Ender asked softly, "What are the conditions?"
King Towering Bear said in a deep voice, "King Verdant End, your defensive capabilities are publicly acknowledged. My condition is very simple: you must protect me during the dangerous adventure."
Hearing this, Ender frowned slightly and was about to speak when King Towering Bear spoke again.
"King Verdant End, please don't misunderstand." Seeing Ender's expression change slightly, King Towering Bear quickly explained, "The protection I'm talking about is to do your best, not to go all out and disregard your life."
Ender asked curiously, "King Towering Bear, aren't you afraid that I'll agree to you and then slack off during the dangerous adventure?"
King Towering Bear said solemnly, "You, King Verdant End, are a super Genius cultivated by the Human Race, and a newly promoted Pinnacle Stage King-Level Immortal. I presume you are not a person who goes back on his word."
Ender smiled slightly, "Okay, I will do my best to ensure your safety during the dangerous adventure."
"Since you, King Verdant End, have agreed to my conditions, then the spoils of the dangerous adventure will be distributed as follows: three and a half tenths for you, three and a half tenths for me, and three tenths for King Pheasant Wing."
King Towering Bear added, "War spoils do not belong to the dangerous adventure's gains, so any war spoils obtained belong to the individual."
Ender nodded, indicating he understood.
"King Verdant End, before the dangerous adventure, I will notify you of a coordinate for us to gather. Don't be in secluded cultivation at that time," King Towering Bear reminded.
"Don't worry, I won't miss it," Ender affirmed.
"Good, then we'll see each other again in a thousand years." King Towering Bear nodded, then stood up and transformed into a white light, disappearing.
King Pheasant Wing greeted, "King Verdant End."
"Thank you just now, King Pheasant Wing," Ender said, "If it weren't for you persuading King Towering Bear, he wouldn't have agreed to my conditions."
King Pheasant Wing smiled, "Haha, King Verdant End, you're too polite. You and I are both Hong Alliance members; helping each other with small favors is nothing."
Ender smiled upon hearing this, not explaining that he had not yet joined the Hong Alliance.
"We'll chat again if there's a chance. I won't disturb you, King Verdant End," King Pheasant Wing said, then transformed into a white light and left.
Seeing the two Pinnacle Stage King-Level Immortals leave, Ender also teleported away.
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Thunder Island, King Verdant End's palace.
Inside the distinctly two-colored palace, Ender sat on the similarly two-colored throne, muttering to himself, "Heh, interesting."
"King Pheasant Wing was unwilling to give up his share, and even intended to gain more. And King Towering Bear, facing my somewhat excessive distribution request, actually gritted his teeth and agreed under the former's persuasion."
"Although King Towering Bear proposed conditions, in essence, it was just to give himself a way out."
"For such dangerous adventures, especially when there are Pinnacle Stage King-Level Immortals from the Demon race faction, anyone who can save will save. After all, one less Pinnacle Stage King-Level expert means one less force to resist the Demon race faction."
Ender's fingers gently tapped the armrest of the throne, "It seems King Towering Bear and King Pheasant Wing are very optimistic about that dangerous place, believing that many treasures can be obtained there, so they are willing to reduce their own share to invite me to join."
"Hmm, I need to prepare more. Both the miniature and large detectors need to be updated, and the cultivation of Immortal plant life should also be moved up on the agenda."
With that said, Ender's consciousness left the Virtual Universe, and he disappeared from the distinctly two-colored palace.
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Virtual Universe, Primal Secret Realm manor.
When Ender's consciousness entered the Virtual Universe again, he had arrived in the manor's study.
His current identity was 'Ender', a World Master Level member of the Primal Secret Realm.
Sitting on the sofa, Ender's fingers moved across the light screen in front of him, checking the items he needed to purchase.
"500 billion Mixed units. If I were to purchase some items as King Verdant End, I wouldn't enjoy the Primal Secret Realm member discount. Moreover, my authority has now increased, and I can now get a 40% discount."
Ever since he could comprehend the 'Space Teleportation' profoundness, Ender found that his authority had been elevated, and he could now enjoy a 40% discount when purchasing items from the Virtual Universe treasure trove.
"First are the detectors. For this dangerous adventure, I must buy better detectors."
Ender searched for detectors, and instantly, various detector data appeared on the light screen.
SFRET01 — 102983 Type: Detection radius 1 billion kilometers, requires 5 million points (discount range 50% to 100%, you can get a 40% discount), click here for detailed information.
SFRET02 — 102983 Type: Detection radius 300 million kilometers, requires 4 million points (discount range 50% to 100%, you can get a 40% discount), click here for detailed information.
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SDU01 — 000001 Type: Detection radius 1 billion kilometers, requires 50 billion points (discount range 50% to 100%, you can get a 40% discount), click here for detailed information.
