Chapter 1187: Racial Artifact—Wealth-Gathering Basin! Enabling Exchange Function!

Chapter 1187: Race Artifact – The Wealth Gathering Basin! Activating Exchange Function!

Zhou Zhou withdrew his inner power, then didn’t bother with the vast world he had casually created. He simply teleported away, returning to the Divine Palace.

Within the Divine Palace.

Zhou Zhou sat upon the Imperial Throne, gazing at the box of mythical treasures from a hundred races before him.

With a mere thought, the precious box slowly opened on its own.

Inside, resting quietly, was a golden cauldron.

Zhou Zhou looked at it.

[Race Artifact Name: Wealth Gathering Basin]

[Equip Rank: Race Exclusive – Human Bound (Replaceable)]

[Race Artifact Ability - Wealth Accumulation: All human races receive a 10% bonus to their Fog Heart/Spirit Crystals obtained when extracting loot; owners of the Wealth Accumulation Basin gain daily a wealth equal to 1% of their total Fog Hearts/Spirit Crystals.]

After reading it, Zhou Zhou's eyes widened instantly.

He didn't particularly care about the first part of the Wealth Accumulation ability.

But the second clause—“gaining daily a wealth equal to 1% of one’s total Fog Hearts/Spirit Crystals from the Wealth Accumulation Basin”—left him utterly stunned.

After all, with the total amount of Fog Hearts and Spirit Crystals he currently possessed, even just one percent of that would be equivalent to the entire accumulated reserves of a high-tier Imperial Lord faction.

Consider that in just the past two days, the wealth provided by the 100 high-level Crimson Empires he had destroyed alone had already filled his coffers to overflowing.

And that didn’t even include the accumulated wealth from before.

Zhou Zhou suddenly recalled something.

Now that he had this Wealth Accumulation Basin, as long as he didn’t spend extravagantly, he could live off its “interest” for life—perhaps even sustain his Yangyang Empire entirely.

Of course.

He still understood the truth that money isn't saved—it's earned.

He would never slow his progress out of mere frugality; where spending was necessary, he would spend without hesitation.

"Such a magnificent fortune-tapping basin!"

Zhou Zhou stared at the basin, and his admiration only grew stronger.

He then immediately stored it within his own Crown of Precious Treasures.

The basin required no special rituals—only recognition and dedication would allow it to function.

Then his gaze shifted to the final reward.

The Supreme Will had granted him the special prize: the [Channel of the Sovereign of a Hundred Tribes].

He gazed upon this channel, his mind stirring with quiet contemplation.

How might he use this channel, precisely, to derive the greatest possible benefit for himself?

He pondered, then opened the backend admin panel of the channel, scanning for any unique features it might possess.

It's quite amusing.

Since Zhou Zhou had never intended to rely on the power of the myriad realm lords to face Os's crimson army, the channel—considered exceptionally valuable by external lords—had never drawn his close attention at the outset.

Now, he was finally beginning to examine it.

"Member deletion function... invitation join function... nickname function... virtual game function within the channel..."

"Such a cluttered array of gimmicks..."

Zhou Zhou mused to himself.

Just then—

His eyes suddenly lit up.

For he had spotted an intriguing feature: the [Member Teleportation Function].

This function is simple—once members on both ends of the channel agree to enter each other's territories, they can use the channel member teleportation feature to teleport individually or jointly.

This function proves immensely useful in many situations.

After finishing that, Zhou Zhou continued reading and swiftly located the feature he desired.

[Exchange Function]!

This function is identical to the [Exchange] function in the Blue Star Human World channel—members of the channel can trade items they possess through this feature.

Currently, this function is disabled.

As the sole channel administrator, Zhou Zhou can activate it at will, or deactivate it again, without needing the consent of any other channel members.

Even more so, after enabling the exchange function, he can unilaterally revoke certain members' trading privileges, preventing them from conducting private trades through the exchange.

Only members he explicitly permits may engage in internal channel transactions.

It's truly ruthless!

But Zhou Zhou absolutely loved it!

After all, the beneficiary was himself.

"I could entirely leverage this exchange authority to recruit several great lords from the myriad clans, strengthening those lords I have friendly relations with, while causing harm to those clansmen I don't get along with—because of the exchange system itself."

Zhou Zhou thought it over.

Then he couldn't help but marvel.

This single exchange function alone opened up so many possibilities.

He pondered for a moment, and finally decided to activate the exchange function.

However, he made a special setting—making the exchange system operate only in one direction.

That is, it would allow other lords to trade with him, but would prevent lords from trading with each other privately.

In other words,

This exchange function is solely for my use—any other chieftain wishing to utilize it? Not a chance!

As for whether or not I'll one day open it up to other clans' chieftains, that's a matter for the future. For now, Zhou Zhou simply doesn't feel like it.

All of you are chieftains of different clans. Though your powers are far beneath mine, I don't intend to do anything that might aid your enemies.

Then, without further ado, he began typing directly into the [Clan Chieftains Channel]:

[Human Clan—Chieftain Jiaoyang (The Supreme King) (Channel Administrator): I have a piece of information to share with all of you: the Clan Chieftains Channel has been granted to me by the Supreme Will, and is now my private possession.]

[Human Clan—Chieftain Jiaoyang (The Supreme King) (Channel Administrator): I see that many of you enjoy this channel, so I have no intention of closing it. Instead, I plan to keep it open indefinitely, as a place for casual conversation when the days grow dull.]

[Human Clan—Chieftain Jiaoyang (The Supreme King) (Channel Administrator): By the way, the current world channel features an exchange function, which I have already activated. However, at present, only I can transact. Soon, I will post an item for trade—those of you with interest are welcome to take a look.]

After finishing speaking, Zhou Zhou didn’t pause to see how the other clan chieftains reacted. He simply opened the exchange and began setting up a trade.

What he sought was grain.

It was the most fundamental resource currently lacking in his territory.

As for the mode of transaction, it would be carried out using the Mists' Heart—a currency universally recognized and trusted among all the myriad clans.

Regarding the pricing, He made no adjustments, no arbitrary hikes.

The surviving clan lords today are very different from the ones who began this journey, back when they were utterly lacking in everything.

If they were truly in need of everything, Zhou Zhou could have raised prices without restraint, maximizing his gains.

But now, none of them are lacking. Thus, Zhou Zhou can only offer fair, standard prices. Otherwise, such an unsuitable transaction would be unacceptable to no clan lord.

What Zhou Zhou seeks is a sustainable business.

Not one built on exploitative, draining practices.

Soon enough.

The transaction setup was complete.

Zhou Zhou simply clicked to publish.

The realm lords from countless clans swiftly saw the transaction posted by Zhou Zhou.