A World Worth Protecting

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Without caring much about the commotion in the group chat, Wang Baole arrogantly put away the jade slip. After noticing that there was no one around him, he suddenly touched his chest, and his face crumbled.

<em>Why am I feeling a heartache… Six thousand battle credits! </em>Wang Baole let out a long sigh. Even though it was slightly easier for him to earn those six thousand battle credits, he was still pained.

<em>For the Federation and for the civilization, I will contribute without hesitation! </em>Bearing with his heartache, Wang Baole consoled himself. However, he soon realized that the consolation wasn’t very effective. He looked around, and realizing that there was no one around, he gritted his teeth.

<em>In order to fulfill my dream, in order to become Federation President! </em>With that, he felt the ache in his heart dissipate slightly. He was now back on Green Fire Island, and after a brief moment, as he looked at his remaining two thousand battle credits, he felt emotional again.

<em>Thankfully, I managed to suppress my urge and only sent back three cultivation techniques… I need to begin accumulating battle credits once again. Hopefully, the sect won’t take away this business tomorrow… </em>Wang Baole was somewhat nervous and anxious about being poor in battle credits.

Right now, the Federation Seedlings had no idea what Wang Baole was feeling emotionally. They were all gasping in shock in the group chat. Li Yi remained silent. Even though she knew about Wang Baole’s booming Spirit Boat business, she didn’t believe that he could send out three cultivation techniques at once.

<em>Considering the costs of teleportation as well, it’s six thousand battle credits in total! I don’t believe that fatty is so generous! </em>Li Yi gritted her teeth. Through the network of connections that she had just established, she began her own investigations. She soon found out that Wang Baole indeed sent three jade slips through Vast Expanse Dao Palace’s teleportation array formation, and that threw her off balance.

<em>I don’t believe that you’re still superior to me even over here, you fatty! </em>Li Yi’s breathing quickened. She gritted her teeth and started making preparations to earn more battle credits. She wanted to make use of her journey in the Vast Expanse Dao Palace to surpass Wang Baole.

Days passed just like that. After ten days went by with Wang Baole still occasionally feeling the pain from his loss, he managed to accumulate over eight thousand battle credits again. That was when he finally felt more relieved.

It was also at this time that Wang Baole sensed that something sinister was about to happen. He realized that over the past few days, people had arrived outside Green Fire Island. They weren’t there to rent his Spirit Boats and were instead recording and observing the activities there. At the same time, Xie Haiyang also sent Wang Baole a voice transmission.

“Baole, the higher management of the sect has already made a decision to buy over the business in the next few days. You must be prepared…”

Wang Baole’s heart skipped a beat. Even though he knew that the day would arrive sooner or later, he couldn’t bear for it to happen. However, he also knew that there was nothing he could change about it. The fact that a business like this, which could earn twenty thousand battle credits a month, could survive until now meant that someone in the sect had turned a blind eye. It also highlighted the fact that it couldn’t last long.

Yun Piaozi also sent a voice transmission to Wang Baole. It seemed that he had less power than Xie Haiyang, sending the voice transmission two days after him. Yun Piaozi only came to know about the matter an hour before the sect had sent out their decision, and he immediately told Wang Baole about it.

Not long after receiving Yun Piaozi’s voice transmission, Wang Baole, who was already mentally prepared for it, received the notification from the sect…

It was not a negotiation, but a notification! There appeared to be no chance given to Wang Baole to haggle. He had to obey the orders, regardless of whether he was willing to or not.

There was only a single sentence written in the notification.

“The Spirit Boat business is to be suspended with immediate effect. The formula for the Spirit Boat is to be handed over, with compensation of twelve thousand battle credits in return!”

Looking at the notification, Wang Baole furrowed his brows as a profound look appeared across his eyes. The compensation given by the Ancestor’s Gate was worthy of scrutiny. That was because, according to the agreement between Wang Baole and Xie Haiyang, if the compensation was less than ten thousand battle credits, they were to be wholly given to Xie Haiyang.

At the same time, the amount to be given to Yun Piaozi was approximated to be two thousand battle credits after some calculations. Basically, the compensation amount would be completely distributed even before they arrived. Wang Baole felt that there was definitely some insider operations happening.

However, he understood that he wouldn’t lose out even if there were insider operations. Furthermore, being too greedy would perhaps lead to unfavorable outcomes. He knew that fact clearly and immediately returned to a state of relief.

