591: So this is a toll fee?

"No, nothing happened," Lou Chao quickly shook his head, afraid that Ming Dian would misunderstand him.

"The Dawn Association contacted me yesterday, saying they wanted me to bring Uncle Qi and Uncle Xu to talk to them."

"I don't know what they mean, and I don't know if I should tell Uncle Qi and Uncle Xu about this."

After listening to Lou Chao, Ming Dian secretly glanced at Qi Longhu and Xu Lieying.

Seeing that the two were still drinking, Ming Dian finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Don't tell Uncle Qi and Uncle Xu about this. Those people from the Dawn Association probably have ill intentions."

"You agree to their meeting, and then I'll go with you to see what they want to do."

"But... if the Dawn Association finds out we lied to them, will it..."

After all, Lou Chao was still young, and his personality was relatively weak. He lost his composure after being intimidated by the Dawn Association.

"Don't worry, even if they make a move, they wouldn't dare to do it within Red City. The Dawn Association will never easily expose itself until it has absolute certainty."

Ming Dian thought for a moment and said.

"But if they ask us to meet outside the city, then you must refuse, because once we're out of the city, they can do whatever they want."

"Oh, oh." Lou Chao nodded; he roughly understood Ming Dian's meaning.

"Then I'll reply to them tomorrow. I won't tell Uncle Qi and Uncle Xu about this."

"Good, let me know the result, and never act on your own."

Ming Dian's heart, which had just settled, rose again.

His current situation was quite difficult. On one side were Qi Longhu and Xu Lieying, whose backgrounds were unknown and who possessed terrifying power.

On the other side was his former idol, and Ming Dian found it hard to completely abandon them.

He once believed that the Dawn Association was the hope for people like them at the bottom, but after the last incident, Ming Dian's impression of the Dawn Association plummeted.

However, he still hadn't completely given up on the Dawn Association.

Qi Longhu, who was nearby, glanced at Ming Dian and Lou Chao, then winked at Xu Lieying.

"Did you hear that? Those two boys are indeed hiding something from us."

Dividing a trace of Qi and blood, Qi Longhu and Xu Lieying conversed in low voices.

"I heard it. It's not a big deal," Xu Lieying's attitude was unexpectedly calm.

"I'm also quite curious about that Dawn Association, and it's kind of these two kids not to want us involved in trouble."

"Then what should we do? Just let these two kids meet with that Dawn Association?"

Qi Longhu raised an eyebrow. He always felt that the Dawn Association wasn't good news.

Perhaps they were even worse than him, a gang leader.

"Of course, we won't let them go alone. Can't you still conceal your presence?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Lieying realized he had spoken too soon.

Qi Longhu had completely abandoned all flashy techniques, including concealment methods, ever since he acquired the 'Strength Ghost'.

"Forget it, I'll go with these two kids then and see what kind of organization that Dawn Association really is."

Xu Lieying sighed. Old Qi's style was becoming more and more like Chen Heng's.

"If the Dawn Association has value, I can consider some cooperation with them."

"You handle it. Anyway, I'm only responsible for fighting."

Qi Longhu shrugged, his large hand covering the girl in his arms.

"Alright, I'll leave this to you. This old man is going to have some fun."

Qi Longhu, that old scoundrel, with a mischievous grin, embraced two girls of different styles and left the room.

"Be careful, don't cause 'trouble' in this place."

Xu Lieying sighed. That old man was so old yet still full of energy.

"Don't worry, this old man isn't a fool who leaves seeds everywhere."

...Red City Upper City District, Red Dragon Company Tower, three hundred seventy-five floors above ground.

"Boss, the samples collected earlier have been analyzed."

Allenby walked into the office and uploaded a document to Chi Zheng's database.

Although network development was extremely advanced now, Chi Zheng still believed that this transmission method was the safest and had the lowest chance of leakage.

Chi Zheng's lips curled slightly after a quick glance at the data Allenby uploaded.

"Seventy-five percent of the gene codes successfully identified, the remaining twenty-five percent completely unidentifiable and highly aggressive..."

Chi Zheng tapped his fingers lightly on the desk, contemplating his next move.

"Now, copy the seventy-five percent of the gene codes and create corresponding gene serums."

