134: Chapter 134 Helping Out a Little

In other words, if the other party wasn't powerful enough, this two billion would be blood money to buy his life. Once his injuries recovered, who knows what dangerous tasks they might force him to do.

After waiting for nearly five full seconds and seeing that there was still no reply, Lin Xiao didn't hesitate to send an exclusive red packet directly.

[Ding! The Group Owner has sent you an exclusive red packet. Please claim it promptly.]

Commander Zhou Huai had already intended to leave the group, but upon seeing this exclusive red packet, he clicked on it subconsciously, a sneer still plastered on his face.

"I'd like to see what kind of tricks you still want to play..."

The last word stuck in Commander Zhou Huai's throat, and the sneer froze instantly on his face. Only a group notification echoed in his ears.

[Successfully claimed exclusive red packet: 1,000,000 divine power points]

Lin Xiao had thoroughly considered this price. Although the Intermediate God who had previously tried to extort him had settled on a Spirit Treasure, in terms of price, it was only worth about a million divine power points per month.

Although he didn't know the background of the Intermediate God on the other side, if they were a child of a major Family, they likely wouldn't be in a state where they couldn't receive timely treatment for their injuries. Most likely, there was no major Family supporting them.

In that case, this sum of divine power points, which would satisfy a Intermediate God from a major Family, would certainly be enough to sway this less fortunate Intermediate God.

As for whether these million divine power points would go to waste? Lin Xiao didn't mind at all. Trading a million divine power points for an opportunity—he felt the deal was quite worth it. There was no helping it; having a cheat code was just that willful. With a daily income of 1.6 billion divine power points, a million was just pocket change to him.

Commander Zhou Huai, who had already made up his mind to leave the group, hesitated at this moment. This was a million divine power points! They just gave it to him without saying anything?

Even in his prime, it would have taken him several months to scrape together a million divine power points, and that was assuming he scrimped on expenses during those months.

Not to mention his current difficult situation; with these million divine power points, he could at least hold on for a while longer. Who knows, perhaps these extra days might bring a turning point?

[What exactly do you want!]

After all, he had just taken a million divine power points from the other party. No matter how maliciously Commander Zhou Huai speculated about them, he couldn't bring himself to utter any harsh words right now, unless he was willing to return the million divine power points. Returning the money was impossible, but offering a kinder attitude was acceptable.

[They didn't return the money. It looks like the other party is really short on divine power points. They couldn't even bear to return a million divine power points—this is simply... wonderful!]

As a cheater with more divine power points than he could ever spend, Lin Xiao loved targets who were greedy for resources and divine power points. As long as the other party was willing to be greedy, he would one day be able to use divine power points to smash them into submission.

[Didn't I say before? I just want to make friends with Commander Zhou Huai. These million divine power points are to celebrate our acquaintance. Even if Commander Zhou Huai is unwilling to become my subordinate, I am still willing to send a small red packet of 10,000 divine power points to Commander Zhou Huai every day. Consider it a small token of my sincerity.]

Seeing that the other party couldn't even bear to return the million, Lin Xiao immediately adjusted his strategy. He slashed the 100,000 divine power points he had originally planned to send daily down to 10,000. If it wasn't enough, he could slowly increase it later. After all, the other party hadn't signed any contract with him yet, so the divine power points given were truly a gift. Therefore, saving a little where he could was better.

Ten thousand divine power points a day meant 300,000 a month. When Commander Zhou Huai was a commander, his monthly salary was only 300,000 divine power points. This hit his weak spot directly. The thought of leaving the group completely vanished from his mind, and he kept trying to persuade himself.

[I ended up in this state because of the Xuanxu Star Region. I have already repaid the Domain Lord's kindness in promoting me. Now, I am not selling intelligence nor abusing my position; I am just making a friend. If the other party makes unreasonable demands, it won't be too late to leave the group then.]

Thinking of this, he accepted this "token of sincerity" with peace of mind.

[Since the Group Owner is so enthusiastic, this commander will accept it without declining. However, we must get some things straight first. If the Group Owner wishes to make any unreasonable demands, this commander will definitely leave the group immediately, and the divine power points provided will not be returned. To ensure the Group Owner's divine power points are not wasted, it is best to think carefully before speaking.]

"Tsk, quite tsundere. It looks like it will take some effort to get results. But since the other party has said as much, it shouldn't be a problem for me to ask for a few reasonable requests, right?"

