Age of Evolution

Lin Zhen was no stranger to money, but he had never seen such an abundance of it.

The owner of Laya Star, a powerful being in the Star System Stage, must have a penchant for collecting wealth. Inside a small World Stone, he had piled up a mountain of cash!

The World Stone might not be large, possibly even smaller than some larger Space Rings, but it was by no means considered small. The length and width of this cash mountain both exceeded a hundred meters!

Moreover, too many of the coins inside were beyond Lin Zhen’s recognition.

Lin Zhen held his breath and slowly approached the money pile.

The light inside the World Stone was dim, and any existing light was contributed by some Crystal Coins embedded within the pile of money.

Lin Zhen raised his hand, and a light element converged in his palm, forming into a bright light sphere. It floated above the World Stone, instantly illuminating the surroundings.

“So much money…”

Lin Zhen squatted down in front of the money mountain, extended his hand, and picked up a bundle of banknotes.

The denomination on the banknotes was all ten thousand, and the currency bore the pattern of a colorful phoenix.

The colorful phoenix is a kind of Super Star River Beast. If Lin Zhen’s guess was not wrong, this should be the currency of the Fire Phoenix Empire, an advanced universe civilization.

“Colorful Phoenix Coin, this bundle alone is one million. If it’s exchanged for Sanjiang currency, it should be around ten billion. I just don’t know whether the value of the Colorful Phoenix Coin is higher than the Kirin Coin,” Lin Zhen speculated.

Not all advanced universe currencies are considered equal. There are differences in strength between nations, some universe currencies are worth less, and some are worth more.

The currency of the Fire Kirin Empire, for instance, should be considered medium-grade among all universe nations.

Lin Zhen picked up a metal coin with a denomination of one hundred thousand.

“Not all universe nations use paper money, some use metal coins, and others use both paper and metal money.”

“Among these metal coins, Crystal Coins should be the most valuable. Let’s see how many are here,” Lin Zhen said and began searching through the piles of paper money. Most of the metal coins were at the bottom.

He felt around the ground and out came two Crystal Coins.

“They do exist… one million each!”

Lin Zhen looked at the unidentified pattern on them, his heart pulsating with excitement.

Clutching these two Crystal Coins, Lin Zhen gazed at the massive pile of money, at a loss for words to describe his emotions.

He simply couldn’t compute the total value of these coins. The Lord of Laya Star was incredibly wealthy, and he certainly had a penchant for collecting currency. Lin Zhen should be very thankful for his odd hobby, for without it, he wouldn’t have come upon such a fortune.

After a long time, Lin Zhen finally calmed down and commenced a complex task.

Sorting out the currency!

This was not a task he completed on his own. He specially ordered a batch of small robots from the Tianhe Empire for this job.

Once these small robots received an input command, they would work tirelessly. They were priced at one hundred thousand Tianhe Coins each and primarily used in households. Lin Zhen instantly bought a thousand!

Considering Lin Zhen was a major client who ordered hundreds of millions of robots in one go, the robots arrived at Ancient God City within several hours.

With the help of these robots, Lin Zhen only needed Chris to input commands, and the robots would take care of sorting the money.

Three days time!

Lin Zhen didn’t go anywhere for three full days, busy sorting the currency within Ancient God City.

During this period, no one was allowed to enter the city. No one knew what Lin Zhen was up to.

It wasn’t that Lin Zhen didn’t trust anyone; it’s that the situation was extremely critical. If word got out, it would become a risky endeavor.

Thus, the fewer people knew, the better. Lin Zhen decided to handle the matter alone.

Three days later, on the fourth floor of Ancient God City, piles of sorted currency were neatly stacked.

Each type of currency had been sorted and neatly arranged, resembling beautifully crafted walls, their unique fragrances intoxicating.

Colorful paper money, lustrous gold coins, and radiant Crystal Coins!

“Chris, just how significant is our this time?”

“Master, given the sheer quantity of the currency, it would require a complex calculation formula. Chris can only provide a simple report,” Chris explained.

“After three days of sorting, we’ve discovered all the currency here from advanced Cosmic Nations. There are 520 kinds in total, among which, there are 63.5 billion from the Fire Kirin Empire!”

“Over 60 billion Kirin Coins? Where are they? Show them to me quickly!”

Chris directed Lin Zhen to a large stack of currency. There, Lin Zhen finally laid his eyes on these Kirin Coins.

It was as if a pile of containers stacked high, atop of which sat a striking image of the Fire Kirin.

“Fantastic!”

Lin Zhen thumped his chest excitedly. With these Kirin Coins, he can accomplish so many things.

Although he had a lot of money before, he was still a bit worried. Having so much currency from other Universal Nations would undoubtedly attract attention when he tried to exchange them.

Though the Universe Bank has a strong confidentiality protocol, making transactions with a vast amount of another nation’s currency, especially those from Advanced Cosmic Nations, would inevitably raise suspicions.

