Setting a Trap

After discussing it, Luo Feng decided to set off now.

"What about these people?" Xu Qing asked.

A cold glint flashed in Luo Feng and the others' eyes. These were no good people; they would only bring trouble if left in this world.

Then, the four of them were also forced to reunite with their leader, Buluo.

"Tsk tsk, Xu Qing, you're quite the violent brat. You tore this open, didn't you? This is B-Class Spaceship controlled by your new underling Akaro," Babata said with a sneer, looking at the several-meter-long crack on the Spaceship.

Xu Qing's face fell upon hearing this; how could he have known beforehand? "Ahem, it's nothing, just a small cut. I'll take you to get it fixed right now."

"Thank you, Elder Brother," Akaro, naturally pleased.

Having traveled with Buluo throughout the universe, it had always been the control center of this Spaceship and was used to it.

"Don't worry, you'll get what you deserve by following your Elder Brother. This Spaceship is too low-level; I'll get you a higher-level one later," Xu Qing said.

"Hmm," Akaro said, a look of longing on his face.

If these intelligent Optical Computer want to evolve, they need to access more advanced technologies.

Seeing Akaro's longing expression, Babata said in a wise, elder-like tone, "Child, there will be bread."

Luo Feng and the others laughed, Babata even started mimicking Xu Qing's speech.

"Let's go, let's head to the universe," Luo Feng said.

A hint of anticipation finally appeared on Hong's and Thor's faces; they had long yearned for the vast universe.

Previously, Babata said he wouldn't take them along until they reached the Star Level. Now, although they haven't broken through to the Star Level either, the situation is different.

Soon, the two Spaceship set off.

Biyan Planet.

The two Spaceship landed at the designated location in the docking port.

"Welcome, esteemed guest, to Biyan Planet," the port staff greeted with a smile.

"I have plenty of money to get someone to repair my Spaceship," Xu Qing said, pointing at the Spaceship with sunglasses on, looking every bit the wealthy tycoon.

As he spoke, he flicked a Ganwu Coin with his finger, which landed in the staff member's hand.

The staff member's eyes widened when he saw it was Ganwu Coin. He immediately stood up straight, extremely respectful, "Please rest assured, sir, I guarantee the mission will be completed!"

He had seen the cracks on the Spaceship long ago, and he could tell at a glance that it was a B-Class Spaceship, nothing special.

Repairing a crack several meters long like this would only cost two or three hundred Black Dragon Coin, not a single Ganwu Coin.

One Ganwu Coin is worth a thousand Black Dragon Coin; he can earn seven or eight hundred Black Dragon Coin.

If converted to Yinlan Coin, that's seven or eight hundred thousand, which is several years' salary.

"Hmm, very good. Although this Spaceship is a bit low-end, I still need to use it for a while. Repair it properly, don't cut corners, understand?" Xu Qing patted his shoulder.

"Understood, I guarantee I'll repair it perfectly for the adult," the staff member nodded vigorously.

Thinking to myself, they really are rich. They're even willing to spend money to repair a B-class Spaceship, even though there was a higher-class C-class Spaceship that came with them.

"Take care, sir," a staff member called out.

"Fourth Brother, not bad at putting on an act," Thor gave a thumbs up, indeed displaying the demeanor of a nouveau riche.

"Second brother, you're wrong about that. What do you mean by pretending? I'm a tycoon right now," Xu Qing said, raising his finger and shaking it.

Thor's lips twitched. "You're getting cocky now, aren't you? This money was given to you by Luo Feng."

Hong and Luo Feng, who were standing nearby, both laughed.

"Don't forget, Luo Feng gave you the Ganwu Coin, and he only gave you a hundred. What kind of tycoon are you?" Babata complained.

"A hundred Ganwu Coin aren't money? Babata, I have to say something to you. You have a nouveau riche mentality, which is unacceptable. You'll be criticized for this," Xu Qing criticized seriously.

Babata rolled his eyes. "Try criticizing me. Next time, I won't give you a single Ganwu Coin."

"I'm asking my brother-in-law, not you," Xu Qing, completely unconcerned.

"If I don't want to give it, he won't give me a single penny," Babata grumbled.

Upon hearing this, Xu Qing thought it made sense. Babata was an intelligent being; if it locked Luo Feng's account, there was really nothing that could be done about it.

"Brother-in-law, I need to talk to you about something. Give me another nine hundred Ganwu Coin to make it a full thousand," Xu Qing decided to strike first.

Let's get the money first. A thousand Ganwu Coin should last us a while.

"Alright, Babata was just kidding," Luo Feng shook his head.

