“Five billion blue coins, top of the line star battleship. ＋＋＋＋” The fellow was incredibly enthusiastic as he brought Ning Cheng and Ruan Mingshu to the side of a black battleship.
Speaking from the bottom of his heart, this battleship looked a bit more advanced than even the one Ning Cheng had gotten from the Red Clothed Duke. Ning Cheng had a lot of money now, and five billion blue coins was nothing to him.
“A real top-tier star battleship may not necessarily be bought for ten billion blue coins, if you are not in a hurry, you can go to the Liran Star to buy one, there are still star river grade battleships there.” Ruan Mingshu seemed to have Ning Cheng’s best interests at heart.
Ning Cheng took out a blue card and handed it to the still somewhat worried fellow and said, “Just buy this battleship, this is five billion blue coins.”
Whether Ruan Mingshu’s words made sense or not, Ning Cheng did not hesitate to shell out money for this battleship. When he arrived at Liran Star, of course he had to purchase a better battleship. A good battleship was used to protect one’s life, a poor battleship was something for ordinary use, there was no need to save this amount of blue coins.
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Ruan Mingshu did not think half as much of Ning Cheng just because he did not listen to her. After returning to the resting inn, she still looked like a good girl and made the suggestions that she should have made, and she did not care whether Ning Cheng listened or not.
Ning Cheng did not want to have too much to do with the Ruan family, and as soon as he returned to the Rest Inn, he put a ban on his room. His years of experience in trespassing had told him that there was no reason for Ruan Mingshu to stay with him at the Rest Inn, which made him even more reluctant to talk more nonsense with this woman.
As for what Ruan Mingshu had in mind, Ning Cheng did not want to know either, his deal with the Ruan family would simply end when the Yongwang Dan arrived.
Ning Cheng sat in his room, his divine sense rotated through his body several times, and he did not find any divine sense markings. According to what Lan Ya had said. After he had killed the Red Clothed Duke. There should have been a mark only. But how could he not find it?
Even if the red-robed male’s old man was a star lord, it wouldn’t be much stronger than his starry sea of consciousness.
Just as Ning Cheng was doubting himself, the ban at his door was touched and Ruan Mingshu’s soft voice came out, “Senior Brother Ning, may I come in?”
What did this mean? It was enough that a lonely man and a widow lived in a double room, but this woman had to come into his room?
“Naturally, you can.” Ning Cheng opened the room ban, he wasn’t afraid of Ruan Mingshu.
“Senior sister Ningshu. Are you looking for me for something?” Ning Cheng stood up.
Ruan Mingshu smiled apologetically at Ning Cheng, “I’m sorry, Senior Brother Ning, I was afraid of disturbing your rest. But the Time Desolate Domain is a matter of great importance, and I would like to talk to Senior Brother Ning.”
Ruan Mingshu was wearing a light red outer dress, her long hair casually falling down her back. Unlike during the day, her dress was no longer tightly covered, revealing at least a large portion of the underside of her clean white neck.
A faint fragrance reached Ning Cheng’s ears, making Ning Cheng suspect that these fragrances were coming from the deep cleavage below her neck. A tiny silver-white necklace fell below her white neck, accentuating her elegance and skilful beauty.
“Oh. Senior Sister Ningshu please sit down.” Ning Cheng smiled and offered Ruan Ningshu a seat.
Ruan Mingshu stared at Ning Cheng for a while before she asked. “Senior Brother Ning, the Time Desolate Domain is full of treasures and dangers are everywhere. This is not a secret realm for any kind of training, and one could fall in it at any time or anywhere. Although Senior Brother Ruan entered the Time Desolate Domain voluntarily, after all, it is related to my Ruan Family, and there are things I cannot hide from Senior Brother Ning.”
Ning Cheng smiled faintly, “Senior sister Ningshu, you are thinking too much. Since I volunteered, it has nothing to do with the Ruan Family. And whether or not I can pass the Leland Star River selection and enter the Time Desolate Domain is another matter.”
Ruan Mingshu still said with a light smile on her face, “My father probably said that I like a cultivator called Zhaoyan Xiang and asked you to keep a closer eye on me. In fact, my father misunderstood, it was that Zhaoyan Xiang who always pestered me, I don’t have half a relationship with him. And I don’t have any half-hearted feelings for him either.”
Seeing that Ning Cheng was just listening and did not seem to want to reply, Ruan Mingshu had no choice but to continue, “When I say this, I actually want to say to you that I will follow my father’s words and cooperate with you to the fullest.”
Ning Cheng hurriedly said politely, “Senior sister Ningshu, although I call you senior sister, I know that your cultivation is far superior to mine. I have just advanced to Nian Xing, and I don’t even have a Star Wheel. The only thing I am good at is a slightly stronger divine sense, so it should be me who cooperates with Senior Sister Ningshu.”
“You’re really a Nian Xing?” Ever since Ning Cheng had met Ruan Nameshu, this was the first time that Ruan Nameshu had revealed a slightly surprised tone.
“Yes, I really am Nian Xing.” Ning Cheng smiled and said in an affirmative tone, “Actually, I don’t know why I was chosen by Brother Ruan Zhuo, I really don’t dare to guarantee that I will be competent.”
Ruan Mingshu did not look half as strange because Ning Cheng said that his cultivation level was Nian Xing, and did not care too much about Ning Cheng’s modesty. After still discussing with Ning Cheng about how to cooperate and also about his cultivation level, only then did she get up and say goodbye. All the way until she left Ning Cheng’s room, she had a soft smile on her face.
