325: Rocky's message

Kai, seeing the energy source Lin Tianwei threw over, almost instantly detached himself from Tore’s body without any hesitation.

He was Lin Tianwei’s Slave, so all his actions naturally followed Lin Tianwei’s commands as the highest principle.

Moreover, his current state was not good, and facing the energy source, he naturally pounced on it like a hungry dog.

As the energy source was injected into Kai’s body, his alarm light, which had been flashing for a long time, finally stopped glowing.

Clearly, Kai had returned to a healthy state.

What followed was a transformation, a transformation into a Cosmic Spaceship.

A silver light flashed, Kai’s body began to melt and reform, instantly turning into a high-tech Cosmic Spaceship.

Lin Tianwei naturally showed no politeness and directly boarded the Cosmic Spaceship that Kai had transformed into.

Tore did the same.

However, before leaving, he subconsciously looked back at the Chaos Universe he had discovered first.

He was truly curious why Lin Tianwei would say this Chaos Universe was about to self-destruct.

But that one look made Tore’s soul almost fly out of his body.

Expansion.

He actually saw that this Chaos Universe was constantly expanding.

Its visible volume was at least three times larger than when he last saw it.

The countless faint stars within it were extremely violent, and the occasional explosions emanating from it indicated that this Chaos Universe was undergoing a very strange change at this moment.

Tore was stunned instantly.

What’s going on?

In just a few short years, this Chaos Universe was actually blown up by Lord Zeta?

A normal Chaos Universe takes at least a thousand years to go from birth to maturity, or to destruction.

What exactly did Lord Zeta do in this Chaos Universe to cause such a change?

Tore indicated that although he didn’t understand, he was greatly shocked. He flew into Kai’s body like a zombie, muttering:

“No wonder Lord Zeta told me to leave quickly.”

“If I had remained standing there dumbfounded, I might have been devoured again by the madly expanding Chaos Universe at who knows what moment.”

“Becoming a sacrifice for this Chaos Universe.”

Even during Kai’s takeoff, Tore noticed that this Chaos Universe had expanded even more.

Clearly, this Chaos Universe had been played with by Lin Tianwei until it lost its balance.

Destruction might be instantaneous.

If he didn’t leave quickly, he might never have the chance to leave again… Lin Tianwei probably never imagined that his seemingly casual actions would leave such serious damage on Tore’s massive psyche.

Of course, even if he knew, Lin Tianwei would at most just smile dismissively.

At this moment, Lin Tianwei was staring blankly at the dense messages on his communicator.

Zeta himself was a Cosmic Beast that rarely communicated with the outside world.

Coupled with the fact that the Ze Clan had basically been declared destroyed, it was even more impossible to contact Zeta, a Beast who was already dead.

So, the only one who could possibly contact Lin Tianwei was naturally Luo Ji.

This Cosmic Beast had once agreed with Lin Tianwei to attend the Lotus Auction.

Even without starting to check the messages, just by looking at the quantity of information, Lin Tianwei could feel Luo Ji’s urgency.

His expression immediately changed dramatically.

There was only one reason why Luo Ji would contact him so urgently.

That was, something unexpected had happened at the Lotus Auction.

It was precisely because of this that Luo Ji would send him messages so frequently when there was still a long time before their ten-year agreement.

Thinking of this, Lin Tianwei no longer hesitated and immediately began to check the messages Luo Ji had sent.

“Brother Zeta, I have good news for you. The Lotus Slave Market has temporarily decided to team up with the Dawn Merchant Guild to hold an auction.”

“With two major forces combining their strengths, naturally better goods will be brought out for auction.”

“As far as I know, this auction will not only have a large number of Slaves for sale, but also a large amount of cultivation resources.”

“Correspondingly, because the organizers preparing the auction items have become two major merchant guilds, the auction items were prepared more quickly, and the start time of the auction was also moved up to five years later.”

“However, this is also a good thing for Brother Zeta.”

“You’ll be able to buy the Slave you desire earlier.”

...“Good news, great news.”

“Given the grandeur of this auction, I specifically applied to headquarters for Time-type Slaves, and headquarters actually agreed without hesitation.”

