chsdbacks Chapter 81: Taino
Chapter 81: Taino
White Star.
The planet has a harsh climate. It is perpetually at extremely low temperatures, and as far as the eye can see, there is only an endless expanse of barren ice fields. Gale-force winds whip up ice crystals, like countless tiny blades, howling and raging across the ground.
The Heilongshan X81 spacecraft hovered smoothly above the Bailan Star Space Port and slowly landed at a designated parking spot.
"laugh--"
The hatch opened, and a blast of bone-chilling cold air rushed in.
Luo Feng and Thor, accompanied by several newly purchased Star-level mentalist slaves, strode down the spaceship's gangway. The gravity here was less than on Earth, but the extreme cold made the air thick and sticky.
"Big brother, although Bailan Star is a desolate place, it's remote and the land is cheap. We can buy a large warehouse here as a transit station, continuously transport the metals needed by the Golden Horned Beast, and then send them back to Earth in batches for the Golden Horned Beast to devour. It's discreet and safe. Second brother and I will go talk to the locals first," Luo Feng said to Hong, who remained on the ship.
Hong nodded, watching them fly down towards White Orchid Star with their slave guards.
Inside the spaceship's lounge.
The mysterious warrior, bought from the slave market on Qiulong Star, knelt motionless on one knee on the cold alloy floor. Although the heavy energy shackles on his hands and feet had been removed, the bio-control chip implanted in his body suppressed him, preventing him from having the slightest thought of resistance.
He lowered his head, and could only hear his own heavy breathing.
Hong Anran sat calmly in the large alloy chair, watching the martial artist intently. A faint light silently shone from the auxiliary computer on his wrist.
Dressed in black with a cold expression, Qiu Jian's virtual projection instantly appeared in mid-air.
"Ask him," Hong said.
Qiu Jian's emotionless virtual electronic eyes locked onto the kneeling martial artist. He opened his mouth and uttered a long string of ancient, obscure, and difficult-to-pronounce syllables.
The mysterious martial artist kneeling on the ground trembled violently upon hearing these syllables.
He suddenly looked up, revealing a face obscured by disheveled hair. It was a weathered face, its deep-set eyes filled with shock.
He stared intently at Qiu Jian's virtual figure in mid-air, his chapped lips trembling.
Finally, he tentatively responded with difficulty in the same ancient language.
Qiu Jian did not pause and continued to ask questions in that ancient language.
As they exchanged questions, the martial artist grew increasingly agitated. His breathing became rapid, and his eyes turned bloodshot.
suddenly!
He seemed to have suffered a tremendous shock, his knees slamming heavily onto the spaceship's hard alloy floor with a dull thud. Immediately afterward, his entire upper body collapsed forward, his forehead pressed tightly against the cold ground, and in a distorted voice, he roared out a respectful title.
Hong remained quietly to the side, not interrupting their conversation.
Although he couldn't understand the unique language, he could clearly sense the martial artist's near-collapse emotional outburst. It was a complex emotion, like suddenly seeing a glimmer of light in endless darkness and despair.
The question-and-answer session ended ten minutes later.
The martial artist remained in the prostrate position, his body trembling slightly with excitement.
Qiu Jian turned around and faced Hong.
"Master, it's confirmed. This martial artist is named 'Taino,' and he is indeed a descendant of the core elite of the Sword-Loving Star."
"According to Taino's account, tens of thousands of years ago, the Star of Sword Devouring suffered an irresistible catastrophe. His ancestors were among the very few survivors who managed to escape from their home planet only thanks to the desperate protection of the strongest guards under the Star Lord."
"However, without the support of their home planet's resources and the protection of top-tier experts, this branch of their lineage could only drift aimlessly through the vast universe in their damaged spaceships. After several generations, their bloodline power became increasingly diluted, their inheritance gradually became fragmented, and they eventually declined completely."
