Chapter 78

Cheng Yang brought Wang Lu to the statue of the profession and asked, "What profession do you want to change to?"

Wang Lu asked in surprise, "Can I choose myself? Isn't it said that changing professions depends on one's talent?"

Cheng Yang originally wanted to say something more, but he swallowed it back and said, "Indeed, it does depend on one's talent. Let me test you first."

After saying that, Cheng Yang consumed a point of spiritual energy to test Wang Lu's talent.

However, after a long wait, no pattern appeared on Wang Lu's forehead. Seeing this, Cheng Yang felt relieved, as it matched his guess.

Wang Lu, unable to see the pattern on her forehead, quickly asked, "Lord, what profession am I suitable for?"

Cheng Yang said, "You have no talent inclination, so you can choose any profession. However, among the four statues, only the summoner position is left."

Wang Lu didn't know what benefits a talent inclination would bring, so she wasn't too concerned. As for what profession to choose, she didn't have a particular preference. Since Cheng Yang said there was only one summoner position left in the territory, she decided to choose the summoner.

A moment later, Wang Lu's summoner profession change was complete, and she now held a wooden staff in her hand.

Name: Wang Lu

Affiliation: Luofeng Village

Profession: Summoner

Rank:初级召唤师学徒 (0%)

Age: 27

Lifespan: 110

Health: 30

Magic Power: 20

Physical Attack: 1

Magic Attack: 5

Physical Defense: 1

Magic Defense: 1

Attack Speed: 1

Movement Speed: 1.2

Talent: 1, Financial Management (Special): Grants the combat profession a special secondary profession as a financial manager, who can establish a bank in the main city or a wilderness settlement.

Skill: Spirit Summoning 1 (Basic skill for summoners, can gradually improve through practice. Skill level increases with the profession rank.)

Summon Phantom Wolf 1 (Summons a phantom wolf for combat. The phantom wolf is a close-range magical attack summon, inheriting 100% of the summoner's attributes. Duration: 10 minutes, Cooldown: 1 minute, Casting cost: 10 magic points, Proficiency: 0%)

Equipment: Wooden Staff: Symbol of a summoner's identity, no additional attributes.

After reading her attributes, Wang Lu couldn't help but ask, "Lord, what is this financial management talent?"

Cheng Yang couldn't hide his smile and said, "It's a very powerful talent."

There were some things Cheng Yang didn't say. The financial management talent wasn't just powerful; it was almost heaven-defying for a territory. Not only was it significant for the individual, but it was also crucial for the entire territory because it allowed the establishment of a bank.

A bank, as the name suggests, is a place for saving or borrowing money. Based on Cheng Yang's experience from his previous life, banks could be divided into two types. One type was established under an individual's name, and such banks required the person to have a certain amount of spiritual energy to establish. The other type was established under the territory's name, and the ownership of such banks belonged to the territory, i.e., the lord. However, the funds in the territory's bank were not the lord's funds but the territory's spiritual energy.

Under normal circumstances, the territory's spiritual energy could not be used by the residents, but with a bank, the lord could allocate a portion of the territory's spiritual energy to the bank for operation. This was not only beneficial for the combatants in the territory but also for the territory's development.

As far as Cheng Yang knew, there were not many combatants with the financial management talent in the previous life, with the number worldwide being less than 2,000. Xiangcheng City also had one person with this talent, who was Wang Lu, brought back by Cheng Yang to Luofeng Village.

Cheng Yang brought Wang Lu back not to let her establish a bank on her own but to use her to activate the territory's spiritual energy and maximize its potential.

Cheng Yang had a rough understanding of the banks under the divine rules. Initially, the bank would only be level 1, and its level would be limited by the territory's level and the financial manager's profession level.

"But how do I build the bank?" Wang Lu still looked puzzled.

Cheng Yang smiled and said, "It's simple. Go to the territory altar, and you'll find an option to apply for building a bank in your attribute panel. I'll handle the rest."

Cheng Yang thought to himself, "Amitabha, why do I feel like I'm the big bad wolf deceiving Little Red Riding Hood?"

Wang Lu, hearing this, didn't suspect anything and went directly to the territory altar, clicking on the option to apply for building a bank as Cheng Yang instructed.

Almost simultaneously, a familiar voice sounded in Cheng Yang's mind:

Respected Lord, your territory has a new application. Please handle it as soon as possible.

This was the first time Cheng Yang heard such a prompt, and it seemed the divine beings were quite human-like.

Cheng Yang immediately walked to the altar and opened the territory management page. Sure enough, there was a new message prompt behind Wang Lu's name.

