Chapter 1 Personal Space

In his personal space, with the starlit void beyond the spaceship window, Xu Jingming sat gazing at the latest notification that had popped up.

“Lu Nador wants to see me?” Xu Jingming’s eyes were icily cold.

In terms of animosity, his towards Lu Nador far exceeded that towards the Black Moon civilization! But the other party was a member of the Yuan Star civilization’s royal family—an advanced cosmic civilization—and he had no way of dealing with him.

Those who have nothing to lose are fearless.

Lu Nador was one of those! He had no great power or influence, and his status as a member of the royal family was his protective charm. This royal family originated from the lineage of the dean of the Yuan Chu Research Institute.

“My influence within the Wu Hook Star Alliance can deter the Black Moon civilization, but I really have no way of dealing with Lu Nador,” Xu Jingming thought to himself.

Not to mention that he was only a ninth-order lifeform; even a tenth-order lifeform couldn’t affect the Yuan Star civilization’s royal family.

“His visit is probably on the orders of his older brother, Lu Naxing,” Xu Jingming mused. “His older brother, Lu Naxing, still values me, congratulating me in advance and also apologizing for his younger brother.”

Lu Naxing was only a little over three thousand years old this year and was already a tenth-order lifeform.

He had a great chance of becoming a cosmic legend!

With his royal status, Lu Naxing received support from all sides. He was also good at making friends. He even took the initiative to congratulate Xu Jingming, a newly advanced genius lifeform, and apologized for his younger brother.

“Lu Naxing’s future is limitless. He indeed has a high chance of inheriting the throne of the Yuan Star civilization,” Xu Jingming thought. According to what his heart desired, he should at least teach Lu Nador a good lesson.

But he couldn’t threaten the other party. The apology was likely forced by his older brother.

“Buzz.”

Xu Jingming lightly tapped, agreeing to the other party’s visit.

Immediately, a figure appeared from the void and entered his personal space. It was none other than His Highness Lu Nador.

Even coming to apologize, His Highness Lu Nador was still very particular about his attire.

“Respected Mr. Xu Jingming,” His Highness Lu Nador said with a smile, maintaining the most standard royal etiquette, his right hand placed on his chest, bowing slightly. “Congratulations on becoming a great lifeform. I am here today to apologize for my past foolishness.”

Xu Jingming looked at him.

Lu Nador’s expression remained unchanged, still smiling as he looked at Xu Jingming.

Xu Jingming looked at him for several seconds before saying, “Sit.”

“Thank you.”

Lu Nador sat down gracefully and smiled. “Ever since I learned of Mr. Xu Jingming’s true identity, I realized how foolish I was! How could someone like me be qualified to have Mr. Xu serve me? I overestimated myself. I’m just a joke!”

Xu Jingming looked at him and continued listening.

“Oh, this is my congratulatory gift.” Lu Nador presented a delicate card, handing it to Xu Jingming with both hands.

Xu Jingming took the card and glanced at it.

Besides the usual congratulatory remarks, the gift was a full 10 trillion universe credits.

“That’s a generous gift,” Xu Jingming said. “I can’t accept it.” He was about to hand it back.

“Mr. Xu Jingming, you must accept it.”

Lu Nador said quickly, “This is a congratulatory gift, but it’s also an apology, an apology for my previous foolishness. If you don’t accept it, you won’t be accepting my apology, and I will be uneasy. My brother won’t spare me either.”

“It’s too much,” Xu Jingming said.

Lu Nador directly swiped his hand, displaying his personal asset panel for Xu Jingming to see. “Mr. Xu Jingming, please see, this is all my property! Even including the value of various properties, this 10 trillion is already most of my wealth. So much cash… much of it was borrowed urgently to make up the full amount.”

Lu Nador looked at Xu Jingming very sincerely. “Please understand my sincerity, Mr. Xu Jingming. As long as Mr. Xu Jingming accepts it, I will be at ease.”

Xu Jingming looked at the floating asset panel, somewhat surprised.

Was this Lu Nador showing him all his property?

This was the asset panel displayed by the virtual world network, including all assets. It was still difficult to escape the virtual world network’s monitoring of assets.

“Please accept it,” Lu Nador said again very sincerely.

Xu Jingming nodded slightly. “Alright.” He no longer refused, gently touching the gift list on the congratulatory card and choosing to receive it.

Buzz!

10 trillion universe credits were transferred from Lu Nador’s account to Xu Jingming’s account.

At this moment, Lu Nador’s heart trembled, but on the surface, his smile had to be even brighter. He stood up and said, “Thank you, Mr. Xu, for your generosity. Then I won’t disturb you any longer.”

Xu Jingming also stood up to see him off, watching Lu Nador disappear.

He came quickly and left quickly, completing the apology process.

“Such an apology must be very painful for him,” Xu Jingming casually tossed the congratulatory card onto a nearby table, sat down alone, poured himself a glass of wine, and drank silently.

“In this world, there are many people I dislike, but I can’t do anything about them,” Xu Jingming shook his head. Even those as noble as the three Supreme Rulers had many troubles.

Even the three Supreme Rulers were once powerless to watch the territory of the entire human race be breached, watching other Supreme Rulers die.

How could everything in the world be as one wishes?

“Brother, I apologized to Xu Jingming. The apology was 10 trillion, and he accepted it.” Lu Nador sent a message to his brother.

A response came a moment later, just one word—"Good."

Only then did Lu Nador breathe a sigh of relief.

He wasn’t afraid of Xu Jingming, but he was afraid of his brother!

