Fluorescent Shadow Stone and Data

As Kaka said, Gangke came to the Cloak Society while injured, and his attitude was indeed very polite. That is how the Demon Realm works: whoever has the hardest fist has the truth. Those who are defeated either fight to the death or concede.

Gangke proposed to meet Agulie, not out of a desire for revenge, but to represent the intentions of the magistrate, Allen, who wanted the Cloak Society to become an official organization of Darkmoon City. By paying a small amount of Magic Crystal Coins each month and avoiding major trouble, they could operate freely within Darkmoon City.

Only then did Chen Rui realize that Allen was secretly controlling the various "civilian organizations" in Darkmoon City, which could be considered "officials and bandits in cahoots" in a sense. This new intelligence sparked many inspirations in his mind, and several ideas flashed through his thoughts. However, he needed time to calmly sort them out; the current priority was to return and test those spiritual materials.

"Agulie has been training lately and should be free in two days. I will pass the message on to him. You can tell Gangke that the meeting will be here the night after tomorrow."

The old goblin, who had been worrying about this matter, was overjoyed upon hearing this: "Lord Chen Rui, I will have to trouble you to pass the message along!"

"One thing!" Chen Rui said through gritted teeth: "If you don't want to truly enrage Agulie, your daughter must never impersonate his concubine again!"

The old goblin nodded hurriedly, then his small eyes suddenly lit up, casting a hopeful gaze at the human scribe. It made Chen Rui's scalp crawl, and before the old goblin could try to sell his daughter to him, he fled the headquarters of the Cloak Society as if flying.

Chen Rui traveled quickly, returning to his laboratory room, and immediately entered the Star God Temple of the Super System. In the open space outside the Star God Temple, a warehouse building had indeed been added. An extra light screen appeared on the throne, representing the storage status of the warehouse, where the current specific items and capacity were vividly displayed in the form of individual grid squares. In addition, there was an automatic sorting function, which was very convenient.

Chen Rui's consciousness withdrew from the Super System and returned to the room. With a thought, the bed and stool in the room were stored inside. Including his bundle, they only occupied three small squares in the diagram, which was about one percent of the total space. It seemed that this Storage Warehouse was indeed large enough, and it would automatically expand as the evolution star level increased in the future.

However, after activating the warehouse, his original 1,010 spiritual energy was reduced to only 570. Fortunately, there was a pile of magic materials here, so it was the perfect time to test them.

Chen Rui began to test these materials one by one. Through experimentation, ordinary materials could provide about 80 spiritual energy. One piece of Vine Stone was of medium quality and good purity, converting into 160 points of spiritual energy, which was a decent source. Besides that, there were three types of materials better than the Vine Stone. The first was the Jade Ice Crystal, a very rare material that provided 850 points of spiritual energy; the second was the Blood Crystal, a higher-grade magic crystal than the Black Crystal. Because it was rare, it was not used as currency like Black Crystals or Purple Crystals, but was listed as a high-grade item, providing 600 points of spiritual energy; the last one was the Fluorescent Shadow Stone, a magic auxiliary material, which yielded 315 points of spiritual energy after conversion.

After this round of testing, Chen Rui's total spiritual energy had reached 4,015, which was a case of "wealth spent only to return." Jade Ice Crystals and Blood Crystals were very rare; one Jade Ice Crystal was priced at 1,000 Black Crystal Coins, and a Blood Crystal was 600 Black Crystal Coins. It was not cost-effective to buy them, but the Fluorescent Shadow Stone was an exception. The Fluorescent Shadow Stone was a material used for crafting, carrying a faint, eerie glow. Its price was much lower than the Vine Stone, at ten Black Crystal Coins per piece. Its function was to suppress and stabilize, generally used to limit the backlash of certain magic containers. However, a fist-sized Fluorescent Shadow Stone could be used many times, so the demand was not high. Due to its special texture, many people also liked to use it to make magic crafts. In general, it was a rather niche commodity, and the magic shop only had a few in stock.

From the perspective of spiritual energy, the prices of Jade Ice Crystals and Blood Crystals were too high, while the Fluorescent Shadow Stone seemed to be the most cost-effective material. It seemed he would have to find a way to start from this aspect in the future.

Chen Rui turned those materials into powder and left them in the Storage Warehouse, then exited the Super System. Now he had over 4,000 spiritual energy. Once those sixty highest-quality Vine Stones arrived, his spiritual energy should be even more abundant. However, he still could not waste it lightly, especially regarding the Training Ground. It was not yet time for independent practice; he should try to accumulate spiritual energy as much as possible and maximize the use of the Poison Dragon Pagliu as a resource to further adapt to the use of Star Power during special training.

Not long after, Kagulon came to the laboratory, bringing a document containing the information Chen Rui had once requested from Shea. The palace guard captain brought a message from Shea: destroy the document after memorizing it.

Chen Rui flipped through the document and realized why Shea was so cautious. It recorded in detail the various situations of the Darkmoon Territory, including finance, military, the forces of various families, and influential members. After his initial evolution was successful, his already powerful memory ability had further increased. His brain was like a computer database, capable of accurately recording various information. He carefully read through the material and committed it to heart. As for the document, he did not destroy it, but casually stored it in the Storage Warehouse; it didn't take up much space anyway.

