Qi Jingshi and the other two listened to Qi Tian's plan and immediately promised to see it through for him.
They had been in the universe for some time and were no longer clueless natives. They knew all too well about the darkness at the bottom of the universe.
Nor were they saints. Before meeting Qi Tian, they had fought other tribes more times than they could count.
For a beast, for a mouthful of meat, and to keep the old and young in their tribe alive.
The three of them had more blood on their hands than Qi Tian did.
Now Qi Tian wanted them to free the slaves on other planets. To them, it seemed he was simply spreading the name of the "Buddha Lord."
At the same time, they would be training their people's management skills. It was a win-win.
After explaining his preliminary plan, Qi Tian thought of something else and spoke to the three of them.
"All right, I'll transfer a sum of money to each of you, enough to cover your cultivation at the Planetary and Star levels."
"I also forgot to tell Mikita earlier about buying slaves. Later, you can go to the slave market together and pick out suitable ones."
Time flew by, and five days later, the supplies Mikita had ordered arrived.
Qi Tian didn't need to handle the delivery himself. Mikita would take care of it.
The new psionic weapon "Hundred Flowers Bloom" that Tegages had promised to send him had also arrived.
Since the person in charge of the Beihua Empire's Slaughter Arena had placed the order personally, the delivery team took it seriously. They brought the huge metal briefcase containing the Fifth-Order Psionic Weapon straight to the hotel where Qi Tian was staying.
Only after confirming Qi Tian's identity did they hand over the case.
Qi Tian wasn't in a hurry to inspect his new weapon. Today was also the day they were returning to Gold Soul Planet, and Qi Jingshi and the others had gone with Mikita to receive the supplies and the newly customized spaceship.
At Mengyu Planet's spaceship port, Qi Tian followed the message Mikita had sent him to the designated berth.
Mikita and the others had been waiting for him.
"Buddha Lord!"
When they saw Qi Tian approach on his flying device, Qi Jingshi and the others bowed in greeting.
"Oh, is this your new spaceship?"
Qi Tian looked at the brand-new, deep-blue triangular spaceship before him. It was over six hundred meters long, and its hull bore a simple design of a golden lotus supporting the sun.
"Buddha Lord, this is a standard C9-Class Spaceship sold at the Beihua Empire Mall. It's equipped with a laser cannon that can kill any enemy below Universe Level 7 with a single shot," Mikita replied with a smile, excitement evident in his voice. He could have afforded a spaceship of this class before, but he hadn't been willing to spend the money.
The laser cannon in particular cost more than the spaceship itself. Without Qi Tian paying, he could never have afforded the whole package.
"It's a shame the customized D1-Grade Spaceship will take a while to build. Otherwise, Buddha Lord, you could have traveled in your even better ship."
Qi Tian smiled but said nothing. He had also ordered a D1-Grade Spaceship from the Virtual Universe Company through Weitz.
He had designed the ship's appearance and materials himself, so it would take some time to produce. It was expected to be ready in about a month.
They flew through the hatch and entered the spaceship's control room. Its size, layout, and equipment were vastly superior to those of their previous ship.
Qi Tian naturally took the captain's seat and watched as Mikita directed the intelligent assistant, Timas, to guide the spaceship out of the planetary port and toward Gold Soul Planet.
The spaceship soon reached the speed of light and entered the Dark Universe. From then on, its intelligent system would pilot it automatically.
With the control station free, Mikita got up and walked over to Qi Tian, handing him a Space Ring.
"Buddha Lord, these are the supplies we purchased today. The additional order is quite large, so it'll take time to arrange delivery. It should arrive in two days."
"I've already rented a warehouse on a planet not far from Gold Soul Planet."
"That planet is called Red Sand Planet, and it's in the outer reaches of the Jirong Star System. Much of it is desert, there's little water, and it's almost impossible to grow crops."
"The Planet Lord makes a living by renting out land and sending his people into the universe to work."
"Once we reach Red Sand Planet and sign the rental contract, we can have the supplies delivered there."
Qi Tian nodded and focused his consciousness on the Space Ring Mikita had given him. He could see everything inside at a glance.
The ring's interior measured ten meters in length, width, and height. It was packed with several kinds of cultivation resources, enough for more than ten thousand Gold Soul Clan members to cultivate for a short time.
More resources would arrive later, and Mikita and Qi Jingshi would follow up on the arrangements.
After looking over its contents, Qi Tian put the ring away, planning to hand it to Qi Shixuan, the Gold Soul Clan leader, when they returned.
From then on, he would leave the clan's cultivation program to Qi Shixuan and focus only on the overall direction.
"Buddha Lord, as you instructed, we've bought all the slaves: ten Star Level 9, fifty Star Level 8, one hundred Star Level 7, and one thousand Planetary Level 9."
"They're in the lower cabin of the spaceship. As you said, Jingshi will make them recognize their master. The terminal microchips for controlling them are also with him."
Qi Tian had given the instructions for these slaves long ago. He planned to have them serve as sparring partners for the Gold Soul Clan.
When Mikita mentioned the slaves, Qi Jingshi took a briefcase out of his Space Ring.
"Buddha Lord, the control chips are in here. Would you like to keep them?"
"No need. When we get back, you and Shixuan can discuss how to manage them," Qi Tian said, shaking his head.
He didn't want to handle any of this. He was the Gold Soul Clan's guide, not their babysitter. The clan could deal with all the day-to-day matters themselves.
"By the way, when we get back, record Gold Soul Planet's details and submit them to the Planet Management Bureau. Buy the planet as soon as possible."
"Also, take Shixuan to open a universe account and obtain citizenship. Once Gold Soul Planet is bought, put it under his name."
Qi Jingshi and the other two were stunned by Qi Tian's words.
Qi Jingshi, Qi Shixuan's father, was so alarmed that he immediately fell to his knees before Qi Tian.
"Buddha Lord, you mustn't! Gold Soul Planet should belong to you. The Gold Soul Clan exists because of you. How could Shixuan become the Planet Lord?"
Qi Tian raised one hand, using his Origin Force to lift Qi Jingshi back to his feet. He said calmly, "You know the Gold Soul Clan exists because of me. As long as I'm here, Gold Soul Planet will be here. Why cling to the title of Planet Lord?"
Qi Jingshi couldn't refute Qi Tian's words, nor did he dare to. He could only sit back down and keep quiet. Still, he felt it was wrong, but didn't dare bring it up again.
Qi Tian, on the other hand, didn't care in the slightest.
In his vision, once the Gold Soul Clan grew powerful, they would have not only Gold Soul Planet but, in time, the Gold Soul Star System and the Gold Soul Star Domain as well.
Unlike Luo Feng in the original story, he felt no attachment to Earth, his home. He could never return to his own homeland.
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