Virtual Universe

"You're all undocumented now, with no nationality in the universe. So the first thing we need to do is apply for Black Dragon Mountain Empire citizenship. To avoid unnecessary trouble, you'd better have disguised identities. Later, take the Flowing Silver Guards with you and pretend to be descendants of a great family..."

"Tractor signal received. The ship will follow the tractor signal to the planetary docking port..."

Under Bebeth's control, the Black Dragon Ship dove rapidly, passed through Qiu Long Star's atmosphere, and landed in a silver city.

This was an exceptionally vast docking port, packed with countless spacecraft. Guided by the tractor signal, the Black Dragon Ship slowly descended and finally stopped at its assigned berth.

"I've logged onto the planet's official service website. The administrative building of Qiu Long Star in the Black Dragon Mountain Empire is around two hundred kilometers from here. We'll apply for citizenship first. Without citizenship, you won't be able to do anything..."

The Black Dragon Ship's hatch opened, and the two men emerged with the Flowing Silver Guards. Luo Feng used one Gan Wu Coin to send off the docking port administrator.

Then, guided by Bebeth, the two quickly flew to Qiu Long City, arrived at the Black Dragon Mountain Empire's administrative building, and successfully obtained Black Dragon Mountain Empire citizenship.

It was not as if Yue Ming had never considered separating from Luo Feng and applying for different nationalities. That would reduce the risk of Earth being exposed.

But the Black Dragon Mountain Empire contained more than ten thousand star systems. At the Black Dragon Ship's speed, leaving the Black Dragon Mountain Empire's territory would probably take several years of flight.

More importantly, all kinds of accidents might occur along the way, making it difficult to guarantee their safety. After all, there were plenty of interstellar pirates in the Swallowed Star universe.

It was not that better spacecraft did not exist. Yue Ming could buy them from the Chat Group Mall, but he was only Stellar Level now. He simply did not dare take out that kind of high-end spacecraft.

After much consideration, Yue Ming ultimately abandoned the idea. Besides, Earth's exposure was only a matter of time unless they chose not to participate in the Peak Genius Battle.

"Brother Ming, we're penniless right now. We can barely move around on Qiu Long Star, so I plan to find a shop and sell the Arc Saber Disc. It's a third-tier Psionic Weapon and should sell for at least ten billion Black Dragon Coins, enough for our initial expenses."

"Isn't the Arc Saber Disc your weapon? What will you use if you sell it? I have a few treasures here that should fetch quite a bit. Keep your Arc Saber Disc for yourself! Bebeth, find us a reputable shop. We'll sell a few treasures."

"There's a Myriad Things Pavilion up ahead. It has excellent reviews online."

In the original novel, Luo Feng's weapon had been the Dun Tian Suo. But Hong had long since exchanged the Dun Tian Suo to Yue Ming for Dragon Crystal Rice, and Yue Ming had sold it to the Chat Group Mall.

So Luo Feng's weapon had now become the Arc Saber Disc. If he sold the Arc Saber Disc, Luo Feng would no longer have a suitable weapon to use.

Although Hu Yanbo had left Luo Feng a considerable inheritance, Luo Feng needed to break through to Stellar Level before he could withdraw the money from the first account.

As for the second and third accounts, Luo Feng would need to reach Universe Level and Domain Lord level respectively. He was only Planetary level seventh tier now, still far from breaking through to Stellar Level.

It was not that Luo Feng had no other treasures on him. He had plenty of good things, such as the Meteor Star ship, an Immortal's corpse, fragments of Crimson Mixed Copper Mother, and so on.

If he casually took out any one of them to sell, it would fetch an astronomical price. But like Yue Ming, Luo Feng did not dare reveal his treasures because his strength was too low.

"Let's open bank accounts first, then go to the Myriad Things Pavilion..."

Yue Ming suddenly realized that he did not have a bank account yet. How was he supposed to receive payment after selling the treasures? It was not as though they could ask for cash, so opening an account came first.

