Chapter 232 Exclusively published on Jinjiang Literature City: Want to contract a vampire vine?
After chatting about gossip, Lu Xuan suppressed Bai Xuefeng's supernatural abilities.
Like the Wutong Captain of Luochuan, the reward is 10,000 catties of supplies, and the crystal cores will be provided at double the amount.
After learning about the uses of the crystal cores, Bai Xuefeng decisively asked for the full amount of crystal cores, and used the remaining supplies to offset two treatment devices and two 100-cubic-meter spaces.
The extra few hundred kilograms were a gift from Lu Xuan.
The items weren't many, but they were all very practical. One of the two treatment devices would be sent to the Marquis's residence later, so both families could benefit.
[Congratulations to the streamer for gaining another special ability.]
I'm tired of talking about being a walking cheat code.
With the ability to bounce back, will streamers never have to worry about getting injured in battle again?
[Did the streamer ever worry about this before? Were they ever injured?]
To be honest, there's nothing in the streamer's dimension that could pose a real danger to him. Special abilities are useful, but they're mostly just icing on the cake.
[That's right, to see these superpowers truly come into play, the streamer will only be able to experience mutations similar to those in the Star Alliance or the apocalypse.]
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Afterwards, Lu Xuan also mentioned the holographic pay-to-win business in the capital to them.
Although the Bai family is skilled in business, their social status is not high enough. Therefore, this matter was handed over to the Xie family to take the lead. They will hand over 10% of the profits to the Ministry of Revenue, and there is no need to worry about the new emperor having any bad ideas about the Marquis of Weiyuan's mansion.
There are many wealthy people in the capital, and the potential profits are even greater. So Lu Xuan transferred 100 million yuan to Xie Yun's account in one go.
Xie Yun was so frightened that he didn't dare to stay any longer. He was in a hurry to go back and give the points to his father, lest something go wrong and he couldn't repay the huge sum of money even if he sold himself.
Furthermore, the supplies corresponding to the points also need to be delivered, and it's not that we can't gather enough for the time being...
The red beans from Lu Xuan's 10,000 mu of land alone, which he received as part of the 20% allocation, amount to more than 2 million jin. Less than half of that can offset 100 million points.
[Damn it! The streamer is so extravagant these days it makes me want to hate the rich!]
[They spent 100 million as if it were only one dollar, without even blinking an eye.]
[If someone could transfer me 100 million, I'd be willing to be their slave, no, their son and grandson!]
[The person upstairs is too greedy. I'm different. I'd be willing to eat shit even if it meant eating ten million!]
Is ten million too little? I only need one million!
[You beasts, stop being so greedy! You're disrupting the market!]
[Look at me, I'm cheap, just give me 10,000 a month.]
[?! 10,000 points is equivalent to 100,000 star coins, that's over a million a year! You greedy devils!]
Lu Xuan: "..." It sounds so real.
He paused slightly, suddenly realizing that he seemed to have only ever drawn physical rewards and had never drawn points directly.
Lu Xuan reviewed the lottery rules again and confirmed that points could be used as prizes, and the rewards would be automatically converted into star coins and deposited into the winner's account.
After a moment's thought, Lu Xuan said to the viewers in the barrage who had already reached the classic figure of 300 points (a monthly salary of 3,000), "Today, in addition to the usual food lottery, let's do another round of points lottery."
Paying the audience directly is unrealistic, but holding a raffle to make everyone happy is fine.
【！！！】
[Draw points!? Great! Great!]
How many points will the streamer draw? How many slots are available?
Are they going to take a 100 million yuan cut from our payout?
Lu Xuan said calmly, "Don't be too greedy. If you draw 100 million at a time, the points lottery will probably become a thing of the past. Let's take it slow and steady. Let's draw 10 million this time."
If you convert it, isn't that about 100 million Star Coins? Pretty much.
The idea of giving away 100 million yuan was just a joke among viewers, but giving away 10 million yuan is already quite generous on the entire live streaming platform.
Before the lottery even officially started, many wealthy fans on the leaderboard had already showered the giveaway with gifts as a show of support.
Afterwards, Lu Xuan drew 100,000 lottery slots for food delivery and another 10,000 slots for points. The highest prize was 10,000 points, with a total of 100 slots. The prizes ranged from a few thousand to a few hundred points, with the lowest prize being 100 points, which is equivalent to 1,000 star coins.
Even if you only draw the lowest tier, it's still a small windfall, enough to eat a few good meals.
The entire live stream was filled with excitement because of this amazing giveaway.
Even those who didn't win are still hoping, despite their disappointment, that maybe they'll be the winner next time, or the time after that?
To increase the probability of this happening, many people showered Lu Xuan with compliments.
Lu Xuanxin accepted all the praise and then casually took back the millions of grains she had just acquired.
He glanced at the balance: 8.8 billion.
Once we receive the first batch of payments from Beijing tomorrow, it will likely be worth tens of billions.
The military warships I've longed for are now within my grasp.
Admittedly, Lu Xuan had discount coupons and didn't actually need to raise 10 billion to buy it, but 10 billion was a breakthrough goal he set for himself.
