Chapter 1038 System Upgrade
Since they decided on heading to Shenglong Star, everyone hurriedly went back to prepare. The actual preparation time was very short, merely a few hours. After all, there were many more resources there. Everyone basically prepared only some clothes and necessities.
Hong Weiguo brought along Liu Yihui and Mu Tie, Liu Mingxin and Mu Zixiao, Hong Dali’s good friends, and a few others to board the spacecraft first—these people would be the primary team for development once they reached Shenglong Star. They were the most reliable ones.
Hong Dali’s lackeys followed. They were going to the Shenglong Royal Family’s Shenglong Star for leisure, so there would not be too much danger. Hence, they were not overly worried and brought along whatever they could.
The Galaxy Aristocrats sent some people over to research on human’s bloodline and to discuss marriage with the humans on Earth.
White Beard Gate and his sons followed along as well. There were only benefits and no downsides for them to work under the Shenglong Royal Family. There would be ample resources, and Hong Dali would surely protect them.
Finally, the other members of the Hong Family stayed put. They waited for Hong Xingyu to give the orders so that they could enjoy their lives at their respective planets.
Soon, all the relevant personnel boarded the spacecraft and prepared to set off.
Once they exited Earth’s atmosphere, Hong Dali looked at the four space carriers shaped like giant spherical planets. He was completely stunned. “Great-grandfather, are these the Star Sector-level space carriers that are more powerful than the Stellar-level space carriers?”
“That’s right.” Hong Xingyu nodded. “These are the Star Sector-level space carriers.”
Star Sector-level space carriers were over 5,000 kilometers in diameter. They looked extremely impressive. Even in vast and empty space, they were terrifyingly huge. The Stellar-level space carriers brought by the Top Operatives looked like trembling little chicks in the corner of the universe compared to this huge beast.
Everything on the New Earth was settled and arranged properly. Once everyone entered the space carriers, Hong Xingyu left two of them behind to protect the New Earth, in case something unexpected happened. After all, the Tower of Life was very important, and they could not afford to be careless with it. The other two space carriers initiated Inter-sector Teleportation and headed for Shenglong Star.
Once they entered the space carrier, they realized that the Star Sector-level space carriers were completely different from Stellar-level space carriers. It was like an entire planet on the inside. There were mountains and rivers, and even an artificial sun in the middle. The entire place looked secluded and completely different from the outside, where giant cannons were deployed. The design was impeccable.
“Prepare yourselves. We’re about to initiate the Inter-sector Teleportation.” Hong Xingyu brought everyone to an extremely beautiful villa inside the space carrier. They each settled down in their own rooms. Old Madam held Hong Dali’s hand. “This Inter-sector Teleportation is much more convenient than Space Oscillation. We will be within ten million kilometers of the target location after we teleport, so it’ll be easy to find our destination.”
What the heck? So convenient! Ten million kilometers. If we travel at the standard speed of a few thousand kilometers per second, doesn’t that mean we’ll reach our destination within ten minutes after the teleportation? Good, good. We’ll rely on this to travel in the future!
Soon, the inter-sector teleportation began. There was no uncomfortable feeling like during the Space Oscillation. Hong Dali only felt light turbulence and an obvious fluctuation in space around him. The Old Madam explained, “We have entered the Dark Space now. This is the core principle of the Inter-sector Teleportation—Dark Space fluctuation matrix. The specific theory is difficult to understand, but you just need to know that we’ll reach the destination in about five minutes.”
Five minutes!
Only five minutes to reach the Shenglong Star from New Earth!
“Hehe, the only drawback for Inter-sector Teleportation is the cost.” Hong Xingyu smiled. “A single trip costs around ten million Shenglong Dollars. Meh, it’s not bad.”
A single trip cost ten million dollars! Even though Hong Dali was a prodigal, he was not a dumb prodigal who was insensitive about numbers. He was stunned when he heard the figure—ten million Shenglong Dollars for a single trip. If converted into Dimu Dollars, that would be ten million multiplied by two hundred, or a hundred million multiped by twenty. That meant two billion Dimu Dollars! If converted into Galaxy Dollars, that would be ten billion Galaxy Dollars! Oh my god!
This was god-level nouveau riche!
Of course, being god-level nouveau riche is no longer important. After all, I’ve turned into the offspring of the insanely wealthy again. Hahahahaha! Shenglong Royal Family. Royals within the royal family. Descendant of the Hong Family! Squander. I will squander as hard as possible!
Just then, he heard the System’s voice—
“Host has become a member of the Shenglong Royal Family. Great Prodigal System is upgrading, please wait…”
The Great Prodigal System is finally upgrading! This is indeed a decent start. Wahahahahaha!
Soon, the System upgrade ended. It started reporting Hong Dali’s latest abilities.
“Host’s current level: Star Sector-level Prodigal (lower-tier). Currency system has been upgraded to Shenglong Dollars. In the current state, for every ten thousand Shenglong Dollars that the host squanders, an attribute point shall be earned.”
What the heck, the currency system was upgraded as well? Hm, whatever, it’s all the same. I won’t really need to worry about spending money once I reach Shenglong Star, right?
The System continued—
“Host’s current condition: Strength: 100, Agility: 100, Reflexes: 100, Health: 56, Sexual capability: 100. Current reserve attribute points: 0.”
