Emily exhaled and leaned back in her plush chair. In her hands, there was a sealed docunt from Elder Azalea of the Moon Lotus Sect. Whenever the elder sent another letter, Emily knew there was going to be a good business opportunity. However, there was always a chance the letters would contain a termination of their partnership, which was why Emily always took a shower, washed her face, and sacrificed a goat to the god of luck before unsealing them. Just two minutes ago, she had sacrificed three goats since she had been feeling ominous for quite so ti.
While holding her breath, Emily tore the wax seal and opened the envelope. Her eyes scanned the page, and a sigh of relief escaped from her chest. It seed like the sacrifices had paid off; her partnership with the Moon Lotus Sect hadnt been terminated. Not only was it intact, it was stronger than ever before. Elder Vremya of the Moon Lotus Sect was increasing the amount of titan hearts available for sale from one hundred a month to a thousand. With the increase of hearts in the market, the price would surely drop, but itd also an more people would be able to create automated golems. Theyd no longer be a status symbol of the rich and wealthy.
Of course, to match the increase in titan hearts, the Moon Lotus Sect would sell more bottles of titan blood as well. Emily found it a bit odd that they didnt increase the amount of titan flesh as well, but it didnt really matter. With this new increase in stock, shed be able to complete her current mission much faster than expected. However, even though one of her problems were solved thanks to this letter, she still had an even bigger problem on her plate that she had no idea where to even begin tackling.
[Mission: The Better rchant]
[Long ago, the system was split into one hundred parts. You were one of the lucky ones who had obtained a fragnt of it; however, that also ans there are ninety-nine other users just like you. Unite the system fragnts by taking over other users rchant companies. For every system fragnt you obtain, the system shall increase by one level, unlocking more features. Defeat your first enemy and obtain your first fragnt!]
[Reward: World Map Unlocked]
Emily furrowed her brow. There were billions of people living in the world. Of them all, she had to locate ninety-nine people. However, these ninety-nine people were rchants, so that narrowed down the number from several billion to hundreds of thousands. Currently, she was in the process of identifying her competitors. There were a few companies currently in her sights, but they were massive. How was she supposed to take over their companies?
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Grandpa Vremya stroked his beard. His army of golems was sufficient now. The hearts and blood he had been using to make them werent as necessary to have anymore. As such, he decided to sell them off, increasing his monthly inco. Since he had developed his nascent soul, the amount of spirit stones he needed to maintain his cultivation speed increased. Other than spiritual energy, to grow his soul seed, he also needed combat experience to influence his nascent souls personality. At this point, all he could do was wait for people to co pick a fight with him. He wasnt worried about though since Rachel announced the existence of a hostile force. He wondered when they were coming.
Vremya! Co outside!
Grandpa Vremya climbed to his feet. If it wasnt an ergency, Azalea would never call him out of his abode like this. She always entered and squatted in front of him until he opened his eyes. Once outside of his abode, Grandpa Vremya instantly saw why Azalea had called him out. Overhead, there were dozens of massive ships, each one ten tis the size of the largest airship within the sect. The Moon Lotus Sects alarm formation triggered, and ear-piercing sounds rang throughout the vast landscape. Thousands of sect disciples erged from their abodes. A few people flew through the air, but there was one very noticeable person flying upwards.
Whats going on? Azalea asked. Are those the ships Sect Leader Rachel was talking about? Is she charging towards them?
Grandpa Vremya stroked his beard and squinted his eyes. As a nascent-soul cultivator, he could see the veins on the wing of a fly over a mile away; there was no need to squint, but he did it out of habit anyway. Those arent airships. Those are spaceships.
Spaceships?
Theyre vehicles capable of traveling through space, Grandpa Vremya said, gesturing towards the sky. Its the void beyond clouds.
Azalea stared at Grandpa Vremya with an odd expression. Why was he so knowledgeable compared to her? They both belonged to the sa sect; they had access to the sa teachers and the sa library. The only difference was in their upbringing. She was brought up by royalty, and he was brought up by an old lady who indulged in debauchery. Was the old lady actually an extrely well-read expert? Even though Azalea was curious about space, now wasnt the ti to be asking about it. Are spaceships deadly?
Depends, Grandpa Vremya said. You know how so airships dont carry any cannons on them, but so do? Its the sa for those. Id have to board them to see what kind of weaponry they have. From down here, I cant analyze much about them. He shrugged. It doesnt matter; were about to see if theyre capable of shooting.
Azalea frowned and focused her gaze onto the ships. In the short ti she had spent conversing with Grandpa Vremya, Rachel was already on the verge of striking one of the spaceships. A massive barrier, comparable to the one that guarded the Moon Lotus Sect, surged out of the ships like a ripple in a pond. When the barrier reached Rachel, she rely raised her hand, and like a bubble, the barrier popped, disappearing even faster than it had appeared.
Wow! soone shouted. The sect leaders aweso!
Grandpa Vremyas brow furrowed. As far as he could tell, that barrier was capable of defending temporarily against a false immortal. It was impossible for Rachel to shatter it without a mindboggling-overpowered heavenly treasure. Since that was the case, she mustve possessed one. Grandpa Vremya thought he knew the extent of the Moon Lotus Sects strength, but it seed like he had underestimated it.
We co in peace! a tallic voice said, coming from the spaceships. We are from the United Federation of Bread, a civilization located millions upon millions of miles away from your planet. Please, stop your offensive, or else we will be forced to defend ourselves.
Rachel furrowed her brow and paused in midair, her icy wings flapping to keep her in place. She pointed her sword at the ship, and her voice rang out. It wasnt loud, but everyone could still hear her thanks to the spiritual energy she infused in her words. You fly over our sects airship and claim you co in peace? Why dont you place knives against our throats and claim youre here to help us farm while youre at it?
Azalea pursed her lips. The spaceships really were unbridled. They took on a threatening posture whilst claiming to be peaceful. Although she had been raised away from the royal family, that didnt an she was a political fool. These people are really hateful. She turned her head to the side to see if Grandpa Vremya would agree with her, but to her surprise, he wasnt there. Vremya? Her eyes widened when she caught sight of the old man flying through the air, sitting on a golden frisbee with his legs crossed. It didnt take very long for him to arrive at Rachels side.
We really do co with peaceful intentions, the tallic voice said. This
Impudent! Grandpa Vremya shouted, his voice like thunder. He waved his hand, and a large golden disc appeared underneath the ships. With a booming sound, all of the spaceships were slamd together and sucked towards the golden disc. With a wave of his hand, Grandpa Vremya slamd the disc into the ground by the sects entrance, avoiding the sects defensive barrier. The ships were stuck to the golden disc, and despite their best efforts, they couldnt escape its pull and were slamd into the ground as well. In this world, the Moon Lotus Sect reigns above all! If you want to make peace with us, then you best damn well follow our rules!
Azaleas jaw dropped. Was this what Grandpa Vremya ant when he said he was going to influence his nascent soul into a domineering one? His actions were certainly quite overbearing. Without even giving the other party a chance, he had bent them to his will.
Rachels eyes glead as she stared at Grandpa Vremya. Ever since that one ti during his special-privilege match against Ruby, she had never seen him fight. There were a few tis where he subdued people with golems, but he had never personally made a move. Now that she saw him do what she couldnt, how could she not feel sothing deep within her heart? Her fingers gripped her swords hilt tighter. If it werent for the invaders, she definitely wouldve challenged Grandpa Vremya to a duel to alleviate the burning sensation in her chest! Instead, all she did was land by the entrance of the sect, facing the cluster of grounded ships. If soone ca out of them and showed any hints of hostility, shed put an end to them.
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