Chapter 382 - 224: Luke’s Choice

Chapter 382: Chapter 224: Luke’s Choice

Du Xiu did not explain to Zhong Yi and Luke how resources from exploring new worlds were divided.

After suffering such heavy losses, the Liuren Demon Hall would not be focusing on exploring new worlds for a long time to come.

Moreover, in its efforts to explore new worlds over the past century, the Liuren Demon Hall had lost a great number of talented individuals.

Word of this had already begun to spread in certain circles, severely damaging the Liuren Demon Hall’s reputation.

Some of the Liuren Demon Hall’s rival influences even publicly proclaimed that the hall was a "talent grinder."

Beyond its initial founding, an influence’s growth ultimately relies on a collective of talented individuals who choose to join.

Once an influence suffers a massive loss of talent, it often becomes difficult to attract any outstanding new recruits for a long time afterward.

Du Xiu might have said it was fine whether or not Zhong Yi and Luke joined the Liuren Demon Hall, but in reality, he was very eager for them to make a decision quickly.

Du Xiu’s haste was partly because the Liuren Demon Hall was desperate for talent.

It was also because he was afraid Zhong Yi might hear some of the rumors about the Liuren Demon Hall and be dissuaded from joining.

As Zhong Yi listened to Du Xiu explain the Liuren Demon Hall’s resource-sharing policy, his pupils suddenly contracted, and a storm erupted in his heart.

Zhong Yi’s turmoil had nothing to do with the compensation offered by the Liuren Demon Hall.

In Zhong Yi’s opinion, when talented individuals won honor for an influence, that influence was obligated to provide generous rewards.

Otherwise, why would these individuals fight with all their might for the influence’s honor?

What truly stirred Zhong Yi was Du Xiu’s mention of rare treasures that could enhance or even bestow Rule Authority.

In the Guardian Beast World, only a Guardian Beast that controlled Rule Authority could be called an Order Beast.

Celestial Destiny Seekers who awakened an Order Beast in their Soul Base enjoyed a transcendent status.

Zhong Yi had learned from Flower Venerable that a Celestial Destiny Seeker would only have the chance to enhance their Rule Authority upon reaching the level of the Peak of Ten Thousand Nations.

But from what Du Xiu had just said, Zhong Yi now understood that the Liuren Demon Hall—or rather, those A Level Influences—possessed treasures that could enhance an Order Beast’s Rule Authority.

Furthermore, some special treasures could even grant living beings without Rule Authority the opportunity to obtain it.

The Bizarre obtained Rule Authority by devouring Rule Deceit Embryos or the bodies of Order Beasts; this was an Ability unique to that type of Creature.

Ordinary Guardian Beasts did not possess such an Ability.

And the Liuren Demon Hall would offer these treasures as prizes to the talented individuals who won honor for the hall. ℯℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

’An item capable of bestowing Rule Authority must be incredibly versatile.’

’If I could obtain a rare treasure like that, wouldn’t it mean that every one of my Guardian Beasts could grasp Rule Authority and become like an Order Beast?’

’Not only that, but a talent like Zhong Ling also needs to master a Rule Authority.’

Even though her Lifebound Guardian Beast wasn’t an Order Beast, Zhong Ling had already displayed immense Talent thanks to her Beastmaster Talent, the Talent Mother Cocoon Room.

At the Mortal Beast Tier and Extraordinary Tier, Zhong Ling might not be able to defeat the prodigies with superior Bloodline Talents in the Divine Origin Slaughter Secret Realm.

But once Zhong Ling stepped into the Fantasy Tier, she could rely on the one hundred-plus Butterfly Guardian Beasts unidirectionally anchored to her Soul Vein Mother Butterfly.

By carefully selecting the types of these hundred-plus Butterfly Guardian Beasts, Zhong Ling could become a completely versatile Warrior.

At that point, Zhong Ling would have a crushing advantage over her peers.

’Of course, that advantage would have to be built upon a mountain of real resources.’

’As long as I can enable Zhong Ling’s Lifebound Guardian Beast to grasp Rule Authority, it doesn’t even matter if that specific Rule Authority is useful in her battles.’

’Controlling a Rule Authority would mean Zhong Ling has mastered a higher level of power.’

’This would allow her to resist when facing other opponents who wield Rule Authority, using her own Power of Rules.’

At that moment, Zhong Yi’s goal on the Virtual Source Network became crystal clear.

’From now on, I have to acquire more rare treasures that can enhance or bestow Rule Authority.’

When Du Xiu saw that Zhong Yi and Luke still hadn’t responded after he finished explaining the Liuren Demon Hall’s compensation, he couldn’t help but clear his throat.

’He knew the package he’d offered hadn’t been enough to entice these two Zhenxing C Level Talents.’

’But they probably don’t know about the damaging rumors surrounding the Liuren Demon Hall yet.’

As a manager in charge of recruitment for an A Level Influence, his days were typically very busy.

But the time of these Zhenxing C Level Talents was also exceptionally precious.

’If they had heard the rumors and decided against joining the Liuren Demon Hall, they likely wouldn’t have accepted my invitation to meet in the first place.’

Du Xiu decided to sweeten the deal.

"If either of you is willing to join the Liuren Demon Hall, I have the authority to offer an additional 200 points of Divine Origin Value annually as a thank-you for joining."

"However, there’s a condition to receiving this extra 200 Divine Origin Value each year."

"You must enter the Secret Realms opened by the Wanyu Gambling Company at least three times a year, and your ranking cannot be in the bottom 500."

Zhong Yi could tell that Du Xiu was doing his best to recruit him and Luke.

It was just that 200 points of Divine Origin Value a year, which averaged out to a little over ten points a month, was frankly pathetic for a Zhenxing C Level Talent.

What’s more, to get those points, one had to guarantee a rank in the top 2,500 in a Secret Realm entered by 3,000 geniuses from various influences.