230: Deploying the Milky Way

Twenty years later.

Ye Chen's team reached seven members; among them, besides Yuan Qi, he found another person from the Milky Way Galaxy at the Ninth Stage Stellar Level.

The other five were all at the Peak Stellar Level 9 strength.

He didn't recruit new members on a large scale.

Because there was no need.

The reasoning was already written in the guide.

Others hoard grain while I hoard guns; my neighbor is my granary.

The amount of seven-colored star marrow crystal accumulated under him reached a staggering three million tons.

Seventy years later.

Ye Chen's team had grown to ten members; although they didn't become seed players, they had reached the 77th floor of the Star Tower.

His strength successfully advanced to the second stage of the Domain Lord Level, and his team members all advanced to the Domain Lord Level as well.

He didn't choose to keep pushing for the highest levels; going further would inevitably lead to encounters with Domain Lord Level teams.

And the 77th floor happened to be the lowest level for the Domain Lord Level.

Although Domain Lord Levels were born on lower floors, their team strength was clearly inferior to Ye Chen's team.

Until the Star Tower Trial ended, the ten team members were teleported back to their respective star sectors by the guiding light pillars.

In Galaxy City, before the star gate.

A message reached the ears of the guard.

[Number of people from the Milky Way Galaxy who passed the trial: 7]

This time, the guard wasn't too surprised, as he also enjoyed the benefits of the Milky Way Galaxy virtual network platform.

Every trial participant who actively signed up was armed to the teeth and fully prepared mentally; even the weakest among them had reached the Ninth Stage Stellar Level.

The two star gate guards smiled at each other, and one of them channeled his Star Power to chant loudly.

"In this Star Tower Trial for the Milky Way Galaxy, the number of those who passed: 7"

He chanted three times in a row.

Immediately after, the entire broadcasting system of Galaxy City began to operate, continuously playing this message.

Thousands of Stellar Levels were currently gathered in the square.

Among them, 278 were participants in this session's Star Tower Trial.

Most of the rest were Stellar Levels who had invested in the trial participants of the previous session.

They waited with bated breath, staring eagerly at the star gate, hoping that the trial participants they had invested in would appear among these seven.

Before long, a person stepped out from the star gate.

Ye Chen.

No one was surprised by this result; they even felt it was exactly as it should be.

Ye Chen's strength was publicly recognized in the Milky Way Galaxy as being freakishly powerful.

The hundred Stellar Levels who had invested in Ye Chen immediately erupted into earth-shattering cheers, with people hugging in small groups to celebrate together.

Ye Chen passing the trial meant he could become a Lord of the Star Domain, and those who had invested in him would naturally become his founding ministers; their meteoric rise was just around the corner!

The second person to step out of the star gate was Xiao Qian.

Surprisingly, the number of people who invested in Xiao Qian was even greater than for Ye Chen, totaling 213.

"Xiao Qian, it's Xiao Qian!"

"I bet right! Xiao Qian really didn't let me down!"

Following that, the other five people stepped out of the star gate one after another.

In a corner of the square, the 37 people who had invested in Yuan Qi stared with wide eyes; seven had passed the trial, but six had already come out, leaving only one last chance.

The hearts of the thousands of Stellar Levels were in their throats; who was the last person?

Yuan Qi stepped out with a composed smile.

"Sigh, the investment failed."

"We can only look to the people of this session now."

"Isn't this Yuan Qi!"

"It's Yuan Qi! He passed the trial!"

Yuan Qi scanned the square and immediately found the 37 people who had invested in him.

With a flash of his figure, he arrived before them.

"Old Yuan, you made it!?"

Yuan Qi laughed and nodded in response, "Yeah, I made it."

"Holy crap, you really did it! Did a blind cat just run into a dead mouse!?"

"Yeah, Old Yuan's rank on the man-machine battle leaderboard was only 19th; many people ahead of him were eliminated, yet he actually made it!"

Although their words were full of joy, there was even more jealousy.

Just a hundred years ago, Yuan Qi was just a Stellar Level like them.

Now, he had become a Domain Lord Level and would govern a star sector in the future; how could anyone remain calm?

"Is it not good that I made it!?"

"Do you guys actually wish I'd been eliminated?"

The people around him hurriedly crowded forward, some rubbing his shoulders, some brushing off dust; two Stellar Levels who were on good terms with Yuan Qi simply hugged his thighs.

"Old Yuan, you have to let us brothers hold onto this thigh tightly."

"Yeah, we'll be following you from now on!"

Yuan Qi was also extremely happy deep down; to support him, these old brothers had basically emptied their family fortunes.

The two at his feet had even borrowed points everywhere, ending up with a mountain of debt.

Now, things had finally turned for the better.

All the resources they had sacrificed yielded a satisfying result.

Where there is joy, there is naturally sorrow.

The Governors whose investments had gone down the drain sighed, comforting each other and huddling for warmth.

Some also looked with bloodshot eyes at the Stellar Levels who were about to participate in this session's Star Tower Trial.

Those most affected were the 278 people who were about to participate in this session's trial.

They hadn't participated in the previous trial; firstly, because they weren't confident enough and wanted to hone themselves for another hundred years, and secondly, they wanted to see if the Milky Way Galaxy virtual network platform system could truly produce more lucky winners who passed the Star Tower Trial.

The result they saw was that it truly could.

A full 7 people.

The number of participants in the last session was 119; although the survival rate was less than one-tenth, compared to the previous rate of only 3 people every hundred thousand years, there was simply no comparison.

Longyuan Fortress.

He Ming and Shui Meng sat in the viewing hall, looking at the virtual projection of Galaxy City.

"Boss, a total of seven people from our Milky Way Galaxy passed the trial!"

He Ming had already known this result.

His planning could finally move toward the next stage.

Because once he broke through to the Universe Venerable level, it would inevitably attract the attention of the entire universe.

A major earthquake would occur within the Human Alliance.

To prevent the balance from being broken, the Zerg would inevitably come out in full force to attack the Eastern Universe.

Therefore, the timing of becoming a Universe Venerable level was very critical.

The cultivation bonus of the imperial seal of china was currently at its upper limit of ten million times.

As long as he could advance to the Immortal Level, the carrying capacity of Providence would become a hundred million times.

Once the seven who passed this session's trial selected their territories and integrated into the Milky Way Galaxy virtual network platform system, and Providence reached its peak—with a cultivation speed of one year being equivalent to a hundred million years—that would be the best time to officially break through to the Universe Venerable level.

That would be the day of the final battle.

As long as the seven Cosmic Venerables of the Human Alliance could withstand the pressure on the front lines, He Ming could become a Universe Lord Level and the true master of this sea of stars.

"Let's go, Shui Meng. Let's relax today, and tomorrow I'll take you to see the Starry Sky Giant Worms."

Shui Meng's eyes immediately lit up.

She had spent the longest time with He Ming; after two hundred years together, Shui Meng was the one who knew him best.

Unless things were absolutely certain, he would never attempt them; he had truly pushed the art of being cautious to the extreme.

But once a decision was made, it was bound to be a sure thing.

He Ming said they could go see the Starry Sky Giant Worms, which meant there would be no risk involved in the matter itself.