Swallowing the Stars: Time Simulation

Chapter 184 Gift

The virtual universe, 'Amethyst Island' under the jurisdiction of the Qianwu Continent.

This is an incredibly beautiful island, entirely composed of purple crystal. The total area of ​​the entire island is even larger than Black Dragon Mountain Island.

On this beautiful island, there are palaces made of amethyst that stretch out in waves, each with a distinct difference in height and grandeur.

The most dazzling of these is the amethyst palace, which stretches for tens of thousands of kilometers, at the very center of the island.

Under the sunlight, this magnificent amethyst palace constantly reflects a variety of dazzling colors.

This Amethyst Island is the office of the Virtual Universe Company's branch in the Qianwu Universe Country.

Because the universe is so vast, this centralized office space was naturally set up in the virtual universe.

Just after Yang Wu defeated Bolan and obtained a spot in the Primal Secret Realm, everyone in the entire Qianwu Continent in the virtual universe was in a frenzy of celebration. This was the glory of the entire Qianwu Universe Kingdom.

Only here, within this magnificent palace, is there utter silence.

At this moment, inside this magnificent palace, there was an enormous round table with a diameter of over a kilometer. Beside the table were three incredibly tall thrones, each occupied by a towering figure.

"Everything was normal until suddenly a member of a Primal Realm appeared in the Qianwu Universe Kingdom, and he's only at the Constant Star level! What should we do?"

The first to speak was an ape-man with downy hair on his face, dressed in an exquisitely beautiful purple robe, around which wisps of purple lightning constantly emanated.

"What to do? Hmph! Bolan was already a peerless genius, appearing only once every tens of thousands of epochs. I didn't expect Yang Wu from the Qianwu Universe Kingdom to be even more monstrous! A genius like him, as long as he doesn't perish, will definitely become the domain lord of the Primal Secret Realm in a few thousand years!"

A man with long, dazzling golden hair like the sun, and three golden feathers on his head, possessing an eerily handsome appearance, whispered, "The geniuses trained by our Virtual Universe Company, once they reach the Domain Lord level, will be sent out to control a region within a universe kingdom, and there's a high probability they'll be sent back to their hometown!"

"The domain lords below the Primal Secret Realm are not a concern, but Yang Wu is a member of the Primal Secret Realm, and his status within the company is no less than ours."

"Once he breaks through to the Domain Lord level, he'll definitely come to our Qianwu branch as a special envoy! At that point, we'll be in trouble!"

"What terrible luck!" The purple-robed ape-man, who spoke first, frowned and said, "The Qianwu Universe Kingdom hasn't had any outstanding performances in hundreds of genius battles, but unexpectedly, someone has actually made it into the Primal Secret Realm this time!"

"Haha!" The sinister man suddenly gloated, "Lord Purple Lightning, you're in charge of the Commerce Department, and there are just too many messy transactions inside! Even if you keep perfect accounts and have destroyed a lot of evidence, if someone were to investigate seriously... I'm afraid that even if you, Monkey, aren't imprisoned in the Star Domain Prison, you'll be sent to the outer battlefield to atone for your sins!"

"You think your martial arts department is clean?" The ape-man stared at the sinister-looking man and sneered, "Those royal families in the Qianwu Universe have probably given you countless gifts to cultivate your geniuses, haven't they?"

"Hmph!" The sinister-looking man sneered, saying, "My Martial Department is always a bit cleaner than your Commerce Department!"

"Marquis of Purple Lightning, Marquis of Golden Feathers!"

A gentle voice rang out, and it was another barefoot girl whose entire body was covered by a black veil. Her gaze seemed to be able to twist the space and time around her.

"Given Yang Wu's talent, as long as he doesn't perish in the future, his appointment to work at my Qianwu branch is a done deal. Your arguing now is pointless!"

"Fallen? That's right!" A sudden thought flashed through the sinister man's mind. He said, "The Genius Battle has just ended, and the geniuses of this year's cohort probably haven't gone to the company headquarters yet. Otherwise, we could send our men to take down that Yang Wu..."

"No!" the girl in black veil said hurriedly.

Another ape-man, Purple Lightning Marquis, sneered, "Golden Feather Marquis, are you insane? Do you think all the great beings among us are fools?"

"If we really did secretly kill a peerless genius like Yang Wu, unless we did it flawlessly, leaving no trace and erasing even his memories, otherwise... we probably wouldn't even have the chance to go to the Starfield Prison!"

