A vice general clasped his fists excitedly. "Star Lord Tianliang, should we notify the other Star Lords? If Tianfu and the others learn that a Star Core of this quality has been found here..."
"Not yet."
Star Lord Tianliang slowly raised a hand, the light in his eyes as cold as moonlight.
"It won't be too late to tell them after we have uncovered every detail of this Star Domain."
"There must be more dormant ruins within this Star Domain. What we need to do is keep every treasure in our own hands."
His words echoed through the hall like a boulder cast into a tranquil lake, stirring countless ripples.
Whispered transmissions spread through the Southern Dipper fleet like an underground river, every word brimming with barely restrained greed and ambition.
"Even scraps from a Star Core can reach this quality... What level would the real treasures be?"
"If we could get a complete Star Core, we might forge a weapon that would make even demigods envious!"
"Star Lord Tianliang is right. Seal off the news! It won't be too late to report to the main planet once we have searched this entire world!"
"If the Northern Dipper or the demons find this place... then they can't blame us for being ruthless!"
The emerald fleet silently wove schemes and ambitions in the shadows.
An unprecedented excitement burned like blazing fire in the hearts of the Southern Dipper's experts.
The light in their hands flickered ceaselessly in the shadows, seeming to breathe as though it, too, sensed that irrepressible greed.
At the other end of the Star Domain, the Northern Dipper's silver-white fleet was likewise reaping silent gains in the shadows.
Star Lord Yao Guang stood at the prow with his hands behind his back. Silver-white radiance streamed behind him like