Swallowing the Stars: Starting with the Steel of the Heart

"Have you reached an agreement?" Mingyu asked with a smile, looking at the three of them.

"It's all settled." Xiang Bei bowed slightly to Ming Yu, then said, "I wish to accompany you to the Virtual Universe Company, but please grant me a few days to say goodbye to my family."

"Okay." Mingyu nodded, then looked at Hong and Leishen.

Actually, what he wanted most was Hong, a top-tier elite.

The difference in merit between recruiting a level-two elite and recruiting a level-one elite is significant.

Unfortunately, neither Hong nor Thor were moved.

As Hong said before, everyone has their own choices. Actually, Xiang Bei hoped that Thor would go with him.

Hong will have some opportunities of his own in the future. His mental fortitude is extremely high, so high that even the founder of the Giant Axe was willing to take him as a disciple.

But Thor is different; without sufficient resources and legacy, it would be difficult for him to rise to power on Earth.

There's a greater chance if you go to Virtual Universe Company with him.

However, Thor still refused.

Xiang Bei's background of leaving his hometown for the Black Dragon Mountain branch of the Virtual Universe Company was given to him an identity and background that others dared not provoke.

So they will stay at home and protect the stability of the earth.

After all, Xiang Bei was just an employee, while they were the leaders of two major forces on Earth. Their departure from Earth would lead to a major change in the basic order.

This was not what the two wanted to see, so after some discussion, Thor decided to stay.

Seeing that the two did not make any move, Mingyu was slightly disappointed, but fortunately, it wasn't a complete loss.

"I'll give you ten days to say goodbye to your family. After ten days, give me an address, and the Virtual Universe Company's spaceship will come to pick you up," Mingyu said to Xiangbei.

"Yes." Xiang Bei nodded.

Ten days was enough time for him to say goodbye to his family.

I'm afraid my mom and younger sister will be heartbroken for a long time after leaving me this time, but thankfully we can meet in the virtual universe.

After leaving Mingyu's meditation room, Hong and Thor also became external members of the Virtual Universe Company.

Compared to internal members, the management of external members is much more relaxed. As long as they don't join the official members of super forces such as the Cosmic Galaxy Bank, they won't be bothered with anything else.

Furthermore, the funds can be used to purchase rare resources, which is a significant benefit that comes out of nowhere.

"Xiao Bei, are you really sure?" Hong asked in a deep voice.

"We've already promised them, we can't go back on our word. Besides, didn't Brother Hong just agree to it too?"

"But Brother Hong, I'm leaving my family in your care," Xiang Bei said with a smile.

"Don't worry about that, just leave it to us," Hong Ying said.

"That's fine then, let's go for a drink, it's on me!" Xiang Bei said as he pulled the two of them along.

. . .

Time passed slowly.

Ten days can feel both long and short.

Xiang Bei gave Ming Yu the address of Ju Dong Star, which would take quite a while to get there from Earth.

Therefore, I don't have much time to spend with my family.

Especially after learning that Xiang Bei was about to go to an alien planet to join a powerful force and might not return for decades or even centuries, everyone in the family showed expressions of reluctance.

As members of Xiang Bei's family, the Xiang family members knew about extraterrestrial civilizations.

Especially after the old man became a planetary-level martial artist, Xiang Bei specially took him to Ju Dongxing.

The old man was quite traumatized at the time and vowed to continue his cultivation to protect the Xia Kingdom from harm.

He never imagined that in the blink of an eye, his most beloved grandson would be leaving his hometown and going to an unknown planet alone.

Despite his reluctance, the old man did not stop him.

The old man knew very well that being noticed by such a powerful force was a great opportunity for Xiang Bei.

Moreover, this is the best solution given the current precarious situation the Earth is in.

He cannot ruin the opportunity for his grandson and the Xia state for his own selfish reasons.

After spending a few good days with his family, Xiang Bei made one last trip to Yangzhou to see Luo Feng.

It has to be said that Luo Feng truly deserves to be called the chosen one. In a short period of time, he has already reached the level of an advanced martial arts school student. It seems that as long as he is given some more resources and time, he will soon enter a period of full-scale breakthrough.

"Keep going, I look forward to the day you rise to the top." Xiang Bei murmured to himself before soaring into the sky and disappearing into the horizon.

. . .

Judongxing

Xiang Bei stood alone on the platform of the Judongxing branch, the highest level of the Virtual Universe Company.

Today, Xiang Bei left without anyone seeing him off, and came to Ju Dongxing alone, carrying only a jar of soil from Xia Kingdom.

Actually, Xiang Bei didn't know why he brought this jar of soil. Maybe it was because he had seen in TV dramas that all those who left their hometowns would bring a jar of soil from their hometown.

He probably learned from this and brought a can with him.

Against the somewhat gloomy sky of Torch East Star, a dark red spaceship hundreds of meters tall descended slowly from space like a terrifying behemoth, bearing the huge logo of Virtual Universe Company.

As an E-class spaceship of the Virtual Universe Company, it completely disregarded the rules of Judong Star and had no intention of docking at Judong Star's port.

The governor and warships of Judong Star dared not have any objections, and they were not even qualified to pay them a visit.

"Buzz." The spaceship's hatch opened, and three men dressed in black battle suits stepped out.

"Excuse me, are you Mr. Xiang Bei?"

The man in black at the head of the group asked Xiang Bei.

Xiang Bei could sense an extremely terrifying fluctuation emanating from the other's body; it seemed that if the other party moved a finger even slightly, Xiang Bei would be instantly annihilated.

"At least a cosmic-level powerhouse." Xiang Bei thought to himself, then immediately bowed and said, "That is me."

The man in black smiled and said, "Mr. Xiang Bei, please don't be so polite. Please wait a moment while we verify your identity. We apologize for the inconvenience."

As he spoke, the man in black took out a small machine and scanned Xiang Bei.

Xiang Bei's information then appeared on the other party's watch. After a simple operation, the man in black nodded.

"Alright, sir, you can board the ship with us now," the man in black said to Xiang Bei.

"Okay!" Xiang Bei replied, and then, led by the three others, he boarded the dark red spaceship.

"I still don't know your names, seniors?" The interior of the spaceship was still extremely luxurious, highlighting the wealth and power of Virtual Universe Company. However, Xiang Bei's gaze remained fixed on the three powerful figures before him.

"Mr. Xiang Bei, please don't be so polite. Just call me Suo Tuo. You are a Level 2 elite of the Black Dragon Mountain branch of the Virtual Universe Company. As long as you don't perish, you will at least be a Universe-level expert, or even a Domain Lord-level expert in the future. You may even become our superior in the future," the man in black said humbly.