Spirit Stones, a unique currency unit in the Primordial World, can be used for purchases in shops within its cities and exchanged for Gold Coins.
However, its value fluctuates like Bitcoin. Despite this, a considerable number of people hoard them as treasures.
This is because fewer than ten million players have survived a full cycle in the Primordial World, and less than a million have survived two consecutive cycles.
Furthermore, the top player in each cycle receives a random reward from 'Heaven's Will'.
For instance, after the first survival cycle concludes, 'Heaven's Will' selects the player with the highest accumulated points from that cycle and bestows a random reward.
This rule guarantees that more and more people will challenge the world in the future, naturally causing the value of Spirit Stones to rise.
"No wonder a great figure from the Demon Realm like you is here, serving tea and water as a lackey. A salary of a billion gold coins a day, who wouldn't agree to that?" Ye Yun teased the dejected Lu Jie.
This fellow was merely biding his time in the Primordial World, having never slain any Primordial Beasts or Savage Beasts, hence his score remained at 0.
Points are not calculated based on an individual's Spirit Stones but on the Primordial Beasts and Savage Beasts they have killed.
"Brother Jiè Mìng, can I go sweep the floor now? I'll be docked pay if I'm late." Lu Jie's tiger-like face was filled with the helplessness of a laborer.
"Do you have a map? Are there any small-sized Primordial Beasts nearby?" In this world, the system's built-in map with a hundred-yard radius is no longer useful, as it might not even fully display a single foot of a Primordial Beast.
Ye Yun pondered for a moment, deciding to venture out alone. After all, he had always been a lone wolf and was accustomed to it; moreover, his strength was not lacking.
"That, you can buy a map at the general store over there." Lu Jie pointed to a tree hollow and then hurried back to his work with his broom.
General store?
Although these tree hollows were quite high off the ground, perhaps Mu Tuo had considered this, as each tree hollow had a spiral staircase leading directly to it.
Upon entering the general store, Ye Yun's vision was instantly filled with a virtual shelf laden with an array of goods.
Feather of the Great Peng King - Price: 500 million Gold Coins
Blood of a Young Dragon - Price: 1 billion Gold Coins
Sprout of the World Tree - Price: 100 Spirit Stones
...
The sheer volume of goods made Ye Yun dizzy. Fortunately, shopping here allowed for self-searching of desired items.
Ye Yun thought of 'map' in his mind, and instantly, over a dozen categories appeared.
Map of New Mortal Continent Terrain - Price: 3 billion Gold Coins
Map of New Mortal Continent Monster Level Distribution - Price: 3 Spirit Stones
Map of Existing Registered Cities on New Mortal Continent - Price: 3 Spirit Stones
Real-time Map within Ten Kilometers (Primordial World Only) - Price: 1 Spirit Stone.
...
Looking at the prices, Ye Yun suddenly felt incredibly poor.
For the sake of safety, Ye Yun gritted his teeth and spent 503 Spirit Stones to purchase a real-time map within a hundred-kilometer radius and a map of the New Mortal Continent's monster level distribution.
The ten-kilometer real-time map only cost one Spirit Stone, while a hundred kilometers cost five hundred!
Lacking sufficient Spirit Stones, the existing amount was converted, costing Ye Yun a staggering 5.5 trillion Gold Coins, instantly reducing his wealth to two trillion.
He once thought he was the richest man, but here, he felt like a joke.
After purchasing the maps, Ye Yun re-entered the Spiritual Weapon Tower. He looked around but found no weapons suitable for a level twenty Priest, so Ye Yun left Arborescent City directly.
"That guy is truly daring and skilled, just walking out so openly like that?" As soon as Ye Yun left, Le Mi Deng's voice suddenly rang out. With outsiders present, how could they dare to log off and rest with peace of mind?
"Eh, why is he heading west?" Yu Lu suddenly exclaimed in surprise.
"Let him leave, Lu Jie, keep an eye on him, we'll rest for a bit," Mu Tuo's voice also chimed in at the opportune moment. He hadn't logged off either.
Never mind that the buildings in this small Arborescent City were only level 2; it had cost his team far too many Spirit Stones.
Hee hee... hee hee...
A palm-sized moth flew out of Mu Tuo's tree hollow, its body radiating green life force. The wall of the tree hollow from which Ye Yun had departed began to writhe like a slowly healing wound, and the tree hollow vanished within moments, as if it had never existed.
After completing its task, the moth flew up hundreds of meters, and two-meter-thick vines suddenly appeared from the ceiling, weaving like a spider's web, further solidifying the Arborescent City, which spanned only five to six hundred meters.
"System Prompt: Congratulations to player for discovering the map 'Yue Yu Valley'."
Ye Yun walked out for two kilometers and looked back at the place he had just left. It resembled an inverted bowl, with two-meter-thick vines continuously coiling around its perimeter.
He hadn't expected it to be so small inside, yet it appeared so vast from the outside. How many layers of vines had been wrapped around it?
The towering trees inside Arborescent City were actually the moth's doing. From the outside, it looked like a giant cocoon leaning against a colossal tree trunk.
The giant cocoon appeared to be about one hundred and twenty zhang tall, but the tree it leaned against was a staggering three hundred zhang!
At this moment, Ye Yun's map had changed to one unique to the Primordial World, allowing him to survey creatures within a thousand-mile radius.
"Is this an ant's perspective? What kind of world is this? It's too damn crazy!" Ye Yun looked up, where enormous leaves completely obscured the sky, and exclaimed in frustration.
...
The Black Ant stood a hundred meters behind Ye Yun, head bowed in silence. Its robust body was undergoing an incredible transformation.
"Golden Crow, damn it, come out!"
Mount: Golden Crow (Divine Grade)
Level: 21
Flying Speed: 99
As for attack and defense...
It's best not to mention them; they show none of the qualities of a divine beast.