This was Chen Yi's second meeting with the First Councillor.
The First Councillor looked much the same, except for a trace of worry on his face.
As though he were truly concerned for his country.
No matter how one looked at him, he did not resemble a rat hiding in the shadows, using his subjects as Great Medicine and devouring people to grow stronger.
If his disguise had been poor, how could he have attained his current position?
The First Councillor forced a smile. "Marquis Luowen is here. Please, have a seat."
"You should know the recent situation. Our nation is in peril."
"I called you here in the hope that you could return to the battlefield. Compensation, military merits—everything is negotiable."
Yet Chen Yi shook his head again. "No."
The smile on the First Councillor's face froze.
Chen Yi said, "Other than Primal Crystals, there is nothing I want among the items military merits can be exchanged for."
"But the number of Primal Crystals exchangeable through military merits is restricted."
"You'll have to pay more."
It was only natural for the Eternal World to control the amount of Primal Crystals that could be exchanged.
Even the Game World imposed controls.
Its limit was merely higher.
Primal Crystals were an exceptionally high-quality inert energy ore produced only in the Eternal World.
They could indeed regenerate, but that required time.
The Dark Moon Empire was enormous, and the daily volume of currency transactions was an even more terrifying figure.
Yet the total amount of Primal Crystals actually possessed by the Dark Moon Empire was pitifully low.
Because Primal Crystals were constantly being consumed.
Primal Crystals were a natural currency, but natural currency was not limited to Primal Crystals.
If military merits could be exchanged for unlimited Primal Crystals, causing problems with