Celestial Beast Taming

Chapter 445: Chapter 255: Creation Gathering and the Ten Thousand Years Forest Core

Liu Shu was not a man of many words.

He truly considered Zhong Yi a friend; otherwise, he wouldn’t have taken the initiative to tell him about this.

Zhong Yi’s world was not included within the Nine Great Ecosystems.

Besides, Zhong Yi hadn’t been logged into the Virtual Source Network for very long, so Liu Shu figured he probably didn’t know this information.

Hearing this, Zhong Yi’s interest was piqued. He first thanked Liu Shu very seriously, then asked.

"Brother Shu, when you go through the Creator certification process at Wanyu Creation Company, is the entire thing monitored by others?"

Liu Shu looked at Zhong Yi with a somewhat strange expression upon hearing his question.

"Ah Yi, what do you take Creators for?"

"Creators are all highly esteemed and precious, and each one has their own unique creation methods."

"When they are concocting Potions or refining Elixir Pills, no one has the right to observe them."

"However, when you enter Wanyu Creation Company for the Creator certification, you can’t bring any items inside."

"All the materials for concocting Potions or refining Elixir Pills inside must be purchased from Wanyu Creation Company using Divine Origin Value."

"Once you’re successfully certified and become a Creator, the cost of the materials you used will be waived."

"If you fail, you’ll need to pay the full cost of the materials after the certification ends."

"If your contracted Guardian Beasts have abilities that can assist in concocting Potions or refining Elixir Pills, you’re allowed to use them during the assessment, as these Guardian Beasts are considered part of the Guardian Beast Master’s own power."

"This is the advantage Guardian Beast Masters have as Creators compared to others."

After listening to Liu Shu’s explanation, a thought suddenly struck Zhong Yi. ’Once the Soul-Controlling Flower awakens, I can go to Wanyu Creation Company and get certified as a Creator.’

’Using my Soul-Controlling Flower to strengthen my Guardian Beasts wouldn’t even be considered cheating.’

’This is a perfect opportunity to see what my own skill level as a Creator truly is.’

The Soul-Controlling Flower was only in a brief slumber and could awaken at any moment.

If the Soul-Controlling Flower woke up within seven days, Zhong Yi could attend the Creation Gathering held by Wanyu Creation Company himself.

He could even participate in the Creation Martial Arts Demonstration at the Creation Gathering.

Zhong Yi decided he would pass this news to Tao En and have the Six-finger Middle Tier Creator undergo the certification to be recognized as a Creator.

He wanted to see if a Six-finger Middle Tier Creator from the Guardian Beast World, under the evaluation standards of the Virtual Source Network...

...could become a Creator.

After leaving the Treasure Vault of Chasing Light Dragon Palace, Zhong Yi chatted with Liu Shu in the reception room for a while.

Before Zhong Yi could leave Liu Shu’s reception room, he received a letter on his Soul Fighting Bracelet engraved with the sigils of the Four Major Companies.

Zhong Yi read the contents of the letter carefully, then shared them with Liu Shu.

Liu Shu had clearly seen this kind of recruitment letter from the Four Major Companies before. He smiled and said to Zhong Yi,

"Just as I expected, all Four Major Companies have offered you the position of Steward."

"Besides the Steward position, the Four Major Companies have also given you some special perks."

"Wanyu Source Material Company is showing a lot of sincerity by allowing you to borrow books from the company’s collection for free."

"Wanyu Source Material Company’s book collection is the most comprehensive among the Four Major Companies."

"To even get borrowing privileges for many of those books, even internal members of Wanyu Source Material have to spend hundreds or even thousands of Divine Origin Value points."

"Wanyu Soul Fighting Company’s offer is just as sincere."

"In comparison, the sincerity of Wanyu Gambling Company and Wanyu Boundary Exploration Company clearly doesn’t match that of Wanyu Source Material and Wanyu Soul Fighting."

"For you, though, the extra benefits from Wanyu Source Material Company are still the most useful."

Zhong Yi nodded in agreement.

His thoughts were in complete agreement with what Liu Shu had said.

When Zhong Yi first entered the Virtual Source Network, he had spent several days poring over all the public literature.

Zhong Yi had always placed great importance on knowledge and had a habit of continuous learning.

