Swallowing the Stars: Starting from Late Bloomers

Chapter 020: A Great Increase in Wealth

After purchasing Xuanhuang Star, Kano quickly left the Golden Lion Empire's government office with Lu Qingshan and Verus.

"Velus!"

Cano then looked at Verus, who had been following beside him.

"Ancestor!"

Verus quickly greeted him respectfully.

"You've done a great job discovering Xuanhuang Star, and at the same time, you've allowed me to take on such an outstanding disciple as Qingshan!"

Kano quickly replied, "With such merit, the family will naturally not be stingy!"

"From today onwards, you are officially a core member of the family! Furthermore, I have already transferred your reward to your Golden Lion Empire Bank account!"

Upon hearing Cano's words, Verus's face immediately showed an extremely excited expression.

It's important to know that the Cano family has grown to have many members over tens of thousands of years.

The entire Cano family, if all members are combined, now has fewer than one hundred people who can be considered core members!

After becoming a core member of the family, Verus's status within the Cano family increased significantly.

If anyone were to lay a hand on him, it would be seen as a provocation against the entire Cano family!

"Thank you for the gift, Ancestor!"

Verus immediately knelt down and respectfully said, "Verus will dedicate every ounce of his strength to the family, making it even stronger!"

"Um!"

Kano nodded slightly, then looked at Lu Qingshan beside him: "Qingshan!"

"Teacher!" Lu Qingshan replied quickly.

"You've just embarked on your adventures in space; you'll probably need to buy some necessities!"

Kano quickly smiled and said, "I've already opened an account for you at the Golden Lion Empire Bank and transferred some funds into it!"

"Thank you, Master!" Lu Qingshan quickly expressed his gratitude.

In the universe, it's practically impossible to make a move without money. Although Lu Qingshan has now become the lord of Xuanhuang Star, a planet with life, Xuanhuang Star has only recently come into contact with the universe and cannot provide him with any immediate benefits.

The most precious treasure on the entire Xuanhuang Star is arguably the corpse of the Hengxing-level Ziqian Thousand Serpent.

Yes!

During his journey to Purple Water Star, Lu Qingshan also asked his teacher, Kano, about how the Demon God Mengqi had suddenly broken through to the Hengxing level.

According to Kano, the territory of the Zichuan Empire, and even the Golden Lion Empire, belonged to the demon race long ago.

Xuanhuang Star may have been one of the life planets of the demon race in the past, and the Mengqi Demon God possessed the bloodline of a powerful race within the demon race, the Ziqian Ten Thousand Snakes.

For some unknown reason, the Demon God Mengqi awakened the bloodline of the Ziqian Wanshe and transformed into a true Ziqian Wanshe, directly breaking through to the Hengxing level, which led to the many events that followed.

Although the chances of bloodline awakening are relatively small, the vast universe is bound to have some lucky individuals.

As a powerful bloodline of the demon race, the Ziqian Wanshe can usually grow smoothly to the cosmic level as long as it cultivates diligently. Therefore, that Ziqian Wanshe is very precious. Although it is only a first-level Hengxing, if it is still alive, it is worth at least 500 billion gold lion coins, which is almost as valuable as a life-bearing planet.

However, since Lu Qingshan killed the Monkey King, its value was naturally greatly reduced.

However, it is one of the most rare and powerful bloodlines among the demon race. If it were sold to some powerful collectors, it would probably be worth billions of gold lion coins.

However, the body of the Monkey God was simply too large to be carried by either Kano's or Verus's spaceship. Therefore, it could only be temporarily kept on Xuanhuang Star for safekeeping, and would be transported to other inhabited planets by spaceships for sale later.

This is why, although Lu Qingshan is now the lord of a life-bearing planet, he is penniless.

Now, Kano has not only made him the lord of Xuanhuang Star, but has also provided him with funds to purchase many treasures and resources, which makes him a teacher who treats his disciple extremely well.

