Return (Part 2)

"Welcome back, cute little Xi Ye, oh no, I should call you Lord Xi Ye now!"

Just as he teleported over, before he could recover from the mental discomfort caused by the space jump, he heard a familiar yet strange female voice. Xi Ye looked up, a hint of realization flashing in his eyes. This person had been with him longer than his own parents, yet after ten thousand years, she hadn't changed a bit, as if time couldn't leave any marks on her.

He wasn't actually surprised by this. The Celestial Group had long lifespans. Once they fused with genes, they could live for millions of years even without evolving. And those Celestials who possessed vast territories and the faith of billions of people could even have lifespans measured in epochs.

"Teacher Jia Luo De!" Xi Ye respectfully bowed.

The incredibly beautiful woman across from him sized up Xi Ye with satisfaction. "Mm, little one, you've grown stronger, and your eyes are much more mature. It seems this trip has given you good experience."

Experience?

Faced with his teacher's high-sounding words, Xi Ye was rather speechless. He had only started developing his planet a few months ago. For the previous ten thousand years, he had been holed up on a spaceship. What experience was there to speak of? He wondered if reaching King rank with 800 points in Alliance Glory counted as experience.

The few players behind Xi Ye stared at Xi Ye's teacher in astonishment. Although two of them were female players, they were still shocked by the beauty of the being before them.

Since Xi Ye always wore a helmet, the players couldn't see his appearance. So when they saw the appearance of the second Celestial Group person, the players were momentarily unable to react.

They exclaimed in surprise: Who drew this model? It's too damn beautiful!!

And the surrounding scenery, the details, who the hell said this game was a half-finished product?

The reception area of every school was usually the most luxuriously decorated place, let alone the Federal First Academy's reception area. As natives of Planet D, seeing such cosmic-level luxurious decoration for the first time, they immediately felt like they had entered paradise!

"Finally back!" Xi Ye looked at the familiar surroundings, a sense of being worlds away washing over him. Finally... he had returned to this Federal First Academy once again!

The Celestial Group Academy was the only place in the entire universe that possessed Celestial Group bloodline genes. Since the Four Ancient Celestials founded the school, it had stood for millions of epochs, its position never wavering!

For millions of epochs, the academy had cultivated countless Celestial Group lords, their territories spread throughout the universe. Whether in terms of resources, technology, population, or internal job supply, it had made enormous contributions to the entire Federation!

Having developed to this point, it was already the only channel for the Federation to become a lord!

The conditions for entering the Celestial Group Academy were very harsh. First, you had to be rich. The deposit alone was ten billion God Coins, and the tuition for the following ten thousand years could bankrupt a not-so-small family.

Moreover, a family had to obtain recommendations from more than three interstellar lords to have a spot to send a junior to the school. And the elimination rate was extremely high. The most damn thing was that if you were eliminated, the ten billion deposit would not be refunded!

Despite such a ridiculous application condition, millions of candidates still applied every examination day. It had to be said that there were quite a few suckers in the Great Federation, allowing the academy to receive deposits until their hands were soft every year!

Ten billion God Coins was already a considerable asset, but compared to the tuition for the following ten thousand years, these ten billion were not worth mentioning at all. This led many families to grit their teeth and persevere even though they clearly didn't have the means, and there were countless examples of several generations of savings being squandered until they didn't even have underwear left. Xi Ye's family was one of these middle-class families that fell into the pit!

Xi Ye's Eldia Family was an old family in the Federation that had existed for more than an epoch. The family's foundation was still quite deep. By his father's generation, its power had spread throughout dozens of star systems. Talented people emerged from the family in large numbers, and they possessed an extremely high purity of Thunder Clan bloodline within the family. The family's children had always been sought-after by many lords!

Especially himself, who had shown extremely high aptitude since birth and was praised by the elders as the future light of the family. Originally, he should have inherited the family's genes and become an excellent Thunder Warrior. Who knew that his father would have a brain fart and suddenly want to cultivate a Celestial Group from the Eldia Family? So, after several family meetings, they finally made the decision to send him to the Celestial Group Academy!

To be honest, before he found Planet D, this was definitely the most failed investment in the family's history!

