fantasy novels Chapter 87 Departure
Chapter 87 Departure
This unusually long optimization time immediately alerted Chen Yuan.
Since it concerned the system, any anomaly was worth investigating. He directly inquired with the system and quickly received a detailed explanation.
The system's answer is: with the current computing power, if the optimization time exceeds 60 days, the results will be somewhat distorted. Therefore, the upper limit for each optimization time shall not exceed 60 days—any excess will be deducted in the form of additional kill points.
The system gave an example: the normal cost of optimizing "Raging Storm" is 30 million, and it should be 3000 after abandoning universality. However, the optimization and compression time increased the cost, so the final cost was 300 million.
"I see-"
Chen Yuan stroked his chin thoughtfully. He had unlocked another piece of system information, meaning he wouldn't have to worry about optimization time anymore. As long as there were kill points, everything would be fine.
Moreover, thanks to this intelligence, Chen Yuan unlocked a new feature: he could accelerate the optimization process by consuming kill points.
For example, if an optimization task worth 100 million kill points takes 30 days, Chen Yuan can spend an extra 100 million kill points to halve the task time to 15 days.
If we want to shorten it further, then the second time would require 200 million, which would allow us to halve the time again.
Each time the time is compressed and optimized, the kill points double. This exponential increase means that only the first time the time is compressed is the most cost-effective.
The further the compression goes, the more terrifying the consumption becomes, but the results are unsatisfactory and disproportionate to the investment.
So if Chen Yuan wanted to, he could spend another 300 million kill points to reduce the mission time to 30 days, which he could afford with his current kill points.
But Chen Yuan did not do that.
Although he still has more than 1600 million kill points, he wants to save them for the future—specifically, to optimize the S-type bloodline evolution agent.
This is the most precious treasure Chen Yuan can access in a short time. It can enhance his aptitude and bloodline, making his future cultivation smoother.
It's worth it for him to preserve his remaining kill points, not to mention—
Chen Yuan did not plan to go out to acquire kill points before arriving at Ziyao Star.
Because the title of "Wind Lord" is too hot to handle, all the major forces are looking for it. Once Chen Yuan's identity in reality is exposed, endless trouble will await him.
After all, top forces in the Black Dragon Mountain Empire, such as Hundred Tigers Tower and Black Cloud Society, also have bases on Silver Dome Star. Once he leaves Silver Dome Mansion, there is a good chance that his identity will be recognized.
With Chen Yuan's current strength, he is at most comparable to an ordinary early-stage Hengxing, a level that is very common on Silver Sky Star.
If a faction fails to recruit him and then harbors malicious intentions, it is not difficult to eliminate him.
A wise person does not stand under a dangerous wall.
Therefore, during the ten days he waited for Tu Lan, Chen Yuan did not leave his suite at the Silver Dome Mansion, focusing on improving his strength.
He calmly exited the virtual universe only when the virtual universe company's spaceship was about to arrive.
"Mr. Tu Lan's spaceship will arrive in about five minutes."
The wind spirit gave a timely reminder.
"Um."
Seeing that it was almost time, Chen Yuan nodded slightly and stepped into the hall.
People were coming and going in the lobby of the mansion. Chen Yuan walked among the crowd without disguising his appearance, because this area was still within the mansion's protective territory.
Not long after, he arrived at the main entrance of the hall and waited quietly.
The main entrance of the mansion was crowded with people. Chen Yuan's figure, standing with his hands behind his back, quickly attracted a lot of attention. Most people glanced at him and then stopped paying attention, but some people were stunned when they saw Chen Yuan.
"The Wind Lord?!"
Chang Hu's pupils suddenly contracted. As a Hengxing-level elite of the Hundred Tigers Tower, he instantly recognized this genius who had the entire Black Dragon Mountain Empire searching for him like crazy.
"I never expected that the Wind Lord would actually be on Silver Dome Star."
Changhu suppressed his excitement and sent a message to his superior, quickly receiving a reply: "Keep an eye on him, don't let him out of your sight."
If possible, go up and try to get on their good side; the commander will be here soon.
"clear."
After replying, Changhu composed himself and then slowly walked up to Chen Yuan.
"Hello, Wind Lord." Changhu smiled. "I didn't expect to see you at Silver Dome Mansion."
Changhu thought that by revealing the other party's identity in one sentence, he could at least surprise or even panic the other party, or at the very least, force them to deny their identity.
He had even prepared his words in his mind, wanting to control the pace of the conversation, but to his surprise, Chen Yuan's expression remained calm and unwavering.
