Splitting the Accounts

"Not bad, Zhou Yuan. You secretly bought an E2-class spaceship? How did you manage to get one?" Mu Feng looked at the five-hundred-meter-long silver-white spaceship before him, his eyes full of envy.

An E2-class spaceship was already considered fairly high-end among World Lord-level adventurers. Its speed and defensive capabilities far surpassed those of an ordinary D-class spaceship, while many World Lords still used D-class spaceships.

"You actually hid such a treasure from us. I never noticed a thing!" Suo Lin teased as well. She circled the spaceship once, carefully examining the brand-new vessel.

"I bought it at the Purple Zenith Auction last time. There happened to be a batch of E2-class spaceships up for auction, so I bought one," Zhou Yuan explained with a smile. He opened the hatch and beckoned everyone inside.

"I attended that auction too, but unfortunately, I didn't manage to get one of those spaceships. I never expected you to snatch one up." Yun Yan suddenly understood. He had wanted to bid on the spaceship as well, but gave up in the end because the price was too high.

"Let's talk inside. We have plenty of time on the way," Zhou Yuan said with a smile, ushering everyone aboard.

After entering the spaceship's main lounge, he took out wine and food he had stored for decades from his World Ring and distributed them among the group.

Beibei, the intelligent assistant, took charge of piloting the spaceship. She had already set the route back to the base and would travel at maximum speed.

"Sigh, when we came here, we flew directly from the base to the Sixth Continent and took less than a day. But going back will take a full two years. This is torture," Mu Feng complained after taking a sip of wine.

What he was least accustomed to was this kind of prolonged voyage. He found it dull and tedious.

"You know why. The base has a dedicated route opened by the Universe Mercenary Alliance, allowing spaceships to accelerate directly to light speed and enter the Dark Universe. There's no such route around the Sixth Continent, so spaceships can't reach light speed. Naturally, they're much slower," Gao Tao explained with a smile.

He knew Mu Feng was merely complaining casually and was not truly angry.

"This is already pretty good. Thanks to Zhou Yuan's E2-class spaceship, we're much faster than an ordinary D9-class spaceship. If we were using a D9-class spaceship, it would take at least several more months to get back to the base," Suo Lin said with a smile. Leaning against the sofa, she leisurely drank juice and enjoyed this rare stretch of leisure.

Time slowly passed during the long voyage. Two years and one month later, the spaceship finally arrived at the spaceport of the base established by the Universe Mercenary Alliance on the Sixth Continent.

The moment the spaceship landed smoothly, everyone let out a breath of relief. The long journey had finally come to an end.

The six of them did not linger. After putting away the spaceship, they flew directly toward the Universe Mercenary Alliance outpost. They carried a large quantity of resources and all wanted to sell them as quickly as possible and turn them into secure profits.

After all, in the universe, resources could only truly realize their value once converted into currency.

After arriving at the outpost, they first submitted the treasures in their possession that met the Universe Mercenary Alliance's mission requirements. Mission rewards were generally more worthwhile than direct sales and could earn them more Chaos units.

After submitting the missions, Gao Tao submitted a trade request through the Virtual Universe and uploaded all the resources they intended to sell directly into the system.

Before long, staff from the Universe Mercenary Alliance came to receive the items.

As team captain, Gao Tao handed the World Ring containing the resources to the Universe Mercenary Alliance staff and had them count and inspect everything.

They scanned and appraised all the resources with instruments. After confirming that there were no issues, they transferred the corresponding funds into Gao Tao's virtual account.

"Captain, how much did we make in total this time?" Mu Feng asked impatiently, his eyes full of anticipation.

The others also looked toward Captain Gao Tao. One of the reasons they had ventured onto the Sixth Continent was the high income, so naturally they were all concerned about this profit.

"There are too many people here, and it's not convenient to talk. Let's find somewhere private and go over the details in a private room at Phoenix Grace Restaurant," Captain Gao Tao said quietly.

"Alright, we'll listen to the captain!" The other five immediately agreed with Gao Tao's suggestion. They also understood that wealth should not be flaunted, lest it cause unnecessary trouble.

Soon, the six of them arrived at Phoenix Grace Restaurant and found a quiet private room. After ordering, they ate, drank, and chatted while waiting for the time to settle the accounts after they had eaten and drunk their fill.

When the last dish was served, everyone had eaten nearly enough. Captain Gao Tao closed the private room door, activated a Virtual Universe projection, and began announcing the results of the distribution.

"According to the Virtual Universe's contribution calculation system, the total proceeds from this operation are as follows." Captain Gao Tao cleared his throat, and a detailed account statement appeared on the projected screen.

"According to the Virtual Universe's contribution calculations: for the first battle in Giant Bear Valley, we gained 92 Chaos units. My contribution was 30%, Ka En's was 20%, Zhou Yuan's and Suo Lin's were 14% each, Mu Feng's was 12%, and Yun Yan's was 10%.

"For the second battle, we gained 102 Chaos units. The contributions were...

"For the third battle, we gained 109 Chaos units. The contributions were...

"For the fourth battle, we lost. We lost an E3-class spaceship, valued at 9 Chaos units based on the price I paid. Yun Yan also needs to pay Mu Feng for the Life Fruit."

Gao Tao paused when he mentioned the fourth battle, then continued, "For the fifth battle, we gained 82 Chaos units. The contributions were...

"The gains from the final battle were...

"And then there are the proceeds from our mining. The Virtual Universe calculated those separately. We gained a total of 7,126 Chaos units. I take 20%, Ka En takes 18%, Mu Feng and Suo Lin take 16% each, and Zhou Yuan and Yun Yan take 15% each."

Captain Gao Tao paused before continuing, "The total proceeds come to 8,576 Chaos units. Of that, I receive 1,841 Chaos units, Ka En receives 1,557 Chaos units, Mu Feng receives 1,312 Chaos units, Suo Lin receives 1,343 Chaos units, Zhou Yuan receives 1,282 Chaos units, and Yun Yan receives 1,241 Chaos units.

"One final note: Yun Yan needs to give Mu Feng 3 Chaos units as compensation for the Life Fruit that was lost.

"Ka En will compensate me with 10 Chaos units for the spaceship lost while saving you.

"Take a look and see if there are any problems. If anyone has objections, bring them up and we can discuss them."

"The Virtual Universe's contribution calculation system is the fairest. We have no objections. Let's divide it this way!" Mu Feng was the first to speak.

He was very satisfied with the distribution. Although he had been somewhat unwilling to mine this time, the eventual gains had been extremely generous.

The others nodded in agreement as well. They all trusted the fairness of the Virtual Universe's calculations and knew there would be no favoritism. The compensation Captain Gao Tao mentioned at the end had also been agreed upon beforehand.

Seeing that no one objected, Gao Tao directly transferred the corresponding Chaos units into everyone's virtual accounts.

The moment their accounts notified them that the transfers had arrived, brilliant smiles appeared on every face.

More than sixty years of hard work had not been in vain. Even Yun Yan, who had received the least, earned more than a thousand Chaos units. Exploring untamed secret realms truly paid far better than usual. After all, the average assets of a World Lord were only a few Chaos units. The six of them now far surpassed ordinary World Lords.

At last, they could rest and recuperate without worry for a while, preparing for their next adventure. The private room was filled with lively energy as they drank and talked freely about their future plans, their laughter echoing throughout the room.