I picked up attributes in Swallowing Star.

"We're brothers, so there's no need to be polite. We're going to take the intergalactic trainee mercenary assessment next, so this is for you guys, just in case," Luo Yuan said casually.

Upon hearing this, Luo Feng no longer declined.

"By the way, when are you planning to set off for the Space Trainee Mercenary Assessment?" Luo Yuan asked the three of them.

"The sooner the better, of course!" Thor couldn't help but say. "Of course, beforehand, let's take a good look at the virtual universe network and see what we need to pay attention to during this trainee mercenary assessment."

………………

Virtual universe, Jiuxing Bay Ancient Palace on Heilongshan Island.

Luo Yuan, Luo Feng, Hong, and Lei Shen sat around an open-air stone table, with a screen floating in front of them displaying a large amount of information about the assessment of trainee mercenaries in the universe.

"The assessment for trainee mercenaries in the universe is always conducted within the 'World Lord's World'?"

Within the Realm Lord's World, besides the various dangers inherent in the world itself, an even greater danger comes from other participants in the assessment? Robberies could happen at any time; others might steal the assessment items you obtained. Luo Feng frowned as he read the precautions.

"When participating in the apprenticeship assessment, if you are a newcomer at the second or third level of the Stellar level, it is best to find a team composed of Stellar level eighth or ninth level members! In this way, you will at least have the ability to resist or escape if you are robbed."

"Absolutely not! Don't let a few newbies at the first or second tier of the Stellar level go in directly. Even if they're lucky enough to get the assessment items, they'll still get robbed."

……

After reading the precautions, Luo Yuan, Luo Feng, Hong, and Lei Shen looked at each other speechlessly.

"It turns out that the most dangerous ones are actually the other trainee mercenaries who are taking the assessment." Thor shook his head helplessly.

“The human heart is the most unpredictable thing,” Hong said solemnly.

"It's alright. I'm already a ninth-level Stellar-class servant. We'll bring ten ninth-level Stellar-class servants with us this time, so it'll be safer," Luo Yuan said with a smile.

These ninth-tier stellar-level slaves were all taught some basic cultivation techniques of the Meteorite Star lineage by Luo Yuan. Since they were slaves, they were naturally not afraid of betrayal, so Babata did not stop them.

“Well, that way we don’t need to find people to form a team.” Hong and Thor laughed as well.

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Chapter 78 Azure Star

Teaming up, without legal protection, naturally means there's no way to completely trust each other. Preventing being stabbed in the back is exhausting! In the vast universe, people of the same race or from the same hometown generally have deep bonds, given the sheer number of human races and planets in the universe.

……

More than ten days later.

The headquarters of the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance on Qiulong Star was practically a city. Luo Yuan, Luo Feng, Hong, and Lei Shen, along with ten stellar-level ninth-tier bodyguards, entered it.

"There are so many people!" Luo Yuan exclaimed.

"It's absolutely packed with people." Even Thor was dizzy.

A large number of people entered the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance, more than 80% of whom were there to register as adventurers! Luo Yuan and his group of fourteen were also in the crowd, queuing up with people from various other human races to register as adventurers. After spending about an hour and a half, they finally got it done.

"An adventure card? This is an adventure card?" Thor looked at the card in his hand.

"Don't lose it, it's a hassle to replace it," Luo Yuan said with a smile. "Let's go apply for the Space Trainee Mercenary Assessment."

Adventurers have the most registered users.

The number of people taking the space trainee mercenary assessment was much smaller, and Luo Yuan and his group didn't need to queue at all.

"You are all at the Stellar level, meeting the requirements for the trainee mercenary assessment. Please each pay 1 Black Dragon Coins."

"very good."

"Here are the details of your assessment tasks. Take a look for yourselves."

After swiping the adventure cards of Luo Yuan and his group of fourteen, their numbers were entered into the 'Cosmic Apprentice Mercenary Assessment' system, and they could participate in the assessment.

Luo Yuan, Luo Feng, Hong, Lei Shen, and the other fourteen found a nearby bar, went inside, ordered some drinks, and immediately began to carefully read the assessment task.

"Enter the Realm Master World of Canglan Star, obtain three Wind Horn Stones and a horn from a Unicorn Iron Rhinoceros. Then hand them over to the staff of the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance guarding the exit of the Realm Master World. This signifies that you have successfully passed the trainee mercenary assessment and are now a qualified Cosmic Trainee Mercenary."

The assessment task serves an assessment purpose, rather than being a general risk; the task is designed to eliminate a large number of people.

"It definitely won't be easy," Thor muttered, then chuckled. "Windstone, the horn of the Iron Rhinoceros? Others can just buy them from outside and then claim they got them themselves, right?"

Look here.

Luo Yuan turned to page six of the assessment details: "Wind Horn Stone is a unique stone found only in the Realm Master's World, containing the attributes of that world. The 'fierce beast' Iron Rhinoceros, which is free-range in the Realm Master's World, has its horn marked by the people of the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance... The assessment items are retrieved after each mission is completed."

"Even if someone takes it out, the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance cracks down on it severely. Once someone is found cheating, their chance to take the exam is permanently revoked. And the person who sells it will be killed on the spot."

……

Subsequently, Luo Yuan, Luo Feng, Hong, Lei Shen, and fourteen others boarded a spaceship and left Qiulong Star for Canglan Star, which was even more famous than Qiulong Star.

Canglan Star is one of the top 100 important planets within the territory of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire. The owner of this planet is a 'realm lord', although... this planet lord does not currently reside on Canglan Star.

After traversing the universe, the spaceship flew towards an incredibly beautiful, light blue planet.

"What a beautiful planet! It's almost as beautiful as our hometown!" Luo Feng exclaimed, standing in the control room and looking at the planet in the distant starry sky.

