"Forget it. What's the use of thinking about this?"
Su Wen shook his head slightly and said, "When it's time for me to know, I'll naturally find out."
"Cultivation method: Basic Body Tempering Method 1.0."
[Transformation Realm: The limits of this cultivation method have been reached. Understanding and application of this method have reached a state of divine mastery.] [Basic Body Tempering Method 1.0 and Basic Body Tempering Method 2.0 moderately overlap. Wealth Source can be spent to replace Basic Body Tempering Method 1.0.]
Su Wen frowned slightly as he looked at the skills section. More than five Wealth Source still wasn't enough to replace Basic Body Tempering Method 1.0?
Converted into money, more than five Wealth Source was over fifty million!
Once he got back, even if the country really did allocate massive funds for him to spend, he would cause deflation sooner or later.
After all, he was only at the first tier. The further he progressed, the Wealth Source he needed would inevitably multiply.
He could already imagine a future in which the country's major banknote printing plants ran at full capacity and still couldn't keep up with his consumption.
"Once I get back, I'll have to find a way to rake in some money."
Su Wen sighed and said, "I'm the God of Wealth, after all. It'd be one thing if I didn't help everyone make money, but making them lose money instead is a bit much."
With that, Su Wen turned his gaze to the divine abilities section.
"Divine ability: Refinement."
[Note: This divine ability of the God of Wealth can refine all things under heaven, extracting their essence and discarding their dross.]
Su Wen's eyelid twitched, and he murmured softly, "Why doesn't this look much like a divine ability the God of Wealth should have?"
Refine all things under heaven?
The description of this divine ability was quite domineering.
But shouldn't the God of Wealth's divine ability be the kind that made money or handed it out-something to do with money, at any rate?
"I'll find something to test it on, and then I'll know."
No sooner had the thought occurred to him than Su Wen set about refining something.
"Refinement target: Rock."
"The target's value content is too low. Refinement is not recommended."
Su Wen: "..."
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration crossed Su Wen's mind.
He sprang up and ran toward the mine.
"Refinement target: Mineral vein."
"Beginning scan of target's value content."
"Scanning..."
"Name: Mineral vein belonging to the God of Wealth."
"Type: Small."
"Location: Training Arrow Realm No. 73,248."
"Daily output: 1 Wealth Source."
"The target's value content is low. Refinement is recommended."
Su Wen stroked his chin and said, "Even a mine that brings in gold by the bucketful every day has low value content? This Refinement divine ability has pretty high standards!"
As for this small mineral vein, he figured it was better to have it, but it didn't matter if he didn't.
Ultimately, he didn't know how many more days he would stay here.
He might go into the Monkey Kingdom, slaughter his way through it, make some quick money, and then slip away.
So he might as well refine the small mineral vein!
He also wanted to see what Refinement, the God of Wealth's divine ability, could do.
"Refinement target: Small mineral vein."
"Beginning refinement."
"Refining..."
"Refinement complete. Refinement proceeds: 10 Wealth Source."
As soon as the notification sounded, the mine ahead of Su Wen collapsed with a thunderous crash.
Even the surrounding landscape began to change dramatically, as though the small mineral vein had never existed there. It was astonishing.
"So that's how the God of Wealth's divine ability works!"
Su Wen looked ahead and said, "Refinement means refining all things under heaven into Wealth Source!"
"Refining the mineral vein gave me the equivalent of ten days' income."
"Though it doesn't look like much, it's enough for someone like me who's only staying in the Training Arrow Realm for a short time!"
"You could even say I've filled my pots and bowls to the brim."
"Only by rapidly accumulating Wealth Source and increasing my strength early on can I snowball my way to earning more Wealth Source later."
"I suppose I've gained another way to obtain Wealth Source in the future."
"If the price of any supplies I acquire gets driven down, I can just refine them directly into Wealth Source."
"I can even refine my enemies' corpses after killing them!"
"The Refinement divine ability is a godly skill every murderer and arsonist needs!"
At that point, Su Wen paused. He suddenly remembered something.
After war broke out in the future, he could take a stroll around the battlefield and a huge sum of Wealth Source would come rolling in!
Come to think of it, wasn't he supposed to be able to refine all things?
Could he refine curses?
What about toxins?
If he could do both, then the capabilities of the Refinement divine ability truly were a little beyond his imagination.
All he could say was, as expected of the God of Wealth!
"Suddenly, it feels like it's only right for enemy moles to assassinate me and set traps for me."
Su Wen suddenly burst out laughing and said helplessly, "If I were a mole, I could spare anyone else, but the God of Wealth would have to die!"
"He's a late-game powerhouse who can carry an entire era, and on top of that, he's a godly support. He might even become a war god in the future."
"A bona fide hexagonal warrior! Who would dare let the God of Wealth develop?"
With that thought, Su Wen felt less upset about his future ends: dying a miserable death and being killed by a mole.
That was right!
The God of Wealth was so powerful. Wasn't it perfectly reasonable for others to kill him?
And he had to be careful too. The God of Wealth was a Heavenly Mandate Bearer with a god title, and if he could be this powerful, the other gods wouldn't be weak either!
Even so, humanity would still be driven back step by step by the other races in the future.
During his first journey through time and space, humanity had been on the verge of destruction.
He probably wouldn't encounter the other races that had emerged from the Arrow Realms at his current stage, but their strength was likely beyond his imagination as well.
He had to hold the world in awe, not be arrogant about himself, and never be careless toward his enemies.
Only then could he survive better.
"The world is still too mysterious."
Su Wen raised his head and looked at the violet-blue sky of the Training Arrow Realm as he spoke with emotion.
"Cultivation method: Basic Body Tempering Method 1.0 (+)."
[Transformation Realm: The limits of this cultivation method have been reached. Understanding and application of this method have reached a state of divine mastery.] [Basic Body Tempering Method 1.0 and Basic Body Tempering Method 2.0 moderately overlap. Wealth Source can be spent to replace Basic Body Tempering Method 1.0.]
"Wealth Source Points: 15.5."
Su Wen looked at his status panel and smiled slightly. "After the replacement, I'll go take a good look around the Monkey Kingdom!"
Meanwhile, in the Monkey Kingdom.
"Hmm?"
"Almost the entire squadron was wiped out, with only one survivor?"
The old monkey frowned upon receiving the news. He had expected the squadron to be wiped out; it had been sent to give the God of Wealth training in the first place.
But hadn't it been wiped out far too quickly?
Factoring in the time it took the squadron to travel and the orders to be relayed, did that mean the God of Wealth had killed the entire squadron in a few minutes, or at most a dozen or so?
"Bring the survivor to me!"
After some thought, the old monkey gave the order.
Before long, the surviving Silver Coin Monkey was brought before the old monkey.
"Hmph!"
The moment the Silver Coin Monkey stepped into the palace, the old monkey narrowed his eyes, and the atmosphere in the palace instantly turned cold and murderous.