Chapter 816: Fight the Four Cosmic Realms! (Request Monthly Votes)

After hearing Qin Ling's agreement, Lin Qi also exhaled in relief and said:

"Thank you, Brother Qin!"

Qin Ling smiled: "Originally, I planned to have my senior brother guard the area for a while until our Blue Star grows stronger—then everything would be fine!"

"But my senior brother wasn't willing."

"If your senior sister wants it, that's even better!"

Qin Ling spoke again:

"This time, we must strike the thieves a crushing blow!"

"Our Blue Star must demonstrate its strength—otherwise, they'll still think we're as weak as before!"

"Respect isn't given—it's earned through force!"

"Eliminate a batch of Cosmic Third Realm beings, and they'll naturally fall silent!"

Lin Qi nodded; appropriately showcasing Blue Star's strength would be enough to intimidate many demons and monsters.

Without sufficient strength, even if you have powerful connections, they won't truly respect you!

…

Trial Planet

At the Qiong Palace Base, inside a magnificent spacecraft shaped like a swordfish!

Inside the ship's luxurious hall sat a tall, slender man with strikingly beautiful features, blue hair, and an opulent silver robe.

He held a grand wine goblet, sipping fine liquor, leaning back in an intelligent chair as he watched the large projection screen before him.

The screen was currently displaying a bill.

"Young Master Vik!"

From nearby, a tall, muscular man clad in blue battle armor stepped forward, his aura powerful.

"Should we continue stealing metals?"

"I've heard Blue Star's civilization has already detected our activities!"

"If we keep going like this, we won't be able to face the Blue Star Federation!"

Vik stood up, raised his goblet, took a sip of wine, and said:

"Why stop?"

"We must continue—and intensify our efforts!"

"Do you know how much money we've made stealing metals these past few years?"

"A full three billion Deep Space Credits!"

"That's more than what I earned in centuries before!"

"As a member of the Mensa family, my father is a Cosmic Fifth Realm being!"

"But I have no exceptional talent, and I have dozens of brothers and sisters!"

"To gain my father's attention, I must take the path of commerce—earn enough money!"

"Trading with Blue Star only brought me meager profits—that's not what I want!"

"Why should such a weak civilization like Blue Star possess such vast resource planets?"

"I've seen tens of thousands of planets—none have such rich mineral deposits!"

"It's a waste in their hands!"

"Every trade, Blue Star takes the lion's share—we buy their metals and resell them to other syndicates!"

"We only make the tiny middleman profit!"

"Now we don't need middlemen—dig it up, and it's profit!"

"We just need to steal, and the money flows endlessly!"

"Now, the Triangulum Civilization, the Liurun Civilization, the Lei Ze Civilization's Shield Group, the Tamog Group…"

"Each has people stealing metals!"

"Everyone's doing it—if you don't, you're losing out!"

"Everyone's doing it—so it's who makes the most!"

"The mines are so vast, and Blue Star's detection system is mediocre—stealing metal is child's play."

"We'll ramp up our efforts further!"

"I've borrowed a huge sum from my older brother, plus all my savings, to buy more Cosmic Third Realm slaves!"

"Twenty Cosmic Third Realm peak slaves—all of them to dig for me!"

"And they must go to Mine Area Seven—it's said to contain D-class metals!"

"That's extremely valuable!"

"At this rate, after a few centuries of digging, who knows how much money we'll make!"

"I'll grow big and strong—create a glorious legacy for the Mensa family!"

The blue-armored warrior frowned and said:

"Young Master Vik, the situation is wrong—Qin Ling, Lin Qi, and other Blue Star geniuses have all returned!"

"They're all geniuses from the Nine Supreme Forces."

"Especially Qin Ling—he's been ruthless these past few years, eliminating many lawbreakers, many of whom are from foreign civilizations like ours!"

"Some had very powerful backgrounds—but they were still dealt with!"

Vik dismissed it:

"That's because their backgrounds weren't strong enough!"

"My father is a Cosmic Fifth Realm being—and a member of the Tai Chu Sacred Ground!"

"My older brother, second sister, and ninth sister are all geniuses of the Nine Supreme Forces!"

"We're all on the same level—he won't dare touch me!"

"I'm just taking a bit of metal!"

"They don't have the courage!"

"Besides, don't you have me? Father assigned you to protect me—they can't touch a Cosmic Fourth Realm being!"

The blue-armored warrior sighed and urged again:

"Young Master Vik, Cosmic Fourth Realm strength isn't uniform…"

His words were cut off—Vik snapped:

"Enough, Os!"

"This is settled!"

"Remember my status!"

"Now leave!"

Os sighed and turned away.

…

The next day

At the headquarters of Chi Qiong Martial Hall, on the top-level landing pad!

A massive fighter appeared before them.

Lin Qi looked at the fighter—it was a crimson triangular craft with a streamlined shape.

Qin Ling, clad in crimson battle armor, introduced:

"This is my senior sister Yan Luo's fighter—the Yan Jiao. It has extreme speed and maneuverability, perfect for surprise attacks!"

Lin Qi sensed the metal on the fighter's surface—it was far harder than he imagined!

Only slightly inferior to the Xuan Kun spacecraft!

It used expensive metals, including plenty of D-class metals!

This single fighter might be worth several billion Deep Space Credits!

Everyone entered the Yan Jiao fighter.

"Whirrr!"

The Yan Jiao shot skyward with a roar, slicing through the heavens like a blade, breaking the sound barrier and tearing space!

Moments later, it appeared outside Qiong Palace University, passing through a massive spatial gate to reach the Trial Planet.

Inside the fighter, the group sat in the hall, watching the simulated view outside the viewport.

The operation included over thirty people, the weakest of whom had Cosmic Second Realm strength!

There were also Lin Qi's seven Cosmic Third Realm beings!

Finally, five Cosmic Fourth Realm and two Cosmic Fifth Realm experts,

but these masters wouldn't intervene—they were only there to ensure Lin Qi's safety!

They wouldn't act unless there was a life-or-death crisis!

Qin Ling projected a large screen displaying a map, with one region specially marked.

He explained:

"The mineral deposits are located 150,000 kilometers from Qiong Palace Base!"

"They're not clustered together—they're spread across a region!"

"So we've divided the area into individual mining zones!"

The red zone on the screen zoomed in, divided into dozens of numbered sections.

Qin Ling pointed to one of the red dots and began:

"We currently have 66 mines, numbered 1 through 66!"

"Each mine is staffed with numerous warriors, intelligent robots, fighter jets, and thermal weapons!"

"Due to the vast area of each mine, there is always illegal mining!"

"If you encounter anyone stealing metal, kill them on the spot!"

"According to the laws established by the Deep Space Academy, any civilization's mine, when explicitly prohibited, may not be entered without permission."

"The owning faction has the right to kill intruders without legal liability!"

Jiang Tao asked curiously:

"So if anyone enters a mine without permission, we can kill them?!"

Qin Ling nodded: "All mines are operated by intelligent robots; only authorized personnel and those pre-registered are allowed!"

"Anyone unregistered may be killed!"

"I've already uploaded everyone's data into the system."

Then Qin Ling pointed to another mine:

"The metal in all other mines is relatively low-grade; only Mine No. 7 is different!"

"Its ore consists entirely of D-class metal—the most valuable mine!"

"And many people target Mine No. 7!"

"Records show that over the past few years, countless individuals have illegally mined metal from Mine No. 7!"

"Although we've deployed vast numbers of thermal weapons and intelligent robots!"

"We still cannot stop them!"

"Because those stealing the ore are mostly beings of the Third Cosmic Realm!"

Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned: