How to Ignite the Flame
Hearing Feng Xue's question, Old Li was not surprised and calmly prepared the content he had already explained many times.
He was a veteran resident who arrived in this world before the Residential Area of the Infinite City were completely monopolized, but like all pioneers, he also bore the price that pioneers must bear.
For example, after rushing up to the sixty-something floor, someone suddenly takes away your Residence Right, and when you try to get it back, you find that there's no turning back.
Although this allowed him to learn some secrets unknown to the cautious Weird Tale, the gain was extremely limited compared to the price of "it would be very difficult to obtain the Residence Right the Tower of Babylon through his own efforts in this lifetime."
In order to re-enter the Tower of Babylon, he began to wander through the various Landfill Area, spreading information controlled by the Hundred Tales to the newcomers he favored.
However, over the past few decades, among the new investors he has made, although there are quite a few Weird Tale, not a single one has obtained Residence Right. After all, after years of intense competition, those Weird Tale living on the lower floors have all become flawless monsters.
This newcomer is quite different. He has only been in Infinite City for a year, yet he has already amassed more than two Supernatural Tale Entry. His talent and luck are both top-notch, and he might just be able to achieve his long-cherished wish.
Taking a deep breath, Old Li cleared his mind and slowly began to speak:
"There are currently three main approaches to igniting the Supernatural Tale Fire:"
"The first method is called the Ignition Method, which involves using your own power to imbue pure [consciousness] with your personal imprint, and then igniting it with the Supernatural Tale Fire. However, this requires the use of a [bank], since [consciousness] itself is the manifestation of subjective cognition. Apart from a [bank], there is currently no other channel to obtain pure [consciousness]. This is also the main purpose of [Tower Coins]."
"The second method is called the ignition method, which is to subjectively gather the consciousness you generate and then ignite it. However, because the consciousness gathered in this way has many impurities, it cannot be ignited with the Supernatural Tale Fire. Instead, it must be constantly tempered with willpower, and even bombarded with external consciousness. When it breaks through a certain critical point, it will ignite on its own."
"As for the third method, it is called the Fire Condensation Method. It is a combination of the first two methods. It uses pure [consciousness] to contain one's own imprint, continuously compressing and condensing it until it spontaneously combusts. This method is the most troublesome, but it is also the one I recommend the most. Because whether it is igniting or burning, it is inevitable that impurities will be mixed into one's own existence. If you want to condense a pure [self], it is better to put in the effort from the very beginning than to try to purify it after it is ignited."
"Of course, after so many years of development and exploration, there are some other solutions circulating. I don't know if there are any more advanced technologies, but this kind of method that has not been popularized has a lot of uncertainty because of the lack of trial and error."
Old Li paused here, picked up his teacup and took a sip, but before he could put the cup down, Feng Xue's voice came through the employee ID card—
Name your price.
"Cough cough!" Old Li coughed twice suddenly, then pretended not to understand and said:
What's your asking price?
"Pure [Knowledge], you should have some, right? Hmm, let me think. Normally, it should be purchased from people with Residence Right during the Challenge Month, right? After all, besides those monopolized by the Hundred Tales, only the villa area within the Tower of Babylon has banks..."
Feng Xue muttered thoughtfully, not worried that Old Li didn't have any stock. Even if he didn't, he could check the Black Market. These monopolized controlled items couldn't possibly be truly banned. After all, so many Weird Tale couldn't all have been enhanced by the fire-burning method, could they?
Old Li, on the other end of the employee badge, suddenly laughed, then nodded and said:
"That's right, I have it. Ten thousand Tower Coins can be exchanged for one Tower of Pure [Knowledge]. Don't think I'm ripping you off. Although the exchange rate at the bank is one to one, this thing is hard currency. You won't get a lower price on the Black Market."
"No need to say anything, just tell me how much [knowledge] is needed to ignite the flame of self." Feng Xue was incredibly wealthy and powerful at this moment. With the dual Tag of [Money Printer] and [Book Copyist], Feng Xue had reached the advanced stage where "money is just a number".
