Chapter 8: Ways to Make Money

  "Host, don't be too happy too early. Your current strength is fragile compared to this universe, not even comparable to an ant." Yi Tang's ruthless voice broke through Yi Chi's excited mood.

  "Even if someone is just a little happy, it's not allowed!" Yi Chi muttered in discontent.

  Of course, he also knew that Yi Tang was not wrong. A small nine-star Dou Shi like him really couldn't take the stage, even in a second-tier city. Fifteen-year-olds who reached Dou Zhe's strength were not uncommon, and Yi Chi had only just caught up with those ordinary cultivators. The distance to genius was still quite far.

  "Host, it is recommended that you obtain energy points as soon as possible in preparation for any unexpected situation."

  "I see, didn't you say that gold coins can be exchanged for energy points? So, what's the exchange rate?" Yi Chi doesn't have the ability to hunt and kill magical beasts right now. First, he has no actual combat experience, second, he doesn't have excellent equipment, just relying on his small arms and legs, he can't even hurt a magical beast, let alone the worst and most useless ones, which are equivalent to a one-star warrior. If he's unlucky and encounters those that use magic, he'll be done for, almost instantly killed by a single spell, unable to even save his life, what's the point of talking about hunting?

  "The energy contained in gold coins is very rare, and one gold coin can only be exchanged for a few energy points."

  "Really? One gold coin for one energy point? Are you sure it's not a hundred?" Yi Chi asked disbelievingly.

  It is said that the gold coins of the Luotian Continent were all made by the Goddess of Commerce. As a true goddess, the items she created could not be counterfeited or replicated, so the gold coins in this world can be said to be very special.

  On the Luotian continent, one gold coin was enough for a ordinary family of three to live comfortably for an entire year. Even for a top-notch family like the Yi's in the Xiangtian Empire, their annual income was only around 1 million gold coins. As the fifth young master of the Yi family, Yi Chi's monthly allowance was a paltry five gold coins.

  Five gold coins a month can only be exchanged for five energy points, which is really unacceptable for Anyi Chi.

  "Yi Tang, then tell me, how many energy points can a magic core exchange for? I'm referring to the lowest level of magic beast's magic core." Yi Chi saw that the exchange rate for gold coins was so low, and he became worried about the exchange rate for magic cores. After all, killing a magic beast is very difficult.

  On the mainland, the price of a first-class magic core is around one gold coin, but it will never exceed two gold coins. After all, the use of a first-class magic core is still relatively rare.

  "The energy of each first-class magic core is different, so there is no specific data. I can only say that even the lowest-level first-class magic core can be exchanged for three energy points, and the highest-energy first-class magic core can be exchanged for ten energy points."

  This time, Yi Tang gave Yi Chi a good news. At least, he could still use the price difference to earn some energy points.

  "Right, Yi Tang, can you exchange this gold coin here?" Yi Chi asked what he wanted to know most now. If it could be exchanged, he could immediately start doing business with the energy points earned from the price difference.

  "Yes, but it costs three energy points per piece."

  One energy point is sold, and three energy points are bought. No matter how you look at it, Yitang seems to be a black-hearted Yiqi Limao who is not happy with this transaction. Coming and going like this, he will lose a lot of money.

  "Whatever, as long as it can be exchanged, okay, let me calculate... with five gold coins a month, I can buy five level-one magic cores. If I'm lucky, I can get 50 energy points, and these 50 energy points can be exchanged for 13 gold coins, leaving one energy point remaining. That's an extra eight gold coins earned! This business is really profitable!" Yi Chi was already imagining a huge pile of energy points being deposited into his account.

  "Host, you're dreaming again. A first-class magic core with energy of ten isn't something you can easily get, it's very rare." Yi Tang ruthlessly struck Yi Chi once more.

  "What's there to fear? At most, we'll just spend five gold coins and then exchange them for another five. We won't lose out, and we can still make some profit." Yichi said with a smile.

  "Right, Yi Tang, tell me about the prices of those high-grade magic cores, I'd like to take a look." Yi Chi felt that doing first-grade magic core business wasn't making enough money, so he wanted to check out the prices of other magic cores before making plans. His startup capital was relying on this after all.

  On the Luotian continent, human strength was divided into twelve stages. The same applied to magical beasts, except that they didn't have a nine-star distinction.

  From level one to ten, magical beasts are basically not self-conscious, unless their bloodline is very high. However, sacred beasts and divine beasts can already transform into humans and walk among them in the human world. Generally speaking, individual strength surpasses that of humans, and at this time, they become even stronger. After all, you can't expect a beast-type magical beast to wield a divine artifact.

  Because monsters are not divided into nine stars, all individuals of the same level have a large gap in strength, and some monsters evolve to level two with nine-star strength, while others only have one-star strength. This depends on the height of their bloodline, the higher the bloodline, the stronger the strength in the same level, sometimes even if they are the same kind of monster, there is also a difference in bloodline, high as king, low as slave, this is the world view of monsters.

