Swallowed Star: I Became the Luo Family's Son-in-Law
Chapter 48

Ganwu Continent

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The next day, at the first light of dawn.

In the BX10081 Star System, Storm Port was already bustling with activity as starships of all shapes and sizes shuttled in and out of the docking platforms in an orderly fashion.

Tang Ping stood at the entrance of the interstellar port, gazing at the busy scene before him with a calm expression.

Following the instructions of Babata, he had to conceal his connection to the Luo Family to prevent the uniqueness of Earth from being exposed. To this end, he had made extensive preparations before his departure.

Appearance was one of the easiest features to identify, so he used a secret technique from Falling Ink Star to make subtle adjustments to his facial contours.

His originally deep eyes became narrower and longer, his high nose bridge was lowered slightly, and even the muscle lines of his face were meticulously reshaped to ensure he would not be easily identified by cloud-based scanning searches.

This secret technique was extremely sophisticated; it not only changed his appearance but also allowed the adjusted face to perfectly match his body's biological characteristics, leaving no signs of incongruity.

As for his name, there was no real need to change it.

The human race was as vast as the sea; there were hundreds of billions of people named Tang Ping, with millions on Earth alone.

In the interstellar era, if one wanted to avoid having the same name as others, names had to be sufficiently long, which was why many families included the names of their ancestors when naming their children.

But for the sake of caution, Tang Ping decided to change it to Tang San anyway!

Early in the morning, Liu Hui and his family hurried over to see him off.

At this moment, Liu Hui looked like a completely different person compared to when he first arrived. The vicissitudes, stoop, and confusion of the past were gone, replaced by a high-spirited demeanor and eyes shining with confidence.

His wife stood to the side with a calm expression and a happy smile on her face, while their daughter jumped around, happily greeting Tang Ping.

Liu Hui stepped forward and gave Tang Ping a tight hug. His eyes were slightly red, and his voice choked with emotion as he said, "Brother Ping, I swear I will help you look after your territory well until you return!"

Tang Ping looked at him deeply: "I have only one requirement for you: anything that the Luo Family rules forbid, you must never do, no matter how great the benefit!"

"I promise!" Liu Hui nodded solemnly.

Tang Ping patted his shoulder, then turned and walked straight toward the starship that had come to pick him up.

"Brother, have a safe trip!" Liu Hui waved from behind and shouted loudly, while his wife and daughter also waved and smiled, expressing their well-wishes to Tang Ping.

Tang Ping raised his hand and waved casually.

Human hearts are prone to change; he hoped his good brother would remain the same many years from now, with his original intentions unchanged.

Time is the most ruthless test, and over the long years, many things can change, but for now, he still chose to trust.

As for why his wife didn't come to see him off.

The main reason was that they needed to minimize contact in the future to prevent exposing his identity; the secondary reason, of course, was that after having two drinks last night, the couple had been full of fighting spirit, leading to a long and arduous sparring session.

In the end, Luo Xiaoyu was no match and was knocked unconscious by Tang Ping, and she hadn't woken up yet.

Hmph, he, Tang Ping, was just that tough!

After boarding the starship, Tang Ping went straight into the Virtual Universe to cultivate, his comprehension of laws and his willpower steadily improving within it. Occasionally, he would log out of the Virtual Universe and go to the starship's observation deck to admire the magnificent scenery of the universe.

Whenever the starship slowed below the speed of light and exited the Dark Universe, the stars outside would twinkle, the nebulae would look like dreamlike, brilliant clouds, and massive gas giants would emit mysterious light. The space around the starship seemed to undergo a strange distortion, stretching the starlight into gorgeous ribbons of light.

Three months passed in the blink of an eye.

After one transfer, the starship Tang Ping was on finally arrived at the true center of the Ganwu Universe Kingdom: the Ganwu Continent.

In the void of space, a vast and immense central continent floated, spanning several light-years in length, width, and height. It was like a mysterious giant island in the universe, majestic and enigmatic.

If viewed from a broader perspective, the countless star systems of the Ganwu Universe Kingdom revolved around the Ganwu Continent in a regular orbit.

"Beep~ Ganwu Continent, 'Ascension Spaceport' has been reached. We wish you a pleasant journey."

"We respectfully welcome His Highness Tang Ping!" A team of guards had long been waiting at the port. They stood tall and straight, one hand placed over their hearts, bowing in unison, their movements perfectly synchronized and full of solemnity.

The leader of the guards was, surprisingly, a Domain Lord level powerhouse.

Tang Ping waved his hand to signal them to rise, then walked straight off the starship.

Over the past three months, he had spent most of his time in closed-door cultivation in the Virtual Universe and hadn't interacted much with these guards, but for the sake of networking, he had added them as friends.

An extra friend is an extra path; no one could say for sure if there would be a time in the future when they might need each other's help.

Tang Ping even joked to himself that if he ever ran out of money, he might be able to send them a message: [It's me, a special student of the Ganwu Secret Realm, send money!]

And if they ever asked to borrow money from him, he would just reply with "in closed-door cultivation."

Hehehe~

Afterward, Tang Ping used his newly processed identity card to pass through the port's security check smoothly.

