330: gratitude

As time passed, Kai gradually flew out of the barren star system and arrived in a more prosperous area.

Countless spaceships shuttled through it, exuding the unique charm of steel, looking quite shocking.

Undoubtedly, the Lotus Auction was a grand event for the entire Extremely Cold Universe.

Not to mention that the Dawn Merchant Guild also joined this auction, making its specifications and scale even grander than before.

This also led to countless spaceships, like Lin Tianwei’s and like Kai’s, traveling towards this area.

They sped, like meteors streaking across the sky, outlining brilliant lights in the dark and deep heavens.

Heading towards the foremost planet.

From a distance, this special planet resembled a massive metal sphere, emitting an inexplicable metallic luster.

This special planet was the venue for this Lotus Auction, an extremely unique planet.

A special planet specifically built by the Lotus Slave Market, capable of accommodating countless Cosmic Beasts and spaceships.

It was not only massive but also covered with terrifying energy formations.

It possessed the special effect of compressing space, similar to a star gleam stone.

It could compress space to its limit, allowing the planet to accommodate more guests.

The moment Kai arrived in this area, a strange gravitational pull instantly acted upon the massive spaceship,

followed by a mysterious voice, saying:

“Follow the guidance of the force, do not resist. In half a day, you will arrive at Lotus Planet.”

This was the universe, not a road, so it naturally had special traffic rules.

And this strange gravitational pull was equivalent to the existence of traffic rules.

It was under the guidance of this force that these seemingly chaotic meteors flying across the sky actually conformed to a certain special rule, orderly heading towards Lotus Planet.

Lin Tianwei was a guest, a guest attending the Lotus Auction, so he naturally could not resist this clearly harmless gravitational pull.

However, before heading to Lotus Planet following the gravitational pull, Lin Tianwei still had one thing to do.

Thinking of this, Lin Tianwei looked at Tore beside him and asked:

“Tore, now that this matter is settled, do you choose to leave directly, or come with me to the Lotus Auction to take a look?”

Facing Lin Tianwei’s question, Tore hesitated.

Indeed, he very much wanted to go to the Lotus Auction to see it.

To witness this Legendary auction.

With Tore’s strength, he simply could not qualify to attend the Lotus Auction in a short period of time.

However, after a moment of hesitation, he ultimately chose to leave.

Lin Tianwei being easy to talk to didn’t mean he could take advantage of him.

He and Lin Tianwei were merely passing acquaintances; he had to maintain a proper mindset.

Ultimately, the two beasts had merely engaged in an ordinary transaction, without much of a relationship.

In fact, with Lin Tianwei’s deliberate care, this seemingly fair transaction had already brought him substantial gains.

He had gained too many benefits beyond the transaction itself.

At least.

At least those terrifying yet pure Star Power were entirely Lin Tianwei’s gift.

One must know, without Lin Tianwei’s tacit approval, even Lin Tianwei’s trash was not something Tore could absorb.

Moreover, what Lin Tianwei considered trash was entirely a treasure in the eyes of countless others.

Not to mention his gains in the Chaos Universe.

That was a huge income, enough to make countless Cosmic Beasts envious.

In this situation, even if Lin Tianwei allowed it, if he continued to shamelessly cling on,

being too ignorant of boundaries would only cause this powerful figure’s favorability towards him to decrease.

For Tore, that would be truly counterproductive.

Furthermore.

Tore, having just received a massive boost, had an unstable foundation at this time and urgently needed a lot of time to consolidate it.

Leaving gracefully at this moment was the best choice.

Seeing this, Tore respectfully bowed to Lin Tianwei and said:

“Thank you for your care along the way, honored sir. I have other matters, so I will take my leave first.”

Although Tore still wanted to say some pleasantries, after much thought, he ultimately chose to remain silent.

Tore had a very clear understanding of himself.

He knew that he was merely a Cosmic Beast of Star-level Five strength, and for a powerful figure, he was an existence that could be easily crushed.

Keeping this favor in his heart was far more practical than saying empty pleasantries.

Nodding slightly, Lin Tianwei did not try to keep him.

