Swallowed Star: The Simulation Begins on a Slave Planet
Chapter 23

Information on a Mysterious Treasure, Arriving at Cui'en Planet

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[You want to investigate, but the Gold Wood Grass sends feelings of pain to you; that place is simply not somewhere you can reach.]

[After a moment of thought, you continuously feed the Gold Wood Grass Locke Divine Water to replenish it. Rich vitality floods its entire body, and the frozen, shattered grass leaves recover as if new in an instant.]

[You continue to dive deeper.]

[Little did you know, although the vast majority of the Locke Divine Water was absorbed by the Gold Wood Grass, a tiny trace diffused through the icy ocean, catching the attention of a pack of Ice Prism Beasts below.]

[You are attacked by a pack of Ice Prism Beasts.]

[The deeper the region, the more powerful the Ice Prism Beasts living there. Every one of them here is at the Universe Rank 9, and you even discover a few significantly stronger Ice Prism Beasts with blue-purple light flickering in the ice prisms on their foreheads.]

[You have no intention of resisting and begin to flee.]

[You release the Iron Vine Grass. The plant life is much larger in volume than the Ice Prism Beasts and easily holds back a large number of them, but it cannot withstand such an overwhelming quantity, and in the deep-sea environment, the Iron Vine Grass is doomed to die.]

[You give the Iron Vine Grass a large amount of Locke Divine Water.]

[A large number of Ice Prism Beasts are attracted by the scent of the Locke Divine Water. Only a small portion of Universe Rank Ice Prism Beasts continue to chase you, but they clearly lack the strength; after leading them a certain distance away, they are easily killed by the Gold Wood Grass.]

[Because of this crisis, you abandon the idea of continuing to explore and decide to leave the Thousand Wave Secret Realm early.]

[On your way out, you encounter the Universe Rank 9 individual who initially wanted to team up with you. You learn that he is still short 5 Ice Prisms.]

[Suddenly, the idea of selling Ice Prisms crosses your mind.]

[After a brief conversation, the man readily agrees to purchase them at a price of 10 million Cuilang Coins each, reminding you that this is only because he is powerful and it would only take him a little more time to hunt them himself; the price for those at Universe Rank 3 or 4 would only be higher.]

[You conduct the transaction.]

[You begin searching for other examinees to sell your surplus Ice Prisms to them.]

[You obtain a total of 10.1 billion Cuilang Coins.]

[After handing in 10 Ice Prisms, you successfully pass the 1-Star Universe Mercenary examination. However, the staff asks you not to leave yet, as a big shot wants to see you.]

[You vaguely sense the presence of a Domain Lord and feel a hint of trouble, but there is nothing you can do.]

[A day later, you meet the big shot.]

[His name is Guna, an Immortal God who has comprehended the Law of Water. The reason he is looking for you is that you used Locke Divine Water recklessly in the Thousand Wave Secret Realm, and Guna happens to know of this precious treasure.]

[Guna forcibly extracts the Silver Token from your body and proceeds to forcibly bind it to himself. Thinking you cannot possibly escape, he actually explains the reason to you.]

[The reason he knows is that there is a treasure gestating in the ocean where you dove, and the Universe Mercenary Alliance has secretly deployed various detection instruments.]

[Knowing you are doomed, you ask Guna what treasure is below.]

[Guna does not answer; his gaze hardens, and your consciousness is shattered directly by him.]

[You have died.]

[This simulation has ended.]

"Using Locke Divine Water in such large quantities—it would be strange if no problems arose," Han Han said.

"Let's look at the rating and options first."

This time was different from the past; the experiences were much more complex.

[Rating: E-12]

[On a whim, you accidentally stumbled into the true treasure land of the Thousand Wave Secret Realm. Unfortunately, your strength was insufficient, and you exposed your own secrets, inviting a fatal disaster.]

[You may choose two items from the following options.]