Now, his identity was Tang Ping of the "Tang Family" from M78 Planet in the Ultra Nebula of the Milky Way Galaxy, a special student of the Ganwu Secret Realm.

This M78 Planet was a relatively backward planet, but thanks to Babata's powerful forgery capabilities, the Tang Family, with its nearly thousand-year history, had been perfectly fabricated.

Now, only he remained of the Tang Family, and those families that had once interacted with the Tang Family had also disappeared into the long river of history according to Babata's settings, as if they had never existed.

After leaving the port, Tang Ping began to wander around the Ganwu Continent.

Although the Ganwu Continent was vast and boundless, it was not a place anyone could enter at will. The threshold for entry here was extremely high; ordinary people who wanted to come not only had to make an appointment in advance to obtain temporary access, but they also had to spend a huge amount of wealth every day just to stay here temporarily.

Therefore, those who could set foot on this land were either rich or noble, and at the very least, they were ancestors of Universe Level families.

Tang Ping, a Star Rank practitioner, stood out like a sore thumb walking among such a crowd, drawing sidelong glances from others from time to time.

Those passing powerhouses were either clad in magnificent battle armor inlaid with various rare gemstones that emitted mysterious glows, or they were surrounded by powerful energy fluctuations.

However, when they saw that a Star Rank practitioner could actually make it to the Ganwu Continent, they all deliberately avoided him, taking wide detours and not daring to provoke him lightly.

If someone at the Star Rank could reach the Ganwu Continent, they didn't even dare to imagine how deep the waters behind him might be.

Tang Ping simply felt that the people here were quite polite, strolling leisurely along the streets of the continent and observing everything around him with curiosity.

On both sides of the street, various buildings full of a sense of technology rose from the ground; some were like giant crystal towers emitting brilliant light, while others resembled islands floating in the air, surrounded by mysterious energy fields.

After wandering around for a while, Tang Ping followed the address provided by Babata and took a taxi to the location to pick up his package, as flying was naturally prohibited in most places here.

To ensure the package was delivered successfully, Tang Ping had specifically asked the Luo Family to send it via the Cosmic Galaxy Bank's dedicated courier service. Relying on his status as a one-star client and by paying extra, this package naturally enjoyed the top-tier security measures.

Moreover, the dedicated courier service of the Cosmic Galaxy Bank was considered first-class in the universe; in millions of years, there had never been a single case of loss. Of course, the cost was also shockingly high.

The shipping fee for just one high-level universe country was nearly one million Ganwu Coins, a massive sum that would be enough to bankrupt many peak Star Rank practitioners.

Finally, Tang Ping arrived at his destination: the SF Express branch under the Cosmic Galaxy Bank, Express Station No. 10086 on the Ganwu Continent.

At the entrance, two tall intelligent guards stood like iron towers.

Tang Ping entered the door and, following his prior preparations, presented his identity card and input a four-dimensional ripple password.

This password was extremely complex; it changed constantly according to location and time, and could only be derived based on a special formula set at the time of shipping. At the same time, it required verification of a specified amount of Spiritual Telekinesis to ensure the recipient's identity was authentic and correct.

Once his identity was verified and he received the package, Tang Ping lost no time in using his status as a special-class student of the Ganwu Secret Realm to find the person in charge of the Ganwu Dojo and apply for temporary accommodation.

The status of a special-class student was indeed high.

Everything went smoothly. Led by the person in charge, Tang Ping arrived at his temporary residence, a detached villa covering an area of nearly several thousand square meters. The villa was surrounded by a beautiful garden planted with various rare flowers, plants, and trees.

It even had a garden? In the Ganwu Continent, where every inch of land was worth gold, this showed just how luxurious it was.

After the servants finished cleaning and left, Tang Ping was the only one left in the large villa. He finally relaxed and took the box containing the treasures out of his pocket.

Opening the box, the first thing that caught his eye was a special necklace, completely transparent and as pure as crystal. In the center of the necklace was an enormous sapphire. This was a space necklace; it not only had the function of storing items but could also connect with the owner's Spiritual Telekinesis to achieve rapid storage and retrieval.

Tang Ping injected his Spiritual Telekinesis into the necklace and instantly felt the vast space inside, which was several thousand cubic kilometers in size.

With this, he would finally no longer have to carry bags and bundles of things; all his items could be easily stored within this necklace.

Continuing to check the items inside the space necklace, there were two treasures.

The first: a Tier 4 Origin Force Battle Suit, the Sky-Splitting Wind-Thunder Armor. The suit was entirely blue, with mysterious runes flickering on its surface. It was worth nearly one hundred billion Ganwu Coins.

To an ordinary World Lord, if such a suit were worn by him, it would be like a stray dog walking by with a hundred-dollar bill in its mouth—full of temptation.

Junior, treasures belong to those with the virtue to possess them. Die.

The second treasure was the nameless metal plate that Tang Ping had been looking forward to immensely.

The metal plate was not large, only the size of a palm, and its surface was covered with strange patterns. These patterns seemed like an ancient script or perhaps some kind of mysterious diagram, emitting a mysterious and ancient aura.

This treasure was the greatest opportunity on Earth!

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