A Way to Make Money-Sorry, Brother
Having made up his mind, Lin Yi turned his gaze to the pale blue rune embedded in the dark cyan crystal on the wall.
As Wen Twenty-Nine had previously stated, this was the intelligent call rune for managing this villa.
To protect guests' privacy, all the smart devices in the villa are in standby mode; you cannot call them directly. You have to activate them yourself and communicate with them.
Lin Yi walked to the wall, extended his right index finger, and gently touched the rune.
The moment the fingertip touched the rune, a faint ripple of energy spread out from the point of contact, and the pale blue light on the surface of the rune brightened slightly before returning to its original rhythm of light and shadow.
A gentle voice rang out in the cultivation room.
"This is Wen Zhi, the administrator of East Garden Annex. How can I help you?"
"Please contact Steward Wen Twenty-Nine for me," Lin Yi said.
"Please wait."
The rune flickered twice, and after a moment, Wen Twenty-Nine's voice came from within it.
"Commander Lin, what are your orders?"
"Steward Wen, I've just arrived in Silent Left Giant City and am unfamiliar with everything here. I'd like to learn more about the basic situation of Silent Giant City, its business information, and its local customs. Do you have any readily available materials that I can borrow?"
Lin Yi stated his needs directly.
On the other end of the communication, Wen Twenty-Nine laughed upon hearing this.
"You're too kind. Even if you hadn't mentioned it, I would have brought it over after you rested for a few days. For any new cultivator coming to Silent Giant City, the first thing they usually do is find out about these things."
He paused, then said, "Our residence has specially prepared information crystals for our guests, covering all aspects of Silent Giant City. Please wait a moment, and I will send them to you."
"Thank you for your trouble," Lin Yi said.
"You flatter me, I'll be there in a moment."
Communication interrupted.
Lin Yi withdrew his finger and waited in the cultivation room.
Wen Twenty-Nine said he would arrive in a moment, and indeed he did not keep him waiting long.
Soon, as the pale blue rune on the wall of the cultivation room flashed again, the intelligent voice of the courtyard sounded, "Wen Twenty-Nine has arrived outside the courtyard."
Upon hearing this, Lin Yi got up and left the cultivation room, went up the stairs back to the living room on the first floor, and opened the courtyard gate.
Wen Twenty-Nine was standing outside the door, followed by two servants.
This time, however, the two servants each carried a tray with a neatly stacked pile of translucent information crystals.
The crystals were regular hexagonal prisms, gleaming with a faint luster.
The two trays of crystals together contain at least a hundred pieces.
Wen Twenty-Nine saw Lin Yi open the door, he first bowed slightly, then gestured to the servants behind him to bring the crystal into the courtyard.
Two servants entered the living room nimbly, neatly arranged the crystals on the reception table, and then silently withdrew to wait outside the courtyard gate.
"Chief Lin," Wen Twenty-Nine stood at the entrance to the living room, not stepping in, but smiling as he said, "These are ninety-seven items prepared for visiting guests. Thirty-two are about local customs and traditions, forty-five are about industry information, and twenty are for other categories. Although the variety is extensive, it is comprehensive."
He paused, then continued, "These things are collected and organized by the stewards of the manor on a daily basis. They're not exactly secrets, but they're detailed enough to be error-free. Take your time looking through them. If there's any aspect you'd like to explore in more depth, feel free to contact me, and I'll find you more specialized materials."
"Thank you very much, Steward Wen," Lin Yi said again.
"You're too kind," Wen Twenty-Nine said with a slight bow. "If there's nothing else, I won't disturb your rest any longer."
Take care.
Lin Yi watched Wen Twenty-Nine leave the courtyard, and the gate closed gently once more.
He turned and went back to the living room, sat down at the reception table, and his gaze fell on the two stacks of information crystals that were neatly arranged.
Ninety-seven pieces.
Lin Yi reached out and picked up the top one, placed it in his palm, then closed his eyes and immersed his divine sense into it.
