473: Chapter 473 Contribution Value

Two months later.

On a small island floating in the air, several castles stood tall.

Inside one of the castles, Nie Ning and the others were sitting around eating.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, an explosion sounded from outside.

Yet, Nie Ning and the others continued eating as if they were completely cut off from the outside world.

Regarding this, Nie Ning could only helplessly express that one gets used to it.

The Transcendent of the Extreme Phase Demon Palace didn't know what was wrong with them; it seemed like they couldn't do anything other than dangerous experiments.

In just these two months, there had been at least thirty explosions in the vicinity, the most severe of which even shook the protective barrier of the Extreme Phase Demon Palace.

Fortunately, those levels of experiments didn't happen in their area but were within the range where high-level Transcendent resided.

No one died, though two 7th-Rank Wizard were seriously injured, and a visiting Tier 7 high-level knight was on the verge of death and was currently being treated by the apothecary Annie.

According to rumors, the Tier 7 high-level knight was almost treated to death, and the two 7th-Rank Wizard seemed to have their conditions worsening...

However, Nie Ning had recently seen those two 7th-Rank Wizard looking full of vitality, so it seemed the rumors weren't that reliable.

Uh...

Except for looking a bit ugly, their bodies seemed fine.

Over these two months, Nie Ning had also figured out the lifestyle here.

In short, there was no routine; it was free and easy.

Because they were no longer low-level Transcendent and their potential had been fully realized, they were assigned an island individually.

Moreover, at their level, they basically relied on self-study to improve.

If they didn't understand something, they could only communicate with other Transcendent or spend contribution points to directly ask high-level Transcendent for advice.

Even, as long as one had 'money', they could invite the Master of the Extreme Phase Demon Palace to give a lecture.

As for others who had just stepped into the ranks of Transcendent, it was similar to attending classes at a normal school.

However, low-level Transcendent received benefits, and the rule restrictions in all aspects were reduced.

Because even a superpower like the Extreme Phase Demon Palace couldn't recruit everyone who was a latecomer; they needed to cultivate more reliable hands.

Those who were younger hadn't matured in their minds, their own concepts hadn't fully formed, and their dependence on the Extreme Phase Demon Palace in the future would be higher.

But for the Transcendent here, getting contribution points was a difficult task and also the top priority.

The exchange rate for contribution points here was extremely high; one contribution point was worth one high-grade magic crystal and could be used to purchase favorable items at prices far lower than the outside market.

Many of these items were considered rare outside, which was one of the reasons why large sects could stand tall.

Transcendent below Tier 3 used a different contribution point exchange system, which was somewhat different from their level.

And they lived in a specialized school district.

It was rumored that the protection level there had reached the sect-defending level; regular explosions could hardly shake the barrier there, just to avoid large-scale death cases.

Even high-level powerhouses were not allowed to step in there at will.

From this point, one could see that those who came out of the Extreme Phase Demon Palace were lunatics; they didn't even trust their own people.

To get contribution points, one needed to do some tasks for the Extreme Phase Demon Palace, cooperate with high-level powerhouses in experiments, independently develop things, and so on.

There were many tasks in the Extreme Phase Demon Palace, including those posted by high-level Transcendent, because high-level Transcendent had a fixed amount of contribution points credited to them every year.

Even Nie Ning himself had some: 50 contribution points per year, Xiao Guang 200 points, Amivika 200 points.

As for Qian Ning, 5 points...

For the Transcendent here, this little bit of contribution points was not enough to look at.

After all, everyone was an outstanding genius; just those people who blew up houses at every turn made more than one or two hundred points in a single experiment.

Moreover, as Transcendent of a large sect, only a few were stingy, and with the preferential policies here, everyone's expenses were basically above the average.

To survive here, the best way was to come up with some epoch-making inventions and step into retirement once and for all.

This was also the reason for the frequent explosions.

Of course, it was just that those people were a bit eccentric and didn't know how to do relatively safe experiments.

Nie Ning had once taken nether spirit gold to be evaluated, and it could earn him about 200 more contribution points a year.

However, as an upright Transcendent, Nie Ning naturally wouldn't take others' achievements to mooch contribution points, and it had nothing to do with him thinking it was too little.

But with his vision, it was actually not that little.

After all, making nether spirit gold himself was time-consuming and laborious, so it was better to use other methods to earn money.

Nie Ning had also thought about bringing out the Mirror Pupil.

The problem was that his own strength was low to begin with; if a bunch of geniuses of Artistic Conception suddenly popped up, how would he survive in the future?

Furthermore, the Mirror Pupil had some problems.

Before, when he went to Yishi Mansion, he left Xiao Guang in Blood Rainbow City.

In reality, it was because he felt that the Mirror Pupil wasn't that simple, so he left it there to monitor if any outsiders appeared.

After all, refining the Mirror Pupil required the souls of living beings, and there had been no large-scale civilian or Transcendent death cases near Blood Rainbow City.

Just a few days before he went to Yishi Mansion, someone destroyed the shadow recording stone he left near the Serrated Society.

A few of the better shadow recording stones caught a glimpse of a strange figure whose face couldn't be seen clearly.

That person stayed near the Serrated Society's station for a long time, as if observing something.

Unfortunately, after that time, that person never appeared again, and there was no chance to follow the trail.

Besides this, over these two months, Nie Ning also discovered a drawback of the Mirror Pupil.

A drawback that was ineffective against him!

Because Xiao Guang used the Mirror Pupil for a long time, his soul resistance began to show signs of weakening, which was reflected in his control over spells and resistance to Corruption.

After examination, he discovered that Xiao Guang's soul showed signs of inexplicable homogenization, beginning to transform in the direction of an Artificial Spirit.

And as time went on, this sign continued to deepen.

Fortunately, it was discovered early, and it did not affect Xiao Guang's soul origin.

Then, using the techniques on the Stairway to Godhood, he excised that part of the homogenized soul power.

However, this meant that Xiao Guang and the others would have no chance to use the Mirror Pupil.

Now it seemed that it wasn't because he was lucky enough to create a new version of the Mirror Pupil, but because he had Supernatural Adaptability, which allowed him to resist the soul homogenization.

Regarding this point, Nie Ning was also very helpless.

Because he truly wished for the people around him to live well, even if Xiao Guang might leave him in the future, so Xiao Guang could only use Qian Ning as that 'medicine man'.

This might be one of the few pieces of good news.