Swallowing the Stars: The Rise of Emperor Wei

Chapter 139 1-Star Mercenary

After a two-month rest period.

Whoosh! Eighty large, blood-red flowers burrowed into Gao Sheng's body, and Gao Sheng could feel the joy of the conch flowers.

"Such powerful force!" Gao Sheng felt the power of the conch shell.

If I were to use this power to unleash a sword strike, it would probably be even stronger than my own fire dragon, right?

"Let's go!" Gao Sheng was in high spirits, and Ji Qing, Nan Si, and Lan Luo all had smiles on their faces. Now, with two domain lord-level plant life trump cards, their strength was much higher than when they first entered the forest.

With the detector sent up by the raptor, the detection range has been greatly expanded.

Persistence pays off; more than a year later, the four finally found a suitable plant.

"This is Ghost-Faced Ling, a third-tier cosmic-level being."

The Ghost-Faced Poria's stems and leaves on the ground weren't large, but it hid a huge tuber underground, which was now being pulled out and firmly bound by Ji Qing's Cloud-Piercing Vine.

"Ghost Face Ling is a defensive subsidiary plant life form, but its attack is not bad either. In terms of level, it is slightly stronger than Cloud Vine and Snail Flower. Moreover, it is extremely rare and cannot be bought on the market at all," Ji Qing commented.

"Although it wasn't nurtured from a young age and was somewhat lacking innate qualities, it's still quite good considering it grew in a secret realm," Gao Sheng said, looking at the plant life.

"Lanluo!" Gao Sheng gestured.

Lanlu stepped forward and slashed his palm. The blood soaked into the Ghost-Faced Spirit and was immediately absorbed by it. At the same time, a wisp of his soul power established a connection with the Ghost-Faced Spirit.

It is possible to make a plant recognize its owner through mental imprinting, but feeding it with fresh blood will be much faster.

"Alright." After a while, Lanluo sensed the affection of the Ghost-Faced Spirit for him. Ji Qing ordered the Cloud Vine to release it, and the Ghost-Faced Spirit shrank instantly, burrowing into Lanluo's Force Armor.

"Thank you, Master." Ever since he signed the contract with Gao Sheng on Yulan Star, Lan Luo has been calling him Master, and Gao Sheng no longer corrects him.

Now that Lanluo had also obtained plant life, Gao Sheng and the others decided not to take any more risks for the remaining year or so, and instead took their spaceship and wandered around the Kukan Continent.

They saw enormous plants deep in the forest, their immense life force suggesting they were at the level of a Realm Lord.

Those places definitely contain treasures, but they are clearly not places that Gao Sheng and his group can covet.

I also witnessed the battles between the indigenous people on the wasteland, as well as all sorts of monsters fighting for survival.

They can even venture into the ocean and witness various marine life.

Only the large cities inhabited by the indigenous people are not places they can easily enter.

More than a year later, a spaceship broke through the atmosphere of the Kukan continent and flew towards the temple in deep space.

"Turn in the mission, time to go home!"

The four people looked delighted in the spaceship's lounge.

Not only did they complete the mission, but their abilities also increased significantly.

Ji Qing laughed and said, "Fighting and cultivating in the cosmic secret realm has indeed made me progress much faster. It feels like I'm cultivating much faster than before."

"Yes, yes," Nancy and Lanluo both nodded.

Gao Sheng smiled, secretly thinking that perhaps I had also contributed in some small way...

Spaceships began landing one after another in the square in front of the temple. The ten-year term had come to an end, and some cosmic-level trainee mercenaries had begun to return, but very few. Let alone ten years, even if the twenty-year term were to expire, most trainee mercenaries would be unable to complete their missions.

The E-class spaceship from the Southern Silk Road also landed in the plaza a few days later.

As soon as the four stepped out of the cabin, a voice echoed in their minds.

"Come here, everyone."

Gao Sheng looked towards the temple entrance, where World Lord Nash was smiling at them.

"Lord Nash!" Gao Sheng and the other three flew towards the door. They were very grateful to Lord Nash, who was fair in his dealings and had taken care of them.

Nash smiled at the four of them. "Looks like you've all completed your mission. Go on in."

Gao Sheng and his group entered the main hall. Inside the temple, which spanned hundreds of kilometers, a row of second-star domain lord mercenaries were seated.

A few cosmic-level missions are still being completed.

"Retrieve your quest item."

"Any extra items that can be exchanged for merit points, check the list yourself. Whether you exchange them or not is voluntary... If they are not on the list, don't ask anymore, just take them with you."

"Mercenary, this isn't a market; there's no room for bargaining..."

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Gao Sheng smiled slightly, found a free domain lord, and quickly handed over the mission items and some rewards that could be exchanged for merits.

"Very good, congratulations, mission complete. You have earned a total of 133 Glory and 8854 Merit." The domain lord smiled.

In fact, Gao Sheng's gains were far more than that; however, most of the extra items he received were eaten by the snail flower.

"Sir, what about the medal?"

"Go find your realm lord to lead the team."

When Gao Sheng and the other three returned to the plaza, Lord Nash was already waiting there, personally pinning the Blood Sea Medal onto their battle suits.

"I hereby declare that from this day forward, you are qualified mercenaries of Universe One Star."

"Once you become official mercenaries, you'll have many more missions available to you. You'll see for yourself when you go into the virtual universe."

"Also," Nash smiled, flipped his hand and took out a ring, transmitting his voice to the four of them, "I know that you killed that Lazi, but he left me with an item. Take it; it should be your spoils of war."

Although the scene cannot be revisited, the subsequent conversations of the four people were clearly audible.

"This..." Gao Sheng took the ring, his expression becoming quite interesting. He hadn't expected that the other person would even know this.

"Don't worry, the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance has its own rules, no one will talk nonsense." Nash smiled and said, "Go ahead, you can leave by yourselves through the acceleration portal over there."

It's not that Nash is particularly generous; with Lara dead, this thing would be difficult for him to handle. He couldn't possibly take it for himself, as that would be abusing his power for personal gain, and Nash would never do that.

The four of them bowed respectfully and left, flying all the way to the edge of the square.

"Gao Sheng, Nan Si, Lan Luo, let's part ways here and go home." Ji Qing smiled in the square.

"Wait."

Gao Sheng recognized the World Ring as his master and explored its interior with his mind. The interior world was about 10,000 kilometers wide, consisting entirely of vast grasslands with nothing else except a spaceship parked in the center, and several beautiful girls sitting or lying around the spaceship.

Gao Sheng withdrew his spiritual imprint, handed the ring to Ji Qing, and transmitted his voice, "What should we do with this ring?"

The world ring itself isn't very valuable. Although the world's item space is enormous, it's far less convenient to put or take out items than the space ring. Its real advantage is that it can hold people.

In terms of value, it's not as good as the spaceships inside, but those people are a problem.

Ji Qing took the ring, examined it, and smiled. After a while, he disappeared completely, leaving only the ring lying on the square.

After a while, Ji Qing appeared, and with a wave of his hand, the E-class spaceship appeared in the square.

"I can't leave the person to you, take the spaceship." Ji Qing chuckled and flew up, retrieving her own spaceship. "Goodbye!"

"goodbye!"

"Gao Sheng, we really will see each other again soon." Ji Qing gave Gao Sheng a deep look, entered the spaceship, and flew directly towards the acceleration channel.