RNP Chapter 031: The Imperial Capital
Chapter 031: The Imperial Capital
In the capital star of the Zichuan Empire, there is a manor that is one kilometer long and wide.
In the courtyard of this manor, more than ten figures were quietly waiting.
A short while later, a streak of light flew in from the distant sky and quickly stopped above the manor. It was a saucer-shaped spaceship with a diameter of more than 100 meters.
Whoosh!
The spaceship hatch opened, and two figures flew out. One was wearing bright silver armor, and the other was wearing khaki armor. They were Huang Ziwei and Lu Qingshan, the two brothers who had come from Muge Star.
The capital star of the Zichuan Empire is not too far from Muge Star. Lu Qingshan and his companion flew through the dark universe for more than ten days before arriving here.
"Greetings, Master!" Upon seeing Huang Ziwei, the dozen or so figures waiting below all bowed in greeting.
Lu Qingshan looked at the dozen or so figures. The two leading figures were at the Hengxing level, while the others were all at the ninth level of the Xingxing level.
"Um!"
Huang Ziwei nodded slightly, then walked towards the living room inside the manor, introducing it to Lu Qingshan beside him: "Junior brother, this is the manor I bought on this Imperial Capital Star. As for these people, they are slaves I purchased to manage this manor!"
"If you're interested, you can also buy a manor here and become my neighbor. A small manor here, about one kilometer long and wide, currently costs around 1.5 billion Golden Lion Coins!"
"Never mind!"
Lu Qingshan quickly shook his head and said, "I've basically used all the money I have to buy cultivation resources. It would be such a waste to buy a manor on this capital star right now!"
"Besides, Senior Brother, you have a manor here, so how could you not welcome me when I come to this Imperial Capital Star?"
"That's definitely not the case!"
At this moment, Huang Ziwei had already led Lu Qingshan into the manor's living room. After signaling the servants to bring out fine wine and delicacies, Huang Ziwei quickly said, "Junior brother, if you're short of money, just tell me. I can't guarantee anything else, but I can certainly come up with over a hundred billion gold lion coins!"
A typical star-level martial artist's net worth is at most a few billion gold lion coins, but Huang Ziwei, as Kano's disciple, was granted a life-bearing planet as his territory more than three thousand years ago, which means he can earn hundreds of millions of gold lion coins every year.
Now, more than three thousand years later, even if he has consumed some resources, he still has at least one or two hundred billion gold lion coins in his possession.
"Thank you, senior brother!"
Lu Qingshan quickly replied, "If you need anything, I certainly won't hesitate to ask!"
For some ordinary star-level martial artists, hundreds of billions of gold lion coins are already an unimaginable fortune.
But for Lu Qingshan, who wanted to continue saving time to accumulate energy, 20 billion gold lion coins were just a drop in the bucket.
For him, the best way is to join those powerful forces and then acquire valuable resources through his own strength.
Seeing the servants in the manor serving up fine wines and delicacies, Lu Qingshan couldn't help but ask, "Senior brother, aren't we going to find the staff of that virtual universe company now?"
"No rush!"
Huang Ziwei raised a glass of wine and invited Lu Qingshan to drink with him, then quickly said, "I'm currently contacting some friends who have been staying on this capital planet for a long time to get some information. It won't be too late for us to take action after we have a clear understanding of the situation!"
"So that's how it is!"
After listening to Huang Ziwei's words, Lu Qingshan nodded slightly, then picked up his wine glass and drank it all in one gulp.
It should be noted that Huang Ziwei has been following Kano for over eight thousand years. Over that long period, he must have accumulated a considerable network of connections within the Zichuan Empire. Now that he has arrived on this Imperial Capital Star, he will naturally be able to obtain more detailed information.
"Junior brother, I've got confirmed information!"
After a hearty drink, Huang Ziwei quickly spoke up: "This time, the Virtual Universe Company plans to select six hundred prosperous, inhabited planets within the six star systems under the jurisdiction of my Zichuan Empire to build its headquarters!"
"The criteria used by the Virtual Universe Company to select inhabited planets are, firstly, the protective forces of the planets, and secondly, the level of prosperity of the planets!"
"With teachers on our planet Pastoral, we'll definitely pass the first test; however, Pastoral has only been developing for a little over 30,000 years, so its prosperity can't compare to those life-bearing planets that have been developed for hundreds of thousands, or even millions of years!"
"Therefore, if we want to secure the qualification for building the headquarters of the Virtual Universe Company on Pastoral Star, we still need to come up with some ideas!"
"I plan to visit the Kumbu family next, as our teacher suggested, to see if they can help us. Junior brother, would you like to come with me?"
"no problem!"
Upon hearing Huang Ziwei's words, Lu Qingshan quickly replied, "I also want to see what this powerful family, which has been rooted in the Zichuan Empire for over 800,000 years, is like!"
"Hahaha!"
Upon hearing this, Huang Ziwei quickly smiled and said, "Junior brother, you'll see when you get there!"
"Although the Kombu family currently only has one more universe-level expert than my Cano family, they have had universe-level experts in their ranks for over 800,000 years. Their foundation is far beyond what our Cano family can match!"
"I've just contacted a key member of the Cano family; let's go there now!"
"good!"
Lu Qingshan nodded slightly, and then followed Huang Ziwei to the Kunbu family.
Upon arriving at the Kunbu family residence, Lu Qingshan and Huang Ziwei were quickly led to a living room by a core member of the Kunbu family.
After waiting in the living room for more than ten minutes, a burly man wearing golden armor finally walked in.
Upon seeing the burly man, Huang Ziwei quickly gestured for Lu Qingshan to stand up, then bowed respectfully and said, "Greetings, Uncle-Master Bulwer!"
Bulwer and Cano weren't actually fellow disciples, but rather they had gone on adventures together in space for a while and had a good relationship.
"Um!"
Bulwer nodded slightly, then looked in Lu Qingshan's direction: "You're Brother Cano's new disciple?"
"Yes, Uncle-Master Bulwer!" Lu Qingshan quickly nodded in response.
"To be able to comprehend the Earth Realm at the Celestial Level!"
Bulwer quickly spoke up, asking, "Your talent is indeed quite remarkable!"
Lu Qingshan wasn't surprised by what Bulwer said.
After all, his teacher Kano had told him before that in the Zichuan Empire, geniuses who had entered the Domain Realm at the Planetary level were extremely rare. So apart from a small number of people in the Kano family, no one else knew that he had comprehended the Earth Domain when he was at the Planetary level.
Therefore, Lu Qingshan quickly and respectfully replied, "Thank you for the compliment, Martial Uncle!"
"I've already heard from Brother Kano why you're here!"
After nodding slightly, Bulwer quickly got to the point: "However, the slots for building the Virtual Universe Company's headquarters are indeed very limited. Most of them have been allocated to inhabited planets under the royal family's control. Even within my Kunbu family, only ten planets have successfully secured slots!"
"Your Kano family is indeed powerful enough, but the development of Pastoral Star is still too short-lived; it cannot be considered particularly prosperous within my Zichuan Empire!"
"Here's what we'll do! I'll get you in touch with someone at a virtual universe company and see if we can persuade them!"
"However, there's one thing you must remember: never try to bribe these staff members! Some families have tried to bribe them to get a spot before, but they were immediately blacklisted by Virtual Universe Company!"
"We understand!" Huang Ziwei and Lu Qingshan nodded quickly.