From star gatherer to leader of humanity

Team 147, Space City.

Xu Baigang received a message, or more precisely, a video of light and shadow, as soon as his personal terminal docked at the public spaceport.

Below the video was an important message marked by a senior executive of the Caixing 147 team, which Xu Bai clicked on out of curiosity.

A figure of light appeared in front of Xu Bai. Within the light was a young man wearing a blue robe with multicolored hair, but with extremely handsome features and a cynical expression on his face.

"My name is Yang Yishan. You may not know me, but my father is Yang Jun, an outer elder of the Hundred Refinements Sect and the deputy minister of the Star Gathering Department."

In the interplay of light and shadow, Yang Yishan holds a five-colored folding fan that radiates spiritual light. He gently opens it, refracting a myriad of colors.

"I'm telling you all this just so I don't waste too much breath and effort. Just obediently join my gang."

"I'll take 20% from Space City and 15% from Shattered Star City. Just hand it over honestly and I won't cause you any trouble. After all, I just want to earn some pocket money."

Even as the video ended, Xu Bai's face didn't show much emotion, but his heart was filled with complex feelings.

"The ultimate master of reincarnation techniques."

"In life, when you lack strength, you should still be timid."

When Yang Yishan in the light and shadow revealed that his father was the deputy minister of the Caixing Department, Xu Bai's previous attempts to deal with the situation became pale and powerless.

After reporting to the headquarters of the 147th Star-Collecting Team in the space city, Xu Bai obtained the coordinates of the inner city, returned directly to the spaceport, and piloted the magical spaceship toward the Shattered Star Sea.

Also entering the Shattered Star Sea were members of the Star Gathering Team who had completed their paperwork.

Upon entering this area, Xu Bai sensed its barrenness; the surrounding broken celestial bodies appeared to have been overexploited.

As they ventured deeper, Xu Bai activated the prospecting fluctuations and flew for two days before finally discovering a precious mineral vein.

"It's been mined for over 100 years. It seems we still have to go deeper into Shattered Star City."

They flew deep into the Shattered Star Sea for five days before finally arriving at Shattered Star City Twenty-Five.

Upon arriving in the blank area, Xu Bai saw the Twenty-Five Shattered Star Cities, which were essentially small life-bearing planets. Even from a thousand miles away, the outlines of the cities on those life-bearing planets could still be seen.

"Xu Bai, a prospective full-time employee, welcome to Shattered Star City 25."

"In Shattered Star City, as long as you join the Backer Gang and pay a certain amount of taxes each year, no one will disturb your free life." A sweet voice rang out in Xu Bai's private channel.

"That's a pretty interesting way to welcome newcomers."

"As expected of Shattered Star City, which has been developing for a hundred years, it looks prosperous."

In the blank area between the Shattered Star Sea and the Twenty-Five Shattered Star Cities, various mining ships come and go in an endless stream, while the GG ships of major chambers project tens of thousands of meters of light screens in the blank area, playing GG.

Before the magic weapon mining spaceship even approached the public port, the personal terminal received countless friend requests.

Xu Bai ignored all this information and maneuvered his magical spaceship to dock at the public port outside Shattered Star City.

As soon as Xu Bai came to a stop, more than a dozen salespeople wearing protective suits with "GG" printed on them approached the spaceship's hatch.

The spaceship hatch opened, and Xu Bai, dressed in a white ink-colored robe, stepped off the spaceship onto the ramp.

"Any rooms available for rent?" Xu Bai learned from Hakimi that Caixing Twenty-Five City does not provide housing; only rentals are available.

"have!"

A man with the words "rental agent" printed on his body stepped out from the crowd, his expression extremely enthusiastic.

"Small studios, large apartments, villas, cave dwellings—which type would you like to rent, or please tell me your budget and I'll make a recommendation."

"Let's make the annual rent 20." Xu Bai thought for a moment. To be honest, the villa he used to live in on the 29th floor felt a bit too big.

"Then you can go straight to the large penthouse, near the bustling commercial street in Zone B, 300 square meters, the suite includes..."

Xu Bai checked the price briefly using his personal terminal and found that the house recommended by the agent was acceptable.

"This is it." Xu Bai was a casual person and didn't want to waste so much time on trivial matters.

"I'll take you to see the house!"

"But before we go see the house," the rental agent said, glancing in one direction.

Not far away, a man dressed in the standard robes of the Kaoshan Gang walked towards Xu Bai.

Looking at the glaringly obvious words "backer" on the precious robe, Xu Bai felt somewhat speechless.

"Sign the membership contract."

A light screen appeared in front of Xu Bai, displaying the membership contract of the Kao Shan Gang. Once signed, anyone who sold spirit mines would have to pay tribute to the Kao Shan Gang.

Xu Bai remained expressionless as he imprinted his fingerprints on the light screen.

From then on, Xu Bai became a proud member of the Backer Gang.

On an old-fashioned hovercar, a real estate agent driving the car was enthusiastically introducing the Twenty-Five Shattered Star Cities to Xu Bai.

"Shattered Star City is built on a giant spirit stone mine. In our city, as long as you are a member of the Mountain Gang, you will get a 8% discount on the spirit energy room."

Xu Bai, sitting in the back seat, perked up immediately upon hearing about the massive spirit stone vein.

"Sir, if you diligently cultivate in the spiritual energy chamber, you might be able to recoup the taxes you paid this year through cultivation."

The rental agent drove a hovercar into a bustling residential area. The landscaping in the area was classical, with small bridges, flowing water, and a variety of flowers in full bloom. Each building had only 12 floors and was quite far apart from the others.

"This neighborhood is nice." On the top floor of Building 9, Xu Bai stood on the balcony looking at the neighborhood and couldn't help but praise it.

"The scenery here is only mid-range compared to other places in the neighborhood. If you want to rent a villa or a cave dwelling, this place is like a fairyland."

"How much spiritual energy does the cave have in a year?" Xu Bai asked casually from the balcony.

"The lowest grade of spiritual energy is ten million strands. Inside the cave, the spiritual energy is endless and can be used for cultivation for free," the rental agent casually said.

"Then I won't be able to stay here."

The rental agent handed over the access control information to Xu Bai and then left.

Xu Bai sat on the living room sofa, looking at the information about the surrounding Shattered Star Sea on the forum. His brows furrowed slightly, but then relaxed.

"The resources are still quite abundant, but as we venture deeper and deeper into the rich mineral areas, it takes five or six days just to travel there."

"But I have a cheat code, so I can save time traveling back and forth."

"I'll go out and test the waters tomorrow, and while I'm at it, I'll attach the attributes to the treasure armor."

Looking out from the balcony, Xu Bai watched the simulated sunset in the distance, preparing to wash up, get a good night's sleep, and then go out to mine.

Ding-dong~

The doorbell rang, and Xu Bai curiously turned on the security camera outside the door.

A beautiful woman stood outside the door, dressed in an elegant white dress with flowing clouds cascading down her back. Faint spiritual patterns swirled within the fabric of her garments. Her skin was as white and smooth as jade, seemingly glowing with a gentle, warm light. She possessed an ethereal and refined air, and her quiet presence inspired tenderness and affection.

Curious, Xu Bai opened the door.

"Hello fellow Daoist, my name is Liu Ningsi, I'm your downstairs neighbor, let's get acquainted."

Liu Ningsi greeted Xu Bai with a bright smile and cupped her hands in a gesture of respect.

"Xu Bai greets fellow Daoist." Xu Bai responded politely, but remained wary inwardly.

If a beautiful woman takes the initiative to get to know you, she must have something in mind; the question is, what is it?