Nighttime.

Lu Li first spent some intimate moments with Liu Kexin.

He then dedicated the rest of his time to "dissecting" the structure of peaches of immortality, which mature every six thousand and nine thousand years.

Efforts eventually pay off. After a night of hard work, he finally "dissected" the structure and composition of these two kinds of peaches of immortality.

Lu Li conducted a scan and analysis to ascertain the functions of the two peaches.

The peach of immortality that matures every six thousand years: It can extend the lifespan of its consumer by 10,800 years, enhance the physique of carbon-based lifeforms twentyfold, and endow them with abilities like flight and absorption of light energy to supply themselves with energy.

Most importantly, those who consume this peach will gain the ability to survive in space, as they can sustain themselves by absorbing light energy.

The peach of immortality that matures every nine thousand years: Its effects are much stronger than those of the previous two types of peaches. Ingesting it can increase one’s lifespan by 129,600 years, enhance physical qualities fiftyfold, and provide the ability to manipulate natural elements and change forms.

For example, one could control elements like wind, fire, water, and lightning simply by consuming the nine-thousand-year peach of immortality.

Lu Li carefully compared the two. Consuming the six-thousand-year peach of immortality equates to having just completed the third deep evolution, while consuming the nine-thousand-year peach can reach the state of just breaking through the fourth deep evolution.

This refers to power, not just physical qualities.

For instance, consuming the nine-thousand-year peach of immortality allows one to manipulate natural elements, potentially making it even more powerful than a nuclear explosion in a certain sense.

A typical high-power nuclear bomb might have a destructive range of just one or two hundred kilometers.

However, those who consume this peach can command all natural elements within a range of eight hundred li, much like the Great King of Numinous Power freezing 800 li of the Heaven-Reaching River.

It’s worth mentioning that this 800 li is not equivalent to 400 kilometers in the modern world.

Because a li in the world of Journey to the West is calculated based on the era in which the author Wu Cheng’en lived, which equals 554 meters.

In short, 800 li in the world of Journey to the West is slightly less than 444 kilometers.

In comparison, the full burst of consuming the nine-thousand-year peach of immortality is roughly equivalent to Big Ivan, or the Tsar Bomba of the Russian Federation.

"It’s a pity that gathering a nine-thousand-year peach of immortality still consumes quite a lot of energy."

Lu Li calculated using special particles and found that gathering one nine-thousand-year peach requires about half the power of a star.

In fact, compared to the abilities these peaches confer upon people, expending so much energy is hardly worthwhile.

Lu Li currently has no other method besides this one to turn others into the extraordinary.

So for his parents, close relatives, Liu Kexin, and Julia Giannini, he must gather some nine-thousand-year peaches of immortality.

At dawn.

Lu Li gathered some nine-thousand-year peaches of immortality, some six-thousand-year peaches, as well as over a thousand three-thousand-year peaches of immortality.

He had his parents, grandmother, Liu Kexin, and Julia Giannini consume the nine-thousand-year peaches, while the six-thousand-year peaches were given to less close acquaintances.

Finally, even the three-thousand-year peaches, after giving some to Gu Wei, Peng Erping, Qin Liang, and others, he handed over the remaining eight or nine hundred to Security Captain Wang Yu.

Outside the core control room.

Lu Li said to Wang Yu: "The effects of these peaches do not stack. After you’ve consumed one, eating more is useless."

Wang Yu, a bit puzzled, asked, "Then why give me eight or nine hundred of them?"

Lu Li chuckled: "Did you forget what I told you yesterday?"

Wang Yu slapped his forehead: "Right, we are to form a ’Guard Army.’"

Lu Li nodded, "You are to recruit eight or nine hundred trustworthy, physically strong guards for me. Remember, loyalty is the first criterion. Additionally, I promise here that, if they remain sufficiently loyal and perform excellently, I’ll let them consume higher-grade peaches. Also, after consuming the peaches, the pits must be recovered and handed to me."

Wang Yu immediately said, "Alright, I’ll handle this."

Lu Li waved his hand and walked into the core control room.

He wasn’t afraid of anyone rebelling after consuming the peaches, as he could reclaim these magical powers at any time.

What he needed now was to create a "Superpower Legion" under his command to increase his advantage in the upcoming negotiations with extraterrestrial beings.

Inside.

He saw Shen Xia working diligently.

Lu Li approached and casually handed her a six-thousand-year peach of immortality, "Here, eat this."

Shen Xia put down her work and glanced over, "Wow, this peach is pretty big. I won’t need to eat breakfast after this."

With that, she accepted the peach, not bothering to ask what wonder it might be, and slowly started eating it, "Why did you think of visiting the core control room today?"

"I’m here to chat with Nuwa about some matters."

Lu Li took a glance at Shen Xia nibbling on the peach, and then he activated Nuwa.

A projection revealed Nuwa’s form, "Good morning, respected Mr. Lu."

"Good morning," Lu Li replied straightforwardly, "Please respond to the Four Major Spiral Arm Interstellar Alliance that I have accepted their invitation, especially the Orion Arm Interstellar Alliance, didn’t they invite Earth to join the Interstellar Alliance?"

Nuwa said, "Yes, they did."

Lu Li continued, "Inquire if their Supreme Leader Balabamo is willing to come to Earth for a face-to-face meeting. If not, I can take people to Night Cloud Star."