If he could get the Mavis Family's money, he could keep the Time Stop Space open indefinitely.
"Student Lu, this is your reward," Manager Ahke handed over a white Mavis Family card, "There are 3.2 billion cosmic dollars inside. You can go to the nearest Mavis Bank and exchange them for star crystals. It's convenient for you to carry them around."
"Exchange?" Lu Yin was surprised.
Ahke explained, "Transactions in the Innerverse are mostly done in star crystals. The number of cosmic dollars is too large and sometimes inconvenient. 3.2 billion cosmic dollars can be exchanged for 3200 star crystals."
Lu Yin nodded, secretly excited; this job was perfect for him. He had decided to come whenever he needed money. Wait, when had he ever not needed money?
He would return once he turned in the mission and saw if it was okay.
Ahke was puzzled by Lu Yin's happy expression. They guessed that this student must have brought his own materials to complete the mission. Although the mission had been completed, the materials had been lost. They had only paid 30% of the value of the materials, but why did this student seem so happy?
Were the missions that important?
That shouldn't be the case; they couldn't give out missions that were too important.
"Student Lu, do you want to continue decomposing or return to the academy?
If you want to continue, we welcome you with the same reward, "Ahke probed.
Lu Yin shook his head, "No need, let's go to the space station."
Ahke nodded, "Please."
Along the way, Lu Yin looked at the countless abandoned machines on both sides of the road. To him, these were all treasures that could be exchanged for money.
"Manager Ahke, can I come whenever I want to decompose materials?" Lu Yin asked.
Ahke smiled, "Of course, unless you're a Limiteer, you'll have to pass the test. Students of Astral-10 don't need to, and you've already proven yourself. If you want to come, just let me know in advance. This is my private number."
Lu Yin noted it down and thanked Ahke.
Ahke hesitated and probed, "Student Lu, you seem to be a Sentinel, and your control of star energy seems to be very good. You're much faster than most Limiteers."
Lu Yin casually replied, "My innate gift is more suitable for decomposing materials."
"Innate gift?"
Ahk was shocked. He wasn't sure if this person was real or fake. If he really had such an innate gift, Iltocos definitely couldn't miss out on this opportunity. There were many strange innate gifts in the universe, and it wasn't like there hadn't been a Lockbreaker before. "Student Lu, is your innate gift a strange one?"
Lu Yin looked at Manager Ahke.
Manager Ahke quickly apologized, "I'm sorry, Student Lu. I shouldn't have asked."
Lu Yin turned around. "Sort of."
Ah Ke was envious. "It seems that you have the potential to become a Lockbreaker."
A Lockbreaker?
Lu Yin's heart skipped a beat, as he had forgotten to check. "Has Manager Ahke met a Lockbreaker before?"
Ahke smiled bitterly. "Don't joke with me. How could a lowly person like me ever meet a Lockbreaker? Even our company's CEO might not be able to meet him, as he's an important figure at the peak of the universe."
Lu Yin nodded and didn't say anything. He looked at his gadget and tapped a few times, causing an introduction to Lockbreakers to appear.
A Lockbreaker was an honorific given to a group of people who could perfectly strip star energy.
The universe had been developing for countless years and had been destroyed multiple times. There were countless things left behind, and many things that had existed since ancient times would be wrapped in layers of cosmic energy, forming a protective layer that was similar to an outer shell. It was equivalent to being sealed, and forcefully opening it would easily destroy the items inside. Due to the many mysterious phenomena in the universe, some protective layers were also dangerous. Thus, one had to slowly strip away the star energy within the protective layer in order to extract the items inside.
Lockbreakers were people who could strip star energy, and this was their job.
Anything that could form a protective layer was not simple, or else it would not be able to absorb the universe's star energy. It was equivalent to a sealed treasure that needed to be opened, and only a Lockbreaker could do so.
However, the requirements to become a Lockbreaker were too harsh, and it was beyond the imagination of ordinary people. This was why Lockbreakers had such a high status that it was unimaginable.
It was rumored that many powerful battle techniques, cultivation methods, and even technological products from ancient times had been stripped away by Lockbreakers. The more such rumors spread, the higher the status of Lockbreakers.
