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Chapter 178 - 98: A Room of Gold in a Book

Chapter 178: Chapter 98: A Room of Gold in a Book

The following days passed smoothly, with the salvage operation for flagship debris in full swing. Anyone who turned in a fragment would receive a reward of ten thousand Bei, and with such a hefty sum on offer, the residents of the Imperial Court flocked to join the great salvage era.

The newcomer Jiuyue, a little Fox Demon from Yunlong City, earned a million Bei in just three days.

"I just stumbled upon them, no different from picking up money."

During an interview, Jiuyue simply shared her thoughts.

As long as you have the Ruihu bloodline, whatever you want to pick up while shopping, you’ll find it, even a spaceship is no exception.

The Ruihu indeed brings prosperity to a family.

Duan Mingyuan couldn’t help but admit that with the rate Jiuyue was amassing wealth, the fluctuating funds in financial software seemed insignificant by comparison. Even if the market crashed severely, it couldn’t keep up with the speed of Jiuyue picking up money.

He once felt that if Jiuyue were interested in making money, she might soon become the wealthiest person in Yunlong City.

Luck works in mysterious ways.

No need for theoretical learning, nor to take precautions. Whenever Jiuyue wanted to do something, her Ruihu bloodline would lead her to success.

The latest progress with the Royal Hunting Court was the belief of the Third Prince that the community of hunters, akin to a civic group, was extremely important, the invisible treasure of the planet. If one looks back at history, they would discover that many of the people who rose up and joined the battlefield hundreds of years ago also came from civilian ranks.

With the support of substantial funds, contact stores all around showed signs of improvement.

In just one night, Yunlong City alone recruited several dozens of people, including veteran hunters returning to the industry and newcomers who had encountered evil spirits and inadvertently opened the door to a new world.

They also received over a hundred commissions all at once. After careful sorting by Da Jiang, it was found that most were unrelated to the incidents of harm caused by evil spirits, primarily errands like finding cats, dogs, or people. A few somewhat related cases were requests to recruit Monsters as employees from the Royal Hunting Court—since the old Royal Hunting Court had fallen, recruitment of Monsters had come to a standstill everywhere.

The highest demand was for bird-like Monsters, as well as rare Monsters with special talents like the Ruihu or the Fortune Cat.

This left Da Jiang without much sleep for several days.

Duan Mingyuan also learned that incidents of harm by evil spirits continued unabated in regions outside Yunlong City. The Wangxu Organization was still planning their grand enterprise of evolving all citizens, and currently, it seemed that Jiuyue’s title as the Evil Spirit Queen was confined to Yunlong City and had not spread to the entire planet.

The road to queenship is long and obstructed; Jiuyue must persevere.

However, recently, Jiuyue suddenly lost interest in fighting and killing. After picking up a million Bei, she borrowed several books on wealth management from the royal library and actually settled down to read and study every day. She decided to take on the role of head of finance for the Royal Hunting Court and alleviate some of Mr. Mingyuan’s financial pressures.

This was because she overheard a conversation between Duan Mingyuan and the Third Prince, who believed that controlling an organization’s finances was essentially controlling its lifeline. Jiuyue felt such an important matter could not be entrusted to others.

This million Bei was essentially the start-up capital for the new Royal Hunting Court. If it wasn’t enough, she’d just go out and pick up some more flagship fragments.

The reason she didn’t go out to pick up money today was that yesterday, after the interview, a man in his seventies broke down in tears, hoping she would leave some opportunities for the younger generation.

The law of conservation of luck appeared once again—only one person could pick up the same fragment and claim the reward. Once she picked it up, no one else could.

But Jiuyue felt that since the spaceship was brought down by her husband, she had already been generous enough by letting others collect the fragments.

However, the kind-hearted little Fox Demon, worried about the old man having a sudden heart attack, agreed to his request.

"Turns out learning is so useful!"

That afternoon, after finishing another book on wealth management, Jiuyue had a sudden realization.

