Chapter 12: The Use of Money, New Mission Intelligence Fragments
Inside the apartment building.
After Bai Yu calmed his emotions, he took out six Golden Pages.
After a simple study, he found that only one Golden Page reacted.
The surface of this page was smooth as a mirror, with no trace of text.
But upon closer inspection, a different scene was discovered: lightning flashed, figures flickered, as if practicing some ancient Cultivation Technique.
The scene was like an illusion, sometimes clear, sometimes blurry, possessing an elusive sense of mystery. After it disappeared, it felt like a hallucination after eating a certain mushroom.
Suddenly, he saw a diagram of human meridians. Lightning flowed along the meridians in the diagram, as if divine power was circulating within the body, casting extraordinary Techniques.
Bai Yu could feel the surging power within him, calling for some kind of release.
He tried to guide these powers, directing them to specific acupoints, but he dared not act rashly.
The path of Cultivation was fraught with danger; a single misstep could lead to shattered meridians.
So he simply studied, attempting to channel divine power to the acupoints, cautiously exploring the boundaries of his strength.
After practicing for a short while, he was covered in sweat.
“Hoo~” Bai Yu let out a long breath, muttering to himself, “With no Tutor, everything must be figured out on my own. It’s truly full of difficulties.”
He thought of the Investigation Bureau; perhaps they had complete Cultivation methods and knowledge.
However, at the same time, he knew that the divine power he had suddenly acquired was difficult to explain to others, and approaching them rashly might cause unnecessary trouble.
“I’ll see what insights tomorrow’s Intelligence brings,” Bai Yu decided inwardly, putting the Golden Pages away again.
After cultivating, Bai Yu picked up his phone and found that the 【Jiangnan District Group 3 Chat】 had 99+ messages.
“What are you guys talking about?”
He clicked to see.
Brother Long: “Brothers, look at the photo! ***.jpg”
In one photo, a person’s arm clearly bore a fresh red wound.
Another photo showed a giant wave ten meters high stirred up on the river.
“What happened?”
“The Fishman from the Yongcheng Street car accident last night attacked someone by the river. Later, the Investigation Bureau blew it up with an underwater monitoring device. Tens of kilograms of TNT equivalent, estimated to be reduced to dust.”
“My goodness! It was resolved that quickly?”
“Who got injured?”
“A fishing buddy. Besides me and Zhou Gang, there were six other fishing buddies. They’re at the Investigation Bureau now.”
“Six new people at once, and no one died. What good luck.”
Brother Long: “You have to thank me for this. Not only did I remind them in time, but I also cut that little Fishman later.”
“??? As expected of Brother Long! So brave!”
“Of course! Brother Long is from the streets.”
Brother Long: “Don’t talk nonsense, you’ll get me killed! I just look fierce, but I haven’t done anything wrong. I’ve also cut ties with my old bad influences.”
“Brother Long and Brother Gang are both capable. I heard they even killed a Vampire a while ago! The Investigation Bureau rewarded them with Contribution Value.”
“That powerful? That’s too brave. I don’t even dare to go out now.”
“This is just a small matter. It’s said that when Brother Gang was in the Army, he participated in a large-scale operation and fought with thousands of Alien Races!”
Brother Long: “Might as well advertise. Brothers who want to improve their strength can come to my and Zhou Gang’s gym. Brother Zhou Gang is a veteran and can teach some combat skills. In this world, learning some skills is definitely not wrong.”
The subsequent conversation gradually veered off topic.
However, it was clear that this Brother Long was a celebrity in the group, and many people were already working out with him.
Later, as the conversation continued, it shifted to the topic of making money.
When Bai Yu scrolled to the latest chat records,
“Alas, I can’t make money! If only I could become a Self-Awakened One.”
“Stop dreaming. Self-Awakened Ones are one in a hundred million!”
“It would be good to pick up an Ancient God item on the street.”
“Even more impossible. Even if you got it, you wouldn’t know how to use it, and you might attract the attention of Transcendent Beings.”
“This heavy rain might have been caused by an Ancient God item. If I were walking my dog, I wish I could just pick one up.”
“Are you still dreaming?”
“Can’t I even think about it? But does anyone in our group really know what’s causing this rainstorm?”
“Those who know would definitely secretly contact the Investigation Bureau to claim credit!”
Bai Yu scanned the messages, thinking that these people had a strong desire to make money, but they didn’t reveal what they wanted the money for.
After some thought, Bai Yu made a bubble in the group: “Um, I just joined the group today. I wanted to ask, everyone seems to care a lot about making money. By the way, the world is different now, with Transcendent Beings around, what’s a suitable use for money?”
“Bro, new here? We’re discussing so many topics, and you’re only curious about the use of money? Is it because you have money? *Wink.jpg*.”
