The Waiting Period
The Solar System.
Tang Ping sat upright on the Golden Throne, intently flipping through a notebook.
This notebook is forged entirely from F-Grade Alloy, yet it is actually ten meters thick. Its surface is engraved with intricate, spiderweb-like spatial patterns, so it can remain undamaged even if it is thrown directly into the Star Core and subjected to intense heat.
This is his personal "ledger," recording all the past agreements, grudges, and ties.
He gently stroked the pages; many entries had been crossed out with vermilion marks, but the handwriting was still clearly legible: "Master promised to give me Treasure Palace if I became Venerable (fulfilled)." "The Chaos City Lord promised to fully restore my divine body if I became Venerable (fulfilled)." "Teacher Mountain Sitting Guest promised to give me two Peak Treasure (fulfilled, plus one extra)."
He would cross off any completed agreements and settled grudges, always keeping the notebook "time-sensitive," leaving only unfinished tasks and unresolved old debts.
Then.
[On March 9th, 2374 AD (Human Calendar), during my first visit to the Black Dragon Mountain Island Virtual Universe, I was scammed out of 600 Black Dragon Coin by a food scammer; I was also scammed out of 1000 Black Dragon Coins by a woman posing as a "Life Tree Drink"; subsequently, I fell victim to low-price discount traps, free medical check-up scams, and cultivation scams, resulting in a total loss of 10,000 Black Dragon Coin!]
Upon seeing this record, Tang Ping's pent-up anger surged once more.
Those scammers will never know that back then he was just a naive teenager who had just stepped into the cosmos and knew nothing about the Virtual Universe. Being scammed so soon after leaving home was incredibly damaging to him!
From then on, he would periodically investigate and punish this fraudster, resulting in a decrease in fraud cases in the Ganwu Universe Kingdom over the years.
However, as time went by, the hurt this incident caused him grew stronger and stronger!
Tang Ping's expression was cold and stern. He pointed his finger into the air, and a dazzling light screen unfolded in front of him. Then, filled with resentment and determination, he quickly drafted a plan.
[Human Race Higher Universe Kingdoms Fraud Special Rectification Action Plan Drafted by: Lord of Peace and Joy (Lord of Peng Gong, Universe Master achieved his goal in 20,000 years, a peerless genius who appears once every billion epochs, Universe Master, Super Divine Body, owner of the Peak Treasure, closed-door disciple of Mountain Sitting Guest)
Requesting cooperation from: Virtual Universe Company, Cosmic Galaxy Bank, Giant Axe Dojo, Universe First Bank, and Universe Mercenary Alliance.
The 1008 Human Race Higher Universe Kingdoms Operation Cycle: Phase 1 (Propaganda and Training) 1000 years; Phase 2 (Capture and Suppression) 2000 years; Phase 3 (Tracing the Source and Investigating) 3000 years; Final Consolidation Phase 5000 years. I. Background and Significance of the Operation: Since its rise in the primordial universe, the Human Race has existed for hundreds of millions of years and now possesses 1008 High-level Universe Country. It boasts numerous powerful individuals and billions of subjects, making it a pinnacle race in the universe.
However, beneath this prosperity lurks hidden dangers. Cosmic fraud is spreading covertly and in a constantly evolving manner across the territories of various ethnic groups.
Such scams are often orchestrated by spies from Alien Race and traitors to the Human Race. They use lures such as "inheritance of Supreme Treasure," "quick mastery of secret techniques," "gene drug purchasing," and "exploration of the Cosmic Secret Realm" to defraud ordinary Human Race, newly promoted martial artists, small and medium-sized families, and even some high-ranking officials on certain planets.
At best, it could lead to the depletion of the victim's Origin Force and the exhaustion of resources; at worst, it could result in the annihilation of a family and the devastation of the planet's order. Even worse, it could lead to the disclosure of core secrets such as the Human Race Territory defenses, resource veins, and the whereabouts of powerful individuals, seriously threatening the fundamental security of the Human Race.
Over the past 30,000 years, there have been hundreds of billions of documented fraud cases, resulting in resource losses equivalent to more than ten pieces of Supreme Treasure materials, and indirectly causing countless deaths of martial artists and the extinction of families.
Even more fatally, fraudulent activities severely erode the foundation of trust within the Human Race, undermine racial cohesion, and weaken the Human Race's reserve force for external conquests.
Today, I, the Venerable One, wish to promote this special campaign to combat fraud, which has three significances:
1. Protecting the foundation of Human Race's livelihood: Safeguarding the lives and property of hundreds of millions of people, protecting the cultivation path of ordinary martial artists, and consolidating the foundation of Human Race rule.
2. Purge internal corruption: root out Alien Race and scoundrels from Human Race Territory, cut off the black hands of external forces infiltrating the Human Race, and cleanse the filth within the territory.
3. Strengthen the soul of the race: Through training and rectification, enhance the fraud prevention awareness and sense of ethnic identity of the Human Race, unite the hearts of hundreds of millions of people, and build a spiritual barrier for the future Human Race to march into the universe and resist Alien Race.
