Hidden Plan (Part 2)

The E9-grade spaceship slowed down, and a crack opened in its hatch.

A metal robot tossed out a ring, then closed the hatch as the ship accelerated away.

In the void, a figure clad in full black battle armor suddenly appeared. He reached out, grabbed the ring, and slipped it onto his finger.

The destination, Ousai Planet, was not far off. The ship, traveling at sub-light speed, would arrive in a few minutes.

Once there, local personnel from the Giant Axe Martial Arena would handle the handover, delivering the supplies Li Dui had commissioned to Xiao Le.

Li Dui, encased in black armor with a pitch-black visor, was nowhere near as fast as the ship.

A normal Universe Rank nine, with a boost, could fly about 1,000 kilometers per second. Li Dui planned to fly at roughly 2,000 kilometers per second. This speed wasn't too outrageous and wouldn't draw excessive attention.

This black-armored Li Dui was one of his avatars. Aside from the first avatar, which had triple the gene level, the four subsequent ones all had twenty times the gene level.

From now on, the triple-gene avatar would handle long-term public appearances, replacing the original body. He kept two other avatars by his side for support. Li Dui's original body also brought two avatars along to bolster his own safety.

The avatar sped toward Ousai Planet. The original body and another avatar stayed inside the World Ring.

This World Ring wasn't bad—100,000 kilometers across, considered medium-sized. Li Dui had killed so many city lords; a few of them had substantial wealth. He'd collected several World Rings, and this one was decent.

Ousai Planet was about 700,000 light-years from the Primordial Secret Realm. It was a well-known commercial planet in this region.

By the time Li Dui's original body was about to reach Ousai Planet, Xiao Le had already finished refueling the ship and set off on the return journey.

No one knew that Li Dui's original body had silently slipped away, vanishing from the sight of the Five Great Powers.

Ousai Planet.

A bustling commercial world, with branches of the Five Great Powers stationed there.

This was Li Dui's first time walking down an alien street in reality.

He'd grown accustomed to humans of all appearances. Following a map he'd checked earlier, he headed straight for the planet's largest slave market.

This slave market spanned over 700 kilometers in area. Inside, the crowd was dense and lively.

Each shop was lavishly decorated. Huge screens played endless ads for premium slaves. On the streets outside the shops, people handed out flyers, hawked their wares, or had slaves display themselves on platforms—all sorts of activity.

Generally, each shop specialized in a certain type.

In short, slaves of every build and appearance were available, not limited to the human race. There were plenty from other races too.

Li Dui strolled halfway around, picked a shop that looked the most upscale, with ads featuring many slaves resembling Earthlings, and walked in.

He deliberately released the aura of a Universe Rank powerhouse.

Immediately, a Star Rank man with green eyes and pitch-black skin emerged from a reception area, bowed deeply to Li Dui, and said, "Honorable lord, it's my great honor to serve you. May I ask your commands?"

Li Dui altered his voice with his original force: "Find a place to talk."

The green-eyed man caught on at once and gestured with his hand: "This way, my lord."

They entered a lavishly decorated private room. Li Dui sat down and said, "I want a Universe Rank slave."

The green-eyed man's eyes lit up with ecstasy. He replied instantly, "We have one! Honorable lord! We have stock on hand. Here are the details. If you're not satisfied with the on-site options, you can browse our headquarters' catalog. We'll transfer the slave you want from HQ as fast as possible."

He pulled out a device, tapped it a few times, and a holographic projection appeared before Li Dui.

The first profile showed a Universe Rank covered in fur with a mouthful of fangs. Li Dui didn't even check its race; he just shook his head—too ugly.

The green-eyed man quickly switched to the next, adding cautiously, "Honorable lord, the further we go, the higher the price tends to be."

Li Dui waved dismissively. "Next." He wasn't satisfied with the second either.

The green-eyed man flipped the page, growing a bit anxious inside. They only had four slaves in stock. He wasn't sure if this lord would like any. If they had to transfer stock, things would get complicated.

The third profile appeared. A female, about 1.8 meters tall, ordinary-looking. A warrior. Qila race.

This race looked somewhat similar to Earth's white-skinned people, but their hands and feet were splayed wide, a bit odd.

Li Dui nodded. "Her. How much?" He didn't care about a Universe Rank slave's combat ability at all. As long as she wasn't annoying to look at and could handle a few small tasks for him, that was enough.

The green-eyed man was overjoyed, his attitude even more deferential: "Honorable lord, the minimum price for this slave is 13 billion Kehe Coins. That's the best I can do with my authority."

"I'll pay in Universe Crystals," Li Dui said slowly.

Domain Level fighters from the Xueluo World were poor compared to those outside. Li Dui had killed so many city lords. Their Universe Crystals ranged from less than 10,000 cubic units to at most tens of thousands.

Li Dui had brought all those Universe Crystals out, totaling about 6.2 million cubic units. That was roughly 6.2 billion Universe Coins.

That amount was barely enough for Li Dui and Qianshui to order a drink in the Virtual Universe.

But Li Dui had to completely sever ties with his three avatars in the Xueluo World. Everything he had on the surface stayed there. Naturally, he couldn't use that money.

What his original body could use was only these 6.2 million cubic units of Universe Crystals, plus some common treasures and materials he'd picked from other spoils, worth about two Hunyuan Units.

The green-eyed man was grinning so wide he could barely close his mouth. Universe Crystals were far better than Kehe Coins. He said immediately, "Lord, I truly can't lower the price any further. But I can offer you, on my authority, ten Star Rank nine Spirit Readers and one hundred Star Rank seven Spirit Readers."

Li Dui shook his head. "No seven-rank ones. Swap them all for nine-rank."

"Yes, my lord. The Qila Universe Rank slave will be here shortly. Would you like to select the Star Rank slaves now?" The green-eyed man had expected Li Dui to make more demands and was ready to accept anything not too excessive. He was surprised it passed so easily.

Li Dui nodded, and the green-eyed man immediately began pulling up holographic images, introducing slaves of various races.

To Li Dui, Star Rank slaves were only good for menial work. Combat ability or racial potential meant nothing.

Under the green-eyed man's introduction, he chose twenty Star Rank slaves from the Disi race. This race looked even more like Earthlings than the Qila.

Soon, a shop assistant brought the Qila Universe Rank slave. Li Dui glanced at her—an ordinary Universe Rank, no different from the hologram.

He casually tossed out a spatial ring.

The green-eyed man caught it, checked inside, and said with great satisfaction, "Thank you, my lord. Please wait a moment; the control chip will be delivered shortly."