"Yes!" The girl in black veil covered her chest with her hand, as if she had been frightened by the strange man's words.

"Lord Jin Yu, how could you have such a crazy idea? To secretly murder a member of the Primal Secret Realm, especially a peerless genius like Yang Wu, a talent rarely seen even in tens of thousands of eras! This is a grave crime of betraying one's clan!"

The blond, sinister-looking man's pupils suddenly contracted. He just wanted to nip a minor threat in the bud, so how did it turn into betraying his clan?

Then, the sinister-looking man chuckled awkwardly, "I was just saying it casually, you two don't need to take it seriously! Let's think about how to deal with this. No matter what, we must keep our positions!"

How prominent are the three giants of the Qianwu branch of the Virtual Universe Company?

The three of them held important positions, their status even comparable to that of an immortal king, so naturally they were unwilling to give them up easily!

"Wake up, everyone!" the girl in black veil warned. "Judging from Yang Wu's performance in this year's Genius Battle, he has definitely attracted the attention of the headquarters' higher-ups. Even the alien races would find it difficult to kill him, let alone us. Therefore, we absolutely cannot lay a hand on him!"

"Moreover, he's currently only a minor Star-level being. It'll probably take him several thousand years to reach the Domain Lord level. That's plenty of time for us to win him over!"

"Black Annihilation Marquis is right!" the purple-robed ape-man immortal said with a smile. "Even if Yang Wu is a peerless genius, he's only at the Constant Star level now, so his judgment is definitely extremely limited! We can probably win him over by giving him some benefits!"

"Yes!" Jin Yuhou nodded in agreement, "That's a good idea! But how exactly do we do it?"

Suddenly, the girl in black veil pointed into the void, and a screen appeared in the void, displaying a detailed plan.

"This is the solution my subordinates came up with; you can take a look at it first."

"Oh? This Yang Wu is actually a disciple of Marquis Jin Guang?" Marquis Jin Yu suddenly exclaimed in surprise.

Although these three giants paid some attention to the Genius Battle, they wouldn't go to the point of digging into the background of every genius, so they naturally didn't know Yang Wu's identity before.

After all, if Yang Wu hadn't become a member of the Primal Secret Realm, even with his status as the Golden Light Marquis, he wouldn't have been worth their excessive attention!

"It seems we'll have to take better care of Marquis Jin Guang from now on!" Marquis Zi Dian, the ape-man, said with a smile. "This Marquis Jin Guang is truly lucky; he's only been ennobled for a short time, yet he's already received such an astonishingly talented disciple!"

"However, Lord Black Annihilation, isn't this gift you've prepared a bit too extravagant!" Lord Purple Lightning suddenly frowned and said, "A perfectly evolved metallic life form, the 'Kash' larva, is worth 30,000 Chaos Units! Yang Wu only received 10,000 Chaos Units as a reward for winning first place in the Genius Battle!"

"Indeed, Marquis Heiyan." The strangely handsome Marquis Jinyu frowned and said, "Thirty thousand Chaos Yuan Units—even ordinary Immortal experts couldn't produce that! Yang Wu is only at the Hengxing level right now; there's no need to give him such a valuable gift!"

Although 30,000 Mixed Yuan Units are nothing to these three giants, they are clearly unwilling to spend so many resources to win over a Hengxing-level genius right now.

After all, a genius is just a genius; there is still a risk of falling from grace on the road to success!

"I don't think it's much!" The girl in black veil smiled and glanced at the two of them, then slowly said, "After this metallic life form 'Kash' undergoes perfect cultivation, the resources it will need to grow to the Domain Lord level or even the World Lord level will be incredibly astonishing! At that time, will Yang Wu still be able to escape our grasp?"

As for the Immortal level, Black Annihilation Marquis didn't mention it at all!

Because even if all the assets of these three giants were combined, they still couldn't perfectly cultivate this metallic life form 'Kash' to the immortal level!

Suddenly, Marquis Zidian's eyes lit up, and he quickly said, "As expected of Marquis Heiyan, this is a really good idea."

If Yang Wu really accepts this gift, he will likely not only turn a blind eye to some of their actions in the future, but there is also a high probability that he will continue to associate with them.

When those in power and those in charge of oversight unite, things will naturally be much easier!

The girl in the black veil smiled gently and said, "Then let's arrange it this way."

(End of this chapter)