Chapter 609 - 562: Monopolizing 4 Numbered Nirvana Skills
On the fringes of the First Civilization Cosmic Country.
At a temporary branch of the intelligence organization, Assassination Star. Over the past few months, Bai Yimo and Blast River Rock had worked as fast as they could to establish a rudimentary intelligence network.
This intelligence network was comprised of 78 Nirvana Powerhouses and 1,022 Holy Hall powerhouses who had entered the Lost Kingdom. Their sole purpose in this Star Domain was not exploration, but to gather, trade, and sell intelligence.
"This ’Lost Kingdom’ community is a novel idea,"
"Most of its members were among the first explorers to enter the First Civilization Cosmic Country, and it’s not short on famous figures from across the Star Sea. They can be our primary source of intelligence."
"We can lift the intel from it and replicate the model exactly."
Bai Yimo nodded.
But she scoffed internally.
’You big oaf. At least half the credit for establishing this ’Lost Kingdom’ belongs to me! Every day, I have to juggle multiple fake identities in there, acting as a shill to guide people toward exchanging for those so-called A, B, C, and D-rank titles... I even have to occasionally play the part of some lucky fool who discovered ore and treasure... I’ve truly mastered the art of role-playing.’
’I just don’t know how the Boss profits so much from this model.’
’I have to ask him the next time we meet.’
Their Assassination Star business concluded quickly.
Next, it was time for their usual pleasures.
Blast River Rock, who had seized control of Assassination Star with Bai Yimo’s help, watched her slowly wrap herself around his waist. The longer he looked, the more he adored her. A tenderness filled his eyes, and he was deeply moved.
HUFF...
"Sometimes, I wonder..."
"I wish I’d met you when I was young. I would have rejected the arrangements of the old-timers and those hidebound clan leaders and made you my true companion. All of Assassination Star, even the entire Thirty-Seventh Cosmic Country, would be mine... and yours."
Bai Yimo pressed herself against his solid, powerful frame.
Her fingers traced teasingly across his skin.
"It doesn’t matter."
"I can be better than a true wife. Everything will be yours, and it will be mine."
Not only did she help Blast River Rock run Assassination Star from behind the scenes, but she had also secretly established her own small intelligence post. Furthermore, relying on sponsorship and support from Shi Ming, she had infiltrated several large, similar intelligence organizations in the vicinity. Several Star Travel Merchants who roamed the Star Sea had also become captives to her charms.
Such were the capabilities of an Elder Ancestor-level figure.
HUFF...
Just as her emotions were peaking, Bai Yimo suddenly felt a message from her Boss.
’What terrible timing.’
As the dedicated employee she was, she frowned instinctively but quickly split off a second consciousness to connect to Shi Ming’s communication.
’Pleasure was important.’
’But work was important too.’
A truly exceptional person could find a way to handle both without issue, and in this regard, Bai Yimo’s control was perfect.
"What is it, Boss?"
Bai Yimo spoke first.
Then, she chuckled. "If you need me to demonstrate the use of a Nirvana skill, you might have come at the perfect time. But if you want to take up a lot of my time with business matters, you’ve come at the wrong time."
After a brief silence,
she received her Boss’s reply.
"Business."
"In three days, I will return to the outer region of the First Civilization Cosmic Country and arrive at the hub planet, Azure Cloud Star. There is a massive, multi-trillion project—one that could rival a nation’s wealth—and it’s a job for you and you alone."
"Oh?"
Bai Yimo noted Shi Ming’s choice of words.
’Wealthy enough to rival a nation?’
’A multi-trillion project?’
’And "return"?’
’Only someone in the inner regions could use the word "return." And anyone who could casually use a Teleportation Vortex to rush over just to discuss business had undoubtedly achieved "Civilization Stone freedom." ’
’Bai Yimo realized that every time she communicated with this boss of convenience, his status and abilities seemed to take another quantum leap.’
’How on earth did his ’Lost Kingdom’ community earn so many Civilization Stones? Could it really be just from selling what was essentially free information? Or by maintaining a few flimsy, ephemeral connections?’
She suppressed the questions in her mind.
The meeting was set for three days from now.
She would get her answers then.
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With the 10x comprehension boost from the Heart of Chaos, Shi Ming had, in a short period, deconstructed and successfully re-fused two skills within his body: the numbered Nirvana skill [Time] from the Time Giant Candela, and [Silence] from Herakrode. He overcame the exclusivity of Nirvana skills, mastering his third and fourth.
Across the endless eons of the Star Sea, through countless cycles of life, only 39 numbered Nirvana skills had ever been born.
He was likely the only person in existence to possess four of them.
If necessary, he could even fuse with Huang Ji’s [Life] and Bertutan’s [Void] to set a new record of possessing six numbered skills. However, his affinity with [Life] was poor, and Amonev had no equivalent item to trade for it. As for [Void], it was tainted by the power of an ancient evil and was currently unusable.
’Four is just the beginning.’
’There’s still [String], the numbered Nirvana skill 18. I have to get it.’
This was his next primary objective.
By absorbing and fusing the two numbered Nirvana skill sources, [Time] and [Silence], his five core stats had once again increased drastically, with each one rising by an average of about 2,000 points.
[Attack Power: 9,842 (+1,650)]
[Stamina: 8,613 (+1,730)]
[Endurance: 9,410 (+1,488)]
[Defense Power: 9,034 (+2,023)]
[Spiritual Power: 37,599,811 (+2,707)]
’My basic core stats probably surpass those of some Pillar Stones and pseudo-gods who have lived for hundreds of thousands, or even millions, of years. Even without using trump cards like the Apocalypse Divine Artifact, I’d be hard-pressed to find a match for myself in the entire Star Sea.’
’Ascending to godhood...’
’I have the beginnings of a plan, but the road ahead is still long.’
’After I meet with Bai Yimo and temporarily entrust the development plan for the Lost Kingdom to her, I can leave. I’ll head to the location of [String] and attempt to claim the number 18 Nirvana source.’
’Of course, I’ll have to sign a contract with Bai Yimo first.’
’This Elder Ancestor has a high opinion of herself; she won’t be easy to control.’
The Lost Kingdom had already grown to a considerable size.
What was valuable wasn’t the community itself, but Shi Ming’s firsthand intelligence and guides. With those, it was a hen that laid golden eggs. As more and more adventurers entered this rediscovered land of treasures, its value only continued to climb.
With it, Shi Ming could easily shape the narrative and influence wave after wave of adventurers.
He could also amass enough wealth to empty a Divine Treasure Vault.