“Main Abilities: Elemental Affinity, Elemental Shock. Host can use natural elements in the universe to obtain attribute point boosts. Each unit of natural element will result in a boost of one point to all attributes, or sixteen points of combat power. (Additional explanation: Ten cubic meters of space constitutes one unit.)”
Eh, this is good, this is good. Specific attribute data is given this time. Not bad.
“Second Gear: Boost all stats by 6,000%, deplete 30 Health points. Can be used in conjunction with Star Knight transformation.”
“Gene fusion state with the Golden Emperor Beetle has been upgraded. Current state: Intermediate.”
“Ability: Star Knight intermediate transformation. Explanation: Star Knight, one of the highest combat power in the universe. Intermediate transformation Health Point Requirement: 60. After transformation, all attributes: 300,000. Combat power: 4,800,000 (does not include Health and Sexual capability. Others: this value is the basic value of the universe). Can travel freely in the universe. Attached weapons: Dark Energy Shock Cannon. Attack Power: 1,888,888. Can easily destroy a Fifth-Order Stellar-level space carrier.”
“Shenglong Royal Family Lineage Ability: Phase Transmission. Current state: Primary level. Proficiency: 1/100. Addition explanation: Ability can be activated every 48 hours. When proficiency level is maxed out, ability can be activated twice consecutively every 24 hours.”
What the heck. This is a little difficult. Once every two days. That means 200 days for 100 times… Hm, I’ll train slowly…
The System continued—
“Given that the Host has gained the Shenglong Royal Family bloodline, skills need to be adjusted accordingly.”
“Gem processing, embedding, and magic enhancement: an embedding gem with +15 attribute points can be produced for every one million Shenglong Dollars. Additional explanation: one attribute point will be deducted. In addition, currency required for this ability will not be factored into squandered currency.”
“Halo system upgrade—Star Sector-level Halo Effect: Lackey’s attributes will be increased by 300%, including equipment attribute. Effective area: One hundred light-years.”
Oh my god. This is amazing! Gem processing ability has been upgraded. I’ll be able to produce gems with +15 attribute points and above! It’ll only cost me one attribute point! My Lackey Halo has been upgraded as well. All attributes will be increased by 300%. That’s unbelievable! Effective radius of 100 light-years. Wahahaha!
Fuse the gems. I must fuse the gems! I’m rich, anyways. There are 300 billion Shenglong Dollars waiting for me from the High Nobles. I’ll fuse the gems however I want!
Of course, none of this was important to Hong Dali right now.
The most important thing was the new reward mentioned during the previous System upgrade. It was apparently one of the best abilities in the entire universe!
As expected, the System began the introduction. “Star Sector-level Prodigal, requirements for new rewards updated. Current status: Accumulate. For every 1,000 Shenglong Dollars that the host squanders, status accumulates by 1%. Once the accumulation status ends, the new reward will enter the preparation phase for the next stage.”
“New reward: Universe’s best ability. Ability Introduction: One of the top capabilities of the universe, the host can have this ability on the day the reward is unlocked. This power surpasses the ability of space and time, and is on par with the ability of dimensional space and parallel space.”
What the heck. This is the greatest reward ever from this system upgrade!
The first phase only required him to squander 1,000 multiplied by 100. 100,000 Shenglong Dollars?
That’s seriously easy, right?! We’ll check out the next part of the mission the moment we reach. Wahahaha!
The System was supposed to end the announcement. However, it suddenly changed its sequence this time. “Since the Host has jumped from Stellar-level to Star Sector-level directly, the gap might be too huge. In order to prevent the Host from feeling uncomfortable, a provisional Main Mission has been added.”
What the heck? Jumping a level resulted in a Main Mission popping up?! So terrifying?!
System: “Star Sector-level Main Mission One: Squander 100,000 Shenglong Dollars within three days. Mission Reward: Five attribute points. Mission Failure Punishment: Deduction of five attribute points. Friendly reminder: As the conversion rate between Shenglong Dollars and Dimu Dollars or Galaxy Dollars is too huge, the Host has to temporarily rely on himself to obtain the initial Shenglong Dollars for the squandering mission.”
When he saw that, Hong Dali opened his mouth wide in shock—
It was easy to squander 100,000 Shenglong Dollars in three days. However, the most crucial thing was that he had to figure out how to get the Shenglong Dollars himself! What kind of condition was that? The 300 billion dollars from the High Nobles would still take a long time to arrive. In other words, it was difficult for him to obtain the 100,000 Shenglong Dollars for squandering in the next three days!
Damn it. I have to utilize my ultimate move to save my own life!
Hong Dali smiled and hugged Hua Yueling’s arm. “Great-grandmother, I want to squander when we reach. Can you give me some money…”
Tang Muxin: “…” Li Nianwei: “…” Hong Weiguo: “…” Lan Ruoxi: “…”
Can you stop being so embarrassing!
Damn it. You think I want to do this? It’s all for the mission! For the mission!
Luckily, Hua Yueling doted on him to a great extent. She agreed without any hesitation. “Sure. We’ll open an account once we reach there. Great-grandmother will give you ten million dollars to play with first. You can ask for more if it’s not enough!”
Everyone collapsed emotionally—this Hong Dali was indeed born to be a prodigal! If he did not squander, it would be a waste of his talent!