Chapter 84

Over the course of three days, Lu Yin spent his time soliciting bribes. By the end of the three days, his gains were substantial: he received five crystal cards from the Mibis Bank, twelve crystal cards from the Empire Bank, and two hundred cubic meters of star energy crystals, leaving Xu San staring in amazement and Bronson's face twitching. It was the first time he had seen such a shameless person, who even went to the trouble of visiting people to ask for money.

Lu Yin was grinning from ear to ear. Over three days, he visited over a dozen court officials, and each one gave him a little, not daring to give too much, but the total was still quite good. This kind of thing should be done more often, he thought. It’s good, it’s good. Unfortunately, many court officials refused visitors, but there was no need to worry; there would be plenty of opportunities in the future.

Right, it’s time to go to the Mibis Bank to exchange some money. It feels like something is missing without money on me.

"Bronson, set the route to the Mibis Bank," Lu Yin said with a sense of pride, looking like a nouveau riche.

Inside the Imperial Palace, several court officials jointly accused Lu Yin. "Your Majesty, the Purple Mountain King, relying on his status, has been demanding bribes. We beg you to take action."

"We beg you to take action."

The Immortal Yushan took a tired sip of tea and said slowly, "Did you give him anything?"

One court official said excitedly, "No, Your Majesty, I did not see him. I have no money to bribe him."

"If you didn’t give him anything, how do you know he was demanding bribes?" the Immortal Yushan asked.

Another court official said, "I heard it from others, Lord Bailey, Lord Sika, and Lord Piro, the Grand Secretary, were all asked for bribes."

"Heard? You, the ministers of the Empire, accuse the Purple Mountain King based on hearsay? Did Sika and the others admit it?" the Immortal Yushan asked sternly.

The court officials were frightened and dared not speak further. How could Sika and the others admit it?

The Immortal Yushan took another sip of tea. "I know that the Purple Mountain King visited some court officials, but according to my information, those officials gave him some gifts. It’s not excessive to give gifts to a child, don’t you think?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, it’s not excessive," the ministers dared not say more, as the Immortal Yushan was clearly helping the Purple Mountain King.

"Alright, you may leave," the Immortal Yushan waved his hand.

The court officials hurriedly left.

The Immortal Yushan chuckled and opened a holographic screen, which displayed information about the Earth trial, with a special note on Lu Yin capturing and robbing dozens of students.

"Such a love for money, this isn’t the style of the Purple Mountain Clan. Still, it’s the nature of a young man," the Immortal Yushan shook his head and laughed, not taking it seriously.

The Mibis Bank in the Imperial Capital was not far from the Imperial Palace. These vast companies that spanned the territories had far more influence than the territorial empires. However, to show respect to the Great Yushan Empire, the Mibis Bank building was not overly tall, not even ranking in the top five in the capital, but no one dared to underestimate it.

Only the absolute elite could enter and exit the Mibis Bank.

From a distance, Lu Yin could see the iconic tree-shaped building.

The Mibis Bank buildings were modeled after a large tree, with branches laden with cosmic coins, numbering in the millions. These were real cosmic coins, and sometimes they would fall when the wind blew, and whoever picked them up could keep them. Therefore, the land around the Mibis Bank was extremely expensive, even surpassing the Imperial Palace. Every day, countless people wandered around, hoping to pick up a cosmic coin.

The Mibis Bank had bought a thousand square miles of land, planting rare flowers and plants unseen in the outer universe, with a dedicated army for protection. Even space-walking experts roamed the area, and rare creatures occasionally ran by. At the top of the tree, there was a space station exclusive to the Mibis family. In short, the place exuded an aura of extreme wealth.

Stepping off the flying vehicle, a dedicated staff member, a beautiful young woman, greeted Lu Yin with respect.

The young woman introduced Lu Yin to the Mibis Bank and led him to the counter.

Lu Yin looked around. In the center was the trunk of the tree, extending to the top floor, with dozens of counters distributed around it, not particularly busy.

Xu San was already in a daze. He had just picked up a cosmic coin from the ground. Could money be picked up so easily here? How generous!

The counter service was fully automated. The beautiful young woman stood nearby, already holding a drink and various items, ready to serve Lu Yin as needed.

