A Gift of Enormous Wealth

Zhan En hesitated for a moment after hearing this.

Emotionally, Jiang Fan's actions just now had moved him greatly. He even felt an urge to fight side by side with Jiang Fan.

But rationally, he restrained himself with all his might.

After all, the path Jiang Fan had chosen was, in anyone's eyes, a road of no return.

If he went with Jiang Fan, he would essentially have to prepare himself for death.

Now that he was no longer under Jiang Fan's control and his life was no longer in danger, there was no need for him to wade into these muddy waters.

"This..."

Jiang Fan clearly saw Zhan En's hesitation and patted him on the shoulder.

"Enough! Listen to me!"

"Give me Dannu's communicator that you have!"

"Then get out of here, quickly!"

Jiang Fan waved his hand.

A brand-new spacecraft appeared in the starry sky.

"This is a brand-new spacecraft, one of the vessels we seized from Jinuo Star!"

"Take this spacecraft and leave!"

"Once you reach the Qiyuan Star Domain, get rid of this spacecraft immediately, then buy another one!"

"Judging from Elder Zhawen and the others' reaction when I encountered them, Cost Group probably hasn't registered the stolen spacecraft yet!"

"But there's no guarantee they won't trace it later based on this!"

"So getting rid of it is the safest option!"

"As for the current spacecraft, Cost Group has already tracked it, so I'll take that one!"

As Jiang Fan spoke, he seemed to recall something and slapped his forehead.

"By the way!"

"These are the cards I got after killing Elder Zhawen and the others!"

"They should be anonymous cards. There are five in total, with at least tens of millions of Star Coins in them!"

"You should take them and deal with them too!"

Zhan En was startled and hurriedly declined.

"No, no, no. I can't take these!"

Jiang Fan's expression hardened.

"Listen to me!"

"These things are useless sitting with me!"

"If I win this direct battle against Cost Group, then a mere few tens of millions can be obtained from Cost Group whenever I please!"

"If I lose, then all assets will be meaningless anyway!"

"The reason I'm letting you hold these is that I hope that, if possible in the future, you can look after Blue Star within the limits of your ability!"

Zhan En immediately fell silent upon hearing this.

He understood that Jiang Fan was speaking on the premise of an extreme situation, assuming something unexpected happened to him.

In his view, that naturally wouldn't be a problem.

Though his strength was nothing remarkable, he had some connections and was fairly capable at getting things done.

If something happened to Blue Star in the future, helping smooth things over for Blue Star would not be difficult.

Yet in this moment, Jiang Fan's words sounded exceedingly awkward to him.

It was as if... Jiang Fan was making arrangements for after his death.

Zhan En steadied his emotions, took a deep breath, and accepted the Star Cards.

"Alright!"

"I'll accept these things!"

"Take a man's money, rid him of his disaster!"

"If that day truly comes in the future, I will certainly do everything in my power to fulfill what I promised you!"

Jiang Fan laughed.

"It's not that serious!"

"I'm only rationally arranging a way out!"

"Do you think a mere Cost Group can bring me down?"

Zhan En shook his head seriously.

"Certainly not!"

After thinking for a moment, he pulled a small, square box from his pocket.

The box was made of metal and was roughly the size of a thumb.

"What is this?"

Jiang Fan asked in surprise.

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Zhan En said nothing and stuffed the box into Jiang Fan's hand.

Only after Jiang Fan took it did Zhan En introduce it.

"This is a storage space I once had a Martial Arts Master forge!"

"Inside are the Crystal Cores I collected during the last levy on the Barbaric Star. They were originally meant to be handed over to the God Kingdom!"

"But the God Kingdom is gone, so this windfall became mine!"

"The last time I returned to the Qiyuan Star Domain, I disposed of half the Crystal Cores and exchanged them for Star Coins. Half are still left here, so take them!"

Jiang Fan's heart stirred.

Zhan En was responsible for more than twenty Barbaric Planets. The number of Crystal Cores collected in a single levy should have exceeded twenty million.

If half remained, wouldn't that mean there were still at least ten million?

That was an enormous sum!

"There are quite a few Crystal Cores in here!"

"Are you sure you want to give them all to me?"

Zhan En said firmly.

"Of course!"

"But there's no need for you to be touched!"

"These Crystal Cores may seem plentiful and packed with energy, but if sold directly, they aren't worth much!"

"Because they still need to be purified and processed into Spirit Liquid afterward, with costs at every stage, the places buying Crystal Cores all keep their prices very low!"

"All things considered, they should be worth less than the value on the Star Cards you gave me!"

At this point, Zhan En abruptly changed the subject, his tone carrying deeper meaning.

"But I know that in your hands, these Crystal Cores should be able to serve a greater purpose!"

"We've come this far together. It can be considered that we've fought side by side through life and death!"

"This is the only little bit of support I can offer you!"

Jiang Fan had not expected Zhan En to be so perceptive. He had already noticed the issue of Jiang Fan's rapidly growing strength.

He looked at Zhan En for a long while, then suddenly smiled and closed his hand around the tiny box.

"In that case, I won't stand on ceremony with you!"

"Thanks!"

"If we get through this safely..."

Jiang Fan paused.

"Forget it. We'll talk after we get through this safely!"

Zhan En said deeply upon hearing this.

"Alright!"

After the two parted ways.

Jiang Fan immediately adjusted the spacecraft's speed to full speed.

"Previously, Zhan En had been piloting this spacecraft at one-tenth speed!"

"Maintaining that speed for an entire week would inevitably arouse Serena's suspicions!"

"Restoring the speed comes first!"

After doing all this, Jiang Fan sat down cross-legged.

With a wave of his hand, a large batch of Crystal Cores appeared inside the cabin.

"The Crystal Cores I had before have already been consumed down to a little over eight million!"

"This time, Zhan En gave me another ten million. The Crystal Cores in my possession have returned to eighteen million!"

"They can support my cultivation for quite a while longer!"

He silently calculated.

"My current vitality and blood is 13.6 million!"

"Flying from here to Cost Group's headquarters in the Qiyuan Star Domain will take about a month and a half!"

"If I lower the spacecraft's speed slightly and travel in stages, it will probably take two months to reach the Qiyuan Star Domain!"

"At my current speed of refining Crystal Cores, two months will raise my vitality and blood by at least over two million!"

"In other words, by the time I reach the Qiyuan Star Domain, my vitality and blood should reach around sixteen million!"

Jiang Fan pondered, a sharp gleam flashing in his eyes.

"With sixteen million vitality and blood, I'll only be four million short of the Level 12 threshold!"

"Among Level 11s, that can be considered far ahead of the pack!"

"Cost Group's upper limit of combat power is Level 11!"

"That means that even if someone has slightly more vitality and blood than I do, they won't surpass me by much!"

"With the enhancement of my many divine abilities, I should be able to handle them with ease!"