Chapter 552: The Dark Clouds of the Temple of Greed Will Eventually Cover the World
The more Lu Yuan thought about it, the more excited he became. He jumped up from his seat and said with great joy, "That makes sense! I was saying that hiding some cards is good. This respected lady is really smart."
Hai Luo's pretty face wrinkled into a ball: "Then how are you going to charge?"
Lu Yuan said excitedly: "I have to see how much it costs to copy the divine skill... I estimate that it takes 3-5 points of luck to copy a "craftsman's talent". It may even be higher."
"Of course, we can't sell it too expensive... 100-200% profit, isn't that too much? I sell it for 10 points and transport one!"
The old cat was so frightened that the hair on its body stood up. Humans worked hard to build a fortress of tens of millions of tons, but it only sold for 5 points of cargo, and the floating fortress also has costs.
So this guy can easily make more money? Or is he corrupt? Even human beings themselves are being exploited by him!
This world is so unfair.
"It's too expensive." Miss Conch couldn't help but say, "If we convert it into spiritual energy, 500 spiritual energy per craftsman's talent... It's far higher than the market price. No one will buy yours."
The divine skills can be stripped away, and the normal price is in the single digit to double digits, but how should I put it... this thing has a price but no market, and transactions are relatively rare.
Moreover, according to current research, second-hand divine skills may bear the imprint of the original owner, so the probability of fusion failure actually always exists.
Lu Yuan raised his eyebrows: "Market price? How many talented craftsmen are there in the market? Moreover, plundering the skills of gods will offend a race to death, and that is a great hatred that will not end until death."
"There's no risk in my business. You can have as much as you want! 10 points of luck, not expensive!"
"Besides the craftsman's talent, I can also copy other abilities, such as the Eternal Fire and Carved Word Reading. I can fill the shelves with goods like a supermarket. This future is really bright! Not only the North, but the whole world are my buyers!"
Faced with this historical level of corruption, Hai Luo and Lao Mao were both frightened and said nothing.
But after thinking about it carefully, I feel that if I can continue to be greedy, it seems to be a good thing... It is a transaction that is consensual, and everyone is strengthened.
"Wait..." Lu Yuan quickly calmed down, with a bitter face, "There is still a small problem. I dare not use the temple openly."
"This thing is a taboo. The ancient insect swallowed the [Temple] in its body and never showed up. The [Temple] of the aliens is also in the alien space. Anyway, they themselves are wanted criminals, so it doesn't matter if there is one more [Temple]."
"Although the North is relatively safe, isn't it too dangerous for me to use it without thinking?"
He didn't dare to take this kind of risk.
No matter how great the benefits are, he wouldn't dare.
If something bad happened, the entire North would be destroyed, and he himself would not be able to rest in peace.
"Or you can break through the barrier between dreams and reality and trade in dreams?" Conch raised his eyebrows and came up with another idea.
"That won't work... If I can break through the dream barrier, it means that [Heavenly Mythology] will be perfectly restored, or even taken to a higher level. At the moment, I really don't have the ability to do that."
Lu Yuan spread his hands.
His inspiration was used to create the "Core of Ability", so the restoration of Asgard had to be postponed temporarily.
Without the "core of ability", the work of replicating ability is just a mirage.
Lu Yuan felt very uncomfortable, scratching his head and touching his ears, extremely anxious.
The old cat looked at his comrade's nervous look and said speechlessly: "Can't you use your field to industrialize it to cover it up? Your steel ability has become an [iron field]. Can't a hundred fields even cover up a fairy palace?"
"It seems to make some sense..."
Lu Yuan racked his brains to think about it, and soon his eyes lit up and he thought of some key points.
"With the industrialization of fields, everything can be a field... I just need to create a few more complex fields to mess up the idealistic rules."
"Especially the ability of the different space, which has the best concealment ability."
"As long as the [Temple] is placed in a different dimension, theoretically the [Temple] will be covered up."
"In this way, guests who enter can trade directly with me."
"The name of this [Temple] is [Temple of Greed]. What do you think?"
"Come on, [Temple of Greed], wouldn't it immediately remind people of you, the Greedy Demon?" The old cat became more and more disgusted, are you crazy about wanting a name?
Lu Yuan explained solemnly: "No, no, no, you are wrong. 'Greed' and 'greedy' are indeed similar words, but does anything related to greed have to involve me? Impossible! I am just a rookie who can hardly protect myself."
"If I become powerful enough in the future, I will be able to publicly use this name and enjoy the benefits of it."
