A Big Mission! Another Insectoid Civilization?
This batch of chives has finally come along, so it doesn't matter who harvests them!
If Powell cuts the price with a super-powerful knife and it ends up in his pocket, the players won't lose out.
Since wealthy players have so much money they don't know what to do with it, this has actually boosted the exchange rate between Federation Credits and Merrick Civilization Gold Coins.
"Lister, how did you manage to transfer such a large sum of credits?"
"Actually, the new government's current credit points are barely enough to sustain it, and there's no rush to repay the credit points borrowed from the Yalan Civilization."
With so many credits, why not prioritize your own development?
When a huge sum of money appeared out of nowhere in the government's accounts, Quint immediately took notice.
After learning that it was Lister who had transferred it, I quickly contacted him.
On the projection, Quint was constantly trying to persuade him and considering his feelings.
After all, this sum of money is simply too enormous, a full billion credits.
This is an astronomical figure for a fledgling Level 2 civilization.
This would wipe out all of the government's borrowing during this period, including all domestic and foreign bonds issued.
In fact, this was naturally a good thing for Quint himself; as the Speaker of the Senate, the pressure on his shoulders was instantly relieved.
The more money the government spends to promote the development of its own civilization, the better.
As the only hard currency in the entire Galactic Federation, the more Federal Credits it has in reserve, the more currency it can issue, which indirectly promotes resource collection and construction.
But the development of a civilization cannot rely solely on funding, especially in the Galactic Federation.
Absolute strength is the foundation of a civilization's existence. If this funding can enable Lister to develop more quickly, it would be more worthwhile for Quint.
"Don't worry about me. I'll lend these credits to the new government in my own name. We'll deal with it when the government is better off."
"Funds should be prioritized for use in attracting talent."
What Quint didn't know was that Lister currently had plenty of credits.
In just one week, countless players visited Powell's store.
Lister now has nearly 2 billion credits in his account.
The speed at which this money comes in is even faster than the speed at which Wang Yue steals money from special credit storage points!
Powell's century-old store's stock of premium knives sold out in just three days.
The premium knives he still sells today were acquired at high prices from old friends and material suppliers.
"Brothers, don't go to that 'Blacksmith's General Store'! It's all fake!"
"The boss is a swindler. The S-grade weapon is only good because of its super-grade special effects; the actual stats are barely C-grade..."
There are many comments on the public chat about avoiding the "Blacksmith's General Store" account, and the chat is constantly being refreshed.
Unfortunately, good advice is hard to persuade a damned devil; very few people actually listen.
As the hottest shop this week, players are constantly saving up money to flock to the Yalan Civilization, eager to witness the splendor of the S-grade weapon.
"Brother Chen, thank goodness you reminded me, I almost fell for that Dog Profiteer's trick!"
"Hehe! I fooled that idiot Qi Lü; that fool has already bought almost a hundred weapons."
"Brother Chen, take a look at this picture... Could the general store actually have something real?"
In his friend's private chat window, Chen Shanqiang, who had messaged him a few days ago about this S-grade super weapon, and after being persuaded by him, sent him a picture this time.
The image shows an S-grade brown staff with dense inscriptions at the tip, making it look quite impressive.
Adding to the staff information in the screenshot, it truly is a standard Tier 10 S-grade staff.
And right after he posted the picture, the public chat was already buzzing with arguments.
"Hey upstairs, don't mislead everyone just because you had bad luck!"
"Everyone knows it's like opening blind boxes! You gamble, you lose!"
"Yeah! You've only bought it a few times, and you're already slandering me like this?"
"Go check the forums, some people have already gotten real S-class weapons!"
In the game's public chat, the opposing side is also making a strong statement.
The two sides immediately started arguing fiercely after communicating like this.
Even Lister himself was somewhat puzzled by this, and couldn't help but ask Powell about it.
"Sir, how is this possible?"
"I'm not that stupid to confuse a super-grade weapon with a real legendary weapon."
"All the legendary staves I've crafted were custom-made for clients; there are only a handful, and the last one I crafted was forty years ago."
After hanging up the call, Lister continued browsing the public chat.
Logically speaking, the scam involving this top-tier weapon in my previous life should have lasted only a week, and someone would have tried to expose it around the third day.
The truth was revealed to all players on the sixth and seventh days, when they began to denounce Powell, that Dog Profiteer.
This uproar is actually a good thing for Lister, as it allows him to profit even more from his followers.
"If you can't afford to play, then shut up!"
The chaotic battle in the public chat continued, and Lister replied to Chen Shanqiang with another message.
"Ignore it; it's probably something they staged themselves."
"Brother Chen, your judgment is truly amazing!"
"It really is just like you said!"
"I had someone investigate, and those who are whitewashing on the public screen are all people from Qi Lü's group at 'Green Nourishment Group'."
Really!
It seems that Qi Lü was resentful and unbalanced after being tricked by Powell!
They even went to the trouble of getting this legendary staff from who-knows-where.
Anyway, now they're once again helping Powell deceive other players.
Lister could only laugh and shake his head, deciding not to pay any more attention to it.
Just then, a new assembly notice was issued.
When everyone walked out of the meditation room and into the control room, they all looked excited.
Captain Boren, in particular, was completely unguarded on the warship, and his emotions were always on full display.
"Lister! That's great news!"
We've got a big mission this time!
How big?
Three hundred thousand military merit points!
Captain Boren had been holding back for a long time, just waiting for Lister to say those words.
"Could it be another federal draft?"
Upon hearing the news of 300,000 military merit points, Lister couldn't help but feel excited.
It should be noted that even their medium-sized warships typically only have around 5,000 to 20,000 personnel on missions.
Even missions requiring tens of thousands of military merit points are considered rare in the Arcane Civilization Army.
This is the first time I've ever received 300,000 military merit points; usually, only conscription missions in the Federation Military District would offer such a high reward.
"Hehe! It's not Federation Military District recruitment, but it is indeed a joint mission."
"It's a mission from the Glimmer Civilization (Level 3). They've reportedly discovered Zerg -like civilization at the border between their own star field and the Chaotic Star Region."
"The mother entity's combat strength is unknown, but the daughter entities' combat strength ranges from level 12 to 16."
"The Civilization Army alone can't handle such a large task, and they don't want to report it to the Federation Military District so that the Central Army can take over."
"We've heard that our Arcane Group, with Lister, the Quasi-Hegemon figure, in charge, has specifically requested to cooperate with you on this mission."
"Moreover, the other party is very sincere, offering a total of 300,000 military merit points, which we will each take 50% of."
"Even the daughter bodies have 16 orders?"
"Yes! The possibility of the mother being a level 17 cannot be ruled out."
"So think it over carefully; can you still refuse now?"
No wonder their military merit points are so high; it turns out they are both a Zerg-like Zerg and a force of level 17 or higher, even S-rank, capable of wiping them out.
"Catch!"
What's there to consider? Everyone in the control room was so excited and eager; they had already tacitly accepted the mission.
Moreover, Lister himself lacked was military merit points; even half of 300,000 military merit points would amount to 150,000 points.
High difficulty, high reward! This mission is worth it!
The only thing he was thinking about at the moment was the mission itself.
After all, it was a Zerg-like Zerg.
Lister sat down in his seat, glancing involuntarily at the chirping Jiji on his shoulder.
I have this feeling that I have a connection with the Zerg!
Could it be that there are more materials this time that will help upgrade Jiji?
Happy Labor Day!!
Please be careful while traveling!
I'm going back to my grueling writing~