Information from within the crystal flowed into his consciousness like a gentle stream.
His divine senses swiftly traversed through these messages.
The history of the Silent Left Giant City, the formation and development of the Void Crystal Cluster, the distribution and changes of various forces, and the layout of the city's main commercial districts...
Time slipped away quietly as I read.
One crystal after another.
The crystal contained a vast amount of information. Even with his current soul strength at the peak of the True Source Realm, by the time he put down the last crystal, it was already dark outside the window.
The Silent Left Giant City has no real distinction between day and night, but the lighting system in the Wen Family family manor simulates the natural changes in light and shadow. At this moment, the artificial skylight in the courtyard has been dimmed, and the water plants in the pond sway gently in the dark blue night.
Lin Yi leaned back in his chair, rubbed his temples, and began to organize his thoughts.
The commercial system of Silent Giant City was much larger than he had anticipated.
This illusory crystal megacity is not only the capital of the Silent Cosmos Domain, but also the commercial center of the entire Silent Cosmos Domain.
Every day, merchant ships from hundreds of surrounding Cosmic Sea -cities dock here to unload their cargo, and massive amounts of resources are traded and circulated here daily.
For large families or top business associations that are used to doing business, making money couldn't be easier.
With a little bit of intelligence, enough credit and capital, and a little bit of established channels, you can earn Eternal Cosmos Crystal faster than grinding military merits.
But the problem is, these things have nothing to do with him.
He had no capital, no time, and no connections.
Another common way for the True Source Realm cultivators to earn money is by taking on various tasks; to put it bluntly, it's like working like a beast of burden.
Lin Yi roughly estimated that with his current cultivation level at the peak of the True Source Realm, he could earn about ten to thirty Eternal Cosmos Crystal per Epoch.
This is actually a high salary under relatively safe conditions, but it is clearly far from enough.
Therefore, after careful consideration, he set his sights on a place where he could make quick money.
The Silent Ring Arena.
This Ring Arena was built by the He Family family of the Constant Source Realm. Its architectural form is very special. The whole structure is circular, with the competition field at the very center of the ring, and the spectator seats extend upwards in concentric circles around the field.
This Ring Arena is not merely a simple building, but a treasure of the Constant Source Realm level.
But what truly made the Ring Arena famous throughout the entire Silent Left Giant City, and even throughout the entire Silent Cosmos Domain, was another factor.
"He Family head," a widely circulated saying.
"I'm not afraid of you winning, I'm afraid of you not coming."
Indeed, the He Family's main business is the betting industry, which is derived from the Silent Left Arena.
Lin Yi noticed that the profit model of this Ring Arena was very simple.
First of all, the He Family basically does not train combat participants; they only act as a platform and make a profit by taking a cut of the odds from the outcome of each battle.
Therefore, the money won by participants in competitive betting does not come from the arena, but from the other participants who lost. Thus, for the arena, who wins and who loses is not important at all; what matters is that there are people betting, people watching, and people placing bets.
We don't act as the dealer; we only charge a commission.
This is a typical example of platform thinking.
The various types of competitions in the Silent Ring Arena are numerous, but generally speaking, they can be divided into two main categories.
The first type is what practitioners call combat.
The rules are simple.
The boundaries of the realm are defined, and the arena provides sealing runes and rule supervisors.
The combat is primarily a friendly exchange, ending when the point is reached and neither side is in mortal danger.
The arena for the fights is fixed, usually located in a specially designated ring space within an arena.
Above the arena floats the main monitoring core of that Constant Source Realm- level treasure. Once it detects that one side is in mortal danger, the power of the Chaos Origin Law will instantly intervene and forcibly separate the two sides.
This type of battle is not very dangerous, but the prize money for winning is also relatively small.
Because the intensity and excitement of a fight are far less than that of a deathmatch, the audience's attention is naturally lower, and their enthusiasm for betting is also not high.
