Swallowed Star: Holy Flesh

"Hongmeng City?" Wang Xiu looked at the information in front of him and felt a little interested. "I'm free anyway, so why not go take a look?"

Wang Xiu, standing in his own manor in the primitive area of ​​Yuxiang Mountain, directly activated the teleportation.

As a member of Hongmeng, you now have the authority to teleport to an additional target, "Hongmeng City".

call out!
Wang Xiu disappeared out of thin air and was directly teleported to another dimension.

……

The highest plane space in the entire virtual universe, the plane space where the most powerful people gather, is the Hongmeng Space.

In the boundless vast starry sky, surrounded by stars, an ancient and majestic city is suspended. This is Hongmeng City.

"Buzz!"

With the arrival of Wang Xiu, one of the countless stars surrounding Hongmeng City also brightened slightly.

"Is this Hongmeng City?" Wang Xiu appeared in the living room.

This is a living room that is less than one thousand square meters. Looking around the living room, Wang Xiu frowned slightly.

This is obviously a very small living room. I am relatively small in stature, but there are some people who are over ten meters tall or have a larger body size, so the living room will appear very small.

Suddenly, Wang Xiu was stunned. He received a message from the Hongmeng City Management System in his mailbox.

"I see." Wang Xiu understood immediately, "The residences of all the official members of Hongmeng Outer City are the same, covering an area of ​​3200 square meters."

"But... it's too small." Wang Xiu shook his head. "The manor in the primitive area of ​​Yuxiang Mountain is thousands of square kilometers. It's not even big enough to practice attacks in such a small place."

"But this Hongmeng City is not a place for me to practice attacking." Wang Xiu shook his head.

According to the information sent by the Hongmeng City Management System, Hongmeng City is actually a platform for communication and gathering for all the strong people.

Even in Hongmeng City, all the strong men have the same physical fitness, and their fragile bodies are maintained at the apprentice level.

The purpose is to prevent fighting.

Here, it is impossible to judge a person's strength just by looking at his appearance.

But Yuxiang Mountain is different.

Yuxiang Mountain is a place where geniuses gather and cultivate geniuses.

Fighting and training are the mainstream, so everyone has physical fitness that is similar to reality.

In reality, he is a ninth-level Domain Lord, and in the virtual universe, he is also a ninth-level Domain Lord... This way, it is suitable for drills, fighting and combat.

But Hongmeng City has returned to the most common situation, and the bodies are exactly the same fragile.

"Go out and see."

Wang Xiu walked out of his residence.

……

This is a quiet community with a very large area. Each residence covers an area of ​​3200 square meters including open space, and they are all two stories high, but the styles of the residences are different.

"The outer city of Hongmeng City is the most prosperous and lively. After all, the inner city is inhabited by the Universe Venerables. And how many Universe Venerables are there in total?"

"At least the inner city is very deserted...but the outer city of Hongmeng City has more than 300 million residents, who are directly distributed in small communities, and each community has a fixed maximum of residents." Wang Xiu said to himself.

Walking on the streets of the community.

Wang Xiu actually felt like he was in the Mingyue Community on Earth.

However, looking at the houses of different styles nearby, and some strange-looking strong men in the distance, even some rock life energy beings...you can feel that this is the gathering place of a large number of ethnic groups of the Hongmeng.

Look up at the sky.

It was an endless starry sky, densely covered with stars.

"According to the information I searched for," Wang Xiu said softly, "each of these stars represents a powerful person in Hongmeng City. I don't know which star is mine."

"Hmm? There are a lot of strong people ahead." Wang Xiu took a look.

In the open space ahead, there were many chairs and tables, and strong men from various races were sitting in groups of three or four, holding some wine and chatting with each other.

At a glance... there were hundreds of them, of which there were probably only 5 humans, and the rest were aliens.

"Hi! New here?"

"I've never seen you before. Did you just join Hongmeng?"

"Come, let's have a drink together."

Immediately, many strong men enthusiastically raised their glasses to say hello.

“Tsk tsk, even though they are from different ethnic groups, they are all very friendly and enthusiastic!” Wang Xiu said in his heart.