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Three days passed in a flash, and Ning Cheng did not leave the Rest Inn during these three days. Ruan Mingshu occasionally came to talk to him for a few minutes, and likewise did not leave the Rest Inn. Ruan Chengzhong seemed to have acquiesced to his daughter’s approach and likewise did not come to look for Ning Cheng.
On the third day, Ning Cheng and Ruan Ningshu entered the Ruan Family’s Star River Battleship.
After entering this star river battleship, Ning Cheng realised how rudimentary the battleships he had purchased or used before were.
Ning Cheng did not know the attacking methods of this star river battleship, but the various equipment and decorations in this star river battleship were definitely something that Ning Cheng had never seen before. Only two words could express his thoughts, and that was luxury.
After the star river battleship entered the starry sky, it was as smooth as if it was standing still. Only when it encountered a large starry sky turbulence that caused the star river battleship to shake, could this give the impression that this was in a flying star river battleship.
Ning Cheng secretly resolved that he would definitely purchase a better void battleship in the future.
The conditions in the Ruan family were indeed very good, the room where Ning Cheng was was not only filled with all kinds of starry sky spirit fruits, but also all kinds of fine wines. During that time, Ruan Mingshu visited Ning Cheng once, and after that, whenever Ning Cheng needed anything, someone would come to serve him.
When the battleship flew to the ninth day, it was surrounded by a group of starry sky three-winged flying bears, allowing Ning Cheng to see the combat prowess of a real technological battleship.
The Starry Sky Three-Winged Flying Bears were different from ordinary Starry Sky Demon Beasts in that their wings did not appear in pairs, but in threes.
This kind of flying bears liked to devour the flesh of cultivators the most, and a human transport starship without combat power would be absolutely doomed if it was surrounded by such flying bears.
But this starship of the Ruan Family was obviously not an ordinary starship, Ning Cheng stood on the deck and saw the starship spewing out a dense silver light. Countless Starry Sky Three-Winged Flying Bears were covered by this silvery glow and perished one after another.
In just less than half an incense stick, Ning Cheng estimated that tens of thousands of Starry Sky Three-Winged Flying Bears had died. More Starry Sky Three-Winged Flying Bears sensed that something was wrong and retreated. In no time at all, these Starry Sky Three-Winged Flying Bears retreated without a trace again.
“So powerful.” Ning Cheng thought to himself, “These silver mangles even if they do not carry the power of laws. Once an ordinary cultivator was trapped by such silver mangles, it would still be difficult to get out.
“This is the radium arrow rain from the Star River Battleship, don’t look at how powerful this thing is, it’s actually very costly. It’s just that just now, it cost countless green coins. And these flying bear leaders have no pluck, if you meet a flying bear leader with pluck, it will be hard to be so kind this time.” Ruan Mingshu’s voice rang out in time beside Ning Cheng.
Ning Cheng asked suspiciously, “I see that this rain of radium arrows is very powerful, could it be that these Star Flying Bears still have a backstroke?”
“Very powerful?” Ruan Mingshu shook her head, “This is only a group of low level flying bears, it is not considered powerful. Moreover, radium arrows are a low-level configuration among star river battleships. High-level star river warships and star battleships have flowing air cannons and locked air light ……”
After a pause, Ruan Mingshu continued, “If these Star Flying Bears don’t retreat and swarm and stack up, there is a limit to how much the laser light arrows can suppress them. In the end, even if they breach our starship, it’s not impossible.”
Ning Cheng knew very little about the stars and could only listen to what Ruan Mingshu had to say.
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A month later, the Ruan Family’s star river battleship stopped outside a huge azure planet. This planet was the number one planet of the Liran Star River, Liran Star. With the Ruan Family’s people leading the way, Ning Cheng did not need to do anything at all and entered the main city of Liran Star.
The main city of Liran Star was not called Liran City, but was instead called Whirling Jade City, a name named after the Liran King’s most favoured concubine.
“Senior Brother Ning, the Leland Star River selection tournament is still nearly a month away, you can spend this month wandering around the Whirling Jade City, don’t clash with others here. No one who comes here is easy, either they are related to the star lord or a big tycoon on one side.” After entering Liran Star, Ruan Mingshu made a special effort to admonish Ning Cheng.
Ning Cheng looked at Ruan Mingshu somewhat strangely and asked, “Senior sister Mingshu, you’re not staying with me anymore?”
Ruan Mingshu smiled faintly and said, “If Senior Brother Ning is willing to live with me, I still want to live with Senior Brother Ning. I can tell that Senior Brother Ning doesn’t seem to like living with me, and my father isn’t here right now, so I’ll just let Senior Brother Ning do as he pleases. I’m staying at the Jinfan Rest Inn, so if Senior Brother Ning wants to, he can come and find me at the Jinfan Rest Inn.”
Naturally, Brother Ning would not join Ruan Mingshu, he always felt that there was something odd about this woman. What’s more, right now he had more important things to do, he had to find Jing Wuming and Lan Ya.
“Brother Xiao Cheng, what brings you here?” Ning Cheng had just walked up to the entrance of a merchant building when a surprised voice came over.
Ning Cheng knew who it was when he heard the voice, he immediately turned around with great joy and called out, “Wuming, I was looking for you, I didn’t expect to meet you so easily ……”
Ning Cheng’s words stalled, he frowned for a moment looking at Jing Wuming’s pale face and asked, “Why is your breath so messy, no, why are you still injured?”
Jing Wuming gave Ning Cheng a tug, “This is not the place to talk, find a place to talk.”