"Esteemed sir, what kind of slaves do you need? We have every kind of slave here.
"Powerful ones, beautiful ones, ones suited for bearing offspring, even special septuplet sets, and much, much more.
"If you require slaves of a particular race, sir, you can also place an advance order. Our delivery is the fastest."
An ugly-looking man in charge spoke to Chu Yuan, bowing and scraping.
He looked like a lackey, but the words he spoke were utterly cold and cruel.
Slaves could even be ordered in advance here. If they had none in stock, they would capture them as quickly as possible. He spoke as though the universe's many races were fish they kept in a pond.
Chu Yuan had long since grown accustomed to this. The universe was simply this cold and cruel, and he could not change the status quo.
"I need Star Level slaves. Lots and lots of them," Chu Yuan said.
At those words, the man's eyes shone like the sun.
With an exaggerated expression, he shouted, "Ah, honored sir, you are truly so generous!"
He led Chu Yuan into a reception room and opened a virtual screen displaying the slaves' types, strengths, and prices.
Chu Yuan selected the Heimeng Race directly and said, "I want Star Level 9 slaves. One hundred and twenty warriors and one hundred and twenty spirit readers."
Thinking he had misheard, the man asked again, "Sir, are you saying you want to buy two hundred and forty Star Level 9 slaves? With spirit readers making up half of them?"
"That's right!" Chu Yuan nodded.
"Heavens!"
The man all but dropped to his knees before Chu Yuan.
A big customer. Now this was a truly big customer.
A Star Level 9 warrior cost five billion Black Dragon Coins, while a spirit reader cost fifteen billion.
Buying one hundred and twenty of each came to 2.4 trillion Black Dragon Coins, or 2.4 billion Ganwu Coins.
A customer like this would not come along once in a thousand years.
Once this deal was done, his commission would let him retire on the spot.
Now the man looked at Chu Yuan as though he were the parent who had given him a second life.
No, with even more affection than he would show his own father.
Chu Yuan asked calmly, "How much of a discount can you give me?"
The man hurriedly said, "Ten percent. That's the most I'm authorized to offer."
Chu Yuan shook his head. "Not enough. Give me fifteen percent."
"And throw in 5,000 Star Level 4 warriors and Star Level 4 spirit readers, plus one hundred thousand Planetary Level Nine warriors and one hundred thousand spirit readers."
"Sir, we can't offer a discount that large, much less give away so many!"
The man was on the verge of tears, looking as though his parents had died.
Chu Yuan was in no hurry at all. He said calmly, "If you can't make the decision, have your supervisor come."
"I... I..."
Sweat covered the man's head with anxiety. How could he bear to hand such a huge order to someone else?
But with his authority, he truly could not offer a fifteen-percent discount.
Nor could he possibly give away so many slaves.
Left with no choice, he could only contact his supervisor.
Such was the sorrow of those of lowly standing. Even when a fat morsel was delivered to their lips, they could not swallow it.
Soon, a round, long-eared man came rushing over.
He slid to his knees at Chu Yuan's feet, his face full of humility. "Ah, honored sir, I will certainly provide you with slaves of the finest quality."
Chu Yuan remained expressionless. "You've agreed to my terms?"
The fat man nodded repeatedly. "Of course, honored sir. It is our privilege to serve you."
Chu Yuan said, "I'll pay one hundred million Ganwu Coins as a deposit first. Deliver the slaves to the planetary docking port, and I'll pay the balance after the handover."
"Of course, of course!"
The fat man's face glowed, and his whole body trembled with excitement.
After completing this deal, not only would his authorization rise by one level, but his commission would be enough to squander for the rest of his life.
Half a day later, at the planetary docking port, an enormous transport ship over eight thousand meters long slowly landed. It was also C5-class, but its performance and flight speed were far inferior to a private spaceship's.
"Esteemed sir, the slaves have arrived. Let us complete the handover now."
The fat man led the way with his back bent, and Chu Yuan followed him into the transport ship.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Lights came on one after another inside the hold, revealing rows of slaves in combat suits standing in perfect formation.
At the very front stood two hundred and forty Star Level 9 warriors and spirit readers. In the middle were ten thousand Star Level 4 warriors and spirit readers, and at the rear were two hundred thousand Planetary Level Nine warriors and spirit readers.
There were 210,240 slaves in total.
"Please wait a moment, sir. It will take a little time for the slaves to recognize their master."
The fat man held a device and tapped it repeatedly.
"Beep."
With the electronic tone, all the slaves lowered their heads. Their eyes became vacant, and their pupils began to dilate.
As the fat man performed a series of operations, the slaves' eyes lit up one after another.
It took several full hours before the master recognition process was completely finished.
"Greetings, Master!"
All 210,240 slaves dropped to their knees in unison and bowed respectfully to Chu Yuan.
"Rise."
Chu Yuan waved a hand, and they stood up at the same time.
"All done, sir. From now on, they belong to you."
The fat man handed the terminal that controlled the slave chips to Chu Feng, then looked at him with burning, greedy eyes.
Chu Yuan naturally knew what he meant. He smiled and instructed Feiluan, "Feiluan, transfer the money to him."
"Yes, Master!"
A string of data flowed through Feiluan's eyes, and the fat man immediately received a notification that the remaining payment had arrived.
"Ah, honored sir, your generosity is truly beyond compare."
The fat man bowed in thanks. "If you need anything, please contact me at any time. I will certainly provide you with the most perfect slaves."
With the hint of a smile, Chu Yuan said, "The next time I come, I'll be wanting Universe Level slaves."
The fat man grew even more excited at that and hurriedly said, "Honored sir, whatever your requirements, we can fulfill them."
When they arrived, there had been only the New Longyuan, but when they left, one hundred C5-class spaceships followed behind it.
Each C5 spaceship carried 2,102 people.
With a Star Level 9 spirit reader serving as captain, a Star Level 9 warrior as vice-captain, and 100 Star Level 4 warriors and spirit readers serving as squad leaders commanding 2,000 Planetary Level Nine warriors and spirit readers, they formed one hundred armies.
As for the remaining forty Star Level 9 warriors and spirit readers, Chu Yuan added them to his bodyguard contingent to protect him at close quarters.
"Having a hundred armies obtain opportunities for me at the same time is the way to be efficient."
Sitting in the Dragon Abyss's cockpit, Chu Yuan looked at the markers for the hundred armies on the screen and issued an order. "Feiluan, display the opportunities throughout the Black Dragon Mountain Starfield. Use each army's strength as a reference, and list only the opportunities with a mortality rate below 10%."
"Yes, Master!"
Feiluan projected a virtual screen from her eyes.
[Black Dragon Mountain Starfield, Seven Luminaries Empire, Proxima Centauri, 5-star opportunity, mortality rate %.] [Black Dragon Mountain Starfield, Mingluan Empire, Sand Sea Planet, 4-star opportunity, mortality rate %.] [Black Dragon Mountain Starfield, Nine Mountains Empire, Water Blue Planet, 4-star opportunity, mortality rate %.] [Black Dragon Mountain Starfield, Proud Moon Empire, Silver Moon Planet, 4-star opportunity, mortality rate %.]