Chapter 435 - 250: The Royal Shark Race’s Mermaid’s Tears

Chapter 435: Chapter 250: The Royal Shark Race’s Mermaid’s Tears

"I’ve also submitted the trade request for the Anomalous Tide Coral."

"Once you approve it, you can retrieve the Tide Coral from an Energy Transmission Platform at any time."

Qiao Shuyu had now settled her debt with Zhong Yi, and she felt as if a great weight had been lifted from her heart.

After a moment of consideration, she said to Zhong Yi in a low voice,

"I come from the Royal Shark Race. I’m deeply sorry for my previous request, and I’m willing to offer you ten Mermaid’s Tears as compensation."

"I know that these ten Mermaid’s Tears can only make up for a fraction of the consequences I caused."

"But this is the best I can do to show my sincerity!"

Hearing Qiao Shuyu’s words, Zhong Yi felt as if little question marks were popping up over his head.

Only after Qiao Shuyu explained did Zhong Yi understand what she meant.

Zhong Yi waved his hand and said directly,

"Letting you take second place was the deal you proposed to me, and I agreed to it."

"The final number of points I earned has nothing to do with you. You don’t need to worry about it, so you don’t need to compensate me."

"I have to go to a friend’s reception room, so if you’ll excuse me."

Zhong Yi had just replied to Long Mu and Liu Shu’s messages.

Long Mu wasn’t logged into the Virtual Source Network at the moment; only Liu Shu was.

Liu Shu invited Zhong Yi to his reception room for a chat.

Zhong Yi’s next step was to select a Guardian Beast from the Chasing Light Dragon Palace’s Treasure Vault, as well as a great treasure related to a Rule.

This was extremely important to Zhong Yi!

After leaving Zhong Yi’s lounge, Qiao Shuyu was still in a bit of a daze.

Qiao Shuyu had been completely sincere in offering compensation. A single Mermaid’s Tear created by the Royal Shark Race could sell for at least one thousand Divine Origin Value points.

Ten Mermaid’s Tears would be a full Ten Thousand Points of Divine Origin Value!

But Zhong Yi was completely unconcerned by such a large sum and told her that it had nothing to do with her.

This display of integrity caused the admiration in Qiao Shuyu’s eyes for Zhong Yi to double.

Before logging into the Virtual Source Network, Qiao Shuyu hadn’t drunk that nauseatingly bitter medicinal soup.

Thinking about Zhong Yi’s words and his face, Qiao Shuyu felt that she wouldn’t need to drink the medicinal soup anymore.

’That nauseatingly bitter soup... I should just leave it for Cui Zhi to drink all by herself!’

As soon as Zhong Yi arrived at Liu Shu’s reception room, he found Liu Shu looking him up and down as if they were meeting for the first time.

Liu Shu spoke as he sized him up.

"Ah Yi, you really gave me and Ah Mu a huge surprise!"

"We were so lucky to have pulled you into the Chasing Light Dragon Palace."

Liu Shu was from the Servant Race of the Radiant Federation and had been a Zhenxing C Level Talent since he first entered the Virtual Source Network.

It was precisely because his origins and starting point were so high that Liu Shu understood how difficult it was to break the records of predecessors in a Secret Realm and snatch a Monopolizer Badge from their hands.

Both Liu Shu and Long Mu had achieved first place while exploring Secret Realms before.

The Chasing Light Dragon Palace was still a B Level Influence, and to be promoted to an A Level Influence, they needed to achieve first place in Secret Realm explorations more than ten times.

Currently, the Chasing Light Dragon Palace had secured first place six times in Secret Realms opened by the Wanyu Gambling Company.

Long Mu and Liu Shu had each won first place three times.

Both of them had the ability to take first place in the Secret Realms opened by the Wanyu Gambling Company.

But because of this, they knew just how difficult it was to earn a high score in a Secret Realm.

When Liu Shu and Long Mu heard the news, rather than just being surprised at Zhong Yi’s achievement, they were actually more curious about how he had done it.

However, Liu Shu was very tactful. He simply congratulated Zhong Yi and didn’t press for details.

Obtaining the Monopolizer Badge must have involved using his trump cards.

Never mind that Liu Shu and Zhong Yi hadn’t known each other for long.

Even with a relationship like the one between him and Long Mu, it wouldn’t be appropriate to just ask someone about their trump cards.

Hearing Liu Shu’s words, Zhong Yi smiled and exchanged some pleasantries with him.

