Chapter 649 - 648: The Aliens’ Debut and the Function of the Outer Realm Crystal
Chapter 649: Chapter 648: The Aliens’ Debut and the Function of the Outer Realm Crystal
Planet Nibelungen.
A black mountain pierced the clouds.
The mountain was terraced from top to bottom.
Countless caves were densely carved into each level.
At the very peak of the mountain was an enormous cave.
Living inside this cave was none other than the Crimson Nether Demon God, one of the ten great Demon Gods of the Alien Race.
Suddenly, it opened its blood-red eyes, which were larger than lanterns.
Then, it slowly rose to its feet.
The mountain of Outer Realm Crystals piled beneath it came tumbling down with a great CRASH.
’The Lion Scorpion Demon Lord... is dead?’
The Crimson Nether Demon God roared in fury, "Go south and find a... from Blue Star..."
It paused mid-sentence.
It sensed the message again—the one the Lion Scorpion Demon Lord had sent back with his last ounce of strength before dying.
Only then was it certain it hadn’t misunderstood.
"Find a mosquito from Blue Star."
Outside the cave, a King-level member of the Alien Race waiting respectfully was taken aback.
It asked cautiously, "Lord Demon God, did you say... find... a mosquito?"
"Yes."
The Crimson Nether Demon God grabbed a handful of fist-sized Outer Realm Crystals, tossed them all into its mouth, and began chewing them with a loud CRUNCH CRUNCH.
"Bring that mosquito back here. I want to see it for myself."
"I’d like to see just what kind of mosquito could kill two of our King-level generals."
"Yes, Lord Demon God!"
The King-level Alien Race member didn’t dare ask any more questions. After a respectful bow, it turned and sped down the mountain.
Meanwhile, Chu Sheng, the target of this god’s attention, was already swaggering into the primitive village.
Before entering the village, Chu Sheng summoned a hundred Spirit-Devouringg Worms.
He controlled the Spirit-Devouringg Worms to fashion a suit of "alien" armor for himself.
The armor was silver-gray all over, with a large head and long, slender limbs.
It was a perfect replica of the classic alien image seen in movies on Earth.
If he were on Earth, he would have been immediately captured for dissection and research.
But on Planet Nibelungen, it looked perfectly normal.
Chu Sheng took a stroll around the village.
The members of the Alien Race coming and going were all bizarrely shaped; every kind imaginable was there.
Not a single one gave him a second glance.
’So, being unconventional is the new convention here,’
Chu Sheng mused silently.
From his tour, Chu Sheng also got a basic understanding of the Alien Race’s situation.
The Alien Race on Planet Nibelungen were uniformly called Nibelungens.
It was just like how the humans on Blue Star were all called people.
Where on Blue Star you might say, "What a person you are," here you would say, "What a Nibelungen you are."
Like humans, Nibelungens also needed to eat, drink, relieve themselves, and sleep.
It’s just that the things they ate were a little different from what humans ate.
Normal meals, like the flatbread sold by that basketball-shaped Nibelungen, were only considered special foods, eaten occasionally to satisfy a craving.
They were like after-dinner desserts for humans—not filling at all.
Their staple food was the Outer Realm Crystal.
These were the same strategic resources Chu Sheng had seen the Void Toads transporting when he was hiding in the rocky forest of the Alien Race’s expeditionary military base.
To put it simply, Nibelungens eating Outer Realm Crystals was the equivalent of humans eating only rice.
A beggar on Blue Star would be thanking the heavens for a meal of plain white rice.
Here, the lowest-class Nibelungens could likewise only afford to eat Outer Realm Crystals every day.
Ordinary people would eat their rice with a few side dishes.
Here, ordinary Nibelungens treated foods like "flatbread" and "roast meat" as their side dishes.
Outer Realm Crystals were not only the Nibelungens’ food but also the universal currency on this planet.
You needed Outer Realm Crystals to buy flatbread and to tip acrobats.