[1: Universe Rank 9 realm]

[2: Over 15 years of insights]

[3: A C2-Rank Spaceship]

[4: 81 Ice Prisms]

[5: 10 Universe Rank 9 Ice Prism Beasts (other life forms remain in a free state)]

[6: 10.1 billion Cuilang Coins]

[7: Mysterious Treasure Coordinates]

"So many."

Han Han is somewhat surprised, then begins to think about how to choose the appropriate options.

"One and two are ruled out first. The cooldown for a Star Rank simulation is about to become 1 year, so let's wait for now. Insights... what did I gain in 15 years?"

"Four and five are definitely not needed; they are useless."

"Looking at it this way..."

Han Han mentally selects six and seven.

10.1 billion Cuilang Coins is not a small sum; it has significant purchasing power. With this money, he can definitely buy a better spaceship for his next simulation.

As for seven, since it was called a true treasure land, could the system possibly harm him?

[Rewards distributed]

As for the Cuilang Coins, there is no need to elaborate; all 10.1 billion appeared as cash within the system space.

As for the coordinates of the mysterious treasure land, Han Han immediately input them into the Auxiliary Optical Computer after receiving them. This way, even though his future self in the simulation would have no memory of this, his curiosity would surely drive him to check them.

In truth, he had previously considered using text to remind his simulated self what to do, but unfortunately, it had no effect at all.

However, this method worked; for instance, his simulated self would know the name Locke Divine Water, though of course, he would only know the name.

Time passed.

Once the Iron Vine Grass had escaped ten million kilometers away, Han Han took it into the Micro World and released his spaceship to head toward Cui'en Planet.

"Accelerating."

The control system issued a reminder. The A-7 grade spaceship had only just reached the standard for Dark Universe travel, and its speed was exactly the speed of light.

"3...2...1"

"Jump successful!"

Accompanied by a violent jolt, the spaceship successfully jumped into the Dark Universe.

"If I hadn't safely arrived at Cui'en Planet in the simulation, I would have doubted whether this piece-of-junk ship could even make it there safely," Han Han couldn't help but grumble.

Fortunately, Cui'en Planet was not far, and it took only 25 days to successfully arrive in the vicinity.

"Reception signal received. Do you wish to connect?"

"Connect," Han Han said.

Soon, a voice came through the light screen, "Sir, your spaceship parking area is in Zone A-7. Please ensure you do not park in the wrong place."

"Understood."

Following the guidance signal, he successfully parked a few minutes later.

"Sir, the parking fee is 100 Cuilang Coins per year. Anything less than a year is counted as a full year. This is your Parking Card." A green-skinned man appeared before Han Han and handed him a silver card with the letter A on it.

Han Han casually pulled out a banknote with a face value of 1000 Cuilang Coins.

There was no helping it.

He didn't have a 100-denomination note, but this could also serve to disguise his background.

"Keep the change," Han Han said, tossing the money over while fiddling with the Parking Card in his hand. "I didn't bring any slaves with me on this trip. Introduce me to some decent bodyguards."

"Very well, sir."

The green-skinned man beamed with joy, bowing as he led the way for Han Han while operating his arm guard, clearly contacting someone on Han Han's behalf.

Soon, the two arrived at the exit.

"Please wait a moment... ah, they have arrived." The green-skinned man pointed to the three Star Rank level 9 individuals walking toward them. "They are all officially certified bodyguards. Hiring them for a trip only costs 300 Cuilang Coins; it's very fair."

"That works," Han Han nodded.

He took out two Cuilang Coin notes, handed one to the three bodyguards, and gave the remaining one to the green-skinned man.

"A tip for you," Han Han said casually.

"Many thanks, my lord."

The green-skinned man was all smiles, his eyes filled with nothing but envy as he looked at Han Han.

With the protection of the Star Rank level 9 bodyguards, he was spared the trouble of using Gold Wood Grass to kill any attackers along the way, and he arrived safely and smoothly at Cui'en City.

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