As such, he didn’t drag his feet and immediately ended the business, handing over the formula at the same time. On the second day, when the twelve thousand battle credits arrived, Wang Baole didn’t wait and immediately sent ten thousand battle credits to Xie Haiyang and two thousand to Yun Piaozi.

Wang Baole didn’t kick up a fuss with the hundred-odd battle credits that fell short. Yun Piaozi felt bad about it and sent a voice transmission to Wang Baole.

“Baole, this matter… Sigh, after all, you aren’t a cultivator of the Vast Expanse Dao Palace. Otherwise, the compensation for buying over the business wouldn’t be so low. You have clearly given Xie Haiyang and me the compensation amount and left nothing for yourself.” Yun Piaozi knew about the situation and didn’t try to hide from it, instead, addressing the insider operations that everyone could infer themselves.

“No matter. Everyone is my good friend. I’m happy that both of you have managed to earn something.” Wang Baole laughed, and there was indeed truth in his words. After all, based on his judgment, while battle credits were important, human relations were crucial as well.

Yun Piaozi wasn’t stupid either, and he could sense whether Wang Baole was sincere in his words. He heaved a sigh of relief but also felt sorry. After thinking about it for a brief moment, he suddenly spoke.

“Brother Baole, if you want to sell away those Spirit Boats, I can engage someone to do it for you. If you’re not in a hurry, I suggest you allow me to handle the matter for you. We can sell them off one by one so that we can raise the price. If you’re urgent and decide to sell them in a whole batch, the selling price is likely to be lowered…”

Wang Baole was waiting to hear that. It appeared that he currently only had eight thousand battle credits, but in reality, his Spirit Boats were worth the most.

The Spirit Boats cost approximately twenty thousand battle credits to build, and even though it was unlikely that they would be sold at cost price, he could still earn tens of thousands of battle credits with a sixty to seventy percent discount.

However, Wang Baole didn’t have the means to sell them by himself. Only Xie Haiyang and Yun Piaozi could help him in the sale. Therefore, with anticipation, Wang Baole held a discussion with Yun Piaozi. At the end of their discussion, Wang Baole sounded carefree as he asked Yun Piaozi a question.

“Right, Yun Piaozi, what is Xie Haiyang’s status in the sect?”

“Ah, he belongs to Elder Feng’s clan. His cultivation level is not impressive, but he has a wide network of connections. He is somewhat famous amongst the Vast Expanse Dao Palace disciples and specializes in sales and purchases. I don’t know the details, but I guess he has a deep relationship with a high ranking individual in the sect. Some people say that it might be Senior Chi Lin.” If all this happened in another situation, Yun Piaozi would hesitate and hold back on details even if he revealed the information.

After all, it involved the internal affairs of the Vast Expanse Dao Palace. However, after interacting with Wang Baole several times, not only did he earn a significant amount, he also owed Wang Baole a favor, and that was why he revealed what he knew.

After that, Yun Piaozi told Wang Baole some other details about the human relations in the sect before ending the conversation. Wang Baole meditated with his legs crossed, and his eyes closed. He fell silent and sighed as he looked at his battle credits.

Previously, with hundreds of battle credits entering his account every day, he led a very comfortable life. However, from now on, he had to return to a frugal lifestyle, and he couldn’t help but start thinking about other means to obtain battle credits.

That was especially so as the feeling grew stronger as several days passed. Wang Baole was too distracted to cultivate, and as he looked at the mission stone stele of his cave abode, a look a determination flashed across his eyes.

<em>Forget it, heading to the body of the sword and finding identity tokens is the most legitimate way to obtain battle credits, and is one that no one can take away! </em>With that thought, Wang Baole undertook the mission. After tidying up, he left Green Fire Island. He traveled across the lava fire sea according to the directions of the mission, charging into the body of the sword from the sword’s handle!

As the journey was long, Wang Baole made preparations for prolonged travel. As he charged forward, he adjusted his direction. However, his battle credit jade slip suddenly vibrated. In his bewilderment, Wang Baole took a look at it, and was surprised as five hundred battle credits were credited to him for some unknown reason!

<em>What’s going on? </em>Wang Baole took a look curiously and realized that it was Xie Haiyang who had sent him the battle credits. That made him even more curious, and he decided to ask him about it through a voice transmission.

“Hey Brother, did you receive it? I just took over a business, and you can have half of it. As for the reason behind this… You’ll find out soon, I guess.”