Chapter 200
The information about the Chaotic Star Sea is scarce, and as an "outlaw territory" that the Star Alliance cannot control, its continued existence must rely on some form of support. It’s not surprising that there are alternative ways to access and utilize the resources of the Star Network here.
Bringing his slightly wandering thoughts back, Ye Bai regained his focus and used the filtering function to find the transaction records of the original owner of this account.
Hundreds of completed transaction entries appeared: 23 assassination contracts completed; 44 intelligence trades completed; 39 resource exchanges completed...
Among these records, there were both buyers and sellers, with the difficulty of the transactions ranging from low to high, the targets of assassination escalating from C-level all the way up... There was even a record of an A-level powerhouse assassination completed five years ago!
Tracing back to three or four hundred years ago, Ye Bai could vaguely glimpse the trajectory of the mysterious person’s accumulation of power through these records.
Upon seeing this timeline, Ye Bai suddenly realized that having advanced to B-level now meant a significant increase in his lifespan limit. According to the information he had once learned, it was at least five times longer than before, which meant a minimum of five hundred years.
Five hundred years is just the lower limit; there are many techniques and methods to enhance life vitality that could potentially double this number.
Unknowingly, Ye Bai found that he had become what he once viewed as an absolute immortal species, having killed at least an A-level psychic who had lived for three or four hundred years.
Just months before entering the myriad realms, he had barely reached F-level as an ancient human from Blue Star.
“Ha…”
With a sigh of contemplation, Ye Bai discovered an additional piece of information while reviewing the transaction records: the mysterious person used a fixed code name—Heidong (黑洞, meaning "Black Hole")—for all these transactions.
It was unclear whether the mysterious person had any hidden identity. If they operated under this name, then perhaps "Heidong" held some degree of notoriety in the Chaotic Star Sea.
At the same time, combining this with the information from the trading area, Ye Bai understood that the points balance he had seen earlier was likely similar to star coins, a form of universal currency belonging to the Chaotic Star Sea. Given that the "price" for killing a B-level target was 600 points, it was clear that the purchasing power of these points was much higher than that of star coins.
Exiting the trading area, Ye Bai opened the last sub-section: the exchange area.
With the points in mind, this "exchange area" was simply irresistible to the imagination.
Exchanges are not transactions; this description implies that there is a force or background providing support, allowing for one-sided exchanges. The currently blank task area also piqued Ye Bai's curiosity about the force behind the task releases.
In the next moment, the contents of the exchange area appeared before Ye Bai.
Upon seeing the items listed, Ye Bai was taken aback. Even though he had harbored suspicions before, seeing it laid out before him left his mind momentarily blank.
The exchange area displayed a variety of items, much like a shopping page from the Star Alliance.
However, these items were not physical goods but rather technologies—each one a marvel in this interstellar age.
As Ye Bai focused on them, detailed information and effects of each technology automatically popped up. He carefully scanned through them, discovering many advanced technologies that seemed unheard of in the Star Alliance.
From the detailed descriptions, Ye Bai even found the technology used by the mysterious person "Heidong" to capture him.
Galaxy-level civilization alarm bypass in 10 minutes, 10 points... This technology had cracked the alarm system of the Illusion Sea civilization, allowing Heidong to operate within a one-kilometer radius of Ye Bai's residence completely "invisible" on a technical level.
Irregular mimicry, 60 points... This was a form of disguise technology that kept Ye Bai from clearly seeing Heidong's appearance, making it seem blurred and ever-changing.
Short-range micro-wormhole, 100 points; medium-range micro-wormhole, 200 points; long-range micro-wormhole, 400 points... There was no need to elaborate; Ye Bai just didn’t know which type of wormhole Heidong had used.
And then there was the question that had always puzzled Ye Bai: how did Heidong find him?
In the row of the most expensive technologies at the bottom, there was one called "Individual Information Localization," valued at 1000 points. By providing either a complete appearance or biological tissue sample, one could obtain the cosmic coordinates of the target's location.
