Chapter 410 - 202: The Undying Flames, S-Rank Customized Contract
Chapter 410: Chapter 202: The Undying Flames, S-Rank Customized Contract
"And the second resource pool is called the Embers Pool."
"All the resources in this pool come from members who voluntarily donate their idle and unneeded resources, free of charge."
"Our Martial Hall’s central system intelligently performs a comprehensive evaluation based on each member’s contribution history and the urgency of their current needs—for example, if someone is severely injured and requires immediate treatment, or is at a critical moment in breaking through a bottleneck. Then, it allocates resources from the Embers Pool, free of charge, to those who need them most."
This gave Lin Ye pause.
’A model based on selfless donations... It sounds too idealistic, almost like a system that couldn’t possibly last in the real world.’
He pondered for a moment before looking up and voicing his doubts.
"Since there are two resource pools, does that mean the quality of resources in the Xinhuo Pool, which must be exchanged for with contribution points, is always better than what’s in the Embers Pool?"
"And what about people who only want to take things from the Embers Pool for free without ever contributing anything? How does the Martial Hall deal with them?"
These two questions struck at the very core of the system’s contradictions.
Dongfang Zhen wiped the oil from the corners of his mouth with a napkin, a rare look of seriousness on his face.
Though he was normally carefree and casual, he came from a prestigious family and understood the rules governing exchanges of interest like the back of his hand.
’In his eyes, this Xinhuo system was nothing but a castle built on sand, riddled with loopholes.’
Long Bohan seemed to have expected Lin Ye’s questions. Not a trace of surprise showed on his face; instead, a knowing smile appeared.
"You’ve hit the nail on the head."
"I had the exact same questions when I first started."
"First, regarding those who only take and never contribute."
"Our central system records the actions of every member. If the system determines that you have a long history of only taking from the Embers Pool without ever contributing anything, your priority in the resource allocation queue will automatically be dropped to the very bottom."
"This means that no matter how badly you need something, you’ll always be placed behind members with higher priority."
"As for your first question..."
As Long Bohan reached this point, his eyes began to shine with a light akin to faith.
"The most counterintuitive fact is this..."
"Across all branches nationwide, including our Yanjing Branch and even the headquarters, the ratio of total resources in the Embers Pool to the Xinhuo Pool has been consistently maintained at around four-to-six. They’re nearly evenly split!"
"What’s more, extremely rare resources often appear in the Embers Pool—sometimes even unique items that you can’t get with contribution points!"
"For real?!"
Dongfang Zhen couldn’t hold back, being the first to cry out in astonishment.
’A four-to-six ratio?’
’How is that possible!’
’That means almost half of all resources are donated voluntarily, free of charge, by the members!’
This completely upended his understanding of the Martial Realm.
The look of pride on Long Bohan’s face deepened.
"Before I joined Xinhuo, I never could have imagined that people would actually contribute so selflessly under a system like this."
"But perhaps the atmosphere at Xinhuo just has that kind of magic to it."
"’All for one, and one for all.’ Here at Xinhuo, that’s not just an empty slogan."
Lin Ye listened quietly, but the shock he felt internally was far greater than his calm exterior suggested.
’At first, I was just like Dongfang Zhen.’
’I couldn’t fathom how a situation like this could possibly exist.’
But after some careful thought, Lin Ye arrived at a possible explanation.
’In the end, it had to be the philosophy of the Firewood Martial Hall’s founder, which had influenced one generation after another.’
’The root of our skepticism was the assumption that in a system like this, there must be people who give far more than they receive.’
’From the self-interested perspective of an ordinary person, such people shouldn’t exist.’
’But perhaps, just like the founder of the Firewood Martial Hall, these individuals are true sages who genuinely place the survival and prosperity of the human race above their own personal interests.’
’Their selflessness is what props up this seemingly idealistic system.’
’The Martial Hall, when you get down to it, is a microcosm of society.’
’As long as there are people willing to do this, passing the tradition down through the generations, the flame of Xinhuo can truly be passed through countless hands, burning for all eternity.’