10: Chapter 10, The First Paid Skill

The entire Empire was watching the movements of the metaverse.

Once the paid skill was released, it triggered a tsunami-like influence.

Countless companies were using money to acquire metaverse points.

The previous exchange rate of points to Empire currency wasn't very high; one point was only 100 yuan.

But after Lin Xiaohu released this news, the exchange rate of points immediately rose to 500 yuan, or even 1000 yuan to acquire one point.

Many people also chose to sell points to exchange for money and trade for a better life.

The Empire was also concentrating the points in their hands; they needed to ensure their advantage at the first opportunity so as not to be surpassed.

Countless large companies hired people to watch the movements of the metaverse closely, and every change had to be reported to the higher-ups.

Foreign countries also received this news and all issued international protests.

They believed this was the Empire engaging in a monopoly and threatened to sanction the Empire.

They demanded the Empire allow them to enter the metaverse to share the achievements of human civilization and jointly promote the development of humanity!

But the Empire simply ignored these protests and even emphasized again that the metaverse did not belong to the Empire.

Those people in foreign countries were so angry their noses were crooked.

"Not yours? Then why can only Empire people enter, and people from other countries absolutely cannot? Are you not even finding a reason now?"

No one could explain all this!

Lin Xiaohu simply didn't know about this matter at all.

If he knew, he would be too lazy to pay attention to it.

Of course, once it stabilized later, he would definitely not let go of these resources and would need to bring them into management.

It's just that it needs to be done step by step; if the stride is too wide, it's easy to pull a muscle.

"Why is it not eight o'clock yet?"

"As if you would have enough points once it's eight o'clock?"

"Haha... Of course, I've been preparing for a long time, and I specifically acquired points!"

"Damn! Big shot! Does your thigh still need a pendant?"

"So heartbroken, I sold my points. I thought the paid skill wouldn't appear so fast!! Crying in the toilet!"

"So looking forward to it, I wonder what the first paid skill is?"

The whole network was watching the paid skill, and some people were live-streaming in real-time.

The host shouted excitedly, "Everyone knows, tonight, the metaverse will list the first paid skill!"

"I believe everyone is just like me, extremely expectant. The streamer will witness the birth of the first paid skill with everyone!"

"Little Wu will report the actual situation to everyone at the first opportunity, please give a like!"

When it was almost eight o'clock, the whole network was helping Lin Xiaohu count down.

The metaverse had said the first paid skill would be listed exactly at eight o'clock!

10! 9! ... 3! 2! 1! 0!

[Members of the metaverse, the first paid skill has been listed.]

[There will be more skills listed later, so stay tuned!]

A burst of cheers erupted in the hall.

All members rushed to the skill bar and discovered an extra paid skill bar there.

A skill was lying on it with a lock icon behind it.

[Yangyuan Technique] (Requires 10,000 points to unlock!)

[Skill Description: By practicing the accompanying guidance technique, improve the user's immunity, enhance resistance, effectively inhibit the continued spread of cancer cells, and increase the body's foundation!]

[Skill Rank: Normal]

[Note: Can preliminarily extend life!]

[Taboo: Cannot be taught to others. Violators and the person taught will have relevant memories forcibly erased! And permanently banned from entering the metaverse!]

Lin Xiaohu added this last note specifically because the skill description originally given by the System was really too plain and didn't give people the desire to click on it.

But if it was linked to life span, it would make many people flock to it, even if they had to risk their lives to learn it.

"Sure enough, sure enough, the Heavenly Venerable really didn't let everyone down! The first skill can actually extend life! I'm totally blown away!"

"Too ruthless, the first skill can already extend life! Then what kind of skills will be launched later?"

"Yeah, yeah! I originally thought it would be something like Advanced driving or high-end professional skills."

"Is this real?"

"Yeah! Directly extending life, it's too surreal!"

"I'm totally blown away!"

"Hehe! Did the previous skills not make you see the facts clearly? Would this metaverse lie to you?"

"Ten thousand points! So expensive! When will I be able to redeem it?"

Someone was wailing.

"Haha... I redeemed it directly. Fortunately, I pulled enough people in before. I didn't expect it to actually be enough!"

"I also redeemed it, so heartbroken, but so looking forward to it. I will report the learning results to everyone in the future!"

Some people who redeemed it were showing off on the public screen, making everyone very envious and making them secretly swear to save points and redeem the skill!

In a certain research institute of the Empire, dozens of scientific researchers gathered together, observing the experimenters who were practicing the Yangyuan Technique.

They were recording every change in their state to provide a reference for future supply to the military, or for high-level use.

On the internet, those streamers were live-streaming frantically.

"You didn't see wrong, it is a skill that can extend life!"

"According to the characteristics of the metaverse in the past, this is true! They are all real skills!"

"They can all achieve their effects!"

"It's just that this price is really too expensive, it takes ten thousand points to unlock. Poor people like this streamer really can't afford it!"

"Crying in the toilet!"

"I calculated it, according to the rules of the metaverse, you can get one point for signing in a day, and you can get 10 points for pulling in a new person!"

"So an ordinary person needs to sign in for ten thousand days, or pull in 1000 newcomers, to be able to redeem this skill!"

"Or rich bosses, directly buying points with money, this is also possible. I believe many people are selling points."

"Here, the streamer advises everyone not to sell the points in your hands easily, they might become more and more valuable in the future!"

Huge waves were set off on the internet, but those ordinary people were looking at the ocean and sighing, all wailing that this skill was too expensive. It was simply outrageous!

Lin Xiaohu also saw this situation.

"System, deduce the skill redemption module. As long as those members have professional skills, they can exchange them with the System!"

"Then give them the corresponding points!"

[Received!]

At the same time, Lin Xiaohu issued two tasks.

[Task: Collect National Martial Arts materials]

[Task Description: Collect all materials related to National Martial Arts, including Secret Manuals, videos, boxing classics, etc.]

[Reward: Depends on the value of the materials! No upper limit!]

Subsequently, he released the second task.

[Task: Collect religious materials]

[Task Description: Collect all materials related to religion, including Secret Manuals, videos, scriptures, etc.]

[Reward: Depends on the value of the materials! No upper limit!]

These two tasks were related to future deductions.

The future didn't seem so far away anymore!

I believe that once these two tasks are released, they will trigger a tsunami-like influence!

Lin Xiaohu's mouth curled up!