From star gatherer to leader of humanity

Space city, public port.

Xu Bai sat in the spaceship's main control room, looking at the list of spirit ore in the cabin.

"Flaming Gold, Poisonous Breath Stone, Starry Ice Jade..."

"790,000 strands of spiritual energy after tax, not bad."

Upon seeing the spiritual energy arrive, Xu Bai left the spaceship and headed straight for the Immortal Path Street in Space City.

When Xu Bai stepped into that magic treasure hall, he saw a familiar face.

"What a coincidence, Fellow Daoist Yue," Xu Bai greeted with a smile.

"What a coincidence."

Yue Lan walked gracefully toward Xu Bai, a gentle smile on her face.

"Fellow Daoist Xu, a major event has recently occurred in Space City. The leader of the Mancang Gang was wiped out in the Shattered Star Sea, and some members of the Star Gathering Team discovered his damaged spaceship." Yue Lanyou said, staring at Xu Bai.

"Really? That guy deserved to die!"

"Back then, if I hadn't joined their gang, they would have sent combat ships to hunt me down. If I hadn't run fast in the Shattered Star Sea, I would have become nourishment for the alien beasts of the starry sky long ago." Xu Bai's face showed a gloating smile, and he was really laughing.

"Then I wish Fellow Daoist Xu can finally resolve this great knot in his heart."

"I have other matters to attend to, so I won't disturb Fellow Daoist Xu's shopping any longer." Yue Lanyou nodded politely to Xu Bai and left the Magic Treasure Hall.

Watching Yue Lanyou leave, Xu Bai withdrew his gaze and looked at the supervisor who was waiting to the side.

"I want to buy the White Ink Robe."

With a simple swipe of his personal terminal, Xu Bai's balance returned to five figures.

Xu Bai, who had initially felt sorry for her, put on the white ink robe and looked at himself in the mirror. His expression then began to show appreciation.

Xu Bai was basically satisfied with his looks; he was handsome with a touch of dashing charm.

But when paired with the white ink robe, Xu Bai felt that his appearance had been elevated at that moment.

"I'm incredibly handsome!"

Xu Bai looked at himself in the mirror and couldn't help but praise himself.

A warm, soothing sensation enveloped his entire body, and Xu Bai felt that even the air he breathed was much fresher.

"From now on, we say goodbye to protective suits."

As soon as Xu Bai, dressed in a white ink-black robe, left the magic item shop, he attracted many envious and admiring glances.

In Space City, those who can wear the treasure robes are mostly figures that ordinary members of the Star Gathering Team can only look up to.

After finding a restaurant on the food street and enjoying a delicious meal, I returned to my residence to rest.

Xu Bai woke up refreshed after a dreamless sleep.

"Keep grinding, this time add 6 green attributes to the treasure armor as well."

Just as Xu Bai arrived at the spaceport, preparing to head to the Shattered Star Sea, his personal terminal received an important message from the Space City.

The conference room on the highest floor of the Star Discovery Team headquarters is also the highest floor in the entire Space City.

At this moment, thousands of members of the star-collecting team gathered in the conference room.

Xu Bai glanced around and saw that they were either high-ranking members of various gangs or famous lone wolves. They all exuded a strong aura, at least at the middle level of Qi Refining.

Xu Bai, who was at the very end of the conference room, felt like a small mudfish that had been mixed into a pool of fierce fish.

That's what he thought, but others didn't think so.

Being able to sit here means you're at least a prospective full-time employee.

"Gentlemen!"

The previously noisy conference room suddenly fell silent, and everyone looked at Li Shengming, the captain of Caixing Team 185, standing outside the conference room door.

All members of the star-collecting team stood up.

"Greetings, Captain!"

"Being on the same team means we're brothers, everyone, no need to be so polite."

Li Shengming led the senior members of the Caixing team to the main seat in the conference room.

"I have called you here today for one thing."

"The question is whether you are willing to go to the inner city of Shattered Star Sea to gather more precious resources in the deeper parts."

A huge light screen appeared behind Li Shengming.

