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Chapter 84 The Cosmic Galaxy Bank, Arrival! (4th Update)

Beyond the Azure Star.

A strange spaceship, resembling a flying bird, approached.

The most prominent feature on the spacecraft's exterior is the logo of "Cosmic Galaxy Bank".

Upon seeing this spaceship, the powerful figures from all sides on Canglan Star felt a chill in their hearts.

The Cosmic Galaxy Bank is a super giant that can stand on equal footing with the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance.

At this very moment, the people from the Cosmic Galaxy Bank have suddenly appeared on Canglan Star. Could it be for the Realm Within a Realm?

The spaceship's owner naturally didn't care about what these people thought and landed directly in front of the villa leading to the 'Thunder World'.

The hatch opened, and a man exuding a powerful aura, dressed in crimson armor, stepped out. His gaze swept over the villa, and he shouted in a deep voice, "Everyone, come out!"

"Everyone, come out!"

"come out!"

"come out!"

A voice imbued with terrifying primal force rang in everyone's ears.

Even domain lords and realm lords trembled upon hearing this voice and involuntarily left the villa according to the other party's orders.

"immortal?!"

"Absolutely immortal!"

Representatives from various factions, including Ming Yu and Jiang Tianchen, all looked surprised.

Qinia fared much better. Although she couldn't withstand the sonic attack from a World Lord-level being, she endured the stinging pain in her soul, flew out of the villa, and loudly asked the newcomer, "Immortal Lord, does your Cosmic Galaxy Bank intend to sabotage our Cosmic Mercenary Alliance's assessment world?!"

“Little one, you should call me Lord ‘Sangtu’!” The Crimson-Armored Immortal glanced at Qinia, then his gaze swept over everyone present, and he said in a deep voice, “I have no interest in the affairs of the Realms Within Realms. However, at the request of the Cosmic Galaxy Bank, I have come to pick up an important guest of our bank! Anyone who dares to obstruct me is my enemy!”

"A guest?!" Everyone was taken aback.

Some of the higher-ranking individuals quickly realized: "For the Cosmic Galaxy Bank to send an Immortal to pick them up, they must be at least a four-star client, or even a five-star client!"

"Such a powerful figure exists within and beyond this realm?!"

Jiang Tianchen and the others exchanged glances, all feeling that this incident had completely spiraled out of their control.

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Within and outside the boundary.

After exchanging the treasures, Jiang Chen had already reunited with Luo Feng and the others.

Upon receiving the message from the virtual universe, Luo Feng immediately asked Jiang Chen, "Chen, the people from the Cosmic Galaxy Bank are here. Shall we go out now?"

Jiang Chen nodded and said, "Wait for me, I need to recall my troops first."

As he spoke, Jiang Chen had already given Jarvis the order to recall the SCVs and fighter jets through his consciousness.

One after another, SCVs carrying a large number of cosmic crystals returned and were stored in Jiang Chen's spatial bracelet.

As for the ten thousand fighter jets, Jiang Chen did not retrieve them, but instead left them to guard the surrounding area to prevent any other escapees from escaping within the inner realm.

The group quickly flew towards the exit of the boundary within a boundary.

After passing through the exit and returning to the Thunder World, it took several more days of flying before finally arriving at the exit leading to Canglan Star.

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Canglan Star.

The immortal deity 'Sangtu' has been waiting here for nearly ten days.

He could have directly entered the realm within a realm and quickly brought Jiang Chen and the others out.

But nominally, 'Thunder World' is the territory of the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance. As an ordinary immortal, although he works for the Cosmic Galaxy Bank, he will not break the tacit understanding between the major powers without the bank's permission.

As for having the Cosmic Galaxy Bank directly send powerful individuals into the inner realm to pick up people, that would be tantamount to breaking the rules of the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance. It's not entirely impossible, but... it would cost extra.

100 Mixed Yuan Units are far from enough for the Cosmic Galaxy Bank to achieve this.

An immortal god's time is valuable, but compared to the balance of power among the five major forces, it is nothing.

'Sangtu' stood outside the portal for several days without moving, like a statue.

Although the other forces knew they had no hope of winning the treasure of the "World Within a World" after seeing "Sangtu", none of them dared to leave. They all stayed far away and focused their attention on the villa at the entrance to the "Thunder World".

suddenly.

The light screen inside the villa rippled, and a fighter jet flew out from it, only pausing for a moment before immediately returning to the screen.

