Left alone in the bar, Wang Yu drank with a hint of helplessness in his heart.
He did not want money; he wanted to sell a favor.
That was far more expensive than ten million Universe Coins!
Still, resolving it this way was better than actually facing enemies with the strength of a Universe-level 9th Order who had crossed the Law Threshold.
Laws depended entirely on comprehension, and comprehension was a mysterious thing. One might achieve sudden enlightenment overnight, or be just one step away yet remain stuck at the threshold for a lifetime without understanding.
Thus, crossing the Law Threshold was not much of an issue. Once one comprehended it, one comprehended it; no one could covet anything.
Energy accumulation, on the other hand, truly depended entirely on resources. At most, those with better bloodlines had greater efficiency, while those with poorer bloodlines had lower efficiency.
It took one ton of nutrient solution worth ten billion Universe Coins, along with more than a hundred years, to create a First-Order Universe Level warrior.
Ten billion Universe Coins was the entire fortune of an ordinary Domain Lord Level.
Not even counting the nutrient pod, merely the nutrient solution alone required the entire fortune of a Domain Lord Level to create one First-Order Universe Level warrior. It was clear just how terrifyingly expensive it was to forcibly accelerate energy accumulation!
Even when the Virtual Universe Company nurtured core geniuses and let them rely entirely on soaking in nutrient solution to complete their energy accumulation, it took three months to go from First-Order Universe Level to Universe-level 9th Order.
If some mediocre star bandits came along—Universe-level fourth or fifth order, with third- or fourth-layer domains—then as long as he crossed the Law Threshold, even Second-Order Universe Level strength would let him slaughter them with his eyes closed.
But against the three ruthless men led by Blood Fang, he would definitely need to add points and instantly reach Universe-level 9th Order. Otherwise, if the gap in basic strength was too great, he could not win even after crossing the Law Threshold.
And that was an even bigger problem. Completing the energy accumulation of the Universe-level in an extremely short time was something only the five great powers could provide for their core geniuses. Who knew how much such high-end nutrient solution would cost?
If he truly did that without the backing of a major power or an expert, it would mean he possessed a heaven-defying treasure.
At the very least, it would be a World Lord-level treasure priced in Chaos Yuan Units, like a Life Fruit. Otherwise, it could not possibly have such an effect.
Then it would no longer be just three Universe-level warriors. Who knew how many Domain Lords and World Lords would come to kill him for his treasure!
So inviting Mentor Yoda was the safer approach.
A newcomer like him had no contributions and no connections. If an expert like Blood Fang came to kill him, no one would stand up for him. Even his status as a One-Leaf Qian Wu Adept would be useless.
But Mentor Yoda was completely different. He had operated in the Ganwu Dojo for many years, with both contributions and connections. If someone like him were killed by star bandits, experts would certainly take action and kill the culprits. Otherwise, the Ganwu Dojo would lose all its prestige.
Even if Blood Fang's three captains arrived together, they would certainly not dare act upon seeing Mentor Yoda present. Even if they could win and kill Mentor Yoda on the spot, they would only bring upon themselves pursuit by experts sent by the Ganwu Dojo. It would be suicide.
There was no deep-seated hatred between them. Star bandits only sought wealth, after all. They always picked on the weak and would back off when they encountered someone tough.
Owing a favor... Fine. For the sake of my family, Mentor is also taking the initiative to form good ties with me. A favor it is, then! Wang Yu thought.
Mentor still has several thousand years left to live. By then, who knows what level I'll have reached? Helping a Universe-level warrior break through to Domain Lord should not be difficult.
But those slave merchants and the Blood Fang Star Bandits have caused me so much trouble...
If all three come together, so be it—I can take revenge later. But if only one or two come, I'll definitely kill them!
Ten days later, Mentor Yoda's D7-class Spaceship arrived at War God Star.
Naturally, Wang Yu held a banquet to welcome his mentor.
"Wang Yu, it's not that I want to criticize you," Mentor Yoda said casually as he drank.
"I see you're nurturing many Apprentice Grade cultivators. Are you really planning to treat your territory as your foundation and manage it slowly for a steady income?"
