Chapter 226 | Overtime Necromancy: My Legion Never Sleeps

“A sun? My Lord, you want to buy a sun?”

Big Boss’s weary expression was instantly replaced by shock.

That was a sun—even one without a nascent transcendent consciousness was still a sun.

Its blistering heat and massive radiation were enough to kill any transcendent life below the mythic-tier.

Even mythic-tier beings could only withstand brief contact; over a long period, even they would perish.

In terms of volume, a single sun was roughly equivalent to over 64 million moons.

Such immense size, coupled with terrifying mass, made capturing a sun an extremely difficult task.

There was a clear divide among planet merchants: those who sold ordinary comets, planets, and satellites were considered low-level planet merchants, like Big Boss’s old friend.

Those capable of selling stars, white dwarfs, neutron stars, or even black holes were known as high-level planet merchants.

At this level, they generally had Dao Lord-tier powerhouses backing them.

The value of a star was simply too immense. Setting aside the worth inherent in its transcendent symbolism, its nearly inexhaustible energy alone was comparable to hundreds of millions of Divine Power Crystals.

Including the transcendent symbolism, the price of each star would not be less than ten billion Divine Power Crystals.

Such a staggering price meant that even if Wanbao Pavilion liquidated all its capital, assets, buildings, and land, it would likely only barely suffice.

This was why Big Boss was so utterly astonished when he heard Chen Xu wanted to buy a sun.

“Yes. But not just one. If your old friend has enough stock, I might buy nine at once.”

In Eastern transcendent systems, nine was the ultimate number; anything numbering nine reached a limit.

Examples included cultivation stages, elixir quality, technique proficiency, and so on.

It seemed this number aligned with the Heavenly Dao and brought great benefits, a belief passed down from ancient times.

As a job-holder, Chen Xu had skipped many levels and hadn’t accumulated much related knowledge; even the inherited knowledge of the Lord of the Undead only contained a few brief mentions of it.

It made sense; discussions between those at the Dao Lord level wouldn’t dwell on such basic concepts.

However, the example of Taiyin was right there. A source composed of nine moons was indeed extraordinary.

She had reached the peak of the mythic-tier upon birth, nearing the eternal-tier.

If moons could do that, what about suns? With the power of nine suns, would an eternal-tier Star Lord be born directly?

Furthermore, the sun was the symbol of ultimate rigidity and yang, capable of incinerating all filth.

Curses, calamities, corruptions—before the sun, they were all mere small fry, not even worth mentioning.

Chen Xu planned to use a Sun Star Lord to deal with that arrogant Calamity Dragon.

Under the radiance of the sun, no matter how perfect or complex a web of calamity it wove, it would be reduced to a pile of ash.

Chen Xu’s idea was excellent, but reality was harsh.

He didn’t know the price of a sun and assumed a massive chamber of commerce like Wanbao Pavilion, which spanned multiple worlds, should have the strength to buy several.

But the reality was different.

“My Lord, my old friend is only a low-level planet merchant. He only deals in small celestial bodies like planets and satellites.

“Big guys like suns are only sold by high-level planet merchants.

“Moreover, the price of a sun is exorbitant. I’m afraid that even if we mortgaged the entirety of Wanbao Pavilion, we could only barely afford one.”

Finishing, Big Boss paused and gave a bitter smile. “My Lord, nine... it is truly beyond my power.”

Seeing Big Boss’s helpless look, Chen Xu finally realized that Wanbao Pavilion’s business wasn’t as vast as he had imagined.

Then again, Big Boss was only at the legendary-tier. Without sufficient strength, there were some businesses he couldn’t touch. Maintaining such a large commercial empire was already no easy feat.

“The Land of the Undead has many new treasures. They should be worth quite a lot, right?”

“My Lord, necrotic treasures are rare and precious, so their prices are naturally high. But it’s hard to find buyers on short notice, and flooding the market would cause prices to plummet.

“I’m afraid...”

Before Big Boss could continue, Chen Xu waved a hand to interrupt him.

“I’ll have Xuan Chu take you for a tour. Estimate how many suns the treasures in my territory can buy.

“I’m not worried about selling at a low price. This is an ongoing business. If it’s low this time, we can make it up later. After all, the source of the goods is in the hands of Wanbao Pavilion, right?”

Seeing Chen Xu had given the order, Big Boss said no more and bowed slightly.

“I obey your will.”

He had learned this phrase from Xuan Chu. After speaking, he turned and left with Xuan Chu.

During the time Chen Xu was competing for the Land of the Undead, Big Boss had stayed in the three southern cities and had no concept of Chen Xu’s newly conquered territory.

However, just the three previous treasures—the bone marrow ore, the white clay, and the mythic-tier withered finger mushrooms—were worth half of Wanbao Pavilion’s value.

Adding the other treasures, it was possible they really could scrape together enough for nine suns.

But dumping so many treasures at once would inevitably result in a massive loss. The thought of losing so much money made Big Boss’s merchant instincts flare, causing his heart to throb with pain.

On the other side, Chen Xu pulled out another contract—the Covenant of Saint Light he had signed with Alifa.