'Sangtu' saw this scene but did not react at all.

However, he did not object to the fighter jets taking pictures of his face.

A few seconds later, the light screen rippled again, and figures flew out of it one after another.

The first one to walk was Luo Feng, who had signed an agreement with the Cosmic Galaxy Bank.

“I, ‘Santu,’ work for the Cosmic Galaxy Bank. I have been ordered to escort you out and collect your goods.”

Sangtu looked at Luo Feng. Although he had already confirmed Luo Feng's identity through his appearance and mental fluctuations, he still took out a device and shone it on Luo Feng.

Seeing the green light on the instrument, 'Santu' asked, "These, are they all with you?"

“Lord Sangtu, I am Luo Feng, and these are my companions,” Luo Feng said respectfully, handing over a spatial ring: “These are the agreed-upon payment, as well as treasures that need to be sold through the Cosmic Galaxy Bank.”

In the few days since leaving the Realm Within a Realm, Jiang Chen and his companions have already divided up all the treasures within it.

Hong and Lei Shen each received only one treasure; the rest were divided between Jiang Chen and Luo Feng.

Based on the value, the two agreed to split the profits 60/40, with Jiang Chen receiving 60% and Luo Feng 40%.

Although Luo Feng didn't put in much effort within the inner and outer realms, Jiang Chen wouldn't have been able to take away so many treasures without his connections.

Over the years, as Jiang Chen's mecha business expanded into the universe, he had long realized one thing.

Often, distribution channels are more valuable than anything else.

As long as you control a certain irreplaceable channel, you are fully entitled to take a large share of the profits.

Of course, not all of the treasures left behind by the 'Lord of the Kabu Realm' would be useful to Jiang Chen and Luo Feng.

It could even be said that the vast majority of them are things that the two of them will never need.

These unused treasures naturally need to be sold through the Cosmic Galaxy Bank before the money is distributed.

Only by selling them through banks can these treasures be guaranteed to fetch their due value, and there's no need to worry about being ripped off.

Sangtu took out his instrument to scan again. After confirming that the treasure matched the terms of the contract, he nodded and said, "Come with me, and I'll take you wherever you want to go."

As he spoke, 'Sangtu's' divine power swept out, enveloping Jiang Chen and his group inside the spaceship.

As they watched the spaceship depart, the warriors and high-ranking officials from various factions on Canglan Star all had incredibly complex expressions in their eyes.

Jiang Tianchen couldn't help but curse under his breath: "Damn it, what a waste of time and effort, and we even lost so many people!"

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Inside the spaceship.

Sangtu looked at Luo Feng and asked, "Where do you want to go?"

Luo Feng immediately followed Babata's advice and said, "Please trouble you to take us to 'Qiongyu Star'."

Qiongyu Star is an administrative planet of extremely high status in the Qianwu Universe Kingdom, and has long been inhabited by a large number of immortal gods.

There is absolutely no need to worry about any danger there.

For Jiang Chen and his group, staying on this high-standard planet for a short period of time was the best option.

“Qiongyu Star? You guys are quite clever.” ’Sangtu’ nodded and said, “It will take about two days to get to Qiongyu Star. Go and rest in the lounge. I will call you when we arrive.”

"Yes, sir." The group bowed respectfully and then entered the lounge under the guidance of the robot butler.

Nothing happened all the way.

Two days later, on Qiongyu Star.

Inside a hotel, Jiang Chen, Luo Feng, Hong, and Lei Shen gathered together.

"Isn't it time to distribute the treasures?" Babata appeared out of nowhere, his projected virtual image rubbing his hands together and counting money excitedly. "I've been so bored on this journey!"

Along the way, Babata dared not show his face at all, fearing that he would be noticed by the immortal god 'Sangtu' of the Cosmic Galaxy Bank.

None of them mentioned dividing the spoils.

Now that they've reached a safe place, everyone is eager to get started.

"Don't rush," Jiang Chen said, taking out five auxiliary quantum computers, gently tapping the table, and said in a deep voice, "Aren't you coming out yet? If you don't come out soon, I'm going to destroy these quantum computers."

"Huh?" Babata was the first to react, realizing something was wrong. He looked at the several quantum computers on the table in surprise and asked, "Did that AI from the Realm Within a Realm follow you out?"

"It didn't even notice me, so how did you find me?" a faint voice asked.

