420: Mystery Shop

According to Lin Ye's estimation, for a skill to reach two stars, it would require at least tens of thousands of years of points.

For a skill to reach three stars, it might require tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of years of points.

However, compared to other Rulers, he was already very fortunate; at least he wouldn't stagnate.

Although the clones didn't affect the allocation of points, he wasn't idle; Lin Ye had too many skills, and there were many areas that needed to be grinded.

“Four clones are still not enough; I must work harder and try to upgrade the clone skill further to create more clones, only then will I have enough skills to grind.” Lin Ye continued to invest points into the clone skill.

However, reaching two stars seemed a distant goal.

Of course, he hadn't forgotten about Hell.

He dispatched a Ruler Four-Star secondary clone there.

In Hell, the Scarlet Land needed a visit.

Over the years, quite a bit of blood essence had accumulated.

Vega's place needed a visit.

After enslaving Vega, Lin Ye allowed him to act independently.

..........

Hell's Ninth Layer.

Recently, the emergence of a mysterious shop had attracted the attention of many Demons.

It was Vega's mysterious shop.

The uniqueness of this shop was that as long as customers were willing to pay a sufficient price, they could buy almost anything they wanted there.

Whether it was rare magic materials, powerful weapons and equipment, or precious spell secret manuals, this place seemed to have everything.

Regarding the operation mode of this shop, people had various opinions. Some believed it was just an advanced teleportation array; after Vega communicated with the main store, the main store would teleport items here.

Others speculated that the shop actually possessed a huge storage space for materials; although it appeared small on the surface, it concealed endless mysteries within.

However, regardless of its true operating method, this shop had caused a sensation in Hell's Ninth Layer.

Customers didn't need to worry about stock shortages because Vega was always able to meet their demands.

Moreover, they didn't have to worry about buying incomplete or inferior goods because Vega's reputation guaranteed the quality of the products.

All acquired goods were brand new and completely intact.

In addition, the shopping experience at this shop was excellent, and the delivery speed was astonishingly fast; the moment a transaction was completed, the purchased item would be immediately teleported over.

Most surprisingly, despite being in Hell's Ninth Layer, Vega's pricing was not as exorbitant as other greedy Demons, but rather quite reasonable.

Not only that, besides using currency such as soul essence for transactions, customers could also obtain desired items through bartering.

These advantages made Vega's mysterious shop completely explode in popularity.

Vega took the opportunity to expand his business, opening mysterious shops all over Hell's Ninth Layer.

“Jerry, do you know why I choose Vega’s mysterious shop?”

“Tom, I know; it’s convenient, sincere, good quality and inexpensive…”

“No, those are its conventional advantages. The most important thing is its omnipotent bartering feature; who would have thought that the damned Other Shore Flower could also be traded?”

Now, when Demons appear, they require a lot of protection before daring to come out.

That was caused by the damned Other Shore Flower.

But who would have thought that this Other Shore Flower also had value in Vega's mysterious shop, and quite a lot of it.

Based on the strength of the corpse the Other Shore Flower parasitized, the stronger the strength, the more expensive the Other Shore Flower.

“Oh, Tom, is what you said true? Then we don’t have to worry about running out of savings anymore, do we?”

“Exactly, you’re my good brother, so I’m telling you this quietly. Don’t you know? Now even those Demon departments that specialize in dealing with Other Shore Flowers no longer use expensive potions to deal with them, but sell them to the mysterious shop.”

“Then what are we waiting for? I remember there are quite a few corpses outside the city now, right?”

Demons that were parasitized and within the city had specialized departments to handle them.

Those outside the city were left there, unheeded.

Some Demon tribes died in large numbers, creating the spectacular sight of Other Shore Flower seas.

These could all be exchanged for money at the mysterious shop.

Tom and Jerry were not the first to know.

Some Demons had already taken action, and flower picking became the choice of most Demons.

The cost of expensive protective measures was compensated by picking flowers.

If one was lucky enough to encounter a sea of flowers, getting rich was not a problem.

...........

“Master.” Vega bowed.

Lin Ye's clone had already arrived at Hell's Ninth Layer.

“Vega, your mysterious shop is doing well; I’ve seen many Demons discussing it along the way.”

“It’s also because the timing was too good. Demons were severely damaged by the Scarlet Plague, and my shop, which allows bartering, instantly became popular. At that time, they were in urgent need of protective gear.”

The reason Vega's mysterious shop became popular so quickly.

The Scarlet Plague played a crucial role.

“Hmm, give me all the Other Shore Flowers you’ve collected now.”

Why did Lin Ye want Other Shore Flowers?

This goes back to when Lin Ye obtained his first Other Shore Flower.

He was very curious about the Other Shore Flower, so he found one.

Then he discovered that the pure blood essence contained within the Other Shore Flower was actually a great tonic for him.

Originally, Demon blood essence was difficult to digest, but once transformed by the Other Shore Flower, it became the best supplement for Lin Ye's Blood Demon Body.

That's why he ordered Vega to collect more materials.

“What level has your Sacrifice Power reached now?” What Lin Ye cared about most, of course, was the level of Vega's Sacrifice Power.

That concerned his future.

“Reporting, Master, with the existing scale of support, my Sacrifice Power has already reached two stars.” Vega said excitedly.

With his skill reaching two stars, he now had no problem bestowing a title upon himself.

Two stars?

Lin Ye felt a bit unbalanced inside.

This Sacrifice Power was too terrifying; reaching a two-star level in such a short time, this was a speed that even he, with his cheats, couldn't match.

Of course, he had somewhat anticipated this before coming.

After all, with such a large scale, it would be strange if Vega didn't make rapid progress.

“What level of strength have you reached now?”

“Under the catalysis of Sacrifice Power, my Divine Kingdom began to perfect, and it has now reached the one-star level. My former foundation has been replenished, so I have now reached the level of a Ruler Four-Star.” Vega said.

Lin Ye gasped.

Vega's Sacrifice Power was actually no different from a capitalist's.

The bigger he got, the more he exploited, and the faster he grew.

Even with his cheats, he couldn't compare to Vega's growth rate.

“It’s truly ironic that someone with cheats can’t compare to a capitalist.” Lin Ye shook his head, dispelling the thoughts in his mind.

Fortunately, he had enslaved Vega; otherwise, with his growth rate, he might become a major enemy in the future.

“Master, this is the Sacrifice Power I’ve accumulated.” Vega said ingratiatingly.

A pure white energy mass appeared.

It was very large, even larger than Lin Ye's divine body.