"Mm, not bad. The cutting speed had gone up a little again. My Battle Intent could rise a bit more during the exchange competition later."
"Once I make some money, I'll check Myriad Worlds Mall for any good stuff."
Just then, he suddenly received a message.
"Mr. Jiang Yan, your Personal Shuttle has been delivered to its destination. Please collect it at your earliest convenience."
"Great. I'd only just left, and the thing arrived." Jiang Yan sighed regretfully. He could only trouble Old Zhang to sign for it on his behalf.
Lilia fell quiet. From the looks of it, she was sulking—at herself.
Jiang Yan did not understand, but he was greatly shaken, marveling at the diversity of species.
Two and a half hours later.
The spacecraft dropped below escape velocity and drilled out of the wormhole.
Directly ahead lay a blackish-brown planet, roughly the same size as Blue Star.
A membrane-like barrier protected the planet. The spacecraft passed through the membrane and landed ten minutes later.
The hatch opened, and Jiang Yan walked out calmly.
Lilia followed close behind.
"Mr. Jiang, this is Longhu Planet. On behalf of Lightning Studio, I welcome your arrival."
As the sole peerless genius who had been preselected, Jiang Yan naturally deserved such treatment.
Jiang Yan nodded, accepting it.
He also took the chance to survey his surroundings. Aside from several hundred docked spacecraft, many bizarre-looking creatures were coming and going.
Clearly, these fellows were contestants like Jiang Yan.
A Personal Shuttle slowly docked.
The Crown Prince of Qiuyu Planet stepped out leisurely, dressed in magnificent attire.
Two horns protruded from his head, while dense keratinous spots covered his forehead. His skin was a radiant white, like porcelain jade, bright enough to be frightening.
As Jiang Yan sized up his opponent, their eyes happened