Cosmic Trading System

"There are ten robots with the strength of a rank eleven early-stage cultivator and two robots with the strength of a rank eleven mid-stage cultivator!"

As the opposing side released their energy, Lin Yun's Cosmic Trading System instantly provided data. Upon seeing the data from the Cosmic Trading System, his complexion instantly turned pale.

Unexpectedly, the strength of the opposition was so immense.

They even had robots with the strength of a rank eleven mid-stage cultivator and not just one.

The gap in strength between them and the opposition was far too great.

Moreover, it seemed that the opposition had known about his existence for quite some time and had intentionally inquired about their information.

They were right when they said that knowing oneself and the enemy leads to victory in every battle. They had deliberately gathered information about them, but they knew nothing about the opposition before this.

This war, it seems, was over before it even began.

The opposition's mention of the people around Lin Yun... was also a warning directed at Lin Yun...

The owners of the Cosmic Trading Systems couldn't oppress each other, but there were no restrictions regarding the people around them. Their own side was filled with robots while Lin Yun's side was filled with family, friends, and subordinates.
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They could not afford to burn this bridge.

"Fine." Lin Yun gave a faint nod and spoke in a deep voice.

Once he finished speaking, Lin Yun turned to leave.

Once they had decided, there was no need for further hesitation. If they delayed even a bit, the opposition might think of something else, leading to even greater losses.

Ultimately, the disparity in their strengths was far too great.

However, Lin Yun kept this incident in the back of his mind.

"Buzz—"

Lin Yun and Zhao Gang had passed on the information, and quickly, a spatial force appeared around them.

Seeing this scene, the emperor of the Kodis Empire was stunned.

He never expected that this would be the outcome.

Lin Yun and his group weren't competing with the opposition. They simply left...

Master Ming's group grew even more domineering.

They would conduct the transaction as per the prices from their last deal...

Does this mean that his actions not only led to him losing Lin Yun, who was a cheap source for battleships, but now he also had to purchase battleships from Master Ming's group at much higher prices?

The ships offered by Master Ming's group were not only priced higher but also without any sort of discounts offered. The difference between the two deals wasn't small.

"Ah, young master Lin, young master Lin..."

The Emperor of the Kodis Empire immediately yelled, sweating profusely.

However, Lin Yun ignored him, and his group quickly teleported away.

Seeing Lin Yun and his group teleport away, the Emperor of the Kodis Empire almost regretted it to death.

Had he known that this would happen, he would not have notified Master Ming's group about this deal.

Now look at what happened…

Seeing the aura of immense power released by Master Ming's group, he had absolutely no courage to refuse.

Also, he had already quoted the amount for this transaction. Initially, he had intended to use this to negotiate a better price, but now he couldn't even buy a smaller quantity if he wanted to.

Reflecting on this, the Emperor of the Kodis Empire was filled with even more regret.

"His Majesty really is…"

"Didn't want to buy the cheaper one, notified Master Ming, and now have to buy the expensive one..."

The grand hall was still filled with ministers who were watching this spectacle and were filled with complaints.

Seeing Lin Yun's group decisively leave, Master Ming seemed thoughtful.

Actually, his words just now also had some probing intent.

Although what he said was domineering, it was also polite. If the opposition's strength was not weaker than his, or far superior to his, there would still be room for compromise.

It seems now that the strength of the other party, even if stronger than it seemed, was only slightly so.

"One wrong move leads to continuous failure, once an opportunity is lost, it does not come again. Now that you are lagging behind me, catching up will be difficult. This, I suppose, is a great lesson for you..." Master Ming sneered and spoke in a soft voice.

Then, he turned to look at the anxious Emperor of the Kodis Empire and said indifferently, "Now, shall we begin the transaction?"

...

In the starry sky.

Within a top-tier battleship at the civilization level seven.

"It's so infuriating that we were the first to arrive, but someone else snatched the order away at a higher price..."

"So what if they're stronger than us? Can they just act so domineering?"

"That Emperor Bo is really hateful, he actually brought these people around..."

"Hehe, when we left just now, I noticed that Emperor Bo's face was very ugly..."

"Serves him right! He didn't buy the cheaper one and insisted on the expensive one. This is the price he paid! Reputation? Ha! Does he even have a reputation?"

Everyone around Lin Yun was filled with indignation.

"Boss, why aren't you saying anything?" Seeing that Lin Yun remained silent, Zhao Gang asked.

"What's there to say?" Lin Yun shook his head.

"That person..." Zhao Gang began.

"That person's strength far surpasses ours. In this world, power brings both dominance and respect. That's a fact. You guys have seen many civilizations and experienced many things. Can't you see that yet?" Lin Yun spoke indifferently.

"But…" Zhao Gang opened his mouth but couldn't find the words to continue.

"So, where are we going next?" After a pause, Zhao Gang asked dejectedly.

"To other places, to see if there is anywhere else in need of these orders!" After a moment of silence, Lin Yun spoke.

