The Silver Blue Empire Changed Hands

When Babata saw Jin Yu buying a galaxy, he was surprised but did not stop him.

For one, it was a trivial amount of money, nothing worth worrying about.

For another, this was exactly what Babata wanted to see. He had always been dedicated to restoring Yun Mo Star's former glory. With territory came room and hope for development.

On the distant Imperial Capital Star of the Silver Blue Empire.

"Hm? Why does Old Rick suddenly want to see me?" Emperor Yi Wei of the Silver Blue Empire was puzzled, unsure what this neighbor wanted from him.

He knew perfectly well that the other man belonged to Universe First Bank. Though he was merely the manager of the local branch, his status and authority were no lower than Yi Wei's.

Yi Wei then had his Intelligent Assistant connect to the Virtual Universe, where he appeared in his own estate.

In the reception hall, a Three-Eyed Four-Armed Blue-Skinned Middle-Aged Man stared anxiously at the door.

"Lord Yi Wei, you're finally here!" The blue-skinned middle-aged man's eyes suddenly lit up, and he rushed at top speed toward the casually dressed Yi Wei.

"Old Rick, what could be so urgent?" Yi Wei had known Old Rick for thousands of years. He knew the man to be steady and composed. What had happened today?

"Yi Wei, we're old acquaintances, so I'll get straight to the point. This is an opportunity for you. You have to seize it!" Old Rick was anxious inside and could not be bothered with pleasantries. He directly pulled Yi Wei over to sit on the sofa.

"An opportunity?" Yi Wei was even more confused. What opportunity could possibly await a Universe level ninth order like him?

"Haha, let me tell you. A client from our bank's headquarters has taken a fancy to your territory and wants to buy it. They're willing to pay a sufficient price!" Old Rick looked as though he were doing him a favor.

Yi Wei frowned. His empire had been passed down through his ancestors, and it did not belong entirely to him. A decision had to be made by the entire imperial family.

Still, he had been Emperor for many years and possessed enough patience. He waited for Old Rick to continue. He did not believe the other man was unaware of his circumstances.

"Ten trillion Universe Coins!" Old Rick held up one finger and stared straight at Yi Wei.

Ten trillion Universe Coins!

Yi Wei was tempted.

This was universal currency, equivalent to ten Hun Yuan units! Even the net worth of a peak World Master was only about that much.

Hun Yuan was a high-level unit generally used only in transactions between World Masters and Immortal level beings. Each Hun Yuan unit was equivalent to one trillion Universe Coins. In the universe, the price of a galaxy territory generally ranged from one hundred billion to one trillion Universe Coins. A galaxy such as the Milky Way Galaxy would be fortunate to sell for two hundred and sixty billion Universe Coins.

As Emperor, Yi Wei knew that the galaxies within the Silver Blue Empire's territory were not particularly large, each holding between one hundred thousand and three hundred thousand life planets. Selling them as a package might fetch a higher price, but at most, it would be worth three trillion Universe Coins—only three Hun Yuan units.

Yet the other party was now offering ten Hun Yuan units! The total value had more than tripled!

Normally, Universe level eighth order and ninth order slaves only cost between three billion and ten billion Universe Coins.

If they bought only the highest-grade Universe level slaves, ten Hun Yuan units could buy a thousand Universe level ninth order slaves! That would be enough to sweep through the entire Silver Blue Empire.

Furthermore, Universe First Bank was the one applying pressure. Yi Wei knew that the bank managed by Old Rick was a subsidiary of Universe First Bank.

"Fine, but you know that I am part of the imperial family. Above me are the Elder Council and Parliament, so I cannot make this decision alone." Though he had already made up his mind, Yi Wei still wanted to fight for more benefits.

Old Rick seemed to have come prepared. He said directly, "Yi Wei, I won't beat around the bush. Twelve Hun Yuan units. I hope you can complete the handover within two days. Otherwise, once someone else takes over this matter, it will be beyond my control." Old Rick was helpless as well. He was confident he could have kept the price below ten Hun Yuan units, but headquarters demanded speed, so he could only raise the offer.