Although the other party didn't immediately prostrate themselves in submission, Lin Xiao was extremely satisfied. Since the opening had been made, if he didn't make good use of it, he would truly be wasting those million divine power points—even if it was just pocket change, you should at least hear a splash when you throw it into the water, right?

[Since Commander Zhou Huai has brought it up, I actually have a small matter here. I would like to ask for your help.]

Commander Zhou Huai, whose expression had just relaxed due to Lin Xiao's million divine power points and the subsequent daily allowance of 10,000, saw this message, and his expression, which hadn't fully recovered, darkened once again. As expected, this million divine power points and the daily 10,000 were not so easy to take.

[Then, Group Owner, please tell me. What kind of small matter requires you to personally ask?]

Looking at this prickly reply, Lin Xiao just smiled. Not only was he not angry, but he felt a sense of secret satisfaction. The person on the other side was a dignified Intermediate God! Look at the previous Intermediate God who tried to extort him—they didn't consider his feelings in the slightest when speaking or acting. Now, the other party was clearly unhappy because of his words, but could only vent with snide remarks, not even daring to express dissatisfaction directly.

[As a friend, I naturally wouldn't want to make things difficult for you, Commander Zhou Huai. I just hope that you can introduce some Intermediate Gods to me, preferably those who are currently facing difficulties, just like you.]

Why did the plan set three days ago only yield one suitable candidate now? Simply because the social circles were incompatible. Now that he had finally managed to stabilize one Intermediate God, Lin Xiao naturally wouldn't let the opportunity go to waste. As long as he could help introduce a few more Intermediate Gods in similar situations, his million divine power points would not have been spent in vain.

Looking at Lin Xiao's request, Commander Zhou Huai breathed a sigh of relief. This wasn't a difficult task. Since he had been seriously injured for so long, his old friends had only visited at the very beginning. Afterward, they had slowly lost contact. Those who still maintained contact with him were just peers suffering from the same misfortune—either Intermediate Gods who had been seriously injured like him, or those who had gone completely bankrupt for some reason.

That's right, bankruptcy! Don't look at how glamorous Intermediate Gods appear on the surface; one only knows their own struggles. The daily maintenance of the temple alone was a significant expense, not to mention the Divine Kingdom, Believers, and the Lower-tier Gods within their pantheon. These were the foundations of a Intermediate God and were expenses that could not be cut.

Besides these, Intermediate Gods actually needed to pay tribute to their superiors. Take Commander Zhou Huai, for example; he previously had to pay 30,000 to 50,000 divine power points to the Domain Lord every month. This portion of resources was called equipment wear-and-tear fees. If one was not an active Intermediate God of the Xuanxu Star Region, this portion would be called a security management fee. It wasn't just him who had to pay; the Lower-tier Gods in his pantheon had to pay as well.

They didn't earn much each month to begin with, and after these necessary expenses, even a Intermediate God couldn't save more than a few tens of thousands of divine power points. Fortunately, after reaching the Intermediate God level, one was implicitly qualified to collect tribute from those below, and superiors wouldn't interfere with this. However, peers would compete with each other for the ownership of these tributes. Of course, a portion of these tributes also needed to be handed over to the Domain Lord.

Because of these tributes, friction often occurred between Intermediate Gods. Besides friction, they also needed to provide necessary protection to the Families and forces that paid them tribute. Intermediate Gods couldn't handle all these matters personally, and since there were too few gods within their pantheon, they were forced to cultivate their own legion of gods.

Intermediate Gods were big spenders. They earned a lot, but they spent a lot, too. Therefore, some Intermediate Gods had to find other ways to make money besides tribute. For example, trying their luck at some gambling institutions. Or, purchasing special resources that were prohibited from online sale and could only be traded offline, then transporting them to Star Domains that desperately needed these resources to sell at a high price, and so on. These were basically matters with uncertain outcomes, so it was common for Intermediate Gods who gambled all their resources to go bankrupt due to some accident.

So, Intermediate Gods only looked glamorous in front of Lower-tier Gods. If they didn't have a major Family supporting them from behind, they had to struggle desperately to earn resources themselves. And they had to be careful not to go bankrupt. If a Lower-tier God went bankrupt, it was just bankruptcy. But if a Intermediate God went bankrupt and couldn't maintain their temple, then the very next moment, the might of the heavens could strike them and their temple into ashes!