Chapter 993
White Gloves
However, Shi Pan did not offer any advice or dissuasion.
Chen Feng is their Black Rock Civilization's biggest backer right now. So what if they send out a group of clansmen? The Black Rock Civilization can handle that.
"You've misunderstood. I don't want your merit points, I'm just asking. Also, take a look at this."
Chen Feng took out a pill from his person.
The pill was entirely purple and emitted a unique fragrance as soon as it was taken out.
Upon seeing the pill, both Shi Tian and Shi Pan were taken aback.
"What is this, sir?"
Chen Feng said, "This is the Empire's latest gene therapy drug, which has not yet been made public. See if it has any effect on your race."
What Chen Feng took out was a body-refining pill that could enhance the cultivation of a Nascent Soul cultivator. This was the lowest-grade pill he could find at the moment.
Upon hearing this, Shi Tian's eyes lit up immediately, and he turned to a Black Rock Clan soldier standing guard nearby and said:
"Shi Xing, come here!"
A soldier named Shi Xing walked over. He was a fifth-order Black Rock Clan member, equivalent to a Nascent Soul cultivator in the world of the painting.
"Clan Chief!" Shi Xing called out.
Shi Tian took the pill from Chen Feng and handed it to Shi Xing: "Eat it."
Without hesitation, Shi Xing picked up the pill and swallowed it.
The soldiers of the Blackrock Clan obey orders from their superiors unconditionally.
Let alone taking a pill, even if Shi Tian asked him to fight someone to the death right now, Shi Xing would not hesitate.
Just as Shi Xing swallowed the pill, his body immediately glowed with a faint earthy yellow light.
At the same time, the rocks on his body began to fall off, and new rocks grew out of his body.
Upon seeing this, Shi Tian and Shi Pan could no longer sit still.
"This"
Both of them were at the seventh level, so they could naturally sense the changes in Shi Xing.
At this moment, Shi Xing's physical body is clearly evolving, and judging from his aura, he is only one step away from breaking through to the sixth rank.
Just one of those pills was enough to help Shi Xing complete his evolution!
This truly shocked the two of them.
It should be noted that even with high-level gene optimization fluid, at least ten doses are needed to enhance the physical body of a fifth-tier expert, and it takes a long time to absorb them and complete one evolution.
The pill Chen Feng gave him allowed Shi Xing to complete his evolution in just a few seconds, and its effect was far superior to that of gene-enhancing drugs.
"Sir, how many merit points does this medicine require?" Shi Tian asked Chen Feng.
Since his own people had taken the pill, he naturally had to pay for it.
We can't just take things from adults for free.
Chen Feng calmly said, "The Empire hasn't announced this medicine yet; it's still in the experimental stage. Consider this one a gift to you; no merit points are required."
Upon hearing this, Shi Tian wanted to say a few more polite words.
Shi Xing, who had already completed his evolution, bowed respectfully to Chen Feng.
"Thank you for the reward, sir!"
Seeing that Shi Xing had said this, Shi Tian didn't know what else to say and immediately waved for Shi Xing to go back to his post.
At this moment, Chen Feng suddenly asked, "How many merit points are needed to exchange for a gene optimization fluid of the same grade as this pill?"
Shi Tian thought for a moment and replied, "This kind of medicine that can enhance the physical body of a fifth-level expert should be equivalent to a C-level gene optimization fluid, and the price is 1,500 merit points."
"Five hundred," Chen Feng calculated in his mind.
Pills that enhance the physical body at the Nascent Soul stage are not rare in the world of the painting; one can be bought for ten spirit stones.
One thousand five hundred merit points can be exchanged for a lot of good things from the Crimson Cloud Empire.
The two are completely incomparable in value.
Chen Feng then said to Shi Tian:
"If you need this in the future, you can buy it from me for only 800 merit points."
"What?" Shi Tian almost thought he had misheard.
This is a better drug than Grade C gene optimization fluid, and now Chen Feng is selling it to them for only 800 merit points. What's the difference between this and giving it away for free?
Shi Pan, standing next to him, also stared wide-eyed.
If Chen Feng can really sell this drug to them for 800 merit points, they can save at least 50% of their merit point expenses each year.
Seeing the surprised expressions on their faces, Chen Feng slowly said:
"Not only fifth-grade pills, but I also have other grades of pills here. Their effects are better than the same-grade gene optimization fluid. However, you must remember one thing: this medicine is currently a secret of the Empire and cannot be widely disseminated, understand?"
Shi Tian and Shi Pan nodded quickly:
"Please rest assured, sir, we will keep this a secret and will absolutely not reveal a single word to anyone!"
Chen Feng changed the subject: "I only said that we shouldn't publicize it, but I didn't say that you shouldn't disclose it to others."
