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Chapter 150 - 150: 149: The Four Dominant Forces of the Universe!
Chapter 150 - 150: 149: The Four Dominant Forces of the Universe!
Chapter 150 - 150: 149: The Four Dominant Forces of the Universe!
Translator: 549690339
After taking away the resources of the Immortal Turtle Kingdom, Du Gang began wandering around the entire Eighth Star District.
He would wander through each power, until the strongest of these powers could no longer endure, voluntarily giving him some valuable resources, only then would he leave.
He came here not mainly because of those resources. The resources given for free were not as plentiful as robbing an entire kingdom. His purpose was actually very simple. It was to intimidate.
To intimidate the entire Eighth Star District, preventing them from targeting Earth after he leaves, thereby buying time for Chu Zixuan.
With his resources, Chu Zixuan wouldn’t need much time to break through to the Planet Level. By that time, there would be no need for him to look after him anymore.
After such a round, all powers had been frightened. Only then would Du Gang leave.
Just when he was about to slowly move from the Seventh Star District to the core region, Barala stopped him.
“Du Gang, I suggest you go directly to the Third Star District!”
Barala said: “Actually, Star Districts Four to Nine have little difference.
Basically, the strongest in each kingdom only has one to two Stellar Level practitioners and the resources they possess are relatively scarce…”
“Is the Third Star District not the same?” Du Gang was somewhat puzzled. Aren’t the third and fourth far apart?
Barala laughed: “In fact, apart from the Milky Way Empire found in the silver heart position, all other Star Districts are quite similar. In the eyes of the Milky Way Empire, they’re all considered outskirts…”
“But do you know why I’m telling you to go to the Third Star District?” ‘Why?”
“Because, the Third Star District is truly entering the cosmic world!”
Barala said: “Because from the Third Star District inward, there are branch offices of the four biggest companies in the entire universe!”
“The biggest in the universe?” Du Gang was somewhat curious.
“The Cosmic Bank, Virtual Universe Company, Universal Mercenary Alliance, and Cosmic Colosseum. These four companies dominate the universe!”
Barala laughed, “The whole universe, their four companies occupy a monopoly position, almost every Star System has their companies…”
A Star System refers to something similar to the Milky Way, where all stars in the system rotate around some central point.
Like the solar system, it belongs to the planetary system where planets revolve around the sun.
“The Cosmic Bank is the largest bank in the entire universe with branches spread throughout the universe…”
“The Universal Mercenary Alliance, although it is just a loose force, over fifty percent of martial artists have joined the Universal Mercenary Alliance!” Du Gang was startled. So many people? That’s terrifying.
“Cosmic Colosseum, this company, exists to offer a place to fight and compete.
They have coliseums on nearly every planet…”
Du Gang could also understand this. The most popular entertainment activity in the Purple Orchid starfield was the colosseum.
Barala’s eyes were scorching: “The last company is the strongest power among the four largest forces in the universe – the Virtual Universe Company!”
“Ranked first? It’s even higher than the Mercenary Alliance?” Du Gang was somewhat surprised. Doesn’t the Mercenary Alliance have more than fifty percent of the people?
Barala laughed, “Most of the people who join the Mercenary Alliance are just mercenaries in an employment relationship. The number of people who truly belong to the Mercenary Alliance is not as many as you would think. Therefore, the Universal Mercenary Alliance ranked last among the four forces…”
Du Gang nodded and curiously asked, “I can guess what the other three companies do from their names, but what does ‘Virtual Universe Company’ mean? What kind of business do they do?”
Barala stated mysteriously, “Do you know why the Third Star District and the Fourth Star District had the same beginnings, but now there is a great difference?”
“Why?”
“Because the Third Star District of the Milky Way has been occupied by the Virtual Universe Company and has been covered by them!”
Du Gang suddenly realized and quickly asked, “So, the reason the Third Star District can get in touch with the Milky Way Empire is because of the Virtual Universe Company?”
“Exactly!”
He then asked, “Then is the Virtual Universe Company a network company? Similar to building the entire universe’s internet?”
Barala laughed and said, “You can understand it that way, but the Virtual Universe Company is more advanced than the network you’re imagining. In their virtual network, they’ve constructed a one to one virtual universe!”
“In the Virtual Universe, it’s different from the network you’re thinking of.
Anyone in the Virtual Universe will have a physical body. Do you understand?
You can really feel the existence of your own body in the Virtual Universe!”
“That amazing?!” Du Gang said with surprise.