There was a chance that an employee of the Dimensional Universe Bank might leak information. Even though the likelihood was tiny, given its significance, Lin Zhen had to be cautious.

Compared to other currencies, Kirin Coins were safer. Lin Zhen could go to the Dimensional Universe Bank of the Sanjiang Star Domain Federation to exchange them, where Kirin Coins were not unusual.

Even in the Dimensional Universe, he can’t just go wherever he pleases. As an Empire Earl, Lin Zhen must pass scrutiny if he wants to visit other primary Universal Nations. Chris, his Artificial Intelligence, does not have that authority.

Having acquired the identity of the Red Star Shura, however, he could explore any location in the Sanjiang Star Domain Federation’s Dimensional Universe. Chris’s authority level had been boosted and did not require checks from the Tianhe Empire.

The benefits of status were clear, no wonder everyone was scrambling to achieve higher ranks.

Chris continued, “The leftover currency comes in more than five hundred types. Each kind’s total value roughly equals that of the Kirin Coins, the most valuable of which exceeding 200 billion, the least still over 10 billion. After our comprehensive calculations, if we convert all these to Kirin Coins, their value will be around thirty trillion. Congratulations, master. You are now undoubtedly the wealthiest man in the Sanjiang Star Domain Federation!”

This staggering number left Lin Zhen dumbstruck.

Zeros zipped past his mind – thirty trillion!

That’s the currency of an advanced cosmic nation. How much would that be in Sanjiang Coins? In Tianhe Coins? In Earth’s… nevermind, don’t calculate for Earth.

All he had envisaged was turning into reality!

At this point, Chris continued, “Master, based on my analysis, the lord of Laya Star might not be a Martial Artist at the Star System Stage.”

“Oh! Then what level could he be?”

“He should be a World King!”

Lin Zhen paused. The stages after the Black Hole Period for Martial Artists are three: The Star System Stage, Star Domain Stage, and Star Realm Stage.

The World Stone, his possession, was created by a Martial Artist at the Star Realm Stage.

Every Star Realm Stage Martial Artist could establish a World, similar to Lin Zhen’s Dark Star Space. But while Lin Zhen got his space by chance, Star Realm Stage Martial Artists forcibly create worlds.

The emperor of the Fire Kirin Empire, Tian Haoyu, was a Star Realm Stage expert, the only known Star Realm Stage entity in the Universe Country.

Of course, in a highly advanced Universe Country, there could be other Star Realm Stage experts not known to others.

Chris’s analysis made sense. A typical Martial Artist at the Star System Stage, like the Emperor of Tianhe Empire, Long Juetian, could not possibly own thirty trillion of an advanced cosmic nation’s currency.

If the lord of Laya Star was a World King, then Lin Zhen certainly must protect the secret of the World Stone even more.

“Apart from the Kirin Coins, I cannot use the other currency types lest suspicion arises. Even the Kirin Coins mustn’t be wholly exchanged all at once. What’s enough for me to use in the Sanjiang Star Domain Federation must suffice,” Lin Zhen contemplated.

After some thought, Lin Zhen instructed Chris, “Activate the self-destruction programs for these robots. I don’t want any hint of this incident to leak.”

“Certainly, master, I will execute it immediately.”

Chris instantly gave the robots the instruction, and they commenced their self-destruction process while billowing smoke.

Lin Zhen, still not feeling at ease, burned all the robots entirely, leaving no trace available for any snoopers.

Having completed all this, Lin Zhen withdrew some Kirin Coins from the World Stone.

“The Universe First Bank branch of the Sanjiang Star Domain Federation surely has membership levels. If I exchange ten trillion Sanjiang Coins, that’d make me a high-ranking member.

With ten billion Kirin Coins placed in the Space Ring, Lin Zhen dove into the Dimensional Universe in the next moment.

The capital of the Sanjiang Star Domain Federation is called Hills Star, a large planet ten times larger than the Jade Star.

Compared with the star like the sun, it was only a small planet.

Sanjiang, which means the confluence of three Tianhe rivers, was a hub location with hundreds of wormholes on and around the planet, an unparalleled transportation advantage.

All in all, the planet was dwelling close to a trillion beings. Lin Zhen had no time to enjoy the bustling scenery of Hills Star. He headed directly to the Universe First Bank of Hills Star.

The account opening amount here was a hundred million Sanjiang Coins. But Lin Zhen, having four hundred million Sanjiang Coins, used one billion Kirin Coins to open an account without hesitation!

A hundred million makes a Bronze member; one billion, a Silver member; ten billion, a Gold member; a hundred billion becomes a Platinum member.

But with Lin Zhen’s ten trillion Sanjiang Coins, he instantly became a Diamond member!

As the highest membership level in the Sanjiang Star Domain Federation Bank, when all the bank employees stood up and bowed to him, Lin Zhen finally began to feel the enormous allure of wealth.

“With all this money, I can not only resolve many pressing issues but also arm myself well.”

“My homeland, my territory, must be protected by strong forces. And I, as the Sun Lord, can finally make my official debut!”