Joining Wanyu Source Material Company would allow Zhong Yi to quickly learn things he didn’t know before from those books.

He could glimpse into countless worlds through the books on the Virtual Source Network.

Seeing that Zhong Yi had chosen Wanyu Source Material Company, Liu Shu said in an extremely serious tone,

"Once your strength reaches the Sixth Level, you will get another chance to choose again."

"You can choose to either stay with Wanyu Source Material Company or join one of the other companies."

"Wanyu Gambling Company and Wanyu Boundary Exploration Company didn’t offer you any real extra benefits because they know they aren’t very competitive for a low-Level talent like you right now."

"When your strength rises to the Sixth Level, you’ll feel the passion of Wanyu Gambling Company and Wanyu Boundary Exploration Company!"

"But when that time comes, I’d still advise you not to leave Wanyu Source Material Company."

"It’s easier to become a Director if you stay with one company."

"Only when you reach the Level of Director are you considered a truly powerful figure in these companies."

"For the next little while, Ah Mu and I are going to explore a new world, so we probably won’t be logging into the Virtual Source Network for a long time."

"If you need any help from Chasing Light Dragon Palace, feel free to contact any of those B Level Talents."

"Ah Mu and I will give them a heads-up for you beforehand."

"You’ve already submitted your choice. I estimate that before the Creation Gathering, Wanyu Source Material Company will send an influential Director to invite you to the company headquarters."

After leaving Liu Shu’s reception room, Zhong Yi was about to log out of the Virtual Source Network when he received a message from Taya.

Zhong Yi and Taya had become more familiar with each other, but Taya was growing increasingly anxious and cautious when she messaged him.

Taya had discovered not long ago that Zhong Yi had obtained a Second Level Secret Realm Monopolizer Badge.

It made Taya feel like she was dreaming.

’Oh my god!’

’I’m actually working for the owner of a Secret Realm Monopolizer Badge!’

’It’s just that there’s so little I can do for Zhong Yi.’

The reason she had suddenly messaged Zhong Yi this time was because she had found a trade listing for a Ten Thousand Years Forest Core within the Lion Heart Association.

Not long ago, Zhong Yi had asked her to investigate information on the Thousand Years Forest Core.

Since Zhong Yi needed a Thousand Years Forest Core, she figured that a Ten Thousand Years Forest Core should also be useful to him.

After reading Taya’s message, Zhong Yi immediately invited her to his reception room.

Compared to a Thousand Years Forest Core, a Ten Thousand Years Forest Core sounded like it was simply older.

But "ten thousand" didn’t necessarily mean just ten thousand or a few hundred thousand.

It could also be millions, or even tens of millions!

This caused a huge price disparity among Ten Thousand Years Forest Cores.

If he could obtain a forest core over 600,000 years old, his Florist Worm would very likely be able to advance further after its Evolution into a Summer Worm.

However, Zhong Yi felt the chances of that were slim. Forget about a forest core over 600,000 years old...

...most owners probably wouldn’t even be willing to sell one that was over 200,000 years old.

It was just like how in the Guardian Beast World, someone who possessed the main ingredients for a Sixth Level Potion wouldn’t trade them for Federation Coins.

Upon seeing Taya, Zhong Yi asked directly,

"Do you know the specific age of this Ten Thousand Years Forest Core?"

Zhong Yi was very cordial to Taya, as if he were facing an old friend.

But as Taya looked at Zhong Yi sitting in front of her, her palms grew so sweaty with nervousness that beads of sweat formed.

"Sir, this Ten Thousand Years Forest Core has only just reached ten thousand years of age."

"However, once a forest core reaches ten thousand years, the Energy within it undergoes a qualitative change."

"The person who wants to sell this Ten Thousand Years Forest Core is the leader of an elite group in the Lion Heart Association."

"It will be sold via auction within the Lion Heart Association in half a month."

Zhong Yi had heard from Taya that when selling high-priced materials within the Lion Heart Association, there would always be an advance notice.

This was so that any members who wanted to buy or bid on the item could raise the necessary Divine Origin Value in advance.

An advance notice of only half a month indicated that this elite group leader from the Lion Heart Association was in a great hurry to get Divine Origin Value.

If they weren’t in such a rush, the notice would have been posted at least two months in advance.