The E9-Grade Spaceship slowed down, and its hatch opened a crack.
A Metal Robot tossed out a ring, then closed the hatch and accelerated away.
A figure clad in all-black armor suddenly appeared in the void. He reached out, caught the ring, and slipped it onto his finger.
They were already close to their destination, Ousai Planet. Traveling at sublight speed, the spaceship would arrive in just a few minutes.
Once it arrived, the local staff of the Giant Axe Martial Arena would meet them and deliver the supplies Li Dui had ordered to Xiao Le.
Li Dui, clad head to toe in black armor with an equally black mask, wasn't nearly as fast as the spaceship.
A typical Universe Rank Nine fighter, with a boost, could fly at a thousand kilometers per second. Li Dui planned to fly there at around two thousand kilometers per second. That wasn't too extraordinary, and wouldn't attract much attention.
This black-armored Li Dui was one of his clones. His first clone had three times the normal genes; the four he'd made afterward all had twenty times the normal genes.
From now on, the task of making public appearances over the long term and standing in for his true self would fall to the threefold-gene clone. He would keep two other clones by his side to assist him. His true self had also brought along two clones to improve his own security.
The clone headed for Ousai Planet. His true self and another clone stayed inside the World Ring.
This World Ring was pretty good, with a diameter of a hundred thousand kilometers, making it a medium-sized one. Li Dui had killed so many city lords that some of them were bound to have deep pockets. He'd acquired quite a few World Rings, and this was one of the better ones.
Ousai Planet was about seven hundred thousand light-years from the Primordial Secret Realm. It was a well-known commercial planet in the area.
By the time Li Dui's true self was about to reach Ousai Planet, Xiao Le had finished resupplying the spaceship and was already on the way back.
No one knew that Li Dui's true self had slipped away silently, vanishing from the Five Great Powers' sight.
Ousai Planet.
It was a bustling commercial planet, with branches of all Five Great Powers stationed there.
This was Li Dui's first time walking along an extraterrestrial street in the real world.
He was already used to seeing humans of all kinds of appearances. Following the map he'd checked earlier, he headed straight for the planet's largest slave market.
The slave market covered an area more than seven hundred kilometers across. It was bustling with people.
The shops were all grandly and lavishly decorated. Huge screens continuously played advertisements for exceptional slaves. Outside the shops, the streets were full of people handing out flyers, hawking their wares, and displaying slaves on platforms.
Generally speaking, each shop specialized in a particular type of slave.
In short, there were slaves of every build and appearance, and they weren't limited to the Human Race. There were also plenty from other races.
After wandering around half the market, Li Dui picked a shop that looked especially upscale, with advertisements featuring many slaves who resembled Earthlings, and went inside.
Li Dui deliberately released the aura of a Universe Rank powerhouse.
A black-skinned, green-eyed Star Rank man immediately came out from an area that looked like a front desk and bowed deeply to Li Dui. "It's an honor to serve you, sir. What can I do for you?"
Li Dui used his Origin Force to alter his voice. "Find us somewhere to talk."
The green-eyed man understood at once and gestured toward the back. "This way, sir."
In a lavishly furnished private room, Li Dui sat down and said, "I want a Universe Rank slave."
The green-eyed man's eyes lit up with delight. He answered immediately, "We have one, sir! We have one in stock. Here are the details. If you aren't satisfied with this one, you can look through the records at our headquarters. We'll bring in the slave you want from there as quickly as possible."
As he spoke, he took out a device and tapped it a few times. A three-dimensional projection appeared in front of Li Dui.
The first listing was a Universe Rank slave covered in fur, with a mouthful of sharp teeth. Li Dui didn't even bother checking his race before shaking his head. He was too ugly.
The green-eyed man hurriedly moved to the next listing, adding cautiously, "Sir, the further you go, the higher the prices tend to be."
Li Dui said nonchalantly, "Next." He didn't like the second one either.
The green-eyed man turned the page. He was getting a little anxious; they only had four slaves in stock, and he had no idea whether this esteemed customer would like any of them. If they had to bring one in, things could get complicated.
The third slave's profile appeared. She was a plain-looking woman, about 1.8 meters tall. A fighter. From the Qila Race.
The Qila Race looked a little like white people from Earth, except that their hands and feet were unusually splayed, giving them a slightly odd appearance.
Li Dui nodded. "Her. How much?" He didn't care how strong a Universe Rank slave was. As long as she wasn't unpleasant to look at and could help him take care of a few minor tasks, that was enough.
The green-eyed man was overjoyed and became even more deferential. "The lowest price for her is 13 billion Kehe Coins, sir. That's the most I'm authorized to offer."
"I'll pay in Universe Crystals," Li Dui said unhurriedly.
The Domain Level fighters in the Xueluo World were relatively poor compared to those from the outside world. Li Dui had killed so many city lords, yet the ones with the fewest Universe Crystals had less than ten thousand cubic units, while even the richest had only a few tens of thousands.
Li Dui had brought all those Universe Crystals out with him, about 6.2 million cubic units in total. That was worth over 6.2 billion Universe Coins.
That was barely enough for him and Qianshui's group to buy a few drinks in the Virtual Universe.
But Li Dui needed to completely sever ties with the three clones on the Xueluo World side. He'd left everything he openly owned there, so he couldn't use any of that money.
All his true self could use was those 6.2 million cubic units of Universe Crystals, along with a few treasures and materials commonly found in the universe that he'd selected from his other spoils. They were worth a little over two Hunyuan Units.
The green-eyed man was grinning from ear to ear. Universe Crystals were naturally even better than Kehe Coins. He immediately said, "Sir, I truly can't lower the price any further. But I can include ten Star Rank Nine Spirit Readers and a hundred Star Rank Seven Spirit Readers for free."
Li Dui shook his head. "I don't want the Rank Sevens. Replace them all with Rank Nines."
"Yes, sir. The Qila Race Universe Rank slave will be here shortly. Would you like to pick out some Star Rank slaves now?" The green-eyed man had thought Li Dui would make other demands. He'd planned to agree as long as they weren't too unreasonable. He hadn't expected the matter to be settled so easily.
Li Dui nodded, and the green-eyed man immediately began bringing up three-dimensional images and introducing slaves from various races.
To Li Dui, Star Rank slaves were just for doing odd jobs. Their combat strength and the potential of their races were completely irrelevant.
Following the green-eyed man's recommendations, he chose twenty Star Rank slaves from the Disi Race. They looked even more like Earthlings than the Qila Race did.
Soon, a shop assistant brought in the Qila Race Universe Rank slave. Li Dui glanced at her. She was an ordinary Universe Rank fighter, looking much like she had in the three-dimensional projection.
He casually tossed out a Space Ring.
The green-eyed man caught it and checked inside. Looking thoroughly pleased, he said to Li Dui, "Thank you, sir. Please wait a moment. The Control Chip will be brought over shortly."
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