Novel Bin Chapter 115 - Benefitting from the Information Gap
Chapter 115: Chapter 115: Benefitting from the Information Gap
And presently, in the game, Ren Suo actually managed to cooperate with the future officials of Xuan Nation in the game, due to the advantage he had with the information gap.
That was because only Ren Suo knew that all of the Reiki Treasures in the world would still be activated automatically even if the All-Devouring Soul did not activate them. Ultimately, the Reiki energy in the world would increase one grade.
But that was something the characters in the game did not know.
And neither did the officials of Xuan Nation.
However, that did not stop the Xuan Nation officials from taking the opportunity to make use of the “envoys of the Heavenly Palace” like the pangolin.
Ren Suo, too, hoped to make the subsequent activations of Reiki Treasures by the All-Devouring Soul less tedious and challenging through such an official channel.
Nonetheless, Ren Suo controlled the pangolin to ask curiously, “Why did you, not stop us, from activating, the Reiki sources? Aren’t you, human nations, enemies?”
Lao Zhao asked, “Would you all give up on the chance to change your forms if we stopped you?”
The pangolin replied, “I, don’t know.”
Lao Zhao continued, “Furthermore, even if we stopped you all, there is still a possibility of other organizations since the Heavenly Palace exists as you mentioned. With two Reiki explosions, we have already detected a distinct rise in Reiki energy levels, and so would other countries.”
“They would link the case in Xuan Nation and that in England together, and naturally they would start to study and research on their Reiki roots. Big Ben in England, the Fire of Legacies in Xuan Nation… It is actually not that difficult for individual nations to find out about the location of their Reiki roots.”
“Rather than letting them discover the secret of its concealment, it would be better to allow you all to ignite the Reiki roots directly. In this way, we can also gain more benefits through diplomacy.”
“So, what is your stand?” Lao Zhao asked.
The pangolin replied, “That is possible, but I cannot guarantee that it will succeed.”
Ren Suo controlled the pangolin to lie down in the grave pit in the room and fast-forwarded the game by 30 minutes. He then controlled the pangolin to come out of the room.
The pangolin said, “They can, only wait, for 20 days. 20 days later, they will, take action, themselves.”
Lao Zhao heaved a sigh of relief and said, “20 days, that’s a tight timeframe… But it is sufficient. Are there any other requests?”
Ren Suo blinked and said, “It would, be best, to let us, physically touch, national treasures, of the, various regions.”
Lao Zhao was slightly surprised but did not say much. He replied, “Await my good news… By the way, are there Reiki roots in every country?”
Ren Suo took a deep breath.
He did not know the answer to that question either.
Without physically visiting the sites, Ren Suo did not know where the Reiki sources were either, and could only make deductions.
Fortunately, he had already prepared for it and it should not pose any major problems if the pangolin replied speculatively.
The pangolin replied, “I only, know that, there are only, Reiki sources, in the, top countries, with the largest, land area, population size, and, national power.”
That was also Ren Suo’s speculations.
There was no doubt that Ren Suo must have had a Reiki source—it was already mentioned before even in “Over My Dead Body”.
It was harder to confirm with other countries.
When the red fox flew to London to search for Reiki sources, it was actually also a test of luck. After all, the land area and population size of England was not one of the largest in the world, and its national power was also average. In addition, it had a long history, and most importantly, it was separated from continental Europe.
Ren Suo predicted that there was probably only one Reiki source in continental Europe, but he could not be sure if it was in Germany, France, or Italy.
Upon hearing the pangolin’s reply, Lao Zhao nodded and asked, “Can you tell me exactly which countries are they?”
That was a piece of information Ren Suo wanted to know himself too!
The pangolin immediately said, “No, they are, scared, that the, country will, take precautions, beforehand. However, there should be, Reiki sources, in the, Pacific Federation, Brazil, and, Russia.”
The conversation ended, and Lao Zhao and the rest of the officials said that they would hold discussions with other nations. They would come to a conclusion as soon as possible within 20 days.
In addition, Lao Zhao urged not to ignite any Reiki roots at least in the following few days, because other countries were not aware that the ignition of Reiki sources was actually controlled by humans. Furthermore, they did not know that the ignition of Reiki sources was due to a group of small animals wanting to change their forms.
They wanted to make use of that information gap to fight for more convenient ways of igniting the Reiki sources, largely benefiting them, as well as the small animals of the Heavenly Palace.
In actual fact, that was akin to Ren Suo turning the time he had to complete his mission into the time the officials of Xuan Nation had to complete their mission. The information gap he had made use of also became that which was used by Xuan Nation to conduct diplomacy talks with other nations.
Lao Zhao did not hide the fact that Xuan Nation would gain numerous benefits from that exchange with other nations. He clearly said that “this would be a beneficial mutual exchange allowing both parties to get what we need”.
Naturally, Ren Suo was overjoyed and extremely happy. If Xuan Nation was able to help him confirm the presence of Reiki sources in a few large nations like Russia, the Pacific Federation, and Brazil, he would be able to obtain a few trump cards easily.
The reason why he gave the officials 20 days was because he was already five days into the 30 days period. Ren Suo had to ensure he had the remaining 5 days to ignite the Reiki sources, and that was not even taking into account the time he had to spend traveling.
However, would the game really be that simple?
Could he complete the game so easily by forming ties with a ministry of the nation?
Regardless, the pangolin had now made a deal with the ministry of Xuan Nation, and Ren Suo could only finish walking down that path.
As such, Ren Suo controlled the red fox to continue absorbing Reiki in the museum. He would even encounter ostentatious gentlemen in the museum.
Apart from those who flaunted their wealth, gentlemen who showed off their antiques could not be missed—following them back to their villa, the red fox would make them sleep a night in their toilet while she, herself, would sleep inside their antiques for the night, leaving after absorbing the Reiki.
