Swallowing the Stars: 100x Return for Teaching Apprentices

Chapter 78 The Beginning of the Plan
On Yellowstone, a deserted and desolate planet.

The streamlined, bluish-gray spaceship is activating its stealth and shielding systems, quietly lurking within the massive meteorite crater.

Inside the spaceship, the sickly young man and his companions were arguing loudly about their next plan of action.

"Scared, scared, scared! What are you scared of! Don't forget, we each have a share of 10 billion universe coins!"

The sickly young man's originally pale face was now flushed uncontrollably.
"If we fail to complete the mission, given the temper of our Dark Lord, you can imagine what will happen to him!"

His two companions, who were being glared at, also looked grim. Finally, a one-eyed man with blue skin spoke first:

"Frenza, we just don't want to take that much risk. You've seen it yourself, there are quite a few Star Bank guards stationed on that planet."

"If we go too far and attract the wrath of the Galactic Bank's army, we won't even know how we died!"

"Damn it, are you stupid?!"

Florenza scoffed, "We haven't revealed our identities, so how would anyone know who you are? Besides, at worst we'll just intercept goods and not kill people from now on. Would the Cosmic Galaxy Bank really send out a large army to hunt down a few small fry for a few goods?"

"But."

The one-eyed man glanced at Florenza, then turned his gaze to the red-haired man who was leading the group.

"Frenza, Boss Reg, why do you think we have to be tied to Blood Sun Star?"

Florence was taken aback by these words, then immediately rebuked:
"Damn it, are you crazy? How dare you say something like that! Don't forget our families, our clansmen are all on Blood Sun Star!"

"So what's wrong!"

Seeing that the red-haired leader did not speak, the one-eyed man felt much bolder.

He stared at Florenza and said coldly, "If we sell all of this stock, we can get at least hundreds of billions of Lanting coins. That amount of money would be enough for us to live a carefree life in any other universe. What are clansmen and relatives compared to our own lives!"

"Three years, and you expect us to accumulate 1 billion cosmic coins? Isn't this pushing us to our doom? Are you guys really planning to follow that Dark Lord down this dark path to the very end?"

Florenza felt a little uncomfortable under his gaze and hesitated before speaking:

"That pizza, what you're saying is a bit much, isn't it?"

"What's so excessive!"

The one-eyed man, Pisa, interrupted him directly.

"Our Dark Lord is a former space pirate, and now he's nearing the end of his life. He's so afraid of dying that he's almost gone mad. What do you think will happen to us if we fail to accomplish what he demands?"

"But..." Florence wanted to speak, but found that she couldn't find any words to refute it.

Seeing his silence, the one-eyed man smiled and looked at the red-haired man who was in charge among them. From the beginning, this leader, Reg, had kept quiet, which meant he was inclined to agree with him.

"Boss Reg"

He smiled and asked, "What do you think of my suggestion?"

"hehe."

The red-haired man, Reg, met his gaze, but a hint of mockery flickered across his face.

"I didn't know what you thought of your suggestion, so... that's why I just transmitted the scene of you speaking to Lord Nasia in real time."

"Hehe, I reckon Lord Nasia should have arrived at your Carlos family's residence by now."

"What! Boss Reg, you, for..."

Upon hearing this, the one-eyed man felt a chill run down his spine and immediately began to flee.

However, before he could make a move, a golden beam of light shot out and pierced through his head!

"Pfft!"

The one-eyed man's body fell heavily to the ground, while the red-haired man turned his gaze to Florenza and another black-armored companion.

"This is the consequence of betraying your master. Obey the tasks assigned by your master and you will bear the consequences!"

Upon being glared at by the red-haired man, Florentino and his companion tensed up and hurriedly replied:

"Yes, Boss Reg, we swear to serve Lord Nasiah to the death!"

But the two couldn't help but wonder what Reg meant by "master" at the end.
Red Leaf Star.

Qi Yuan met his two disciples, who had come together, in the temple where he resided. Liao Li, who arrived first, was wearing a silver-white close-fitting battle armor. His aura continued to fluctuate as he moved, clearly indicating that he had successfully broken through the cosmic level barrier.

"Teacher." "Teacher."

The two disciples bowed respectfully to Qi Yuan at the same time.