SDU02 — 000001 Type: Detection radius 300 million kilometers, requires 40 billion points (discount range 50% to 100%, you can get a 40% discount), click here for detailed information.
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a111 — 192039 Type: Detection radius 100 kilometers, requires 1 million points (discount range 50% to 100%, you can get a 40% discount), click here for detailed information.
a112 — 192039 Type: Detection radius 20 kilometers, requires 800,000 points (discount range 50% to 100%, you can get a 40% discount), click here for detailed information.
...
Ender scrolled through the detector model information. Many ultra-high-end detectors were generally not visible to ordinary Primal Secret Realm members; only he, with his special high authority, could see them.
"Although I have 500 billion Mixed units and a 40% discount, those ultra-high-end detectors…"
Looking at those exorbitantly priced detectors, costing tens of billions or even hundreds of billions of points, Ender could only shake his head and skip them. They were not something his current cash flow could afford.
"For the large detector, I'll still buy the 1 billion kilometer radius specification. As for the miniature detector…"
Because he was going on a dangerous adventure a thousand years later, Ender chose a miniature detector with a 100-kilometer detection radius.
A miniature detector with a 100-kilometer radius would be more conducive to his survival and exploration in the dangerous place.
"So expensive. The two detectors cost over 100 billion Mixed units."
After filtering, Ender placed an order to purchase the large and miniature detectors. Since they were purchased with Mixed units, even with the 40% discount, the cost was still enormous.
"Just the detectors cost over a hundred billion Mixed units. Buying resources for cultivating Immortal plant life requires considering the success rate…" Ender's finger moved across the light screen, his gaze fixed on the 'Star Eating Grass' displayed on the screen.
His original plan was to cultivate a '360 Main Vine Cloud Vine.'
But the problem was that the '360 Main Vine Cloud Vine' had an optimal success rate of only 40% to become an Immortal Energy. Even with some treasures that increased the success probability, the success rate was still only a little over 50%.
The optimal plan for a '360 Main Vine Cloud Vine' would cost nearly 11.6 billion points. With the addition of treasures to increase the success rate, the total cost would approach 20 billion points.
However, cultivating Star Eating Grass was different. A 'Five Hundred Vine Star-Eating Grass' was comparable to a '360 Main Vine Immortal Cloud Vine,' both equivalent to a High Stage King-Level Immortal.
But the optimal plan for 'Five Hundred Vine Star-Eating Grass' had a 46% chance of successfully becoming an Immortal. Even with some treasures to increase the success rate, the required points would only be 19 billion, and the success rate was higher than that of a '360 Main Vine Cloud Vine.'
The only trouble was that Star Eating Grass was expensive, and ordinary people had no channels to buy it.
Of course, for Ender, Star Eating Grass was not difficult to purchase, as his identity authority was very high, already exceeding that of a Pinnacle Stage King-Level Immortal.
Star Eating Grass: Known as the "most tenacious offensive plant life." The "most tenacious" here refers to some plant life that can be sold among the Human Race. In the vast Universe, there are still some magical plant lives that can be called unique, which are not for sale.
This Star Eating Grass naturally likes to devour rocks, metals, trees, etc., making its vines incredibly tough and sharp. Its attack method is very singular: a single move of "entanglement and kill"!
Cloud Vine and Star Eating Grass are different. Cloud Vine is actually primarily for defense, with only a slight attack capability.
Ender's original plan to cultivate a '360 Main Vine Cloud Vine' was based on its defensive capabilities after transforming into Cloud Vine armor. However, due to limited funds, he had to change to cultivating the cheaper 'Five Hundred Vine Star-Eating Grass.'
Cultivating Star Eating Grass is also good, because this Star Eating Grass, as an "offensive plant life" and known as the "most tenacious," is naturally a very good auxiliary helper, for example, during a battle…
If the Star Eating Grass's countless vines entangle the opponent, as long as they can entangle and affect the opponent's speed and attack, the outcome of a battle will likely be rewritten!
With a tap of his finger, Ender purchased a Star Eating Grass, numerous cultivation resources, and treasures to increase the success rate from the Virtual Universe treasure trove.
Afterward, he looked at the balance in his account and sighed, "500 billion Mixed units don't last long. Now I only have less than 300 billion mixed units left."
Currently, his shopping plan had only completed two items, costing over 200 billion Mixed units, and he still needed to purchase Fei Mo Poison and Space Law Artifact Refining Materials.
Next, Ender searched for Fei Mo Poison in the Virtual Universe treasure trove, and the next moment, information about Fei Mo Poison appeared on the light screen.
