Jiangbei Awakened Association — Lobby
As Jiang Hao walked out of the passageway, many passersby turned to look at him.
Because he had submitted an application to the Awakened Association to sell the resources from Planet Zhaka, news of his successful conquest had already spread.
Although Planet Zhaka was only a first-level planet...
It was exceptionally rich in resources.
Many Awakened had long set their sights on it, but its highly advanced technology had discouraged every challenger.
"Someone actually conquered Planet Zhaka? That's unbelievable!"
"Yeah. Even though it's only a first-level planet, its technology is incredibly advanced. Ordinary Awakened don't stand a chance."
"The person who passed Planet Zhaka's trial this time must be a genius from one of the major academies."
"I heard the conqueror was still wearing a school uniform."
"A school uniform? Doesn't that mean he just awakened his planet? How could he have launched a Star War and actually won?"
After hearing the news, several people began searching for information about Jiang Hao.
Soon...
They found the answer.
"So that's what happened."
"What a pity."
"Even if he's strong now, it won't be long before other civilizations surpass him."
"At best, he can plunder low-level planets like this."
"He won't achieve anything truly remarkable."
Jiang Hao walked through the lobby, listening to the conversations around him.
His expression remained unchanged.
He had long since grown accustomed to hearing remarks like these back at school.
He didn't pay them any attention.
The only person truly shocked...
Was the salesman from earlier.
Seeing that Jiang Hao had actually conquered Planet Zhaka, the salesman was filled with disbelief.
According to the recovered technology...
Some of Planet Zhaka's inventions had already reached the level of a second-level civilization.
Even if the rumors were true—
That Jiang Hao had forcibly increased his civilization's strength by overdrawing the planet's life force—
It still shouldn't have been enough to conquer Planet Zhaka.
Which meant...
There had to be another secret hidden within him.
"What exactly is it...?"
The salesman watched Jiang Hao's departing figure and murmured to himself.
Jiang Hao returned home.
The first thing he did was review the rewards from this expedition.
Closing his eyes...
His consciousness descended into his own planet.
Planet Name: Vegeta
Planet Diameter: 107 kilometers
Number of Species: 11
World Origin: 156
Current Civilization: Saiyan Civilization
Development Path: Evolution Through War
Technology Tree: Universal Capsule (Level 3; can evolve to transport battleships at Level 7)
Combat Unit: Amosi (Saiyan) — Silver Rank
War Subordinates: Saiyans — Brass Rank
Seeing the additional 80 points of World Origin, Jiang Hao was delighted.
After all...
World Origin had an enormous range of applications.
At the same time...
The enlarged planet allowed him to create even more advanced technologies.
Although the harvest this time had been tremendous...
Jiang Hao also discovered a serious weakness in his civilization.
If left unresolved...
It could easily become the cause of a disastrous defeat in the future.
The Saiyans' close-combat power was beyond question.
However...
At present, they possessed one fatal weakness.
They had no long-range attack methods.
This campaign had been such an overwhelming victory because Planet Zhaka happened to be under a full moon.
The Great Ape transformation had compensated for that weakness.
But if they encountered a civilization capable of attacking from a distance...
Or one possessing powerful ranged techniques...
Failure would become a real possibility.
Their civilization might even regress.
After thinking for a long time...
Jiang Hao decided against creating more Saiyans.
Instead...
He would focus on strengthening Amosi.
At the very least...
He needed Amosi to awaken long-range attack abilities.
When it came to ranged combat...
The first thing Jiang Hao thought of was Ki.
Therefore...
Amosi had to awaken Ki.
At the same time...
The limitation of requiring the moon to transform into a Great Ape also had to be solved.
Thinking this through...
Jiang Hao gradually formed a complete plan.
If Ki could truly be born...
Then in future wars...
Even against civilizations that cultivated immortality or wielded magic...
He would have nothing to fear.
With a single thought...
World Origin began draining away at an astonishing rate.
Moments later...
Jiang Hao opened Amosi's status panel.
Name: Amosi
Race: Saiyan
Current State: Normal
Rank: Gold (Can Continue Growing)
Growth Method: Combat
Talents: Battle Fervor, Great Ape, Transformation
Extraordinary Energy: Ki (Biological energy that grows stronger as the user grows stronger, increasing combat power.)
Abilities:
Ki Blast
Qigong Wave
Spirit Bomb
Artificial Moon
Spirit Bomb: A Saiyan gathers Ki within their body into the palm of their hand, forming a massive blue-white sphere of energy before launching it. The longer it is charged, the greater its power—but the more Ki it consumes.
Artificial Moon: An advanced Saiyan technique that combines the user's Ki with external energy to create the Bruits Waves required for Great Ape transformation.
After reading the updated status...
Only three words appeared in Jiang Hao's mind.
It worked.
Although Saiyans could grow stronger through training their Ki...
As their creator...
Jiang Hao had never been certain whether Ki could truly exist in this universe.
After all...
This world and the universe from his previous life were completely different.
Yet...
He had succeeded.
Moreover...
As Amosi grew stronger...
The other ten Saiyans also advanced to Brass Rank, Ninth Stage.
They were now only a single step away from reaching Silver Rank.
Having solved the Saiyans' lack of ranged attacks...
Jiang Hao turned his attention toward technological development.
That was precisely why he had gone to such lengths to seize Planet Zhaka's energy crystals.
Technology required energy.
Without sufficient energy...
Development was impossible.
The first priority...
Was expanding the fortress and installing long-range artillery.
That way...
Even if the Saiyans left to wage war elsewhere, the planet itself would remain protected.
The second priority...
Was the Gravity Chamber.
If the Saiyans wished to survive future wars...
They would have to grow stronger through relentless training.
After all...
Defeat...
Meant death.
Although Planet Vegeta already possessed gravity ten times stronger than normal...
That still wasn't enough.
As Jiang Hao's thoughts took shape...
Planet Vegeta underwent another dramatic transformation.
Canyons were filled.
Mountains collapsed.
The fortress, originally ten kilometers in diameter...
Expanded to fifteen kilometers.
By the time he finished...
Jiang Hao had exhausted every last point of World Origin he had obtained during this campaign.
Even the rewards from the academy had all been spent.
But he didn't mind.
Because his attention was completely captured by the planet's updated data.
Planet Name: Vegeta
Planet Level: 1
Number of Species: 11
World Origin: 2
Current Civilization: Saiyan Civilization
Development Path: Plunder and Conquest
Technology Tree:
Universal Capsule (Level 3; evolves at Level 7 to transport battleships)
Combat Power Detector (Digitizes a target's combat power)
Support Facilities:
Gravity Chamber
Combat Unit: Amosi (Saiyan) — Gold Rank
War Subordinates: Saiyans — Brass Rank (On the Verge of Silver)
Gravity Chamber: A Saiyan training facility with adjustable gravity ranging from 10× to 100×.
A single successful campaign...
Had more than doubled the overall strength of Saiyan Civilization.