Chapter 69: The Douluo World's Atmosphere
However, for everyone present, this was perhaps the simplest requirement imaginable.
Their difficulty had never been finding soul beast species—it was finding ones with the right age.
Now, as long as they brought in lower-age soul beasts and some resources, they could exchange them for higher-age soul rings of the same species. Naturally, everyone was very satisfied with this arrangement.
As for Wu Tong, crafting soul rings and soul bones wasn't difficult at all. Once the King of Wisdom had finished analyzing the structure of soul rings, all their secrets were laid bare before Wu Tong.
All he needed to do was reconstruct that structure with energy and embed a soul skill into it.
Pa—
Just like that, a new soul ring was created.
And the ring's age could even be adjusted based on how much energy was poured into it.
Whether it be a hundred thousand years, two hundred thousand years, or even a million years—it could all be produced this way, though the energy cost would be immense.
However, ever since Wu Tong acquired the Limitless Return-to-Origin Technique, a method capable of gathering and converting energy, the issue of energy was no longer a major concern for him.
To craft a soul ring, Wu Tong only needed to expend energy—nothing else.
He could even take advantage of the process to "freeload" all the soul skills from the analyzed beast—practically a zero-cost transaction.
With this, both parties could get exactly what they wanted.
It was, simply put, a win-win situation.
"Mr. Wu Tong, these are the resources our sect has collected. May I ask how many contribution points they're worth?"
Just as Wu Tong was silently admiring his own brilliance,
the representative from Wind Sword Sect stepped forward ahead of the others, handing several storage-type soul tools to Wu Tong.
The so-called contribution points were a currency Wu Tong had designed and planned on the journey here.
After all, if one wanted to convert a wide range of resources into treasures, there had to be a universal equivalent to serve as an intermediary.
Otherwise, calculating values item by item would drive anyone insane—Wu Tong certainly didn't want to be that person.
So, drawing inspiration from sect contribution systems in novels from his past life, as well as the point system used in the chat group, he created "contribution points" to serve as a general-purpose currency.
If it were anyone else, the major factions would have never accepted such a currency. But Wu Tong's business was a monopoly.
If they wanted treasures, they had no choice but to go along with Wu Tong's terms.
Moreover, in Wu Tong's design, this exchange system wasn't just meant for dealing with sects—it would also be used in the academy he would soon establish.
Contribution points could be offered as rewards, making the academy a highly attractive option for geniuses from all factions.
After all, the exchange list displayed everything a soul master could possibly desire. As long as one had enough contribution points, they could get anything they wished for.
And the academy would be the only place—aside from resource exchange—where one could earn contribution points.
Hearing the man's question, Wu Tong nodded, then took the storage soul tools with a wave of his hand and focused his spirit into them.
"King of Wisdom, categorize the resources inside and calculate how many contribution points they're worth, using the exchange system I previously designed."
Seeing the mountain of resources and materials before him, Wu Tong felt a headache coming on.
Thankfully, he had the King of Wisdom. Otherwise, doing this on his own would have wasted a great deal of time.
"Affirmative. Processing…"
"Processing complete. The contents of the storage soul tools are as follows:
Special Materials: Wind Sword Sect's exclusive medicinal bath formula, proprietary soul power meditation method, Wind Sword Technique, body-refining method…
Rare Materials: Three hundred-year soul bones, one thousand-year soul bone, ten portions of venom from a mutated Silver-Scaled Mandrake Snake, one soul tool—dagger, fifty Clearbright Flowers, one hundred jin of Sunflame Meteor Iron…
Common Materials: One hundred eighty tons of refined gold, one hundred fifty tons of mystic silver, two hundred twenty tons of red copper, over five hundred tons of refined steel, more than one thousand Explosive Flame Stones, over three thousand Ice Spirit Crystals…"
"Estimated total value: 1.2 million contribution points."
"If sold to the chat group, Host's actual earnings from this batch would be over two million exchange points."
Hearing the King of Wisdom's report, Wu Tong could barely contain his joy.
He had been aware that, if mobilized at full capacity, the major factions could certainly gather large quantities of resources.
But what he hadn't expected was that even a relatively weaker sect among the Lower Four—Wind Sword Sect—could alone bring him over two million potential exchange points.
It seemed his decision had been right. Once the rest of the factions submitted their resources, the total harvest from this operation would undoubtedly be substantial.
"Begin storing all knowledge-based resources and add them to the data repository. Simultaneously analyze the structure of each resource and catalog them. Notify me once the analysis is complete."
"Affirmative. Organizing now…"
...
Wu Tong no longer concerned himself with the King of Wisdom, which was now processing the materials.
Instead, he turned to the Wind Sword Sect representative in front of him and said, "After evaluation, your sect's resources can be exchanged for 1.2 million contribution points. You may now choose what you wish to redeem."
As he spoke, a jade card appeared in Wu Tong's hand, which he handed to the representative.
"One point two million—that's no small amount."
"Never thought Wind Sword Sect had gathered enough to redeem 1.2 million contribution points."
"I guess we've underestimated them."
...
The others were visibly surprised by Wu Tong's announcement. Their gazes toward the Wind Sword Sect representative filled with assessment, contemplation, jealousy—and… greed.
Sensing the greed in their eyes, Wu Tong felt a bit helpless. The atmosphere in the Douluo Continent really was disappointing.
The strong bullying the weak, the many overpowering the few… it was the jungle law in full display.
Looks like reforming the Douluo world would be a long and difficult journey.
As Wu Tong thought this, he spoke up, "Contribution points are non-transferable. If any of you are thinking otherwise, drop the idea now."
"Furthermore, I hold nothing but disdain for coercion and looting. If I catch anyone engaging in such behavior…"
With Wu Tong's current strength and background, he was fully capable of participating in the shaping of the rules.
So none of the gathered factions dared to disobey his words.
One by one, they withdrew the greed and hunger from their eyes.
Though there were still a few among them radiating malicious intent—it was simply buried deeper now.
"Thank you for your assistance, Mr. Wu Tong."
Feeling the spiritual pressure vanish, the Wind Sword Sect representative quickly clasped his hands and expressed his gratitude.
Wu Tong waved it off and said, "Don't worry. I can't control how things are elsewhere, but here… my rules are the rules."
(End of Chapter)
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