"By the time of Taino's generation, they had even become prey for space pirates. They were captured during a brutal raid, branded with slave chips, and eventually sold to the slave market on the planet Qiulong."
"As for the Blood Blossom secret technique he cultivated, it was just an incomplete version passed down orally by his elders during their escape. It wasn't even the most basic introductory chapter; it was just some fragmented power exertion techniques."
After listening to Qiu Jian's report, Hong understood.
Looking at Taino lying on the ground, his body still trembling slightly, he couldn't help but feel a pang of emotion.
In the vast universe, without powerful strength and a profound background to rely on, even the noblest bloodline will eventually become dust in history. So-called dignity and glory, in the face of cruel reality, are not even as tangible as a single Qianwu coin.
This is the law of the universe: the survival of the fittest.
Since he was a descendant of the Sword-Loving Star and had been bought by me, this could be considered a predestined connection.
Hong made a decision.
He had to personally travel to that mysterious planet, Sword Eater, which was 128 light-years away from Earth.
Since that planet could give birth to a top-tier secret technique like "Blood Blossom," it must have also left behind extremely vast resources. For Earth at present, this is an immeasurable treasure!
Half an hour later, the spaceship's internal communication channel lit up, and Luo Feng and Thor's voices came through it.
They have successfully purchased several vast heavy storage bases and castles in the most remote icy regions of White Orchid Star, and all the formalities have been completed. Subsequent metal assemblies can be directly stored there and then transported back to Earth in batches by slave guards arranged by Luo Feng, for the Golden Horned Beast to devour.
Soon, Luo Feng and Thor returned to the spaceship with the slave guards.
The heavy hatch slowly closed.
"Babata, return to base!"
With Luo Feng's command, Babata immediately took control of the spaceship.
The Black Dragon Mountain X81 spaceship quickly escaped the gravitational pull of White Orchid Star, entered the dark universe, and headed back to Earth in the solar system at full speed!
After a tedious journey through the dark universe, the spaceship successfully returned to its original universe, breaking through Earth's familiar atmosphere.
With a deep rumble, the spaceship landed steadily on the helipad beneath the global headquarters of the Extreme Martial Arts Academy in Hongning Base City.
"laugh--"
As the hatch opened, the familiar air rushed out, instantly invigorating the three brothers.
Upon returning to Earth, the three brothers did not delay and immediately launched a new plan.
Hong directly issued the order to convene a meeting of the highest global standards. The top leaders of the five major world powers, as well as all the senior executives of the Limit Martial Arts School and the Thunder Martial Arts School, were all present.
In the spacious core conference room, Luo Feng briefly shared his observations from this cosmic journey. Upon hearing about the vast territory of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire, the prosperity of Qiulong Star, and its virtual cosmic network, all the high-ranking officials present from Earth were deeply impressed.
Afterwards, Luo Feng distributed the large quantity of Purple Light Dew he had purchased. These precious potions could efficiently create new martial artists in large numbers, thereby comprehensively improving the overall quality of humanity on Earth in the shortest possible time.
At the end of the meeting, Hong announced that the slave squadron they had purchased from Qiulong Star, led by three seventh-level Hengxing-level mentalists, would take full control of Earth's high-altitude surveillance and global defense network. These slaves were under the absolute control of biochips, and their loyalty was impeccable.
With the addition of this powerful team, Earth's overall defense capabilities have entered a whole new level!
After the meeting, Thor couldn't contain himself any longer. He immediately dragged the few newly purchased Star-level martial arts slaves to the skies above the Pacific Ocean. He was eager to test his newly mastered swordsmanship through intense combat sparring.
Luo Feng also immediately contacted the golden-horned behemoth's clone, which was quietly lying on the deepest seabed in the Pacific Ocean, through his consciousness.
As the metal combination was fed down, the golden-horned behemoth's clone immediately began to devour it frantically.
The vast and pure metallic energy converged and transformed wildly within the behemoth's enormous body.
It is sprinting at full speed toward the cosmic barrier!