Spending the money after you've achieved it gives you a greater sense of accomplishment.
After Bai Xuefeng and Xie Yun left, many more prominent families came to visit with gifts. Apart from simply trying to get closer to them, most of them were trying to find out if they could also get a room for the family to host a wedding.
Lu Xuan left the gifts, and told the family to go back and wait for news, and to finish the official transaction first tomorrow.
In addition to the nobles, someone from the palace also came to inform them of the time to enter the palace the next day.
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The next morning, in the Imperial Study.
The air-conditioned Imperial Study is pleasantly cool, keeping out the outside temperature of over 40 degrees Celsius.
The ministers, all dressed in upgraded bio-suits, appeared completely unaffected by the extreme heat.
Lu Xuan handed over a large amount of valuables obtained from the confiscation of property in Licheng, which earned him great praise from the new emperor. The ministers also praised him for his hatred of evil, his advocacy for the people, and his noble character.
Lu Xuan thought to himself, "Do you think any of these people have colluded with or benefited from the powerful families of Jiangnan?"
Of course it exists, is there even a need to think about it?
Those powerful families that were able to remain standing for so long either had officials within their families or had sufficiently powerful backers in the capital.
[Perhaps those present are related by marriage to those prominent families in Jiangnan.]
Unfortunately, regardless of whether they are related or not, once those people are found out or even confess to various unforgivable crimes, they will quickly sever ties and clean up the mess. No one will be foolish enough to stand up for them.
When everything is fine, everyone is happy; but once one party is in trouble, the common practice among the nobility is for everyone to scatter like leaves in the wind.
Of course, these things happen to ordinary people too; that's human nature.
Lu Xuan simply clicked his tongue in his heart and stopped thinking about these irrelevant things, quickly getting down to business with the new emperor.
The first batch of debts was handed over smoothly.
The total of 70,000 mu of greenhouses yielded 100 million jin of grain, and IOUs were issued for 30 million jin, which should have been paid off in one go.
However, the capital city needs to provide disaster relief and support to other towns and cities, which requires far more grain than this. Therefore, when the two parties signed the contract last time, they agreed to exchange only 10% each time. So this time, Lu Xuan only received 10 million catties.
The quantity of the new batch of supplies was not reduced despite the fact that the capital city was no longer short of supplies; on the contrary, it was further increased due to the needs of disaster relief.
As expected, the scale of greenhouse heating in Beijing has increased again.
This time, the new emperor was very frugal and only ordered simple greenhouses made of low-cost rainproof cloth, still covering 50,000 mu.
In addition, there are more hoverbuses, as well as special weapons and equipment such as [unspecified items] and protective suits.
The first batch of buses could only carry a little over a thousand soldiers at a time. In some areas where mutinies had occurred, a little over a thousand soldiers was a drop in the ocean.
This time, the new emperor added dozens more hoverbuses, each capable of carrying over five thousand people at a time. Combined with special weapons, the fighting will be much easier.
Moreover, Lu Xuan only provided bullets and hypnotic bombs, without taking out explosives, which could minimize casualties. This was also very important for the dynasty that had lost many people after the catastrophe.
The new emperor also ordered five medical pods. One was kept in the palace, two were allocated to the Huo family army, and two were kept by the guards in the capital.
Lu Xuan had already given away all the medical pods he had in Luo Chuan, so he had to buy them from the store.
The daily discount price is no longer available, but fortunately, the new emperor is paying for it, so he won't lose out.
Finally, the most important thing is the evolution fluid, just like last time, a total of five vials, and we also need to trade a batch of crystal cores.
The officials present couldn't help but ask, "Couldn't there be more evolution fluid?"
With such a small number, when will they be able to get one for themselves or their families?
Lu Xuan said, "The number of each settlement that provided the evolution fluid is the same. If the capital wants more, it can only reduce the number of other settlements."
The one that was added for Bai Xuefeng was an extra one that he had set aside, so it's not included.
The new emperor glared at the official who had spoken and said to Lu Xuan, "Don't pay attention to his words. Being able to obtain the opportunity to awaken supernatural abilities is already a stroke of luck. There is no reason for us to be greedy and take advantage of others."
Those qualified to distribute the evolution fluid are the top leaders of each settlement. These people may have already become superhumans, or they may be hoping that their relatives will awaken.
Once they learn that the capital has deprived them of this opportunity, they will surely feel dissatisfied with the royal family and the capital.
The new emperor still wanted to win over those with superpowers, so naturally he wouldn't do something so foolish.
He even proactively stated: "I plan to grant official titles and ranks to all those who have awakened supernatural abilities and are willing to serve the court in the future."
To prove that what he said was true, he even bestowed a title and reward upon Bai Xuefeng, who happened to be in the capital at the time.
The second branch of the Bai family already had a high-ranking official, the Minister of Revenue. It was not appropriate to grant him another official position, so they gave him the title of Viscount, along with a Viscount's mansion and a hundred acres of fertile land. The title was hereditary and could be passed down through generations, after which the title would be inherited at a lower rank.
