Chapter 82: A Generous Gift for the Enemy
Inside the alchemy laboratory at the top floor of the base camp fortress.
A golden semi-fluid floated in midair. As it cooled, this golden semi-fluid began to take shape, ultimately forming a ring.
This was the second [Sun Ring] Su Xiao had crafted. The first [Sun Ring], used to absorb faith energy, was currently wrapped around the [Sun Lord] title and couldn't be taken out for the boar warriors to see.
Su Xiao's purpose in crafting the second [Sun Ring] was to create a resonance between the two rings, enabling the mutual transfer of faith energy.
This way, even if he later left this world and took one [Sun Ring] with him, through the resonance between the two and the certification of the Reincarnation Paradise, he could continuously obtain faith energy from the boar warriors.
Thus, the Sun Lord title could absorb faith energy 24 hours a day without interruption.
When he needed to use the Sun Lord title in the future, he could simply extract it from the [Sun Ring]. By then, the Sun Lord title would likely be quite formidable.
Su Xiao observed the sun ring floating above his palm. After confirming there were no issues, he attempted to have it absorb faith energy.
The faith energy that had been slowly flowing into [Sun Ring No. 1] all changed direction and entered [Sun Ring No. 2].
After entering [Sun Ring No. 2] and stabilizing briefly, it was transmitted to [Sun Ring No. 1], finally being absorbed by the [Sun Lord] title.
Don't think this was easy to achieve. Su Xiao had spent several days debugging before the two [Sun Rings] completed their resonance. Without this, establishing the Sun Fortress this time would yield no benefits after leaving this world.
Now, however, even after leaving this world, there would be a continuous supply of faith energy. This made Su Xiao wonder if he could continue establishing a Sun Faction when entering other worlds in the future.
In Su Xiao's view, faith energy was a good thing. Its uses definitely went beyond just enhancing titles; many applications were yet to be developed.
As a positive special energy, if used to concoct potions with the right formula, it could certainly produce permanent enhancement potions with miraculous effects.
Even if it couldn't be made into permanent enhancement potions, using it for other potions would yield outstanding results. In terms of purifying darkness, eliminating disease, and eradicating evil, this would be top-tier potion material.
Besides potion-making, faith energy had other uses. For example, when crafting Apollo, he could try adding this special energy into the mix.
This might make Apollo's characteristics closer to the sun, thereby causing higher true burning damage.
Thinking about it this way, faith energy had far too many wonderful uses. Gathering more of it could even bring in additional Soul Coin income in the future.
Su Xiao had two ways to obtain faith energy. First, the Sun Church in the World of Paintings, where the supply was unstable—sometimes abundant, sometimes yielding nothing for long periods.
Second, the Sun Fortress, where the faith energy income was very stable. If he could become the final victor this time and rescue all the pig-headed people on the continent.
With the boar warriors and dwarf pigs leading the way, the pig-headed people would inevitably come to believe in the sun. After all, the sun had saved them. How devout they would be was entirely imaginable.
This was the main source of faith energy, but he could only obtain this income if he became the ultimate winner of this world.
Although the Sun Fortress seemed to contribute the most faith energy, for Su Xiao, this was far from enough. All the faith energy contributed by the Sun Fortress had to be used to enhance the [Sun Lord] title.
Thinking this way, it would be best to have other ways to obtain faith energy. Creating a Sun Faction in other worlds seemed good in theory, but it was overly idealistic. Not all worlds were suitable for developing an army.
Entering a new mission world and developing through preaching was more reliable than establishing a Sun Faction. The problem was, who would do the preaching?
Su Xiao himself? That was impossible. He knew his own eloquence well. Usually, when he encountered a preacher he couldn't argue with, he would choose to draw his blade to refute the other's point of view.
Most of the time, the other party would either be "sincerely convinced" or "silent." This was normal—a preacher whose head had been severed would naturally be silent.
Let Bubu Wang go? Please, don't be ridiculous. Amu was even less reliable. Beini would only meow, and when she went into orphan mode, she was always in the wild.
As for Baha, he had a tendency to get into arguments with people and couldn't fool others into praising the sun.
Thinking this way, there was no hope in this regard. But then Su Xiao thought of the Devourer he had been developing. It could be used now.