Chen Rui looked at the information on Joseph with particular care. Joseph was already at the "advanced age" of three hundred, but this age was only considered middle-aged among the Greater Devil race. He was the son of Lord Chiyou, Zhuo Qie, and the eldest son of the Meilong Family, but he was not the first heir to the family. Zhuo Qie had several other children, among whom the one who posed the greatest threat to Joseph was his youngest son, Kanita, whom Zhuo Qie liked the most. Joseph came to Darkmoon also wanting to achieve results and increase his bargaining chips to become the heir. Although Kanita was far away in Chiyou, the infighting between him and Joseph had never ceased. Zhuo Qie did not stop this; survival of the fittest was the tradition of the Demon Realm and the reason why a family could be passed down for a long time.

In the Demon Realm, nothing was more important than this, even for the Royal Family. The biggest reason why Athena's father, General George, publicly supported Shea was that Prince Heiyao could not currently fathom the Sword of the Fallen Angel, and therefore could not exterminate the direct descendants of Emperor White Night, causing the Lucifer Royal Family to lose the last hope of inheriting the divine artifact and preventing the Lucifer Family from following the same path as the other destroyed royal families. In other words, once Prince Heiyao obtained the recognition of the Sword of the Fallen Angel, then unless General George was willing to bear the infamy of treason and the danger of genocide at the same time, he would no longer be able to protect Shea.

As for Allen, he was the only son of Legu, the head of the Kalon Family. The Kalon Family originally, like General George, supported the line of Crown Prince Green, but after Green passed away, they began to lean toward Prince Heiyao. Allen's strength was currently at the peak of a Mid-tier Demon, originally on par with Athena, but now Athena had advanced to a High-tier Demon, leaving him behind. Although there was only one step between the peak of a Mid-tier Demon and a newly advanced High-tier Demon, the difference between ranks was significant. The current Allen could be said to be no match for Athena at all. However, Allen also had experts from the Kalon Family guarding him, so he could not be underestimated.

Darkmoon was once a famous prosperous place, and there was no lack of families with strong economic power. However, after being devastated by the flames of war four hundred years ago, it gradually declined, which also caused many families to shift their focus elsewhere. But the foundation accumulated over many years still existed; the Saifo Family and the Meilong Family were representatives of the old-school families. The Saifo Family was a die-hard loyalist to Shea's faction. Two years ago, Tim, the son of the family head Carter, was cunningly transferred by Joseph to the dangerous area of Xilang Mountain to serve as a mining official, and as a result, his remains were never found. Old Carter hated Joseph and the Meilong Family to the bone. The Meilong Family, on the other hand, was a fence-sitter, currently leaning toward Joseph's side, and other small families were also divided into various factions.

These materials were quite useful, but making Joseph and Allen turn against each other was not an easy task. It was not easy to start from Joseph's side; perhaps he could use Allen first. The key was to find an opportunity. Besides that, Joseph's rival brother was also an object that could be used, but for now, there was no particularly good plan.

Shea was meticulous. To prevent interested parties from sneaking into the laboratory area and noticing the unusual movements of the Wyvern at night, she greatly strengthened the guard of the outer courtyard of the palace. This scene, falling into the eyes of Royce, who was already paying attention to Aldas, further confirmed the possibility that the Dark Elf master was attempting to reach the Grandmaster level of alchemy.

Chen Rui did not know how much of a stir this accidental coincidence would cause. He still rode the Wyvern to Blue Wave Lake for special training, then completed his routine work as a scribe in the afternoon, and incidentally discussed the situation in Darkmoon with Shea.

Two days passed. Chen Rui remembered that he had to go to the Cloak Society tonight and began to prepare a series of outfits. After all, student Agulie was the leader of that Cloak Society.

Night gradually fell. At the entrance of the "headquarters" of the Cloak Society, the old goblin Didi was pacing anxiously. The appointment with Gangke's side was already made, and he could arrive at any time, but his master, Agulie, had not yet appeared. It would be a disaster if he didn't come. If the human scribe hadn't repeatedly instructed him to keep this matter secret, he would have gone to the laboratory to find him long ago.

The old goblin's nephew, Kaka, hurried over to report: "Uncle Didi, Gangke and the others have already arrived at the entrance of the alley."

"But the master hasn't come yet, what should I do!" As soon as the old goblin finished speaking, he saw Kaka looking behind him with a horrified expression.

The old goblin turned his head and suddenly discovered that a person had appeared behind him silently. He was so frightened that he took a few steps back and fell to the ground.

"Useless fellow." A cold, slightly hoarse voice came.

The old goblin looked at the man in front of him wearing a cloak that covered his face. He felt that his build was similar to the image in his memory, but the voice was a bit different. He asked uncertainly: "Mas... Master?"

"You have not gained my acknowledgment; I am not your master." The cloaked man stretched out five fingers, aimed at the old goblin, and said coldly, "Just for you using my name to establish the Cloak Society, I could blow you into pieces!"

The old goblin recognized that this was the exact posture used to release that terrifying ball of light that night. How could he dare to doubt it? He was so scared that he begged for mercy repeatedly: "Master, spare me! Didi just wanted to do a little bit for the master!"

"Hmph!" The cloaked man slowly retracted his five fingers. "Go aside first. After dealing with that defeated subordinate, I will settle the score with you."

The old goblin stood respectfully to the side. At this moment, Gangke's voice came from the entrance: "Where is your leader?"