Swallowing the Stars: Starting from Late Bloomers

Chapter 014: Universe, Genius

"Yunshang!"

Upon waking up, Lu Qingshan quickly noticed everyone in the room.

Among them, Li Yunshang and Zhao Gang were his close associates, but the appearance of Verus and his group was clearly different from that of the Xuanhuang Star People.

Therefore, Lu Qingshan already had a guess in his mind, but he still quickly asked his wife, Li Yunshang, "Who are these people...?"

"Brother Qingshan!"

Seeing Lu Qingshan awaken, Li Yunshang was naturally overjoyed, but she quickly said, "These gentlemen are adventurers from other civilizations in the universe. Each of them is far stronger than that Monkey God. Even your awakening, Brother Qingshan, was thanks to an extremely precious Green Mulberry Fruit provided by Mr. Verus!"

"Space adventurers?"

Although Lu Qingshan was somewhat prepared, he was still quite excited after hearing Li Yunshang's words.

After all, since he came into this world, he has made countless efforts to connect with and enter the universe, and now he has finally succeeded.

Moreover, this team of space adventurers seemed quite friendly, far surpassing the Nolan family adventurer team that discovered Earth in the original work.

Although Lu Qingshan doesn't know the reason yet, it doesn't prevent him from communicating with these space adventurers.

"Thank you all for saving my life!"

Lu Qingshan quickly bowed to the adventurer team and thanked them, saying, "If you ever need my help in the future, I will do my utmost!"

"Brother Qingshan, you're too kind!"

The leader, Verus, quickly spoke up, "I am the captain of this adventurer's party. You can call me Verus!"

"Strictly speaking, we were able to reach your planet this time because we discovered a spacecraft you launched in another star system, and that's how we followed its route here!"

"So that's how it is!"

After hearing Verus's explanation, Lu Qingshan felt even more fortunate about his previous efforts in developing technology.

Because he was familiar with the original work, he knew very well that once such an opportunity was missed, it would be many tens of thousands of years before the next adventurer team discovered Xuanhuang Star.

In addition, he felt much more at ease with Verus and his group because of how Verus addressed him.

After all, if Verus and his group harbored ill will towards Xuanhuang Star, they would never have called him brother.

"Mr. Verus, and all of you!"

While various thoughts flashed through his mind, Lu Qingshan quickly greeted Verus and his group, "Let's go to the living room and sit down first. Although the food on our Xuanhuang Star can't compare to the food in outer space, it should still have its own unique flavor. You can all try it later!"

"good!"

Verus nodded slightly, then continued, "Brother Qingshan, from now on you can just call me Brother Verus!"

"Yes, Brother Varus!"

Sensing Verus's goodwill, Lu Qingshan quickly nodded and led Verus and the others to the living room to sit down.

Just then, Li Yunshang suddenly said to Lu Qingshan, "Brother Qingshan, I've received many messages from the leaders of various factions. They're all asking what happened here. What should we do now?"

Lu Qingshan was not too surprised by Li Yunshang's words.

Even if he were to fall into a deep sleep, the Lu family would still be a behemoth on Xuanhuang Star, and various forces on Xuanhuang Star would definitely have spies around the Lu family.

The arrival of Verus and his party was quite a big commotion, so their spies were naturally able to spot it.

However, Lu Qingshan didn't make the decision on his own. Instead, he quickly said to Verus, "Brother Verus, should we keep your arrival here a secret?"

"Brother Qingshan, you can make the decision about this!"

Verus quickly smiled and said, "If Brother Qingshan feels the need for secrecy, I can cooperate and have our spaceship conceal its tracks. With your level of technology here, it should be very difficult to detect!"

"No need for that!"

After hearing Verus's words, Lu Qingshan first greeted Verus, and then said to his wife Li Yunshang, "Yunshang, you are in charge of handling this matter. Just tell them the whole story, but don't let them come to my Lu family and disturb our distinguished guests!"

"no problem!"

Li Yunshang quickly replied, "Brother Qingshan, don't worry, I will definitely arrange everything properly!"

After saying this, Li Yunshang quickly left.

After all, besides dealing with these matters, she also needed to arrange a variety of fine wines and delicacies as soon as possible so that Lu Qingshan could use them to entertain the distinguished guests who had come from other cosmic civilizations.