  Everything is decided by strength, that is, only when a magical beast has evolved to the holy level and gained wisdom will it use schemes and tricks.

  "Like the first-level magic core, other levels of magic cores do not have specific data. The energy points exchanged for second-level magic cores float between 30-100 points, third-level magic cores are 300-1,000 points, fourth-level magic cores are 3,000-10,000 points, fifth-level magic cores are 30,000-100,000 points, sixth-level magic cores are 300,000-1 million points, seventh-level magic cores are 3 million-10 million points, eighth-level magic cores are 30 million-100 million points, ninth-level magic cores are 300 million-1 billion points, and tenth-level magic cores are 3 billion-10 billion points. The sacred-level magic core basically has a fixed energy value, which can be exchanged for 50 billion energy points, while the divine-level magic core can be exchanged for 100 trillion energy points."

  Listening to that string of data, Yi Chi's mouth could be said to have opened wider and wider. When he heard that the divine-level magic core could exchange for 100 billion energy points, Yi Chi even had the urge to go kill a divine-level demon beast immediately. Of course, it was just an urge, he didn't want to die yet.

  "Alright, alright! According to the price of a second-level magic core at ten gold coins, it's guaranteed not to lose money up to level six. However, this seventh-level magic core is tens or even hundreds of times more expensive than the sixth-level one on the continent. Doing this wouldn't be worth it and would definitely lead to losses. It seems that the highest I can aim for is only doing business with level-six magic cores." After comparing prices on the continent, Yi Chi found that seventh-level magic cores couldn't make a profit at all, so he had to give up and settle for second best.

  "The sixth-level magic core is also good, the highest one can earn 700,000 energy points, compared to the current hundred-digit price, that's also a small rich man." Yi Chi was already considering whether to do this deal immediately.

  However, considering that Yi Jia is still unstable now, and my own strength is really not enough, even if I want to go earn energy points, I have to dress up and disguise myself, so I gave up this idea.

  "Wait, there's no use in being impatient. In the Feather Castle, almost everyone knows me, and I must dress up properly." After all, the Yi family is one of the four major families in Feather Castle, and Yi Chi is such a special existence. Who would have thought that this Nine Leaks Body, which has been extinct for tens of thousands of years, would reappear? It's bound to make a big splash, so those who live in Feather Castle all know about the useless Fifth Young Master of the Yi family.

  "It's better to repair this flawed body as soon as possible, otherwise, relying solely on physical strength won't be enough to defeat a fighter with internal energy." Yi Chi thought of his own physical defects and couldn't help but furrow his brow again. Fortunately, he now had the Easy Pool, a treasure that could exchange for anything, making getting stronger no longer just a dream. Yi Chi's potential was limitless, but it was up to him to tap into it.

  "Yi Tang, can you tell me how many energy points it will take to repair my Nine Leaks Body? Give me a rough idea at least." Yi Chi didn't have enough energy points to repair his physical defects right now, but he felt that he would soon have them. For now, he just wanted to know the number, so he could mentally prepare himself and at least know how long it would take to recover.

  "Depending on the host's physical condition, repair requires energy points: 100,000 points. However, I suggest that the host not waste energy points to repair, the host can completely exchange for a bloodline, get power, and also repair physical defects." Yi Tang not only gave Yi Chi specific data but also brought him a new point of view.

  Bloodline?

  This can't help but remind me of those I saw on Earth before, the bloodlines described inside are diverse and incredibly powerful.

  "Yi Tang, come on, quickly tell me, what's your bloodline? Is it impressive or not?" Yi Chi hastily asked.

  "Everything you know and don't know, exists, as long as it was described in that previous universe, can be exchanged for."

  "Is that okay? Then which route should I take? Although magic is controlled by the empire, I can exchange it in Yitang, so I'll have to strengthen my spiritual class. However, I shouldn't give up on my physical body either... Hmm, I wonder if I can exchange for multiple bloodlines?" Yi Chi thought silently about his future direction.

  "Yi Tang, can you exchange for multiple bloodlines?"

  "It's possible, but bloodlines of the same category will merge, so variations may occur. However, don't worry, host, even if there are variations, as long as you have energy points, it can be completely restored." Yi Tang gave Yi Chi an answer he had hoped for, and this made Yi Chi once again admire Yi Tang's strength.

  "Fusion only occurs between the same type, so with one spiritual and one physical, there's no need to worry. Yi Chi still thinks it's better to go all-around, after all, he has an exchange space, so he won't have the problem of being mediocre at everything."

  "Easy Tang, find the most suitable physical enhancement bloodline for me." Easy Chi planned to strengthen his physique first, everything was based on survival as the main priority, and most importantly, he didn't have that many energy points to exchange for magical skills.