Virtual Universe, Thunder Mountain.
Inside the manor of the Ganwu Country Lord.
" Qingshan, you've broken through to the Immortal God realm, but you haven't built your own manor yet, have you?"
The Ganwu Country Lord wore a loose, bright red robe, and his figure appeared much rounder than before.
"Yes, Master. After this visit, I plan to build a manor at the foot of the mountain. I have already spoken with True Yan King about building it next to him. When you have time in the future, you are welcome to visit my home."
The servants at the Ganwu Country Lord's manor had already served fine wine and food. The wine was Purple Fire Ape Wine, and the food was clearly from the Hundred Flavors Pavilion. As a company that emerged from the Ganwu Mystic Region, Hundred Flavors Pavilion had received some attention from the Ganwu Country Lord.
The Ganwu Country Lord dismissed the servants who came to attend to him and said, " Qingshan, you already possessed strength comparable to Invincible King at the World Lord Level. Now that you have broken through to the Immortal God level, can you tell your teacher just how strong you truly are?"
The Ganwu Country Lord revealed a hint of anticipation.
He had already learned about Lu Qingshan's performance on Ice Prison Star. He was shocked that his disciple, at the World Lord Level, could unite with others to kill the Invincible King Demon Race Sky Wolf of the King race. Now that his disciple had broken through to the Immortal God level, he was very much looking forward to it.
Lu Qingshan smiled, poured a cup of fine wine for the Ganwu Country Lord, and then said, "Master, my strength is certainly not as good as yours, but it should be about the same as that of an ordinary Universe Venerable."
In the mind of the Ganwu Country Lord, a typical Universe Venerable is just someone with 10 times the genetic power, a god-like body, and a low amplitude... But even so, he is still Universe Venerable, a top existence among the Human Race.
He was all smiles, overjoyed.
" Qingshan, you are the only disciple among all my disciples who possesses the combat power of Universe Venerable. You are already so powerful now; once you break through to the Universe Venerable realm, you will definitely surpass your master!"
The Ganwu Country Lord was very happy and excited.
He wasn't worried at all about whether his highly talented disciple could break through to the Universe Venerable realm.
Over the years, he had communicated with the Chaos City Lord several times and knew how powerful his disciple was. Breaking through to the level of Universe Master might only be a slight possibility, but the probability of breaking through to the level of Universe Venerable was extremely high.
His disciple's talent far surpassed that of Shi Huo Venerable. Shi Huo Venerable could break through to the Universe Venerable realm in hundreds of thousands of years; his disciple would only surpass him faster!
"It's still very difficult to surpass my teacher. His foundation is extremely high, and if he were to acquire a few suitable Supreme Treasure, he would probably not be afraid of even the Universe Overlord. I am still far behind my teacher."
Lu Qingshan said modestly.
He then revealed the purpose of his trip.
"Teacher, I have come to visit you today with a request."
" Qingshan, just tell me. As long as it's something I can do to help, I will do my best."
The Ganwu Country Lord did not hesitate at all. Lu Qingshan was his only hope for the future. For this disciple, he would not care even if he died again.
"Teacher, it's not that serious..." Lu Qingshan picked up the Purple Fire Ape Wine, took a small sip, and then said, "Teacher, I intend to ban the slave trade in the Ganwu Universe Country, and I hope to receive your assistance."
"This is nothing..." The Ganwu Country Lord thought Lu Qingshan wanted him to do something difficult, but he didn't expect it to be such a small matter.
In the Ganwu Universe Country, the slave trade has always been on the fringes of legality; taxes are only collected during transactions.
These taxes don't represent a large percentage!
The Ganwu Country Lord fell silent for a moment, recalling the past experiences of his disciple.
After accepting Lu Qingshan as his disciple, he naturally investigated Lu Qingshan's past experiences, at least to see Lu Qingshan's character, in order to determine whether he could be fully trained.
Although the relationship between disciples and teachers is close, not all disciples will respect or repay their teachers...
With the power of the Ganwu Country Lord, Lu Qingshan's early experiences naturally could not be kept secret from him.
Lu Qingshan smiled and said, "For a teacher, it's just a small matter, but for a disciple, it's a knot in their heart. I was born on Maple Leaf Star in my early years, with both parents alive and a happy family. I also have some talent, and I quickly broke through to the strongest level on the planet... and established the Maple Leaf Empire..."
Lu Qingshan recounted his early experiences in detail.
The Ganwu Country Lord did conduct an investigation, but his investigation was nowhere near as genuine as Lu Qingshan's personal account.
From establishing the Maple Leaf Empire, to being invaded by slave owners, to ten thousand years of slavery, and then to participating in the Giant Axe Life-and-Death Battle...
"Thanks to my wonderful wife, who melted my Ice Peak heart with her ten thousand years of life; otherwise, I fear I would not be where I am today."
"I am fortunate, and luck has played a significant role in my journey so far. But how many people are so lucky? Perhaps one in ten thousand. That is why I once made a grand vow to ban all slave trade. Now, my abilities are only average, so I will begin with my master's Ganwu Universe Country. In the future, when I become a great being of the Human Race, all slave trade will be banned."