This contract served as a symbol of their friendship, a simple communication platform, and a shopping platform where special resources from the Heaven system could be purchased.

Chen Xu opened the contract and browsed the Heavenly Mall, but he couldn’t find what he wanted.

Since most of the suns he would purchase were ordinary stars without transcendent awakening, he wanted to use some transcendent materials to enlighten them.

As exclusive creatures of Heaven, Saint Light elements would shed their old-tier cores every time they advanced. Chen Xu’s target was a Holy Light Core.

With the combination of holy light and the sun, he refused to believe that Calamity Dragon wouldn’t be scorched to death.

However, in the mall, the highest available Holy Light Cores were only epic-tier. Anything above that consisted only of cores from other basic elements.

Thus, Chen Xu had to switch to the communication channel to seek help from the Angel Priest, Alifa.

【Chen Xu: Are you there?】

【Alifa: May the Holy Light bless you! (Auto-reply)】

【Alifa: I am here. Is there something you need, Excellency Chen Xu?】

【Alifa: [Image] Mogli’s mark has disappeared. The Great Lord of Heaven said that not long ago, the Seven Demon Kings of Hell shared a feast of a demon; it must have been that unlucky fellow Mogli.】

【Chen Xu: Congratulations, Excellency Alifa. I want to purchase some Saint Light element cores, but the mall only has epic-tier ones. I need a mythic-tier core.】

【Alifa: A mythic-tier Holy Light Core? There isn’t much of that in stock. Saint Light elements are lazy little fellows; reaching the mythic-tier is a rare achievement for them.

“A mythic-tier core is shed upon ascending to the eternal-tier. Even in the long history of Heaven, only a handful of Saint Light elements have reached the eternal-tier.”

【Alifa: Since Excellency Chen Xu needs it, I’ll go ask the High Priest in charge of internal affairs. However, this item likely cannot be exchanged for Heaven points. You may need to trade an item of equal value, such as a treasure from the Land of the Undead.】

【Chen Xu: As it should be. Then I’ll trouble you, Excellency Alifa.】

After replying, Alifa went silent.

Chen Xu wasn’t in a hurry. Lothar the Calamity Dragon had closed off its borders, darkening its territory and hiding inside.

His other competitor, the silent stone tablet, continued to play dead, remaining as motionless as an actual stone tablet.

After a long while, a spatial gate opened, and Xuan Chu returned to the Undead Divine Court with Big Boss.

“My Lord, by my rough calculation, the necrotic treasures in your territory are enough to purchase over twenty suns at once.”

At this moment, Big Boss’s face still showed exhaustion, but his eyes shone with endless excitement and agitation.

Too rich. The Land of the Undead was simply dripping with wealth.

The treasures from just half the land were more than twenty times Big Boss’s lifetime accumulation.

Moreover, in that half of the land, many treasures hadn’t even been counted. Those places belonged to the necrotic archdukes.

Each necrotic archduke was allowed to own a portion of private territory that the Lord of the Undead could not interfere with. This was a contract established between a certain previous Lord of the Undead and the necrotic archdukes in ancient times, an ordinance written into the world rules of the Land of the Undead.

“Big Boss, first give me a list of the corresponding values for the various treasures, then find a high-level planet merchant to purchase nine suns.

“Your old friend should have a channel, right?”

“My Lord, rest assured. Merchants in the same trade always communicate. The Myriad Worlds are vast enough that competition among merchants is not particularly fierce.”

“Good. Then I’ll leave it to you, Big Boss.”

“It is my honor to serve you.”

Big Boss’s voice trembled slightly, a sign of extreme excitement.

When Chen Xu’s words fell, it meant he was entrusting this massive deal to him.

Vaguely, a power was being born within his Merchant’s Heart. Big Boss had a premonition that by completing this deal, he could open the path to becoming the God of Trade.

When Wanbao Pavilion was established in the Land of the Undead, it would also be the moment Big Boss ascended to godhood.

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A month later.

The last sun was transported into the Undead Divine Court.

Nine suns hung high in the sky above the Undead Divine Court. Their blistering heat had significantly dried up the Inverted Sea.

When the first sun had entered the Undead Divine Court, all sorts of undead creatures had let out agonized wails.

In particular, the bone dragons of the Everfrost Divine Court saw their icy nests at home melting under the sun.

Chen Xu had to intervene, mobilizing the power of rules to bind the suns’ energy.

Now, all nine suns were gathered. The mythic-tier Holy Light Core was also in hand.

Chen Xu had paid a heavy price for this core.

Had he not previously worked with Alifa to defeat a Hell Archduke, he likely wouldn’t even have had the qualification to purchase it.

The price of a single core was nearly equivalent to three suns.

In addition to the core, Big Boss had brought Chen Xu three other items related to the sun.

A set of armor left behind by a sun disciple, an imperial seal passed down from a dynasty that worshiped the sun, and a fragment of an extreme yang technique.

To prevent the suns’ power from leaking and accidentally harming other creatures in the Undead Divine Court during the creation process, Chen Xu first threw them all into the Land of the Undead.