"Scared now?" Babata laughed smugly.

Xu Qing, of course, couldn't admit it. "You're joking, of course I'd be scared. By the way, Akaro, your former master's money is under your control too, right? How much is it?"

"Elder Brother, Buluo has been traveling all over the universe these years. With the investment funds from the Nolanshan Family, he has quite a lot of money in his personal account. He has six trillion Yinlan Coin, two hundred and six billion Black Dragon Coin, and the least amount of Ganwu Coin, only two million three hundred thousand," Akaro reported.

"So many?" Xu Qing was astonished upon hearing these numbers.

If converted into Ganwu Coin, it would amount to over 34 million Ganwu Coin, which is quite a sum for a Star Level Warrior.

"What a load of crap. A Universe Adventurer with a family backing him, and his total assets are less than 40 million Ganwu Coin. He's not just doing poorly, he's doing terribly."

"And not all of his are Ganwu Coin; most of them are Black Dragon Coin and Yinlan Coin," Babata sneered.

Forty million Ganwu Coin, or four hundred billion Black Dragon Coin, is just pocket money for the scions of those powerful families.

Buluo is also a direct descendant of the Nolanshan Family, right? For a direct descendant to have so little money, you could say he's dirt poor.

Take Gao Sheng Wei Di, for example. After he came of age, he was granted a habitable planet as his territory.

A single inhabited planet is worth at least several hundred billion Black Dragon Coin, far more Buluo's entire fortune combined.

"Yes, Buluo is disliked and doing poorly in the family, so he thought of becoming Universe Adventurer to bring benefits to the family and gain their attention," Akaro added.

The Nolanshan Family is considered a powerful clan in the Black Dragon Mountain Empire, and the allowance of 10 billion Black Dragon Coin given to their direct descendants is nothing.

Buluo, on the other hand, did very poorly within his family; he didn't even have one hundred million Black Dragon Coin Black Dragon Coin, let alone ten billion.

It was only because he became Universe Adventurer for the sake of his family that his family wouldn't even give him adventure funds; at most, they would just keep him as a useless person.

"Okay, I guess I was too narrow-minded. Forty million Ganwu Coin is considered poor?" Xu Qing smacked his lips, he thought it was quite a lot.

Even Hong and Thor were too embarrassed to speak up. Actually, they were in a similar position to Xu Qing, also thinking that 40 million Ganwu Coin was quite a lot.

Only Luo Feng remained calm, because his teacher had given him 10 billion Ganwu Coin when he reached the Star Level.

This kind of treatment is comparable to that of the Family Head even in a small but powerful family like Nuolan Mountain.

"Akaro, transfer all the money to my account," Xu Qing said again.

"Okay, Elder Brother," Akaro did as he was told, transferring all of Buluo's money to Xu Qing.

Xu Qing was overjoyed to receive the money. "I'm starting to have a little money now. Eldest brother, second brother, brother-in-law, just tell me what you want to eat, and it'll be my treat."

"That's a good idea," Thor said without mincing words.

"Alright, you two, this isn't the time for eating and drinking. Let's finish our business first," Hong interrupted them.

Imperial government offices.

"The newly discovered planet... Earth, right? Its coordinates are located in the Void Region. It was once ruled by an Immortal Expert. Headquarters has determined that the planet is a high-level life-bearing planet," said the official.

Then, he looked at Xu Qing and the others with a smile, "Congratulations. If the coordinates of this planet are correct, you will receive a reward of 100 billion Black Dragon Coin."

"No, we don't need a reward. Discovering a planet grants priority purchase rights, and I want to buy this planet," Luo Feng said.

The staff member paused for a moment, "Buy a life-bearing planet?"

Directly purchasing life-bearing planets is relatively rare in such remote places.

"Yes," Luo Feng nodded.

"Gentlemen, please follow me," the staff member said, leading Xu Qing and his companions upstairs to meet the imperial officials.

After a brief conversation, Luo Feng started throwing money at the imperial official, leaving him completely stunned.

Finally, the imperial official said he had connections in various departments of the empire and could resolve the matter within a day.

"Very good, here are two hundred million Black Dragon Coin to smooth things over for you. The remaining three hundred million Black Dragon Coin will be given to you later," Luo Feng said with a smile.

The imperial official was extremely excited and declared that he would never let Luo Feng down.

If he pulls off this heist, he can live a life of luxury and debauchery for the rest of his life, and he might even get a promotion.

In the luxurious reception room, Xu Qing and the others sat on the sofa, with various fruits and delicacies laid out on the table.