There were two major banks in the human universe: Universe River Bank and Universe First Bank. Between the two, Yue Ming ultimately chose Universe River Bank.

It was not because Universe River Bank was better. The main reason was that Hu Yanbo had once been a Universe River Bank client, so Bebeth was more familiar with it.

On the way to Universe River Bank, Bebeth did not forget to explain the Five Great Powers of the Human Race to them. Both Yue Ming and Luo Feng listened intently.

Although Yue Ming had read the original novel and possessed a basic understanding of the Five Great Powers, many matters had only been briefly mentioned in the novel and were nowhere near as detailed as Bebeth's explanation.

After opening their Universe River Bank accounts, the two went to the Virtual Universe Company, purchased Virtual Network consciousness-sensing helmets, and activated their Virtual Network accounts.

Fortunately, none of that cost much. The more than nine hundred Gan Wu Coins Bebeth had given Luo Feng were more than enough. A year of internet access cost only ten Black Dragon Coins, and one Gan Wu Coin could pay for a hundred years.

After bustling about for an hour, the two finally arrived at the Myriad Things Pavilion. Yue Ming spent five hundred million points to purchase three treasures from the Chat Group Mall, and after some bargaining, sold them for sixty billion Gan Wu Coins.

All three treasures were second-tier items, entirely ordinary treasures. Yue Ming did not dare take out treasures capable of improving Gene Level yet.

Yue Ming was not stingy either. Once the sixty billion Gan Wu Coins arrived, he directly transferred ten billion Gan Wu Coins to Luo Feng's bank account.

"Brother Ming, isn't this too much..."

"Take it and use it. No need to be polite with me. Also, I won't be returning to Earth with you for now. I plan to stay on Qiu Long Star for a while..."

Only six years remained until the Peak Genius Battle began. Yue Ming planned to enter seclusion on Qiu Long Star and did not intend to return to Earth for the time being.

The main reason was that Earth's future exposure would definitely attract the attention of the Human Race's upper echelons. Although he had a Time-Space Disruptor, he still felt safer remaining on Qiu Long Star.

"Brother Ming, since you've already made up your mind, I won't try to persuade you. You must take care of yourself while staying alone on Qiu Long Star."

"Mm. Contact me through the Virtual Universe if anything comes up."

After bidding Luo Feng farewell, Yue Ming began searching for somewhere to live. In the end, he spent more than ten billion Black Dragon Coins to buy a manor on the outskirts of Qiu Long City, officially settling down on Qiu Long Star.

Next, Yue Ming bought an intelligent assistant. Compared with the Smart Optical Computer Bebeth had given him, the intelligent assistant was undoubtedly more advanced.

It possessed independent thinking and emotions of its own. Since it looked remarkably like a giant panda, Yue Ming named it Beibei.

There were intelligent lifeforms for sale in the Chat Group Mall as well, but Yue Ming did not dare buy one. He feared that when logging into the Virtual Universe, the Primal Ancestor might notice something unusual.

Even if it was only a possibility, Yue Ming did not want to take the risk. Since the Swallowed Star universe already had such things, why should he risk it?

"Beibei, log into the Virtual Network."

"Yes, Master."

Yue Ming's consciousness sank into darkness. In the next instant, he found himself in an ancient city.

"So this is the Virtual Universe?"

Yue Ming examined himself. He wore plain gray clothing, and on his shoulder sat a fist-sized sprite resembling a giant panda. It was Beibei.

Beibei also wore the standard green outfit. It was adorably cute, like a tiny elf.

"Master, this is Black Dragon Mountain Island. Everyone within the Black Dragon Mountain Empire's territory who logs into the Virtual Universe network appears directly on Black Dragon Mountain Island."

Yue Ming nodded lightly and looked around. He discovered that the pedestrians on the streets had strange appearances: some had blue skin, some had four arms, and there were all manner of bizarre forms.