Chapter 22: Traitors of the Human Race, The Arrival of the Descending Sect!

"Indeed, every member of the Descending Sect are traitors of the human race."

"They deem the human race unworthy to govern this planet, preparing to welcome the complete arrival of the 'great alien races' upon this star."

"You pondered within, wouldn't the arrival of those alien races result in the death of all human beings, including the Descending Sect?"

"However, your status was too low to even enter the core circle of the Descending Sect."

"You lurked within the Descending Sect for a month, gradually realizing that in order to raise your status within the sect, you had to demonstrate corresponding strength and complete the tasks assigned by the organization."

"So, you undertook the first task, investigating a certain silver-grade instance."

"You performed exceptionally well, earning 5 points of contribution within the sect."

"You learned that contribution points could be exchanged for many precious items. The half of the Longevity Technique previously obtained by Wang Qingxuan cost 5000 points of contribution within the sect."

"So, you attempted to undertake more tasks, hoping to earn more contribution points."

"You labored for a month, obtaining 100 contribution points, an efficiency that left you dissatisfied."

"You understood it was because your strength was too low, making it impossible to undertake higher-level tasks and thus difficult to earn contribution points."

"You discovered another method to earn contribution points, by contributing precious items to the sect's elders, which could yield a large amount of contribution points."

"You made a tough decision, contributing 100 catties of spirit rice to the elder."

"The elder accepted the spirit rice and greatly appreciated your gesture, awarding you 1000 contribution points."

"After a few days, another elder from within the sect approached you, pressing you for the source of the spirit rice."

"You claimed it was just something obtained by chance and had already been depleted."

"The elder didn't believe you, and thus, you were tied up and confined in the underground chamber, subjected to harsh interrogation!"

"You were beaten to the point of breaking, enduring various punishments..."

"In the end, you were tortured to death at the age of 29!"

"Your talent did not go in vain..."

"You witnessed an old man entering the underground chamber, and the elder seemed to greatly respect this old man."

"They seemed to exchange a few words, but you couldn't hear anything, determined to learn lip-reading."

"After a day, your talent ceased to function..."

"Ding, this simulation ends!"

"You can choose one reward from the following: Mr. Mighty (talent), Foundation Establishment Perfection (cultivation), Bone Forging Perfection (cultivation), Five Second-Generation Spirit Chickens (pets), 3000 catties of spirit rice (item)."

"Mr. Mighty": A green talent, priced at 10,000 energy points.

"Foundation Establishment Perfection": Cultivation, priced at 1,000 energy points.

"Bone Forging Perfection": Cultivation, priced at 10,000 energy points.

"Five Second-Generation Spirit Chickens": Pets, priced at 10,000 energy points.

"3000 catties of spirit rice": Item, priced at 3 million energy points.

Su Xing gazed at the rewards of the simulation, feeling a twinge of desire. Whether it was the green talent of Mr. Mighty or the cultivation of Bone Forging Perfection, he coveted them both!

"Alas, I can only bring back one reward..."

In the end, Su Xing decided to choose the talent of Mr. Mighty.

After all, obtaining talents depended on luck, and as long as he had this talent, he would undoubtedly cultivate to the level of Bone Forging Perfection in the next simulation.

The only thing that surprised Su Xing was the ability to bring back the spirit chickens from the simulator!

These spirit chickens seemed to have been categorized as pets by the simulator, and each of these second-generation spirit chickens was worth 2000 energy points, even more expensive than a catty of spirit rice.

At least this indicated that the value of the second-generation spirit chickens was higher than that of spirit rice.

"Too bad, I currently have less than 2000 energy points, far from enough to exchange for a talent..."

Su Xing decided to seize the time to enter instances and collect equipment, allowing him to accumulate more energy points before the second instance run.

Knock, knock, knock!

At that moment, there was a knock on the door.

Su Xing's heart stirred, understanding that it was likely Jin Congxue who had come over. Thus, Su Xing opened the door.

Jin Congxue held a few volumes of Buddhist scriptures in her hands, smiling as she spoke:

"Awakening, I just acquired a few rare volumes of Buddhist scriptures. Shall we study them together?"

Su Xing nodded and began discussing with Jin Congxue.

However, Su Xing appeared distracted throughout the entire process, leaving Jin Congxue somewhat helpless, asking:

"Awakening, is there something on your mind?"

Upon hearing this, Su Xing bitterly smiled and nodded, saying:

"I'm planning to return to Kyoto. I've been a little tight on funds recently, so I intend to go back and earn more money..."

Upon hearing this, a tinge of surprise flashed across Jin Congxue's face as she said:

"Are you short on money? Why didn't you mention it earlier? How much do you need? I can lend it to you!"

After seeing Jin Congxue's generous appearance, Su Xing was momentarily stunned. They had only known each other for seven or eight days, yet Jin Congxue was willing to lend money?

So Su Xing curiously asked:

"Do you have a lot of money?"

Jin Congxue appeared surprised upon hearing this and said:

"Don't you know about the Jin Merchant House? It's established by my grandfather..."

Su Xing was stunned upon hearing this – the Jin Merchant House?

This was a prestigious business in the entire Great Xia Country, founded several hundred years ago, with assets that were difficult to estimate.

Su Xing had previously been quite a renowned wealthy merchant in the simulator, with assets worth hundreds of billions.

However, when compared to the Jin Merchant House, it was clearly far less.

The scale of the Jin Merchant House was already beyond billions, as most of their clients were professionals, and even high-level professionals.

Masters and Celestial Kings were just regular customers.

Su Xing mostly sold equipment to low-ranking professionals like Silver and Gold grades, not even in the same league.

Su Xing suddenly remembered that in a certain simulation, it seemed that Jin Congxue had recommended clients for him. Following that, his net worth skyrocketed to hundreds of billions in a matter of a few years.

If it was resources from the Jin Merchant House, then it all made perfect sense.

Jin Congxue's voice echoed in Su Xing's ears:

"So, how much do you want to borrow?"

Upon hearing this figure, Su Xing gritted his teeth and said:

"One billion. Can you lend it to me? I might not be able to pay it back in a short time... maybe it'll take a year or so..."

After hearing this number, Jin Congxue was also stunned. One billion was no small amount.

So, Jin Congxue half-jokingly said:

"Are you trying to play the part of a celestial being for me? What do you need a billion for? "

After saying that, Jin Congxue chuckled and handed a bank card to Su Xing, saying:

"There's a billion in this card, and the password is six eights."

Instead of directly taking the bank card, Su Xing retrieved fifty catties of spirit rice from his storage ring and handed it to Jin Congxue, saying:

"Consider these spirit rice as your interest; you're not lending to me for free!"

Jin Congxue was taken aback upon hearing this, blinking and saying:

"Are you sure you want to give me these spirit rice? Do you know the value of these spirit rice?"

"These fifty catties of spirit rice are worth at least fifty million Great Xia coins!"

(End of this chapter)