Swallowing the Stars: Starting with a Simulated Battle of Geniuses!

Chapter 40 Heavenly Eclipse Palace Master, My Disciple Also Colludes with the Enemy?

Li Yang eagerly awaited the mysterious gift package.

If you don't need it, sell it. If you do need it, and you want to make money again, you'll have to plan for the "must-eat list"—Pansy's Locke Elixir.

Shortly afterward, the king and nobles in charge of clearing out the target had basically completed their task.

The few targets missed were of no concern to the ruler of the Qianwu Kingdom, since the insectoids would simply re-enter and could not be completely wiped out.

Besides, they were just small targets, so they could just run away.

"Hmm, not bad!" The ruler of Qianwu Kingdom glanced at the mission summary file and waved his hand, saying, "All of you, go down and collect your points rewards according to your mission completion."

The crowd retreated like the tide, dividing up the spoils of victory.

The same applies to the strong members of the Golden Horn Clan.

.........

Hongmeng, Intelligence Hall.

The ruler of Qianwu Kingdom personally handed over the dossier for this operation, and incidentally put the immortal-level insect queen up for auction at Wanbaolou.

"An immortal-level Zerg queen with such a high level of understanding of the laws?"

The executive director of Wanbaolou is a cosmic venerable one who wears a top hat and has a triangular eye on his forehead, making him look unlike an ordinary human.

After reviewing the Zerg Queen's information, he chuckled and said, "Brother Qianwu, how about I temporarily allocate 1.2 treasure points to you?"

"Sure!" Qianwu readily agreed. "By the way, I'd like a pot of Ice Crystal Elixir. Do you have any left?"

"Yes, there's one left. It's priced at 1 Treasure Point..."

The shaman immediately replied, "I will settle the accounts using the Hunyuan units. If it's not enough, I'll use these things to offset the difference."

After saying that, he listed a bunch of miscellaneous items.

Many of them were spoils of war obtained from the Zerg Queen, while others were materials accumulated over the years.

"Well, that works too." The three-eyed executive director, upon hearing the Qianwu Kingdom Lord mention the Hunyuan Unit settlement, never again brought up the matter of preferential treatment.

Looking at the bill, Qianwu smiled and said, "Make it a little cheaper. My G-class metal spaceship, plus that flame crystal stone, should be enough to offset the final payment."

"Brother Ganwu, I've already given you a 10% discount. Any further discount would mean I'd have to pay out of my own pocket... It's a small business, I really can't afford that!"

"Ahem, then let's deduct the remaining 0.1 Treasure Points from the Zerg Queen's auction price." The Qianwu Kingdom King couldn't bargain any further.

The three-eyed executive director finally breathed a sigh of relief, secretly thinking, "This Qianwu is indeed as poor as the rumors say."

After purchasing the ice crystal liquid, the ruler of the Qianwu Kingdom strode towards the Intelligence Hall to submit the dossier on the recent extermination of the insectoid spies.

The intelligence hall was shrouded in shadow.

As an extremely ancient cosmic venerable, the ruler of Qianwu Kingdom entered the inner palace with ease.

"Shadow King? You're in charge of intelligence in this era?"

"Fuck the Lord of the Witch Kingdom!"

The Shadow King symbolically rose to receive him, saying, "My senior brothers are all out gathering intelligence, so the task has fallen to me."

"Yes, I'm here to submit a dossier." The King of Qianwu nodded slightly, and after exchanging pleasantries, he began to discuss business.

After submitting the case file and passing the review, you can receive a subsidy from the company.

He reported a lot of losses in the report so he could get more subsidies.

"Capture the Zerg Queen alive?" Shadow King gasped, thinking to himself, "My senior brothers were right after all. Even without a complete set of powerful treasures, the Qianwu Kingdom's ruler still possesses the combat power of a high-level cosmic Venerable."

If one possesses a supreme treasure, coupled with a top-tier set of powerful artifacts, their combat strength could likely rival that of a cosmic overlord.

"The files are fine. I'll put them into storage right away. Please wait a moment." The Shadow King's tone became much more respectful.

The ruler of Qianwu Kingdom smiled slightly, "You've worked hard."

however--

When Shadow King was submitted for review, it failed to pass the database entry review!

Review notice: The source of the information is unknown.

"This..." Shadow King took the dossier back. "King of Qianwu Kingdom, the intelligence section is not detailed enough."

Intelligence indicates that the source of the information is a small creature of the Eternal Star level.