Many people go to watch fights just to relax, get a feel for betting, or simply to study a certain tactical style; they won't spend a lot of money.
For participants in the duel who want to earn a fortune that will attract attention, there is only one way.
Winning streak.
Since this type of Ring Arena is being built, it's natural that it will have attractive features.
That's a winning streak.
The arena has a special reward system for winning streaks.
For each win, the prize money will increase on top of the base prize money.
For every ten-game winning streak, one hundred-game winning streak, or one thousand-game winning streak, the arena will add a large bonus reward.
Generally speaking, unlike deathmatch, where betting is available for almost every match, promotion only begins after a ten-game winning streak. In contrast, the arena only attracts enough bettors after a hundred-game winning streak, at which point the arena will increase its promotional efforts.
Therefore, the bulk of the prize money for the competition comes in the later stages.
While you can make money in the early stages, it's far less profitable than a deathmatch.
The second type of battle is a fight to the death.
Lin Yi frowned when he saw those two words.
Deathmatch, as the name suggests.
The matter ends with the death of one party.
The Main Body must personally participate in the arena, undergoing multiple checks before entering to ensure that the participant is not an alter ego.
The arena for the deathmatch is not fixed, but randomly selected from thousands of battlefields preset by the arena. There is no sealing rune array for protection, and there is no such thing as stopping when the opponent has made a move.
The only thing that can stop the battle is the complete annihilation of one side.
It's a fight to the death.
It is precisely because of this extreme brutality that the prize money for the deathmatch is extremely high, and the audience's attention is also extremely high.
The betting amount for each deathmatch is thousands or even tens of thousands of times that of the actual fight.
Lin Yi placed the crystal on the table.
Although his current strength is among the top tier in the True Source Realm, possessing a complete system of nine seals combined, ordinary True Source Realm Perfection Realm cultivators are no match for him.
But the option of a deathmatch was immediately crossed out of his mind, decisively and without hesitation.
This is the Silent Giant City.
The capital of the Silent Cosmos Domain is home to a number of families at the Constant Source Realm.
Even if there's only a one in ten thousand chance, he doesn't want to take the risk.
He doesn't need to.
What kind of cultivators typically participate in deathmatches?
Some were stuck at a bottleneck for countless Epoch and couldn't break through, so they started thinking it was either ascend or die; some were tired of living and were ready to make a few desperate moves to contribute some money to their clan; some were driven to desperation and had no other way out; some were burdened with huge debts that they couldn't repay; some were left alone with only hatred after their clans were destroyed; and some were bloodthirsty battle maniacs.
Lin Yi is neither of those types.
He has the Purple Mist Space, so he doesn't need to risk his life to temper his will or find any opportunity.
His optimal strategy is to survive and then break through obstacles along the way.
Therefore, the only remaining option is a duel.
Although the prize money for the duels is not as high as that for the deathmatch, as long as you can keep winning, the accumulated amount is quite considerable.
The base prize money is divided according to the contestant's realm. The initial reward for a victory at the True Source Realm Perfection level is one Eternal Cosmos Crystal.
After achieving a ten-game winning streak, the reward for participating in subsequent matches will change to 100 Eternal Cosmos Crystal per match, but the opponent will also be someone with a ten-game winning streak.
Achieving a 100-win streak will earn you a reward of 10,000 Eternal Cosmos Crystal. After that, the base reward for each match will be 1,000 Eternal Cosmos Crystal.
As for a thousand wins, there hasn't been a new thousand wins in the Ring Arena for a long time. The reward is 10,000 Eternal Cosmos Crystal per match, and when a thousand wins are achieved, a one-time reward of one million Eternal Cosmos Crystal will also be given.
Lin Yi quickly did the calculation.
He doesn't even need to get a thousand wins. As long as he reaches the level of a hundred-win streak, even if he loses and his winning streak is broken, he will still be a hundred-win streak player, and the prize money for a single victory is as much as a thousand Eternal Cosmos Crystal.
