113: Chapter 113 Wealth Can Move Gods

"Young friend, you seem to have some business to attend to. It just so happens that I also want to go down and check on the situation..."

Principal Li Qingyun felt a bit flustered. Had he just heard something he shouldn't have? Without waiting for Lin Xiao's reply, his figure instantly vanished from the second floor.

"Was there an outsider next to you?"

"One hundred thousand deities, and even a Intermediate God... Lord Magistrate, you have really handed me a massive problem."

Hearing official business, Magistrate Mei Fang had no mind to care about who had been beside him earlier.

"I also know this matter is quite difficult to handle, but I still hope young friend Lin can give it some serious thought. If it doesn't work out, you can also try to cut some of the already registered members."

"If anyone dares to cause trouble, I can dispatch more personnel to help you out."

"Since you have spoken, Lord Magistrate, and it is rare for a Intermediate God to think so highly of this kid, I would naturally be more than happy to have them register at my temple."

"However, as you well know, Lord Magistrate, these benefits are coming out of my own pocket. If I accommodate this lord today, what should I do if several more lords show up tomorrow?"

"If I cannot afford to provide the same benefits in the future, I fear those lords will blame me and even drag you into it, Lord Magistrate..."

Hearing that another hundred thousand deities, and even a Intermediate God, wanted to register at his temple, Lin Xiao was naturally ten thousand times willing.

A Intermediate God with a hundred thousand deities under their command—just how many good things must there be in their divine kingdom? He hardly dared to imagine. However, being willing was one thing.

He still had to put on a show of reluctance; at the very least, he couldn't let that Intermediate God become suspicious right now.

As for the future? Lin Xiao firmly believed in one saying: 'It is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but hard to go from extravagance to frugality!'

Once they tasted the sweetness here, even if he didn't say a word, that Intermediate God would definitely be more invested than he was, all for the sake of those three hundred million plus resources every month!

As more and more people became tied to his interests, even if the Lin Family wanted to make a move on him in the future, they would have to weigh whether it was worth it.

Magistrate Mei Fang naturally did not know the wishful thinking Lin Xiao was plotting. Hearing these words, he couldn't help but sigh heavily in his heart. How could he not know about these issues?

But now that the lord had already spoken, no matter what happened in the future, they at least had to get through the current hurdle.

"I heard about your temple's future plans earlier, and I think it's quite a good approach. As for advertising, I doubt I can be of much help."

"But when it comes to resource procurement, I can make some decisions. From now on, whatever resources the county needs, as long as your temple has them, we will purchase them entirely from your temple."

"This way, your temple can also save the ten percent tax for online transactions. With the county setting an example, the people below will surely know what to do."

"Furthermore, regarding procurement, although online resources are convenient, those merchants inevitably have to factor in taxes, making their prices less favorable than our offline transactions."

"At that time, I will have a word with the Chen Family and the others. Without the tax expenses, they can sell the resources they have to you at a cheaper rate."

"With this back-and-forth, the temple should be able to save some divine power points. In addition..."

Magistrate Mei Fang stopped at the end, a hesitant and indecisive look appearing on his face. Glancing around, he moved to an even more secluded spot.

He switched their conversation from speaking aloud to communicating using his Divine Thought to control his smartwatch.

"What I am about to say is for your ears only. If any outsider asks, I will not admit to it!"

Lin Xiao hadn't actually felt much about the offline transaction proposal the Magistrate had mentioned earlier. With over a billion resources sold daily, unless he was crazy,

he would absolutely never conduct any offline transactions with the people in the county.

But seeing this message now, Lin Xiao couldn't help but feel interested. It seemed the other party was truly planning to give him some real benefits?

"Rest assured, Lord Magistrate, our conversation will absolutely not be known to a third party!"

Seeing Lin Xiao's assurance, Magistrate Mei Fang didn't say much more and quickly explained his plan.

"Although our Anping County is indeed remote and lacks resources, we are ultimately a part of the Federation of Gods and possess an official status."

"For certain restricted resources that are difficult to purchase on the outside, as Magistrate, I can actually buy them from within the Federation at a lower price."

"For example, special resources for building temples, or resources strictly controlled by the Federation that can threaten or even kill a Intermediate God."

"From this Commission Temple, it's clear that you do not lack those ordinary resources from the outside, young friend. But you should be interested in these relatively special resources."

"Although the higher-ups strictly regulate that these resources must not be leaked, they actually turn a blind eye to Magistrates like me stationed on remote planets skimming some benefits."

"You have done me such a huge favor today, young friend. If you have any special needs in the future, you only need to provide the principal, and I can help you purchase them from within the Federation."

"Consider it a token of my appreciation..."

After reading the message sent by the Magistrate, Lin Xiao's eyes suddenly widened. He might not have understood much about this before, but through Meng Ning's description,

he now knew that these special resources were not only extremely expensive, but some things couldn't even be bought with divine power points!

He hadn't expected that simply showing some reluctance would bring such an unexpected harvest. Lin Xiao couldn't help but quickly ask for more details.

"You actually have such a channel, Lord Magistrate? I wonder if Divine Artifacts of the Laws of Destiny, Illusion, and Time Sequence can be purchased? And can things like the god-extinguishing ship and True God Spirit Puppet also be bought?"

"If they can be bought, how would the price be calculated? How much higher than the market price would it be? Are there any quantity limits?"

If Magistrate Mei Fang had still harbored a shred of doubt about Lin Xiao's identity earlier, he was now completely convinced after seeing this barrage of questions.

This Lin Xiao was one hundred percent a direct descendant of the Lin Family! Otherwise, the names of these items were not something a native born and raised in Anping County would know.

Looking at this series of questions, while Magistrate Mei Fang confirmed the other's identity, he couldn't help but feel secretly shocked. Divine Artifacts were one thing;

although rare, their price was actually only thirty to fifty million divine power points. But the god-extinguishing ship and True God Spirit Puppet were high-end resources worth tens of billions.

Even if he, as the Magistrate, could get a discount, each would still cost at least nine billion or so!

Although these things claimed to have the ability to kill a Intermediate God, the cost of actually using them wasn't much cheaper than buying them.

Not to mention the cost of operation, just the daily maintenance and upkeep alone required three to five million divine power points!

It was no exaggeration to say that either of these two items could serve as the foundational heritage of a local powerful clan like the Chen Family!

Of course, whether the Chen Family could afford to use them was another matter entirely. After all, with such things, without a substantial fortune, just letting them sit there could drag down the entire Family.

"I can buy all of these things you've asked about, divine friend. As for the price, Divine Artifacts are about five times the market price. As for the god-extinguishing ship and True God Spirit Puppet, even for me,"

"they would still cost over nine billion divine power points..."

After seeing the purchase list Lin Xiao wanted, Magistrate Mei Fang no longer dared to patronizingly call him 'young friend'.

If the other party really bought them, any single one of those items could easily obliterate a Third-order Deity like him.

'Wealth can move the gods'—this phrase was an absolute truth throughout the entire Divine Domain!