A three-star opportunity yielded an average of 100 billion Black Dragon Coins in wealth.
A four-star opportunity yielded an average of 100 billion Ganwu Coins.
As for a five-star opportunity, even a modest one yielded 100 billion Universe Coins, while a lucrative one could yield over a trillion or even more.
According to Feiluan's tally, over the past year, the three hundred fleets had brought Chu Yuan a total of approximately hundred million Universe Coins in wealth, equivalent to Hunyuan Units.
This was an astonishing figure. Chu Yuan's ability to earn money surpassed that of many ordinary Immortals.
Of course, the opportunities he pursued at first all had relatively low mortality rates. With a high success rate, his wealth naturally grew quickly.
Once the low-mortality opportunities had been swept clean, accumulating wealth at this speed would no longer be possible.
Even so, his earning speed would still be astonishing.
"Mr. Ruofeng, you think 10 Hunyuan Units is a huge sum, but for me, I can easily get that much just by lying around at home for two years."
Chu Yuan smiled faintly and contacted the Universe Galaxy Bank again to sell treasures on his behalf. Once the money arrived, his account balance exceeded 18 Hunyuan Units.
Chu Yuan purchased another batch of Universe Level 8 slaves, expanding the fleets under his command to 500.
Within the Black Dragon Mountain Empire, 500 fleets searching for treasures on his behalf were enough. Any more would merely be a waste.
"When you have money, you should turn it into strength. Feiluan, design the best evolution plan for my Star-Eating Grass to reach Universe Level 9."
"Understood, Master."
Feiluan tossed aside the fruit she was eating, her eyes shining as she presented the optimal plans.
[Universe Level, 100 main vines. Optimal plan success rate: %. Resource cost: 9,900 Hunyuan Units.] [Universe Level, 50 main vines. Optimal plan success rate: %. Resource cost: 600 Hunyuan Units.] [Universe Level, 18 main vines. Optimal plan success rate: 100%. Resource cost: 6.8 Hunyuan Units.] [Universe Level, 3 main vines. Optimal plan success rate: 100%. Resource cost: 240 billion Universe Coins.]
Looking at the plans Feiluan provided, Chu Yuan felt his teeth ache.
Star-Eating Grass truly lived up to the name "Star Eater." It did not eat money-it ate planets.
Without money in his pockets, he really could not afford to raise it.
There appeared to be four cultivation plans, but Chu Yuan actually had only one choice.
"Place the order. Buy the resources for the eighteen-main-vine cultivation plan through the Virtual Universe Company's internal channels."
"Okay."
Feiluan swiftly placed the order, purchasing a vast quantity of resources and spending 6.8 Hunyuan Units in the blink of an eye.
"Let's look at weapons next."
Chu Yuan swiped his finger, and a large selection of arms and weapons appeared on the virtual screen.
[Earth-Splitting Blade: One of the Nine Great Divine Weapons of the Warrior. Earth and space attributes. Price: 2.9 Hunyuan Units.] [Wind-Slashing Blade: One of the Nine Great Divine Weapons of the Warrior. Wind and time attributes. Price: 2.8 Hunyuan Units.] [Flame Void Saber: One of the Nine Great Divine Weapons of the Warrior. Fire and space attributes. Price: 3 Hunyuan Units.] [Blood Edge Divine Weapon: One of the Nine Divine Weapons of the Controller. Fire and space attributes. Price: 3.2 Hunyuan Units.] [Yan Shen Armament: One of the Nine Divine Weapons of the Controller. Metal and space attributes. Price: 3.3 Hunyuan Units.] [D9-class laser gun, model JHTGF-3. Charge time: 5 seconds. Price: 7.2 Hunyuan Units.] [E9-class laser gun. Charge time: 0.1 seconds. Price: ...] [F-class laser gun. Charge time: seconds. Price: ...]
"Kid, buy the Flame Void Saber."
Xiong Ba suddenly popped out and sat on Chu Yuan's shoulder, shouting, "You're a fire-attribute warrior. You'll definitely follow the path of fire and space in the future. The Flame Void Saber is the weapon best suited to you."
