CHAPTER 494: CHAPTER 226: DEMIGOD-LEVEL DIVINE CORE FRAGMENT_2

Territorial taxation follows a monthly cycle. But there are still a few days left in this month. Wutong’s acceleration brought the plane war forward to before the end of this month.

Having said that, Lu Weite took a money box from under the table, pushed it in front of Lin Rui, and said, "Master Lin Rui, this is the total amount of commercial taxes, real estate taxes, and so on that our chamber should pay as of today, totaling 347,120 Spirit Crystal Coins."

Lin Rui was amazed when he accepted the money box. Just paying taxes amounted to over 340,000, enough to buy two Green Dragons. This guy has certainly grown much richer than before, unlike the first time we traded, where he was so stingy that three Green Dragons could only buy one.

So, Lin Rui said, "Director Lu Weite, your position in the council must be soaring now, right?"

"Haha, in the Thirteen Council Courts, my position has indeed advanced significantly. But to reach the forefront, there’s still quite a gap. That’s where Master Lin Rui’s assistance is needed."

"Hm? How can I help you?" Lin Rui asked curiously.

Lu Weite immediately said, "We need more supply. Master Lin Rui, your domain’s Life Fruit and Golden Pansy are in abundant harvest, but our previous contracts severely limited the scale of trade. So, I hope we can increase the scale of trade."

Increasing trade scale would benefit both parties, but the difficulty lies in agreeing on the value of these two specialties. And the Lusen Chamber of Commerce cannot provide more Silver Shield Runes.

Lin Rui asked, "Have you solved your production capacity problem for the Silver Shield?"

Lu Weite nodded with a smile and said, "Thanks to the expansion of wealth, we’ve recruited more artisans. We can sell more runes to you."

Lin Rui looked at him—where did he recruit rune artisans? Being able to suddenly provide so many artisans must be from some force.

However, Lin Rui did not ask further. Probing into the business secrets of a trade partner is certainly not wise.

He decisively began calculating trade scale with Lu Weite: "Under all traits, the Life Ancient Tree can produce 32,500 Life Fruits daily. With historical acceleration of 28 cycles, the domain has a total of 63,700,000 Life Fruits. How many can you buy?"

"Three million!" Lu Weite said boldly, "As agreed, we will pay you 5,000 Silver Shield Runes, 300,000 Spirit Crystal Coins, and 6 million full-category resources. We can trade the resources with 3,000 medium resource packs."

With 5,000 Silver Shield Runes, Lin Rui could already equip half of the Knight Order members with exquisite runes.

Indeed, arming all soldiers in the domain as Rune Power Armor Warriors is not an easy task.

Lin Rui said, "Fine, then continue to trade excess production resources according to this agreement."

The scale of 3,000 medium resource packs is indeed not large, and the Lusen Chamber of Commerce should be able to transport them.

Having settled one deal, Lu Weite immediately revitalized his spirits, intending to finalize another trade: "Let’s continue to discuss the trade of Golden Pansies."

Golden Pansies are indeed the most important specialty of the Golden Pansy Domain.

[Golden Pansy: The unique specialty of Divine Protection Golden Pansy Domain, a poppy plant, tastes sour, slightly warm, non-toxic. Carrying it temporarily adds 1 Luck Value, the effect lasts until the flower wilts]

Moreover, Golden Pansies with enhanced quality can permanently increase Luck Value by 1 when consumed.

From merely observing these two alone, the average person might not have a substantial impression.

But when the data is compiled, it represents a wealth that is astonishing.

A Golden Pansy Field can produce 5,000 plants per acre. This was the initial yield, now an acre produces between 32,000 to 37,500 plants depending on terrain, whether plains or valleys.

The Golden Pansy Domain has 1,200 acres of Golden Pansy fields!

That means over the course of a month, more than 4,000 plants of Golden Pansies can be produced!

This specialty can enhance Attribute Value. Even just considering the enhancement of 1 point of Attribute Value per plant, it could increase over 40,000,000 points of Attribute Value!

Just looking at this string of zeros, it’s clear how much wealth there is.

Even after deducting the value required for making Qingyu Divine Light baskets, and the domain’s daily consumption, at least a trade volume of 20 million can be offered.

This is not something that can simply be bought with tens of millions of Realm Coins.

Selling each Golden Pansy for one Spirit Crystal Coin would not be unreasonable.

But twenty million Spirit Crystal Coins—clearly not wealth that the Lusen Chamber of Commerce can offer.

Lin Rui then asked, "What are you planning to use to acquire the procurement rights for Golden Pansies?"

The details of the trade contract needn’t be rushed; the exclusive sales rights for Golden Pansies ought to be discussed, right?

Lu Weite solemnly took out a golden fragment from the drawer and said, "Master Lin Rui, we are absolutely sincere. This is a Demigod-level Divine Core Fragment, one of our chamber’s most precious collections. We’ve always kept it as a foundation treasure but have not found an appropriate opportunity to use it. I reckon for you, you will certainly have use for it."

Demigod-level Divine Core Fragment!

Lin Rui’s gaze intensified. Was he finally about to make contact with the godly tier?

This feels a bit premature.

Lin Rui and Audrey are only Tier Four and can increase to Tier Five before the plane war. The domain’s highest combat power is only Tier Six, still far from Tier Nine or Ten.

Yet, already so quickly approaching the godly tier? Is the Divine Spirit level not as unattainably high as imagined?

It may even be commonly reachable in the Middle Martial Plane, overwhelmingly accessible.

And in a high martial plane, might so-called divine spirits be merely like mercenaries or explorers in a low martial plane?

Lin Rui then accepted the golden fragment and checked its attributes.

[Divine Core Fragment·Demigod-level (1/5): According to world legend, the initial Creator God was born deep in the universe, permeated with dazzling energy. The world was then formed from this energy, presenting rules and a wonderful form. Based on this, the Divine Core condensed by Ascenders is revered as the highest manifestation of energy, possessing transcendent power and the ability to shape rules. This mysterious fragment has an admirable value, holds infinite possibilities, perhaps leading to unprecedented changes, wisdom, and prosperity. Of course, such abilities require careful use, providing a broader space for the Divine Core’s power to unfold, while also being especially cautious to avoid the negative impact of excessive use.]

[Effect: After binding, domain area +50 kilometers]

What the heck is this?

Lin Rui raised his head in surprise, looking at Lu Weite. Are you trying to fool me with a fake thing?

We’re saying, this introduction and attribute, what the heck are they?!

Even if pieced together, this is too perfunctory.

You provided such a lengthy introduction with laws and energy, as if possessing this thing could transcend, and become incomparably powerful.

Then, after a turn, the attribute introduction is about an increase in domain area by 50 kilometers?!

How are these two connected? Like a horse and cow, completely unrelated!

Lu Weite could of course immediately discern Lin Rui’s doubt.

After all, when initially seen by the entire Lusen Chamber of Commerce, everyone had the same reaction.

This must not be fake, right? How precisely are these two things connected?

He promptly assured, "Master Lin Rui, please rest assured, our chamber’s divine spirit verified that this is indeed a Demigod-level Divine Core Fragment. Otherwise, even if I presented a fake item, it wouldn’t be such an outrageous fake."

This statement does make a lot of sense.

Lin Rui also thought, if he meant to deceive him, he would present something slightly more convincing.

This thing is oddly exceptional, beyond anyone’s imagination.

Lin Rui looked at the golden fragment in his hand; so this is indeed a genuine Divine Core Fragment! But why does it have such an unusual effect?