The Devourer, Dark Sun, was cultivated through faith energy. If given higher intelligence, each time he entered a world, he could release it and have the Devourer parasitize a preacher to fool the natives into praising the sun. This was a very good choice.
This was the benefit of developing the Devourer. As the saying goes, skills don't weigh you down. With a solid foundation, everything becomes more convenient.
Thinking about all this now was still too early. He had to wait until he finished collecting Dark Sun's data this time before making improvements.
Checking the time, there was still half an hour until the agreed time. Su Xiao left the alchemy laboratory, brought Baha, Beini, and Amu, and headed straight for Warehouse No. 2. Using the large teleportation array in Warehouse No. 2 as a transfer point, when the teleportation sensation subsided, Su Xiao was already in a storage room.
Pushing open the door to the military supply office where Kaiser was, Kaiser was sitting behind a wooden counter, while Hao Mei stood in front of it, her expression showing some worry. Even so, she still held a wine bottle in her hand.
"I've been waiting for you for a long time."
Hao Mei had just put down her empty wine bottle when she saw Beini. By the time Beini reacted, Hao Mei had already lifted her up with both hands.
"This cat is really adorable. Meow once, meow."
Hao Mei tilted her head slightly, smiling at Beini. Beini stared at Hao Mei, her eyes seeming to say: 'I have a good temper, but you'd better put me down.'
Hao Mei sensed something wrong behind her. She shivered inexplicably and quietly placed Beini on the counter.
"Meow."
Beini jumped onto Hao Mei's shoulder and sniffed her hair. It seemed Beini didn't dislike Hao Mei. This cat wouldn't approach people she hated.
Beini slightly disliked Kaiser, but since they were collaborators, she maintained politeness. She absolutely hated the Light Elf Xianlulu. When Beini and Xianlulu met, they would bristle at each other.
"My dear friend, we can begin."
Kaiser grinned slyly. He had been preparing for this moment for a long time.
The spoils division... ahem, the income distribution method had already been decided. They would exchange in the reputation list, with Su Xiao and Kaiser going from top to bottom and bottom to top respectively.
The reason for this was that Kaiser only cared about the total value of the items obtained, while Su Xiao valued whether the resources gained could be used to enhance his combat power. What he couldn't use, he would sell.
The time had come. Kaiser took out a wrinkled earth-yellow hood, hesitated for a few seconds, then put it on his head, causing his aura to change.
[Tip: The friendliness of this world's neutral unit, Quartermaster Qiuteli, towards you has increased by 95 points (maximum value is 100 points).]
Seeing this prompt and Kaiser wearing the earth-yellow hood, Su Xiao knew something was up. Kaiser was using his trump card, likely a fake identity.
This quartermaster named Qiuteli had a 90% chance or more of being killed by Kaiser. Due to the hood, Qiuteli's death hadn't been fully confirmed.
Thus, Kaiser could use this earth-yellow hood to create a fake persona. Why? Need to ask? The arrangements for the Vassal Alliance's watchtowers and the Aurora Council hadn't been made yet. Of course, he had to use a fake persona this time to avoid being judged by the Void Tree and unable to trigger the quartermaster identity again.
[Tip: Quartermaster Qiuteli has fully activated the reputation shop. This exchange involves three parties: Quartermaster Qiuteli, Contractor Hao Mei, and Hunter Kukulin Bai Ye.]
[Anomaly detected: Bai Ye is a contractor of the Reincarnation Paradise and is not authorized to activate or use the faction reputation shop of the Vassal Alliance.]
[Verification complete: Hunter Bai Ye did not directly activate or use this reputation shop; it is a guided exchange.]
Several prompts appeared in succession. Su Xiao and Kaiser both looked at Hao Mei. Hao Mei's mouth twitched twice, and she asked, "Are you going to guide me on what to exchange, or should I temporarily transfer all my permissions to you?"
"..."
Su Xiao didn't speak. He wasn't in the habit of saying useless things.
"Fine, I'll temporarily transfer the permissions to you."
As Hao Mei transferred the permissions, she silently told herself to endure it. Once this world progress ended, it would be over.
[Tip: You have temporarily obtained exchange permissions.]
[Current Reputation Value: ???]
[You can exchange the following items in the reputation shop.]