Lu Yin walked over to the sturdy man and looked down at him. This man was worthy of being a pirate, and his reactions were extremely fast. If it had been a normal person who had been ambushed by Lu Yin, they would have already died.
Lu Yin squatted down and removed the man's cosmic ring. He took some of the man's blood and immediately headed towards the hills. As for the sturdy man, Lu Yin did not kill him. After ensuring that the man would take at least two days to awaken, Lu Yin left.
Lu Yin returned to his personal spacecraft and immediately activated it. He only relaxed when the spacecraft rose into space, and only then did he have time to pour out the contents of the ring.
Lu Yin was ecstatic when he saw the contents of the cosmic ring. There were actually over a thousand star essence inside, which was too exaggerated. If converted to cube crystals, that would be over a hundred million star crystals.
Lu Yin's breathing quickened, as he had never seen such a large amount of wealth before. He estimated that even Lulu would not have so much money on her person. As expected of a pirate group with a Cruiser overseeing it.
And this was just one pirate group. Who knew how many pirate groups had offered tributes to the Blackbeard Pirates? Lu Yin did not even dare to imagine the amount of money that so many pirate groups had gathered.
The Blackbeard Pirates were much wealthier than the Great Yu Empire, and they lived up to their reputation as the uncrowned kings of the Chaos Flowzone's pirate world.
These pirates offered tributes once a year, and even if there were only a hundred pirate groups, the Blackbeard Pirates would still have a fixed income of 100,000 star essence each year. This was the true way to make money.
Lu Yin suddenly thought of Highsage Leon. He was the Pirate King, so he should have even more money. It seemed like he should head to the Cosmic Sea sooner, and there should be a lot of gifts there.
Aside from the star essence, the sturdy man's cosmic ring contained ordinary medicine, weapons, and so on. Lu Yin did not care about these items and casually flipped through them, afraid that he would miss out on something better. He even activated his Sirius Art.
The moment he activated his Sirius Art, he discovered something unusual. There was a small tracking device hidden within the thousand star essence, and he had not been able to detect it with his domain alone. He had needed to combine his Sirius Art with his modified eyes. In other words, he had needed to reach the level where he could use the Secret Sidestep technique to discover this tracking device.
Lu Yin was about to destroy it, but his hand stopped in midair. His eyes flashed, and he put away the star essence and the tracking device.
Unfortunately, it was not the Mad Viper Knight who had landed in the forest.
But if it had been the Mad Viper Knight, then he might not have been able to obtain so much money. It was impossible for all the pirate groups to offer the same amount of money, and there was at most a bottom line. The Mad Viper Knight was just an Explorer, so it would already be quite good if he could offer up more than a hundred star essence.
Lu Yin was rather excited as he looked at the sky. He had never received such a huge sum of money before, and his confidence had soared.
"Seventh Bro, your robberies are quite nimble. Do you do this often? Were you a pirate in the past?" the monkey asked curiously.
Lu Yin laughed, as he was in such a good mood that he didn't care about the monkey's words.
"Seventh Bro, now that we have money, can we buy a better spacecraft?" the monkey asked again.
Lu Yin looked up. Right, he had forgotten that his current spacecraft was too ordinary and wasn't of a high enough grade. He wanted to buy a radiant-grade Aurora. How much would it cost?
It was about ten star essence, which wasn't expensive at all.
The Blackbeard Pirates definitely had a very fast spacecraft, and with this spacecraft's speed, they might not be able to smoothly escape to Deep Crimson Planet even if they had two days of buffer time. Besides, the Cruisers must have seen the spacecraft landing in the forest, so it might not take them two days to discover them. Lu Yin immediately searched for the most prosperous planet nearby and changed directions.
When Lu Yin entered outer space again, his spacecraft had been replaced by a radiant-grade Aurora.
With the speed of a radiant-grade spacecraft, it only took him half a day to reach Deep Crimson Planet, which was ten times faster than before.
By the time Lu Yin reached Deep Crimson Planet, the sturdy man had yet to wake up. A day had passed, and the Blackbeard Pirates had been too confident in themselves and had let their guard down.
Deep Crimson Planet was still sealed off, and only people could enter and not leave. Lu Yin parked his spacecraft at the space station and tried to contact Xia Luo, but he couldn't.
All of Deep Crimson Planet's signals had been blocked, and Big Pao and Little Pao had thoroughly angered the Bo Duo. They were willing to seal off the entire planet just to find them.
Deep Crimson Planet's capital was called Han Da, and it was where the Bo Duo resided. Lu Yin wasn't in a hurry to find Xia Luo and the others, so he went to Han Da instead.
With his ability to restrain his aura, his power level could not be detected. He snuck into the kitchen of Deep Crimson Hall's headquarters and then hid the star essence with the tracker inside before leaving.
"Now, all I have to do is wait for the Blackbeard Pirates to attack." Lu Yin looked out into space and sighed.
The monkey sighed in admiration. "Seventh Bro, that's a good move. But aren't you afraid that Deep Crimson Hall will clarify things?"
"How?
The location is at Deep Crimson Hall's headquarters, and they've blocked off all signals. The last place the Blackbeard Pirates received signals is Deep Crimson Planet. If they want to pinpoint the location, they'll have to attack Deep Crimson Planet. At that time, I'll be able to contact Xia Luo and take them away. "
"Deep Crimson Planet is so big. Will the Blackbeard Pirates and Deep Crimson Hall have enough time to escape?
It'll be difficult. "The monkey was suspicious.