"I do have that idea. Do you think it's inappropriate, Mentor?" Wang Yu asked with a smile.
"The idea isn't wrong, but your vision is too narrow!" Yoda shook his head slightly.
"Managing a territory does bring income, but it is all slow and steady income. It's stable, but you can't make big money that way!"
"If you want to make a lot of money quickly, you still need to go adventuring! Explore the various Universe Secret Realms!"
"Those riches of yours were opportunities you obtained through past adventures, weren't they? Then you should understand even more clearly that if you encounter a fortunate opportunity, the gains from a single adventure might exceed your entire current fortune!"
"If your luck is even better and you discover treasures left behind after the fall of some expert, then the gains... would simply be unimaginable!"
"And look at those true experts. Which one of them did not rise through countless life-and-death battles?"
"With talent as good as yours, you should venture out more and temper yourself through life and death!"
"Only under true life-and-death pressure can you force out all of your potential!"
"Once you become stronger, anything you do will earn ten or a hundred times more than managing a territory like this!"
"Only with money can you support your cultivation and rapidly improve your strength!"
"You're right, Mentor." Wang Yu nodded with a smile.
Though he said that, Wang Yu merely agreed without showing any further reaction. Mentor Yoda immediately knew the boy had not taken a word to heart, and he could not help feeling helpless.
It was not entirely because he wanted a powerful person to watch over his own family that he insisted on urging Wang Yu to adventure and temper himself. Geniuses should have undergone life-and-death trials; that was the only way to improve quickly.
It was all for Wang Yu's own good!
How could one become an expert without pushing oneself to the brink?
How could one rise above others without enduring the greatest hardships?
This boy was clearly exceptionally perceptive and still so young, so why did he not know how to strive?
Wang Yu smiled as he drank.
He could guess Mentor's thoughts with his toes.
If it were someone else, that advice would indeed be correct, and he did not deny it.
But he was different.
With the system, he grew stronger by adding points. He would have to be an idiot to risk his life on dangerous adventures.
What if he died!?
This lord's life was far too precious. He would never do something that treated his own life as a joke.
Besides, it was not just for himself.
It was for the hundreds of inhabited planets under his command and their more than three hundred billion citizens!
If he died and someone else took over, they would not be able to live as well as they did now!
The slaves would not be freed to become citizens either!
He cherished his life not only for himself.
It was all for the hundreds of millions of citizens!
At that thought, Wang Yu instantly felt that he truly bore a heavy responsibility, carrying far too much...
As Wang Yu and Mentor Yoda enjoyed the banquet, he suddenly received an email from Venina.
"Lord, the Planetary Evolution Potions have arrived. Please issue your instructions."
Wang Yu's eyes lit up!
After waiting so long, they had finally arrived!
Excitement surged through Wang Yu, and he immediately gave the order. "Good! Begin distributing them at once. Have every selected citizen take them on the spot!"
"Yes, Lord!" Venina immediately agreed.
Yoda did not know what good news Wang Yu had received, but he did not pay it any mind.
But soon, his expression changed slightly. His gaze seemed to pierce through the palace and look into the distance...
Over there, hundreds of millions of Apprentice Grade cultivators were actually breaking through to the Planetary-level?
On an incomparably vast plaza on War God Star.
Venina was directing three million Planetary-level personnel as they orderly distributed potions to the selected three billion Apprentice Grade citizens.
The workers all wore matching dark-blue uniforms, their expressions solemn and their movements efficient.
Box after box of sealed potions filled the plaza. There were three billion bottles in total, truly piled up like mountains.
On the other side, the three billion Apprentice Grade citizens stood in orderly ranks according to the prior arrangements, waiting.
Although there were enormous numbers of both citizens and workers, the thought speed granted by life evolution, combined with high-performance intelligent assistance, made it easy for Venina to command three hundred Star-level subordinates, who in turn directed the three million Planetary-level personnel to distribute the potions.
The distribution was quickly completed, and every one of the three billion Apprentice Grade citizens held a bottle of potion.
"By the lord's order, everyone is to take the potion immediately!" Venina conveyed Wang Yu's command.
"Follow the secret technique that has been taught to you and begin breaking through to the Planetary-level!"
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