Swallowing the Stars: The Rise of Emperor Wei

Chapter 123 Registration

Two months later, Gao Sheng, Nan Si, and Lan Luo all received an email from the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance announcing that the Qianwu Cosmic Kingdom's Cosmic Star One Mercenary Examination was now open for registration.

On Mercenary Island, Gao Sheng and Nan Si were watching the light screen in their room.

"Cosmic-level one-star assessment mission."

Mission objective: To be announced before the official start.

Mission Reward: Become a Star-1 Mercenary in the Universe and receive 1000000 Merits or 100 Glory (limited to internal members).

After registration, please proceed to one of the following nine locations to meet at the Alliance headquarters: Yeyu Star, Qiongyu Star, Shenmu Star, Chenshui Star, Youlan Star...

Collection deadline: ...

Difficulty reference (half mortality rate): Cosmic level, fifth rank.

Note: The mercenary assessment mission on a planet-one universe is highly difficult. Based on long-term statistics, the overall pass rate is 20%, and the overall mortality rate is 31%. Please carefully consider your own abilities before registering.

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Suddenly, an electronic voice sounded.

"Promotion, I must remind you that the assessment mission for a one-star mercenary at the cosmic level is quite difficult. I suggest you reach the sixth level of the cosmic level before considering signing up. You are currently a fourth-level cosmic-level mentalist. According to statistics, the mortality rate for fourth-level cosmic-level personnel taking the assessment is over 50%, and the pass rate is less than 5%."

"Please select Cancel to cancel registration, or select Confirm to continue the task."

Gao Sheng smiled and confirmed his decision.

This intelligent system simply provides preset reminders and clearly does not consider the applicants' actual abilities.

Nansi also signed up, clutching her mission box.

"These nine meeting points are the nine administrative stars of the Qianwu Universe Kingdom. Which one is the closest?" Nan Si asked.

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"It should be Chen Shuixing, which is more than 35 million light-years away."

Of these nine administrative stars, three are relatively close to the center of the Qianwu Universe Kingdom, while the other six are relatively evenly distributed over a distance of more than half the distance from the center outwards.

Nansi thought for a moment and said, "My spaceship can reach a top speed of 6.5 times the speed of light, which will take about 7 months. There are still 2 years and 8 months until the rendezvous time."

The Qianwu Universe is so vast that if it were a Class C spaceship, people in such remote areas would have to set off immediately. No wonder they started registering so early.

"We need to leave early to allow some time in case of any unexpected events, and there's no need to fly at top speed."

"Mm." Nan Si nodded.

At this moment, Gao Sheng received a call request.

"Is this Ji Qing? Connect."

With a tap of Xiao Ai's delicate finger, a small screen appears.

"Gao Sheng, have you registered yet?" Ji Qing's clean and refreshing face appeared in the middle of the screen, and people could be seen walking in the distance behind her.

"I've already registered," Gao Sheng said with a smile.

"I'm in the lounge area. Would you two like to come over if you have time?" Ji Qing said.

Gao Sheng and Nan Si exchanged a glance.

"it is good."

In the lounge area, Ji Qing and Gao Sheng met and found a private room to chat.

"I think you're going to Chen Shuixing?" Ji Qing said.

"Yes." Nan Si nodded. "You're on Qiongyu Star, right?"

"It's alright, I'll go to Chen Shuixing too." Ji Qing smiled.

A year and a half later, on the planet Qiulong, at the clifftop manor.

Gao Sheng stood on the castle rooftop, looking at the sparse figures in the manor.

The manor, spanning hundreds of square kilometers, now houses nearly four thousand people. Apart from a few high-ranking subordinates who need to manage some business affairs in the virtual universe, the others don't really have much to do. They spend most of their time cultivating, or in the Dream Palace or even in the virtual universe.

Sasha's Mengbei tribe now numbers over four hundred people on the manor, but in the past ten years, fewer than one hundred have reached the planetary level.

"I was too simplistic before. It seems that it's too difficult, or even impossible, for one of these people to become a Hengxing (a high-level expert)." Gao Sheng shook his head.

