"Can you reply?"
Asked Nie Huofeng at this moment, trying to reply to the deciphered signal.
The agent shook his head and said, "Lord Legend, with the current technology of the Blue Planet, it's impossible to send back accurate information. Extraordinary energy has been detected in the atmosphere, surrounding and blocking the entire planet. They probably won't know what's going on here even if they're outside the atmosphere."
"If you want to reply, you can only send out light waves with the technology we've just developed. The Extraordinary energy doesn't block light, so the light waves can penetrate it. It'll also remind them that there's a civilization on this planet, not a primitive one."
Nie Huofeng and Su Ping looked at each other. Su Ping opened his hands, as he didn't understand.
"Okay." Nie Huofeng instantly nodded.
He could tell from the deciphered message that the people outside didn't know what was going on inside Blue Star. They must've been blocked by the Extraordinary energy.
It would be a disaster if they thought it was a primitive planet.
The agent looked at Su Ping. Seeing that Su Ping didn't deny it, he nodded and said, "We'll have to ask the specialists to come here …"
Nie Huofeng waved his hand and said, "Feel free to use them!"
"Yes, sir!"
…
While transmitting the signal, Nie Huofeng brought Su Ping to one side and gave the Lord Badge to him. He said, "Brother Su Ping, you can register now. I've already removed my lordship information from it."
Then, he infused astral power into the medallion. A dark swirl appeared on the green crystal medallion, and a strange suction force came out of it.
"Just mark it with your soul and astral power," said Nie Huofeng.
Su Ping looked at it and didn't feel that it was dangerous. He then released his mental power and astral power and injected it.
Very soon, the dark swirl shrank and disappeared after the injection. Su Ping instantly felt that something was connected to his head.
"Planet No. 801013 of the Heavenly River System. Registering as the lord …"
"Recording soul and astral power …"
"Recording complete. Please enter your name."
Several voices rang out in his mind. The voices were emotionless and mechanical.
Su Ping almost thought that the System was playing tricks in his mind, but after listening to it, he realized that something was wrong. Although the System liked to pretend to be retarded... it always pretended to be too realistic. On the other hand, the more he listened, the more he felt that the System was truly an emotionless AI.
"The serial number is 801013?"
Su Ping looked at Nie Huofeng and confirmed that he wasn't hallucinating.
"En, do I need you to enter a name? You can enter anything you want." Nie Huofeng said with a smile, "The Lord Badge has a lot of functions. For example, it can be used for navigation during interstellar exploration. It contains the star maps of almost 90% of the Federation. It's also a receiver!
"After you pass the assessment and become a lord, you'll be able to enter the virtual world with the Lord Badge. The lords of other planets will be there, and you can make friends with them and share information with them. There's also a virtual arena where you can practice with other lords …"
Speaking of this, his eyes fell on the green crystal-like Lord Badge with a trace of reluctance in his eyes.
Su Ping was a little surprised. What kind of technology was this? He had never heard of it before.
How could he make friends with other lords and practice with them in the virtual world with such a tiny badge?
"Have you practiced in the virtual world before?" asked Su Ping curiously.
Nie Huofeng was stunned for a moment. He blushed and coughed. "I was only in the Fate State when I became the lord of the Blue Star. The other lords I met were all in the Star State. None of them were willing to practice with me. That's why I couldn't make friends with them. Nobody was willing to talk to me once they learned where I came from. Otherwise, I would've made friends with experts and modified our planet!"
Su Ping was enlightened. He said angrily after hearing what the man said, "Even if you could make friends with them, you wouldn't necessarily ask them to come over. Didn't you say that you wanted to tame the Lord of the Deep Caves?"
Stunned for a moment, Nie Huofeng said with a bitter smile, "Brother Su, let's not talk about that anymore. I've given you my astral power that I've accumulated for a thousand years. It's all yours …"
"I got it on my own. You didn't give it to me." Su Ping snorted. He certainly didn't appreciate it.
Nie Huofeng's lips twitched. Fine, he couldn't argue. The Blue Star would've been gone if it weren't for Su Ping. Su Ping was right …
"Sigh!"
He heaved a heavy sigh.
Seeing that he had nothing to say, Su Ping didn't press further. He changed the topic and asked, "Did you make any friends in the virtual world after you reached the Star State?"
Nie Huofeng said with a bitter smile, "Those of my level didn't even bother to talk to me. Some of the Blue Star's techniques are too weak. You haven't met the experts in the Federation. They can easily crush us when we're at the same level. I couldn't even resist one of their attacks!
