Chapter 105: The Precarious Blue Star!

Chapter 105: Chapter 105: The Precarious Blue Star!

Yu Zhun stood frozen in place.

His understanding of the Divine Revelation World was now completely different from before.

"Why must we resort to fighting each other?" Yu Zhun asked, puzzled. "Since we’re from different servers, wouldn’t it be better if everyone coexisted peacefully?"

Zhu Zhe looked at Yu Zhun and sighed softly. "Back when I first learned about 4A Dungeons, I asked the exact same question.

"The answer is, it’s impossible.

"Because killing players from other servers rewards you with Divine Demon Medals."

"Divine Demon... Medals?"

"This right here." Zhu Zhe took out a Divine Demon Medal and handed it to Yu Zhun.

It was a medal two fingers wide and three fingers long, half golden and half black. The golden half felt holy and peaceful, while the black half was eerie and evil.

The moment it touched his hand, a description popped up before Yu Zhun’s eyes.

[Divine Demon Medal: The currency of the Divine Demon Palace faction. As long as you have enough, it can be exchanged for anything you desire!]

Zhu Zhe spoke slowly, "The Divine Demon Palace is the mastermind faction that controls the Divine Revelation Worlds. We know absolutely nothing about them.

"But there’s nothing wrong with the Divine Demon Medal’s description. As long as you have enough, it truly can be exchanged for everything.

"Legendary Equipment, various rare materials, and even...

"The secret to becoming a God.

"For every Initial Professional from another world that you kill, you receive two Divine Demon Medals. Killing a First-Turn Professional yields four, and killing a Second-Turn Professional grants ten.

"You’ve experienced a perfect first clear and obtained Legendary Fragments.

"One Legendary Fragment equals two Divine Demon Medals."

"Only two?" Yu Zhun now had a much clearer understanding of the Divine Demon Medal’s value.

"Yes," Zhu Zhe nodded slightly. "Now you know why it’s impossible for different alien races to coexist peacefully in 4A Dungeons."

"Wealth moves the hearts of men." Yu Zhun nodded solemnly.

Simply killing a First-Turn Professional of another race yielded the same reward as perfectly clearing a Dungeon for the first time. How could that not breed greed?

"No," Zhu Zhe shook his head. "It’s not just about profit.

"To a world, Divine Demon Medals are a matter of survival."

"...Survival?" Yu Zhun didn’t quite understand.

Zhu Zhe’s voice grew soft. "You asked me before if Blue Star has Gods. Now, I can give you the answer.

"We don’t.

"The level cap for a Second-Turn Professional is Level 90. Only above that can one be called a ’God.’

"And Blue Star doesn’t even have players above Level 80."

"No Gods... Then what about us..." Yu Zhun’s face paled, his expression growing tense. "Are we going to..."

"However, we have the Sanctuary of the Gods." Zhu Zhe interrupted Yu Zhun’s wandering thoughts. "Remember the Divine Demon Medal’s description."

Yu Zhun jolted in realization. "We can use Divine Demon Medals to request Sanctuary for Blue Star from other Gods?!"

Zhu Zhe sighed. "Yes, but there are conditions. After Divine Revelation descends upon a world, there is a dual-protection Mechanism.

"The first layer: within ten years of the descent, a world will not transform into a Dungeon even without a God’s Sanctuary.

"The second layer: ten years after the descent, a world without a God’s Sanctuary is permitted to request Sanctuary from foreign Gods to avoid becoming a Dungeon.

"But this second layer of protection doesn’t last forever.

"Once the first native God is born in this world, the second protective Mechanism becomes invalid. After that, if all the native Gods of this world die..."

"The world transforms into a Dungeon," Yu Zhun said with immense difficulty.

"Exactly," Zhu Zhe nodded. "That’s why the amount of Divine Demon Medals dictates the survival of a world.

"Worlds in their second protection period must continuously use Divine Demon Medals to request Sanctuary from foreign Gods. Once they run out of Divine Demon Medals and the foreign Gods no longer grant Sanctuary, the world will turn into a Dungeon.

"Worlds without protection periods must use Divine Demon Medals to support their native Gods, helping them grow stronger. Only stronger Gods can survive the conflicts among their kind!"

Yu Zhun’s fists clenched tightly.

It turned out that beneath the seemingly peaceful Blue Star lay such a massive crisis. They could only rely on the Sanctuary of foreign Gods to fight for a sliver of survival in the cracks between countless alien races.

"How many Divine Demon Medals... do we have to pay?"

"Initially, the God Blue Star commissioned was Goddess Lilan," Zhu Zhe explained slowly. "She was a God with a relatively gentle temperament, only requiring an annual payment of two thousand Divine Demon Medals."

Two thousand? Only?! Yu Zhun’s heart gave a violent twitch. Was this amount actually considered small?

"Later, Goddess Lilan died during a conflict between Gods. Blue Star lost its Sanctuary and was on the verge of becoming a Dungeon.

"At that moment, the Flame God Lorclas appeared and offered Blue Star Sanctuary, but he demanded ten thousand Divine Demon Medals every year."

"That’s daylight robbery!" Yu Zhun was furious.

"It is, but we had no choice but to accept it," Zhu Zhe sighed. "If we didn’t, we would have been reduced to a Dungeon."

Yu Zhun fell silent. As someone with an SSS-rank talent, it was his first time feeling so powerless.

"Relax." Zhu Zhe patted Yu Zhun’s shoulder. "Divine Demon Medals aren’t exclusively obtained through 4A Dungeons.

"For example, when you cleared Red Moon Tide, it brought a reward of one hundred Divine Demon Medals.

"Besides, this isn’t just your burden to bear alone."

Zhu Zhe paused slightly before continuing, "For Permanent Dungeons after the First Turn, you can choose between 1A, 2A, 3A, and 4A difficulties. Although very few First-Turn Professionals choose 4A, there are always some who do.

"Because of their contributions, Blue Star can currently still afford to pay the Flame God and avoid turning into a Dungeon.

"As for Dungeons after the Second Turn, they are exclusively 4A difficulty."

"Only 4A difficulty?" Yu Zhun was stunned for a moment before blurting out, "No wonder so many Second-Turn experts I’ve met are Level 61."

They were completely terrified of running Dungeons after their Second Turn!

Zhu Zhe was left speechless.

He coughed lightly, changing the subject. "The Second Turn is still a long way off for you. Are you sure you want to go to the Nether Abyss?

"This Dungeon might be harder than any 4A Dungeon you’ll encounter later, because every alien race you’ll face will be just like you—capable of clearing the 22nd floor of the Nether Trial to obtain an invitation."

"Let me ask you this first." Yu Zhun fell silent for a moment. "Did the last person who obtained an invitation to the Nether Abyss go?"

Zhu Zhe’s hands clenched into tight fists behind his back.

"He did."

"In that case..." Yu Zhun raised his head, his eyes filled with determination.

"I’ll go too!"