Cost and Reward

With Blood Blade King overseeing the project, Qin Cang's residence in Chaos City was completed in less than a day. One has to say, the efficiency of the Virtual Universe Company is truly high, and the quality is guaranteed; there is absolutely no need to worry about them cutting corners.

Of course, the materials used for these residences of King-level members are completely different from those used for the residences of those little fellows.

This is also out of consideration for the cultivation of those geniuses. One certainly cannot build residences out of a pile of Grade F or even Grade G metals. If that were the case, when those geniuses were cultivating in Chaos City and suddenly had an epiphany, wanting to find a place to carve out their insights, they might break their swords before they could even carve a single character into the wall—that would be a laughingstock.

Following the completion of his residence in Chaos City, Qin Cang moved out of Blood Blade King's residence and into his own mansion.

Furthermore, if any of Qin Cang's family members or descendants of his clan obtain the qualifications to cultivate in Chaos City in the future, they can also come to stay at his residence.

Of course, apart from his biological parents and Marquis Yanxing, Qin Cang would absolutely not allow other members of the clan to stay and cultivate in his mansion if they came to Chaos City.

They should honestly go to those public places; that is where they belong. Moreover, on the walls and floors of those places, there might just be insights left behind by some genius during their cultivation. If one happens to encounter them, that would be a huge bargain.

Inside Qin Cang's mansion, on the ninth floor, is the long-term lounge Qin Cang prepared for himself. If guests arrive, he will also receive them on the ninth floor.

Everything is in his favorite format.

"Senior brother, I will be leaving Chaos City in a few days." Qin Cang poured a glass of wine for both himself and Blood Blade King.

"Haha, junior brother, that is a good thing. Every powerhouse grows through countless battles. According to the rules of my Virtual Universe Company, any World Lord from the Core Secret Region must choose to head to the Outer-Region Battlefield or a Universe Secret Region to venture out."

The resources the clan consumes on these World Lords, especially those from the Primal Secret Region, are an astronomical figure. Naturally, the clan cannot let you consume resources without making contributions.

Although even I, your senior brother, am still living off the clan's benefits, I already have the ability to do quite a few things for the clan; it just depends on whether I am willing to go.

As for you World Lords, you do not have the power to refuse. After you become World Lords, the Virtual Universe has actually already arranged corresponding missions for you.

Of course, you can choose not to do them, or even choose to break through to become an Immortal, but these missions will not disappear. After becoming an Immortal, there will be new missions, and the missions you failed to complete during your World Lord period will even have to be completed dozens of times over.

For the clan, even if you are a Universe Venerable, you must abide by the clan's rules. Let me tell you a secret: I know several Venerables who, after falling into debt with no money to pay it back, were assigned the most grueling and thankless jobs by the clan to earn contribution points to pay off their debts." Blood Blade King explained with a smile. One of those Venerables had once done him a great favor, but unfortunately, he was powerless to help and could only watch as the other party accepted the clan's arrangement to guard some godforsaken place.

Hearing Blood Blade King's words, Qin Cang understood that the clan could not just give without asking for any return. The resources wasted on every World Lord from the Primal Secret Region could even be said to be a loss unless they become a King. Even if they become a King, it can only be said that they have made a small profit.

Qin Cang knows the content of the original work, so he understands most of the affairs of the human race's top brass. Through his own personal experience as a World Lord of the Primal Secret Region for so many years, he has gained a deeper understanding of the clan's arrangements.

Only by achieving the level of a Peak King or higher can the clan's investment be considered to have yielded a return. Achieving the level of a Venerable is a massive profit.

In fact, the resources used by the vast majority of Immortals and juniors who have not yet become Immortals within the clan are all brought back from various Universe Secret Regions by powerhouses at the King level or above—or rather, mostly by Universe Venerables. The clan then processes them, distributes them to the five major powers, and then the people below purchase and use them. Finally, a portion flows out to the auctions of various universe nations, allowing those Immortals who have not joined the five major powers to have a taste.

Of course, another portion is obtained by those universe adventurers scattered everywhere. After various means, the lion's share still ends up in the pockets of the five major powers.

The above is the situation for those below the level of Venerable. As for the heavy treasures and supreme treasures used by Venerables, how many can truly obtain them on their own?

Most are obtained by Universe Masters in the Universe Ocean. Even the Primitive Stars only number 10,081, and they can only be opened once after a long period of time, and they have to be carved up by the entire universe. In this way, how many supreme treasures are left for human Venerables to obtain?

As for the true treasures of the human race, it can only be said that it is thanks to the selflessness of the Giant Axe Founder. Otherwise, relying solely on those few Universe Masters, even Chaos City Lord, how many peak supreme treasures could they have obtained?

In general, the overall framework of the human race is that those below the level of Peak King, or even below the level of Venerable, are still eating the clan's dividends and have not truly borne the pressure for the clan. Only when they reach the level of Venerable can they be considered to be contributing to the clan.

If measured in money, 70% or even 80% of the human race's resources were contributed by the Giant Axe Founder alone.

Thinking of this, Qin Cang couldn't help but complain about the Original Ancestor. Why didn't he leave behind a supreme treasure for the human race? Even a supreme treasure armor would have been fine.

Back then, when Luo Feng asked Chaos City Lord if the human race had any supreme treasures, Chaos City Lord's answer was that they once did.

Doesn't this mean that the human race's supreme treasure was taken by the Original Ancestor to go all-in on attempting to possess the Primal Universe?

The result was obvious: the supreme treasure and the Original Ancestor were suppressed together, never to see the light of day again.

Of course, the Original Ancestor did leave some things behind, namely the mechanical-style supreme treasure Universe in Palm, which can unleash two sixth-tier attacks. Of course, it is only sixth-tier; it is indeed useful in the Primal Universe, but it is not as useful once you leave the Primal Universe.

Even within the Primal Universe, it is not of much use. After all, a Universe Supreme Being can unleash a sixth-tier attack with a casual strike. If a fourth-tier or fifth-tier Universe Master encounters such an attack and is determined to run, the Universe in Palm can do nothing about it.

Shaking his head, Qin Cang stopped thinking about the outrageous actions of those guys. It is better to focus on his own cultivation for now.

"Senior brother, after I leave Chaos City, should I head to the Outer-Region Battlefield or a Universe Secret Region?" Qin Cang asked.

Battling countless alien powerhouses in the Outer-Region Battlefield is undoubtedly a great opportunity to improve actual combat skills, temper one's will, and create secret techniques. The path to fame for every powerhouse is paved with the bones of countless others. Moreover, the strongest in the Outer-Region Battlefield are only Peak Kings, so the danger level is limited. As long as one is not soul-enslaved, everything is not a problem.

As for the Universe Secret Regions, they are places where countless mysterious opportunities in the universe gather. Special life forms, precious treasures, and even true heavy treasures or supreme treasures can potentially be found.

And endless opportunities also mean that the danger level in the secret regions is far from what the Outer-Region Battlefield can compare to.

Perhaps, while exploring a secret region, one might turn a corner and run into an alien Venerable.

Of course, secret regions also vary in strength. Choosing a secret region is naturally for the materials for his second avatar. Any secret region that meets Qin Cang's requirements is a super secret region famous throughout the universe, filled with crises, where even Universe Masters might be seen.

In fact, Chaos City Lord's future disciple, Kodi, fell in a Universe Secret Region.