172: Chapter 172 Resource Sharing Platform

Three full years had passed since Guardian Lin Jingyun proposed the Guardian School plan.

During these three years, the development speed of the Star Sea Alliance far exceeded everyone's expectations.

One hundred guardian schools sprang up across the domains, and children from countless remote minor realms came into contact with systematic guardian methods for the first time.

They no longer had to leave their hometowns at a tender age like Guardian Lin Jingyun did back then to study in unfamiliar places.

Guardian Lin Jingyun stood at the highest point of the Alliance Grand Hall, overlooking the increasingly prosperous city, his eyes filled with satisfaction.

Three years had passed, and the Guardian School plan was progressing smoothly, but he knew this was only the beginning.

The real challenge was the second step to be implemented next—the resource sharing platform.

On this day, representatives from various domains gathered inside the Alliance Grand Hall.

Guardian Lin Jingyun stood in the main seat, with a huge star map behind him. On the star map, light points from various domains flickered, and the light of the star vein network connected every corner.

"Everyone, summoning you here today is to discuss a major matter."

His steady voice spread throughout the entire grand hall.

"The Guardian School plan has been successfully completed. One hundred schools are spread across various domains, and countless children are receiving education in guardian methods. But this is only the first step."

"Next, I want to implement the second step—establishing the resource sharing platform."

As soon as these words were spoken, whispers immediately sounded inside the grand hall.

The resource sharing platform? What is this?

Guardian Lin Jingyun raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet.

"The resource sharing platform, as the name implies, is to allow resources from various domains to truly flow and achieve fair and reasonable allocation."

With a wave of his hand, countless tiny light points emerged on the star map.

"Across the domains of the Star Sea, resources are unevenly distributed. Some domains have abundant Spiritual Veins, some are rich in minerals, some produce abundant Spirit Medicines, and some excel at Artifact Refining. However, for a long time, most of these resources only circulated locally and could not benefit more distant places."

"The resource sharing platform is meant to break this barrier. Various domains will upload their surplus resources to the platform, and the Guardian Academy will uniformly allocate them and send them to resource-deficient domains. At the same time, resource-deficient domains can use their own specialties or contributions to exchange for the resources they need."

"In this way, surplus resources will not be wasted, and deficient domains can also receive supplies. The resource utilization rate of the entire Star Sea will be greatly enhanced."

A representative stood up and asked.

"Patriarch Lin, this idea is indeed good. But how to guarantee fairness? How to prevent people from taking the opportunity to make profits?"

Guardian Lin Jingyun nodded.

"Well asked. This is precisely the key point I want to talk about."

He raised his hand, and detailed rules emerged on the star map.

"First, the resource sharing platform is directly managed by the Guardian Academy, and various domains send representatives to form a supervisory committee to jointly supervise the operation of the platform. Any allocation decision must be reviewed by the supervisory committee."

"Second, when various domains upload resources, they must truthfully declare the resource type, quantity, and quality. If there is any false reporting or concealment, once discovered, the domain's qualification to participate will be cancelled, and the relevant responsible persons will be investigated."

"Third, resource allocation is carried out according to the principle of 'demand priority, contribution priority'. Domains in urgent need of resources obtain allocation first, and domains that make greater contributions to the platform enjoy priority access rights."

"Fourth, the entire resource allocation process is open and transparent, and various domains can check the platform records at any time to ensure there are no shady operations."

He finished reading them item by item, and the grand hall fell into deep thought.

After a long while, an elderly representative stood up.

"Patriarch Lin, this old man has lived for nearly two thousand years and has seen countless policies, but this is the first time I have seen one as comprehensive as this. You have thought this through thoroughly."

Guardian Lin Jingyun smiled slightly.

"It is not that I thought it through comprehensively, but that Teacher Ling Shuang taught well. These rules were finalized after my teacher and I repeatedly deliberated for a year."

Everyone suddenly understood, no wonder it was so meticulous.

Another representative stood up.

"Patriarch Lin, this old man supports this plan. But there is a question: the specialties of various domains are different, how to evaluate their value? Surely a basket of Spirit Medicines cannot be exchanged for a basket of Ores, right?"

Guardian Lin Jingyun was well prepared.

"We thought about this question for a long time. Finally, we decided to introduce the 'contribution points' System."

He raised his hand, and instructions for contribution points emerged on the star map.

"When various domains upload resources, the platform will convert them into corresponding contribution points based on the quality, quantity, and scarcity of the resources. Domains in need of resources exchange them using contribution points. Contribution points can circulate between various domains and can also be used to exchange for other services provided by the Guardian Academy."

"In this way, there is no need to struggle with the difficult problem of bartering."

The representatives nodded one after another; this was indeed a good method.

Another representative stood up.

"Patriarch Lin, how can the stability of the value of contribution points be guaranteed? What if someone maliciously hoards them or issues contribution points indiscriminately?"

Guardian Lin Jingyun continued to explain.

"The issuance of contribution points is strictly controlled by the Guardian Academy. The generation of every contribution point must correspond to solid resources entering the warehouse. The consumption of every contribution point must correspond to solid resources leaving the warehouse."

"At the same time, the supervisory committee audits the platform accounts every month to ensure the balance between the issuance and consumption of contribution points. If there is any abnormality, it will be investigated immediately."

"As for malicious hoarding, the platform has set a validity period for contribution points. Contribution points unused within one year will automatically decay proportionally. This can prevent people from hoarding for speculation and also encourage the flow of resources."

After hearing this, the representatives were completely convinced.

These rules were simply foolproof.

A young representative stood up, his eyes full of admiration.

"Patriarch Lin, this Disciple is convinced. Cangwu Domain is willing to fully support the resource sharing platform."

"Lingxi Realm is willing to fully support!"

