The plunder of the heavens begins with the Spirit Cage.

He got straight to the point, holding up three fingers. "Sir, our big boss said..."

If you are willing to sell, we are willing to pay 10% less than the price at the last auction.

"You have to understand us black market operators. If the price is too high, we won't make much money selling them."

"Row!"

"what?!"

Lu Qianwei's decisive agreement turned the old man's eloquent speech into a question mark.

Damn, he was just habitually trying to lower the price first and then negotiate.

Your agreement makes me feel like I've lost billions!

Fortunately, he then heard the conditions that were not acceptable.

"I need ten legitimate identities from the City of a Thousand Stars from you."

Second, please get me two doses of medication for treating severe radiation sickness, preferably one of which contains gene repair agents.

Third, I need a route to the core contaminated area.

"If you can help me get it done, then I'll agree to this price!"

"No problem, of course no problem!" The old man smiled bitterly to himself.

Damn it, I regret not lowering the price a few more times earlier!

Two hours later, the shop quickly obtained the 10 identity information documents that Lu Qianwei needed through its own channels.

They even obtained six routes leading to the core contaminated area.

Looking at the two vials of medicine in her hand, Leila finally couldn't contain her excitement and trembled in her seat.

Lu Qianwei looked at the route pattern projected in the holographic projection and confirmed that it was roughly the same as the location where the Pearl Man was hiding in the movie.

He smiled with satisfaction, stood up, and extended his hand. "Then it's a pleasure to cooperate!"

"Hehe, it's a pleasure to do business with you."

After obtaining two anonymous interstellar bank cards, Lu Qianwei used his spatial abilities to take Laila out of the black market and said, "I'll leave you here."

"You're not planning to come back with me?" Leila's joyful expression froze, and she suddenly felt an emptiness in her heart.

Lu Qianwei shook his head. "No, although I came here by accident, I did think of some things that need to be done."

"I'll come to see you if I have time."

Right now, your priority is to administer the medication to your grandfather and cure his illness.

Chapter 209 Universe Nine

After a series of navigation and asking for directions, Lu Qianwei finally returned to the building where he had fallen.

After a few jumps and displacements back to the original timeline, Lu Qianwei quickly sent the information about Thousand Star City back to the Expedition Command.

The main reason he reported back was to first see the attitude here in order to decide how to deal with the Pearl People.

If the multi-powered alliance doesn't intend to leave this world behind, then Lu Qianwei will lead a group of elites to directly seize it.

They stole the high-energy pearl from the Pearl Man and the only remaining Transformation Beast.

As for those saintly aliens, who will care whether they live or die in the future?

However, if one chooses to remain anchored in time and space, then the attitude and approach towards these pearl people must change.

“I think it’s necessary to stay in a truly prosperous interstellar federation.” The representative of Wandering Earth pondered for a moment before making his decision.

"It is true that the elemental beads possessed by the Liaoxing Pearl Civilization have enormous energy."

But we don't seem to lack energy right now, do we?

The representative from The Wandering Earth spoke, glancing around at the group of people at the table.

Energy, through diversified cooperation, is indeed not lacking.

So many worlds and civilizations, they have long possessed dozens of energy sources and technologies.

The pearl people possess enormous pearl energy, and the use of such energy would severely impact their energy economy.

In the past, when nuclear fusion replaced oil as the mainstream technology, those who benefited from it caused quite a stir.

In today's interstellar era, all kinds of advanced energy sources are controlled by the consortium, so it is impossible for high-energy pearls to become mainstream and impact the market.

Damn it, a single pearl can be replicated into hundreds or thousands by a single transformation beast.

If we get hundreds of transformation beasts, wouldn't the energy be no different from free stuff at zero cost?

The thousands of aliens on the City of a Thousand Stars do not believe that anyone is unaware of the Pearl People civilization and the energy contained in pearls.

After considering all this, the group discussed and deliberated, and finally decided that it would be more practical to disguise the time portal as a space station and establish it there, so as to exchange technology or trade with the thousands of races and civilizations in the city.

The fact that no civilization in Universe 9 even bothered to steal the high-energy resources of the Pearl Civilization is enough to demonstrate how abundant the resources of this universe are.

It's not worth losing more than you gain.

Of course, this decision does not mean that they look down on the transformed beasts and pearls in the hands of the Pearl People.

Having something yourself is definitely more valuable than having it in someone else's hands.

Higher-level energy cannot be sold as energy downwards, but it is a trump card used in weapons or more advanced cutting-edge technologies.

This is called a strategic resource.

No one will complain about having too little of this stuff.

"Then I will permanently anchor myself to the spacetime gate of Universe Nine."