"What are your insights?"

Duan Mingyuan closed the book "Cosmic Alliance Trend" in his hands and asked.

The little Fox Demon developed a liking for learning, which was commendable. Under Jiuyue’s influence, they formed a temporary book club, currently with six members. Duan Mingyuan was elected as the first president of the book club.

Apart from him and Jiuyue, the Elder Princess, the Third Prince, Cai Die, and Yi Wuyang had spontaneously joined the book club.

Mr. Yi Wuyang, an elderly gentleman, forced his way in after hearing about Duan Mingyuan’s deeds. Claiming his age was advanced and fearing he wouldn’t live much longer, he set his sights on Duan Mingyuan.

The Yin Yang Technique has traditionally had only one inheritor through the generations, and the tradition cannot be broken, yet at this moment, Duan Mingyuan is undoubtedly the best candidate.

However, when he declared his intentions, Duan Mingyuan delivered a fatal blow to him.

It turns out there are people in this world who have absolutely no interest in the Yin Yang Technique, which spies into the secrets of the heavens, and have no intention of becoming anyone’s disciple, worse still, this arrogant young man had the audacity to say to him, "If you have something you don’t understand, you can ask me."

Who’s teaching whom exactly!

Not one to give up easily, Yi Wuyang discussed the profound and unpredictable changes of the Yin Yang Technique with Duan Mingyuan at the book club for two consecutive days, taking the opportunity to do so.

And this guy really knew his stuff!

Not only could he understand it, but he could also demonstrate it!

Are you fucking kidding me? Aren’t you a wet-nurse?

Yi Wuyang was eager to question Duan Mingyuan’s false advertising, considering the suspected fraud, he shouldn’t be blamed for disregarding the brotherhood of the Jianghu—today, he had prepared the ultimate cosmic question for Duan Mingyuan.

Where is the edge of the universe?

And what is the meaning of life?

According to the agreement they made, if he could stump Duan Mingyuan, then Duan Mingyuan had agreed to study the Yin Yang Technique with him.

Jiuyue frowned tightly, "The book says, I’ve lost four million."

"Hm?"

"The bounty issued by the Third Prince did not specify the size of the flagship wreckage. I could have divided those particularly large fragments into four parts to exchange for money!"

The books on wealth management were a huge shock to Jiuyue, as a simple little Fox Demon from the countryside, she never had such crafty thoughts.

At the same time, she was certain that the people who wrote these books were definitely not good people.

Their money was just being swindled away by others.

"Not bad, it looks like you’ve started to get the hang of it."

The Third Prince was on the scene, he gave a slight smile, and said, "The marketplace is like a battlefield, every deal is a gamble. How to acquire other people’s goods for the lowest price, and sell your own goods for the highest price, that’s all part of the knowledge. I purchase fragments for ten thousand Bei each, and then am able to increase their value by a thousandfold, even ten-thousandfold; that’s the power contained within these books!"

In his view, Jiuyue might have accomplishments in other domains, but when it came to business, she was still a rookie just starting out.

"Read more, extract nourishment from them, and then—"

A Nine Nether White Bone Claw was tightly pressed against the Third Prince’s forehead, interrupting his speech.

Cai Die had appeared behind him at some point, dressed in a maid’s outfit, looking down at the Third Prince with a disdainful and scornful gaze, and coldly asked, "Oh? Is that why you’re so obsessed with ’The Great Universal Beauty Appraisal’? What knowledge have you gained from it?"

Since the establishment of the book club, the Third Prince was the only one who would always flip through some nonsensical books.

"I’ve learned that there are so many beautiful races in the universe, some even rival the beauty of Fox Demons."

The Third Prince felt he needed to clarify himself, "I have no filthy thoughts in my mind, I’m merely exploring the beauty of the universe."

"And then adding them to your harem?"

"Eh? Can I do that?"

"Go to hell!"

Cai Die snatched away ’The Great Universal Beauty Appraisal,’ "Confiscated."