Using the force of his domain, Chen Qing moved at a speed no slower than a seventh-level Universe Level warrior. In no time, he spotted two spaceships facing off on a slope by a distant lake!
"Now that's what I call feast or famine! Looks like it's time to lend a hand!"
His eyes lit up at the sight of the C-class ships in the distance. Spaceships meant spatial equipment. He'd run into some good people!
Only when he got closer did he notice two groups of people below and in front of the ships, with two green pythons between them.
The scales on the pythons reflected the light like crystals. They were none other than the Green Crystal Pythons required for the mission!
Still, the arrival of an outsider eased the tension between the two sides a little. Chen Qing looked at the young men and women standing at the front of the group, all on high alert, and felt a little down.
"Don't mind me. I'm just enjoying the scenery!"
He wasn't some angel of peace. If they didn't fight, how could he get involved? And if he didn't get involved, how could he take anything?
Besides, if one side took responsibility for what happened, he'd have a lot less trouble to deal with!
"Who are you, sir? Perhaps you have some connection to the Klin Family."
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Morin felt a little displeased, but kept himself in check. He'd heard people talking about this man in the Virtual Universe a few days ago. There were all kinds of rumors, but he could just be a native.
"Don't go assuming every human trafficker you meet has connections to your family."
A clear, crisp voice cut off Morin's probing, then continued with a taunt:
"Being associated with a bunch of human traffickers is a disgrace to the Black Dragon Clan!"
This girl was really going places. Chen Qing narrowed his eyes. There seemed to be sixteen major families in Black Dragon Mountain, all World Lord-level powers. He couldn't afford to offend them all.
Information spread fast in the Virtual Universe, but not fast enough to get him a good deal.
Besides, his domain interfered with things to some extent. Surely they couldn't find him based on his figure alone!
He glanced unobtrusively at the other group. The woman at the front had a pleasant voice and a curvy figure. He just didn't know what her face looked like under that armor.
"Oh? If the Field Family is so high-minded, why don't you go say that to the powerful figures of the High-level Universe Country?"
Chen Qing's thoughts stirred. His Creation Domain spread over the people from the Klin Family.
He stowed the spaceship in his Origin Core and activated Quake Seal. The air immediately grew thick and sluggish.
"..."
Morin and the others hadn't even had time to react before they passed out.
Seeing the people from the Klin Family suddenly collapse, the Field Family members hurriedly turned around and readied themselves for a possible attack. The woman raised her shield in front of her.
"Don't panic. What's your name?"
"Red Rock!"
When Chen Qing made no further move, the woman thought for a moment, then slowly relaxed. He ignored the movements of the people behind her and spread his hands.
"He was openly slandering the Human Race's leadership. I couldn't stand by and let that happen, so I had to deal with him!"
Red Rock felt that something about his explanation was off, but she didn't dare object.
The Klin Family had built connections with powerful figures everywhere by selling slaves, putting their own family under a lot of pressure.
"He made the leadership sound shady! If you send this footage to those powerful figures and show your loyalty, do you think your situation might improve?"
"..."
"Any objections? Remember to edit out my side of the footage. You understand what'll happen otherwise!"
Seeing that Red Rock didn't object, Chen Qing continued giving instructions.
"Come on, one for each of you. How will the powerful figures believe you if you don't get your hands dirty?"
In a private room in Field City on Black Dragon Mountain Island in the Virtual Universe, Red Rock stood quietly to one side after reporting the day's events to the World Lord elders of her family.
"You were right to act. Otherwise, who knows if you'd even be standing here now?"
One of the elderly men gently reassured Red Rock.
Red Rock nodded. She'd already been thinking along those lines, so she hadn't passed up the opportunity.
"Then... should we do what he said?"
"Why not? Even if it doesn't work, it's still a good excuse to get in touch with the people above us.
"Someone with top-grade spatial equipment who acts so brazenly and ruthlessly might have an extraordinary background. It's a shame we didn't get his Virtual Universe account."
Red Rock blushed and asked quietly, "Should we investigate him?"
"Forget it. Even if he's a native, someone like that can't be forced to talk. We'd only make an enemy of him.
"Whatever else, he just helped us. Leave the rest alone and focus on the assessment."
"Yes!"
The Field Family could discuss it all they wanted; Chen Qing didn't care in the least. Even if they investigated, at most they'd discover he was a clansman of Luo Feng. Luo Feng still had enough standing in Black Dragon Mountain to matter.
The spatial storage was a ring. Its interior was over 512 meters long, 240 meters wide, and 100 meters tall. It held quite a lot, though he didn't recognize most of it.
The Auxiliary Intelligence couldn't be bound to him, and Chen Qing didn't have any reference materials, so he had to destroy the personal belongings.
In the end, he sorted out more than a dozen sets of second-tier equipment and four sets of third-tier equipment. He'd have to wait until he sold the rest before buying an intelligent assistant to help him.
Luckily, the spaceship was a standard-issue C9, fitted with an Auxiliary Optical Computer and lacking any nasty self-destruct program.
Even with depreciation, all this stuff was worth over two hundred billion Black Dragon Coins. He'd reached his short-term goal!
Thinking about it made Chen Qing feel a lot more at ease. He had the Venom Fang now, and he'd also tested the power of his domain and talent.
He should be able to handle an ordinary ninth-level Universe Level warrior. All that remained was the Diamond Flag Fish.
At a bend in the lake, the water rippled faintly. Chen Qing wrapped himself tightly in his domain, not letting even a trace of his aura escape.
He lay hidden beneath the water plants, quietly watching the Green Crystal Python in the distance, now shattered into several pieces.
He'd known the Diamond Flag Fish were fast, but he hadn't expected them to approach Universe Level speed.
They were especially crafty in the water. Their bodies were like diamond-shaped blades, slicing the python's flesh into pieces in just a couple of passes.
He couldn't get too close, either. The fish were small, and Chen Qing wondered if they even had any sense of danger.
It was better to keep his domain tight against his body and move several kilometers away.
When he saw the fish slowly approach, Chen Qing, who often went sea fishing, didn't rush.
Once the meat had been shredded almost completely and small fish started appearing, he suddenly spread his domain. Combined with his Quake Seal talent, it caught more than a dozen fish outright, even from a distance.
"Too bad cheating's forbidden during the assessment. Otherwise, I could've made a little money for my trouble!"
In a private lounge on Black Dragon Island in the Virtual Universe, Chen Qing looked at Yao Rao in confusion.
He'd known they were close back at the Training Camp, but he and Yao Rao had only been acquaintances. Why were they hanging out together now?
"Young man, what's that look for? Want me to give you two some privacy?"
"You're joking, Sister Demon. I'm looking at you with nothing but pleasant surprise!"
"Is that so? You have a thing for me?"
Chen Qing was at a loss. Whether or not he had a thing for her was beside the point. With her coming on so strong, how could he dare to respond? He could only look to Sister Fang for help.
"All right, Yao Rao, give it a rest. Where are you now? How come you suddenly have free time?"
Jiang Fang knew Yao Rao liked to stir up trouble, but even more than that, she didn't want to find herself a thousand years later on Earth with hardly any familiar faces left.
The last time she saw Xu Xin had really affected her. She'd made it through blood and fire, but still couldn't withstand the grind of time.
Yao Rao was much the same. She had little interest in worldly affairs.
Staying at the Limit Dojo, even though her progress had slowed, was the last stubborn thing she clung to. After all, Hall Master Hong had been traveling for at least ten thousand years.
Chen Qing needed something to hold on to. She and Yao Rao were no different. Good sisters were sisters for life, but she wouldn't say that out loud. They were both over a hundred years old; they understood.
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