Chapter 241: Farewell
Regrettably, he had now come into contact with the martial arts center of the other world. Even a main cannon of this level, if brought to the other world, wouldn’t be much of a deterrent.
It was inferior to the methods available within the Mysterious Dragon Secret Realm.
Moreover, this type of weapon was not only massive in size but also extremely expensive.
Just this main cannon alone cost Shen Xing nearly 300 billion Federation currency.
Adding in other miscellaneous things, he spent a total of nearly 2.8 trillion.
He had almost exhausted all of his Federation currency.
He had already handed over hundreds of Human Grade martial path intents to the researchers for anonymous registration, mainly those of the First and Second Realm levels.
It was all about accumulating small gains.
However, Shen Xing was gradually realizing the limitations of registering martial path intents—most martial artists only needed to delve deeply into one or two high-quality martial path intents. The market for these martial path intents was actually quite limited.
Even in the other world, the price of martial path intents wasn’t considered expensive because they could be replicated repeatedly, resulting in relatively low costs.
After all, the higher the quality of the martial path intent, the harder it was to learn.
Although powerful, they might not necessarily hold much value.
The Heaven Grade martial path intent within the Mysterious Dragon Secret Realm would undoubtedly drive people crazy if word got out. However, the realm had been open for 8,000 years, and it had always been there, yet no one had ever obtained it.
Therefore, the real major market for martial arts lay in resources and weapons.
These two aspects were the real necessities.
Those large warbands all occupied territories in the other world through the interdimensional battlefields, then cultivated and mined resources, accumulating enough wealth to build interstellar fleets, large-scale weapons, and even space cities.
Based on this alone, he had to go to the interdimensional battlefield.
“He Dong, I’ll leave it to you,” Shen Xing said to He Dong and the others behind him.
“Yes,” He Dong replied, his face filled with obvious excitement.
He was a research-oriented talent specializing in warships. He had even modified the warship according to Shen Xing’s requirements.
Selecting materials, installing weapons, determining their placement, and managing the warship’s control and security systems.
These tasks all required professionals.
It was thanks to He Dong and his team’s expertise that they were able to meet all of Shen Xing’s requirements within the limited budget.
And now, they had to conduct various inspections. Only after passing all inspections could they take possession.
Further modifications would follow.
In the vast universe, spaceships and warships were essential for survival, so it was impossible to entrust everything to others.
What they received was essentially a semi-finished product.
The entire inspection and modification process would take about a week. Of course, Shen Xing didn’t need to stay here that long. But at this moment, looking at this medium-sized spaceship that truly belonged to him, he couldn’t help but inspect it with anticipation.
The interior design of the spaceship was a blend of technology and nature.
It could actually be considered a large cruise ship.
In the very center was a large space with an ecological base, filled with various plants and animals. There was even a virtual blue sky and white clouds, and even a virtual sea and beach. The seawater was real, part of the ship’s water recycling system. Only the distant, endless skyline was artificial.
One could say that staying in such an environment would prevent feelings of depression and boredom for at least a dozen years.
And surrounding this ecological base were the living quarters.
From cultivation rooms to sparring areas, entertainment areas, and various experimental and research areas, everything was available. There was even plenty of space reserved for special equipment. It wouldn’t be a problem to fit in a few processing plants, meeting the research and manufacturing requirements for armor, weapons, and other items.
It could accommodate up to ten thousand people for long-term living and working.
Currently, the research institute only had three thousand people.
So, there was still plenty of space.
When the research institute expanded further, he would likely have enough resources to purchase a larger spaceship.
Shen Xing spent about two to three hours inspecting the entire spaceship. Overall, he was quite satisfied.
Every spaceship was a captain’s kingdom!
Countless people in the entire Human Federation dreamed of owning their own spaceship. And he had achieved this dream after just over a year of embarking on the martial path!
In the end, he didn’t even go back but stayed on the spaceship to cultivate.
During the final inspection and modification process, it was best for him, as the captain, to stay here and oversee things.
Of course, he didn’t need to do anything, just being here was enough.
He could treat it as a trial run of the cultivation room.
With the presence of dragon crystals and pills, his cultivation speed here wouldn’t be much slower than back at Tianyuan Sect.
Besides, with his current reputation, since he was preparing to leave the Academy Home Planet, there would definitely be many things to do.
And that was indeed the case.
During the following period, various individuals came to visit. Some were representatives from different schools, trying to build closer relationships. Others were from various organizations, especially trading companies, mainly coming to present membership cards and welcome him to spend money. Later on, even representatives from several unknown hidden factions came, seemingly wanting to witness Shen Xing’s situation firsthand and try to discern something.
