After the Genius Battle concluded, Gǔ Fēi, as a member of the Doomsday Secret Realm, also received his Genius Battle bonus: ten mixed-element units.
"Compared to the ten thousand mixed-element unit bonus for Primitive Mystical Region members, my ten mixed-element units are a bit less, but at least it's a starting fund."
Gǔ Fēi comforted himself this way.
Twenty days later, outside the barren planet where Gǔ Fēi was located, a blood-red triangular spaceship slowly descended.
This was a triangular spaceship over three hundred meters long and wide, and over two hundred meters high, entirely crimson, faintly exuding an ancient aura, as if it had existed in the river of time for countless years.
The three "corners" of the triangular spaceship were incredibly thin and sharp, and the mysterious secret patterns on the entire hull, invisible to the naked eye, perfectly integrated with the spaceship, naturally giving it an even more terrifyingly sharp aura.
A hawk-nosed middle-aged man, dressed in black battle attire with silver scales covering his face, stood with his hands behind his back in the control room at the very top of the spaceship, his gaze passing through the transparent window, calmly observing the barren and desolate planet.
"Whoosh!"
Gǔ Fēi flew in front of this triangular spaceship.
"Is this an F-Rank Universe spaceship? I wonder what kind of F-Rank metal it's made of," Gǔ Fēi thought to himself.
In the Swallowed Star world, metals can be divided into A-G Ranks.
Among them, A-E Rank metals can be made into alloys, and the price of alloys is generally much lower than pure metals, so the cost of spaceships will also be relatively lower.
However, F-Rank alloys are almost non-existent; at least, humans cannot create F-Rank alloys, so every F-Rank spaceship of the human race is made of pure F-Rank metal, and its price is astonishingly expensive.
"Whoosh!"
The hatch opened, and a group of people flew out of the spaceship, led by a hawk-nosed middle-aged man with silver scales covering his face, a calm expression, and a flame mark on his forehead. The faint sense of controlling heaven and earth made Gǔ Fēi realize that the other party was a World Master recognized by the Universe's fundamental laws.
"Hello, Gǔ Fēi, I am Ka Yu of the Virtual Universe Corporation."
The hawk-nosed middle-aged man smiled slightly at Gǔ Fēi.
"Greetings, Your Highness!"
Behind him, a group of Domain Lords and Universe Rank cultivators respectfully saluted Gǔ Fēi.
"Thank you all for your trouble!"
Gǔ Fēi nodded slightly. He was very clear about the Virtual Universe Corporation's rules and was not surprised by the different titles these people used for him.
In the Virtual Universe Corporation, ordinary members who are not part of the core layer, upon seeing core members below immortal, all address them as "Your Highness"!
"Your Highness" is a respectful title in the Universe, usually reserved for the direct descendants of royal families in a Cosmos Country, such as princes.
It is clear that members of the Virtual Universe Corporation's core layer below immortal are like princes in a Cosmos Country, entrusted with the hope of becoming super powerhouses, and their status is extraordinary.
And that World Master Ka Yu should be a World Master within the "Doomsday Secret Realm" of the Virtual Universe Corporation's core layer.
According to the rules, Doomsday Secret Realm members, who are in the outermost layer of the core layer, only need to address members below immortal from the three major secret realms preceding them as "Your Highness."
Gǔ Fēi is currently only a Doomsday Secret Realm member like Ka Yu, and moreover, he is just a small Stellar Rank fellow.
As a World Master, Ka Yu's status is actually higher than Gǔ Fēi's; how could he respectfully address him as "Your Highness"? It was already good enough that he smiled and greeted Gǔ Fēi.
"This is a manifestation of status!" Gǔ Fēi couldn't help but exclaim.
The competitive atmosphere deliberately created by the Virtual Universe Corporation is evident from this small form of address.
It would take three years to get from here to the Virtual Universe Company Universal Headquarters, so Gǔ Fēi didn't waste any time and quickly flew into the spaceship.
