Someone Had Brought Him a Pillow

Green Spirit Planet. Decades later, Chen Qing had returned. Though he knew nothing unexpected would happen on this trip, waiting for someone felt entirely different.

For safety, Chen Qing had bought a new C9-Class Spaceship and stored it in his Space Ring, leaving it for the two of them. He sat across from them in an open-air lounge chair, waiting.

He closed his eyes and quietly sensed the fluctuations around him. At some point, Chen Qing had come to enjoy this feeling of ease.

Especially after reaching perfection in exerting his strength, he found the way his body trembled along with these primordial fluctuations so comfortable that he never wanted it to end.

Suddenly, he sensed a somewhat familiar presence stop beside him. Chen Qing lazily opened his eyes,

and caught sight of a strange woman from the corner of his eye. She had rosy cheeks and several dark-red markings.

"Red Rock?"

The familiar presence belonged to the woman he'd met during the assessment. She was from the Field Family and had now reached the Universe Level.

Red Rock sat down beside him and quickly set up a private space.

"So, you came here specifically to find me?"

Chen Qing waited quietly for her to finish before asking softly,

"Yes. I'm truly sorry—I accepted your help last time, but never got the chance to thank you."

"First, tell me what this is about."

Watching her fidget, Chen Qing kindly helped her get the conversation started.

Red Rock nodded and let out a soft breath. The man before her reminded her of facing an elder of her clan—a World Lord big shot!

But he seemed easy enough to talk to. Once she had relaxed, Red Rock explained why she had come.

The Field Family and the Klin Family were long-established families in Black Dragon Mountain, and their relationship had always been poor. They couldn't stand each other.

One specialized in mining, the other in the slave trade. Their strength was about equal, so they had managed to coexist.

But, like other families, they all wanted to grow further, and that meant securing more and more valuable resources.

Black Dragon Mountain had been around for countless years, and its interests had long since been divided up. The only option was to align themselves with the Ganwu Advanced Universe Kingdom.

The Klin Family had done well for itself by supplying high-quality slaves and currying favor with powerful families and organizations. This had left the Field Family, their rival, deeply uneasy.

The slave trade had a complicated background, and it wasn't something the Field Family dared to touch. But they could still make trouble by disrupting the Klin Family's supply.

During their investigations over the past few years, they had stumbled across the Fire Phoenix Organization in the Cuilang Star Sector.

More importantly, it was an illegal organization, and the area was rich in minerals and located on the edge of a major sector in the Ganwu Universe Kingdom!

Naturally, the Field Family coveted such an ideal place. But they couldn't simply make a move. Planting a pawn there would be a good start.

At first, they couldn't be too conspicuous. They needed a trustworthy person to protect them and, while they were at it, make life difficult for the slave traders.

Chen Qing had caught the Field Family's eye at just the right time. He had a grudge against the Klin Family, and one of his clan members was a genius in the Virtual Universe Company.

He also had a disciple of the Time World Lord in his clan, and their interests didn't conflict. It couldn't have been more perfect.

Chen Qing interlaced his fingers and quickly twisted them together, pressing his lips tight with all his might. What was that saying? Just when he was sleepy, someone had brought him a pillow!

Only after a moment did Chen Qing let out a deep breath. "There are quite a few difficulties. What happened after the assessment last time?"

What happened after the assessment? Wasn't that common knowledge?

Red Rock stole a glance at Chen Qing's expression. Though a little puzzled, she answered hesitantly,

"Nothing happened. The Klin Family has been a little more restrained, but the elders say the people above them seem amused."

"I see."

Chen Qing sighed softly. Having powerful connections really was a good thing. In the original story, Luo Feng had mentioned the Seventh Prince when he destroyed the Fire Phoenix Organization.

That son of Ganwu was one of the few Immortals, and he was also the person Chen Qing most needed to watch out for.

After all, he wasn't Luo Feng. He had no powerful background to make others think twice.

But judging by the Klin Family's reaction, the people above them were still holding back!

If Chen Qing made a move, as long as he didn't fall into their hands, there shouldn't be too much trouble.