Having lost that big order, it was unlikely that they would come across another order of this size in this area.

The powerful Northeast King had only bought battleships worth 30 trillion Spirit Crystals in total.

Furthermore, Lin Yun was worried that in these three months, Master Ming might have already approached some of the more powerful entities.

This would make finding a slightly larger client more challenging for them.

That was why his face had drastically changed earlier.

He was eager to conclude the order of the Kodis Royal Family and quickly head to other places.

That was also why he hadn't lingered just before.

Some profits were already lost; he could not afford to lose more due to the losses already suffered.

"Ten robots with the strength of an eleventh-level early-stage Cultivator, and two robots with the strength of an eleventh-level mid-term Cultivator..."

Lin Yun sighed slightly.

The price on the Cosmic Trading System was almost 16 trillion Spirit Crystals.

Master Ming sure knew how to invest.

In this case, catching up to him would be tough.

Without a large order, it wasn't easy to make 16 trillion Spirit Crystals.

Moreover, if his opponent clinched the order just now, he could make at least the same amount of Spirit Crystals. Outpacing him would be even harder then.

And who could guarantee that his opponent had no other funds?

Had all the funds been used to buy these powerful robots?

Lin Yun found that hard to believe.

By the same token, was he supposed to spend all the money he made on these kind of robots?

Furthermore, would his opponent stop looking for clients while he was away searching?

Therefore…

He wondered when he would be able to regain his foothold.

In the short term, it would be challenging.

....

"Boss, what about that Black Skeleton?" Zhao Gang asked.

Lin Yun patted his head. He had forgotten to transfer the Black Skeleton to the Kodis Royal Family; it was worth 100 billion Spirit Crystals.

Now, with Master Ming there, he didn't want to go back.

"Let's keep it for now," Lin Yun said after some thought.

.....

Originally, Zhao Gang suggested they split up to find orders, but Lin Yun didn't agree.

Zhao Gang and his team were average in strength, and Master Ming had investigated their information. Who knew if Master Ming would fix his gaze on Zhao Gang's team. If Master Ming targeted them, it could get tricky.

A few days later, Lin Yun and his team found a more influential power. They asked if they needed a seventh-level civilizational battleship or other high-tech items.

However, they had only recently purchased some seventh-level civilizational battleships and had limited funds. Ultimately, after much persuasion from Lin Yun's team, the person in charge reluctantly spent a small amount of money to purchase a few high-tech items.

The profit multiplier wasn't high and Lin Yun only made roughly 200 billion Spirit Crystals from this trip.

Things were just as Lin Yun had anticipated.

A couple of days later, Lin Yun and his team arrived at another powerful star domain. This star domain, too, had already been visited by Master Ming's team.

The infuriating thing was this star domain was targeted by Master Ming just a few hours ago. Naturally, a significant portion of their funds had been drained.

Only with strenuous effort did Lin Yun's team manage to make a little over 100 billion Spirit Crystals from this star domain.

Lin Yun could sense that Master Ming had been even more ruthless in exploiting this star domain.

After leaving this star domain, Lin Yun's face grew even more somber.

Reaching each place took him a few days. Each time, he could only make one to two hundred billion Spirit Crystals. He had to employ various tactics and spend a lot of time.

At this pace, he would need to complete at least a hundred deals of this caliber to make what Master Ming had earned in one go with the Kodis Royal Family.

But how much more had Master Ming earned after such a long time?

Putting everything else aside, just consider the star domain he visited just now. After careful inquiry, he roughly estimated that Master Ming earned at least 30 trillion Spirit Crystals here.

That was nearly his earnings from twenty or thirty deals of this scale.

What's more important was... how many entities of this size exist in the Kodis Empire? Entities of this size likely didn't even number to a hundred!

Indeed, losing one step meant losing every step!

Two days later, Lin Yun and his team arrived in the domain of the third power. However, they quickly learned that this power had already traded with a group of mysterious people a day ago and had limited funds remaining.

"Their surveillance equipment is quite potent. They can detect our location and then analyze our destination…" Lin Yun said with a gloomy face.

Once could be a coincidence, twice was unlikely.

Moreover, during the past few days, Lin Yun had also faintly sensed that someone was spying on them.

It seemed that they had indeed become a target.

"At this rate, we don't stand a chance of tapping into the funds of these large powers..." Lin Yun said gravely.

Soon, Lin Yun came up with a counter-strategy...

Next, Lin Yun and his team set off towards another power.

But, halfway there, Lin Yun immediately ordered them to turn around and start heading in the direction of a different power.

Apart from when the battleship needed to teleport, he had Shengyi teleport them...

This consumed a great deal of energy.

Although Shengyi was incredibly powerful, teleporting tens of thousands of people at once was no easy task.

As expected, this time, Lin Yun made nearly 3 trillion Spirit Crystals from that power.

"You're indeed clever. But, this trick, you can only use once…" Master Ming, who was in another place, received the news. He squinted his eyes and said softly.