The interior space of this triangular Universe spaceship was vast, with the central and lower sections comprising the main compartments, such as the power cabin.
Gǔ Fēi was led by the hawk-nosed middle-aged man to the large hall on the topmost floor of the entire spaceship.
The spaceship looked menacing from the outside, but its interior layout was very luxurious.
Inside the luxurious hall, which was about 200 meters long and 40 meters wide, comfortable sofas, rare spiritual fruits, and mellow fine wines were already arranged, and beautiful maidservants stood by respectfully.
The hawk-nosed middle-aged man said, "Let me introduce myself first. I am Ka Yu, a World Master from the Doomsday Secret Realm of the Virtual Universe Corporation's core layer. I will be responsible for protecting you on your journey to the Virtual Universe Corporation Headquarters this time."
Gǔ Fēi smiled and said, "Thank you for your trouble this time, Mr. Ka Yu!"
"You are too kind!"
The hawk-nosed middle-aged man, Ka Yu, responded with a smile, "This is simply my duty!"
Although he said so, he was quite pleased with Gǔ Fēi's respect for him.
Although Gǔ Fēi was a genius, he was merely a member of the Doomsday Secret Realm like him, and ultimately just an Stellar Rank. He might even fall along the way before becoming a World Master.
Being dispatched by the Virtual Universe Corporation specifically to pick up and drop off Gǔ Fēi, and from the Doomsday Secret Realm no less, Ka Yu didn't say it aloud, but he harbored some complaints.
Although he dared not delay the task assigned by the Virtual Universe Corporation, no one would fault him if he just coldly went through the motions.
However, Gǔ Fēi's attitude pleased him greatly; he showed no arrogance of a young genius, and Ka Yu was willing to offer him some guidance.
"You probably haven't been to our Virtual Universe Corporation's headquarters in the Virtual Universe, have you? Let's enter the Virtual Universe together, and I'll take you there."
"Oh?" Gǔ Fēi's eyes immediately lit up. The day he had long awaited had finally arrived!
This was the Virtual Universe Corporation's Virtual Headquarters, and it would be his base of operations in the Virtual Universe for most of his future time, so he was naturally interested.
Moreover, Gǔ Fēi had long known about the various wonders of the Virtual Universe Headquarters, and now he finally had the opportunity to go there in person.
At this moment, the blood-red triangular spaceship had already entered the dark universe, and its speed was constantly increasing, steadily advancing at a constant speed of 30 times the speed of light.
The moment Gǔ Fēi arrived at the Universe spaceship, his identity record in the Virtual Universe automatically changed to a core member of the Virtual Universe Corporation, and his virtual assistant automatically gained a special function: once Gǔ Fēi entered the Virtual Universe, he could directly teleport to a special planar space.
"Teleport!"
With a flash of light, Gǔ Fēi, who had just appeared in the Virtual Universe, vanished from his original spot.
Virtual Universe Corporation Headquarters Plane.
A suspended mountain peak, enveloped and surrounded by endless clouds and mist, was incredibly massive, even much larger than an ordinary planet in reality.
Suddenly, a figure appeared on a bluestone path on one part of the mountain peak; it was Gǔ Fēi.
As soon as he appeared, Gǔ Fēi looked around. There were many people on the street, buildings in the distance, and even further away, beautiful villas.
Soon, the hawk-nosed middle-aged man, Ka Yu, appeared before Gǔ Fēi.
"This entire planar space is our company's Virtual Headquarters! This mountain peak suspended in the clouds is called 'Rain Phase Mountain,' and Rain Phase Mountain has a diameter of approximately 89,000 kilometers."
Gǔ Fēi nodded. This Rain Phase Mountain was indeed not small; one must remember that the diameter of the Earth he was on before his transmigration was only a little over ten thousand kilometers.
Ka Yu led Gǔ Fēi on a tour along the streets.