Chapter 1 Virtual Room

Inside the virtual room.

Xu Jingming sat cross-legged, cultivating the Light Visualization Technique.

"Master, Luno Duo wants to see you," the Yuanchu Armor AI reported immediately.

"Hmm?" Xu Jingming stopped his visualization practice. Although he felt slightly uncomfortable, he still pressed on, "What's going on? Why does he suddenly want to see me?"

The Yuanchu Armor AI had been monitoring the entire solar system, fully aware of Luno Duo's every move since arriving in the Blue Star civilization. It immediately stated, "Luno Duo has arrived in the Blue Star civilization and received a warm welcome from the entire Blue Star civilization and the Black Moon civilization's garrison. According to deductions, he is planning to leave the Blue Star civilization. He wants to see you before he leaves, which may not be a good thing."

"Tell me your prediction," Xu Jingming said, trusting the Yuanchu Armor AI's reasoning ability.

"The great nobles of the cosmic high-level civilizations all have the habit of recruiting talent," the Yuanchu Armor AI said. "After all, the talent within the family is limited, and there is more talent outside! I suspect that Luno Duo has discovered your outstanding talent and wants to recruit you."

"Recruit talent?" Xu Jingming frowned.

"The conditions for great nobles to recruit talent are also different. Some have very good conditions, while others are very harsh," the Yuanchu Armor AI said. "Of course, you are an external member of the Yuanchu Research Institute and should not be exposed. If you encounter such a thing, you can ask one of the top organizations in Yuanchu City to handle it."

Xu Jingming nodded slightly.

He had been avoiding meeting this Prince Luno Duo, precisely because he feared trouble.

But who would have thought that even though he had been living in seclusion, he still couldn't avoid it?

"Buzz." Xu Jingming received a message. He tapped it gently.

"Director Zhou." Xu Jingming looked at the virtual image of Director Zhou.

"Prince Luno Duo of the 'Yuan Star Civilization,' a cosmic high-level civilization, is touring the Blue Star civilization. Jingming, you should know about this, right?" Director Zhou said solemnly. "Now, he wants to see you."

Xu Jingming nodded.

"Before you meet, there are a few things I want to remind you," Director Zhou said. "First of all, according to information available on the virtual world network, Prince Luno Duo is now highly regarded within the Yuan Star Civilization's royal family. Many great nobles within the Yuan Star Civilization are trying to befriend him…"

Director Zhou gave a brief introduction.

"You know everything you need to know. Now, hurry up and leave. Don't keep Prince Luno Duo waiting too long," Director Zhou reminded him.

"Understood," Xu Jingming nodded.

The door to the virtual room opened.

Xu Jingming walked out. His gaze passed through the walls, seeing Li Miaomiao wearing a virtual helmet in the bedroom, and also seeing his daughter's virtual room door tightly closed.

"If it weren't for the Yuanchu Research Institute, I wouldn't even have the power to refuse," Xu Jingming could sense the fear of others in the Blue Star civilization. A small storm could severely damage a weak civilization like the Blue Star civilization.

Whoosh!

Xu Jingming walked into the courtyard and transformed into a stream of light, flying directly into the sky.

He flew towards Prince Luno Duo's location at the speed of a seventh-order cosmic lifeform.

***

While watching the performance, Prince Luno Duo waited. The gorgeous robes he wore also had a powerful monitoring system and maintained contact with the spaceship outside Blue Star.

"He's here," Prince Luno Duo smiled and waved casually.

"Have them all dismissed," the handsome silver-haired butler beside him immediately ordered.

Soon, the performers all left.

At this time, Xu Jingming also arrived at the hall under the guidance, seeing the youth in gorgeous robes sitting in the main seat, and the silver-haired butler standing beside him. Secretary-General Angus, Captain Enno, and others were sitting in more remote positions, obviously of much lower status.

As Xu Jingming entered, his gaze towards Prince Luno Duo caused the silver-haired butler to frown and shout, "Lower your head!"

A genius who appears in a weak civilization should remain humble!

"Kanyasi, you should give preferential treatment to geniuses," Prince Luno Duo said with a smile.

"Yes," the handsome silver-haired butler respectfully replied.

"Xu Jingming, greetings to Your Highness," Xu Jingming bowed.

"Sit, sit here," Prince Luno Duo pointed to a position very close to him, much closer than the positions of Secretary-General Angus and Captain Enno.

"Thank you, Your Highness," Xu Jingming said politely, sitting in that position.

Prince Luno Duo leaned back in his seat and said with a smile, "Over the years, I have been touring the 34 cosmic domains of the cosmic human race, while also observing different cosmic domains and different civilizations. This has greatly broadened my horizons."

"I really envy Your Highness. I have never left this star system," Xu Jingming said.

