The plunder of the heavens begins with the Spirit Cage.

Li Ying quickly calculated with her personal terminal that, after all discounts and offers were combined, the total came to exactly seven hundred million star coins.

“Seven hundred million…” Leila muttered, watching the balance on her card drop significantly. Her heart ached so much that her eyes welled up with tears. She gritted her teeth and clicked confirm, truly acquiring the entire piece of land with tears in her eyes.

There are pros and cons, I guess. I originally wanted to buy a spaceship to go to Earth, but to keep the lie, I can only wait a few years now (╥_╥).

When Hollis saw such a large piece of land being bought, the weight that had been hanging over his heart for so long finally lifted.

Fearing that his granddaughter might not do things well and would be blamed, he has now chosen some of the best locations in the entire central region. Not to mention Lu Qianwei is satisfied, anyone would say that they have made a huge profit.

Hehehe~

Hollis's wrinkles seemed to blossom into a smile as he held Li Ying's hand and thanked her profusely, his voice even brightening considerably.

By the time the grandfather and grandson walked out of the exchange clutching the still-warm electronic land deed, it was completely dark.

Looking up, you can see a true deep blue sky studded with countless stars. The wind blows from the distant riverbank, carrying the sweet scent of grass and wildflowers, and there is not a trace of the musty smell of industrial oil mixed with exhaust fumes.

Lyra shook the personal terminal in her pocket; the slight pang of heartache from before had long since vanished. She skipped and hopped, linking arms with Horace, and pointed at the shadows of camp lanterns floating on the distant riverbank, laughing.

"Grandpa, look! From now on, we can come here for a walk every day. We can grow our own vegetables and drink water directly from our cups. It's much more comfortable than being crammed into that cramped, broken metal box!"

Horace looked up at the bright stars in the sky for a long time, then reached out and ruffled Lyra's hair, letting out a long sigh of relief with a smile: "Hahaha, yeah."

I never imagined that after a lifetime of hardship and all my years, I, an old man, would be able to live in such a peaceful place.

Two months have passed in the blink of an eye.

Cybertron's self-proclaimed central region is now definitively confirmed!

With the support of the council and Commander Alan Philitet, the Cybertronian civilization naturally gained independent jurisdiction over public order.

Leveraging the rapid mechanical construction and modular building speed of the multi-party consortium, along with the continuous promotion of the real environment of mountains and rivers.

Most of the people in the City of a Thousand Stars were suddenly drawn over.

After generations living in dwellings filled with the smell of rusty metal, who can resist a whole piece of real nature filled with the fragrance of grass and trees?

Within a month, the name "Central Paradise" had spread throughout the entire Alpha Space Station.

The core area closest to the entrance is the central business district, and the prime street-front locations have long been snapped up.

In the all-fresh restaurant run by the carbon-based race, all the ingredients are fresh vegetables and fruits purchased by Ebotan through 'special' channels. A plate of stir-fried greens can sell for more than an interstellar feast from another region.

The largest group consists of people or races who miss the taste of home, or who want to try something new and eat the original flavor.

Heading east is the river valley rainforest area, which is designated for special ethnic groups that prefer to live in a natural environment.

It has also become one of the top rare herb cultivation bases in the entire Cosmic Alliance.

The fragrance of herbs wafts through the mountains and fields, attracting many ancient nobles who have lived for thousands of years to come and stay, just to breathe in the fresh air filled with the scent of herbs.

The bedrock mountain range to the west is territory purchased by the Stone Clan and the Silicon-based Civilization.

Here, giant mechanical cities are carved out of the mountain rocks, with countless metal skyscrapers that are cold and streamlined.

The shady areas on the north slope were reserved for the light-averse underground races, who dug a network of underground streets, opened taverns, and sold antiques from lost civilizations. Even during the day, they were lit with warm, dim crystal lamps, and at night they were crowded with travelers drinking and chatting.

In the shallow radiation valley in the far south, the energy race opened an energy therapy bathhouse. Captains who have been traveling across star systems for three to five years can come in, lie down for half a day, and come out refreshed and ready to embark on another voyage. The business is so good that reservations must be made half a month in advance.

The most bustling area was the exclusive settlement reserved for humans. Those large, light gray, empty plots of land were completely filled within two months.

Thanks to the preferential policies of discounted land prices and low-interest loans, tens of thousands of households that had been crammed into the dilapidated industrial area of ​​the outer district for generations have long since sold their small iron cabins and moved here.

The flat areas along the river are mostly low-rise houses with small courtyards, but not every household has a courtyard.

But living in a high-rise building is already a dream that countless people can't even imagine.

The land that Leila bought for 700 million has now been neatly built up.

Nearly one-tenth of the commercial area facing the street has become hers.

Those locations that just had their "For Rent" signs up haven't even been up for three days yet.

Merchants looking to rent lined up from the street corner to the entrance of the exchange.

Everyone knows that Linhe Third District is the prime location of the future core business district in the east. With the high traffic from the densely populated residential area, you can make a profit as long as you occupy a shop.

Leila had originally planned to keep half of the floor to open her own small snack shop.

As a result, several chain fresh food brands took turns raising their prices, with each offer higher than the last. She made a tough decision and rented out even the shop she had kept for herself, setting a rule that the rent would increase every year and requiring the five-year rent to be paid in one lump sum.

When the last rent payment arrived, Leila checked her computer account.

