Chapter 81

Not to mention the lords, one couldn't even actively harm wild monsters.

Yun Shen asked, "President Cai? Do you know the origin of this item?"

President Cai: "Are you selling it?"

Yun Shen: "..."

President Cai immediately snapped back to reality, realizing he had lost his composure again. After two dry coughs, he said in a deep voice, "I sense a trace of the origin of the Will of Poison within this bead. If you are willing, I can leave behind all the merchandise I brought on this trip, and even pay a significant amount of Source Crystals."

Yun Shen: "!!!"

That President Cai could offer such an exaggerated response shows just how precious the snake bead in his hand is.

Recalling the items on the list from just a moment ago, Yun Shen was, to be honest, truly tempted.

Yun Shen continued to ask, "President Cai, could you explain what this 'Will of Poison' is?"

President Cai said in surprise, "Hmm... it seems the curriculum in your Blue Star is a bit slow; you aren't even aware of the Great Dao Wills."

Yun Shen scratched his head and said with a self-deprecating smile, "The innate abilities of the Human Clan are not prominent among the Myriad Clans, so please excuse my ignorance."

What could he do about this? Should he say the Human Clan's intelligence isn't high enough and they learn things too slowly?

President Cai thought for a moment and said, "Let me put it simply: as long as one walks far enough on a certain Great Dao and surpasses all fellow travelers, they will possess the power to control that entire Great Dao! Such existences are referred to as Great Dao Wills!"

This was also the reason why he was so shocked after seeing the snake bead.

If the Void Treasury being favored by the Void Will is equivalent to a feeling of affection, then the origin contained within this snake bead is equivalent to someone having extracted the essence blood of the Will of Poison!

Even if it is only a tiny bit, its status is ridiculously high!

"I see. Then what use could this bead have?"

This was what Yun Shen cared about most. If it wasn't of much use to him, selling it wouldn't be out of the question.

"Hmm..."

President Cai pondered for a long time before saying, "It's hard to say. I do not walk the Great Dao of Poison, so I know very little about it. However, at the very least, this bead possesses the effect of assisting in the comprehension of the Great Dao of Poison."

"I see."

Yun Shen looked at the snake bead in his hand and, after thinking for a long time, decided not to sell it yet.

It is clearly not a wise move to sell it casually before knowing its specific value.

Furthermore, judging by President Cai's demeanor, if he were to be short on Source Crystals or other resources in the future, he would surely be willing to purchase this snake bead at a high price.

Since that is the case, he might as well keep it for now and see if he can develop the effects of this snake bead.

If he can unearth a higher value, he will certainly be able to sell it for an even higher price!

Yun Shen said apologetically, "I'm sorry, President Cai, but I think I'll keep this bead for myself for now."

President Cai didn't mind; such precious items are hard to come by. He smiled lightly and said, "That's fine. This can also be considered a stroke of fortune for you. When you reach level 100 and prepare to become a god, perhaps it will help you comprehend the Great Dao of Poison."

"Many thanks for your guidance, President Cai."

Yun Shen felt that this was all knowledge for after entering university; for a middle school graduate who hadn't even officially started high school, it was all too distant.

"Since there is nothing else, I shall not disturb you further."

Finally, President Cai looked around at the stunning beauties within the territory and gave Yun Shen a look that every man understands. "Lord Yun Shen, do take care of your health."

After saying this, President Cai ignored the speechless Yun Shen, his figure flashing and disappearing without a trace.

Yun Shen shook his head slightly and said, "Alright, ladies, I'm sure you must all be hungry. Eat up."

"Many thanks, my lord. You should eat more as well and take care of your health."

Among the Twelve Beauties of Jin Ling, a few of the bolder ones began to tease him, as if they weren't afraid at all that Yun Shen might have them serve him in bed tonight.

Yun Shen rolled his eyes and sat down to pick up his chopsticks.

He hadn't really eaten much while President Cai was here; they had just been talking business.

"Right, the skill book."

As soon as the business was concluded, Yun Shen remembered the Shi Shi-grade skill book he had just obtained and took it out from the Void Treasury.

This was a skill called 【Glazed Golden Body】, suitable for those with high Physique to learn.

"Refresh!"

The result was two purple and one orange. After reading the orange affix, Yun Shen discovered that it couldn't be sublimated into a Legendary skill, so he chose to temporarily put this skill book into cold storage and bring it out again tomorrow.

As the saying goes, after being full and warm, one thinks of... equipment.

After everyone had filled their stomachs, Yun Shen took out all the equipment obtained from this trade and let everyone choose as they pleased.

Most of this equipment leaned towards ancient-style women's clothing and various ornaments, which delighted the Twelve Beauties of Jin Ling. They hugged the equipment and walked into the alloy safe house to change.

"My lord..."

Jiang Lan called out softly.

"Don't worry, don't worry. I'll build them right now; I'm also a bit impatient."

Yun Shen understood Jiang Lan's thoughts; naturally, it was for those two exclusive buildings.

Since these were Jiang Lan's exclusive buildings, they could be constructed without blueprints.

"Construct 【Mysterious Heaven Iron Maiden Production Line】, construct 【Mysterious Heaven Research Institute】."

【You have consumed Star Core (Legendary) ×1, Gold-Transforming Source Water (Legendary) ×100... 5000 Source Crystals to construct the Mysterious Heaven Iron Maiden Production Line (Epic).】

【Countdown: 4:23:59:59.】 (Consuming 5000 Source Crystals can complete it instantly)

【You have consumed Scientific Crystal (Legendary) ×1, Wisdom Key (Legendary) ×1... 10000 Source Crystals to construct the Research Institute (Legendary).】

【Countdown: 9:23:59:59.】 (Consuming 10000 Source Crystals can complete it instantly)

"It's so expensive. Fortunately, there is the Myriad Heavens Chamber of Commerce; otherwise, how long would it take to save up these materials?"

After Yun Shen sighed, he very generously used Source Crystals to instantly complete these two buildings.

Otherwise, was he supposed to wait five or ten days?

Once Source Crystals are earned, they are meant to be spent!

【You have consumed 5000 Source Crystals to accelerate construction; the Mysterious Heaven Iron Maiden Production Line (Epic) construction is complete.】

【You have consumed 10000 Source Crystals to accelerate construction; the Mysterious Heaven Research Institute (Legendary) construction is complete.】

The two exclusive buildings were completed instantly, and Jiang Lan felt a deep sense of intimacy from them.

Not only because of the familiar architectural style, but also because these two buildings were her exclusive ones; no other lord in the entire Myriad Clans Battlefield could build them.

【Your hero Jiang Lan thanks you for building the Mysterious Heaven Research Institute; Favorability +4, current Favorability 99.】

Yun Shen's eyes lit up. There were so many happy events today; with just one final push, he could bring Jiang Lan's favorability to 100!

Then he would be able to...