On the third day of the fourth week, Qin Muye discovered a terrifying thing the investment problem had emerged.
Starting today, only treasures of intermediate level or higher could be invested, and basic level treasures could no longer be placed into the investment pool.
As for resources, ordinary resources and Gold Coins would need a minimum of one hundred thousand, whereas special resources required fifty thousand; any less and the investment pool would not accept them.
It was then that Qin Muye recalled one of the initial cautions, that as time changed, the resources contributed would become restricted.
In other words, one had to bet from the start, or wait with substantial capital.
After some contemplation, Qin Muye looked at his resources and, gritting his teeth, added another one hundred thousand Gold Coins plus one hundred thousand of ordinary resources and fifty thousand of each special resource.
It was not for any other reason, but in just this one evening, Fang Miao's earnings had once again increased to 19, while most of the investors on the leaderboard had shown declines, and some had even been frozen directly, indicating the death of the investors.
On the contrary, the Netherworld Emperor's gains were soaring, having risen to 110.
There might be a problem here. Qin Muye speculated whether this Netherworld Emperor had started killing others for his ascension?
[Fang Miao refines the Earth Core Divine Marrow to achieve a superior Golden Core, your investment earnings +3, your total investment earnings are: 22]
"Has he achieved Golden Core already?" Qin Muye reviewed last night's information; Fang Miao had continually put on airs and defeated opponents in the Canglan Sword Sect and had now become a True Disciple, seemingly poised to be the sect's top person.
However, after achieving the Golden Core, Fang Miao did not stay in the Canglan Sword Sect but instead went out to gain experience.
His goal was quite simple, to join Old Master Fu in search of a peculiar water.
Although he now practiced the cultivation technique of the Canglan Sword Sect, the 'Ruins Technique,' which could grow indefinitely, was his core. He had joined the Canglan Sword Sect solely to evolve the 'Ruins Technique.'
The current 'Ruins Technique' had already reached the rank of intermediate within the mysterious classes. Although it was somewhat weak, the potential was enormous.
"From what I can see, Fang Miao must have formally entered the intermediate stage, and it's highly likely he'll soon clash with the Yin God Temple created by the Netherworld Emperor," Qin Muye knew it was time to switch locations and start anew.
It remains to be seen who will have the misfortune of being Fang Miao's stepping stone.
Truth be told, Fang Miao had offended many people along the way, truly struggling for survival.
If he hadn't made enemies, he wouldn't have reached the power level of the Golden Core Stage now; he had always fought for resources, cultivation techniques, and even life itself.
Even though he was putting on an act, without the benefits and resources he had fought for each time, he wouldn't have survived the three-year pact.
As an investor, Qin Muye naturally sided with Fang Miao.
It's just that Fang Miao's behavior and principles differed from Qin Muye's. Qin Muye valued life above all, and to send him to fight openly was honestly quite difficult.
After all, this involved life safety, and a moment of inattention might result in death.
"Huh, why is there another prompt?" Qin Muye discovered that the flow of time had once again changed.
It seemed like someone had actively sped it up.
"Is it because of the time factor?"
First came the investment restrictions, followed by an acceleration of time. Qin Muye speculated that the situation would become clearer soon.
"Or is it not because of time, but because of the narrative?"
This was not baseless speculation, as even the name of the investment instance resembled that of a novel, and even in the real world, there was a certain guiding role.
Neither the former not the latter could match the 'Landlord Era' game master.
From the beginning, the so-called investment might have been a giant trap. If Qin Muye had not traveled through time or manipulated cleverly, it was highly likely that he would have chosen the Netherworld Emperor, which was indeed now the case, with at least thirty lords selecting the Netherworld Emperor. Should the Netherworld Emperor's value fall into negative.
It was highly probable that they would lose everything. Instead, investing in something steady was sometimes more rewarding, even if the operation got suspended, the loss wouldn't be significant.
Qin Muye had essentially come to pick up leftovers, originally planning to try with just one hundred thousand Gold Coins to see how it would go; winning didn't matter, and if he lost, the Gold Coins would still have their use in recruiting troops.
So he dared to proceed in this manner, and it was only because of the sudden surge today that he increased his stake.
Originally, he had planned to increase his stake on the sixth day, but after discovering the increased restrictions, there was no choice but to advance his plan, though he didn't dare to throw his entire fortune into it.
He'd rather earn less than risk too much; after all, he came from a modest background and couldn't compete with those tycoons. If he went all-in, he might end up utterly destitute.
If he lost now, he could still accept it.
"This time, the investment will close on the sixth day, and the results will be announced at midnight on the seventh day; a hundredfold return is all that is required," Qin Muye thought. Soon after, Qin Muye pressed down this matter as it was something to be dealt with three days later.
With the time he had to think, it might be better to study more on how to create Champion Level Spirit Monsters.
A technical bottleneck had already occurred, which was a critical shortage of energy, necessitating a breakthrough.
Previously, he had also traded 1000 special resources for one Element Core on the Trading House, but to no avail.
This left Qin Muye quite frustrated; since this path was temporarily blocked, he had to think of another solution, instead of stubbornly persisting on it.
If it were some ordinary project, he might have given up, but since it involved the strength of his territory, he naturally couldn't let it go, thus he had to seek an alternate research
If external solutions didn't work, then he must try to innovate from within, directly attempting to modify the Spirit Monsters themselves by weakening their barriers or
enhancing their chances of breakthroughs.
With enough persistence, there are always more solutions than difficulties.
Qin Muye felt that with his talents, he could definitely find a new way.
If he truly succeeded, combining internal and external methods might eventually create a better way to craft Champion Level Spirit Monsters.
Looking at his thriving territory, Qin Muye was very reassured, as at least his safety was
"If I could master the Red Wind Disaster and turn it into a complete barrier for my territory, that would be so great," Qin Muye couldn't help but think.
The Red Wind Disaster was incredibly terrifying, and even the strong among the natives wouldn't venture into its core area.
"Tsk, nice to think about, nice to think about, but it's not something I can covet at the
moment," Qin Muye knew well that if it could be resolved, it wouldn't have been left to him;
if it were feasible, the Silver Star Alliance would have already utilized it, he had seen for himself the extent of those mages' ruthlessness in operation manuals.