"Now that you've become my disciple, it's only right that I help you!"

Kano quickly waved his hand and said, "From now on, you can follow Verus and explore this planet. Buy whatever you need. I'll wait for you at the manor!"

"Yes, Master (Ancestor)!" Lu Qingshan and Verus said respectfully at the same time.

After Kano left, only Lu Qingshan and Verus remained.

"The patriarch has truly gone all out this time!"

Upon seeing the reward that Cano had given him, Verus's face quickly lit up with excitement again.

Because Kano directly transferred 100 billion gold lion coins to him this time!

It should be noted that Xuanhuang Star is not considered particularly precious among many inhabited planets. Even if it were sold directly, the price would probably be around 1.6 trillion gold lion coins.

If he were to hand over Xuanhuang Star directly to the Golden Lion Empire, he would only receive a maximum of 16 billion Golden Lion Coins.

Even if it were handed over to the White Dragon Society mentioned earlier, it would probably only yield a little over 60 billion gold lion coins, but it would come with some risks.

Now, however, Kano directly rewarded him with 100 billion gold lion coins, how could he not be excited?

However, Verus was also very clear in his heart that the reason why the ancestor gave him so many rewards was firstly because he discovered a new life-bearing planet, but more importantly because he helped the ancestor take in such an outstanding disciple as Lu Qingshan!

After all, Kano only has five direct disciples, including Lu Qingshan, and only four of them have a life-bearing planet as their territory.

Apart from Lu Qingshan, the other three had all been disciples of the Kano family for many years and had made countless contributions to the Kano family, which is why they were granted a life-bearing planet as their territory.

Lu Qingshan was given a life-bearing planet as soon as he became a disciple, which naturally made him far more important than the other disciples.

Thinking of this, Verus quickly looked at Lu Qingshan beside him: "Brother Qingshan, I wonder how much funding the Ancestor bestowed upon you this time?"

"this……"

Lu Qingshan quickly checked his newly acquired Golden Lion Empire bank account and then said with great gratitude, "Master, you have directly transferred 100 billion Golden Lion coins to me this time. Your kindness to your disciple is truly immeasurable!"

Upon hearing Lu Qingshan's words, Verus was filled with endless感慨 (gǎnkǎi, deep feelings).

He has ventured into space and faced life-or-death crises many times, but even with the accumulation from discovering life-bearing planets, he has only amassed a net worth of over 20 billion gold lion coins (non-cash).

It was this time that the ancestor rewarded him with 100 billion gold lion coins, which caused his wealth to increase dramatically. However, he still wanted to share these 100 billion gold lion coins with the other members of the adventurer team.

And now, Lu Qingshan has only just successfully become an apprentice, yet he has already received such an astonishing amount of resources.

However, Verus only felt envy towards Lu Qingshan, not jealousy.

After all, he knew very well that Lu Qingshan's future achievements would definitely be amazing.

Even if Lu Qingshan cannot break through to the universe level in the future, just by cultivating to the ninth level of the Hengxing level, he can become one of the best in the Hengxing level with his domain. One of them can be equivalent to ten or even dozens of him!

Moreover, as a super genius who can enter the realm of domains at the planetary level, how could Lu Qingshan possibly fail to break through to the cosmic level once he cultivates to the ninth level of the constant star level?

Thinking of this, Verus quickly said to Lu Qingshan, "Brother Qingshan, the Ancestor truly has nothing but praise for you!"

"I've discovered your hometown this time, and the ancestor only bestowed upon you 100 billion gold lion coins! But now you have enough wealth to buy more treasures and resources that suit you!"

"This Purple Water Star is one of the most prosperous planets in the Scorpio system. You're sure to be able to buy all the treasures and resources you need! Come on, let's go take a look!"

"Thank you so much, Brother Verus!"

After listening to Verus's words, Lu Qingshan quickly followed him to a shop not far away.