Lu Yin discovered that simulating stars in the universe was much faster. The ninth star could already appear. It would just take a short period of time to stabilize it, about a month. At that time, it would be just right to return to the Tenth Academy.
He didn't know how the others at the Tenth Academy were cultivating. By the time he returned, it would have been about four months. Their progress should be great. Perhaps some had already entered the Trial World.
Thinking of the Trial World, Lu Yin felt a bit of schadenfreude. Even he, the chief student, had had it so rough; the others were probably having it even worse.
Less than two days later, while Lu Yin was circulating the Heavenly Star Art, the spaceship issued a warning: 'Warning, a spaceship is blocking the path ahead. Warning, a spaceship is blocking the path ahead.'
Lu Yin looked over and saw a warship, and his heart sank. He had witnessed the terror of a warship before; one blow could destroy a planet, including an Explorer. This meant that warships were strategic weapons of some great powers. How could one appear here? And right in front of him?
A sound came from the spaceship; the other party wanted to talk to him. Lu Yin frowned and pressed the button.
"Hand over the third eye of the Giant King," a clear but cold female voice came through. Lu Yin was furious. This was the voice of that White Night clan woman. The warship opposite him was brought by her.
"Zhuo Baiye, isn't it too despicable to use a warship to threaten me?" Lu Yin said in a low voice.
"I'll say it again, hand over the third eye of the Giant King, and I can let you go. Otherwise, you will become cosmic dust," Zhuo Baiye said coldly. As her voice fell, a sense of crisis that made Lu Yin's heart pound came from the warship opposite. He was being targeted. If he didn't agree, the next blow could really destroy him.
Lu Yin was helpless. "Zhuo Baiye, to murder a Decipherer who has no enmity with you... can you bear this trouble?"
"A Decipherer?" Zhuo Baiye was surprised. "You are a Decipherer?"
Lu Yin gave a faint smile. "That's right. Not only am I a Decipherer, but I am also a one-star Bright Pupil Initial Level Decipherer with merits. If you kill me, the Decipherer Research Society will not let you go."
On the warship, Zhuo Baiye was silent. And around her, a group of soldiers were already stunned. They were the army of an empire from a nearby territory. They had lent the warship because of the White Night clan's face. They had originally thought it was a small matter, but they hadn't expected this woman to want to deal with a student of the Tenth Academy. Although they were apprehensive, they were not too scared; the White Night clan would bear all responsibility. But they had never expected that the student opposite them was actually a Decipherer.
This was a Decipherer, a treasure of humanity. To put it bluntly, a Decipherer represented the level of humanity's exploration of the universe. No one dared to murder a Decipherer, especially one with merits. There were not many such people in the entire universe. If one was killed, their empire would be finished.
They were certain that the other party was recording a video. This matter could not deceive the Decipherer Research Society.
"Confirm your identity," Zhuo Baiye said, unwilling.
Lu Yin gave a faint smile. The Decipherer network was open to the public. Non-Decipherers could observe as tourists and also transmit information to Decipherers. He used the Decipherer network to send a message to Zhuo Baiye, completely dashing her hopes.
"Alright, let me go. This farce should be over," Lu Yin said casually.
Zhuo Baiye clenched her fists, her tone low. "Impossible. Hand over the third eye of the Giant King. Otherwise, you will be buried in this starry sky."
Lu Yin raised an eyebrow. "Are you crazy? Murdering a Decipherer."
"The identity of a Decipherer can't be your protective umbrella. I am a member of the White Night clan. Will the Decipherer Research Society find trouble with my White Night clan for a mere one-star Bright Pupil Initial Level Decipherer like you?" Zhuo Baiye said in a cold voice.
"Really? They won't find trouble with the White Night clan. Then what about the owner of this warship? Can they bear the revenge of the Decipherer Research Society? Don't tell me you can pilot such a large warship by yourself," Lu Yin said with disdain.
Zhuo Baiye's eyes narrowed, and she looked to the other side. There was a middle-aged man in a military uniform, his expression grim.
Seeing Zhuo Baiye's gaze, the middle-aged man shook his head.
Zhuo Baiye was helpless. Lu Yin was right. The White Night clan was not afraid of the Decipherer Research Society; after all, he was just a Bright Pupil Initial Level Decipherer. But this person was different. There was no power in the Outerverse that could bear the revenge of the Decipherer Research Society. Once a Decipherer was murdered, the Decipherer Research Society would surely pursue the matter to the end.
They would not open this loophole of taking the murder of a Decipherer lightly. Once opened, the safety of Decipherers would be gone. It could be said that even the White Night clan would have to pay a considerable price to settle this matter. And this price, compared to the third eye of the Giant King, was obviously much heavier. Zhuo Baiye could not bear the responsibility.
The atmosphere was silent for a moment.
Lu Yin was sure that Zhuo Baiye would not dare to make a move. Even if she wanted the third eye of the Giant King again, it was not comparable to the heavy price of appeasing the wrath of the Decipherer Research Society. He was not in a hurry and could wait slowly.
But this matter had sounded an alarm for him. He was very powerful, but it was limited to the Melting Realm. He had not yet reached the Explorer Realm and could not wander the stars. Once he entered the starry sky, even a foppish second-generation rich kid could use various means to kill him.
