Swallowed Star: Sovereign
Chapter 8

Outer Domain Battlefield (Seeking Recommendations)

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Qiulong Star, Black Dragon Mountain Empire Administrative Building.

"This is the Black Dragon Mountain Empire Cosmic Army Outer Domain Battlefield Registration Office. How may I help you?" About ten seconds later, a slightly lazy voice came through the communicator.

At that moment, on the eightieth floor, the second-highest floor of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire Administrative Building, inside a room with a Cosmic Army Registration Office sign hanging outside—

A Blue-skinned Man with scales across his forehead and snake-like pupils sprawled lazily over his desk, frowning as he spoke into the communicator in his hand.

He had worked at this Registration Office for nearly ten years and had nothing to do all day. Why had a call from another department suddenly come in today and disturbed his sleep?

"Hello, this is the Household Registration Office. We have a newly naturalized citizen here, a sir who wishes to enlist in the Cosmic Army and head to the Outer Domain Battlefield. Please arrange for someone to come to our office and escort this sir through the procedures. Did you hear me? Send someone to receive him immediately!" An excited young voice came from the communicator.

Upon hearing this, the Blue-skinned Man felt as if a bucket of ice water had been poured over him. He shuddered, immediately stood up straight, and spoke respectfully and nervously into the communicator.

"H-hello. Please ask that sir to wait a moment. I'll notify our supervisor right away and have him come down to receive that sir." After saying that, he immediately ended the call and dialed another communication code.

"Mu En, what is it? I'm in the rest area on the seventy-fifth floor." Several seconds later, a stern voice came through the communicator.

"Supervisor, something big has happened! The Household Registration Office sent word that a Universe level sir wants to enlist in the Cosmic Army and head to the Outer Domain Battlefield!" the Blue-skinned Man shouted.

"What? Say that again!" The communicator fell silent for several seconds before a roar immediately came through.

The Blue-skinned Man repeated himself.

"Quick! Prepare the registration documents at once, then wait for me in the VIP room next door. I'm going to the Household Registration Office to invite that sir over." With that, the call was immediately cut off.

"What? Brother Ze, you're going to the Outer Domain Battlefield?" Luo Feng sat across from Li Ze, his face full of shock as he asked.

After the Household Registration Office worker ended the call, he immediately invited Li Ze to the nearby rest area and asked him to wait there. At the same time, another worker went to bring Luo Feng over as well.

Luo Feng had initially been quite confused, but after hearing Li Ze explain in the rest area that he intended to go to the Outer Domain Battlefield, he could no longer sit still.

Although he had only known Li Ze for a little over a month, he had already regarded Li Ze as one of his own and fully believed that Li Ze came from Earth.

After hearing Babata explain the brutal rules of the Outer Domain Battlefield, he immediately wanted to stop Li Ze from going.

It was not that Luo Feng feared war. It was just that Universe level beings were truly nothing more than cannon fodder on the Outer Domain Battlefield.

Seeing Luo Feng's concern for him, Li Ze felt a faint warmth in his heart. He had not expected that after only a little over a month together, Luo Feng would care so much about him.

However, Li Ze had his own thoughts about the path he wanted to take, and he would not be easily swayed on this point.

"Feng, sit down," Li Ze said to Luo Feng with a smile.

"I decided to go to the Outer Domain Battlefield long ago. I had even planned it during the first few days after I returned to Earth. Don't worry, I won't gamble with my life. I know the Outer Domain Battlefield very well, and I'm quite confident in my ability to survive the fighting there. Besides, I'm directly enlisting in the Cosmic Army this time, so it'll be much safer than going alone." Li Ze paused here.

"My inheritance is rather special. Only through continuous, high-intensity battles can I grow quickly. This kind of fighting cannot be accomplished in the Virtual Universe. At the Universe level, only the Outer Domain Battlefield can offer me more opponents capable of putting pressure on me."

Li Ze spoke solemnly to Luo Feng.

There were many more reasons why he had to go to the Outer Domain Battlefield, but Li Ze did not tell Luo Feng about them.

Luo Feng could also hear Li Ze's determination in his tone.

He knew that for a powerhouse like Li Ze, someone who had grown to the Universe level, once he made a decision, it would not be easily changed.

Thinking of this, Luo Feng gave up on trying to persuade Li Ze not to go to the Outer Domain Battlefield.

"Brother Ze, I know I can't persuade you. Once you get to the Outer Domain Battlefield, you must put survival first. After all, if you want to become strong, you first have to stay alive," Luo Feng said to Li Ze.

"Mm, don't worry. I have many means of preserving my life. I won't die on the Outer Domain Battlefield," Li Ze said with a smile.

As the two spoke, a silver-skinned, black-eyed figure with unusually long arms appeared at the entrance to the thirty-second floor and hurried toward the Household Registration Office.

Less than a minute after entering the Household Registration Office, he was led toward the rest room by the Black Man with Red Eyes.

"This is Sir Li Ze." The Black Man with Red Eyes pointed at Li Ze as he spoke to that person.