“Just purely curious.”
The people in the group were quite enthusiastic. Someone immediately sent a long message, likely copied.
“Money has countless uses.”
“One, purchase jade, spiritual wood, and land to establish Spiritual Energy planting bases. Purchase seeds from the Official channels, and there’s a chance to cultivate Spiritual Medicine. Note: Jade can absorb Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy, so the market price of jade has been rising year after year. Some tree species have a spirit-gathering effect and are very valuable. In an environment with abundant Spiritual Energy, normal crops have a certain chance of growing into Spiritual Plants. Therefore, many people are farming these days, and stocking up on food for future disasters.”
“Two, hire Researchers to study Cultivation Techniques, Spiritual Plant cultivation, and Spiritual Land development. Once there are results, submit them to the Federation to obtain Contribution Value. Contribution Value can be exchanged for precious resources.”
“Three, the simplest way is to donate money to the Investigation Bureau to gain eligibility to purchase internal resources.”
“Four, go to Administrative Regions where weapons can be legally held, hehehe, I won’t say more about this one.”
“Five, six.”
“Currently, the policy from above is to maintain stability and preserve the existing social order, so money still plays a significant role.”
“There are a few wealthy individuals in the group who have bought land in the countryside and have already started Spiritual Energy planting bases. It’s said they’ve already cultivated a few Spiritual Medicines. Envious!”
“The few points I’ve listed are not exhaustive. Once you truly have money, you’ll see many more paths.”
Bai Yu: “Thank you! I didn’t expect the Extraordinary world to be so well-developed.”
“By the way, brother, are you rich?”
“I’m just a student.”
“Which school?”
“Tianhai City University.”
“Whoa! A top student!”
Suddenly, many people came out to chat.
“If you have strong abilities, little brother, you can consider finding Tutors who research Extraordinary fields and engage in Scientific Research. This path has a good chance of taking off!”
Brother Long: “@One Bai Yu, come to my gym, the fee is halved.”
Seeing everyone’s enthusiasm, Bai Yu thanked them repeatedly and then quietly exited the chat.
Thinking about the Soybean Futures in his hand, he felt a bit excited.
“Money seems quite useful. I need to keep making money later.”
He was also considering the gym.
The key point was that Brother Long had already encountered Supernatural Events, daring to go to Qingyun River knowing there were Fishmen; he was a ruthless person. The group also mentioned that the two had killed a Vampire, and that Zhou Gang, being in the Army, had participated in battles with thousands of Alien Races.
He wondered if there was any exaggeration.
Even with extraordinary power now, Bai Yu admitted he didn’t have that kind of courage.
“Am I being too cautious? But this Golden Finger of mine should develop this way.”
Afterward, he continued to watch the Golden Page, soon feeling mentally fatigued and falling into a deep sleep.
The first ray of morning sunlight, filtering through the gap in the curtains, fell by Bai Yu’s bedside.
The first thing he did every morning was check his Golden Finger.
【Intelligence One（White）
Keyword: Investigator
Required Intelligence Value: 5】
【Intelligence Two（White）
Keyword: Archives
Required Intelligence Value: 5】
【Intelligence Three（White）
Keyword: Body Refining
Required Intelligence Value: 5】
【Intelligence Four（Green）
Keyword: Basic Cultivation Method
Required Intelligence Value: 20】
Requires 35 Intelligence Value!
“It looks like I can only buy the Basic Cultivation Method.”
“Alas~”
Bai Yu sighed.
But when he looked at the tasks, he found they had changed!
The Push-ups and other four tasks had their quantities directly doubled, with each task rewarding ten Intelligence Value, a doubling.
A new task had also been added.
【Task Five: Cycle Great Heavenly Cycle 0/10
Reward: 1 Random Intelligence Fragment （Purple: 90%, Gold: 9%, Red: 1%）
Ten fragments can be combined into an Intelligence Scroll.
After using an Intelligence Scroll, Intelligence of the corresponding quality will appear, but it still requires Intelligence Value to purchase.
Purple: 200, Gold: 500, Red: 1000】
Seeing it tripled, Bai Yu couldn’t help himself.
“Thirty kilometers, my legs would be broken!”
Coupled with the Intelligence Fragment system and the high Intelligence costs.
This… Intelligence Value is even more insufficient!
“Judging by the prices, there should be another color between purple and green.”
He calculated that based on the current daily Intelligence Value acquisition, a purple task would take five days, a gold one twelve and a half days, and a red one twenty-five days.
One piece of Intelligence every ten days.
“To get better Intelligence later, it seems I’ll need to save up Intelligence Value.”
He glanced at the four pieces of Intelligence for today again; he wanted to see them all! He couldn’t save up at all.
