Since Zhang Junbao appeared, the course of history has been gradually changing.
Luo Feng's cultivation progress far surpassed his previous level. After witnessing the domains of Zhang Junbao and the other two, he secretly resolved to comprehend his own domain at the Planetary Level.
The 100 billion bounty that was originally on his head vanished as Luo Feng's strength rapidly increased. Even if Li Yao and his wife dared to retaliate now, it would only be a matter of one strike from Luo Feng.
Having reached this level of strength, the laws of Earth no longer constrained them. However, at Zhang Junbao's suggestion, none of the four became too involved in the conflicts between various countries on Earth.
The universe is their goal; continuing to compete with people on Earth is like an adult trying to fight a group of children for toys—it's tedious and boring.
Not long after, Zhang Junbao received a message from Babata that Black Dragon Mountain had been repaired.
" Junbao, Junbao!" Babata called out happily.
"Could it be that the Black Dragon Mountain Spaceship has been repaired?" Zhang Junbao asked.
"Why can you guess everything but I can't just say it myself?" Babata said, frustrated. He had wanted to surprise Zhang Junbao, but Zhang Junbao guessed what he was going to say as soon as he opened his mouth.
"So what if you guessed it? Being able to fix it is what makes you amazing!" Zhang Junbao said. Although Babata was Intelligent Life that had lived for thousands of epochs, it was much older than him.
However, he always had a childlike nature, loved to show off and loved being praised. Because of this, Luo Feng was the most to his liking among the four. He could satisfy Babata's desire to show off without arguing back, and would even occasionally express his admiration when Babata told stories about the universe. He was simply Babata's best wingman.
Unlike Zhang Junbao, who could shut Babata up with just a casual question.
"Where?"
"Right above you, ten thousand meters in the air! You've become invisible." Babata's voice came, and his mood immediately improved after being praised.
Zhang Junbao looked up but didn't see anything. Sure enough, alien technology wasn't so simple. It would be a real joke if a Planetary Level could detect the stealth capabilities of a spaceship of this level.
However, once the spaceship enters Zhang Junbao's territory, that would be a different story.
"Okay, I'll be right there!"
After explaining things to his family, Zhang Junbao vanished without a trace in a flash. His flight didn't even cause any change in the airflow.
Even the fluctuations in the surrounding space would be difficult to detect unless one was a powerful expert skilled in spatial perception.
Not only did it achieve extreme speed, but it also utilized the Law of space to conceal its movements.
The distance of ten thousand meters was covered in the blink of an eye.
At this moment, Hong, Thunder God, and Luo Feng, who had also received the notification, rushed over.
Their eyes gleamed as they saw the spaceship that had already materialized. The Black Dragon Mountain X81 Spaceship was a black, saucer-shaped vessel with a diameter of over a hundred meters. A pterosaur with outstretched wings was printed on its hull, exuding both domineering power and nobility.
"I didn't expect you to actually find a usable spaceship. This is much better than the empty shell of my headquarters," Hong exclaimed.
"Of course! With me, Lord Babata, here, there's nothing we can't fix!" Babata said proudly.
"Oh? Is that so? Babata, here's the spaceship from my headquarters. When can you help me fix it too?"
Hong's eyes lit up immediately. If he couldn't fix it, there was always Babata, wasn't there?
But upon hearing this question, Babata's face immediately fell.
"You dare call that broken shell a spaceship? Don't you realize it's just an empty shell? If you want it to fly, I might as well just build a new one!"
"Besides, do you even have the materials? Don't blame me for not warning you, building a spaceship capable of traveling through space requires more than just metals from Earth." Babata said fiercely to Hong, his arms crossed.
"Then let's forget about it." Hong said the same thing. He himself knew that it was probably wishful thinking for an empty shell to fly.
"Let's go in." Zhang Junbao waved his hand, and the four of them entered.
Zhang Junbao had considered taking the three of them with him on this trip to space. As the four strongest people on Earth at present, if anything happened to them during their space travel, then Earth would truly be doomed.
