Chapter 850: Ten Million Contribution Points! The Supreme Power, Zhou Yuanwu!

Unlike the General Chairman Zhou Yuanwu, He Rui, who oversees the allocation of resources in Daya, frequently appears on television screens.

Yet this was Xu Jingming's first time seeing him in person, just as he was thinking about it.

He Rui turned his gaze toward him and spoke with eager enthusiasm:

"You must be Xu Jingming? You really brought back over five thousand tons of rare flowers and herbs?"

"Yes, they're stored in my space ring," Xu Jingming nodded slightly.

"Excellent! Rare flowers and herbs are vital to Daya's national strategy!"

"For the next few years, Daya's rise in psychic strength must be credited to you with great merit!"

Upon receiving final confirmation, the councilor He Rui's expression turned ecstatic.

Daya has two billion people; every middle school, university, province, and city consumes vast quantities of rare flowers and herbs.

Even the amounts collected from the wilderness and cultivated domestically are nowhere near enough.

As the head of resource management, he had long awaited the opening of the Yer Secret Realm to replenish basic resources.

He had assumed, as last time, they'd retrieve just over a thousand tons of rare flowers and herbs.

But he never expected this time to yield over five thousand tons!

This alone would greatly ease Daya's chronic shortage of basic resources.

"If you encounter any difficulties with resources in the future, come to me."

"Within the scope of my duties, I will help you without fail."

He Rui clapped Xu Jingming on the shoulder, his protective intent unmistakable.

This drew envious glances from the surrounding eighth-rank experts.

Building a good relationship with this elder was something even ninth-rank experts would envy.

"Let's go to the hall to inventory the rare flowers and herbs."

He Rui walked briskly ahead.

Xu Jingming's group soon arrived at a spacious hall.

Inside the hall, over fifty pharmacists dressed in alchemist robes were already waiting.

"These are our Xia Meng pharmacists. They will verify and settle your harvested rare flowers and herbs."

He Rui smiled and turned to Xu Jingming: "Xu Jingming, you have the most rare flowers and herbs—go first."

Although the rare flowers and herbs had already been counted in Maple Country, they had to be reconfirmed upon returning to Daya.

This verification would be far stricter, conducted by professional pharmacists.

"Alright."

Xu Jingming nodded, stepped forward, and retrieved the rare flowers and herbs.

BOOM!!

The floor trembled slightly as a mountain-like pile of rare flowers and herbs appeared before everyone's eyes.

Even the pharmacists had never seen such a massive quantity.

After a stunned pause, they quickly began counting.

It took fully twenty minutes before all fifty pharmacists finished the inventory.

The total matched the count from Maple Country.

"Five thousand three hundred and twelve tons of rare flowers and herbs? Excellent, excellent!"

He Rui's face glowed with intense excitement as he announced:

"According to the exchange rules of the Yer Secret Realm, Xu Jingming is awarded ten million one hundred forty thousand contribution points!"

"Whoa, over ten million contribution points?"

"Too much—can't even spend it all."

Murmurs erupted; Luo Lan and others expressed deep envy.

Even Blood Sword was no exception.

Ten million contribution points would take him two or three years to accumulate.

Of course, now that he had broken through to upper ninth rank, his accumulation speed had slightly increased.

"Ten million contribution points..." Xu Jingming's heart leapt with joy.

This level of contribution points was enough to purchase most items in Daya's resource repository.

"Luo Lan, two hundred twelve tons of rare flowers and herbs—reward: four hundred one thousand contribution points."

"Ling Shuang, three hundred thirty-four tons of rare flowers and herbs—reward: six hundred twenty-four thousand contribution points."

"..."

After inventorying Xu Jingming's haul, the subsequent verifications proceeded much faster.

Typically, each person's results were confirmed in one or two minutes.

Notably, because Ling Shuang's spatial ability was exceptionally flexible,

the rare flowers and herbs she collected exceeded even Luo Lan's.

"You've all worked hard this past month. You may stay at Xia Meng for one week."

"During this week, you'll be hosted as honored guests—no contribution points will be charged."

"You may yet have the chance to meet the General Chairman at headquarters."

"I'll leave you now. Feel free to arrange your time as you wish—if you wish to return home, we can arrange a dedicated warcraft to take you."

After his concluding remarks, He Rui departed contentedly, taking all the rare flowers and herbs with him.

At once, reception staff who had been waiting nearby stepped forward to inquire about their choices.

"Senior Xu, will you stay at Xia Meng for a few days?" After handing over the rare flowers and herbs, Luo Lan relaxed and asked with a smile.

"No," Xu Jingming shook his head. "I must return to Thunder Martial Arts Headquarters."

"Of course—I saw your Thunder Martial Arts announcement.

Congratulations on your appointment as Patrol Inspector of Madu. I'll be sure to attend your inauguration banquet.

"Then I won't accompany you today—I plan to stay here at Xia Meng for a few more days."

Luo Lan bowed farewell and left the hall under the reception staff's guidance.

This was also the choice of most eighth-rank experts present.

After all, staying at Xia Meng normally costs contribution points—why not take advantage of free time?

"Lord Blood Sword, we'll take our leave now," Xu Jingming turned respectfully to Blood Sword.

The appointment as Madu Patrol Inspector had been issued; he needed to return to headquarters and discuss details with Teacher Su Qingli.

"Don't rush—the General Chairman has finished his cultivation and wishes to meet you."

Blood Sword smiled.

"General Chairman Zhou?"

Xu Jingming's eyes lit up.

He hadn't expected to actually meet Daya's legendary supreme powerhouse.

"Teacher Ling, wait here for me a moment."

"Alright, go ahead."

Ling Shuang nodded slightly, a faint hint of envy subtly visible on her fair face.

Though she had met General Chairman Zhou Yuanwu before, such a private audience had never happened.

"General Chairman Zhou is very approachable. Don't be nervous when you meet him—just respond naturally."

Worried Xu Jingming might be tense, Blood Sword, who usually remained silent, spoke continuously along the way.

Yet he didn't know that Xu Jingming wasn't nervous at all—he was ecstatic.

It had been over two years since he crossed over to Blue Star, and now he was finally about to meet this world's peak combat force!

"Here we are—this is the General Chairman's training chamber. I'll take you inside."

Minutes later, Blood Sword brought Xu Jingming to a pair of alloy doors.

"Drip~~, identity scan successful. Welcome, Lord Blood Sword."

The camera on the alloy door recognized Blood Sword's identity and slid open automatically.

Xu Jingming didn't dare blink, fearing he'd miss this moment.

As the alloy doors opened, he finally saw a man inside the training chamber.

The man wore a black combat suit, stood over one meter ninety tall, and carried himself with upright poise.

Though he was a warrior from the era of Yuan Neng revival, nearly two hundred years old,

his face showed no trace of aging—he looked like a young man in his twenties.

Yet the aura of supreme dominance atop Blue Star was nothing any ordinary youth could possess.

When Xu Jingming looked at him, the black-clad man turned his gaze toward him at once.

BOOM!!

Xu Jingming felt everything around him vanish—this space held only the two of them.

And the man was the divine sovereign of all—capable of erasing him with a single thought.

When Xu Jingming had been merely third rank, he'd felt this same insignificance upon first meeting ninth-rank Liu Yushan.

Now he was upper seventh rank, his combat power reaching ninth rank!

Yet before this man, he remained utterly insignificant.

The aura of the ninth-rank apex beast, Thunder Tyrant King, which he had witnessed on the Dayangzhou frontline, was less than one percent of this man's presence.

And this man was the supreme peak of Great Xia—the Ultimate Stronghold Zhou Yuanwu!