A moment later, Lu Qingshan quickly led Verus and his group into the spacious living room, where the two sides took their seats as host and guests.

However, this time Lu Qingshan did not sit in the main seat as before, but instead sat opposite Verus and his group with Lu Wenye, Zhao Gang and others.

Before long, the Lu family's staff, led by Xu Zhong, served Lu Qingshan and his entourage a variety of fine wines and delicacies.

"Brother Varus!"

Lu Qingshan quickly raised his glass to invite Verus and his group to drink together, then solemnly thanked them, saying, "Thank you so much for saving my life!"

"Brother Qingshan, you're too kind!"

Verus picked up the wine glass beside him and drank it all in one gulp, then said with a smile, "Actually, you've just fallen into a deep sleep. Even without my appearance, you should be able to awaken in a few years, or even decades!"

"However, Brother Qingshan, you don't seem too surprised by our arrival. Did you plan this all along?"

What preparations can I make?

Lu Qingshan immediately smiled and said, "I just think that the universe is so vast, there must be other civilizations existing!"

"Brother Verus, you come from other civilizations. Could you tell us about other civilizations in the universe?"

Upon hearing Lu Qingshan's words, Zhao Gang, Lu Wenye, and the others sitting next to him also perked up their ears.

They were also very interested in the arrival of Verus and his group, but they hadn't had a chance to speak yet.

Now that Lu Qingshan was asking about the situation in the universe, they were naturally very interested.

Meanwhile, after hearing Lu Qingshan's words, Verus also sighed inwardly at Lu Qingshan's composure and experience.

However, his purpose in coming here was to befriend Lu Qingshan, so he quickly said, "Brother Qingshan, your idea is indeed very correct!"

"In this vast universe, there are indeed many super civilizations!"

"Like the star system we're in, which is the Scorpio system ruled by the Zi Chuan Empire! Within this Scorpio system, there are over two hundred thousand habitable planets alone that have been discovered!"

"Under the Zi Chuan Empire, there are as many as six star systems like the Scorpio system, and the number of inhabited planets exceeds one million!"

"But even the entire Zi Chuan Empire is merely a primary cosmic civilization, and at the same time, a vassal state of the Golden Lion Empire, which is also a secondary cosmic civilization!"

"And above the Golden Lion Empire lies a higher-level cosmic civilization, the Celestial Star Universe Kingdom!"

After hearing Verus's introduction, Zhao Gang and the others sitting next to Lu Qingshan were completely dumbfounded.

Because in their eyes, even if there are other civilizations in the universe, there certainly won't be many.

However, after listening to Verus's explanation, they discovered that the entire Xuanhuang Star was nothing more than an insignificant speck of dust in the vast universe.

On the contrary, Lu Qingshan, who was familiar with the original work, was not too shocked by Verus's introduction, because he already knew how vast this universe was.

The Tianxing Universe Kingdom is roughly equivalent to the Qianwu Universe Kingdom in the original work, while the Golden Lion Empire and the Zichuan Empire are naturally equivalent to the Black Dragon Mountain Empire and the Silver Blue Empire in the original work.

On the other side, Verus was even more surprised to see Lu Qingshan's calm expression.

For this reason, Verus once again introduced Lu Qingshan to various aspects of the universe.

A moment later...

"Brother Varus!"

Lu Qingshan quickly asked the question that concerned him most: "According to you, after discovering a new life-bearing planet, space adventurers usually hand it over to the Golden Lion Empire or the Purple River Empire!"

"Brother Verus, now that you've discovered Xuanhuang Star, what are you going to do? What will become of us Xuanhuang Star people?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Gang, Lu Wenye, and the others standing nearby couldn't help but feel nervous.

"Brother Qingshan, you don't need to worry too much!"

Verus quickly spoke up, "When we space adventurers discover a new inhabited planet, we generally have several options. Besides handing it over to the Golden Lion Empire or the Purple River Empire, we can also spend a sum of money to buy the planet, or manage it together with these empires!"

Hearing this, Lu Qingshan was not surprised at all, after all, Luo Feng encountered the same problem when he wanted to become the lord of Earth in the original work.

If Verus were to hand over Xuanhuang Star to the Golden Lion Empire, he wouldn't be too worried. After all, the Golden Lion Empire would at most use the Xuanhuang Star people as production tools, and once he became powerful, he could take back Xuanhuang Star at any time.