You even had to offer a certain weight of Outer Realm Crystals as a bride price to get married.
’I should start some kind of business to earn more Outer Realm Crystals,’
Chu Sheng schemed to himself as he walked.
He had absorbed Outer Realm Crystals before.
They not only increased his Qi Blood but also enhanced his Soul Power.
’This stuff is the real deal!’
’If I can build a big, successful business, I’ll be able to absorb as much as I want!’
Chu Sheng mentally reviewed every business he had ever seen on Earth and Blue Star.
’Open a restaurant?’
’No, too much trouble, and it only makes small money.’
’Real estate?’
’The houses here are all self-dug caves or self-built wooden huts. How many Nibelungens would actually buy one?’
He thought it over and over.
Although most businesses could make money in this backward society, Chu Sheng felt that the speed of earning was just too slow.
’If only they had banks, I could just go rob one,’ Chu Sheng muttered to himself.
Of course, he could just rob the homes of ordinary Nibelungens.
But this place had a security department too.
Robbing an ordinary Nibelungen’s home wouldn’t yield much at a time.
And robbing a rich Nibelungen’s home would definitely alert the security department.
If his identity was exposed because of it, the loss would far outweigh the gain.
Unable to think of a good solution for the time being, Chu Sheng simply found an empty cave near the village and settled in.
「Three days passed in a flash.」
Chu Sheng had already blended in with the Nibelungens in the village.
He no longer seemed like an "outsider" who had just arrived three days ago.
In the eyes of the other Nibelungens, he was practically a long-time resident of the village.
This wasn’t because Chu Sheng was some kind of social butterfly.
Rather, it was because the Nibelungen population itself was highly transient.
As soon as a Nibelungen reached adulthood, their strength would automatically reach the Seventh Grade Fierce Soldier Level.
Such formidable combat strength for a Race made them more than just a little bit stronger than a planet like Blue Star.
And it was precisely because they were so strong that they frequently launched wars of aggression against other planets.
Whenever they were short on soldiers for a war, they would just conscript the low-class Nibelungens who had no money or connections.
There was never any shortage of troops.
One Nibelungen might be conscripted today, and another might return tomorrow as a refugee from another planet.
These were all common occurrences.
That was why Chu Sheng, despite having only been there for three days, hadn’t aroused any suspicion.
On the contrary, he had won the trust of all the villagers.
This unconditional trust suddenly gave Chu Sheng an idea for a good way to make some fast cash.
A pyramid scheme!
No capital required.
Limitless profits from nothing.
The money comes in crazy fast!
With money, he could rapidly increase his strength.
And with strength, he could find the way back to Blue Star.
The more Chu Sheng thought about it, the more feasible it seemed.
’Let’s do it!’
Chu Sheng first sought out the long-limbed Nibelungen who performed acrobatics at the village entrance.
His name was Bones, and his body seemed to consist of nothing but long, slender limbs.
"Old Bones, let me tell you something," Chu Sheng said, patting Bones’s thigh.
He had no choice; Bones was so tall that Chu Sheng could only reach his thigh.
"Tonight, I’m inviting everyone to my cave on the south side of the village for steamed buns."
"White flour steamed buns!"
"Anyone who comes will get one white flour steamed bun."
Bones’s eyes instantly lit up.
White flour steamed buns!
That was the good stuff!
He’d never eaten one in his entire life!
Chu Sheng continued, "If you tell ten Nibelungens about this and bring them with you, you’ll get an extra steamed bun."
"Bring twenty Nibelungens, and you’ll get two extra steamed buns."
"There’s no limit. The more you bring, the more you get."
"Really?!" Bones’s voice trembled with excitement.
Chu Sheng said with absolute confidence, "Of course, it’s true! When have I ever lied to you?"
"Alright! You just wait! I promise I’ll bring you every single Nibelungen in the village!"
Bones shouted excitedly.
He stopped performing his acrobatics, packed up his things, and dashed off in a flash, going door to door to round people up.