No Geniuses? Then I'll Spend Money to Create Them!

"Although Emperor Ivan agreed to grant me ten thousand inhabited planets as territory, which sounds like a lot..."

"But by cosmic standards, it's really nothing special. Even the Hunyuan Galaxy, which only counts as a small galaxy, has over a hundred thousand inhabited planets. I don't even hold a tenth of that!"

"No wonder Humanity's upper echelons have made so many arrangements just to discover and nurture geniuses. The universe may be vast, but those who can truly be called geniuses are far too few!"

Wang Yu could not help sighing. Geniuses were hard to come by, yet the system's requirements for upgrading his lord rank were to cultivate powerful citizens of a high standard.

The requirements for the first upgrade should be met soon enough if Tian Shi was given some time.

But there would be more and higher requirements later. He had to discover and nurture as many geniuses as possible.

The system's future requirements did not even need to be too outrageous. Just asking him to cultivate a few more Third-Class Elites would already be difficult enough.

Third-Class Elites were assessed according to the Virtual Universe Company's branch elite standards.

When Luo Feng and his two brothers had first trained in the Killing Fields, their outstanding performances had earned them recruitment offers from Ming Yu, an External Deacon of the Virtual Universe Company.

At the time, Luo Feng and Thunder God had both been Star-level first-rank. Luo Feng's spiritual force amplitude was over thirty times, while Thunder God possessed a domain. Even so, they had only been offered the lowest status of Third-Class Elite.

Hong was still Planetary-level ninth-rank, yet he possessed a third-level Light Domain. Only then had he received genuine attention and been judged qualified for First-Class Elite status.

One truly should not underestimate branch elites. In fact, during the Stellar-level Genius Battle held once every five thousand years, even a medium-sized nation could not produce many geniuses of that caliber.

Such standards were truly extremely demanding!

A stroke of luck had allowed him to pick up Tian Shi, but finding more geniuses afterward would be far too difficult!

"The Killing Fields are indeed a place to discover geniuses, but the Virtual Universe Company isn't the only one watching. Powerful figures from ordinary regional factions also regularly observe Planetary-level and Star-level battles, hoping to spot newly emerged geniuses."

"Even if one discovers a genius, if luck is bad, one may still have to compete with powerful figures from other factions for them. That won't be easy either."

"Hmm... It seems I should first obtain a position within the Virtual Universe Company. The Commerce Department would be best. Then I can find some elites lacking resources and tempt them with wealth and treasures..."

"The system's criterion for whether someone counts as a territorial citizen is simple: whether they consider themselves part of my territory."

"For example, in the Ganwu Universe Country, as long as a genius considers himself born in the Ganwu Universe Country and a member of it, then if I obtain the Ganwu Universe Country as my territory, that genius counts as one of my territorial citizens even if he has no idea who I am."

"As long as that sense of identity exists, it is enough. It is a matter of subjective recognition."

"Perhaps I should change my way of thinking..."

"If geniuses are hard to come by, then I'll make them myself!"

"There's nothing in this world that money can't solve. If there is, that only means I haven't spent enough!"

"Universe-level is generally considered a massive threshold, one that only a tiny number of Star-level warriors can cross. But in truth, it can be forcibly achieved with nutrient fluid."

"If there is Purple Fire Ape Wine, a single cup can directly transform an ordinary person into a Universe-level warrior and grant them exceptionally high talent in the Fire Laws."

"Even becoming an Immortal supposedly requires comprehending an entire lower Origin Law. Yet with a treasure like the Ice-Fire Fruit, one fruit can give a World Lord a fifty percent chance of breaking through into an Immortal. If it is Icefire Fruit Wine, one cup will guarantee a World Lord's successful breakthrough."

"The only issue is the absurd cost. A jug of Purple Fire Ape Wine costs over a hundred billion Chaos Yuan Units, and even a single cup is worth several billion Chaos Yuan Units. Ordinary King-level Immortals cannot afford it. Ice-Fire Fruit is even rarer, with only one produced in the Ancestral God Secret Realm every ten thousand eras. Icefire Fruit Wine is something only the three Ancestral Gods can afford to drink."

"The cost may be absurd, but that is indeed the principle. As long as one has money, anything can be forcibly achieved. Even Origin Laws, supposedly reliant entirely on comprehension, can be directly understood after consuming a treasure like the Ice-Fire Fruit."

"Bloodlines, genes, amplitude, willpower... all of them can be enhanced with treasures. They are simply incomparably expensive."

"But the system keeps sending me money, so I don't lack funds at all. After this period of time, it has become clear that obtaining geniuses through ordinary means is simply too difficult."

"Spending money would be much easier..."

Wang Yu turned his gaze toward the System Shop.