"Perhaps the slave trade has some benefits for Human Race, but I believe everything has its pros and cons. We can't just do nothing. I can't put myself in other people's shoes; I can only stand on my own ground. I don't want to consider right or wrong; I only seek to have a clear conscience!"
Listening to his disciple's story.
The Ganwu Country Lord was deeply moved.
I thought my disciple had long forgotten this incident, but I didn't expect him to still remember it.
I hope this disciple won't harbor any resentment because of this incident.
He explained.
"I've looked into the slave trade. It actually has nothing to do with the top echelons of Human Race. At least, in my knowledge, no Universe Master supports this trade."
The Ganwu Country Lord said this partly to reassure his disciple, and partly because he was worried that his disciple might harbor resentment towards the higher-ups of the Human Race.
"Although the slave trade is highly profitable, it is utterly useless to top-tier beings. For example, no matter how much slave trade I engage in, it won't bring me True Treasure Points or Supreme Treasure Point. Those Hunyuan Unit are already just a string of useless numbers!"
"However, although it may not bring top-tier returns, the enormous profits certainly indicate the involvement of some Universe Venerable families, or their behind-the-scenes support. After all, not everyone has the tax revenue of a Universe Country as their backing, like me."
"With your strength, if you were to break through to the realm of the Universe Master, it would be very simple for the Human Race to ban the slave trade. It would only be a matter of a word. In fact, if you showed such an attitude, other high-ranking Human Race would help you accomplish it! Of course, this only applies to the slave trade below the Domain Lord; things like Soul Slave cannot be completely eradicated."
"Hehe." Lu Qingshan chuckled lightly, "This disciple doesn't have such grand ambitions; simply eradicating the slave chip trade will suffice."
"That's simple... However, after eradicating the problem, we'll need some follow-up strategies to handle the aftermath, such as how to treat new native planets discovered in the future, how to resettle the original slaves... All these issues need to be considered. These aren't difficult to handle. You can use the Ganwu Universe Country as a testing ground for now. Only by discovering the problems can we solve them. If the experiment in the Ganwu Universe Country is successful, it will be easy to extend it to the entire Human Race in the future."
The Ganwu Country Lord, as expected of the ruler of an Elder Gu country, casually pointed out several key issues and offered some suggestions on how to solve them.
Lu Qingshan noted all of this down before saying, "Teacher, thank you for your support."
"We're family, so let's not speak like strangers. The Ganwu Universe Country belongs to my teacher, and it also belongs to you!"
The Ganwu Country Lord patted Lu Qingshan on the shoulder.
After leaving the manor of the Ganwu Country Lord, Lu Qingshan arrived at the foot of Thunder Mountain and built a manor similar to Qingshan Residence next to the True Yan King's mansion.
However, the manor is tens of thousands of times larger than Qingshan Residence, making it incredibly vast. In the Virtual Universe, construction is extremely simple; all you need to do is create a design, and everything can appear out of thin air.
The Green Qingshan Residence on Thunder Mountain was quickly completed, and after some minor adjustments, Lu Qingshan left a wisp of his consciousness to reside there.
Several days later.
In the Zichen Universe Country, at the Virtual Universe Company branch, Bulu, clad in silver armor, emerged from the passageway.
Looking at the not-so-distant Ganwu Universe Country on the map.
He found it hard to believe.
"I never imagined that the teacher would entrust me with such a difficult task!"
Thinking back to what his teacher had said to him privately a few days ago after their visit, he felt both nervous and excited.
The slave trade was prohibited.
For him, it was such a distant concept. Now, his strength was comparable to that of Immortal God, but he only dared to dream of buying back most of the descendants of slaves that Mulan Planet had previously sold, and then managing Mulan Planet well so that his people could live a good life.
"My teacher is a disciple of the great Ganwu Country Lord, and is also a powerful King Rank expert. Since he said so, he must have already made preparations! After resolving the matter of the Diwu Family, I must complete my teacher's mission."
Bulu knew why the teacher had assigned him this task.
Only those who have been slaves can truly empathize with them and understand their hardships and suffering. Others might even think that buying slaves is convenient, but their perspective is determined by their own self-interest, and there's no right or wrong in that!
"I can't let my teacher down!"
Bulu's gaze was icy, and he silently made a vow in his heart.
Several months later.
A spaceship appeared above Mulan Planet. Bulu stowed the spaceship and quietly arrived on Mulan Planet. The planet's defense system did not detect his arrival at all.
Mulan Planet is a massive planet with a diameter of 100,000 kilometers. Among the many planets once owned by the Diwu Family, it ranks high... and the probability of it producing geniuses is not small.
Bulu's spiritual power pervades the entire globe.
It has been discovered that the Mulan Planet has changed dramatically over the past ten thousand years.
Statues of Bulu are everywhere on the planet, and people are worshipping in front of them.
Even after ten thousand years, the people on Mulan Planet still haven't forgotten that it was Bulu who saved the planet.
On the streets, Planetary Level martial artists are everywhere, and every city has Star Level martial artists in charge. The most powerful on the planet are all Universe Level, and two of them are familiar faces to Bulu.
" Mulan Planet has developed quite well in recent years, so I'm relieved. It's time to go to the Diwu Family and demand an explanation!"
(End of this chapter)