This technology really matches up with some science fiction movies.
Barala nodded and said, “Since you’re going to enter the Third Star District now, let me tell you about the forces in the universe…”
“In our universe, the most powerful force is the four companies. They’re spread throughout the universe and almost every cosmic nation has their branches…” “Beneath them are the cosmic nations that rule over many territories!”
Speaking to this point, Barala laughed, “Du Gang, can you guess where the Milky Way Empire, Hidden Dragon Kingdom, and Purple Orchid Duchy rank among cosmic nations?”
“Cosmic Nation Rankings? What rankings are there for Cosmic Nations?” Du Gang asked curiously.
“Cosmic Nation Rank can be divided into Elementary, Intermediate, and Advanced!”
After hearing this, Du Gang laughed, “Isn’t that simple? Elementary equals Duchy, Intermediate equals Kingdom, and Advanced equals Empire…”
“Wrong! ”
Barala quickly said, “Whether it’s a Duchy, Kingdom, or Empire, none of them are cosmic nations. The Milky Way Empire doesn’t even count as a Elementary Cosmic Nation in the entire universe!”
Du Gang was somewhat surprised, “The Milky Way Empire controls the entire
Star System, and it’s not big?”
Barala laughed and said, “It’s big, but compared to the universe, it’s still too small!”
“An Elementary Cosmic Nation typically governs an area with ten thousand Star Systems like the Milky Way…”
“Here I have to say something about the relationship between the strongest individuals and these civilized nations!”
“For instance, the entire Milky Way only has one Milky Way Empire. The strongest individual is only at the Universe Level!”
“Going up from here, there are the Elementary Cosmic Nations I spoke of. Their strongest individuals are basically at the Domain Lord Level!”
“Then, there are the Intermediate Cosmic Nations, which rule over ten of thousands of Elementary Cosmic Nations, equivalent to indirectly governing a billion Star Systems like the Milky Way…”
“The strongest individuals in the Intermediate Cosmic Nations are generally at the Sector Lord Level, ruling over ten thousand Elementary Cosmic Nations and thus earning the title of ‘Sector Lord!”‘
“Finally, there are the Advanced Cosmic Nations that are even more terrifying. Each of them supervises at least ten thousand Intermediate Cosmic Nations, meaning they own a billion Elementary Cosmic Nations, equivalent to owning one trillion Milky Way Systems. Their strongest individuals are at the Eternal Level !
“Every advanced cosmos kingdom has at least one Eternal Level!”
“What…”
Du Gang was stunned!
This time, it was even more shocking than when the Cosmic Civilization Protection Association gave him a lesson about the universe.
After a while, he asked doubtfully, “But I heard that the Cosmic Civilization
Protection Association established the current structure of the universe…”
“Bullshit!”
Barala sneered, “The Cosmic Civilization Protection Association is nothing. They’re just a minor power formed by the alliance of the four major forces, mainly to protect nascent civilizations. Therefore, this association usually has branches in empires, kingdoms, and duchies. As for the other cosmic kingdoms, they couldn’t care less about them.”
Du Gang nodded. After all, Barala came from the center of the universe, so he definitely knew more than those from the Cosmic Civilization Protection Association.
Suddenly remembering something, he asked quickly, “What about the advanced cosmos kingdoms? How many are there? And how powerful are the four major forces that transcend them?!”
Barala replied, “The number of advanced cosmos kingdoms is approximately ten thousand…”
“Ten thousand?”
Du Gang was shocked, “Doesn’t that mean there are at least ten thousand eternal – level powerhouses?! ”
“Exactly! ”
Barala nodded, then continued, “The cosmic kingdoms I’m talking about, regardless of their rank, all exist outside of the core of the universe!” “And those four most powerful forces are located at the center of the universe!” Du Gang opened his mouth wider, asking, “What is the center of the universe?”
“It’s a continent!”
Du Gang suddenly thought of the strongest Ancient God from ten generations ago. When he demonstrated Skyward Nine Transformations, he was on a very large continent.
It very likely was on the continent at the center of the universe.
“Do you know what that continent is called?”
Barala said, “It’s the Primordial Continent!”
“Can you tell me more about it?”
Du Gang was extremely curious about this continent.
Barala shook his head, saying, “I don’t know that either!”
“You don’t know?” Du Gang was puzzled, “Didn’t you come from the center of the universe with my godfather?”