[Bloodline Evolution Potion]

[Type: Potion]

[Effect: Fundamentally promotes the evolution of one's genetic bloodline, raising the user's bloodline to sixth grade, with a small chance of reaching fifth grade]

[Price: 200,000]

[S-Type Bloodline Evolution Potion]

[Type: Potion]

[Effect: Fundamentally promotes the evolution of one's genetic bloodline, raising the user's bloodline to fourth grade, with a small chance of reaching third grade]

[Price: 20,000,000] ```

If he wanted to buy slaves, those with sixth-grade bloodlines were already high-quality slaves that were not easy to find.

But if they used Bloodline Evolution Potions, even the ordinary version could reliably raise a user's bloodline to sixth grade, with a slight chance of reaching fifth grade.

The S-Type Bloodline Evolution Potion was even more powerful. It could raise a bloodline to fourth grade, with a small chance of reaching third grade.

Those with fifth- and sixth-grade bloodlines would become Planetary-level upon reaching adulthood.

Those with third- and fourth-grade bloodlines would become Star-level upon reaching adulthood.

Among Humanity, fifth- and sixth-grade bloodlines were already quite good, while third- and fourth-grade bloodlines could be considered superior.

As for higher grades, second-grade bloodlines reached Universe-level upon adulthood, while first-grade bloodlines reached Domain Lord Level upon adulthood. These were the most exceptional bloodlines among Humanity.

There were Bloodline Evolution Potions of that kind as well, called the "Universe-level Bloodline Potion" and the "Domain Lord-level Bloodline Potion." Their prices were even more astonishing: twenty billion and twenty trillion respectively.

For undeveloped native planets, if each planet had an average population of around three billion, then even with the Blue Silver Empire granting him ten thousand inhabited planets as territory, his total population would only be slightly over thirty trillion.

He would also have to complete the enormous undertaking of evolving every Apprentice Grade citizen into a Planetary-level warrior before earning thirty trillion Universe Coins, enough money to buy one bottle.

"Bloodline Evolution Potions are treasures prohibited by the Virtual Universe Company from being traded on the open market. I can buy some from the shop and grant them to my subordinates. I just need to make sure the number isn't too outrageous."

"I think I'll first give Tian Shi a Universe-level Bloodline Potion, then select some others and grant them S-Type Bloodline Potions. Third- and fourth-grade bloodlines are already quite good. The Virtual Universe Company only grants S-Type Bloodline Evolution Potions to officially recruited internal First-Class Elites."

"For Human geniuses, bloodlines like these are definitely not poor. As for skill realms and law comprehension, I can make up for them with other treasures."

"As long as the money is in place, there is no problem in this universe that cannot be solved."

"It's just that obtaining enough money is truly not easy! Thirty trillion Universe Coins sound like a lot, but that is only thirty Chaos Yuan Units!"

While thinking, Wang Yu watched Tian Shi battle the dojo students.

Just then, his intelligent assistant suddenly notified him that he had received an email.

The sender was Emperor Ivan, whom he had met not long ago. The email said there had been a response regarding the matter of recommending him into the Virtual Universe Company, and Ivan wanted to discuss it with him.

Wang Yu immediately contacted him. Upon learning that Wang Yu was in the Killing Fields, Ivan directly teleported over and arrived at Wang Yu's Meditation Room.

As soon as Ivan arrived, he smiled and shook his head. "Wang Yu, why didn't you tell me you were coming to the Killing Fields? I manage this place. If you'd told me, why would you need to pay to rent a Meditation Room? I could have arranged one for you directly."

Wang Yu rose to greet him and waved with a smile. "It's only a little money. How could I trouble Your Majesty with such a trivial matter?"

Ivan smiled and said no more. To men like them, one million Universe Coins truly was not much.

After the two sat down, Ivan turned serious. "All right, let's get to business. I've settled the matter of recommending you into the Virtual Universe Company with those above."

"That person is a World Lord from the Commerce Department, Supervisor Lawrence. He is an old friend of my clan ancestor."

"Although my clan ancestor is also a Commerce Department member, he serves in the Ganwu Branch. The Commerce Department head of the White Dragon Sea Branch is Lord Lawrence, so your matter will be decided by Lord Lawrence."

Wang Yu nodded lightly.

The Virtual Universe Company's branches had higher-level branches like the Ganwu Branch, which managed an entire universe country. Beneath them were branches for smaller regions.

Of course, those smaller subordinate branches were all on the scale of starfields or medium-sized nations.

Anything smaller would mean countless individual galaxies. It was not worth creating further lower-level branches and increasing management difficulties.

Ivan was an External Deacon of the Martial Department, responsible for managing the Killing Fields of the White Dragon Sea Branch. Since Wang Yu hoped to join the Commerce Department, Ivan had contacted the World Lord level Commerce Department supervisor here on his behalf.

"Lord Lawrence is fairly easy to talk to. There won't be a problem with letting you join, but granting you the position of External Deacon does indeed require you to pass an assessment."