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Naturally, Shen Xing didn’t meet with those whose intentions were unclear.
And on the fifth day, even Mi Fei came.
The speed of her strength improvement surprised even Shen Xing. She had already reached the Late-Innate Stage, surpassing Hu An and Gu Jiao by a whole level, gradually catching up to Nangong Jin Yi.
“It seems this path really suits you,” Shen Xing said with a hint of amazement.
He suspected that the cultivation technique Mi Fei was practicing might have reached the Earth Grade Mid-Grade, or even Earth Grade High-Grade level.
It seemed that he shouldn’t underestimate the powerhouses of the Human Federation.
Perhaps their foundation was temporarily inferior to the other world, but their development speed was much faster.
“Yeah, I didn’t expect it either,” Mi Fei still had that languid demeanor, just like when they first met. She pitifully complained, “But it’s too tiring. Besides cultivation, I have to practice singing and dancing. Is it too late to latch onto a powerful backer now?”
“You’ve already latched onto a suitable one,” Shen Xing chuckled.
He could naturally tell that she was just joking.
“I was the first one who wanted to latch onto a powerful backer, but somehow Gu Jiao and Jin Yi beat me to it,” Mi Fei leaned back, lying down on the sofa and rolling around while hugging a pillow.
Only she could pull off such actions so naturally without appearing contrived.
Even though Shen Xing now had the Sun-Swallowing Dragon protecting his Divine Soul, he still felt a slight stirring in his heart.
And when he realized this, he was also a little surprised.
Granted, it was because they had a good relationship and he wasn’t deliberately on guard, but Mi Fei was a whole major realm weaker than him!
Perhaps.
Among all the friends he had made at the academy, this one might have the greatest potential.
However, Shen Xing merely expressed his amazement and said with a smile, “There’s still plenty of time. When I reach the Seventh or Eighth Realm in the future, you can latch onto me then. Wouldn’t that be even better?”
“That’s true,” Mi Fei stopped rolling and looked at him pitifully while hugging the pillow, “but A Jiao and Jin Yi are planning to come to your place.”
So that’s what it was about.
Shen Xing understood.
Perhaps it wasn’t just because of the cultivation technique, but because Mi Fei’s intentions were pure that he realized it, and therefore the Sun-Swallowing Dragon didn’t react much?
Or was it that Mi Fei’s feelings deepened the charm brought by her cultivation technique?
Or was there really such a thing as a pure heart?
Shen Xing’s thoughts drifted.
He didn’t come back to his senses until Mi Fei waved her hand in front of him.
“What are you thinking about?” Mi Fei asked curiously.
“Nothing,” Shen Xing shook his head.
He couldn’t very well say he was thinking about why her charm was so powerful.
However, looking at Mi Fei’s appearance, he still comforted her a little.
Mi Fei’s visit this time was also to bid him farewell.
The starry sky was vast, and the martial path was long. Even if they were in the same civilization, once they parted ways, it would be difficult to meet again.
Perhaps, loneliness belonged not only to those who walked at the forefront but to every martial artist who pursued the martial path.
And the day after Mi Fei left, An Yiyi also came to find him.
“I’m going to join the Federation Legion and go to the front line battlefield,” her first sentence left Shen Xing somewhat speechless.
“You gave me the courage to make this choice,” An Yiyi said with a smile, “When we first met, you came up to talk to me, and I was wondering if you could keep up with me and become my companion on the long martial path. But now, it’s me who can’t keep up with you. However, I will always be looking at your back, moving forward. It’s best if you don’t let me catch up to you.”
“I won’t,” Shen Xing said very seriously.
An Yiyi was the first martial artist he encountered on his martial path that he wanted to chase and surpass. Although he grew so fast that he quickly surpassed her, no matter where he went in the future, when he looked back at the beginning, he would probably never forget this peer who also stood at the registration desk, a minor realm above him.
An Yiyi didn’t stay long. She left very freely, as if she had just come to say goodbye.
Shen Xing also gave his blessings.
The front line battlefield was an interdimensional battlefield where intense wars were still ongoing. It was the most dangerous and intense place in the entire Human Federation. Usually, only the Federation Legion would go there.
Although An Yiyi came from the Human Federation’s talent cultivation base, with her talent, she actually had other options.
But she ultimately made this decision.
Shen Xing had a premonition that the next time they met, if she was still alive, she would probably have achievements that would surprise him.