Moreover, according to the detailed description, this technology had a ten-minute validity period; if the target's location changed within that time, it would update in real-time.
Clearly, the mysterious person codenamed Heidong had purchased this technology with points, then used a micro-wormhole to teleport to Juhai Star, appearing right at Ye Bai's doorstep.
Ye Bai took a deep breath. He had found the reason behind how the other party accomplished all this, but a flood of new questions followed.
The technological content displayed in the exchange area far exceeded that of the Star Alliance. Not to mention that bypassing a galaxy-level civilization alarm only cost 10 points, the strategic value of micro-wormholes was self-evident, not to mention the subsequent individual information localization.
The combination of the two could easily facilitate the assassination of key figures in most interstellar civilizations, allowing one to wage war while remaining invulnerable.
Both the exchange and task natures indicated that there must be a powerful background force behind it.
But in this case, why did the Chaotic Star Sea, with such strength, only occupy a corner of the universe and not become a new Star Alliance? Was it because the Star Alliance had a backing unknown to ordinary people, or was there a reason for the Chaotic Star Sea's concealment?
The technologies in the exchange area had a profound impact on Ye Bai, especially the last one on localization. He couldn’t fathom the principles behind this technology. According to his logical thinking, it was as if there was a backstage cheat device still operating in this world!
On the desolate planet, Ye Bai fell into a long silence.
Though he had now become a B-level psychic capable of being called a powerhouse wherever he went, he felt the same sensation he had when he first awoke from cryostasis, learning about the world’s changes from the Aurora after ten thousand years.
Through this personal terminal, Ye Bai once again refreshed his understanding of the universe he inhabited. At that moment, he felt as if he had lifted the veil that shrouded the real world.
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After a long while, Ye Bai came back to his senses.
These matters needed to be explored slowly, but the most pressing issue now was where he should go next.
Even though he had obtained Heidong's personal terminal, which seemed to allow him to attempt using the points balance to exchange for a micro-wormhole to return, he knew from the forced use of the legendary magic "Tide of Heaven" in the Illusion Sea civilization that he could not return in the short term.
Given the magnitude of that incident, the Illusion Sea civilization would surely investigate the cause, and it was only a matter of time before they traced it back to him.
For safety's sake, until everything was settled, it would be unwise for "Ye Bai" to return to the Star Alliance's sphere of influence. Otherwise, he would have no way to explain why an A-level psychic was sent to capture him and how he managed to escape safely from an A-level psychic.
Originally, Ye Bai had planned to cautiously explore the Chaotic Star Sea, relying on his mysterious and special time abilities to find a safe place to enhance his strength through the myriad realms.
However, as he further examined the personal terminal left by Heidong, he discovered its "anonymous account" nature and the special points trading exchange content, which sparked a new idea in Ye Bai's mind—
Just as the personal terminal served as identification in the Star Alliance, conversely, Heidong's terminal could also serve as a ticket to the Chaotic Star Sea.
Moreover, furthering this thought, Ye Bai might be able to silently and secretly assume Heidong's identity while operating within the Chaotic Star Sea.
Earlier in the exchange area, he had identified a function used by Heidong that required 60 points to exchange for irregular mimicry. This function made it impossible to see Heidong's true appearance.
Additionally, this mimicry could alter gender and height. More importantly, since there were purchase records from Heidong, Ye Bai could now directly apply the template used during the previous purchase, potentially allowing him to perfectly simulate Heidong's appearance.
Even if he couldn’t completely replace Heidong, Ye Bai could still use the mimicry to conceal his own identity. As long as he didn’t actively expose himself, no one would connect him to his true identity.
Moreover, considering the nature of the anonymous terminal and the fact that this concealed appearance clearly had an effect similar to that of the terrifying "localization" function, Ye Bai felt that the Chaotic Star Sea was subtly encouraging such acts of murder and smuggling.
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