"Continue analyzing the remaining twenty-five percent, running both lines simultaneously."

"I want to see the seventy-five percent gene serum produced within one month, and formal human trials must begin within two months."

"Also, this matter is classified as top secret and filed together with the Soul data archives."

"I understand, Boss." Allenby maintained his expressionless demeanor, nodded, and turned to leave the office.

"Ah..." Chi Zheng let out a long, trembling breath.

"Such wonderful power, will it soon be mine?"

"It's truly exciting..."

...Three days passed in a blink of an eye. After drifting for many days in the desolate star sea, Chen Heng and the others were finally about to reach their destination.

"Chen Heng, we just need to pass through two more star gates to reach the Void Galaxy."

Seeing the star gate, which was larger than an average star, Allenby also breathed a sigh of relief.

Aside from the initial harassment by the Karon Galaxy Bandit Group, the rest of the journey had been quite smooth.

"star gate?" Chen Heng straightened up and looked at the enormous object before him.

"Goodness, that's huge..."

Even Chen Heng couldn't help but marvel at such a magnificent sight.

Not only the huge star gate surprised Chen Heng, but also the long line of various spaceships.

At a glance, there were thousands of spaceships just in the Transmigration lane Chen Heng and his group were in.

"How long will this take to queue?"

Chen Heng hated queuing the most. He now had the urge to just rush through.

"We'll be up within a hundred seconds. The star gate in the Void Galaxy is much more efficient than the one in the Free Zone."

Allenby said, looking at the speed of the vermilion bird ship.

"After all, the star gates in the Void Zone don't require security checks and can be passed freely. Aside from being a bit more expensive, there's nothing wrong with them..."

It was only then that Allenby remembered that the Void Zone star gate fees were quite expensive, and the money she had might not be enough.

"Mr. Chen, do you... have anything valuable? The Void Zone star gate fees are a little bit... expensive."

"?" Chen Heng paused. Why did this feeling seem so familiar?

Collecting tolls on a highway?

"Do I look like I have money on me?" Chen Heng's pockets were cleaner than his face, and the things in the stomach of the taotie couldn't be spent as money.

"That's true. How could a civilization fresh out of the Dark Zone have money..."

Allenby muttered to herself while trying to think of a solution.

Her armor might be worth something, but in its current dilapidated state, it clearly couldn't fully cover the star gate usage fees.

What to do... Just as Allenby was fretting, she heard the sound of the isolation door opening.

"It's just no money, wait a moment, I'll have some right away."

Chen Heng took a big leap out of the vermilion bird ship and landed directly on a spaceship thirty kilometers away.

The spaceship's exterior was incredibly luxurious, clearly belonging to a wealthy individual.

Outside the window of the luxurious spaceship, Chen Heng glanced at the interior decoration, which was equally opulent.

"Hey, give me some money, buddy, I don't have enough for the toll."

Chen Heng knocked on the window and said to the people inside.

The people inside were stunned. They had seen many robberies, but this was the first time they had seen one near a star gate.

Even the Karon Galaxy, known as a pack of mad dogs, wouldn't dare to do such a thing within the star gate's range.

Once news of a robbery at a star gate spread, it would be tantamount to violating the rules set by the Void Emperor, something no one wanted to do.

But what this carbon-based lifeform was doing was not much different from directly slapping the Void Emperor, making anyone's heart tremble.

"That's not right, where's our electromagnetic defense barrier?"

The people in the spaceship finally reacted. Their spaceship had a defense barrier that could withstand photon cutting beams. How did this person get in?

"Hurry up, it's almost our turn."

Chen Heng frowned. Did these people not understand human language?

He should be speaking the common tongue.

"Quick, quick, give him the money, don't let the Void Emperor notice us too."

After the people in the spaceship reacted, they paid the money quite readily, afraid that their small spaceship would also be judged by the Void Emperor as someone who disregarded rules.

Looking at the bean-sized device in his hand, Chen Heng was puzzled but felt that these cowards wouldn't dare to trick him. Only then did he take a big leap back into the vermilion bird ship.

This time, the people in the luxurious spaceship saw how Chen Heng had broken through their electromagnetic defense barrier.

It turned out he had directly smashed a large hole with his head!