Lin Yi was quite confident in achieving a 100-game winning streak.
After all, achieving the Nine Seals Perfection is no joke, but there is one thing he thinks is very important to note: every fighter who can achieve a high winning streak will eventually become the focus of the spotlight in the Ring Arena, the grand finale watched by all the spectators, and also the object of observation for those powerful forces that have secretly placed bets.
He is not afraid of being observed.
There was no danger to his life in the fight; as long as he didn't lose too badly, he could easily withdraw from the competition at any time.
However, there is a potential risk that must be faced.
He needed to understand clearly what the underground forces' attitude was towards Gao Liansheng's fighters.
The Ring Arena itself is operated by the He Family He Family, a family from the Constant Source Realm with an excellent reputation in Jihong Giant City. At least according to the crystals, the He Family has never had any history of defaulting on debts or scandals of manipulating matches.
The He Family's saying, "I'm not afraid of you winning, I'm afraid you won't come," is not only a catchphrase of the He Family head, but also the consistent attitude of the Ring Arena towards the outside world.
The arena is a sure-fire way to win, He Family to ruin the reputation they've built up over countless Universal Epoch.
Therefore, defaulting on debts can be disregarded, as can being sabotaged in the arena.
The He Family does not allow anyone to break the rules inside the arena.
But what happens outside the arena?
Will those forces that lost everything try to take revenge on him?
Will those who see his talent and want to force him to join their faction use various means to coerce him?
Although his status as a candidate for the Constant Guard and the prestige that Wen Xiao values can intimidate some people, they cannot intimidate everyone.
After all, gamblers can't be viewed with normal thinking.
Therefore, he needs to ensure his safety.
However, relying solely on publicly sold information crystals is far from sufficient in this regard.
The crystal will only contain things that are obvious, such as "The Ring Arena was built by the He Family" and "The rules of the competition are as follows" and "Prizes will be settled on time".
Only the local bigwigs know which forces like to secretly recruit those with high winning streaks, what methods they use, and even what incidents they've been involved in.
Lin Yi immediately thought of Wen Xu.
Wen Xu is the sixth young master of the Wen Family. In a place like Silent Giant City, the Wen Family's influence is considerable.
For Wen Xu, this kind of information would probably be something he could simply ask.
However, he quickly dismissed the idea of going to find Wen Xu immediately.
Although Wen Xu took the initiative to hand over the communication talisman and said he would host a welcome dinner for him and show him hospitality.
Lin Yi certainly wouldn't take such words seriously.
That was just a gesture of goodwill from the other party.
Having only been at their residence for less than a day, it seems rather impatient and lacking in tact to immediately visit them.
There's no rush, so he plans to take a year or two to properly reorganize his combat system.
In addition, it is necessary to create some combat tactics suitable for the arena environment. His previous battles were basically all about fighting against the Black Silence Beast, but the arena environment is a completely new experience, and the methods of cultivators are more unpredictable and varied.
All of this takes time.
Having made up his mind, Lin Yi returned to the cultivation room.
He then sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and let his consciousness sink into the Soul Origin.
Deep within the Soul Origin, nine Cosmic Universe Seal float above a vast network of Chaos Rules.
Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, Time, Space, Life, Death.
These nine marks are interconnected in an extremely mysterious structure.
After unifying the nine seals, he has practiced several basic combinations of the nine seals, but has not yet had time to conduct a truly systematic summary.
What he needs to do is to re-evolve these nine Cosmic Universe Seal into a complete combat system.
Find the optimal balance between the operation of Chaos Rules and the consumption of Chaos Power; find the axes that best suit you between attack and defense, burst and consumption, control and countermeasure.
However, only a few days later, Wen Zhi's voice rang out again.
"The Sixth Young Master is outside the courtyard, hoping to receive a visit."
Lin Yi was taken aback upon hearing this.
