CHAPTER 402: CHAPTER 388 BLACK STAR: THIS TIME IT WASN’T ME WHO BROUGHT IT INTO THE VILLAGE

Just arrived?

The crowd, at once, breathed a sigh of relief.

Wait, the broadcast has been playing for a long time. Could it be that this entity knew about the gap from the lack of broadcast coordinates and intentionally came over early?

Came as a guest?

Who invited this guest?

It certainly wasn’t invited by the technology-side civilization here.

Could it be invited by the internal Extraordinary Civilization?

Besides, this person’s voice isn’t tense. Instead, it appears very relaxed and leisurely, likely different from those outside suffering from green-eyed anxiety, resembling a true tourist, exuding a sense of ease and idleness.

The Crystal Series cosmos is the most suitable for tourism, where everyone lights a fire torch, and this is certainly reasonable.

"Are you an Ancient God?"

A voice emerged, unable to hold back: "Here to see an old acquaintance?"

"You could say that." The voice carried a hint of amusement, "While visiting, I’m also here to see the little girl who occupied my fire torch campsite years ago. She actually ran over here... But seeing you all blocking the door, it’s quite interesting."

"Can you really sell us the fire torch?" Another voice came through.

The people evidently didn’t care much about what you said, but the fire torch is what they truly desire.

"That depends on what you can offer." Li Qing’s voice is very straightforward: "But you seem like you don’t have anything worthy to offer."

They were silent for a while.

If it truly is an Ancient God, they likely wouldn’t fancy the technology-side’s gadgets, as they are of no great use in the Crystal Series cosmos.

The Divine Upper Armor blueprints - they don’t need manufacturing them when their own flesh is strong enough to fight, better than spending heart power on cumbersome artificial divine constructs.

"What does Your Excellency want?" A voice inquired.

"Blueprints, all mecha blueprints, including the Divine Upper level ones to keep in a collection — it’s quite worthwhile to trade for a torch despite being of little practical use." The voice was simple, yet it instantly left all present bewildered.

Silence blanketed everyone present.

The foundation of a technological civilization lies entirely in various mechanical blueprints; throwing all blueprints out equates to voiding their accumulation of billions of years of heritage.

Indeed, His Excellency is a true business genius.

This is more than a profit.

It’s a no-cost business, right?

The torch, which they’ve observed for so long from outside, they know to be an ordinary object producible given resources and technology.

Li Qing, witnessing their startled response, was unsurprised that they were scared by such a skinning act.

The people here are genuine daredevils.

The Divine Upper grading gap is exceptionally vast.

With their long years of accumulation, they should rank high in ten levels, 3-second level, 2-second level, 1-second level, even 0-second Concealment levels, right?

All are top-tier Divine Upper grades!

Yet Li Qing lags far behind; presently at 8-seconds, recently re-entering Harmonization Concealment.

Surpassing six or seven small realms, should a fight ensue, even if his physical state were at peak while the others have starved for countless years without strength, he might manage to defeat two or three at most, and that would be the limit.

Each small realm gap is indeed significant.

Being 8-second Concealment while they are at 5-seconds, dodging attacks, guerrilla warfare; when they vanish, you’re three seconds behind, and when they break Concealment with an attack, resistance is futile, you’re being toyed like a monkey.

Caught in endless loops; death is inevitable.

That is the gap between realms, even a single second small realm shows immense disparity.

Besides, he is merely a True God with Divine Upper-level qualification.

Strictly speaking, he transcends one major level, plus seven or eight small levels; his combat power is already extraordinarily defiant.

Cannot defeat them.

Li Qing watching these individuals thought this immediately.

This bunch, perhaps only Old Man Wales might overturn them; anyone else faces certain death.

Yet, regardless of these individuals’ might, of their capability to instantly annihilate him; as always, they cannot see him.

Cannot discern whether he is a pole-dancer or a tiny bug taunting these dragons.

Such is the Unobservable Level.

They began discussing.

"Fire torch is essential; with it, we illuminate a large surrounding circle, allowing everyone to simultaneously reveal themselves for negotiation."

"Indeed, with the torch, we finally possess true bargaining chips."

Only by everyone revealing simultaneously can we ascertain the number of individuals, formulate plans, and cross the river together.

No fear of anyone shooting from behind while crossing.

"However, observing this, one torch purchase suffices, manufacture more torches, lighting up extensive surroundings; multiple purchases are unnecessary."

"Who is willing to pay?"

Upon these words, everyone fell silent.

Who desires to play the sucker, to contribute to the masses, sacrificing all their heritage?

This is unfair.

Yet if all separately purchase torches, fairness is ensured, but one individual reaps massive benefits, utterly stripping everyone else’s heritage.

They were again caught in a dilemma.

"Regarding the transaction, if you’re unwilling, then forget it. I will be entering, no longer wasting time at the door with you all." Li Qing chimed in with a smile: "However, the torch I intend to sell you is the original fire torch, for once and for all, perpetually extracting torches, laying the foundation for establishing a Divine Country."

What is this?