"Sure enough, money makes things easier. The third brother just kept throwing in hundreds of millions of Black Dragon Coin, and that guy's eyes were practically shooting lasers out," Thor said, eating fruit.

"Even rats have their ways. When it comes to getting things done through back channels, it's only effective with people like them. Trying to find someone else, even someone with status, probably wouldn't be as efficient," Hong laughed.

Luo Feng nodded. Five hundred million Black Dragon Coin were just a small amount of money to him, a mere hair, but it could accomplish great things.

It has to be said that this is the unspoken rule of officialdom.

"Akaro, are you still able to contact the Nolanshan Family?" Xu Qing asked.

"Yes, Elder Brother, what's wrong?" Akaro nodded.

Xu Qing's eyes darted around. "I'm short on cash and want to get some money to spend. I think the Nolanshan Family should be very generous."

Upon hearing this, everyone was somewhat confused about his thinking.

Are you still short of money? You just received a large sum of money.

However, they were certain that Xu Qing's wicked intentions were churning again.

Akaro didn't understand either, "Elder Brother, what do you mean?"

"Alright, Akaro, send a message to the Nolanshan Family, saying that they have discovered an inhabited planet in the Void Region, and a planet with the highest level of inhabitants."

"However, that planet already has an owner, a Universe Level powerhouse. And the lord of that planet wants to resell it for only three trillion Black Dragon Coin. Ask the Nolanshan Family if they want it. The price can be discounted by up to 95%," Xu Qing told Akaro.

Akaro was stunned, as were Luo Feng and the others, but they quickly realized that Xu Qing was trying to trick the Nolanshan Family.

"Elder Brother, this will offend the Nolanshan Family," Akaro, still somewhat worried.

Xu Qing waved his hand, "Don't worry, just tell them in Buluo's name that other Universe Adventurer have also discovered the coordinates of that space wormhole, entered the Void Region, and the forces behind them are negotiating with that lord."

"They say that lord has already negotiated with other forces and plans to offer 2.9 trillion Black Dragon Coin. Now they're just waiting for the Nolanshan Family to make their bid."

"The lord only gave them three hours. Once the three hours are up, the transaction must be completed immediately, and the highest bidder wins."

Xu Qing then added many details, perfecting the plan so much that it was almost flawless.

Luo Feng and the other two listened with astonishment; this plan sounded almost flawless.

Even those of them who heard about the plan felt the success rate was over 90%.

"This guy is incredibly clever; he's got a whole set of tricks up his sleeve, one after another. I guarantee the Nolanshan Family will fall for it because of their lack of information," Babata said.

After a pause, Babata added, "However, the Nolanshan Family might also be cautious and play mind games with you."

"Let them play then. I'm going to play mind games with them. Anyway, I've already given them so much false information, mixed with a little bit of real information. They don't know which is true and which is false. Trying to be clever will only get them into trouble."

"Anyway, if they can't bear to part with this little bit of money, they can just resell it to someone else. The initiative is in my hands. I just need to watch them like monkeys," Xu Qing chuckled.

Behind his sunglasses, his smile appeared incredibly sinister.

Looking at Xu Qing like this, Luo Feng and the others seemed to see black mist emanating from him, which was quite eerie.

"Alright, Akaro, just do as I say, step by step, and send out my words verbatim," Xu Qing said, leaning back on the sofa with his hands outstretched and legs crossed, adopting the posture of a big boss.

Akaro chose to believe Xu Qing and immediately contacted the Nolanshan Family, explaining the situation in Buluo's name.

Soon, the Nolanshan Family responded, "The family can offer three trillion Black Dragon Coin to purchase it, but will only pay one trillion Black Dragon Coin as a deposit first. The remaining two trillion Black Dragon Coin will be paid after the planet transfer agreement is signed."

"Boss, this is what the family means," Akaro said, looking at Xu Qing.

Xu Qing smiled and said, "Just tell him that we just discovered something on that planet that appears to have been left behind by an Immortal Expert. It could very well be a treasure, but they won't allow us to explore it further."

"The other party made it clear that they would not interfere with anything else as long as the planet was purchased. Moreover, another force noticed this and immediately raised the price to five trillion Black Dragon Coin, wanting to get ahead of the competition. They asked the family what their intentions were."

Akaro did as instructed and continued replying to messages.

As expected, the Nolanshan Family immediately replied, "The family is willing to offer ten trillion Black Dragon Coin, half as a deposit, and the other half upon completion of the transaction!"

"Keep going back and say that another force has also raised its offer to 10 trillion Black Dragon Coin, and can pay in full at once, and then come back to sign the transfer agreement," Xu Qing continued.