"If I die, the secrets of the Asgard can be passed on to future generations, and the name has been changed to [Temple of Greed], so it won't be easily exposed. It really kills two birds with one stone!"
This statement made sense and after thinking about it, the old cat was convinced.
Those who know the situation might think of the devil of greed, but for those who don’t, it’s actually… hard to make the connection.
But it felt more and more unhappy in its heart, because its good comrade-in-arms found another reason to embezzle a huge sum of money!
What’s even more terrifying is that this time, even humans will be severely exploited.
The civilization points that humans earn from other civilizations should be used to purchase "divine skills"? !
The biggest beneficiary of the entire North is actually the Demon God of Greed.
The whole world was shrouded in his greed! "This guy is too evil!" The old cat couldn't bear to watch it, but he had no reason to refute. He could only flick his tail, jump off the table, and fly away from here.
Lu Yuan also shook his body happily and made a scissors hand gesture to the girl.
"How childish, little brother~" Conch laughed happily, jumped up and knocked him on the head.
"Roar! I am a dragon." Lu Yuan bared his teeth and imitated the little mirage dragon, nudging her with his head.
"Ouch!" The conch continued to hit him on the head.
The two of them played and joked, and the fatigue from long-term overtime work was swept away.
Just then, the radio sounded.
The announcer said in a dignified voice: "Attention, citizens, our city will arrive at the destination in 4 hours. Please stay away from the edge of the city."
“Citizens who wish to enjoy the scenery are requested to proceed to the viewing platform and queue in an orderly manner.”
"Repeat that..."
The weather was still a little cold, with the north wind howling, but it couldn't stop everyone's extremely warm mood.
"Swish", a large group of people ran out of the small cave, took the elevator to the highest point of the city, and looked out at the white snow-covered world.
There was even a large group of robots that also ran out - these were robots controlled by dream mechanisms, allowing the sleepers to observe reality.
"This is where our future is going to be! Look at that big lake, it's all frozen over."
"It is said that the trading market will not be located directly in Green City. Instead, a vacant lot will be planned next to it to build a new high-rise building."
"That's normal. For safety reasons, our city should be separated from the trading market."
The crowd was chattering and lively.
Lu Yuan and Miss Conch, wearing masks, mingled among the crowd and robots, listening to everyone's discussion. This was their favorite thing to do.
"In the future, when everyone wakes up collectively, there won't be so many robots."
“No, no, no, there may be more robots in the future. We want higher production capacity, and large-scale population expansion is not realistic, so we still have to produce robots.”
"If our human knowledge spreads out and other civilizations develop... I always feel a little unwilling. Most of the civilizations here are based on the technology of the steam age."
Another young man said, "... Madam, your view is a bit one-sided. First of all, our city will not stay here forever. We will definitely leave in a few hundred years. Their development has nothing to do with us."
"Secondly, don't we develop ourselves? If we are still caught up with others when we have a trading market income, it means that our civilization has long stagnated."
"Since we have stopped progressing, we might as well give up our position to other civilizations. It's our own fault! We can't blame the competition from others."
Before they knew it, a debate had broken out among the young people.
Lu Yuan scratched his head after hearing this. He didn't know why the Social Darwin tendency among humans had become a little more serious.
What backward civilization should be eliminated... It sounds a bit scary.
Well, it's good to have an insightful debate.
What's more, to a certain extent, what the boy said is correct.
Lu Yuan couldn't help but think of the Lighthouse Country during the Earth period. Once upon a time, the citizens of the Lighthouse Country were very optimistic. They were not afraid of competition and truly felt that their country was at the forefront of the world. They also believed that their worldview and values should be promoted to the whole world.
It is precisely because of this optimistic spirit that it attracts many high-quality talents. If someone criticizes the country as a beacon on the Internet, they will not be upset, but will instead make fun of themselves humorously.
But gradually, this spirit disappeared, and the world view and values became strange. A single comment on the Internet would break the defense, and the glory of the beacon country was no longer so mysterious.
"Alas, the things on Earth are long gone, let's just think about ourselves..."
"It's a good thing to have a self-deprecating spirit."
Lu Yuan sighed softly. Humans were indeed not strong enough. They were still a long way from being able to seal a complete ghost.
If we take away the fighting power of the Greedy Demon, defeating a [Ghost] would be a luxury...
It’s no wonder that everyone is a little anxious. After all, only when you actually come into contact with a ghost will you realize that it is not far away from you.
But there is no point in rushing about some things. The development of society and technology is gradual. Instead of lamenting the difficulties ahead, it is better to move forward step by step.
In this way, the height of the city continued to decrease.
