Chapter 1564
Chapter 1564 - 1560: Circulation Domain
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The Life system has an implicit rule: the more one pursues the essence of Life, the less respect they have for Life itself.
They can heal wounds, mend limbs and diseases, delay others’ lifespans, and even reach the domain of Deities, creating Life with their own hands. In every aspect, they are the professionals who most trample upon the domain of the Creators in myths.
But at the same time, there’s a rule that runs contrary to this...
"The only thing the Life system can’t control is its own life."
Even now, Lu Ping’an, in reality, cannot defy this fundamental rule. Having mastered the rules of Life, his first order of business is to put his own Life under the control of "bank rules."
He cannot naturally produce offspring; his lifespan and Life Points are directly linked... The real way to kill him is actually to exploit his own rules.
"Just toss me into a world without life, and in a few decades, after my points are exhausted, I’d be finished."
Lu Ping’an represents the "circulation/appreciation of Life." If there is only him, a ruler of rules, and no others or other forms of Life, his abilities would equal zero, a blank slate heading towards a swift end.
He is a Catalyst, a value-added tax... His interests and those of his Traders are aligned.
"In this world, if no changes occur, I am doomed to operate at a loss..."
Although the Martial God Church and its God of Martial Fight are generous, the essence and current state of this world mean that there are bound to be few Traders around Lu. Solely relying on the combat power of the Martial God’s followers is simply not enough to sustain someone like Lu, who burns through points like fuel, especially as he constantly uses points for research and self-improvement.
Perhaps in terms of resources, money, connections, and materials, Lu Ping’an could gain a lot, but the total points of his Courtyard are bound to decrease due to the lack of Traders.
Once the "loss" reaches a certain level, he will definitely have to halt all projects, and return to Earth or Mercury 42 to replenish his Life Points.
"If in this world, there are Life forms capable of trading with me, that would be a different story."
The "projects" that Lu Ping’an puts forward naturally contain his personal desires. The God of Martial Fight needs soldiers and local support, while Lu Ping’an needs "trading partners." It’s a win-win situation.
"A Newborn race doesn’t need to be too strong; powerful species often have weaker reproduction capabilities, quantity triumphs over quality."
"Weakness isn’t scary, it’s even beneficial in a sense. If they truly have the will to survive, we could gain a lot through trading their power... Whether as Elemental Creatures or through our professional system, we can bestow them with power."
The Nirvana Plan has been implemented for many years, and some common rules have become very clear.
Earth has "imported" countless resources, Races, Domains, and lands, and it has also exported many things... The most popular export has always been the subtly impactful "Arms."
The Extraordinary professional system is the most sought-after trade item, no one does not thirst for Power, the kind that can change or even control one’s destiny... uh, except for those peculiar creatures of this world.
"They couldn’t possibly be weak..."
As Lu Ping’an seriously begins this work and understands the local Life forms’ nature more, he grows increasingly optimistic about these Lives.
They are naturally born and nurtured fortune’s favorites... From the start of their lives, they are part of the natural cycle, or rather, part of the "world." They have nearly infinite potential for physical Evolution, and at the same time, they can also cultivate the externally added Profession System.
The only weakness is probably the evolutionary abilities of their species, which rely too much on the unique rules of this world. Once they leave this world, their abilities will degrade to a certain extent, and their evolution might also come to a halt.
But for the Martial God Church as the client, this is actually a good thing.
The "Arms Dealer" who can provide higher paths and Professions, the sole operator of exotic imports, is destined to become the main trading partner of this world, securing more stable income through this trade.
An individual operator like Lu Ping’an? He is actually a part of the entire system. If the Martial God Church forbids him from doing business, he certainly won’t cause trouble with them. That’s the franchise rights granted by the Eastern Country to the Proper God Church, the foundation of the balance of power among all forces (core provision of the Nirvana Plan).
The situation has come full circle. The reason Lu Ping’an’s project received so much resource support, and even Quasi-Gods are loitering around him, afraid that he might run into trouble, is because once his project succeeds, it could truly change the current stalemate that the Martial God Church is facing in their plane development.
The most painful thing is not short-term difficulties or resource shortages, but the long-term losses that seem never-ending... Now the Martial God has fallen into such a quagmire, unable to extricate itself.
They do have many benefits, indeed infinite benefits, but with nearly infinite resource input, the human resources are continuously depleted, and the high-tier combat power has even started to suffer ignorable fatalities... The taste of becoming richer yet weaker is truly unpleasant. When they can’t bear it any longer, they can only choose to flee or, like Lin Nu, seek full-fledged support from the Eastern Country headquarters.
Then, this plane might not be entirely theirs... In fact, Lu Ping’an was "summoned" here for support. If he still can’t change the situation, then it will sooner or later progress to a situation where full support is requested, and the private ownership of the plane turns semi-public.
In a way, this is also the systemic design of the Nirvana Plan. If it’s just one Church, it will eventually be overwhelmed and will still need support from the Eastern Country headquarters.
By then, even without sufficient military support, just by being an intermediary, the Eastern Country Official can gain control of the situation.
As long as every major plane and main battlefield are allocated a bit, among the "Various Warlords" on Earth, the Eastern Country Official is destined to be the greatest.
All these things are actually open secrets, and so, the high-level members of the Martial God Church actually have high expectations for Lu, but that’s as far as it goes.
On the one hand, he was invited by the Eastern Country Official; on the other hand, everyone knows that this damn situation is not something an individual can resolve...
"Did he really do it?"
"How could that be, isn’t it just a scam for funding? Did they specifically hire an actor?"
"You can boldly assume that maybe he didn’t create a species, but a stage and an entire troupe..."
Lu Ping’an’s grandiose funding request sounds very much like a "funding scam", and his action pattern also screams "funding scam". The higher-ups in the Church were prepared to let him scam for a few years and then terminate the project without results, but could it be that he’s actually succeeded?
"Is he really just a seventh-tier? Not an established Quasi-God?"
"I actually asked before... even for established Quasi-Gods, it takes a massive amount of resources and many years to create a species. I mentioned creating a specific species, especially Energy/Elemental Creatures, and they simply laughed in my face."
When the high-level members received the news, they thought it was another staged funding scam. They were only convinced when they actually saw the real thing, saw a group of visitors.
"Hello, we’re here on behalf of the Creator to greet you and to inquire on his behalf, ’When will the final payment be settled?’, and ’Are you interested in investing in other projects?’"
Those muscular gorillas spoke eloquently, while the higher-ups felt a bit confused about how the scam turned into reality.
"Invest, invest fully!" But at this time, how could they possibly refuse?
— End of Chapter 1564 —