NOVPUBAfter a few leisurely days, Lin YUn once again sequestered himself for cultivation.
Every breakthrough to a major realm was a hurdle. After breaking through to the Dazzling Star Realm, his rate of progress began to accelerate.
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Two months later, within his dantian, four points of golden radiance were born. Circling around his golden core like four dazzling stars, he had reached the mid-term of the Dazzling Star Realm.
"It’s been almost a year since I left Earth…"
Having stabilized his realm, Lin Yun opened his eyes and muttered softly.
Acquiring the Cosmic Trading System had only been just over two years’ time. One year was too long.
The Holy Mother most likely had already entered the Immortal World, Heavenly Realm, and possibly even what lay beyond heaven.
The spiritual energy transmitted from Earth remained unchanged.
That being so, Earth should be safe.
A year of calm indicated that there shouldn’t be any further issues.
Perhaps, this was the result of the Holy Mother’s negotiations with the Immortal World and Heavenly Realm powerhouses.
Gaining nearly three hundred thousand Spirit Crystals daily, he had received over one billion Spirit Crystals from Earth in that year alone. This made Lin Yun realize the power of time.
In that year, the humans of Star Bamboo Planet also provided him with over three million Spirit Crystals. While this might not mean much given his current wealth, it was still a substantial number.
All in all, Star Blue was very satisfied.
In addition to that, Lin Yun’s investments in industries on Star Bamboo Planet and resource collection in its vicinity also brought in substantial revenue, totaling over fifty million Spirit Crystals.
That, plus the income Lin Yun made from doing business.
This year, Lin Yun’s income had exceeded two hundred million Spirit Crystals.
All he can say was that the more wealth they had, the greater their investments, hence the greater their income.
Lin Yun had wealth over one hundred seventy trillion. This was after setting aside funds to purchase a robot with the strength of a level-10 cultivator, not cashing in some resources, not investing fully, and also that they had only just begun investing and their investments were not substantial, hence the relatively small harvest.
Otherwise, if he had invested his entire one hundred seventy trillion in assets, earning only over two hundred million a year, or just around one hundred million in income after excluding the Spirit Crystals provided by Earth and humans of Star Bamboo Planet, was laughable.
The main reason was that their expenses were huge.
The cultivation speed of Earth’s humans was very fast, Lin Yun’s cultivation speed was not slow either. The greater their strength, the more resources they consumed, especially since their cultivation speed was so fast, the resources they consumed was an astronomical figure.
In that year, Lin Yun, as well as those around him, and his subordinates, consumed over three billion Spirit Crystals in total. At this rate, their assets of over one hundred seventy trillion would only last for about fifty years.
In reality, the calculations were not that simple. As their strength increased, their consumption of resources would be even more terrifying.
When that happened, their annual consumption might be several times and dozens of times more than it is now.
Now, there were already signs of this. The consumption in the first month was already three to four times more than in the last month.
...
Star Bamboo Planet also had four seasons.
From spring to autumn, flowers bloomed and withered.
Briefly, another year passed.
"Hmm?"
One day, while Lin Yun was cultivating inside the battleship, he suddenly lifted his head and looked into the distance.
Whoo---
He stood up and vanished in the next instant, only to reappear in the central control room.
A screen displayed a piece of information.
From billions of miles away, three battleships were heading this way.
"Finally returning, are they?"
Lin Yun muttered softly.
According to the information fed back from his battleship, all three of these were battleships of a level-six civilization. Furthermore, they were all top-tier battleships of a level-six civilization.
"It seems, this powerhouse of Star Bamboo Planet has made considerable gains there..." Lin Yun’s eyes sparkled as he muttered appreciatively.
The items on the Cosmic Trading System were relatively cheap. For any ordinary civilization that didn’t have a master of the Cosmic Trading System, a top-tier battleship of a level-six civilization was not cheap, let alone three.
Probably, even in that level-six civilization, it would not be a weak force.
"I originally thought, there was no need to buy a robot with the strength of a level-10 cultivator. Now it seems, I have no choice but to buy one." Lin Yun shook his head and said.
As he moved forward, cultivation became more difficult. After a year, he just barely progressed from the mid-stage of the Dazzling Star Realm to its peak.