Many people from the Wulan tribe were watching from afar, and there might be tens of thousands of them! Because the two sides looked similar, Lu Tiantian's biology team also conducted a detailed study and found that reproductive isolation was between "something and nothing", equivalent to the gap between Homo sapiens and Neanderthals. They could reproduce, but their offspring were prone to genetic diseases.
This matter is actually a bit annoying... If a city citizen falls in love with someone from the Ulan tribe and gets pregnant, it will be too much trouble.
Lu Yuan actually doesn't really want to absorb foreign immigrants.
Fortunately, ordinary citizens cannot go directly to the trading market, and given the population isolation, there is no major problem for the time being.
With a soft "boom" sound, Green City arrived at its destination at dusk.
The wind was howling and the temperature was about minus 5 degrees Celsius.
This is a geothermal area similar to the Yangtze River Delta. 300 kilometers away there is a huge active volcano, which emits high temperatures that continuously melt the snow.
The snow water gathered into a river about 100 meters wide, which flowed into the lake in a mighty manner.
Because the river often freezes, the shipping conditions here are not very good.
But no matter what, according to geographical experts, this is not the best start in the game "Civilization 5", but it is also an excellent terrain with mines, water and mountains.
Everyone looked down from the viewing platform excitedly. People saw a unique boreal forest, dominated by pine and cypress trees, like a splash-ink landscape painting, with white snowflakes condensing on the branches, exuding a cool charm.
Some trees have needle-shaped or linear leaves with small leaf area, so water is not easy to evaporate. Some leaves have thick cutin or wax, and some have thick hairs. These structures effectively prevent water from evaporating. Occasionally, there are furry animals jumping between trees, which look like squirrels? There are also birds making brilliant sounds.
There is even a natural hot spring several kilometers away, and the scientific expedition team has established a preliminary base.
It really is a natural tourist destination! "Ahem... Don't be too impulsive!" Lu Yuan had to jump out and say a few more words, "Everyone, first of all, we are going to live here for a long time, so we still have to protect the ecological environment!"
"The trees here grow very slowly. Each large tree may be hundreds of years old, and the ecosystem is relatively fragile! Therefore, strict scientific investigation is necessary before opening up to tourism."
"The existence of the forest can effectively resist the cold wind from the north, which is equivalent to a natural barrier."
"I once heard that a civilization cut down all the wood in the surrounding forests for heating. Even though this is a geothermal area, without this forest barrier, it would be freezing cold all year round."
"It's already very cold, Commander-in-Chief!" the crowd shouted, "We can't cut down trees!"
"We just want to have a snowball fight!"
"Don't think I don't know your good idea. There's snow in the city too, so just stay still!"
Miss Conch secretly made a snowball and threw it at Lu Yuan's head.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
Lu Yuan was shivering from the cold: "Who is so hateful?"
"It's me!" "It's me!" Many people responded and made snowballs frantically.
"Unfilial descendants!" Lu Yuan shouted.
People immediately happily divided into several teams and started snowball fights, and the air was filled with happy laughter.
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Green City has started a new round of large-scale construction.
And in the various geothermal areas in the north, subtle evolutions are also taking place.
"Extra news, the Green Market has officially started construction. This is a powerful technological civilization, suspected to be even more powerful than the dwarves, and has a large number of commodities."
"The exchange ratio between civilization points and spiritual charm is as high as 1:50, which is 5 times that of the dwarves!"
In a cave in a tropical region somewhere far away.
A bell rang "Ding-ling-ling" and a sharp voice was heard.
This is an extraordinary item called the "Goblin Bell". According to legend, the goblin chieftain "Braden the Gravedigger" once dug up the tomb of an ancient craftsman and found out how to make this communication bell.
The "Goblin Bell" greatly increased the speed of information exchange in the North.
"Stronger than the dwarves, what are you bragging about?" The owner of this rude voice was drinking and was drunk. "What green grass? What?"
"It's a market where everything can be sold." The bell made a sound.
"Green City, I've never heard of this kind of weakling race. Do they deserve it?!" The voice became more and more rude. "I will use a mace to rob them mercilessly."
The others all burst into laughter: "Boss, you are drunk!"
The one-eyed race! Thanks to their innate racial advantages, members of this race can grow to a height of 10 meters!
They have thick skin and flesh, great strength, and can even reach the level of Level 10 life, an extraordinary level that other intelligent life forms do not possess.
Unfortunately, the one-eyed people are too greedy.
The impoverished North has a limited environmental carrying capacity and cannot support too many people.
The territory of their entire race is not small, but there are only more than 10,000 people. They dig moss, eat soil, and gnaw tree bark every day, but they still cannot get enough.
