Leaving Earth

"Seventy million, going once!"

"Everyone, this is a top-grade black dog personally touched by Councillor Jiang Ming. Miss this chance, and there will never be another!"

"Seventy million, going twice!"

"Alright, Mister Number 38 bids seventy-five million!"

"Lady Number 42 bids ninety million!!"

Jiang Ming looked at the auction footage displayed on his Personal Light Brain, feeling rather strange.

"I guess this counts as attaining enlightenment and ascending to heaven—when one person rises, even their chickens and dogs rise with them."

Jiang Ming thought for a long time before recalling that when he was twelve, he had indeed fed half a sausage that had fallen on the ground to a little black dog.

"I thought they were just making a meme out of saying that any dog I touched was worth a fortune. I didn't expect them to mean it."

Watching the numbers on the screen climb higher and higher, Jiang Ming could not help grumbling inwardly.

In the end, the perfectly ordinary local dog was bought by a beautiful woman in her thirties.

Even Jiang Ming was stunned by the final sale price.

It had actually sold for the price of a low-level lord-class monster.

"This is bad. These people are so insane... they won't dig up toilet paper I used before, will they?"

The thought suddenly occurred to Jiang Ming, and he could no longer sit still. If anyone really dared to do something like that, he would lose his temper.

"Zero, help me check whether anyone is bold enough to do that."

Jiang Ming spoke.

Upon receiving Jiang Ming's command, the Personal Light Brain on his wrist began searching through data.

Ever since Jiang Ming killed the Beast Emperor, his status had soared beyond the heavens.

Countless nations and factions wanted to send him gifts.

And knowing that Jiang Ming was interested in civilization relics, they naturally catered to his preferences.

One precious civilization relic after another, or items of unknown purpose made from exceptionally tough materials, were delivered into Jiang Ming's hands.

Zero, the one used within the Personal Light Brain on Jiang Ming's wrist, was one of them.

Although it was not Intelligent life, its computing power surpassed all of Earth's current technology.

And with Jiang Ming's authorization, Zero could easily infiltrate the networks of every nation and faction.

"There really are people who aren't afraid of dying."

Jiang Ming's gaze turned cold, but after taking a closer look, he felt somewhat better.

Every last one of these people was a scammer.

Most of them had already been caught and were about to spend the rest of their lives behind bars.

The few who had not been caught had basically been located as well, and were waiting to be rounded up.

"Forget it. Cool this matter down."

Jiang Ming issued the command to Number One.

At that moment, institutions across the entire world received the command at the same time, and the previously clamorous noise was buried beneath heavy snow.

Beep beep~

Just then, a communication request came in. It was Hong calling.

"So, how does it feel to be Earth's number one?"

Hong wore a smile. He understood Jiang Ming's current situation better than anyone.

Because he had gone through the same thing back then.

Now that he saw Jiang Ming, he could not help feeling a faint, malicious delight at his misfortune.

"This is ridiculous."

Jiang Ming was almost too powerless to complain about those people's audacity.

They truly dared to touch anything.

"You already have it much better than I did back then. You can look up my old files and see how many people I had to kill before things cooled down."

As someone who had been through it, Hong had the greatest right to speak on the matter.

Back then, he had not enjoyed conditions as favorable as Jiang Ming's, with major factions rushing to send him things.

Nor had they allowed Jiang Ming's Personal Light Brain to connect to their databases.

Hearing Hong's words, Jiang Ming grew curious as well.

After tapping a few times on his Light Brain, he quickly pulled up the old files.

Looking at the long lists of people who had been killed, Jiang Ming compared them with his own situation and immediately felt much better.

"These people deserved to die."

Jiang Ming glanced over the various charges listed above. Compared to them, what he was experiencing now was nothing much.

"The greatest obstacle to survival is not weakness, but ignorance and stupidity."

Hong did not wish to dwell on the matter, and quickly moved on to business.

"The spaceship is finished. You can leave at any time.

"However, it is fairly damaged. It can fly, and we reinforced it specially, so it should not break apart.

"But it may not be so easy for you when you return."

Hong reminded him.

With Earth's technology and the damaged ships used to construct this spaceship, it could help Jiang Ming rapidly approach to within eight million kilometers of the star.

But it could not get any closer.

Therefore, the spaceship could only stop in space when the time came.

That would undoubtedly make Jiang Ming's return journey more troublesome.

"It's fine."

Jiang Ming merely waved his hand, entirely unconcerned.

Once he reached the star and broke through to the Stellar level, a round trip would not take long with his physical abilities.

Besides, once the Fire God clone was born, Jiang Ming would have a Universe-level clone.

At the speed of the Universe-level Fire God clone, traveling from the sun to Earth would take no longer than a meal.

Seeing Jiang Ming's expression, Hong understood his thoughts clearly.

"Alright. I hope you return to Earth soon."

Hong offered his blessing.

At the global headquarters of the Limitless Martial Arts School.

A two-hundred-meter-long spaceship, black in its main body but mottled with many other colors, floated in midair.

"Our technology on Earth is insufficient. The materials we can produce are far too weak to withstand space travel.

"So every material on this spaceship was dismantled from other ships and pieced together."

Hong explained to Jiang Ming beside him.

Besides Hong and Jiang Ming, Thor was also present.

"Mm."

Jiang Ming looked at the patched-together spaceship, feeling somewhat moved.

Compared to the universe, Earth was far too insignificant.

So insignificant that even humanity's spaceship had to be cobbled together from scavenged scraps.

"Once you return, you'll be Stellar level, right? By then, us Earth humans can finally be said to have an Expert."

Thor spoke from the side.

The two of them were not entirely ignorant of the world beyond Earth. They knew that Stellar-level beings already held some status in the universe.

"Not enough. Far from enough. Without a spaceship, a Stellar-level being would struggle even to leave a star system. That is nowhere near enough in the universe.

"Life holds limitless possibilities. The value of a life-bearing planet will never be low.

"Do you think a single Stellar-level being can protect our home planet?"

Although Jiang Ming knew that Hong and Thor were not the type to place everything in someone else's hands, if his appearance made them slack off, then in the future, Earth would be left with only him and Luo Feng.

"Mm. Then let us encourage one another."

Hong's spirits lifted as he answered.

"Right! Hahaha, we all have to work hard. One day, I, Thor, will enter the universe too."

Thor laughed heartily.

The three exchanged glances.

"I'm leaving."

Jiang Ming flew aboard the ship.

Amid bursts of deep blue engine flames, the spaceship shot toward the horizon.

"Let's go. We can't let that kid Jiang Ming leave us too far behind either."

Hong said.

"Mm."

Jiang Ming stood before the screen, watching the azure planet gradually recede through the display.

Then he looked at the boundless darkness surrounding him in the starry sky.

"What a wreck. It doesn't even have holographic simulation."

"But its flight speed isn't slow."

Jiang Ming looked at the destination countdown on the screen and thought to himself.

There would be another chapter later...