She didn't even glance at him.
Changhu frowned slightly: "Lord Feng, it's no use if you don't speak."
"Your identity has been exposed. Within half an hour, the entire Silver Dome Star's top leadership will know you are here."
However, Chen Yuan still ignored him.
Chang Hu was shocked that a mere planetary-level martial artist would dare to disregard him like this. Anger flashed across his face, but he could only suppress it because he remembered how much the commander valued this person.
After thinking for a moment, he got straight to the point: "I come from Hundred Tigers Tower. Our commander greatly admires your talent and would like to invite you to join us."
After Changhu finished speaking, he stared intently at Chen Yuan, hoping to glean something from his expression.
Unfortunately, Chen Yuan remained silent and calm, but suddenly he raised his head, his eyes seemingly looking at something.
Changhu was slightly taken aback, and subconsciously looked up. He saw a silvery-white sky with rolling clouds, seemingly peaceful.
However, the next second—
With a thunderous roar, the clouds seemed to be cleaved open by a giant blade. A deep blue, pyramid-shaped spaceship tore through the sky and was rapidly descending towards the location of the Silver Dome Mansion.
Changhu stared in disbelief at the deep blue spaceship. He could clearly see the numerous cannons mounted on the exterior, gleaming with a cold metallic luster.
This is not a civilian spaceship at all, but a deadly weapon used in war, an armed warship!
"This—this is—"
Changhu's legs felt weak. He couldn't understand why a "restricted" armed warship would suddenly descend upon Silver Dome Star, nor did he understand why Silver Dome Star's intelligent air defense system hadn't intercepted it.
You must know that this is the planet of the Silver Dome Domain Lord. Foreign spaceships are only allowed to dock at the starport and are strictly prohibited from entering the city area!
But there was no time for Changhu to be surprised, because the warship had already rapidly approached and hovered above the Silver Dome Mansion within seconds.
The hatch opened with a roar, and thousands of warriors in armor emerged in formation, each exuding a powerful aura.
The domain lord at the very front exuded a heavy aura, causing Changhu to kneel down. Only then did he see the emblem on the side of the warship: Virtual Universe Company!
Changhu stared blankly at the sky, mouth agape, as the group of people flew toward him.
No, not towards him, but Changhu turned his head and saw Chen Yuan smiling as he walked towards these people.
"Mr. Tu Lan, it is truly an honor for me to have you go to such trouble."
Chen Yuan smiled and shook hands with the burly man in the dark blue armor.
"Haha, this is nothing. The Commander-in-Chief specifically instructed me to deliver you safely to Ziyao Star."
Tu Lan laughed heartily: "That's why I've already made arrangements in advance to pick you up directly from Silver Dome Mansion, in case anything unexpected happens on the way."
After speaking, Tu Lan looked at the person next to Chen Yuan, her tone somewhat cold: "Chen Yuan, this person is—"
When Tu Lan's gaze swept towards the limp Chang Hu, thousands of killing intents instantly locked onto Chang Hu behind him.
Changhu was sweating profusely, filled with regret. He knew he shouldn't have gotten close.
He looked at Chen Yuan with pleading eyes. Chang Hu knew in his heart that his life or death was in the hands of this young man.
"They're nobody, no need to worry about them."
Chen Yuan shook his head. "Let's hurry up and leave, Mr. Tu Lan."
"Alright, that's exactly what I was thinking too." Tu Lan grinned, no longer paying attention to Chang Hu standing to the side.
As Chen Yuan took to the air, he flew into the cabin with Tu Lan, and the remaining thousands of soldiers entered one by one in order.
From the moment the warship landed until it left, less than a minute had passed, but Changhu felt as if a year had gone by.
After a long while, he came to his senses, his fingers trembling slightly as he edited the message and sent it out, reporting the situation.
Three minutes later.
In the emergency meeting room of the Silver Dome Star branch of Baihulou, the video transmitted by Changhu was playing on a loop.
When the image froze on the insignia on the warship, the entire conference room fell silent.
At that moment, everyone knew that a cooked duck had flown away.
"It's Virtual Universe Company!"
The man sitting in the head seat was furious; he was only a few minutes away from arriving.
The teacup in his hand shattered with a "crack," bringing him back to his senses and making him realize that all eyes were on him.
Taking a deep breath, the man in the chief seat forced a calm expression and ordered, "Pass down the word: cancel all actions related to the Wind Lord."
"The target has already gone to Virtual Universe Company; we have no chance."