Chapter 52: Universe‑Level Slave

At the entrance of the Great Summer Gate, two guards stood like two six‑meter‑tall bronze giant statues.

When Xiao Yu approached, the bronze giants automatically pushed open the hall doors: "Sir, please come in."

After stepping into the hall, Xiao Yu casually looked at the functional introductions for each floor, quickly found the floor he needed—Floor 32.

Floor 32: Black Dragon Mountain Citizenship Office.

"Sir, how may I serve you?" the black‑skinned red‑eyed staff member asked.

"I wish to obtain citizenship of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire," Xiao Yu said.

"Oh, may I ask what your previous nationality was? Do you have a release procedure for your former nationality?" the black‑skinned red‑eyed staff smiled.

"Stateless," Xiao Yu replied.

The black‑skinned red‑eyed staff looked slightly surprised, but didn't think much; it's common to encounter planetary‑level or stellar‑level warriors from remote planets just integrating into the universe to handle citizenship.

He pressed the device on his arm, scanning Xiao Yu's biological traits to see if he possessed an identity.

"No record found," the screen displayed.

"Sir, processing Black Dragon Mountain citizenship requires a payment of 50 Black Dragon Coins," the staff laughed.

Xiao Yu took out a Dry Witch Coin and handed it over.

"Sir, here is your change: 950 Black Dragon Coins," the staff handed over a stack of banknotes; the notes were of excellent quality, incomparable to Earth's paper money.

After securing Black Dragon Mountain citizenship, there were two more important tasks: opening an account at the Cosmic Star River Bank, and opening an account on the Virtual Cosmic Network.

As a member of the Human Race, to thrive in the universe one must associate with the five major powers: the Universe Mercenary Alliance, the Great Axe Battle Arena, the Virtual Universe Company, the Cosmic Star River Bank, and the First Universe Bank.

The Great Axe Battle Arena boasts five Lords of the Universe; its founder, the Great Axe, is currently the sole Strongest Being among humans, unquestionably the top of the five powers.

The Virtual Universe Company also has five Lords of the Universe; its second‑strongest human, the Chaos City Lord, has reached the pinnacle of a Five‑tier Universe Lord. The company ranks second, its business scope is vast, and its control of the "Virtual Universe" is considered humanity's second world, essentially siphoning money from the entire human universe; its wealth is undoubtedly the richest among the five powers.

Ranking third is the Universe Mercenary Alliance, founded by the Lord of Desolate Inspection; it is a loose organization. Over 99% of warriors and Spiritual Mind Masters join the Alliance.

The First Universe Bank has three Lords of the Universe, barely placing fourth; its ruler is Qing Dong Zhi Zhu, whose strength cannot match the Lord of Peng Gong.

The Cosmic Star River Bank has two Lords of the Universe; its top ruler, the Lord of Peng Gong, is a top Five‑tier Universe Lord.

Of course, the strength of these powers is not Xiao Yu's current concern; for now he must focus on the immediate matters.

To better travel the universe later, Xiao Yu first went to open an account at the Cosmic Star River Bank, making future transactions convenient.

Guided by Baba Ta, Xiao Yu arrived at the Cosmic Star River Bank's office building.

Led by the staff, the account opening was completed quickly; when the manager learned that Xiao Yu intended to deposit a huge sum of Cosmic Coins, she was astonished.

The Cosmic Star River Bank enforces a strict confidentiality system and a strict service‑level system; in this elementary‑civilization planetary branch, ordinary staff are not authorized to serve star‑level clients, even for upgraded services.

The business manager immediately reported the matter to the bank president, who promptly summoned Xiao Yu to the reception room.

Inside the reception room.

"Respected Mr. Xiao Yu, I hear you wish to deposit 100 million Cosmic Coins into your account," the president said, tapping his head.

With a deposit of 10 million Cosmic Coins, a Cosmic Star River Bank account can be upgraded to a one‑star account.

Accumulating 10 billion Cosmic Coins upgrades it to a two‑star account.

One hundred million Cosmic Coins on this Qiu Long Xing is a massive sum, equivalent to 330 trillion Black Dragon Coins.

"Not bad. Exactly 100 million Cosmic Coins," Xiao Yu said with confidence.

The president swallowed, then said, "Sir, please place the Cosmic Coins in the designated area."

He pointed to a special metal‑constructed room inside the reception area.

"Sir, such a huge deposit is normally supervised by the system's AI; rest assured, it is absolutely safe."

Xiao Yu did not hesitate, entered the massive metal room, and released 100 cubic meters of Universe Crystals at the designated spot—exactly one hundred million pieces.

"One hundred million Cosmic Coins verified, no error. Congratulations, Mr. Xiao Yu, you have become a one‑star client of the Star River Bank; you will enjoy the following privileges…" the machine voice kept announcing.

"Honored one‑star client Mr. Xiao Yu, allow me to formally introduce myself: I am Barun Ting·Hoff, branch president of the Cosmic Star River Bank on Qiu Long Xing," the president said with a flattering smile.

"Hello, Barun Ting·Hoff," Xiao Yu replied calmly.

He had long anticipated this.

"This is my contact signal; here on Qiu Long Xing, if you need anything—whether buying property, investing, or managing finances—you can come to me," President Barun Ting·Hoff said promptly.

Under the guidance of the reception staff, Xiao Yu successfully opened a Virtual Cosmic Network account.