"Hello, Sir Li Ze. I am Andres, supervisor of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire's Qiulong Star Cosmic Army Outer Domain Battlefield Registration Office. Please come with me to the Registration Office VIP room. We have prepared the registration documents for you there." The three-eyed humanoid first respectfully bowed to Li Ze, then spoke.

As Andres looked at the young man before him, his heart was filled with respect. This respect was not merely because the person before him was a Universe level powerhouse. As a Black Dragon Mountain Empire civil servant, he only needed to be properly courteous when meeting ordinary Universe level powerhouses. But this man was heading to the Outer Domain Battlefield.

There, he would have to constantly fight Alien Races from across the universe, striving to secure more living space for the Human Race. Everyone who fought on the Outer Domain Battlefield was a hero of the Human Race.

Those who had never set foot on the Outer Domain Battlefield, even if they cultivated to higher levels, were merely consuming the Human Race's internal resources.

"Fine, then I'll trouble you to lead the way," Li Ze said with a smile.

"Please follow me!"

Andres respectfully addressed Li Ze, then led Li Ze and Luo Feng outside.

Watching the three figures disappear into the ascending passageway—

A look of wild joy appeared on the Black Man with Red Eyes' face as he excitedly headed toward the office.

"Haha, this time you have to treat us! A Cosmic Army Outer Domain Battlefield registration has succeeded. The Qiulong Star branch will probably give the Registration Office—and you, who guided Sir Li Ze through his settlement registration—a huge reward. You might even get promoted to supervisor!" As soon as he entered the office, he heard another colleague speak to him in an envious tone.

"Don't worry. Tonight, I'll treat you to a huge meal at the restaurant in District 16," the Black Man with Red Eyes eagerly promised.

On the eightieth floor of the Administrative Building, in the VIP room of the Cosmic Army Outer Domain Battlefield Registration Office.

Registration Office supervisor Andres invited Li Ze and Luo Feng to sit on the sofa.

The Blue-skinned Man was already waiting there.

Andres respectfully handed the prepared documents to Li Ze.

"Sir, this is the Black Dragon Mountain Empire enlistment contract for the Outer Domain Battlefield. Please take a look. If everything is acceptable, I will register your information according to the contract and upload it, together with the contract, to the Human Universe Army Headquarters network. The army will then arrange a spacecraft to take you to the Black Dragon Mountain Imperial Star. From there, a transport ship departs for the Outer Domain Battlefield once every two months," Andres said.

Li Ze accepted the contract Andres handed him and began reading it.

This contract could be divided into two parts.

The first part was obligations.

The obligations he had to undertake were simple: obey all deployments by the Human Universe Army on the Outer Domain Battlefield and complete Outer Domain Battlefield missions according to orders issued by army headquarters.

This was unlike independent fighters who participated in the Outer Domain Battlefield. Even before being discharged, they could form small squads and fight on the Outer Domain Battlefield.

Human Race Universe level and Domain Lord level soldiers had absolutely no right to act independently before being discharged from the army.

This was not merely control over Universe level and Domain Lord level soldiers. It was also a form of protection for them. After all, Universe level and Domain Lord level beings already had extremely high mortality rates on the Outer Domain Battlefield. If recruits were not strictly controlled, those new to the battlefield would likely be slaughtered clean by veterans who had spent years there.

Of course, once recruits completed numerous missions and accumulated enough points to qualify for discharge, they would have improved greatly, adapted to the pace of the Outer Domain Battlefield, and reduced their mortality rate.

The second part was benefits.

1. Before entering the Outer Domain Battlefield, army headquarters would prepare a set of standard equipment appropriate to each new recruit's level.

2. For every mission issued by army headquarters that was completed, one could receive a certain number of points. These points could be exchanged for wealth, cultivation resources, secret techniques, and even guidance from powerhouses.

3. As a Cosmic Army jointly approved and formed by humanity's five great powers and 1,008 Universe Nations, it had the right on the Outer Domain Battlefield to apply for various Human Race resources on behalf of elite soldiers. These resources even included those enjoyed by core disciples of the five great powers. Naturally, such resources required enormous amounts of Military Merit and points to exchange for.

4. The Black Dragon Mountain Empire, which Li Ze was enlisting under, had to provide him with ten Life Planets as his territory upon his enlistment. Even if he died on the Outer Domain Battlefield, these Life Planets could remain under the rule of his family or clan for Ten Thousand Years.

The contract mainly consisted of the above sections. Of course, there were also some other less important clauses, which would not be described one by one.

After confirming that there were no issues, Li Ze signed the contract, left behind his Spiritual Mark, and handed it back to Andres.

"Mr. Li, what is your communication number? I'll send you the information registration form. Please fill it out, and we'll synchronize your information with the Human Universe Army Headquarters," Andres said, his smile growing even broader after seeing Li Ze sign the contract.

"21364239272."

"Very well, Mr. Li. I've sent the form to you. Please check the mail on your communicator." After hearing the communication number, Andres operated his communicator.

Ding!

Li Ze's communicator immediately sounded with the arrival of an email. He connected his consciousness to the communicator and began filling in his information.

To be continued.

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