Guo Xuyang released his senses fully after Xiao Si left, quickly scanning the entire planet.
This Haili Planet was countless times larger than Earth, possessing immense quantities of gold, silver, precious metals, and various rare metals.
However, the planet was unsuitable for growing crops, and its living environment was extremely harsh.
According to his perception, the entire Haili Planet was divided into over ten regions.
Aside from areas truly uninhabitable, the rest was carved up by eight lords.
And this Gali'er was one of those lords.
These lords had numerous servants and various laborers under their command.
There were a total of ten women like Xiao Si serving Lord Gali'er.
And there were more than a hundred mannish women like Ada.
The mannish women like Ada could transform because Gali'er had injected their bodies with a special gene. Thus, after transforming, they became extremely ugly, like monsters.
Those smaller monsters were also injected with a special gene, but they were unable to transform and were all children.
The inhabitants of this planet generally lived long lives. The children were already over a hundred years old.
And beauties like Xiao Si were approaching eight hundred years old.
Conversely, mannish women like Ada were less than three hundred years old.
Did the people on this planet experience reverse aging?
Guo Xuyang was surprised that Xiao Si, who looked so beautiful, was so old.
He wondered if it was due to skillful maintenance of youth, the planet's environment, or the efficacy of their diet.
What surprised him even more was that the lord's age was a mystery.
He dared not direct his senses toward these lords, knowing that with his current abilities, he could not possibly evade their pursuit.
If these lords discovered he was spying on them, he would undoubtedly be hunted.
As Xiao Si had instructed, he was supposed to stay hidden here for two days before returning to the planet's ranch.
However, he felt a bit unwilling to give up. Having discovered a planet with so many precious metals, how could he not take some back without betraying his special abilities?
But avoiding the lords' investigations was a difficult task.
Guo Xuyang thought for a long time and then quietly left the room where Xiao Si was staying.
He did not want Xiao Si to take the blame for his actions.
The planet was vast, with different lords occupying different areas and controlling different resources.
Guo Xuyang used his point-to-point teleportation, arriving directly at a place where gold treasures were stored.
The gold reserves here far exceeded the gold mine he had discovered in Africa.
Furthermore, this place was unexploited, with very few people around.
He wondered if the lord of this region had not discovered these mineral deposits, or if they had become immune to gold and simply disdained it.
Guo Xuyang did not hesitate, directly absorbing the gold into his mind.
Perhaps it was due to the sheer volume of gold, but he felt his head grow heavy, nearly causing him to fall.
The immense disturbance created here alerted the lord of this area.
Before the lord could arrive, Guo Xuyang used his point-to-point teleportation again, returning to the room where Xiao Si was staying.
He had been a bit careless just now, narrowly avoiding capture by that lord.
After returning to the room, Guo Xuyang transformed his body into an inconspicuous chair within the room.
Discretion was the better part of valor. He couldn't be sure if the lord possessed abilities similar to his, capable of tracking his aura.
He waited for a full day before releasing his senses again, slowly approaching the place where the gold was collected.
This area was now filled with unknown creatures, transporting gold out of the collapsed cavity.
Not far away, several burly mannish women were chatting.
"The master discovered this place collapsed yesterday, and the reserves inside are even greater than what we found elsewhere."
"Did they find out what caused the collapse?"
"No. But the lord has arranged for people to investigate. The results should be available soon."
"If it hadn't collapsed, we wouldn't have discovered this mineral deposit."
"You're right. However, the master said there's something odd about this gold.
Because the collapsed cavity is too neat, as if it was dug out by something."
"Have they found the cause?"
"No, they're still investigating."
"Our master is one of the most powerful in this area, so others wouldn't dare provoke our master."
"We have a lot of gold here, but very few other resources.
I heard the master say Gali'er has arranged for people to bring back quite a bit of food this time."
"That means we'll have a feast."
"Don't let the master know about this, or the consequences would be unbearable for us."
"It's just that we don't have channels to get those delicious foods here.
Otherwise, we wouldn't have to exchange gold for them with these people.
And they charge exorbitantly, demanding as much gold as the food is worth."
"If you want to eat, you can't complain about them being greedy.
However, that food is indeed delicious. I feel like I'm getting younger."
"No wonder, I thought you've been paying attention to your skincare lately."
"No, I've contacted several people. They sell me food whenever they have extra."
"Then I should get more when I return. My house is almost full of gold."
Guo Xuyang listened to the two mannish women conversing quietly.
The other mannish women were diligently registering the gold brought back by the unknown creatures.
It seemed that retreating and lying low was the right decision.
One should not exploit the same resource too heavily. He directed his senses towards the rare metal deposits.
This was another lord's territory.
However, these rare metals were being mined.
He discovered that the gene injected into Ada's body was refined from these rare metals.
Unfortunately, he did not recognize these rare metals and was unaware of any other uses they might have besides refining those genes.
Guo Xuyang slowly released his senses, wanting to know if there were more refined genes.
Unfortunately, he was not so lucky this time.
As soon as his senses began to follow the refining trajectory of these rare metals, the lord of this place detected him.
However, this lord did not make a sound but instead arranged for people to track Guo Xuyang's location.
"Hey, are you coming or not?" Xiao Si's voice interrupted his focus.
"Now?" Guo Xuyang asked.
"Yes. The master has arranged it, and I need to go early."
"Alright then. I'll go back with you. Will I be discovered?"
"Come onto my wrist," Xiao Si said, extending her arm to show her gold bracelet.
Guo Xuyang did not hesitate, instantly becoming invisible and positioning himself on Xiao Si's gold bracelet.
"Let's go."
"When I leave the city later, you must remain completely still," Xiao Si instructed.
"No problem."
Unbeknownst to Guo Xuyang, it was Xiao Si's timely appearance that saved him from disaster.