Swallowed Star: Primordial Artifact

Chapter 238 The Power Division of the Immortal Zerg Queen
"The Morning Sands Starfield?" Jiang Ye pondered.

"What? Huang, you're interested in this Morning Sand Starfield!" Tianmei King's eyes lit up as he stared intently at Jiang Ye with great interest.

"Let's see." Jiang Ye's lips curled into a mysterious smile, his words full of unfathomable meaning.

Inside the O26 military base, Jiang Ye was in the swimming pool in front of a villa on a mountaintop. The mountaintop was covered in snow, but the swimming pool was warm, with steam rising from it. Jiang Ye lay there leisurely.

In fact, when Jiang Ye was dealing with a large number of treasures, he was already rushing back to the military base because he had to make transactions with Virtual Universe Company and other parties, so of course he had to return to the military base.

"The death of the Crimson Flame King?"

"A suspected palace-type treasure has appeared in the Morning Sands Starfield!"

"Is it danger? Or the emergence of a treasure?"

Jiang Ye lightly slid his fingertips across the virtual screen, repeatedly browsing the data of the Morning Sand Star Region. His thoughtful face was reflected on the surface of the swimming pool.

"It seems that the Morning Sands Starfield is an opportunity that cannot be missed."

Jiang Ye got up from the pool, water droplets sliding down his muscular chest and instantly being dried by the invisible energy surrounding him.

"Contact the liaison in the Virtual Universe Company's trading department and tell them I need to expedite the transaction." A cold glint flashed in Jiang Ye's eyes.

Half a day later,

On the horizon, three dark figures rapidly approached Jiang Ye's residence at the military base.

“The people from Virtual Universe Company have arrived.” Jiang Ye murmured, and a set of gleaming golden armor instantly appeared on his body. His silver-blue cloak fluttered behind him as he burst out of the water and landed steadily on the snow-covered mountaintop.

"Hello, I am from Virtual Universe Company." The three-eyed man at the head of the group, dressed in a magnificent golden robe, appeared very elegant and humble.

Previously, he had received orders from his department head, but the boss, as usual, did not reveal any of the client's identity and repeatedly forbade him from asking any questions. This made the three-eyed man, a King-level powerhouse, secretly grumble. After all, the department head, as a Universe Venerable-level powerhouse, was a true high-ranking member of the company. If even he was so cautious, it seemed that this matter must involve the highest levels of the Virtual Universe Company.

“I know.” Jiang Ye nodded and casually tossed a world ring over.

After receiving the ring, the three-eyed man used his immortal power to penetrate it and begin to investigate. At the same time, he also claimed ownership of the unclaimed World Ring. He then threw in a detector, allowing manual and instrumental detection to proceed simultaneously.

"Sorry, due to the large quantity and size of the goods, the verification and investigation may take a little longer," the three-eyed man explained while operating methodically.

"No rush." ​​Jiang Ye stood calmly in place.

About three minutes later, the instrument completed its detection first, and the three-eyed man, as a powerful king, also finished his detailed investigation.

"All goods are complete." The three-eyed man smiled and looked at Jiang Ye.

"Sir, the payment has been received, so I won't bother you any longer." The three-eyed man was shocked, because the amount involved in this transaction was incredibly staggering—a full 5000 billion Chaos Units! The power and background behind someone capable of conducting such a massive transaction must be beyond imagination.

……

This transaction by Virtual Universe Company can be described as the fastest and most efficient.

Other transaction channels are much more complicated and cumbersome. Some are sold to Hongmeng shops, some are resold to individuals, and some are even sold to powerful alien races.

However, due to the enormous amount involved in this transaction, it attracted the attention of many powerful alien races, who all requested to personally go to the O26 military base to inspect the goods in person.

Therefore, considering the convenience of the transaction, Jiang Ye weighed the pros and cons and decided to sell most of the treasures to the Virtual Universe Company.

Although this would result in a slight price reduction, it saved time. In this way, the treasures, worth nearly 600 billion Chaos Units, were all traded within just three days.

"Ha..." Jiang Ye lay comfortably in the misty pool amidst the snow and ice, stretching his body with a satisfied smile on his face, and muttered to himself, "All done. Adding the remaining cash from before, I now have about 5700 billion Hunyuan units in cash on hand!"

"What a huge sum of money," Jiang Ye thought to himself. "Perhaps to the high and mighty Universe Venerables, this is just a drop in the ocean. But in the circle of King-level Immortal Gods, this is an astronomical fortune."

