Virus King - Chapter 245

Chapter 245: The God-King’s Identity! The Treasury of the Court!

TL: YYang

An S-Rank Demon Bloodline. Almost everyone’s eyes turned red with envy. If they hadn’t understood the power of bloodlines before, it would have been one thing. But in the group, there was already someone who had obtained a bloodline power! It was none other than Han Xiao.

After acquiring that bloodline power, Han Xiao’s confidence soared. Although his profession, Hell Envoy, was of a lower grade compared to most people’s S-Rank professions, the S-Rank Devil Bloodline significantly boosted his strength, putting him ahead of many.

Especially with the Hellfire that synergized with his spirit strength, he wielded it with exceptional skill. Otherwise, Han Xiao wouldn’t have had the confidence to venture alone to another special place on Mount Shu: the Sword Tomb, while everyone else entered the Demon-Sealing Pagoda.

And now, an S-Rank bloodline appeared in the group, and it was none other than the legendary Demon Bloodline, which was as renowned as the Devil Bloodline! The implications were self-evident.

Without risking life and limb in battle, one could acquire this powerful bloodline with enough money! Where did Lord Bai get such items, and why wasn’t he using this powerful bloodline himself but instead auctioning it off!?

Everyone was baffled! Completely baffled, but despite their confusion, they felt excitement and happiness!

Unfortunately, this excitement and happiness were abruptly shattered by a comment in the group.

[Group’s Only Trash: I bid 10,000 gold coins!]

[Crow: What the hell! Are you even human?!]

[Overlord: I strongly suggest we kick this troublemaker, who disrupts the harmony of the auction, out of the group chat!]

[Group’s Only Trash: Boohoo, what did I do wrong? I just want to spend money!]

[King Liu: Spending money isn’t wrong, but damn it, you don’t even need those pieces of equipment you bought. You haven’t even transferred professions yet, and your level isn’t high enough for the equipment!]

[Group’s Only Trash: I can wait until my level is high enough to use them! Esteemed members, there are so few ways to enhance strength with money. I’ve finally encountered an opportunity, please let me have it!]

[…]

In an instant, the group chat turned into chaos. Although they usually had a love-hate relationship, such opportunities were rare, and the God-King was on the verge of inciting public outrage!

[Group’s Only Trash: Esteemed members, please let me have it. At worst, I’ll lend these pieces of equipment to you for free! If you need to spend gold coins in the future, just let me know!]

Finally, the group’s resentment began to subside. And indeed, no one else contested the Demon Bloodline with the God-King. There was no choice; it was difficult for others to compete, as 10,000 gold coins were not something an average evolver could produce.

Despite the fact that the value of this item, both in the past and present, was a huge loss, Chen Bai didn’t care.

The entire Abyss was his hunting ground. With the demons of the Abyss present, he could devour, extract, and refine through slaughter, and with the mysterious effect of the Face of Taotie, an S-Rank bloodline was truly nothing. Such a transaction, turning over tens of thousands of times the profit with almost no cost, was unique across all worlds. Using such an item to probe this kid’s background, Chen Bai thought there was no issue!

Chen Bai directly opened a private chat with him:

[Bai: I’ve sent the item to you, postage and price are cash on delivery! But, is your talent related to gold coins? Where did you get so much money?!]

It was important to note that when the apocalypse first began, before Chen Bai cleared the Furnace of Refinement and without the income from strategy videos, he didn’t have many gold coins. Yet, this guy could already produce several gold coins to buy things!

However, after sending the message, there was no immediate reply from the other side. Chen Bai understood; everyone had their secrets, and whether they wanted to share them was up to them. Yet, unexpectedly, just as Chen Bai’s attention returned to the group chat, a reply finally came!

[Group’s Only Trash: Lord Bai, if I tell you the truth, please don’t kick me out of the group!]

Chen Bai raised an eyebrow. What was this guy thinking!? Instead of worrying about being killed for his treasure, he was concerned about being kicked out of the group!?

This response, however, made Chen Bai relax a bit.

[Bai: Naturally, the group chat’s principles don’t include that! As long as it’s not something too serious, it’s fine. If you don’t want to say, it’s no big deal. I was just casually curious.]

This time, after Chen Bai sent the message, the reply came quickly.

[Group’s Only Trash: That’s good. Well, Lord Bai guessed right; my talent is indeed related to gold coins!]

He then sent a screenshot of his talent!

[Making Money With Money (A-Rank): Increases currency drop by 200% when killing any hostile creature! Additionally, daily currency permanently increases by 1%! All personal combat active skill effects -35%!]

This talent?!

Chen Bai was stunned. It was indeed quite good, but even with such a talent, gathering over ten thousand gold coins seemed unlikely, right!?

It seemed he anticipated this point, and after giving Chen Bai some time to digest, he sent another special message.

[Group’s Only Trash: Well… Lord Bai, I’m in the Imperial City. Our family is quite special here, with my father, uncle, and sister previously in the court… After the apocalypse, due to my talent and my connection with you in Group Chat No. 001, our family’s influence has greatly increased… But rest assured! I haven’t disclosed anything about the group chat to outsiders! I can swear to the Cosmic Will…]

At this point, everything suddenly became clear!

The court. Even with the indiscriminate apocalypse brought by the Cosmic Will, the power of the court remained significant. Although order in other regions had long collapsed, as most leaders were aging and powerless against the apocalypse, in the Imperial City, this power still existed.

In the previous life, the establishment of Dragon City was due to this. It turned out this guy had deep ties with the court, no wonder. He was likely a second or even third-generation member of the Imperial City.

But after the apocalypse broke out, he became a Pioneer. With such a talent, he could manage such a massive treasury!? It was very likely that he was the treasury of the court rebuilt after the apocalypse!

Interesting indeed.

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1% return per day? That’s so fucking busted… Does the author not know how compound interest works??? This is even stronger than Chen Bai’s talent!