Zhong Yi felt he had obtained this Second Level Secret Realm Monopolizer Badge in a daze, earning preferential treatment from the Wanyu Soul Fighting Company and praise from Qiao Shuyu and Liu Shu.

But Zhong Yi didn’t let it go to his head at all.

He knew in his heart that he had been able to obtain the Monopolizer Badge mainly because of the Endless Wood Demon’s ability.

In addition, his Order Beast, the Resurrection Celestial Lord, had used the Destructive Energy accumulated in the Withered Oasis, making it fearless against any single opponent in a one-on-one fight.

This allowed Zhong Yi to face even prodigies of Jin Zhan’s caliber with ease.

Hong Ji and Ice Glaze could also each hold their own, and both helped Zhong Yi reap the injured and exhausted contestants.

Furthermore, Lan Po’s special reconnaissance ability and its power to tamper with other contestants’ perceptions through dreams, among various other factors, all contributed to his opportunity to obtain the Monopolizer Badge.

Every single one of these factors was indispensable!

In the future, Zhong Yi would participate in a few more Second Level Secret Realms opened by the Wanyu Gambling Company.

He now had over thirty thousand Divine Origin Value points.

Besides helping Shen Xuan and Zhong Ling find suitable Guardian Beasts on the Virtual Source Network, Zhong Yi would also consider forming a Contract with a new Guardian Beast for himself.

With every new Guardian Beast he formed a Contract with, Zhong Yi’s overall strength would increase.

Zhong Yi felt that as he explored more Second Level Secret Realms opened by the Wanyu Gambling Company, he would have a chance to set a new high score.

Zhong Yi knew that Long Mu and Liu Shu had been so enthusiastic toward him before because of his status as a Zhenxing C Level Talent.

The two of them wanted to befriend him because of his Talent.

Although they had only interacted a few times, Zhong Yi could sense that Liu Shu and Long Mu were good people.

This made Zhong Yi want to befriend Long Mu and Liu Shu as well.

Now that he had obtained the Second Level Secret Realm Monopolizer Badge, he had thoroughly proven his worth to them.

"Brother Shu, I remember when I first joined the Chasing Light Dragon Palace, you said you wanted to make it an A Level Influence as soon as possible."

"Counting the first place I just got, the Chasing Light Dragon Palace has now won first place seven times."

"I’ll do my best to get the next three first-place wins."

Hearing this, Liu Shu subconsciously put his hand on Zhong Yi’s shoulder and patted it a couple of times.

"Ah Yi, you’re a true friend!"

"If I’m not mistaken, the Four Major Companies will probably be sending you an invitation very soon."

"Once you join one of the Four Major Companies, you’ll gain certain privileges on the Virtual Source Network."

"Being able to join one of the Four Major Companies at such a young age... I’m a little envious of you!"

Liu Shu’s tone was sincere as he said this, with no hint of pretense in his expression.

A Zhenxing C Level Talent wasn’t qualified enough to receive a direct invitation from the Four Major Companies.

At the very least, one had to be a B Level Talent to have that kind of qualification.

And even among B Level Talents, there were varying degrees of Talent.

Ordinary B Level Talents usually had to apply to join the Four Major Companies themselves.

Only those exceptionally gifted B Level Talents would be actively courted by the Four Major Companies.

The reason Liu Shu was so certain was that everyone who had previously obtained a "Rampage" or Monopolizer Badge for any Level of Secret Realm had received such an honor.

This was the second time Zhong Yi had heard someone say this.

He hadn’t paid much attention when Xu Nan said it before.

But now, hearing from Liu Shu that joining one of these companies would grant a certain degree of power on the Virtual Source Network, Zhong Yi grew very curious about what this power actually entailed.

Zhong Yi already had some understanding of the Four Major Companies’ functions.

However, he was completely ignorant about their other aspects.

Zhong Yi also had no way of learning more about it.

So, Zhong Yi just asked Liu Shu directly.

"Brother Shu, do you happen to know what kind of privileges one can get by joining the Four Major Companies?"

"If all Four Major Companies send me an invitation, which one do you think I should join?"

Hearing Zhong Yi’s questions, Liu Shu replied immediately without a second thought.

"If I were you, I would choose to join the Wanyu Source Material Company."

"As for the privileges, it depends on what kind of position you hold within the company."

"If you can become a Steward, you’ll be qualified to interact on equal footing with the patriarchs of the clans favored by the Nine Great Ecosystems."