209: Martial arts palace!

Lu Yiyi became a little bit interested.

"From a certain perspective, I should be your enemy."

"In the future, yes, but for now, not yet."

"An interesting way of putting it."

"So, can you clear up some of my confusion?"

"I can."

Ye Su's thoughts were racing.

The situation on Blue Star was truly dire.

The Wang Clan was too massive.

The first party a had already arrived, and she was even at Ascension Level Two.

This party a was different from Jin Wu.

Jin Wu was a collaborator; even if Ye Su cursed him to his face, he wouldn't fly into a rage, as the cooperation needed to be maintained.

But party a was not like that.

Since the Wang Clan fed them directly, they certainly wouldn't tolerate any grievances.

However, it would be good to take advantage of her curiosity to fish for some information about the Universe.

"What kind of place is the Universe exactly?"

Ye Su asked.

"A cold and cruel world," Lu Yiyi said.

"If you aren't one of the Seven Great Apex Races of the Universe, you have to live by looking at others' faces."

"The pursuit of profit is the core of the Universe. Just like now, as this planet's Ascender, your Aptitude must be very good."

"So... you might also become a high-quality customer of our Martial Arts Hall. That's why I'm taking the time to speak with you."

Damn it!

Profit above all else.

I've been hanging around all this time just because I might become a high-quality customer.

So it's not respect you're giving.

It's all for the sake of the value a customer can provide, right?

"It's primarily an exchange of interests."

Ye Su said, his eyes suddenly lighting up.

"Are you also from one of the Seven Great Apex Races of the Universe?"

"Yes, the Star Spirit Clan. My organization is the Martial Arts Hall."

"Martial Arts Hall? Is what you've monopolized Martial Arts?"

"You could say that."

"Then... Secret Techniques within Martial Arts are considered valuable items to you."

"You're very smart."

"If I can produce a powerful enough Secret Technique, does that mean I have the value to exchange for some of your things?"

"Yes. Exchange of interests is the unchanging truth of the Universe."

"Then how do I determine if the Secret Techniques I possess are valuable?"

Lu Yiyi casually tossed something.

She pulled an arm-length scroll from nowhere and threw it to Ye Su.

"This records various value assessment standards for Martial Arts Secret Methods."

she said.

"You can judge for yourself."

"Of course, you can also use heavens will... to exchange for some Secret Methods."

Ye Su's eye twitched.

"It feels like you're soliciting business, hey!"

heavens will is the hardest currency in the Universe.

If you could really produce a lot of this stuff, the Wang Clan would treat you like an ancestor.

But the problem was, he really couldn't produce it.

The heavens will Ye Su possessed had already undergone Fusion with his will and faith; if he truly had to strip it out, he would need at least several years to recover.

Moreover, this missing piece might never be replenished.

This would have an indelible impact on his future combat power.

"Alright, the item is yours. It's already connected to the Universe spirit net, ensuring first-hand news."

Lu Yiyi said.

"If you find that your Secret Technique has value, you can contact me."

"I'll help you set up matters like the spirit net bank. Of course, if you're willing to sign some advance agreements with our Martial Arts Hall, that's also fine. Native Ascenders still have some value."

Having said that, Lu Yiyi left.

Ye Su was speechless.

"Value, value..."

This is going to dehumanize people.

"So."

He better quickly check if his Secret Techniques were worth anything on the scale of the Universe.

Opening the scroll, he found it was very much like some kind of information terminal.

What first appeared on it was an introduction to the Star Spirit Clan, a Peak race of the Universe, along with some advertisements for the Martial Arts Hall.

Damn—he finally understood that sentence from Tomb Sweeping Day's letter from the future.

This world is truly fucking wonderful!

—Suzhou and Hangzhou.

Ye Su was studying the information regarding Martial Arts within the Martial Arts Hall.

First of all, in the Martial Arts Hall, there are many things with value, such as Secret Techniques, Secret Arts, Secret Methods, Forbidden Techniques, Talent Cultivation, Bloodline Grafting, Divine Ability Transmission, Weird Paths, Novel Schools, Combined Strike Techniques, and so on—but the evaluation standards are all unified.

That is the power rank.

For example.

10 points of Physique blasting out the power of 20 points of Physique; this is called a burst, which is difficult to achieve under normal circumstances.

But by relying on blood qi circulation routes, it might be possible.

This blood qi circulation route is a Secret Method!

And the degree to which they can amplify is uniformly evaluated as power rank, which is marked by numbers.

10 points of Physique blasting out the power of 20 points of Physique.

power rank: 2!

Meaning it amplifies by 2 times.

And in the records of the Martial Arts Hall, a 2-fold amplification is worthless.

power ranks that truly possess value start from 3!

That is, a three-fold amplification!

10 points of Physique must blast out the power of 30 points of Physique.

Only then is it considered to have some value.

"Then there's the value system."

Ye Su quickly scanned through the information about the Universe.

"The highest currency is heavens will."

"It's measured in drops; every drop is a sky-high price, with no fixed value."

"It's mostly used during bartering."

"Then there's the square crystal, which is the crystal coins in the spirit net bank. It's made from Spirit Stones... Spirit Stones!!"

Ye Su was momentarily stunned.

Holy shit.

Blue Star actually has the Spirit Clan.

And the Spirit Clan can produce Spirit Stones.

That is to say, Blue Star has a universal currency that can be used in the Universe!

"square crystals are extracted from Spirit Stones. Usually, 1 crystal coin is 1 square crystal, which is one hundred million Spirit Stones."

"One... one hundred million!"

"God damn it!"

Ye Su exploded.

So it turns out the Blue Star Spirit Clan can only produce one crystal coin a year.

Is this currency system abnormal?—Ye Su rubbed his temples.

Actually, the currency system was very reasonable.

Because.

The population of massive species is terrifying.

For existences like the Spirit Clan.

There must be Great Clans in the Universe.

Their numbers are at least in the trillions or even more.

Consequently, the number of crystal coins produced is very substantial.

Plus, Spirit Stones are also consumables, and Spiritual Qi Technology is consuming them every moment.

Thus, the value of crystal coins is very stable, with no possibility of collapse.

But for Blue Star on the scale of the Universe.

It was just too poor, way too poor!

"A Rank 3 Power Secret Technique is 100 crystal coins, and a Secret Art is 200 crystal coins."

"Heh..."

"Monopolies really are the way to make money!"

Ye Su began to have a clear understanding of the values in the Universe.

The Wang Clan sells timing, which is basically the main Materials for heavens will; it's incredibly expensive, and generally only the scions of Great Clans have the capital to buy it.

Lu Yiyi's Martial Arts Hall sells various Secret Techniques and Secret Arts with high power ranks.

It was a highly profitable business.

And...

"heavens will oath: once you buy something from the Martial Arts Hall, you cannot teach it to others, otherwise you will suffer the backlash of the oath."

"It truly is a monopoly; a single Secret Manual is sold forever, sold until death!"