He would never do something that would lower his status.

However, before letting Tore leave, Lin Tianwei said meaningfully:

“In the future, if you encounter a Chance you can’t handle, don’t force it.”

“Next time, you might not be as lucky as this time.”

“Of course, if there’s profit to be made, you can also ask me for help,”

“If I’m in a good mood, I might be able to help you.”

Lin Tianwei’s words immediately startled Tore.

He never expected Lin Tianwei to leave him with words similar to “come to me if you need anything.”

This was truly too much care for him.

Moved in his heart, he said: “Don’t worry, honored sir, I will absolutely not disturb you without good reason.”

With his spider claws tensed, Tore secretly swore in his heart that he would absolutely not disturb Lin Tianwei.

He would definitely work hard, work hard, and work even harder to become stronger.

Even if he couldn't be a help to the honored sir, at least he couldn't hold him back.

Unless he discovered something suitable for the honored sir, he would absolutely not disturb him.

After making up his mind, Tore stopped talking nonsense, opened the spaceship hatch, and flew down.

As a powerful Cosmic Beast, Tore was already well-adapted to the environment of space.

Even in this setting, flying with his physical body would not pose any problems.

After watching Tore leave, Lin Tianwei then gave Kai the order to accept the pull.

The spaceship he was riding, like a flexible bird, quickly moved towards Lotus Planet under the influence of the gravitational pull.

However, even though Kai’s speed was fast, countless other spaceships were even faster.

This wasn’t because their performance was superior to Kai’s, but simply because the gravitational pull guiding them was stronger than the one guiding Kai.

Although Kai’s strength was average, he was still a Mech Clan member of Star-level Seven strength; how could he not outrun those ordinary spaceships?

However, once entering the relevant area, the key factor determining a spaceship’s speed was no longer the spaceship’s performance itself.

But that mysterious gravitational pull.

Since the spaceship transformed from Kai did not look very luxurious, and also lacked any markings of a major power,

this resulted in the force pulling Kai being very weak, only allowing it to follow behind other spaceships, eating their dust.

Faced with this situation, Lin Tianwei remained very calm.

For him.

The speed of the spaceship, whether fast or slow, was simply not important.

As long as he could reach Lotus Planet within the specified time, that was enough.

However, while Lin Tianwei was not in a hurry, there was one Cosmic Beast who was extremely anxious.

It was none other than Luo Ji, who was anxiously awaiting Lin Tianwei’s arrival on Lotus Planet.

All his anxiety and unease settled after Lin Tianwei replied to his message.

Luo Ji’s heart, which had been hanging, finally relaxed, and he asked very eagerly:

“Lord Zeta, where are you now? Please send me your coordinates.”

“I, I, I, I will come to meet you immediately.”

As soon as he thought of the benefits he might gain from Lin Tianwei, Luo Ji disregarded his status and actually intended to go directly to welcome Lin Tianwei.

To welcome Lin Tianwei, a Cosmic Beast of unknown identity, in his capacity as a Lotus Slave Market manager.

This was, after all, an era where profit reigned supreme.

All of Luo Ji’s composure ultimately dissolved into nothingness in the face of the terrifying potential profits Lin Tianwei might bring.

It wasn’t that Luo Ji was overly fawning; it was simply that the resource list Lin Tianwei sent was too shocking.

So shocking that it made him fawn uncontrollably.

To prevent Lin Tianwei from refusing, he even added a reason that Lin Tianwei couldn’t refuse, saying:

“Lord Zeta, although you arrived at this auction in time, you also missed the best time to understand it.”

“But fortunately, I have internal information.”

“If I personally explain it to you, it will definitely help you understand the auction items for this auction.”

“Among them, the time-type Slaves you are most concerned about are not only present at this auction, but there are at least three of them.”

“This auction can definitely be considered an unprecedented grand event.”

“If you want to encounter such a suitable opportunity again, I’m afraid you’ll have to wait several thousand years.”

As an excellent responsible beast, Luo Ji indeed knew very well how to grasp the customer’s mindset.

