Three Black Dragon Mountain Spaceships, each over a hundred meters long, stood in a valley two hundred li east of Kyoto Base City.
"So these are spaceships? They look incredible!"
Thunder God's eyes lit up at the sight of the three Black Dragon Mountain Spaceships. He even went over to stroke a hull with his own hands, as though caressing his lover.
"That's right. These are C5 Grade Black Dragon Mountain Spaceships. They used to belong to Universe Level experts, but now they're ours."
"Have you learned the Universal Language I taught you? And have you memorized the information I gave you about the Black Dragon Mountain Empire?"
An entire fleet had once been wiped out by the fallout from Hu Yanbo's attack. One ship had crashed on Earth, while others had fallen onto planets nearby.
In the original story, Babata had been unable to fully infiltrate and control the Black Dragon Mountain Spaceship. But that posed no challenge to Li Xin, who possessed an Immortal Level Machine Race spaceship avatar. He had easily taken complete control of it.
Using the tracking and positioning system aboard the Black Dragon Mountain Spaceship, he had located the other surviving ships and restored them all with Machine Race technology.
"Big Brother, don't worry. We've taken this seriously."
Hong immediately spoke in the Universal Language.
"Then let's go. Time to set off!"
Li Xin did not use his Machine Race spaceship avatar for the journey into space. It would attract far too much attention; the Black Dragon Mountain Spaceship before them was much more discreet.
Once the three boarded, the spaceship took off, left Earth behind, and entered the vast expanse of the cosmos.
"The cosmos is boundless. We stood at the pinnacle on Earth, but Earth itself is as insignificant as a speck of dust in the universe. That makes us even smaller!"
With the external view simulated at one hundred percent fidelity, Hong and Thunder God watched Earth recede into the distance, their hearts filled with emotion.
"In seven days, we'll reach Qiu Long Star, a thriving trade planet in the Black Dragon Mountain Empire. Just be patient!"
The Black Dragon Mountain Spaceships' original performance was too poor, so Li Xin had upgraded the propulsion systems of all three ships, making them fly two and a half times as fast as before. As a result, they could reach Qiu Long Star in less than seven days.
"Qiu Long Star is three hundred and twenty thousand light-years away, yet we can get there in just seven days. That's unbelievable!"
"If it weren't for Big Brother, who knows when we'd ever have made it to Qiu Long Star?"
At that, Thunder God gave Li Xin a thumbs-up.
The Space Secret Technique Hu Yanbo used before his death was mainly meant to conceal this region from the outside. It didn't impose much of a restriction from within.
Luckily, I fused with an Immortal Level Machine Race spaceship and made it my avatar. With the memories of a Machine Race Immortal Level being, and with me already inside the Milky Way Galaxy, finding a gap in the Space Secret Technique was much easier.
Otherwise, I really wouldn't have been able to find a route out of the Milky Way Galaxy.
Li Xin reflected silently. Ever since obtaining his Machine Race avatar, he had been searching for gaps in the Space Secret Technique that shrouded the entire Milky Way Galaxy. Only after a long period of probing had he finally found a route leading out.
And so, even without Babata's guidance, he could freely enter and leave the Milky Way Galaxy.
Qiu Long Star's spaceship docking port:
"Let me tell you, among all the ships that come to Qiu Long Star, anyone aboard a B-grade ship or above is someone you can't afford to offend. So the first thing you need to learn is how to identify spaceships..."
A burly, green-skinned man in a gray uniform, roughly two meters eighty tall and with two curved horns on his head, was lecturing his new subordinates.
"A C-grade spaceship, and an all-metal Black Dragon Mountain X81 model at that. Someone important!"
The green-skinned man immediately put on a flattering smile and hurried over to wait at the ship's exit.
Then he saw three Flowing Silver Guards emerge first, escorting three yellow-skinned humans between them.
"Honored sir, the docking fee for your Black Dragon Mountain X81 spaceship is six hundred Black Dragon Coins per year."
The instant he saw those three Flowing Silver Guards, then noticed that the passengers were merely one Star Level and two Planetary Level men, he knew they had to be scions of some great family. Otherwise, they could never have commanded such an impressive entourage.
"Keep the change!"
At Li Xin's signal, Thunder God took out a Qianwu Coin and tossed it over, his tone carrying a hint of disdain.
Li Xin currently had eleven Qianwu Coins, which he had found among the skeletal remains aboard the other Black Dragon Mountain Spaceships while searching for them.
He also had just under a million Black Dragon Coins, giving him his initial funds.
Since they had docked only one spaceship, with the other two stored in a Space Ring, a single Qianwu Coin was enough.
"Thank you for your generosity, sir!"
The green-skinned man was filled with envy. He was Planetary Level himself, yet compared with the Planetary Level men before him, he was on an entirely different rung of society.
With three Flowing Silver Guards as their bodyguards, no one dared cause trouble for Li Xin and his companions.
After buying a map of Qiu Long Star, they headed straight for the Black Dragon Mountain Empire's administrative building. Along the way, aliens of every race, towering buildings of every kind, and the bustling scenery left Thunder God and Hong dazzled.
Like country boys visiting a bustling metropolis for the first time, they looked around curiously at everything. Had the Flowing Silver Guards not been protecting them, the vermin lurking in the shadows might well have made a move against them.
"Second Brother, Third Brother, we're still undocumented, with no registered identities. We need to register our personal information before we can become Universe Citizens."
"I'll register in the Black Dragon Mountain Empire this time. Afterward, you two will take the spaceship to other empires and register there. That way, we can conceal the fact that we're from Earth."
Li Xin's registration went smoothly, and he listed a remote planet in the Blue Silver Empire as his birthplace rather than Earth.
As for Hong and Thunder God, he had no intention of having them register in the Black Dragon Mountain Empire.
If they were all registered as Earthlings, then once he, Hong, Thunder God, and eventually Luo Feng rose to prominence, Earth would be exposed. That was why he had chosen to register them separately.
Even if they could not keep it hidden forever, they could at least buy themselves enough time to grow stronger. Then, even if Earth's special nature was exposed, they would have the power to ensure its sovereignty remained in Earthling hands.
"Big Brother, don't worry. For Earth's sake, traveling to a few more places is nothing!"
Following Li Xin had broadened their horizons and shown them just how cruel the universe was. For Earth's sake, they naturally had no objections.
"Come on. I'll take you to the Rare Treasure Shop to broaden your horizons, and make some money while we're there. I don't have much left!"
Having only just ventured into the cosmos, Li Xin was very poor. In this universe, he could hardly take a step without money.
"Welcome to the Rare Treasure Shop. We hope each of our honored guests finds a treasure to their liking..."
When the three arrived at the Rare Treasure Shop, two maids in revealing outfits, each with a pair of rabbit ears on her head, greeted them with smiles and respectfully welcomed Li Xin inside.
Once inside, the maids followed behind them, only offering information about the various treasures when Li Xin or his companions asked.
"I'd like to sell a spaceship and some Mechanical Puppets. Does your Rare Treasure Shop buy those?"
After looking around the Rare Treasure Shop, Li Xin projected images of the spaceship and the B8 Grade Mechanical Puppets he had made.
The spaceship was naturally one of the three Black Dragon Mountain Spaceships he had brought along. He had crafted the B8 Grade Mechanical Puppets from B8 Grade black iron essence found on Mars, but had not used his "Mechanical Evolution talent" to evolve them into intelligent life.
He had already resolved that, apart from those intended for his family's use, he would never sell any intelligent life he created.
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