It was clearly identified as fake information by the virtual universe system.

The ruler of Qianwu Kingdom had no choice but to take out the jade slip provided by Li Yang, saying, "It's all inside."

If it still fails to pass, then three Venerable-level experts will be needed to jointly review this case file.

"No, this jade slip was probably made in the virtual universe, and it was probably made no more than three days ago, so it cannot be determined as a source of intelligence." Shadow King shook his head.

The Intelligence Bureau isn't a treasure trove where you can haggle.

There will be no face to speak of.

"Never mind then!" The King of Qianwu waved his hand. "Just pretend I was never here."

Anyway, if the case file is submitted, the compensation will be at most a few billion Chaos Units, and the Universe Venerable is not short of money.

On the surface, Qianwu seemed indifferent, but deep down he was heartbroken, as he had already spent all his cash.

Originally, I planned to submit the case file and receive a subsidy of several billion Hunyuan units in advance, so that I wouldn't be unable to afford the gifts I would give to my subordinates and disciples in the future.

The case file review still failed.

never mind!

He sighed inwardly and was just about to leave when two figures walked in from outside the hall.

"Qianwu, the submitted case file is under review. According to the rules, you need to provide detailed records."

The leader had fair skin, a golden gemstone between his eyebrows, and an air of holiness about him.

The other one was more rugged, with lightning patterns on his face.

"Sacred Heart!" The Venerable One with lightning patterns said in a low voice, "I don't think this is necessary! According to the rules, it should be reviewed by a three-person team. Now that Bloodwing is busy and unable to attend, we are not qualified to ask the Dry Witch to provide detailed records."

The ruler of Qianwu felt a warmth in his heart.

He had a very deep friendship with Venerable Leiming, but Venerable Shengxin was a difficult person to deal with, someone who couldn't tolerate any nonsense.

He is also sharp-tongued and mean-spirited. If he hadn't been so powerful and hadn't become a disciple of that super figure in the mercenary alliance, he would have been isolated long ago.

Why isn't Bloodwing here?

The Holy Heart Venerable snorted coldly, "I think he's deliberately avoiding coming, sending you here to act as a peacemaker. You three aren't trying to scam compensation, are you?"

"You're talking nonsense!"

Thunder Venerable, with his fiery temper, roared, "Do we three need to join forces for compensation of billions of Chaos Units? Back on the Primordial Star, if it weren't for the three of us helping you, you would have been killed by Heavenly Sorrow Venerable with a single strike."

The ruler of Qianwu Kingdom, standing to the side, touched his nose, but when he heard about his former glory, he couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness.

There's no other way; strength reigns supreme!

He's a toothless tiger now, a far cry from what he used to be.

"Stop beating around the bush. You all received benefits when you saved me, so we're even. I'm here to investigate the source of this intelligence. Why would such a crucial source be connected to a mere Star-level being?"

The Venerable Saint Heart showed no mercy and continued, "Don't you think there's something wrong? A mere Star-level kid can produce such detailed intelligence; there must be something fishy going on!"

"I think this operation to eliminate alien spies is not so simple; it might just be a ruse by the Zerg."

Upon hearing this, the King of Qianwu's face turned cold. "Holy Heart, what do you mean by that?"

"Does it mean you suspect my disciple of treason?"

"Hard to say!" Venerable Saint Heart said, enunciating each word clearly, "Don't forget, your eldest disciple went to the Blood Luo World to steal Blood Luo Crystals, was caught red-handed trading with alien races, and is now imprisoned in the 18th Star Prison..."

These words were like knives, piercing the heart of the Qianwu King. He clenched his fists, causing his divine body in reality to tremble, yet he still could not quell the resentment in his heart.

Even Venerable Thunder couldn't stand it anymore and rebuked, "Sacred Heart, I think you're the one rambling on. Bringing up something from so many years ago. Besides, how could Li Yang, a mere celestial being, be colluding with the Zerg?"

"Stop talking, Thunder!"

Qian Wu took a deep breath, his gaze coldly fixed on Venerable Saint Heart. "If you dare to involve my disciple again, even if you are the disciple of the Lord of Desolate Mirror, I will fight you to the death in the Seven Star Hall!"

hum-

The hall suddenly fell silent, and an ancient voice rang out.

"That's enough!"

Immediately afterward, a figure in a blood-red robe appeared in the hall. The Shadow King reacted the fastest, immediately shouting, "Greetings, Palace Master of Heavenly Eclipse!"