"Currently, there are over five trillion spirit crystals. Even if we were to purchase robots with the strength of an eleventh-level cultivator, we could only buy five robots with the strength of an early-stage eleventh-level cultivator, or one robot with the strength of a mid-stage eleventh-level cultivator. We couldn't even buy two..."

After the third transaction was completed, Lin Yun frowned and thought to himself in the starry sky.

This level of strength is not even as good as the young master Ming I saw last time. Not to mention, that young master Ming has more funds now and his strength can become even stronger at any time.

"It's possible to raise Lin Mengmeng's mental strength to the early stage of level eleven, but not to the middle stage. At most, she can only learn one more mental attack skill, so her strength will only increase to a limited extent..."

Lin Yun shook his head.

In short, none of these are feasible.

So, it seems that's the only way.

A sharp glint flashed in Lin Yun's eyes.

"Buzz—"

Soon, he selected a commodity on the Cosmic Trading System. At the same time, his more than five trillion spiritual crystals in the Cosmic Trading System disappeared, leaving only a few hundred billion spiritual crystals.

This item cost Lin Yun over five trillion spiritual crystals.

Lin Yun believes that this is the only way to break the deadlock in the current situation.

Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated. The reason they have always been outmaneuvered by the other side is simply because they are behind in information.

He simply bought a super-powerful detection and shielding device.

More than five trillion spiritual crystals... just for the detection and shielding equipment, not including anything else, it would be enough for Lin Yun to purchase a piece of equipment that would be considered top-tier even in a level nine civilization.

And... this device can be overclocked, however, that will shorten its lifespan.

Every time you overclock, you cause irreversible damage to the device.

Once overclocked for a certain period of time, this device won't fetch much money even if it's recycled and sold for materials.

However, the effect is also very powerful.

Once overclocked, the Cosmic Trading System becomes completely undetectable, except for some special detection and shielding devices.

Those special detection devices have exceeded the level of a ninth-level technological civilization, and each one is quite expensive. Lin Yun estimated that even if Young Master Ming did business all over the Cordis Empire, he might not be able to earn that much money.

Lin Yun has also discovered some things over the past few days.

According to his analysis, Ming Shao was not very strong before coming to the Cordis Empire, and he started to rise to prominence in the Cordis Empire.

Therefore, after he purchased this equipment, the possibility of that young master Ming finding their trail again is extremely small.

...

One minute later, Lin Yun received the equipment.

This device is only the size of a single table, but every single material used is extremely precious. The entire exterior is black, and it looks very simple and unpretentious.

"Five trillion spiritual crystals, and we only managed to buy this one thing..." Zhao Gang exclaimed, clicking his tongue as he looked at the table.

"It's alright. A robot with the strength of a late-stage level 11 cultivator would cost this much, but it's not this big..." Lin Jianfei shook his head.

Having come from a mercenary background, he was particularly sensitive to combat robots.

"Hopefully, it will work!" Lin Yun said in a low voice.

If it's useful, then spending those five trillion spiritual crystals is worthwhile.

"Buzz—"

Lin Yun activated the device, and soon, an invisible wave emanated from it, instantly enveloping their warship. At the same time, the device emitted various network signals, beginning to connect to the network of this star system.

Whether it's detection or blocking, it's all closely related to the network...

...

The Empire of Cordis, another place.

"Beep beep beep—"

An alarm was quickly sounded on a warship.

"Huh? Those people have disappeared?"

In the control room, a young man frowned slightly.

If Lin Yun were here, he would definitely recognize that this young man was the same young master Ming he had met in the royal family of the Cordis Empire.

"It seems they've really gone to great lengths to purchase such a powerful shielding device..." the young master pondered.

He was very clear about how advanced his detection equipment was, and what level of shielding equipment was needed to block its detection. He had already locked onto Lin Yun and his group's whereabouts, and the level of shielding equipment required to break free from this lock would definitely be quite high.

"It's all the fault of the master of this universe trading system's constraints. Otherwise, I would have wiped them out when I was with the royal family of the Cordis Empire. Why would things have come to this..." the young master Ming said angrily.

The profit margin is fixed; if the other party earns more, he will only earn less.

An hour later, this young master Ming purchased another detection device on the cosmic trading system and then activated it.

Since he didn't know where Lin Yun and his group were, he decided to explore the entire Cordis Empire star system.

Therefore, it will take a long time.

A day later, the young master's face turned ugly.

For an entire day, this detection device had almost completely explored the entire Cordis Empire star system, but it still hadn't found any trace of Lin Yun and his group.

"Could it be that the detection equipment I purchased is still too low-level? But even the top-level shielding equipment of a level nine technological civilization shouldn't be completely undetectable. Could it be that I haven't detected anything yet..." The young master frowned.

The detection equipment he purchased was of a very high level, costing him a total of six to seven trillion spiritual crystals.

It was during this period that he accumulated a considerable amount of spiritual essence, which is why he was willing to spend so much. In addition, there are other functions, which play a significant role, so he also bought them incidentally.

His expression shifted constantly as he continued to wait.

Three hours later, the detection equipment finally finished exploring the Cordis Empire star system, but still found no trace of Lin Yun and his group.

“Overclocking? The shielding equipment they bought must be capable of overclocking…” Ming Shao’s face was gloomy as he considered this possibility.

Otherwise, with the detection equipment he purchased, it would have been impossible for him not to detect any trace of the other party. As for more advanced shielding equipment... he didn't even consider it; those technological products that surpassed the level nine technological civilization were too expensive.

The other party definitely cannot afford it.

Otherwise, the other party wouldn't have let him have his way last time.

The device he bought cannot be overclocked...

Therefore, he would have to purchase another detection device that can be overclocked.

However, he was well aware that the cost of some overclocking equipment often came at the expense of shortening its lifespan, which was practically throwing money into water to hear a splash, and still a very large sum of money at that.

Although he still has a lot of money, he really doesn't want to waste it on this.

In particular, even if he uses overclocking detection equipment, the other party is using overclocking shielding equipment, so he may only be able to vaguely detect the general location of the other party, without knowing the exact location.

Therefore, it would be quite difficult for him to determine the other party's specific purpose from their location.

The investment is too great, and the returns are uncertain.

"Damn it!" Ming Shao said angrily.

He hadn't expected the other party to be so bold; it was as if they were throwing away at least five trillion spiritual crystals.

"I also want to raise my mental strength to the peak of level eleven, and I have many level eleven mental skills, all of which require a lot of energy." Ming Shao's expression kept changing.

He doesn't primarily cultivate the mental system, but he does it as a secondary cultivation. The Cosmic Trading System can directly improve a person's mental strength level. A higher mental strength level brings great benefits in all aspects, and many Cosmic Trading System users also cultivate the mental system.

He thought about it for a long time, but in the end, he gave up the idea of ​​searching for Lin Yun and his group.

"Anyway, I've already run away from most of the major powers in the Cordis Empire. As for the rest, I'll hurry up and go to them one by one. I hope you don't run into me. Otherwise, I won't be as polite as last time. What's wrong with letting you eat some of the other small fry..." Young Master Ming snorted coldly and said in a low voice.