Wang Xiu smiled at the alien warriors who showed their friendliness, picked up a glass of fruit wine from the open-air bar next to him, and walked towards the five human warriors who were sitting together.

Strong people of the same race will naturally be attracted to each other and stick together.

"Mind if I sit here?"

Wang Xiu was wearing a tight black armor and his face was slightly modified.

In addition, very few people knew the news of "Wang Xiu joining Hongmeng", except for the 108 cosmic masters in the management and the envoy team, which had confidentiality regulations.

"Haha! Why are you being so polite? Come and sit down."

"sit."

The other five powerful human kings all said with a smile.

Wang Xiu took a look at the star marks on the arm guards of these five people, four of them were "two stars" and one was "three stars".

"You've just arrived at the Hongmeng, right? Let me introduce myself first. I'm the King of Xiangyuan."

The dark-skinned human man with tree-like hair said, "These four are..."

……

Wang Xiu was having a very happy conversation with King Xiangyuan and the other four people. From time to time, other powerful aliens would come over to say hello. This allowed Wang Xiu to get to know quite a few powerful aliens and he also felt that the atmosphere in Hongmeng City was quite peaceful.

You must know that whether in the Star Sea Continent or in the Star Tower, it is very difficult for the powerful kings to live in peace with each other.

Moreover, it is rare to see so many powerful kings. Although there are many powerful kings in the entire extraterritorial battlefield, the extraterritorial battlefield is too large.

The vast majority are concentrated in high-level battlefields such as the Star Tower.

Moreover, even in the Star Tower, except for the time when the sealed star was born a thousand years ago, when there were more king-level powerful people, it was not possible to encounter king-level powerful people all the time.

But in Hongmeng City...

It's everywhere!

Visible at any time!

Prince Xiangyuan was a powerful king who was very talkative and loved making friends.

When Wang Xiu expressed his intention to take a good stroll around Hongmeng City to see the city, King Xiangyuan said confidently: "I know every place in Hongmeng City very well. I will accompany you to visit Hongmeng City and introduce it to you."

"That's troublesome." Wang Xiu said with a smile.

"It's not a big deal. Immortal gods have infinite lifespans, and they can't practice all the time. As for risky battles, they only happen once in a while."

"In a long life, there must be some things to do, right? It is also a pleasure to accompany a good friend to visit Hongmeng City." King Xiangyuan grinned, revealing his snow-white teeth.

Under the leadership of King Xiangyuan, Wang Xiu also began to wander around in Hongmeng.

……

In Hongmeng City, the residents at the lowest level are all powerful kings. The city where countless strong men gather is naturally very developed. Scenes that are rarely seen in ordinary times can be seen everywhere here.

In Hongmeng City, the residents at the lowest level are all powerful kings. The city where countless strong men gather is naturally very developed. Scenes that are rarely seen in ordinary times can be seen everywhere here.

Large spaceship trade.

Plant life, metal life trading.

The strong hire business.

Special items treasure appraisal business.

Large auction houses.

New gambling business.

"gamble?"

Wang Xiu saw a seven-story palace with strange style in front of him. On the palace, there were three characters in human language: "Puya Palace".

"As a strong person, most of them have an adventurous personality, and there is not much to do in a long life. There are people coming to the Puya Palace to gamble... It's also a kind of fun. Come, let me show you."

Prince Lian of Xiangyuan pulled Wang Xiu into the Pusha Palace. As soon as they entered, they saw a large number of powerful figures.

This huge palace, which covers an area of ​​several kilometers long and wide, is very lively.

"open!"

"open!"

"open!"

A group of powerful kings from various ethnic groups were staring ahead, laughing and shouting, looking very excited.

"1031, number."

As the waiter shouted out the number, many strong men in the hall cursed casually as if to vent their anger, but some strong men even shouted: "Number 1031 is King Xiang Yuan, King Xiang Yuan has made a lot of money this time."

"King Xiangyuan, you have earned a treasure worth 1 million Hunyuan units. You must treat us to a good feast."

"Don't be stingy with the wall!"

"Is King Xiang Yuan such a stingy human?"

