With Buerwo, a Universe Level powerhouse, leading them, Lu Qingshan and Huang Ziwei naturally had the opportunity to meet the Virtual Universe Company's staff.
The Virtual Universe Company employee who received the three of them was only at star level ninth stage, but remained neither servile nor overbearing when facing Buerwo, a universe level sixth order powerhouse, showing only the basic respect due to a Universe Level powerhouse.
Buerwo showed no displeasure at this. After all, according to the information he had obtained, this Virtual Universe Company, which seemed to have been established only recently, was an absolute behemoth. A casual flick of its finger would be enough to make the entire Kunbu Family, or even the entire Purple River Empire, vanish like smoke and clouds.
After bringing the two fellow disciples, Lu Qingshan and Huang Ziwei, to meet the Virtual Universe Company employee, Buerwo did not interfere much, instead handing the lead directly to Huang Ziwei.
After all, it was the Kanuo Family seeking to secure a spot for a Virtual Universe Company branch this time, so he naturally would not overstep and take over their duties.
It had to be said that Huang Ziwei had developed some means of his own during his more than eight thousand years roaming the universe.
At first, the Virtual Universe Company employee did indeed reject the Kanuo Family's application to build a Virtual Universe Company branch on Pastoral Song Star because the planet was not prosperous enough.
But Huang Ziwei repeatedly emphasized that his teacher, Kanuo, resided on Pastoral Song Star most of the time, and that Kanuo was still very young among Universe Level powerhouses, having cultivated for only a little over thirty thousand years.
Throughout the entire Purple River Empire, there were definitely no more than thirty Universe Level powerhouses still alive.
Huang Ziwei even mentioned Lu Qingshan, a genius who had already attained the domain realm, while also promising to clear out the most prosperous area on Pastoral Song Star for the construction of a Virtual Universe Company branch.
Only after this discussion, which lasted over an hour, did the Virtual Universe Company employee approve the Kanuo Family's application to build a Virtual Universe Company branch on Pastoral Song Star.
After completing this official business, Lu Qingshan and Huang Ziwei finally opened their Virtual Universe accounts under the guidance of the Virtual Universe Company employee.
Perhaps because the Virtual Universe had only just appeared, the fee required to open an account was considerably higher than in the original novel.
In the original novel, Luo Feng had to pay an annual fee of 10 Black Dragon Coins, or Ganwu Coins, for his Virtual Universe account.
But now, opening a Virtual Universe account required an annual network fee of fifty Golden Lion Currency, with at least a hundred years' worth paid upfront.
In other words, opening a Virtual Universe account required a minimum one-time payment of five thousand Golden Lion Currency.
This was nothing to powerhouses like Lu Qingshan and Huang Ziwei, but it was an astonishing expense for most Planetary Level warriors. After all, an ordinary apprentice level nine slave was worth only 10 Golden Lion Currency.
As for the ordinary people on most inhabited planets, joining the Virtual Universe Network was even more difficult.
However, for these ordinary people, the communications networks built on their own planets were sufficient. They would hardly ever travel to other inhabited planets, so naturally, they had no need to communicate with people on other inhabited planets through the Virtual Universe.
After opening his Virtual Universe account, Lu Qingshan soon spent another sum of money to purchase a hundred anonymous accounts and a hundred consciousness-sensing helmets specially manufactured by the Virtual Universe Company.
Naturally, he had prepared these accounts and helmets for the ordinary people on Xuanhuang Star. After all, those inhabitants of Xuanhuang Star who had not reached the Planetary Level could not register as Universe Citizens at all, so naturally, they could not open Virtual Universe accounts either.
Under these circumstances, anonymous accounts, which could only be used for a maximum of ten years but could be used by anyone, became their best option.
Only after completing all this and visiting the Kunbu Family to thank Buerwo did the two fellow disciples, Lu Qingshan and Huang Ziwei, return to Huang Ziwei's manor on Imperial Capital Star.
After returning to a quiet room, Lu Qingshan instructed the Auxiliary Intelligence he had purchased earlier, "Deep Blue, connect to the Virtual Universe!"
"Yes, Master!"
After acknowledging his command, the Auxiliary Intelligence Deep Blue soon began connecting to the Virtual Universe using the access permissions obtained earlier at the Virtual Universe Company.
"Connecting to the Virtual Universe..."
As a low voice echoed through Lu Qingshan's consciousness, his awareness instantly went dark.
When Lu Qingshan regained awareness, he discovered that he had appeared directly upon a vast expanse of land.
Many passersby of different shapes and heights stood upon this land, all wearing plain gray clothing. Many of them were curiously examining the vast expanse.
"So this is the Virtual Universe?"
Standing on the ground and looking around, Lu Qingshan could not help marveling inwardly, To think this was what the Virtual Universe looked like when it first appeared. It's worlds apart from the Virtual Universe depicted in the original novel!
Never mind special areas like the Killing Field and the Giant Axe Arena-even some of the most basic buildings haven't been built yet!
But regardless, however rudimentary this Virtual Universe is, it's still extremely important to our Human Race! Even now, its real-time communication speed crushes the Golden Lion Empire's previous communications network!
While these thoughts flashed through Lu Qingshan's mind, another gray-clad figure soon appeared not far away. It was none other than Huang Ziwei, connecting to the Virtual Universe for the first time.
"Junior Brother!"
Upon spotting Lu Qingshan, Huang Ziwei quickly strode over, then said with a smile, "I knew you would definitely try connecting to this Virtual Universe too, Junior Brother!"
"I have to say, this Virtual Universe is truly incredible. It's exactly like reality!"
"But virtual is still virtual. Here in the Virtual Universe, all of us have the same physical attributes. We can't cultivate as we do in reality at all!"
Hearing Huang Ziwei's words, Lu Qingshan inwardly shook his head slightly.
As the Strongest Secret Technique created by the Original Ancestor, the Virtual Universe even contained the universe origin, so cultivation was certainly possible.
The only reason Huang Ziwei felt that cultivation was impossible now was that the Virtual Universe had just appeared, and the higher-ups of the Human Race had yet to fully develop many of its functions.
He believed that as time passed, the Virtual Universe would certainly gain more and more functions.
"Oh, right!"
Huang Ziwei soon said, "Teacher already sent me his Virtual Universe number earlier. Let's contact him through the Virtual Universe now. We can report that our application to build a Virtual Universe Company branch on Pastoral Song Star was successful, and also test just how convenient this Virtual Universe is!"
"All right!" Lu Qingshan nodded slightly.
Seeing this, Huang Ziwei soon dialed his teacher Kanuo's contact number.
Beep!
In less than a second, the call connected, and Kanuo's figure appeared on the virtual screen before the two of them.
"Oh?"
Upon seeing the two of them, Kanuo soon asked with a smile, "Ziwei, Qingshan, have you already arrived on Imperial Capital Star?"
"Yes, Teacher!"
Huang Ziwei immediately said respectfully, "Your disciple has fulfilled his mission. We've now successfully secured approval to build a Virtual Universe Company branch on our Pastoral Song Star. According to that Virtual Universe Company employee, they'll build a Virtual Universe Company branch on our Pastoral Song Star within a year."
"Very good!"
Hearing Huang Ziwei's words, Kanuo soon said with a smile, "Ziwei, you handled this very well. I'm very satisfied!"
"Next, wait for me on Imperial Capital Star with Qingshan. Once I arrive, I'll have something new to entrust to you!"
"Yes, Teacher!" Huang Ziwei promptly nodded respectfully in reply.
Just like that, Kanuo spoke with the two fellow disciples, Lu Qingshan and Huang Ziwei, for a while longer before ending the call.