Just as various thoughts flashed through Lu Qingshan's mind, Verus, sitting opposite him, spoke again: "Brother Qingshan, I actually come from the Kano family of the Zichuan Empire. My Kano family's ancestor was a powerful cosmic-level expert, holding an extremely high position even within the entire Zichuan Empire!"

"The life-bearing planet we discovered last time was handed over directly to the family. Logically, your life-bearing planet should also be handed over to the family. However, I see that Brother Qingshan has quite good talent, actually being able to enter the Domain Realm at the planetary level, which is what you call the Martial Saint level. Therefore, I want to recommend you to the Ancestor as a disciple. What do you think, Brother Qingshan?"

Understood!

Everything is clear now!

After hearing Verus's words, Lu Qingshan, who was familiar with the original work, quickly understood why Verus and the others were so kind to him!

Because he already possessed the Earth Domain at the planetary level!

It's worth noting that in the original story, Hong and Thor entered the Domain Realm, which greatly surprised even Babata, who followed the immortal god Huyanbo, and even praised them as the epitome of genius!

Even Babata was extremely surprised that a planetary-level being possessed a domain, let alone Verus, a star-level being!

In the original work, the Nuolanshan family had always targeted the three Luo brothers, mainly because the interests involved on Earth were too great. Whether it was the corpse of the Golden Horned Beast or the mechanical race's spaceship, they were treasures that the Nuolanshan family desperately wanted. That's why they wanted to get rid of the three Luo brothers as soon as possible.

But what about the other powerful beings in the universe who don't know the value of Earth?

After the three Luo brothers distinguished themselves in the killing field, major super forces in the Black Dragon Mountain Star Region tried to recruit them. Even Ming Yu, an external deacon of the Virtual Universe Company and a domain lord-level powerhouse, personally appeared.

This is the treatment that geniuses deserve!

Lu Qingshan is now able to possess the Earth Domain at the planetary level. Although he has cultivated for more than three hundred years, which is far less than the three Luo brothers in the original work, he is definitely an extremely rare genius in the universe, especially within the Zichuan Empire!

That's why Verus was so kind to him and wanted to recommend him to the family patriarch!

Thinking of this, Lu Qingshan even began to feel somewhat fortunate that the Demon God Mengqi had appeared.

If it weren't for the sudden appearance of the Demon God Mengqi, he might not have been able to enter the Domain Realm so quickly. Then, after Verus and his group arrived on Xuanhuang Star, their attitude towards him might not have been as friendly as it is now!

Although he had figured everything out, Lu Qingshan was still very grateful to Verus.

After all, he already possesses the Earth Domain, and after Verus and his group arrived at Xuanhuang Star, they first woke him from his slumber, then introduced him to the situation in the vast universe, and now they want to recommend him to their family's patriarch. This can be said to be of great help to him!

Thinking of this, Lu Qingshan quickly said, "Brother Verus, it is my honor to be able to become an apprentice of the Ancestor. How could I possibly have any objections?"

"Furthermore, regardless of whether I can become an apprentice of the Ancestor, I will never forget the life-saving grace you bestowed upon me, Brother Verus!"

Although he already knew Lu Qingshan's character, Verus was still very happy to hear Lu Qingshan's words.

"Brother Qingshan, don't worry!"

Verus quickly and confidently assured him, "I have already reported your situation to the Ancestor, and he is on his way here. He definitely wants to take you as his disciple!"

"As for your Xuanhuang Star, as long as you truly become an apprentice of our ancestor, according to the rules of my Kano family, our ancestor is very likely to place it under your name. At that time, Brother Qingshan, you will be the lord of a life-bearing planet!"

Upon hearing Verus's words, Enstein and the others sitting next to him showed a hint of envy on their faces.

The lord of a life-bearing planet is already a big shot in the eyes of most star-level beings.

However, compared to Lu Qingshan's ability to enter the realm at the planetary level, becoming the lord of a life-bearing planet is merely ordinary.

Meanwhile, Lu Qingshan felt much more at ease after hearing Verus's words: "Then I'll leave everything to you, Brother Verus!"

"Haha, don't worry, Brother Qingshan!"

Verus laughed and then proceeded to introduce other aspects of the universe to Lu Qingshan.