"The Ocean State experts among them can even kill our Void State Legends!"
He heaved a sigh and said, "That's exactly why I wanted to send the geniuses of the Blue Star out, hoping that they could learn the tough techniques of the Federation and bring them back to the Blue Star …"
Su Ping raised his eyebrows and snorted. "You're still too weak. It's not unusual for an Ocean State warrior to kill a Void State warrior."
Nie Huofeng was stunned for a moment. His lips twitched, and he finally realized that he was humiliating himself by talking about that in front of a monster like Su Ping.
Su Ping had just become a Legendary warrior, yet he was already able to kill Star State warriors.
Why should I talk to such a monster?
"Speaking of which, what's the name you registered in the virtual world?" asked Su Ping.
Nie Huofeng was quite depressed, but he put on a rare proud expression after hearing that. He said with a casual smile, "The name has to be special enough so that people will remember you. My name in the virtual world is Fire Cloud Evil God. What do you think?"
"…"
Why don't you call yourself Zero Hair?
Su Ping was at a loss for words. He thought for a moment and wondered what name he should use.
Since he didn't need to use his real name, he naturally didn't want to use it. It was always better to keep a low profile in the outside world … How about Yan Shuangying? Wait, that's too pretentious. Or … My surname is Ma?
That doesn't seem appropriate. It would be too much of a bully to say that he's a senior.
Very soon, Su Ping realized that since he wanted to make money, everything had to be based on money. His name would be a good advertisement when he greeted the lords of other planets.
So, let's call ourselves …
Pet training and sales, please contact me if you're interested.
Su Ping didn't hesitate to do it. He returned his consciousness to the virtual box that popped up in his head and entered the name registration.
"Your nickname is currently available. Would you like to confirm?"
"Confirm!"
Ding dong. Registration complete!
Su Ping was rather surprised. He was worried that his name would be too long to register. It seemed that many people in the vast Federation had long names!
"Information review complete. The lord of the Galaxy Planet No. 801013, 'Pet training and sales, please contact me if you're interested', has been registered and is now the lord of this planet. The information about this planet is as follows. Please take a look …"
Very soon, some basic information about the Blue Star popped up in Su Ping's head.
Blue Star: Tier-5 planet!
Planet area …
Ocean area …
Planet mass …
Average astral power density …
Planet population …
Su Ping glanced at the information and felt dizzy, so he put it aside for the moment.
The planet's population remained the same as before the disaster, which was 13.2 billion people. The new information hadn't been uploaded yet. He would be fined or even punished more severely if the Federation investigated him.
"How did it go? Is the registration complete? What's your name?" asked Nie Huofeng curiously.
Su Ping shook his head and said, "It's a long story."
“？”
Nie Huofeng was confused.
Su Ping could only tell him the name he had just registered.
Nie Huofeng's face was already big enough to fit three eggs when he heard it. His eyes widened as he asked in shock, "Brother … Brother Su, you're not kidding, are you?"
"Am I humorous?" asked Su Ping.
Nie Huofeng was lost for words. Humorous my ass!
As the Lord of the Blue Planet, you have such a silly, unsophisticated name. Don't you have any shame at all?
What would the other lords think if they saw him like that?
Su Ping instantly knew what was on Nie Huofeng's mind when he saw his expression. He patted his shoulder and said, "You're still too naive. Shame is just a worldly possession. Nobody can humiliate you if you don't want it. Don't overthink it."
"…"
That's so reasonable that I can't refute it!
Nie Huofeng stood where he was with a twisted mouth.
He didn't come back to his senses until a long time later. He smiled bitterly when he saw that Su Ping didn't seem bothered at all. Suddenly, an idea popped up in his head. If Su Ping were to defeat the other lords with such a silly name after he advanced to the Star State, how would they feel?
He couldn't help but grin when he thought about that. He could almost picture the weird scene in his head.
"I'll be leaving in three days. I'll say goodbye to the others first." Su Ping didn't waste any more time. He said, "Let me know if you get any information from your superiors."
Nie Huofeng came back to his senses and nodded. "Leave it to me."
…
Su Ping left and went to visit his acquaintances.
He would come back, but nobody knew when. Su Ping found Ye Wuxiu and the others, as well as Li Yuanfeng, and told them what had happened.
Everybody was shocked and asked for the reason.
Su Ping didn't go into detail. They didn't press Su Ping for an answer, seeing that he was hesitating. They all had complicated feelings.
In the end, they decided to say goodbye to Su Ping after a discussion.