Barala shrugged and said, “When we refer to the center of the universe, we’re not just talking about the Primordial Continent; it also includes the territories of many advanced cosmic kingdoms…”
“You need to know that the closer to the central universe, the closer the distances between planets, stars, galaxies, star fields, and cluster of galaxies!”
“Nearly half of the advanced cosmos kingdoms are squeezed in the central position, and the rest are scattered throughout the universe…”
Du Gang then understood, and said, “So, you mean, you and my godfather actually came from an advanced cosmos kingdom?”
“That’s about right. I heard from my old master that the Ancient Gods of our line for nearly ten generations haven’t seen the Primordial Continent…” Upon hearing this, Du Gang finally understood.
The Ancient God who created the Spear and Lance Nine Kills was the last of their Ancient Gods to have lived on the Primordial Continent!
After him, fifteen generations of Ancient Gods all moved away from the center of the universe.
By the time of Du Kang’s generation, things were even worse. Not only was his strength only at the Stellar Level, but he was also killed in ambush by a Cosmic Level being at the edge of the universe…
The reason behind all this was related to resources.
The closer to the center of the universe, the more resources that could be generated, so naturally, the more the Ancient Gods could harvest.
If Du Kang had been at the center of the universe, he might have reached the Eternal Level thousands of years ago!
Unfortunately…
Thinking of this, Du Gang suddenly became serious.
He asked, “Barala, do you know who the Ancient Gods’ enemies are?”
Barala shook his head and said, “The old master never mentioned it, but every time he saw the Cosmic Colosseum, hatred would flash across his face. So, I think that the enemy of the Ancient Gods is the Cosmic Colosseum, one of the four major forces!”
“What?!!”
Du Gang was shocked. Can there be a bigger shock?!!
If he didn’t know about the four major forces, he wouldn’t be too moved, just thinking it was some enemy in the center of the universe.
But now, knowing how vast the universe is and how powerful the four major forces are, he realized that the potential enemy of the Ancient Gods could be the Cosmic Colosseum, one of the four major forces…
This was utterly horrifying.
“Should I go back to Earth and become a local overlord??”
However, he was just saying this casually. After hearing about the vastness of the universe and the multitude of the powerful beings, he was eager to get to the Third Star District.
After thinking for a bit, he asked again, “So which cosmic kingdom does our
Milky Way Galaxy belong to?”
“The Milky Way Galaxy, including the Milky Way Empire, is directly under the jurisdiction of White Dragon Mountain, an elementary cosmos kingdom. It is affiliated with Qiankun, an intermediate cosmos kingdom, and belongs to Pangu, an advanced cosmos kingdom!”
“Qiankun, Pangu?
Du Gang was startled. These two terms were not unfamiliar on Earth.
However, after realizing that the common language in the universe is Chinese, he had no other thoughts.
Ignoring that, he asked again, “I haven’t heard much about the White Dragon Mountain cosmos kingdom. Aren’t they in charge of the Milky Way Galaxy?
Barala laughed, “Isn’t it simple? To them, the entire Milky Way Galaxy only has the Milky Way Empire at its core that they value. The other regions basically hold no value for them, so they can’t be bothered to exert their influence!”
Du Gang thought about it and it made sense. A White Dragon Mountain cosmos kingdom, which owns tens of thousands of galaxies like the Milky Way, would hardly care about these marginal regions.
“Barala, let’s jump!”
Hearing about such a vast cosmos, Du Gang found his heart to be filled with longing and anticipation, eager for a first glance.
“Alright then, let’s jump to the Third Star District!”
When they reappeared, the Ancient God had already reached the starry sky where the Third Star District was located.
“The closer to the galactic core, the denser the distribution of planetary systems. The Third Star District has quite a few kingdoms…”
“However, I think we should head to the Star of Talent first!”
Barbara explained with a smile, “The Star of Talent, an open-faced giant planet in the third spiral arm of our Third Star District, is about the size of the entire solar system…”
“But that’s not important, the main reason to come here first is that it’s a stopover for those from the fourth to the ninth districts of our third spiral arm…”
“This place is also a formal place to register a cosmic identity…”
Soon, following Barbara’s introduction, the Ancient God landed on a satellite base.
“Du Gang, I’ll hide in your watch. Don’t chat with me in crowded places. Al of my level is rare here. Be careful not to attract attention…”
“Got it!”
As soon as the spaceship stopped, there was a staff member outside waving his hand, signaling him to disembark.
“Hello, is this your first time on the Star of Talent?”
Just by glancing at Du Gang’s watch, the worker knew he was from the suburbs.
