Devouring the Stars: Soul Master

Chapter 112 Babata, Give Me the Immortal Corpse!
"Go find the city's core control area. Once I find a key node, I can complete the infiltration."

"Babata said, then offered a reminder."

“Those important locations are likely to be attacked.”

"understand!"

Qin Ming and Luo Feng both nodded in confirmation.

"To the right! Forward, that's right, this is it."

With Babata leading the way, Qin Ming and Luo Feng were quickly brought to an area with a large number of metal pipes.

Bang!
Instead of scouting ahead himself, Qin Ming had Babata release three black metal robots and three Silver Guardians.

These robots have average attack power, but very strong defense.

It's perfect for scouting.

Moreover, these robots themselves are also excellent signalers, allowing Babata to directly infiltrate the city's smart brain system.

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"

Beams of white light shot out, but this level of laser light was obviously unable to break through the defenses of the six robots, and Qin Ming and his companion easily broke through the defenses and entered.

"I've already started hacking into the city's smart systems. Just a moment, it'll be done soon..."

Intrusion alarms blared throughout the control room.

As Babata had predicted, the base's intelligent system was weak, far inferior to that of the Black Dragon Mountain spaceship.

After all, it was just a base that a group of miners had hastily excavated and built in order to survive; it was just a bit larger.

five minutes later.

"It's done! The control system for this steel base is now in my hands."

Babata let out a triumphant sound.

A sudden roar echoed through the steel city, and above the city, a huge sphere emitted a dazzling light, illuminating the entire base as if it were daytime.

Qin Ming and Luo Feng watched as the screens on the control panel lit up one by one. They saw a large number of maintenance robots walking heavily out of the base warehouse to begin their repairs.

This city can continue to operate for millions of years thanks to these robots' self-repair capabilities.

"Let me see the information on this city. I found it!"

Babata quickly searched the database.

"Back then, when the master destroyed the Starfleet, there were about 3.2 million miners trapped here."

They requested assistance through a 'virtual universe network'.

However, this area has been concealed by the master using spatial secrets, making it impossible to travel in through the dark universe.

Fearing their master's authority, no one came to their rescue.

"These people had to retreat underground because it was a mining base, so the male-to-female ratio was 20:1."

Coupled with limited resources, internal strife also began among these three million people.

"Huh? There are actually a lot of Xuan Iron Mothers in this city?"

That's C8 grade material.

These precious materials were all collected by the powerful.

"Because resources are limited and food production is difficult, and this is a mining base, it took these people a thousand years of painstaking effort to build three ultra-small spaceships to send some of their elites off the planet."

As for the others, they all chose death sleep, and the city remained intact for over 3000 years before finally perishing.

"You Chinese are fortunate. There is indeed a spaceship manufacturing base here. Although it is rather rudimentary, it is still much better than the one in Jiangnan Base City."

Babata gave the two a general overview of the base.

For a moment, Qin Ming and Luo Feng both felt a pang of sadness. Three million people died in despair in the steel base city, struggling for three thousand years but still all of them were wiped out.

"We'll first collect some of the precious minerals from the base, and then I'll contact Jia Yi and ask them to organize a group of professionals to come and take over the base as soon as possible."

"Babata, you take control of the spaceship and bring them over."

Qin Ming pondered for a moment before making his decision.

"Are you sure you really want to hand this base over to China?"
I have a very serious problem to tell you: you're about to make contact with the universe, but right now you're both penniless!

Babata reminded him.

"Very poor?"

Qin Ming smiled slightly, but Luo Feng was taken aback.

He was naturally not short of money on Earth. Although he didn't specifically try to make money, he still had tens of billions in his account and a lot of military achievements.

But the amount in the Cosmic Bank account is indeed 0!

Although he inherited the legacy of the Meteorite Star's master, Hu Yanbo prepared three bank accounts for him. However, these accounts could only be used when his strength reached the Stellar, Cosmic, or Domain Lord levels.

And you must collect it in person.

He had only recently broken through to the planetary level. According to Babata, if he wanted to lay a solid foundation for a breakthrough, it would take at least 50 years to reach the stellar level!
Qin Ming is in a better situation, but the inherited soul imprint is with him, so only he can open the bank account.

Therefore, both of them were penniless.

"You two do indeed possess quite a few treasures, such as the Meteorite Starship, the Immortal Corpse, the Black Dragon Spaceship, the Cloud-Piercing Vine, the Sky-Piercing Shuttle, and the Arc Blade Disc, all of which are of considerable value."

How many of them are available for sale?

Babata shook his head.

The Meteorite Starship and the Immortal Corpse are priceless treasures; even Realm Lords and Immortals would try to seize them.

The Black Dragon Spaceship is their means of transportation. As for the Cloud Vine, it goes without saying that it has already been recognized as Luo Feng's master. They also need to use things like the Sky-Piercing Shuttle.

When you calculate it this way, it seems like he really is a rich poor man.

“The only things we can sell are the Silver Guardians, and the Wood Crystals and Energy Crystals I have here,” Babata shook his head. “But you’ll need these yourselves too.”

The master had prepared enough wooden crystals for only one person to cultivate, but now he has taken in two personal disciples.

Furthermore, the Heilongshan spaceship also consumes energy.

If I run out of energy here, I'll have to buy more energy crystals!

You can't do anything without money!

This principle applies universally as well.

Without money, you can't even open an account on the 'Virtual Universe Network'.