Apart from Ye Wuxiu and the others, Su Ping also met the newly established Breeders' Association in the defense line that was being rebuilt. He saw a lot of familiar faces, but he didn't say goodbye to them. After all, he was going to come back; it was pointless to talk to them. Unlike Ye Wuxiu and the others, who were the top forces of the Blue Star, it was necessary for them to know the lord's whereabouts.
Standing high in the sky, Su Ping gazed at the devastated land in silence. He couldn't help but sigh as he saw countless people diligently repairing and rebuilding the place.
Parting always made people sad.
After a long while, he calmed down and went back to the store. He told his parents about what had happened. As for why he left, he couldn't explain it. He could only say that there were other reasons.
Knowing Su Ping's status and identity, his parents didn't ask too much. After all, Su Ping had seen things that they couldn't, and they might not understand even if they asked.
However, they all chose to stay. They were reluctant to leave the Blue Planet, and they didn't want to get in touch with new things in the outside world. As they got older, they were willing to retire there, enjoying the familiar scenery every day and reminiscing about the good things.
Su Ping didn't force them to stay.
As for Su Lingyue, she didn't choose to go with him either, which surprised Su Ping.
He had thought that, given how active she was, she would want to go out and broaden her horizons. He didn't expect that she would choose to stay.
However, Su Ping understood something when he saw her clenched fists.
… She didn't want to be a burden to him.
He curled his lips but didn't say anything. There were some things that he didn't care about anymore, but others might not be able to overcome the hurdle in their hearts.
"When I become truly powerful, I will come back and give you a wider and more exciting universe!" Su Ping promised to himself.
He couldn't guarantee that he would be able to take care of his sister when they moved to an unknown place. That made him even more eager to become stronger!
Apart from that, Su Ping learned something else when he said goodbye.
His father, Su Yuanshan, was a Heaven Executor from the Longjiang Base City!
He had left with the excuse of going out to sea when the Heaven Lock in another base city was attacked by the wild beasts under the command of the Otherworld Heavenly King. Su Yuanshan had gone there to stabilize the Heaven Lock.
Su Ping had vaguely sensed the hidden energy in his father's body after the breakthrough. He was surprised to hear that, but he seemed to have been prepared for it.
Before they parted, Su Yuanshan taught Su Ping a technique to hide his aura. It was called Mist Concealment!
It was an ancient secret technique that Su Yuanshan had obtained from a Mysterious Realm. It was very effective at hiding one's aura!
Su Ping didn't refuse the gift. They were family after all. Besides, the secret technique was indeed impressive. He had sharp senses, but he hadn't sensed the energy in his father's body at all. Even a Star State expert wouldn't have been able to tell if they hadn't looked carefully!
His father's real cultivation was the Void State, just like the other Heaven Executors.
Su Yuanshan was the current Heaven Executor in the Longjiang Base City. There were two generations before him, but the former Heaven Executor wasn't Su Ping's grandfather; he was merely his teacher.
Every Heaven Executor's duty was to hide in the dark and protect the Heaven Lock. That was why Su Ping had never revealed his strength unless it was absolutely necessary. That was why Su Ping's family wasn't rich enough to make a living.
However, Su Yuanshan had secretly contributed to Su Lingyue's cultivation and awakening. Su Lingyue had inherited some of his talent. Even though Su Ping didn't think she was very talented, she was already very strong among her peers. She had always been one of the best students in the Academy of Astral Pets, and had even won first place in her grade.
Su Ping was slightly relieved to leave them there, knowing his father's current level.
Time flew.
The next day, the extraordinary energy outside the atmosphere was gone, and a lot of spaceships entered the Blue Star. They were also able to detect the situation inside the Blue Star as soon as possible.
Just like the previous intelligence, the experts on those spaceships were blocked by the extraordinary energy and couldn't see what was going on inside the planet that had suddenly jumped to that place.
As the energy dissipated and the light waves were transmitted, they found that it wasn't an ownerless, primitive planet; it was a legal planet that had been registered in the Federation.
After learning this information, many spaceships immediately lost interest and turned around to leave.
Some other spaceships even requested to land on the planet, hoping to see what their new neighbor was like.
Based on the data that their spaceships had detected, the planet was … quite average.
Su Ping didn't turn down those requests. Su Ping was completely reassured by the spaceships' reactions. It seemed that the orderly areas of the Federation did abide by the laws of the Federation; no experts were allowed to go on a rampage.
Once Su Ping showed up, the spaceships arrived on the Blue Star. Nie Huofeng had been prepared for that; he had set up an area for the spaceships to dock.
