Chapter 692 - 326: Gifting a Star, Completion of the Star Gate
At the main table, more than ten cultivators were seated, all of them being of the True Immortal Level or above, powerful beings who had ascended before Tianming. Among them were Wang Jianyuan and the Sword Taoist.
Seeing Long Yuan bringing Lu Yi over, the group stood up.
“Taoist Lu, long time no see.”
“Mr. Lu, I didn’t expect you to come as well.”
“…”
The cultivators greeted him with smiles.
Lu Yi nodded at a few of them and sat down with Yu Yuanwu.
The atmosphere of the Ascension Ceremony was warm. There were Immortals from the Heavenly Dragon Holy Land and from other Immortal Sect Holy Lands dancing, and people mingled, discussing collaborations between the Holy Lands and various resource allocations.
Lu Yi merely watched with a smile, not participating.
To him, the little resources that the leaders of these Immortal Sect Holy Lands were fighting over were too insignificant.
Yu Yuanwu next to him wasn’t interested either.
After all, he had the Yu Family behind him, and his vision was much broader.
The ceremony lasted for a full two days.
After two days, everyone was satisfied, and the hosts and guests departed happily.
Just as Lu Yi and Jiang Fan were about to leave, Nuke hurried up: “Young Master Lu, please wait a moment.”
Lu Yi stopped and looked at Nuke, chuckling lightly, “Brother Nuke, what’s the matter?”
Nuke, slightly embarrassed, smiled: “Young Master Lu, it seems that Tianming’s outskirts are constructing a Star Gate. At this rate, it might be completely constructed in less than three hundred years.”
Lu Yi nodded slightly, “Indeed, that is so.”
Nuke smiled slightly: “Have you considered, Young Master Lu, once the Star Gate is in place, the exchanges between Tianming Star and other regions will become much more frequent?”
Lu Yi raised an eyebrow: “What are you implying, Brother Nuke?”
Nuke earnestly said: “Since I plan to follow Young Master Lu, I naturally hope to be of assistance. I see Young Master Lu lectures the beings of Tianming every few decades, your affection for Tianming must be deep… I am one of the successors of the Bolos Chamber of Commerce, and we specialize in developing Commercial Planets. If there were Commercial Planets around Tianming Star, it would surely benefit the beings of Tianming.”
Hearing this, Lu Yi thought for a moment and realized that Nuke’s point was solid.
This logic was similar to the development in ancient China; once a commercial district was established, the surrounding residents would benefit, more or less.
This was applicable in this world too; if there were bustling Commercial Planets around Tianming Star, then for the cultivators of Tianming, it would mean more opportunities and access to precious resources.
After all, although Lu Yi could obtain many rewards and resources by completing tasks, he couldn’t possibly distribute these resources to every single being of Tianming.
If there were such an opportunity, they might be able to gain more resources.
However, Lu Yi thought for a moment and then asked, “What do you need?”
Nuke immediately shook his head, laughing: “I don’t need anything. I just want to help Young Master Lu, that’s all. The cultivators from Tianming can open shops on the developed Commercial Planet. Bolos Chamber of Commerce will not take a single coin, be it tax or shop rent, it will all be free. All other shops will all be given to Young Master Lu; you will have full control over the entire planet.”
Hearing this, Lu Yi was momentarily stunned, his expression somewhat odd.
“… You mean, your Bolos Chamber of Commerce will spend a vast amount of resources to develop a Commercial Planet and then give it to me?”
This meant, essentially, developing something akin to Lujiazui and then giving it to Lu Yi.
Of course, there were differences, but the general concept was roughly the same.
It was quite a thoughtful expenditure indeed, Nuke was really putting down a lot of capital.
To know, developing a Commercial Planet was not an easy task.
Whether it’s changing the planet’s environment, constructing infrastructure, or promoting it within the entire Three-eyed Star Region, all required substantial resources.
Even Yu Yuanwu next to him couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow, giving Nuke another look.
Being a direct descendant of the Yu Family, Yu Yuanwu naturally knew how much effort was required to develop a Commercial Planet.
For the Yu Family, it might not matter much, but for a power from the Three-eyed Star Region, it was still a considerable expense.
Nuke was indeed quite generous.
And Jiang Fan and others nearby almost popped their eyes out upon hearing this.
Although they had not yet ascended and had never left Tianming, being cultivators from the White Cloud Immortal Sect, they had heard the elders speak of the prosperity beyond Tianming.
It was precisely because of this they could more or less understand what a Commercial Planet signified.
Nuke was very generous! He was actually willing to give Junior Brother Lu an entire Commercial Planet!
Lu Yi hesitated for a moment, then chuckled lightly: “Since that’s the case, you just handle it yourself as you see fit.”
Nuke’s eyes lit up, revealing a thrilled smile.
Lu Yi had accepted his kindness, which meant he had accepted him.
Nuke immediately said: “You can rest assured, Young Master Lu, I’ll definitely make you satisfied. However, it might take some time, my current position in the succession order is not high enough yet. To accomplish this, I need to be the first in line for succession.”
Nuke mentioned this somewhat awkwardly.
He then added: “But it shouldn’t take long. These days, I’ve made tremendous progress listening to Young Master Lu’s lectures on Tianming Star. It won’t be long before I break through to the Profound Immortal Realm, and by then, the Star Gate will have just been completed not long ago. There will definitely be enough time.”