Guapilong simply found Li Xingkong's various abilities amusing.
It had seen space expanders before, but those things were still a bit too expensive for it, and using them on its small spaceship would obviously be a waste.
Moreover, the maintenance cost of that kind of equipment is astronomical, unlike Li Xingkong, who casually fiddled with it a few times and expanded the internal space several times larger.
Its spaceship wasn't very fast, far slower than when Li Xingkong traveled on his own.
Forget about spatial warp; it can't even reach the speed of light.
In fact, the reason why the entire Deep River Dragon Clan can spread its sales network throughout the universe is because of their unique honeycomb-like spatial structure. They are not really good at long-distance travel.
"The galaxy ahead is called the Ice Cream Galaxy because there's a planet that's entirely covered in snow, and the snow there is sweet."
Although it wasn't fast, Li Xingkong wasn't bored at all, because the Guapilong was truly a competent tour guide, pointing out interesting places in every nearby star system to Li Xingkong.
Sometimes, if something can't be explained in a sentence or two, it would rather take a detour to bring Li Xingkong to see it.
This added a touch of fun to the otherwise tedious trip, and Li Xingkong found himself enjoying it for a while.
Of course, the main reason is that with Guapilong leading the way, Li Xingkong can devote most of his computing power to the research of tachyons, thus avoiding the need to separate Hexagram for navigation, which can be considered as providing Li Xingkong with some convenience.
What it had initially perceived as monotonous planets and galaxies relegated to the background now revealed its own charm to Li Xingkong.
As one strange scene after another appeared before his eyes like a painting, and then disappeared, Li Xingkong's tachyon state transformation gradually came to an end.
In fact, the further we go, the faster the deduction of tachyon state transitions becomes. After all, the longer the deduction goes, the more experience we accumulate, and the subsequent deductions are just for the sake of being safe.
The tachyon state of his entire body was already achieved halfway through the journey, but the reason why it took Li Xingkong so long was mainly because he needed to transform it with external objects.
My own Seven-Colored Cloud and Rosy Mist Robe is quite a treasure; I have to carry it with me at all times.
It took Li Xingkong a considerable amount of time to Tachyon State Transformation, but it was worth it. Now, he can not only convert himself into a tachyon state to move, but he can also bring the entire spaceship along without any problem.
" Guapilong? Would you like to take a spontaneous trip?"
Li Xingkong had originally planned to say goodbye to Guapilong, but seeing its enthusiastic appearance, he changed his mind.
He used to travel alone because no one could help him with his research. Whether he needed to go into seclusion or cultivate magical techniques, it didn't matter whether there were many people around or not, so he traveled alone.
He's currently enjoying his trip, and bringing along a lively companion might add some color to his journey, wouldn't it?
"I'd like to, but my spaceship is too slow. I've already been to all the surrounding areas many times. There's no place in this entire region that I haven't been to."
Guapilong was somewhat frustrated.
"But I still need to earn money here, I can't leave."
"Making money? Then here's the problem: we've been doing this for so long, but it seems like you haven't had any customers. When was the last time you opened for business?"
Li Xingkong discovered the key point.
"Hmm, let's say the last time we opened was the last time..."
Guapilong was speechless for a moment. It was so busy having fun that it spent all the money it earned on playing. Forget about regular customers, it was lucky if anyone could even find it.
Well, seeing its expression, Li Xingkong knew there was no need to say more; this guy hadn't taken the matter to heart at all.
If it hadn't obeyed the clan's arrangements, it would have run off to who knows where long ago.
"Alright, stop complaining about your lousy place. Come be my tour guide, and you'll be well paid."
Li Xingkong waved his hand.
Since the server went on sale, I've become one of the richest people in the Convention. Isn't money meant to make life more convenient and to make us happier? If I don't spend it now, when will I?
"Really? Dude? It's expensive to have me as a tour guide. At least... at least three meals and accommodation, plus vacation time."
The Guapilong's eyes lit up; it could naturally tell whether Li Xingkong's words were true or false.
"Alright, alright, here, give me your Convention card number."
Li Xingkong didn't waste any words and spoke directly.
Guapilong rummaged through his pockets for a long time before finally finding his office bag, and then pulled out his identification document inside.
Judging from its appearance, it's not just that it hasn't been open for a long time, it's also not very skilled at the business.
Li Xingkong glanced at it, then activated his Divine Sense to connect with servers scattered throughout the vicinity of the Sihali Kingdom, and transferred a sum of money there.
"Alright, check your balance now."
To be honest, Li Xingkong didn't know much about the value of the Convention monetary system. He viewed the Convention currencies through the lens of the RMB, which he had used the longest. After all, looking at the countless digits in his bank account, he really didn't have a clear understanding of the value of the PRC currencies.
Is this thing really valuable? It's probably not like the Zimbabwean dollar, is it?
So much so that when Guapilong saw the long string of zeros that Li Xingkong turned to it, its eyes glazed over for the first time.
"1,2,3,4...7,8..."
Just counting the numbers made Guapilong's voice tremble. Looking at the numbers on its card that it thought were quite plentiful, it realized that they were nothing compared to this long string of numbers, and for the first time, it felt somewhat helpless.
This amount of money is more than enough to buy this entire galaxy, let alone hire a tour guide.
"Dude, we don't sell people..."
The Guapilong was genuinely frightened; the money felt heavy in its hand, leaving it somewhat bewildered.
"Don't overthink it. Any fun activities along the way will be covered by this money."
Li Xingkong knew from its appearance that he had given it too much.
That's how people are; when they're hit with wealth that exceeds their expectations, their first reaction isn't surprise, but shock.
"OK, no problem, I guarantee I'll complete the task!"
With Li Xingkong's words, Guapilong clearly regained a lot of his spirits.