Lu Yin was shocked, as he had never thought that such a group of people existed in the universe. Lockbreakers could perfectly strip star energy.
"Student Lu, we've arrived at the space station," Ahke said.
Lu Yin walked down from the spacecraft and said to Aker, "Thank you for your hospitality, Manager Aker. I'll be leaving now."
"We should be thanking you for your help, Student Lu. Have a safe trip."
"Of course."
Lu Yin quickly entered his spacecraft and found the nearest Mavis Bank to set the route.
Not long after, the spacecraft entered the universe and disappeared from the eyes of Aker and the others.
This mission had earned Lu Yin more than 3,000 star crystals, which was more than what he had earned in the Great Yu Empire. It was no wonder that this company was able to issue missions in Astral-10. Even the Great Yu Empire was unable to issue missions in Astral-10, and this company seemed to be a subsidiary of some large company in the Innerverse. Being able to issue missions in Astral-10 had to be related to that company.
It would take a day to reach the nearest Mavis Bank, and Lu Yin spent most of his time browsing through information on Lockbreakers. Before he knew it, the spacecraft had already landed at a space station.
There was a fee for docking at the space stations of various planets, and it was not cheap. However, Lu Yin did not care about such a small fee.
The planet he landed on was huge, and its architecture was similar to the Great Yu Empire's Zenyu Star. It was also located in the Frostwave Weave.
Lu Yin went straight to the Mavis Bank and exchanged all the cosmic dollars that Aker had given him for star crystals. He had a total of 3,270 cubes, and in addition to the 28 cubes he had left, he now had 3,298 cubes of star crystals on him.
As for cosmic dollars, he still had two million left, which he had obtained in the Great Yu Empire.
Two million cosmic dollars seemed like a lot, but compared to this mission, it was too shabby. Lu Yin checked the price of the most common spacecraft and found that it was at least ten billion. It was only then that he realized how stingy Undying Yushan was; he had only given him three hundred thousand cosmic dollars.
Although it seemed easy to earn money, Aker had said that a Limiteer with excellent control of star energy would not be able to earn as much as Lu Yin in two months. Those Limiteers were extremely rare and needed to pass a test. Lu Yin guessed that such a Limiteer's control of star energy was at least at the realm of materialization, or perhaps even at the realm of infinite change. How many of them were there?
Earning money was not that easy; he was just using cheats.
He walked out of the Mavis Bank and looked at the cosmic dollars hanging from tree branches. He was once again moved by how rich the Mavis Bank was. Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly thought of something and took out a black crystal card from his cosmic ring. He had obtained it when he rolled Pi1, and it had the words "Yao Gu" engraved on it. He had assumed that it had been authenticated and could not be withdrawn, but since he was already at the Mavis Bank, he might as well give it a try.
With that in mind, he returned to the bank and tried to withdraw the money from the card. Surprisingly, he succeeded.
He was excited; he had succeeded without being authenticated?
How was that possible?
He was too lucky.
He quickly checked his balance, "Twelve thousand star crystals." He was delighted. That much?
That was four times his current wealth. Wait, this black crystal card used star crystals as its currency, not cosmic dollars?
Forget it, I won't think too much about it. Twelve thousand, that's great.
Lu Yin took out all the crystals he had, but found that his cosmic ring was not big enough. He generously bought an extremely large one that cost him a thousand star crystals, but it was worth it. This cosmic ring had enough space to store more than ten thousand star crystals.
He left the Mavis Bank with a heart full of excitement.
He was still a little apprehensive; after all, he had a huge amount of money on him. Fifteen thousand star crystals was enough to arouse the greed of others. Everyone looked like a bandit to him.
He did not linger and headed straight to the space station. He boarded his personal spacecraft and left the planet, heading towards Astral-10's coordinates.
Two days later, Lu Yin was very close to Astral-10. In a distant, unfamiliar region of space, a giant meteorite shattered a star and continued to fly into the distance. A pair of indescribable eyes opened on the meteorite; they were like black holes that could devour everything around them.
"There's news. Send someone to the Human Domain's Outerverse's Frostwave Weave. Find the person who dared to steal from me. I want him to know the price he has to pay for stealing from me."
"Yes, Young Master."