Without his brother’s support, he was nothing! He had no power in the royal family. He had had enough of those days, so he didn’t dare to disobey his brother in the slightest.

“My brother is satisfied.” Lu Nador slumped on his throne, somewhat exhausted. “My brother is too much, making me take out more than 70% of my assets as compensation, and even making me show my assets to Xu Jingming, just to make Xu Jingming feel better.”

“But I don’t feel good!”

Lu Nador’s eyes welled up with tears. “10 trillion universe credits! It’s the little bit of power I’ve gained in the royal family over the years, painstakingly accumulated. Now, it’s all going to this lucky guy from a lowly civilization! How infuriating!”

How miserly was he?

When headhunting talent, he painstakingly ran to other cosmic sectors, looking for talent in some weak civilizations.

If he could avoid spending his own money, he would always let others spend it!

He tried every means to accumulate, only managing to accumulate so little.

And now, more than half of it was gone at once!

“Without this little bit of sacrifice, how can there be more benefits in the future?” Lu Nador muttered. “As long as my brother is satisfied.”

“Actually, this Xu Jingming is just fast at becoming a lifeform! His future achievements are uncertain. Perhaps… he’ll be stuck as a tenth-order lifeform for life. That’s possible.” Lu Nador thought.

From the cosmic life to the lifeform stage, talent was dazzling. After becoming a lifeform, the degree of talent diminishing was also normal.

Xu Jingming indeed had a certain probability of being just a tenth-order lifeform for life.

“In the entire Cosmic Human Alliance, there are tens of thousands of tenth-order lifeforms! If Xu Jingming is just a tenth-order… it won’t affect our Yuan Star civilization’s throne at all,” Lu Nador thought.

“Hmph.”

“Xu Jingming, you swallowed most of my property today.”

“If you really become remarkable in the future, then so be it. I’ll endure it.”

“But if your achievements are mediocre in the future, and my brother can inherit the throne, hmph, I’ll make you spit it out a hundredfold, a thousandfold,” Lu Nador thought.

He was a petty person.

He would remember even the smallest loss, let alone having to offer up most of his family fortune this time. It was like tearing out a piece of his heart.

Two days later, the Blue Star civilization held a grand celebration.

“What a grand celebration!” The staff of the Chi Mont Group branch office were also watching the celebration through the live broadcast.

“So envious.” “In the past, when Blue Star people saw us, they were respectful and humble. Now, these Blue Star people are much more confident.”

“My hometown civilization has an adult Wu Ming, so I’m confident too.”

The staff chatted, mostly with envy.

The staff of the Chi Mont Group branch office came from various civilizations. Although they were proud of their identity as Chi Mont Company employees, they still looked up to an adult Wu Ming.

“Look, there’s a group of lifeforms attending the celebration, and the two from the Black Moon civilization are there too.”

“The Black Moon civilization offended the Blue Star civilization before. How can they attend the celebration without being kicked out?”

“They probably offered a hefty compensation.”

The Chi Mont Group employees chatted happily.

In the past, they had a high-and-mighty mentality on Blue Star! They felt that it was Blue Star civilization’s great luck that their dignified Chi Mont Group’s Star Zone-level branch office was established in a weak civilization like Blue Star. It was only right for Blue Star civilization to be respectful to them.

But now, they no longer had that mentality.

Especially knowing that Adult Wu Ming resided on this planet, they didn’t even dare to speak too harshly to the Blue Star people.

“Whoosh—”

At the celebration, a group photo was taken.

A group photo of Xu Jingming and the lifeforms who came to celebrate. Mo Lilun and Du Lingshen from the Black Moon civilization were also among them, but they were at the very edge. Their smiles were very bright.

The day after the celebration.

The virtual world network, Wu Hook Star Alliance, the Senate!

Inside the Senate, a large number of people were densely seated, while on the eight highest thrones, eight people sat, the eight people with the highest status in the entire Wu Hook Star Alliance—the eight ruling senators.

“Everyone, we will now vote on the special proposal for this meeting.” Senator Bessa, who was one-eyed and also the highest executive officer of the Wu Hook Star Alliance, said, “This proposal was jointly proposed by eight ruling senators: Senator Shenshui, Senator Flitty, Senator Bessa, Senator Zanggu, Senator Jiangyu, Senator Yi, Senator Quanku, and Senator Fa. They propose that Wu Ming serve as the ninth ruling senator of the Senate.”

“Now, I will read the detailed information of the nominee, Wu Ming. Wu Ming, whose real name is Xu Jingming, comes from the Blue Star civilization of the Wu Hook Star Alliance, a formal member of the Yuan Chu Research Institute…” Senator Bessa read Wu Ming’s information in detail according to the procedure.

“Now we begin the vote.”

“Those who agree to Wu Ming serving as the ninth ruling senator of the Wu Hook Star Alliance, please raise your hand.” As Senator Bessa spoke, he raised his left hand.

Whoosh.

On and off the stage, many lifeforms raised their left hands, densely packed like a forest.

“890 senators voted, 890 people agreed.” Senator Bessa smiled. “The vote has passed unanimously! Let us welcome Senator Wu Ming.”

Whoosh whoosh whoosh~~~~

All the lifeforms in the audience stood up and looked towards the back of the entire Senate. A black-haired man walked out from there, heading towards the ninth highest seat.

Xu Jingming saluted the senators, then took his seat, sitting on the highest throne in the Senate, alongside the other eight.

On this day, Senator Wu Ming officially entered the Wu Hook Star Alliance Senate, becoming one of the nine ruling senators.

He also became one of the undisputed top nine figures in the Wu Hook Star Alliance.