armed cargo ships, each over 10,000 meters long, and two smaller warships.

"This journey through the universe truly felt like a dream."

"When we came, there were only about fifty of us, but when we went back, there were tens of thousands of us, and we even brought several huge spaceships with us."

Inside the spaceship's control room, Thor's expression was somewhat complicated.

He didn't play any role at all on this trip; it was just like a sightseeing trip.

On the contrary, it was the relatively weak Chinese elites who played a huge role.

"Haha, this time, I came here to see the universe."

Qin Mu smiled.

He didn't originally plan to do much this time; he just wanted to get in touch with the universe and broaden his horizons.

Unexpectedly, the elites of China were so capable that they received orders worth trillions of yuan in one go!

With money, of course I'll buy, buy, buy!

It wasn't just Qin Mu and his group who were spending money; Li Xingtao and others were also going on a shopping spree.

Unlike Qin Mu and his group, Li Xingtao and his group purchased spaceships, industrial machine tools, and other similar items, many of which could be financed through loans.

For example, the cargo ships and warships following behind them were all purchased with loans in the company's name.

In reality, they spent no less money than Qin Mu and his group.

After this shopping spree, the overall strength of the entire planet can be said to have improved in every aspect.

"Let's go to Cold Moon Star, collect the supplies there, and then we'll return to Earth."

Qin Mu was very happy to have exceeded the mission target, unlike Thor who had many sighs.

Hanyue Star is a planet that Qin Mu selected on the virtual universe network to serve as a transit station.

Hanyue Star is a planet in the Milky Way galaxy, 1.28 light-years away from Earth. It is in an extremely cold state all year round, with temperatures reaching around -150 degrees Celsius in some areas.

Due to the extremely low temperature, the entire planet is uninhabitable, except for a few large warehouse bases that are over a hundred kilometers long and wide. It is a planet specifically used as a warehouse.

There are many uninhabited planets like this in the universe. Apart from a few warehouses, this planet doesn't have much else of value.

So Qin Mu simply spent 100 million blue silver coins to buy the planet outright.

Yes, Blue Silver Coin.

In the Milky Way, the mainstream currency is Blue Silver Coins. One hundred million Blue Silver Coins is equivalent to only 10 Black Dragon Coins, which is nothing to Qin Mu.

After Li Xingtao arranged for personnel to negotiate with the original managers of Hanyue Star and sign a contract, the planet officially belonged to Huaxia Trading Company.

Subsequent management work was all taken over by people from Huaxia Trading Company.

In the original timeline, Luo Feng bought a warehouse on Bailan Star, but it was just a warehouse, which was obviously not enough for China and the universe to use for trade.

Compared to White Orchid Star, Cold Moon Star is only slightly farther from Earth, but its environment is much harsher and no one lives there.

But having your own transit planet makes many things easier.

As the group talked, the spaceship began to accelerate.

After a while.

"The spaceship will reach the speed of light in ten seconds and begin its space travel."

「8……7……6……5……4……3……2……1！」

The spaceship trembled slightly.

"Transportation successful, we have entered the dark universe."

Five large spaceships following the Black Dragon spaceship also entered the dark universe one after another.

Compared to the Class C Black Dragon spaceship, these five large spaceships are all Class B, especially the three cargo ships, which have much slower acceleration.

The journey took about nine days, but the group was not as bored as they had been on the way there.

"Let's go explore the virtual universe."

Virtual universe world, Heilongshan Island.

In a sizable Chinese-style courtyard, Qin Mu suddenly appeared in a room.

After acquiring a trading company on Qiulong Star, Li Xingtao and his group also took over the assets that they originally owned in the Virtual Universe Company.

As a trading company, you definitely need a stable location; otherwise, how can you do business with others?

In the other rooms, Thor, Hong, Jia Yi, and others also appeared one after another.

"This virtual universe company is really amazing; their spaceships can even enter the virtual universe from the dark universe."

Hong looked around at the surroundings and clicked his tongue in amazement.

On Earth, he also once established a virtual space War God Palace.

However, comparing the Ares Palace to the Virtual Universe is an insult to the Virtual Universe; the two are vastly different and incomparable.

"Where are you guys going? I'm planning to try out the killing arena. I haven't tried Qin Mu's idea of ​​using myself as the model for opponents yet!"

Thor said somewhat impatiently.

His words no longer carried the gloom he felt when he emerged from the slave market.

