Mongnar frowned. "Have you decided?"
"I have!"
Chu Yuan smiled and nodded. "I'm still young. I don't want to be controlled just yet. It won't be too late to become an internal member once I'm a little more mature."
Mongnar shook his head helplessly and sighed.
He wasn't surprised that Long Yuan had made this choice.
Most young geniuses were proud and unruly. Accustomed to being free and unrestrained, none of them wanted to be subjected to strict management for years on end, so many chose to become external members.
"Since you're determined, I won't force you. Originally, becoming an internal member would have entitled you to a free dose of the Domain Lord Level Bloodline Evolution Agent. External members don't get that; you have to buy it yourself. The same goes for many precious treasures. External members pay several times what internal members do."
"That's fine."
Chu Yuan didn't mind in the slightest.
As long as the transactions used Ganwu Coins, paying several times the price meant nothing to him.
Mongnar tapped a finger, and a contract appeared.
"This is the contract for becoming an external member of our Virtual Universe Company. It lists the rules you must obey, the obligations and responsibilities you must fulfill, and some of your access privileges. Take a look and sign it if there are no problems."
Chu Yuan didn't even read it. He signed his name directly, then imprinted it with his Spiritual Force, binding it to his soul aura.
The Virtual Universe Company was one of the five great giants. Chu Yuan had no room to bargain over a contract it offered.
What could he do if he disagreed? Could he actually make Mongnar revise the contract?
"All right. Starting today, you're an external member of our Virtual Universe Company's Black Dragon Mountain Branch. Your access privileges changed the moment you signed the contract. You're now entitled to know certain things ordinary people don't, and you can use the many platforms within the Virtual Universe Company."
"If you want to buy cultivation resources, you can visit the internal store. Both its prices and its selection far surpass those of the so-called Rare Treasure Shop or Treasure Pavilion."
"Understood. Thank you, Lord Mongnar."
Chu Yuan rose and bowed to Mongnar.
After leaving the meditation room, Chu Yuan returned to his home in Reynolds City.
He leaned back on the sofa and browsed the many cultivation treasures in the store.
"Domain Lord Level Bloodline Evolution Agent. For external members, the first dose costs 100 million Ganwu Coins, and the second costs one billion Ganwu Coins. Star Level external members are limited to three doses."
Chu Yuan found the Domain Lord Level Bloodline Evolution Agent and bought three doses without hesitation, spending 2.1 billion Ganwu Coins.
These three doses of the Domain Lord Level Bloodline Evolution Agent were for his family. To Chu Yuan, whose savings exceeded eight Hunyuan Units, a mere 2.1 billion Ganwu Coins was pocket change.
Once his access privileges increased in the future, he could buy more doses of the Domain Lord Level Bloodline Evolution Agent.
His grandfather, his parents, his four brothers, and the other relatives he was close to all had to get some.
After he placed the order, a warning popped up on the screen in blood-red lettering.
"Warning: the Domain Lord Level Bloodline Evolution Agent may only be used by the purchaser or their relatives. Private trading is prohibited. Anyone discovered doing so will die!"
The warning brimmed with murderous intent, its oppressive weight bearing down on him.
Chu Yuan thought there probably wasn't a single idiot who would dare violate the Virtual Universe Company's ironclad rules.
Closing the store, Chu Yuan lay back on the sofa, his mood suddenly settling.
"I finally have someone backing me."
Nearly thirty-two years after transmigrating into this world, Chu Yuan had finally joined the Virtual Universe Company.
Though he was still only a minor external member, his status was already vastly different.
Some ordinary Universe Level experts would have to treat Chu Yuan with the utmost respect, and even ordinary Domain Lords would have to show him some consideration.
At this point, Chu Yuan could also reveal a little of his wealth without fearing that it would attract covetous eyes.
"I have to tell Father, Eldest Brother, and the others this good news."
Chu Yuan walked out the door and headed toward the mountaintop.
"Chu Yuan."
"Chu Yuan."
"Long time no see. Where have you been living it up lately?"
"Ten Thousand Springs Hall has another batch of new dancing girls. When shall we go have some fun? My treat."
Along the way, Chu Yuan encountered quite a few people who greeted him.
They were all direct descendants of the Leinuo Family, and many of their fathers were Universe Level experts, just like Chu Yuan's father.
"Old Chu!!!"
Just then, a burly man rushed over and greeted Chu Yuan with a punch.
"I haven't seen you in over a year! Where have you been hiding?"
"I heard you've already broken through to Star Level. Damn, we agreed to lie low and grow stronger together, but you secretly took flight! What happened to brotherhood?"
The burly man's name was Zhuojia Leinuo. He was one of Chu Yuan's good friends and was around the same age, thirty-six this year.
He was still a Planetary Level Nine warrior.
Chu Yuan laughed. "I didn't want to either. Who knew I'd break through just by training?"
At this point, he sighed and feigned helplessness. "Ah, what can I do about being such a genius? Gold will always shine."
"Bleurgh..."
Zhuo Jia clutched his stomach and retched, raising his middle finger. "Over a year apart, and you're still just as shameless."
"Right, did you know that bastard Teng Kai broke through to Star Level too?"
Zhuo Jia suddenly gritted his teeth. "I never thought that good-for-nothing could reach Star Level too. Who knows how many of the family's resources he burned through?"
Tengkai Leinuo was over four hundred years older than Chu Yuan and Zhuo Jia, and was also one of the Leinuo Family's notorious good-for-nothings.
His reputation as trash rivaled that of Chu Yuan's third brother, Ge'er Leinuo.
But Teng Kai was different from Third Brother Ge'er. Third Brother knew his cultivation talent was poor and always kept a low profile. Apart from hooking up with rich women, he had no other regular hobbies.
Teng Kai, however, had developed a whole host of rotten habits thanks to his Universe Level father's indulgence.
Bullying the weak and fearing the strong, throwing his weight around, acting arrogant and overbearing-Teng Kai lacked none of the vices a young master of a great family might have.
"Why bring him up out of nowhere?"
A trace of disgust flashed through Chu Yuan's eyes.
"You haven't heard?"
Zhuo Jia looked a little surprised. "Not long ago, Teng Kai challenged your third brother, beat him up badly, and even brought people along to humiliate and mock him."
"They made a huge wager on that fight. Your third brother lost a billion Black Dragon Coins!"
Chu Yuan's expression darkened. "Does my third brother have a grudge against Teng Kai?"
Zhuoyue shook his head. "Not as far as I know. That's why none of us can figure out why Teng Kai went looking for trouble with your third brother out of nowhere. By all rights, their paths never cross. They shouldn't have had any chance to become enemies."
Chu Yuan fell silent for a moment, then looked at Zhuo Jia. "Where is Teng Kai now?"
Zhuo Jia pointed toward the fighting arena nearby. "He should still be at the fighting arena. What are you going to do?"
"Get even for my third brother, of course."
Chu Yuan headed toward the fighting arena.
Zhuoyue was a little worried. "Maybe you shouldn't. Teng Kai might be trash, but he's cultivated for over four hundred years. You're both Stellar Level One, but you only broke through recently. You might not be his match."
Chu Yuan gave a cold laugh. "We'll only know whether I'm his match after we fight."
The two arrived at the fighting arena, where the Leinuo Family's young people sparred and competed. A large number of the family's direct descendants had gathered there.
Chu Yuan swept his gaze across the arena and barked coldly, "Where is Teng Kai?"
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