Swallowing the Stars: 100x Return for Teaching Apprentices

Chapter 39 Convocation
In the meditation room of the Eternal Island Killing Field in the virtual universe.

Bu Chen, a young man dressed in white robes, stood respectfully in the room.

"Lady Soya, General Jiu has personally investigated the area. The spatial storm inside has basically subsided, and the expeditionary force will begin entering in about five days."

"Oh, I see."

The short-haired woman named Soya waved her hand slightly.

Immediately, as if she had thought of something, she coldly ordered:
"Let's get that little guy into the exploration team too, since we found that top-tier elite last time!"

"Ah, this"

Bu Chen was about to say that the other party was just an external member and there was no way to force them to participate.

But upon seeing the short-haired woman's cold expression, he immediately changed his tune, saying, "Yes, sir, I'll contact him in a bit."

"Yes, tell him that even if someone has talent, they can't truly grow without experiencing life-or-death battles."

The short-haired woman paused for a moment, then added,
"If he is unwilling to participate and only wants to cultivate peacefully, then we should withdraw our attention from him. Even if he is a top-level genius, if he does not strive for improvement, there is no need to pay too much attention to him."

Shortly after, in another meditation room.

Qi Yuan met Bu Chen, the external steward of the Virtual Universe Company's branch in the Eternal Empire, for the second time.

"Huh? You, you broke through?"

Bu Chen was slightly surprised when he first saw Qi Yuan.

Goodness, the last time I saw this kid he was only at the seventh level of the Stellar Realm, right?

In less than two years, he has broken through to the cosmic level. This speed of breakthrough is much faster than that of the internal geniuses!

"Hehe, judging from this kid's state, it seems that Lord Soya's worries were unfounded."

"It was a breakthrough that just happened."

Qi Yuan politely replied, "Lord Bu Chen, is there anything you need me to do here?"

"Oh, it's not really an order."

Bu Chen regained his composure and explained with a smile:
"A new secret realm has recently appeared in the Cangxuan Galaxy. Our Virtual Universe Company's branch in the Eternal Empire will be organizing a group of people to explore it, and we were thinking of inviting you to participate."

"A secret realm ruin?" Qi Yuan asked with slight doubt.

"It was a small secret realm from countless epochs ago. Whether due to external forces or its own evolution reaching its end, it collapsed and fell into the spatial interlayer. Not long ago, it just happened to fall out near the Cangxuan Star System."

Bu Chen looked at Qi Yuan as he spoke, "I was worried that it would be a bit much for you to go in, but now that you've broken through to the cosmic level, it couldn't be better."

"This time, not only our Virtual Universe Company branch, but also the Eternal Empire royal family and other major organizations, as well as world lord families, will send people to participate. However, due to the instability of the space inside the secret realm ruins, only cosmic and stellar level members can enter for the time being."

Bu Chen smiled and said, "The higher-ups of the various organizations have already agreed that all the gains discovered during this expedition will belong to the explorer. Moreover, if anything of value is found, there will be a special reward."

"All the profits belong to me?"

Upon hearing this, Qi Yuan's heart stirred slightly.

Although he consciously used the system's functions to make targeted returns during this period, his assets were only a small amount of savings, and he lacked some hidden "foundation".

After all, there are indeed many limitations to accumulating wealth using a return system.

For example, one of the rules is that the 'gift' must be what the disciple needs at their current level; otherwise, it will affect the return rate.

Secondly, each time a reward is returned, it must be "sold" in various shops and exchanged for other items before it can be given away again.

Once or twice is fine, but if he frequently takes out overly valuable treasures, it might attract the envy of those with ulterior motives. However, if he could obtain a batch of items suitable as 'gifts' from this secret realm ruin, he could use them directly without worrying about attracting attention!

Furthermore, after breaking through to the cosmic level, he really needs to undergo some real trials.

Otherwise, no matter how powerful the system's 'initiation and transfer of power' is, it will only make him a 'showy figure' with a weak foundation, which is not the result he wants.

"Lord Bu Chen, when can we enter the secret realm ruins? Are there any special requirements?" Qi Yuan asked directly.

"Oh, you're willing to go?"

Bu Chen felt relieved; it seemed he wouldn't have to waste his energy trying to persuade her.

"Hehe, there are no special requirements. The first exploration team will enter in five days. After that, the rest of us will have to go in on our own."

Bu Chen said, "Once you get there, you can just state that you are an external member of the company to get in, or if you wish, you can also join the army under my 'Yuhai Pavilion'."

"Royal Sea Pavilion"

Qi Yuan nodded slightly.

Having been on Taiyue Star for over a year, he had gained a basic understanding of the major forces within the Eternal Empire.

The overall structure of the Eternal Empire is similar to that of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire in the original novel.

The most powerful entities are naturally the imperial family and its official institutions, which directly control more than two-thirds of the entire Eternal Empire's star system.

Secondly, there are the three major civilian organizations, including the 'Imperial Sea Pavilion', and more than a dozen world lord families, who directly control the remaining territory of the Eternal Empire.

However, on the surface, the three major organizations and the major world-lord families still have to obey the orders of the Eternal Empire's royal family.

As for the branches of the major behemoths such as Virtual Universe Company?
Their main task is to discover and cultivate geniuses; they generally do not participate in the power struggles within the various empires.

Even external deacons of virtual universe companies like Bu Chen can freely join ordinary organizations such as the Imperial Sea Pavilion.

However, Qi Yuan had many secrets, so it was impossible for him to travel with their army.

He politely said to Bu Chen:
“Lord Bu Chen, it will take me almost a week to get there from where I live. I’m afraid I won’t be able to make it in time for the army’s operation. I can go in by myself.”

"Yeah, that's okay."

The main reason Bu Chen called Qi Yuan was to complete the task assigned by Lord Soya; he didn't take it too seriously.

"Then you can make the arrangements yourself. If you make any special discoveries, you can contact me. The company will provide a special reward after verification."

"understand!"

Qi Yuan bowed slightly, then exited the virtual universe.

In a secluded courtyard in Iron Army City.

Qi Yuan slowly opened his eyes.

"The secret realm ruins will attract participation from all the major powers of the Eternal Empire. I'd better be careful."

After a moment's thought, he left the courtyard and went directly to the 'Lingbao Pavilion', which had the most complete range of goods in Iron Army City.

After careful selection, he successfully purchased a technological treasure called the "Spirit Sealing Bracelet," which could slightly suppress and conceal the aura of life, for a high price of 460 billion Eternal Coins.

"Sigh, I was hoping to use this opportunity to upgrade my spaceship, but it looks like I'll have to wait until next time."

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