Special Reward: Blood Blade Cone

In the governor's office, Lorenzo was handling official business.

"Hm?"

Lorenzo looked up suspiciously toward the door. "Why has that kid come here?"

Though he was busy as the governor of Kuka Planet, he had continued monitoring Li Qi's improvement in combat techniques.

It was just that he had changed from checking the footage once a day to checking it every few days.

The last time Lorenzo had reviewed the footage was several days ago. At that time, Li Qi had only recently touched the threshold of the perfect level. He did not believe Li Qi could raise his techniques to the perfect level within just a few days.

Could he be thinking of giving up? From my previous observations, he values his family greatly. He couldn't possibly give up!

It took him only an instant to go from suspicion to denial.

Ding!

The doorbell rang.

"Come in."

Li Qi pushed open the door and entered the room. "Governor."

"Li Qi Royce, what can I do for you?"

Lorenzo asked first, then intended to provoke him a little more. "Don't tell me you think you can't meet my requirements, so you've come to admit defeat?"

"No! I have come to ask the governor to fulfill our agreement!"

Though Li Qi's manner was respectful, his words were sharp and forceful!

"Ask me to fulfill our agreement? So your combat techniques have reached the perfect level?"

Lorenzo smiled. He felt that his efforts had not been in vain.

Li Qi shook his head. "No!"

"No?"

Lorenzo frowned slightly, somewhat displeased. "If not, then have you come here to toy with—"

Before he could finish, his expression changed sharply. His eyes widened in disbelief!

The reflections in his eyes were swallowed by green radiance.

Li Qi stepped forward. Endless green light rapidly spread outward from him!

In the blink of an eye, aside from Lorenzo's desk, every other part of the room was enveloped in the vigorous life force of wood genetic energy!

"Domain!"

Even Lorenzo could not hide his astonishment. "He actually comprehended a domain!"

At that moment, Li Qi's voice came from the center of the domain. "Governor, although I have not raised my techniques to the perfect level, I have comprehended a domain!"

He only touched the threshold of the perfect level. How did he directly comprehend a domain? When did he comprehend artistic conception?

Lorenzo was amazed and bewildered. He had been keeping an eye on Li Qi all along, yet he had never noticed any sign of him comprehending artistic conception.

But he soon came to terms with it.

Of course. Someone specially favored by Frank, the domain lord in charge of the Imperial Cultivation Planet Management Department, must be a genius noticed by the great Molten Sector Lord.

It was only natural for such a genius to possess this kind of talent.

Seeing that Lorenzo did not react, Li Qi reminded him, "Governor?"

"Excellent!"

Lorenzo came back to his senses. To conceal his lapse in composure, he praised him without restraint. "Li Qi Royce! You truly deserve to be called a genius valued by the empire's upper ranks!"

"You flatter me, Governor," Li Qi said humbly.

Lorenzo waved a hand. "All right. You can withdraw your domain now. Let's talk."

Hearing this, Li Qi withdrew his domain and listened quietly.

After sorting out his chaotic thoughts, Lorenzo slowly said, "To be honest, when we made the agreement, I believed that you might be able to raise your techniques to the perfect level within a year.

"But comprehending a domain was impossible. I only added that condition back then to motivate you.

"Yet I never expected that you would truly comprehend a domain!"

Li Qi's comprehension of a domain gave Lorenzo quite a headache. When he had set the condition of comprehending a domain, he had never thought Li Qi could fulfill it.

But Li Qi had fulfilled the agreement. As a universe-level powerhouse of status, Lorenzo naturally could not go back on his word.

Thus, Lorenzo said, "You have fulfilled the agreement, so I will reward you with the second-tier, low-grade psychic weapon, the Blood Blade Cone, as promised.

"However, the Stellar Training Camp does not permit weapons or equipment to be brought in, so I cannot guarantee that you will be able to take the Blood Blade Cone inside."

Li Qi froze. "What? The Stellar Training Camp prohibits bringing in weapons and equipment!"

If he could not bring it into the Stellar Training Camp, what use would the Blood Blade Cone be to him?

Leave it with the family?

