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Chapter 1043: Bountiful Return
Chapter 1043: Bountiful Return
The Skrull United Government unleashed their full might, effortlessly consolidating the entire planet's strength with their overwhelming power.
Meanwhile, Earth was also making every effort to prepare for the looming conflict. Both sides were actively gearing up for the impending battle.
In this tense atmosphere, 20 days slowly passed, and the calendar turned to May 1st.
With the onset of May, the final showdown loomed ever closer, leaving only one month before the ultimate confrontation.
During the past 20 days, two minor events also occurred.
The first event was Mona and Alice's visit to Earth.
There wasn't much to say about this. Linke had already informed the Earth humans in advance, so there was no need for a formal reception. The Earth humans did not go out to greet the two Stelians; they simply monitored their movements via satellite.
Mona and Alice came to Earth purely for sightseeing, with no ulterior motives. They were aware that the forces opposing Darak had already arrived and were stationed in Earth's low orbit. As a result, they were very cautious, only circling Earth in the upper atmosphere without disturbing the ordinary residents below.
After a few orbits, they were satisfied and returned to Skrul, leaving through the Fuji Spring.
The second event was Tsao Tseng-hsiang and the First Emperor's (Qin Shi Huang) second trip to Skrul.
They set out for Skrul on the morning of April 24th and returned at noon on May 1st, a journey that lasted only 7 days.
This was the shortest trip to Skrul by Earth humans to date.
The primary purpose of this trip was to trade equipment with the major clans and to bring back more military weapons from Cindy Doppler and the venerable Zhu Yuanzhang (also known as the Hongwu Emperor).
The equipment traded this time was slightly different from before.
Each piece of equipment sold had some form of "backdoor" built into it. These "backdoors" were carefully designed by the Great Cultivators in collaboration with secondary profession players like "Big Hammer 80."
They added a special [Energy Core] to the equipment. If a cultivator wearing the equipment appeared within the sight of Earth humans, the Earth humans could use a secret technique to activate this [Energy Core], causing the entire piece of equipment to disintegrate and become completely useless.
By maintaining control, the Earth humans ensured that the equipment they sold wouldn't be used against them.
Over the 7 days, Tsao Tseng-hsiang and Qin Shi Huang traveled back and forth across Skrul, completing transactions with various clans.
They had the [Golden Sparrow Planar Chain] provided by Su Yu, so they didn't have to worry about insufficient storage space, making the transactions go exceptionally smoothly.
Due to the Deterrence of Qin Shi Huang of the Qin Dynasty, the Skrull human deities didn't dare to harass them.
As a result, by May 1st, they had successfully completed all their transactions and returned to Earth using their amulet.
This was about 3 days earlier than planned!
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On May 1st at 12:03 PM, a spatial fluctuation appeared in the basement of Donna's residence.
Immediately after, Tsao Tseng-hsiang and Qin Shi Huang stepped out of the portal.
The moment they appeared, another portal opened in a relatively empty part of the basement. This was Su Yu's portal, as he had come to greet the two venerable figures.
"Welcome back to Earth, both of you!" Su Yu smiled and bowed to them.
Seeing the imposing figures of Tsao Tseng-hsiang and Qin Shi Huang, Su Yu felt a sense of reassurance.
He quickly asked, "Venerable predecessors, how did the trip to Skrul go?"
"Everything went smoothly," Prime Minister Cao said with a gentle smile, flicking his sleeve. "The Skrull didn't put up any resistance this time. We completed our transactions with various races much faster than planned, saving a lot of time. We also successfully brought back the military equipment provided by Cindy Doppler and Daoist Brother Zhu Yuanzhang."
As he finished speaking, Prime Minister Cao lightly tossed an item to Su Yu.
This item was Su Yu's [Golden Fleur-de-lis Plane Chain].
Su Yu reached out to catch it and probed the plane space within the necklace with his divine sense.
After a quick inspection of about ten seconds, Su Yu was filled with delight! The [Golden Fleur-de-lis Plane Chain] contained far more than he had expected from Prime Minister Cao and Emperor Qin's mission!
First, there were the psychic stones and various materials obtained from the different races.
Piles of psychic stones, gold, rare minerals, and high-grade magical beast materials formed small mountains.
Even with a cursory glance, Su Yu knew that the quantity was at least 50% more than anticipated, and the quality was even better!
Second, there were the military weapons provided by Cindy Doppler and Senior Zhu Yuanzhang.
The weapons were packed in boxes, making it easy to calculate the total quantity.
By a simple mental calculation based on the number of boxes, Su Yu determined that they had brought back at least 100,000 sets of the "small three-piece sets" and 1,000 sets of the "large three-piece sets"!
This was much more than he had expected!
Originally, Su Yu had hoped to bring back 50,000 sets of the "small three-piece sets" and 500 sets of the "large three-piece sets." The actual numbers were double his expectations! How could he not be overjoyed?
"Seniors, why did you bring back so much more than we expected? It's more than double, which is quite surprising!" Su Yu asked, his excitement evident.
Emperor Qin smiled slightly and replied, "That's because our initial estimates were too conservative. The actual situation was quite different.
Our trade volume with the various races increased by about 50%, mainly because the Skrull didn't cause any trouble. This allowed the other races to trade with us more confidently."
Prime Minister Cao chimed in with a smile, "There's another reason. The Skrull fulfilled their promise to convert Cecilia's assets into psychic energy, which was then evenly distributed among the 22 races.
With this influx of psychic energy, these 22 races are eager to convert it into strength in this current world. As a result, our trade volume with them increased significantly, by about 50%. And the next batch of equipment orders is even larger, at least 80% more than we expected!"
"I see," Su Yu said, pleased.
They had recently asked AI Blue Whale to estimate the trade volume with the Skrull, but they hadn't accounted for the variable of "Cecilia's assets," leading to a significant discrepancy in the data.
It was clear that in the next month, they needed to have the secondary players like [Hammer 80] work overtime to complete the orders and make a substantial profit!
Emperor Qin continued, "Regarding the military equipment, the 'small and large three-piece sets' that we brought back in double the expected quantity, 70% of this success is due to Cindy Doppler.
Cindy Doppler's alliance with Prince Morgan and Hayden Sol is now well-established. They stole a large batch of military equipment from the imperial warehouses and sold a portion of it to us at a fair price.
The other 30% is thanks to Daoist Brother Zhu Yuanzhang's efforts. Daoist Brother Zhu has also contributed significantly to the victory of Blue Star!"
(End of Chapter)
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