Chapter 995
Giving the Sacred Tree a Home
The constellation Aurora is a special planet. When viewed from the distant sky, it appears as if it is enveloped in a golden-red glow.
The interior of this planet is also very different from other planets; it is a semi-gaseous planet.
Half of the star is gaseous, while the other half consists of mountains formed from condensed metal.
Around these mountains, you can also see many large mining facilities.
These mining devices are flat in shape, with a dense network of pipes underneath.
These pipes are inserted deep into these metal mountains.
Before a metal mountain, the Stone Clan Chief and the Third Elder of the Black Rock Civilization were standing.
The Third Elder said with a smile:
"Chief Shi, I've shown you all the mining sites. If there are no problems, let's sign the handover agreement."
Although the Third Elder spoke with a smile, his heart was filled with bitterness.
The Rainbow Constellation produces a considerable amount of Rainbow Ruins Gold every year.
This is one of the most important resource points for their Vika civilization, and now it's been given away to the Blackrock civilization. No wonder he's not happy about it.
Shi Tian nodded: "No problem, let's sign the agreement now."
Shi Tian was very satisfied with the resource planet, Rainbow Constellation, where about one ton of Rainbow Ruins Gold was produced each year.
Aside from the 50% that must be paid to the Crimson Cloud Empire every year, the rest belongs to their Black Rock Civilization.
Handing it over to the Crimson Cloud Empire is also a rule of the Orion Arm.
Within the Orion Arm, half of the output of any resource planet must be handed over to the Crimson Cloud Empire.
No civilization dares to violate this rule; if it does, it will face the judgment of the empire.
Seeing that Shi Tian had no objections, the Third Elder immediately took out the communicator and started operating it.
An electronic agreement was quickly drafted.
Transactions between vassal civilizations all require the signing of agreements. If one party reneges on the agreement, they can directly take the agreement to the Empire to file a complaint. Therefore, no one dares to violate such agreements.
After signing the agreement, Shi Tian said to the Third Elder:
"Our Black Rock Civilization will establish a shipping route in your Vika Galaxy in the future to transport supplies. When you go back, you should tell your civilization leader about this, so as not to cause any unnecessary trouble."
The Third Elder nodded: "Of course."
Immediately, the Third Elder changed the subject and asked in a low voice, "Clan Chief Shi, I wonder if that esteemed person is still in your Black Rock Civilization?"
"What? Is something wrong?" Shi Tian frowned.
He naturally knew who the Third Elder was asking about.
The Third Elder smiled and said, "Clan Chief Shi, please don't misunderstand. I'm just very curious about that person. I wonder if Clan Chief Shi could tell me that person's identity? Of course, I will keep it a secret!"
Shi Tian's face immediately turned cold:
"No comment!"
Upon seeing Shi Tian's attitude, the Third Elder's smile froze instantly.
He had originally hoped to extract the executor's identity from the stone man, but it seemed impossible now; Shi Tian was clearly the smartest among the group of stones.
Just as the Third Elder was about to continue questioning, a figure suddenly appeared above their heads.
The person who arrived was none other than Los.
Upon seeing Los, the Third Elder and Shi Tian were all stunned.
The Third Elder was the first to react, and quickly bowed, saying, "Greetings, Lord Los!"
There are only so many executives in the empire, and the Third Elder naturally knew Los, but he didn't expect that this executive would actually appear here.
Only then did Shi Tian, who was standing nearby, remember who Los was, and immediately bowed.
"Greetings, Your Excellency."
Los paid no attention to the people below; he was carefully sensing everything inside the Golden Rainbow Throne.
He came to Jin Hongzuo by following a fluctuation in a spacetime trajectory.
Since they didn't know what method the interstellar traveler used to move, Sauron and his companions could only try to detect it by observing the fluctuations in its spacetime trajectory within the Vika system.
Most of the things that can generate spacetime trajectory fluctuations are interstellar spaceships that travel faster than light.
In other places, the fluctuations in spacetime trajectories are very few.
But this is the Vika Galaxy. As a subordinate civilization of the Crimson Cloud Empire, the Vika civilization has a large number of faster-than-light spaceships.
These faster-than-light spaceships frequently traveled within the Vika civilization, resulting in the entire Vika civilization being filled with a large number of spacetime trajectories.
In order to conduct a thorough investigation, Soren and his two companions decided to split up and explore the Vika system separately.
Los arrived here by following one of the timelines.
After sensing for a while, Los found nothing unusual. He looked down at Shi Tian and the Third Elder and asked, "Were there any warships here just now?"