"What is it? Is there a problem?"

"Nothing. Let's add each other as friends. First, send over the Fire Phoenix Organization's intelligence so I can take a look."

"Sure. Also, to show our gratitude and offer our congratulations, we've left a D9 Spaceship in district D. It's a token of our sincerity!"

The Field Family certainly knew how to handle things, Chen Qing thought. The Fire Phoenix Organization's impending destruction had just gained another reason.

He glanced at the information they had sent. The spaceship alone was worth 800 billion Universe Coins, and its maximum speed was twice the speed of light. Too bad it came equipped with a D5 orbital cannon.

He didn't look much further into the Fire Phoenix Organization's files. Instead, Chen Qing forwarded them to Hong and Thor, stretched, and closed his eyes again.

Of the Fire Phoenix Organization's eighteen directors, all but Panxi were Domain Lords. As long as Hong and the others avoided them, they could take care of the rest.

By the time the organization changed leaders in more than seventy years, he would probably have reached the ninth stage of the Domain Lord Level.

By then, his domain would cover tens of thousands of kilometers around him, and his Creation Domain would suppress its surroundings no less than a World Lord World.

Combined with the Seal Suppression secret technique, it wouldn't be much weaker than an Immortal's Law Origin! No matter how many plant lifeforms Panxi had, they wouldn't help.

Thinking of Panxi made Chen Qing's hands itch. No! He had to hurry up, or the expenses would all come out of his own pocket!

"We can harass them for a few decades to give you enough time to prepare. Then we'll take out the Fire Phoenix Organization's higher-ups. How much you get will depend on your own abilities.

"So, all we need from you at first is intelligence. In return, what do we get?"

Red Rock's mouth fell open. Had she explained it wrong? Was that what she wanted? Was he really proposing what she thought he was?

After a moment of silence, Chen Qing didn't press her. He took the opportunity to discuss it with Xu Xin as well, to see if she was interested.

"Three units of Hunyuan!"

Three units of Hunyuan were about the net worth of an ordinary World Lord. Usually, that would be enough to buy a World Lord Third Stage slave.

As for the Domain Lord Level slaves and the rest, business deals always came with a few extras. But that was only what it looked like on the surface!

"That's not enough. The resources there can't be taken away, but they're still valuable assets. You should know that Pinghai Investment has the strength to develop them!"

"How much do you want?" Red Rock bit her lip, her voice trembling slightly.

"I won't take advantage of you. Add two ordinary World Rings, two sets of Tier 5 Armor and weapons. That's the deposit up front!"

"That's at least three units of Hunyuan!"

Red Rock's voice rose. She had been somewhat prepared, but she hadn't expected the price to nearly double.

Chen Qing shook his head. His low voice came slowly,

"This is an opportunity for your family to grow. And these desperate criminals aren't pushovers. We're risking our lives here!"

After another moment of silence, Red Rock looked up at Chen Qing. "Deal. But we hope you can introduce us to Pinghai Company."

Chen Qing was taken aback. Xu Xin still needed to investigate, and they were already trying to get in?

When Chen Qing didn't answer, Red Rock hurriedly explained,

"We don't have enough power to develop the area ourselves. Neither the Klin Family nor the local forces in the Cuilang Star Sector would allow it."

Now Chen Qing understood. Bringing in the name of the Virtual Universe Company really was a solution.

"I can introduce you, but I won't make any promises."

"Fine. We'll send the items to Qiu Long Star soon."

At the Virtual Universe Company Headquarters, Luo Feng had just stepped off his spaceship when he took two metal cases from the waiting staff.

They were congratulatory gifts sent separately from Ganwu Pinghai Daxia and Qiu Long Star.

After putting the cases away, he couldn't help recalling the message Xu Xin had written on his palm in the public area just moments earlier. His thoughts churned.

With his current authority, he was practically an Immortal Expert. But Babata had searched the entire Virtual Universe and still couldn't find any information about items that could improve one's genes.

In other words, if the items he had were real, then his fourth brother, whom he had never met, was more than just a genius!