Just like Zhuo Baiye, who had clearly left 'Great Superstar' after him, yet had used a warship to block him one step ahead. The reason was because his spaceship's speed was too slow, it had not been upgraded, and his life safety was not guaranteed.
There was still a gap between an un-upgraded Aurora spaceship and an ordinary spaceship.
Lu Yin secretly made up his mind. After he left, he would immediately upgrade his spaceship and do his best to increase its speed. This kind of thing could not happen again in the future. Not everyone was wary of the Decipherer Research Society. Moreover, in this universe, there were many madmen. He did not want to joke with his own life.
"You are very short of money," Zhuo Baiye's voice came through.
Lu Yin rolled his eyes. "You said these words on 'Great Superstar' before. I'm not selling."
"You can keep the third eye. But I want to make a deal with you."
Lu Yin was surprised. "What deal?"
"I have fifty thousand cubic meters of Star Crystals on me. In exchange for you making a move for me once. Any time, any place, as long as I need it, you must decipher for me," Zhuo Baiye said calmly.
Lu Yin sneered. "Woman, is your brain flooded? Fifty thousand cubic meters can indeed hire the most ordinary Bright Pupil Initial Level Decipherer, but any time, any place is impossible. Even a hundred thousand cubic meters is unlikely. A Decipherer is not your vassal, at your beck and call."
"Then we'll just waste time here. I won't kill you, but I can block you. One year, two years, three years. I remember the Astral Combat Academies have a ten-academy competition. I wonder if you can hold on until then," Zhuo Baiye said coldly.
Lu Yin was secretly angry. "I will report this to the Research Society and ask the Society to intervene."
"It doesn't matter. There are also elders of my White Night clan in the Research Society, with a much higher status than you. As long as I don't kill you, it won't be difficult to suppress this matter," Zhuo Baiye said.
Lu Yin was helpless. "I can agree to your deal, but I also have a condition."
"Speak," there was a hint of expectation in Zhuo Baiye's tone.
"You must tell me half a year in advance."
"At most one month in advance."
"Impossible, five months."
"Two months."
"The universe is so big. It might take two months just to travel. So, four months."
Zhuo Baiye was silent for a moment. "Three months. That's it. If you say any more, we'll just waste time here."
Lu Yin agreed. "Alright, three months it is. But let me say this first, I will not go to any dangerous place that is beyond my ability."
"You are stronger than me. If I can go, you can go," Zhuo Baiye said faintly and then closed the communication.
Lu Yin felt aggrieved. He had been threatened for no reason and owed a promise. Although he had gotten fifty thousand cubic meters of crystals, he would rather not have it. A promise from the White Night clan was not so easy to repay.
Inside the warship, Zhuo Baiye looked at Lu Yin's interface on the Decipherer network, her eyes surprised. This person was a genius. He had succeeded in his first deciphering, and it had been less than a month since he was certified. And he had never been in contact with deciphering before. An absolute genius. This person's value was far greater than the third eye of the Giant King. It was a profit.
Soon, Lu Yin received the fifty thousand cubic meters of crystals from Zhuo Baiye. For the first time, he found that there were times when taking money felt hot to the touch.
Watching the warship leave, Lu Yin gritted his teeth. Woman, the mountains don't turn, but the water does. We'll meet again.
As the Aurora spaceship disappeared into the dark universe, a look of expectation appeared in Zhuo Baiye's cold eyes.
From the beginning of the Earth trial until now, Lu Yin had rarely been suppressed by one person. Others, even if they could suppress him, did so with strength. Zhuo Baiye was weaker than him, yet she had made him feel extremely aggrieved. This feeling rarely appeared. He had experienced it once when he had just arrived on Earth, and the memory was still fresh, making one feel very uncomfortable.
In the end, it was because his spaceship's speed was not enough; otherwise, he would never have been caught up by Zhuo Baiye.
"Open the energy conversion device," Lu Yin ordered.
Soon, a half-meter-radius silver vortex appeared behind Lu Yin's seat. This was the energy conversion device. The Aurora spaceship purely used energy components to form a protective field for propulsion and spacetime jumps. Any other spaceship that wanted to upgrade had to be refitted. Only the Aurora spaceship could dismantle and absorb rare metals and convert them into its own structure, thus constantly upgrading. This point was the foundation of the Aurora company's fame throughout the universe.
No one knew the principle of this kind of conversion device, including the technicians on the Aurora spaceship. Because this kind of device came from ancient times and was accidentally obtained by the Aurora company. They were just disseminators, not creators. Even so, with this kind of device, they had become a behemoth comparable to Mebis Bank.
Lu Yin threw all the various known and unknown materials he had dismantled before into the conversion device, including the piece of gray metal he had gotten from deciphering. To say he was upgrading the spaceship was more like venting.
These metals disappeared without a trace after entering the energy conversion device, without any sound, as if they had been thrown into the universe through the spaceship.
Lu Yin was just wondering when the spaceship suddenly stopped flying and just floated in the universe, motionless. Only the control interface showed five words: 'Metal conversion in progress.'
Lu Yin was speechless. He had forgotten. Once too much or extremely rare metal was put in, the spaceship needed to suspend its operation. His other metals were fine, but the piece of gray metal he had gotten from deciphering was probably very rare. After all, it had been obtained through deciphering and had endured the erosion of time.