However, if he is the only one going to space and the strength of others does not improve, then the purpose of space travel is not great.
Fortunately, the four of them were together, and with Luo Feng, the chosen one, by their side, there shouldn't be any major problems.
"Our destination on this cosmic journey is a powerful and prosperous planet, 320,000 light-years away from Earth— Qiu Long Star!"
That's a super planet even more prosperous than the Imperial Capital Star of the Silver Blue Empire, teeming with powerful individuals. It's also a place favored by the average person of high status in the universe.
In such places, there is far less primitive savagery and bloodshed, and it is relatively safe.
Of course, the prerequisite is that you have money and status! Otherwise, you don't even have the qualifications to enter.
However, let me clarify first: the legacy left to you by your master can only be inherited after you reach the Star Level. So, Junbao, you'd better think about how to make money then."
Babata explained.
"Huh? No money?" The group was dumbfounded. They were all top-tier individuals on Earth, and had never worried about money before. But now that they were on another planet, Earth money wouldn't be of much use.
" Babata, didn't I tell you to inspect every part of the Black Dragon Mountain Spaceship? This spaceship is a luxury item; its original owner was someone of high status and position. How could there not be anything of value on the entire ship?"
"That's right, I discovered hundreds of famous paintings from space on the Black Dragon Mountain Spaceship, as well as many other cosmic artworks, some of which are even unique pieces. These are all rare treasures; it would be a shame to sell them," Babata reported.
"So what if they're treasures? Some works of art, famous paintings from the universe, what do they have to do with us? We can't appreciate them anyway. You tell me, it's reasonable for us to pretend to be the children of some reclusive noble family in the universe, go out to gain experience, and then sell some of our collectibles for money."
If all else fails, the corpses of several Immortal Expert —not to mention their weapons and armor, who among them didn't have some trinkets on them!
Immortal corpses can't be sold, but you can easily exchange any items you take from them, as long as they don't have any obvious distinguishing features, for a large amount of cosmic currency.
" Immortal Expert, even a single hair from his leg could crush the entire Qiu Long Star. We're guarding several mountains of gold, why would we be afraid of not having money?" Zhang Junbao scolded Babata for his wastefulness and failure to make full use of resources.
"Even if the Immortal Expert isn't enough, there's still Second Senior Brother, isn't there? He's World Lord Level expert, so his possessions shouldn't be that sensitive. I think his earrings are quite nice; they're at least made of D Grade metal, and the patterns and styles are very high-level. They might even be a rare style from the universe."
"No! That earring is his most precious possession. You unfilial disciples and their followers haven't even left the house yet, and you're already eyeing your senior brother's corpse!" Babata shouted.
He had a good relationship with several of Hu Yanbo's apprentices, and when he saw that Zhang Junbao and the others were starting to take a liking to the ornaments on his body, he immediately got angry.
Hong smoothed things over, saying, "We didn't touch the corpse. It's just that it's our first time traveling through space, and we can't let our poor and shabby appearance embarrass our master."
Although we cannot use the name of Yunmo Star to the outside world, we cannot let the prestige of the Yunmo Star Lineage be diminished either!
Zhang Junbao's idea received unanimous support from Thunder God and Luo Feng. They also knew that Babata had collected several corpses of Immortal Servant, and of course, they also knew that there was a so-called second senior brother's corpse.
But who is this "Second Brother Pig"? I don't know him! Besides, he's dead.
My junior brothers are going out to explore the universe, but they've found themselves penniless. Shouldn't I, as their senior brother, lend them a hand?
Besides, they're not selling his corpse; it's just an ornament on his body.
Although it's just an ornament, as a World Lord Level powerhouse, there's no one like him in the entire Silver Blue Empire. Any ornament he wears is priceless.
"I remember there used to be a mining fleet on Mars, but it was destroyed by its master. We could go and collect those minerals."
"What kind of mines are those?" Luo Feng asked.
"You'll find out when we get there," Babata said.