"Haha, you'll have the opportunity," Prince Luno Duo laughed. "You are different from the others in the Blue Star civilization. You are a talent! The Cosmic Human Alliance is fair. No matter how weak the civilization you come from, as long as you are talented, you will be valued by the entire Cosmic Human Alliance."

Xu Jingming listened attentively.

"He became a seventh-order in less than two years of cultivating the evolution method," Prince Luno Duo said to the butler beside him, "Kanyasi, even in our Yuan Star Civilization, that's rare, right?"

"Yes, he is indeed considered a genius," the silver-haired butler nodded. "However, that only means he has talent in combat. The path of evolution… still requires talent in mental strength."

"Hmm."

Prince Luno Duo looked at Xu Jingming. "You have been cultivating the evolution method for almost 20 years and are still stuck at the seventh order?"

"Yes," Xu Jingming nodded.

"How much combat bonus do you have?" Prince Luno Duo asked.

"43 times," Xu Jingming said modestly, giving a number that was already impressive based on the information he had publicly revealed years ago.

Prince Luno Duo shook his head and smiled. "A 43-fold combat bonus, yet you are still stuck at the seventh order. That can only mean your mental strength is indeed weak. And in the Blue Star civilization, you have no good guidance."

"I am also very perplexed. Improving mental strength is indeed too difficult," Xu Jingming nodded, looking somewhat melancholic.

"The three great cosmic high-level civilizations have the most resources in the cosmic human race," Prince Luno Duo said. "The resources that our Yuan Star Civilization possesses are unimaginable. There, you might even have the opportunity to obtain some cosmic legend-level inheritances."

Prince Luno Duo looked at Xu Jingming. "Not just sending you some books to study diligently, but rather directly implanting the fundamental information of the inheritance into your brain. That is the most critical information that books cannot record."

"I can help you obtain such resources," Luno Duo looked at Xu Jingming, observing the expression of this genius from a weak civilization.

In reality, he was just making promises.

The threshold for obtaining a 'cosmic legend-level' inheritance was still very high. Even if Xu Jingming's talent was high enough, and with Luno Duo's recommendation, he would still need to pass the royal family's review to have a chance.

"I won't help someone for no reason," Luno Duo looked at Xu Jingming. "I sincerely invite you to become my loyal guard! Every guard is personally selected, reviewed, and invited by me. I trust their loyalty. They are my right and left hands, my brothers. I entrust many of my affairs in the Yuan Star Civilization to them."

"The universe is vast," Luno Duo said, becoming somewhat excited. "There are too many interests that I can't manage alone. I need people to help me. You are one of the people I have chosen."

Prince Luno Duo looked at Xu Jingming with burning eyes. "Xu Jingming of the Blue Star civilization, I value you greatly. Come and help me!"

"Xu Jingming," the handsome silver-haired butler beside him also said with a smile, "His Highness is indeed very sincere. Most of the guards chosen by His Highness are eighth-order cosmic lifeforms. Only a very few seventh-order cosmic lifeforms can catch His Highness's eye. I will now briefly explain some common knowledge about becoming a guard."

"First of all, you are a seventh-order cosmic lifeform, so your salary will be 10 million cosmic dollars per year. When you become an eighth-order cosmic lifeform, it will increase to 100 million cosmic dollars per year," the silver-haired butler said. "This amount of money is indeed insignificant, but in the future, you will also receive commissions for the tasks you are responsible for around His Highness. That will be the bulk of your income. His Highness is very generous to those around him."

"At the same time, you will need to sign a lifetime contract with His Highness," the silver-haired butler said. "His Highness treats you as one of his own, and you must serve His Highness for life. Of course, you can return to your hometown during the last hundred years of your life."

"Actually, there's nothing wrong with leaving your hometown. After all, you can always contact your hometown through the virtual world network," the silver-haired butler continued. "Also, you can bring no more than ten people with you to the Yuan Star Civilization! His Highness can guarantee to help them immigrate to the Yuan Star Civilization."

"From now on, you can all become part of the Yuan Star Civilization," the silver-haired butler said. "That is a cosmic high-level civilization. There, your family and descendants will receive an education far superior to that of the Blue Star civilization, and their future will be infinitely bright."

"In the Yuan Star Civilization, you and your family and descendants will have a brighter future," the silver-haired butler said with great pride.

Prince Luno Duo looked at Xu Jingming and smiled, "Your daughter, Xu Lixing, is now a sixth-order cosmic lifeform, and your wife, Li Miaomiao, has also broken through to the fifth order. Your family is considered relatively excellent, far surpassing the overall level of the Blue Star civilization. You shouldn't be in this weak civilization! The Yuan Star Civilization… is more suitable for you and your family."

Xu Jingming's expression changed slightly.

They mentioned his daughter's and wife's names. Was this a threat?

"I believe you will give me the correct answer," Luno Duo looked at Xu Jingming.

He was waiting…

Waiting for the other party to respectfully lower his head and serve him as his master!