Beams of light lit up on the far left quantum computer, converging in mid-air to form the figure of an old man with a white beard, staring at Jiang Chen with an eerie gaze.

Upon seeing the white-bearded old man, Babata exclaimed in surprise, "Damn! You're so good at hiding! Even Lord Babata didn't notice! Jiang Chen, how did you find out?!"

"Among the treasures left behind by Lord Kabu, the account storing the 'Spatial Secret Technique Inheritance Crystal Ball' is fake, and the deposit account is also fake. But the treasures themselves are real, and they are both in your hands, right... Lord 'Mist'?" Jiang Chen looked at the white-bearded old man.

"You...you...how did you know?! No wonder you refused to exchange for the two highest-ranking treasures in the Realm Within a Realm, so you already knew they were fake!" The white-bearded old man exclaimed in shock: "In the Realm Within a Realm, before I could even reveal my name, you killed them all. How did you know me?! Could you be the descendant of the enemy who murdered my master back then?"

“I have no connection with your master or his enemies; I only possess a tiny, insignificant bit of information.”

Jiang Chen didn't dwell on the topic. Staring at the white-bearded old man, he said, "Let's make a deal. I'll find a successor for your master, and you'll hand over those two treasures to me. How about that? Or you can keep this secret, and I'll destroy your data so that your master's unique skills will be lost."

Even if they evolve into 'intelligent life', they will still need a 'carrier'.

Before a powerful mechanical body is created, the data within the quantum brain is the greatest weakness of intelligent life.

Once the quantum computer it inhabits is destroyed, the intelligent life form will naturally cease to exist.

"How do I know if you'll keep your word?" Anger flickered in the white-bearded old man's eyes, but he forced himself to remain rational. "What if you obtain my master's treasure and still choose to destroy me, causing my master's legacy to be lost?!"

“Look at him. Thor, show off your domain, but keep it under control so you don’t attract attention.” Jiang Chen pointed at Thor.

The latter was stunned for a moment, but quickly reacted and deployed its own domain.

"Lightning Domain Level Two? Stellar Second Order?!" The white-bearded old man couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

The Realm Within a Realm was originally set up to select disciples for its master, 'Lord Kabu'. The test of 'exchanging Thunderstones for treasures' was designed to incite warriors within the Realm Within a Realm to fight each other, so that it could observe the performance of each warrior and select the most suitable 'successor'.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Chen single-handedly slaughtered all the martial artists within the inner realm and even took away all the treasures.

'Mist' had no choice but to leave the Realm Within a Realm with Jiang Chen, first to find an opportunity to leave, and then to find a successor for its master.

But when Thor revealed his power, 'Mist' had no intention of leaving.

It can master two domains at the stellar level, and its attributes are the same as its master, 'Lord Kabu', both of which are mainly lightning. This is simply the most suitable successor for its master!

"Thor is my companion, and you will pass on your legacy to him. I naturally won't betray you after you've served my purpose," Jiang Chen's voice rang out softly. "But if you disagree..."

The second half of the sentence didn't need to be finished; 'Fog' could already clearly understand the threatening meaning in Jiang Chen's words.

After considering for a moment, 'Mist' looked up and said, "I cannot give you the spatial secret technique inheritance crystal. This is an order from my master that it must be given to his disciple, and I cannot disobey it. However, I can give you my master's legacy."

Just as Jiang Chen was about to speak, Babata suddenly interjected, "Can the Inheritance Crystal be copied? Or not? If it can't be copied, can it only be passed on once, or can it be passed on multiple times?"

'Mist' paused for a moment, then quickly said, "It cannot be copied, at least not by me. However, it can be passed down multiple times."

“That makes things easier. All four of them can accept the inheritance, right? Your master only asked you to give the inheritance crystal to his disciple, but didn’t restrict how the disciple should handle it after receiving it, right?!” Babata’s words made Luo Feng and Hong’s eyes light up.

The phrase "spatial secret techniques" holds immense appeal for every cultivator.

This is something that even many immortal gods would want to obtain.

'Fog' did not object and nodded, saying, "I have no problem with it. However, how much you gain from it is none of my business."

"Let's do it this way. You transfer the legacy of 'Lord Kabu' first."

Jiang Chen said something, then glanced at Hong, Lei Shen, and Luo Feng, and said with a smile, "The first thing is done. Next, it's time for the fun part of dividing the spoils."