A New Era of Development

Faced with the terms proposed by the Crystal People, Ancient Insect racked his not-so-clever brain and began thinking hard.

"But... I... don't have the capital to do business."

He did have some knowledge, all of it traded by humans to the Underground Alliance. It was enough to rise to the level of a Level Three Civilization.

Weaker civilizations would definitely want it.

Another old Snake Person spoke up. "That's why we need to establish a foundation."

"We also have a batch of supplies. Altogether, it's quite a considerable amount."

"If traded fairly, they could probably be sold for around five thousand Civilization Points, along with... an immeasurable amount of spiritual essence. Possibly several hundred thousand. We haven't counted it yet. This is fair trade with Advanced Civilizations, and there aren't that many Advanced Civilizations in the Ninth Era."

Ancient Insect's eyes immediately widened. You people were actually this rich!

I, an Ancient Worm, want to have that kind of wealth too.

"Knowledge can be sold repeatedly anyway. It's expired knowledge from Human Civilization, and Lu Yuan has agreed to it. Besides, it would establish unified industrial standards for Pangu Continent. It's a great thing."

"As long as you sell it to enough civilizations, it's possible to earn thirty thousand, or even one hundred thousand Civilization Points!"

"How about giving you a ten-percent commission?"

Hiss—

Ancient Insect was tempted. A ten-percent commission meant ten thousand points of fortune!

As long as I subsidize the Underground Alliance with a thousand Civilization Points, won't they obediently call me Ancient Worm Ancestor?

With his size and appearance, if he went out to fool weaker civilizations, he would hook one with every cast!

Besides, as an ancient myth, what was wrong with pretending to be an ancient ruin?!

Unfortunately, he did not have many good