A mere ten-odd billion Energy Crystal Cores.
Would that be enough to satisfy Li Chen's appetite?
That was practically a joke!
He was now the true Earth Lord!
That status alone could not be bought with any amount of Energy Crystal Cores!
But Li Chen had no need to explain so much to Megatron.
He merely smiled mysteriously.
"You wouldn't understand."
"Although the Space Shelters can be self-sufficient in resources such as food and drinking water."
"They lack energy."
"We have to give them some energy resources as seed capital, so they can continuously produce energy resources."
"What your master is doing is called investing."
"Understand?"
Li Chen looked at Megatron teasingly.
After saying that, he strode forward.
Megatron stood where he was, quietly repeating the word "investing" several times.
Then he suddenly understood.
"I get it, Master!"
"The Space Shelters have already submitted to you, right?"
It seemed this fellow's reaction time was not too slow...
The corners of Li Chen's lips slowly curled upward.
"Megatron, activate your Mental Barrier."
"I'm going to raise my attributes to their peak!"
As Li Chen spoke, he opened his Attribute Panel.
Although he did not have enough time to evolve his realm to the next level.
He could still improve his various attributes.
And max them all out.
Based on his experience from the previous breakthroughs.
By the time Li Chen had completely stabilized his attribute values.
It would be roughly when the Noah Civilization's envoys arrived on Earth.
Of course, before that.
There was also the compensation from Silver Fist!
Hearing Li Chen's words, Megatron acted without hesitation.
He immediately deployed his powerful Mental Barrier, creating a safe and stable space for Li Chen.
One that would prevent his power from spreading outward and damaging the surrounding environment.
"The total attribute