Hearing Feng Xue's boastful words, Old Li paused for a moment, then said with a slightly complicated expression:
"It depends on which option you choose. The ignition method requires fewer towers, about 10 towers should be enough, but considering the failure rate, preparing 100 towers is more appropriate. The condensation method, on the other hand, requires more towers because it needs to be compressed, and the success rate is also very low. I recommend preparing 10,000 towers in the early stages. It will take about a year and a half to use them all up. If you still haven't succeeded by then, you can buy more from me or go directly to the Tower of Babylon to buy from the landlord."
"So, one hundred million? No problem, let's set a delivery location."
Feng Xue had no intention of haggling. Firstly, Old Li had no reason to rip her off in a place where a simple inquiry would reveal the truth, and secondly, he didn't care about the money anymore.
Although the revenue from the Weird Tale that Yan Country People Know Martial Arts is divided up by the entire Yan Kingdom (to improve the martial arts aptitude of Yan people), most of the income from Libra, which has become World-class Supernatural Tale (a small portion is used to maintain its protection), is all in his possession.
Old Li was a little surprised by Feng Xue's extravagance, but he didn't pay much attention to it and simply said:
Are you in South District or Xishan District? I'll come straight there.
"South District, you can wait for me at the entrance of 'Owl's Tailor Shop' between the second and third floors." Feng Xue, whose wings had already hardened, had no resistance to meeting him, or rather, Old Li asking him for the location instead of suggesting the transaction place himself was to put his mind at ease.
Having obtained the transaction address, Old Li immediately said with delight:
"Yes, I know that store. I'll be there in two hours. We can just sign the contract then, which will save you the trouble of carrying a whole suitcase full of money."
Having reached an agreement, Old Li hung up the phone, while Feng Xue got up from the sofa, tidied up the cash, and went out.
He wasn't the type to wait two hours in advance for a deal; it's just that this tower climb had exposed quite a few problems, and he planned to purchase some foundation materials for Reforge.
Although he had a lot of papers and books, what he wanted this time was a weapon.
Hmm, I also need a new set of clothes.
Although the Phantom of the Opera Set is great, he plans to visit Yan Country next. The formal suit has already been linked with the Oath Keeper, and he is worried that Yan Country might react negatively if he appears in this outfit.
"Weapons can be bought wholesale from the Blacksmith Shop. As for clothes... well, let's get them from 'Arachne,' with whom we have a partnership..."
The Progenitor Supernatural Tale" is just a name; it doesn't necessarily mean that the story actually "exists."
Take Yahweh for example. It has been accumulating for thousands of years without truly materializing. However, when someone successfully impersonates Yahweh (hypothetically, since Yahweh's size makes it difficult to successfully impersonate him) and creates the Yahweh Trait, Yahweh's existence is defined. As the impersonation continues and more and more people believe in Yahweh may revive in the form of Innate Supernatural Tale. Such Innate Supernatural Tale are called "Progenitor Supernatural Tale".
Therefore, as long as it is not an original Weird Tale, theoretically there is an "Progenitor Supernatural Tale" above it, regardless of whether this Weird Tale has actually been formed.
As for Group Supernatural Tale, there is no such concern, because group Supernatural Tale Itself are an inclusive "whole". Take the Weird Tale "Yan people know martial arts" as an example. Every Yan Country People Are Supernatural Tales. The characteristic of everyone is "knowing martial arts". There is no "unique individual". As long as you are a Yan person (including Yan people from other worlds), you can join this Weird Tale. Naturally, there is no concept of "Progenitor Supernatural Tale". Or you could say that everyone is the Progenitor Supernatural Tale.
However, this kind of "peace" is limited to "homogenized" Group Supernatural Tale, that is, the situation where there are no special individuals. But conversely, taking the Olympian gods as an example, the Olympian gods are also a Group Supernatural Tale, but each god can be an independent Weird Tale individual. Therefore, for each different individual, Progenitor Supernatural Tale may be born.
Simply put, to see if there is Progenitor Supernatural Tale, you need to see if the Supernatural Tale Itself allows multiple versions of oneself to appear.