There was a commotion, and then a tall human with long curly hair shouted, "Come on, come on, anyone with a ticket number, please go to the Jiuxiang Hall next door."

"Arrogance."

"Honourful enough."

There was a burst of cheers.

Wang Xiu, who had just entered the Puya Palace, looked over and asked in confusion: "Prince Xiangyuan, what's going on?"

"This is a kind of gambling called 'One in a Million'." Prince Xiangyuan laughed, "And with this kind of gambling, the casino Puya Palace can hardly make much money."

"Oh?" Wang Xiu was surprised

"This gambling game is very simple. The casino takes out a treasure worth '1 million Hunyuan units'. This is by no means a random price. The price of these treasures in some shops outside is generally at least 1 million Hunyuan units." King Xiangyuan explained, "The casino Puya Palace itself took out this treasure and then started selling 1 tickets. Each ticket is worth 1 Hunyuan units."

“When all 1 ticket numbers are sold out at a specific time, we will start selecting a single ticket number. Whoever possesses this ticket number will get the treasure worth 1 million Hunyuan units.” King Xiangyuan said.

"So that's how it is." Wang Xiu suddenly realized.

Quite interesting!
It is equivalent to 10,000 strong men pooling their money to buy a treasure, and then one lucky person among these 10,000 strong men gets the treasure alone.

Invest 1 and get million.

Of course there are more losers.

"Anyway, each vote is only 1 mixed yuan units. It's fun to gamble once in a while."

At the same time, Prince Xiangyuan walked in and introduced various gambling methods to Wang Xiu.

Gambling is basically the same as other popular gambling methods on Earth, but some are also very different and unique.

The small gambling amount is measured in units of several hundred yuan, while the large gambling amount is said to be measured in units of "hundred million".

However, that kind of largest-scale gambling only happens occasionally when some big shots meet. After all, even the most powerful kings don't dare to play that big.

……

"Huh." After walking out of Puya Palace, Wang Xiu exclaimed, "How much money does Puya Palace make? With so many powerful people coming here to gamble, the casino can make a terrifying amount of money just by taking a small cut."

"Puya Palace is the only casino in Hongmeng City. Although it has to pay taxes to Hongmeng, the profits are also terrifying. It is a pure zero-cost business." King Xiangyuan sighed, "It is impossible to apply to Hongmeng to build a casino. There is only one casino quota, and that is Puya Palace."

"It is rumored that the backstage of this Puya Palace is a certain palace master from the Hongmeng Palace. It is even said that several palace masters jointly built this Puya Palace."

Wang Xiu nodded.

"Not just Puya Palace."

Prince Xiangyuan walked on the street, pointing at the huge shops in the distance.

"There is a limit on the number of shops for various businesses. These shops can only be built with the support of a Universe Master! So not everyone has the opportunity to make huge profits in the Hong Alliance."

"Of course there are wins and losses."

"Except for a few places such as Puya Palace, which are unique, many shops have quota limits, but they are not alone. They still have competition."

"Ha ha……"

"Although we, the kings, cannot open shops, we don't need money to live in the Hongmeng. As long as we don't take the initiative to gamble or shop, we naturally don't need to spend money."

"But as long as the store is open... it needs to pay various taxes to the Hongmeng." King Xiangyuan pointed to the front, "Look, that's the best store among the large number of goods... It's called 'Yubaotang', and it's said to be opened by a human hall master from the Hongmeng."

……

Yubaotang is divided into two floors, and each floor occupies the same area as Napu Cliff Palace.

It should be noted that Hongmeng is still very economical with land. The residences of the immortal kings are only a little larger, so how big is a store that is several kilometers long and wide, and how much goods can be placed?

"call."

"Tsk, tsk."

Wang Xiu entered Yubao Hall and looked at the countless treasures displayed to the end of his field of vision.

Each treasure is accompanied by a drawing with videos, pictures, and written information explaining in detail the origins, special features, etc. of the treasures being sold, as well as the selling price.

"The treasures on the first floor of Yubao Hall range in price from millions of Hunyuan units to hundreds of billions of Hunyuan units. There is everything you can think of." Prince Xiangyuan pointed to a place in the distance, "Look at the stairs leading to the second floor."

