Ten... ten thousand?
And they were life-bearing planets?
As a welcoming gift?
Lin Yi was stunned for a moment.
He instinctively looked at Qian Huan's smiling face, and his mind nearly ground to a halt.
It wasn't just Lin Yi. Even Cang Ming, who was well-traveled and knowledgeable, couldn't help muttering, "Third Senior Sister is as extravagant as ever."
Even Xuan Shu, who was usually so composed, wore an unmistakably astonished expression. A flicker of emotion passed through Bing Ling's cool gaze as well.
Only Eldest Senior Brother Zhen Yu and Second Senior Sister Heng Huan seemed to have anticipated Qian Huan's astonishing generosity. Neither showed much surprise.
"Th-Third Senior Sister?"
Lin Yi's voice came out a little hoarse.
He knew all too well the true value of life-bearing planets in the vast Star Sea.
The universe was boundless, but planets capable of naturally nurturing intelligent life, with suitable environments and abundant resources, and ready for colonization without large-scale ecological modification, remained a core strategic resource coveted by every interstellar civilization. They were the foundation of a civilization's survival and growth, and were exceedingly rare.
As far as he knew, before being suppressed by hostile forces, the Shina Family had been an old and venerable Star Domain Rank family within the Spirit Race, with a long history and deep foundations. Even at its peak, the total number of life-bearing planets under its control across its entire sphere of influence had been only a little over fifteen thousand.
That had already been an enormous foundation, enough to support the glorious growth of a powerful Star Domain Rank faction.
Yet Third Senior Sister Qian Huan, the Eternal Deity who wielded illusion, had casually offered a hundred thousand!
That was nearly the entire stock of life-bearing planets belonging to seven Shina Families at