"Qin Ming, Luo Feng, let me be frank with you. The 'energy crystals' in my storage space will probably run out in a few decades if you use the Black Dragon Mountain spaceship frequently." "As for the Muya crystals, since they are used to cultivate both of you at the same time, they are barely enough for you to grow to the star level."

"Therefore, my suggestion is that you can put away this entire steel base, which is entirely made of black iron."

Although the Xuan Tie Jing and Xuan Tie Mother in the warehouse are more valuable, the quantity is too small.

Based on the data, the entire base is estimated to weigh approximately 90 billion tons.

【Mysterious Iron】As an A8 grade metal, one ton costs 0.0032 Black Dragon Coins. If you collect it and sell it, it would be worth at least 20 million Black Dragon Coins.

For you, this is the greatest wealth.

That's enough for your initial expenses when you enter the universe.

Of course, this is just my suggestion; the specifics are up to you to decide.

Qin Ming smiled and shook his head after hearing this.

Based on this calculation, dismantling and selling the base would indeed be a good option.

However, some things cannot be calculated this way.

In the original timeline, Luo Feng listened to Babata's advice and dug up the base to sell, but when he really needed the money, it was far from enough.

He only became wealthy after selling the Arc Blade Disc and the Black Dragon Mountain Spaceship.

"More than 20 million Black Dragon Coins? Babata, what level of telekinetic weapon is my Sun and Moon Wheel?"

How much would it be worth if I sold it?

Qin Ming did not directly refute, but instead took out the Sun and Moon Wheel that he had obtained from the United States from his spatial ring.

This was a relic item he obtained from the United States in exchange for promoting his new techniques, such as the "Broken Army Halberd" and the "Hundred Battles Saber Technique," around the world.

On that occasion, all the global powers brought out their most treasured possessions in exchange for the secret techniques to unleash their power.

"The Sun and Moon Wheel? This is a mid-grade Tier 3 telekinetic weapon. Because it's relatively easy to control and quite powerful, it's worth over 10 billion Black Dragon Coins."

Babata glanced at it and gave a rough estimate.

Third-tier psychic weapons can generally only be made or imitated by world lords, and even require immortals to create them.

Even the cheapest Tier 3 low-grade item is worth billions of Black Dragon Coins, while a Tier 3 top-grade item is worth hundreds of billions of Black Dragon Coins.

"Over 10 billion?"

Qin Ming nodded, and then looked at Babata and said.

"What about the Black Dragon Mountain X81 spaceship? I remember you said it was a C5-class spaceship made of yttrium metal, a luxury item among spaceships."

How much is this spaceship worth?
How much is a typical C5-class spaceship worth?

Babata pondered for a moment and said, "The Black Dragon Mountain X81 spaceship is a luxury item, worth around 10 billion Black Dragon coins. If it were a regular C5, with a diameter of 100 meters and comparable performance, the price would be several hundred million."

Qin Ming immediately smiled.

"With the Sky-Piercing Shuttle, and having already comprehended the domain, I can unleash its third level of power. Both its flexibility and power far surpass those of the Sun and Moon Wheel."

So this sun and moon wheel is useless to me, I can sell it.

There's also the Heilongshan spaceship.

We're not spaceship enthusiasts, so we don't care about luxury items.

They could also be sold to buy two ordinary spaceships of the same level.

In that case, I won't be short of money for a short period of time.

As for this base, some of the materials can be sold!
Alternatively, it could be handed over to China as raw materials to manufacture weapons and sell them.

I remember you gave China a lot of A-grade and B-grade weapon blueprints; selling the finished products is much more profitable than selling the materials.”

Luo Feng, who was listening from the side, also had increasingly bright eyes.

Yes, poor people like them have absolutely no need to use luxury items like the Heilongshan X81; they could sell it and buy something more suitable.

Moreover, Qin Ming has a Sun and Moon Wheel that he can't use, but he also has an Arc Blade Wheel!

"Babata, where's my curved blade?"

Luo Feng quickly asked.

"Your curved blade disc is similar to Qin Ming's Sun and Moon Wheel Disc, both being mid-grade third-tier, and worth over 10 billion."

The exact price depends on where it's sold.

Babata said.

"Therefore, we are not short of money, at least not these tens of millions of Black Dragon Coins."

If this base were left to China, it would be of even greater use.

Qin Ming said with a smile.

"Moreover, besides what we have here, there are also many good things in China."

With the Earth unified, all relics and artifacts were collected in one place.

"Babata, could you help estimate the value of those things later? There might be some good stuff among them."

They are inherently part of China, and as members of the Chinese leadership, there is no need for them to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.

This mining base can continue to operate, whether it's for mining minerals or serving as a spaceship manufacturing base.

The first interstellar immigrants have arrived, haven't they?

"No problem! You can decide this."

Babata also laughed, saying that as an intelligent life form, he would not interfere with his master's choices, but would only offer suggestions.

Since Qin Ming has his own plans, that's all the better.

"Then let's inform China. We'll make some final preparations, and then it'll be time for us to set off for the real universe!"

Qin Ming nodded, then smiled slightly. Babata had just mentioned the immortal corpse, which was a good entry point to get his hands on it.

“Babata, speaking of immortal corpses, you know I have a peculiar talent: I can condense flesh and blood crystals from monster corpses.”

This kind of flesh and blood crystal can also be used for cultivation. Although the flesh and blood essence extracted from the corpse of a planetary monster is slightly inferior to that of the Wood Crystal, the difference is not significant.

So, I wanted to try and see if I could extract those immortal corpses!

If I succeed, I'll be rich.

(End of this chapter)