Seeing Du Gang nod his head, he added, “Okay, you can choose to carry the spaceship in quantum space, or you can choose to park it at our base, but there is a parking fee…”
Hearing this, Du Gang quickly turned around and put it away with his storage ring.
At the same time, he questioned, “Do you allow outsiders to freely carry spaceships here?”
The worker laughed, “This is the Star of Talent, no one dares to make trouble here!”
Du Gang subtly sensed the cultivation of the worker, and suddenly understood the scenario.
Just this worker who welcomed him had reached the Comet level, the power on that planet was a bit exaggerated.
“Sir, since this is your first time on the Star of Talent, I will take you to do a cosmic identity registration and explain the relevant situation to you…”
Thus, under the guidance of this staff member, Du Gang boarded a flying vehicle and landed in the interior of the Star of Talent.
On the way there, employee number 1588 told him a lot of information.
“Sir, do you know how I knew you were here for the first time at first glance?” Du Gang was taken aback and shook his head.
1588 lifted his wrist with a smile, revealing a more advanced watch, and laughed:
“That’s because, our watches are light computer watches like this one, and your watch is a suburban-produced Al watch…”
Du Gang paused and asked, ‘What’s the difference?”
1588 laughed, “Our light computer watch can connect to the virtual cosmos. Do you know what the virtual cosmos is? Do you need me to introduce it to you?”
“No need, I know that!”
Soon, the two of them landed on the ground, and under number 1588’s guidance, he arrived at a cosmic identity registration center.
“Sir, Please go over there for registration. After registration, you will be given a light computer watch that can log into the virtual cosmos!”
Upon hearing this, Du Gang became instantly interested. After bidding farewell to 1588, he quickly walked in.
This registration center was very large, with tens of thousands of floors, each one for identity registration.
Even so, when Du Gang went in, he was queued up to the thousandth floor and still had to wait in line.
In the meantime, he stealthily spoke to his watch, “Barbara, that man just said that the light brain is better than the Al, what does he mean?” The next second, Barbara’s disdainful voice reached his earpiece.
“Hmph, light brain, Al, that guy doesn’t know what he’s talking about, he’s referring to external devices, while I exist virtually…”
Soon, it was Du Gang’s turn in the queue. The identity registration was performed in a single room, into which he walked.
Two attractive young women were seated on two chairs in the room, with various pieces of high-tech equipment and tables and chairs set up in front of them.
“Please sit!”
Du Gang sat down as directed.
“Please fill out this form!”
The staff member gestured to the virtual interface on the table with a smile.
Upon seeing this, Du Gang started to fill out the form as requested.
It was mostly basic information such as name, race, hometown address, etc. After filling in the form as specified, he clicked the submit button.
“You’re from the Ninth Star District?”
The staff member asked in surprise after seeing the form.
Du Gang nodded and said, “Yes, is it rare?”
The staff member nodded, “The people who come here for identity registration are usually from the fourth and fifth star districts. After that, fewer and fewer people come. People like you, from the ninth star district, in all my time working here, I have only served one. You!”
Du Gang laughed, “How long have you been working? I am the only one you’ve encountered…”
“Over 10,000 years!”
Du Gang was stunned, she didn’t look old, yet she had lived for over 10,000 years.
Upon closer observation, he realized that the two staff members in the room also had power at the Comet level.
At that moment, Barbara’s voice rang quietly in his earpiece.
“Geez, didn’t you forget that the closer to the galactic core, the longer people
Du Gang woke up to the realization that the lifespan of people living in the galactic core was ten times that of the Ninth Star District where Earth was located.
Du Gang estimated that he could live a few times longer on the Star of Talent, so everything was back to normal.
Soon, after the woman conducted a scan on Du Gang with some instruments, she handed him a light computer in the form of a watch, smiling: “Congratulations, registration completed. This light computer is a gift to you.
You can use it to log into the virtual universe…”
“Is it for free?”
Du Gang was somewhat surprised.
This watch looked much better than the one he wore. Was it for free?
The woman smiled and said, “These watches are sponsored by the Virtual Universe Company, and anyone who newly joins the universe will receive one!”
“What a grand scale!”
Du Gang praised, such a company was indeed powerful.
While walking outside, he removed his old watch and put on the new one.
At the same time, when he reached a deserted area, he quietly said, “Balala, can you transfer to this light computer watch?”
“No problem, I have no physical body anyway. I originally exist in these systems…”
Du Gang nodded and asked, ‘What should we do next?”
Coming to such an open universe-level planet for the first time, he felt a bit unaccustomed.