“It is very beautiful,” Thor exclaimed. “But it is truly peculiar. The diameter of Canglan Star is about 32000 kilometers, while the ‘World Lord World’ hidden within Canglan Star is more than a hundred times the size of the entire Canglan Star. It is said that some peak World Lord experts can hide such a large world within a grain of sand.”

"A grain of sand contains a world; this is the extent of the Realm Lord's power," Hong exclaimed.

The World Lord's World is truly wondrous.

This interdimensional mercenary training assessment takes place in a world ruled by a realm lord.

"call!"

The deep blue spaceship quickly flew into Canglan Star.

On Canglan Star, Luo Yuan and his crew's spaceship had just arrived when they were guided by a traction signal to the planet's docking port.

"Now we can only rely on flying."

"It'll be quick, at our speed it'll only take a few minutes." Luo Yuan smiled and flew with the other thirteen people toward a bustling metropolis in the distance—Thunder City. Thunder City wasn't originally called that; it was only later that a world created by a Realm Lord was discovered in Thunder City.

This world, known for its thunder, is called the 'Thunder World'.

Therefore, this city is also known as 'Thunder City' by people from other planets.

"We've arrived in Thunder City."

Luo Yuan and his fourteen companions landed and saw floating vehicles everywhere in the city, as well as some flying bodies.

"The Cosmic Mercenary Alliance's base is about 30 kilometers away." Thor looked down at the map that appeared on his auxiliary computer, then pointed to the approximate northeast direction corresponding to the planet's magnetic field. They then quickly headed towards the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance's base... The world of that realm was located within the base.

The mercenary alliance's base was also built after the world of the Realm Lord was discovered.

……

Luo Yuan and his fourteen companions entered the headquarters of the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance.

"Come this way. That villa, heavily surrounded, is Thunder World." A staff member at the base pointed to a solitary villa in the distance, surrounded by a large number of guards despite the vast open space around it.

"Thunder World?"

"villa?"

A group of people were looking at the villa.

The staff member grinned and chuckled, "The 'Lord of the Realm' who built the Thunder World back then probably lived in seclusion in Thunder City, bought a villa, and built the Thunder World inside the villa. From the outside, who could tell that there would be a world inside this villa that is much larger than the entire Canglan Star? However, countless years have passed, and the other villas around it have long since turned into ruins."

"Oh?" Luo Yuan nodded, then smiled and thanked him, "Thank you."

"Let's go." Luo Yuan and his fourteen companions headed directly towards the villa in the distance.

The villa was heavily guarded.

"There are so many people here, it feels like they've split into factions," Thor said curiously, stroking his bald head.

“Hey, you didn’t read the information carefully. The Black Dragon Mountain Empire governs the entire Black Dragon Mountain Starfield, with a vast territory spanning over 8,000 star systems! The strongest parts of the entire empire are the two holy lands, followed by the four major organizations and the sixteen major families,” Luo Yuan said.

"What are these forces?" Luo Feng asked as well.

"The two holy lands are 'Black Dragon Mountain' and 'Ice Sea Divine Kingdom'. It is said that both holy lands were founded by 'Immortals' and have many realm lords under their command. The four major organizations are Three Axe Mountain, Hundred Tiger Tower, Black Cloud Society, and North Dragon City. In the Black Dragon Mountain Empire, they all have absolute power. Even a martial artist with the strength of the ninth level of the universe level can only be considered a low-level member in them."

"Each of the sixteen great families has at least one 'World Lord.' A World Lord possesses the power to destroy the heavens and the earth and create a world. Of course, either of the two holy lands could easily wipe out the sixteen great families," Luo Yuan explained.

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Chapter 79 Thunder World

"This is information about the distribution of power in the Black Dragon Mountain Empire. Take a look," Luo Yuan said, sending the information on the screen of his arm guard to the other thirteen people.

The foundation of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire lies in the two sacred lands: 'Black Dragon Mountain' and 'Ice Sea Divine Kingdom'. The strongest official force!

The grassroots organizations consist of four major groups.

Their influence spans thousands of star systems, and each organization boasts a group of powerful realm lords! In terms of power, they are absolutely not to be underestimated. Moreover, the backgrounds of the four major organizations all involve some high-ranking and powerful super strong individuals in the Qianwu Universe Kingdom. Therefore, the four major organizations may not be as tightly controlled as the two holy lands.

However, their peak martial prowess is almost the same.

"What? Nuolan Mountain belongs to 'Hundred Tigers Tower,' one of the four major organizations?" Luo Feng exclaimed in surprise.

"Nolan Mountain has such a powerful background?" Thor was also surprised, and at the same time, the Force formed a soundproof membrane around him.

“He’s just a low-level member of the Hundred Tigers Tower, not a high-ranking member,” Hong said.

The Hundred Tigers Tower, one of the four major organizations, indeed considers its ninth-tier cosmic-level martial artists to be at the grassroots level.

"Don't worry, after we finish the intergalactic mercenary training assessment, we won't be afraid of them anymore," Luo Yuan said calmly.

……

"We are here to participate in the space apprentice mercenary assessment."

Fourteen people from Luoyuan stood in front of the villa.

"drop!"

The signal scanned over the fourteen people from Luo Yuan, and the group of guards nodded upon hearing the signal: "Go in!" Clearly, the identity signals of the fourteen people from Luo Yuan had been received.

A spacious garden.

In the garden stood an ordinary three-story villa. Two women dressed in black with cold expressions stood at the entrance. One of the women looked at Luo Yuan and his group of fourteen and said solemnly, "Fourteen adventurers, I believe you are aware of the dangers of the world you are about to enter! If you regret it now, you can still withdraw!"