Chapter 1526 - 391: Chronicle of the Clan, Annals -

Chapter 1526: Chapter 391: Chronicle of the Clan, Annals Chapter

After a brief exchange, Ah Lan disconnected the video call.

Not long after, energy fluctuations came from the sky, and a figure tore through the air shrouded in a black evil wind.

Upon landing in front of him, a slender figure emerged from within.

The evil wind surrounding him gradually dissipated, his silver hair slightly lifted, and his demeanor remained as aloof and otherworldly as ever.

"What materials do you need?" Ah Lan immediately asked.

"If the target location is protected by rules, it’s best to use the Void Origin Stone as the foundational material. However, if it’s just for your personal use, the difficulty isn’t high..."

Upon hearing this, Ah Lan nodded immediately and summoned the Trading House to start purchasing.

Recently, the number of space department materials listed in the Trading House has noticeably increased, but the price of the Void Origin Stone continues to rise.

Ordinary space department materials mainly come from wild mining, the Spirit Breath Clan finding space stone mining areas outside, or players bringing them through adventurer dungeons and other channels.

However, among the space department materials, the most precious is undoubtedly their own Void Origin Stone.

In terms of material strength, the Void Origin Stone ranks only twelfth among the space materials known to players.

But the Void Origin Stone is produced by the contained "resource territory" and is fundamentally different from external space department materials, carrying rule-derived energy.

The spatial strength varies in different regions of the Monster World, and the strength of materials required for cross-space varies.

But only the Void Origin Stone can weaken the limitations of spatial strength.

For example, at the time when Life Throat set up a space transmission array to head to the "Game Space" under the control of the Youlü Council.

The game space rules are a special independent scenario built by the effect of rules.

Ordinary space transmission arrays find it difficult to break through space barriers carrying rule effects unless one possesses immense strength to forcibly tear it apart.

But Life Throat, who had just gained player qualification, obviously couldn’t accomplish this.

But the Void Origin Stone could.

The transmission array built by Life Throat at that time used the Void Origin Stone as the core material for the array base.

Therefore, the strategic value of the Void Origin Stone is continuously rising with the development of the player faction, even repeatedly reaching new heights.

The phenomenon is a natural result of the development within the player faction.

In the early stages, players’ demand for space department materials was relatively small, mostly limited to personal space bag upgrades.

But the core issue was that the vast majority of players had very limited sacrificial power, and improving strength was the top priority, leaving no room to spend on high-end materials like the Void Origin Stone.

As such, although the Void Origin Stone was costly, its price was largely constrained by insufficient market demand and low overall purchasing power.

Players at that time didn’t have channels to sell resources externally.

Everyone was poor, so the price of Void Origin Stone couldn’t rise.

The situation is now completely different.

As the player faction gradually gains a foothold in the Pale Continent Region and even other regions.

Along with a steady rise in strength, channels and efficiency for obtaining sacrificial power have significantly increased.

Many players have accumulated a considerable wealth of sacrificial power.

The development and utilization of the Void Origin Stone have also gradually expanded from the initial upgrading of space bags to setting up transmission arrays, creating space items... and even organizations like the Arms Merchant Guild, which consume a batch of space department materials daily to make mining robots.

With various factors combined, the Void Origin Stone has gradually evolved into a popular investment item within the player economy.

Somewhat resembling the positioning of gold investments from Earth’s ancient times.

With traits of stable value appreciation, long-term positive demand, and practical value, it is a more attractive investment choice than merely holding sacrificial power.

Players temporarily not planning to use their sacrificial power can choose to buy Void Origin Stone, even holding for a month may yield a slight increase in value after deducting transaction fees.

As the concept of "investment" prevails among the player faction, it has further driven up the price of the Void Origin Stone from an investment perspective.

From an initial 200-300 sacrificial power per piece, the price has now reached around 3500 sacrificial power per stone, and it clearly still has room for value increase in the future.

However, the Void Origin Stone is only for investment purposes.

Players’ consensus is that investing in any financial material is not as good as investing in oneself.

If at that time a player had invested all their earned sacrificial power into Void Origin Stone, they would have gained over tenfold in increased value.

But their own strength would have almost stood still.

If they had invested in themselves to improve their strength, to hunt stronger monsters, or challenge higher difficulty dungeons, the gains would have surpassed a hundredfold.

The growth in personal strength brings an exponentially expanded earning ability that no static investment can compare to.

Strength is indeed the real golden goose.

Thus, while the Void Origin Stone is certainly an excellent tool for preserving and increasing value, for players with high aspirations, it’s more about managing surplus wealth after strength enhancement when it’s temporarily not possible to continue upgrading, rather than sacrificing development potential to gamble everything.

For instance, some players have opened the 10th Star Vein Slot.

And the price to open the 11th Star Vein Slot is 256,000 sacrificial power.

In the process of saving for this sacrificial power, earning an extra return through investment is the correct choice.

According to Life Throat’s list, the total cost of procurement amounted to 425,000 sacrificial power.

After completing the procurement, Ah Lan waved his hand and took all these precious materials out from the space bag.

Upon seeing this, Life Throat stepped forward.

Without any tools, he just raised his right hand, his five fingers slightly spread apart.

Instantly, that pile of expensive materials on the ground was pulled by an invisible force, all floating into the air.

Afterward, Life Throat gently clasped his palm.

Crack!

With the sound of cracking, some materials were crushed by an invisible force.

Immediately after, he pinched his fingers together like a pen, using spiritual power as ink and the suspended energy powder as the base, started sketching mid-air in front of him.

Every movement of his fingertips could draw a brilliant energy trail that didn’t dissipate, falling into specific positions on the sand below.

Intertwining and nesting to form a continuously refined space array structure.

During this time, Life Throat’s silver eyes flashed, even more powerful spiritual power emanated from his body, condensing into one intricate silver space rune after another in the air.

With a flick of his fingers, these runes, like seeds, were accurately planted into the crucial nodes of the array.

Each rune integration caused the entire array to suddenly brighten.

The emitted space fluctuations also became increasingly stable.

The entire process was smooth as flowing water, giving Ah Lan watching by the side a sense of beauty with an artistic touch.

It was as if Life Throat was completing an artwork he had practiced countless times, without hesitation or pause, with every step precise to perfection.

When the last rune was implanted into the array eye.

Buzz~!

The entire array suddenly erupted in dazzling silvery-white brilliance, innumerable fine spatial lines lit up on the beach, forming a flawless circle.

The space at the heart of the array slightly distorted, forming a phantom whirlpool gate.

The transmission array was complete.

"All done."

Life Throat retracted his gesture, the energy circulating around him gradually calming, his tone still indifferent, as if he had just completed an insignificant task.

"Thank you." Ah Lan expressed his gratitude solemnly, then stepped onto the transmission array.

Life Throat at this moment pointed at the array, immediately activating it.

A strong sense of weightlessness suddenly surged, enveloping Ah Lan in a stream of silvery-white energy.

The sand underfoot vanished in an instant, and he was then thrown into a tunnel made of pure light.

The surrounding scenes flashed by and twisted into a blur of flowing light.

During the transmission, Ah Lan suddenly felt a slight tension within, but more so it was an uncontrollable anticipation.

He was about to see with his own eyes those compatriots who had drifted to foreign lands, yet bore the history of another segment of his tribe.