With their mindset, they had long since adjusted, as if nothing had ever happened.

"Let's go together. The killing field is indeed a good place, especially since we've just started exploring the virtual universe. As long as we don't get addicted, it'll be fine."

A strange light flashed in Qin Mu's eyes.

The killing field in the virtual universe is monitored by the Virtual Universe Company, and any geniuses found there will soon be discovered and recruited by the Virtual Universe Company.

In the original timeline, Hong, Thor, and Luo Feng spent more than a month in the killing field before being discovered and recruited by the Virtual Universe Company.

However, none of them could stand the strict discipline, and they only agreed to become external members of the Virtual Universe Company.

Even members outside the Virtual Universe Company enjoy many privileges.

For example, the three of them spent 100 million Qianwu coins from the Virtual Universe Company to each purchase a bottle of Bloodline Evolution Agent.

This is why Qin Mu, despite having developed an apprentice-level bloodline evolution agent, did not give it to Hong or Thor.

Compared to the bloodline evolution agent they had just developed, the bloodline evolution agent from Virtual Universe Company was clearly more mature and had better effects.

The task of asking Li Xingtao to investigate the Virtual Universe Company's production of the Bloodline Evolution Agent has yielded no results. Perhaps I can start from this angle.

Qin Mu was confident that with his talent, it wouldn't be long before he could attract the attention of the Virtual Universe Company.

That was my opportunity.

After making their decision, the group went to the killing field together to train.

The blood-red hall of the killing field was bustling with noise, and a rough estimate suggested there were tens of thousands of people.

After binding their bank accounts, the group planned to enter the killing space.

They received financial support from China and opened accounts at the Cosmic Galaxy Bank, with each person having at least several billion Black Dragon Coins in their account.

Otherwise, spending millions a day would be too much for the average person to handle.

"This killing space, apart from being expensive, is really effective in every other way."

Thor became excited as soon as he entered the killing field.

"With so many powerful individuals attracted, how could the effect be bad?"

Hong laughed.

In the hall, there were many people coming and going, not just Qin Mu and his group of four, and they were all very strong.

While the group was talking, Qin Mu even spotted a second-star mercenary from the universe, who was at least a domain lord-level expert.

For Qin Mu now, a domain lord is undoubtedly a very important figure, and he often encounters them in the killing field.

This shows how many experts have gathered in this killing field.

"Let's go, let's go see just how amazing this killing field you've been talking about really is."

Jia Yi urged.

Of the group, he was the only one who had never been to the killing field, and he was incredibly curious at the moment.

At the end of the killing arena hall were a series of corridors.

Walking through the corridor, you'll find a killing space for consumers.

As they spoke, each of them chose a corridor and stepped deeper into the passageway.

As Qin Mu walked, the surrounding space suddenly changed drastically.

The surrounding sky was filled with stars.

Qin Mu stood in the starry sky, skillfully submitting an application to the killing field.

"The setting is a city ruin, the opponent is the Golden Horned Beast, the strength is the fourth level of the Hengxing, has comprehended the second level of the Metal Domain, and has touched the original law of metal!"

The weapon is the third-tier psychic weapon, the Crescent Moon Disc, and the defense is the Cloud-Piercing Vine Battle Armor.

Boom~~

The killing space began to change; the original starry sky disappeared, and the surrounding area turned into the ruins of a city.

Qin Mu stood on the Crescent Moon Disc, and a giant golden-horned beast, 420 meters in size and covered in black scales, appeared opposite him.

"Battle begins!"

A bloodthirsty glint appeared on Qin Mu's lips, and crescent-shaped blades flew out from the Crescent Moon Disc beneath his feet.

……

Nine days later.

Qin Mu exited the virtual universe, and the spaceship's AI was already broadcasting information.

"We are about to arrive at the cosmic coordinates of the region where Cold Moon Star is located. Space travel will begin in 100 seconds."

The spaceship began to decelerate, leaving the dark universe.

The space outside the cold moon and stars rippled.

The Black Dragon spaceship suddenly appeared out of thin air.

Before long, five giant spaceships following the Black Dragon spaceship also emerged from the dark universe.

"Is this the Cold Moon Star?"

Inside the control room, Qin Mu looked at a silvery-white planet not far away, about twice the size of Earth.

This planet is almost frozen in ice and snow, and apart from a few large warehouses, there are no human buildings.

"Let's go hand over the ownership. From now on, this planet belongs to us!"

(End of this chapter)