“Not only that, they are even willing to bring out two Time-type Slaves at once.”

“This way, Brother Zeta’s chances of bidding for a Time-type Slave have also increased.”

...“Brother Zeta, where are you right now? Why haven’t you replied to my messages?”

“The official time for this joint auction is approaching. If you don’t show up soon, you’ll miss this grand auction.”

“The next time you want to encounter two Time-type Slaves, you might have to wait a thousand years.”

...“Brother Zeta, I understand you must have important matters right now, which is why you haven’t replied to my messages.”

“To ensure Brother Zeta can participate in this joint auction, I’ve really gone all out.”

“I submitted an application for additional auction items in my own name to the auction house.”

“It is precisely because of this that I have bought you one year’s time.”

“One year, Brother Zeta, you must appear within this year!”

...“Brother Zeta, I have submitted another application for additional auction items.”

“However, this time the auction only agreed to postpone it for eight months. This is all the time I can get for you, please appear as soon as possible.”

...Looking at these messages from Luo Ji, Lin Tianwei sighed, realizing that things had indeed changed.

Luo Ji’s first message was sent three years after he left.

This meant that the auction had been moved up by two years.

Fortunately, with the twenty months Luo Ji had secured for him, Lin Tianwei could just barely make it in time.

Those were two Time-type Slaves! Just thinking about it made Lin Tianwei excited.

Not only that, but the Dawn Merchant Guild was also participating in this auction.

Dawn Merchant Guild? This merchant guild, which once marked Blue Star with a digital tag and sold it as a commodity, possessed numerous treasures.

Planets were even the Dawn Merchant Guild’s main commodity for sale.

With the Dawn Merchant Guild’s participation, this time, the resources Lin Tianwei could acquire might be far more than just Time-type Slaves.

Origin: 3657.1!

Talent Shards: 541,780,000!

Looking at this massive wealth, Lin Tianwei expressed great satisfaction.

The Mad Black Hole, though extremely dangerous, had provided him with a vast amount of Origin.

That was a full six years and more of time.

Under the frantic Devouring of Talent: Star Devourer (Mythical), Lin Tianwei had obtained unimaginable Origin.

It was precisely because of so much Origin that Lin Tianwei had the courage to participate in this joint auction.

Lotus Auction?

You just wait, wait for me, Lin Tianwei, to sweep you clean.

Thinking this, Lin Tianwei immediately planned to reply to Luo Ji’s message.

Unexpectedly, at this very moment, Luo Ji sent another message:

“Brother Zeta, what is destined to be yours will be yours; do not force what is not.”

“It seems you are not fated for this auction and can only wait for the next one.”

“But you don’t have to worry; as long as Time-type Slaves exist, I will notify you immediately.”

In the Lotus Slave Market.

After quickly typing these words, Luo Ji clicked the send button.

Then he let out a heavy sigh.

He had lost his bet.

He had lost after all.

His judgment was wrong.

Lin Tianwei’s appearance, far from becoming an opportunity for him to rise to prominence, had instead directly plunged him into an abyss.

Those two delays were by no means as easy as Luo Ji had claimed.

Each postponement of the Lotus Auction’s opening time cost Luo Ji a terrifying amount of resources.

Especially the second postponement, Luo Ji not only spent more resources but only managed to secure eight months of time for himself.

Although these resources could all be exchanged for an equivalent amount of yuan crystal, for Luo Ji, it was not worth the loss.

The most important thing for an auction house was its goods.

Without goods, he would lose his say, and how could he compete with his rivals?

He had not expected that even after paying such a heavy price, Lin Tianwei still failed to emerge from his cultivation and contact him within those eight months.

His words seemed to be comforting Lin Tianwei, but in reality, weren’t they also comforting himself?

Comforting himself to be more open-minded.

As for suspecting Lin Tianwei of misleading him because of this?

Or directly falling out with Lin Tianwei?

Luo Ji certainly wouldn’t do such a foolish thing.

Although, from the assessment of Lin Tianwei’s strength, he seemed to be just a Planetary-level First-Order nobody.