This means that, including Bai Xuefeng, the entire family has been nobles for three generations.
The viewers in the live stream were all envious.
With the Bai family's wealth, there was no need to worry about their descendants starving to death. But it's still pretty cool that one person can have a secure job for three generations just by awakening a special ability.
The officials present were all astonished. Some opened their mouths as if to say something, but then, thinking that this good thing might fall into their laps in the future, they suddenly couldn't say anything against it.
The new emperor added, "Because Bai Jiazi possesses a special type of superpower, he is exceptionally granted a higher rank in reward. All other individuals with conventional superpowers will be granted the title of baron and be given fifty acres of fertile land, which cannot be inherited."
Although these titles are just nominal ranks without real power, as long as these superhumans are determined to make a name for themselves, having such a nominal rank as a foundation makes it much easier for them to climb the ranks than for other poor students who have to overcome numerous obstacles to pass the imperial examinations.
As long as they don't do anything out of the ordinary that breaks the law, their future is bright.
Because of these obvious benefits, the ministers paid close attention to the allocation of the new batch of evolution fluid.
The first batch of evolution fluid was distributed as follows: one for the new emperor himself, one for the young crown prince, and the remaining three were given to the Duke's Mansion (a top-tier family), the Grand Tutor's Mansion, and the Marquis of Weiyuan's Mansion (whose daughter-in-law married into the family).
As previously agreed, this time it should be the turn of these other first-rank officials.
The specific ranking should be calculated based on the number of merits performed.
As expected, Huo Tiankuo should have been ranked first, but since he has already awakened, he can be disregarded.
Another veteran general who had served the late emperor was tasked with re-determining the number of spots, making it more difficult to determine the remaining spots.
Most of the ministers present were of the first rank, and everyone wanted to be allocated the evolution fluid as soon as possible. Even after they got the fluid, they would argue behind closed doors about who should take it. That was a problem to worry about after receiving the benefits.
Right now, the most important thing is to get the benefits first!
Ministers who felt they had worked harder and made greater contributions looked at their colleagues with the eyes of rivals, their eyes almost sparking with rage.
The new emperor already knew the distribution of the next batch of evolution fluid but was in no hurry to announce it. He casually dismissed the ministers who were making a scene and left Lu Xuan alone.
With no outsiders present, the new emperor looked at Lu Xuan inquiringly and asked, "I heard from Prefect Liu that in addition to being able to accelerate crop growth, Marquis Yunxian can also control another kind of giant vine with considerable combat power. Did Marquis Yunxian obtain his ability to control the giant vine from wood-type supernatural abilities?"
Lu Xuan raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised that the new emperor would ask this.
He nodded and said, "It's a wood-type ability."
The new emperor's gaze was intense: "Can other wood-type ability users possess this ability?"
Lu Xuan thought about the awakening results of the first batch of evolution fluid and seemed to understand the new emperor's intention.
Sure enough, the new emperor then said, "I asked the agricultural official, and he said that ordinary vines can be divided and regrown by taking a branch. I wonder if Marquis Yunxian would be willing to take a branch of a giant vine to help a designated wood-type ability user inherit it?"
Live stream viewers: ! ! ?
Lu Xuan looked at the new emperor knowingly and said, "Your Majesty intends to grant the Crown Prince a contract with the Vampire Vine?"
The five evolution elixirs in the capital ultimately benefited three people: the young prince, Xie Yun's elder brother from the Marquis of Weiyuan's mansion, and a young master from the Grand Tutor's mansion.
Among them, the eldest brother of the Xie family awakened the wind element, while the one from the Grand Tutor's Mansion had enhanced vision.
The young prince is the only wood-type ability user.
The new emperor, who was just marveling at the chilling name "Vampire Vine," nodded subconsciously, "Not bad."
As the emperor, it would be a lie to say that he wasn't disappointed that the new emperor failed to awaken his supernatural abilities. However, the crown prince's awakening could also consolidate his position, so he naturally hoped that the crown prince's abilities would be as strong as possible.
Ideally, one should try to get closer to Lu Xuan, even if only by a little bit.
Lu Xuan did not refuse immediately, but said slowly, "It is true that splitting off a branch can cultivate a new bloodsucking vine of slightly lower level, but the bloodsucking vine itself is too high level. Even if it is reduced by two or three levels, it is not something that the newly awakened prince can withstand."
Lu Xuan said meaningfully, "If a forced contract is made, there will only be one result: a sudden death. In that case, does Your Majesty still want the young crown prince to form a contract with the vampire vine?"
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Author's note: Just wanted to let you know in advance that I'll be busy with some real-life matters lately, probably until the latter half of the month.
The update volume and update time may be somewhat unstable during this period.
If there's no update by 6 PM that day, the update time will be pushed back. I can't say exactly what time, but I'll try my best to keep updating.
If one day I can't even keep up with writing three times a day... it must be because I genuinely don't have enough time to write anymore, please understand. [doge]
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Thanks to "Changyushan" for throwing a landmine. Throwing time: 2025-06-12 00:21:21
Thank you "Yan" for irrigating with nutrient solution +1
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