Sixth Young Master? Wen Xu?
They're coming over early this morning after only a few days? Are they really here to welcome me back? Or is there something else?
Regardless of the reason, Lin Yi figured he was planning to find an opportunity to meet the Sixth Young Master anyway, so this saved him the trouble.
With that thought in mind, Lin Yi straightened his robes and stepped out of the small building.
Pushing open the courtyard gate, Lin Yi saw Wen Xu standing outside, alone without any servants behind him.
He wore a more casual dark blue robe, the hem of which was still embroidered with the Wen Family family crest, but the material was much lighter and thinner than the long robe he had worn last time, making him look more relaxed.
Upon seeing Lin Yi emerge, Wen Xu's face immediately lit up with a smile. "Commander Lin, I hope I haven't disturbed you? Speaking of which, Commander Lin has been at your residence for several days now. I mentioned before that I would do my duty as a host and welcome you back. Fortunately, I don't have any plans today, and several of my sisters are also free. You've met them before, so why don't we go over and have a chat today? Consider it a chance to get acquainted with them, so that it will be easier to talk to them when you're staying at my residence."
Lin Yi's heart stirred slightly.
He hadn't taken Wen Xu's "welcome dinner" seriously, thinking it was just a polite formality.
In the world of spiritual practitioners, such words are often heard but laughed off, and very few people would actually follow through.
But Wen Xu really arrived, and his words clearly indicated that everything was arranged, even the sisters had been notified.
Lin Yi was certainly not so narcissistic as to think that it was his personal charm that had won Wen Xu over; he simply thought to himself that he had underestimated the significance of the Constant Guard's identity.
Or rather, they underestimated Wen Xu's sincerity in befriending them.
But on second thought, this is a good thing.
He had been looking for an opportunity to get information about the Ring Arena from Wen Xu, a local strongman, and was just wondering when would be the right time to bring it up.
Now that Wen Xu has taken the initiative to host a welcome banquet, it's much more natural to casually ask about it during the meal than to deliberately seek him out.
Thinking of this, Lin Yi smiled and nodded, saying, "Sixth Young Master's hospitality is too kind of me to refuse."
"Alright!" Wen Xu's smile widened even more. "Then it's settled. I've already had the place prepared; it's in that small hall on the secondary crystal cluster, not far. Let's go there now."
As Wen Xu spoke, he reached up and touched his waist, a faint blue light appearing at his fingertips. He had clearly activated some kind of communication talisman, probably to send a message to the others, informing them that the person had been received.
"Commander Lin, please." Wen Xu gestured to the side.
"Please, Sixth Young Master." Lin Yi politely declined.
The two walked side by side out of the Eastern Courtyard, following the dark blue stone path that Lin Yi had taken when he came, heading deeper into the manor.
The plants on both sides of the path shimmered with varying shades of green under the simulated sunlight. Occasionally, a few tall trees that Lin Yi had not noticed before would extend their branches and leaves from the roadside. Their leaves were a rare purplish-red, with faint energy points flowing slowly within their veins.
As Wen Xu walked, he casually pointed to the buildings or plants along the roadside and gave them a few words of introduction. His tone was casual and natural, without any trace of deliberate effort.
"That's the Wen Family family's clan school over there," Wen Xu said, pointing to a three-story pavilion hidden behind several purple-leaved trees. "The youngsters in the clan who haven't broken through to the True Source Realm usually cultivate there; they're not allowed to wander around freely."
Lin Yi glanced in the direction of his finger. The pavilion was made entirely of warm, pale white crystal. In front of the pavilion was a sizable martial arts arena where a group of teenagers in uniform were practicing famous moves.
The two continued walking forward, and after rounding the artificial hill, a semi-transparent energy bridge appeared in front of them, spanning between two crystal clusters.
This bridge is made of solidified energy light membrane, and stepping on it will create faint ripples.
