Swallowing the Stars: Starting with the Battle of Geniuses

Chapter 21 D9 Class Spaceship

Roger wondered why Hunzhen would mention a "ten-year period," but compared to an era, ten years was insignificant.

At most, he guessed whether Hunzhen was thinking that even if he lost the bet, he would still be free for ten years, and that was all; he didn't care at all.

To control the timeline of a future era of a genius!

This is far more significant than simply recruiting a genius for the arena.

It's a tiny detail, not worth paying attention to at all.

As for the possibility that he might lose the bet?

Please, right now, even Hunzhen isn't very confident of making it into the top 1,000 in the Universe Kingdom. And the 1,000th in the Universe Kingdom is just the tail end of a million geniuses in the overall rankings.

In less than two years, how did Hunzhen climb from one million to the top 1,000?

Just as he said, he was happy to bring honor to his hometown.

When that time comes, a favor from one of the top 1,000 geniuses in the universe might not be cheaper than an epoch of time for someone ranked one millionth.

"You might really make a fortune, but I, Roger, will definitely profit!"

Roger was naturally delighted.

As for Hunzhen, he has the ambition and confidence to reach the top 1,000 in the genius battle!

and……

Hunzhen murmured to himself, "Shouldn't this give the Sims a little motivation?"

Following this was a series of friendly negotiations to confirm the details of the bet, culminating in the signing of a contract witnessed by a virtual universe AI.

The details of the contract need not be mentioned.

all in all……

If one can break through the top 1,000 in the Genius Battle, it's equivalent to receiving Roger's free sponsorship.

If a breakthrough is not achieved, the individual will be required to report to the headquarters of the Morning Star Empire branch ten years after the end of the Genius Battle and be assigned a mission by Roger for one era.

Things progressed more smoothly than Hunzhen had anticipated.

Because of Roger's "high regard" for Hunzhen, the originally provided A-grade bloodline evolution agent was upgraded to the top-level S-grade bloodline evolution agent.

In Roger's eyes, Hun Zhen was probably already regarded as his closest and most beloved general, so it was not surprising that he received such preferential treatment in terms of resources.

Delivery is expected to be completed in two days.

In addition, all treasures and resources are converted into 10000 "kill points".

Hunzhen can use Roger's partial access to spend kill points and exchange them for various treasures.

These kill points are contribution values ​​of the peripheral members of the Giant Axe Arena, a lower-level version of the Virtual Universe Company's points system.

Ten thousand killing points are estimated to be worth between one-tenth and one-tenth of a domain lord's assets.

Most importantly, items that are extremely expensive to buy elsewhere, especially mass-producible standard items, are significantly cheaper on the exchange lists of these major powers. Of course, to prevent resale, there are usually purchase limits.

Even though Roger's status was that of a second-level deacon outside the Giant Axe Arena, his net worth was far greater than that of an ordinary domain lord, approaching the level of a world lord, which was still an extremely substantial sum of money.

This doesn't even take into account the fact that if the other party loses the bet, they will have to repay the value of the S-grade bloodline evolution agent themselves.

It is clear that Roger was quite generous.

The only thing that disappointed Hunzhen was that even with so much funding, it was still a long way from the "Divine Weapon" series that he had been longing for.

Fortunately, his primary objective this time was not top-tier equipment.

With a thought, the "D9-class spaceship" was added to the shopping list.

A quick calculation reveals that this single item alone consumes one-third of the 10,000 kill points.

Seeing that two-thirds remained, Hunzhen quickly selected several top-tier Tier 3 Force weapons and psychic weapons, two life-saving items, and several resources for emergency restoration of life and cleansing of the soul.

Not to mention that top-tier Tier 3 weapons are priced comparable to ordinary Tier 4 weapons, life-saving items and emergency medical resources are also quite valuable, causing Hunzhen's funds to shrink by nearly a third in an instant.

Hunzhen did not move the last third.

Because of the above, Hunzhen knew that both he and the simulated humans would inevitably need these things for some time to come.

Why not buy early and enjoy it sooner?

The secret techniques that Hunzhen currently doesn't require updating or application, but the future of the simulated humans over the next ten years is unknown. The remaining points will be reserved for this purpose.

The key issue is still that "D9-class" spaceship, which is currently unaffordable.

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As for why Hunzhen would buy such a spaceship that at first glance seems to have no use for self-improvement, he would talk about his simulation experience over the past ten days.

From previous simulations, he had confirmed that a dramatic change would indeed occur in the Realm of Inferno in the next few years.

Upon arriving at the star system where the Realm of Inferno is located, numerous cosmic adventurers and mercenaries were already wandering around and clearing the area.

Alone, the Sim was naturally forced to join a mercenary team to explore in "cooperation".

The subsequent developments, such as the revelation of the true nature of the enemy, need not be mentioned. Ultimately, they were all dealt with after the true entrance to the Realm of Inferno was found.

The simulated human broke through to the cosmic level during the adventure. Although the realm was high, the life level was still low, and its strength could only be considered average among the cosmic level mercenaries.

Barely escaping, they could not escape the capture and interrogation of the swarm of headless flies outside.

After several attempts, I finally became a veteran member of the team, escaping the fate of being purged, only to discover...

At the entrance to the Realm of Inferno, the laws of fire are extremely violent. If any powerhouse above the cosmic level attempts to enter, it will trigger a fiery upheaval, leaving no trace of their body. Only those at the Eternal Star level are allowed to enter and explore.

Now look what's happened. All that hard work has been for nothing.

Knowing that exploration is only possible at the Hengxing level, Hunzhen naturally did not intend to let the simulated humans break through to the cosmic level first.

The next development was that he was captured as a celestial being and, after many cosmic adventurers completed the first phase of exploration, was thrown into the Realm of Inferno.

The exploration went relatively smoothly, albeit with some difficulty.

But Hunzhen quickly realized a problem—how was he going to get out?

As a exploratory piece, even if it seizes an opportunity, it has no ability to hold onto it.

While pondering, a plan suddenly came to mind.

The Sims' "thinking memory" (i.e., the influence of their beliefs before entering the simulation) is mostly occupied by "exploring the Infernal Realm". Some operations that the Sims would not do, the Sims themselves have to perform.

That's how we ended up in this situation today.

"If we really want to explore, I'll have to go into that fiery hell realm myself. Otherwise, the intelligence density is too low, and the simulator would have to try dozens or even hundreds of times to successfully seize the opportunity. But before that, we can use a simulation to see the feasibility of the plan."

(End of this chapter)