Virtual Cosmic Network accounts come in two types: real‑name accounts and anonymous accounts.

Anonymous accounts exist because some planetary lords purchase Consciousness Sensing Helmets for their subjects; these individuals may be planetary‑level in strength, unable to obtain citizenship in a cosmic civilization, and thus can only log into the Virtual Cosmic Network via anonymous accounts.

Real‑name accounts have three tiers—100‑year, 1,000‑year, and 10,000‑year—each costing 10 Black Dragon Coins per year, or 0.008 Dry Witch Coins.

Anonymous accounts have a fixed validity of 100 years, each priced at 2,000 Black Dragon Coins, or 1.6 Dry Witch Coins.

This also reveals the distinction between citizen and non‑citizen status, as well as the business model of the Virtual Universe Company.

Each Consciousness Sensing Helmet sells for 10 Black Dragon Coins.

Having already opened a Star River Bank account, Xiao Yu immediately chose the ten‑thousand‑year tier for his Virtual Cosmic Network account, costing 80 Dry Witch Coins.

He also purchased 100 anonymous accounts and 101 Consciousness Sensing Helmets.

Xiao Yu paid a total of 241 Dry Witch Coins; the staff rounded off 10 Black Dragon Coins as change.

In fact, Xiao Yu did not possess that many Dry Witch Coins, but he owned Cosmic Coins; one Cosmic Coin can be exchanged for a full 3 300 Dry Witch Coins.

He casually placed the 101 helmets into a Space Ring.

After completing the two mandatory tasks, Xiao Yu's next step was to buy, buy, buy.

In this universe, as long as you have money, nothing is unattainable; with sufficient wealth, buying an entire planet is effortless, and making billions of people your slaves is also simple.

Slaves, Xiao Yu also needs; now that he has immense wealth, he must have ample protective forces to feel safe.

Following his needs, Xiao Yu went to the slave market.

The slave market spans over 300 square kilometers, making it the largest slave market among the surrounding hundreds of star systems.

The slave market is packed with crowds.

Outside each massive slave market, some people help pull in customers and introduce them enthusiastically.

According to their introduction, the slaves here are at least Apprentice Ninth Tier, priced at only 20 Black Dragon Coins.

"In the universe, the Apprentice level is non‑citizen, so the price is generally very low unless they have special talents or are exceptionally beautiful women; the price can rise to a few thousand Black Dragon Coins," the Baba Ta avatar explained.

"The competition in the universe is truly fierce!" Xiao Yu sighed.

Soon, Xiao Yu turned to a Planetary-level Slave Plaza, where Planetary-level Sixth and Seventh Tier warriors were being sold, and even Planetary-level Ninth Tier Spiritual Mind Masters.

Planetary-level slaves are only about 10,000, and even the highest Planetary-level Ninth Tier Spiritual Mind Master costs just 100,000 Black Dragon Coins.

Soon Xiao Yu arrived at a much larger plaza, where 18 slaves stood, ranging from Stellar-level First Tier to Ninth Tier warriors and Spiritual Mind Masters.

Some Stellar-level Seventh Tier warriors exuded an aura stronger than Xiao Yu's.

Stellar-level First Tier warriors are the cheapest at only 1,000,000, Stellar-level Eighth Tier warriors cost 2,000,000,000, and Stellar-level Ninth Tier warriors 5,000,000,000 Black Dragon Coins.

Spiritual Mind Masters cost three times the same‑tier warriors, so a Stellar-level Ninth Tier Spiritual Mind Master is 15,000,000,000 Black Dragon Coins.

Xiao Yu waved to summon a staff member.

"I want to purchase Stellar-level slaves," Xiao Yu said.

"Please come this way; we have massive virtual projections of slaves. Sir, you can choose whichever you like! The prices are absolutely fair, and the more you buy, the more discounts we offer," the manager said happily.

"It's best to buy Heimeng Tribe slaves; Heimeng Tribe slaves are considered of good quality among slaves," the Baba Ta avatar said in Xiao Yu's mind.

"I need five hundred Stellar-level Ninth Tier warriors and five hundred Stellar-level Ninth Tier Spiritual Mind Masters," Xiao Yu said. "All of them must be Heimeng Tribe."

Five hundred Stellar-level Ninth Tier warriors and five hundred Stellar-level Ninth Tier Spiritual Mind Masters total 10,000,000,000,000 Black Dragon Coins.

That would even cover a Universe-Level Slave.

Hearing Xiao Yu's numbers, the manager nearly fainted with joy, "Sir?"

Xiao Yu continued, "I just heard a few passersby say you also have Universe-Level slaves here?"

"Sir, we have indeed newly acquired two Universe-Level slaves, both Universe-Level Fifth Tier warriors, but such Universe-Level Slave transactions require Ganwu Coins, each priced at 50,000,000,000 Ganwu Coins," the manager stammered.

"What race are they?" Xiao Yu asked.

"Coincidentally, they are also Heimeng Tribe," the manager replied.

"Then I also want those two Universe-Level Fifth Tier slaves," Xiao Yu said with a smile. "Show me what discount you can give."

"Sir, my highest Permission is a 10% discount, which is the biggest discount possible," the manager said, sweating.

Even after the discount, this order still reaches 99,000,000,000 Ganwu Coins, equivalent to 99,000,000,000,000 Black Dragon Coins. It is the largest order the manager has completed in their career.

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(End of chapter)