A New Piracy Merchant Arrives

The idea for a new supernatural power was conceived, the data was gathered, and Lu Mingyuan already had a clearer direction. The rest would proceed smoothly, step by step.

In fact, during the time Lu Mingyuan was creating the new supernatural power, many things related to him had happened across the country, or more accurately, related to his alias 'Anonymous'.

Da Gan Country, Zhongjing, Imperial Study.

A voice full of vigor suddenly rang out.

"Lord Lang, how is the matter I entrusted to you last time progressing?"

The speaker was a dignified middle-aged man. Judging by his current expression, he seemed quite anxious.

But what could make Ye Zhiming, the Emperor of Da Gan, act this way?

Shouldn't an emperor always remain calm, even if Mount Tai collapsed before his eyes without changing his expression?

It turned out that just a few days ago, someone reported that a new supernatural power had appeared, and its sales volume was expected to break through ten billion Luck Points. Ye Zhiming immediately ordered Prime Minister Lang Jingbo to investigate the matter thoroughly and find a way to replicate it as soon as possible.

After all, ten billion Luck Points was no small sum. It was nearly one-fifth of Da Gan Country's annual Luck Point income. How could Ye Zhiming not be anxious?

How could he not be envious?

As Prime Minister, Lang Jingbo also understood the importance of the matter. In the past, most classics and supernatural powers originated from various schools of thought. Others, due to their own limitations, could only follow suit.

But this current supernatural power was different. Firstly, it was an illusion supernatural power, simple to learn, and extremely low in cost. Yet, due to its functionality, its sales were widespread. Moreover, the creator showed no intention of revealing themselves.

This, therefore, presented them with an opportunity.

No, it presented everyone with an opportunity.

Time was precious, and every minute was money. Therefore, Lang Jingbo had been actively coordinating with various departments of Da Gan these past few days to do his best.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the collection of questions is almost complete. However, there are still two difficult points: 'Quick Search' and 'Questioning Function'. The progress in these two areas is not ideal and will require a long time."

The matter was not handled well, but Prime Minister Lang Jingbo could only report the truth. He hadn't expected the difficulty of replicating this supernatural power to be so high.

Even the masters and grandmasters couldn't achieve it in a short time. What could he do?

"Not ideal?"

Ye Zhiming frowned. These two aspects were also very important. Without them, even if they created the supernatural power and compiled hundreds of thousands of questions, few people would likely buy it. The gap was too significant.

"What about the Confucian and Arithmetic Schools? One originated from illusions, and the other specializes in numerology. Do they have no solutions?"

Ye Zhiming didn't believe this. Those masters and grandmasters were the crystallization of all humanity's wisdom. It was impossible for them to fail at this. It was just an illusion supernatural power, not some divine technique from Taoism.

Prime Minister Lang Jingbo bowed upon hearing this and replied, "Your Majesty, the Confucian and Arithmetic Schools have responded that they will need about a year. Therefore..."

"A year?"

This result clearly far exceeded Ye Zhiming's expectations. He had thought it would take half a month or a month at most. After all, these two functions had never appeared before, so difficulty was expected. But he hadn't anticipated it would take so long.

Waiting a year would be too late.

"A year? Lord Lang, you should have statistics. How many copies of that 'Chicken and Rabbit in the Same Cage' supernatural power have been sold so far?"

"Your Majesty, according to my estimation, there are already two to three hundred million copies sold. Among these, our Human Race accounts for seventy to eighty million."

"Two to three hundred million copies? That's two to three hundred billion Luck Points. It's growing so fast? I remember it was less than a hundred million five days ago."

Ye Zhiming was astonished and then looked at the Prime Minister of Da Gan, awaiting his explanation.

"Your Majesty, about two days ago, the news that solving numerology problems could rapidly increase talent leaked out. It's now all over the streets, which is why the sales of this supernatural power have completely exploded in the past few days."

Regarding the point that 'solving numerology problems could rapidly increase talent,' Ye Zhiming, as the Emperor of Da Gan, had known about it for a long time.

Or rather, this point was no longer a secret for the royal family, the great clans, or even the Hundred Schools of Thought. They had discovered this point hundreds of years ago and had already mastered its application.

Whether it was cultivating clansmen or disciples, they had mature systems.

Even Ye Zhiming himself had undergone relevant training in his early years.

It's just that the efficiency was not as high as before, only about four to five times.

Now, with a large number of questions, and in an illusion realm, it was easier to concentrate, increasing the growth speed to ten times the original.

Ten times.

Ye Zhiming naturally knew what this meant for the common people. If he guessed correctly, this sales share would further explode, perhaps reaching billions, tens of billions, or even hundreds of billions.