If there are more, people will starve to death.
The goblin liaison officer said with a sly smile: "Brother One-Eyed, they deserve it! They really deserve it! They have a level 12 Zerg warrior!"
"And they welcome challenges from all races. There is no punishment for losing, but there are rewards for winning."
"So confident?!"
All of a sudden, the whole cave began to breathe heavily.
The warlike one-eyed tribe was a little tempted.
The goblin liaison officer continued, "Brother One-Eyed, Green City came from outside the northern border. They offered a good price, 1 spiritual charm can be exchanged for 500,000 tons of food."
"One civilization point can be exchanged for 50 spiritual charms. One spiritual charm... um, 50 million tons of food."
The drunk chief counted on his fingers, unable to calculate.
He was moved.
"Let's go take a look and bring some supplies."
"...Level 12 life...I'll see if they are real!" The tallest giant, without any preparation, picked up a mace and set out on the journey with great vigor and confidence.
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The one-eyed tribe, ten thousand kilometers away.
Another new race, the Hongxiang race.
It wasn't that rough. Everyone gathered in a tall concrete building and had a serious discussion.
"Is the information passed on by the goblins reliable?"
"These guys are cheating and deceiving everywhere... Some goblins enjoy deception and often spread false information."
The leader was an elderly female with bright eyes and a long nose. She was about four hundred years old.
The Hongxiang tribe is a matriarchal society. Due to their large size, they did not have enough to eat. It was not until a hundred years ago that they established diplomatic relations with the dwarves and obtained a stable source of food.
"Mother, we think it is more reliable because there are more races passing on this news. They are unlikely to be like the goblins, deceiving just to please themselves."
A male elephant man said respectfully.
There are two 2.5-meter-long white fangs in his mouth.
The ivory of the Hongxiang tribe is a high-quality carving material, so they are also the long-term strategic partner of the dwarf tribe.
But the dwarves are powerful and they keep the price low. Plus, we control their food supply, so there is always a hidden danger.
Now, facing the sudden emergence of Green City, a trading market with a good location was opened with some little ideas.
“We are a civilization with special products, and the demand for our products exceeds the supply.”
"But one more partner means one more way. I think we can send a caravan to take a look."
"As for whether to cooperate, we have to investigate in person to know." The clan mother seemed quite wise.
"If the dwarves find out, won't they be angry? What if they withhold this year's food? Then we'll starve again."
The tribe mother said calmly: "We are just going to take a look. Besides, our civilization is not a vassal of the dwarves. Can they still stop our transaction?"
"Now, the dwarves have more rivals, and we have to fight for our own interests."
The clan mother closed her eyes and muttered to herself, as if she was fortune-telling.
Actually... can't figure it out?! Green City, a mysterious civilization, maybe, really has some strength? ...
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I have to admit that food in the North is indeed a big problem.
What does the supernatural world do to the weak? The Malthusian trap still exists, and most of the population still suffers from cold and hunger.
For the powerful tribes, food is the best means to exploit other weak tribes.
The Longhair Clan is a large clan in the North. Their technology has reached the steam age and they are capable enough to retrieve the "combustible crystals" from the bottom of the lake.
The thick fur can resist the most severe cold winds. It owns as many as 12 cities with a population of 20 million!
However, the long-haired tribe was suppressed by the dwarf tribe and could not stand up.
The reason was that in a gambling fight a hundred years ago, they were defeated miserably without any suspense.
In this cold land, no one will sympathize with the losers.
That Waterloo caused them to lose a large number of mines, farmlands, forests, lakes and vassal races. Under the suppression of the dwarves, they never recovered from that defeat.
At this moment, the Longhair tribe held a city meeting.
"The dwarves actually have rivals?!"
"Is this news true or false?" These guys with fangs were holding a map and studying it carefully.
"It's too far away... 12,000 kilometers from us. Even if we buy the goods, it's hard to transport them back. We don't have enough pack animals."
"No, Green City said that if you buy items from them, they will deliver them to your door. They have a huge floating fortress, the same as the dwarfs' fortress..."
“They entered the electric age?”
"Yes……"
The long-haired people had all kinds of thoughts.
If we purchase weapons, can we take back what we lost a hundred years ago?
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(PS: Thanks to "Shang Hong Ai Ai" for giving me the leader! After an era, we finally have a new leader! Orz)
(It’s a pity that I don’t have the strength to update anymore, so the previous leader owes me QAQ. I can only lie on the ground and eat this carrot with tears in my eyes, and then howl: Big brother is awesome!)
(End of this chapter)