More than a dozen Star State experts got off the spaceships. Their auras made Nie Huofeng nervous, even though he had been mentally prepared.
Led by Su Ping, Nie Huofeng, Ji Yuanfeng and the other legendary warriors greeted the visitors.
The Star State experts slightly restrained themselves when they saw Nie Huofeng. They were quite surprised when they learned that Su Ping was the lord, but they didn't ask for more details. Even when someone asked directly, Su Ping simply smiled and didn't answer.
After learning about the situation on the Cerulean Planet, the experts from various planets lost interest. Some of them left right away.
After all, based on the data they had detected, the planet should be a backward and barren one that didn't have much potential. There was no need to make friends with it.
…
On the third day —
Su Ping delegated everything he could to Nie Huofeng and Ji Yuanfeng. He didn't know much about the Federation, so he basically left everything to Nie Huofeng, as long as he didn't need to sign the Lord's Badge.
Time flew by, and it was the last two hours before he had to leave.
Outside the shop — Su Ping waved goodbye to his parents and Su Lingyue.
When he returned to the shop, only Tang Ruyan, Joanna and his disciple Zhong Lingtong were left.
Tang Ruyan was only a temporary worker, so Su Ping didn't intend to keep her. After all, the shop was in dire need of workers after the upgrade; Joanna might not be able to take care of everything on her own.
Zhong Lingtong, on the other hand, wanted to see the wider world and the more advanced training techniques in the Federation. Su Ping was more than happy to take her out.
"Have you said goodbye to your family?" Su Ping looked at Tang Ruyan and asked.
Tang Ruyan looked out of the shop, reluctant to leave. She withdrew her gaze and nodded. "I've already said goodbye … I've passed the position of family leader to my sister."
Tang Ruyu … Su Ping's eyes flashed as he remembered the girl's face. He nodded and didn't say anything, remembering how she had stepped out of the shop's safe zone during the battle.
After all, it was an internal matter of the Tang family; he didn't have the right to interfere.
"What about you?"
"I've also told my family," Zhong Lingtong quickly stood straight and said.
"Okay …"
Su Ping didn't say anything else. He communicated with the system in his mind. "Get ready to migrate. How? With my random migration? Have you been aiming for this chance for a long time? Have you been thinking of ways to make me use it? "
"You're thinking too much," the system said with contempt, "I only need one command to make you do what I want you to do. Do you dare to disobey?"
Su Ping rolled his eyes. You're really going too far!
Of course, as a worker, he couldn't resist.
"You win!" Su Ping snorted to himself.
The system said calmly, "Considering the store's operation, I've reduced your random migration to the local star system, between the tier-1 and tier-3 economic zones. It's up to your luck where you'll end up."
Su Ping asked, "If I end up in a random place, won't I be scared to death when such a big store falls down?"
"You don't have to worry about that. The system has its own divine power. Nothing will be left behind!" the system said proudly.
"Is that so?"
Su Ping was irritated by the system's arrogance. "Fine. Let's do it randomly then!"
"Please confirm."
"Confirm. Don't keep repeating such boring prompts."
"The Pixie Pet Store is about to make a transition … The host will have to use one chance to make a random transition. Now, the host will select a random transition location …"
"Beginning the countdown …"
"3 … 2 … 1.5 … 1 … 0.5 …"
"…"
Damn it!
Su Ping couldn't stand the system's naughtiness.
But soon, the countdown reached zero.
Su Ping had already released astral powers, ready to withstand the shock of the planet's transition. At the same time, he covered Tang Ruyan and Zhong Lingtong with astral powers.
One second passed, two seconds passed … Nothing happened.
Su Ping was surprised. He asked the system in his mind, "What about the transition? Has it started? "
"It's over," the system said casually.
Su Ping was stunned. He looked at the door and his eyes widened.
There was no longer the Qin Family's building across the street. Instead, there was a broad street and a European-style pointy building.
The transition was over?!
Su Ping couldn't help but blink. At least let me hear it!
There was no sound at all!
He felt as if all his muscles were tensed up, ready to explode at any moment, but … nothing came out. Then, what was he so nervous about?
"Who knows?" the peeping demon said casually.
Based on that tone alone, Su Ping could picture a face that deserved to be punched. Then, he shrugged and spread his hands.
Su Ping rolled his eyes.
Right then, he heard two voices outside the door.
"Miya, are you looking for a pet? I know a good pet store nearby. I happen to know the manager there. I can introduce a master trainer to you," a man said.
"No need. I'm just here to buy some pet food. Any store will do," the other girl replied in a cold and indifferent tone.
(End of Chapter)
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
