Chapter Thirty-One: The Emerald Star

“Brother Tang, where are we now?” Hua Shaojie asked.

“Truthfully, I’m not sure exactly where we are either. Not knowing is what makes it an expedition; otherwise, where would the fun be?” Tang Yi said without looking back, his eyes fixed on the screen.

“Brother Tang, what have you been staring at all this time?” Hua Ruoxue asked curiously from the side, noticing that Tang Yi kept adjusting the image over and over.

“I’m searching for treasure. The main purpose of this expedition is to find good materials and valuable treasures.” Tang Yi continued tweaking the display without pause. Just then, Liu Mingde hurried over.

“Brother Tang, all the signal relay stations are completely used up now. And with the Tang Group and all of Feiyun Peak combined, we’re already over at the Heavenly Horse Star. We can’t replenish anything anymore,” Liu Mingde said.

“Oh, that’s fine. If they’re gone, they’re gone.”

“But, Brother Tang, if we go any farther, how are we supposed to keep in contact with the Solar System side?” Liu Mingde said anxiously.

“Heh, you don’t need to worry about that. The boat will straighten itself when it reaches the bridge. Besides, Jett and I already developed ultra-long-distance communication equipment, so there’s no need for concern. All right, found it. We’re going to strike it rich this time, hahaha!” Tang Yi suddenly burst into laughter, startling everyone nearby.

“Brother Tang, you said we’re going to get rich. Where is it?” Zhang Qiang, who had been drowsing in his seat, immediately perked up at the word rich.

“Don’t rush. Jett, enlarge Planet Four Three Two One Zero.” Tang Yi said. A giant green planet appeared on the screen. “Heh heh, Qiangzi, do you see it? Our fortune is right here. Jett, notify everyone to assemble in the Astronomical Laboratory in ten minutes.”

“Understood, Captain. Executing immediately.” Jett’s voice had begun to sound less mechanical, though it was still a little stiff.

Ten minutes later, everyone on the ship gathered in the newly built Astronomical Laboratory. The laboratory’s primary function was to collect celestial bodies from space and analyze and compare them, so that they could find more and better materials.

Tang Yi swept his gaze across the crowd and said, “Jett, tell everyone the information on Planet 43210.”

“Certainly, Captain. Planet 43210 is located on the edge of the Redleaf Galaxy, which is also where we are currently. Planet 43210 has been temporarily named Green Green Planet by the captain. From the outside, Green Green Planet appears deep green because its surface is covered by a vast amount of green vegetation. That is not the key point. The key point is that beneath Green Green Planet’s surface lies a huge quantity of green crystals, that is, superior-grade spirit stones. Report complete!”

“A huge quantity of superior-grade spirit stones? How huge?” Zhang Sanfeng asked.

“Based on the scan data, approximately three million cubic meters!” Jett replied.

“How many superior-grade spirit stones is that?” This time it was Zhang Qiang who asked.

“By standard superior-grade spirit stone calculations, one cubic meter equals twelve thousand five hundred stones. Three million cubic meters means thirty-seven billion five hundred million superior-grade spirit stones.” Jett’s voice rang out again.

A collective gasp filled the room. Thirty-seven billion five hundred million was an unimaginable number.

“Look at all of you. What are you acting like? You’re scared stiff over this little bit of stuff. What are you going to do when there’s more—just faint on the spot? Useless!” Tang Yi laughed as he scolded them.

“Haha, then what are we waiting for? Let’s go mine it now,” Hua Shaojie shouted.

“Idiot. If we could do that right now, would Brother Tang call us all to a meeting? There must be a problem,” Bai Dongfang shot back, once again sparring with Hua Shaojie.

“As for the spirit stones, I already had them all collected by the time you gathered here. What I want to tell you about is not the spirit stones, but something else on Green Green Planet.”

“Huh? You already collected all the spirit stones?” Everyone looked at Tang Yi in disbelief.

“Of course. Who do you think I am? Enough about that. I discovered that this planet has mythical divine beasts. What we need to do now is go and secretly capture them. Here are the divine beast sedatives made by the item production machine. Take them and divide them up, then the operation to covertly capture the divine beasts will begin. Of course, anyone who doesn’t want to go is not being forced.” Tang Yi took out a large bag of divine beast sedatives and handed it to Liu Mingde.

“Brother Tang, you don’t need to look at me like that. I’m going too. I want to catch a few more. I can take them back later for the sisters in the sect,” Gu Zhenzhen said to Tang Yi.

“Mm, I wasn’t targeting you. You’re being too sensitive. All right, Jett, stay in orbit around Green Green Planet and prepare to transport us down to it.” Tang Yi said awkwardly.

...

A flash of white light passed, and more than ten glowing spheres appeared in a vast valley on Green Green Planet. This was one of the few places on Green Green Planet not covered by plants.

“Everyone, be careful. We don’t know what dangers there may be here, so don’t stray too far. That way we can look out for one another,” Zhang Sanfeng said, surveying the surroundings. Everyone nodded in agreement.

“Everyone turn on your communication earpieces and test the sound. Good. All right, begin moving!” Tang Yi said softly.

As soon as his voice fell, more than ten differently colored spheres scattered into the forest. Hua Ruoxue stayed at Tang Yi’s side.

“These people... sigh, forget it. Ruoxue, let’s walk slowly ourselves!” Tang Yi said, shaking his head.

“Let’s go, Brother Tang. I’ve wanted a spirit beast for ages. Now that I finally have the chance, of course I want to move quickly.” As she spoke, Hua Ruoxue activated the ring’s flight function and soared forward.

“Who in the world are all these people? They’ve even corrupted my Ruoxue,” Tang Yi muttered inwardly, but his feet never stopped as he chased after her.

...

Hua Shaojie and Gu Zhenzhen were flying side by side toward the front. “Roar...” Suddenly, the Black Wind Scarlet Tiger in Gu Zhenzhen’s arms leaped down to the ground and swelled in size. Its tiger eyes locked tightly onto the left front.

“It looks like something’s up ahead. Little Black, go.” After saying that to Hua Shaojie, Gu Zhenzhen and the Black Wind Scarlet Tiger Beast accelerated ahead to check the situation.

“Wait for me!” Hua Shaojie shouted. “You want to beat me on the ground? Let’s see about that—Earth Shift Technique!” As he spoke, he activated his earth-control superpower. A string of afterimages appeared around his body, and when they vanished, Hua Shaojie was already ahead of Gu Zhenzhen.

Suddenly, boom! A thunderous crash. Hua Shaojie, with an orange energy shield around him, seemed to have撞 into something. His body was sent flying backward at high speed, and the energy shield dispersed halfway through. As he fell, the Black Wind Scarlet Beast happened to catch him.

“Shaojie, are you all right?” Gu Zhenzhen hurried forward, asking with concern.

“I’m fine. Be careful...!” Hua Shaojie saw that an unknown creature had appeared ahead.