Just like a country bumpkin going to the city, he felt somewhat at a loss.
Because here, he had already seen a number of planet-level powerhouses.
Besides, there were a number of stellar-level powerhouses wandering around.
Balala suggested, “First, find a place to live, then log in to the virtual universe to check the situation!”
Soon, under the guidance of Balala, he quickly found a beautiful residence.
However, a problem arose when making the payment. “Sir, we do not accept currency from other kingdoms!”
“Not accept?”
Du Gang was stunned. Didn’t Balala say that the exchange rate between the kingdom and empire currencies was ten thousand to one?
“I didn’t say they could be exchanged with each other. I just wanted to tell you how precious our spaceship is!” Balala quietly reminded him through the earpiece.
“Use Source Crystals. Apart from Galaxy Coins issued by the Cosmic Bank, if you want to move freely in the entire universe, the most important currency for trading is Source Crystals!”
Source Crystal, a crystal mined from the core of the planet, can be used for practicing by those above meteorite level and below planet level.
This substance, which never appeared in the Wasted Star Region, was found in large quantities by Du Gang, in the national treasury of Dragon Qian and Immortal Turtle. Most of them were provided by an unnamed stellar-level powerhouse who appeared later, adding up to more than one million pieces.
He took out a Source Crystal and asked, “How many of these do I need to pay?
The staff member’s eyes lit up, “Sir, the price of a Source Crystal is about ten thousand Galaxy Coins. If you give me a Source Crystal, I will have to give you change ! ”
Hearing this, Du Gang directly threw over the Source Crystal.
Sure enough, Source Crystals are not valuable. Every planet naturally produces some, but the amount is influenced by entropy. The more remote the planet, the fewer the Source Crystals buried inside.
However, for people below the planet level, it is extremely precious, because Source Crystals are located in the planet’s core, and only powerhouses above the planet level can get them.
Most of the more than one million Source Crystals owned by Du Gang were provided by the stellar-level powerhouse who appeared after Dragon Qian.
Thinking about this, he took out another red crystal and asked, “How much is this worth
Upon seeing the object in his hand, the staff member was shocked,
“Is that a Stellar Crystal?!”
Du Gang nodded and said, “Indeed, I took this from inside a star…”
The one in his hand was the one he had obtained from the sun when he killed Zeus and others from the Hall of Gods.
Later, in the storage ring of the stellar-level powerhouse who had the domain, he found some more, only about a hundred pieces.
“Sir, a Stellar Crystal is worth one hundred million Galaxy Coins. Do you want to sell it? We offer conversion services here! ”
Seeing the staff member so excited, Du Gang understood that this thing was quite valuable. He put it back and said lightly, “Not for sale!”
Although the staff member was a bit regretful, he didn’t show any dissatisfaction.
From Du Gang’s words, the staff member learned that the man in front of him was at least a stellar-level powerhouse, and not a weak one.
To obtain a Stellar Crystal is even more difficult than obtaining a Source Crystal. Even a stellar-level powerhouse might not be able to stay in the core of a star for long.
The Stellar Crystal that Du Gang found in the sun could only be described as a lucky find. It had moved itself out of the core area.
Soon, the staff member gave Du Gang nine one-thousand Galaxy Coin notes.
Perhaps knowing that this was Du Gang’s first visit, the staff explained, “Sir, Galaxy Coins are issued by the Milky Way Empire. Just this material is quite valuable, it can guarantee no decay for ten thousand years… ”
As Du Gang took the notes, he felt that they were quite hard. Without the strength of a meteorite level, one might not be able to tear the note.
The staff member guided Du Gang and introduced the local conditions.
“Sir, our Star of Talent is now directly governed by the Milky Way Empire…”
“In the first star district, the second star district, and the third star district, there are no kingdoms or dukedoms. These are dominated by family forces… ”
“In your kingdom, there may only be one stellar-level like you, but here, just on the Star of Talent, there are no less than ten thousand stellar-level powerhouses coming and going every day…”
“Ten thousand people?”
Du Gang was somewhat surprised, but then he thought about this planet that was the size of the solar system and immediately understood.
Such a major planet could not be destroyed by stellar-level powerhouses, let alone planet-level powerhouses.
Therefore, the so-called planet and stellar levels are set according to the scale of the smallest planet and smallest star respectively.
After the staff member left, Du Gang picked up the light computer, ready to see what was so mysterious about the virtual universe. At this point, Balala suddenly said, “Wait a minute…”