"Huh?" Wang Xiu turned his head to look.

"Yubaotang is the best store in Hongmeng. There are countless treasures on the first floor, and countless precious treasures on the second floor. Some of them can be purchased with Hunyuan units."

"Some items cannot even be purchased with money. You have to exchange them for other treasures... a bartering method."

Prince Xiangyuan explained.

"As you know, there are some special treasures in the universe that are extremely rare, and some are even unique. It is difficult to give an accurate price."

"A unique treasure may be useless to some powerful people, but it is priceless to some powerful people. The value cannot be clearly determined... bartering becomes the mainstream."

Wang Xiu nodded and observed as he walked.

After a while, he walked to the stairs.

"This is not the place you can go up to." Among the nine beauties from various ethnic groups standing at the hundred-meter-wide staircase, one of them spoke directly to Wang Xiudao coldly.

Wang Xiu was stunned.

"Not everyone can enter the second floor of Yubaotang."

A shrill voice came from behind, and a man with purple jade-like scales on his head and a strange golden robe, his whole body seemed to be carved out of purple jade, walked past Wang Xiu and went straight up the stairs, glancing at Wang Xiu at the same time.

"Battle sword."

King Xiangyuan came over, glanced at the golden-robed warrior who came up, and said:
"To go to the second floor, you must be a four-star existence or higher. Or you must have a deposit of more than 1000 billion Hunyuan units in the Universe First Bank or the Universe Galaxy Bank."

"You can only go to the second floor if you meet one of the two conditions."

"Who is that guy who seems so powerful?" Wang Xiu asked with a smile.

"His name is King Wu Lu." King Xiangyuan whispered, "Although he is a foreign race, his teacher is a seven-star being. His teacher dotes on him and treats him like his own son."

"A disciple of the alien race with seven stars?" Wang Xiu smiled.

"The King of Wu Lu is an extremely ruthless person, and he is generous in making friends with powerful people with a considerable background among humans. He does have a group of powerful friends."

"War Knife, we are not in the same circle as him... Don't mess with him."

Prince Xiangyuan said that people with different status also have different circles, and those with powerful backgrounds or strength will naturally make friends.

"Oh!" Wang Xiu nodded.

"There are countless treasures in this floor, numbering in the billions, enough to keep you looking at for a long time." King Xiangyuan said with a smile.

"Too."

Wang Xiu nodded.

He just sneered at the King of Wu and Lu, Wang Xiu.

A four-star rating might be a little difficult for him. After all, four stars means the level of being an invincible king, comparable to the weakest Universe Master who has just broken through.

But hundreds of billions of mixed units?
It’s not a problem at all for Wang Xiu.

It's just that the spoils he had collected before had never been converted into monetary wealth.

It seems that this alien race is indeed inferior to humans. Otherwise, a truly confident person may not care about the other party in his heart, but he will not say it out loud and deliberately attack others to show his status.

Such behavior of King Lu of Wu was actually a manifestation of his inferiority complex.

……

Yubaotang is indeed the largest and best store in Hongmeng City. It has so many treasures and they are so rare that some of them are not even available in the "Virtual Universe Company Treasure House".

Of course, some of them are available in some treasure houses, but not in Yubaotang.

But... shopping in the treasure house is not as good as shopping in the palace.

"It's really an eye-opener."

"Tsk tsk, we have discovered quite a few precious treasures for refining weapons based on the law of time."

The more Wang Xiu looked at it, the more he liked it. He had no plans to buy anything, but when he saw the countless treasures numbering in the billions, he couldn't help but want to buy some.

However, the price that really motivates him to buy is usually at least 10 billion Hunyuan.

but……

I don't have any money! I haven't exchanged the spoils for money yet.

"Ok?"

Wang Xiu's eyes were suddenly attracted by a set of strange golden battle armor about eight meters high.

Although this was virtualized in the virtual universe, the moment Wang Xiu saw this strange golden battle armor, a name instantly popped up in his mind.

"Wang Jia?" (End of this chapter)