Loan to Build a Divine Hall? Karma Scale: Host, If You Want to Die, Just Say So!

"Now that my own little problem is solved, the next thing is our Witch Clan's old nest!" Xuanzheng chuckled. After fixing his own bug, he felt refreshed, and the feeling of "the landlord just collected rent and is planning how to make the granary even grander" returned.

He once again immersed his mind and communicated with the Primordial World Bug Fixing Manual in his sea of consciousness. His gaze locked onto [BUG ID Pangu_002: Pangu Hall's defense system is severely lacking...].

"Repair plan... construct the 'Pangu World-Suppression Mysterious Yellow Great Array'," Xuanzheng's will clicked open.

The next moment, a magnificent and spectacular 3D stereoscopic dynamic rendering unfolded in his sea of consciousness!

It was a majestic divine hall, shimmering with mysterious yellow treasure light, suspended amidst endless chaotic energy flows! Around the divine hall, runes flickered, forming a Law barrier. Outside the barrier, earth, water, fire, and wind surged, and chaotic lightning exploded! The divine hall itself was like a dormant Primordial World behemoth, exuding an aura that suppressed all heavens and was impervious to all laws!

On the divine hall's plaque, several ancient and majestic characters shone brightly—[Pangu War God Hall]!

"Holy crap... this, this is where real men should live!" Xuanzheng's mouth watered as he watched, his eyes shining with excitement. If Pangu Hall could be upgraded to this state, let alone those feathered beasts of the Demon Clan, even a Saint wouldn't be able to tear down his house!

However, when he excitedly looked at the list of repair materials, the smile on his face instantly froze, and the corners of his mouth began to twitch involuntarily.

[Main Material]: Buzhou Mountain Dragon Vein Ancestral Source (a small segment)—(Status: Owned, stored in the system's storage space).

"Hmm, this is good. Father God's legacy, powerful!" Xuanzheng nodded in satisfaction at first. As expected of Father God's final gift, the core material was covered.

But as he continued to read—

[Supplementary Material List (Partial)]:

1. [Nine Heavens Breathing Soil]: Thirteen thousand six hundred cubic meters! (Note: Must contain the Essence of Innate Wutu, to lay the foundation of the great array, for endless vitality).

Xuanzheng's eyelids twitched: "Over ten thousand cubic meters of Nine Heavens Breathing Soil? How much did Nuwa Niangniang need to create humans? This is probably enough to recreate several hundred humans!"

2. [Star Divine Iron]: Ninety-nine million nine hundred and ninety-nine thousand catties! (Note: Must be collected from Primordial Star Cores, fused with Circulation of Heavenly Stars Power, to construct the array pattern framework).

"Nearly a hundred million catties of Star Divine Iron?!" Xuanzheng gasped, "Are they planning to melt down several Primordial Stars to use as rebar!"

3. [Solar True Gold]: One hundred and eight pieces! (Note: Each piece must be fist-sized, collected from the core of the Solar Star, containing extreme Yang and extreme strength, to power the Yang-attribute array eyes).

4. [Taiyin Moon Essence]: Three hundred and sixty-five wisps! (Note: Must be the primordial essence of the Taiyin Star, condensed for a thousand years, to harmonize Yin and Yang and stabilize the array).

"I also have to go to the Solar Star and Taiyin Star to dig up special products? Won't those Golden Crows and Changxi try to kill me?"

5. [Chaos Origin Copper]: Three thousand catties! (Note: Divine copper naturally formed in chaos, capable of bearing Great Dao Laws, to engrave core talismans).

6. [Eyes of the Four Seas]: One of each! (Note: Must be the core condensed from the primordial essence of the East, South, West, and North Seas, to draw upon the power of the Four Seas and enhance the array's might).

"Chaos Origin Copper... Eyes of the Four Seas... What level of heavenly treasures are these!"

Xuanzheng quickly scrolled down the list. There were still hundreds of items, such as [Innate Geng Metal Mother Qi], [Essence of Yimu], [Ten Thousand Year Empty Azure], [Poison Fire of the Earth's Lungs], and so on. Each one, if taken individually, would be enough for Primordial World powerhouses to fight to the death for! Now, the Manual was asking for wholesale! And the quantities... were simply outrageous!

"This... this list, isn't it going to scour the entire Primordial World?" Xuanzheng silently estimated. With the Witch Clan's current primitive accumulation method of "seeing something, snatching it directly; if you can't snatch it, beat them until they submit," it would be difficult to gather these materials, let alone finish them. They might not even be able to complete it by the end of the Witch-Demon Calamity!

This was no longer a problem that he, a single Ancestral Witch, or even all thirteen Ancestral Witches working together, could solve. This clearly required mobilizing the entire strength of the Witch Clan for a protracted "Primordial World Resource Grand Development" movement!

