Trading Lanke Fruit

Because there had been no earth-shaking display, it was only when Wang Yu ordered everyone to move their residences to the War God Palace that they discovered such a flying palace had appeared above the planet.

But it was merely a palace floating in the sky. Everyone was awed by its grandeur, yet they did not find it particularly unbelievable.

At most, they were somewhat puzzled. Why had the lord suddenly decided to relocate his palace?

No one answered that question for them, but it did not matter. Everyone quickly forgot about it and gradually adapted to serving their lord in the new palace.

After all, Planetary-level beings could fly. Whether the palace was in the sky or underground made no difference at all.

Tian Shi soon broke through to the Star-level.

Wang Yu also reported that Tian Shi had comprehended a domain at the Ninth-Order Planetary Level. Although the higher-ups of the Three-Leaf Qian Wu were quite surprised, Wang Yu did not know whether he was truly exceptionally good at teaching or simply had an explosion of luck to be able to cultivate a First-Class Elite.

But as previously mentioned, the powerful experts were all extremely busy now and had no time to take disciples at a time like this. Tian Shi was therefore left under Wang Yu's guidance and did not need to go to any holy lands or secret realms.

Time passed, and three years quickly went by.

It was roughly as Wang Yu had expected. Ji Qiyue took about two and a half years to reach the peak of Artistic Conception.

One of the requirements for advancing to a Two-Star Lord was to cultivate ten Third-Tier Elite Stellar level beings. To receive the reward for exceeding the requirement, the standard had to be met while they were still at the Planetary-level.

Qiyue was still very young and had plenty of time. Wang Yu did not let her rush to break through to the Star-level. Instead, he had her continue cultivating at the Planetary-level for a while longer and strive to comprehend a domain.

She would certainly be slower than Tian Shi, but her genetic bloodline had been improved, she had the guidance of renowned teachers, and she had the Preaching Ground's tenfold effect. Given enough time, she would eventually comprehend a domain.

For low-level cultivators to comprehend profound realms actually served to temper their comprehension. This was also a good thing for Qiyue herself.

Unfortunately, aside from them, only two others comprehended Artistic Conception at the Planetary-level.

Although the Preaching Ground had a tenfold teaching effect, comprehending Artistic Conception at the Planetary-level already counted as genius talent. It was a rather high standard.

Many people simply had foundations and potential that were too poor. Even with several Universe-level experts teaching them and the tenfold effect, with an environment far beyond what ordinary Planetary-level cultivators could obtain, it was still impossible for people who would never comprehend Artistic Conception in their entire lives to do so within only a few years.

Only after doing it himself did he understand that cultivating powerful experts was truly not easy.

There were many powerful experts in the universe, but that was not because cultivation was easy. Rather, it was because of the countless lives and the gradual accumulation over trillions of eras.

Even though these people's performance was not particularly impressive, Wang Yu did not mind.

He had only been experimenting by cultivating them in the first place. It did not matter if they failed. With the Lord Palace and the Inheritance Talent Tree, he could slowly build things up, improving generation after generation. In the future, there would be countless subjects with extremely high potential, so there was no need to rush.

His current resources were enough for him.

His current status was no longer ordinary. He was qualified to reveal more wealth, allowing him to expand his operations.

He could mass-produce Apprentice Grade cultivators who broke through to the Planetary-level, pour resources into helping Planetary-level cultivators quickly complete their accumulation and break through to the Star-level.

He also trained Apprentice Grade cultivators with some talent, improving their force exertion and Mind Force Amplitude, earning him enormous wealth as well.

Over these three years, without anyone knowing, Wang Yu had already obtained three trillion Universe Coins from the system!

One trillion Universe Coins was one Chaos Yuan Unit.

If a Yan Shen Weapon appeared at a large auction in the future, it would generally sell for more than two trillion Universe Coins. Only in rare cases would it fetch the sky-high price of over three trillion.

Adding the reward for Mentor Yoda's breakthrough to the Domain Lord Level, he had a total of four trillion Universe Coins!

That was equivalent to four Chaos Yuan Units, enough to buy the finest fifth-tier weapon at an auction!

The Controller's Nine Divine Weapons, including the Yan Shen Weapon, were in fact the finest fifth-tier mind force weapons. Fifth-tier weapons used by World Lord experts were generally worth around two to three Chaos Yuan Units at the very top end.