Everyone’s hearts were completely moved!

The primitive fire is the foundation of establishing a Divine Country in chaos.

And they lack the ability and technology to create life. Without the continuous production of torches from the primitive fire, they would have to steal torches everywhere like the Dorong Civilization.

Although after becoming a Divine Upper Civilization, they might develop for thousands of years, nurture the younger generations’ cultivation in the extraordinary, and eventually research the fire.

But after entering chaos, can one really survive for thousands of years without the protection of the fire?

Even if they could live, it is impossible to compete with others for immortal grass, compete for worlds. When this land decides the victor, they would have nothing left, and the position of the Ancient God would be settled.

Time is money.

Furthermore, this is more than just a fire; currently, it is the pass to enter inside.

Can’t they just maintain this stalemate here forever?

Moreover, their technology side mecha blueprints might also possibly be replaced by the extraordinary system in the future. The world is round; since it might be an abandoned outdated system, why not exchange the foundation?

Some civilizations here have indeed been stagnant for too long, envious for too long, not wanting to wait any longer. At this moment, there is a bit of a determination to fight desperately.

Then, a voice came:

"Time waits for no one, we indeed need the fire, I am willing to contribute for everyone, buy the fire, illuminate all areas, let’s calculate the numbers and guard each other, and enter together."

Seeing someone compromise, other Divine Upper-level existences suddenly fell silent.

So competitive?

Aren’t you going to negotiate a price?

Meanwhile, they could see through the other’s intention.

Saying they are willing to pay for everyone and not willing to continue waiting, taking them inside together, but once inside, the other side has the fire while they don’t. Losing the advantage might even become cannon fodder.

The other might use the special ability of the fire to scheme against them.

Suffering losses here might lead to great gains inside.

"Then I will also purchase, merely mecha blueprints, sharing the information out, sir probably isn’t intending to build, just to collect it, right? After all, building a Divine Upper-level mecha is ultimately too complicated, and requires at least tens of thousands of years."

"I’ll purchase as well."

One voice after another was heard.

Li Qing nodded his head, still acting as a traveling merchant outside, these "chives" were easy to cut.

This is a no-cost deal.

They are smart, it’s too troublesome to build these mechas themselves, indeed it is to collect and increase their own ring number.

Breaking through to True God, the minimum is 980,000 rings, but it doesn’t mean that one can only have 980,000 rings, as a library, the more the better.

"Very well, one by one." Li Qing chuckled.

Several years later.

Outside, everyone had a primitive fire, while Li Qing obtained what he wanted.

Of course, the things they gave were hiding and concealing, the Divine Upper-level armor blueprints were estimated to be several ancient versions, not giving the latest updated versions, but Li Qing didn’t care about this.

This had made huge profits anyway!

...

On the other side.

Wales had just resolved the trouble caused by Black Star, sighed, "That Ji Cao was meant to nurture the younger generation, unexpectedly turned into your kid’s immortal grass, used for consumption... now can only give him up, accelerate him, he will soon cultivate to Divine Upper and emerge."

No other choice, unpredictable circumstances.

"But at Divine Upper-level, my poison is ineffective against him." Black Star frowned, feeling the development of this matter too unsmooth, "Should we honestly compete for the emerging immortal grass with other civilizations?"

"What else can you do?"

Professor Wales was speechless, at least they still had an advantage.

They were always the strongest side, the presence of Divine Upper-level with him, Black Star, and the slightly weaker Magina, three ordinary Divine Upper-levels.

A total of five.

They were the largest force, having an advantage in the competition.

Moreover, Professor Wales had great confidence in his own foundation.

"This trouble you caused could also be an opportunity to ambush other Divine Country existences." Professor Wales sighed, patiently explained, "The Chaos Immortal Grass is about to emerge, all Divine Countries will make a move, it will be our first confrontation in chaos."

"Then I seek revenge." Black Star suddenly recalled the Emperor, for years he had been cultivating deeply, refining medicine, even coming up with Ancient Immortal Grass, wasn’t all this for this purpose?"

Professor Wales was speechless in his heart.

How many times has he cleaned up the mess for him?

Really a drag.

If he wasn’t indeed talented, with his Life Struggle Pill being very useful, becoming like this after consuming it, it is understandable; otherwise, he would have wanted to get rid of him long ago.

And that Thorny Celestial Path, how much trouble has it caused him?

If not for that, he would have only needed one Celestial Dao to rely on? Surrounded on all sides? A miraculous hand, forcibly messed up this way.

"Sigh, carrying burdens moving forward."

Professor Wales just sighed, feeling quite relieved after Black Star dealt with this matter, but his expression soon turned dull.

Even his trembling finger was pointing at the wall: "What’s that?"

He saw outside the counterpart of the Thorny World suddenly ablaze, lighting up torch after torch, illuminating the outside space.

Wales’s brain was instantly buzzing, having exchanged words with Wadon from Earth, this parallel universe’s Earthling already learned to point at the usual suspect beside him and curse:

"You again, Black Star, brought the devils in?"