"I need to think about what to do with this fortune."

Jiang Ye lay in the pool, his mind a jumble of thoughts, various ideas swirling around him. "Should I invest in materials for cultivating the Devouring Dragon Armor?"

"Or should we focus on cultivating 'Zerg Queen' Dark Thunder King and her host of servants?"

It's easy to spend 57 billion Mixed Units, but how can we use them most effectively?

Lying in the pool, Jiang Ye was also filled with confusion, because there were simply too many treasures in the universe. Jiang Ye knew of countless of them, and there were many more that he himself did not know.

"My strongest fighting force right now," Jiang Ye murmured, "Ancestral Dragon Avatar and the Zerg Legion."

"The already powerful force should be further strengthened."

"The Zerg army!" Jiang Ye pondered.

Under normal circumstances, the Immortal Zerg Queen can control 10,000 Zerg warriors, each capable of unleashing attacks imbued with laws. Alternatively, she can precisely control 100,000 Zerg warriors, unable to unleash law-based attacks, but able to target them precisely.

However, this statement is not entirely accurate. The above only applies to the Immortal Zerg Queen in her completely unequipped state, without any special items or aids.

In fact, once you reach the Immortal level, the Zerg Queen is somewhat different from the World Lord level!
A World Lord-level being can control a million World Lord-level Zerg warriors, but at the Immortal level, a Zerg Queen can control at most 100,000 Immortal Zerg warriors.

This is a limit... just like how normal humans below the Venerable level only have a life gene level of a hundred times, it belongs to one of the rules of the universe.

……

There is an upper limit to the number of them, so the strength of the Immortal Zerg Queen can only be roughly reflected in three aspects: her understanding of the laws, her treasures, and the quality and quantity of her Zerg warriors.

The soul is undoubtedly the most crucial element for the Zerg Queen's ability to control Zerg warriors to unleash law-based attacks.

The stronger the soul, the more delicate and precise the Zerg Queen's control over the Zerg warriors becomes, allowing her to mobilize more Zerg warriors to use law-based attacks during attacks.

The depth of one's understanding of the laws determines whether the Zerg Queen can control the intensity of the law-based attacks unleashed by the immortal Zerg warriors. As for the last element—the Zerg warriors themselves.

It's important to know that the damage inflicted by Zerg warriors of varying strengths is different; some Zerg queens can even create Zerg warriors comparable to the peak of human kingship.

Like the 1 immortals controlled by the Zerg Queen back then, most of them were just ordinary immortal Zerg warriors, yet their power was so heaven-defying.

If one could precisely control 100,000 immortal insectoid kings and unleash law-based attacks, they could definitely kill some ordinary universe venerables.

The more Jiang Ye thought about it, the brighter his eyes became, and he couldn't hold back any longer: "Go ask Yekana."

……

The Inner World, an Island of Zerg.

brush!
Jiang Ye returned directly from one of the worlds in the World Ring to the sky above the insectoid island in his inner world.

With a whoosh, Yekana, with her butterfly wings and stunning beauty, flew straight into the sky, then bowed gracefully before Jiang Ye: "Master."

"Yekana," Jiang Ye asked immediately, "how is the gestation of the Zerg warriors progressing?"

Yekana bowed slightly, her butterfly wings fluttering, and said softly, "Master, we have successfully bred 3000 ordinary immortal insectoid warriors."

As Jiang Ye's soul servant, Yekana has reached the top level in terms of both her talent in laws and her treasures.

In terms of treasures, Yekana possesses the blessing of a soul treasure, which greatly enhances her soul strength.

Therefore, at present, Yekana's only weakness is the quality of her Zerg warriors, after all, for Yekana who has just entered the Immortal realm, the time for development is far too short.

It's important to know that Immortal Zerg warriors are not easy to breed. Even with the ample resources provided by Jiang Ye, it would take about ten days to breed just an ordinary Immortal Zerg warrior.

If a more powerful Zerg overlord is to be bred, the progress will be slightly slower.

Furthermore, it only takes a few hundred thousand Chaos Units to cultivate a basic Immortal Zerg Warrior, while cultivating a higher-level Zerg Warrior that can rival the Marquis level requires tens of millions of Chaos Units. Keep in mind that the entire net worth of some Marquis Immortals is only close to ten million.

“I plan to buy more Zerg corpses and resources so you can breed more advanced Zerg warriors,” Jiang Ye said.

