[System notice: World ascension successful. The world has expressed its gratitude to you. After extraction and conversion by the Chat Group, you have received a reward: one portion of Dao Source!]
"It thanked me? How polite!" Meng Chuan looked at the Chat Group message that had suddenly appeared, rather pleased.
Watching the deeper changes of this World Ascension had already been a tremendous gain, but who would complain about getting more?
All that running around he had done for this world's ascension had not been in vain. He had even left behind a wisp of his Divine Sense to toil for it day and night.
"But what is this Dao Source?" Meng Chuan narrowed his eyes. The name gave him a rough guess.
Wasn't it obvious at a glance?
"And why do I smell a middleman?" A gleam of someone who had seen through everything flashed in Meng Chuan's eyes.
Since the Chat Group had extracted and converted it, there could be only one truth: part of his reward had been swallowed!
"Tell me, did you pocket the difference?" Meng Chuan demanded of the Chat Group, trusting his instincts.
The Chat Group made no attempt to hide it. It told Meng Chuan outright: that's right, I deducted a handling fee!
Then more information appeared in Meng Chuan's mind, roughly explaining what had happened.
Strictly speaking, the Dao Source Meng Chuan had received amounted to only forty percent of the whole portion. The remaining sixty percent belonged to the Chat Group, which had withheld it.
Meng Chuan was furious. That lousy little group was squeezing a humble Great Emperor like him dry!
As for the part of the Chat Group's explanation that said Dao Source could only be produced through its conversion, so charging a fee was perfectly normal,