The Journey Home

After hearing Qi Tian's plan, Qi Jingshi and the other two immediately pledged to carry it out for him.

Having been in the universe for some time, they were no longer ignorant natives; they were well aware of the darkness lurking in the depths of the cosmos.

They were no saints, either. Before meeting Qi Tian, they had engaged in bloody combat with other tribes more than once.

It was for a beast, for a mouthful of meat, and so that the old and young in their tribe could survive.

The blood on the hands of Qi Jingshi and his companions was undoubtedly far more than that on Qi Tian's.

Now that Qi Tian needed them to rescue slaves from other planets, they saw it merely as a way to spread the name of "Buddha Lord" for him.

At the same time, it would hone the management skills of their clansmen—a win-win situation.

After outlining his preliminary plan, Qi Tian thought of something else and spoke to the three of them.

"Very well. I will transfer a sum of money to each of you, enough to cover your cultivation needs at the Planetary and Stellar levels."

"I also forgot to mention the slave purchase to Mikita earlier. Later, you should go to the slave market together and select suitable slaves."

Time passed like a white horse galloping past a crack in a wall. Five days later, the supplies Mikita had ordered arrived.

Qi Tian did not need to concern himself with receiving the supplies; Mikita would naturally handle it.

As for the new-style mental weapon "Hundred Flowers Bloom" that Tegages had promised to gift him, it had also arrived.

Because the order was placed personally by the person in charge of the Slaughter Arena in the Beihua Empire, the delivery personnel treated it with great importance, delivering the massive metal briefcase containing the Grade 5 mental weapon directly to the door of the hotel where Qi Tian was staying.

Only after verifying Qi Tian's identity did they hand the briefcase over to him.

Qi Tian did not rush to inspect the new weapon. Today was the day they were to return to Gold Soul Planet, and Qi Jingshi and the others were also going with Mikita to receive the supplies and their newly customized spaceship.

Inside the Mengyu Planet spaceport, Qi Tian followed the coordinates Mikita had sent and arrived at the designated docking bay.

Mikita and the others were already waiting for his arrival.

"Buddha Lord!"

Seeing Qi Tian approaching on his flight board, Qi Jingshi and the others bowed in unison.

"Oh? Is this the new ship you exchanged for?"

Qi Tian looked at the brand-new, dark blue triangular spaceship before him. The hull was over six hundred meters long and bore a simple emblem of a Golden Lotus supporting a sun.

"Buddha Lord, this is a standard Grade C9 spaceship sold in the Beihua Empire mall. It is equipped with a laser cannon capable of killing enemies below Universe Level 7 in a single shot."

Mikita replied to Qi Tian with a smile, his tone tinged with excitement. He could have afforded a ship of this grade before, but he had been reluctant to spend the money.

The laser cannon, in particular, was more expensive than the ship itself. Had Qi Tian not provided the funds, he would never have been able to afford this ship configuration.

"It is a pity that the custom Grade D1 spaceship requires some time to manufacture, otherwise, Buddha Lord, you could have traveled in your own superior vessel."

Qi Tian smiled without speaking. He had also ordered a Grade D1 spaceship through Weitz's channels at the Virtual Universe Company.

However, since he had designed the style and materials himself, it required time for processing and was expected to be finished in a month.

The group flew into the airlock and entered the control room. The environment and equipment were countless times better than their previous vessel.

Qi Tian sat naturally in the captain's chair, watching as Mikita directed the AI Timas to pilot the ship out of the spaceport and head toward Gold Soul Planet.

The ship quickly reached light speed and entered the dark universe for travel; from this point on, the ship's AI would automatically handle the navigation.

Mikita, now free from the control console, stood up and walked over to Qi Tian, handing him a space ring.

"Buddha Lord, these are the supplies procured today. The additional items we ordered will take time to source due to the large quantity; it is expected to take two days."

"I have already booked a warehouse on a planet not far from Gold Soul Planet."

"That planet is called Red Sand Planet, located in the outer reaches of the Jirong Star System. The planet suffers from severe desertification; it lacks water and is almost impossible to farm."

"The planet's lord relies on leasing out land and arranging for his subjects to work in the universe to make a living."

"Once we arrive at Red Sand Planet and sign the lease agreement, we can arrange for the supplies to be delivered."

Qi Tian nodded, his consciousness sweeping over the space ring Mikita had given him. The contents were clear at a glance.

The space ring was 10 meters in length, width, and height, filled with various cultivation materials sufficient for tens of thousands of Gold Soul clansmen to train for a short period.

Large quantities of resources would continue to arrive, and Mikita and Qi Jingshi would follow up on the related matters.

After reviewing the contents, Qi Tian put the ring away, intending to hand it over to Qi Shixuan, the leader of the Gold Soul Clan, upon their return.

He would leave the clan's training plans to him, while he himself only needed to oversee the general direction.

"Buddha Lord, furthermore, as you instructed, 10 Stellar Level 9 slaves, 50 Stellar Level 8 slaves, 100 Stellar Level 7 slaves, and 1,000 Planetary Level 9 slaves have all been purchased."

"They are currently in the cabin below the ship. As you requested, Jingshi will handle the slave registration, and the micro-chips used to control the slaves are also kept with him."

Qi Tian had ordered these slaves long ago to serve as sparring partners for the Gold Soul clansmen.

When Mikita mentioned the slaves, Qi Jingshi took a briefcase out from his space ring.

"Buddha Lord, the control chip is inside this. Would you like to take it?"

"No need. Once you return, discuss how to manage things with Shixuan." Qi Tian shook his head.

He had no desire to involve himself in these matters; he was the guide of the Gold Soul Clan, not a babysitter. All trivial affairs were to be handled internally by the Gold Soul Clan.

"Right, once you return, record the planetary data of Gold Soul Planet and report it to the Planet Management Bureau. Purchase Gold Soul Planet as soon as possible."

"Also, take Shixuan to open a universal account and obtain citizenship. Once Gold Soul Planet is purchased, register it under Shixuan's name."

At these words from Qi Tian, Qi Jingshi and the other two were struck with shock.

Qi Jingshi, being Qi Shixuan's father, was so terrified that he knelt before Qi Tian on the spot.

"Buddha Lord, this cannot be. Gold Soul Planet should be yours, and the Gold Soul Clan only exists because of you. How can we let Shixuan become the planet lord?"

Qi Tian waved a hand, his Force projecting outward to lift Qi Jingshi up, and said indifferently.

"You know as well as I do that the Gold Soul Clan exists because of me. As long as I am here, there will be a Gold Soul Planet, so why get hung up on the title of a planet lord?"

Qi Jingshi could not refute, nor did he dare to refute Qi Tian's words. He could only obediently shut his mouth and sit back down, though he still felt it was improper, he dared not bring it up again.

Qi Tian, however, was completely indifferent to this.

In his vision, as the Gold Soul Clan grew stronger in the future, they would not only possess Gold Soul Planet, but eventually a Gold Soul Star System and a Gold Soul Star Sector.

Unlike Luo Feng from the original work, he held no obsession for his home planet Earth; his own home was long since beyond his reach.