"The secondary crystal cluster is just ahead." Wen Xu pointed to the slightly shorter crystal pillar across the bridge. "That's where my siblings and I often gather. The main building is too formal; the elders come and go, and it's uncomfortable to talk there. The secondary crystal cluster is much more casual, and we're usually not bothered by anyone."
The two crossed the energy bridge and stepped onto the platform of the secondary crystal cluster.
The ground here is still made of the crystal cluster itself, but the surface is covered with a layer of finely polished dark blue stone slabs. The stone slabs are inlaid with light blue energy flow patterns, making the entire platform bright but not dazzling.
A ring of silver-gray shrubs grew around the edge of the platform, their crowns pruned into neat spheres. In the center of each shrub's crown floated a fist-sized glowing bead, emitting a soft white light that enveloped the entire platform in a warm halo.
In the very center of the platform, a small, two-story pavilion stands quietly.
The style of the pavilion is consistent with that of the main building, but it is much smaller in scale. The exterior walls are made of pale gold crystals, which gleam with a warm glow under the reflection of the dwarf trees.
Lin Yi noticed a very faint law pattern engraved on the lintel, which should be some kind of array that isolates detection. The specific conversation inside cannot be heard from the outside, but as soon as you cross the threshold, the sound can be clearly heard.
The small hall was not luxuriously decorated, but it exuded the Wen Family's usual meticulousness.
In the very center is an oval-shaped reception table, carved entirely from a single piece of white variegated crystal, with natural patterns on the tabletop resembling swirling clouds.
Several large chairs were placed next to the table, with cushions made of a dark purple fabric that Lin Yi couldn't name, the surface of which had a very faint silky sheen.
At this moment, there were already five people seated in the hall.
Seated at the head of the right side of the long table was the fourth young lady Wen Qianqing. Today she had changed into a light blue casual dress, and her long hair was loosely tied up with a jade hairpin. Her temperament remained as gentle and leisurely as ever.
Sitting beside her was the Fifth Miss, Wen Qianqi, whose fiery red hair was particularly eye-catching under the warm lighting in the hall. Opposite Wen Qianqi sat the Ninth Miss, Wen Qianluo, whose moon-white cultivation robe was still as cold and aloof as frost. The dark silver longsword leaned against the armrest of the chair, and the metal trim at the end of the scabbard gleamed coldly.
When she heard footsteps, she merely glanced up at the doorway, nodded slightly as a greeting, and then lowered her eyes again.
Seated at the end of the table is Wen Qianlan, the sixteenth young lady. Today she has changed into an ivory-white dress, and looks even more charming than last time.
When she saw Lin Yi follow Wen Xu in, her eyes lit up noticeably. She leaned forward slightly as if she wanted to say something, but then seemed to remember something, secretly glanced at Wen Qianqing's expression, and obediently sat back down.
On the left side of the long table, Maika Tran sat alone.
Today he wore a dark blue brocade robe, with fine cloud patterns embroidered in silver thread on the surface, and a light gold trim around the collar and cuffs. The workmanship was more exquisite than the black robe he wore last time.
In front of him was an Amber- colored wine glass, the wine inside completely still.
Upon seeing Lin Yi enter, his gaze lingered on Lin Yi for a moment before he nodded slightly in greeting.
Maika Tran was not as calm as he appeared.
Just moments before Lin Yi arrived, and before Wen Xu arrived, the people present had already been whispering about Lin Yi for quite some time.
Wen Xu has naturally been busy these past few days.
Wen Qianfei serves as the commander of the Mist Sea City Imperial Army, and naturally there are many other Wen Family. Wen Xu only needed to inquire a few times through a few of his clansmen in the Mist Sea City Imperial Army, and news about Lin Yi quickly came back.
There weren't a lot of messages, but each one was significant.
Lin Yi was born into a public-raised Cosmic Clam. At the beginning of his cultivation, his talent was mediocre. At that time, the highest expectation within the Cosmic Clam for him was only to stop at the Star Source Realm.
