From star gatherer to leader of humanity

Twenty-nine cities of shattered stars.

Xu Bai walked out of the United Bank with a pained expression, carrying a bag belonging to a depositor with tens of millions of yuan in his hand, containing three thousand spirit stones.

"The handling fee alone is 90 spirit stones, my darling..."

Compared to Space City, those who come to Shattered Star City are all formal employees, and most of them have achieved this level of success, so Xu Bai carrying this bag did not attract much attention.

Back in his villa, Xu Bai first absorbed the three thousand spirit stones, then slumped onto the sofa and opened his personal terminal.

"That brat, he made me video chat with him, doesn't he know how expensive video chats are!"

"One second is worth one spirit stone, but I can still make money from a one-minute video."

Xu Bai glanced at his balance and, following Xu Jun's personal terminal information, clicked on the video.

After the video request was sent, it rang for a minute before the other end finally answered.

A screen of light appeared, and the figures of a family of three appeared before Xu Bai.

"Son, you've grown up. Are you suffering over there?" Xu Lang looked at his somewhat thin son, his voice tinged with bitterness.

Zhang Wan, who was standing to the side, had tears in her eyes.

Only Xu Jun remained interested in watching the scene behind Xu Bai.

"Dad, Mom, Xiaojun, I'm not suffering at all here. I'm already a prospective full-time employee of the sand mining team, and the benefits are excellent."

As Xu Bai spoke, he showed the villa's lobby behind him and took a stroll around.

"The villa I live in now has a living room that is twice the size of our old house. The food and things I use are things I never dared to dream of before. Mom and Dad, don't worry, I will get better and better here."

Having not seen them for more than half a year, Xu Bai missed them very much, and looking at his parents and younger brother, he felt a lot of emotions.

Upon seeing the villa where Xu Bai was, Xu Lang and Zhang Wan were both shocked and somewhat relieved.

"Brother, can I come to see you?"

"It's a pity that the sect I signed with isn't the Hundred Refinements Sect. Otherwise, once I've achieved some success in my cultivation, I could have stood up for you, brother!" Xu Jun said in a mature tone.

"You brat, only your older brother is there to take care of you!"

"Sign the contract. After you graduate from high school, you'll be going to the sect. Spend this time with your parents and don't make them angry." Xu Bai said gently, looking at his younger brother who had grown taller.

"Don't worry, big brother. Even without you here, I'm the most obedient baby in the family." Xu Jun acted nonchalantly, but the longing he felt for Xu Bai was written all over his face.

"Mom and Dad, I transferred some spiritual energy to you, don't be reluctant to use it, let's move to a better house."

Xu Bai looked at the scene behind the three-person light screen; it was still that small home from before.

"We've gotten used to living here all these years and it doesn't feel cramped. We'll move to a bigger house when you come back."

"Alright, we're relieved to see you're doing well. Remember, no matter what, life is the most important thing."

"Long-distance communication is too expensive, we'll hang up now!"

Before Xu Bai could speak, the video call was disconnected.

Xu Bai checked the time; the call lasted 87 seconds and consumed a total of 87,000 strands of spiritual energy.

Looking at the remaining balance, it was less than 30 strands of spiritual energy.

"It's alright~"

"Butler~"

Xu Bai, who was lying on the sofa, called out.

"Please give your orders, Master."

"Recommend a hotel with the best value for money. Based on my past spending habits, order a deluxe set meal for one person and have it delivered over." Xu Bai said, opening up the virtual environment in the living room.

"Yes, ma'am."

Not long after, the beautiful robot butler came in carrying a specially made insulated box.

After finishing his meal, Xu Bai returned to his bedroom satisfied, washed up, and fell into a deep sleep.

The next day.

On the commercial street of Shattered Star City, Xu Bai strolled along the street, looking at the shops on both sides.

Xu Bai originally intended to continue mining, but just before leaving, the beautiful robot butler suggested that Xu Bai go for a walk in a crowded place, which would help relieve the claustrophobia that was weighing on his mind.

"Are things in Shattered Star City more expensive than in Sky City because of transportation costs?"

Xu Bai saw a medicine shop where the elixirs were 30% more expensive than in Space City.

"Xu Bai?"

As I passed by a restaurant, someone suddenly called out Xu Bai's name from above.

Xu Bai looked up and saw that it was Qiao Meng on the third floor waving at him.

"Come on, come on! I was just thinking of contacting you!"

As he spoke, Qiao Meng jumped off the third floor and pulled Xu Bai into the restaurant.

Inside a huge private room, more than 30 members of the Star-Picking Team, dressed in precious robes or high-end protective suits, all stared at Xu Bai as he entered.

"Let me introduce you all. These are the newest members of the Star Gathering Team. They are now prospective full-time employees. I don't need to elaborate on how prestigious this is," Qiao Meng said, pulling Xu Bai along as they introduced the team.

"Xu Bai, don't be shy. Everyone here is a lone wolf. We're mostly here to exchange internal or personal information, and we haven't touched on anything else."

Qiao Meng asked the waiter to add a seat for Xu Bai.

"Esteemed seniors, this junior is Xu Bai." Xu Bai bowed to the many members of the Star-Picking Team at the dinner table.

"No need for formalities. We all know about you to some extent. The fact that you were taken over by the Mancang Gang and have been fine all along proves your strength," a portly member of the Caixing team said with a smile.

"Especially at the end..." Another member of the Star-Picking Team didn't finish his sentence, but just raised an eyebrow at Xu Bai.

"Let's not talk about that, let's continue with what we were just talking about."

"This is our little brother Xu Bai's first time attending a dinner party like this, let him hear it first," Qiao Meng said.

"Okay~" everyone responded.

Xu Bai looked at Qiao Meng and realized that he held a high position in the hearts of this group of people.

The huge private room was sealed off, and a beam of light appeared above the dining table.

In the center of the light and shadow are twenty-nine fragments of stars, as tiny as a sesame seed, while the outer perimeter is an endless sea of ​​fragmented stars.

In this area, many places are marked with red dots.

Xu Bai looked at the red dots; there were hundreds of them, densely packed together.

"The red dot indicates the location of a Nascent Soul stage celestial beast. Just avoid it when mining," Qiao Meng explained to Xu Bai.

"The spirit mineral resources around the Twenty-Nine Cities were previously mined for a period of time. Large quantities cannot be found within the inner circle of 10 billion miles. If you want to mine good things, it is best to go to the middle circle."

The portly man who had spoken to Xu Bai earlier made a sweeping motion in the air, and a faint yellow area covered the central region centered on the city of Zuixing.

"When setting off, you should bring at least a million strands of spiritual energy in nano-repair fluid, just in case."

Dozens of red dots were then marked in the yellow area.

Xu Bai listened quietly from the side and slowly realized that these lone wolves were not simple. Most of them had collected large quantities of goods in the Shattered Star Sea several times.

Just as the group was discussing, a damaged magical mining spaceship came to a stop shakily in the unloading port.

Before long, a dazzling firework rose from the unloading port, flew into the air and suddenly exploded, the light of which could be seen throughout Shattered Star City.

"Another large shipment has been collected!"

"This is the fourth time this month!"

"Everyone, you'd better hurry!"

"The standard for large shipments here is 3000 million strands of spiritual energy!"