186: Chapter 186 One Hundred and Seventy Billion Cosmic Coins!

Upon hearing Li Fan's words.

Jia Yan, who was still in a state of shock, immediately snapped to attention.

"Got it!"

And so,

Jia Yan promptly led Li Fan to the plaza.

When the low-level employees in the distance and that large group of young female servants saw the two of them, they couldn't help but widen their eyes in astonishment.

Many of them might not recognize Jia Yan.

But they were very familiar with the collar around Jia Yan's neck.

Wasn't that the same model as their own collars?

"Who is that man? Is he the one who brought the Immortal Level powerhouse to save us?"

"It looks like it really might be him! If not, logically speaking, an Immortal Level powerhouse wouldn't come to a small place like the Black Abyss Star Pirate Group!"

"A savior! Does anyone know him? His identity must be extraordinary. I wish I had known and built a good relationship with him earlier!"

"Well, he doesn't seem *that* extraordinary, does he? Look at his attitude towards the person beside him; he's practically acting like a lackey!"

"That young man seems to be the one with the unusual status. He's probably connected to that Immortal Level being. I'd say there's a high chance this young man is his master!"

"Damn! Having a master like that is truly enviable!"

"Exactly! I don't think being a lackey is so bad!"

...

Discussions buzzed through the crowd.

Everyone began speculating about the identities of Jia Yan and Li Fan.

Judging from how the two interacted, most assumed Jia Yan was a subordinate or something similar, while Li Fan was guessed to be a descendant or relative of that Immortal Level being.

Because of this,

many couldn't help but cast envious glances at Jia Yan.

As for Li Fan, they didn't even dare to feel envy.

To have a connection with an Immortal Level being, you'd need to be reborn several times over to have even the slightest chance.

Being a lackey was more realistic.

Back to Li Fan's side.

Li Fan was very quick at looting the spoils, especially with Jia Yan's assistance, making the process even faster.

In less than fifteen minutes, all the wealth and assets of the Black Beard King and his crew members were gathered by Li Fan.

After finishing with these people, his gaze swept towards the surrounding spaceships.

Although these ships' grades were completely inferior to his Dark Star, they were still decent, at least fully capable of interstellar travel.

If sold, they should fetch a considerable sum.

Moreover, if transported back to Blue Star and handed over to Li Daguo and the others from Great Xia, Blue Star's overall strength, and even its technological level, could see significant improvement.

So, why leave them behind?

And so,

Li Fan immediately ordered Skin Bear to use the Dark Star to perform spatial folding on all these spaceships, packing them into the storage bay.

Soon,

after a series of maneuvers, the once seemingly prosperous Black Abyss Star Pirate Group was left with nothing but a bare base and scattered, damaged ship wreckage, presenting a desolate sight.

"That should be about enough."

Li Fan glanced once more at the now worthless base around him and finally felt satisfied, ready to leave.

Just as he was about to depart,

many young women of various races and those low-level employees couldn't help but gather around.

Their eyes revealed

they genuinely wished to follow Li Fan.

Especially the young women of different races; they were practically on the verge of using the same methods they used to serve the Black Beard King on Li Fan.

However, Li Fan remained completely unmoved.

Everyone has their own ambitions, and his clearly lay elsewhere.

Jia Yan, on the other hand, was quite the opposite; he had considerable interest in these female attendants.

"Brother Fan, if we auctioned these women off, it would also be a sizable fortune," Jia Yan said, frowning as he saw Li Fan preparing to leave.

Hearing this, Li Fan fell silent for a moment, then shook his head.

It wasn't that he was morally superior or looked down on the money; he simply didn't like engaging in such things.

A gentleman loves wealth but acquires it through proper means. Having looted the assets of the Black Beard King and the others, he already had enough to squander for a while.

"Here are three billion cosmic coins."

"If you want the remaining people here, they're yours."

"Also, my objective here is complete. You don't need to follow me anymore."

Li Fan handed Jia Yan a card and spoke slowly.

His purpose in finding Jia Yan was to come to the Black Abyss Star Pirate Group and make a side profit.

Now that it was done, there was naturally no reason for Jia Yan to keep following him.

Even though Jia Yan had been inexplicably flattering and buttering him up these past few days, that wasn't reason enough for Li Fan to keep him around.

"Brother Fan?" Hearing this, Jia Yan clearly grew anxious.

"Brother Fan, Brother Fan, don't be like this. I'm an orphan with no family, adrift in the universe, all alone. I've been wandering in the Wushan Seat for decades. I may not have much else, but my experience and knowledge are absolutely top-notch!

"In the future, during your travels and training, there will inevitably be dirty or tedious work. I can handle all of that!"

Jia Yan had no intention of letting go of this golden thigh before him.

Faced with Jia Yan's almost non-stop effort to prove his worth,

Li Fan was actually swayed, if only a little.

After dealing with the situation on Blue Star,

he planned to stay in the Federation Central City for a period.

There, he could gain a deeper understanding of the Silver Dragon Federation and the state of cosmic civilization, while also providing a good environment for the upcoming Inheritance Competition.

During that time, having someone to handle the dirty and tedious work wouldn't be bad.

So, after some thought, Li Fan agreed.

Returning to the Dark Star,

Li Fan didn't immediately choose to return to Blue Star, but instead decided to make another trip to the energy planet.

He had now amassed considerable wealth.

Although it wasn't necessary to fully recharge the Dark Star's energy, filling it to about fifty percent was feasible.

After all, he would need the Dark Star for both long-distance interstellar travel and his usual training in the future.

As for why fully charging it wasn't necessary, obviously, the money had other uses.

The Inheritance Competition would be filled with countless experts.

Although he could improve through training alone right now, time-wise, relying solely on training was far from sufficient in terms of progress speed.

He needed to learn cultivation methods suited to him, as well as higher-level martial techniques.

And from what he knew, these things were all extremely expensive.

In short, there would be plenty of places to spend money in the future.

But it wasn't a big problem.

The universe was vast. As long as he was cautious, seized the right opportunities, and employed some disguise, his Annihilation Eye could help him rapidly accumulate wealth and opportunities. As long as he wasn't caught red-handed by some outrageously powerful individuals, he could simply zip away in the Dark Star to any corner of the cosmos.

And soon,

Li Fan tallied up the gains from this venture.

In pure cosmic coins alone, there were roughly one hundred billion.

Other cultivation resources, magical treasures, and weapons, if valued according to black market prices on the Cosmic Virtual Network, were worth about seventy billion.

As for those spaceships, after some thought, Li Fan decided not to sell them, but to leave them for Blue Star.

He was the Star Lord of Blue Star, and Blue Star was his homeland. He genuinely wished for Blue Star to grow stronger.

So, overall,

the total gains from this trip amounted to approximately one hundred and seventy billion cosmic coins.