Di Fu and others left, but Wang Xu remained on the Jade Burning Star.
"Border battlefield... should I go there too?" Wang Xu pondered.
Although the border battlefield is not as immensely dangerous as Di Fu and others claimed, it is indeed a very brutal place. The reason Di Fu and others went there is because of opportunity.
On the border battlefield, cosmic martial artists of the same rank from two cosmic countries face off, fighting to the death. To survive, all cosmic martial artists will spare no effort to employ their best treasures.
Once they die, these treasures become the spoils of the winners.
Opportunity, if you successfully kill the opponent and stay alive, it’s simply a huge opportunity.
Di Fu was equally excited when he mentioned this.
And this isn’t the only reason; Di Fu is already at the extreme Void Level but has been unable to breakthrough to the Black Hole Level. To take this step, he took the risk of heading to the border battlefield.
Opportunity and breakthrough, these two points touched Wang Xu.
However, the only thing that made Wang Xu hesitate was time. The border war takes place at the border of a cosmic country, which is far away. Not only does it take one or two years just spent on the journey, but once involved in the war, who knows when it would be possible to leave.
Behind Wang Xu is Earth. He has time, with his Void Level, he already has a lifespan of tens of thousands of years, he can afford it, but Earth can’t, his family even less so.
Wang Xu does not want to struggle outside and achieve something, only to return to Earth to find that his loved ones have passed away hundreds of years ago...
"Forget it, let’s head to the Heaven-Reaching Pavilion first for protection. When Earth is safe, it’s not too late to participate in the border war." Where there are people, there is war, which will never cease. Wang Xu still has many opportunities; it’s not just the path of border warfare.
The mission on the Jade Burning Star was long completed, and Wang Xu flew directly from the Jade Burning Star towards the nearby Biya Star.
Mercenary Martial Arts Hall on the Fallen Dragon Star.
"I’m here to submit the task." Wang Xu walked to the counter.
"Mercenary Card," the staff member said.
Wang Xu handed over his Mercenary Card, the staff lightly placed it on the desk, and task information popped up on the electronic screen.
"Task level: Four-star, collect three Jade Burning Flame Tiger skins, requiring a completion level of 60%, task reward: 3000 Contribution Points, 9000 Cosmic Crystals."
"Task level: Four-star, collect six Jade-toothed Steel Mosquito carcasses, task reward: 3500 Contribution Points, 12000 Cosmic Crystals."
The staff member glanced at it and said to Wang Xu, "Task items."
Wang Xu presented a Space Ring, which was a temporary Space Ring he purchased. In the cosmos, Space Rings are quite common and only cost one Cosmic Crystal to buy a good quality one.
One inspection by the staff member confirmed the task completion, allocated the Contribution Points to Wang Xu’s Mercenary Card, and placed the rewarded Cosmic Crystals into the Space Ring, handing it back to Wang Xu.
"Thank you," Wang Xu said, thanked him, and then turned to leave.
Throughout the process, the staff did not glance at Wang Xu even once.
After Wang Xu left, another staff member came over: "Today’s task items need to be handed over to the higher-ups."
"Oh," this staff member agreed, taking out a Space Ring containing the task items brought back by the mercenaries.
"Hmm?" Suddenly, another staff member’s gaze fell on the screen.
"What’s wrong?" The staff member passing the Space Ring asked, following his colleague’s gaze, finally noticing the important information on the electronic screen.
One-star Mercenary: Wang Xu.
Looking again at the two tasks completed with four flashing stars on them, the two staff members exchanged glances, seeing the surprise in each other’s eyes.
A person of the Initial Void Level could actually complete two four-star tasks alone, and the time between taking and completing the tasks was only three days.
Of course, some might say that perhaps he joined a powerful team that helped him complete the tasks and let him take the task items.
If that really were the case, he must have been doing it for show and vanity; otherwise, there wouldn’t be any meaning in completing the tasks.
But clearly, Wang Xu didn’t do so.
After leaving the Mercenary Martial Arts Hall, Wang Xu did not return to the Bailan but sought out businesses that purchased Star Cores.
"It’s the Heaven-Reaching Pavilion!" Wang Xu soon saw the branch of one of the three major cosmic powers, the Heaven-Reaching Pavilion.
The Heaven-Reaching Pavilion originally made its start through treasure trading, and under the leadership of the Heaven-Reaching Saint Venerable, it rapidly rose to become one of the cosmos’s three powers. There is naturally a branch on the Fallen Dragon Star.
This time on the Jade Burning Star, Wang Xu acquired many Star Cores, roughly counted, at least twenty or thirty.
