The Protagonist's Fate is Always Full of Tribulations

"Sold?" At this moment, on a top-tier Governing Star enveloped in Dream Crystal in the distant Eastern Star System, an exquisitely beautiful elf sat gracefully on an Ice Crystal Throne, leisurely holding a glass of blue starlight-infused wine, asking her subordinate on the massive virtual screen in the sky who was reporting to her.

If Xi Ye were here, he would definitely recognize that the subordinate on the screen was actually the shy little Flower Spirit from before.

At this moment, the Flower Spirit had changed her attire, and although it was the same face as before, her aura was completely different. Even through the screen, one could feel the aura of a Grand Craftsman emanating from her. Her Star Eyes seemed to be able to see through billions of stars, a majesty that only rare Immortal Life could possess!

"Reporting, Lord, it was sold just now," the Female Flower Spirit said with a slight smile.

"Is there anything questionable about the buyer's background?" the elf, referred to as Lord, asked, narrowing her Star Eyes.

"No problem!" The Female Flower Spirit said solemnly, "A small Lord from the Eldia Family, who was lucky enough to find an eighth-level planet with energy mines. Countless such forces disappear every day in the universe, no one will notice."

"Are you sure it's him?"

"Confirmed!" The Flower Spirit nodded, "In front of me, even a Star-level shapeshifter could not perfectly disguise themselves as a mere fifth-level Lord!"

"That's good!" The elf Lord nodded with satisfaction, "After this batch of goods is sold, erase all traces. Don't let that bitch Cang Yue find an excuse. Our forces have never done Abyss experiments!!"

Mentioning Cang Yue, a trace of fear flashed across the Flower Spirit's face, and she nodded repeatedly, "Yes, we have no connection with the Abyss at all!"

"Sir, are you sure you can finish buying so many Skewers eggs?" Panda Man Da Bao asked curiously, following behind Xi Ye.

"It is a bit much, huh..." Xi Ye scratched his helmet. More than 100,000 eggs, how many players would he need to get 100,000 Flower Spirits?

Sure enough, the consumption was too impulsive, but... buying 100,000 gets a 50% discount... Calculating it, it's only fifty yuan each, thinking about it that way, it's still quite a bargain...

"Ahem... after you go back, don't just say Skewers, Skewers!"

Da Bao: "But Rural Dog are Skewers where we're from!"

"That's where you're from!" Xi Ye glared at the uncooperative hān Panda and said, "These are Rural Dog from Aisana Lord's Governing Star. The excrement of ordinary creatures on that kind of special-grade planet is high-grade energy raw material. The locals call them Skewers, Rural Dog, can you, an alien, call them that too?"

"Then what should I call them?" Da Bao asked, *hān*ly scratching his fat head.

"Ahem... this Lord has already thought of a name, call them Star Devouring Dog! No rebuttals, call them that from now on, understand?"

Da Bao: "Yes, Sir!"

"Hmm..." Xi Ye nodded with satisfaction. Although this guy was a bit hān, he seemed to be obedient.

"Sir, where are we going now?"

"To buy mecha..." Xi Ye replied casually, but suddenly felt something was wrong. He turned his head and carefully sized up Da Bao, somewhat stunned, "We've only walked a few steps? Why are you covered in sweat?"

Da Bao: "I'm tired. We Panda Men are like this. Usually, we roll to get around, but we can't roll here. If we accidentally smash something displayed outside a shop, Sir, you could sell me and still not be able to pay for it, right?"

"Hmm... that makes sense, wait, no!" Xi Ye shook his head, "That's not the point. You're a blacksmith, and you're already panting after walking just a few steps. Do you have enough stamina to forge?"

"Not enough..." Da Bao said honestly, "So Da Bao can only forge one Exquisite Sword every five days!"

"One every five days?" Xi Ye almost bit his tongue off when he heard that, and immediately felt uneasy. He quickly asked, "But... the Goblin said you mastered pure Bronze Race craftsmanship..."

"Yes!" Da Bao said *hān*ly, "Didn't Sir see? Da Bao can activate Pill Fire, it's pure Bronze Race rune forging craftsmanship!"

"But... only one Exquisite Sword every five days, then how long will it take you to forge a Ranked Weapon?"

Da Bao was stunned for a moment, "Oh, that might take years to calculate."

"Pfft!!"

Xi Ye almost spat out a mouthful of blood, barely suppressing it before lowering his voice and rasping, "You dare to ask for five million for such a knock-off?"

Da Bao curiously scratched his head, "Da Bao is a Panda Man, after all, originally a knock-off. Master wouldn't think that five million could buy a pure, problem-free Bronze Race blacksmith, right?"

As he spoke, his simple and honest expression widened his eyes, as if saying, This master can't be stupid, right?

Xi Ye: "..."

Being looked at with such eyes by a Panda Man, am I the first in the history of the Celestial Race?

Damn it! He should have thought of it earlier, how could he get such a good deal from a Goblin?

What to do now? How can I explain it when I get back without being despised by the AI?

Saying that I spent ten million to buy a pile of Rural Dog eggs and a silly panda that can only forge a weapon every five days?

I'll definitely be trampled on by the AI, right?

"Respected Lord, the Mecha Warrior Instructor you booked has arrived. Please participate in the meeting via the network as soon as possible. Friendly reminder: Good punctuality habits will make job seekers trust your quality more."

"Is it this afternoon?" Xi Ye frowned slightly, feeling a bit chaotic. Should I buy another AI? The Base is developing rapidly now, and it naturally cannot do without AI maintenance.

And since I am in the Federation center, I naturally dare not connect to my Base's network in order not to expose my location. This is common sense. Not to mention Lords, even ordinary workers working on planets are generally prohibited from connecting to the network of their planet when they are on leave to go home, just to prevent the planet's location from being exposed.

The Dark Forest Law has always been the basic law of the major forces in the universe. Even for big Lords, except for the Governing Star and trade stars that cannot be hidden, most of the life star systems and mineral stars are strictly confidential. After all, a force, a larger force, may span billions of light-years. Once some planets are exposed and known by hostile forces, your reinforcements may not have time to arrive before they destroy that planet.

But good AIs are very expensive. My first AI was an extra gift from the Federation to encourage the Celestial Race to travel abroad. Really good AIs cost at least one billion. My Base is in a time of spending money, so it would be too extravagant to buy an AI just to carry a personal schedule manager...

After sighing, Xi Ye looked at the meeting time prompted by the Talent Network, knowing that it was too late to return to the hotel now. He could only take Da Bao and find a small restaurant to sit down before connecting to the network and transmitting it over.

But a few hours later, he would discover how foolish it was to leave a Panda Man in a small restaurant on such an expensive free trade star!!