Although those game experiences were trivial, making fun of the beings in the game was unexpectedly interesting to Ren Suo.
Ren Suo did not even fast-forward the game. He watched as the dog-like gentlemen, the fat businessmen, and the perverted uncles willingly exposing themselves to the red fox, and then be directed by the red fox to collect antiques and well-known possessions. The red fox was just like a queen.
In terms of manipulation tactics, it was completely dependent on “Seductive Charm”, and there was no plot or conspiracy.
But those gentlemen would never know, behind the goddess they willingly sprung themselves towards, what kind of man was standing.jpg
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“It’s finally completed…”
On the outskirts of Tianjing City, within a military protected area, where the Xuan Nation Army was stationed, there was an underground research center guarded by soldiers at all times. Hundreds of Reiki researchers performing secret missions were looking at their seemingly distorted biological masterpiece of Reiki, which was proof that the eye bags under their eyes and their nearly bald head were not sacrificed in vain.
In front of them was a huge metal seat almost three meters tall from the ground. Countless pipes were connected behind the metal seat like twisted blood vessels and nerves, which channeled the vitality of life of the young man sitting on the metal seat to the ground.
Mysterious symbols were painted on the ground under the iron seat. The meaning of those symbols had not been thoroughly understood by researchers, but it was not difficult to use them.
An old, white-haired researcher said, “Ren, from now on, you would not be able to leave this ‘Metal Seat of Reiki Dispersal’.”
“The Metal Seat of Reiki Dispersal will draw the Reiki currents within your body forever and channel the pure Reiki to the earth’s surface, which would then provide the soldiers with Reiki talents with the best Reiki training environment.”
“But at the same time, your life will no longer be in danger due to your blood.”
Ren slowly leaned back on the Metal Seat as he looked at the countless tubes on the ceiling. He sighed and said, “Really? Is resolving that problem so simple?”
The old researcher said, “Based on your physical condition, we think that the curse of the Ren family bloodline as mentioned in ‘Over My Dead Body’ is partially true, and partially not.”
“Indeed, you possess the Blood of the Champion, but there is no evidence of the Shackles of Emperor Guangwu on your physical body. You need not eliminate monsters, and you do not need to pledge allegiance to the Imperial Liu Family. You totally do not have such an emotional burden.”
“As such, it is either that the Shackles of Emperor Guangwu is fake, or otherwise… Over the 2,000 years of existence of the Ren family, they had already fully broken free of the Shackles of Emperor Guangwu but did not manage to get rid of the curse of the bloodline. It is only through suppressing Reiki sources that ordinary life can be resumed.”
“But that is also merely because science had not developed so far during their time to be able to solve this problem.”
The old researcher lifted her glasses and said, “They did not know why those with the Blood of the Champion will naturally explode when they turned 23 or 24. However, after our research into your body, we discovered that the likely reason why the Blood of the Champion will naturally explode was because the internal Reiki energy was no longer compatible with the external environmental Reiki energy level.”
“The Reiki energy level in the world determines the upper limit of the internal Reiki energy level of an individual. If the individual Reiki energy level exceeds the maximum permitted level based on the Reiki energy level of the world, it would just be like a drop of water suddenly appearing in a bottle of ink.”
Ren laughed and said, “It’s the first time I heard of such an analogy.”
The old researcher also smiled and continued, “But that is truly the case. In this world, ‘talents’ with too much Reiki energy are not allowed to exist. If they exist, the only way is to… pollute them.”
“The Blood of the Champion is actually only fully awakened at the age of 24. At that time, an insurmountable ability to Practice automatically would be acquired, and that was what caused the Practitioners to train rapidly into a horrifying state at 24 years old. They would not be able to stop and then finally, exceed the maximum viable Reiki energy limit.”
“Thereafter, the Reiki currents of those with the Blood of the Champion would start collapsing, causing the enormous amounts of Reiki to be inflicted on their own body and eventually explode.”
“In addition, before the rejuvenation of Reiki, the Blood of the Champion would still be awakened, but only that its danger would be much less.”
The old researcher took out a report and said, “The generations of the Ren family were all talented people with amazing wisdom, but they were often frail and would fall sick after the age of 24, and even contract nasty diseases. The more fortunate ones would be able to live to just 50 years old while the less fortunate ones would not even live past 30 years old… These are all caused by the backfiring effect of external Reiki energy.”
The researcher continued, “After finding out the root cause, this Metal Seat of Reiki Dispersal was devised. It can detect the external Reiki energy levels and channel away the internal Reiki energy directly from your body to keep your Reiki energy at a safe level at all times.”
The researcher laughed and said, “It may seem like the cruelest torture for Practitioners, but it is perfect for you.”
Ren looked at his hands and said, “So, as long as this power is maintained, I can live safely for the rest of my life? I will also be able to research Reiki abilities and use them on my own? Further, I can even become an important combat force on the battlefield?”
The old researcher replied, “Of course. But the only problem is that, for now, you cannot leave the Metal Seat. But with your capabilities of reconnaissance and sense and perception, it is sufficient to protect this entire military zone.”
“If you wish to become an important combat force… you have to continue to wait while Reiki is rejuvenated.”
Ren blinked as he asked, “If rejuvenation of Reiki continues, will the upper limit of my capabilities also continue to increase?”
The old researcher nodded and said, “Yes. You are different from others. They can reach your present state because they are limited to only reach that state; on the other hand, you are in this state because the world only allows you to be in this state. ”
“With the continuing rejuvenation of Reiki, the upper limit of Reiki energy allowed by the world would rise, and at that time… even if you sit here, you can become the protecting saint of Tianjing City and become a sword that deters threats from other nations!”