Upon hearing Los's question, the Third Elder immediately shook his head:
"We've been here the whole time, and we haven't seen any warships coming."
The Third Elder found it very strange that Los, the executive officer, would come here and ask them if any warships were coming.
Los then looked at Shi Tian: "Are you from the Black Rock Civilization?"
Los was able to recognize the people of the Blackrock Civilization because the Blackrock people were all characterized by their stone-like appearance.
Shi Tian immediately said respectfully:
"Your Excellency, I am Shi Tian, the patriarch of the Black Rock Civilization!"
"Is that person still in your civilization?" Los asked.
Shi Tian naturally knew who Los was asking about, and he quickly nodded: "Yes, that person is currently within our civilization."
Los then said, "Tell him that as an executive officer, he should do his job and not interfere in the change of the emperor's leadership without authorization."
Los had already learned about the mysterious executor of the Black Rock Civilization.
This matter is already known to many within the empire.
Because of this person, the power struggle within the empire has begun ahead of schedule in terms of the change of leadership.
This greatly displeased Los. In his view, executives should do what executives are supposed to do and should not get involved in the internal struggles of the empire.
Upon hearing this, Shi Tian dared not say anything more and quickly replied respectfully:
"I will definitely convey your words, sir."
Los didn't say anything more, and then his figure disappeared.
He didn't sense anything on this planet. Clearly, the spacetime traces here must have been left by Shi Tian and the others' spaceship.
After Los left, the group breathed a sigh of relief; the pressure this executive had put on them was immense.
The Third Elder then said to Shi Tian:
"Chief Shi, if there's nothing else, I'll head back now."
Los's appearance made the Third Elder realize that something was likely wrong with their civilization, otherwise the Executive Officer wouldn't have been alerted to their star system.
"Yes, Third Elder, don't forget about the waterway," Shi Tian said.
The Third Elder nodded: "Don't worry, we will report to the Lord of Civilization after we return."
After saying this, the Third Elder hurriedly led the people of the Vika civilization away.
After the Third Elder left, Shi Tian led his men back into the warship.
Upon entering the warship, Shi Tian cautiously approached the door of Chen Feng's cabin: "Is the master there?"
Chen Feng's voice came from inside the cabin: "Come in."
Shi Tian immediately opened the door and walked in.
Chen Feng was standing inside the cabin, gazing at the starry sky outside.
Upon seeing Chen Feng, Shi Tian was utterly shocked. Chen Feng was clearly inside the warship, yet Los hadn't noticed him at all.
Doesn't this mean that our master's strength far surpasses that of Los?
Just as Shi Tian was thinking, Chen Feng asked, "Did Los come by just now?"
"Hmm, it seems Lord Los is looking for something."
Shi Tian recounted Los's arrival and also relayed Los's message to Chen Feng.
After listening, Chen Feng was also somewhat surprised.
It seems that the executives within the empire have no doubts about his identity.
This is very interesting.
Chen Feng then asked, "How is the reception of the Golden Rainbow Seat going?"
"It went very smoothly. I have left a group of people here, and they will send the Rainbow Ruins Gold back to the Black Rock Galaxy on time."
As he spoke, Shi Tian took out a piece of Rainbow Ruins Gold and handed it to Chen Feng.
Chen Feng took the Rainbow Ruins Gold and examined it.
The Rainbow Ruins Gold is entirely crimson red, and even a small piece the size of a fist weighs tens of thousands of tons.
If this were placed in the world of the painting, it would be sufficient as material to forge a supreme treasure that opens up new realms.
The low production volume of Windgate's warp drive spaceships is primarily due to limited materials.
The materials for the Primordial Treasure are extremely difficult to find; they are only found in the Xuanhuang Realm within the Cloud Sky Star Sea.
Moreover, they are all in the hands of those few Heavenly Venerables in the Xuanhuang Realm. Now that they have this Rainbow Ruins Gold, it will undoubtedly increase the number of warp drive warships of the Xingfeng Sect.
Chen Feng looked at Shi Tian and said:
“I want all the Rainbow Ruins Gold on this planet, and I will trade you some pills for it.”
Upon hearing this, Shi Tian immediately shook his head: "My lord, you are joking. Our clan was able to obtain this resource planet entirely thanks to you. How could we possibly accept your pills? From now on, apart from the share handed over to the Empire, all the Rainbow Ruins Gold mined here will be given to you, my lord."
Although Shi Tian wasn't very bright, he still knew a few things as the clan leader.
