Universal Template

"One million!"

Before Chen Xu could even react to the price, Big Boss was already unable to keep his seat.

"Councilor Gandalf, isn't your price a bit too high?"

Divine Power Crystals were the hard currency of the myriad worlds. These high-quality energy crystals could be used by any transcendent system or civilization.

Furthermore, because divine power was extremely pure and almost entirely free of impurities, there was no need to worry about any loss during use.

As for the purchasing power of Divine Power Crystals, simply put, one Divine Power Crystal could buy ordinary epic-tier equipment or items.

Ten Divine Power Crystals could buy rare epic-tier equipment or items.

Fifty Divine Power Crystals were enough to hire a mythic-tier powerhouse to perform a task that was not particularly dangerous.

For instance, mining rare mineral deposits in extremely harsh environments.

That was correct; even the mythic-tier had members in the mining profession.

It was said that in some powerful immortal courts, even the immortals who ascended from the lower realms would be drafted to mine in immortal stone veins.

One million Divine Power Crystals could hire twenty thousand mythic-tier powerhouses. With such a force, forget an invading army from Hell—they could easily take down a combined invasion from both Hell and Heaven.

Mythic-tier powerhouses were already the backbone of major civilizations.

Even within the factions of a Dao Lord, where people jokingly said that Eternals were everywhere and mythic-tier individuals were treated like dogs, it was merely a joke.

This was why Big Boss felt that Gandalf's asking price was a bit excessive.

"Boss Big Boss, the floating city technology of Eternal Heart is absolutely worth this price."

When mentioning the floating city, a look of pride naturally appeared on Gandalf's face. If he had not been intimidated by Chen Xu's strength and age, his asking price would definitely not have been a mere million.

"As a Merchant of Myriad Worlds, Boss Big Boss should also know that the Arcane Truth and Secret Rune mage civilizations also possess floating city technology."

"However, I, Gandalf, dare to swear by the truth of magic that when it comes to floating city technology, our Eternal Heart is number one in the myriad worlds."

"Oh?" Seeing Gandalf so confident, Chen Xu also became curious.

A mage swearing by the truth of magic was no different from sailors swearing by the Goddess of the Sea back in the days before the dungeon era on Blue Star.

Without absolute confidence, one could not be so open and straightforward.

"Lord Chen Xu, the floating cities of our Eternal Heart are not fixed structures. They are like building blocks, where new modules can be added at any time. We call it the universal template."

"This high degree of design freedom is where Eternal Heart's technology lies."

"Every floating city of Eternal Heart is unique. Depending on the needs of the civilization and the characteristics of the city lord, the growth of the floating city can take different directions."

"The floating cities of Arcane Truth and Secret Rune are just common goods copied from fixed templates. Our floating cities have the potential for infinite growth."

Looking at Gandalf's face full of devotion and hearing the pride in his voice, it did not seem fake. Chen Xu became even more interested in Eternal Heart's technology.

Just then, Big Boss spoke up to interrupt Gandalf.

"Lord Gandalf, but I have heard that the construction cost of an Eternal Heart floating city is significantly higher than those of the other two civilizations? Is it around this much?"

Big Boss raised his hand and held up three fingers.

"Ahem." Gandalf coughed awkwardly.

"Well, Boss Big Boss, as a businessman, you should understand the principle that you get what you pay for. Our floating cities are so much stronger than theirs, so it is not unreasonable for the cost to be a little higher, is it?"

In truth, the cost of an Eternal Heart floating city was not three times higher, as Big Boss had suggested, but a staggering five times higher.

Building one floating city in Eternal Heart cost as much as building five in Arcane Truth or Secret Rune.

This was also the reason why Eternal Heart was so bellicose. In the myriad worlds, the reputations of the other two mage civilizations were much better than Eternal Heart's.

If Eternal Heart were not a mage civilization, the myriad worlds would have suspected it was the chosen kingdom of the God of War.

Gandalf also felt a bit guilty, so he added.

"The million Divine Power Crystals can be paid in installments. With a down payment of five hundred thousand, we can provide the floating city technology to Lord Chen Xu first."

"As for the remaining Divine Power Crystals, they can be settled within ten thousand years."

After speaking, Gandalf picked up his teacup to take a sip, but suddenly remembered something and quickly set it down again. "There will be no interest on the subsequent payments."

After Gandalf finished, silence fell over the office once more.

Chen Xu and Big Boss were communicating privately.

'Brother Big Boss, do you think this price is reasonable?'

'Lord Chen Xu, the price is acceptable. I originally thought Gandalf would ask for more, but I did not expect him not to.'

'Are the treasures in my territory enough to pay five hundred thousand Divine Power Crystals?'

'Lord Chen Xu, please rest assured. I will handle the cost of this floating city. The Wanbao Pavilion can afford a mere million.'

'Hahaha, Brother Big Boss, how could I let you do that?'

'It is Big Boss's honor to serve the esteemed Lord of the Undead.'

'Hahaha, Brother Big Boss, if you do this, my conscience will be troubled. How about this: I will trouble you to help design the commercial planning for the three cities in the Land of the Undead.'

'Your words will be Big Boss's direction from now on.'

At the conference table, Gandalf guessed that Big Boss and Chen Xu were communicating, but he could not understand why these two people looked so excited.

Big Boss in particular could barely hide the smile on his face.

"Mr. Gandalf, Lord Chen Xu has agreed to this price. When can the trade take place on your end?"

Hearing Big Boss's words, Gandalf also broke into a smile. He took one of the many pieces of jewelry from his left arm and placed it on the table.

"The floating city technology is inside this bracelet. The trade can happen at any time. Furthermore, we can also send a technical team to help Lord Chen Xu interpret the floating city blueprints and even participate directly in the construction."

"Of course, this is a free after-sales service."

Big Boss looked at Chen Xu, asking for his opinion.

Chen Xu thought for a moment, felt there were no issues, and nodded to Big Boss.

"Hahaha, Lord Chen Xu, then this bracelet is yours."

Gandalf stood up and pushed the bracelet toward Chen Xu, lifting the sealing spell on it at the same time.

Then, Big Boss also stood up and gestured for Gandalf to head toward the elevator.

"Lord Chen Xu has a large deposit at the Wanbao Pavilion, so I will take Councilor Gandalf to collect the payment."

After the two of them left, Chen Xu picked up the bracelet and returned to the Undead Kingdom.

Standing atop the Overlord's Castle, Chen Xu took all the data out of the bracelet.

"Holy crap, that is a lot!"

He had thought the space on the walls of the Overlord's Castle would be enough to hold everything.

But to his surprise, the bracelet contained mountains of books, manuscripts, blueprints, and concentrated memory crystals.

The sheer quantity of material instantly filled the walls of the Overlord's Castle, with quite a few pieces even fluttering down from the walls.

If nothing else, the sheer amount of information made Chen Xu feel that the money spent was well worth it.