Fei Mo Poison, 1 gram is worth 300 million Mixed units, a terrifying potion formulated by Fei Mo, a powerful alchemist expert among the Human Race…
Staring at the information about Fei Mo Poison on the light screen, Ender murmured to himself, "The weapon I use is a long spear. The Fei Mo Poison will only be applied to the spearhead. I estimate that each application and solidification will consume 20 grams."
"Currently, my cash is less than 300 billion Mixed units. Purchasing 400 grams of Fei Mo Poison will be enough for 20 applications, which can support me through multiple battles."
With that, Ender purchased 400 grams of Fei Mo Poison, worth 120 billion Mixed units, instantly reducing his remaining cash to just over 150 billion Mixed units.
"Hmm… I also need to refine a long spear specifically for applying and solidifying Fei Mo Poison."
Ender searched for Space Law Artifact Refining Materials, and immediately, a list of material names appeared on the light screen.
Void Profound Flame Gold, Voidborne Violet Cobalt, Blood-Patterned Universe Stone…
He even saw Void crystal on the list, but the price was incredibly high, reaching 6 billion Mixed units per kilogram, and with no discount!
"The Virtual Universe Company's treasure trove indeed has many Materials, but the listed prices are a bit higher than normal market prices. However, my 40% discount makes them much cheaper."
Ender looked at the various Space Law Artifact Refining Materials and purchased thousands of tons of Voidborne Violet Cobalt and Void Profound Flame Gold, totaling several hundred million Mixed units.
Finally, he looked at the Void crystal, which had no discount, and gritted his teeth, purchasing 10 kilograms.
The main reason for purchasing Void crystal was that the weapon he was currently using was not good enough, being only an Eighth Grade High Grade level.
It should be noted that the weapons typically used by Pinnacle Stage King-Level Immortals are often Ninth Grade weapons refined from precious g-grade metal. Compared to them, Ender's weapon was indeed inferior.
Because his secret technique level was not high enough, it would be impossible to refine a Ninth Grade weapon without piling on Materials. So, he had no choice but to purchase Void crystal to pile on Materials for Artifact Refining.
"As long as Void crystal is added, the difficulty of refining a Ninth Grade weapon will be greatly reduced. At that time, I can refine two Ninth Grade long spears and a Ninth Grade flying Spirit Weapon, the Shadow Shuttle."
In Ender's opinion, the two Ninth Grade long spears would be easy to refine; he just needed to pile on the Materials.
As for the Ninth Grade flying Spirit Weapon, the Shadow Shuttle, he was confident he could upgrade it to the Ninth Grade level within a thousand years, especially since he had spent a huge amount of money to purchase Void crystal.
After shopping, Ender's newly acquired 500 billion Mixed units were reduced to less than 90 billion.
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Time flowed, and in a blink of an eye, several decades had passed.
Inside the world ring.
Above the vast continent, there was a towering giant tree, 1,600 kilometers tall, its canopy like a massive umbrella covering a sky with a diameter of tens of thousands of kilometers, and countless roots of varying thickness stretched for tens of thousands of kilometers.
Not far from that towering giant tree, in the sky over a thousand kilometers high, a crimson flame with a diameter of several tens of meters was suspended, and within the flame, a bright red long spear slowly rotated.
Ender stood on a root over a kilometer in diameter, gazing at the crimson flame in the sky, whose temperature distorted the air and seemed capable of burning Space.
His gaze penetrated the crimson flame, focusing on the long spear whose shaft displayed Law secret patterns, "After decades of refining, the first Ninth Grade long spear is finally about to be completed."
Several hours later.
The crimson flame dissipated, revealing the bright red long spear that still emitted a terrifying temperature. However, as time passed, the spear's red color gradually faded, revealing its original purple color.
"With a trace of Void crystal as the main component, a large amount of Voidborne Violet Cobalt and a small amount of Void Profound Flame Gold as auxiliary, the color is exactly the same as Fei Mo Poison."
Ender nodded with satisfaction, "After applying and solidifying Fei Mo Poison on the spearhead, it will be difficult to see any abnormalities."
Once the long spear had completely cooled, with a pull of World Energy, the purple Ninth Grade long spear swiftly flew to his front.
Ender gently stroked the patterns on the spear shaft, which seemed designed for anti-slip but were actually Law secret techniques, giving him a feeling that even a King Immortal could be killed!
"Just one last step."
Taking out a black briefcase from his world ring, Ender held the long spear in one hand and the black briefcase in the other, floating down to the ground.
Gently placing the briefcase on the ground, he softly said, "Open."
Crack!
The black briefcase opened, revealing twenty crystal tubes inside. Each crystal tube contained a captivating purple liquid, slowly flowing like mercury.
"According to my request, 400 grams of Fei Mo Poison are divided into twenty tubes, each containing 20 grams."
Ender took out a crystal tube and carefully applied Fei Mo Poison to the spearhead of the newly refined Ninth Grade long spear…