And he himself was a super trash Cosmic Race called the Ze Clan, completely without any powerful Talent.

But Lin Tianwei’s ease and casualness when tasting Origin were absolutely genuine.

His neither humble nor arrogant, and even somewhat disdainful attitude when facing him, could only be possessed by true big shots.

With every gesture, Lin Tianwei exuded powerful confidence.

It was precisely because of this that Luo Ji firmly believed Lin Tianwei was a super big shot.

As for his seemingly weak chicken appearance?

Luo Ji indicated that you could look at it, but if you really believed it, you would probably be laughed at.

Some big shots just love to play the pig to eat the tiger.

Wearing a disguise, pretending to be frail and weak.

When you think he’s weak and easy to bully, and you’re about to swallow him whole, he will reveal his true colors.

He will reveal his sharp and ferocious fangs, killing all his enemies in return.

What these mischievous big shots love most is to see the enemies’ utterly stunned expressions before they die.

It is said that feeling is more refreshing than drinking a cup of the finest Bitter Vine juice.

Undoubtedly, Brother Zeta, who possessed such low-level strength yet exuded a powerful aura with every gesture, was definitely one of these super big shots.

Thinking of this, Luo Ji showed a funny expression.

Brother Zeta probably had no idea that his wise self had already seen through everything.

He had already seen his true tiger essence from his weak chicken-like appearance.

As for taking out his anger on Lin Tianwei because of this? That would be an extremely foolish thing to do, and Luo Ji would never do it.

His investment going down the drain was already a foregone conclusion.

If he were to offend Brother Zeta because of this, that would truly be a loss greater than the gain.

As long as Brother Zeta could remember his kindness a little and participate in a few more auctions, increasing his performance.

This seemingly losing business could be said to be a sure win.

However, just as Luo Ji had decided that Lin Tianwei would not appear and was preparing to give up on the auction, his communicator rang.

A message from Lin Tianwei came through:

“Luo Ji, I am truly very sorry.”

“As you expected, I was in a critical period of cultivation before, and I had no time to check the messages on my communicator.”

“But thankfully, I still made it at this last moment, at least not letting your efforts go to waste.”

“I will appear at the Lotus Auction in time.”

“Luo Ji, rest assured, this time you will definitely achieve extremely high performance.”

Although Lin Tianwei was confident in his financial strength, he was not a tiger who habitually boasted.

So he did not directly guarantee that Luo Ji would get first place, only that he would definitely achieve extremely outstanding performance.

After a pause, Lin Tianwei sent another message, saying:

“By the way, I also have a batch of treasures to sell. I wonder if you, Luo Ji, are interested?”

“chaos thunder crystal * 1268, Chaos Fire Crystal * 1246, earth core crystal * 2103, Stellar Iron * 985, ...”

“If you are interested and willing to buy them all, I am willing to sell them all to you at 80% of the market price.”

“As for the grade? I’m not very clear about the grade of these treasures.”

“How about this, I’ll pick out the worst piece of each treasure for you to appraise.”

“And I won’t let you suffer a loss; the settlement will be based on the price of the worst piece.”

Lin Tianwei naturally wouldn’t be such a generous fool for no reason.

However, since Luo Ji was willing to sacrifice a large amount of resources to buy him time, Lin Tianwei would naturally choose to return the favor.

To be honest, what Lin Tianwei lacked most right now was time.

Missing this auction, he didn’t know how many hundreds of years he would have to wait to encounter such an opportunity again.

By then, it would truly be too late.

Moreover, debts of kindness are the hardest to repay.

Paying such a small convenience to offset Luo Ji’s kindness, Lin Tianwei felt it was very worthwhile.

However, he didn’t know what a huge stir his words had caused in Luo Ji’s heart.

Luo Ji, who had already despaired and was about to give up, didn’t expect Lin Tianwei to appear at this most crucial moment.

Not only that, but he also made a promise to greatly increase his performance.

At the same time, Lin Tianwei also planned to sell a large batch of treasures to Luo Ji at a discounted price.

This could be described as double happiness. (End of chapter)