Lu Yin first checked the crystal cards given to him by the court officials. The total amount was only over a million, equivalent to about ten million Yushan coins of the Great Yushan Empire, at a ten-to-one ratio. It wasn’t a small amount, but it wasn’t much either. As for the crystal card given to him by the Immortal Yushan, it was only 300,000, meaning he had a total of nearly 1.5 million cosmic coins.

He then exchanged the amounts in the Empire Bank crystal cards into cosmic coins, which amounted to about 500,000, for a total of 2 million cosmic coins.

Lu Yin pursed his lips. Too stingy. Generally, one cubic meter of star energy crystals could be exchanged for a million cosmic coins, and the total amount of cosmic coins he had was less than two cubic meters of star energy crystals.

But thinking about it, it made sense. Court officials couldn’t have too much money, to avoid being investigated by the empire. Star energy crystals were different; no one could trace them, and even if they did, the evidence could be destroyed by crushing them.

"Lost money. In three days, I only got this much. It seems those people have all converted their money into star energy crystals. I need to find a way to get more," Lu Yin muttered to himself.

Leaving the Mibis Bank, Xu San cautiously asked, "Boss, where do we go next? Are we going to extort more people?"

Lu Yin glared at him. "Don’t talk nonsense. Those were gifts."

Xu San smiled awkwardly.

Lu Yin pondered. He needed to take a break. Even if he went to those officials now, it wouldn’t work; no one would open their doors. It was time to practice combat techniques.

At that moment, a cosmic coin fell from the sky, landing in Lu Yin’s hand.

Cosmic coins were made of a special material, with intricate star energy crystal patterns, looking very beautiful and feeling soft to the touch. Lu Yin looked up at the massive tree-shaped building, with countless cosmic coins fluttering on the branches, his eyes burning with desire. If he could rob the Mibis Bank, he wondered how much money he could get.

Lu Yin suddenly thought of Lulu Mibis. He wondered if she was here.

Back at the Purple Mountain Mansion, Lu Yin told Bronson that he would be in seclusion for five days and that no one should disturb him.

Bronson breathed a sigh of relief. "Yes, Your Highness."

"Boss, what about me?" Xu San asked, looking at Lu Yin expectantly.

Lu Yin casually gave Xu San an Empire Bank crystal card. "Buy some furniture. Do as you see fit, but don’t practice."

Xu San, though puzzled why Lu Yin didn’t allow him to practice, didn’t ask more.

Lu Yin thought about whether to report Xu San’s talent to the empire. If reported, he could get the chance to重塑身体, but he would no longer belong to Lu Yin. If not reported, would Lu Yin have to keep him forever? He couldn’t always prevent him from practicing.

At this moment, Lu Yin remembered that he had wasted five points earlier. Xu San also had a talent and could have used them, but he had forgotten about it.

It was his own fault for focusing too much on Bai Xue, remembering only the natural talent and forgetting the other two.

Currently, the universe classified talents into three types: natural talents, life talents, and exotic talents.

Natural talents, as the name suggests, involve mastering natural forces such as ice, fire, and other natural phenomena in the universe. There are even rumors of someone awakening a black hole talent, becoming invincible for a time.

Life talents are related to living beings. The vast universe has given birth to countless species, and there are even rumors of someone awakening a star phoenix talent, burning the cosmic sky.

Exotic talents encompass a wide range, including eyes, ears, and other human senses, as well as Lu Yin’s own dice talent. In short, any talent that cannot be explained falls into this category.

Xu San’s talent was a type of exotic talent.

It was hard to say which of the three talents was stronger. Any talent, if used well, could dominate a region. This is why the Galactic Youth Council was willing to let talent practitioners join directly, as they are one in a million and have great potential.

Lu Yin originally planned to sell Xu San to a powerful force, but he thought it was too much of a loss. He had brought Xu San to the Great Yushan Empire, and letting go of a talent practitioner felt unfair. Money could be obtained in many ways, but talent practitioners were different.

Moreover, as Xu San interacted more with the outside world, he would understand the importance of talent practitioners.

Thinking about this, Lu Yin sent a message to the Immortal Yushan, informing him of Xu San’s situation.

Soon, a message came back. The Immortal Yushan agreed to let Xu San be reshaped and join the Yu Hall. Additionally, the Royal Court’s Seventh Team expressed interest in having Xu San join.

Lu Yin pondered. The Royal Court’s Seventh Team, as Bronson had introduced, was led by Captain Bartson, who used an ancient firearm, a very old weapon. He was interested in Xu San’s talent?