Qi Jingshi ordered the 31 slaves to live in this warehouse. Once the large quantities of cultivation resources arrived, they would be responsible for transporting and guarding them.
The Minister of Commerce had seen Qi Tian and the others spend lavishly, choosing to use slaves directly instead of hiring workers.
A single Planetary Level 9 slave could have been enough to hire a group of apprentice-level workers for decades.
Just as he was regretting that he hadn't secured any work for the workers on his planet, Qi Tian offered him an even bigger deal.
"I see you also provide detachable manors and castles. I'll take a few large ones, but change the designs."
Hearing that Qi Tian wanted to order multiple large detachable buildings, the Minister of Commerce instantly forgot his disappointment, and his smile grew even brighter.
"Mikita, handle this. I want to build some training grounds on Gold Soul Planet, specifically for the clan members to train in combat."
Mikita nodded and replied, "Understood. I'll discuss it with Jingshi and the others later and choose some suitable designs."
Once everything had been taken care of, Qi Tian and his group finally set off for Gold Soul Planet.
They had very little distance left to travel from Red Sand Planet. After less than half a day in the Dark Universe, they had reached the area where Gold Soul Planet was located.
"We're finally back."
The three of them sat before the control console, looking at the blue planet through the simulated exterior view. Smiles appeared on their faces.
When everyone returned to Gold Soul Planet, the entire Gold Soul Clan came to the Holy Temple to pay their respects to Qi Tian.
After Qi Jingshi told the clan members how Qi Tian had led them back from the universe and secured a wealth of cultivation resources for the Gold Soul Clan,
the clan's faith in Qi Tian reached a new height.
After the news had spread for a while, it gradually made its way across all of Gold Soul Planet.
People in other cities grew even more envious of the Gold Soul Clan members who served Buddha Lord, and their reverence for the Gold Soul Clan Sacred Hall and Qi Tian, their Buddha Lord, deepened.
After Qi Jingshi and the others had discussed it, Qi Shixuan also made a point of spreading a message from Buddha Lord while inspecting the various cities.
Before long, Buddha Lord would bestow upon them cultivation techniques, resources, and weapons, and lead everyone on Gold Soul Planet to grow stronger.
Meanwhile, the three of them selected capable and levelheaded people from the Gold Soul Clan Sacred Land to access the Virtual Universe and learn about the world beyond Gold Soul Planet.
They also arranged for the clan elders to embellish the stories of how Buddha Lord Qi Tian had led the clan to gradually grow stronger and helped those in need over the past several decades, turning them into legends.
In the future, the Gold Soul Clan would bring these "legends" to the newly purchased slave planets. They would lead the slaves to rise up while spreading the "legends" of Buddha Lord.
The Gold Soul Clan Sacred Hall.
A golden lotus throne, two and a half meters wide, floated above the altar. Qi Tian sat cross-legged on it with his eyes closed, his whole body radiant with golden light.
Inside his Consciousness Sea Space, gold and red were sharply divided, and the Lotus Throne Buddha-Demon Statue stood motionless in the middle.
After a period of gathering faith, a small pool's worth of Golden Liquid had formed in the golden mist.
It had been more than a year since the process began, and Golden Liquid was being produced several times faster than before.
"A month has passed. I've more or less mastered this fifth-tier Hundred Flowers Bloom. The D1-class spaceship I ordered from the Virtual Universe Company has also arrived at Red Sand Planet."
"It's time to leave Gold Soul Planet, head to the Imperial Capital Planet of the Beihua Empire, and finally explore this vast universe."
He sent a mental message asking Qi Jingshi and the others to come to the Holy Temple. After arranging everything, he had Mikita take him to Red Sand Planet.
Half a day later, Qi Tian and Mikita stood in front of their warehouse, waiting for the Virtual Universe Company to arrive.
At the same time, outside Red Sand Planet, a dark gray, saucer-shaped spaceship sent a signal to the Planetary Administration, but didn't wait for a reply. It flew straight to Qi Tian's warehouse.
Qi Tian and Mikita watched as the spaceship landed. The enormous Virtual Universe emblem on its hull identified it.
"Whoosh."
The hatch opened, and three men and women in black combat suits flew out and landed in front of Qi Tian and Mikita.
The woman leading the group wore black glasses. The other two stood on either side of her. As she looked at Qi Tian, a stream of information visible only to her flashed across her glasses.
"Identity confirmed. We can complete the handover."
The woman raised a hand and gestured toward an empty area. Using her consciousness to control the World Ring on her finger, she released a spaceship with a flat, sword-shaped hull.
The spaceship was 180 meters long, 80 meters wide, and 30 meters tall, with laser cannons mounted on both sides.
Ninety percent of the hull was black. Dark gold patterns decorated parts of it, and a simple golden lotus emblem was painted beneath the ship.
"Mr. Qi Tian, this is the D1-class spaceship you ordered. Please confirm receipt."
Qi Tian looked at the brand-new spaceship with satisfaction. When the woman spoke, a receipt confirmation prompt appeared in his Smart Optical Computer. He immediately confirmed it.
"Thank you," Qi Tian said with a smile.
Since the delivery had come from within the organization, it proved that Qi Tian was also a member of the Virtual Universe Company.
The woman in charge gave him a professional smile when she heard his thanks. After saying, "You're welcome," she turned and flew back to the spaceship.
Within seconds, the ship took off, shot through the atmosphere, and vanished from Qi Tian's sight.
After the people from the Virtual Universe Company had left, Qi Tian turned to Mikita.
"I'm leaving now. I'll leave the acquisition of life planets to you."
When Qi Tian finished speaking, Mikita bowed and replied,
"Mikita will certainly complete the task Buddha Lord has entrusted to me."
Qi Tian nodded and said no more. He turned and used his Smart Optical Computer to connect to his new spaceship, then opened the hatch and flew inside.
"Master, welcome aboard. Futu will be at your service throughout the journey."
Inside the spaceship's captain's cabin, the screen on the control console displayed the image of his Smart Optical Computer, Futu—a little bald monk.
"Futu, download the Beihua Empire star map and set our coordinates to the Imperial Capital Planet of the Beihua Empire. Depart immediately."
"Yes, Master."
Under Futu's control, the spaceship quickly powered up, rose slowly from the surface of Red Sand Planet, and entered space.
After traveling through space for a while, the spaceship reached the speed of light and instantly disappeared, entering the Dark Universe.
"Reporting, Master. The spaceship has entered the Dark Universe. The destination is Beihua Planet. Estimated arrival time: 27 days and 13 hours."
Qi Tian nodded. After instructing Futu to pilot the spaceship autonomously, he connected his consciousness to the Virtual Universe and entered Beihua Island.
This time, he didn't appear on a street after logging into the Virtual Universe. Instead, he appeared in a small manor in an upscale residential area.
After receiving the funds Tegages had given him, he had purchased this property in the Virtual Universe.
He thought it would be a relatively private and convenient place for Qi Jingshi and the others to meet and discuss Gold Soul Clan affairs in the future.
"First, I'll find Chi Xin and learn about registering as a Universe Mercenary."
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