Swallowing the Stars: Analyzing All Things

Lanyou Continent, under the jurisdiction of Huangcheng Island.

Inside a spacious palace, the dome is inlaid with countless luminous crystals, and the amethyst walls on all four sides are carved with portraits.

On the central throne.

The young man in purple robes carefully examined the emails. For the entire Lanyou branch, transactions exceeding 100,000 Hunyuan units were quite rare.

In the hundreds of thousands of years since he took office.

I've only handled a few transactions, and they were all with immortal gods. I never expected this one to be a small universe-level deal.

The young man in purple robes pondered for a moment, a hint of curiosity flashing in his eyes, but it quickly dissipated.

He was interested in that cosmic-level treasure, but that was all. He was just a lucky young man who found a treasure in a world ruled by a world master and then decisively sold it.

That's it!

If someone can offer a precious secret technique for sale, it must be a remnant of the Wind Scale Realm Lord. As the Minister of Commerce of the Lanyou Branch, Yin Huanyou has seen many such cases, but the amount involved is far greater than this one.

What will happen to the other party later?

Yin Huanyou did not care.

Because he has more important things to do now.

He reached out and gently swiped his hand through the air, and a new light screen unfolded before him. The screen displayed an internal document with a title in bold red font—

"Notice regarding the holding of the once-in-a-millennium Genius Battle".

The Battle of the Ultimate Geniuses is held twice every ten thousand years, once by the Virtual Universe Company and once by the Giant Axe Arena!

Open to all stars within the human realm, regardless of origin or background; anyone who is human can apply.

This is an opportunity for countless people to rise to the top in one step, and it is also an important channel for virtual universe companies to select fresh blood. Whenever this happens, the attention of the upper management will inevitably be diverted to the lower levels.

"here we go again!"

Yin Huanyou frowned slightly.

In his position, his biggest worry was the special envoy sent by headquarters, followed by this grand event of the Battle of the Peak Geniuses.

One of the three giants of the Lanyou branch, what a distinguished status he holds! He wields immense power, far surpassing that of an ordinary Marquis or Immortal.

But the greater the power, the more eyes are watching.

Throughout the entire virtual universe company, there are countless people who have been granted the title of Marquis or Immortal. The three ministerial positions in a high-level universe country are among the most lucrative positions, and even under the rules, one can still reap considerable benefits.

It is safe.

It can also generate wealth.

Who wouldn't want to stay in such a position forever?

Yin Huanyou leaned back on the throne, purple lightning slowly flowing around him, making his handsome, almost demonic face flicker between light and shadow.

"minister!"

Just then, a figure walked in from outside the hall.

The newcomer wore a dark blue robe and had a thin face. He stood in the center of the hall and respectfully bowed to Yin Huanyou on the throne above.

"The accounts have been checked once." The man straightened up, his voice low and cautious. "As you instructed, I have dealt with some of them. From the current accounts, there shouldn't be any major problems."

"There are also some accounts..." He paused, a hint of difficulty in his eyes, "that involve Marquis Xueyi."

The air in the hall seemed to freeze for a moment.

"Da~"

"Da~"

Yin Huanyou tapped his fingers lightly on the armrest twice, making a dull sound. His expression did not change, but a hint of coldness appeared in his eyes.

Marquis Xueyi.

One of the marquises of the Lanyou Universe Kingdom.

The Lanyou Universe Kingdom encompasses over nine thousand star fields, and the number of immortal gods under the Lanyou Kingdom Lord alone exceeds ten thousand.

Among them, the immortal gods who made great contributions and were powerful were naturally granted titles of marquis or king.

However, the kings and marquises of advanced universe kingdoms have no relation to the marquis-level immortal gods or the king-level immortal gods. For example, this Snowwing Marquis, although he is a marquis, his true strength is at the advanced level of an immortal military lord.

"That idiot again!"

Yin Huanyou cursed inwardly; what he feared most had come to pass. He didn't want anything to go wrong at this crucial moment.

It's not just that they're afraid of being investigated, but also that they're afraid of losing their jobs.

Of the three departments—the Ministry of Military Affairs, the Ministry of Commerce, and the Ministry of the Army—the Ministry of the Army is the most difficult to investigate and the safest, because it is extremely large and is jointly managed with the Qianwu Universe Kingdom.

The easiest department to check is the Ministry of Commerce.

There are too many messy transactions within the Ministry of Commerce. Each transaction involves a large flow of resources, and there may be something fishy going on behind each transaction.

Since taking office, he has handled no fewer than ten internal corruption cases. He believes that he has managed things fairly strictly, kept clear accounts, and destroyed most of the items that needed to be destroyed.

But if the higher-ups investigate seriously...

Yin Huanyou frowned even more deeply. He knew very well that if the higher-ups were to investigate seriously, he would not be able to hide these things at all.

By then.

Even if they aren't imprisoned in the star system prison, they'll be sent to the outer battlefield to atone for their sins.

The Starfield Prison is a place no human can live in, and even if someone were to go to the outer battlefield, there's no guarantee they'd come back alive.

"This matter..."

"You don't need to worry about it anymore!"

Yin Huanyou waved his hand, signaling the figure in the dark blue robe below to step back. This matter might involve the person behind the other party, so only he, as the Minister of Commerce, could personally discuss it with him.

……

Time flies.

At the dedicated berth of the Rocky Star Cargo Port, Virtual Universe Company's transport spaceship had been quietly docked for some time.

"Guest's identity confirmed, transaction can proceed."

As soon as the electronic notification sound ended, the staff of Virtual Universe Company slowly moved one huge cargo box after another out of the spaceship cabin and placed them steadily on the ground.

Virtual Universe Company's transactions, from pickup to delivery, are strictly monitored at every stage to ensure a flawless transaction process.

"Whoosh—"

Lin Yan stepped forward, his mental power enveloping all the goods, instantly storing them into his world ring.

"Dear guest."

"Thank you for your support of Virtual Universe."

After watching the spaceship bearing the logo of Virtual Universe Company take off and depart, Lin Yan turned around and returned to his own spaceship.

"Phew~"

The spaceship soared into the sky, broke through the atmosphere of Rocky Edge Star, and then accelerated to the speed of light in a wide area before entering the dark universe.

In the dark universe, inside the quiet chamber of the spaceship.

Lin Yan entered the world ring and eagerly went to a cargo box, opening it with a snap.

Inside the cargo container was a rectangular nutrient tank, 21.6 meters long and 8.3 meters wide, entirely black. The black metal on the surface of the tank had a cold, eerie luster, and the intricate patterns on the tank seemed to come alive and slowly flow under the illumination of the interior lights.

In a nearby cargo box, there was a sealed cylindrical container filled with a deep, starry blue liquid.

C2 type advanced nutrient solution.

A whole ton.

Lin Yan sat cross-legged, his gaze sweeping back and forth between the two items, a slow smile playing on his lips.

"We can finally begin!"

……