Fraud prevention is no trivial matter; it is a strategic project concerning the rise and fall of Human Race and its very survival. Only with internal and external clarity can the entire race unite its strength and remain invincible in the struggle for cosmic supremacy!
II. Action Objectives 1. Short-term Objectives (3000 years prior to the start of the operation): Achieve full coverage of Human Race Higher Universe Kingdoms, ensuring that "wherever there Human Race, everyone knows the harm of fraud."
2. Mid-term goal (by year 5000): Completely destroy the large-scale fraud syndicate entrenched within the Human Race Territory and eradicate the trans- Universe Country fraud network; establish a fraud prevention and early warning system covering the entire territory to achieve real-time monitoring and early warning of fraudulent activities.
3. Long-term goal (by the timeline of Action 1000): To establish a long-term mechanism of "fraud prevention and anti-fraud for all citizens" to reduce the fraud rate to a historical low; and to develop a replicable and scalable Universe Level fraud prevention and control solution, making it a benchmark project for internal governance of the Human Race.
III. Core Action Content (I) First Phase: Nationwide Anti-Fraud Training Coverage Project (II) Second Phase: Cross-border Fraudster Arrest and Crackdown Operation (III) Third Phase: Virtual Universe Company Source Tracing and Investigation Operation Signatory: Lord of Peace and Joy
The ambitious plan, totaling millions of words, was completed in an instant, driven by Tang Ping's passionate spirit.
He then dropped the proposal into the group chat he had just created, "Human Race Universe Master, Loving Family," and waited for a while, but the group remained completely silent, without a single response.
Tang Ping shook his head helplessly.
Since he ascended to the Universe Master, several of the clan's top experts have either ventured together into the perilous Universe Ocean or explored the depths of the Primal Universe in search of Supreme Treasure and opportunities.
Unlike him, who always keeps the internal affairs of the Human Race in mind, constantly sending a wisp of consciousness to guard the Virtual Universe and keep a close eye on matters large and small within the race.
"How can the Human Race function without me?" he muttered under his breath, his tone full of disappointment.
Putting aside his emotions, Tang Ping continued flipping through the Metal Notebook, his gaze landing on the next entry:
[Yes, back then, when Earth's special circumstances were exposed, the son of the Venerable Shi Huo, King Magic Candle, tried to take advantage of the situation, but suddenly roared and startled himself.]
Memories flooded back, and Tang Ping's expression darkened further.
The King Magic Candle, a powerful figure who had been granted the King Rank, had once roared at a mere Realm Lord like him. How could he have imagined the immense psychological impact that roar would have on the young and weak boy?
"Perfect, let's settle accounts all at once."
With a flick of his finger, Tang Ping instantly gained access to the core database of the Virtual Universe, rapidly searching for the latest information on the King Magic Candle. He planned to go directly to the Demon Candle King and give him a proper talk about the principles of "protecting young Human Race."
But the moment the search results appeared, Tang Ping couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.
For offending the Earth Human Race years ago, the King Magic Candle had long been imprisoned in the Ninth Prison of the Human Race by his father Venerable Shi Huo, for a term of ten thousand epochs.
"Goodness," Tang Ping chuckled softly.
The Human Race Territory a vast and boundless territory, occupying the core star field of the Primal Universe. There are countless life-bearing planets, and the number of ordinary people is infinite. Even the number of people who die of natural causes each year is an astonishing astronomical figure.
This is why the top leaders of the Human Race mostly don't pay much attention to the trivial matters of ordinary people. At most, they select and cultivate geniuses through channels such as the Genius Tournament, the Giant Axe Dojo, and the Ganwu Dojo.
As for the ordinary people, most of them were granted titles of Venerable, King Rank, Marquis Rank, and even Realm Lords through a series of appointments. Within their respective territories, these administrators were the absolute rulers.
As long as there are no acts of wanton slaughter or destabilizing the foundation of the territory, the Human Race's high command usually turns a blind eye. After all, in the brutal competition of the Primal Universe and even the Universe Ocean, a greenhouse can never produce a strong individual who can stand alone.
Thus, those who were considered thorns in the side by the Human Race's high command and imprisoned were all unparalleled werewolves or perverted demons who wreaked havoc in their respective regions. The Ninth Prison was the ultimate prison for the Human Race's most powerful villains. There was no material supply, no nourishment from the Origin Force, and it was even isolated from the Virtual Universe. The cruelty of the environment was beyond imagination.
Moreover, the King Magic Candle was handsome, no less so than himself, and had been imprisoned for ten thousand epochs in that dark, dog-eat-dog prison—
Just by thinking about it, Tang Ping could guess what kind of torment this kid had gone through over the years. He was probably lucky if he had been to the Three Tongs and One Da, or he might have been riddled with holes.
"No wonder he's my father, he really goes all out." Tang Ping clicked his tongue in amazement. "However, having offended me, he thinks he can get out of prison unscathed after ten thousand epochs? That's too easy on him."
With a flick of his finger, an authorization command was sent directly to the Human Race Prison Management System, adding a zero to the King Magic Candle's sentence without hesitation.
Ten thousand epochs becomes one hundred thousand epochs, which translates to only one billion years, not a long time in the time concept of the Universe Master.
Hehehe~