Yekana's beautiful eyes lit up, and she respectfully replied, "Thank you, Master. I have now fully digested the resources and soul treasures that Master provided and bestowed upon me. I can now attempt to nurture five Zerg kings simultaneously, and shorten the gestation period to seven days."

Jiang Ye quickly calculated in his mind that a five-headed Zerg king would require 1.5 million Chaos Units.
As Jiang Ye's soul servant, she must be the best; ordinary immortal Zerg warriors are merely a transition. Ultimately, Jiang Ye will definitely cultivate the strongest Zerg queen.

Although his current wealth reserves of 5700 billion Chaos Units can sustain him for the short term, the resource consumption to build a massive Zerg king army that surpasses the legendary immortal Zerg queen, Nan Cheng, is still astronomical.

“It seems we need to find a stable and large-scale resource supply channel,” Jiang Ye murmured. “Yekana, immediately compile the consumption and output data of the Zerg warriors, as well as the precise amount of resources required to cultivate different levels of Zerg Kings. I will purchase more resources right away.”

Yekana respectfully accepted the order: "Yes, Master."

……

Having obtained the required information, Jiang Ye returned to Barracks Base O26, opened the virtual trading network, and began contacting the heads of the nine garbage star regions.

Soon, the virtual images of the heads of the nine garbage star regions appeared on the screen one by one.

These officials had different expressions; some were all all smiles, while others pretended to be serious. But without exception, their eyes revealed respect for Jiang Ye.

After all, as a top powerhouse in the universe, the Lord of Chaos City, as a disciple of a top expert, still wields immeasurable influence among the human race.

Jiang Ye quickly scanned the information of each person in charge.

After careful consideration, he chose Hawke, the head of the Hengyu Starfield. As the closest of the nine junk starfields to the O26 military base, the Hengyu Starfield possessed abundant Zerg corpses and cultivation resources, which could greatly reduce the time spent in transportation.

The problem of Zerg corpses has been resolved.

Jiang Ye sat at his desk, looking at the screen and searching for detailed information about various treasures.

"The Starburst Impact Gun can unleash a powerful starburst energy impact; only those with Venerable-level strength have a chance of surviving it." It is based on the research of stellar energy and manufactured using special technological processes.

"The Soul-Seizing Nether Light is a unique ray of light collected and stored from the mysterious abyss of the universe. Once a Soul-Seizing Nether Light is emitted, even a Universe Venerable will be severely injured, and those below the Venerable level will certainly die." The collection process requires venturing deep into the dangerous core of the abyss and collecting the light using a special container.

"The Void-Shattering Blade exists in a mysterious abyss of the universe, where a Void-Shattering Zone exists. Void shattering is a 'force field' formed by special substances within the abyss. Deep within the Void-Shattering Zone... even a Universe Venerable would have their divine body shattered and vanish like dust if touched by this force field. This Void-Shattering Blade is crafted by infusing special materials with energy collected from the outer Void-Shattering Force Field. Anyone below the Venerable level who is hit by it will undoubtedly die..."

One weapon after another.

These are all customizable weapons, and many of them can be manufactured by humans themselves.

"Tsk, tsk."

"Are all beings below the level of a Cosmic Venerable destined to die?"

"As expected, immortals are gods in the early stages, but cannon fodder in the later stages. It seems that immortal gods are very fragile in front of these weapons?" Jiang Ye was dumbfounded. Among these weapons, 21 were technological weapons made by the mechanical race, 3 were technological weapons made by humans, and the rest were all weapons made by collecting some special materials from the universe.

"With this price, it's no wonder that no one has ever used it on the battlefields beyond the realm."

"Who can afford this thing?"

"If anyone uses it, once word gets out, they'll probably be besieged by countless kings trying to seize this weapon." Jiang Ye thought to himself as he looked at the price tags. The cheapest of these customizable weapons was 6 trillion! Most were over 1 trillion... This price was enough to make even the universe venerables feel the pinch.

Whoever wields such a weapon is practically holding a super treasure.

How much treasure is there in the pagoda?
A weapon worth over 1 trillion Chaos Units, once exposed, would be no less shocking than a great treasure, naturally driving countless immortal gods mad and vying for it!
However, upon closer examination, some technological weapons, such as the "Starburst Impact Gun," are extremely complex in appearance, and their manufacturing requirements are only slightly lower than those of heavy treasures.

Moreover, materials for items like Soul-Stealing Nether Light and Void-Shattering Blades must be collected from dangerous areas and stored properly for frequent use. Some of these dangerous places are where even Cosmic Venerables might perish, so it's no wonder they are so expensive.

(End of this chapter)