The proposal to establish a presence in Thousand Star City was unanimously approved. Lu Qianwei didn't hesitate and immediately summoned the system, making it the ninth permanent spacetime portal.

After retrieving the time-space portal from the system space, Lu Qianwei stood up and looked at the representatives from the other worlds.

Apart from Lu Yue, Dong Mingxi, and Yu Tiandi, the human representatives from other worlds have been replaced for the third time.

Not being familiar with these people, Lu Qianwei didn't bother with any unnecessary interactions or small talk.

"The living environment of the City of a Thousand Stars can accommodate 30 billion people, not to mention those who are undocumented..."

It's actually quite crowded there.

“If you really want to benefit from them, I think we can expand the scope of our efforts.”

"Hehe, I was just thinking about that," the Waterworld representative replied with a smile.

"With ample space, we can establish our own economic system and exchange currency with the Star Currency of the City of a Thousand Stars."

Everyone nodded in agreement and offered numerous suggestions, such as using spatial technology to conceal parallel worlds, employing psychic energy, dimensional concealment, and ensuring uninterrupted signal transmission to guarantee that any aliens arriving here would not realize they had left their original universe…

The atmosphere in the council hall grew increasingly lively, with representatives from various worlds exchanging ideas and refining their plans to establish a foothold in the City of a Thousand Stars. What was initially a rough concept gradually evolved into a plan through everyone's deliberations.

Once the decision was made, the task was assigned.

Another group of professionals at the lower level began to discuss and simulate issues such as engineering, risks, housing, and security.

These intricate and detailed planning and operational matters, after budgeting, will take two to three months to complete.

During this time, Lu Qianwei led Mann's rookie team to the City of a Thousand Stars.

There was no other way; his old subordinates were either on missions or in seclusion for cultivation, so there weren't many people he could choose from.

"Wow, these aliens are way more disgusting than the Vortex Gang!"

"Oh dear, there's one here without legs! Amazing!"

"If it can walk like that, I'd like to break it open and see what its structure is..."

"Wow, I never expected there to be such beautiful and sexy aliens."

"If we bring them back to Night City, those perverted nobles will shower us with money!"

Once Pila arrived on the bustling street, she couldn't stop talking.

Faced with the hostile gazes of a group of aliens, Rebecca immediately delivered a powerful elbow strike to Pira's stomach.

"Can you shut up?!"

"They all understand. Didn't you see those aliens' eyes practically begging to fuck you right now?"

"You...me?!"

"Hahaha, let's see who fucks whom first!" Pila said, twisting her waist with a lewd look, only to be punched hard on the head by Rebecca.

"The boss shouldn't have brought such a disgraceful piece of trash like you!"

"Ahem, alright, business is more important, let's get out of here first." Lu Qianwei coughed lightly and quickly left with the two clowns.

Arriving at a deserted alley, Lu Qianwei handed them several resident ID cards and identification codes.

After the information was completely entered, Lu Qianwei led the group through the complex and varied buildings.

The members of Mann's squad were all astonished to see the alien pedestrians that could be seen everywhere on the street.

Turning into a deserted backstreet corner, Lu Qianwei raised his hand and pulled up six holographic maps of the core restricted area routes that he had obtained from the black market.

Six beams of light floated in mid-air, marking six passages and hidden tunnels in the core contaminated area of ​​the City of a Thousand Stars.

Each route is clearly marked with the garrison strength, energy density, patrol frequency, and monitoring nodes.

The only weak point in the entire core restricted area is the underground sewage pipe network beneath an old mixed-use commercial and residential area in the western district.

This sewer system was built in the early days of the City of a Thousand Stars. It is ancient and has a complex structure. The crisscrossing pipes are like an underground labyrinth, connecting the outer ring of the city with the central core canyon.

Because it has been responsible for discharging sewage and waste residue from the entire western district for many years, the environment is harsh and smelly, and the federal defense forces have always neglected to guard it.

Arriving at the old mixed-use commercial and residential area based on the location, Lu Qianwei carefully observed and explored.

There were no advanced warning devices here, only a few old, basic sensor probes.

Moreover, most of them are already old and malfunctioning, and there are very few guards or patrols on a daily basis, making them one of the very few natural loopholes that can penetrate into the core area.

Lu Qianwei pointed to a sewer entrance, "We'll go down from here."

Mann and the others nodded in agreement, pried open the sheet metal pipes with their bare hands, bent down and crawled inside, steadily descending the damp and slippery steps.

The interior of the underground pipeline is extremely spacious, with huge water and energy transmission pipelines crisscrossing on both sides.