If they really let Chen Feng exchange pills for these Rainbow Ruins Gold, then it would be equivalent to having only a transactional relationship with Chen Feng, which is not what Shi Tian wants to see.
Seeing that Shi Tian was so sensible, Chen Feng didn't say anything more.
"Okay, let's go back first then."
Shi Tian bowed respectfully and then withdrew.
After Shi Tian left, the voice of the Sacred Tree rang in Chen Feng's mind: "Black Rock Clan, I didn't expect this clan to still exist."
Chen Feng asked in surprise:
"Have you heard of the Blackrock Clan?"
The sacred tree said, "Yes, in my inherited memories, this race existed hundreds of thousands of years ago. They are one of the ancient races of the Orion Arm, but because they evolved relatively slowly, they have never had much of a presence."
"There used to be many races on the Orion Arm, but with the constant changes, many races have become extinct, and now there are less than seven races left."
Chen Feng said, "Sometimes, the simpler the race, the more likely it is to be passed down."
“What you said makes a lot of sense.” The sacred tree clearly agreed with Chen Feng’s words.
Powerful races, once they reach a certain level, will engage in internal strife and deplete their resources, and these races often do not last long.
Conversely, those simple-minded races are able to perpetuate their lineage.
Because from the beginning they were only living to survive, they had no energy to fight among themselves.
The Blackrock Clan is a good example.
The next day, Chen Feng returned to Black Rock Star smoothly aboard a Black Rock Civilization warship.
When they returned to Blackrock Star, the supplies that Shi Tian had exchanged with the Empire last time had already been delivered.
After Chen Feng accepted all the supplies, he had Shi Tian use a warship to send him back to the star system near the solar system.
Before leaving, Chen Feng left a batch of resources for the Black Rock Clan.
Although these resources are few, they can enhance the strength of Shi Tian and the others, which is quite precious.
Shi Tian and the others naturally thanked Chen Feng profusely.
Although he couldn't use the scroll's teleportation ability because he had the sacred tree with him, fortunately, he had a warp drive spaceship, so returning to the solar system wouldn't take long.
In just a few days, Chen Feng returned to the solar system.
He did not go directly to the lunar base, but instead went to Mars first.
Mars is no longer a desolate wasteland; it now boasts several space cities, built jointly by various countries on Earth.
Stepping out of the warp drive spaceship, Chen Feng addressed the Sacred Tree:
"From now on, you and the Moro Clan will live on this planet. I will allocate a special area for you. What do you think?"
Chen Feng had already made plans for how to settle the Sacred Tree and the Moro Clan.
Mars is undoubtedly the most suitable choice. This planet is not only large, but also close to Earth, making it easy for him to control.
The sacred tree immediately flew out from Chen Feng's body. She sensed it for a moment, then nodded:
"Yes, although the environment is a bit worse, as long as I'm here, I can change the environment of this planet within a hundred years."
Sacred Tree naturally dared not have any objections to Chen Feng's arrangements; for her, being able to stay with her family was enough.
"Then you can choose a place," Chen Feng said.
The sacred tree shook its branches and then pointed in a direction: "Right there!"
Chen Feng looked in the direction the sacred tree pointed, where there was a basin on Mars.
Located in the northern region of Mars, it covers an area of approximately three million square kilometers.
This place is not small. The Moro tribe doesn't have many people left, and this area is indeed enough for them to live in.
Chen Feng immediately brought the sacred tree into the basin.
To Chen Feng's surprise, there were actually several spaceships inside the basin.
Chen Feng recognized what these spaceships were at a glance.
This is a spacecraft specifically designed for scientific research.
Today, Mars is home to research spacecraft from various countries. These spacecraft work daily to collect data on the Martian landscape for research purposes, much like the Antarctic expeditions of the past.
Chen Feng then prepared to take action and send these spaceships away.
But after seeing the prominent red flag markings on the aircraft, he temporarily abandoned the plan.
Since Chen Feng and the Sacred Tree did not conceal their presence, the several spaceships naturally discovered Chen Feng as well.
"There's someone here. Why isn't he wearing protective gear? Could he be a cultivator?"
"What kind of cultivator could appear on Mars without any protection?"
"What's that glowing thing next to him? It looks like a tree?"
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A murmur of discussion broke out in the spaceship's communicator.
Although the staff were all very professional, they were still taken aback by Chen Feng's appearance.
In recent years, due to the revival of spiritual energy, many cultivators have emerged on Earth, but none of them are very strong.
They might know a few minor spells, but they'd never seen anyone appear on Mars like this before, without any protective measures. (End of Chapter)