A floating megacity, even larger than the Space City, floats in the Sea of ​​Shattered Stars, the entire city shrouded in an array.

From outside the formation, everyone could see the city, a landscape that resembled a living planet.

"Everyone here is a veteran who has been with the star-picking team for many years. Even if they haven't been there, they've heard of it."

"This city now belongs to the Hundred Refinements Sect."

"In such a location, one can find precious spiritual minerals not far from home. I wonder if you all are interested?"

After Li Shengming finished speaking, he looked at the members of the star-picking team below the stage.

"Captain, this coordinate and depth, although there are many precious mineral veins, you might encounter star beasts at the Golden Core or even Nascent Soul stages when you go out. The rewards are high, but the risks are also great." A gang leader said with a bitter face. As soon as he saw this map, he knew what it meant.

"Of course, we must have taken your concerns into account when sending you."

Another light screen appeared, displaying a uniquely shaped mining spaceship, twice the size of the Hummingbird-class mining spaceship.

"The first one is a magic weapon-level spaceship that our Hundred Refinements Sect purchased from the Heavenly Craft Immortal Sect at a huge cost."

"I don't need to elaborate on its value. In the past, only inner disciples of the Hundred Refinements Sect were qualified to purchase such a spaceship."

"Now, those who want to go to the inner city are granted the right to purchase."

"A magic weapon-level spaceship, with external armor, is strong enough to defend against attacks from Golden Core stage beasts. It has an internal space warehouse and can be equipped with external intelligent and technological equipment, so it can even escape from Nascent Soul stage beasts."

"Nourish it with spiritual energy during the Qi Refining stage, and once you reach the Golden Core stage, you can store the spaceship inside your body. At that time, you can equip the spaceship with some powerful technological weapons, and its power will be no less than that of a Nascent Soul cultivator."

Li Shengming, sitting in the main seat, talked at length about the benefits of this mining spaceship, while Xu Bai, in the last row, stared at the light screen with shining eyes.

"Captain, this spaceship must have a lot of spiritual energy; it must be expensive, right?"

The members of the star-picking team in the audience were all very excited.

"Fifty million strands of spiritual energy can be loaned for a hundred years with an interest rate of only 5%. With your mining performance, you should be able to handle it with ease."

"This is not something to be forced; do what you can. But as your captain, I would like to say that this is a rare opportunity."

"We had this opportunity because the inner city is close to our 185th team."

After Li Shengming finished speaking, he waved his hand lightly, and lasers flashed on the ceiling of the conference room.

A contract was presented to all members of the star-collecting team.

The contract mainly states that once someone goes to the inner city, they must hand over spirit ore worth at least ten million strands of spiritual energy per year.

The magical spaceship mentioned earlier is available for purchase by all members of the Star Gathering Team who have signed contracts.

Xu Bai looked at He Dong with a conflicted expression. If they had replaced the mining spaceship with a new one, they would have needed to re-attach attributes to the new spaceship, which would have been a huge expense.

Just as Xu Bai was hesitating, a lone wolf who had just signed a contract approached him.

"Kid, next time we go to the inner city, let's get together, a few of us lone wolves. Maybe we'll need to stick together for warmth in the future."

Xu Bai looked at the somewhat江湖-savvy lone wolf beside him and suddenly asked, "Brother, why did you sign the contract so decisively?"

Upon hearing Xu Bai's question, the lone wolf suddenly realized that the kid in front of him was just a newbie, a newbie with real skill.

"See that magical artifact-class spaceship? Why don't we take this opportunity? People like us who climbed up from the bottom would never have the chance to come into contact with it in our entire lives," the Lone Ranger said, pointing to the light screen displaying the magical artifact spaceship.

Xu Bai looked at the magical spaceship and signed his name directly on the contract.

"Listen to my advice, you're not going to have a narrow path ahead of you." The Lone Ranger laughed.

Perhaps because they were both lone wolves, Xu Bai felt that the man beside him was quite nice after just a few words.

"My name is Xu Bai. May I ask how you should address me, elder brother?"

"Qiao Meng, you can just call me Brother Meng." Qiao Meng patted Xu Bai on the shoulder.