Lu Yin muttered to himself, "It won't be difficult. They're not too far away, and the Bo Duo are doing so poorly. They definitely haven't comprehended a domain, and they can't constantly use their star energy to observe their surroundings. The range that they can observe isn't very large. Deep Crimson Hall has captured so many people, and they'll have to catch Big Pao and Little Pao right under their noses."
"So Big Pao and Little Pao aren't too far away from Han Da, right?" The monkey suddenly understood.
Lu Yin's lips curled up into a smile. Logically speaking, that was indeed the case. Fortunately, not everyone could comprehend a domain. Otherwise, he wouldn't feel safe doing anything.
Back on Shenwu Continent, Lu Yin's actions had been discovered by Ming Zhaoshu. This was the power of a domain. Without a domain, even a Hunter would be blind, and their range of observation would be limited.
Not long after Lu Yin arrived on Deep Crimson Planet, the fierce-looking man regained consciousness. He was taken home by a nearby resident, and he endured his injuries to contact the Blackbeard Pirates.
For many years, the Blackbeard Pirates had dominated the Chaos Flowzone, but they had never been robbed. Now, their tribute had actually been stolen. This was not only a humiliation for the fierce-looking man's pirate group, but also for the Blackbeard Pirates. In an instant, the Chaos Flowzone's Blackbeard Pirates were mobilized to track down the signal, vowing to make the robber regret it for the rest of his life.
The Hunter who had been enjoying himself on another planet was even more furious. He was in charge of collecting the tribute from this area, but such a thing had actually happened. He had become the laughingstock of the entire Blackbeard Pirates, and he would not let this matter rest. He would not let that bastard off.
"Found it. The signal disappeared in this area." One of the pirates placed a star chart on the screen, and a spot on the chart glowed red.
The Hunter looked over and narrowed his eyes. "Deep Crimson Planet, the Bo Duo sure have guts. Contact the boss and tell him to leave this matter to me. If I don't get my tribute back, then I'm not human." He then leaped up and charged into outer space.
On Deep Crimson Planet, within Han Da's capital, Lu Yin found a slum to hide in and decided to roll his die. Now that he had money, he wanted to roll Enhance. He still had a strengthening fruit that had been upgraded to a gold color and half of a white fruit in his cosmic ring. He did not plan on using the strengthening fruit, as his physical body had already been upgraded to the limit. He could not advance any further in the Limiteer realm, so he wanted to upgrade the white fruit instead.
His mentor had said that the white fruit was filled with vitality, and that it could even bring the dead back to life if it was old enough. Of course, this was a bit of an exaggeration, but Lu Yin believed that if he raised it to the same age as the strengthening fruit from before, then even if it could not bring the dead back to life, it could at least prolong his life.
Right, he suddenly remembered that he still had his universal armor, but he did not know if it could be upgraded. There was also Progenitor Wushang's hide, which he did not know if it could be upgraded into a complete hide. He also did not know how many pieces of Progenitor Wushang's hide had been broken into. Some were large, some were small, and it was almost impossible to gather all of them.
He was overthinking things. Lu Yin felt as if he had been possessed. He wanted to upgrade everything, so why hadn't he thought of throwing himself onto the screen to upgrade himself? Who knew, he might even be able to level up.
This was the slum, and Lu Yin used his domain to blend into the surrounding environment and restrain his aura. He did not have to worry about being discovered by Hunters. Suddenly, his domain distorted, and another domain appeared.
Lu Yin's eyes snapped open. He turned to look to the west.
At the same time, Xia Luo looked up from the west, and his lips curled up. It was a familiar domain; Lu Yin had arrived.
Lu Yin also felt the familiarity of this domain. It was Xia Luo, and he could not help but laugh. Deep Crimson Planet was so large, but they had actually bumped into each other.
The slums were huge, and Lu Yin's domain did not cover a large area. At most, it covered a third of the slums, which meant that both he and Xia Luo were coincidentally within this third.
Soon, Lu Yin pushed open a shabby wooden door and entered. He saw Xia Luo, Lulu, Michelle, Zora, Coco, Darkvoid, and Hui Daynight. Alright, not a single one was missing. They were all here, and he was surprised to see that even Darkvoid and Hui Daynight were here. This was strange.
"Brother Lu, you're here!" Coco was pleasantly surprised.
The others looked at Lu Yin as well. He was a powerful addition to the group, and he was equivalent to a Cruiser in terms of power level.
"It seems like we have the same idea." Xia Luo beamed at Lu Yin. He was always like this, except for when he was with Silver.
Lu Yin nodded at Coco and the others before looking at Xia Luo and shrugging. "I was worried about where to find you guys. If I'm not wrong, the place where the two seniors were captured is not far from here."
Xia Luo nodded. "How about it? Do you want to rest for a bit before thinking about how to save them?
Meng Yue and Zhao Yilong have already snuck in, and they're right below Han Da. "
Lu Yin was shocked. "Underground?"
"There's a huge mine below Han Da, and it's about a thousand meters below the surface. Everyone who was captured was sent down there, including the two seniors. The place where we contacted Meng Yue and the others is right below me," Xia Luo explained.
Lu Yin looked down and saw that his domain had penetrated a thousand meters deep. There was a commotion, and as expected, there was a huge mine below.
"What's the plan?" Lu Yin asked.
Lulu rolled her eyes. "What plan? We were just waiting for you. There are two Hunters, and we can't escape on our own."
"Is the academy that confident that you can come?" Lu Yin was puzzled.
Lulu grinned, and a Money Bomb appeared in her hand, which she tossed around.