Kuka Planet was not dangerous. There would be no opportunity to use the Blood Blade Cone if it remained there.

Thinking of this, he frowned slightly, unsure what to do for a moment.

"Heh."

Seeing Li Qi's troubled expression, Lorenzo smiled faintly. "I will discuss it with the person in charge of the Stellar Training Camp and see whether you can bring the Blood Blade Cone inside.

"Of course, if I cannot arrange for you to take the Blood Blade Cone into the Stellar Training Camp, then I will not give you the Blood Blade Cone. Instead, I will compensate you with eight million Molten Coins."

"Thank you, Governor."

Li Qi had no concept of how valuable eight million Molten Coins were, because Kuka Planet did not use Molten Coins.

But as the Molten Empire was a mid-tier universe nation, its currency should be worth about the same as Black Dragon Mountain Coins in the original work.

"Wait here. I'll go discuss it with the person in charge of the Stellar Training Camp now."

Lorenzo took this matter seriously, as it concerned his reputation.

Li Qi nodded. "Yes!"

Connecting to the Virtual Universe network, Lorenzo arrived at Molten Island on the Qianwu Continent.

"Hm, he happens to be online."

Seeing that the person he was looking for was online in the communications list, he sent a message.

A reply soon came back. "Let's talk in person."

Through teleportation, Lorenzo arrived in a lavishly decorated room.

Before he arrived, a man was already seated at the table, pouring wine.

Lorenzo called out, "Domain Lord Bettekos."

Bettekos placed a glass of fine wine before him. "Sit."

Only after Lorenzo took his seat did he speak. "I already understand what you told me.

"To be honest, His Majesty has also taken notice of that kid."

Just as I thought! The Molten Emperor has taken notice of Li Qi Royce.

Bettekos said, "If it were anyone else, I would never permit them to bring weapons into the Stellar Training Camp.

"But His Majesty holds high expectations for this kid, and he has also comprehended a domain. Therefore, I agree to let him bring the Blood Blade Cone into the Stellar Training Camp under my command."

"Thank you, Domain Lord Bettekos."

Bettekos raised a hand slightly. "Don't thank me yet. I have conditions.

"First, he must enter the Stellar Training Camp under my command."

Lorenzo nodded. "Naturally."

"Second, the Blood Blade Cone will be issued to that kid as a special reward."

Bettekos refilled his empty glass, paused, and added, "Of course, you will still be the one paying for the reward."

Lorenzo had no objection. Eight million Molten Coins was a trivial sum!

"Third, the Blood Blade Cone will be issued after the second trial mission is completed."

Bettekos stated his final condition.

Lorenzo had some doubts. "It will only be issued after the second trial mission is completed. Isn't that—"

But before he could finish, Bettekos raised a hand to interrupt him. "If he cannot even pass two trial missions, then he is not worth His Majesty's attention."

Lorenzo explained, "No, I just think two trial missions might be too few?"

Bettekos's hand paused slightly as he poured wine. "Two trial missions are enough. After all, this is only the Stellar Training Camp.

"I will arrange for a spacecraft to pick him up from your place. Tell him to cherish his time with his family. Who knows how many years it will be before he returns next time."

Lorenzo nodded in agreement, then said, "Then I'll be leaving first. That kid is still waiting for me."

Bettekos nodded. "All right."

Lorenzo left the Virtual Universe and returned to the real world.

Seeing Li Qi waiting quietly, Lorenzo said, "The person in charge of the Stellar Training Camp has agreed. The Blood Blade Cone will be issued as a special reward."

"Thank you, Governor."

Li Qi bowed respectfully. With the Blood Blade Cone, a second-tier psychic weapon, his chances of survival in the Stellar Training Camp would greatly increase.

"No need to thank me. Go back and make preparations. A spacecraft will take you home shortly. Spend some proper time with your family before heading to the Stellar Training Camp."

Hearing this, Li Qi was briefly lost in thought. That's right! I haven't gone home in nearly a year.

Thinking of home, the family in that grassland valley appeared in his mind...

Tomorrow, there will be only one more chapter, and the second volume will end.