Lord Xi Ye thought of the difficult past, and his face couldn't help but twitch. In the ten thousand years of wandering in the universe, he had actually doubted countless times whether it was worth it to study at the Celestial Group at such a great cost!

While he was still throwing money at the school in massive amounts, his brothers and sisters had already achieved something. Some had become Thunder Clan warriors, others had become elegant Night Demons. He heard they were all doing well, especially his eldest uncle's son, Raine, who followed a good lord and was now serving as a regional commander on a level five planet, bringing a lot of benefits to the family. Many juniors who were willing to join the army had turned to him.

In contrast, he, who was once hailed as the most shining junior of the Eldia Family, passed the Celestial Group's assessment at the young age of twenty and became a legend of his hometown. But in the following ten thousand years of study, he had dragged the family to the brink of bankruptcy, and after graduating, he had wandered for ten thousand years without bringing any benefit to the family. He was not even as good as the son of the nanny who served their family. He heard that he later became a troll and was working as a bodyguard for some goblin bosses, sending tens of thousands of God Coins home to his mother every year...

This was also the reason why most poor lords would rather die than return home. The family had paid too much. If they couldn't bring back achievements, it would be better to die outside, so as not to be spat to death by those juniors when they returned!

"Oh?" The female teacher noticed the few players behind Xi Ye and said in surprise, "Such high-quality Green Titans, did you cultivate them, Xi Ye?"

"Ah... they are natives of my planet. I picked a few with higher aptitude and plan to train them as backbones..." Xi Ye lied without changing his expression.

"Backbones?" The players' eyes lit up, thinking: Really?

Indeed, their tireless efforts day and night had paid off!

The teacher immediately frowned, "You child, how did I teach you when you were learning the basics? In the early stages of entrepreneurship, you must make reasonable use of resources. Although the Green Titans are impressive, the Thunder Clan and the Bronze Clan have the highest cost performance under the same resources. It's only been ten thousand years, and you've already returned what the teacher taught you?"

"Teacher is right, I was a little carried away," Xi Ye quickly admitted his mistake!

Ten thousand years... The players were a little dumbfounded by this line. Isn't what you learn in school only useful for half a year after entering society? And isn't your talk of ten thousand years at every turn taking time too lightly?

"You're back this time to get a loan, right?" Jia Luo De, who understood Xi Ye's family situation, asked enthusiastically.

Most students who choose interstellar travel come back for the first time to get a loan. If the family had money, they wouldn't take the travel route. So-called budget travel, in the Celestial Group, is mostly tourism to the point of dying poor.

"Yes..." Xi Ye nodded.

"What are you going to use as collateral?" Jia Luo De asked with a smile, secretly estimating the student's potential value.

"A level eight life planet," Xi Ye answered honestly.

F grade! Jia Luo De secretly graded it, and his expression was not as enthusiastic as it was at the beginning, but he hadn't completely changed his face yet. After all, level eight is better than level nine. If it were a level nine planet, it would probably take at least ten thousand years just to cultivate local residents who could adapt to the environment.

"The planet has grade D energy ore," Xi Ye continued.

Oh? A planet with high-grade ore? Jia Luo De's face brightened, and he immediately raised Xi Ye's evaluation to grade D in his heart.

He jumped two grades at once. After all, there is a dimensional difference between a planet with ore and a planet without ore. First of all, just for assessing the loan, this one item alone can at least double it. With more loans, development will also be much faster. In addition, energy ore is in short supply in the Federation, and the price has remained high. For a long time to come, this guy shouldn't have to worry about insufficient funds.

No wonder he dares to cultivate Green Titans so luxuriously, so he has ore...

"What is the carrying capacity of these natives?" Jia Luo De asked with a concerned expression.

"About three percent..." Xi Ye said very conservatively.

"So high!!" Jia Luo De's face was shocked, and he thought to himself: This guy has good luck, not to mention energy ore, but also natives of such high quality, a perfect start!

B grade!!

After raising Xi Ye's potential value again in his heart, Jia Luo De's expression became more and more amiable.

"Teacher knows a financial institution with a lot of lending power, but the interest is a little higher. Are you interested?"

"Uh..." Xi Ye was not happy at all when he heard this, but instead became secretly vigilant. After all, he knew that this seemingly beautiful teacher had almost tricked his old man out of his underwear to pay his tuition fees!