With such good prospects, the royal family must seize this opportunity this time.

Thinking this, Ye Zhiming pondered for a moment and made a decision in his heart, "Lord Lang, tell me~ if we were to use Luck Points to solve those two problems, how much would it cost approximately?"

As the saying goes, if ability is insufficient, money can make up for it.

Judging by the situation, Emperor Ye Zhiming of Da Gan was planning to use Luck Points to pay his way. He wanted to use a massive amount of Luck Points to force the creation of this supernatural power.

"Your Majesty, for 'Quick Search,' it would require around nine hundred million. As for the more difficult 'Questioning Function,' it would cost two trillion."

Lang Jingbo was clearly prepared for this question, so he calmly reported the figures.

"'Quick Search' requires nine hundred million? 'Questioning Function' actually costs two trillion?"

Ye Zhiming knew that deducing supernatural powers from scratch was costly, but he hadn't expected that a mere illusion supernatural power would cost so much.

A simple search problem, finding suitable questions, would cost nine hundred million?

Another 'Questioning Function' actually costs two trillion?

This is simply unbelievable.

But after Lord Lang's confirmation, Ye Zhiming had to admit this fact.

In the Imperial Study, a sudden silence fell.

After a long time, Ye Zhiming broke the silence. At this moment, he had completely made up his mind to create this supernatural power as quickly as possible, no matter the cost.

The faster it's created, the more he earns.

"Lord Lang, let's deduce the 'Quick Search' then. We can't do without it. As for the Questioning Function, we'll talk about that later. It doesn't affect the effect for now."

"Yes!"

"Please quickly give the order on your end. It's best to resolve it today. You should know its importance to our Da Gan."

Lord Lang nodded silently.

The Earth Luck they collected in a year was only around twenty billion. Even with other projects added, the total national income per year was only about fifty billion Luck Points.

The importance of this supernatural power was self-evident.

Regarding the Earth Luck here, it is actually collected automatically based on the country's population and cultivation level.

How is it collected?

In fact, through a specific secret technique, a certain special Luck energy generated by all living beings within a certain range can be collected and then utilized.

This special Luck energy is Earth Luck. It can be exchanged for Luck Points in the Heavenly Dao Virtual Net at a one-to-one ratio. This is similar to Human Luck.

However, unlike Human Luck, Earth Luck can be used for direct transactions between people.

In fact, the salaries issued by the government include Earth Luck.

The reason Earth Luck is called Earth Luck is that it is actually related to the territory range.

Only within your territory does the Earth Luck generated by them belong to you. If the other party goes to another place, then it's naturally out of the question.

Of course, there are other restrictions. For example, if they resent the territory owner, it cannot be collected.

Also, the generation speed of Earth Luck is actually not fast, only one percent of Human Luck.

Every time a living being generates one point of Human Luck, it also generates an additional Earth Luck equivalent to one percent of that amount.

However, if this Earth Luck is not collected by a secret technique, it will dissipate immediately. Unlike Human Luck, it does not automatically save to the Soul Space. It is additionally generated and must be collected through a secret technique before it can be used.

So, to some extent, Earth Luck is actually a form of poll tax.

A country's Earth Luck can be calculated based on its population and average level.

For example, currently, Da Gan's total population is about three billion, and the average level is three stars, which is 4 cun of talent. Each person generates 4 points of Human Luck per day, and Earth Luck is 4% of that. Then the Earth Luck collected nationwide per day is about 120 million points. In 365 days a year, it's about 43 billion points of Earth Luck.

After deducting the shares of local governments, academies, Hundred Schools of Thought, and various large families, what reaches the national treasury is only about half, which is twenty billion.

But now, there is a major project that can earn hundreds of millions in a month. Who wouldn't be envious?

Even the Emperor of Da Gan, Ye Zhiming, was no exception.

Therefore, he thought about pirating, oh no, borrowing from this supernatural power to earn some pocket money. Who told him he was poor and not as rich as that 'Anonymous'.

Thinking of this, Ye Zhiming asked, "Lord Lang, regarding the creator 'Anonymous', do you have any leads on your end?"

"Not yet. But I will increase my efforts, please rest assured, Your Majesty."

In fact, Lang Jingbo had to admire this 'Anonymous'. They were able to hide so deeply. The three countries had dug three feet deep for nearly a month without any clues.

Hearing this, Ye Zhiming sighed inwardly. He actually didn't hold out much hope for this.

They had tried both fame and profit, but they still couldn't find the other party.

Who could that person be? How could they resist all this?

Could it be a Great Grandmaster who had seen through fame and fortune?