In the Mengbei Clan, adults are at the apprentice level, and the probability of reaching the star level is not bad. It can be considered a seventh-grade bloodline, which is even higher than Nansi's bloodline back then. However, for this kind of bloodline, having two or three out of ten people reach the star level is already the result of the excellent cultivation conditions in this manor. With this number of people, the possibility of producing a star level person is still too low.

Sasha is already at the ninth level of the Hengxing realm, and she is the only one there. It's a bit of a pipe dream for her to think that she can take back her home planet on her own.

That evening, after Gao Sheng and Sasha had been intimate, they said...

"Sasha, tomorrow we'll buy your homeland and make you the ruler of the planet."

Sasha hugged her young master, feeling both grateful and somewhat puzzled.

If you wanted to buy it, you could have done so long ago. Why now?

"I'll be leaving again soon, this time for at least ten or twenty years..." Gao Sheng said softly.

Gao Sheng had already learned that the assessment for a mercenary at the first-star level in the universe normally takes one to two decades, and with the travel time included, it could take more than twenty years.

"Young Master, I can't bear to part with you." Sasha hugged Gao Sheng tightly, tears streaming down her face.

Gao Sheng only planned to help Sasha this much. Sasha became the planet lord, and she herself had a lot of money, enough to build her birth planet up well, with a population of an entire planet. The Mengbei race's bloodline was not low, and it was believed that there would be a day when a strong person would emerge. Whether they could rescue the people of other planets depended on themselves.

A few days later, Gao Sheng and Nan Si, along with Lan Luo, left Qiulong Star.

Sasha also left with her people and her star-level bodyguards to return to her hometown.

……

After flying through the dark universe for more than a year, Gao Sheng and his two companions finally arrived at Chen Shuixing.

Of course, none of the three of them relaxed their cultivation throughout the year. The virtual universe is the greatest advantage that humanity has in the universe. The only drawback of cultivating in the virtual universe is that you cannot cultivate your body. In other aspects, it is even stronger than cultivating in reality.

Inside the planetary port of Dongqing City, Chen Shuixing's largest city, a red teardrop-shaped spaceship slowly landed.

The hatch opened, and Nan Si flew out first.

"Sister Nan Si!" The tall Ji Qing and a slightly shorter woman in black were already waiting on the ground. Upon seeing this, they flew over as well.

"Sister Qingqing!" The two hugged each other.

Gao Sheng, who came out later, smiled. Although it was their first time meeting in real life, the two acted like old friends who hadn't seen each other for many years.

Although they had only known each other for a few years, perhaps because of their compatible personalities, Nan Si and Ji Qing often met in the virtual universe. Nan Si even teleported to the Qianwu Continent to visit Ji Qing.

It's strange that two people, one gentle and kind, the other spirited and capable, became best friends.

In fact, people with similar personalities are not necessarily good friends. On the contrary, people with complementary personalities often hit it off immediately.

"There's no need for you to come pick me up, Ji Qing. You're too kind," Gao Sheng said, following behind.

Lan Luo, who was at the very back, gave a slight bow: "Greetings, Miss Ji Qing."

Ji Qing said generously, "What do you mean by being polite? Sister Nan Si has arrived, how could I, as her older sister, not come to greet her?"

At this moment, the woman in black also spoke up: "Gao Sheng, Nan Si, Lan Luo, hello."

"This is Grandis, who will protect my safety for the time being," Ji Qing introduced.

"Greetings, Lady Grandis." Gao Sheng and the other two bowed. This Grandis was a realm lord.

Grandis smiled and waved her hand, saying, "You are Miss Ji Qing's friends, there's no need to call me 'sir'." She then observed Gao Sheng and the other two with great interest.

She had watched the battle of geniuses, and she knew Gao Sheng and Nan Si. Besides, someone that Miss Ji Qing valued would not be an ordinary person.

"Come, let me introduce you to Dongqing City. I've been here for over half a year now..."

Ji Qing led the way, while Gao Sheng, Nan Si, and the other two put away their spaceships and followed behind.