Qi Yuan raised his hand in a gesture of support and asked with a faint smile, "Hehe, why did you two come together?"

Liao Li and Yuan Mu exchanged a glance, then Liao Li stepped forward and spoke first:
"Teacher, I've heard Mr. Samonka talk about space pirates."

"Heh, Samonka really is a big mouth."

Qi Yuan smiled and waved his hand to interrupt, "It's nothing, you don't need to worry about it. Just focus on your cultivation."

"teacher!"

Liao Li, however, had a stubborn expression on her face. "Teacher, I have already broken through to the cosmic level and have enough power to protect myself. Let me go and explore the area where space pirates are active. There might still be space pirates lurking around."

"And me, teacher!" Yuan Mu hurriedly interjected, "I've been staying on Maple Moon Star for a while now, so I'm quite familiar with the area. Maybe I can help Senior Sister!"

"You're all being ridiculous."

Qi Yuan was about to refuse when he heard this, but he suddenly changed his mind before he could finish speaking.

For him, the loss of some materials was a minor matter; what really gave him a headache was what Samonka had mentioned to him not long ago.

According to information obtained by Samonka, the entire Blood Sun Star is currently in a state of chaos on the verge of spiraling out of control.

The Blood Sun Star Master, who was about to reach the end of his lifespan, was clearly extremely unwilling to perish and was trying every means to scavenge resources for his final breakthrough.

Qi Yuan originally planned to return to the Eternal Empire's territory as soon as he obtained the Domain Lord-level nutrient solution, in order to try to resolve the problems of Lei Yuan Star and his eldest disciple Cang Fan and other clansmen.

However, the presence of such an unstable factor around his territory made him somewhat hesitant about his next journey.

Now, so-called 'space pirates' are blatantly invading his territory. Who knows if, in the near future, that ninth-level domain lord who is on the verge of losing control will unleash even more insane chaos?

After all, although there are laws governing the universe, those apply to normal people.

For someone who is driven to the brink of madness by death, what do laws and morals matter compared to continuing to live!
If something unexpected happens in the future, and he is far away in the Eternal Starfield and unable to return in time, his territory will be in danger.

Over the past two years, he has invested more than one trillion cosmic coins in the transformation and construction of his territory.

Of course, most of the money was used for the construction of planetary defense systems on Red Leaf Star and the eight main administrative stars, but a considerable amount was also invested in other planets.

He didn't want such a large investment to go to waste.

However, if he knew that all his madness stemmed from his ninth-level domain lord neighbor's pursuit of a 'Source Crystal' that could increase his breakthrough probability, I wonder what he would think?
Qi Yuan naturally neither knew nor wanted to know the reasons behind this.

Samonka advised him to slow down the land renovation and not to flaunt his wealth too much, so as not to attract too much attention from his neighbor.

Meanwhile, Qi Yuan and other core members of the territory should stay on Red Leaf Star as much as possible and avoid going out.

It boils down to one word: procrastination!

Once that Domain Lord successfully breaks through to the ninth level, or dies of old age, all the turmoil should subside.

However, Qi Yuan, who was concerned about the safety of Lei Yuan Star, his disciples, and his clansmen, found it difficult to accept this suggestion.

After all, the neighbor said he was nearing his end, but who knows if he still has 5, 10, or 50 years left.

For a domain lord-level powerhouse, 50 years is indeed an extremely short period of time.

But for his clansmen who work as 'miners', and for the many compatriots on Leiyuan Star who are not even planetary level, let alone 50 years, even 3 or 5 years could be filled with too many things.

Whether it was due to some special ideas brought from Qi Yuan's previous life, or because he had been unconsciously influenced by some of the original owner's emotions after merging with some fragments of the original owner's soul, he didn't know.

In any case, Qi Yuan is now extremely eager to settle this karmic entanglement that is so deeply involved with him.

"But before we leave, we should try our best to resolve the troubles here completely!"

"Hehe, Samonka advised me not to flaunt my wealth, but I'm going to show it off anyway. I want to see if I can lure that 'big fish' who's not going to eat anything!"

Thinking it over, he smiled at Liao Li, revealing an expression of great approval:

"Hehe, since my disciple is so willing to share my burdens, then go ahead. However, just to be on the safe side, I must give you a few decent treasures for self-defense."

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