Chapter Seventy-One: Ten Billion Qianwu Coins

"Look, the way people approach the bank's entrance is different," Thor remarked, pursing his lips and gesturing toward the distance.

The others turned to look.

Indeed, occasionally someone would head toward the Galactic Star River Bank, and their bearing was unmistakably extraordinary. After all, the minimum deposit here was one hundred million Black Dragon coins—a sum that would make the richest person on an ordinary planet no more than average.

"Let's go inside," Luo Yuan said.

"Alright," Luo Feng, Hong, and Thor replied, their faces full of anticipation.

The four of them walked side by side toward the bank's grand entrance.

Pedestrians on the distant street, seeing the four stride toward the bank, couldn't help but envy them. When would they, too, be able to step through the doors of the Galactic Star River Bank?

...

The entrance to the Galactic Star River Bank was immensely tall, cloaked in a layer of what seemed like flowing water, reminiscent of the Water Curtain Cave from Earth's ancient legends. The only difference was that this "water" was in fact a play of light and shadow.

"If you aren't an old client of the bank, you have to open an account over there," Luo Yuan said knowledgeably, "but I'm an old customer. Follow me, and we can go straight through the main entrance."

They passed through the "water."

Inside, the hall was vast and pleasing to the eye.

"Good day, gentlemen. Please rest here for a moment—there are quite a few clients today, our apologies," a young woman, stunningly beautiful and wearing the bank's signature vest, greeted them with a smile and a bow.

"Understood."

The four found an empty sofa, sat down, sipped tea, and waited.

After some time had passed—

"Gentlemen, it's your turn," the bank staff said humbly.

"You sit here; I'll be back shortly," Luo Yuan said, following the staff member into the reception room.

Inside the luxurious, comfortable reception room—

"8492—8593—WOXH—8528—5285—032," Luo Yuan said crisply in the universal language of the cosmos as he took a seat. "This is the account number. I wish to withdraw money."

"Please wait a moment," the metallic robot replied with a smile. In just a moment, it spoke again: "Please use your mental power to scan my arm's touchpad." A strange black-gold touchpad extended from its metallic arm.

"Mental power?" Luo Yuan smiled.

Babata had said that one step in withdrawing money was that the user's mental power must be at least at the Stellar level, and it must be of the Inkfall Star lineage to pass.

Luo Yuan focused, and his mental power swept across the touchpad.

"Beep!"

"Data confirmed!"

The metallic robot looked at Luo Yuan. "Please enter the triple four-dimensional wave password, esteemed guest. You may choose to input via mental command, voice, or manually."

The triple four-dimensional wave password was extremely complex, constantly changing according to time and spatial coordinates—original password, time, coordinates, mental power level, all calculated for a new password at this instant. The calculation method had been set by the original master of Inkfall Star.

And there were three such password layers!

"Such a long password," Luo Yuan said, connecting his intelligent light-brain to the Galactic Star River Bank system and then inputting the password via mental command.

"Check balance," Luo Yuan instructed, his heart racing with excitement.

His teacher from Inkfall Star had been wealthier than nations. Yet, the inheritance was split into three parts—he, as a Stellar-level, received the smallest share.

"Beep!"

On the screen of his armguard, data appeared—a string of zeros that dazzled his eyes.

"100 0000 0000"

"Units, tens, hundreds, thousands... billion, ten billion?" Luo Yuan stared at the currency symbol. "Qianwu coins?"

"Ten billion Qianwu coins!" Luo Yuan's eyes shone with delight.

Looking at that balance, Luo Yuan felt a surge of pride. These weren't Black Dragon coins, but the exceedingly valuable Qianwu coins! Among Stellar-levels, even considering the scions of great families and powerful factions, Luo Yuan was now a first-class super tycoon.

Bear in mind, the richest individual on a typical planet would have only about one hundred million Black Dragon coins. Luo Yuan, on his own, equaled hundreds of thousands of such tycoons!

"Transfer!" Luo Yuan instructed the metallic robot. "Transfer to the account bound to my spiritual imprint."

Binding to a spiritual imprint was the safest and most convenient method.

...

Outside the main entrance of the Galactic Star River Bank.

Luo Yuan, Luo Feng, Hong, and Thor emerged.

"Let’s go—off to the Imperial Registry to buy Earth," Luo Yuan declared with gusto, and the other three smiled.

Imperial Registry.

"These are the coordinates of the planet."

"This is our ‘interstellar coordinate flight record’ for arriving at this planet."

"As for the samples and data about the planet, everything is here," Luo Yuan explained as the registry staff processed the information.

One of the receptionists said, "If the interstellar coordinate record and related data are verified, you will receive a reward of ten billion Black Dragon coins..."

"No, I don’t want the reward," Luo Yuan said, looking at the receptionist. "Discovering an unowned planet grants first rights to purchase. I want to buy it!"

The group of registry staff, who had been discussing matters inside, fell silent and turned to Luo Yuan.

"Buy a living planet?" the receptionist couldn’t help but ask again.

This was not the purchase of weapons or treasures—a living planet was extremely expensive.

"Yes, I want to buy it," Luo Yuan replied calmly.

The registry office on Greenrock Star was a remote outpost within the vast territory of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire.

Buy a planet?

They rarely encountered such a request in many years.

"Please, all four of you, follow me upstairs," a wiry imperial official said quickly.

"Very well."

The four followed him up to the thirty-fourth floor of the registry.

"Mr. Luo, is that correct?" the official asked, looking at Luo Yuan. "Do you confirm you wish to purchase this planet, listed in your data as ‘Earth’?"

"I confirm!" Luo Yuan frowned slightly. "It should be possible, right?"

The official nodded. "Although the extensive data you provided still awaits verification, simply the coordinates alone have led headquarters to classify the planet as a top-tier living planet. The reward for the discoverer is the highest possible, and the purchase price will be the highest as well."

"All right, just name the price!" Luo Yuan said impassively. After all, Earth had once been ruled by an Immortal-level being, so a high price was expected.

"Thirty trillion Black Dragon coins," the official declared.

"I’ll buy it," Luo Yuan responded without hesitation.

"I’m sorry," the official said apologetically. "If you wish to buy Earth, you must first submit an application. Additionally, the extensive data you have provided must be audited by various departments at imperial headquarters. Only after confirmation can the transaction proceed."

"How long will it take?" Luo Yuan asked, unable to resist.

"I’m just a minor official on a remote planet—I can’t guarantee how long headquarters will take to review everything. All I can say, Mr. Luo, is that imperial law stipulates a maximum of thirty days. The minimum is uncertain. If you were from a major imperial family, perhaps it would be settled over a cup of tea," the official said with a slight smile.

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