"The Yao Race of Qingmang Mountain is willing to fully support!"

"Meteor Minor Realm is willing to fully support!"

Representatives from various domains expressed their stance one after another, and not a single person opposed.

Guardian Lin Jingyun looked at this scene, a warm current welling up in his heart.

He remembered that three years ago, when he went to Meteor Minor Realm, that old realm master still had doubts. Now, the old realm master was no longer around, but his son, the new realm master, was the first to stand up and support.

This was the Legacy.

This was everything he hoped to see.

He took a deep breath and said solemnly.

"Thank you all for your support. Starting from today, the resource sharing platform is officially launched."

"In the first phase, it will be trialed in core domains and some pilot domains. Half a year later, adjustments and optimizations will be made based on the trial results. One year later, it will be fully promoted to all domains."

"During this period, if there are any questions, you can report them to the Guardian Academy at any time. We will improve it together to make this platform truly benefit the Star Sea."

The representatives agreed in unison.

After the meeting ended, Guardian Lin Jingyun did not rest, but went directly to the Guardian Academy, gathered relevant Disciples, and began preparing for the construction of the platform.

The next half year was the busiest period for the entire Star Sea.

Various domains began counting their own resources, tallying inventory, and evaluating value.

Guardian Academy Disciples worked day and night to build the platform's data System and design the circulation mechanism for contribution points.

The supervisory committee was established, and representatives from various domains took turns on duty to learn how to audit accounts and supervise operations.

Guardian Lin Jingyun only slept for two hours a day, spending the rest of the time coordinating various parties and solving problems.

Ling Shuang would occasionally come to take a look, seeing him working so desperately, feeling both heartache and relief.

"Jingyun, don't work too hard. The platform wasn't built in a day, take your time."

Guardian Lin Jingyun nodded, but the work in his hands did not stop.

"Teacher, I know. But this matter concerns the future of the entire Star Sea, I dare not slack off."

Ling Shuang looked at him, as if seeing her own self back then.

She gently patted his shoulder and turned to leave.

Half a year later, the first-phase trial of the resource sharing platform ended.

The results were even better than expected.

The resource utilization rate of the pilot domains increased by thirty percent, the mountain-like surplus resources found a destination, and the originally deficient domains received urgently needed supplies.

The contribution point System operated smoothly, and no malicious hoarding or indiscriminate issuance occurred.

The supervisory committee audited all accounts with no abnormalities found.

Guardian Lin Jingyun looked at this report and let out a long breath.

It succeeded.

It really succeeded.

He immediately summoned representatives from various domains to announce the full promotion of the platform.

This time, there was no questioning and no hesitation.

Representatives from various domains signed agreements one after another, officially joining the resource sharing platform.

Beside the core teleportation array of Yongning City, a new grand hall rose from the ground. That was the headquarters of the resource sharing platform. On the huge jade wall, the resource information of various domains and the flow of contribution points were displayed in real time.

Every day, envoys from various domains came here to upload resources, exchange contribution points, and trade for what they needed.

On the platform, spiritual spring water of Lingxi Realm, liuli Ore of Liuli Realm, monster cores of Qingmang Mountain, Spiritual Vein crystals of Meteor Minor Realm... all kinds of resources were dazzling and had everything one could imagine.

A young Cultivator from a remote minor realm stood in front of the jade wall, his eyes full of shock.

"Senior Brother, can our domain really use contribution points to exchange for the spiritual spring water of Lingxi Realm?"

The Senior Brother beside him nodded.

"Of course we can. Look, the spiritual spring water of Lingxi Realm is one hundred contribution points per barrel. Those spiritual iron Ores our domain turned in last time exchanged for three hundred contribution points, which is enough to exchange for three barrels."

The young Cultivator was so excited that his hands were shaking.

"That's great! With the spiritual spring water, our domain's spiritual fields can increase production!"

The Senior Brother patted his shoulder and smiled.

"Let's go, go handle the procedures."

The two walked toward the counter and began handling the exchange procedures.

On the other side, an elderly man from Meteor Minor Realm was exchanging for a Medicinal Pill.

"Young man, please exchange ten bottles of Qi Condensation pills for me."

The Disciple behind the counter took his contribution point token and scanned it.

"Elderly sir, your contribution points are enough to exchange for fifteen bottles. Would you like to exchange for a few more?"

The elderly man shook his head.

"No, ten bottles are enough. The remaining contribution points will be saved for next time."

The Disciple nodded, took out ten bottles of Qi Condensation pills, and handed them to him.

The elderly man took the Medicinal Pill, carefully put them away, and then turned to leave.

He walked out of the grand hall, looked up at the distant Monument of Heroes, and muttered to himself.

"Patriarch Lin, you are truly a good person."

In the distance, Guardian Lin Jingyun stood in front of the window of the Alliance Grand Hall, looking at this newly built grand hall and the people coming in and out, his eyes full of satisfaction.

Ling Shuang walked to his side, standing shoulder to shoulder.

"Jingyun, you did it."

Guardian Lin Jingyun shook his head.

"It wasn't done by me alone; it was done together by everyone who supports this platform."

Ling Shuang smiled slightly.

"It's very good that you can think this way."

She paused for a moment and continued.

"Did you know? Back then when the Patriarch promoted the branches of the Guardian Academy, he also said similar words."

Guardian Lin Jingyun looked at her.

"What did the Patriarch say?"

Ling Shuang looked toward the light at the top of the Monument of Heroes.

"He said that guardianship is not a matter for one person, but a matter for a group of people. No matter how strong a person is, they cannot guard the entire Star Sea alone. Only when everyone unites can they truly guard it."

Listening to this, a warm current welled up in Guardian Lin Jingyun's heart.

"Teacher, I understand."

Ling Shuang nodded and turned to leave.