Not only did they recoup every penny of the initial 700 million yuan investment, they also made a surplus of nearly 300 million yuan, even making up for the money they had diverted to buy the ship for the land purchase, all in a very roundabout way.

Now she truly became a landlady who could sit back and collect rent, and the first thing she did every morning after waking up was to check her account balance. Watching the numbers rise rapidly, she almost burst out laughing.

Hahaha... I never dreamed I'd have this day where I can lie down and count money!

Unfortunately, despite her happiness, Leila had to face the fact that her grandfather now believed the shops belonged to Lu Qianwei.

I'm just an employee who gets paid by the boss (*?????).

The old man kept telling her to be frugal and to work hard for Boss Lu to pay off his debts.

Leila wants to buy the latest hovercar for transportation, but she doesn't dare to mention it openly. For now, she still drives that secondhand hovercar around pretending to go to work.

Waaaaah, my family, who understands the pain of having money but not being able to spend it!

"I wonder how Brother Lu is doing lately?"

Lying on the luxurious, custom-made, soft bed, Leila fiddled with the terminal in her hand, looking at the dozens of calls and text messages she had made, and sighed with a sense of emptiness.

She turned over and looked at the ceiling, thinking that Lu Qianwei must have already used that large sum of money to buy a ticket back to Earth.

Lu Qianwei is indeed on Earth, but not in the Earth of Universe 9, but in another unfamiliar parallel world.

Long before, after thoroughly disciplining and threatening Aaron Phillips, they handed him over to the managers who came to take over.

Lu Qianwei had long ago returned to Universe Zero to absorb some energy to replenish the system.

During this time, he had temporarily opened several time portals, but his luck wasn't very good.

It's not some kind of biohazard crisis, it's just a zombie apocalypse world with Blood Cross.

With only one in ten humans remaining and viruses rampant, it's not worth developing at all.

After handing over some technology and blueprints to the people of this world, they shut down time and space and began a new exploration.

After the seventh consecration, Lu Qianwei finally managed to grasp a world of some value...

Chapter 216 Creation God of War

2024, parallel Earth plane.

This is an ordinary, low-level civilization in the real world.

There are no interstellar fleets traversing the stars, no cross-dimensional civilizations or technologies, and not even any alien races or apocalyptic outbreaks.

On the surface, the technological development of this world is extremely slow, remaining only at the information age.

It has mature internet, artificial intelligence, and precision electronics technologies...

Lu Qianwei wasn't particularly interested in this world, but when he quickly analyzed the humanities, technology, and corporate landscape using the quantum terminal's big data, two companies noticed something amiss.

That's right, they're not government agencies, just two private companies!

Logically speaking, with his state-of-the-art quantum terminal, it should be impossible for him to be detected; it represents an absolute dimensional reduction reading of a lower-level civilization by a higher-level one.

Silent, invisible, and without fluctuation, it should theoretically be completely traceless and absolutely hidden.

But it was discovered by two private companies!

Although their firewall was still breached despite the powerful dimensional reduction computing power, Lu Qianwei still paid close attention to this situation where anomalies could be detected.

Looking at the data I had forcibly obtained...

Good guy!

I don’t know, I’m scared.

A company that makes video games and a company that deals in the arms industry, secretly possess technology that is enough to overturn common sense!

The technology to transform 2D into 3D physical objects!

Although he could only last 29 minutes, he could never break through the 30-minute mark.

The ability to visualize virtual two-dimensional data as three-dimensional entities is a fundamental dimensional law technology that many advanced interstellar civilizations can only dream of.

Of course, interstellar civilizations can indeed perfectly create digital models using 3D printing.

But this world is different!

If Lu Qianwei remembers correctly, this is definitely a sci-fi movie that left a deep impression on him: Tron: Legacy!

He still vividly remembers those glow-in-the-dark motorcycles that leave red and blue trails behind them, and he even played them countless times on online gaming sites.

If it's simply a matter of upgrading from two-dimensional to three-dimensional and demonstrating highly intelligent artificial intelligence, then an interstellar civilization with 3D printing capabilities is indeed possible.

However, degrading three-dimensional matter into two-dimensional data is something that technology alone cannot achieve.

If I remember correctly, this two-dimensional transformation technology was discovered and developed by an old man decades ago.

Back then, arcade games reigned supreme, and there wasn't even a decent computer available.

The story begins with his son, now grown up, finding clues to enter the data world. The cliché plot of fighting the villain and the hero rescuing the damsel in distress is well-known.

The father, who reigns supreme in the data world, doesn't want to leave, but he brings his son into reality with a data woman he loves.

It seems she's even married and has children!

Compared to this old man, even the so-called "God of the Cyber ​​World" isn't worthy of carrying his shoes!

Other people's firewalls don't use data and antivirus software, they use a two-dimensional world!

Each little person in the city is a data person with independent thinking, so it's not surprising that the intrusion of Xihe No. 3 was discovered.

However, before the two companies physically disconnected from the internet, Xihe used a swarm of data to overwhelm and refresh the data of both companies several times.

He can use quantum computing power to replicate one or even countless two-dimensional worlds in the digital realm.

Moreover, in terms of energy and density, it could absolutely be stacked up to the interstellar age.

The thought of the interstellar fleet crushing the enemy's data firewall filled Lu Qianwei with a strange excitement.

If he could capture that 'God of the Internet,' he wouldn't even need to look for the 'eternal source code,' he could get there in one step.