Unable to dissuade Babata, the group decided to first go to Mars to investigate, since the corpses were still with Babata and could not be retrieved without his permission.
Zhang Junbao nodded, not dwelling on it too much.
Although the exact value of the artwork sold from the Black Dragon Mountain Spaceship is unknown, it must have been quite substantial. Otherwise, Zhang Junbao would truly look down on the owner of the Black Dragon Mountain Spaceship —why would such a high-level spaceship be filled with cheap items?
However, acquiring minerals from Mars wouldn't be bad either; even a small amount is still something, and besides, there should be plenty of minerals on Mars.
Regardless, they're short of money right now, so as long as they can make money, they don't care if it's a mine or a work of art.
An hour later, the group looked at the simulated Mars landscape and exclaimed in admiration.
This red planet was deathly still, looking like a dead planet.
"We've arrived on Mars, let's go out and take a look."
The group flew directly towards the isolation compartment in the middle of the spaceship, their armor rapidly covering their entire bodies as they flew.
Zhang Junbao and Luo Feng wore the Cloud-Soaring Battle Armor, while Hong and Thunder God wore the Black God Set.
Looking out, nine enormous pyramids stand tall in the distance.
"There are pyramids on Mars?" Luo Feng exclaimed in surprise.
"Don't make a fuss. Before it was ruled by our master, this star field belonged to the Silver Blue Empire. Back then, a space fleet mined minerals here, and these pyramids are energy towers left over from that time."
Follow me, I've already located where the metal is hidden.
After a thorough search, the group finally found all the minerals that had been mined from Mars.
"Discarding some of the rotten stuff, there are a total of 92.8 billion tons of A8 Grade Black Iron, 33,600 tons of B8 Grade Black Iron Essence, and most importantly, about 234 kilograms of C8 Grade Black Iron Mother. It's a good harvest."
Although A8 Grade metal isn't worth much, it can fetch a decent price if you have a large quantity. Seeing that his suggestion to come to Mars had indeed yielded a considerable harvest, Babata was in a good mood.
" Babata, with so much metal, its price must be higher than the artwork in the Black Dragon Mountain Spaceship, and even more valuable than Second Brother's earrings?" After gaining knowledge on Mars, Luo Feng began to lament his own limited understanding.
Fortunately, Babata suggested coming to Mars; otherwise, they would have missed out on so many precious minerals. With these minerals, they could get off to a fast start even if they traveled to other planets.
But when Luo Feng asked him that question, Babata's face immediately froze, and the Black Iron in his storage space suddenly lost its appeal.
Luo Feng, you've changed!
Seeing Babata like this, Zhang Junbao knew that the two were incomparable in value.
Don't be fooled by the fact that Pigsy's earrings only weigh a few pounds. Babata said they were made of D9-class metal and specially designed by a master artist from the universe.
It's equivalent to the highest-end bespoke luxury goods on Earth.
In the universe, the prices of metals of different grades vary greatly. D9-class metal might be more valuable than the iron ore they harvested on Mars. Moreover, it was designed by a master craftsman, making its value even more outrageous, as it is an item used by World Lord Level.
" Junbao, buying the artworks from Black Dragon Mountain should be enough for you to use for a while. That earring belongs to your senior brother, so let's not sell it," Babata said with a bitter face.
" Babata, we're not going there for fun this time; we hope to learn about the universe. According to you, Earth is currently unclaimed, and registering as its owner in the universe might be quite expensive."
"But for the sake of Earth, I hope you can understand. After all, both Teacher Hu Yanbo and my senior brother have passed away. We are the future of Yunmo Star," Zhang Junbao said earnestly.
He knew that Babata had a very deep relationship with Hu Yanbo and his disciples, and he would not easily use these things unless absolutely necessary.
But if it really came down to it, for the sake of Earth, Zhang Junbao would do anything, even sell his senior's entire corpse, let alone give up an accessory.
Of course, this is on the premise that the problem can be solved after the sale, rather than causing a lot of trouble.