Upon hearing this, Shi Tian and the other person were immediately puzzled.
Chen Feng continued, "You can try selling these pills to other civilizations in exchange for merit points. The price can be a bit higher, but you should only trade with smaller civilizations or those with whom you have a good relationship."
Chen Feng's idea was simple: he wanted to obtain advanced technology and knowledge from the Crimson Cloud Empire, but simply stealing it wouldn't work.
Buying directly from the Crimson Cloud Empire is undoubtedly safer.
He used the elixirs from the Scroll World to exchange for merit points, and then used those merit points to purchase the technology and science he needed from the Crimson Cloud Empire.
In this way, the risk of his exposure will be minimized.
And Black Rock Civilization was his front man.
Although Shi Tian wasn't very bright, he understood what Chen Feng meant, and his eyes immediately lit up.
"Sir, I know what to do. Don't worry, I will definitely handle this matter well!"
Shi Tian was already certain that Chen Feng must have obtained this elixir through his connections within the empire, which was why he couldn't sell it openly.
However, selling them privately is permissible.
Such things are not uncommon in the empire.
Some high-ranking officials of an empire possess a great deal of special resources. Sometimes, these special resources are not readily available to the public, so they are sold through affiliated civilizations.
This kind of thing is very common; other civilizations have done similar things.
In the following time, Chen Feng explained to the two in detail how to sell the pills.
He explained it in great detail, probably because he was afraid that Shi Tian and the other person would mess it up.
Shi Tian and Shi Pan listened attentively.
He dared not forget a single word Chen Feng had said.
A few days later, the fleet successfully arrived at the Vika system.
Upon arriving in the Vika system, a fleet from the Vika civilization greeted them. Among the visitors were familiar faces, the Third Elder who had previously visited the Blackrock civilization.
Shi Tian and Shi Pan came out of the warship, but Chen Feng did not follow them.
Upon seeing Shi Tian, the Third Elder's face immediately lit up with a smile:
"Chief Shi, welcome to our Vika Galaxy."
The Third Elder's attitude at this moment was completely different from his arrogant demeanor when he went to the Black Rock Civilization.
There was nothing they could do; the Blackrock Civilization had gotten incredibly lucky and ended up getting involved with an executive officer.
Moreover, he notified the Civilization Lord to investigate that executor, but no news came back. Obviously, the identity of that executor has been confirmed, otherwise the Civilization Lord would not have agreed to give up the mining rights of the Golden Rainbow Seat.
"Is everything ready? I don't want to make another trip."
The Third Elder immediately said, "Don't worry, everything is ready. We're just waiting for Clan Chief Shi and you to take over."
"Okay, let's go." Shi Tian immediately returned to the warship and then followed the Vika civilization's fleet as it sailed into the distance.
Shortly after the fleet departed, Chen Feng's figure appeared in the starry sky.
He held a star map in his hand; it was the star map of the Vika civilization. Before leaving the warship, Chen Feng had instructed Shi Tian that he would be in seclusion in his cabin and that no one should disturb him.
At the same time, he must not inform the Vika civilization of his arrival.
Chen Feng planned to make this attempt to seize the Sacred Tree quick and decisive. Before coming here, he had already conducted a detailed investigation into the Vika civilization.
This is a civilization that is half technological and half evolutionary. It is more technologically advanced than the Black Rock Civilization, but it is still far behind the Xingfeng Group.
The Vika civilization currently only has star-class warships; it doesn't have a single star-domain warship.
After determining the location of the Vika civilization's home planet,
Chen Feng took out the warp drive warship and headed towards Vika.
Just over ten minutes later, Chen Feng successfully arrived near Vika Star.
He didn't go in directly, but instead began to silently recite a spell.
This incantation was given to him by the Moro people. Through this incantation, he could contact the sacred tree as long as he was within a certain range.
As Chen Feng chanted the ancient incantation, the sacred tree deep within Vika seemed to sense something. Its branches trembled slowly, and a strange light appeared on the sacred tree.
The secret chamber was empty at the moment, and no one noticed the unusual phenomenon of the sacred tree.
At the same time, outside of Vika Star, a soft female voice suddenly echoed in Chen Feng's mind.
"Who are you? Why do you know the sacred words of my clan?"
Upon hearing the voice, Chen Feng was taken aback, but then realized, "You are the Sacred Tree?"
"It is I. Who are you?" the sacred tree asked again.
Chen Feng didn't hide anything and immediately said:
"You must have heard of me. I once visited the Moro civilization. My name is Chen Feng."
When he went to the Moro civilization, he experienced the sacred tree.
Since the sacred tree is conscious, it must also be aware of his existence.
