106: Chapter 106 The Terrifying Price as a Trump Card

These news reports soon became known to everyone, and after reading them, most people silently deleted some of their previous remarks.

Furthermore, they stopped discussing these matters maliciously; it was clear that no one wanted to lose the promised resources just for the sake of a momentary thrill of speaking.

However, some people did not think this way; to them, those replies Lin Xiao made in the news were signs of a guilty conscience!

Since the other party was so eager for them to shut up, didn't that just prove they had struck a sore spot?

Therefore, a portion of the people not only failed to restrain themselves because of these news reports, but instead became even more active, frantically spewing their opinions on the internet.

If one were to say they had a grudge against Lin Xiao, that was clearly not the case. Their actions were likely just a simple form of venting.

Compared to ordinary people, wealthy families like the Fang Family focused on the latter part of Lin Xiao's replies—regarding the operational direction of the temple, profit points, and the like.

Inside the Fang Family's conference room, after everyone finished reading all the news, an Elder couldn't help but sneer.

"The kid is truly naive, actually thinking he can cover most of the expenses through advertising revenue and task commissions? Where does he get his confidence from?"

"Heh, didn't you see what he said later? Saying that after everyone gets used to using their resources, they will prioritize the resources they manage when buying things in the future?"

"The only reason we registered at his temple is to fleece some benefits, isn't it? If the price has no advantage, why would anyone insist on buying from him?"

"I am actually looking forward to his performance tomorrow, tsk tsk. One million members; in just one day, this kid will need to shell out millions of divine power points in resources."

"Over ten million a day, I truly don't know how many divine power points this kid has to be able to squander like this?"

Inside the Fang Family's conference room, everyone was also discussing Lin Xiao's temple at this moment.

"The kid acts without any sense of propriety; instead of looking for a way to step down gracefully, he actually changed the original monthly settlement model to a daily settlement."

"Even without adding new members, with 200,000 First-order Deities and 800,000 demigods, based on the benefits he promised, he would need to provide 18,000,000 divine power points in resources for just one day."

"18,000,000 divine power points a day—I even doubt whether a Intermediate God could handle such consumption?"

"This kid is now trapped; it's not a matter of whether he wants to step down or not, but that he simply cannot."

"He said it himself, and the county magistrate even came out to endorse him. Even if he wanted to run now, the county magistrate wouldn't allow it."

"So he has no choice but to bite the bullet. Now it's just a matter of seeing how long he can hold on and how he will eventually clean up this mess."

"This matter is impossible to clean up! No matter what reason he gives, if he dares to cut off the current benefits, those people outside who have been taking advantage won't understand him."

"With his reputation ruined, no matter what he does or how beautifully he makes promises in the future, no one will believe him anymore. Once this matter spreads,"

"It won't be easy for him to make a comeback, not even if he is from the Lin Family."

Although there were fewer people maliciously discussing the temple, everyone was silently watching, wanting to see exactly how long Lin Xiao could hold on and how he would eventually end this.

At this moment, Meng Ning and other subordinates were also trying to persuade Lin Xiao.

"My Lord, why don't we find a way to control the number of people? If this continues, I'm afraid the number of registrations at the temple will reach 1.5 million tomorrow..."

Guan Hong also wore a look of deep worry, and after a moment of thought, he couldn't help but grit his teeth.

"My Lord, why don't I use the Law of Fate to drag some unlucky soul over? If you were suddenly attacked, wouldn't this matter of benefits be postponed?"

Elder Yang no longer had his previous leisurely appearance; hearing this, he nodded thoughtfully.

"That is not a bad idea. If needed, this old man can also assist from the side using the Law of Falsehood, ensuring no one can find any clues."

Lin Xiao sat in the main seat, listening to the worries and suggestions of his subordinates in his mind. He gently blew on the spirit tea in his hand.

"You all. I am not a three-year-old child. Although I indeed didn't expect so many people to register in one day, overall, everything is still under control."

"You feel there are too many people, but I actually feel there are too few. Especially those high-level gods. You are so worried with just this many people now."

"If I say that in the future, we will do the same in the First-tier Star Domains, or even the nine Super First-tier Star Domains, what will you do then?"

Hearing Lin Xiao's answer, everyone couldn't help but tremble slightly.

"Doing this in First-tier Star Domains, or even Super First-tier Star Domains? My Lord, please don't scare us. If you really did that in those Star Domains,"

"Once there is even the slightest issue with the benefits, any major clan within those Star Domains could tear us to shreds..."

"My Lord, you must think twice. Those places are not small counties like Anping County. If you really do that, a major clan could come over that same afternoon, pin a crime on us, and rob us..."

"Forget about Super First-tier Star Domains; My Lord, even with your current way of operating, this subordinate is feeling panicked. 18,000,000 divine power points a day..."

"If this gets out, I'm afraid even a Intermediate God might have designs on you, My Lord."

Lin Xiao, who was originally looking quite relaxed, stiffened upon hearing this. His brow couldn't help but furrow deeply.

"Your words have reminded me. If we had possessed some ruthless means before, we wouldn't have been chased so miserably by a Third-order Deity."

"The opponents we encounter in the future will only get stronger; it is indeed time to update our trump cards..."

Speaking of this, Lin Xiao asked Meng Ning in his mind.

"Meng Ning, didn't you suggest before that we could contact some junior students at the Star Academy? With the scale of the Star Academy, it shouldn't be difficult to get some things capable of dealing with a Intermediate God, right?"

Hearing this, Meng Ning put down what he was doing and walked to the side.

"The Star Academy naturally has such things. On the surface, the procedures to exchange or purchase these resources within the academy are very cumbersome."

"But in secret, there are actually specialized personnel engaged in this type of transaction. It's just that regarding the price..."

Hearing that there were specialized personnel engaged in such transactions, a satisfied smile couldn't help but appear on Lin Xiao's face.

"As long as it's a problem that can be solved with divine power points, it's not really a problem for us."

Hearing this, Meng Ning felt it necessary to remind his Lord. The price might really be a problem...

"My Lord, you may not understand. If one goes through normal channels, for an academy student to exchange for such restricted resources, besides the price itself,"

"They also need a large amount of academy points. Therefore, if purchasing privately, My Lord, you would likely need to pay ten times, or even dozens of times, the price."

"And for such entities capable of threatening or even killing a Intermediate God, the lowest price is likely in the tens of millions, or even over a hundred million!"

"In other words, My Lord, if you really want to buy one, a cheaper one might cost hundreds of millions of divine power points, and more expensive ones costing tens or hundreds of millions more would be quite normal..."