At this point, his strength could only barely compare to a typical initial mid-term cultivator. He was no match even for slightly skilled mid-term cultivators.
The powerful individual from the Tianzhu Star had reached the mid-term of the ninth level over five hundred years ago. Now, he was at the very least in the later stage of the ninth level, possibly even at its peak, or... perhaps even higher?
After all, the person possessed three top-grade battleships of a level-six technological civilization, which was somewhat unexpected for him.
Usually, the size of one’s assets indicates the extent of their abilities.
"If this is the case, I fear even a robot with the strength of a level ten cultivator may not be able to handle him." Lin Yun muttered thoughtfully.
Then... he would purchase a robot with the strength of a mid-term, level ten cultivator!
Quickly, Lin Yun made a decision.
He had been observing robots with the strength of a level ten cultivator for a while, and although he had tried talking to some vendors, most of them were very disdainful and had a take-it-or-leave-it attitude.
Robots with the strength of a level eleven cultivator had a standard price of one trillion spirit crystals in the Cosmic Trading System. Perhaps this price was what made the vendors of level ten strength robots feel wronged?
Why should there be a hundred times price gap for just one level difference on the standard price listed by the Cosmic Trading System?
Anyway, robots with the strength of a level ten cultivator represented the pinnacle of technology in this universe and were only held by a few. Most people couldn’t afford, or wouldn’t spare, the expense for a robot with the strength of a level eleven cultivator, so they could only purchase robots at level ten.
This included some major tycoons.
At this price, if you don’t buy it, others will?
After chatting with a few, Lin Yun decided not to continue.
He ultimately chose a shop that was willing to give him a two percent discount, deciding to make his purchase there if he decided to buy a robot.
During this time, many of Lin Yun’s resources were sold using various methods, netting him nearly thirty billion spirit crystals.
"Buzz――"
As Lin Yun paid, a robot appeared in his trading space a minute later. The robot was dressed in fiery red clothing – a stylistic choice of the vendor, who did not accept customization orders.
The robot’s appearance was significantly different from a human’s, with pointed ears, a few blood-colored lines across his forehead and face, and two slight protrusions on his head. They were not long, just three or four centimeters long, and mixed with his long purple hair they were not easily noticeable, resembling decorations.
It couldn’t be helped; he had gone for a cheap option. Other shops would accept customization orders for appearances. Perhaps, this was the reason this shop could offer a two percent discount?
But given the urgency, Lin Yun had no time for customization. As long as the robot was powerful enough, it would suffice. Plus, the robot didn’t look too different from Earth humans and was reasonably easy on the eyes.
"Since you’re in the Fierce Sun Realm, I will name you Yang One." Looking at the man before him, Lin Yun nodded and said.
"Thank you for naming me, Master." Yang One bowed, smiling as he responded.
"Alright, those three battleships are our enemies. Get prepared." Lin Yun replied and turned to look at the three battleships on the screen.
The three battleships were traveling in accelerating space, moving very fast. In just a short amount of time, they had advanced two to three billion kilometers. At their current rate, they would reach Tianzhu Star in about half an hour.
"Lin Yun!"
"Boss!"
"Brother!"
At this time, Star Blue, Xia Qingqing, Zhao Gang, and others had received the information, and were rushing over, calling out one by one.
"Three top-grade battleships of a level-six technological civilization?"
Next, they noticed the data on the screen, and all gasped in surprise.
Clearly, the power of this fleet surpassed their expectations.
"Yes, I have already purchased Yang One, he has the strength of a mid-term, level ten martial artist." Lin Yun nodded, looking towards Yang One at his side.
"A robot with the strength of a mid-term, level ten martial artist..."
Upon hearing Lin Yun’s words, Star Blue and the others were again taken aback, hurriedly looking towards the red-clothed man beside Lin Yun.
Lin Yun had indeed bought a robot with the strength of a level ten cultivator.
And it wasn’t just any level ten, but a mid-term one.
This was indeed an extremely powerful figure...
Unlike Lin Yun’s aesthetic judgment, Star Blue and the others thought that Yang One looked rather cool, no matter which way they looked at him.
Meanwhile, their hearts felt slightly relieved.
Now that such a powerful expert had been bought, they should not face any danger on this front.
