Chapter 584: Chapter 581: Wuya’s Will and the Demon Race

"A collection of one of my... subordinates."

This is a rare material Qin found in the Swedish Royal Palace, probably a war trophy acquired by Emperor Gustav when he passed through the Starfall Islands.

Qin transferred these materials to Bai Pu as a small task reward so that he could take them out of the Flesh and Blood Plague World to practice pharmaceuticals and improve his level as a Daoist Alchemist.

The proficiency gained from this was indeed significant, as Bai Pu made only one bottle and saw a noticeable increase in proficiency with the naked eye.

However, the materials were limited, and Bai Pu failed twice while trying to learn the formula.

The remaining materials are not enough to form a large-scale industrial chain to make a fortune.

"What a pity! If we could mass produce it, you’d become the richest man on Earth." The Wushan Divine Lady said.

"It’s not entirely hopeless."

Bai Pu rubbed his chin, "I have a territory in the Flesh and Blood Plague World. The Starfall Islands are within my territory... theoretically, I can collect materials from the Starfall Islands through taxation, provided there are people willing to enter the islands."

The native inhabitants of the Mid-level Spirit Realm, upon entering an Advanced Area, will automatically rise to an advanced status.

Therefore, having natives explore and work for Bai Pu might be more suitable than using the Awakened.

Bai Pu initially chose "physical taxation," meaning that natives exploring the Starfall Islands could pay taxes with raw materials, depositing them into the Lord’s Mansion’s tax warehouse.

In this way, Bai Pu could bring the rare alchemy materials from the Starfall Islands back to Earth.

"As a Lord, you have the authority to establish tax laws for your territory. By raising the tax value of advanced alchemy materials, you should be able to attract natives."

The Wushan Divine Lady seemed quite experienced in this, as she owned territories in more than one Spirit Realm.

"Alright, I can give it a try."

It was quite simple for Bai Pu to reformulate tax laws, as he didn’t even need to visit the territory personally— as a hands-off manager, he entrusted all administrative affairs of the territory to Practical Officer Mr. Olsson, while the military defense was managed by the Mutant Commander— the "Throat-Cutter" Goodwin.

Bai Pu had previously left a message for Officer Olsson. All future territorial adjustments and commands would be conveyed through Empress Christina.

And through the Source Lord’s Descent meeting, Bai Pu could remotely issue commands to Empress Christina.

"If mass-produced, this potion even has the potential to appear at the pinnacle auction." The Wushan Divine Lady said, "Though it adds only a small amount to basic attributes, it doesn’t restrict the physique attribute, meaning the added attributes might flow into Spirit! This is of additional value to those with basic spirit shortcomings who need additional attributes to meet equipment requirements."

"It might not be qualified enough." Bai Pu slightly shook his head. In comparison to similar items at the pinnacle auction, 20 grains of Yellow Rice can increase attributes by 20 points, which is a qualitative change for the strong.

Moreover, many strong individuals have encountered opportunities similar to Bai Pu’s while adventuring in Plane Worlds, and have increased their attributes by drinking enhancement-type alchemy potions. Drinking this one thereafter would have no effect.

Bai Pu thought for a moment and added, "I originally wanted to use alchemy potions to meet equipment requirements, but now I have to change plans. Next, I will replace it with advanced herbs from other worlds and attempt to research an improved version of the Flesh and Blood Enhancement Liquid, which might not conflict with the Life Enhancement Liquid I’ve already consumed."

Bai Pu’s ability to say this is based on the unique sub-profession as a Daoist Alchemist.

"Then your King-level Purple Weapon, the equipment requirement won’t be met." Blood Spider was quite regretful.

"With my current attributes, using the incomplete short spear [Doomsday Blade] is not an issue."

Bai Pu took out the head part of the disassembled Doomsday Spear. It was a short spear. Although it had no additional skills, its baseline attack power was as high as 120~250 points, with an additional 70 points of "attack strength"!

"I recall the Golden Named Relic [Phoenix Wing Gilded Halberd]’s attack power is only 60~100 points?"

Blood Spider blinked with amazement, "The attack power of even the incomplete Purple Weapon exceeds twice that of the Golden Named Relic Weapon?"

"That’s normal."

The Wushan Divine Lady was also drawn to the noble purple light of the Purple Weapon and, after gazing at it for several seconds, spoke slowly, "King-level Purple Weapons, fundamentally, are not something that should appear in the Awakened World. Any Awakened who manages to acquire and equip a King-level Purple Weapon in the Awakened World is likely an alien."

"Haha." Blood Spider thought the Wushan Divine Lady was joking, "Auntie, it’s rare to see you so humorous."

"I’m speaking of genuine aliens... In terms you might understand, they’re called... Otherworld Travelers."

The Wushan Divine Lady said, "As Advanced Awakened and having participated in Spirit Realm wars, such information need not be kept secret. So-called Otherworld Travelers are Awakened under other Spirit Realm Wills! They often come from other star domains, sometimes even belonging to entirely different species."

"Auntie, I know what you mean. I’ve fought with two Otherworld Travelers myself." Blood Spider said, "Do you know about any Spirit Realm Wills or alien species?"

"I only know of three. The first is the Spirit Realm Will we are under, known as ’Gaia’; the second is the Spirit Realm Will under which the Demon Race falls, known as ’Wuya’; the third is the Spirit Realm Will under which the Divine Race falls, known as ’Noah’."

The Wushan Divine Lady said, "We Earth humans belong to a branch of the Human Race, needless to say. The Demon Race is a species that emphasizes bloodline talents. After transformation, they possess various special talent abilities stemming from the Demon Race bloodline, extremely powerful!"

"The Awakened from Stilan Star seem to have aquatic features on their faces. They should belong to the Demon Race, right?" Bai Pu asked.

"Yes, they belong to the ’Sea Race’ within the Demon Race. Stilan Star is an ocean planet with more than 99% coverage of seawater. The Stilan Sea Race often possesses strong Water and Ice elemental talents."

"What about the Divine Race?" Blood Spider asked curiously, "Being called the Divine Race, they should be stronger than the Demon Race, right?"

"In terms of individual strength, the Divine Race Awakened are indeed stronger! However, the Divine Race population is incredibly scarce, so their overall combat strength should be roughly comparable to the Demon Race and Human Race..."

The Wushan Divine Lady admitted she didn’t know much, "It’s said that every Divine Race individual is an Awakened, making it difficult for their numbers to increase or decrease, maintaining a constant figure."

"As far as I know, there should be four Spirit Realm Wills. Apart from the three mentioned by Elder Divine Woman, there’s another named ’Chiya’s Will.’ I’m not sure which group is under its command."