Sure enough, the sacred tree quickly responded: "So it was you! How do you know the sacred language?"
Chen Feng replied, "The Moro people currently live in my star system."
Chen Feng briefly explained the situation of the Moro tribe.
Of course, he didn't say that he was now treating the Moro people as blood slaves.
After listening, the sacred tree remained silent for a long time before saying, "Are you planning to take me back?"
"Mm," Chen Feng replied.
The Sacred Tree then said, "My current location is very special; even an eighth-tier expert would find it difficult to enter, let alone the fact that the Vika civilization has a sleeping eighth-tier expert. You..."
Before the sacred tree could finish speaking, Chen Feng interrupted it:
"Just tell me the location, you don't need to worry about anything else."
As Chen Feng had anticipated, the Vika civilization only had one eighth-tier expert, which wouldn't be enough to stop him.
"Good." Hearing Chen Feng's confidence, the Holy Tree stopped trying to persuade him and immediately told him her location.
Vika Star, the deepest part of the central city.
There is an entrance here that leads directly underground.
The secret chamber where the sacred tree is located is below, which is also the most heavily guarded area of the Vika civilization.
Not only is there a fleet of three thousand warships stationed in the surrounding area.
There are also as many as twelve powerful Vika civilization warriors of the seventh rank distributed around the entrance.
This is only the surface of the power; deep underground, far away, the ancestors of the Vika civilization also slumber here.
Since obtaining the Sacred Tree, the Vika civilization has attached great importance to it.
They built a special secret chamber to store the sacred tree and forbade anyone from approaching the area within a hundred miles.
Just then, alarms suddenly sounded throughout the city.
The warning was extremely piercing, and all the Vika people living around the central city looked astonished upon hearing it.
This alarm only sounds when an enemy invades Vika.
The last time such an alarm sounded in the Vika civilization was thousands of years ago.
As the alarm sounded, all the superconducting rail anti-aircraft guns distributed throughout the city were activated.
These cannons were aimed at the same direction almost simultaneously.
shhhhhh!
The railgun emitted a piercing electromagnetic pulse!
Thousands of beams of light lit up across the city, heading toward a point in the sky.
boom!
A terrifying explosion immediately rang out in the sky.
The Vika people in the central city stared at the sky in astonishment.
A beam of light appeared within the area of the anti-aircraft artillery.
The light did not dodge or evade the incoming anti-aircraft artillery fire, allowing the beams of light to strike it.
Despite being hit by thousands of beams of light, the light was completely unaffected and did not even slow down.
In an instant, the light reached the sky above the central city.
At this moment, a seventh-tier expert from the Vika civilization soared into the sky and roared at the light.
"Who are you, daring to invade my Vika civilization? You..."
However, before this seventh-tier expert could finish speaking, his body exploded instantly!
It turned into a cloud of blood mist and dissipated into the sky.
This scene shocked the Vika residents of the central city.
A seventh-tier expert was instantly killed in a single exchange. Could this invading Vika civilization be an eighth-tier expert?
But before everyone could continue to be shocked, the light had already arrived at the entrance to the secret chamber.
At this moment, everyone could finally see what the light was. It was a humanoid creature, its entire body enveloped in dazzling starlight, making it impossible to discern its appearance.
The next second, the humanoid creature raised its hand and pressed it down on the ground.
The ground within a hundred miles vanished into nothingness, like bubbles.
A giant crater thousands of meters deep appeared directly on the ground.
Inside the deep pit was a giant, square-shaped metal house.
This metal house is the secret chamber where the sacred tree is imprisoned.
"It is indeed quite special. No wonder it is said to be able to withstand an eighth-level expert." Chen Feng could sense that the materials in this secret chamber were very special. They were probably enough to be used to forge a world-opening treasure.
This made him change his mind; since this thing was valuable, he might as well take it with him.
Chen Feng immediately raised his right hand.
The house, weighing a million tons, seemed to be held up by an invisible hand and flew directly up from the ground.
Some seventh-tier experts from the Vika civilization standing nearby were already stunned by what they saw.
It wasn't that they didn't want to intervene, but rather that Chen Feng's displayed strength was too terrifying.
They killed a seventh-tier expert in a single exchange; such strength was simply beyond their ability to contend with.
Just then, a cold snort echoed from underground in the distant city:
"Does Your Excellency really think our Vika civilization has no one left? You actually dare to come here and steal our things!"
As the sound faded, the ground in the distance of the city collapsed.
A giant hand, as large as a mountain, emerged from the ground, covered with strange runes.
The giant hand appeared as soon as it appeared, like a curtain of the sky, and slammed down fiercely towards Chen Feng! (End of this chapter)