Cosmic Trading System

In the end, Lin Yun tamed Fang Ao.

He spent a billion Spirit Crystals on the artificial heart and another hundred million on the restrictions within Fang Ao's body.

"That's 1.1 billion Spirit Crystals. A robot with the strength of an early-stage Level 10 martial artist costs only ten billion Spirit Crystals..."

Lin Yun shook his head.

He was barely making a profit of ninety billion Spirit Crystals, which wasn't much.

Nevertheless, humans had many advantages over robots. As demonstrated by Fang Ao, who had strategized against a robot with mid-stage Level 10 martial artist strength.

Furthermore, Fang Ao could potentially reach higher realms in the future, making him more valuable, something a robot couldn't achieve.

"Your heart hasn't perfectly synced with your body. Take some time to recuperate, and you will not suffer any lingering issues," Lin Yun advised, looking at Fang Ao.

"Yes, I'm grateful for your concern, Master!" Fang Ao bowed deeply in acknowledgment, expressing his respect.

Initially, Fang Ao had some doubts about Lin Yun. He believed that despite Lin Yun's powerful subordinates, Lin Yun himself was not particularly strong. However, after realizing that Lin Yun was only in his twenties, Fang Ao was completely convinced.

A twenty-something cultivator at the peak of Level 9 was unheard of and unbelievable.

What was his own cultivation level in his twenties?

Level 1 or Level 2 Cultivator?

The comparison was staggering!

Such a high achievement at such a young age certainly implied unlimited potential.

Fang Ao then thought about why he had seen Lin Yun with Level 6 or 7 cultivator strength in one video, and later with Level 7 or 8 cultivator strength in another video.

In each of the videos, Lin Yun seemed to have gone all out!

It had to be that Lin Yun's strength had increased during that interval!

And in such a short time, Lin Yun's strength had made a massive breakthrough!

This further convinced him of Lin Yun's potential!

Following Lin Yun now could be the greatest opportunity of his life!

Lin Yun was just in his twenties, at the beginning of his life!

If he seized this opportunity and followed Lin Yun, he was sure to secure a successful future!

Lin Yun gave a slight nod.

Inwardly, he found it amusing.

Who'd have thought that using his mental strength to verify Fang Ao's sincerity would have such an effect?

It was an unexpected gain.

A strong and obedient subordinate would indeed be more efficient.

...

Lin Yun also placed restrictions on those loyal to Fang Ao.

As for discerning their loyalty to Fang Ao, it was simple. Earlier, when Yang One and Yang Two seized the three battleships, they declared, "Surrender or die."

Those who showed their loyalty at that moment, their acts were all recorded by Yang One and Yang Two, making it easy to identify the loyal ones.

Since these men were absolutely loyal to Fang Ao, it was necessary to keep them under some control, even though Fang Ao had sworn his loyalty to Lin Yun.

As for the others, he didn't bother.

Enforcing these restrictions certainly hadn't been cheap.

Lin Yun did not want to waste Spirit Crystals rashly.

They were only a few hundred men without high cultivation levels, and they were not particularly loyal to Fang Ao. Some tactics should bring them under control.

...

"These three top-class battleships of Level 6 technology civilization don't strictly conform to the standard specifications of the Cosmic Trading System. Some aspects are higher, others lower, but it's quite normal as they don't have access to much of the technology civilization..."

On the planet Tianzhu, Lin Yun looked at the three battleships before him and spoke softly.

These three battleships belonged to Fang Ao and his group, and now they were Lin Yun's spoils of war.

Treating Fang Ao cost him 1.1 billion Spirit Crystals, and the purchase of Yang One and Yang Two cost nearly one hundred billion Spirit Crystals.

Now, he didn't have many Spirit Crystals left in his Cosmic Trading System.

He naturally had to find a way to recover some Spirit Crystals.

He planned to sell these three battleships on the Cosmic Trading System.

On the Cosmic Trading System, materials were the most valuable. Unless technology was cutting-edge, it wasn't worth as much. The material used in these three battleships was pretty good, but they were slightly lacking in terms of technology.

Therefore, the value of these three battleships should not be too low.

These were the facts Lin Yun had gathered from the Cosmic Trading System.

With a wave of his hand, Lin Yun stored the three battleships in his trade space and listed them on the Cosmic Trading System.

"It's a pity. The two pellets that Fang Ao took were quite valuable. If I had known earlier, I would've asked Yang Two to intervene..." Lin Yun shook his head.

What a miscalculation.

But it was safer this way.

One could say that every choice had its gains and losses.

...

Thirty days later, Lin Yun sold the three battleships for 150 billion Spirit Crystals.

"Wars really are profitable. I have been running businesses for years with little profit. Even a place like Earth, which provides vast amounts of spiritual energy, only gave me so many Spirit Crystals?"

Upon receiving the news, Lin Yun opened his eyes and sighed slightly.

A small-scale war brought in over 100 billion Spirit Crystals, nearly as much as decades worth of profit.

He couldn't help but feel a little itchy, giving rise to a temptation to wage another war.

It had to be said, wealth could indeed move hearts.

People die for wealth and birds die for food. There was a reason for these sayings.

However, this was an abnormal mentality.

One who always walks by the river cannot avoid wet shoes.

It was playing with fire.

It might be fine for a time or two without any issues and great gains, but if they ran into a strong enemy, they might lose everything.

...

"According to Fang Ao, in the Kodis Empire, Level 7 technology civilization battleships are highly valued. The Kodis Empire has the ability to gather spiritual energy and has dominion over millions of light years, with countless billions of citizens and numerous vassal states. Every year, the amount of Spirit Crystals they gather is astoundingly large.

If I were to sell Level 7 technology civilization battleships in the Kodis Empire, there's no doubt the gains would be significant…" Lin Yun said thoughtfully.

The focus of the Cosmic Trading System was, after all, trading.

This was the straightforward way. Continue reading at My Virtual Library Empire

"But, I'll wait until I break through to the Stellar Nebula Realm..." Lin Yun said, his eyes closed.

Breaking through from the peak of the Dazzling Star Realm to the Stellar Nebula Realm was a significant step. A stable environment was best for such a breakthrough.

At the moment, his strength was somewhat lacking.

The Kodis Empire had more than ten Level 10 cultivators, and these were just the ones known publicly. Who knew how many were hidden and what their highest level was?

It would be safer to increase his strength a bit before going.

In a blink of an eye, another half year passed.

"At the peak of the Dazzling Star Realm, I could form one starlight in one month, reaching twelve starlights in three months. After three months at this limit, the final step is the hardest to break through. Just like crossing into another territory, I need to expand my Star Domain, linking these pieces of Star Domains together, turning my Dantian into a nebula.

Once I break through, I will enter another stage, and my power will undergo a qualitative change..."

Inside the secluded room, Lin Yun kept his eyes closed, murmuring to himself.

These past few days, insights had been constant in his mind. He had a feeling that the breakthrough to the Stellar Nebula Realm was coming in the next few days.

It was an elusive feeling, seemingly within his grasp, yet always just out of reach.