"Do you agree to Wang Lu building a bank?"

"Agree!"

"Please choose the bank model."

"Complete territory ownership."

"Since you have chosen the complete territory ownership model, the resources and operating funds required to build the bank will be provided by the territory. As the financial manager responsible for the bank's operation, 1% of the bank's earnings will be used as compensation. Do you agree?"

"Agree!" Cheng Yang grumbled inwardly, could he really disagree? This was a completely tyrannical clause. However, 1% wasn't too much, and although the bank would generate considerable daily earnings in the future, it would be Wang Lu's due.

"Please name the bank."

"Luofeng Bank." The bank in Luofeng Village would naturally be called Luofeng Bank.

After all the choices were made, the "Bank" construction project appeared under the "Buildings" section of the territory's attributes.

Luofeng Bank: The bank owned by Luofeng Village. After the bank is built, a portion of the territory's spiritual energy can be allocated to the bank for management and to generate earnings. Resources required: 500 cubic meters of wood, 50 cubic meters of stone.

Seeing this description, Cheng Yang felt relieved. Although 500 cubic meters of wood was a lot, the territory could still bear it. As for the 50 cubic meters of stone, it could be gathered by tomorrow.

"Is that it?" Wang Lu, seeing no immediate action, asked softly.

Cheng Yang said, "For now, there's nothing more to do. Once the resources are gathered tomorrow, the bank can be built. From then on, you will be the manager of this bank."

Wang Lu said earnestly, "Lord, rest assured. I used to study accounting, and I will manage this bank well."

Cheng Yang nodded and then went to the five profession statues, selecting an upgrade option for each. This was something he should have done late last night, but since the territory's spiritual energy was depleted, he had to wait until now.

This time, Cheng Yang upgraded the physical defense of the four main professions. As for the priest statue, he upgraded its magic power. The priest statue had already been upgraded with healing enhancement and attack enhancement. Once the remaining four projects were upgraded, the priest statue's level would increase again.

After doing this, Cheng Yang took Wang Lu back to his courtyard.

Liu Hao and the others were still in the courtyard and hadn't left. Seeing Cheng Yang return, they all looked at him curiously, as if to say, "If you don't explain, we won't let it go."

Cheng Yang said, "Wang Lu has changed her profession. She has a special talent called financial management, which allows her to establish a bank in the territory. In the future, the excess spiritual energy in our territory can be circulated through the bank, and we can also deposit our excess spiritual energy in the bank."

Everyone was not stupid and naturally understood the importance of the bank, so their doubts disappeared.

"Lao Niu, Wang Lu will join your team today to familiarize herself with basic combat knowledge. Although she will spend more time managing the bank in the future, in this apocalyptic world, combat is always the main theme, and we can't neglect it," Cheng Yang said.

Niu Bing immediately agreed.

Next, Liu Hao and the others left the courtyard one by one, following Cheng Yang's instructions to find people.

They were all looking forward to this coordinated action with Cheng Yang. With the help of Cheng Yang's skill, their efficiency in obtaining spiritual energy would increase several times.

About ten minutes later, Liu Hao and the others returned to the courtyard with their respective people and left Luofeng Village under Cheng Yang's leadership.

"Lord, where are we going today? Are we going to continue clearing the demonized beast groups around us?" Liu Hao asked while walking beside Cheng Yang.

Cheng Yang said, "Is that all you aspire to? Thinking only about finding trouble with those demonized beasts every day?"

Liu Hao smiled bitterly and said, "Lord, you're talking without feeling the strain. We are still just初级魔法学徒, and it's already good if we can match the early-stage demonized beasts. Do you think we're all as powerful as you? Besides, what else is there in this world besides demonized beasts? They just differ in strength. We are finding trouble with the demonized beasts, aren't you also finding trouble with them?"

Cheng Yang chuckled and said, "You are targeting the demonized beasts, but I am targeting the benefits behind them."

Liu Hao was slightly stunned and instantly understood, exclaiming in surprise, "Boss, what good things do we have this time?"

Cheng Yang smiled lightly and said, "It's a secret. You'll know when you get there."

Liu Hao was momentarily speechless and quickly followed Cheng Yang. Li Wanshan and Zhao Chuan also sped up, and their direction was toward Xiangcheng City.

At this moment, the route from Luofeng Village to the south of Xiangcheng City was mostly within the territory of Luofeng Village, so they didn't encounter many demonized beasts along the way. It was only after passing through the southern passage that the number of monsters increased.

This time, Cheng Yang did not choose the old route but found a new one he had never taken before.

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