Later, his cultivation speed suddenly accelerated, and he quickly left everyone else far behind, eventually becoming the first cultivator in the history of the Cosmic Clam to obtain the Two-Star Origin Universe Mark.
He was rescued by Li Baichang in the Black Mist Sea and subsequently joined the Imperial Army.
In less than a thousand Epoch, he broke through from the initial stage of the True Source Realm to the middle stage of the True Source Realm, and condensed four Cosmic Universe Seal.
On the mothership, unwilling to relinquish his gratitude, when the military lord personally summoned him and offered him an opportunity to become a Constant Source Realm expert, he refused, saying "I have not repaid three debts of gratitude." This incident became a hot topic in the Mist Sea City Imperial Army, hence the nickname "Lin Three Favors Gratitudes."
The military commander appreciated his character and promoted him to the rank of centurion, breaking with precedent.
Later, his cultivation speed not only did not decrease but increased, and he condensed the Cosmic Universe Seal and broke through to the high level of the True Source Realm, repeatedly making meritorious contributions on the Frontline the Black Mist Sea.
Once Wen Xu received this information, he had no more doubts.
No wonder!
No wonder!!!
His excellent character actually increased his cultivation speed instead of decreasing it!
What high-level True Source Realm? That's long gone. Lin Yi now at the peak of the True Source Realm! A peak True Source Realm cultivator in less than three thousand Epoch...
It turns out that Lin Baichang is a rare slow-burning genius!
Furthermore, he is a slow-burning genius with impeccable character.
"No wonder Third Sister and Eldest Brother both favor him so much; no wonder he, a True Source Realm, was able to secure a spot in the Constant Guard assessment."
When Wen Xu checked the message, he instantly understood all the key points.
He wasn't unfamiliar with geniuses; the Wen Family was a prominent family that produced many geniuses, and he himself was at the Eternal Source Realm.
But slow-burning geniuses and ordinary geniuses are two completely different things.
Ordinary geniuses have a limit to their talent. Many people start to struggle after reaching the Eternal Source Realm, and the threshold of the Constant Source Realm blocks eight or nine out of ten of them.
For slow-burning geniuses, the lower limit is the Constant Source Realm.
As for his character, based on the information we have so far, Lin Yi is a very upright person. Such a person is someone worth befriending anywhere, not to mention that he is also very likely to become Constant Guard.
Wen Xu shared the message with several of her friends, including Maika Tran.
Maika listened silently, his expression unchanged, but in reality, he immediately changed his mind.
He casually touched his storage space, which contained two treasures he had prepared to aid in comprehending the Chaos Law, with a combined value of approximately 100,000 Eternal Cosmos Crystal.
I initially thought that giving it as a gift was already quite generous.
But now he suddenly feels that it's not enough.
The other party is a slow-burning genius, with a minimum potential of the Constant Source Realm, and will at least become a powerful figure in the future.
He himself is a direct descendant of the Tran Family, but he is not the only direct descendant of the Tran Family.
Establishing a respectable relationship with Lin Yi before he truly rises to prominence would be an extremely valuable investment.
We need to increase the stakes!
Maika's consciousness probed into the Divine Kingdom, picked and chose, and finally pulled out something from it.
It was a dark blue bead containing a tiny drop of silver liquid. Even through the bead's surface, one could feel the oppressive aura emanating from that drop of liquid.
This was a treasure he had acquired at a high price at an auction. He originally intended to keep it for when he was trying to break through to the middle stage of the Eternal Source Realm, but his plans changed and he never used it, so he kept it in his possession.
This item is worth approximately 90,000 Eternal Cosmos Crystal, and combined with the original two items, it's worth about 200,000 Eternal Cosmos Crystal.
It doubled in value.
This was clearly much higher than the 100,000 Eternal Cosmos Crystal limit set by Wen Xu, but Maika showed no intention of backing down, only muttering to himself.
"Sorry, my good brother."