And the lower he pushed the price, the greater his commission would be.

Yi Wei's eyes lit up. As expected! Although he knew this was not the limit, he did not press further and chose to quit while he was ahead. Having seen every kind of darkness in the universe—and having employed countless underhanded methods himself—Yi Wei knew very well that one could not offend powerful figures.

With this money, he could simply buy a few galaxies elsewhere and still have plenty left over to develop his own power.

Inside a villa in the city center of Qiu Long Star, Jin Yu was dining.

"Jin Yu, aren't you afraid of exposing yourself and being captured by those superpowers by using the Golden Horned Beast's horn to claim this fortune?" Babata asked nervously. He had openly brought out a Golden Horned Beast horn before such a massive power and claimed such an enormous fortune. He truly feared that the successor he favored would die before reaching maturity.

In his view, the secret of possessing the Golden Horned Beast could never be exposed. Even Immortal level beings would go mad over it. After all, an adult Golden Horned Beast naturally possessed strength comparable to an ordinary Immortal.

If he had little money in the early stages, then so be it. At worst, he could develop slowly.

"Do you have some misunderstanding about major powers? Forget this little bit of wealth of mine—even if it were ten or a hundred times more, they wouldn't lower themselves to outright robbery." Jin Yu gave Babata a disdainful look. If he really developed cautiously and meekly, how was he supposed to keep up with, let alone surpass, the cheat-enabled Luo Feng?

If someone claimed he could rival a Lord of the Universe in one hundred thousand years, he would probably be slapped to death in minutes. But City Lord Luo had done it. Even factoring in all the acceleration within his miniature universe, only a hundred million years had passed.

But with this money now, at least his early-stage resource problems had been solved.

Babata had never dealt with those major powers and lacked a broader perspective, so he instinctively painted all major powers as dark and malicious. In truth, the top powers of any major race were highly tolerant.

Things below might be chaotic, but the five peak powers did not care about such minor opportunities. If someone performed well, they would simply recruit them into their own faction.

Of course, there was another point: Jin Yu's clones were not afraid of death. As long as his main body survived, any other clone could be restored. Whoever dared provoke him could wait to be repaid in the future. That was his true confidence.

"So, how is it? Have the slaves from the Slave Merchant you contacted been arranged?" Jin Yu casually asked as he ate some of Qiu Long Star's delicacies.

After buying the Silver Blue Empire, he had entrusted everything except the Milky Way Galaxy to Babata's management. Babata could play with it however he liked.

For Babata, who aspired to revive Yun Mo Star, this was exciting enough to make him explode on the spot.

So his first move was to have Jin Yu firmly take control of this force. Military strength was indispensable.

And Universe level eighth order slaves were their first choice.

Buying ten thousand or even eight thousand of them was no problem at all. That was how wealthy they were!

Jin Yu said nothing about it. After granting Babata ten thousand Hun Yuan units to spend at his own discretion, he stopped interfering.

"Oh, right, Jin Yu, why are you buying so many Apprentice level and Planetary level pregnant women?" This was the order Babata found hardest to understand.

Of course, there was one prerequisite: Jin Yu required them to look identical to Earth humans.

There was no other reason. This territory would all be his in the future, so it was necessary to cultivate some followers in advance. In any case, Babata would manage them, and it would not require any effort from him.

"Oh? Now you're trying to manage me? Getting full of yourself, are you?" Jin Yu tried to intimidate Babata fiercely.

"Damn it, that expression is way too fake. Forget it if you don't want to say." Babata was a seasoned old fox who had lived for tens of millions of years. How could he submit? He glanced at Jin Yu before entering the Virtual Universe to roam around.

He had been lonely for fifty thousand years. He intended to have a proper good time now, and it would not consume much processing power anyway.

"I really do have good judgment, finding a successor like this! Wahahaha!" Babata's laughter echoed through the Virtual Universe.