He directly threw out what Lin Tianwei cared about most, making it impossible for Lin Tianwei to refuse his proposal.

Information about time-type Slaves was naturally what Lin Tianwei most wanted to know.

Without refusing Luo Ji’s kind offer, Lin Tianwei directly sent his current coordinates.

Although Kai was in flight, Lin Tianwei believed that Luo Ji wouldn’t lack the ability to track Kai’s movements.

Sure enough, upon receiving the coordinates from Lin Tianwei, Luo Ji said with a smile:

“Lord Zeta, your current location is not far from Lotus Planet.”

“Ten minutes, give me ten minutes, and I’ll be right there.”

Just then, Luo Ji let out an angry roar, shouting:

“Lord Zeta is our Lotus Auction’s most distinguished guest, how can he be traveling on the lowest-level access channel?!”

“These useless fools are truly blind, they can’t even tell who the real big shot is.”

“Lord Zeta is our Lotus Auction’s most distinguished guest!”

“Please rest assured, I will immediately upgrade your access privilege to the highest level.”

“Wasting time on meaningless travel, this is simply a waste of life.”

After a few angry curses, Luo Ji began his operations.

A moment later, Lin Tianwei felt Kai’s speed increase significantly, at least ten times faster than before, if not more.

Those spaceships that had been clamoring in front of him now looked like decaying meteors, streaking behind Lin Tianwei.

Until they completely vanished from Lin Tianwei’s field of vision.

This sudden change immediately shocked countless Cosmic Beasts.

Especially those spaceships that Lin Tianwei had left far behind; the Cosmic Beasts aboard them exclaimed in surprise:

“Holy cow, this seemingly simple spaceship actually has the highest level of travel privilege?!”

“Strange, it doesn’t have any major family markings on it, how could it get the highest level of travel privilege?”

“This spaceship doesn’t look like any recorded big shot’s personal vessel either.”

“Could it be a spaceship that stubbornly defied the gravitational pull?”

“No, impossible!”

“Don’t let this gravitational pull seem gentle and extremely fragile.”

“But that’s only if you don’t resist it.”

“Once a spaceship tries to resist, a terrifying force will instantly erupt, destroying any spaceship that dares to do so.”

“This kind of action is no different from seeking death.”

“I’m so envious! That’s the highest travel privilege, the speed is extremely fast.”

“Compared to our snail-like crawl, it’s like riding a rocket, so refreshing.”

“It only takes ten minutes to reach Lotus Planet.”

“And you get to see countless spaceships eating your dust behind you.”

“It’s just a pity that the Cosmic Beasts who can obtain the highest travel privilege are all powerful figures, not existences we can even approach.”

“Never mind befriending a powerful figure, even a glimpse from afar would be great.”

“Later, I can brag to other friends that I once saw a super powerful figure while heading to Lotus Planet.”

However, no matter how much they speculated, they could not guess Lin Tianwei’s identity or obtain his information.

As a newcomer to the Extremely Cold Universe, Lin Tianwei had practically no ties here.

He could naturally evade the detection of countless prying eyes.

These extremely envious Cosmic Beasts could only watch helplessly as Lin Tianwei quickly left them behind.

Until they were completely out of sight.

Just like that, under the envious gazes of countless Cosmic Beasts, Kai, like a raging beast, began to speed forward.

Speeding through this regulated area.

However, this was only the beginning of the shock.

Only a very small number of lucky Cosmic Beasts were able to witness the scene that followed.

A spaceship, massive to the extreme and also luxurious to the extreme, was rapidly moving in reverse.

The most striking feature was its emblem: a giant beast’s head with shackles.

This was the mark of the Lotus Slave Market.

Judging by its level, the owner of this spaceship must have a high rank.

Countless Cosmic Beasts curiously observed this rapidly reversing spaceship.

They wondered what important matter at such a crucial moment would cause this spaceship, belonging to the Lotus Slave Market, to rapidly reverse in this area.

The driver of this spaceship was naturally Luo Ji.

Under the gaze of all nearby Cosmic Beasts, Luo Ji slowly brought his spaceship to a stop in front of Lin Tianwei’s spaceship.