"Can I directly borrow from the Heavenly Bank?" Xuanzheng, unwilling to give up, immediately communicated with the [Immeasurable Karma Scale] on his left hand. He attempted to use "the materials needed to repair Pangu Hall's defense system and construct the Pangu World-Suppression Mysterious Yellow Great Array" as "debt" to see how much "karma" he would have to pay.

"Buzz—!" The [Immeasurable Karma Scale] vibrated violently. On the scale pan, the side representing "cost" instantly condensed a terrifying ball of black karmic energy! The heavy aura that made his soul tremble seemed as though if he dared to nod, his newly formed "Unjudged Primordial Chaos · Innate Ancestral Witch Dao Embryo" would be instantly crushed by this terrifying karma!

"Cough cough... Excuse me, goodbye!" Xuanzheng shivered in fright and quickly cut off contact with the [Karma Scale]. This path was a dead end, not even worth considering! The Heavenly Dao's money, as expected, was not easy to borrow.

"Then... forced requisition?" Xuanzheng turned his thoughts to the [Myriad Heavens Script Mirror] on the back of his right hand. He tried to deduce the outcome if he, relying on his identity as "formed from Father God's last drop of blood" and "having made great contributions by repairing Pangu Hall's bug," forcibly demanded that his twelve elder brothers and the entire Witch Clan collect these materials at all costs.

Within the mirror, a blurry future scene slowly emerged: inside Pangu Hall, arguments erupted one after another. Zhurong pointed at Gonggong and cursed, nearly causing an irreconcilable conflict over a piece of ore suspected to be "Solar True Gold." Dijiang's face turned ashen as he tried to mediate, but with little success. Even worse, some Great Witches' tribes fought amongst themselves in secret over resources, leading to rivers of blood... In the end, some materials might be gathered, but the Witch Clan would be riddled with internal conflicts, possibly even triggering a civil war prematurely, giving the Demon Clan an opportunity...

"Hiss—!" Xuanzheng gasped and quickly dispelled the scene in the mirror. "Good heavens, this script is even more thrilling than borrowing directly from the Heavenly Dao! If things go wrong, the Witch Clan will explode from within, and what's the point of playing anymore!" Simple and crude methods were indeed not a sustainable path.

Xuanzheng stroked his chin, his eyes flashing. The shrewdness of a "professional contractor and bug-fixing master" returned. "Forced snatching won't work, and borrowing is too expensive... then I can only 'persuade'!"

"I need to devise a foolproof plan, a perfect plan that will make the entire Witch Clan willingly hand over their most prized possessions and be grateful to me!" His gaze involuntarily shifted outside Pangu Hall, as if piercing through the hall door, he saw the twelve elder brothers, each with a different personality, but all relatively caring towards him, their "thirteenth brother."

Especially his eldest brother, Dijiang, the Space Ancestral Witch, leader of the Witches, responsible and strategic, but sometimes easily "inspired" by lofty titles like "Father God" and "Witch Clan's Great Cause." And his second brother, Zhujiuyin, the Time Ancestral Witch, the wisest and most unfathomable. Ordinary tricks wouldn't fool him, but when it came to matters of "Father God's last wish" and "the future of the Witch Clan," he would consider them carefully.

"It seems it's time to activate the 'Father God's Dream 2.0: Pangu Hall is in grave danger, urgently needing everyone to unite and rebuild the divine hall' upgraded plan!" Xuanzheng's lips curved into a meaningful arc, and he even had a fleeting absurd thought of "building a love nest together," which he quickly dismissed.

"However, before that..." he felt the newly stabilized power within his body, "I need to add some 'spice' to increase the credibility and weight of me, the 'Father God's spokesperson'." Relying solely on the merit of fixing his own bug might not be enough to make his brothers empty their coffers.

His gaze fell back on the Primordial World Bug Fixing Manual, and the calculating smile on his lips grew more intense. "The repair project for Pangu Hall's [High-Risk] bug itself is too massive and not urgent. But there's still plenty of room for maneuver around Pangu Hall!"

"For example, although Pangu Hall's spirit gathering efficiency has improved, how can this pure Primordial Ancestral Qi be more efficiently converted into the strength of the Witch Clan's warriors? How to improve the bloodline purity of newborn Witches? These... are all issues that can be worked on, yield quick results, and also help gain prestige!" In Xuanzheng's eyes, the brilliant light of "professional ethics of a great builder" and "keen sense of a master wool-gatherer" shone brightly.

A "super project" plan targeting the entire Witch Clan, and a "splendid speech" aimed at "emptying the coffers" of the twelve Ancestral Witches, were brewing wildly in his mind!

"Heh heh, elder brothers, are you ready to welcome the 'surprise' from your most 'innocent' little brother?" Xuanzheng licked his lips and began to carefully search the Manual for smaller bugs with lower repair difficulty but significant effects.