"But before you buy it, think it through. This path is a difficult one. Divine weapons are immensely powerful, but not just anyone can bring out that power. In a piece of trash's hands, even a divine weapon is no different from a fire poker."
Chu Yuan smiled confidently. "A divine weapon will never become a fire poker in my hands."
With that, he placed the order without hesitation, buying a Flame Void Saber, followed by a D9-class laser gun.
A D9-class laser gun could kill a Domain Lord Ninth Stage expert with a single shot after charging for five seconds.
With a D9-class laser gun to protect him, Chu Yuan would no longer fear powerful enemies when he went out to explore opportunities.
This spending spree cost him a total of 17 Hunyuan Units, leaving him with only 1 Hunyuan Unit in savings.
"There just isn't enough money to spend."
Chu Yuan shook his head with a sigh. He had to work even harder at earning money.
He ordered Feiluan to display the opportunity information for the Black Dragon Mountain Starfield. There were still many six-star opportunities waiting for Chu Yuan to explore.
Their mortality rates were all very high, though.
"I'll wait a little longer. Once the D9-class laser gun arrives, the mortality rates should drop."
The wait lasted a month before all the treasures Chu Yuan had purchased were delivered to his door.
Taking the treasures to an isolated island on Water Dragon Planet, Chu Yuan ordered his bodyguards to secure the surroundings and took out a crystal box.
He opened the crystal box. Inside lay a peculiar fruit, pitch-black all over like sheet iron, its skin covered in diamond-shaped protrusions.
"Star Eater, eat this."
Chu Yuan tossed the fruit to the Star-Eating Grass. A side vine split off from its main vine, and several leaves on that side vine wrapped around the fruit, devouring it like a great mouth.
Of the cultivation resources purchased for 6.8 Hunyuan Units, this fruit alone had cost over 3.5 Hunyuan Units.
After swallowing the fruit, the Star-Eating Grass's main vine grew visibly larger, black radiance flowing continuously along its veins.
"Master, it hurts so much."
The Star-Eating Grass kept sending out cries of pain.
"Don't worry. Hold on a little longer. It'll be over soon."
Chu Yuan stroked the Star-Eating Grass's main vine, comforting it.
Its cells evolved at tremendous speed, dividing rapidly.
Riiip! Riiip!
After the main vine thickened, new main vines split off one after another.
Three, five, nine, all the way to eighteen.
Eighteen main vines shot into the sky like eighteen tentacles, growing longer and longer.
200 kilometers, 300 kilometers, 500 kilometers, 800 kilometers...
The main vines only stopped growing once they reached a thousand kilometers.
As the main vines grew, the side vines also grew rapidly, becoming even more numerous.
The Star-Eating Grass expanded rapidly, spreading outward in every direction until it soon covered the entire island.
The evolution continued for a full day and night before stopping.
"Master, I did it."
The Star-Eating Grass extended a side vine and wound it around Chu Yuan's wrist, sending out a cheerful voice.
"Well done."
Chu Yuan smiled as he stroked the Star-Eating Grass's vines and asked Feiluan, "Feiluan, what stage is Star Eater at now?"
"Cosmic Level Fifth Order."
Feiluan gave her conclusion after a scan.
The 3.5 Hunyuan Units had not been wasted. In just one day, the Star-Eating Grass had evolved to Cosmic Level Fifth Order.
Only plant life could undergo this sort of force-fed advancement without affecting its future potential.
This was not the end. Chu Yuan had the Star-Eating Grass shrink to the size of a fist, then took out a cultivation pod.
The pod held a large quantity of white liquid. Within it, faint strands of fine golden threads gave off a dense aura of life.
Apart from the black fruit, all the other resources were in the nutrient solution.
"Star Eater, keep evolving."
Chu Yuan placed the Star-Eating Grass inside the cultivation pod.
Sitting on Chu Yuan's shoulder, Feiluan said, "With these resources, the Star-Eating Grass will be able to evolve to Universe Level 9 in another six months."
Leaving the Star-Eating Grass to evolve in peace, Chu Yuan took out two more metal cases.