Even if multiple people competed in the bidding at an auction, he could still buy at least one. If he was lucky enough to encounter a cold auction, he might even buy two!

More ordinary fifth-tier weapons were nowhere near that price, generally costing only several hundred billion Universe Coins.

The system awarded funds and points simultaneously. Having gained so much, Wang Yu had ample points and steadily added points to raise himself to Universe-level 6th Order.

Only a few years had passed, yet he had completed the energy accumulation from the first order to the sixth. To outsiders, he had clearly used quite a few powerful treasures.

But Wang Yu now had sufficient status. Others would surely assume he had connected with some mysterious powerful expert and received support, so possessing somewhat greater wealth was nothing unusual.

As long as he did not directly bring out World Lord level treasures priced in Chaos Yuan Units, wealth roughly equivalent to that of a Domain Lord was consistent with his current identity.

"Three years have passed. It's time to deliver some goods to the Commerce Department," Wang Yu thought.

The lifespans of powerful experts were extremely long, so their concept of time naturally differed from that of lower-level beings. Anything they did casually was measured in centuries or millennia.

Therefore, when he had agreed to discuss the transaction for one hundred Lanke Fruit with Supervisor Lawrence, it was perfectly normal for no progress to have been made after only three years. No one had come to urge him either.

But it was about time to bring out something and display the strength of his connections.

Having made his decision, Wang Yu sent a message to Supervisor Lawrence with a thought. The other party immediately opened communications with him.

The plump Supervisor Lawrence appeared on the screen and asked eagerly, "Wang Yu, what's wrong? Has there been progress?"

"I have not failed your trust, Supervisor," Wang Yu said with a smile.

"I've reached an agreement. That lord is willing to trade one hundred Lanke Fruit, and there is no issue with the price. It will be twenty-five billion Universe Coins per fruit, for a total of two hundred and fifty billion Universe Coins for one hundred fruits!"

"Good! Very good! You've done well!" Supervisor Lawrence's face filled with delight.

Anyone who possessed over a hundred Lanke Fruit was at least a World Lord expert. When discussing a treasure transaction with such a person, if they wanted to put on airs, negotiations could drag on for decades or even centuries. That was hardly unusual.

After all, these were rare goods suitable for high-end auctions and were extremely sought after. Many powerful experts wanted to buy them as life-saving treasures for their important Universe-level subordinates. During this tense period, plenty of people were willing to pay high prices for them.

Yet the other party had not deliberately put on airs and dragged things out, nor slowly waited to see other people's offers, and had not even demanded a higher price...

The deal had been concluded in merely three years, and it had been so simple and straightforward?

"It seems that powerful expert is either particularly generous and easy to deal with, or values Wang Yu greatly. Otherwise, how could such a major transaction be concluded so easily?" Supervisor Lawrence thought.

"Supervisor, that lord dislikes contact with others, so he has entrusted me to handle all transaction matters. The one hundred Lanke Fruit will be delivered to me first. The journey ahead is long, and if I carry the treasures alone, I'm worried..." Wang Yu hesitated.

"No need to worry! I will arrange for people to go to your territory and receive the treasures!" Lawrence laughed.

"Rest assured, they are Domain Lord Level stewards who have served in the Military Department for many years. Their actions during such treasure handovers are monitored throughout by dedicated intelligences, so they are absolutely trustworthy! Even if the treasures are rather valuable, they would never dare entertain any improper thoughts!"

"But..." Wang Yu looked somewhat hesitant.

"What if they do not act themselves, but secretly spread the news and have others rob me?"

"Then they themselves would become the biggest suspects and immediately face the most severe investigation!" Speaking of serious business, Lawrence put away his smile and spoke solemnly.

"Wang Yu, I told you before that the Virtual Universe Company's strength far exceeds anything you can imagine. As long as someone truly does something, no matter how secretly it is done, it is impossible to hide it from the Virtual Universe Company."

"If it is merely personal revenge among ordinary members, perhaps the higher-ups truly cannot be bothered to interfere. If they die, then they die..."

"But this sort of embezzlement by those entrusted with guarding company property shakes the Virtual Universe Company's systems and rules. Its nature is entirely different!"

"If they were let off, it would soon develop into a situation where anyone dared to do it, daring to steal the company's resources. The higher-ups would absolutely never permit that. Do you understand the difference?"