If these were exchanged for Cosmic Crystals, that would be a bright amount of fifty or sixty thousand.
Upon entering the Heaven-Reaching Pavilion, various treasures were displayed everywhere, including Warrior Armor, and even some rather unique war soldiers like tripods and bells, all present.
However, Wang Xu glanced around and felt slightly disappointed. The highest level of these displayed treasures was nothing beyond peak Void Warriors.
If the people at this branch of the Heaven-Reaching Pavilion knew about Wang Xu’s thoughts, they would probably be quite surprised.
Although the Fallen Dragon Star is the Star City of the Fallen Dragon Star Domain, most cosmic martial artists are at Black Hole Level, and there are only a few White Hole Level masters, and in the eyes of Black Hole Level experts, a peak Void Ancient Soldier is already an extraordinary item!
Void Ancient Soldiers are divided into ordinary ancient soldiers, advanced ancient soldiers, extreme ancient soldiers, and peak ancient soldiers.
Ordinary ancient soldiers are mostly possessed by those at the Void Level, but those who truly own them are mostly cosmic martial artists at the extreme Void Level.
Advanced ancient soldiers are used by Black Hole Level ones, and most Black Hole Level individuals rejoice in owning an advanced ancient soldier, while those who obtain extreme ancient soldiers are even more remarkable. As for peak ancient soldiers, only the best among Black Hole Level individuals can possess them.
But in Wang Xu’s eyes, Void Ancient Soldiers are nothing special; he had seen too many in the Xian Qu Ring, hundreds of them. Although he sent out quite a lot, he still had hundreds of them in stock, so naturally, he looked down upon the Heaven-Reaching Pavilion’s Void Ancient Soldiers.
"Do you need anything, esteemed guest?" At this moment, an old man with a childlike face and white hair approached and asked.
The old man was a Black Hole Level figure; he had been observing the customers inside the Heaven-Reaching Pavilion. All customers’ eyes would light up, as if they wanted to buy every item but were constrained, except Wang Xu, who always showed a disappointed look. Although it wasn’t obvious, it was noticed by the experienced old man.
A martial artist at the Void Level, being disappointed with the Void Ancient Soldiers displayed in the Heaven-Reaching Pavilion, as the manager of the Heaven-Reaching Pavilion’s Fallen Dragon Star branch, the old man naturally couldn’t overlook this detail.
"I want to sell a batch of Star Cores. Do you accept them here?" Wang Xu asked.
"As long as they’re treasures, we at the Heaven-Reaching Pavilion welcome them indiscriminately. May I ask how many Star Cores you have, esteemed guest?" the old man inquired.
"Twenty pieces," Wang Xu replied.
The old man nodded and then waved to call over a staff member: "Xiao Jia, this guest wants to sell Star Cores, please handle the transaction."
Xiao Jia agreed, taking Wang Xu further inside the Heaven-Reaching Pavilion.
The old man shook his head; he originally thought Wang Xu might have something special since he showed disappointment toward those Void Warriors, but it turned out he was merely here to sell Star Cores.
"Wait." Suddenly, Wang Xu halted his steps and looked back at the old man, "Do you accept Void Ancient Soldiers here?"
The old man’s eyes shone; indeed, he hadn’t guessed wrong, this young man certainly had treasures.
"Xiao Jia, let me handle this client," the old man said.
Then the old man invited Wang Xu into an ancient-styled room.
"May I ask what kind of Void Ancient Soldiers you are looking to sell?" the old man asked directly.
Wang Xu hesitated for a moment; seeing this, the old man said, "Rest assured, regardless of the quality, we at the Heaven-Reaching Pavilion will offer the best price."
"I trust the Heaven-Reaching Pavilion, it’s just that the details of this transaction should remain confidential," Wang Xu replied cautiously.
At the mention of the Heaven-Reaching Pavilion, the old man beamed with pride. "Of course, I understand your discretion. You must be aware of the reputation of the Heaven-Reaching Pavilion."
Wang Xu nodded, acknowledging the statement, but was still hesitant.
"May I know which Void Ancient Soldiers you intend to sell?" the old man prompted.
After a pause, Wang Xu eventually spoke, "I trust the Heaven-Reaching Pavilion. You should already know of the Pavilion’s reputation, correct?"
The sound of metallic friction ensued.
A pile of Void Ancient Soldiers suddenly appeared in the room, and the old man, who had just picked up his cup, almost dropped it in amazement.
For a young man to be disappointed by the Void Ancient Soldiers displayed at the Heaven-Reaching Pavilion, the old man had sensed something special from him.