This battle had only one primary objective.
That was to determine who was most fit to serve by God’s side.
In the end, Lilith and her group of sixteen emerged victorious. Immediately after their victory, they rushed to the castle to have an “audience,” leaving Vivian absolutely dumbfounded at the time.
She wanted to refuse, but these people had fought their way through over ten thousand others; their strength was certainly enough to protect her.
But if she didn't refuse, she wouldn't have much freedom left.
Ultimately, for the sake of her own safety, she allowed the sixteen to stay.
She assigned them various roles to handle her affairs.
These included positions such as housekeeper, chef, gardener, groom, and city administrator.
Ding!
Her card chimed, pulling Vivian back from the scenery.
She took a look.
It turned out that Chu Yuan was in the group chat, asking to buy composite steel plates.
It made sense; Magician must have informed him. After all, even an outsider like her understood what something like a teleportation magic circle meant to the Supreme Council.
High Priestess: “I can certainly sell those steel plates to the Supreme Council, but I have one small request.”
Justice: “What is it?”
High Priestess: “My request is that once you’ve finished manufacturing them, you give me ten teleportation circles, as my city needs them as well. For the rest, just give me a profit share based on the agreed ratio.”
Justice: “Your city?”
High Priestess: “Yes, my city. Its name is ‘Brown’.”
The Sun: “Brown... that really is a city name with a lot of vampire flair.”
High Priestess: “Naturally.”
A race couldn't consist of only ten thousand members.
Compared to the more than ten billion Blue Star people, the vampire population was far too small. Thus, if she had the chance to obtain other ancient bloodlines in the future, she would certainly expand the Phantom Mist Vampire race.
When that time came, teleportation circles would undoubtedly become vital tools for connecting those cities and villages.
As for the matter of making money, that went without saying. They had been envious of Lan Qingyou’s treatment for a long time.
Now that she had an opportunity to squeeze the Supreme Council, she naturally wouldn't hold back.
However, the materials themselves wouldn't be worth that much on their own, which was why the High Priestess had come up with the idea of a profit share.
A long-term, steady benefit.
She considered it securing welfare for herself and the entire Phantom Mist Vampire race.
The Sun: “That’s a good proposal. I’m not short on materials anyway, so I’ll go with the ten teleportation circles and a profit share as well.”
Wheel of Fortune: “+1”
Justice: “What about the rest of you? Do you all agree with the High Priestess’s acquisition plan?”
The Emperor: “+1”
Death: “+1”
The Tower: “+1. But forget the teleportation circles; I’ll draw those myself. I’ll keep half the steel plates and give you the rest.”
Since Lan Qingyou could draw the teleportation circles herself and only needed to manufacture the alchemy pedestals, she flatly refused the request for finished circles.
As for the remainder...
The alchemy pedestals required far fewer materials than the teleportation magic circles. Keeping half would be enough for her to produce thousands of pedestals.
She was mainly keeping so many to prevent a shortage if she ever needed these Mithril-infused steel plates for something else in the future.
High Priestess: “People who know magic circles certainly speak with confidence.”
Justice: “Alright then, I’ll go report this now.”
The Star: “So nice. If I’d known, I would’ve joined the dungeon raid too.”
Righteousness: “I’m the one who really missed out. I thought they’d only be gone for two or three days, and I happened to have some grafting to do during that time, so I didn't go. It turns out they were at it for several days. I really should have put my work aside.”
Riesling felt a wave of regret in his heart.
A steady stream of royalties from teleportation circles—who wouldn't be envious of that?
Transportation was an industry that never lacked customers.
Furthermore, this world lacked vehicles like trains, cars, or airplanes.
As the teleportation network expanded, the number of daily users would likely reach astronomical figures.
If the teleportation fees were set low enough, at least half of those ten billion people would use them daily, especially now that ‘dungeons’ had appeared.
Although the Villa’s team had closed a dungeon on their first attempt, he believed most people running dungeons wouldn't be able to do the same.
This meant that as long as a dungeon wasn't closed, it would provide a steady and stable output.
To level up, everyone would have to rush from place to place like they were working a busy circuit.
The power of a role model is infinite. Just look at everyone’s levels now: the highest, Death (Li Huai), had already soared to Level 17, while the lowest, The Emperor (Gu Xiaobei), had reached Level 13.
The others were either Level 15 or 16.
They had already left everyone else two or three levels in the dust.
When others saw how much someone could level up from a single dungeon, they would surely double down on clearing them.
Regardless of the other benefits, just being in the top ten levels each month was enough to get anyone excited.
Justice: “Our side has agreed. I’ll provide a profit-sharing breakdown later. Is that acceptable?”
The Sun: “No problem.”
High Priestess: “Acceptable.”
With Justice’s promise, no one dawdled. They handed over all their composite steel plates—though Lan Qingyou only gave half.
Justice: “By the way, I have some official business to discuss with everyone.”
The Star: “What is it?”
Justice: “The Supreme Council has minted our currency. We plan to launch it alongside the teleportation circles. I have some samples here; I’ll give each of you a set as a souvenir. If all goes as planned, many future transactions will use this new currency.”
Justice: “At this stage, the currency is divided into copper coins, silver coins, gold coins, Orichalcum coins, and Thorium coins. Copper, silver, and gold coins are for everyday transactions, while Orichalcum and Thorium coins are high-value currency specifically for bulk transactions.”
High Priestess: “Like the transaction you had with The Tower before?”
The Tower: “Hey, why are you bringing me into this?”
Justice: “Actually, it’s just like this composite steel plate deal.”
After saying that, Justice sent a Red Packet, providing one set for each person.
Lan Qingyou took hers out to examine them.
It was a full set of five circular coins.
The materials were all different, but the designs on the coins were the same.
On the front, a blade and a staff were crossed behind a shield. In the center of the shield was a bell, and above the shield was a crown. This was the emblem of the Kalim Supreme Council, representing the combat classes.
The back was composed of a gear, a potion bottle, an ox head, and a wheat ear. This represented the production classes.
Along the edges of the coins, the Federation common script read: ‘Minted by the Kalim Supreme Council’ and ‘Minting Date: XXX’.
They weren't just exquisite; thanks to her Magic Eye, Lan Qingyou could see that these coins were infused with a small amount of Thorium ore, making them difficult to easily bend or deform.
Come to think of it, Shang Chuan had apparently mentioned trading Thorium ore with Chu Yuan before.
However, she hadn't paid much attention at the time, as she had been preparing to head to the Abandoned Ruins.
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