Swallowing the Stars: 100x Return for Teaching Apprentices

Chapter 11 Trouble is coming
Hugo accompanied his cousin to watch several slave gladiatorial contests, and in the process, they reached several agreements on potential business deals.

Just as the guests and hosts had finished their pleasantries and Hu Ge was about to leave, they bumped into a group of uninvited guests.

"Haha, isn't this Little Hugo? We brothers are really destined to meet!"

A young man with a single horn, dressed in dark gold armor, stepped out of the crowd and greeted them with a smile.

It was the same 'Sixth Brother' I had met by chance at the interstellar docking port before.

"What, little Hugo, do you also enjoy watching these slave fighting performances now? How about we play a game together?"

Hu Ge felt disgusted as soon as he saw this person, and didn't even bother to pay attention to what the other person was saying. He turned around and was about to walk past him.

However, the sixth brother seemed unwilling to give up and blocked his way again.

"Hey, little Hugo, how can you be so rude? You can disregard my feelings, but are you going to disregard the Seventh Prince's feelings as well?"

"Seventh Prince!"

Hu Ge frowned slightly and looked behind him somewhat uncomfortably.

Among the crowd not far from them, a young man in black robes with blond hair, skin as white as jade, and a pair of crystal-clear white dragon horns also looked over.

Hugo had actually seen this person from the beginning, and as a direct descendant of the Ortega family, he naturally knew the other party's identity.

However, seeing that the other person was walking with his sixth brother, whom he didn't get along with, he pretended not to know him and wanted to leave directly to avoid causing any trouble.

However, at this moment, the sixth brother directly exposed the other party's identity, and he could no longer pretend to be ignorant.

"Greetings, Your Highness the Seventh Prince! Welcome to Lanka!"

Hu Ge suppressed his displeasure and stepped forward to greet the Seventh Prince politely.

Hu Ge had long heard that the Eternal Empire had sent someone to attend the family patriarch's banquet, but he never expected it to be the Seventh Prince.

This seventh prince was somewhat different from the other princes.

In addition to being born into the royal family of the Eternal Empire, he had recently become a disciple of a powerful immortal god from the Lanting Universe Kingdom.

Because of this identity, his status in the Eternal Empire far surpasses that of other princes, and he is even comparable to some generals at the level of Realm Lord.

Hu Ge could ignore his sixth brother, but he would never dare to ignore the seventh prince.

"Heh, Hugo, is that right? I've heard of you, the rising star of the Ortega family, a very prestigious title!"

The Seventh Prince nodded slightly, but his smile held a hint of amusement.

"Go for it! I believe in you. Ortega's future is in your hands!"

Hearing the Seventh Prince's slightly teasing words, Hu Ge, who had been all polite, lost his smile.

This so-called 'future star of the Ortega family' is nothing but a bunch of rumors spread by some family members in an attempt to tarnish his reputation in front of the elders.

He has at least dozens of such titles.

But now this clearly sarcastic address came from the mouth of the Seventh Prince, which meant that the other party's attitude towards him was not as friendly as it seemed.
Sure enough, the seventh prince's next sentence put Hu Ge in a dilemma.

"You guys are talking about a contest? Heh, I wasn't really paying attention enough just now, so you don't mind if I'm a spectator here?"

Although the Seventh Prince spoke politely, his tone clearly conveyed an air of absolute authority.

"This"

Hugo was caught in a dilemma upon hearing this.

If it were any other prince, it wouldn't matter, but this seventh prince's identity is special, so he has to be careful.

He glared angrily at his sixth brother beside him, then forced a smile and said, "Seventh Prince... my slaves are really not presentable. If you want to see more, I'll have the martial arts arena arrange a few more matches."

"Oh?"

The seventh prince's smile suddenly vanished, and he asked with a playful tone, "What if I insist on watching you two duel?"

"Seventh Prince, what do you mean by this?"

Even with his good temper, Hu Ge couldn't hold back any longer at this moment.

He glanced at the Seventh Prince with some displeasure and said in a stiff tone,
"We are extremely pleased that the Seventh Prince has come to attend the clan's ancestor's celebratory banquet. If there is anything that has been done poorly in our hospitality, please let us know and I will personally invite the ancestor to apologize to you!"

Seeing that Hu Ge was about to explode, the Seventh Prince quickly waved his hand and softened his tone:
"Hehe, don't overthink it, I just want to be a spectator."

He hesitated for a moment, then directly took out a strange weapon resembling metal wings from his spatial ring.

“In that case, I won’t just look at it for nothing. This is a mid-grade third-tier psychic weapon called ‘Sky-Splitting Wing.’ I’ll use it as a prize for the winner.”

"So, is that enough for your appearance fees?"

"A mid-grade Tier 3 telekinetic weapon!"

Even Hu Ge, a tycoon who owns an entire high-level resource planet, was slightly taken aback by the Seventh Prince's extravagant gesture.

A mid-grade Tier 3 psychic weapon is worth at least tens of billions of Eternal Coins, equivalent to several years' income for Thunderstorm Star!

The seventh prince casually tossed it out just to watch a gladiatorial performance.

However, although Hu Ge was tempted, he was unwilling to be teased like a monkey fighting for food.

However, just as he was about to refuse, his sixth brother, who had been silent for a long time, seemed to have read his mind and immediately stepped forward to interrupt him:
"Little Nineteen, don't be so quick to refuse. Haven't you always wanted control over that Yunguang Clan woman? How about I use her as a wager?"

Upon hearing his words, Hu Ge, who was about to speak, suddenly choked up and stared intently at the sixth brother.

"What you said...is true?"

"Of course it's true. With the Seventh Prince as a witness, would I lie to you?" the Sixth Brother replied with a hint of smugness.

Having received an affirmative answer, Hu Ge's expression shifted several times, but finally he spoke with a firm gaze:

"I want control of Binglan and all the Cloudlight Clan slaves under your control. If you agree, I'll take the gamble; otherwise, let's just stay here."

"At worst, we can wait until the Ancestor's World Lord Banquet begins. Anyway, I don't believe you would dare to attack me on Lanka Star."

"Hehe, you really don't suffer any losses."

The sixth brother's gaze swept lightly over Old Wu and Qi Yuan behind him, then he nodded in response:
“Alright, I see you brought two slaves, so I’ll pick two of them at the same level and have them fight a couple of rounds.”

“If you win one match, I will hand over control of the woman named Binglan to you. If you win two matches, I will give you the entire Yunguang Clan.”

"But what if you lose both games..."

The sixth brother smiled coldly, finally revealing his true intentions: "I want unlimited mining rights on Thunderstorm Star for the next 100 years!"

"Heh, so that's what you were up to all this time..."

Hugo thought for only a moment, then immediately nodded and said,

"Okay, I agree."

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